2.22: From Self-Doubt to Self-Worth with Dr. Laymon Hicks
02/27/18 • 30 min
Dr. Laymon Hicks is a youth motivational speaker and author. He's offered keynote addresses and workshops at more than 150 schools and student conferences in 45 states for over 350,000 young people. Laymon obtained his bachelor’s and master's degrees from Florida State University where he served as Student Body President; managing a ten-point, three-million-dollar budget. At the age of 29, Laymon graduated with his doctorate degree from Northeastern University.
In this episode, we hear about Laymon’s powerful story of self-doubt and self-limiting beliefs that he was able to turn into a deeper understanding of his self-worth, why Laymon feels so compelled to help young people do the same, how others can transfer their self-limiting beliefs to us, what we can do to break from that, and so much more. Enjoy!
What you’ll hear in this episode:
- The two main topics Laymon covers when speak to young people
- What Laymon means when he says we need to neutralize the “weapons of mass destruction”
- How an email Laymon sent as an 8th grader changed the course of his entire life
- Why Laymon experienced self-doubt even after receiving his doctorate degree
- The struggle of not feeling worthy until you accomplish your goals but needing to feel worthy to accomplish them
- What a tough collegiate political campaign taught Laymon about building relationships
- Why there is no reason for young people not be successful if they truly want to be
- How others can transfer their self-limiting beliefs to us
- The importance of letting young people know their past doesn’t dictate their future
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Dr. Laymon Hicks is a youth motivational speaker and author. He's offered keynote addresses and workshops at more than 150 schools and student conferences in 45 states for over 350,000 young people. Laymon obtained his bachelor’s and master's degrees from Florida State University where he served as Student Body President; managing a ten-point, three-million-dollar budget. At the age of 29, Laymon graduated with his doctorate degree from Northeastern University.
In this episode, we hear about Laymon’s powerful story of self-doubt and self-limiting beliefs that he was able to turn into a deeper understanding of his self-worth, why Laymon feels so compelled to help young people do the same, how others can transfer their self-limiting beliefs to us, what we can do to break from that, and so much more. Enjoy!
What you’ll hear in this episode:
- The two main topics Laymon covers when speak to young people
- What Laymon means when he says we need to neutralize the “weapons of mass destruction”
- How an email Laymon sent as an 8th grader changed the course of his entire life
- Why Laymon experienced self-doubt even after receiving his doctorate degree
- The struggle of not feeling worthy until you accomplish your goals but needing to feel worthy to accomplish them
- What a tough collegiate political campaign taught Laymon about building relationships
- Why there is no reason for young people not be successful if they truly want to be
- How others can transfer their self-limiting beliefs to us
- The importance of letting young people know their past doesn’t dictate their future
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2.21: The Power of Our Mindset
In this episode, we’re reflecting on our conversation from last week with Patricia Echeverria; a transformational coach and creative catalyst. Patricia brought up some very interesting ideas around how our mindset has the power to change our perception of our reality. While the end results, and our actions, may stay the same, how we choose to perceive certain situations can either help us feel fearful or empowered. It’s that topic that we’re diving more into today. Enjoy!
What you’ll hear in this episode:
- How Ivy’s recent decision to move parallels Patricia’s experience leaving her job
- The importance to change our mindset so we’re making empowered decisions instead of fearful ones
- Why it’s okay to disappoint people occasionally
- Blake’s takeaway from Patricia’s interview about how clarity comes from moving forward
- Why we should always be taking tiny leaps
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2.23: Changing How We View Ourselves and What's Possible
In this episode, we reflect on our conversation with Dr. Laymon Hicks; youth motivational speaker and author. A theme that stood out to us from that conversation was how our experiences, upbringing, and community culture shape our view of what is possible for ourselves and our lives. It’s that theme that we’re diving more into today. Enjoy!
What you’ll hear in this episode:
- Blake’s main takeaway from the interview with Laymon
- What living in Ireland as a child taught Blake about privilege
- Why we all should perform radical acts that take us out of our comfort zones
- The power of taking it just one step at a time
- Why compassion for ourselves and our journey is an absolute must
- The importance of celebrating our accomplishments
- How evolution factors into our need for approval
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