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Welcome, dear listeners, to the finale of Season 6. Our literary journey has taken us through the works of novelists and poets, exploring the depths of Literary Fiction. And for our closing episode, we have a special guest - Chuck Rosenthal, acclaimed author of Awake For Ever in a Sweet Unrest. As we delve into the premise of his latest book, we are transported into a world of love, longing, and artistic passion. Through this enthralling conversation with Chuck, we not only unravel the complexities of his main character Beatriz but also gain insight into the lives of 19th century romantic literary giants. Get ready for an educational and fascinating finale that will leave you yearning for more. Tune in to our upcoming season, where I will recite my poetry from all of my published works. Season 7 is aptly named "Inspire Me," promising to ignite the soul and capture the imagination. Each episode will be a journey through words, painting pictures of raw emotion and thought-provoking ideas. So, sit back, relax, and let yourself be inspired by the power of language and the artistry of poetry. Awake For Ever in a Sweet Unrest. Deep within the hidden library of Los Angeles' iconic poetry venue, Beyond Baroque, all modern electronics mysteriously fail. There, 19-year-old Beatriz encounters Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin Shelley, who promises a magical adventure back to 19th-century Europe. There, Beatriz meets literary legends John Keats, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Mary Shelley, and Lord Byron, experiencing the romantic landscapes and dangerous exploits of their world. As she navigates this liminal space, Beatriz discovers the power of poetry and art, and the courage to find her own identity. Rosenthal, an acclaimed author, brings historical figures to life, offering a deeply intimate tale of passion, creativity, and self-discovery. Awake For Ever in a Sweet Unrest is perfect for anyone who has ever lost themselves in the magic of a hidden library.   Chuck Rosenthal was born in Erie, Pennsylvania. He attended Allegheny College, Bowling Green State University, SUNY Buffalo, and the University of California, Davis, where he earned several advanced degrees in English, Sociological Theory and philosophy. He earned a Ph.D. in English and American literature with emphasis in creative writing and narrative theory from the University of Utah. Rosenthal is the author of fourteen novels: the Loop Trilogy: Loop's Progress, Experiments with Life and Deaf, and Loop's End; Elena of the Stars; Avatar Angel, the Last Novel of Jack Kerouac; My Mistress Humanity; The Heart of Mars; Coyote O'Donohughe's History of Texas; Ten Thousand Heavens; The Legend of La Diosa; You Can Fly, a Sequel to the Peter Pan Tales; The Hammer the Sickle and the Heart, Trotsky and Kahlo in Mexico; and Let's Face the Music and Dance a hybrid novel. He has published a memoir, Never Let Me Go, and a travel book, Are We Not There Yet? Travels in Nepal, North India, and Bhutan (Magic Journalism), as well as a second book of Magic Journalism, West of Eden: A Life in 21st Century Los Angeles. Rosenthal published two books of experimental poetry, Tomorrow you'll Be One of Us (sci-fi poems with Gil Wronsky and Gronk, illustrator) and The Shortest Farewells Are the Best (noir poems, also with Gail Wronsky). They also wrote and directed the sci-fi play, People of Earth, This Is Your Last Warning, performed at the Craft and Folk Art Museum in Los Angeles. Rosenthal has written a book of animal philosophy, How the Animals Around You Think, the Semiotics of Animal Cognition. He's published in numerous journals, and read and lectured at universities and on television and radio throughout the U.S. as well as in Mexico, Argentina, India and England. Please check out his website: https://chuckrosenthal.com/  

"A pious suitor for my eldest daughter." This is an episode filled with evil laughter, but to be fair to Eva, Kelly, and Rave, there are quite a lot of things worth laughing evilly about as the playoffs move into the second round. Points of interest include Kuzy's perpetual-motion hate machine, the battle of the Florida Mans, and the phrase "Sean Cody's little rascals." This episode was recorded on May 5, 2024. Support the pod: Follow us on TikTok @youcantdohockey, get bonus content on Patreon @ patreon.com/youcantdothat, and find merch @ shop.spreadshirt.com/you-cant-do-that! Thanks. We love you. Timecodes: (3:32) Inspire Me, Bro | (10:19 Capitals vs. Rangers | (20:52) Hurricanes vs. Islanders | (30:43) Panthers vs. Lightning | (37:59) Maple Leafs vs. Bruins | (1:00:10) Jets vs. Avalanche | (1:03:20) Golden Knights vs. Stars | (1:07:02) Oilers vs. Kings | (1:08:35) Canucks vs. Predators

In this episode, I share why I started my podcast and content creation journey. I tried something new and recorded a video via the Riverside app. Look at me being adventurous LOL! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shinnomon-bartley/support

Recovery is a brain thing, according to Dave and Susan Kenney, founders of the Emergo Academy, a recovery treatment and education program who describe themselves as "brain upgraders." In their conversation with Host Gail Ferguson Jones, the Kenneys describe their trademarked "Actualized Recovery" approach for replacing the temporary pleasure of addictive substances and behaviors with happier and healthier pursuits. The goal is to help users move beyond sobriety by rewiring the brain to make different choices. You can learn about the Emergo Academy at: https://www.emergoacademy.com/coming-soon Learn more about the Buttrfly Effect Peer Recovery Coaching Program or order my book at: https://linktr.ee/GailFergusonJones or contact me at: https://www.buttrflyeffect.com/contact/ Music for The Buttrfly Effect Podcast, "Inspire Me," is by Mixaund Bandcamp at: www.mixaundbandcamp.com        

Did you know if you're on the disability support pension it might stop you from taking your relationship to the next level? Award winning writer, stand up comedian and disability advocate Madeleine Stewart joins Pip to chat about what's going on.

Did you know if you're on the disability support pension it might stop you from taking your relationship to the next level? Award winning writer, stand up comedian and disability advocate Madeleine Stewart joins Pip to chat about what's going on.

Did you know if you're on the disability support pension it might stop you from taking your relationship to the next level? Award winning writer, stand up comedian and disability advocate Madeleine Stewart joins Pip to chat about what's going on.

What words sums up your 2023? For me, I will have to say clarity. In this episode, I talk about in which areas I have received clarity, and my reflections of not only 2023, but the last few years of my life. I hope to hear your reflections as well! Feel free to share them with me, my Instagram is located below. Instagram: @reflectonhim --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shinnomon-bartley/support

This holiday season is often the most challenging for those who love someone struggling with addiction and those who are newly sober. In recovery circles, the celebrations that run from Thanksgiving through Christmas and New Years is referred to as the trifecta of holidays. In this episode, host Gail Ferguson Jones speaks with Kate Duffy, founder of Tipping Point Recovery Inc. and Recovery Conversations, about how families can best address the unique difficulties that might arise during the Yuletide season. Kate is a recovery coach and interventionist who guides families and their addicted loved ones through the recovery process. You can learn more about Tipping Point Recovery at: https://www.tippingpointrecovery.com/ You can learn more about the Buttrfly Effect Peer Recovery Coaching Program at: https://linktr.ee/GailFergusonJones Or contact Gail Ferguson Jones at info@buttrflyeffect.com Music for The Buttrfly Effect Podcast, "Inspire Me," is by mixaundbandcamp at: www.mixaundbandcamp.com           

Welcome back! In this episode, I share my current journey with sensitivity, overthinking, and anxiety. I also remind us all that healing is not a linear journey, but a pretty messy one. Feel those feelings and give yourself some grace! You deserve it! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shinnomon-bartley/support

Welcome back to my podcast! I have been gone for quite a while LOL. I am starting a new series called "InspireMe," where I will speak on topics that I hope will encourage and inspire you, while I seek to encourage and inspire myself. Thanks for listening! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shinnomon-bartley/support

When it comes to taking that first drink of alcohol, most of us don't expect to get hooked. After all, consuming alcohol is legal and seen as a socially-acceptable way to unwind. However, It's so easy to depend on that nightly cocktail, beer or glass of wine to relax at the end of the day, unwittingly heading into gray area drinking, a slippery slope toward alcoholism. In this episode, Host Gail Ferguson Jones speaks with Meg Geisewite, author of "Intoxicating Lies. One Woman's Journey to Freedom from Gray Area Drinking." She shares how she slipped from normalized drinking to full-blown dependency.  Meg offers a signed copy of her book and membership to her "Write Back to You" writing program on her website: https://www.intoxicatinglies.com/ You can learn more about The Buttrfly Effect Peer Recovery Coaching Program, or purchase a copy of my book and get other resources at: https://linktr.ee/GailFergusonJones Music for The Buttrfly Effect Podcast, "Inspire Me," by Mixaundbandcamp, at: www.mixaundbandcamp.com   

When loving someone struggling with addiction, it's often hard to see the best in them because of the chaos and confusion they bring into our lives. The situation may also bring out the worst in us. But Dr. Robert Weiss offers a different perspective on such troubling relationships, which he talks about with host Gail Ferguson Jones. Dr. Rob, a licensed therapist for nearly 30 years, has coined the term Prodependence, an approach which encourages loving support for addicts, which he says is preferrable to detachment from them and their problem. He is Chief Clinical Officer of the Seeking Integrity Treatment program, and author of 11 books, including, "Prodependence. Beyond the Myth of Codependency." He recommends these important steps to help loved ones heal and cope: Don't go it alone. Seek help. Find a source of support. Don't ignore your own self-care. Set boundaries Spirituality/hope/faith Learn more about Dr. Rob and his books and program at: https://seekingintegrity.com/   You can also hear more about prodependency on his YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPZmacFlTtg Learn more about my Buttrfly Effect Peer Recovery Coaching program at: https://linktr.ee/GailFergusonJones or email me at: info@buttrflyeffect.com. Music for the Buttrfly Effect Podcast, "Inspire Me," by Mixaund Bandcamp at: mixaundbandcamp.com.

One of the most disheartening and confusing aspects of a relationship with someone in active addiction is the loneliness and emotional disconnect. In this episode, Host Gail Ferguson Jones speaks with Marriage and Family Therapist Travis Thompson about the challenges of loving a partner engaged in a "chemical affair" with drugs and alcohol.   Travis, author of "To Those Left Behind. Helping Partners and Families Understand and Heal from Addiction," describes alcohol and drug abuse as an emotional affair. He says users tend to engage more with substances than with their partners, just as they might if having an adulterous affair. "It's safer to drink alcohol than to talk to someone," Travis says. "It's emotionally safer to use heroin than to tell your wife if you're ok or not." Learn more about Travis Thompson's counseling services or order his book at: https://www.travisthompsoncounseling.com/ Learn more about The Buttrfly Effect Peer Recovery Coaching at: https://linktr.ee/GailFergusonJones Reach me with comments, concerns or to suggest topics of interest for the podcast at: info@buttrflyeffect.com. Music for The Buttrfly Effect Podcast, "Inspire Me," is by Mixaund Bandcamp at: https://mixaundbandcamp.com.        

The incredible streaming services now available to us have nothing on the inner streaming service inside you. But how much are we using it for our benefit and that of others?  In today's episode I explore some aspects of that question. Show Notes: For a limited period, I'm giving away a free copy of my book, Inspire Me. All you have to do is pay the shipping cost and we'll send it to you, anywhere in the world. Get the details and your complimentary copy here.  Get Inspired Every Monday Morning & Join The Community:  For free delivery of my weekly email join my mailing list at www.shanecradock.com Connect With Me:  Have you been inspired from something you've heard on my podcast or do you have a question?  I'd love to hear from you.  Email me at support@shanecradock.com Follow:  Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter. 

Working a process consistently is recognised as being key to better performance. But our inner approach to how we take on that process is vitally important - that's what I explore today   Show Notes: For a limited period, I'm giving away a free copy of my book, Inspire Me. All you have to do is pay the shipping cost and we'll send it to you, anywhere in the world. Get the details and your complimentary copy here.  Get Inspired Every Monday Morning & Join The Community:  For free delivery of my weekly email join my mailing list at www.shanecradock.com Connect With Me:  Have you been inspired from something you've heard on my podcast or do you have a question?  I'd love to hear from you.  Email me at support@shanecradock.com Follow:  Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter. 

When was the last time you felt insecure? Insecurity comes in all sorts of disguises, not just the obvious ones. And it's wayyyyy more common than you might realise. You should get some good food for thought in this episode about this very important area that influences not just performance in any field, but relationships and overall life satisfaction.   Show Notes: For a limited period, I'm giving away a free copy of my book, Inspire Me. All you have to do is pay the shipping cost and we'll send it to you, anywhere in the world. Get the details and your complimentary copy here.    Get Inspired Every Monday Morning & Join The Community:  For free delivery of my weekly email join my mailing list at www.shanecradock.com Connect With Me:  Have you been inspired from something you've heard on my podcast or do you have a question?  I'd love to hear from you.  Email me at support@shanecradock.com Follow:  Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter. 

Can chronic pain be treated without the prescription drugs that are leading to an epidemic of addiction and death? Guest Elizabeth Kipp says "Yes." Kipp is an Addiction Recovery Coach and author of the book, "The Way Through Chronic Pain. Tools To Reclaim Your Healing Power." In this conversation with host Gail Ferguson Jones, she shares her 40-year struggle with chronic pain and her recovery from pain-pill addiction. Kipp also talks about the many stressors that cause pain and the traumas that feed it, while telling how she learned to live pain-free and recover from opioid addiction. Her book is available at: https://elizabethkippcom.simplero.com/page/125986 Learn about Kipp's recovery programs at: https://elizabeth-kipp.com/ Purchase Gail Ferguson Jones's book, "Butterfly Rising. A Journey to Love, Healing and Freedom from the Cocoon of Codependency," and learn learn more about her Certified Peer Recovery Coaching Program at; https://linktr.ee/GailFergusonJones Music for The Buttrfly Effect Podcast, "Inspire Me," by Mixaund Bandcamp at: www.mixaundbandcamp.com                

A conversation with a client was the inspiration for this episode. They were down and felt stuck. As we got into it, one of the 'inner blocks' was their dissatisfaction at having no vision. To me, this is a Thinking Trap and is the focus of today's episode.   Show Notes: For a limited period, I'm giving away a free copy of my book, Inspire Me. All you have to do is pay the shipping cost and we'll send it to you, anywhere in the world. Get the details and your complimentary copy here.    Get Inspired Every Monday Morning & Join The Community:  For free delivery of my weekly email join my mailing list at www.shanecradock.com Connect With Me:  Have you been inspired from something you've heard on my podcast or do you have a question?  I'd love to hear from you.  Email me at support@shanecradock.com Follow:  Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter. 

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Our imagination is an incredible asset if we use it wisely - but it can also imprison us in our minds without realising it. We need to use our imagination more than it uses us...   Show Notes: For a limited period, I'm giving away a free copy of my book, Inspire Me. All you have to do is pay the shipping cost and we'll send it to you, anywhere in the world. Get the details and your complimentary copy here.    Get Inspired Every Monday Morning & Join The Community:  For free delivery of my weekly email join my mailing list at www.shanecradock.com Connect With Me:  Have you been inspired from something you've heard on my podcast or do you have a question?  I'd love to hear from you.  Email me at support@shanecradock.com Follow:  Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter. 

What did you believe before, that you don't now? A lot of what we believe are lies and if we don't open ourselves up to questioning them, we often inhibit our growth, success and happiness.   Show Notes: For a limited period, I'm giving away a free copy of my book, Inspire Me. All you have to do is pay the shipping cost and we'll send it to you, anywhere in the world. Get the details and your complimentary copy here.    Get Inspired Every Monday Morning & Join The Community:  For free delivery of my weekly email join my mailing list at www.shanecradock.com Connect With Me:  Have you been inspired from something you've heard on my podcast or do you have a question?  I'd love to hear from you.  Email me at support@shanecradock.com Follow:  Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter. 

In a slightly longer than normal episode, I explore some angles on being more present, more in the now, more in the moment. Why does it matter, what does it really mean and how do you do it anyway?   Show Notes: For a limited period, I'm giving away a free copy of my book, Inspire Me. All you have to do is pay the shipping cost and we'll send it to you, anywhere in the world. Get the details and your complimentary copy here.    Get Inspired Every Monday Morning & Join The Community:  For free delivery of my weekly email join my mailing list at www.shanecradock.com Connect With Me:  Have you been inspired from something you've heard on my podcast or do you have a question?  I'd love to hear from you.  Email me at support@shanecradock.com Follow:  Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter. 

War is pain. War is dangerous. But what about the civil war within? Today I explore a little about the war that matters most - the one inside. Show Notes: For a limited period, I'm giving away a free copy of my book, Inspire Me. All you have to do is pay the shipping cost and we'll send it to you, anywhere in the world. Get the details and your complimentary copy here.    Get Inspired Every Monday Morning & Join The Community:  For free delivery of my weekly email join my mailing list at www.shanecradock.com Connect With Me:  Have you been inspired from something you've heard on my podcast or do you have a question?  I'd love to hear from you.  Email me at support@shanecradock.com Follow:  Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter. 

What are the early days of recovery like after long-term active addiction? What does it feel like physically and emotionally to try to live free of substances after self-medicating for so long? Host Gail Ferguson Jones gets answers to these questions and more in a conversation with Certified Peer Recovery Coach Kirstin Gourlay, a relapse prevention specialist who has been in long-term recovery for 12 years. Gourlay explains: The three stages of recovery - physical, mental and emotional. The emotional challenges caused by Post Acute Withdrawal Syndrome (PAWS). The importance of having a Relapse Prevention Plan. The importance of loved ones pursuing their own recovery through a support community, therapy and peer recovery coaching. Get a free video, purchase my book and learn more about The Buttrfly Effect Peer Recovery Coaching Program for those who love someone struggling with an addiction at: https://linktr.ee/GailFergusonJones Music for the Buttrfly Effect Podcast, "Inspire Me," by Mixaundbandcamp at: www.mixaundbandcamp.com.    

Dependency is a major thinking trap that blocks us reaching better and higher in our work and lives. Today I explore some angles on a topic that affects wayyyy more people than you might think, regardless of what they tell you. Show Notes: For a limited period, I'm giving away a free copy of my book, Inspire Me. All you have to do is pay the shipping cost and we'll send it to you, anywhere in the world. Get the details and your complimentary copy here.    Get Inspired Every Monday Morning & Join The Community:  For free delivery of my weekly email join my mailing list at www.shanecradock.com Connect With Me:  Have you been inspired from something you've heard on my podcast or do you have a question?  I'd love to hear from you.  Email me at support@shanecradock.com Follow:  Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter. 

After a lifetime of casual attitudes toward substance use among baby boomers, their rate of accidential overdoses and alcohol-related deaths are climbing. In this conversation, researcher Alexis Kuerbis explains why.  Kuerbis is an Associate Professor at the Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College. Her research speciality is vlunerable polulations who use substances problematically. In this conversation with Host Gail Ferguson Jones, she explains that: Baby boomers are using drugs and alcohol longer into later life than previous generations. Misuse of prescription drugs for pain and other ailments is a growing trend among seniors, leading to addiction later in life, and sometimes accidental overdoses from drug interactions. Physical changes that make it harder to metabolize substances as people age are a leading cause of chronic illness and co-morbidity among older adults. Alcohol is the most widely-used and socially-acceptable substance and a common killer. It is also often a factor in the development of dementia.  Seniors who recognize they have a problem with substance use usually respond well to treatment. She shares the signs families may look for to determine if an older loved one is indulging in risky substance use and how to strike up a conversation that could lead them to agree to treatment. Learn more about getting your loved one sober at: https://www.alcoholscreening.org/#/home To learn more about The Buttrfly Effect Peer Recovery Program for those who love someone struggling with addiction (and get a free video) at: https://linktr.ee/GailFergusonJones Music for The Buttrfly Effect Podcast, "Inspire Me," is by Mixaund Bandcamp at: mixaundbandcamp.com        

Host Gail Ferguson Jones and Social Worker Taneshia Johnson discuss five ways to recognize you might be heading for rock bottom as a codependent. Taneshia, also known as TJ the Self-Care Coach, speaks from personal experience as a recovering  codependent. She is also host of the Heal, Pray, Grow Podcast. Learn more about the resources Taneshia offers at: https://linktr.ee/tjselfcare To learn more about my Buttrfly Effect Certified Peer Recovery Coaching program or to purchase my book, go to: https://linktr.ee/GailFergusonJones Music for The Buttrfly Effect Podcast, "Inspire Me,"  by Mixaund Bandcamp at: https://www.mixaundbandcamp.com       

Ariel sits down with writer and stand-up comedian Madeleine Stewart to talk about her new comedy documentary about perceptions of disabled people, Inspire Me.Support the show

Host Gail Ferguson Jones talks with Sans Bar owner Chris Marshall about the growing Sober Curious Movement. Sans Bar in Austin, Texas is believed to be the first in the U.S. to serve only non-alcoholic cocktails, wines and beers. The Sober Curious trend was the impetus for such establishments with the spread of the global observance of Dry January and Dry October, aimed at encouraging drinkers to examine their relationship with alcohol. After 10 years of sobriety, Chris missed the chance to socialize without the temptation of alcohol, and founded Sans Bar, realizing there were many others in recovery who would also appreciate the chance for social interaction in a sober environment. "What most people want is not alcohol," he says, "it's connection." Sans Bar also hosts alcohol-free events around the country. Learn more at: https://www.thesansbar.com/ The Buttrfly Effect Recovery Program offers peer-to-peer coaching to those who love someone struggling with alcohol or drug addiction. Learn more at: https://linktr.ee/GailFergusonJones. You can contact Gail Ferguson Jones at: info@buttrflyeffect.com. Thank you for subscribing to The Buttrfly Effect Podcast. If you have questions or would like to suggest a topic, please leave a message in the comment section or via email. I'd love to hear from you. Music for The Buttrfly Effect Podcast, "Inspire Me," is by Mixaund Bandcamp: https://www.mixaundbandcamp.com.        

Host Gail Ferguson Jones talks with Michael Askew, Executive Director of The Center for African American Recovery Development (CAARD), about cultural barriers to accessing treatment and maintaining long-term recovery faced by black Americans. In this episode, we talk about how African Americans were unjustly targeted by the war on drugs, how lives and families may be destroyed by felony drug arrests, and how families can encourage and support a loved one who needs treatment.      CAARD advocates across the country for increased availability to treatment services in black communities and options to incarceration.  Find further information at: https://www.thecaard.org/ Host Gail Ferguson Jones is a best-selling author, award-winning journalist, podcaster, speaker and certified peer recovery coach. Her Buttrfly Effect program offers peer-to-peer coaching for those who love someone struggling with addiction. Find further information about the coaching program, to purchase her book or follow her on social media at: https://linktr.ee/GailFergusonJones?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=ac84a256-8ab7-4e55-97a3-051e7e727aa0 You can contact The Buttrfly Effect Certified Peer Recovery Coaching program for a discovery call at info@buttrflyeffect.com. Music for The Buttrfly Effect Podcast, "Inspire Me," is by Mixaund at https://www.mixaundbandcamp.com.  

Host Gail Ferguson Jones speaks with Nikki Myers, founder of the international relapse prevention program Y12sr (Yoga of 12-Step Recovery), which weaves the art and science of Yoga with the practical tools of the 12 steps. Nikki is credited with coining the phrase "the dis-ease of the lost self" to best describe codependency. In this episode she shares how Yoga is essential to the "inside job." of recovery from codependency, a relational pattern of relying on other people or things for a sense of validation. "The issues are in the tissues," Nikki says, describing how Yoga restores balance and regulates the nervous system. She also says there's ``something for all of humanity" in the 12 steps. Learn more about Y12sr at: https://y12sr.com/ Gail Ferguson Jones is a best-selling author, award-winning journalist and certified peer recovery coach. Her book: "Butterfly Rising. A Journey to Love, Healing and Freedom from the Cocoon of Codependency," is available on Amazon. Her Buttrfly Effect Recovery program offers peer-to-peer coaching for the loved ones of those struggling with addiction. Find more information at: https://linktr.ee/GailFergusonJones Music for The Buttrfly Effect Podcast, "Inspire Me," by Mixaund at https/www.mixaundbandcamp.com.     

Bio Lyssa Adkins is a coach, facilitator, teacher and inspirer. Her current focus is improving the performance of top leadership teams through insightful facilitation and organization systems coaching. Making difficult decisions faster and with clear alignment, unknotting challenging multi-department impediments, creating the conditions for smooth organizational delivery, helping leaders take up the “Agile transformation” that is theirs to make…this is where she thrives and helps thrive. Her Agile community focus is amplifying women's voices, which is why she is a founder of the TENWOMENSTRONG #WomeninAgile programs. She has been pleased to serve the emergence of Agile Coaching as a profession. In 2010, she co-founded the Agile Coaching Institute which has developed over 10,000 people in the knowledge, skills and being-ness needed to yield genuinely competent agile coaching. Since 2011, she has been a member of the ICAgile working committee that defines the learning objectives for Agile Facilitation and Coaching and she assesses candidates for the ICAgile-Expert in Agile Coaching competence-based certification. She has also served the Scrum Alliance as an application reviewer for the Certified Enterprise Coach (CEC) designation. She is the author of Coaching Agile Teams which, as a top ranking Agile book, was released as an audiobook in its 10th year. She likes to explore facilitating intense conflict, societal change, organizational change, the benefits and costs of being human in the workplace, agile coaching, agile transformation, adult human development, human systems dynamics, the role of nature, and books of all sorts. She tends toward a balance of the provocative and practical. Lyssa holds an alphabet soup of certifications: ICAgile Expert in Agile Coaching (ICE-AC), Scrum Alliance Certified Enterprise Coach Emeritus (CEC-E), International Coach Federation Professional Certified Coach (PCC), Organization and Relationship Systems Certified Coach (ORSCC) and Certified Integral Facilitator (IF).  She is also a trained Co-Active Coach and Leader. Social media/ website(s): LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lyssaadkins/ Twitter: @LyssaAdkins Lyssa's Website: https://lyssaadkins.com/ Interview Highlights Timestamp 05:35 How can we stop going faster while our ability to see further ahead is decreasing? 08:00 Coaching leaders – Lyssa's 5Cs 21:05 Agile Mastery 24:55 Using agile to author a book 30:52 TENWOMENSTRONG 37:50 Expanding leaderfulness Books/Resources Mentioned InspireMe! card deck Lyssa's 5&5 Podcast: Essential Shifts for Leading in Turbulent Times https://lyssaadkins.com/55-with-lyssa-adkins-season-three/ Listen on Spotify Apple or your favourite podcast platform  One-on-One Leadership Coaching & Mentoring TENWOMENSTRONG: Influence & Impact in the Agile World plus other great programs Episode Transcript Ula Ojiaku (Intro): Hello and welcome to the Agile Innovation Leaders podcast. I'm Ula Ojiaku. On this podcast I speak with world-class leaders and doers about themselves and a variety of topics spanning Agile, Lean Innovation, Business, Leadership and much more – with actionable takeaways for you the listener. Ula Ojiaku (Guest Intro): Hello everyone. It's my absolute honour to introduce my guest for this episode, she is no other than the legendary Lyssa Adkins herself. We met at the Agile Coach Conference in Amsterdam and she graciously agreed to be my guest. Lyssa is renowned for her groundbreaking work in defining the Agile coaching discipline and she is known for her book as well, that is titled Coaching Agile Teams. She is also one of the original founders of the Agile Coaching Institute. In this conversation, Lyssa talked about some things that are currently on her mind, and a little bit more about her work that she is currently doing which is focused on coaching the leadership teams in organisations. Without further ado, my conversation with Lyssa. Ula Ojiaku So, Lyssa, thank you so much for being a guest here on the Agile Innovation Leaders Podcast. Lyssa Adkins You're welcome. I took a little peek at your previous guests and I'm like, oh wow, there have been some really amazing people on this podcast. So I'm hoping that this goes well for you and me and all the people who listen to it. Ula Ojiaku I have no doubts, Lyssa. It's a known fact that I'm a big Lyssa Adkins fan. So for me, this is like a dream come true. I am speaking, well, virtually, face to face, with someone that I absolutely admire and it was a pleasure meeting you as well at the March Agile Coach Conference back in Amsterdam. So do you want to tell us a bit about yourself so we can know how your journey has brought you this way? Lyssa Adkins Yeah, I sure will. I think that the thing to know about me is that the places where I find out that I am not a match for what's going on in my environment is the thing that propels me forward. So I'm thinking about the things I've been learning about recently, and they are things like trauma informed coaching, how to deal with grief and loss and suffering. And this is all because, you know, we're sort of in a time where these things are up and I don't have the skills for it. And so, you know, as you mentioned, those things like, you know, I like to sing and all this work and I've just, I was realising that these are the places where I find in myself that I'm just not capable to meet the complexity of the world around me. And so I try to do something different. One of those things in meeting the complexity of the world around me is that we've just bought a collaboration space property in Portugal. So that's a little bit about what's happening in my life and my home and my work. And my adult daughter is going to go move there with her partner and they're going to be the full-time caretakers of it. So that's a whole new thing that's just opened up for us and will allow us to do some really deep and wonderful work with people. Ula Ojiaku So are you planning to do some sort of retreats there as well? Because you said it's a collaborative working space? Lyssa Adkins Yeah. So people who have programs, and want to bring people to the property, it's a beautiful property, on more than an acre of land and beautiful, mature fruit trees and all of this and lovely property. And so people who want to do deep work with their groups or people who want to come and co-work together, you know, just to be in the same spot, you know, they don't even have to be from the same company necessarily. So that's something that's happening now, more in the world. And we just want to create this as a space for people to really get in touch with the fullness of what's going on in their work, in their life, and ask themselves some really different questions and perhaps even start to generate a completely new way of forward. Ula Ojiaku Interesting, given the world we're in now with the whole change caused by COVID 19, it means that we can remotely work from almost anywhere in the world. So that is something I think is very relevant to the times we're in and the opportunity to as well, do the deep work you're talking about. So we will put the links to more details on this in the show notes of this episode, but can we then go, because we are also interested in knowing about you Lyssa, you know, the person who is Lyssa Adkins? Lyssa Adkins Oh, I'm someone who is, on a daily basis, confounded by the world and by the difficulties we're in. I find myself experiencing a significant amount of grief about the things that are falling away in our society, and my outlook on where we're headed is that things are going to continue to fall away. And so a really big question I'm sitting in, I guess, two questions I'm sitting in for myself right now are, one is, you know, who do I want to be as a leader while things are collapsing? And the second question I'm sitting in is, it's so funny, because I just drew this Inspire Me card right before we got here. And I was thinking about this question. This is a card deck that I created with my husband and another agile coach, Deb Preuss, years and years ago. And so for the people who are listening to the audio version, it's a picture of someone driving like into fog and they can't see much, and the question is from Peter Senge and it's this, How can we stop going faster while our ability to see further ahead is decreasing? And I think that's a really big question for me, as a leader in the world, like how can we get off the crazy merry-go-round we have created because we can't expect the same level of performance we did before. We can't expect that things are going to remain certain and stable, actually, I'm pretty sure they're not. So I, you know, who is Lyssa Adkins is someone who sits in these big questions, and for like months and months and months, like a really long time, I sit in these big questions and, according to the strengths binder, my top two strengths are connectedness and futuristic. So that's where my mind tends to move a lot of the time. And what I'm realising as I'm working with leaders is that they hang on to all those things that aren't going well. And that compounds the problem that, that makes it so, now our nervous systems are on high alert, in addition to the thing that's going the way we didn't want it to go. Ula Ojiaku What could be those things that actually lead us down that path of holding on to things when we should be letting go? Lyssa Adkins Well, so there are three broad areas I'm talking to leaders about right now, and I've created them sort of like little bumper stickers so we can remind ourselves of them. And the first is upgrade your complexity of mind. The second is downshift your nervous system. And the third one is expand your team's core capabilities, core competencies. Five Cs for short, because there are five of them. We remember them. So, I mean, so your question is squarely in the bumper sticker of upgrade your complexity of mind, right. So when we upgrade our complexity of mind, this isn't requiring a new skill or a new model or a new whatever best, it's definitely not a new best practice, what it is, is being able to take in so much more information, especially contradictory and competing information, which is happening to us anyway. But to be able to bring on a deeper level of meaning-making about all of that. And in part of what is required, there is not necessarily to stop going fast, but what's required there is to start listening and bringing in different essence energies that allow you to make different kinds of decisions. Because I see leaders right now making the same kinds of decisions over and over, and we're just trying harder. We're just trying harder at the things that don't match the world, where supply chains are failing, where we're having multiple climate disasters at the same time where, you know, we can just keep going on and on about the things that are walking our world. Ula Ojiaku Are you able to also talk about the other two, you know, you said, downshifting our nervous system, I couldn't get the C, and then upskilling your team's competency as well. Those other two. Lyssa Adkins Sure. Let's just touch on those briefly. So downshifting your nervous system is actually one of the key capabilities for having a more complex mind, because what happens to us is that when we encounter something that is a threat of some sort and a threat can be to our sense of identity, to our ego, to our intellect, those are all very related. You know, a threat can be that there's just, you know, now a global supply chain meltdown, and all of a sudden, as an executive, I'm going, oh my God, what do I do? You know, I mean, it's like deer in headlights moment. Like now I'm at the edge of my meaning-making and I don't know what to do and what happens is that our bodies respond and our bodies respond, according to something called neuroception. It's a type of perception, but it's based on your biology, it's based on your actual, your animal body, this thing that you, that you are in, this animal body, responds to these threats in the world before you have cognitively realised them. And so what it does is a very smart thing. It floods your body with all kinds of anxiety hormones, you know, adrenaline, all of these. Yeah. Right. And it gets you ready to take some immediate action because your body does not know that the idea that feels like a threat to you is not the same thing as a sabre tooth tiger chasing you. Your body actually doesn't know that, right. Now, good news is that we have this amazing prefrontal cortex. Human beings get the luxury of a prefrontal cortex where all our executive functions, reside and work. And we can recognise when the animal of our body has taken over and flooded our body with these stress hormones, and we can go, okay, I have the ability to interrupt these. There are really easy ways to interrupt it, actually, and to bring back online those executive functions, because that's the important thing. Things like decision making, critical thinking, empathy, logic, they all leave the building when your body is getting ready to have you run or freeze or fight. Right. And so what I'm noticing is that this happens in really subtle ways on leadership teams and people don't know that their body has been hijacked. They don't know it's happening, but I can, because I'm working with teams, leadership teams on sort of like the pattern level of their interaction. I can sit there and go, huh? It looks like she's hijacked, and I can watch this interaction, and a couple minutes later. Oh, he is too. Well, there's a third. And so, pretty soon you have an entire executive team operating without their executive functions online and no one is recognising it. So part of what I think is important for us to do in this particular time we're in, when things are incredibly stressful and our ways of coping don't necessarily work in the complexity that we're in. One of the things that's important is learning about our nervous systems, because it's actually super easy to interrupt this whole process of your lizard brain getting hijacked. It's super easy, but people don't know to do it. And people feel a little bit embarrassed about it. They're like, oh, well this is like my thing I have to deal with. No, actually it's a group thing. So that's maybe a little more than an introduction to the idea of downshifting your nervous system, but that's the idea there that I've just really gotten clear about how much people are operating, not at their best. Ula Ojiaku And then what about upskilling your team's competency? The third one. Could you tell us a bit about that? Lyssa Adkins Yeah. I think executive teams, as I watch them work and as I interact with them to help them work better together, I notice that they have the same, this might be a little bit unfortunate to hear, but they have the same sort of mediocre conversations that delivery teams have. And by mediocre, I mean, they don't have a high level of competence in conflict, in collaboration and creativity and communication, and definitely not in change. Because all they keep doing is driving, driving, driving, driving. They keep moving through these very surface level conversations and making decisions from there. And we're basically getting the same results we've been getting, you know, we're not going anywhere new and we're not able to take in the fullness of the context we are now in, which is something human beings have never encountered before. So as I work with executive teams, I'm like, okay, great, you've got your key result, great, fantastic. Those key results happen through a series of conversations, decisions, work sessions. In those work sessions, the way that is happening is through these five core competencies, communication, collaboration, creativity, conflict, and change. And then to the core of that is actually the intelligence that resides and how the relationship system is working. So if we can focus on that, then those five core competencies increase. Then we have much more effective working sessions and decisions. Then we meet our goals. So it's like working from the core out. Ula Ojiaku It's really an interesting framework. I don't think this is yet out in the world or in any of the materials you've released to us yet. So I hope to learn more about it at some point in time. Is there anywhere that I could actually…? Lyssa Adkins Yeah, I've just now realised there is somewhere. So I created a keynote around this last year, and it's one of the keynotes I give publicly and to make myself get clear about the contents of the keynote, I made myself record my own podcast, which is called the 5 & 5, five minutes a day, five days a week. And it's all around this topic of the five essential shifts for leading in turbulent times. And so we can absolutely provide that link in the show notes. So that definitely gives people, a flavour, in five minute bites, of these things we're talking about. Upgrade your complexity of mind, downshift your nervous system, and expand your team's five core competencies. Ula Ojiaku That's awesome Lyssa, we'll definitely have that in the show notes. Now I'm curious, in working with, you know, the leaders that you do, how do you go about setting the intention for the engagements and how do you measure the progress towards meeting that set intention? Lyssa Adkins That's a really good question, and I have to say, I have not found a secret sauce that I'm happy with here yet, because most executives and executive teams don't know that they're in over their heads in a way that they certainly are in over their heads. They keep thinking that if we just apply the same things we've been doing, we're going to get out of this mess. They keep thinking normal is going to come back. They keep thinking, well, maybe normal won't come back, but we'll just keep going. And I don't know that we're going to be able to just keep going, I don't know how much longer we'll be able to keep going, because we are absolutely encountering, now, the limits to growth that were predicted back in the 1970s, you know, so everything that we've predicated our business world on, the idea that growth is good, growth is what we go for, you know, and we always have to have this sort of sterling impression of our service and we can never let anyone down. Well, we're going to start letting people down. We are absolutely approaching limits to growth. We're not going to be able to keep growing as we were before. And so I think that what is going on is that I move into executive teams starting with this idea that I'm going to help them develop their leadership. And it usually is around a goal that the organisation has. So for example, the organisation will have a goal that, hey, we're going to expand threefold in the next year, which means we have got to make ourselves, leaders, capable of creating leaders. And we've got to do that at the next two layers down as well. So now, so that's a phrase that people understand. We now, as leaders, our job is to create leaders and we now realise that we're not very good at that. So that's one way that people think, oh yeah, maybe I need some leadership development help. And it could be around any kind of crisis. That's also a certain time that people will, executive teams will say, yeah, I guess we should look at the way we're working, but pretty infrequently, you know. So, I'm now sitting at the crossroads, wondering where is the greatest impact for me as a practitioner? Is it working with an entire executive team or is it working with those two people on the executive team that are really ready to level up? And so I'm actually in the process of expanding my one-on-one leadership coaching for the latter half of this year, because I want to just really find out and, you know, have a sense at least of how is the return on investment for them and me? You know, where is the greatest impact, basically? Ula Ojiaku That's really interesting. And I would be keen to know what the evaluation is at the end of the year, when you've… because it seems like it's an experiment to understand where are you going to make the most impact? One of the things that you are renowned for is the fact that you made some breakthrough contributions, you know, in the field of agile coaching, you, co-founded the Agile Coaching Institute in 2010, and you wrote the book, which is still helping, you know, lots of people, agile coaches and other people who, you know, play servant leadership roles in organisations that are in their journey towards embracing agile ways of working and mindset, coaching agile teams. What led you to that? If you don't mind, if we could take a walk down memory lane, what led you to writing the book and coaching, and co-founding the Agile Coaching Institute? Lyssa Adkins So I love this trip down memory lane, and actually it's not totally in the past, because as you say that book is still doing its work in the world, even though it is now 12 years old, it's still selling as much as it ever did, and so right now I'm actually recording what we call a guided study and practice group that we're going to open for ongoing admission. And it's sitting inside of this really beautiful community called Agile Mastery, so like it's the lessons from me, which are something like a book club on steroids. So we're taking just a section of the book at a time, a metabolisable section, there's field work that people are doing in between each session and they're interacting with each other on it, and they're helping each other learn. There are accountability conversations that are going on. And so that sort of action learning cycle takes place to help people really use what's in that book. Because what I kept hearing is like, gosh, I've read this book four times and I can't believe I'm still discovering something new, or like I've had this book for 10 years, I just opened it again, like, oh my gosh, how did I not see this before? So there's a lot in it, it's really sort of dense actually. So there's a way in which, although my personal practice is now with leadership teams, I am still very much involved with people who are working with delivery teams and the portfolio level and that sort of thing through helping people use what's in that book well, and where that book came from was my identity crisis. I mean, so we started this podcast by saying, well tell me a little bit about you and I'm like, well, I'm someone who, you know, grows by realising I'm totally in over my head and I don't know how to deal with this. And so instead of doing the same stuff I did before, like, what skill do I need to get? And what I love about people in the agile community is that's a very common mindset. You know, what I think is not so common is allowing the identity crises in and allowing them to inform us and allowing those crises to break us down, which is what I did. I allowed the identity crisis to break me down. And I started writing about that on this little blog called The road from project manager to agile coach. And so this is in 2008 or something like that. And so that's what eventually led to the book. I, you know, gave a talk at a Scrum gathering, my very first Scrum gathering. My very first public speaking thing called The road from project manager to agile coach. And talking about that, now the things I do as an agile coach now that I would have never done as a plan driven project manager, like I would've thought were stupid or ridiculous, or like magical thinking or just wouldn't work, you know, and of course they worked beautifully. So you know, from that point, I got asked to write the book, you know, and I had no intentions of writing a book and actually resisted it for a while, and kept getting all these sort of messages in the phone with people saying, gosh, that's good, you should write that down. And eventually, got in the place where the Coaching Agile Teams book just galloped its way into the world through me, it just, it was, it took one calendar year to write it and really, I didn't start writing it until May and it got turned in in November. I mean, so it just moved through very quickly. Ula Ojiaku Wow. Is there anything, because, you know, knowing what you now know, that you would do differently about the process of authoring a book and the messaging in it? Lyssa Adkins I think I would use the same process of authoring the book, and I think it's probably worth saying a little bit about what that is, because I actually went and found some mentors, people who've written books and said, so, you know, I don't know how to do this, you know, what's your advice? And so some of, the main process I used was agile. And so I had an outline of the book that had come to me over like a six month period of time before I turned in, before I finally decided to, well, I guess I'll go ahead and turn in this book proposal. It seems like I already have it written. And I, at the time we were in a Facebook group, I sent that out to the group and I said, put these in business value order. You know, and they put it in a business value order about 90% of the way I would have. And so I started writing the book in business value order. And when I met the publisher in August and the book was due in November, he said, I guess you probably want an extension. You know, cause you surely the book's not going to be ready in November. I'm like, hmm, yeah, it is. He's like, well, how can you be so sure. I'm like, well, I'm writing it in business value order. I mean, so I'm writing the chapters that are most useful to people. So if we get to November 1st and something's not written, it's just not going to be in the book because it's the lowest value content anyway. He was like, wow, really? And he still didn't believe me that I would make the deadline, but I did, November 1st. So, you know, so I think that's an important thing. What was, what was important then, and I think it's probably even more important now is timing. You know, I had the sense that the content of the book was important, and that the sooner it got out there, the better, and that was more important than it being great or amazing, definitely not perfect, definitely more important than being perfect, that's something that I struggle with all the time. So it turned out though that my husband quit his job, retired a little bit early and he became the proofreader of the book and he and I were in this amazing cycle for the last few months of the book. And it all got written, every chapter. Ula Ojiaku Wow. That's amazing and inspiring. So what about the mentors? What was their inputs in addition to, you know, telling you how, their own process for writing? Did you also get their input to, you know, proofreading and suggesting? Lyssa Adkins We got a lot of people's input to the book. The book went out for review to about 12 people, and there were some really useful things that came back from that, and that affected how it, how it rolled out eventually. But one of my mentors was a guy named Lee Devin, and he's written a few books, but the one he's most known for in the agile world is called Artful Making: What Managers Need to Know About How Artists Work is what that book is, and when we got together, he gave me two pieces of advice. He said, don't let your writer and your editor be in the room at the same time. And so what he meant by that is, your job when you are getting content out is just to write and don't even worry about spelling or punctuation or anything. And don't judge it, just get it out, come back in another time with the editor, who's got the red pen. It's like, oh, I don't like that language, this is not even a well-formed idea, punctuation, whatever. Now, to the extent that I can do that, the book flowed very beautifully. I can't tell you that I could do it all the time because I am so critical. Most of us are so critical of ourselves that we are writing and editing at the same time and what that, what that means is that our ideas die before they get to be born. And so the other thing that he recommended as a practice, which I did religiously, was before you start writing content for the day or whatever session you were, open a Word document and just start typing whatever is in your mind. And what you're doing there is you're trying to get your fingers and your body to move as fast as your mind. And so you're literally sort of warming up, you know, like a pianist would warm up or like someone playing soccer would warm up, so you're literally warming up this whole mind body instrument because the mind moves so fast. And it turns out, of course, that through that stream of consciousness writing, there were some real gems in there that got pulled into the book, but usually it was just a bunch of junk, you know, and I only, I set a timer for only five minutes. It didn't take a long time to do it, but the times that I didn't do it, the writing was not as good. Ula Ojiaku It's almost like, you know, priming a pump, because when you're speaking, I'm thinking of an ancient well, where you'd have the manual pump, you know, you'd have some prime it before the water starts flowing and you get into the zone and interestingly, that's also what, so Marie Forleo, she's more of a, she has a podcast as well and a course, I mean, what's it called, but the key thing is she said, interestingly, she said the same thing about, you know, just typing or writing and not minding whether it's quality or quantity and at a point in time, you know, you'd get flowing. Lyssa Adkins Yeah, exactly. There are all of these beautiful books of writing prompts too, you know, I mean, there's just, you're making me realise I need to start writing more. I think I've let the well go dry a little bit. Yeah. Thank you for the reminder. Ula Ojiaku Could we talk about your organisation, because there is your TENWOMENSTRONG Program. Is that still on? And if so, can you tell us about it? What's the vision behind, your putting that organisation together and how is it going right now? Lyssa Adkins Yeah. So I am a co-leader and a contributor to TENWOMENSTRONG. It's actually an organisation owned by Carolyn Dragon and Carolyn, and I've known each other for more than a dozen years. We were in a really intense year-long leadership program together in 2010. And so she had this program and this company, TENWOMENSTRONG, and about the time that I sold Agile Coaching Institute in 2017, you know, she would, she said, I'm going to put myself on your calendar every six weeks just for us to have coffee, and I want to hear that you're doing nothing but singing and gardening and whatever you want to do, and that you're actually taking a break because it had been, you know, about a decade of really intense work, following my mission to help professionalise the discipline of agile coaching, you know, and working with so many people on having, you know, such a focus on that for so long and, you know, and it totally worked because now dozens of people are carrying that forward, you know? So my role in sort of, again, priming the pump, we're back to this metaphor, right? So my role along with Michael Spayd, like our role together, priming the pump for agile coaching you know, was done, it was done. And the next question is, well, what do I do next? And so Carolyn, true to her word, we got together every six weeks. What a great friend in that, in that following year, while I was busy transitioning Agile Coaching Institute to its new owner, but not really having a new mission for myself. And she was telling me about the impact of this program she has called TENWOMENSTRONG, and it's basically a program to help women reconnect with their purpose, and go through this process of discovering who I am authentically, you know, what are all of my creativities, especially the ones that I've forgotten about or that I think aren't wanted in my work world or in other parts of my world. And then what's the creative expression I'm here to bring. And so, at the time I had been looking around the agile world and going like, where are the women? I mean, I kept looking and going, like, there are plenty of us at these conferences, there are plenty of us at these meetups there, you know, like there's plenty of women in the agile world, but when you ask, you know, who are the people who I should read, you would get a list of men's names predominantly. Maybe my name would be in there and maybe Esther Derby and maybe a few others, but just, just a few. And so, as Carolyn was telling me the impact of this program, where she'd been running it inside of corporations and publicly, all of a sudden out of my mouth, I was like, oh my gosh, we need that for women in agile. And so we started, I think it was probably in 2019 with virtual and in-person programs, maybe it was 2018. So and then we did those for a few years and then the pandemic hit, and it was a real reassessment of what we wanted to do. And it was also Carolyn's decision, which I thought was a very brilliant business decision, to pull back, because people had enough on their plates, you know, another constant self-improvement like this whole sort of constant self improvement thing we do is another trap, you know? And so she did things that supported women in her circles, women who've been through her program that she attracted through various free offerings. She did things to support them, but not to add anything that would, you know, just contribute to the stress of the moment, they were under enough stress. And so now, as it is, she's now starting to bring back more programs, but she's doing them shorter duration. And so the one that I'm contributing to TENWOMENSTRONG right now is called Influence and Impact in the Agile World and it's a workshop where women come and they share with each other, the places where they're not having the influence and impact they wanted, and they don't know why, they've tried all different kinds of things, and so it's a workshop to take, you know, to create community about that, to actually be vulnerable and say that to other people, and to know that you're going to be received. And then we go through some different steps that allow the women to have some insight about their specific situation and they leave with an idea of what they want to try next. So those are the types of things that she's doing there, couple of other programs, but that's the one that I'm leading with her. Ula Ojiaku Now, based on what we've talked about so far, what are the books you would say have influenced your thinking and, you know, your approach as a coach, as a professional? Lyssa Adkins Well the books that have influenced my development as a coach and a professional are the ones that are written by the people who are in the coaching schools I went to. So, Co-Active Coaching is one, and then there's just a new book out now that encapsulates what I learned in organisation and relationship systems coaching, and that book is called Systems Inspired Leadership. It encapsulates the coaching approach, but talks about it from a leadership perspective, so it marries those two worlds for me. And then there's the whole genre of learning about Zen Buddhism, which I think has been a really important contribution to my ability to be a good coach. And so Pema Chödrön is someone I read there. There are many, many others, but she's the one that comes to mind right now because she has books that are called, well, hang on, what are they called? Get a load of these titles. The Places That Scare You, Comfortable With Uncertainty, Welcoming the Unwelcome, The Wisdom of No Escape - those are just some of her books. So what she helps me do, is actually what we talked about at the beginning, upgrade my own complexity of mind to work with what actually is happening and not ignore it, or try to bypass it. Downshift my nervous system, and then expand my ability to see the web of the relationship system to expand those five core competencies in myself and in my interactions with other people. So I think that for me, that's an essential piece of learning and, I would say, not so much learning, but leaderfullness, expanding my own leaderfullness, and ability to be in the world and with the world as it is. Ula Ojiaku That's a new word for me, leaderfullness. It's almost like… Lyssa Adkins Yeah, it's a funny word, right. I think I picked it up from the Coaches Training Institute. They used to, have said that for years and years, but I think it conveys something really important, which is that leadership is not even primarily anymore about knowing better or doing more or any of these things that we promoted and we lauded leaders for, you know, leadership is about working with the world as it is and bringing to every moment, your authentic leaderfullness, you are full up with leadership. You are a full up, it's like a fully embodied way of expressing leadership and expressing our ability to take in what's really happening, to slow our minds down, to not be hijacked by the situation, to ask some deeper questions, and to look squarely in the face of the things that we don't want. Ula Ojiaku Awesome. Are there things that you'd like the audience to know in terms of what you're doing currently? Lyssa Adkins Yeah, I would direct people to lyssaadkins.com for what I'm doing currently, and of course you have to know how to spell it. L Y S S A A D K I N S.com. I know it'll be in the show notes too. The thing I think I want people to know is that something really exciting is just now starting, and I'm part of starting it. And I would say it's going to be, the kickoff or the beginning of a worldwide movement in the agile community, all centered around the question, if it's no accident that agile has emerged at exactly this time, what is its role in the planetary challenges and the paradigm shifts we are currently experiencing? That question, both enlivens me and haunts me. I've been holding that question for a long time and the first thing I know that is related to that question that's going to be moving out into the world will happen at Agile 2022 in Nashville in late July. And I am the moderator of a panel, essentially about what is Agile's bigger role and the panellists are all using agile in ways that help make our current situation better, help try to fend us off from the worst of the impacts of our previous behaviour. So there are people who, for example, are working in climate change, they're working and bringing agile into helping democracies arise. They're bringing agile into pulling girls out of poverty and the only option for themselves is sex trafficking, for example. All right. So these are some of the leaders who are going to be speaking about how, what they've been doing to investigate this question of like, if we agilists have something that's useful and we know how to do and be a different sort of person, have a different sort of skills, like what can we add to the people who are already doing this really important work on the planet right now. So I'm really excited to find out how that conversation goes. We're hoping to see that the sparks from that panel fly all over the world and ignite these conversations and agile communities all over the world, because I think we do have a role, and I think we have something that's so different and so useful, and I don't think we need to force it on anyone, but I think we're good at experiments, you know, so like why don't we run some experiments, go find out, like would what you know, as an agilest be useful for an organisation who's responding to climate disasters, for example. Ula Ojiaku That's inspiring. What one thing would you like to leave the audience with? Lyssa Adkins You know, there's a quote, I don't even know where it came from that I say to myself all the time and I think that's what I want to leave the audience with. For those of you listening, first of all, thank you for your attention. I know that is the most precious thing we have. So what I'll leave you with is this. It will be okay in the end. If it's not okay, it's not the end. Ula Ojiaku That's a great one. Thank you so much Lyssa for your time, it's been an insightful conversation. Lyssa Adkins My pleasure. Thank you for inviting me. I've really enjoyed this exploration and I've found some new ideas too Ula Ojiaku That's all we have for now. Thanks for listening. If you liked this show, do subscribe at www.agileinnovationleaders.com or your favourite podcast provider. Also share with friends and do leave a review on iTunes. This would help others find this show. I'd also love to hear from you, so please drop me an email at ula@agileinnovationleaders.com Take care and God bless! 

Robin and Hannah are a high performance coach "Inspire ME " and Nutritionist " Guide to High Frequency Living". They have misfortune with their health and life experience that lead to a deeper sense of self and attraction to each other. Listen to their journey from self recovery and winning in life to helping others.Watch full episode on YouTubeResources Mentioned:InspireMeCounsulting.com.auRobin's LinkedinRobin's YouTubeFree Disc QuizFree Strategy SessionNourishToHealth.com.auHannah's InstagramHannah's TelegramFree Nutrition GuidesFree E-BooksSupport the LYM Podcast:Subscribe to our YouTube channelLeave us a review on Apple Podcasts or SpotifyVisit our website Download our LYM mobile app (available on iOS and Android)Join our mailing listSend a gift to our host VinceWant to sponsor episodes of LYM? Reach out to us on our websiteSupport the show

This year we lost four remarkable men who made their mark on motorsport: "Quick Vic" Elford, the fearless British driver with humble beginnings who made his mark in the Porsche 911 and 917; Mauro Forghieri, longtime technical director of Scuderia Ferrari; Nicola Materazzi, turbocharging guru and brilliant designer of the Ferrari 288 GTO and the F40; and Alain DeCadenet, gentleman racer, constructor, journalist and television presenter.  These are their stories.SUPPORT THE POD:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/hpheritageSUPPORT OUR SPONSORS:http://modelcitizendiecast.comhttps://drivetowardacure.orgFIND US ON THE WEB:https://www.horsepowerheritage.comInstagram: @horsepowerheritageMUSIC CREDITS:"Wild Strawberries" by Lilo Soundhttps://filmmusic.io/song/6097-wildstrawberries"Luzia" by Lilo Soundhttps://filmmusic.io/song/6184-luzia"Cinematic Building Strings" by Tim Kulighttps://filmmusic.io/song/8723-cinematic-building-strings-fast-130"Fanfare X"  by Alexander Nakaradahttps://filmmusic.io/song/4874-fanfare-x-slow-version"Epic" by Ramolhttps://filmmusic.io/song/7073-epic"The Great Lydian Journey" by German Tretyakovhttps://filmmusic.io/song/9794-the-great-lydian-journey-original"Assassins, Like Clockwork" by Troyificushttps://filmmusic.io/song/9579-assassins-like-clockwork"Ether Disco" by Kevin MacLeodhttps://filmmusic.io/song/3719-ether-disco"Inspire Me" by Tim Kulighttps://filmmusic.io/song/8726-inspire-me"Mediterranean" by MusicLFileshttps://filmmusic.io/song/6128-mediterranean"Flying 3" by Frank Schroeterhttps://filmmusic.io/song/10173-flying-3"Time Travel" by Frank Schroeterhttps://filmmusic.io/song/6784-time-travel"Busman's Holiday" by Lilo Soundhttps://filmmusic.io/song/7398-busmansholiday"Rush" by Alexander Nakaradahttps://filmmusic.io/song/4820-rush"Reunited" by Kevin MacLeod https://filmmusic.io/song/4282-reunitedSupport the show

In this episode, host Gail Ferguson Jones speaks with Codependency Healing Expert Marshall Burtcher about the unhealthy compromises made in codependent relationships. Burtcher describes codependency as a survival strategy in which one's sense of self-worth is diminished by a need to seek validation from another. Through his Free the Self program, he helps people-pleasers, perfectionists and codependents learn to love themselves and build healthy relationships. Learn more at: https://www.freetheself.com/quick-links/ Ferguson Jones is a best-selling author, award-winning journalist, podcaster and certified peer recovery coach, specializing in recovery from codependency for those who love someone struggling with addiction. You can learn more about her Buttrfly Effect program, her best-selling book, "Butterfly Rising. A Journey to Love, Healing and Freedom from the Cocoon of Codependency," or contact her at: https://linktr.ee/GailFergusonJones Music for The Buttrfly Effect Podcast, "Inspire Me," by Mixaund at https://www.mixaundbandcamp.com.   

In this episode, Host Gail Ferguson Jones talks with Positive Psychology and Resilience Coach Andrea Seydel about the ways misplaced loyalty to an addicted loved one may be harmful. She is also a best-selling author. In the conversation, Seydel shares some of the signs of addiction that she initially did not recognize, such as her loved one's mood swings, job loss, dishonesty and stealing. She advises those in similar situations to be willing to detach from the problem, and refuse to accept abuse and neglect. "Find the courage of focus on you," Seydel advises. "Realize that you matter... . Turn up the volume on loving yourself." For more information on Seydel and her book, "Loving You is Killing Me," go to: https://www.andreaseydel.com/ Host Gail Ferguson Jones is a best-selling author, award-winning journalist, podcaster, speaker and certified peer recovery coach specializing in recovery from codependency, also known as co-addiction. You can purchase her best-selling book, "Butterfly Rising. A Journey of Love, Healing and Freedom from the Cocoon of Codependency," or contact her about her peer recovery program at https://linktr.ee/GailFergusonJones The Buttrfly Effect Podcast is available on most platforms: https://pod.link/1518404338 Music for The Buttrfly Effect Podcast, "Inspire Me," by Mixaund at:  https://www.mixaundbandcamp.com.

Привет, друзья! На связи Faces&Places, и это новый подкаст! К нам в гости пришли Катя и Янни – основательницы женского сообщества InspireMe Club. Мы спросили девочек, приходят ли на ивенты парни, нащупали грани здорового феминизма и здоровой конкуренции, а еще запаслись полезными советами о том, как не бояться и продолжать свое любимое дело (у всех, кто только хочет его начать, тоже сработает). Приятного прослушивания! Для связи - fcsandplcs@gmail.com Инстаграм F&P - https://www.instagram.com/fcsandplcs Инстаграм Маши - https://www.instagram.com/mashamartsulevich Инстаграм InspireMe Club - https://www.instagram.com/inspire.me_club Инстаграм Кати - https://www.instagram.com/kateryna.dz Инстаграм Янни - https://www.instagram.com/ginmelger Монтаж и сведение - https://www.instagram.com/easypapaia https://www.instagram.com/an.kaus Создатель музыки - https://www.instagram.com/philipp_kolyadenko Студия звукозаписи - арт-галерея Bacalarte

Episode 124 – Interview with Dr. Sweets, a Faith-Based Therapist“Through the use of Inspire ME model; Dr. Wilson-Williams specializes in helping individuals transform and overcome various life challenges.”Dr. Sweets Wilson-Williams is a native of Harlem, New York, is the daughter of immigrants from Jamaica and Cuba. She now resides in the greater Hartford, Connecticut metro and is the CEO of Inspire ME, LLC. Her accomplishments include being a Licensed Alcohol & Drug Counselor, a Licensed Master Social Worker, a Licensed Forensic Counselor, a Licensed Domestic Violence Counselor, and a Licensed Forensic Sex Offender Treatment Specialist. As a professional faith-based therapist, she will help you illuminate underestimated strengths while identifying self-limiting mental roadblocks. Dr. Sweets specializes in helping individuals in transition, or who desire to bring about momentous change. Her practice helps individuals move through a new stage in life, handling trauma, mental health issues, addictions, grief, and loss, helping to establish themselves after a divorce or to achieve a desired life purpose through a therapeutic experience.Dr. Wilson is passionate about delivering transformational therapeutic counseling. Individuals can learn from their crisis, roadblocks to success can be removed, and self-mastery is achieved so you can direct your life as you want. The transformation you experience while working with her will deliver innovative access to power and clarity to reclaim your life in ways you could have never imagined. Live a successful life on your terms.More info can be found at: https://www.imeministries.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-sweets-wilson-williams-16872010/ Her email is: drwilson@imeministries.comAnd the office phone number is: (860) 469-2184

Today's podcast guest is James McDonald. He is a Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Leader, an author, an Empowerment Speaker, and a People Transformer. He works with AvalonBay Communities and inspires and teaches his colleagues to make a difference, for each other and for their residents. James is also the CEO of The InspireME group, which helps to encourage those needing the power to be heard. He is passionate about WORDS and Language and uses vocabulary to help others change their lives. "Think it, say it, do it". Words have changed his life and has allowed him to rise out of dark moments to have clarity and vision. We discuss: -Chickens don't soar with Eagles -Using words to get to where he needs to be -Being selfless -Not knowing it all -Understanding that nothing should remain the same More about his books and his philosophy can be found at https://iamjrmcdonald.com or by contacting him at jamesmcdonaldjr@gmail.com.

Stella Johnson is a passionate and open-hearted photographer and educator – and this shines through her work. Her approach to photography is thoughtful and deliberate: Stella takes the time to not only get to know her subjects, but to also cultivate lifelong relationships with them – whether they are people or places.Stella is widely recognized for her skill and unique vision, receiving a Core Fulbright Scholar Grant to photograph in Mexico in 2003, and Fulbright Senior Specialist grants to teach in Mexico in 2006, and Colombia in 2018. The University of Maine Press published her monograph, Al Sol: Photographs from Mexico, Cameroon and Nicaragua, in 2008, and her second monograph, Zoi, was published by Wild Greek Press. Her work has received numerous honours, including a New England Foundation for the Arts Cultural Collaborative Artist-in-Residence Grant and the Julia Margaret Cameron Award.Stella holds teaching positions at Boston University and Lesley University College of Art and Design, and also leads workshops in locations all around the world, including Greece, Cuba, Colombia, Mexico, and most recently, in Venice Beach, California.Find out more about Stella's photography and upcoming workshops on her on Instagram @stellajohnson or on her website www.stellajohnson.com.More than a podcast, join our community on Millie.ca, @themilliecommunity.

In continuing the celebration of poetry month. Poetic Resurrection will have two poet interviews. We again will welcome Martina Reisz Newberry and a newcomer to our podcast, Diana Rosen. In this episode, I will discuss and read a few poems from Inspire Me: Perception. Inspire Me: Perception was recently re-edited and we will release a compilation book of the first two Inspire Me books this month with a preview of five poems from my upcoming book Inspire Me: Awakening Dreams. Enjoy! The poems in this episode include “Silhouette”—a poem about a traumatic experience “Food”—a poem about my love of food and how a loving family makes fun of you and currently the most popular poem “Tomorrow” about how we view life and rethinking our perceptions. Various lines from “Tomorrow” have been quoted by several websites.   Silhouette A dark shadow appears—soul shakes, the body suspends. A story of an altered spirit who'll manifest soon in the deepest of night. Shadow essence of two-week visit encompasses my thoughts and sleep. If present, she'll be safe. Who do you speak of, spirit? A man's silhouette in the early morning as the streetlights gleam upon glistening muscle tone. The sun peeks as my roommate dreams, unconscious of his gaze. In the darkness, a gun rises in his hand, aims at roommate's head. Silence takes over as the smoke aura scars her fate. Dream propels my slumber, and I go to her room. If I'm present, she'll be safe repeats. Sunlight dances on my face as the night's story whispers away. She awakens, “Had that dream again, didn't you?” “Yes.” Three full moons calendar the sky. Gotham called for her home—She's safe. Chitown childhood friends summer evening visit—Sunset Strip. Summer heat, sleep half nude as evening completes at midnight. Vocal and joyful friends jest of a man at the window where the drapes bellow. Amusement drains the night as the muscles gleaming silhouette appears. She runs into my bedroom, gun points at third eye—forced out of comfort into the lifeless living room. Essence extends my body as I guard the front door. “Think you're going somewhere?” He shouts. Gun points for me to sit by piano. The silent melody piano bench where I abide. “On the floor,” he casts me as he bares my skin from sheet. Little sister weeps and window slams, fearing discovery of his carnal acts. Guilt survival mission defuses the present. Escaping—leap two steps—first landing. Leap again, gun at head. Blinding movie screen of my life flashes, steals my sight. Land on corner of step and propelled onto the ground. Not dying, not tonight! Street or parking lot?  A straight shot I will not be as I hide beside cars until I can jump a concrete fence that divides the building. Footsteps dissipate. Blood curdling screams echo in the distance. I climb many staircases and a man stands with two dogs. “Please call the police,” I beg. “I think my friend's dead.” His girlfriend's pink robe drapes a childhood fear. We hide. Police state, “Stay inside.”  Helicopter's beaming lights—Treble sirens and watchful dogs ease chaotic street. An hour-and-a-half, a knock. Police state, “He escaped—assaulted another woman and stole her car.”  Friends approach in a cloud of disbelief, sobbing. They heard my fall, calling—No answer—Saw my death in his hands. Police, “He'll return.” Neighbor held us safe, and we slept on her floor. My scarred friends left the next day. Never went back. He never paid. Warning from silhouette, but I didn't understand. Premonition, and it's real impact. Checking doors and windows for a year, but I know I saved my friends because—I was there.   Food Reminiscing Food stories that my family tells About behavior Don't remember, age three or four Learned to walk, learned to climb Kitchen chair, telephone books God forbid family would Buy a step ladder to make my life easier An old refrigerator (not old back then) Lever—jump up and pull down Sister wonders why fridge is ajar Opens door—Surprise, it's me! Sitting on a shelf eating an apple She grabs me, fights to get fruit Tug of war ensues She wants a chewed apple? Stomping away (I had such an attitude) Fruit in hand—I won Sister retells story as family laughs I am offended by their laughter Rope around stove, fridge Padlock on pantry? Chocks for candy! Where's the fruit? Watch fire in stove—I love fireplaces Upset, storm off to yellow vinyl 50's sofa Jump up and slide back down Jump up again and again Oh well, I'll throw myself on floor Crying because I'm a miffed child Check to see if they're watching Mom comes over and hugs me Sit on the big vinyl sofa—Finally!   Tomorrow If I were to die tomorrow Would I have organized my home Would I have left my paperwork in order Would I have made it easier for my family If I were to die tomorrow Would I have followed and completed my dreams Would I have loved the way I wanted to love Would I have visited the world like I wanted to If I were to die tomorrow  Would I have told those that I loved that I love them  Would I have seen the beauty in my own life  Can I say that I lived my life to its fullest If I were to die tomorrow Would I have lived today  Would I have loved differently  Would I have felt my life was complete  If I would die tomorrow  A sadness would be there To know I wasted so much time If I were to die tomorrow I would make the unknown I'd face the unknown I was so afraid of As I choose my life today with strength and joy   Music Relaxing Piano Music by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4273-relaxing-piano-music License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

In celebration of poetry month. Poetic Resurrection will interview poets and links to previous poet interviews. In this episode I will be discussing and reading a few poems from Inspire Me: Raw. Inspire Me: Raw was recently re-edited and a complication book of the first 2 Inspire Me books will be released this month with a preview of five poems from my upcoming book Inspire Me: Awakening Dreams. Enjoy! Citizen poem was written several months before Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico. When this happened, I was surprised that many didn't know Puerto Ricans are American Citizens. This poem explains how many Puerto Ricans feel.   Curly red hair Freckled skin Speaking Spanish Not fitting in   People's biases Perceptions Ignorance —Citizen   Where are you from? How did you get here? Was it a struggle? No—Citizen   No boats No tunnels No hiding Airplanes   I belong here Born here Educated —Citizen   Forget was written about a woman who lived in the tenement where I grew up in Chicago. As a child I would catch her crying in the hallway after her husband physically abused her.   Sometimes I can't remember: often, actually The times I run out and say nothing to you The times I am angry and pretending to be  okay The times I don't come home at night   Sometimes I can't remember: often, actually When your anger lashes out at me When you drink too often and hurt me When you disappear into an aberrant abyss of time   Sometimes I do remember: often, actually Your cruel words that hurt Your desire to touch that repulses Your anger at who you've become   I remember and choose to forget Do you love? As those you love are hurt Do you know the emergency room—a second home? Do you understand—Inner scars show more than the ones I wear?   Sometimes I can't remember: often, actually The raising of happy children here The life we thought was possible The comfort of a safe, loving home   Sometimes I can't remember: often, actually How reality needs exposure How I've always remembered How lights slowly dim on you   Go Go Boots is about being a ten-year-old child and wanting to be thin so she could wear the sixties fashions. They didn't fit.   At 10 Made a mistake Told my teacher that I Want to lose weight   First diet included Liver, once a week—Yuk! Different recipes, so nasty That's not what I was seeking   Stood in line for free lunch Menu: peanut butter cookies My favorite munchies I wanted one—Damn!   “Hide one for me, please” When teacher's not looking Don't want to get teased for Failing program on first day   My mom states, “You're only ten! No reason for a diet” Wanting to be model thin Groovy clothes—Buy them Go-Go boots the stylish trend   Chubby clothes too short Regular pants too long Big kid bell bottoms reach calves Average size bells at ankles   Others smoke bongs Skunk weed smell Permeates halls Hide don't tell—jail fate in ‘68   What to do with weight Insecurities begin Entire life, same shit—wasted time And now I'm fine     Music by: Gotama “Forgiveness” Visit https://gotama-music.bandcamp.com

In this week's episode and intro to season four, we're going to discuss Awakening Dreams. The next book entitled, Inspire Me: In Time of Need, we changed the subtitled to Awakening Dreams. In Time of Need was a working title and since the pandemic has lessened, Awakening Dreams is a much better description of what many have experience.    There is a newly re-edited compilation book coming out this month. Includes the first two books in the Inspire Me series and then five poems from my upcoming book—Inspire Me: Awakening Dreams. The topic for this season is awakening dreams. What dreams and aspirations have you had which led you to a new way of thinking and living? Mine started with reading the book “Jonathan Livingston Seagull”. After that, I became a self-help junkie and couldn't read enough books on the subject. I also learned that reading them even though they make you think about your beliefs and actions, the concepts need to be applied. Since then, I only read the books that pertaining to my development at this time. What I have learned and this is so cliché is that you need to live in the present. While worrying about the future and the past, we miss the present. Lao Tzu stated: “If you live in the past, you're depressed. If you live in the future, you have anxiety. If you live in the present, you have peace.” In all my soul searching, and that is what it is unless you apply the knowledge you've acquired. We need to reflect and allow ourselves to be vulnerable. When I stopped being defensive, which came from insecurity, I became accepting of what my beliefs and behaviors were and how many weren't even mine. Allow yourself to feel, being grateful even when situations are challenging. And, knowing you have value. The poem for this week is Vulnerable from Inspire Me: Raw. Vulnerable   Call upon angels for clarity Are they listening? Meditate, feeling the joy That enchants the heart   Meditate, letting go Bliss surrounds me Chill flows through my spine Inspiration finds me   Energy flows through my fingers Onto a notebook page Close eyes and let life be Unafraid to be exposed   Allowing myself to be Love and consideration How can this be hostile? Vulnerable exposition   Cold sharpness, head to toe Release, remove my mask Golden light surrounds Fulfills my existence   Many blessings Music: With These Wings by essesq Jonathan Livingston Seagull: https://amzn.to/3u5oihk   Further reading on awakening: https://chopra.com/articles/10-signs-of-spiritual-enlightenment-awakening

In a slightly longer episode than usual I explore the continuum of effort - which has Force at one end and Flow at another.   Being more in flow regardless of circumstances is more possible than most realise.  Show Notes: Join me on my webinar, Win Bigger in 2022, Monday 17th January here.  (Anyone who registers gets access to the recording in case you can't make it live) Get the WinBigger workbook - 22 Questions For A Great 2022 here.   Follow:  Follow me on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. Inspire Me:  For weekly inspiration in your inbox on a Monday, join my mailing list at www.shanecradock.com

Is your spirit important in creating true success?  What is it anyway?  That's the focus of today's episode. Show Notes: Get the WinBigger workbook - 22 Questions For A Great 2022 here. Join me on my webinar, Win Bigger in 2022, Monday 17th January here.  (Anyone who registers gets access to the recording in case you can't make it live)   Follow:  Follow me on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. Inspire Me:  For weekly inspiration in your inbox on a Monday, join my mailing list at www.shanecradock.com

The Notes really say it all!Btw: Shout out to all the Yinzers that Inspire Me for Radio-esque personality in Pittsburgh.102.5 WDVE105.9 The XMikey & Big Bob of 96.1 KISS FmBilly Gardell, Himself!And anyone else that remembers B-94!TREMENDOUS SHOUTOUT to our Ad Break Featured Podcast for this week: THE POTENTIAL PODCAST!https://open.spotify.com/show/1xPFfzFngge8tKib10tBHQ?si=LDwI1OSqSkmo9RUaqfbpZA&dl_branch=1Please understand, that they are the best form of weird... and I love them very much for it!

Nurturing authentic leaders is a game-changer for your bottom line, workplace happiness and wellbeing. In this episode, we explore why authenticity is the way to go and what happens when leaders don't show up with integrity.  Here are a few of the topics we cover What is authenticity? What is trait theory? The Second Circle of Presence Trust in the workplace Presence  Integrity The concept of leadership and followers Leadership styles  Are you transformational or transactional, manager or leader or a mixture of both? Action centred leadership model Fear & Transparency  Recognising how to create a positive, forward-thinking culture  Get in touch with us to share your challenges around Authentic Leadership and how your organisation might benefit from our signature return on investment training programme.  www.andinspireme.com hello@andinspireme.com (+44)2920 229922 Twitter LinkedIn   

We're kicking off this season talking about arguably the most impactful emotion in the workplace!  The good the bad and the ugly around fear! So topical right now as the world opens up and we tackle the new normal of working post lockdown whether remotely or back in the office.  How does fear affect you personally - physically and emotionally? How does the culture of fear affect your team and your productivity?  What can we look out for as leaders to recognise fear behaviours in our people?  How can we negotiate fear differently? How can we leverage fear?  And SO much more…..this is one of our favourite subjects. Thank you for tuning into our first ever episode of Creating Superstars at Work. Please subscribe, share, review and get in touch if you want to know how we can help your workforce explore new strategies around fear in your organisation. You can contact us below - looking forward to seeing you in our next episode!  www.andinspireme.com hello@andinspireme.com (+44)2920 229922 Twitter LinkedIn  

Sonia Iris Lozada is a poet and performer fascinated with perceptions of time, history, dreams, psychology and the metaphysical. Her #1 bestselling publications include Inspire Me: Raw (2017), Follow Akashic Dreaming through Time  (2019) and Inspire Me: Perception  (2019). Her upcoming book is entitled “Inspire Me: In Time of Need” which is the third in the Inspire Me series.  Poetry has always been Sonia's way of explaining the bi-cultural world around her.As an actor for both stage and screen, she has appeared in films such as Out of the Wild and Expired among others. Her podcast, "Poetic Resurrection” launched in February 2021, with great acceptance.  Her book Follow: Akashic Dreaming Through Time is currently being adapted for film.https://poeticresurrection.com/