June 29, 2016

[Ep. 27] How to move past self-doubt, stop holding back and start PLAYING BIG

46 minutes

http://www.amandamillerlittlejohn.com/podcast Are you constantly held back by fear? Crippled by self-doubt? Have you been more loyal to your fears than to your dreams?

It may be time for you start PLAYING BIG.

In today's episode, I had the absolute privilege of interviewing women's leadership expert and bestselling author Tara Mohr who wrote the book Playing Big.

I discovered Tara's ideas while listening to the Harvard Business Review's podcast where she shared her ideas on the topic of the inner critic. I was immediately drawn into her thoughts and looked her up online. When I found her book, I devoured it over the span of several days.

She joins me to talk all things Playing Big - her research covers the inner critic, the inner mentor, slaying self doubt, ways we hide from our greatness and how to make big leaps. If you repeatedly find yourself unable to move forward because you're too afraid to make a move - despite the reality that you're talented, gifted, and successful - it's time for you to start playing big.

About Tara Mohr

Tara Mohr is an expert on women’s leadership and well-being. She helps women play bigger in sharing their voices and bringing forward their ideas in work and in life. Her book Playing Big: Practical Wisdom for Women Who Want to Speak Up, Create, and Lead, was named a best book of the year by Apple’s iBooks and is now out in paperback. In the book, she shares her pioneering model for making the journey from playing small–being held back by fear and self-doubt–to playing big, taking bold action to pursue what you see as your callings. Tara is the creator of the Playing Big leadership program for women, which now has more than 1,000 graduates from around the world, and creator of the global Playing Big Facilitators Training for coaches, therapists, leadership development professionals and other practitioners supporting women in their personal and professional growth.

A Coaches Training Institute-certified coach with an MBA from Stanford University and an undergraduate degree in English literature from Yale, Tara takes a unique approach that blends inner work and practical skills training. Her work has been featured on national media from theNew York Times to Today Show to Harvard Business Review, and has captivated women from all walks of life including Maria Shriver, Jillian Michaels and Elizabeth Gilbert.