The Future is Human

Welcome to the Kayleigh O’Keefe Show!

On this episode, host Kayleigh O’Keefe reflects on the Atlanta spa shootings that occurred this past March. She touches on this event as a gateway into exploring her broader observations about the ways mainstream media can shape our understanding of the world around us, oftentimes in highly subjective ways.

Tune into this week’s episode to learn more about the distinction between reacting and responding (and why responding is usually the more productive approach), the complex dynamics behind what stories are told on a national level, and why motive tends to take a backseat in media narratives.

Most importantly, Kayleigh encourages listeners to take a more conscious approach towards analyzing headline news because intention matters, even if the media often suggests otherwise.

Quotes

• “It’s important for me to be responsive and not reactive. It’s something that I’m working on, I think it’s for all of us a lifelong journey. But I say responsive because I’m sharing these thoughts now well after the fact. I’ve had some more time to process, to observe, to notice what’s going on. And so, I can come to you today from a place that feels a bit more detached. And not detached as in unemotional, but detached as in a bit more objective and also detached from the outcome of me sharing this perspective or these ideas with you.” (3:23-3:59)

• “This is something that really concerns me is the fact that, even if someone says their motive, it’s not taken seriously and it’s...dismissed and/or it is simply...shown to be an example of what some party wants the motive to be, oftentimes for their own political gain.” (11:50-12:16)

• “Millions of different incidents happen in the US – altercations, conflicts, murders, crashes – and the ones that we are shown, we are shown for a reason. We are shown because they fit a specific narrative, and these narratives are largely pre-scripted...by those in power, who, if you’re in power, your main desire (spoiler alert!) is not often to ‘serve the people,’ it is to maintain a position of power.” (12:47-13:21)

• “So what do you believe? Do you believe intent matters? Do you believe your intention matters? Do you believe motive matters? Because I can guarantee you that the vast majority of society that’s not thinking super critically about these issues, when they hear Pulse Nightclub, they think ‘homophobic attack;’ when they hear Atlanta shooting, they now think ‘Asian attack;’ when they hear George Floyd, they now think of police brutality and racism. So what do you think about the importance of intent, and how do you think we should respond to what I feel are still quite local stories at the national level?” (19:09-19:45)

Links

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Since its inception, The Kayleigh O’Keefe Show Podcast has undergone several shifts. What began as a way for host Kayleigh O’Keefe to simply share her reflections and ideas has since become a platform for her to interview guests about their corporate and entrepreneurial journeys.

However, while Kayleigh is incredibly excited about all of the guests she has queued up for the coming months, she has also recognized a need within herself to return to the podcast’s roots. Expression is Kayleigh’s soul medicine, and without expression, she finds herself falling back into old patterns of behavior that no longer serve her.

Tune into this episode of the Kayleigh O’Keefe Show to learn more in depth about the origins of this podcast and Kayleigh’s intentions for the show moving forward! We are all seeking to learn, understand and grow, and this podcast aims to serve and support you on that journey.

Quotes

• “If you can believe it, I started the podcast 16 months ago in January of 2020 from the living room closet in my apartment in downtown San Francisco.” (2:28-2:46)

• “Excellence, wisdom, truth, joy: these are the guiding virtues, the things I want to call forth in myself, and I view the podcast as a way to do that.”  (4:51-5:10)

• “For me, the podcast is simply a form of expression. And maybe in that way, it is tied to the business….Especially when I get to come on here solo and just speak from the heart, maybe what it is modeling is expression. Maybe it is modeling finding your voice. Maybe I am out here, through this podcast, sharing what it’s like to observe the world, to observe the inner world, to have that circulate through your emotions and through your thoughts and to come out in the form of a perspective.” (7:10-7:48)

• “Expression is my soul medicine. And what that means is that when I do not express, whether it’s just a comment in the moment, a deeper opinion or perspective, it is really bad for my soul. It is bad for my soul excellence...but I tend to not notice it right away.” (8:43-9:10)

• “One of my superpowers is to observe and respond. I’ve always been someone who’s fairly conscientious, who’s aware of their surroundings and sensing, ‘Ok, is this a place where I need to step up and lead, or step up and follow, or step up and serve?’” (14:18-14:36)

Links

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Schedule an Author Discovery Call: https://calendly.com/kayleigh-okeefe/solo-book-writing-publishing

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Welcome to the Kayleigh O’Keefe Show!

You can’t be in corporate AND be in alignment...right? According to Mary Gooden, Founder of Yoga Etc. and Divine Destiny Publishing, you absolutely can be! Mary’s three key tips for her clients are to: (1) get in tune with their deservability, (2) learn to distinguish between reality and illusion, and (3) invite freedom into their lives. Ultimately, living happily and healthily comes down to inner peace, and once you have found that, you can achieve alignment no matter what career path you have chosen to pursue. 

Tune into this week’s episode of The Kayleigh O’Keefe Show to learn more about:

• The highlights and lowlights of Mary’s entrepreneurial journey

• The difference between deservability and entitlement

• The importance of space and place when it comes to achieving inner clarity

• Why alignment is achievable for everyone, no matter where you work or who you are!

Quotes

• “The most profound piece of playing both sides or coming into alignment of where I am is attuning to higher self really. The magic in that is still the same three things that I really highlight for clients: getting in tune with my deservability, getting in line with what is reality and what is illusion, and the third, of course, is always the invitation of freedom.” (14:35-15:12)

• “The illusion piece is letting go of the limiting beliefs that tell you that you can’t like corporate. You can’t like corporate and be in alignment...can you? Of course you can! It’s an inner peace. I love corporate, and I’m aligned.” (16:36-16:50)

• “I’m stepping out into my day aligned with who I am, and it’s less likely that things are going to shake me. So it’s less likely that I’m going to get to the middle of my day and get up in arms about a couple of meetings that got rescheduled because I took that time for myself in the morning. I connected with who I was. I connected with who I’m supposed to be….Whatever I’m feeling energetically is what’s going to show up in front of me.” (17:55-18:37)

• “Deservability is a piece where I feel like I can make my own choices and feel like I can take myself into a place of comfort. I feel like I am able and worthy enough to receive because we go through that, too, even when we’re climbing the corporate ladder. ‘Maybe I’m not asking for enough, right? Because I don’t deserve it.’” (21:00-21:27)

• “All your experiences are showing up for you to inspire someone else. And so if it feels dirty or down...just remind yourself: this is going to later be my testimony. This is later my inspiration to somebody that’s going to be coming into my life that’s going to need to know this or hear it from me or see how I got through it.” (30:34-31:02)

• “When you’re serving divinely in your mission, and I mean open to receive (deservability), no illusions, freedom in abundance is my birthright, the revenue goal is infinite.” (35:06-35:25)

• “Write down the places you desire to go because there’s something bigger in you that’s asking for this. There’s something bigger in you that is asking you to see things, to do things, to adventure and to experience. Your desires are valid, and you can have any of them that you want. Give yourself that.” (48:09-48:38)

Links

Website: www.yogaetcboutte.com 

Email: [email protected] 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mary.s.gooden 

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMIm_7kmeQuVhGD-QcqAyXQ?view_as=subscriber

Visit Kayleigh's website: https://kayleighokeefe.com/ 

Schedule an Author Discovery Call: https://calendly.com/kayleigh-okeefe/solo-book-writing-publishing

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Welcome to the Kayleigh O’Keefe Show!

“If you want to go fast, go alone. But if you want to go far, go together,” says Linda Fisk, CEO of LeadHERship Global. This African proverb speaks to one of the primary reasons Linda created LeadHERship Global, a community of unstoppable women that gives every member the support she needs to be heard, vulnerable and authentically herself.

Tune into this week’s episode of The Kayleigh O’Keefe Show to learn more about:

• Why grit and grace are key attributes of any unstoppable woman 

• Why co-creation is more effective than going at it alone

• Why kindness is crucial in any setting

• And why being a lifelong learner will always pay off!

Quotes

• “LeadHERship Global is a confidential, supportive community that’s really designed to accelerate the success of every single individual member of LeadHERship Global by integrating self-directed learning, impactful group experiences, peer advisory services, and then, of course, expert-led coaching and mentoring. We believe that that is an incredible recipe for success and really helps enhance the leadership blueprint of unstoppable women around the world. It really helps them embrace their power to be the very best versions of themselves in work as well as in life.” (4:09-4:51)

• “Women join LeadHERship Global to be challenged, to grow, to advance, and also to connect. To connect with other like-minded leaders where they get to be truly vulnerable and really authentic.” (7:20-7:33)

• “There is incredible power in this idea of partnership and this idea of partnership that’s based on mutual respect formed by extending trust. And it comes from a fundamental awareness of the key relationships in your life. Literally every relationship in your life can be seen as a potential partner rather than just a transaction.” (14:59-15:22)

• “There’s an old African proverb...which is, ‘If you want to go fast, go alone. But if you want to go far, go together.’ And that is absolutely true. True partnership is about identifying the shared value that each partner brings and then leveraging the combined strengths of those partners to achieve a level of impact that could never be accomplished independently.” (17:41-18:08)

• “Using that area of influence or power that I was given to lift others up and support others has been absolutely probably my most important legacy and the thing that I’m most proud of.” (22:04-22:19)

• “Beyond the value that you bring to work, beyond the kind of job that you do, beyond your competence, what really matters is your kindness because that is what changes everything. It changes cultures, it changes relationships, it changes partnerships, it changes the very fabric of the business itself if you operate with an incredible sense of kindness meaning that you’re more interested in serving others than being served.” (26:14-26:48)

• “No matter what the goal is, no matter what the long-term objective is, no matter how much grit you have, people are going to face setbacks. They’re going to face mistakes, missteps, along the way, and that’s where grace comes in. And I believe that true grace...is based on lessons that are often learned through experiencing the result of failure.” (37:24-37:47)

Links

https://leadhershipglobal.com/

Email: [email protected]

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

Visit Kayleigh's website: https://kayleighokeefe.com/

Schedule an Author Discovery Call: https://calendly.com/kayleigh-okeefe/solo-book-writing-publishing

Apply to Soul Excellence Publishing’s next multi-author leadership book: https://kayleighokeefe.typeform.com/to/BYpLilNc

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Welcome to The Kayleigh O’Keefe Show!

Today we are joined by Bridget Aileen Sicsko, founder of Exalted Publishing, public speaking coach, Kundalini yoga teacher, and host of The Gathering MVMT podcast. In each of her many roles, it is Bridget’s overall mission to disrupt the anxiety-provoking media stories we are so familiar with by sharing global messages of empowerment and hope.

Tune into this week’s episode to hear from Bridget about her personal journey to becoming an entrepreneur and how she helps others find their story and their voice. In this conversation about polarities, success stories, and community, Bridget and host Kayleigh O’Keefe explore what it means to authentically amplify your message to the world.

Quotes

• “You at a young age knew what you didn’t like so that you could understand: this is what I do like. And I think not enough people allow themselves to explore that, and that’s why we have people who don’t know themselves in adulthood.” (8:47-8:58)

• “I’ve never lived in a time where I was a little afraid to share my truest opinion. And what I think is important for us to remember is your story and your voice matters, but this is not a time to degrade someone else’s opinion, this is not a time to put someone else down.” (15:01-15:18)

• “Society doesn’t feel balanced. It doesn’t have the component of uniqueness amongst everyone, which has made businesses, organizations, communities thrive.” (17:54-18:07)

• “We have these puzzle pieces and these breadcrumbs that we experience, and it’s only in reverse when it all makes sense.” (23:21-23:29)

• “We need empowering stories of phoenix rising from the ashes, of shifting out of victimhood, of personal responsibility, of reminding us that we are powerful because a lot of organizations who have money incentive profit off of you not being powerful.” (29:44-30:02)

Links

www.bridgetaileen.com

www.instagram.com/blissfulbridget  

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJRo62svMLnAo-hVauIiNnA 

www.facebook.com/groups/rockthemiconline 

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-gathering-mvmt/id1546684870

Visit Kayleigh's website: https://kayleighokeefe.com/

Schedule an Author Discovery Call: https://calendly.com/kayleigh-okeefe/solo-book-writing-publishing

Apply to Soul Excellence Publishing’s next multi-author leadership book: https://kayleighokeefe.typeform.com/to/BYpLilNc

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Welcome to The Kayleigh O’Keefe Show!

Today we are joined by Michelle Aspinwall, Age Alchemist and Integrative Biohacker. So what does an Age Alchemist and Integrative Biohacker do? Michelle explains that as an Age Alchemist, she works with women around how to enjoy the aging process and truly embrace the needs of their bodies as they grow older. As an Integrative Biohacker, Michelle combines the innovations of Western science with the tools of Eastern medicine to help women live more fulfilling and vibrant lives.

Tune into this week’s episode for a conversation about enjoying the aging process and living your most vibrant life. Learn about the benefits of intermittent fasting, the health risks of birth control pills, and why medical diagnoses often leave much to be desired. Discover how you can age timelessly by purposefully listening to what your body is trying to tell you.

Quotes

• “When I say age alchemist, what I really do is I work with women around aging and hormones and how to really number one: enjoy the aging process, number two: really understand what the female body...and the female hormonal system does, particularly between the ages of 38 and 52. It’s a massively expansive time for women, even though sometimes it’s like the decade that feels like it lasts a lifetime for a lot of women.” (4:22-4:52)

• “The aging process, which most women are trying to defy or turn back or flip the switch...all that terminology kind of implies to us that we have to stay young, look younger than our years. And I actually completely disagree with that.” (5:07-5:24)

• “I aspire to calibrate to that energy – the energy of not feeling like I have to live in another time and space to actually fit into my life or to fit into the world.” (5:44-5:58)

• “When I say integrative biohacker, I basically combine both worlds: the world of cutting-edge Western science that women have available to them that the don’t necessarily understand or know how to use and then the means of using herbs, using really targeted breath work, really specific lifestyle hacks that move the needle tremendously if one commits to them in frequency.” (12:17-12:46)

• “When a woman learns how to lead herself through both the good and the bad, that’s true mastery, right? Like that’s radical responsibility and hormone mastery.” (18:29-18:39)

• “I know that souls line up for the human experience. It’s an exciting journey to jump into the body and have this experience where we get to touch things, and we get to feel pleasure, and we get to watch children grow up, and we get to experience hair and skin and warmth and cold, like the physical things of being human.” (44:58-45:20)

Links

www.michelleaspinwall.com

Instagram: @michellepaspinwall

https://www.facebook.com/groups/midlifeperimenopause

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Welcome to The Kayleigh O’Keefe Show!

Virginia Schmidt experienced a rebirth smack dab in the middle of COVID. When the pandemic hit in full force, Virginia was in Guatemala learning Spanish and had been living with her host family for all of three weeks. Although all of the other students at her program decided to return home when borders began to close, Virginia followed her heart and stayed put.

Tune into this week’s episode of The Kayleigh O’Keefe Show to learn more about:

• The complexities of codependency

• The difference between writing with passion and writing from the heart

• The intellectual/imaginative brain vs. the rhythmic brain

• What it means to live a truly authentic life!

Quotes

• “It was actually one day when I was meditating that I had this, just out nowhere….out of the dark, out of the silence, just the phrase, ‘Youtube videos.’” (14:03-14:19)

• “Imperfect action is better than perfect inaction.” (18:44-18:49)

• “[The codependency class] was sort of the beginning of that opening of awareness where I realized that, again, even though I had this sort of sheen of like, ‘I get my self-love from myself, I believe in myself, I’m so independent,’ that in fact, I really was really codependent on getting my validation from others in my life.” (28:32-28:58)

• “This kind of alone time that I spent [in Guatemala], it was like suddenly I was able to pick myself up from my own life, and when I looked over the landscape of it, I was like, ‘I have been really codependent.’” (30:25-30:39)

• “Well, what do you actually want? Like who are you? Like we get it Virginia, that you can go adapt to and be good at any situation that you get put into, like that’s awesome. What would happen, though, if you were good at a situation that you created for yourself instead of one where you make sure that whoever it is you’ve attached yourself to is gonna feel comfortable with you?” (34:55-35:20)

• “The takeaway is to become the subject of our own heart’s desire. And that’s the difference between...writing something that I think other people are going to like versus digging deep down and seeing like, ‘What is it that my heart actually has to say?’” (40:35-40:56)

• “There are times when we need to use...the computer that is our brain, but honestly most of the time we can be in more of a rhythmic state that I think connects us to whatever pulse or rhythm or heartbeat is behind this whole life experience thing.” (53:42-54:07)

Links

https://www.divinityranch.com/

Instagram: @beinvirginia, @divinityranch

https://youtube.com/channel/UCebyYJCeaZGadHF2XzStFHw

Visit Kayleigh's website: https://kayleighokeefe.com/

Schedule an Author Discovery Call: https://calendly.com/kayleigh-okeefe/solo-book-writing-publishing

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“In the worst of humanity, you see the best of humanity,” explains Chris Kocher, Executive Director of COVID Survivors for Change. Before the pandemic began, Chris was working as the Director of the Everytown Survivor Network, organizing trainings and support groups that empowered survivors of gun violence to share their stories and promote meaningful change. After COVID hit in full force last spring, Chris saw several natural connections emerge between gun violence survivors and those impacted by the pandemic. Most notably, he observed that, due to social distancing measures, the vast majority of individuals who have lost loved ones to COVID have not been afforded the support systems and closure that most people expect after someone passes. As a result, Chris decided to create COVID Survivors for Change, a nationwide community of people who have been directly impacted by the current pandemic. ~ Ian Horowitz is one of these individuals. His father passed away from COVID at a VA nursing home in Pennsylvania that was alarmingly negligent towards its residents. Between the months of April 2020 and May 2020, 66 residents died in the facility. After speaking with countless staff members from the home, Ian learned that management was blatantly disregarding CDC guidelines, refusing to provide PPE to its residents or workers, not allowing residents to leave the facility when they needed medical attention, and sweeping COVID-related deaths under the rug. Ian not only spoke up himself, but also encouraged the staff members he was in contact with to speak up. Ian explains that after months of contacting government officials about the issue, several higher ups at the home were either fired, demoted, or reassigned. While these results were rewarding, Ian and his family have yet to hold a funeral for his father. ~ Join us for this poignant and eye-opening episode of The Kayleigh O’Keefe Show to learn more about the work Chris and Ian have been doing to support individuals and families impacted by the pandemic. On our first ever dual-interview episode, host Kayleigh O’Keefe explores just how much can change in a matter of months when a crisis arises. Although the world has witnessed plenty of disheartening events in the past year, Chris and Ian’s work shows that good can still prevail when people come together to share their support and their stories. Quotes• “I’ve always been outspoken. I’ve always stood for fighting for different rights...I’ve always learned at an early age, you speak out. If you want change in this country, you must speak out. And I started encouraging others to just not be quiet.” (11:22-11:40) • “They weren’t handing out PPE, they weren’t giving facemasks. And eventually, on April 24, my dad called me and said, ‘A bunch of people in Hazmat suits just came into the room to remove Ed.’ And at that point, he was pretty much turning blue….I remember talking to the ER doctor the night my dad actually went into the hospital. He had said to me, ‘I remember Ed Bush, and I was shocked at the condition that he came in here.’ And this is something that you would never think a doctor is really supposed to say, but they were so traumatized by what was going on, that this facility most of the time was not allowing residents to leave and go to a hospital. And in the month of April, 49 residents died.” (16:12-7:13) • “You spend your whole life thinking that when you lose someone it’s going to look a certain way, and you’re going to have certain supports….I had just gone through it with my father, but I had been able to say goodbye. It happened pretty suddenly, but it wasn’t on that same timeline that so many people lost loved ones with COVID. So there were a whole bunch of things that I was able to count on – being with family and friends and hugging people – all these things that I was able to count on in my loss that suddenly millions of Americans were not able to have access to.” (23:30-24:03) • “My frustration is...a lot of our legislative officials in different states are trying to find past laws to grant immunity to these nursing homes and these VAs. And they grant immunity for management from being held accountable and being prosecuted. Where’s the advocating for the elderly? Where’s the advocating for the veterans?” (37:45-38:11) • “That to me is not just an unprecedented virus causing all of these things to happen. That’s just total mismanagement, that’s negligence, and that’s breaking the law. It’s murder is what this was.”  (40:10-40:25) • “The things that people have done to not just remember their loved one, but to invite others into that space….To do something that started with, ‘I want to remember my loved one,’ but then grows into something where you’re helping hundreds and hundreds of families have their loved ones remembered is incredibly, incredibly heartbreaking, but heartwarming and also powerful and inspiring.” (45:17-45:40) • “Choosing love means celebrating happiness and also celebrating heartbreak and giving people the space to have both.” (51:08 -51:16) ~Linkshttps://www.linkedin.com/in/ianhorowitz/  www.covidsurvivorsforchange.org Twitter: @survivorschange, @chrisjkocher Check out Kayleigh's leadership books: https://kayleighokeefe.com/leadership-books/  Join The Significant Leader Summit May 11 - May 15: https://kayleighokeefe.com/significantleaderssummit/  Podcast production and show notes provided by FIRESIDE Marketing

Welcome to The Kayleigh O’Keefe Show! 

In this episode of The Kayleigh O’Keefe Show podcast, Kayleigh interviews Kasia Hein-Peters, VP Value and Health Outcomes for Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies and an M.D.

In their conversation, Kasia shares:

• how her scientific mind and training enabled her to navigate the pandemic and support her organization's response
• how Terumo tapped into some fun - and Star Trek - to align their organization to respond to the pandemic
• how art and creativity were essential to take us through the pandemic at a personal level
• what she's most looking forward to in the year ahead!

P.S. - Grab a copy of the book to read Kasia's haiku!

Schedule a call with Kayleigh to explore your solo or corporate book: https://calendly.com/kayleigh-okeefe/solo-book-writing-publishing

Purchase Leading Through the Pandemic on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08SQWKXQ2   

Connect with Kayleigh on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kayleighokeefe/    

Connect with Kasia on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kasiaheinpeters/ 

Welcome to The Kayleigh O’Keefe Show!

In this episode of The Kayleigh O’Keefe Show podcast, Kayleigh interviews James Gilbert, Head of Global Marketing at CRMNext!

James talks about the influence of his mom, his work & life experiences in other cultures, and how he channels his passion.

In their conversation, they also explore the importance of:

• seeking first to understand one another
• the importance of objective thinking to solve challenges
• seeing people for more than what they look like and what they've accomplished

We both agreed that this isn't the type of conversation you could have in a typical leadership summit these days.

Schedule a call with Kayleigh to explore your solo or corporate book: https://calendly.com/kayleigh-okeefe/solo-book-writing-publishing

Purchase Leading Through the Pandemic on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08SQWKXQ2   

Connect with Kayleigh on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kayleighokeefe/    

Connect with James on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jrgilbert1/