Stories that Empower

Hi friends, Jean Walters and I bring you another special episode of "Unlocking Your Brilliance". Today, Jean expands upon many subjects, including simplicity, acceptance and balance. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: everything is in alignment we're always connected we need to move into our hearts everything in the universe is guiding us all we need to do is ask nature restores our souls we are light be willing to seek help accept what is bring ourselves back to love https://spiritualtransformation.com tags: Joan, Walters, Spiritual, Transformation, personal, growth, consultant, teacher, author, lecturer, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com

Writing her father's stories helped Diane appreciate the journey that he went on. Today, she is a champion of opportunity for all, she partner's in others' growths and believes in paying in forward. Diane shares the following nuggets of wisdom: - strive to be a champion of opportunity for others - we have a great capacity to learn - pay it forward - we matter - don't give up on ourselves - awareness and compassion for others - change begins within - be mindful of who we surround ourselves https://www.scaleexcellence.com tags: Diane, Bailey, Boulet, executive, coach, leadership, speaker, writer, author, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com

Angela was waiting for someone to give her permission to write. Then, she realized she was made to be a storyteller. Angela chose to obey the inner voice to write. She shares the following nuggets of wisdom: - give ourselves permission - be brave - if the passion is there, it's worth the learning process - it's ok to take a long time to develop a skill - say yes to the hard things - we're capable to learn and grow - being a perfectionist can the killer of our creativity - we can't gain a skill without starting - creatives need a team https://angelarhughes.com tags: Angela, R, Hughes, historical, epic, fantasy, author, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com

Through expressive writing, David enables us to have deeper, more authentic conversation with ourselves. He empowers people to reframe their hesitancy to talk to others about what they're going through. David shares the following nuggets of wisdom: the emotional aspects of trauma can affect our ability to form authentic connections with others expressive writing is a form of self-care learn to have deeper conversations with yourself strive to have connectivity to your true self give yourself permission to explore true depth of what you've gone through https://david-richman.com tags: David, Richman, writer, author, Cycle, of Lives, triathlon, Ironman, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com

During a very difficult time in her life, Christine initially felt crushed, so she went on a deep inquiry. She followed the inspiration that came, chose to pursue what she was inspired to do and put her family and business back on track. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: - determine who you are inside - seek a sense of self that's not tied to external sense of success - dig deep to see the grace - something good can come out of this - look for the good in the challenge - take a breath and trust https://christinekloser.com tags: Christine, Kloser, writer, author, speaker, entrepreneur, transform, your, life, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com

Growing up in a community of artists that were self-involved, Jocelyn felt lonely. She took great solace in nature and embarked on path to bring joy to herself and others. Today, Jocelyn helps people connect to their higher selves. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: - take solace in nature - open your heart - we're all here to contribute - bring joy to yourself and others - connect to inspiration and our higher selves - go back to our childhood - determine those things that light us up - return to stillness https://jocelynjonesstudio.com tags: Jocelyn, Jones, teacher, consultant, writer, producer, speaker, awakening, artists, Awakening, the, Spirit, Within, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com

Barbara was born into a family of storytellers. Initially, she found it challenging to find the courage to put her own stories out into the world. Barbara found the courage to believe that she could be a writer and that her stories were worth telling. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: choose resilience and love write what we know it's never too late to make a dream come true take a risk producing art is an intensive form of self-help believe in our dreams help others to tell their stories trust that we'll have what it takes be kind to ourselves find likeminded people https://www.barbarastarknemon.com tags: Barbara, Stark, Nemon, author, writer, Hard, Cider, Even, In, Darkness, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com

Adopted at birth, Kathe went on a journey to learn her birth parents' identities. This journey unravelled a half-sister that she never imagined existed. Kathe shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: open our hearts events happen for a reason http://www.klcairebooks.com tags: Katherine, Linn, Caire, Accidental, Sisters, story, of, my, 52, year, wait, to, meet, my, biological, sibling, adoption, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com

Steve experienced burnout, which he describes as a dark time in his life. A bright light experience enabled him to seek balance and a shift in priorities. Steve shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: spend quiet time slow down and feel our feelings recognize when/how we feel; such as fatigue and anger it's important for us to understand our pasts choose to be around those that are well-balanced burnout can cause depression come back to the space of 'pacing ourselves' be mindful of 'energy vampires' write from the heart https://sthaggerty.com tags: Steve, Haggerty, writer, author, storyteller, NORMAN, ROCKWELL'S, MODELS, In, and, Out, of, the, Studio, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com

Kelly, considered one of the nation's top experts in diversity, equity & inclusion (DE&I), feels that diversity is so much broader than our defaults. She defines diversity as anyway that we can be different. Kelly shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: try to work harder on being ourselves just speak about it trust comes from being ourselves innovation is everybody's business ethics and integrity are not situational our imperfections make us relatable https://www.mcdonaldmarketing.com tags: Kelly, McDonald, author, speaker, How, Work, With, Lead, People, Not, Like, You, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com