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Notice these moments
Everyday Leadership for Smart Women
05/05/20 • 11 min
Faith includes noticing the mess, the emptiness and discomfort, and letting it be there until some light returns.
Anne LamottAs we find ourselves in the middle of this global pandemic; past the shock and awe of those first few weeks of the shutdown and quarantining, yet still months away from anything that looks like 'normal,' I've been thinking about what we can notice about our experiences, right now.
The conversations I'm having with friends, family and clients are ones around the future - what we want, what we no longer want and where we want to put our attention and focus when this is done (or close to done).
In today's episode, I talk about the importance of noticing: paying attention to the rhythms of our days, to our energy, to where we find ourselves pulled. I believe these quieter moments in this global pause, can be helpful informants for how we make decisions about the future.
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Use your margins
Everyday Leadership for Smart Women
04/30/20 • 14 min
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.
J.R.R. TolkienAs we all navigate working from home, with partners and kids, and new learning curves – it’s easy to find ourselves feeling foggy, scattered and completely unfocused.
Given that most of us are now working from home with more familial demands on our time, it can feel discouraging and futile to carve out focused blocks of time to do your most important work.
Here’s where using your margins becomes so very important.
Enjoy the episode.
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3 Reminders for Uncertain Times
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Setting Digital Boundaries
Everyday Leadership for Smart Women
04/25/20 • 9 min
Boundaries are a part of self-care. They are healthy, normal, and necessary.
Doreen VirtueAs we enter wrap up week six of working from home during COVID-19, many of us are looking forward to a weekend free from yet another Zoom meeting.
While I'm grateful for what technology has offered us during this time, it isn't without its challenges. Today, we're going to talk about why setting digital boundaries are vital to preserving your well-being and capacity as a leader - especially now.
Enjoy the episode and stay safe.
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Find your anchors
Everyday Leadership for Smart Women
04/20/20 • 11 min
We can endure almost anything if we are centered, if we have some focus in our life. You can endure if you have an anchor.
Renita J. WeemsA reminder that for the next little while, I’ll be publishing more often with shorter episodes as a way to talk about and support you during the uncertainty of the times.
Today I want to chat about finding your anchors.
A month into self-isolation I’ve learned that there are a few things I need to do every day to stay grounded. This goes beyond my micro-moves I talked about in the last episode – those were more about what I wanted to accomplish each day.
My anchors are the activities I do my very best to ensure happen every day, no matter what. These are simple things that help me feel more like myself, turn down the volume on any anxiety I’m feeling and remind me that at this moment – I’m ok.
When I do these things, I feel more capable of taking on the to-do items on my list. And when I do these things, I feel better, more hopeful and like I’ve had a mindset reset. Listen in to hear what they are and how you can find your own.
Enjoy the episode.
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In praise of micro moves
Everyday Leadership for Smart Women
04/13/20 • 11 min
As I mentioned in last week’s extra episode, for the near foreseeable future, I’ll be coming to you more often - every Monday, Wednesday and Friday to drop a shorter episode with the hope of helping you navigate these new and uncertain times.
Alright, let’s dive in.
It’s Monday, April 13th and we’ve been in self-isolation for a solid month now. I don’t know about you, but my productivity has been all over the place. Some hours I’m raring and ready to go, and others I find myself lethargic and questioning my ability to get even the most basic of tasks done.
I know I’m not alone in this - countless pieces online and memes galore speak to this middle place we find ourselves in - where we’re home more and theoretically have more time (though any fellow parent can agree that we don’t have more time - we now just have more fragmented time).
We’ll talk about productivity more in a future episode, but for now, let me offer one simple strategy that’s helping me with the tension of wanting to get my work done while finding myself with depleted energy stores.
Enjoy the episode.
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3 Reminders for Uncertain Times
Everyday Leadership for Smart Women
03/31/20 • 25 min
No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn.
~ Hal BorlandWe are navigating new territory as the world collectively deals with the impact of COVID19.
Today, as we all continue to orient ourselves to this new 'normal', I want to come in and offer three reminders that I'm using daily (ok, hourly) to cope.
These three reminders aren't a one-and-done, we'll be flowing in and out of them regularly, but hopefully, they're helpful touchpoints when the anxiety rears its ugly head or you're struggling to stay focused on anything, except refreshing your Twitter feed (or is that just me).
Enjoy the episode.
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Burnout: the Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle
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[new series]: Masterminds, Communities and Networking
Everyday Leadership for Smart Women
03/10/20 • 16 min
“The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members.”
~Coretta Scott KingI’m excited to kick-off a brand new series on the podcast all about masterminds, communities and networking for leaders. I’ve been planning this series for a while and given that spring is hopefully right around the corner, it’s a good time to think about getting out into the world and building relationships and deepening connections.
And the good news is that all of what we’ll be talking about over the series also translates to the digital world.
If you can’t travel, if accessibility is a challenge for you, if you’re a raging introvert or if unexpected forces ie. Coronavirus prohibits going into crowds, we can always leverage the power of online masterminds, communities and networking to support our connection goals.
Today we’re going to talk briefly about all three, and why they matter in your own leadership development path. It’s easy to take connection and community for granted in our busy, on-demand world, but it’s a vital component to how we get better as leaders and how we stay resilient in the face of uncertainty, change and setbacks.
Enjoy the episode!
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This one question makes every hard conversation better
Everyday Leadership for Smart Women
03/04/20 • 21 min
Most miscommunications and blow-ups happen because we enter into a tricky conversation without much thought. We’re angry, or frustrated, or overwhelmed – so we fire back words that don’t truly reflect what we feel, nor how we want to show up in the world.
We react first, and process later. We let our emotions rule before we can even stop and consider what we think and feel about the situation, and how we best want to handle it.
As leaders though, we will be faced with tricky and sticky conversations again and again. How we show up to them matters and with practice, we can get better at this.
And it always, always starts with this one question.
Enjoy the episode!
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10 Questions to Welcome the Year Ahead
Everyday Leadership for Smart Women
01/10/20 • 23 min
Hello and happy new year!
This episode is dropping at the end of my first week back post-holidays, and I feel like I’m just getting back into the groove. As I said on Instagram earlier this week, give yourself lots of grace and space as you re-enter back to work.
In our last episode, we talked about 10 questions you could ask yourself to close out the year. If you missed it and want to take that reflection time (sidebar, it’s not too late) head here.
Today we’re going to spend time envisioning what 2020 can bring you. If you’re listening to this much later than January 2020, don’t skip this. These questions are valuable at any time of the year.
Once again, I encourage you to give yourself permission to take some time to think these over. Head to a local coffee shop for an hour of uninterrupted time, with your favourite notebook. Don’t rush through it. Taking this time now will help you set up the year ahead in a purposeful, mindful way that can be sustainable.
Trust me, with a lot of personal and client experience behind me, it’s easy to get swept up in the January possibility vibes without really considering if you can make it happen once February hits.
Let’s jump into the questions and walk through each one. I’m going to break these up into two sets of five. The first set focuses more on what you want to do and accomplish this year whereas the second set is about you and how you want to be this year.
Enjoy the episode.
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Close the gaps
Everyday Leadership for Smart Women
05/29/20 • 9 min
“The most important possible thing you can do, is do a lot of work.” ~Ira Glass
Over my years in coaching, I’ve heard many, many stories about something being ‘too hard’ or ‘too overwhelming’. And I’ve heard stories like, “I’m just not good at technology” or “I can’t ever seem to figure out how to launch my new thing,” a million times.
What I want to remind you of today is that what you tell yourself about your work will inform how you experience your work.
If you tell yourself that you suck at writing, you’re going to avoid it like the plague or never put it out there and you’re never going to get better at it.
If you tell yourself that you’re never going to catch up to those further ahead, you won’t because you won’t even begin to try.
If you tell yourself that you’re terrible and inexperienced at managing staff, you’ll avoid dealing with them and make things worse (for you and them).
If you believe that marketing is slimy and overly-complicated, you’ll stay the world’s best-kept secret.
It’s ok to be nervous about something new. And it’s fine to acknowledge where your real (not perceived) limitations are.
We are not meant to be brilliant at everything. It’s time to close the gaps.
Enjoy the episode.
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The Taste Gap – Ira Glass video
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How many episodes does Everyday Leadership for Smart Women have?
Everyday Leadership for Smart Women currently has 115 episodes available.
What topics does Everyday Leadership for Smart Women cover?
The podcast is about Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Writers, Productivity, Podcasts, Business, Careers and Smallbusiness.
What is the most popular episode on Everyday Leadership for Smart Women?
The episode title 'How to have meaningful online meetings' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Everyday Leadership for Smart Women?
The average episode length on Everyday Leadership for Smart Women is 20 minutes.
How often are episodes of Everyday Leadership for Smart Women released?
Episodes of Everyday Leadership for Smart Women are typically released every 10 days, 3 hours.
When was the first episode of Everyday Leadership for Smart Women?
The first episode of Everyday Leadership for Smart Women was released on Mar 31, 2015.
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