Tessa: Politesse lover. Optimistic attorney. Belgian born. Swedish. American. Talking about how being Good and Kind in the world of Politics and Business has led to a successful consulting career.
Tessa's back in the office forging forward in the new era discussing clogs, the art of recording podcasts with pugs around (you don't!), and how we should do our best to hear those cheering us on from the sidelines... they might know something we might have missed about ourselves. Hope you get some value out of this one... Enjoy!
Have you all heard of a theory of predicting behavior based on how a person handles their shopping cart? It sounds like a social media topic, doesn’t it? But, it also makes a lot of sense. Originally recorded in May, Tessa connects current mask controversies and social distancing due to the pandemic to the various personality traits that come out of the Shopping Cart Test. Enjoy!
This episode was actually recorded several weeks ago right as news and updates to the pandemic were emerging. In this episode, Tessa covers the sheer impact of kindness for each other and how transformative it is. We remember other people's kindness towards us in our youth, when we're at a crossroad in life, and when we least expect it. Schitt's Creek Dan Levy is quoted and Tessa challenges us to be the best versions of ourselves... even if it's just for one day. Hope you get some value out of this one. We love you! Just breath! Just breath baby!
In this episode, moon signs, signs of diversity, and signs of profit are all intertwined with kindness and good. Tessa doesn't know any other way! Enjoy this one!
Tessa discusses the propaganda from other entrepreneurs and business "experts" as it relates to sleep... specifically the notion that if you start waking up at 4am, you'll become successful in life. Bollocks! Sleep your own truth people! Hope you find some value in this one, enjoy!
In this episode, Tessa discusses the NY Times OpEd "I don't want to be the strong female lead" by Brit Marling, and how pop culture and society objectify, victimize and even kill-off strong female portrayals. Tessa goes way back to Viking times to give some perspective on the matter. Hope you get some value out of this one, it's a great one. Enjoy!
In this episode, Tessa tackles a very personal one to everyone... Family. The judgements and advice, good and bad, in mental sickness and in health... and how we consciously and subconsciously internalize all of the above and whether that's a good thing or not. It's a good one! Enjoy!
Tessa talks about advice some people dish out suggesting that being aggressive for the sake of convincing an audience is the very act of being a bully. At the core, this advice may be coming from a good place, but executing it never ends well. Enjoy this one!
In this episode, Tessa discusses bad advice given to us by none other than ourselves! Her former boss at the Texas House of Reps, the movie Bottle Shock and her favorite show Schitt's Creek are all referenced in this one. Enjoy!
Tessa discusses bad advice we've all heard at one point or another in our professional and personal lives. She uses the hero Tess McGill of the movie "Working Girl" to get her point across. Enjoy!
This is the one that starts it all. Tessa briefly describes who this podcast is for, who she is, and what she brings to the podverse. Enjoy!
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