Got Value? Podcast

Jasmin Forts, Founder of A Sisters Siesta, joined Alechia Reese for the conversation, "Redefining Rest and Success." Relishing in rest requires clarity and for you to define what you need and what your priorities are and make decisions that align with those needs. Gone are the days where we are martyring ourselves for a dollar. This episode centers on rest and how powerful our impact can be through purposeful rest.

"A lot of people have no clarity because we're so busy and worn out."

"Even with powerful glasses, when you're not clear you render them inoperable."

"Honor what works for you."

"Your well of opportunities don't dry up because you introduce a boundary."

"Define you for you, if it doesn't fit within your boundaries, adjust."

Jasmin Forts

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Nzinga "Zing" Shaw, President of TurnkeyZRG, joined Alechia Reese for the conversation, "The Gift of Inclusion." A lifelong advocate for people on the margin, Zing believes if we're here in whatever capacity, it must be for a reason. Know you are worthy and chosen with every ability to add value. This episode explores our ability to choose our responses to the circumstances we're in and walks us through ways to grow professionally and intentionally.

"A lot of times, when we're unclear, we look to others for answers seeking their opinions. There's no one who will have a better opinion about your life other than you.

"Take advice from people who are qualified to give it in those areas."

"You develop your skills by doing."

"At some point we have to lean into our challenges and decide if we're going to let things overtake us or step up to the plate."

"It's the decisions that we make given the circumstances that we've been put in."

"If you get your hands too full, and you're unwilling to let go, you can't receive much else."

"When you're in majority cultures, part of how people grade you is your ability to be assertive, to speak up, to be a contributor, and how you add value by talking and giving."

"We have to tell ourselves we are worthy, and chosen for a reason and truly believe it so we're confident in adding value."

"Find a way to appreciate what's good in life because there's a lot that is good in life."

"If we're here in whatever capacity, it must be for a reason."

"Don't get too high on the highs, and don't get too low on the lows. Don't let the emotion of the moment take over your ability to be rational."

Nzinga "Zing" Shaw

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Nezha Alaoui, global self-made entrepreneur, philanthropist, and global women's advocate joined Alechia Reese for the conversation, "Expanding Choices." Born and raised in Africa, Nezha's career began at the United Nations and now focuses on economically empowering women through skill development and opportunity. Training is an investment. Be willing to make smart investments in yourself. This episode shows us all how to expand our choices by focusing on training and connecting to what brings us pleasure.

"The empowerment of women directly informs financial freedom."

"Identify your potential, define your goals, and double up and align your skills to get there."

"You can have a skill, but knowing the business behind that skill helps you to grow it."

"Skills development should be continuous. You should always seek to increase your learning."

"Training is an investment. Be willing to make smart investments."

"You don't have to just focus on one thing. You can choose multiple things to focus on, just ensure whatever you decide you're excellent at it."

"Every skill you learn is transferable. Nothing is ever lost."

"We get tired when we visualize the entire mountain or goal in front of us. Start small and take the necessary steps to grow it. We get tired when we're in the middle of the marathon and focused on how much we have left to go. Minimize your goals and focus on taking the best next steps and before you know it, you've taken 100 steps."

"No one knows everything. Yes, you're knowledgeable, but no one expects you to know everything. Release the pressure."

"Center your why in what brings you pleasure. Pleasure is what will give you the energy, the consistency, and the ability to go through challenges and succeed."

Nezha Alaoui

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Egwu Nwankpah, CPA, Head of Supplier Diversity & Development at Cushman & Wakefield, joined Transformation Coach, Alechia Reese for the conversation, "Making Space." Being upfront with our needs and wants helps to ensure those needs are met. It's key to their fulfillment. The investment of time is one of the main inhibitors to why people don't move toward their passion or what they're better at mainly because they have invested time. Be willing to give up good for great no matter how much time has been invested. This episode guided us in being our best by doing what we're best at.

"Managers who pay attention to the skills of their teams can change the trajectory of their team member's lives."

"It's not always easy information to tell someone you're not good at what you do because of their investment of time."

"The investment of time is one of the main inhibitors to why people don't move toward their passion or what they're better at mainly because they've given so much time."

"It's not always how good your plan is, it's how you sell it."

"Most people contract your credibility. Your job is to go in and show and prove. That's where people see your value."

"Your ability to gain more knowledge and move forward is on you now."

"You need to be upfront with your wants and needs. It's key to their fulfillment."

"You always do your best business where and when you like what you're doing."

Egwu Nwankpah

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Alize Garcia, Social Community Impact Manager at Nike, joined Transformation Coach, Alechia Reese for the conversation, "Your Gift Makes Room." The principle, "to whom much is given, much is required" has guided the journey Alize chose as a life path to ensure 'equality for all and access for all.' Do the work to figure out who you are and keep your eyes on your own paper. Don't get so busy running someone else's race that you miss the milestones of your own. This episode guided us in the honoring of each of our gifts.

"It's not just about what you want, it's the feeling behind what you say you want. Think through what you say you want, and be willing to discover the real reason behind what you truly say you want."

"Wherever you are you're supposed to reach back and give back."

"When you're looking at someone else's life you take away from what truly is for you."

"Do the work to figure out who you are and keep your eyes on your own paper. Don't get so busy running someone else's race that you miss the milestones of your own."

"Don't hold yourself to who you said you'd be if and when things changed."

"We don't take the time to dream, we just replicate."

"If you are doing what you know you were put on this earth to do, then you can truly honor your rest stops."

"We look at the title and will say those are the people who deserve the rest and the truth is no matter where you are in life, you deserve to stop and to rest."

"If it's true to you, then be the best at that."

"We're not all starting at the same place, how do we meet people where they are to be able to give them access to be able to be their best selves?"

Alize V. Garcia

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Camille John, D&I Enterprise Head of Bank of America, joined Transformation Coach, Alechia Reese for the conversation, "Honoring You First." Too many times we say yes our of obligation because we're taught to show up and our word must be our bond, however, it can't bond you to the point you're defeating yourself. Take a step back, do an audit, and analyze how you felt when you showed up playing a role that wasn't of your best and highest use. This episode helps us all serve best by honoring ourselves first.

Take a step back, do an audit and analyze how you felt when you showed up playing a role that wasn't of your best and highest use.

Give people and yourself choices [options]. Just because you've always done something or showed up a certain way you have to always do it that way.

We're taught to show up and our word must be our bond, however, it can't bond you to the point you're defeating yourself.

Evaluate how your "yes" is going to make you feel. Do you feel good about what you gave, or is it only out of obligation?

Respect the process of rooting by giving yourself time to grow.

Camille John

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Rhonesha Byng, founder and CEO of Her Agenda, joined Transformation Coach, Alechia Reese for the conversation, "Creating Your Own Agenda." There's no age limit on discovering your purpose. If you want to get closer to it, get still, and take a look at what people come to you for - explore it, put yourself out there and say yes to new experiences. Sharing and vocalizing your ideas can sometimes help you get aligned with where you need to be. The media has the power to shape how you think about a certain community, and Rhonesha decided to change perspectives by creating her media company, Her Agenda. Above all else, you are equipped. You have it within you. Whatever it is that you're meant to do in this world, you have what you need. Know that, recognize it, and feel that.

A lot of what we have in us naturally, we don't recognize as a gift or a skill because it comes so naturally to us. Those skills help us actualize our purpose.

Should is B.S.. Are you doing what aligns with your purpose and brings you joy?

If you figure out your why, your perceived limitations can be used to help you get better.

You discover amazing things when you start moving.

It matters who's talking to you because they see things that you may not see.

Show me your friends and I'll show you your future.

Delaying gratification and being selfish is okay.

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Rhonesha Byng

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HerAgenda: http://heragenda.com

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Noa Ries and Kim Havens, co-founders of the award-winning e-learning platform - Kahilla, joined Transformation Coach, Alechia Reese for the conversation "Growth Through Impact." It taps into the magic that happens when women work together, are clear on their zones of genius, and strategic about how to show other women executives and leaders how to sharpen their skills through learning and development and equitable access to opportunities.

Our value (intrinsic skills) is what comes easiest to us, but you still have to hone and develop it.

Confidence is developed over time and being able to stand in your truth and listen to it takes time.

It's the combination of grit and grace, identifying what feels graceful and doing that again and again, and again. It's not just gritting through things. It's knowing your gift, and gritting through the development of it.

Just because you're good at it, doesn't mean you have to do it.

Approach everything with curiosity. Learn the difference between what meh and amazing feels in your body and go in the direction that feels best for you.

You deserve more than meh, allow yourself to want what you want.

It's not okay to do the things you should do when it's not what you want to do.

Fully flawsome - full of flaws, but imperfectly perfect.

In order to transform you need to have a good idea of where you are and where you want to be.

If it doesn't challenge you, it's not going to change you.

You'll find where and what people will pay you for at the intersection of your values, interests, and abilities.

Leaning into your strengths versus your weaknesses makes you stronger.

Make a choice, own your choices, and get into the driver's seat of your life.

Life happens in chapters. There's no pressure, it's a constant journey of authoring your narrative.

There's always a next and you don't have to know what that "next" is today.

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Noa Ries

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Kim Havens

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Kahilla: https://www.kahilla.com

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