The Inspired Leader with Ally Stone

Today you get to meet Lindsay Daniel. From a corporate career in oil & gas to ambitious coaching, Lindsay speaks authentically about her mindset and passion for helping women. She is inspired to help women become better leaders & live up to their fullest potential.  In this podcast, Lindsay communicates vulnerably about leadership, education, and imposter syndrome. Truly ambitious and authentic, this woman is very passionate about coaching. 

Lindsay specializes in working with career-driven women craving more purpose and meaning on their road to success. Lindsay’s expansive leadership roles have awarded her some rare learning opportunities that create an extensive platform for her to coach from. If you’d like to connect with Lindsay, you can find her at The Ambitious Coach and connect with her there!

Thank you, Lindsay, for the inspiring conversation; I am honored to know you. 

How many of us have underlying health issues, whether more significant or small, that can be related to the stress we are experiencing in our lives? I mean, if we truly stop and ask ourselves, where is this headache coming from? Or that kink in your neck? How about the stomach issues that have been bothering you? What answer comes to you? So often, it's because we have been going at full speed and not paying attention to the messages our bodies send us all the time. This conversation with Nicole Mixdorf is so essential to pay attention to. 

Nicole is a #1 International Best-Selling Author, Keynote Speaker, and the Founder & Chief Wellness Officer of Balance by Nature. She was awarded as a Top 100 Healthcare Leader in the World 2020-2021 and Most Influential Woman in Corporate Wellness Services USA 2020, 2021, and 2022. 

She is passionate about teaching busy professionals how to create balance in their lives so they can heal and thrive, and of course, if you follow The Inspired Leader, you know this is so important to me and the messages I share with the clients I work with. 

I love that women are doing what Nicole does. Her advice and heart in the podcast might just be what you need as you head into the holiday season. 

You can find Nicole's company at Balance by Nature.

Kim Jones, the founder of Kim Jones Alliance, is an executive leadership coach, career coach, speaker, and gender equity advisor dedicated to developing leaders and elevating women in the workforce. She works with individuals and companies committed to fostering the advancement and well-being of women in work.

As a former C-suite leader in the IT sector, Kim knows firsthand the barriers women face with advancing their careers to reach their highest professional potential. Over her 25-year corporate career, she developed holistic strategies to address the issues that hinder women’s advancement and equal representation in the workplace. Kim leverages her business experience and background in anthropology to guide her clients in developing the skills, authenticity, resilience, confidence, perseverance, and cultural acumen to guide professional growth while creating practices to balance professional objectives with overall well-being.

Join Kim and me in this engaging, thought-provoking conversation and leadership, life and what it takes to succeed as a woman in today's world.

If you'd like to contact Kim you can find her on LinkedIn at Kimberlee Jones or at KimJonesAlliance.com

Today you will meet Yulia Azriel, founder of Gentle Heart Yoga and Wellness.  I always love to hear the stories of inspiring women and this one is amazing. Yulia had her early education in biochemistry, but she realized that something was missing from her life. She became aware that she was pursuing a path that was not connected with her heart. 

In that time, she found yoga and was able to reconnect with her heart and her authenticity in a way that opened many doors for her. She made the decision to drop her pursuit of biochemistry and follow her heart to help other women also find themselves in the world and became a healer. She now runs The Confident Healers Academy where women come to shine, to be seen, and heard. She helps women supercharge their dreams and live their visions for their life, helping them make a difference. 

Join us as we talk about imposture syndrome, yoga Nidra, finding your calling, and how breathwork can open your heart and mind to what is truly possible for you. 

If you’d like to learn more about Yulia you can visit https://gentleheartpurpose.com/confident-healer/

This week I got to welcome Christy Benoit to the podcast, Partner at Results Canada in Edmonton, Alberta. 

Getting to speak with Christy was amazing as she has been a successful entrepreneur, and knows what its like to really go out and find what is right for her and her life. 

Join us as we discuss Women in business, self-care, finding purpose, and the role spirituality plays in business. As with the road each of us will travel, there will be clues along the way that offer us different outcomes. It's the willingness to explore those clues that Christy highlights so beautifully. Her story is inspiring and reminds us of the power of finding your calling. 

If you'd like to connect with Chirsty you can find her on LinkedIn

"Only through your heart can you touch the sky" Rumi

In a world full of distractions and detours it can be challenging to stay connected to your heart. Yet when you connect, in those moments you are given beautiful clarity and an awareness of the reason you are here. Join me this week as I share my journey into teaching Meditation and Heart Math practice and how it has changed my life. I share how it has given me clarity even in some of my darkest hours and helped me find the reason to keep on. 

I was lucky to be able to spend the last month studying something called Ployvagal Theory. Its pretty scientific, so I won’t bore you with all the details, but the main idea is that there is a language our nervous system speaks and when we learn that language we can connect in more meaningful ways with our bodies in our lives. This is the groundwork for connecting with your heart. In this cast I begin to explain some of this theory and offer four strategies that can help you connect with your nervous system. I hope you enjoy and find some space to connect with yourself on a deeper level. 

Is it possible to stay calm in chaos?

I do think it is possible, but it requires awareness and a desire to stay calm. In my family I have always been labeled the emergency responder. I have often been the one who can respond in a high stress situation. It’s a running joke… until there is an emergency of some kind.

What I didn’t realize was that to respond that way I was making what was at a that time, an unconscious decision to stay calm. As I have grown and had more experiences of life, I have learned to consciously make that decision. And it has changed my life immensely.

Does it always work? Well, no… I mean I am human after all, it takes that awareness and focus to stay calm in a high-stress situation. The real key is that with that awareness I can think through my actions and respond in ways that either help me through the chaos or allow me to respond authentically.

Join me in today’s podcast as I share my eye-opening experience on the beach last week and my breathwork technique for staying calm in chaos. 

Did you know that you have everything you need within yourself to achieve anything you want in life? It's true. This is where the beauty in coaching lies. Join me this week as I talk about coaching, who it's for, who it's not for and what it can do for your life if it is the right thing for you. If you ever wanted to know more this is a  great cast for you! I also offer a complimentary 60-minute session to anyone interested in trying it out. DM me anytime or visit TheInspiredLeader.com to find out more

Your inner fire is the flame that lights your life.  This is really important to think about because when our flame is lit and burning bright our hearts are on fire. We all know what it's like to be around someone whose flame is burning bright, we are drawn to them, like a moth to the flame but in a really good way. COIVD has created an environment where it has been tough at least at times over the past few years to keep that flame burning bright. 

The Sanskrit word for your inner fire is Agni. Join me today as we talk about what your Agni is and how to nourish it. Leaders who show up in the world with a healthy inner fire change the world, they change the communities around them, they change their lives for the better and they bring more love, beauty, and compassion to the world. In a world that desperately needs it right now.