Are you doing what lights your soul on fire? If not, is there ever going to be a better time for it? In today’s episode, we celebrate one year of the podcast with a special interview! My dear friend, actor, and entrepreneur, Patrick Dancy, interviews me about my path to entrepreneurship and my personal journey to finding my purpose and doing what truly lights me up.

We dive into:

• [4:20] A look at my humble upbringing and how it impacted my journey
• [6:20] Why I see myself as an intimate extrovert
• [8:00] An impactful moment I had as a child around financial struggle
• [10:15] My first entrepreneurial experiences as a kid (and why I was the only girl!)
• [13:00] The BEST job I had in high school and how it aligned with my values
• [13:35] Why I never had a summer off as a kid
• [15:40] Being the first in my family to go to college (and why USC wasn’t a good fit)
• [19:00] A determining moment at a career fair and how it landed me my 27-year corporate job
• [24:30] Pivoting my big career goals to focus more on family
• [27:05] An IMPORTANT question from my husband that changed everything!
• [31:15] How a pole dancing class changed my life
• [35:00] Working through the guilt of asking for a divorce and how it conflicted with my #1 core value
• [38:45] What I had to realize about safety and security to realize my dreams of entrepreneurship
• [43:20] How I dealt with jumping off the corporate cliff after 27 years!
• [46:25] The development of the Women Leading Powerfully Leadership Lab
• [50:45] One of the MOST COMMON struggles that holds women back from pursuing their dreams
• [53:45] My personal goal over the next ten years and how I am going to see it through!

 

Connect with Patrick: https://www.instagram.com/patrick_dancy/?hl=en

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In this season of unknowns, the Leadership Lab offers women the opportunity to get certain. You will make choices and increase your impact in more meaningful ways than ever before.

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-Awareness of what gets in your way

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-An easy way to measure your progress and get unstuck as you move forward

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