Shelley Paxton spent 26 years as a highly regarded marketing and advertising executive stewarding some of the world’s most iconic brands like Harley-Davidson, Visa, McDonald’s, and AOL. In 2016 she walked away from the corporate world to nurture her soul and discover her purpose. She christened herself Chief Soul Officer and called the journey her Soulbbatical. It did more than change her life, it became her calling. 

In 2018, Shelley opened the doors of her own company with the mission to liberate the souls of leaders and organizations, by inspiring them to realize their greatest purpose and potential. Shelley’s intention is to help her clients discover, as she did, a way of being that is aligned with their authentic self (soul) and deeply rooted in a commitment to living and leading courageously. As a certified professional coach, she works with individuals, entrepreneurs, and executives at Fortune 100 companies like Lowe’s, Inc. and Mars, Inc. 

Prior to becoming a proud corporate refugee, Shelley was Vice President, Global Marketing + Brand, at Harley-Davidson. She was essentially the Chief Marketing Officer, responsible for leading all brand and marketing activity around the world. In her 6+ year tenure, she led significant growth and transformation with her signature authenticity and courage. And she did it rocking leather, jeans, and boots in the Boardroom. 

Shelley has always been a rebel soul with a nomadic spirit. She’s a self-proclaimed Global Citizen having lived in places as diverse as Istanbul, Shanghai, and New York City, and she has traveled to 66 countries and counting, quite a few of them on a motorcycle. (Oh, and she pierced her nose at age 42.) 

Shelley holds a marketing degree from Boston College. More recently, true to her soul’s purpose, she graduated from iPEC, one of the premier, ICF-accredited coaching certification programs in the country. She’s a member of 4PC, Rich Litvin’s exclusive community for extraordinary leaders and coaches, and has also been selected to train with Brené Brown on her Dare to Lead work in September 2019. 

Some additional fun facts: Shelley is a Second City Improv graduate, total book geek, amateur photographer, and avid supporter of the arts. She most recently sat on the Board of Trustees of the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design as well as the Milwaukee Repertory Theater.

Website:  https://soulbbatical.com/

Book:  https://amzn.to/2Yd8R5I

I’ve been sharing posts lately about the word burnout. We're up to the letter R, which stands for rhythm.

Our lives are about harmony and rhythm and actions and things that we do. When you're burned out, you're out of rhythm. We're not in sync with how you operate through our lives. We learn traits; we build up habits, routines, and a variety of different things. What happens when you're out of rhythm, those things become more problematic or in many cases you skip them. One of the things that I see often in people that are burned out is they skip the things that they enjoy doing because they don't have time.

Yes, you do.

Book a no-obligation call to discuss your burnout:

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John and Michael talk about the speaking business, especially in light of COVID-19.

John's Bio:

• I started my career as a qualified Technical Engineer and so, ‘I get it’

• ​I​’ve written a great authoritative book titled... ‘Confident, Powerful & Persuasive Public Speaking’

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Mr. De Temple is a seasoned senior executive, and Board Member with a track record of more than forty years of accomplishments in a number of industries both domestically and internationally. His passion is growing companies, whether it is a startup, a turnaround, a roll up, or taking it to the next level through organic growth and or acquisitions. He has successfully defined new markets, increased market share and developed new product lines.

 The goal of every company is to continually outperform the market while achieving  the highest possible bottom line results and Mr. De Temple knows how to build and lead the management team along with developing and implementing the processes and controls that deliver these desired results. His incentive plans for management and staff are designed to ensure both top line and bottom line growth while still exciting the customers.

He has received numerous awards for tangible, intangible and consultative sales. “When I believe in a product or a concept, I can build the organization  which insure that customer needs are met, and result in the highest customer satisfaction, excellent referrals and repeat sales.”

Mr. De Temple has also helped from the board level in private and public companies. His long standing as a member of the Forum for Corporate Directors and his firm belief in raising the governance bar has proven valuable for all the companies he has supported at the Board and Executive Level.

Mr. De Temple is an active Board Member of the Leadership Business Council, and a number of operating companies. He is a past Board Member of Turnaround Management Association, the Association for Corporate Growth, the Tiger Bay Club, Kiwanis and has a strong personal network that spans the globe.

https://www.wdetemple.com/

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In the Burnout acronym, the next letter is the letter U. And that is for unhappy. When you're burned out, you're not happy with yourself. You're not happy with life. You're not happy about anything. You may be upset. You may be mad. When I had my burnout, I was distant from life. Things that you used to enjoy, things that brought you fulfillment. No longer does. You’re numb. You don't sleep well. You're not eating well. You're not doing anything well. Life is just overwhelming to you, to the point where even little inconveniences seem like major catastrophes in your life.

Book a no-obligation call to discuss your burnout:

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SUSAN IBITZ is a Human Behavior Hacker

Founder: Human Behavior Lab -

Human Behavior Hacker School

My MBTI: ISTP

I had been called: Corky- Weird-Intense-Odd

I collect: Skulls

From:  South America- educated in Europe-

I am dyslexic, so don’t judge me for my grammar. Judge me for my knowledge 

• Over 28 years of experience working and training in the US, South America, Caribbean, Mexico & Europe.

I have trained, consulted, and worked with people and fields such as:

Journalist & Producers - Politicians & Political Campaigns - Law Enforcement - Realtors - Lawyers - Market Research - Insurance Fraud - Headhunters - Match Makers - Managers - Medical Field Professionals -- Sperm Donor Selection - Couples Compatibilities - Love LIfe - Sales Team - Job Seekers - Human Resources Professionals - Negotiation - Hospitality - Customer Oriented Services 

Certifications:

• Harvard Law School - Negotiation and Leadership.

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The letter B for burnout starts off with boundaries. I think a key component in dealing with your burnout is boundaries or in many cases a lack of boundaries. You're going to burnout; it's inevitable if your self-worth and your self-care get impacted when you don't have boundaries in your life.

Book a no-obligation call to discuss your burnout:

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As founder of Catherine Hayes Coaching & Consulting, LLC, I blend my own unique leadership experience and academic background with leadership coaching for high performing individuals and organizational teams.

Sarah is a military widow and mama turned keynote speaker, empowerment coach, and best-selling author of “Grief Unveiled: A Widow’s Guide to Navigating Your Journey in Life After Loss.” She’s also host of the Grief Unveiled podcast full of real talk and real truths about grief and living. Her journey through grief opened her eyes to a renegade way of approaching life and possibility that now informs her work with women breaking through limitation to live extraordinary lives.

Dr. Keri Ohlrich, CEO and co-founder, is an outcome-focused senior executive with more than 20 years of success in the HR, manufacturing, consumer goods, and consulting industries. Her broad areas of expertise include strategic planning, business development, employee relations, talent management, culture change, conflict management, performance management, organizational development, workshop facilitation, and employee engagement and development. Throughout her career, Keri has held leadership positions at a variety of organizations ranging from start-up to Fortune 500 companies. In her previous roles she has created and implemented HR processes, redesigned the talent function for an organization serving 25,000 global employees, led change management for a new business strategy, and overhauled the Human Resources department.