Elevation Nation

As a young adult, we are always trying to chase goals whether they are in the job, in the gym, with friends and family or ourselves. Sometimes however, this sense of a continuous drive to "overachieve" can leave us feeling overwhelmed, lost or even disconnected. In this episode, we talk about an article written in Harvard Business Review by Dina Smith called "How to Dial It Back When You're a Chronic Overachiever" and her advice for building better habits while still trying to accomplish goals.

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Jordan Monaghan is the Press Secretary at the State of North Carolina Office of the Governor. Jordan has always looked for ways to make a difference in the community.  He has was the Student Body President at Wake Forest University, has held many positions in the government world and volunteered in multiple countries oversees. As you can imagine, Jordan has experienced many transitions in his few years in the real world that has affected both his personal and professional life. 

In this episode we talk about:

• How to overcome the anxiety of life transitions
• How Jordan came out as gay early in college which led him to find clarity in life
• The challenge of working in politics
• How Gen Z is going to make an impact in the world

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Ashley Whillans is a professor at Harvard Business School. She recently gave a Ted Talk discussing how the “always on” culture is ruining well-being of employees. In her talk, she gives 3 strategies to better protect our time.

This week, we talk about the idea of reframing we rest and how we need to be intentional about differentiating work with our personal lives.

Check out Ashley’s Ted Talk here: 3 Rules for a Better Work-Life Balance

RJ Kaminski is the Senior Manager of Brand at the Premier Lacrosse League. Whether he is on the lacrosse field interviewing a professional athlete, raising money for Shootout for Soldiers or navigating life as a young adult, there is one thing for certain, RJ always brings authentic energy everywhere he goes. RJ’s story of fulfilling a dream in journalism started when he was a young boy and now he is in the “pros” trying to conquer the real world.

We talk about:
- Taking an unorthodox journalism route out of college
- Handling criticism
- Being your authentic self

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Dr. Laurie Santos teaches a class at Yale called “The Science of Well-being”. Every week she sends a newsletter out about different topics that are top of mind for her, all centered around wellbeing. Recently, Dr. Santos released a newsletter titled “Find Your Flow”.

This week, we talk about the idea of a “flow state” and how we are able to find our flow in the real world as young adults.

Check out Dr. Santos’ newsletter here 

Our guest this week is the former president of William and Mary Law School Class of 2021 and LBGTQ+ advocate, Nicky Agyevi-Armah. Nicky's story of finding her true self, breaking barriers, and inspiring the next generation of diverse leaders will have you ready to find your fire!

We talk about:
- Immigrant parent expectations
- Accepting your authentic self
- LBGTQ+ community in the professional world

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For 25 week’s Parker has been training for the largest physical feat of his life; The Philadelphia Marathon. All this time later, we record an episode while Parker in the middle of this life achievement using mental fortitude to get across the finish line.

Coming to you from mile 18…..

Joe Rinaldi is on a mission to help people find strength in their struggle.

Due to an eye condition, he has been losing his eyesight since he was a child. We talk with Joe about growing up knowing the inevitable in his life and why he continues to remind people  that he is grateful for going blind.

Joe even exclaims, "what I have lost in sight, I have gained in vision".

As you can imagine, Joe bleeds mental fortitude.

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Over the weekend, Sam had some free time on his hands and instead of feeling positive about it, he found himself feeling alone and a bit deflated. This week on Fortitude in 15, we talk about why Sam felt this way and what he did about it. Parker chimes in on his thoughts on how Sam could make the most of his time alone and how he actually felt the complete opposite with almost no alone time.

Matt McPartlin has been destined his whole life to work in politics in Washington D.C. Currently, he works as a Principal at Precision Strategies, a public relations  and communications strategy agency based in Washington D.C. We talk with Matt about the pressure of following his family footsteps and how he goes about elevating his life while prioritizing and focusing on making a difference in the lives of the American people.

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