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S2, Ep 4 Tips & Tricks on Establishing Healthy Boundaries
Elevate with Grace
03/30/22 • 33 min
Welcome to part 2 of a 3 part series on time & boundaries.
In episode 3 we explored why boundaries and time management were so important and why NOW is the right time. In this episode we dig down on our boundaries and start to consider personality traits, and why its important to communicate your boundaries - as cultural, demographic, generational and lived experience backgrounds result in others never really knowing what you need... unless you tell them.
Its a great episode we look forward to you listening to this one & then in our next pod we deep dive on time management tips and tricks.
ACTION CHALLENGE
Our action challenge for this episode is two fold.
#1 If you didn’t get a chance to track your time for a week to understand where it really goes then this in your time, along with energy tracking feels important particularly if you are feeling quite burned out, or drained at the end of each day.
#2 Then it's time to take action - one boundary tool each week for the next few weeks until you are finding more time to work on your vision!
SHOW NOTES
The Burnout Fix, Jacinta Jimenez
Boundaries, by Henry Cloud and John Townsend
https://womensagenda.com.au/latest/four-in-five-australians-faced-burnout-in-2020/
Ryan Howes, blog In Therapy https://psychcentral.com/blog/how-to-figure-out-your-boundaries#6
Quoted from article: Remember that you’re not harming anyone by saying no, he said. “You haven’t become a boundary violator, just someone who is making a point of taking care of yourself. They’ll get used to it.”
Music created by Claire's daughter Hannah
S2, Ep 3 Our Boundaries & Our Time
Elevate with Grace
03/16/22 • 30 min
This week we are diving head first into the area of healthy boundaries and time management a perfect follow up from our episodes on courageous conversations.
Leveling up on our ability to have brave conversations provides the perfect framework to now focus on cultivating new healthy boundaries and ensuring you start owning your time as the most precious resource you have.
There is a very good chance that even if you had good boundaries pre 2020 these have blurred so we are sure this is the perfect time to be sharing these curated insights.
Our action challenge this week: Write down 3 areas of your life that feel out of control and would benefit from a refocus. Jot down some thoughts around how to overcome. Then start for a whole week to mindfully track your time and get ready for our next episode.
SHOW NOTES:
Zeigarnik effect
Laura Vanderkam, Off the Clock
Nir Eyal, Indistractable
Gary Keller & Jay Papersan, The One Thing
In a January 2022 Trends Report by the American Psychological Association - called Burnout and Stress Are Everywhere - https://www.apa.org/monitor/2022/01/special-burnout-stress
Right to Disconnect: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/22/right-to-disconnect-could-become-the-norm-in-europe.html
Portrugal takes it one step further for parents: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-59263300#:~:text=Portugal%20has%20banned%20bosses%20from,from%20home%20in%20the%20country
To Do Lists don't work: https://www.wired.com/story/to-do-apps-failed-productivity-tools/Who is responsible: https://www.fastcompany.com/90720956/who-is-responsible-for-protecting-work-life-balance-it-depends-who-you-askHow much is too much that its not efficient?: https://www.atlassian.com/blog/productivity/this-is-how-many-hours-you-should-really-be-working
Music created by Claire's daughter Hannah
S2, Ep 2 Tips for Tackling Brave Conversations
Elevate with Grace
03/02/22 • 35 min
Hold onto your hats ladies, this is a conversation you do not want to miss! Welcome to Season 2, Episode 2, where Claire and Miranda explore the ins and outs of helping you plan, prepare and have courageous conversations.
We're talking about those truly brave conversations you want and need to have to live your life designed and defined on your terms. We know these conversations can be tough so we've got your back, serving up the best of the best bite sized curated content and actionable tips on everything you need to know to have them.
If you love our pod then you are in great company because FeedSpot has recognised us as one of the best podcasts for Australian women to follow in 2022. Help us to help more women like you by telling your friends and colleagues about us and by liking and subscribing on your podcast platform of choice.
Your action challenge this week
Plan out that brave conversation you know you need to have this weekend by using the tips we've provided in this episode. Schedule the time to have that conversation in the next two weeks. Let's rip that band-aid off and get it happening. You've got this!
Curated content from this episode
Articles* Australia's National Be Kind Day, Wednesday 2nd March 2022* Help your employees find purpose - or watch them leave, McKinsey & Co
* DiSC profile
* How to Have Difficult Conversations Virtually, Harvard Business Review
* 7 keys to having a courageous conversation with anyone, Lifehack
* A once in a lifetime opportunity to redefine the way we work and live, Elevate with Grace
Books
* Fierce Conversations, Susan Scott
* Atlas of the Heart, Brene Brown
* Mindset: the new psychology of success, Carol Dweck
* Difficult Conversations, Douglas Stone
LinkedIn Learning Courses
* Leading with a Growth Mindset, Karen Allen
Music created by Claire's daughter Hannah
S1,Ep 10: Cultivating Your Career Success
Elevate with Grace
11/17/21 • 39 min
This week's pod, episode 10 we are exploring what it means to cultivate your career.
In terms of success on our own terms model, it's about having a long-term view of where you want to be, set some goals and work towards our future selves.
Doing some mindful and active reflection on the year that's been and how that can help you think about career for 2022 and beyond.
Then using those reflections with some of the work we did in earlier podcasts, forming your why and what your long-term goals are. We'll give you a few thought starter hacks for setting yourself some career goals and doing a bit of career planning, because unbelievably we are in the very back end of 2021.
Quotes:
- Steve Jobs, “The only way to do great work is to love what you do.”
- Simon Sinek, “Loving your work is a right, not a privilege.
- Michelle Gibbings, “Regardless of how you feel about your job right now at some stage in the future, you'll need to shift, reshape or reinvent your career.”
Show Notes:
HBR Women at Work
Michelle Gibbings, Career Leaps
The Squiggly Career, Helen Tupper and Sarah Ellis
Impact Leaders, Liz Wiseman
What colour is your parachute 2021, Richard N Bolles with Katharine Brooks
Check out our website for 10 Cultivating Career Tips - the first 5 were shared in this podcast
http://www.elevatewithgrace.com.au
Several articles to help with your 2022 Career Planning:
https://hbr.org/2017/03/why-you-should-make-time-for-self-reflection-even-if-you-hate-doing-it
Career-Leap-Exercises-2021-FINAL.pdf (michellegibbings.com)
https://www.extraordinaryyou.com.au/career-planning/
Music created by Claire's daughter Hannah
S1, Ep 9: Smart Risk taking "Winging It" Book Review
Elevate with Grace
11/03/21 • 37 min
Welcome to our 9th episode of Elevate with Grace. In this episode we are rounding out our first smart risk taking series with an excellent book from Emma Isaacs', Winging It! https://www.emmaisaacs.com/
As the title suggests Emma has some great tips on taking a chance on yourself, trusting your gut and winging it. The sub-heading on her book - Stop thinking, Start Doing. Why Action beats planning every time - gives you a hint. There is a lot of rich content within this book that Claire and Miranda discuss from:
- Gut versus decision tool situations
- "When you know you know, and when you don't you decide"
- Tips & Hacks to make more time... meetings are at the top of Emma's list, also some wonderful honesty around outsourcing & not doing it all!
- If its not a hell yes, its a no (linking back to episode 5 - The one thing Emma talks to the need to say no far more than you say yes)
- Team Decision Making
- Avoiding sunk cost bias & Zoom think
- Networking - to help build lasting relationships
- An encouragement to take action
- "Seize the Day, Today"
- Kindness and Fun always
ELEVATEE CHALLENGE
1. Let's foster some kindness. A thank you note, flowers, coffee with a friend and just remember what it's like to be together again.
2. For our real decision making action challenge. Over the past few weeks you have done the work to analyse a key decision, checked any biases, used 1 or more tools to interrogate the options. So you're 70 or 80% comfortable with decision. This is the week let Emma Isaacs inspire you to to take the decision on and just leap. Let's see what happens.
Booktopia Winging It link: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/ElevateWingingIt
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Music created by Claire's daughter Hannah
S2, Ep 5 Tips & Tools for Mastering your Time
Elevate with Grace
04/13/22 • 28 min
Ever wished for more time, found yourself sacrificing sleep to fit more into the day. This is the episode for you. Part 3 in our Time and Boundaries series we are delving into tips & tools for mastering your time and setting you up for success.
Time is such a hotly discussed, bemoned, and challenging issue right now for so many and it is so, so important for our mental wellbeing that we take back control of our time.
To recognise our time for the absolute asset that it is and to ensure we are actively owning our time.
Action Challenge:
Inspired! We encourage you to jump right in & select one of the time management tools (best to start with one, then come back for another once the first is locked in & working). This should be the one that you think will give you the quick win or add the most value to you and put that into action. We look forward to hearing how everyone goes with that in our next pod. (We would love to hear your thoughts & how you are going with the challenges - please add your comments here, on Instagram post, DM us or email [email protected])
Show Notes:
Donna McGeorge, The 1 Day Refund https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/elevate-one-day-refund
Laura Vanderkam, 168 hours https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/elevate-168hours
Laura Vanderkam, I know how she does it https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/elevate-iknowhowshedoesit
Brian Tracy, Eat that Frog! https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/elevate-eatthatfrog
Gary Keller & Jay Papasan, The One Thing, The Surprisingly Simple Truth behind Extraordinary Results https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/elevate-theonething
HBR. The Research is Clear: Long Hours Backfire for People and For Companies
Next episode
Bringing together all of the topics from this season so far - difficult conversations, boundaries + time management & the perfect juncture as we move into topics around our financial pillar is Own It by Sallie Krawcheck. Look forward to sharing this gem with you & our key takes from this.
Sallie Krawcheck https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/elevate-own-it
Music created by Claire's daughter Hannah
S1, Ep 8: Decision Making Tools to support Smart Risk Taking
Elevate with Grace
10/27/21 • 30 min
Welcome to Episode 8 & the third in our series of Smart Risks. In this episode we are exploring the all important tools to help you make better decisions. Last week we explored some of the decision making biases, this week we paired your profile with some of the biases to watch out for and offer tools to overcome these biases. In this Pod you will receive quick hacks, larger decision analysis systems and some watch outs for decisions making in teams.
ELEVATE CHALLENGE:
Take the 6Step/Decision tree model and use it to solve a decision you have been mulling over. Try writing down as much as possible, sleeping on your initial thoughts, then going out and researching the alternatives and probabilities. If this model doesn't work for you try one of the other larger decision systems discussed the OOC/EMR Tony Robbins model, or the decision pre-mortem.
Annie Duke 6 Step decision tool: https://wisdomfromexperts.com/to-make-a-good-decision-you-must-use-a-decision-tree-with-probabilities/
Tony Robbins OOC/EMR: https://www.tonyrobbins.com/ask-tony/making-tough-decisions/
Risk Profile Survey: https://www.elevatewithgrace.com.au/post/risk_profile_survey
SHOW NOTES
Collective thought leaders on the topic of decision making
Seth Godin, The Dip
Annie Duke, How to Decide
Mike Bayer, One Decision
Tony Robbins
Daniel Kahneman, Thinking Fast & Slow
Emma Isaacs, Winging It
Michelle Gibbings, Executive Coach & Author
Articles:
9 Steps of decision making: http://www.success.com
Fast Company: https://www.fastcompany.com/90613220/12-ways-to-overcome-bias-and-strengthen-decision-making-skills
HBR Psychological Safety at work: https://hbr.org/2021/06/4-steps-to-boost-psychological-safety-at-your-workplace
If you could like a free month of linked in learning: https://linkedin-learning.pxf.io/Elevate
If you are keen to check out any of the books we spoke about today: http://www.booktopia.kh4ffx.net/Elevate
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Music created by Claire's daughter Hannah
S1, Ep 7: Smart Risks & Boosting your Decision Making Confidence
Elevate with Grace
10/20/21 • 36 min
We have all experienced some challenging "stuff" in the past two years, we have probably had a little 'stuffing' knocked out of us, so...
Are we ready to dust ourselves out? To build our own narrative? To go in search of a new way of working? To look for opportunities and be ready when they appear?
In our latest podcast we are diving into further into smart risk taking and unpacking what great decision making looks like, the decision making biases that could be sabotaging you and building your decision making muscle.
ELEVATE CHALLENGE:
Identify a decision you need to make in any aspect of your life that you want to feel a greater level of confidence around what that decision should be.
Bring that with you to next week’s ep and bounce it off the decision making tools and techniques we’ll be covering to see if one or more of them resonate with you to help you with that decision.
Risk Profile Survey: https://www.elevatewithgrace.com.au/post/risk_profile_survey
SHOW NOTES
HBR Ideas Cast, Interview with Dorie Clark https://hbr.org/podcast/2021/09/how-to-make-strategic-career-decisions-even-in-a-crisis-back-to-work-better
Mike Bayer, The One Decision
Annie Duke, How to Decide
Dominic Price Atlassian, https://domprice.me/what-if-the-great-resignation-is-entitled-bs/
Seth Godin - Sunk Cost Bias
Gary Keller, The One Thing
Emma Isaacs, Winging It
Blog coming soon on power and agency keep an eye on our website or jump onto the mailing list so you receive the latest blogs straight to email: http://www.elevatewithgrace.com.au
We keep referring to linked in learning so felt it only fair that we sought out a free month for you to check this out: https://linkedin-learning.pxf.io/Elevate
If you are keen to check out any of the books we spoke about today: http://www.booktopia.kh4ffx.net/Elevate
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Music created by Claire's daughter Hannah
S2, Ep 8 Mindsets, Tips & Conversations on Money
Elevate with Grace
06/08/22 • 26 min
The third in our money in focus series, this episode rounds out the conversation we started in Episode 6 with Sallie Krawcheck's Own It and continued last episode (#7) exploring mindset, conditioning and biases. In our final epsidode in this series we bring to life the tips, hacks and conversation starters to drive you to take regular, sustained action.
From mapping out your current situation with candles and permission not to judge or whip yourself, through to heavy goal setting and incremental changes to achieve a far bigger goal than possible today. We also offer conversation starters to ensure we are collectively supporting and lifting each other up and some great articles, social links and thought leaders that don't spin the same old hold the smashed avocado.
This episode will leave you with some great life hacks and thought leadership to take action and master your productivity. to help set up your next big goal, your super. Neither Miranda or Claire are qualified in any way to give financial advice of any sort., simply girlfriends having a chat, encouraging you to start a conversations and offer some new reference points to explore.
Action Challenge:
This episode your action challenge is to pick one of the 3 key money tips areas (mindset, ) and really make headway with a dedicated focus that you know will help you elevate your financial prowess in 2022 and offer opportunities to design your life on your terms.
Social/Article references:
The Broke Generation, https://thebrokegeneration.com/blog/2020/10/30/financial-personality-questions-money-mindset/
The Financial Diet & the Financial Confessions Podcast & Socials, https://thefinancialdiet.com/
Budgetista, The Financial Wholeness Quiz (2mins) https://thebudgetnista.outgrow.us/thebudgetnista-2
Scott Pape, The Barefoot investor Monday newsletter, https://www.barefootinvestor.com/
Financial Gym, https://financialgym.com/blog/2021/2/25/how-to-talk-to-your-friends-about-money
Book References:
Tiffany Aliche, Get Good with Money, https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/GetGoodwMoneyThe Latte Factor, https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/LatteFactor The Financial Diet, https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/financialdiet Sallie Krawcheck, Own It, https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/elevate-own-itGary Keller & Jay Papasan, The One Thing, The Surprisingly Simple Truth behind Extraordinary Results https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/elevate-theonething
Emma Isaacs, Winging It link: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/ElevateWingingIt
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We would love to hear your thoughts on this episode - check out our Instagram, LinkedIn or Website or Email [email protected]
Music created by Claire's daughter Hannah
S2, Ep 6 "Own It" Book Chat
Elevate with Grace
04/27/22 • 33 min
Sallie Krawcheck's book OWN IT, comes at a terrific juncture in our podcast episodes as her concepts support and build on discussions we have shared around courageous conversations, time & boundaries in earlier episodes and also some of season 1 around women's key strenghs and the value of your WHY, your purpose and owning your power.
As a financial guru, owner of Ellevest female investing platform and a vetran of wall street Sallie is also the perfect starting point for our next few episodes on money is not a dirty word.
In this episode we share our favourite quotes, concepts and mindset shifts post reading this book. It is a fun & informative conversation and lots of great ideas to discuss. Definitely one you will extract great value from your time investment!
SHOW NOTES
Action Challenge:
1. Highly recommend checking out this book, its an easy & quality read
2. Taking these 6 skills that women have been proven in many studies to bring . Think about how you can elevate your position at work or on your linkedin profile by encorporating these:
- Healthy risk awareness
- The ability to see things holistically & thus manage complexity
- Our relationship building skills
- A longer term perspective - which ties nicely into a better way to negotiate
- A love of learning
- Drive for impact and meaning
Key thougts from Sallie:
Valuable skills + more career options + more information + financial power equals the opportunity to have an impact. A big impact
We need to stop “empowering” women as the definition of empowering is to give power to and for women to understand and realise the power they already possess
“Networking has been cited as the number one unwritten rule of success in business. Who you know really impacts what you know.”
We are on the fourth wave of feminism and finance will be the power we weild.
Sallie takes a lot of care in her writing to debunk the Myth that: Women need more financial education to invest
Book References:
Sallie Krawcheck, Own It, https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/elevate-own-it Other books / book reviews mentioned
Season 1, Episode 5:
Gary Keller & Jay Papasan, The One Thing, The Surprisingly Simple Truth behind Extraordinary Results https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/elevate-theonething
Season 1, Episode 9:
Emma Isaacs, Winging It link: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/ElevateWingingIt
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Music created by Claire's daughter Hannah
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How many episodes does Elevate with Grace have?
Elevate with Grace currently has 21 episodes available.
What topics does Elevate with Grace cover?
The podcast is about Society & Culture, Podcasts, Business, Female Leadership, Careers and Growth Mindset.
What is the most popular episode on Elevate with Grace?
The episode title 'S2, Ep 7 Money is Not a Dirty Word' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Elevate with Grace?
The average episode length on Elevate with Grace is 29 minutes.
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Episodes of Elevate with Grace are typically released every 13 days, 23 hours.
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The first episode of Elevate with Grace was released on Aug 28, 2021.
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