Reframe to Create

Have you been letting your job get in the way of your work?

Like most people, you probably have because you don't know that there's a difference between your work and your job.

In this episode, I'll show you why confusing the two is interrupting your ability to have the impact you're looking to have in life.

Once we clear this up you'll be ready to make sure our job goes to work for your work and is aligned with supporting your life, not the other way around.

About: The Reframe to Create podcast is hosted by Joy Spencer, an Executive Leadership and Storytelling Coach, Speaker, and Organizational Development Consultant working with professionals and leaders at all levels within organizations. Joy leverages over 17 years of experience she gained while working to champion change in social justice movements, including those related to global access to essential medicines and consumer advocacy for online privacy. This work required a dogged commitment to not merely challenging the status quo, but to reimagining and working towards creating an ideal future. It is this commitment to creating that has shaped Joy's coaching philosophy and approach today. Using her signature C.R.E.A.T.E. framework, Joy guides her clients through a process to become incomparable in work so they can get paid to be themselves.

Follow Joy on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joy-spencer/

What do you do with the tough things in your past?

Do you ignore or embrace them?

What if your painful memories hold the key to helping you identify your unique contribution?

This possibility is what my guest Sandy Dang opens your mind to as you listen to this episode.

Years after struggling to adjust to life in America as a refugee, Sandy uncovered a powerful truth.

Her challenges weren't just difficulties she had been through.

Her challenge was her gift.

And this gift is what sets her apart and makes her uniquely suited to serve her world.

As you listen in you'll learn why this is true not just for Sandy but for you too.

You'll learn how you can use this knowledge to create something that you're uniquely made to create and use to serve your world.

Reference: Episode 76 - When Your Job and Mission Align | Josephine Garnem

About my guest:

Sandy Hoa Dang is a social entrepreneur, inspiring speaker, experienced executive, and leadership trainer. She is the Co-founder and Principal of CoInnovate Consulting, a company that provides leadership training and capacity building to governmental agencies, foundations, and nonprofit organizations.

In 2010, Sandy was appointed by former President Obama to serve on the Vietnam Education Foundation (VEF) board, an U.S. federal government agency with a goal to reconcile the wounds of war through education. Later, the board appointed her to serve as the Executive Director of VEF. Prior to VEF, she served as Founder and Executive Director of Asian American Leadership, Empowerment, and Development (AALEAD), an organization that supports immigrant and refugee families through a broad array of educational and social services.

Sandy has received numerous awards for her outstanding public leadership, including being named as an Outstanding American by Choice in 2021 by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. Ms. Dang earned a bachelor's degree from Duke University and a master's degree from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government.

Sandy co-founded Inspire Leadership School and you can learn more about her on her LinkedIn profile.

About: The Reframe to Create podcast is hosted by Joy Spencer, an Executive Leadership and Storytelling Coach, Speaker, and Organizational Development Consultant working with professionals and leaders at all levels within organizations. Joy leverages over 17 years of experience she gained while working to champion change in social justice movements, including those related to global access to essential medicines and consumer advocacy for online privacy. This work required a dogged commitment to not merely challenging the status quo, but to reimagining and working towards creating an ideal future. It is this commitment to creating that has shaped Joy's coaching philosophy and approach today. Using her signature C.R.E.A.T.E. framework, Joy guides her clients through a process to become incomparable in work so they can get paid to be themselves.

Follow Joy on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joy-spencer/

It's time to kick your productivity mindset to the curb once and for all!

Why you ask?

Because it's the reason you feel dissatisfied at work.

Don't believe me?

I'm going to show you why and how in this episode:

• I highlight a core feature of the productivity mindset and why it's problematic

• The critical cues you miss when you're locked into the productivity mindset

• A reframe to get out of this mindset and into something better

By the time you're done, you'll be ready to kick the productivity mindset to the curb so you can regain your sense of work satisfaction.

About: The Reframe to Create podcast is hosted by Joy Spencer, an Executive Leadership and Storytelling Coach, Speaker, and Organizational Development Consultant working with professionals and leaders at all levels within organizations. Joy leverages over 17 years of experience she gained while working to champion change in social justice movements, including those related to global access to essential medicines and consumer advocacy for online privacy. This work required a dogged commitment to not merely challenging the status quo, but to reimagining and working towards creating an ideal future. It is this commitment to creating that has shaped Joy's coaching philosophy and approach today. Using her signature C.R.E.A.T.E. framework, Joy guides her clients through a process to become incomparable in work so they can get paid to be themselves.

Follow Joy on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joy-spencer/

What happens when a storytelling coach forgets to tell a story?

She's reminded of just how important storytelling really is!

That's what happened to me recently and it prompted me to think deep about why storytelling is non-negotiable for me, for you, and for every professional working at all levels of organizations.

In this episode, I dig into:

• Why the stories we tell ourselves are the most powerful

• How stories help us connect, influence, and drive for change

• How storytelling helps us shape and control our brands

In the end, you'll get a powerful prompt to help you dive deeper into developing your storytelling skills.

About: The Reframe to Create podcast is hosted by Joy Spencer, an Executive Leadership and Storytelling Coach, Speaker, and Organizational Development Consultant working with professionals and leaders at all levels within organizations. Joy leverages over 17 years of experience she gained while working to champion change in social justice movements, including those related to global access to essential medicines and consumer advocacy for online privacy. This work required a dogged commitment to not merely challenging the status quo, but to reimagining and working towards creating an ideal future. It is this commitment to creating that has shaped Joy's coaching philosophy and approach today. Using her signature C.R.E.A.T.E. framework, Joy guides her clients through a process to become incomparable in work so they can get paid to be themselves.

Follow Joy on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joy-spencer/

Want proof that building your authentic voice and personal brand while you're still an employee is your game-changer?

Do you want to understand how a personal brand can future-proof your work in a volatile job market?

Look no further than my guest Katie Anderson.

Today, Katie is an internationally recognized leadership and learning coach, consultant, and professional speaker. But that's not where she started.

Like you, she was an employee working tirelessly in an organization for many years.

Then something happened that changed everything.

She began sharing her unique perspective on her organization's work while on the job.

This led to some unexpected opportunities.

But it did more than just open doors.

Sharing her unique perspective and building her brand while still on the job empowered her decision to leave the career track. It gave her the solid foundation that fueled immediate success in her consulting practice.

And she did all of this before she felt 100% ready.

Katie's story doesn't just show how a personal brand while on the job can pave your way to entrepreneurship.

She shows how it can strengthen your value within your current job.

Listen in to learn more including:

• Tips on how you can find and share your authentic voice

• Why you may be missing an opportunity to add more value within your current organization because you're not sharing your unique perspective

• How getting validation on your work from outside of your organization can help you in your current role

This episode was powerful for me and I know you're gonna enjoy this reframe experience!

Listen to Katie's Chain of Learning Podcast: https://kbjanderson.com/podcast/

Katie's Book: https://kbjanderson.com/learning-to-lead/

Follow Katie on these platforms:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kbjanderson/

Twitter: https://x.com/kbjanderson

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KatieAndersonLeadership/

Website: kbjanderson.com

About my guest: Katie Anderson is an internationally recognized leadership and learning coach, consultant, and professional speaker, best known for inspiring individuals and organizations to lead with intention and increase their personal and professional impact.

Katie is passionate about helping people around the world learn to lead and lead to learn by connecting purpose, process, and practice to achieve higher levels of performance.

Her book "Learning to Lead, Leading to Learn: Lessons from Toyota Leader Isao Yoshino on a Lifetime of Continuous Learning" is an international #1 Amazon bestseller.

About: The Reframe to Create podcast is hosted by Joy Spencer, an Executive Leadership and Storytelling Coach, Speaker, and Organizational Development Consultant working with professionals and leaders at all levels within organizations. Joy leverages over 17 years of experience she gained while working to champion change in social justice movements, including those related to global access to essential medicines and consumer advocacy for online privacy. This work required a dogged commitment to not merely challenging the status quo, but to reimagining and working towards creating an ideal future. It is this commitment to creating that has shaped Joy's coaching philosophy and approach today. Using her signature C.R.E.A.T.E. framework, Joy guides her clients through a process to become incomparable in work so they can get paid to be themselves.

Follow Joy on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joy-spencer/

If you had to do it over again what would you do differently?

It's general wisdom that we're more likely to regret what we didn't do than we are to regret what we did.

And I agree.

In this episode, I share a personal story of revisiting one of my life regrets and how it's helping me think about how I'll make different choices today.

How about you?

Do you have something you wish you'd done but didn't?

Listen in to learn 3 steps to take so you can follow your curiosity and regret-proof your life going forward.

Reference Episodes:

Reframe to Create Episode 80 - Using Curiosity to Discover Your Unique Creativity Style | Victoria P. Mitchell

Reframe to Create Episode 79 - How Curiosity Can Conquer Your Fears and Help You Create | Dzifa Awunyo-Akaba

Reframe to Create Episode 78 - Find Your Passion by Knowing What You Hate | Betsy Jordyn

Reframe to Create Episode 77 - The Skills You Need to Make Your Dreams Come True | Lamarr Womble

About: The Reframe to Create podcast is hosted by Joy Spencer, an Executive Leadership and Storytelling Coach, Speaker, and Organizational Development Consultant working with professionals and leaders at all levels within organizations. Joy leverages over 17 years of experience she gained while working to champion change in social justice movements, including those related to global access to essential medicines and consumer advocacy for online privacy. This work required a dogged commitment to not merely challenging the status quo, but to reimagining and working towards creating an ideal future. It is this commitment to creating that has shaped Joy's coaching philosophy and approach today. Using her signature C.R.E.A.T.E. framework, Joy guides her clients through a process to become incomparable in work so they can get paid to be themselves.

Follow Joy on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joy-spencer/

#CreateOwnStorytell

What has your curiosity done for you lately?

Has it led you to a completely new career?

Has it helped you unlock new and surprising ways in which you're creative but didn't know?

That's what curiosity did for my guest Victoria P. Mitchell and her journey from a member of the Burning Man Project leadership team to COO of Good Party is inspiring and full of wisdom nuggets.

In this episode you'll learn:

• How your definition of creativity may be stopping you from discovering your unique creativity style

• How it's possible to become creative in new ways

• How curiosity can be your door opener to completely new work

You'll never see your curiosity as something to take lightly after you see how powerful it can be when you intentionally use it to learn and grow.

About my guest:

Victoria P. Mitchell is a Chief Operating Officer, content creator, and speaker who's on a mission to reveal the paradoxes behind our ability to make a deep, lasting impact. If you're reaching for a bigger vision and want real talk from the trenches, Victoria offers practical insights from her struggles as an "impact-aholic" who didn't think she was creative enough or capable of being a storyteller.

Victoria started out hustling in restaurants and then scaled a food-tech startup's operations from the ground up to serving 3 million meals in 2.5 years. She served on the leadership team for Burning Man Project where her cultural change work was featured in Governing Magazine, Forbes, and The New York Times. After moving 20 times across nearly every region of the country, now she's tackling the deeper problems holding our democracy back by building technology and a movement as COO of Good Party.

You can find her sharing her journey @victoriapmitchell with her 10k+ followers on Instagram and TikTok.

Learn more at www.victoriapmitchell.com/impact

About: The Reframe to Create podcast is hosted by Joy Spencer, an Executive Leadership and Storytelling Coach, Speaker, and Organizational Development Consultant working with professionals and leaders at all levels within organizations. Joy leverages over 17 years of experience she gained while working to champion change in social justice movements, including those related to global access to essential medicines and consumer advocacy for online privacy. This work required a dogged commitment to not merely challenging the status quo, but to reimagining and working towards creating an ideal future. It is this commitment to creating that has shaped Joy's coaching philosophy and approach today. Using her signature C.R.E.A.T.E. framework, Joy guides her clients through a process to become incomparable in work so they can get paid to be themselves.

Follow Joy on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joy-spencer/

#CreateOwnStorytell

What does it take to become more confident in who you are as a Creating Maven?

Do you need to jab yourself in the arm? Spin around 3 times and skip over a stream?

You can try any of these things but I assure you, it'll get you nowhere.

My guest on this episode Dzifa Awuno-Akaba is a photographer who struggles to claim the title even though she takes gorgeous jaw-dropping photos.

Can you relate?

Are you struggling with doubts about creating?

Do you find that you want to get things to be just so or you want to show up in a particular way and that desire holds you back from creating?

Have you told yourself that you can't have the title of being a Creating Maven because you don't fit the criteria perfectly?

Dzifa gets it and shares key insights from her creating journey on how to use curiosity to overcome her fears and gain confidence in creating.

In this episode you'll learn:

• Why creating even when you're tired is just the energy boost you need

• Powerful questions to lean into your curiosity and overcome your fears

• Tips for taking confident action toward creating more when you doubt your abilities

If you've been feeling doubts about your creating abilities lately then this is just the boost you need!

About my guest: Dzifa Awunyo-Akaba is a photographer who seeks to create visual stories that evoke a sense of nostalgia, curiosity, and wonder. She seeks to capture emotions that resonate with human experience like the joy of a moment,

solitude, the warmth of human connections the beauty of nature and the brightness of life. Her photographs over the years have included things she captured while wandering the neighborhoods of her hometown of DC to the captivating urban and rural landscapes of Ghana, Mali, Cuba, Spain, Italy, Scotland, South Africa, New Orleans, and Mexico.

Follow Dzifa on Instagram: @dakaba

About: The Reframe to Create podcast is hosted by Joy Spencer, an Executive Leadership and Storytelling Coach, Speaker, and Organizational Development Consultant working with professionals and leaders at all levels within organizations. Joy leverages over 17 years of experience she gained while working to champion change in social justice movements, including those related to global access to essential medicines and consumer advocacy for online privacy. This work required a dogged commitment to not merely challenging the status quo, but to reimagining and working towards creating an ideal future. It is this commitment to creating that has shaped Joy's coaching philosophy and approach today. Using her signature C.R.E.A.T.E. framework, Joy guides her clients through a process to become incomparable in work so they can get paid to be themselves.

Follow Joy on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joy-spencer/

#CreateOwnStorytell

What if you've been going at things all wrong?

What if instead of running away from feeling anger and hatred you moved towards it?

Not to indulge in destructive behaviors but to get curious and understand what it's telling you about who you are and what you're meant to do.

This counterintuitive view of how what we hate can teach us about our passion is what my guest Betsy Jordyn brings to this conversation.

Betsy is a brand positioning strategist who specializes in helping her clients understand and leverage their superpowers. However, her journey from organizational development consultant at the Walt Disney Company to an entrepreneur was full of pivots and hard-won lessons. Betsy doesn't hold back in sharing these treasures with us.

In this episode you'll learn:

• Why your passion isn't what you love but what you hate

• 4 creative strength styles and how to find yours

• How to use your superpowers in support of your passions

• How unmet needs can signal great opportunity

• The important role collaborating with others plays in you living out your passion

Tune in and learn to see yourself in a way you haven't before!

About my guest: Betsy Jordyn is a Brand Positioning Strategist that helps consulting and coaching business owners clarify their brand positioning and messaging, create a website presence that positions them as sought-after experts, land clients with ease and integrity, and take their place as thought leaders and influencers in their niche. Her mission is to help consultants and coaches monetize their best-at strengths and authentic passions to make a bigger difference in the world. Betsy also hosts the Enough Already podcast.

Learn Your Superpower: https://www.betsyjordyn.com/superpower-quiz

Follow Betsy:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/betsy-jordyn/

Website: https://www.betsyjordyn.com

About: The Reframe to Create podcast is hosted by Joy Spencer, an Executive Leadership and Storytelling Coach, Speaker, and Organizational Development Consultant working with professionals and leaders at all levels within organizations. Joy leverages over 17 years of experience she gained while working to champion change in social justice movements, including those related to global access to essential medicines and consumer advocacy for online privacy. This work required a dogged commitment to not merely challenging the status quo, but to reimagining and working towards creating an ideal future. It is this commitment to creating that has shaped Joy's coaching philosophy and approach today. Using her signature C.R.E.A.T.E. framework, Joy guides her clients through a process to become incomparable in work so they can get paid to be themselves.

Follow Joy on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joy-spencer/

#CreateOwnStorytell

"Exposure is the birthplace of possibility"

When my guest Lamarr Womble said this my mind exploded.

It made me think about how many more possibilities I'm missing because I haven't dared to expose myself to something new.

How about you?

Are you exposing yourself to new things?

Could this exposure be the birthplace of not just new possibilities but of new dreams?

This ability to expose yourself to new things is just one of the skills that Lamarr opened up my mind to in our conversation about the skills we need to make our dreams come true.

Overall this conversation made me realize that this is a missing piece from what I've been sharing with you here at Reframe to Create.

While I always encourage you to create and get on with building your dream life, Lamarr shows that there is a step before that.

Building a solid foundation of skills that will support that dream.

We dig deeper into what this looks like.

In this episode you'll learn:

• The foundational skills you need to build to support your dreams

• The power of invested mentors who will create the space for your experimentation

• How your job can be a skill builder and supporter for your dreams

And much more!

If you're ready to go after your dreams and create beautiful things, but can't figure out why you keep getting stuck, Lamarr may have the answer to why.

Listen in with your notebook and pen to enjoy an informative and inspiring conversation!

About my guest: Lamarr Womble is a nationally recognized Keynote Speaker, Executive Coach, Leadership expert and co-host of The Men Up Podcast Host. He helps audiences to access a more fulfilled life by helping them to discover "it's not just about what you do but who you want to be". He focuses on three areas 1) Conquering the battle in your mind 2) Doing the work you love and 3) Leading self/other to happiness.

For Lamarr, these are the key components to winning and living a powerful life. He is the creator of "The You Book Journal" and author of "Legendary: How Any Student Can Become A Legendary Leader!"

Since 2008, Lamarr has delivered his message to over 60,000 students, educators, and corporate professionals.

He's been featured on MSNBC and as a Tedx and Tedx Youth speaker.

Contact Lamarr:

Social Media: @LamarrWomble on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lamarrwomble/

Website: https://lamarrwomble.com/corporate/

Website: https://passionforleadership.com/about/

About: The Reframe to Create podcast is hosted by Joy Spencer, an Executive Leadership and Storytelling Coach, Speaker, and Organizational Development Consultant working with professionals and leaders at all levels within organizations. Joy leverages over 17 years of experience she gained while working to champion change in social justice movements, including those related to global access to essential medicines and consumer advocacy for online privacy. This work required a dogged commitment to not merely challenging the status quo, but to reimagining and working towards creating an ideal future. It is this commitment to creating that has shaped Joy's coaching philosophy and approach today. Using her signature C.R.E.A.T.E. framework, Joy guides her clients through a process to become incomparable in work so they can get paid to be themselves.

Follow Joy on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joy-spencer/

#CreateOwnStorytell