Impact Makers

Imagine receiving a breast cancer diagnosis just nine days after losing your job - this was the reality for our guest, Nicole Roberts, an HR executive who faced these challenges in December 2022. In this truly inspiring episode, Nicole shares her journey of conquering cancer and navigating the financial difficulties that came with it. Not only did she manage her family's living expenses and medical care, but she also started her own HR consulting and coaching business, People Solutions Group.

We explore the misdiagnosis of Nicole's breast cancer and discuss the importance of self-advocacy and self-care. Nicole's story highlights the significance of having a treatment plan and the unwavering support of loved ones. Our friend Laurie Ruettimann, host of the Punk Rock HR podcast, joins us to dive deeper into Nicole's experience and how to better support those who may face health or personal challenges in the future.

As Impact Makers, let's unite in showing Nicole our support on her journey in every possible way. Connect with Nicole through the links in the show notes and consider contributing to the GoFundMe campaign set up to assist her and her family during this time. Don't miss this powerful episode, as it is essential listening for leaders and anyone in the workplace who may face similar challenges.

Show Highlights:

• Preparing for the future of work
• Job interviews with breast cancer
• Chemotherapy and treatment plan discussion
• Talking to family about cancer
• Financial strain of cancer treatment
• Breast cancer support organizations

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Supporting Resources:

GoFundMe: Support Nicole Roberts & Her Fight Against Cancer - https://bit.ly/nrobertshr

Nicole Roberts - She/Her/Hers

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nrobertshr

https://twitter.com/nrobertshr

People Solutions Group

https://www.peoplesolutionsgroup.com/

https://www.instagram.com/people_solutions_group, https://www.linkedin.com/company/peoplesolutionsgroup/

Links for support for breast cancer:

Pink Ribbon Good: https://www.pinkribbongood.org/

Breast Wishes Foundation: https://www.breastwishesfoundation.org/

Susan G. Komen: https://www.komen.org/financial-assistance-program/

I Have Wings: www.ihavewings.org

Phil's Friends: www.philsfriends.org

National Breast Cancer Foundation: https://www.nationalbreastcancer.org

Facebook Private Support Group ""Breast Cancer Support - I Got This!: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1865145147094353/

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Leadership is not just about the title or how many people you have under you. Many great leaders are fueled by their WHY. And so, it's important, as leaders, to discover our WHY to ensure effective leadership. I'm excited to share a conversation with you today with someone who really understands what it means for leaders to create an impact at work and in life!

Sonya Shelton is the Founder of Executive Leadership Consulting. She's passionate about partnering with leaders and high achievers to create a clear vision, so they can build work environments where employees are fulfilled and completely committed to the organization's success.

Having been an executive, as well as an international speaker and consultant, Sonya knows how to tap into lesser-known, hidden practices that drive true leadership. She has captured many of her leadership tips and success stories in her bestselling book "You're an Executive, But Are You a Leader?"

Sonya believes that people with passion make any company better – in every way, and her WHY is to contribute to the success of leaders in order to create a bigger impact. Today, she shares a ton of great insights as well as some practical action steps we can take as leaders to craft a compelling vision, and successfully lead our teams and organizations in the future.

Show Highlights:

• What makes the difference between an executive and a leader?

• Defining success at your company: The importance of clarifying your Vision

• How do organizations create a strong vision for the future during these times of fast-paced change?

• How discovering your WHY contributes to effective leadership.

• Practical steps you can take to discover your true WHY.

• How strategy and culture work together to create success for a company.

• What are the reasons for the increase in employees experiencing stress and burnout at work?

• Red Thread Leadership: The "5 P" formula to grow as fast as your ambition

• How organizations can create a strong Vision in an ever-changing world, where the future is unknown.

• What leaders can do to create the biggest impact right now?

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Supporting Resources:

Sonya Shelton / Executive Leadership website

Sonya Shelton on Twitter

Executive Leadership Consulting on Instagram

Sonya Shelton on LinkedIn

Executive Leadership Consulting on YouTube

You're an Executive But Are You a Leader?: The Executive's Simple Guide to Creating, Communicating and Achieving the Vision by Sonya Shelton

The WHY Institute

Impact Makers podcast episode 049: Discovering the Hidden Forces That Drive You to Do Your Best Work With Todd Henry

Simon Sinek

Special Gift -> "How To Create Your Winning Dream Team" Masterclass

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Although social media has changed and evolved over the last couple of decades, it's still a valuable place to be – to learn from, connect with others, establish your credibility, build your personal brand or business brand, and grow your career.

While there are tons of places we can hang out online these days, many of which offer limited value for our work pursuits, there's no doubt that LinkedIn – the "professional" social network that's been around since 2002 – is still a place where you need to be visible online. It is worth the investment of your time, especially if you're looking to grow your career and your business as well as attract opportunities.

LinkedIn is pretty straightforward. Simply create a profile, connect with people, post and share your content, etc. However, you may not be getting the most out of it as you would if you were to create an intentional strategy for using LinkedIn.

There are multiple ways that you can optimize your LinkedIn profile to build your personal brand and grow your career. By doing so, you can use LinkedIn to build your credibility as a thought leader and your reputation as a business leader that others want to work with or do business with. Finally, you can readily access a vast network of people and resources that you can utilize (for free) for your personal and professional development. In this episode, I'm going to share some of my favorite tips and strategies for creating a LinkedIn profile that stands out, works for you, and increases your opportunities!

Show Highlights:

• Why a LinkedIn profile is valuable
• What makes a great LinkedIn profile?
• 8 profile photo best practices
• How to maximize your background photo
• Tips for an effective LinkedIn profile headline
• Tips in writing your About section
• 10 profile summary tips

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People & Resources Mentioned In This episode:

10 Tips for Taking a Professional LinkedIn Profile Photo How to make your LinkedIn Recruiter profile stand out New Research Study Breaks Down "The Perfect Profile Photo" Julie Turney LinkedIn profile (great headline and summary) Episode 044 - Get Out of Your Head and Just Get Things Done With Julie Turney Josh Bersin LinkedIn profile (great headline) Amber Naslund LinkedIn profile (great summary) Impact Makers episode 050 - Balancing a Strong Personal Brand With a High Profile Corporate Career With Amber Naslund Impact Makers episode 025 - 6 Ways to Share Your Personal Brand with the World Impact Makers Episode 024 - Taking Your Personal Brand to the Next Level with Jennifer McClure Impact Makers Episode 023 - Your Personal Brand with Jennifer McClure Personal Brand Workbook

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Social media has become one of the major culprits of overwhelm for many of us. What used to be a great platform for connection, building personal relationships, and building your brand has now sucked a chunk of time out of us. And it has led us down this path where communication is made less civil, and sometimes, even hurtful.

Today, let's walk down the social media memory lane to see how these platforms have evolved over the years. As you seek to continue to build your brand or grow your career this 2023, we're diving into what's working and what's not working with these different social media and online platforms, in our next few episodes.

There are ways you can use social media for good to grow your career or your business. At the end of the day, we have to be intentional and strategic about how we spend our time consuming, creating, and sharing content – to attract and engage the RIGHT people, who want and need to hear what we have to say.

Show Highlights:

• The evolution of LinkedIn and how it's helping business people until now
• Twitter then and now
• How Facebook has become a ghost town now
• The popularity of Instagram today
• Should leaders be active on social media?
• Using social media to build meaningful relationships

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Who is the first person that comes to your mind when asked who has made an impact on your life? Well, if you had asked me who has been an impact-maker in my own life, then my answer would be my mother. But her legacy is so much more than the impact she has had on my life.

My mother died at the age of 83 in 2020. I don't have any hurt or pain around her passing because I truly believe she was living her best life. She was a woman of faith, who lived a life of service. She was a person who reached out to others and gave something without expecting something in return.

This episode includes some personal reflections on my mother's life and her impact on me and others. Hopefully, this will remind you that you're never too old or too inexperienced to step out in faith.

Show Highlights:

• The three pillars of successful aging
• The importance of a social network of friends for longevity
• Writing bible verses on index cards
• What to do when you find yourself living a life you had not planned
• Being good stewards of the things we allow into our visual and auditory
• What it means to impact other people

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Supporting Resources:

The Circle Maker by Mark Batterson https://www.amazon.com/Circle-Maker-Devotions-Kids/dp/0310766818

Jesus Calling by Sarah Young https://www.amazon.com/Jesus-Calling-Enjoying-Peace-Presence/dp/1591451884

One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp https://www.amazon.com/One-Thousand-Gifts-Study-Guide-ebook/dp/B00BEICNWA

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As we close out 2022, I'm focusing this month on how I can best prepare myself – and you – for a successful 2023.

In my world, this time of year is typically filled with prediction posts and podcasts, where thought leaders share what they believe will be the challenges and opportunities ahead in the new year, related to the world of work.

Since my focus is on preparing leaders – like you – to embrace the future of work, and to develop the skills necessary to lead with impact, instead of making predictions that may or may not come true, I'm sharing with you 10 areas that are critical for leaders to focus on, in order to lead with impact in the future of work.

1. Fight for Flexibility for Your Team Members

People want to effortlessly work how, where, when, and for whom they want. 40% of respondents in McKinsey's Great Attrition Great Attraction Survey published in September 2021, said that Flexibility was the number one reason they accepted their current job.

• According to Shiftboard's State of the Hourly Worker Report, scheduling is the #1 complaint of hourly workers and the #1 cause of turnover.
• 85% of the hourly workers who participated in the survey reported that scheduling affects their overall job satisfaction.

2. Prioritize Career Growth and Development Opportunities for Your People

• According to Gloat Research Group's Great Resignation 2.0 Report, the number one reason given by employees who took a new job as to why they would leave again was the lack of career development opportunities.
• The same survey revealed that 54% of the employees surveyed reported that their employers either don't take their future interests and aspirations into consideration enough or not at all.

3. Help Your People to Connect with Meaning and Purpose in Their Work

Connect people to something bigger than themselves and help them contribute.

According to Gallup research, a 10% improvement in employees' connection with the Mission or Purpose of their organization leads to an 8.1% decrease in turnover and a 4.4% increase in profitability.

I love this quote from Laszlo Bock – the current CEO & Co-founder of Humu and former Google SVP of People Operations -> "The single biggest thing you can do [as a leader] is make the work feel meaningful."

What is an organization's Purpose? It's what we do for our customers. Some good examples:

• Nourishing families so they can flourish and thrive - Kellogg
• We fulfill dreams of personal freedom - Harley Davidson
• We help people get jobs - Indeed.com

4. Commit to Real Change and Action with Your Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Efforts

• Set meaningful goals
• Track progress
• Hold leaders accountable
• Incentivize leaders

To learn more about how to do this, check out Impact Makers Episode #51 - The Value of Taking a Strategic Approach to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion with Jennifer Ingram 5. Invest in Your Leaders – Specifically Front-Line Supervisors

The biggest gains businesses will witness in the future will come from hiring and training the right managers, who care for, develop, and maximize the strengths of every single employee.

70% of the variance between the highest engaged teams and persistently disengaged teams is just the manager. (Based on meta-analytics of 100 million employee interviews – Gallup)

6. Focus On Skills Identification and Development

Quote from Jonas Prising - Chairman & CEO of ManpowerGroup:

"Helping people to pre-skill, upskill and reskill for in-demand roles in this Skills Revolution remains the defining challenge of this decade. It was important before the pandemic and is even more critical now – to create a better workplace where everyone is able to unleash their full human potential and have a more equitable share of the prosperity."

Impact Makers Episode #64: Creating Career Pathways to Unlock Opportunity for the Workforce of the Future with Matthew Daniel

7. SEE Your People

• Show Appreciation.
• Give Recognition.
• Value Differences.

According to the results of a SurveyMonkey / Bonusly Survey, 63% of employees who are regularly recognized were "very unlikely" to look for a job in the next 6 months, and 89% of employees who are rarely recognized are open to accepting a new job.

The number one reason why people left a job without another one in hand was uncaring leaders. - McKinsey's Great Attrition Great Attraction Survey

8. Grow Yourself

• Own your Personal Development.
• Set goals, track your progress, and hold yourself accountable.
• Challenge yourself to learn aspects of business and leadership that are not within your current responsibilities.

9. Develop Your Influence

• Invest In relationships.
• Build trust.
• Share your ideas.

"You don't get influence through control. You get influence through other people's positive experience of you. You get influence through people wanting you involved - not by telling them you have to be." — Neil Morrison – Former Group HR Director, Penguin Random House now Group HR Director at Severn Trent Water 10. Embrace (and lead) Disruption.

• Change is a constant.
• Stay curious and seek out ways to lead change efforts.

Impact Makers Episode #63: Defining Return on Workforce Investment in the Future of Work with Dr. Alexander Alonso

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Supporting Resources:

Workplace from Meta

Great Attrition Great Attraction Survey: https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/people-and-organizational-performance/our-insights/great-attrition-or-great-attraction-the-choice-is-yours

State of the Hourly Worker Report: https://www.shiftboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/State-of-Hourly-Worker_Ebook_Oct-2020.pdf

Gloat Research Group's Great Resignation 2.0 Report: https://gloat.com/wp-content/uploads/GreatResignationReport-2.0.pdf

Gallup research - Three Ways Mission-Driven Workplaces Perform Better: https://www.gallup.com/workplace/236279/three-ways-mission-driven-workplaces-perform-better.aspx

Impact Makers Episode #51 - The Value of Taking a Strategic Approach to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion with Jennifer Ingram: https://jennifermcclure.net/2020/11/19/the-value-of-taking-a-strategic-approach-to-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-with-jennifer-ingram/

Gallup research: Managers Account for 70% of Variance in Employee Engagement https://news.gallup.com/businessjournal/182792/managers-account-variance-employee-engagement.aspx

Impact Makers Episode #64: Creating Career Pathways to Unlock Opportunity for the Workforce of the Future with Matthew Daniel: https://jennifermcclure.net/2022/09/22/creating-career-pathways-to-unlock-opportunity-for-the-workforce-of-the-future-with-matthew-daniel/

SurveyMonkey / Bonusly Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/curiosity/employee-recognition-and-retention/

Impact Makers Episode #63: Defining Return on Workforce Investment in the Future of Work with Dr. Alexander Alonso: https://jennifermcclure.net/2022/09/15/defining-return-on-workforce-investment-in-the-future-of-work-with-dr-alexander-alonso/

Connect with Jennifer:

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As we're coming to 2023, what are the things you want to start, stop, and continue doing? Make this a part of your goal-setting process. One my previous mistakes was I didn't set up any concrete plans to actually make my goals happen – which is a 100% recipe for failure. Therefore, it's important to take time to reflect and look back on maybe what's working, what's not working, and what's missing in your business.

In this episode, I'm going to share with you FIVE things that I plan to start, stop, and continue doing in 2023, as I begin to prepare myself to set goals and have a successful new year. Hopefully, this will encourage you to do the same as part of your goal-setting process as well.

Show Highlights:

Start

• Goal setting and tracking
• Daily planning/time blocking/using Trello
• Prioritizing learning/professional development
• Investing in my relationships
• Scheduling time for content creation

Stop

• Starting my morning with my phone
• Allowing busy work to fill my day vs activities focused on achieving my goals
• Not prioritizing my email list community
• Putting off writing a book
• Taking my friends and family for granted

Continue

• Using Profit First in both of my businesses
• Participating on the Defense Business Board
• Listening to podcasts for professional development
• Outsourcing what I'm not best at/working with a team
• Podcasting

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Supporting Resources:

Workplace from Meta: https://www.workplace.com/

Your Best Year Ever: A 5-Step Plan for Achieving Your Most Important Goals by Michael Hyatt: https://www.amazon.com/Your-Best-Year-Ever-Achieving/dp/1545900655

Full Focus Planner: https://fullfocus.co/planner/

Trello: https://trello.com/en

Profit First: Transform Your Business from a Cash-Eating Monster to a Money-Making Machine by Mike Michalowicz: https://www.amazon.com/Profit-First-Transform-Cash-Eating-Money-Making/dp/073521414X

Defense Business Board: https://dbb.defense.gov/

Impact Makers Podcast Episode #70: My Favorite Podcasts Related to the Future of Work, Speaking, and Entrepreneurship: https://jennifermcclure.net/2022/11/28/my-favorite-podcasts-related-to-the-future-of-work-speaking-and-entrepreneurship/

Emerald City Productions – Making Your Podcast Sound Great: https://emeraldcitypro.com/

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If you're a leader, and you have people that you must lead, manage, care for and grow, it's been a challenge to both keep people in your workplace, to keep them engaged, to understand what their needs are, and to ensure their success in their jobs so that the company can remain competitive and continue to grow in the future in a vastly changing world of work.

As you're doing your goal setting and goal planning for the next year, I want to share with you 10 questions that you should be taking into your discussions, even if they're not formal performance review discussions.

Three Reasons Employees Are Leaving Their Jobs / Searching for New Opportunities:

• Career Growth
• Flexibility
• Appreciation and Recognition

10 Questions Leaders Should Be Asking to Prevent Your Best Employees from Leaving

To Discover Skills to Focus on or Develop / Areas to Eliminate or Support

1. What are 3 aspects of your job that you feel you're best at or enjoy the most?

2. What are 2 areas in your job where you could use more support or resources, or would prefer not to do?

3. Outside of work, what do you really enjoy doing? Do you have a hobby or a passion project that you work on that gives you joy

Learning and Development / Career Growth

4. Is there something that you would like to have an opportunity to learn or explore, that either isn't a part of your current job, or is something you'd like to try?

5. Are there skills that you would like to learn, or career opportunities that you would like to explore that you don't feel are available to you in your current role, or at this company?

Flexibility / Work Hours

6. Does the current schedule or work situation allow you to do your best work, while also enjoying your life away from work?

Understand How Someone Likes to Be Managed

7. How do you like to be recognized and appreciated? What is meaningful to you?

8. How often would you prefer to meet to discuss and share progress against your goals?

Support Their Progress and Ensure Success

9. What is one thing that I can do to set you up for success in 2023, that I'm not doing currently?

The Magic Question

10. If I gave you a magic wand, and you could change one thing about your current job, or about the company – what would you change?

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People & Resources Mentioned In This Episode:

Meta from Workplace: https://www.workplace.com/

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How has your year been? Thankfully, 2022 has been a good year for me and my businesses thus far, and I'm really looking forward to what 2023 will bring as we continue to recover in many ways from the global pandemic, while also still dealing with the effects of that, and the changes – some better and some worse that have come as a result of that. Moving forward, I will be focusing on what's new and next, revising and updating things to better serve my clients and meet the needs of leaders out there who are preparing for the future of work.

Today, I'm sharing some of my recommendations for podcasts that I listen to as an avid podcast listener. These are podcasts that belong to a few categories including the future of work, human resources, speaking, leadership, business entrepreneurship, and general interest. Show Highlights:

• Podcast and episode recommendations for the future of work
• Recommended shows on Human Resources
• Podcasts worth listening to in the Speaking category
• Business and Entrepreneurship podcast recommendations
• Other podcast recommendations in general

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Supporting Resources:

The Future of Work

WorkLife with Adam Grant: https://www.ted.com/podcasts/worklife

• Mark Cuban doesn't believe in following your passions: https://www.ted.com/podcasts/mark-cuban-doesn-t-believe-in-following-your-passions-transcript

Redefining Podcast HR: https://amplifytalent.com/podcast

• People First and Mission Always With NASA Chief Human Capital Officer Jane Datta: https://amplifytalent.com/podcast-episodes/putting-people-first-mission-always

Human Resources

All Hands Podcast: https://lattice.com/all-hands-podcast

• Adopting an Open Salary Model with Cuvva's Gemma Boulton: https://lattice.com/podcasts/gemma-boulton
• How to Create an Anti-Racist Workplace with James and Krista White: https://lattice.com/podcasts/james-krista-white

PunkRock HR: https://laurieruettimann.com/podcast/

• Evaluating The State of DEI With Zach Nunn: https://laurieruettimann.com/evaluating-the-state-of-dei/

HR Famous: https://hrfamous.libsyn.com/

• How to Make a Viral LinkedIn Post, Is Hiring Slowing Down?: https://hrfamous.libsyn.com/103-how-to-make-a-viral-linkedin-post-is-hiring-slowing-down

Speaking

The Wealthy Speaker Podcast with Jane Atkinson: https://speakerlauncher.com/category/podcasts/

• Move Your Presentation From Good To Epic With Kelly Swanson (Part I) : https://speakerlauncher.com/move-your-presentation-from-good-to-epic-with-kelly-swanson-part-i/
• Move Your Presentation From Good To Epic With Kelly Swanson (Part II): https://speakerlauncher.com/move-your-presentation-from-good-to-epic-with-kelly-swanson-part-ii/

Mic Drop Podcast: https://micdroppodcast.com/

• How Two Experienced Meeting Planners Hire Speakers (ft. Debbie Lipsky & Jason Callori): https://micdroppodcast.com/episodes/how-two-experienced-meeting-planners-hire-speakers-ft-debbie-lipsky-jason-callori

The Speaker Lab with Grant Baldwin: https://thespeakerlab.com/about-us/

• How to Build Your Speaking Business and Not Just Get Gigs: https://thespeakerlab.com/410-how-to-build-your-speaking-business-not-just-get-gigs-with-david-avrin/

Speakernomics: https://nsaspeaker.org/benefit/speakernomics/

• Online Presentations with Robbie Samuels
• Make Your Presentations More Inclusive with Donna Mack

Business & Entrepreneurship

Online Marketing Made Easy with Amy Porterfield: ​​https://www.amyporterfield.com/amy-porterfield-podcast/

• Becoming An Expert: How To Position Yourself As An Authority in Your Field: https://www.amyporterfield.com/2022/10/506/

Business Accelerator Podcast https://businessaccelerator.com/podcast/

• 6 Essential Ingredients for Effective Strategic Planning: https://businessaccelerator.com/6-essential-ingredients-for-effective-strategic-planning/

The Gold Digger Podcast with Jenna Kutcher https://jennakutcherblog.com/goal-digger-podcast/

• Jenna's book: How Are You Really? by Jenna Kutcher: https://www.amazon.com/How-Are-You-Really-Living/dp/0063221942
• A Website Refresh for When You're Short on Time: https://jennakutcherblog.com/websiterefresh/

The Influential Personal Brand Podcast: https://www.roryvaden.com/podcast

• The Fastest Way to Become a Paid Professional Speaker with Kindra Hall: https://brandbuildersgroup.com/podcast/ep-310-the-fastest-way-to-become-a-paid-professional-speaker-with-kindra-hall/

You Are The Brand Podcast: https://mikekim.com/show

• How to Maximize Your Mastermind Group: https://mikekim.com/yatb341/

General Interest

Revisionist History with Malcolm Gladwell: https://www.pushkin.fm/podcasts/revisionist-history

• The Mennonite National Anthem: https://www.pushkin.fm/podcasts/revisionist-history/the-mennonite-national-anthem

Rich Roll Podcast: https://www.richroll.com/podcast

• Mike Fremont: A Centenarian On Breaking World Records, Running At 100 & Thriving Beyond Expectations: https://www.richroll.com/podcast/mike-fremont-697/

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard: https://armchairexpertpod.com/

• Jimmy Fallon: https://armchairexpertpod.com/pods/jimmy-fallon
• Flightless Bird: https://armchairexpertpod.com/pods/fb-maths
• Armchaired & Dangerous: https://armchairexpertpod.com/pods/ufos-lp8w3-678et

Connect with Jennifer:

Send her a message: https://jennifermcclure.net/contact On LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifermcclure On Twitter https://twitter.com/JenniferMcClure On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jennifer_mcclure/ On Facebook http://www.facebook.com/JenniferMcClureSpeaker

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If you like this podcast and are thinking of creating your own, consider talking to my producer, Emerald City Productions. They helped me grow and produce the podcast you are listening to right now. Find out more at https://emeraldcitypro.com. Let them know I sent you.

Self-care isn't selfish. It is necessary. We truly can't pour from an empty cup and we can't help others if we're emotionally worn, completely stressed out, or too sick to help. In this episode I'm talking about self-care and the five areas I've been trying to improve for the sake of myself, my family and my business.

I'll talk about the importance of sleep, rest and exercise, for our physical and mental well-being. Then I'll dive into the effects of gratitude on our happiness. I'll also discuss how caring for others can be a form of self-care. Lastly, I'll cover caring for your time. Finding balance and reclaiming your time can have a lasting impact on your life and I'm going to share how it changed mine.

My goal is to help you understand the importance of self-care and how to practice it, proactively, without feeling guilty. I hope you enjoy today's show.

Show Highlights:

• What is self-care? I'll give you my favorite definition and share a great quote to help you remember why it's so important.
• I'm going to share the five key areas of self-care and give you tips for each area. I'll share my stories about those areas too.
• I can't stress enough the importance of being proactive with self-care. Our bodies speak to us, sometimes loud and clear.
• If we don't listen, the consequences can be devastating.
• We're talking about self-care but I'm also going to share how caring for others is a form of self-care.
• Self-care has a physical, mental and emotional impact on our lives, our bodies and on those around us.

Supporting Resources:

Workplace from Meta: https://www.workplace.com/future

King University Online

Paycor, Inc.

Paycor, Inc. Self-Care for the HR Pro web summit presentation by Jennifer McClure

Paycor, Inc. Web Summit (On Demand)

The Five Rules for Self-Care By Shelly Tygielski

Michael Hyatt

Ideal Week Excel Spreadsheet by Michael Hyatt

Living Forward: A Proven Plan to Stop Drifting and Get the Life You Want by Michael Hyatt and Daniel Harkavy

Full Focus Planner

Oprah Super Soul Conversations: Tom Brady on Life After Football: "I Think About It More Now"

National Sleep Foundation Recommends New Sleep Times

Shawn Achor website

Shawn Achor 6 Daily Happiness Exercises

The Happiness Advantage: How a Positive Brain Fuels Success in Work and Life by Shawn Achor

Before Happiness: The 5 Hidden Keys to Achieving Success, Spreading Happiness, and Sustaining Positive Change by Shawn Achor

Oprah Super Soul Conversations: Oprah & Shawn Achor on the Secret of Happy People

Get More Done With Calendar Blocking – Amy Landino YouTube

The Importance of Scheduling Nothing by Jeff Weiner

Oprah Super Soul Conversations: The 5 Keys to Happiness That LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner Lives By

Connect with Jennifer:

Send her a message: https://jennifermcclure.net/contact

On LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifermcclure

On Twitter https://twitter.com/JenniferMcClure

On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jennifer_mcclure/

On Facebook http://www.facebook.com/JenniferMcClureSpeaker

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Episode Credits

If you like this podcast and are thinking of creating your own, consider talking to my producer, Emerald City Productions. They helped me grow and produce the podcast you are listening to right now. Find out more at https://emeraldcitypro.com. Let them know I sent you.