Let go, Lean In

Part of transformation is making intentional choices that bring about lasting change. In this episode you're invited to consider the practice of finding stillness within your busy life.

This conversation with Dr. Kenya Ayers-Palmore highlights the power of investing in your people and the vital role faith plays in learning to lead yourself and others well.

After eight weeks of quiet from the podcast, I am taking the next step in offering encouragement to let go of what is holding you back and lean in toward Jesus to learn to lead yourself well. 

In the final episode of 2021 and the final episode of the four part series Taking Inventory, Lisa asks you to consider what you need to let go of in order to make room in your work, life and faith for what's next.

Continuing the series titled Taking Inventory, this episode is part 3 of 4 and is called To Do vs. To Be.

In this second week of Advent the theme for this week is Peace. Lisa encourages you to make a comparison list similar to a Pros/Cons list but titled To Do vs. To Be. Lisa is uncharacteristically candid about faith practices and shares a bit about getting quiet and the benefits of the meditative, contemplative practice.

This is part two in the four part series Taking Inventory. In this solo episode Lisa talks about the negativity bias and how to work with yourself in identifying what isn't working well and then taking steps to make change.

As the year 2021 winds up before it winds down, Lisa put together a final series titled: Taking Inventory. Today's episode is the first in the series and is sub-titled What is Working? The invitation is to begin a list of what is working right now in three areas: work, life and faith.

We have a natural negativity bias and are able to point out what isn't working in each of these areas; the challenge is to set aside your growing list of what needs attention or improvement to acknowledge and write down the things that are going well in your work, in your life (personal, relational) and in your faith.

This is also the beginning of the season of Advent in the Christian Church calendar year. Advent means preparation for coming and is generally referred to as the season prior to the birth of the Christ child. 

Coach Jon  is a weight loss coach and emotional eating expert who has lost 100lbs.  From nanotechnology researcher, to Navy marine engineer, to globetrotting nomad, Coach Jon spent most of his life running from his true calling, until one question changed his life.  Now he's on a mission to help others lose weight for good and leave BS diets in the rearview mirror.

With Freedom Nutrition Coaching he marries the Science of Metabolism with the Psychology of Behavior Change and the Compassion of Human Connection to create life-changing transformations with his clients.

In this solo episode, Lisa addresses the question for clarity: How do you know you're heading in the right direction as you lead yourself and others?

Lisa reminds us of the Enneagram wisdom of the Three Centers of Intelligence: Head/Thinking; Heart/Feeling; and Body/Gut. We receive clues through these Centers if we're willing to pay attention.

Earlier this fall, Lisa watched a couple of Adam Grant's TED Talks while on her indoor cycle trainer. The one she identified with most was about languishing. She mentions how she identified she was languishing and how Grant's TED Talk helped her take a first step forward. 

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You can also read his NY TImes article from April 2021 which led to the TED Talk 

Rhonda Peterson is an executive coach helping people shift their focus from ROI to ROE. What is that you ask? Return on Energy. We talk about the tools she uses to move people from surviving to thriving.