Empowerment Minutes

Are you just started as an ID independent consultant, freelancer, or entrepreneur, or have you been in the business for a while? Running a business is not a walk in the park. About eighteen percent of businesses fail in the first year, thirty percent in the second year, and fifty percent in the fifth year. In this week's episode, I discuss 4 keys to help you G.R.O.W and thrive and a few additional tips.

Are you at the beginning of your journey as an ID, trainer, in HR, or any other field and belief that you're just getting started and so, you're not a leader? Or maybe you do not have any direct reports and so you think you are not a leader? Not having direct reports or just getting started in your field doesn't mean you are not a leader. If are you able to positively influence others and add value to them, then you're a leader and therefore benefit from cultivating a leadership mindset. In this week's episode, I discuss what is a leadership mindset, its benefits in the workplace and how you can develop a leadership mindset.

Are you a newbie coach, or aspiring to become a successful coach in L&D or any other field? Becoming a successful coach includes a combination of factors such as experience, skills, education, practice, and confidence. In this week's episode, our special guest and coach, Nikki Ward shares tips, and lessons learned to help coaches and aspiring coaches get set, thrive, and succeed. 

Do you like what you do in L&D or any other field? Are you unhappy with what you do or where you are in life even though you have a choice to be somewhere else? Have you thought about why you are settling for less than you truly deserve? In this week's episode of the empowerment minutes podcast, I talk about settling, how it affects us and what can be done to stop settling.

“The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less than you settled for.” Maureen Dowd.

While COVID-19 has in some ways altered our ways of working which might be challenging yet this challenge presents a huge opportunity to improve digital practices and organizational learning & development opportunities through current trends such as masterminds, and podcasts that are already revolutionizing the way people learn and develop at work.

This week's episode is focused on one of those trends, "masterminds," the power of masterminds. Are you an L&D professional, entrepreneur, leadership expert, IT expert, healthcare worker, or transitioning from one field to another? Masterminds can benefit every professional and organization. In this episode I discuss how joining a mastermind can benefit you, what to expect from a mastermind, and invite you to unlock your potential by joining the Leap to Your Passion and Purpose Mastermind. 

Are you dreaming of starting a podcast? Learn the insider tips and tricks about podcasting from a podcast host. This episode of the empowerment minutes podcast is not the be-all and end-all of podcasting but will give you what you need to get started as a podcast host. You will also learn tried and true tips from the lessons learned section of the podcast.

This week's episode is focused on ID project kick-off meetings. Most IDs, consultants freelancers, work on projects on a regular basis. Asking the right questions is key to having a successful project kick-off meeting. One of my favorite books on asking the right questions is a book by John Maxwell titled 'Good leaders ask the right questions; your foundation for successful leadership.' In this episode, I discuss the essential questions you need to ask for a successful project kick-off meeting.

This week's episode of the empowerment minutes podcast is focused on leadership. As a leader how do you leverage gratitude, emotional intelligence, and even more so, humility in leadership? In this episode, our special guest Dr. Sowcik and I chat about leadership qualities and he shares key strategies that leaders can use to reach their full potential with humility in leadership.

This week's episode of the empowerment minutes podcast is focused on leadership. As a leader how do you leverage gratitude, emotional intelligence, and even more so, humility in leadership? In this episode, our special guest Dr. Matthew Sowcik and I chat about leadership qualities and he shares key strategies that leaders can use to reach their full potential with humility in leadership.

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The role of instructional designers includes many moving parts ranging from working with SMEs, managing projects, conducting needs analysis, and managing authoring tools which are always changing. Having the right mindset is key to succeeding as an ID. In this week's episode, our special guest Ant Pugh and I talk about mindset and he shares some mindset strategies that IDs, consultants, and anyone can use to be more effective in the workplace. " Give yourself permission to find what aspects of L&D you are interested in, you don't have to know it all."-Ant Pugh.