Guest: Lisa Even – Millennial Leadership Coach, Author, Keynote Speaker

In this uplifting episode, we’re joined by Lisa Even, a leadership coach, author, and keynote speaker whose mission is to bring more joy into the world—one ripple at a time. Lisa believes that joy won’t just find us—we have to go after it, and everything we say or do sends out a ripple effect, whether it’s happy or crappy. The choice is ours.

Lisa shares insights into defining joy, building it with intention, and using it to fuel connection, creativity, and resilience—even through the hard stuff. Her infectious energy reminds us that joy isn’t frivolous—it’s a leadership skill, a resilience tool, and, as she says, “our job.”

Here are the topics we covered:

0:00 Introduction

1:00 Ripple Effect

2:20 Joy Defined

2:57 Barriers

5:04 Joy Check-In

6:00 Joy from the Hard Stuff

9:00 Misconceptions

12:26 Gratitude and Joy

16:21 Joy and Humor

18:54 Resilience and Joy

20:10 Strategies for Joy

23:44 Creativity and Joy

26:47 20-Something Self Advice

Memorable Quotes

“You happen for the world, not the other way around.”

“Joy is my job!”

“It’s like on the other side of the mountain – when we get there, then I’ll have it.”

“We cannot let this ruin our vacation – joy is our job!” (Lisa’s son)

“I’m a joy collector.”

“There is something after the pain.”

“What could be on your joy list that you used to do, want to do, or hope to do? Put it on the calendar!”

“Don’t be afraid to steal shamelessly from your kids, friends, and others’ joy lists.”

Here are the 3 Takeaways:

• We all have an opportunity to be contagious every day. If you feel light and happy you spread that along to others. Joy is like being alive and not just going through the motions. Barriers we can see getting in the way are time and money. We can make joy a priority and develop it as a metric in our lives. Convincing ourselves involves desire, permission and belief.
  
• Hard situations require us to tuck in some hope and joy. We have the power to pivot our perception in the moment of those difficult times. One misconception is that it takes a lot of effort. You can have joy in the minute. It’s about connection in the moment.
  
• One challenge we can all take on is learning to be in someone else’s joy. Seeing that is totally contagious. Animals can remind us to be joyful. Half the battle is having a list of things that make you joyful. What would be on your list? 

As Mentioned:

Her books:

Joy is My Job

What’s Your Ripple Effect?

Her podcast: “Have a Good Ripple Effect”

Download free resources:

https://lisaeven.com/books/

Additional Resources:

Ep 108 Unlocking Happiness: Arthur Brooks and Oprah’s “Build the Life You Want.”

Ep 109 More About Unlocking Happiness: Emotions Management

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