When a lifelong student of leadership, Captain David Marquet, took over the helm of the USS Sante Fe Nuclear Submarine, it was the worst-performing sub in the fleet. His decision to give intent versus give orders 'turned the ship around' taking it from worst to first and achieving the highest retention and operational standings in the US Navy. In my conversation today we unpack his leadership philosophy and insights on bringing out the best in others and ourselves.    More about David Marquet:

• Learn more about David 
• David's book - Turn the Ship Around

Links and courses:

• Live Brave Women's Weekend
• Take my free Live Bravely video course

Research has found that the biggest predictor of high-performing teams is psychological safety; that is how safe people feel to speak up, share mistakes or ask for help. Yet creating a 'culture of courage' is not just relevant to organizations, it's relevant to each and every one of us in every sphere of life. When people around you feel safe and encouraged to be open, honest, and to engage in candid conversations, it not only helps them to achieve more but it creates an environment in which everyone is able to bring their bravest selves to their biggest challenges and boldest goals. So whether you're a leader of many or just trying to lead yourself to higher ground, this episode will help you become a more inspiring ambassador for the world (and family, and community and workplace) you want to live in. It draws on the three-part framework for leading more bravely and cultivating a 'culture of courage' outlined in Chapter 7 of my book Stop Playing Safe.

Grab your copy of Stop Playing Safe here

Check out my Live Brave Weekend here

Belarusian Veronica Tsapkala embodies the courage required to lead change in the most challenging of circumstances. Fearing political persecution in Belarus after her husband Valery Tsepkalo was denied registration in the 2020 Belarus Presidential election by President Lukashenko, Veronica was forced to flee her country. She has since become a passionate voice for democracy in Belarus. In our conversation, Veronica shares her vision for her homeland while calling each of us to be vocal in standing up for the principles and the freedom we can so easily take for granted. 

Find out more about the Live Brave Women's Weekend, Feb 25-27, 2022

 

In this 100th episode of the Live Brave Podcast, I share 5 ways you can be braver in your life, starting with focusing on the bravest vision for your future. Of course, setting a bold goal doesn't mean you'll land on your feet every time, but as I share in this episode, it's not what you accomplish from living bravely that matters near as much as who you become in the process of daring to try.    Resources for this episode:

• Live Brave Women's Weekend
• Take my free Live Bravely video course
• You've Got This!
• Blog post: Give More Grace – To Yourself, To Others

How often do you risk failure? Chances are it's not near as often as would be serving you. As I discussed with entrepreneur Robert Glazer, the difference between winners and losers lies in how they win and how they lose. Our tendency to over-personalize failure keeps us from taking the very actions that would help us fail forward and succeed faster. If you've been holding back from trying something new, or particularly attached to your comfort zone, then please listen up!

• More about Robert here
• Learn more about the Live Brave Women's Weekend Feb 2022

My conversation with AJ Vaden, co-founder of the Brand Builders Group, explores how each of us can share our unique gifts and express our one-of-a-kind brand of brilliance most powerfully in the world. In sharing her own journey of discovering her unique 'super power' AJ has learned how each of us can find within ourselves everything we need to build our reputation for solving problems in ways that no one else can. If you sometimes wonder if you're on the right path or want to step more fully into your unique purpose and power, you'll enjoy where our conversation takes us. 

• Get your free consult with BrandBuilds Group at margiewarrell.com/brand-you
• Download your free You've Got This Manifesto here
• Learn more about the Live Brave Women's Weekend Feb 2022

Life is full of stressors - situations that have the potential to trigger a neural highjack and send us into a downward spiral of negative emotions. In this episode, I share the steps from my SOAR approach detailed in Chapter 6 of Stop Playing Safe to rising above those situations that too often pull us down and keep us responding to our challenges more constructively and with greater clarity, calm and courage.

Grab your copy of Stop Playing Safe here

Check out my Live Brave Weekend here

My conversation with Chester Elton, bestselling leadership author explores how you can curb overwhelm, manage anxiety and live more gratefully. It's a conversation rich in laughter and practical strategies you can use to become more of the calm, centered and big-hearted person you aspire to be.

More about Chester here 
Chester's latest books: Leading with Gratitude and Anxiety at Work

Check out my Live Brave Weekend here

We all like to think that our way of viewing the world - and the people, problems and possibilities in it - is the right way. In fact, we all have what's called a 'confirmation bias' that drives us to look for evidence to support our existing beliefs and behaviours and ignore or discount those which contradict them. Yet only when you are willing to say "I don't know" or "I could be wrong" and to actively seek out alternative perspectives that challenge your own best thinking can you unlearn what you think you know and relearn what you need to know. So if you keep finding yourself struggling with the same problems or you feel like you're not achieving the results you want, maybe it's because you're operating on an outdated or incorrect mental map. In which case, this episode which draws on Chapter 5 of Stop Playing Safe is for you! 

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The quality of your relationships is determined by the quality of the conversations you have in them. But often the conversations we most need to have are those we least want to have – too uncomfortable, too awkward, too risky. In this episode, I will share with you a few of the strategies I've written about in Chapter 4 of Stop Playing Safe to help you speak up about the issues that pull you down so you can resolve conflict faster and enjoy far stronger relationships with others than you ever would otherwise. So if you're feeling any degree of frustration, tension or stress in any relationship right now, this episode is for you!

Grab your copy of Stop Playing Safe here