Podcast appearances and mentions of komal minhas

Welcome to today's ICYMI, where we kick off the week with a quick game-changing tip from one of our guests that you might have missed. We could all use a confidence boost sometimes, and we're throwing it back to Komal Minhas, who drops doable research-backed tips on how to cultivate more confidence and courage to tap into our potential. Komal is an executive coach, business strategist, interviewer, and resilience educator who coaches people to build successful businesses while improving their wellbeing and mastering their mindset.She's landed a spot on Oprah's Super Soul 100 list, screened her film, Dream, Girl, at the Obama White House, and has interviewed legends like Glennon Doyle and Michelle Obama. She's overcome great adversity to accomplish so many incredible things in her life, sharing her insights and wisdom on her podcast, Lessons Learned, and in her own column for Fortune Magazine.We hope this episode helps inspire you to relentlessly pursue your full potential and believe in your damn self. Tune in every Monday for an expert dose of life advice in under 10 minutes.For show notes and more adulting tips, visit: teachmehowtoadult.caFollow Komal:Komalminhas.com@komalminhas Sign up for our monthly adulting newsletter:teachmehowtoadult.ca/newsletter Follow us on the ‘gram:@teachmehowtoadultmedia@gillian.bernerFollow on TikTok: @teachmehowtoadult

Welcome to today's ICYMI, where we kick off the week with a quick game-changing tip from one of our guests that you might have missed. Raise your hand if you're hella burnt out at work, and you low-key job hunt every week... Corporate dissatisfaction is at an all-time high, and a lot of us are sick of it. But there's steps you can take to improve your work situation before you throw in the towel and quit in an unstable economy. So this week we're throwing it back to this incredibly actionable advice from Komal Minhas, who educates us on what work-life balance actually looks like, working with the corporate system to improve your job, how to gradually implement boundaries (we see you, quiet-quitting) and more. Komal is an executive coach, business strategist, interviewer, and resilience educator who coaches people to build successful businesses while improving their wellbeing and mastering their mindset. She's landed a spot on Oprah's Super Soul 100 list, screened her film, Dream, Girl, at the Obama White House, and has interviewed legends like Glennon Doyle and Michelle Obama. She shares her insights and wisdom on her podcast, Lessons Learned, and in her own column for Fortune Magazine.Tune in every Monday for expert advice in under 10 minutes.Listen to the full episode here! PS: If you've been dreaming of starting your own podcast, but you aren't sure where to start or how to grow, check out our consulting services at teachmehowtoadult.ca/howtopodcast. We can't wait to work with you!Sign up for our monthly adulting newsletter:teachmehowtoadult.ca/newsletter Follow us on the ‘gram:@teachmehowtoadultmedia@yunggillianaire@cailynmichaanFollow us on TikTok: @teachmehowtoadultFollow Komal:Komalminhas.com @komalminhas

This week I sit down with Komal Minhas, Founder of Karseva and contributor for Fortune Magazine and CTV News. Komal is an interviewer, business strategist, resilience educator and investor, and was named to Oprah Winfrey's Super Soul 100 list for this work. We talk about the ups and downs of founding a company, how to deal with self doubt and I get ALL the details on how she self-pitched Mrs. Michelle Obama and landed herself an opportunity to interview the former First Lady in a room of 8,000 people.

In this episode, we sit down with Komal Minhas to talk about her incredible journey of resilience and serving others. As a cancer survivor, she shares the lessons she learned and how that experience has impacted her work in resiliency. We dive into her inspiring career and the impact of meeting amazing people such as Michelle Obama and Oprah. We also discuss the importance of financial literacy, learning skillsets, and having the courage to ask for what you want. Additionally, we touch on topics like grief, tenacity, and the power of dreaming big. Listeners will gain valuable insights and inspiration from Komal's story and advice.More about Komal: Komal is a columnist for Fortune magazine and the founder of Karseva, a company focused on building individual, economic, and societal resilience through advisory, media production, and investing. She curates powerful experiences and conversations as an interviewer, business strategist, resilience educator, and investor, and was named to Oprah Winfrey's Super Soul 100 list for this work. As an interviewer, she has been in conversation with Michelle Obama, Glennon Doyle, Rupi Kaur, Angela Duckworth, and more. As a business strategist and resilience educator, Komal supports the leaders behind the brands, companies, and organizations you love to scale their revenue, impact, and protect their well-being as they work to transform the systems we live in.How to find Komal: WebsiteTwitterInstagramYouTubeTiktokBook recommendation(s):Profit First by Mike Michalowicz How to find WOMENdontDOthat:PatreonInstagramTwitterBlogPodcastNewsletterWebsiteInterested in sponsorship? Contact us at hello@womendontdothat.com

Welcome to today's ICYMI, where we kick off the week with a quick game-changing tip from one of our guests that you might have missed. This week we're throwing it back to Komal Minhas who drops three incredible research-backed tips on how we can develop the confidence to tap into our potential and get out of our own way. Komal is an executive coach, business strategist, interviewer, and resilience educator who coaches people to build successful businesses while improving their wellbeing and mastering their mindset.She's landed a spot on Oprah's Super Soul 100 list, screened her film, Dream, Girl, at the Obama White House, and has interviewed legends like Glennon Doyle and Michelle Obama. She's overcome great adversity to accomplish so many incredible things in her life, sharing her insights and wisdom on her podcast, Lessons Learned, and in her own column for Fortune Magazine.We hope this episode helps inspire you to relentlessly pursue your full potential and believe in your damn self. Tune in every Monday for an expert dose of life advice in under 10 minutes.For show notes and more adulting tips, visit: teachmehowtoadult.caSign up for our monthly adulting newsletter:teachmehowtoadult.ca/newsletter Follow us on the ‘gram:@teachmehowtoadultpodcast @yunggillianaire@cailynmichaanFollow Komal:Komalminhas.com@komalminhas

We give a recap on latest in-person event we attended — the DHL Fast Track sessions. A one-day small business workshop led by e-commerce experts held at Stackt Market in Toronto. We share our favourite takeaways from the three speaker sessions, and then dive into our advice for networking in real life again! Sessions recapped: Komal Minhas on how to grow your business through the power of storytelling.Dani Roche on the importance of visual branding and brand consistency.Steve Carty on creating quality content that will get your brand noticed.____Ready to start your holiday shopping? We've got your next gift ideaThe Copper Bell | Funny soy candles. Bold and sarcastic, just like you.Use code FWSH for 18% off your next purchase at thecopperbell.caPS. Start your own podcast with Buzzsprout HEREYOUR HOSTSTeri Canestraro @teri.canSarah Singleton @bysarahsingletonVISIT femaleswhosidehustle.comPOWERED by @femaleswhosidehustle

Our limiting beliefs get the best of us sometimes, and it's something that so many of us struggle with in life and at work. The truth is, we can't always trust the things we tell ourselves. Our brain pumps out around 6,000 thoughts per day and with that much going on, it's bound to get a few things wrong. So this week we called in Komal Minhas to help us develop the confidence and mindset skills to tap into our potential and get out of our own way. Komal is an executive coach, business strategist, interviewer, and resilience educator who coaches people to build successful businesses while improving their wellbeing and mastering their mindset.She's landed a spot on Oprah's Super Soul 100 list, screened her film, Dream, Girl, at the Obama White House, and has interviewed legends like Glennon Doyle and Michelle Obama. She's overcome great adversity to accomplish so many incredible things in her life, sharing her insights and wisdom on her podcast, Lessons Learned, and in her own column for Fortune Magazine.Tune in as we chat with Komal about:Her journey through adversity and how she found her purposeThe most common limiting beliefs people hold3 research-backed ways to build confidence (and why we should all re-watch Legally Blonde)How to pursue success while maintaining your health and wellbeingTips for setting boundaries at workCultivating resilience during difficult timesHow to find your purposeDesigning a life with balanceWe hope this episode helps inspire you to relentlessly pursue your full potential, protect your wellbeing as you own your success, and believe in your damn self!For show notes and more adulting tips, visit: teachmehowtoadult.caSign up for our monthly adulting newsletter:teachmehowtoadult.ca/newsletter Follow us on the ‘gram:@teachmehowtoadultpodcast @yunggillianaire@cailynmichaanFollow us on TikTok: @teachmehowtoadultFollow Komal:Komalminhas.com@komalminhasMentioned in this episode: Ikigai: The Japanese Concept Of Finding Purpose In Life

Entrepreneurship is a world of opportunity, of brilliance, of hard work. It's... The post How To: Build Resilience with Komal Minhas and Elaisha Jade first appeared on Startup Canada. The post How To: Build Resilience with Komal Minhas and Elaisha Jade appeared first on Startup Canada.

Kayla Isabelle and host Stephanie discuss Kayla's career, and do a deep dive on mental health. What did she learn from international travel? How has ageism impacted both of them? They also cover issues such as entrepreneurship, and support for women's careers. We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did creating it! About Kayla:Kayla Isabelle is the CEO of Startup Canada, the national rallying community supporting and giving a voice to Canada's 3.5 million entrepreneurs. She has dedicated her career to supporting entrepreneurs, both in Canada and internationally. Kayla is the host of the #StartupWomen Podcast for Women Entrepreneurs, she is the winner of multiple awards, and is a chronic volunteer. Find Startup Canada online:TwitterInstagramLinkedInFacebook Startup CanadaWebsiteFind Kayla online:LinkedInTwitterPodcast recommendation: Lessons Learned, We Can Do Hard Things, Women at Work Book recommendation: Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity Hardcover by Kim Scott   How to find WOMENdontDOthat:PatreonInstagramTwitterBlogPodcastNewsletterWebsiteInterested in sponsorship? Contact us at hello@womendontdothat.comProduced by: Stephanie Mitton

Komal is the founder and CEO of Karseva, a company focused on building individual and societal resilience through training programs, media production, and investing. Komal curates powerful experiences and conversations as an interviewer, educator, investor, and champion for women globally. As an executive coach Komal supports high-impact leaders in designing an approach to life and work that ensures longevity, and systems level impact for the years ahead. Her programs focus on building the foundations of a resilient life and approach to work, alongside improving overall planning and organizational capacity. As an investor, Komal focuses on women-led businesses including Live Tinted, The Helm Co, iFundWomen, and more. Philanthropically, Komal focuses on increasing access to education and to hygienic menstrual products and facilities for girls in rural Punjab, India. Komal's work has been featured on NBC, Forbes, and The Huffington Post among others and she has spoken at the White House, the Cannes International Film Festival, Harvard University, and more. In this episode we discuss: -        Dealing with Burnout -       Befriending Risk-        Informed By Trauma Not Defined By It To register for the latest REAL Success Event: https://www.realsummits.com/ Instagram: REAL Success: https://www.instagram.com/realsuccess... Candice: https://www.instagram.com/candice_mama/Komal Minhas: https://www.instagram.com/komalminhas/  About your host: Candice Mama's is one of Vogue Magazine's top 33 most inspiring women in the world alongside Nicole Kidman, Michelle Obama, Malala. She was named in the Top 20 African Women by the African Union and United Nations.

Do you feel like you're not a good writer, or maybe you're intimidated to even start writing the next Instagram post? Today's guest is Kat's friend and copywriting extraordinaire, Kate Dramis of 23 North & Co, and in this episode we debunk the myth that a person is just “not a good writer”! Kate is a conversion copywriter and messaging expert who has had the honor of working with some of the top online experts and personal brand businesses in the industry, including Komal Minhas, The Wealthy Course Creator, Coach Glitter, Eden Carpenter, Mel Abraham, The Product Boss, and more. At 23 North & Co, they've helped their clients sell millions through effective messaging and copywriting that captures their authentic voice and communicates it in a way that inspires action. Copywriting is really the heart of any digital business, and whether you're writing copy for your Facebook Ads, a blog post, sales email, or website, copy is everywhere. Like you, we're still learning about effective copywriting techniques at Pursuing HER Purpose, which is why we're so excited to share Kate's wisdom and to learn along with you in this episode! MEET Kate: https://www.instagram.com/23northandco/  Links & Resources:Kate's Website & InstagramCopyhackersEpisode 34: Pivot Your PlanLet's connect!Purposeful Week Planner: https://www.pursuingherpurpose.com/shopWaitlist for Purposeful Business: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/615b95bff88d548e68f5c1f2Our WEBSITE: https://www.pursuingherpurpose.comINSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/pursuingherpurpose/

From Komal:Now, let me share with you a critical time of my life, that really helped me cement this work as my path in life.In 2016, I produced a documentary film, Dream, Girl, about female entrepreneurs that landed me on Oprah Winfrey's Super Soul 100 list. The film premiered at the Obama White House and I shared my story as part of a White House Council on Women and Girls initiative.That same year, I was diagnosed with a very rare form of skin cancer. A few months later, I suffered a neurological illness that forced me to leave my start-up and relocate my life in a matter of days.Amidst all of the chaos, I have managed to overcome these illnesses, rebuild my life, and lead an impact-driven career by continuing to show up for myself, day in and day out.I've learned that I don't need to prioritize my professional goals over my personal wellbeing. I can be grounded and healthy and resilient as I build towards my ambitions and dreams. In fact, I require the former to have a career that's actually sustainable and doesn't lead me to hit walls and burn out over and over again.

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[1:26] - Why we need intersectional personal development spaces and curriculums[5:46] - What helped me rise through difficulty, build confidence, and the life I wanted [10:15] - Why we need systems in place to take care of our well-being and goals in life and work[21:15] - How you can spend 6 weeks with Komal building and advancing your resiliency, and a strong foundation and safety net in your life[28:27] - How your life can change after choosing to invest in yourself: The Next Right  Step Alumni share their transformative experiencesKeep up with Komal at: https://www.instagram.com/komalminhas Catch up on weekly content related to each episode at:https://www.instagram.com/lessonslearned.co/ Find out all about Komal's resilience building programs at:https://www.instagram.com/trainwithkomal/  Work with Komal, grow your resiliency, and build a strong foundation and safety net for your life that propels you forward at www.komal.com/tnrs  Lessons Learned is produced and hosted by Komal Minhas and by Renira Naidu with assistance from Daniela Ochoa Creative Direction by Renira Naidu.  Content  by Daniela Ochoa Video Production and Audio Editing by Maddie Foran.

Have you ever spent months doing ‘quiet work’ to prepare for a new season in life and work? Have you taken the time to implement habits, routines, systems and structures you would need to succeed as you work towards your goals ahead?  In this episode, Komal talks about what it’s like to come out of a season of quiet work and bet on yourself as you set out to achieve your goals. 1:51 – Questioning the goodness in our lives: Why do we do it? Why it’s equally as important for us to prepare for the goodness to come in our lives, as we tend to do for the “bad news”3:33 – letting ourselves think about the potential of success: let yourself lean into the good when it shows up and believe in your success 4:28 – Hear all about Komal’s new free workshopsKeep up with Komal at: https://www.instagram.com/komalminhasCatch up on weekly content related to each episode at:https://www.instagram.com/lessonslearned.co/Find out all about Komal’s resilience building programs at:https://www.instagram.com/trainwithkomal/Join one of Komal’s three free workshops: “Rooted, Resilient and Inspired to Leap: The Six Keys to Unleashing Your Next Level Self and Unlocking Your Dream Life” at www.komal.com/workshop Lessons Learned is produced and hosted by Komal Minhas and by Renira Naidu with assistance from Daniela OchoaCreative Direction by Renira Naidu. Content  by Daniela OchoaVideo Production and Audio Editing by Maddie Foran.

[8:18] -  What does it mean to live life on your own terms? When you think of your own definition and relationship to "success", what does success look like to you? Komal and Deepica talk about how people can have different definitions of success, and how our own definition of success has changed throughout our lives and careers. [10:14] - When is it time to create a boundary with work? Komal shares what led her to draw a line in the sand when it came to her relationship to work and the expectations she had for herself, and how this experience completely transformed her life. [13:55] - Navigating our relationship to work and wellness:  Deepica shares about her wish to create space in her life to care for herself and continue to make the impact that she wants to make by having a sustainable relationship to work.[21:45] - What are some things that you have started doing to take care of yourself since the start of the pandemic that are now non-negotiables? Deepica and Komal talk about the small silver linings and moments of joy that they have found from this challenging time, and how being more mindful of these moments in our lives can help us find joy.[26:55] - How connecting to your "Why" can help you shift your relationship to work: Deepica shares about her "Why" for creating her brand LiveTinted, and the ways that her mission to fight colorism grounds her in her purpose every day and allows her to persevere.[30:04] - When we make decisions for ourselves because they feel right, we can unleash a domino effect: How showing up for your life as fully as you posssibly can, and as rooted in your identity and needs as possible can have a bigger impact that you can imagine.

Valarie Kaur is a civil rights attorney, Sikh activist, and author of “See No Stranger”. In this conversation, Komal talks to Valarie about the difference between forgiveness and reconciliation, the concept of love as a verb that requires labour and care, and the ways that connecting to our ancestry and identity can help us amplify our impact and root into ourselves. Trigger warning: Mention of Sexual Assault.[4:16] -  Rooting into our identities to persevere in the fight for justice: Valarie shares with us the story of how she began to root into her identity and found the Warrior Woman within her after receiving advice from her Grandfather to not 'abandon her post' in her struggle and fight for justice. She shares advice on how you can also connect to the warrior within you to fight for justice. [11:15] - How does one go about moving through and letting go of the identities that have been thrust upon them? Valarie shares how she has gone through the process of unlearning certain identities that have been thrust upon her, and how she has learned to root into the identities that she wants to be defined by moving forward. [19:59] - How letting emotions come and go can make you resilient:Komal and Valarie talk about the bravery that it takes to show up with empathy and love in order to fight for change and justice in any space that we exist in. [25:35] - The difference between reconciliation and forgiveness: Valarie shares her experience with forgiveness and reconciliation, and how forgiveness allowed her to heal herself. How learning to process one’s rage can connect us to the ability to fight for ourselves, and also love ourselves. [29:28] - Why tuning into your rage can be divine: How we can harness the energy of rage to channel our creative work into the world in a safe container. “The aim of divine rage is not vengeance, but to reorder the world.” - Valarie Kaur[34:00] - How we can summon our ancestors to tune into our strength: Valarie shares how connecting to your ancestry can support you in showing up in the way that you are meant to in the world. “To see no stranger is not just about seeing others as a part of you that you do not know, but it is seeing yourself in a world that wants to make you a stranger to yourself.” - Valarie Kaur 

Grief during a pandemic is complicated. Whether it is unpacking our grief around the loss of our friends, loved ones, or others, or the loss of parts of ourselves and our lives, our grief deserves our care and attention. In this short solo episode, Komal shares mores about the space she gave herself over the last two weeks as she encountered a depth of grief and vulnerability, and the process of lifting herself back up.

This week, Komal revisits a Mother’s Day episode she recorded last year about the lessons we have learned from our mothers. “I am bringing you into my relationship with two important women in my life, my mother (Ma), and my maternal grandmother (Nani Ma). I asked and recorded them sharing about the lessons their mothers taught them. It was the first time I’d ever heard my grandmother speak about her own mom, Ama. It was so beautiful and so funny.I also share so many of the stories you all submitted about your lessons learned from the mothers in your life. Your wisdom is so powerful -- thank you for sharing your words and stories with me.” - Komal Minhas [3:40] Komal asks her Grandma and her Mother what lessons they learned from their own mothers and reflects on the lessons that have been passed down through generations of Mothers in her family   [8:39] Komal shares an important lesson she has learned from her Grandmother: that “we can remain soft, vulnerable, and empathetic in the face of enduring some of life’s greatest traumas” [15:30] Komal reflects on the resilience she has learned from her Mother throughout her lifetime and how they came out from hard times together even stronger  [21:45] Members from our community share the lessons they have learned from their own mothers, as well as their own experiences with mothering [30:55] “The lessons we learn from our mothers, we don’t really know them until we’ve lived them.” Komal reflects on how we can get clarity and understanding about the lessons our mothers taught us when we were younger as we grow old. [38:26] Who are we as a society without our mothers? The ones who take the time to check in, nurture us, and take care of us? Komal shares why it’s more important now, more than ever, to show our gratitude for those that are leaning into Mothering. Be sure to follow Komal (@komalminhas) and Lessons Learned (@lessonslearned.co) on Instagram to have your questions and stories featured in future episodes and subscribe to Komal on Youtube to watch the show each week. 

In this week’s episode, Luvvie Ajayi Jones, New York Times Best-Selling Author shares with us the power of surrounding yourself with people who see the bigger you, how connecting to your identity is a superpower, and how you have permission to want more in your life and work.[2:03] What does it take to be the first domino? Rooting into our identities in order to take the first leap[8:40] Luvvie shares why who you are is your Superpower, and Komal and her discuss why it’s so important for you to ask for what you need [18:53] Luvvie shares with us why she values being herself and doing what she wants more than anything, and Komal tells us how leaning into the ability of “not being liked” can transform your relationships with others[27:08] Luvvie makes a case for getting comfortable with being uncomfortable and how being yourself can be a revolutionary act that can change your life [31:00] The Power of Community - How community can help you believe in, and see yourself[35:00] - Members of our community discuss why it is important for us to give ourselves permission to want more.

“I have to slow down now in order to go fast, strong, and resiliently later.” - Komal Minhas  [9:06]  – How do you go about changing something that is already in motion? How do you stop the inertia? Komal shares what the last 3 months have been like for her and why she decided to take time off to restructure her company, team, daily habits , and recover her physical and psychological wellness.  [12:25] – Komal shares what she did to rebuild her life  [18:32] – Komal shares how she was able to re-focus on her business and found her way to the next right step in her life, and what that looked like for her. [23:45] – How you can get clear on what matters to you, what you are willing to show up for, your personal mission, connection to your culture and identity, purpose and your bigger why. [27:00]– How if you are in a season of hardship right now, you can trust in your North Star and capacity to show up for yourself. If you aren’t already, be sure to give our podcast a follow on Instagram @lessonslearned.co account where we will be sharing weekly resources and advice for you to chew on life’s lessons. Instagram: @komalminhas Instagram: @lessonslearned.co To submit a lesson to be discussed on the show, or to submit a potential guest, visit: www.komal.com. Lessons Learned is hosted and produced by Komal Minhas. Produced and Visual Designed by Renira Naidu. Content by Daniela Ochoa. Video Production and Audio Editing by Madison Foran. Music by Soyb and Amine Maxwell.

It’s been a year since the pandemic hit, and we all are trying to make sense of life as much as we can right now. This series focuses on the lessons we’ve learned after this year of quarantine, sharing insights and wisdom from our guests of The Next Right Step program. For part one, Komal interviews Minaa B, licensed therapist and boundaries expert. In this episode we learn how to create strong boundaries and how to honour ourselves and those we love in the process. We also explore how to navigate boundaries with work, how to navigate the fear that can come when creating and sustaining boundaries and more.Part One: Boundaries Are Self-Care with Minaa B. [4:50] - Komal shares her TNRS interview with Minaa B about boundaries and self care. They talk about what boundaries are, the five dimensions of self-care, and how you can connect with them to set boundaries in your life. [12:46] - Minaa B. tells us how setting boundaries can create guilt, and even safety issues in some cases. She shares some advice on how we can work through guilt, and what we can do in circumstances when things feel unsafe.  [17:00] - How we can change the way that we respond to circumstances and other people rather than changing our boundaries, and how we can stand up for them.  [22:35] - How we can choose who to trust when considering who we are going to in our life when we are looking for validation, support, knowledge, affirmation, or different considerations when it comes to what is on our heart.  [30:51] - Boundaries around work and energy management: what does it look like to do this during a pandemic? [41:13] - Implementing new boundaries with ourselves and others can be anxiety-inducing. How we can work through the fear that comes with change, and continue doing things that are good for us? [47:00] - Komal and Minaa share what is next in their lives and careers. If you aren’t already, be sure to give our podcast a follow on Instagram @lessonslearned.co account where we will be sharing weekly resources and advice for you to chew on life’s lessons. Instagram: @komalminhas Instagram: @lessonslearned.co To submit a lesson to be discussed on the show, or to submit a potential guest, visit: www.komal.com. Lessons Learned is hosted and produced by Komal Minhas. Produced and Visual Designed by Renira Naidu. Content by Daniela Ochoa.Video Production and Audio Editing by Madison Foran. Music by Smith the Mister, Soyb, and Amine Maxwell.

We’re so busy taking care of everything that often we forget to take care of ourselves first. How do we create space for ourselves in our day to day so that we build resilience in the long run? Tune in to this amazing conversation with Komal Minhas, a resilience educator with a mission to help people rise through adversity Myths that Komal wants us to leave behindWe need to build resilience or learn to be resilient. You’re already resilient. We’re all resilient by being able to live through life and overcoming difficult things. Believing that you already have resilience in you is the first time towards building an even more resilient system of habits and behaviours for yourself. We need to avoid burnout and low points in life. Instead, accept that we will inevitably experience burnouts and low points in life, and focus on when we do experience those difficult periods, what is the system in our life that will help us get back to baseline, and how fast. Komal’s tips for cultivating resilience in the long runCelebrate what we have overcome. Celebrating moments that you have exercised resilience and perseverance to overcome difficulties is just as important as celebrating the positive moments in your life. Only when you start seeing and recognizing your incredible resilience that you can cultivate it further.Create space in your day to day for yourself. Are you reserving time and space for yourself to move, eat, relax, breathe? Be a better friend to yourself every day, rather than waiting for your mind and body to be totally burned out to step up your self care game. Cultivate your identity and wholeness outside of work. Find joy and fun things that nurture your soul outside of your work so that work and productivity are not the only things that define you and confine your life. Build wellness habits that you enjoy and have an accountability buddy or community. The key is to focus on wellness habits that you truly like to do. Start with small things, and try to find a buddy or a community of people to keep you accountable. That will likely make the habits stick. Favourite Quotes from Today’s EpisodePost your favourite quote on social to share with us!“We often say celebrate your birthday; celebrate the promotion; celebrate the good things. How often do we encourage each other to celebrate those difficult things? But it's equally as important, if not more important, because we expect only positivity to be celebrated when in fact like that tenacity, perseverance, resilience we have for overcoming difficult things is really what makes those positive moments matter that much more.”“How do we cultivate a wholeness in our identity outside of work when we are confined to our homes. This is the challenge we face in this pandemic. And if instead of feeling victimized by that, we can flip the switch and say, I'm going to rise to this challenge. I'm going to make game nights with my friends online or with my family. I'm going to constantly move my body, I'm going to find pockets of joy, I am going to turn off my laptop at six o'clock. I'm going to set boundaries with work. We can almost gamify developing our wholeness, outside of our productivity, and for me that's a big aspect of resiliency that we need to talk about in our work-addicted culture.”Resources from this Episode The Good PartnershipCharityVillageKomal’s websiteSign up for the webinar: https://flipside.thegoodpartnership.com/webinar

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If You Want To Unlock Your Resilience You Should: Allow yourself permission to step into your identity after overcoming illness or adversity Form a community that makes you feel seen and heard in your lived experiences Find rituals such as organizing and journaling that can help you feel solid in your wellness foundation Tap into your cycle, heritage, and identity to become clear on the legacy you want to leave behind   If there was ever a year that tested our personal resilience, it was 2020. While many of us are trying to search for normality in the wake of this pandemic, many of the stressors of 2020 have spilled into 2021. This is why I have asked resilience coach and educator Komal Minhas to the show to have a much-needed conversation about building resilience during these times of adversity.   Resilience Through Adversity with Komal Minhas Komal Minhas helps people better understand their own strengths and capacity as they work to transform the systems we live in and teaches them tactics on how to thrive through times like these. After surviving a cancer diagnosis and a neurological illness at age 26, Komal took her ‘rock bottom’ and turned it into the place where the seeds for her company and her vision were planted. Now 30, she has been featured on Oprah’s Super Soul 100 list, has interviewed Michelle Obama, Rupi Kaur, & Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau, and more, and is the founder and host of the amazing Lessons Learned Podcast.   Life After Illness When it comes to dealing with life while dealing with or overcoming an illness, we often want to put that illness into a box and set it aside and ‘get back to normal’. In Komal’s experience, you need to reconcile with your illness and realize that the reality of your new life is that your illness will always be a part of you. While you may never become the person that you were before your illness, you can face the trauma that you have endured and imagine a new identity for yourself that is more gentle and inclusive of your new needs. Creating a comprehensive plan that tunes into all of the robust parts of your identity will help you enhance both your overall resilience and your wellbeing.   Your Community is Your Power We all know that self-care is important, but creating these daily habits truly is your foundation for wellness. It doesn’t matter if it’s 5 minutes or 5 hours, getting in where you fit in and building a habit of maintaining your resiliency will help you get through difficult times. Organizing your home, giving yourself little projects, and journaling can all help you to clear space for your creativity and energy. In addition to these daily habits, Komal knows that community is the most important way to build your resilience. Having a community that makes you feel seen and heard, and helps you tap into your identity and the legacy you want to leave behind is the biggest way to enhance your resilience and your wellbeing. How do you feel you are doing with your resilience? Has it gotten stronger throughout the pandemic, or has it struggled? Share how you are working to build your resilience with me in the comments section of the episode page.   Quotes: “When I hit that rock bottom, I looked around at the resources available, and there wasn’t much. And so it slowly became my mission to help create resources for folks who are facing adversity, who are going through so much trauma and difficulty in their lives, but who are wildly ambitious. To train them, to support them in better understanding the keys to their resilience.” (10:13) “For me, a resilient life is to look around at your life and say ‘what is the safety net behind me? What have I built as the foundation? What can catch me when and if I fall? Because the fall is sometimes inevitable.” (13:23) “The way that you can focus on organizing the physical spaces that you have control over can also support you in navigating those difficult environments you might be existing in.” (27:44) “It is shocking to some folks when you think of these natural rhythms and how much we can learn from them, and how that can enhance how strong we are and how we show up every day.” (32:57) “The more connected we become, the more willing we become to not only connect to ourselves but each other, and the more powerful, resilient, and whole we become as a collective.” (39:36)   In This Episode The role of resilience when overcoming your health battles and chronic illness (11:59) Why you need to rely on your community to increase your ability to live a resilient life (14:42) Tips for navigating the pandemic and create a sense of organization and calm within your home (18:36) Rituals to ground you and help put a solid wellness foundation into place (28:14) How embracing your menstrual cycle can improve your resilience, creativity, and tolerance (31:10)   Resources Mentioned: Get the EO Menopause Solution Book Here Lessons Learned Podcast Komal Minhas Website Follow Komal on Instagram Dream, Girl Documentary Film   Other Resources: Check out the full show notes page Keep up with everything Dr. Mariza Follow Dr. Mariza on Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Youtube Podcast production & marketing support by the team at Counterweight Creative

Allison Venditti from Moms at Work joins me to discuss pay transparency. If you’ve never heard of pay transparency before, but you’re one of the 1.5 million women who have recently lost their job and you’re now actively seeking employment, you’ll definitely want to know about the tactic used to pay women and people of colour less. Anne Brodie continues to round up the best of the best to keep us busy at home with entertainment and this week she has a round up of films from around the globe including one from France called Lupin available on Netflix. Plus she shares her thoughts on Our Friends starring Jason Segal, Dakota Johnson and Casey Affleck. Not gonna lie, the trailer for this one had me crying the big ugly tears, you’ll want to stock up on tissue before watching. The hottest buzzword we’re all throwing about in 2021 is resilience, but what is it and how do we get our hands on some of that. Komal Minhas, an internationally known resilience expert joins me to share how you can become more resilient in 2021 with five simple steps. Where are you getting your news from? Chances are you find headlines through Google or Facebook. The problem is that 80% of Advertising revenue that used to go to Canadian media is now being funnelled to tech giants outside our country and that puts the squeeze on news organizations who pay journalists for investigative reporting. That’s bad news for Canadian content, and equally as bad news for democracy. I share 10 minutes of my interview with Heather Bakken from ipolitics in today’s show, but it’s such an important topic, you can catch the extended interview on podcast. From headlines to waistlines. How many times have you started a new fitness routine and then quickly forgot about it? Sharon DeVellis feels your pain, and joins me to discuss ways to simply get more movement into your life, without signing up for expensive programs and unattainable fitness goals. Finally, we’re digging for goals not gold around here at What She Said and Justine McDonald is here to help. A mom of two, entrepreneur and coach dedicated to helping career- driven moms maximize their work and home life through online courses, events, coaching & the Mama's Got Goals Planner, Justine is here to give us a nudge in the direction of our dreams.

Join Komal and Tejal Patel aka@TejalYoga and host of the “Yoga Is Dead” podcast this week for a chat about reclaiming wellness spaces, embodying our identities, and fighting for social justice.

This week, Komal interviews Cassandra Lam, Co-Founder of Cosmos, a community and space for Asian womxn to care for themselves, their community, and their world. Tune in to hear them talk about how you can begin to reconnect to your identity, inner guidance system, and spirituality.

Join Komal for a powerful conversation with Eddie Ndopu, an award-winning activist, humanitarian, public intellectual, and global advocate appointed by the Secretary-General of the United Nations for the Sustainable Development Goals. They discuss what it means to live a phenomenal life, to lean into possibility and potential, and to stand tall as we enter rooms and spaces that formerly excluded those of our identities.

In this episode, I interview money expert and founder of @HerFirst100K community Tori Dunlap. We talk about building confidence with money, getting out of the ‘scarcity’ mindset, past the shame and judgment that we place on ourselves when it comes to finances, and tell you the ways that financial literacy can change your life.

In this episode, Sarah Nicole Landry @thebirdspapaya tells us about the changes she has noticed in herself since her last pregnancy as she prepares to deliver a new baby within the next few months. We have an incredibly deep and heartwarming conversation about what it means to advocate for yourself and ask for help when you need it, and how she has learned to become an advocate for herself, her body, and her boundaries through her lived experience and her pregnancy in the past few months.

It’s Sunday, after the US Presidential election, and Kamala Harris is the Vice President-Elect of the United States. A South Asian, Black woman is set to become the Vice President of the United States of America. In this week’s episode, I reflect on everything that is in my heart when it comes to the change that’s happened. What the last 4 years have been like in my life, and why it’s important that we make meaning of the changes that are happening and to take a second to enjoy this moment.

Today’s episode is one I recorded before the election results were announced, and is focused on just that… how might we create more space for joy in our lives as winter knocks at the door. We explore the Danish concept of Hygge, and I share how I am hunkering down and preparing for the best winter I’ve ever experienced… I believe it’s possible, and these are the steps I’m taking to make it happen. - Komal Minhas

Komal is back with her first solo-show after two months. In this episode, Komal talks about what life has been like since she wrapped her first cohort of ‘The Next Right Step Program’ and had a dramatic change in routine travelling back home to Grand Prairie. Now back home in Ottawa, Komal reflects on her time in Alberta and shares a recent experience with burnout, and how this experience reinforced for her that planning is instrumental to her mental health and well-being.

Have you ever felt that the more organized you are with your goals and plans, the less things are running through your mind throughout the day? In this rewind episode while on vacation in Mexico, Komal reflects on the changes in the quality of her mind from when she was last on vacation the year before and how much things have changed since then. While reflecting on the goals she set out to accomplish in the past year, Komal shares her system of yearly organization and planning that has allowed her to have more freedom in her mind and life. Tune in to this episode to hear how organizing and planning for the year ahead gives Komal more confidence to go forward in life and with her passions and helps her better support herself both professionally, mentally, and physically.

This week, join Komal in this recap episode where she set out on an investigation on resilience. I wanted to bring this episode back given the hard times that we are all facing as a collective, and provide you with some helpful tools to build your resilience and build habits that can become healthy coping mechanisms for when things get hard and when we are triggered.

In this episode, Komal interviews Hitha Palepu, a multi-passionate pharma executive and content creator. Hitha shares with us about her life and how she has balanced her work and multiple passions and hobbies with motherhood and self-care. We also talk about how she has built space for herself in her days in quarantine through the implementation of micro-habits and micro-moments, and the grounding that has come from doing so.

She's an interviewer, impact investor, and resilience educator. In this episode, Komal Minhas talks about how she has grown in the face of adversity caused by the pandemic, lessons learned through the people she interviews, and offers concrete advice for women looking to start their own business.

This week, Komal interviews Katie Zeppieri, the founder of GirlTalk and MicDrop Marketing. In this episode, Katie shares her experience and lessons learned after making a pivot in her business in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, and how she made the decision to interview folks for 14 weeks straight on IG Live back in March. Katie also shares deeply impactful words about how she navigated depression in 2017, and provides us with words of hope and courage throughout this conversation.

Tune in to a conversation between Komal and Monique Bryan (personal branding coach) about what it means to build a business while prioritizing your well-being in the process. In this episode, Monique who is a personal branding coach and cancer survivor shares with us her Lessons Learned from the hardest times in her life and her experience building her business:

In this week’s episode, tune into a conversation between Komal and Taran and Bunny, the founders of Blume: a company that provides organic period friendly products for womxn. In this episode, you can look forward to hearing Komal, Taran and Bunny discuss what it means to build a company that is rooted in self-care and education as well as…

In this episode Nkechi sits down with Komal Minhas. Komal is a curator of powerful experiences and conversations. She is a host, interviewer, investor and women empowerment champion. She is also a cancer survivor, and chronic illness advocate. She shares her story of how she rose from one of the darkest times of her life to regain her health and find a whole lot of purpose and start a movement to empower women before they ever have to get to that point. She also talks about her purpose, which is to remind people of their own potential and give them the tools to maximize that potential. You are going to enjoy this episode as the energy is palpable!And if you loved this episode, then remember to subscribe, share and give a 5* rating! Komal's Book Recommendation:“The four agreements” by Don Miguel Ruiz Find Komal Online:IG: https://www.instagram.com/komalminhas/Twitter: https://twitter.com/komalminhasLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/komalminhas/

In this episode, Komal talks to Salima Visram, founder of the 100% cruelty-free fashion brand Samara. Salima shares her experience and lessons learned building her business as a vehicle for her to create change in the world, the challenges that she and her team have faced in this season of covid, and how she has supported herself in these times.

Join Komal for a conversation with someone who has greatly inspired her entrepreneurial journey, Kat Gaskin of @thecontentplanner: an IRL planner that you can get to plan your social media content as a business owner. Kat has helped thousands of people around the world to expand their business and has empowered womxn business owners everywhere. In this episode, Komal and Kat discuss what it means to have a business aligned with your values and identity, and share some advice for you on how you can do it yourself. They also discuss:

One of the top recommended guests ever for our podcast, Komal is here! Komal Minhas is a curator of powerful experiences and conversations. She is a host, interviewer, investor, and champion of women around the world. She is also a cancer survivor and a chronic illness advocate. What Komal is doing is leveraging her varied and difficult life experiences, along with her background as a business owner and journalist, to deeply connect with her guests and global audience through her talk show Lessons Learned. A recent career highlight for Komal was interviewing Michelle Obama in front of an audience of 8,000 for Michelle’s Canadian stadium tour. In 2016, Komal produced the documentary film, Dream, Girl, about inspiring and ambitious female entrepreneurs that premiered at the Obama White House and landed her on Oprah Winfrey’s Super Soul 100 list. Now, Komal is launching her resilience-building online program, The Next Right Step: Organize Your Mind and Life, where she will interview industry-leading experts and thought leaders and facilitate workshops helping you create a holistic blueprint for your next steps in life.  Follow Komal on IG @KomalMinhas, or visit her website www.komal.com for more.   Sponsored by Versed Skincare. Get 10% off for first time users in the US when you shop at versedskin.com with promo code PAPAYA   Produced by Dear Media.

Join Komal for an incredibly meaningful conversation with close friend Sahaj Kohli aka @BrownGirl Therapy. In “Episode 37: Building The Communities We Need”, Sahaj and Komal discuss what caused Sahaj to plant the seed to build her online community ‘Brown Girl Therapy’ and what she has learned over the past few years through her experience in the mental health space.

As women, we deserve to soak in our accomplishments and successes, and we deserve to have our boundaries respected. In this week’s episode, join Komal as she interviews Vivian Kaye. Vivian is a Mother, Entrepreneur, Shopify Expert and Founder & CEO of KinkyCurlyYaki. Vivian and Komal have a candid conversation about how we can protect our energy and embody our most authentic selves.

Komal Minhas is a changemaker, a cancer survivor, a chronic illness advocate, and a very dear friend of mine. Komal was also included on Oprah's SuperSoul 100 list and she is the host of the Lessons Learned podcast. She also works in partnership with Startup Canada, Scotiabank, and the Business Development Bank of Canada to host the Thrive Podcast for Women Entrepreneurs. In this episode, we talk a lot about Komal's professional and health journeys and the flow of business. I really hope this episode inspires you to look at your business trajectory a little differently.   To learn more, visit the show notes.   Want to continue the love-fest? Follow me on Instagram!

The Dream, Girl mission is to tell the amazing stories of inspiring female entrepreneurs and inspire the next generation. It's time we stop telling girls they can be anything they want to be and show them how. Erin Bagwell and Komal Minhas sparked a movement through touring their documentary Dream, Girl. They are so inspiring and totally awesome! I am so grateful for both of these girls. I watched the Dream, Girl trailer and had to reach out. They share so much goodness from how we can be a part of their mission to what self-care is when you're an overwhelmed entrepreneur. Radically Ambitious Erin and Komal Putting together a Kickstarter campaign and raising $100K in 30 days Knowing they were meant to work together and joining for Dream, Girl Helping the next generation of women filmmakers and giving back Sharing their mission of Dream, Girl and moving forward on new goals Radically Inspired Clarity We can't take kindness for granted. We need to step up and take care of each other. Pause. When you can tell you're depleted, make time for yourself. It's a radical form of self love. We have this vision that the world is on our shoulders, we need to bring more light and bring more fun. Erin and Komal Answer… How will this film change the environment for women entrepreneurs? How do we begin to change the dynamic in the female community? What do you do to hit the reset button and find peace in your life? Radically Loved Quotes “You can only create from a place of fullness.” “We have to give ourselves permission to have the most radical transformations.” “We get lost in the goal. Bring it back to the work.”   A Little More About Our Guests While working 9 to 5, Erin felt the doldrums of corporate America eating away at her soul. But outside of work, she poured her heart into telling the stories of inspiring women on her blog, Feminist Wednesday. Erin's lifelong dream was to make a feature length film, and she realized she could combine her two passions by making a film about the amazing women she was meeting. So fueled by coffee, a drive to change the world, and a feminist agenda, Erin quit her job to launch a Kickstarter campaign that raised $100K in 30 days. Dream, Girl – the documentary showcasing the stories of inspiring and ambitious female entrepreneurs – was born. Then Erin met Komal Minhas, and both their lives changed forever. Dedicated to amplifying the stories of women and girl's Komal brings an unparalleled energy to producing, and creating new standards for distributing independent films. Business partners, and best friends these two work side by side and live only blocks away from each other in Brooklyn. Ready to take on Hollywood's gender gap one ambitious film at at time. Dream, Girl premiered privately at The White House in May 2016, followed by the film's sold out world premiere at the iconic Paris Theater in NYC. Dream, Girl was named the number one “Feminist Film to Watch” by Huffington Post.   www.dreamgirlfilm.com/newsletter Radically Loved Retreat Love + Gratitude + Freedom in Thailand Ready for a truly transformative experience? Join me this February in Thailand. This retreat is about designing a road map to connect to love in your life. Getaway with like-minded individuals, eat really good food, take your yoga to the next level, and learn something new. Be sure to subscribe to our weekly Radically Loved Updates and listen on iTunes to make sure you never miss an episode!

Oprah Winfrey recently honored Dream, Girl producers and filmmakers Erin Bagwell and Komal Minhas in the inaugural Super Soul 100 list of awakened leaders who are using their voices and talent to elevate humanity. While working 9 to 5, Erin Bagwell felt the doldrums of corporate America eating away at her soul. But outside of work, she poured her heart into telling the stories of inspiring women on her blog, Feminist Wednesday. With a lifelong dream to make a feature length film, Erin realized she could combine her two passions by making a documentary about the amazing women she was meeting. Fueled by coffee, a drive to change the world and a feminist agenda, Erin quit her job to launch a Kickstarter campaign that raised $100,000 in 30 days. Dream, Girl a documentary showcasing the stories of inspiring and ambitious female entrepreneurs was born. Erin has been featured on Forbes, Vogue, Clinique's “Smart Ideas Campaign”, The Washington Post, and FOX Business and was named one of the top 100 millennial creatives by Levo League. Visit http://www.erin-bagwell.com. Get the Off the Grid Into the Heart CD by Sister Jenna.  on Twitter.  Download Pause for Peace App for Apple or Android.