By Gieselle Allen
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In today’s episode, I’m breaking down why it’s so damned hard for us to prioritize rest as leaders, specifically.
But even better, I’m also providing real life examples from a bunch of my clients to show how the principles we’ve talked about this season have led them to be even more effective leaders.
Why?
Because representation fucking matters.
So I want to make sure you see that you aren’t the first to prioritize your thriving as a leader.
Other leaders of color, just like you, are doing this work – without sacrificing success, financial stability, etc.
And not only are they thriving, but the people around them are thriving, too.
Connect with Gieselle:
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In today’s episode of the Revolutionary Rising podcast, Aida and I talk about:
🔥how watching her mom work hard as a kid impacted her relationship with rest
🔥the burden and gifts of being “the first”
🔥the surprising thing that she ACTUALLY needed when her anxiety was telling her to go get shit done
…and so much more.
Aida’s been so generous in sharing the perspective shifts and exact tools that have supported her - don’t sleep on this episode!
About Aida:
Aida S. Macedo is a co-founder and partner at Cid & Macedo, Inc. She’s a political strategist, with over 15 years of experience in law and policy work throughout California. She is also a career development coach focusing on women of color leaders through her program: Sembrando Semillas. In her free time, Aida enjoys spending time with her husband and son, and their dog Winston. She is a recently certified yoga instructor and enjoys a good hike, social gathering, or concert.
Connect with Aida here:
www.cidmacedo.com
@aidasmacedo
@cidandmacedo
Connect with Gieselle:
Apply for 1:1 Coaching: https://gieselleallen.com/1-1-coaching/
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In this episode, Kim & I break down how they went from feeling counterproductive & stuck in numbing activities, to feeling like they’re simultaneously moving forward in their goals without sacrificing their joy, rest, and vibrant life.
We also talked about:
how to navigate the shame of “failure” when making a pivot
mental health, neurodiversity, and their impact on productivity and rest
feeling like you have to be exceptional
About Kim:
Kim David is a business growth strategist, creator, and lifelong learner. She is the host of the Work But Don't Forget To Live Podcast and the founder of Freebird Society. She believes bigger does not mean better and is passionate about helping small businesses take over the world to dismantle systems of oppression.
https://www.freebirdsociety.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/hikimdavid/
Connect with Gieselle:
Apply for 1:1 Coaching: https://gieselleallen.com/1-1-coaching/
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If there’s one thing we’ve all learned as folks of color in white dominated societies, it’s this:
We are only worthy of being respected and lauded if we’re exceptional.
In this episode, I’m doing a deep dive on exceptionalism and how it impacts rest for leaders of color.
I’ll also be breaking down:
how to evaluate if you REALLY care about being exceptional, or if society just taught you to care
practices to help you feel safe even when you’re not “exceptional”
how to start choosing your rest over your work
Connect with Gieselle:
Apply for 1:1 Coaching: https://gieselleallen.com/1-1-coaching/
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Here’s something we don’t talk about enough in regards to rest:
Sometimes, you’re not exhausted because you’re working long hours, or spending a ton of time on something.
You’re exhausted because the thing that you’re doing, while short-lived, is emotionally draining.
In this episode, we talk about:
👉🏿the surprising reason so many folks are burnt out
👉🏿a small practice that helped her stop feeling guilty/shameful for not doing enough
👉🏿how she stopped feeling shame when she didn’t have capacity for everything they “should” do
👉🏿the truth about emotional labor and how much it impacts you as a BIPOC leader
👉🏿how to do more of what you WANT to do instead of what you SHOULD DO
Connect with Gieselle:
Apply for 1:1 Coaching: https://gieselleallen.com/1-1-coaching/
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Today we're talking about the B word... Not that one! The other one, BOUNDARIES.
Boundaries are really fucking hard for almost all of us (myself included, sometimes!) because we live in a society where having personal boundaries is thought of as being selfish.
In today’s episode of the podcast, I break down why:
👉🏿working on your ability to create & uphold boundaries is essential to rest
👉🏿you have to learn how to create & uphold boundaries with yourself
👉🏿you have to work on building your confidence to be better with boundaries
I also go into a LOT of the “how” in this episode.
I share:
👉🏿my tried and true tool for helping clients get clear on what they ACTUALLY have capacity for
👉🏿 a trick to help you feel confident that you’ve done “enough” and deserve to enforce your boundaries
👉🏿mindset shifts to help you navigate when folks push back against your boundaries
There’s 100% something even the most boundaried person in the world could take away from today’s episode.
Connect with Gieselle:
Apply for 1:1 Coaching: https://gieselleallen.com/1-1-coaching/
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When Jaya and I started working together, they had been burnt out since their teens.
(You read that right, their TEENS)
Jaya leads a department for tech-driven programming a social justice nonprofit. Previously, they have run marketing and advertising campaigns at a number of startups and nonprofits over six years.
And even though they had just had their most successful career yet…
…internally, they were hitting a breaking point.
And their burnout had become physical, leaving them with chronic headaches and stomach issues.
Sounds pretty dire, right? It was.
Jaya now considers themselves recovered from burnout – after over a decade of pain.
They are no longer working twice as hard – matter of fact, they’re working way less. while still delivering excellent results at work.
Listen in to find out how Jaya did it!
Connect with Jaya:
[email protected]
Connect with Gieselle:
Apply for 1:1 Coaching: https://gieselleallen.com/1-1-coaching/
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No matter what your racial or ethnic background is, if you grew up in a white-dominated environment, your parents probably told you some version of this:
“We have to work twice as hard to get half as much as white folks.”
In this episode, called, “Stop Working Twice As Hard”, I’ll be breaking down:💡when it IS true that we have to work twice as hard as folks of color 💡why working twice as hard stops working sometimes 💡simple ways you can cut down the work you do so that you’re no longer working twice as hard and burning yourself out …and so much more. This episode will have some hard truths (and some exciting perspective shifts!), but if you want to have more rest without sacrificing success, this is an episode you have to hear.
Connect with Gieselle:
Apply for 1:1 Coaching: https://gieselleallen.com/1-1-coaching/
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When I met my client Cassandra, she was an entrepreneur and the leader of a robust team of employees and contractors.
Business was great… but the personal was, well, not.
She struggled to take time off, or enjoy her free time, because she still felt entirely integral to her team’s execution & success.
These days Cassandra is literally a whole new leader:
she’s created new, bold boundaries with her team & clients
she takes so much time off to travel, I’m jealous (and that’s saying a lot!)
she delegates ruthlessly
she has a robust personal life that is creative, exciting, and thrilling
she asks for what she needs, when she needs it – without internal drama
she’s unafraid of difficult conversations (even if they might impact her bottom line)
Listen in to find out how she did it and how she continues to thrive.
Connect with Gieselle:
Apply for 1:1 Coaching: https://gieselleallen.com/1-1-coaching/
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Connect with Cassandra:
Website - https://thequirkypineapple.com/ IG (business) - https://thequirkypineapple.com/ IG (personal) - https://www.instagram.com/cassandratle/ Podcast - https://imlostsowhat.podbean.com/
Welcome back to season 4 of the podcast!!!
If you’re true to this, you know that each season we focus on a specific issue that leaders and entrepreneurs of color navigate.
So this season, I wanted to focus our conversation on how you can get more:
🌴rest
🌴joy
🌴free time
🌴creativity
in your day-to-day life, without changing your job, abandoning your kids (lol!), or doing a complete overhaul.
We’ll be doing deep dives on some important topics like:
👉🏿do we really need to work twice as hard as folks of color?
👉🏿feeling safe doing less & creating boundaries as a leader of color who is genuinely judged differently
👉🏿prioritizing yourself & your needs without shirking your responsibilities as a good leader
👉🏿decoupling your identity with your work and with being “exceptional”
and so much more, so press play and dive in!
Connect with Gieselle:
Apply for 1:1 Coaching: https://gieselleallen.com/1-1-coaching/
Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gieselleallen/
Connect with me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gieselle/
The podcast currently has 60 episodes available.