Amber Furhiman's father thought she should be a lawyer. She thought it was a ridiculous idea. Then, unexpectedly, he died.Amber worked toward her law degree with renewed interest. Once she achieved both it and the financial benchmarks she set for herself, she felt empty.Connect with Amber on The Success Entrepreneur Podcast or by clicking HEREYou will learn:Living life, telling ourselves that, "If only X happened, then everything would be great," is a setup for disappointment. Finding out what void the rabid pursuit of accomplishments might fill is key to finding contentment.Living outside of our comfort zone might just be the key to keeping life interesting.Lizbeth’s links Support the podcast and Lizbeth's writing for $2 or $5 a month on Patreon HEREOR Buy Lizbeth a Coffee Lizbeth's memoir Pieces of Me: Rescuing My Kidnapped Daughters is now a TV movie, #Stolen By Their Father on Lifetime, now streaming on Roku, Vudu, Hulu, and Amazon Prime.Lizbeth's second book, Grounded in Grit: Turn Your Challenges Into Superpowers is available to order wherever books are sold! Interested in seeing if you and Lizbeth would partner well for 1:1 coaching? Sign up for one free session to see. Need a motivational speaker? Sign up HERE to talk with Lizbeth about your needs.

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When we don't take time to grieve and feel our tough emotions, the pain  often resurfaces.That's what Sharon Hughes found after a lifetime of "bootstrapping," skimming over big issues in her life like trauma in her childhood, an assault as a teen, and a later, divorce. Today, she's a confidence coach who helps faith-based women give themselves permission to pursue their dreams and succeed, and the author of The Girl in the Garage. Connect with her at SharonHughes.net.You will learn:* Proclaiming a goal publicly can increase our accountability.*Believing a lie can be as powerful as believing the truth.* Each of us has the power of choice, even if we don't like the options we have at times.Lizbeth’s links Support the podcast and Lizbeth's writing for $2 or $5 a month on Patreon HEREOR Buy Lizbeth a Coffee Lizbeth's memoir Pieces of Me: Rescuing My Kidnapped Daughters is now a TV movie, #Stolen By Their Father on Lifetime, now streaming on Roku, Vudu, Hulu, and Amazon Prime.Lizbeth's second book, Grounded in Grit: Turn Your Challenges Into Superpowers is available to order wherever books are sold! Interested in seeing if you and Lizbeth would partner well for 1:1 coaching? Sign up for one free session to see. Need a motivational speaker? Sign up HERE to talk with Lizbeth about your needs.

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Chris Donaldson had a dream.

A young man growing up in Belfast in the 70's, he wanted to ride his motorcycle all the way to Australia.  With the guts of someone who didn't know better, Chris made his way. Through Europe. Through Africa. The Middle East.

Find out about Chris's memoir, Going the Wrong Way: What Could Possibly Go Wrong? at http://chrisdonaldson.world/
and enjoy his travel photos there.

You will learn:

• Taking the perspective of how you will accomplish a goal, rather than entertaining whether or not you can, makes all the difference.
• Rugged international travel is one way to build a lasting support network.
• Sometimes, an unachieved goal is worth reviving.

Chris Donaldson is an Irish author who still enjoys going for a ride as often as possible.

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Eleanor Andrews made a huge change.A young wife in the 60's, she moved from her home in Compton, California to Fairbanks, Alaska and began life in the Last Frontier. She was one of a few Black women living there at the time. And though her husband died young, leaving her to face frigid  temperatures and parenting two children alone, she opened her mind to opportunity. And those opportunities never stopped coming. Today, Eleanor is a retired businesswoman. A philanthropist. A great-grandmother. A mentor.You will learn:Having the confidence to say yes to things you've never done is critical to greenlighting opportunities.Living in an rugged environment many others wouldn't brave offers less competition for jobs and other resources.Paying it forward and empowering the next generation of women to be their own bosses is a sustainable way to ensure progress.BIO: Eleanor Andrews is known in Alaska as a "civic entrepreneur" in Alaska, who inspires institutions, businesses and individuals to invest in the community. Lizbeth’s links Support the podcast and Lizbeth's writing for $2 or $5 a month on Patreon HEREOR Buy Lizbeth a Coffee Lizbeth's memoir Pieces of Me: Rescuing My Kidnapped Daughters is now a TV movie, #Stolen By Their Father on Lifetime, now streaming on Roku, Vudu, Hulu, and Amazon Prime.Lizbeth's second book, Grounded in Grit: Turn Your Challenges Into Superpowers is available to order wherever books are sold! Interested in seeing if you and Lizbeth would partner well for 1:1 coaching? Sign up for one free session to see. Need a motivational speaker? Sign up HERE to talk with Lizbeth about your needs.

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Imagine a time when your ability to get a raise was not based on merit, but on whether your importance to your family merited it.  That's what Heather Flynn faced early in her career, as did countless other women who did the same work as their male counterparts but were told they would be paid less money since they weren't the head of the household. You will learn:Sometimes, it's the childhood experience of being excluded that sparks a passion for inclusion.Title IX  is an important part of women's history, and is the US federal civil rights law that prohibits gender-based discrimination in any school or other educational program that receives federal funds.The gains made from others years of activism are easily lost should we forget our history.(Listen HERE to Pulitzer Prize-winning Journalist Maria Henson share how she took the system to task on behalf of domestic abuse survivors in the previous episode.)BIO: Heather Flynn is a philanthropist and retired educator whose lengthy career began in education, and continued with her serving on the Anchorage School Board, the Anchorage Assembly, and as the Executive Director of The Alaska Women's Resource Center and Abused Women's Aid in Crisis. Lizbeth’s links Support the podcast and Lizbeth's writing for $2 or $5 a month on Patreon HEREOR Buy Lizbeth a Coffee Lizbeth's memoir Pieces of Me: Rescuing My Kidnapped Daughters is now a TV movie, #Stolen By Their Father on Lifetime, now streaming on Roku, Vudu, Hulu, and Amazon Prime.Lizbeth's second book, Grounded in Grit: Turn Your Challenges Into Superpowers is available to order wherever books are sold! Interested in seeing if you and Lizbeth would partner well for 1:1 coaching? Sign up for one free session to see. Need a motivational speaker? Sign up HERE to talk with Lizbeth about your needs.

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Maria Henson was a young journalist based in Lexington, Kentucky in the early 90's when she found a problem that needed solving. Too many victims of family violence were not being protected when they called the police, or when they filed for a protective order before judges.With a dynamic team of writers and editors behind her at the Lexington Harald-Leader, she spotlighted stories of justice, publishing photos and names of victims and discussing the judges, prosecutors, and officers who stood in the way. She gave voice to the survivors. And laws in Kentucky rapidly changed.You will learn:To spark great change, one must have the belief that things can improve.Working with a supportive team or community is critical to successful implementation.Gains made to protect victims of domestic abuse fluctuate, and require ongoing scrutiny and services to keep the vulnerable inside a family protected.To get a copy of Maria Henson's To Have and To Harm series, email me at [email protected], or reach out to her at [email protected]. Please understand that the images and stories included may be triggering for some.Bio:Maria Henson won the Pulitzer Prize in 1992 for her editorial series about domestic violence and, in California, edited a series about Yosemite National Park that won a Pulitzer Prize in 2005. She now teaches and is associate vice president and editor-at-large at Wake Forest University in North Carolina.Lizbeth’s links Support the podcast and Lizbeth's writing for $2 or $5 a month on Patreon HEREOR Buy Lizbeth a Coffee Lizbeth's memoir Pieces of Me: Rescuing My Kidnapped Daughters is now a TV movie, #Stolen By Their Father on Lifetime, now streaming on Roku, Vudu, Hulu, and Amazon Prime.Lizbeth's second book, Grounded in Grit: Turn Your Challenges Into Superpowers is available to order wherever books are sold! Interested in seeing if you and Lizbeth would partner well for 1:1 coaching? Sign up for one free session to see. Need a motivational speaker? Sign up HERE to talk with Lizbeth about your needs.

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It's Women's History Month, and I've already been thinking about the lives of women past, and the opportunities they didn't have. My own mother, a woman who was smart and capable and wanting more, reminded me of how tragic it is when people are forced into roles due to societal expectations.

So I decided to call her, after nearly 3 decades of no contact.

You will learn:

• Motherhood is a role that's neither intuitive nor desired by all women who become pregnant, resulting in devastating consequences at times.
• Women's History Month acknowledges the contributions of women past whose sacrifices have made it possible for us to limit family size, vote, get an education, and connect to work that we're passionate about.
•  It's never too late to thank those women in our lives whose contributions we honor.

Stay tuned for my interview with my own role models, including next week's interview with journalist and professor Maria Henson.

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Ahmard Vital readily accepted his mother's second husband as a father when he was young after his parent's split, enjoying the guidance and wisdom he offered. Not considering his new dad a "step," Ahmard found advantages to having input from two fathers, and celebrates having a closer than ever relationship with his first father today.Now he's working with today young men who struggle with parental relationships and boundaries.Connect with him HERE. You will learn:When a parent is estranged, sometimes it's worth finding them to get their side of the story as to why they disappeared from their child's life.Kids may need to be prompted to show gratitude to their parents.Sometimes, the will to win matters more than skills or talent.Bio: Ahmard Vital is an author, speaker, and coach who spent more than a decade studying the habits of high performing athletes.Lizbeth’s links Support the podcast and Lizbeth's writing for $2 or $5 a month on Patreon HEREOR Buy Lizbeth a Coffee Lizbeth's memoir Pieces of Me: Rescuing My Kidnapped Daughters is now a TV movie, #Stolen By Their Father on Lifetime, now streaming on Roku, Vudu, Hulu, and Amazon Prime.Lizbeth's second book, Grounded in Grit: Turn Your Challenges Into Superpowers is available to order wherever books are sold! Interested in seeing if you and Lizbeth would partner well for 1:1 coaching? Sign up for one free session to see. Need a motivational speaker? Sign up HERE to talk with Lizbeth about your needs.

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Anyone can schedule an annual training at work that satisfies the requirements to create an inclusive and anti-racist office environment. It checks a box, and can create a false sense of compliance to administrators without delivering measured success.That's where Dr. Helen Ofosu comes in. With an advanced degree in occupational therapy, she works individually with employees in a respectful and confidential environment. She shares her journey of her educational journey that helped her become an entrepreneur making a huge impact. Today, she's the author of newly released How to Be Resilient in  Your Career: Facing Barriers at  Work. Connect with her at https://ioadvisory.com/dr-helen-ofosu-hr-consultant-career-coach/. You will learn:The role organizational psychology has in creating success.The many benefits to businesses and employees when all  are valued, included, and heard.How coaching individually serves to target resources where they are needed for optimal benefits.Lizbeth’s links Support the podcast and Lizbeth's writing for $2 or $5 a month on Patreon HEREOR Buy Lizbeth a Coffee Lizbeth's memoir Pieces of Me: Rescuing My Kidnapped Daughters is now a TV movie, #Stolen By Their Father on Lifetime, now streaming on Roku, Vudu, Hulu, and Amazon Prime.Lizbeth's second book, Grounded in Grit: Turn Your Challenges Into Superpowers is available to order wherever books are sold! Interested in seeing if you and Lizbeth would partner well for 1:1 coaching? Sign up for one free session to see. Need a motivational speaker? Sign up HERE to talk with Lizbeth about your needs.

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There's a reason the Carnegie Foundation calls Robin Landa one of the great teachers of our time. An educator at Kean University, she pours into her students and other university professionals, helping them pursue their creative passions.This, while she's authored more than 20 books herself. Connect with Robin at http://RobinLanda.com.You will learn:Creativity is rarely an inherited trait, and can be fostered with time and commitment.Robin's most recent book, The New Art of Ideas, was written to help people produce ideas with benefits.Despite having an extensive platform and much expertise, Robin's learned that book marketing remains a challenge and a process to conquer.Lizbeth’s links Support the podcast and Lizbeth's writing for $2 or $5 a month on Patreon HEREOR Buy Lizbeth a Coffee Lizbeth's memoir Pieces of Me: Rescuing My Kidnapped Daughters is now a TV movie, #Stolen By Their Father on Lifetime, now streaming on Roku, Vudu, Hulu, and Amazon Prime.Lizbeth's second book, Grounded in Grit: Turn Your Challenges Into Superpowers is available to order wherever books are sold! Interested in seeing if you and Lizbeth would partner well for 1:1 coaching? Sign up for one free session to see. Need a motivational speaker? Sign up HERE to talk with Lizbeth about your needs.

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