Let's welcome connecter-extraordinaire Marc Shaffer to the podcast!

In this conversation you'll be inspired by Marc's glass-half-full approach to life and the priority he puts on staying connected with people. As a financial planner, he is especially talented at helping people get clear on what's important. Because of this, he is extra attuned to creating a meaningful and vast life for himself. 

But even when we are glass-half-full people, we still encounter challenges. Marc shares his personal experiences with mental health and reminds us of the ways we can take care of ourselves (and let others take care of us, too!)

Marc reminds us not to forget all the blessings in front of us that are easy to take for granted, and Jenna encourages us to make our own gratitude list. 

LINKS:

Learn more about Marc here and check out resources from Searcy Financial here

Also, here's more information about the Catalyst Development LEADERs Institute he talked about.

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It's January! It's time for seasonal affective disorder and setting goals!

But no worries, Jenna's approach to goals in 2025 is soft, low-pressure and focused on doing what feels good and fun for YOU. If you tend to be a high-achiever who strives to climb higher each year, and you're ready to create your own personal definition of success, this approach to goal-setting is specifically for you. 

Plus, Jenna tells us about falling asleep with Tony Soprano and rediscovering the magic of writing prompts.

LINKS:

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It's the turn of the year, which means Jenna is synthesizing the moments from her year and sorting things into metaphorical bins. She doesn't care either way if you reflect or not, but if you're like, "Ok fine, maybe this is the year I do a little introspection," she's got some low-presh options for you. 

Plus, we revisit the importance of creating our own definitions of success and learn how our proud moments from the year stack up into a completely unique contribution to the world. Also, Jenna reminds us not to let chocolate get too melty in your bed.

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This week, Jenna welcomes William Price! If you're ready to learn how to "lead yourself," you'll get a masterclass from Will.

Whether it's setting boundaries, enjoying your solitude or learning how to simply BE with yourself, Will has a useful strategy for you. 

You'll feel more grounded and inspired after hearing from Will, which might be exactly what you need during the bustle of the holiday season. 

Links!

Connect with Will by texting 816.616.9797, or reach out on Facebook or Instagram

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Jenna shares the dangers of becoming overly reliant on external measures of success. She reminds us that success is an inside job and gives us three questions to ask ourselves as we create our personal definition of success.

Plus, Jenna tells us it's ok to pay people to be on our hype squad. And she decides Chutes and Ladders might be the most accurate board game to prepare children for adulthood. 

Links!

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Welcome Bethany Spilhaus to the show!

If you consider yourself a "recovering perfectionist," or even a good ol' fashioned active perfectionist, this episode is for you. Bethany teaches us that managing people requires you to loosen your tight grip and let people fail. Yikes! Through her story, you'll learn that even though change can be hard, it's absolutely worth it. 

Plus, you'll learn the importance of leading with empathy, being quick to apologize and having the courage to seek feedback from your team. Bethany shares the importance of getting to know the people on your team and the gifts that come from leading people who have different strengths than you. 

Jenna encourages us to embrace the "F" word (failure, that is) and look for the lessons in our missteps.

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We all feel like big, dumb imposters sometimes. The question is, how long you let it linger? Do you have to, do you have to, do you have to let it linger...

Jenna tells us about one of her favorite outfits in sixth grade and how it helped her realize the power of her uniqueness. Plus, we learn the early-warning signs of imposter syndrome and a simple phrase to ground us in our awesomeness. 

We build a hype squad and take inventory of our greatness, all while secretly playing a drinking game. 

Links!

This is the Esprit tote bag that didn't make Jenna popular, but still brought her joy

Here's the Flight of the Conchords clip for some lols

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It's your lucky day! You get to hear from Laurie Jerger-Johnson!

Laurie shares her journey stepping into an executive leadership role and the important decisions she made to do leadership her own way. She tells us the four things you need to get comfortable saying as a leader (which she learned from a detective novel.) Plus, she teaches us how to grow confidence in our team members so they trust themselves more and ask you for advice less.  

Laurie leaves us the most simple, but most critical action we can take to regulate our stress and show up as the best version of ourselves. And Jenna challenges us to take it one step further. Because that's what she does. 

For real though, you don't want to miss this episode.

Read the latest blog, "Leadership stuff they don't tell you..."

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We're taking stuff out of our backpack and figuring out what we don't need to carry!

In this episode, Jenna shares the top five challenges she encounters in conversations with new leaders. We look at the stories we might be telling ourselves and how they're keeping us stuck. 

Jenna reminds us if you want to grow as a leader, doing easy comfortable things is NOT going to do much for your growth. And then she pulls a real dick move by forcing us to sit in our discomfort to see what we learn.

For real though...take care of yourself this week. 

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Welcome to season three of In With...The Podcast

Jenna explains the inspiration behind the new season, including illuminating conversations with smart people, and imaginary arguments with jerks in her head at night.

We start to explore the unique challenges of high-achievers and big dreamers, and how stepping into leadership roles can be especially tricky when we have a long track record of being awesome at life.

Plus, we open up our backpacks to see what kinds of heavy baggage we're carrying around. We'll unload our heavy bags a little more each week. Your chiropractor will be pumped.

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