Getting Spiritually Fit with Colleen Wainwright

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07/04/23 • 53 min

In this interview, you’ll learn how to understand underlying habits to get to the heart of the issue. Colleen is a writer and vice president for a technology company. One of my favorite parts of this interview is the story of why she buys board shorts when she doesn’t feel spiritually fit.

Highlights from the interview:

Colleen explains why she is so stubborn.
How she uses failure to grow.
Widening our views.
Work is about communication.
Improving her listening skills so she builds better relationships.
How she developed her visceral understanding of other people’s perspectives.
Finding people that had different perspectives, so she could grow in different areas of her life.
Why she likes to think of herself as a kind person.
Why she asks herself, “How am I making things better?”
The reason she stopped blogging.
How she views the voice in herself.
Her spiritual advisor advised her not to meditate because she was using it as a crutch.
Where she feels most connected to God.
Breaking down a bad decision.
Her buying habits often occur because she is dealing with a common internal issue that she hasn’t processed.
How she created systems so she doesn’t waste her money buying something to feel better.
Self-awareness is vital to growth.
How she processes a dear friend who passed from cancer.
Asking herself tough questions to get to the heart of an issue.
Looking at the small reactions and habits so they don’t turn in big issues.
Getting honest about getting sick and being in pain.
Importance of having difficult conversations.
Letting the pain go.
What she will miss when she passes away.

You can learn more about Colleen Wainwright over on LinkedIn.

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Highlights from the interview:

Colleen explains why she is so stubborn.
How she uses failure to grow.
Widening our views.
Work is about communication.
Improving her listening skills so she builds better relationships.
How she developed her visceral understanding of other people’s perspectives.
Finding people that had different perspectives, so she could grow in different areas of her life.
Why she likes to think of herself as a kind person.
Why she asks herself, “How am I making things better?”
The reason she stopped blogging.
How she views the voice in herself.
Her spiritual advisor advised her not to meditate because she was using it as a crutch.
Where she feels most connected to God.
Breaking down a bad decision.
Her buying habits often occur because she is dealing with a common internal issue that she hasn’t processed.
How she created systems so she doesn’t waste her money buying something to feel better.
Self-awareness is vital to growth.
How she processes a dear friend who passed from cancer.
Asking herself tough questions to get to the heart of an issue.
Looking at the small reactions and habits so they don’t turn in big issues.
Getting honest about getting sick and being in pain.
Importance of having difficult conversations.
Letting the pain go.
What she will miss when she passes away.

You can learn more about Colleen Wainwright over on LinkedIn.

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Transferable Skills with Kevin Monroe

In this interview, you’ll learn why you should trust in your skills to help you make shifts in your career that bring you new opportunities. These transferable skills will help you make important shifts in your career.

Kevin Monroe is the creator of the Grateful App. One of my favorite parts of this interview is the story of when Kevin was in the final interview for his dream job and was asked the deciding question and he knew he answered it wrong.

Highlights from the interview:

Learn about why Kevin wanted to make the world a better place.
The zig-zag path that has built his career.
How he used his strengths to help him decide his career.
Why he deep-dived into gratitude.
What he did after he was fired from the job that he thought was his life’s calling.
Why the end of his career turned into a new lease on life.
We all have skills that are transferable to lots of jobs.
Going from a career in clergy to a sales career with two young kids.
The little voice inside of his when he made this big shift in his career.
Why we can’t play not to lose.
How to deal with indecision.
How to navigate your career when you get off track.
You have the ability to make your decisions right.
Why there are no such thing as a right job for him.
The importance of aligning your values with the company’s values.
Why he decided not to accept his dream job.
Using gratitude when you need it the most.
Learn the triangle method to be more grateful.
We often fear the silence.
Gratitude questions to help you focus on the good things in your life.
Microgratitude
Kevin gives his phone number so you can call

You can learn more about Kevin over at his website Kevin D. Monroe and The Grateful App. You can also connect with him on LinkedIn.

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Commit to Fewer Things with Jay Clouse

In this interview, you’ll learn why committing to fewer things will help you grow faster. Jay Clause is an entrepreneur who helps creative entrepreneurs grow their businesses. One of my favorite stories is when he explains why he focuses on fewer things.

Highlights from the interview:

Jay shares why he wanted to be good at sports and he never was really good.
His internal motivation to be good at something.
Why he only does things that he can be competitively great at.
Committing to fewer things and extending his time horizon
Building on top of his strengths.
Saying “no” to things that don’t support his values.
Reminders that help him say “no” to more things.
Creating a feedback loop that helps you get to the heart of improving quickly.
Alexander Technique to help you with self-awareness.
What decisions he’s made that he struggles with.
His relationship with food.
Recognizing decisions that you are making or should make in your life.
How he uses a reflection process to grow his business.
What he does to keep himself accountable.
Why he thinks in experiments and how it helps him to grow his business.
The importance of celebrating wins and why it works so well.
Why he likes the tagline of the show Survivor.
He shares his values with us.
Treasure maps over funnels.
Working on understanding and letting go of his ego, so he can make better decisions.
Favorite book that he shares with people, podcast that helps him see things from a different angle, and favorite toy as a kid.