What does it mean to be an Organizational Rebel? Whether you’re tired of the day-to-day grind, or just wondering “What’s next?” beyond retiring in an RV - you don’t have to stay miserable in discontent. Follow your dreams! The P6 Assessment holds the secrets on how to go from start-up in crisis to sustainable business. Dr. Barbra Portzline has been teaching introverts how to be true Organizational Rebels by literally seeing what’s preventing them from walking into their power. Dr. Portzline says things that resonate and help companies in crisis make a plan to get there.

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How to be True Organizational Rebels with Dr. Barbra Portzline

We've got a very special show. Why? Because I have on someone that I consider a really good friend and someone who I really admire. Not just for the work she does in the world, but for who she is and how she shows up. She's truly a Heartrepreneur. My guest today is Dr. Barbra Portzline. She's the president at Organizational Rebel, LLC. She's the Founder of Organizational Rebel LIFE which is an online community. She's the co-developer of the P6Assessment. As you can tell, this is not a sit-still kind of a gal. Barbra is an organizational intuitive. She has a calling to help folks find the most efficient path to improving people, processes, practices, promotions, productivity and profit. We all want all of those things. Barbra, welcome to the show.

Thank you so much. I'm super excited to be here with you today.

I'm excited to have you and I think it would be really cool for us to start with how and why did you choose the name Organizational Rebel?

That's a great question. I grew up with a family where the path was to go to high school, to go to college, to get a job, to wait for that gold watch, to retire, and to die. That was basically it. It wasn't about having passion over what you did, it was about doing something secure, getting that job, and just doing the day-to-day grind. I would talk to my family and they complain about work. I talk to my friends, we complain about work. It wasn't until my twenties where I made a shift and I actually moved from the east coast to the mountain area, the southwest, and I started meeting people that really had passion over what they did. It was something that was so new to me. It seemed so simple, but it really was not in my paradigm at all. I went back to school, I started doing some research and studying these people that actually liked their job and actually were thriving when everyone else was complaining. I said, "Who are these organizational rebels? Who are these bad asses that can literally go to work, have a great time at work, and thrive while everyone else is miserable?" When I started my company I really wanted to perpetuate that you can go to work, you can love what you do, you can maintain integrity, and really be a Heartrepreneur, although I didn't know that term at the time and those are the Organizational Rebels.

I totally resonate with that. I get such a smile on my face when we both like to use the term bad ass. Somebody said, "How could you be a Heartrepreneur bad ass?" I love this because Heartrepreneurs are people who have integrity, people who have transparency, people who are authentic and genuine, and they are lined up genuinely with who they are and what their goals are. They're not afraid to stand in that power. Just like you. I too came out of Corporate America, president of a national health care company. I woke up one day and said, "I'm miserable, I don't think this is what life is supposed to be." I thankfully walked out twenty-something years ago, started my consulting and coaching practice.