Alphaweibchen

In this episode, we're talking to Simone Zander about the the barriers she's faced in life, and the guidance she has for all of us in how to overcome the obstacles we face.  Simone is a success and empowerment coach for high level women, professional speaker, podcaster and author. She helps women become confident, speak up and unleash an extraordinary life.   Born and raised in Africa, Simones life is characterized by consistent change, overcoming hardships, and learning how to find courage. What she does best: helping you speak up, become confidence and unleash your extraordinary life!  Her international heritage and professional career as a psychologist, business and life coach and yoga teacher build the strong foundation as an expert on speaking, mindset, transformation and leadership.  Her vision: Inspiring authentic self-confidence in women!  Today, with over 15 years of experience, she successfully works at supporting clients and companies alike towards sustainable transformation.  Her mission is to inspire people to positive changes and a more successful and happier life. She ist deeply passionate about guiding women to unfold their true potential and unleash their inner lioness.  Her first book, TRAU DICH OFF-ROAD, will be released in German in October 2020. English Ebook available 2021!  Some of the key take-aways from this episode: recognizing your own strengths, valuing (and using) what makes you unique, having the courage to get going, accepting failure as part of the process, and how outside help combined with reflection and hunger can make you unstoppable!  Listen in, and share your thoughts in the comments!

more about Simone at: www.simone-zander.de

In this episode we talk about jumping into the unknown, about opportunities, taking risks and empowering from experience. It's up to us to take risks, to be open, be ready for failures, find our rolemodels and get help when we need it. Because: “You never know what life is like, until you have lived it.” - Marylin Monroe.

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What leadership qualities are important in our fast-paced, changing world?  What makes a good leader and how can they help people through today's challenging dynamics?  Whether you're an executive in a multi-national corporation, an individual contributor in a small company, or a parent looking for new motivation, Amy has insights and tips that can help. Techniques like emotional regulation, cognitive re-appraisal, and establishing a human connection are going to have you feeling better, working better and leading better. Listen in for all the details!

More about Amy, her expertise and work at: 

Web page: www.amyposey.com & www.supermegaboss.com  

One of our favorite sayings is, "life begins at the end of your comfot zone."  Getting out of your comfort zone does not, however, come naturally!  It's scary, and foreign, and challenging in so many different ways. Preparing is essential and most of us are pretty good at acquiring new skills (with the right motivation). But the fear factor is something else; sometimes, we are literally paralyzed by fear. How do you overcome this immobilizing force?  Or are only the fearless destined to achieve certain things?

Of course they aren't!  In fact, some of the people who choose to do the scariest things readily admit to how scared they are - and know exactly how to effectievly use and control that fear.  Understanding what's happening in our brain - from the resource-hijcaking emotional center and survival-intent amygdala to the rational, logical prowess of the exectuive function - helps us to harness and control fear.  So we can use the energy and alertness it induces, without it becoming an insurmountable obstacle that prevents us from doing the things we want to do.  So listen in to hear a story of jungle treks and a mountain climb to the top of the most exotic of the seven summits, and how the learnings and experiences of that can help you face your own fears, whatever they are.   

More about Jaimi, her life and career on Instagram @jaimicyrus , LinkedIn,  Facebook,  her Web page & Blog

We keep getting the question, and as with most things, we have a pretty strong opinion of what an AlphaWeibchen is.  But that's just our interpretation and we wanted to get a more balanced view; so we asked a bunch of people. People from different countries, industries, religions, classes, backgrounds, overall walks of life, trying to find out what the consensus is on the key questions: What is a AlphaFemale, is she someone you like?  Someone you want to be like?  Or someone to avoid?  We collected a lot of different thoughts - have a listen.  And then comment below: Which ideas reflect most clearly what YOU think?  What would you add?  And tag your favorite - or least favorite - AlphaWeibchen in your post, so she gets some recognition for being a respected bitch or just a generally awesome human being.  Thank you so much to all the people willing to share their candid thoughts and opinions!  You are all rockstars and it's great to have a network of respected people to rely on!  Many thanks to Amy Posey, Ali Nemati, Ben Perrins, Robson Dossa, Jillian Cyrus, Derek Bembry, Maria Saligova Smith, Katherine Grant,  Achim Kuttler, Jesse Easter, Vince Poscente and Eugene Martin.   As mentioned in the episode, there a great summary here. 

Want more out of life?  Stuck in a rut and looking for inspiration? Living your best life and ready to share experiences, knowledge and ideas with a community of strong go-getters?  We're with you!

In this kick-off episode, Peggy and Jaimi share with you what this is all about, talking about the triad of action: experience, empower, and enhance.  And about who we are - a group of accept-no-bounds, go-out-and-get-things-done, never-stop-learning women with a wealth of experience and knowledge.  Not to mention a healthy affinity for champagne and love for life that keeps us (and you) laughing!