Fred LeBlanc on Finding a Mardi Gras State of Mind

04/05/22 • 34 min

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Fred LeBlanc is back for the third time on Jump Start Your Joy, and he’s joining me this time to talk about his new single, “Mardi Gras State of Mind” and his reflections on how things changed for him (and all of us) during the pandemic. In refreshing Fred style, we also dive into talking about the influences that shape people (including Elvis and Anne Rice), and how dreaming big can change the world.

Read the full show notes on my website.

In this episode, Fred LeBlanc and I talk about:

His time during the pandemic: getting married, shelter in place, doing online concerts, and revisiting music
Playing Lundy Gras and the Jazz Festival
Tupolo Mississippi, the birth place of Elvis, and how our environments have a profound impact on our lives.
Anne Rice, and how she was a friend of Cowboy Mouth
The inspiration for Mardi Gras State of Mind
His excitement about touring again.
Their San Diego, CA concert.

Resources

Mardi Gras State of Mind by Cowboy Mouth

The Things You Wanted to Do by Cowboy Mouth

The Secret of Life by Dr.Joseph Murphy

Cowboy Mouth’s Website

Fred LeBlanc’s Frist Two Interviews On Jump Start Your Joy

Fred LeBlanc of Cowboy Mouth on Learning to Create Your Own Joy From the Inside Out (Open Wide)

Energy, Joy, and Cowboy Mouth with guest Fred LeBlanc

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Read the full show notes on my website.

In this episode, Fred LeBlanc and I talk about:

His time during the pandemic: getting married, shelter in place, doing online concerts, and revisiting music
Playing Lundy Gras and the Jazz Festival
Tupolo Mississippi, the birth place of Elvis, and how our environments have a profound impact on our lives.
Anne Rice, and how she was a friend of Cowboy Mouth
The inspiration for Mardi Gras State of Mind
His excitement about touring again.
Their San Diego, CA concert.

Resources

Mardi Gras State of Mind by Cowboy Mouth

The Things You Wanted to Do by Cowboy Mouth

The Secret of Life by Dr.Joseph Murphy

Cowboy Mouth’s Website

Fred LeBlanc’s Frist Two Interviews On Jump Start Your Joy

Fred LeBlanc of Cowboy Mouth on Learning to Create Your Own Joy From the Inside Out (Open Wide)

Energy, Joy, and Cowboy Mouth with guest Fred LeBlanc

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Stepping Up and Standing Out as an Introvert with Heather Hall

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In this episode of Jump Start Your Joy, I’m so excited to welcome Heather Hall, a transformative Leadership Coach, strategic Executive Coach, and evocative Spiritual Director whom I met through CLCC. She’s also the author of Step Up and Stand Out: 20 Tips for Aspiring Introverted Leaders. Heather helps aspiring introverted leaders, and their managers, connect with their voices and values to bring their ideas and vision to life. I hope that you enjoy this episode about stepping up and standing out for introverts with Heather Hall.

In this episode, Heather and I discuss:

What is an introvert, extrovert, and ambivert? What goes on inside the mind of an introvert?
How discussions around “following your passions” puts pressure on introverts to prove themselves or go for something seemingly larger than life.
The corporate world was created by extroverts for extroverts. So, how do you navigate leadership as an introvert?
Why Heather wrote Step Up and Stand Out and the lessons she’s learned throughout her corporate career.
How workplace boundaries can improve your quality of life, your relationships with co-workers, and even prevent burnout.
The power of saying “tell me more” before accepting opportunities or new commitments.
Tips and advice for transitioning from a specialist role to a leadership-focused management role.
How introverts give away their power at work and how to fully own your introverted skillset without people-pleasing or perfectionism.
Networking, collaborating, and creating effective partnerships with extroverts.
How to cultivate more joy in life.

Resources:

Heather Hall’s website: Discover with Heather

Step Up and Stand Out: 20 Tips for Aspiring Introverted Leaders by Heather Hall

Connect with Heather on LinkedIn

ClaimPodParity List and Website

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Return to Nature with Emma Loewe

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for mindbodygreen, and she has just released the amazing book, Return to Nature: The New Science of How Nature Landscapes Restore Us. In it, she shares the different kinds of landscapes, how they effect your mental health, studies about why they improve your mental health, and things you can do to counter-act the effects of climate change on these landscapes. This discussion fits so well into this month’s theme of “finding home,” and I hope you love this conversation about the return to nature with Emma Loewe.

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In this episode, Emma Loewe and I talk about:

How the idea of this book came about
A profound memory Emma has of a maple tree in her yard growing up, and why many of us have anchoring memories that revolve around nature.
My resonance with the landscapes of oceans and coasts and forests and trees.
What a forest bath is, and how to experience one
The fractals in trees, and why that is soothing to humans
How to handle grief and anxiety over climate change in an effective and non-overwhelming way

Resources

Emma Loewe’s book, “Return to Nature: The New Science of How Natural Landscapes Restore Us” on Bookshop.org

Emma Loewe’s website

Emma Loewe on Instagram

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