Do you long to cultivate conversation, connection, and community?

In this episode Tiffany talks with Karen Mangia, an accomplished professional and author of "Sundays with Salvator," written with her 100-year-old grandfather. Karen shares insights on living a fulfilled, intentional life, drawing from her diverse experiences at major corporations and as a trained chef and writer.

Here’s what you’ll learn:

• Contentment vs. Chasing Metrics: Why choosing contentment over vanity metrics leads to fulfillment.
• Intentional Living: How to make choices that align with your values and avoid overcommitment.
• Traditions and Connection: The importance of family traditions in fostering community.
• Overcoming Fear: Practical strategies for managing fear through journaling, exercise, and mental fitness.
• Positive Intelligence: Using the Positive Intelligence framework to focus on positive outcomes.
• Empowerment through Choice: Making intentional pauses to reflect your true priorities.
• Balancing Life: Tips for balancing professional achievements with personal well-being.

Karen’s wisdom provides listeners with actionable advice for a balanced, abundant life.

Tune in to start your journey toward contentment and intentional living.

Resources:

• Connect with Karen
• Check out Karen’s book: Sundays With Salvator: 52 Recipes To Cultivate Conversation, Connection, And Community
• Take the Saboteur assessment

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Timestamps:

[00:00] Intro

[01:43] Meet Karen

[02:15] ‘Sundays with Salvator’ book

[07:05] Importance of Sunday dinners and maintaining traditions

[09:49] Intentional living and prioritizing commitments

[11:19] Making intentional choices to avoid overcommitment

[16:32] Contentment is the most worthwhile wealth

[18:27] The tightrope between contentment and achievement

[24:09] Karen’s experiences with managing fear

[29:30] The Ten Saboteurs