In this episode Melissa is talking about the concept of “emerging” as a phenomena that explains a “sensitive, delicate and often subtle present state of being and interim process that we experience anytime we are giving birth to a new idea, a new venture, a new vision, a new position or role. It is in the presence of “emerging” that one often suffers from the imposter syndrome, self-doubt for fear. The imposter syndrome is a psychological pattern often experienced despite one’s, scholastic honors, and educational and career excellence. In addition one experiences feelings of fraudulence and a fear of being found out. An acute exacerbation of self-doubt and fear often arises within one as they emerge from one state of existence to another. If one is not able to effectively manage this self-doubt and fear and can potentially prevent one from truly attaining success. Melissa provides steps to move forward in the process of emerging to reach one’s full potential, strength and courage.

In this episode, Melissa Knight, RN, MSN, CNE is joined with Cynthia Fountain, a simulation nurse educator and life coach! Building confidence and resiliency is largely dependent on the engagement and transparency of nurse educators. Building rapport and establishing trust with students is valuable in nursing academia as students often feel more confident as they learn practical clinical skills. Communication and assertiveness skills are discussed as it relates to building confidence in the clinical setting. Cynthia provides useful strategies for nursing educators as coaches, mentors and leaders to enhance confidence and resiliency in future nurses through simulation!

In this episode, Melissa Knight, RN, MSN, CNE is discussing the concept of moral courage as it relates to our personal value system and ethical dilemmas that we see in healthcare. Moral courage in this context relates to a preceding threat to one’s value system. As a servant leader, it requires one to commit to consistent introspection to examine one’s own value system and as well the effectiveness of establishing meaningful relationships and treating all humans respectively and equally. Many are willing to bend their own moral framework due to the consequences of standing up for what’s morally right lends to a risk of being violated, attacked or disregarded. Modeling moral courage is necessary for the succession of leaders who must establish organizational cultures that operate from a sound value system. Melissa challenges leaders and healthcare professionals to gain greater education related to moral courage and practice or role play the decision making process as one deals with a ethical dilemma.

In this episode, our host, Melissa Knight, RN, MSN, CNE, addresses key questions concerning how to cultivate meaningful relationships with coworkers. Meaningful relationships, as a growing body of evidences supports, can have positive influence on attitudes and work behaviors. In this context, meaningful relationships is characterized as a relationship that is of personal significance and exudes caring support furthermore leading to encouragement and influence on others we are connected with and may lead to life-long connections. Although meaningful relationships within the workplace, requires time and energy, its benefit can offset staffing concerns, high turnover, incivility, bullying, and workplace violence. Leaders who engage with followers on a deeper level is highly relevant today in chaotic work environments in which almost 40% of workers are unsatisfied with their work relationships. Studies show that forming deeper connections with our coworkers helps to potentiate success and influence, as one becomes more engaged and motivated within a team setting. Each team member, subjected with meaningful relationships filled with trust and respect, may operate more effectively cultivated from a place of confidence and pursuing a common goal with others who exhibit compassion, empathy and appreciation. Valuing one’s uniqueness and truly listening and connecting with others, enables deeper loyalty. Standing on the principles of authenticity, honest and open communication, respect, trust, honesty and developing a culture of servant leadership may enable a deeper satisfaction within one’s career; furthermore exhibiting the essence of unconditional love. Establishing meaningful relationships helps develop confidence in one’s full potential which in turn leads to greater meaning in one’s job and ultimately affects the safety and quality of patient care.

In this 1st episode of our series “Leading with Servant Mindset” our host Melissa Knight, RN, MSN, CNE discusses concepts of selfless leadership.  Influence is best cultivated under the conditions of leading oneself first.  Selfless leadership attitudes will be required of leaders of the future and most notably include:

* Selfless leaders develop relationships

and put others first* Selfless leaders have

high levels of empathy and emotional intelligence* Selfless leaders have exceptional

communication, technical and people skills* Selfless leaders are driven

to excel and inspire others to grow and succeed

Becoming a selfless leader requires one to lead themselves 1st..We

must be aligned with our purpose that creates harmony, serenity and peace that

illuminates to others around us that opposite however creates negative energy and

anxiety.  Our busy and chaotic lives

center around work and social media platform in which has caused many to become

disconnected.  It is priority that we reconnect

and commit time to actively commit to mental solitude and deep introspection. Getting

in-tune with oneself deep reflection.  Every

great leader in history had to commit to frequent periods of mental solitude to

become a better version of themselves Growing as a leader requires us to become

aware of our present “State of mind”.  Stepping

away from the chaos and give ourselves permission to be alone allows us to gain

clarity and through clarity is where you can regain focus on your responsibilities

and promotes greater creativity.  Solitude

allows us to become vulnerable with ourselves. Actively working on our minds gives

us conviction…This conviction is the foundation of leadership.  An effective leader is the person who can maintain

discipline, balance and reflect, when a lot of people around them are reacting.

Today Melissa challenges listeners to begin moving toward becoming a selfless

leader today by engaging in the following:

* Make a list of your strengths as a leader and

weakness that you would like to change.* Seek out others who you see as a selfless leader

and examine what sets them apart from the norm. * Ask them to coach and mentor you if possible or

find resources, books, articles, videos, podcasts on leadership development.* Seek out someone you can lead or

mentor—establish at least 1 new meaningful relationship this week. * Establish progress points and evaluate your

progress toward becoming a selfless leader.

Today on the Nurse Educator Talk Network, we are talking about the principles of potentiality and conquering the illusion and unruliness of self-doubt! The manifestations of self-doubt are like that of a weed that has the ability to multiply rapidly and grows anywhere there is room for opportunity. Synonymous with the seeds of negativity and fear planted into our minds that serve to cripple our self-confidence, and passion to discover our hidden potentials, self-doubt weeks havoc in all of our lives at one point or another but what lies within each of us is the power and purpose of potentiality. Success is not limited to obtaining a higher degree however, as nurses we know that advancing our education in nursing as research has found enhances patient safety and quality of care subjected through advanced critical thinking and confidence skills, higher RN job satisfaction, improved leadership skills, career advancement, job security and securement of qualified nurses who may transition to nursing academia; addressing the nursing faculty shortage (Phillips & Titzner Evans, 2017). But for many of us its’ deeper than this…We operate from intrinsic and extrinsic motivators; something that occurs on a much deeper level. We strive to operate within our full educational potential often because we have so much care and compassion for the nursing profession and the clients we serve. In this podcast, our host, Melissa Knight, RN, MSN, CNE is joined with Joanne Root; a nurse with over 28 years of nursing experience, a nurse motivator, blogger sales consultant, a member of Lady’s Justice and an executive director for a reputable online RN to BSN program. Both Melissa and Joanne leave you with steps for nurses to overcome self-doubt summed up as:

1. Avoid looking outside of yourself and look within. We are often our own worst critic. We allow others to dictate who we are and our future. Comparing oneself to others is destructive behavior and serves no purpose for your own potentiality. Don’t get distracted by grass that appears greener on the other side…this is an illusion that people paint in the image of perfection and this is not even real!

2. Embrace Fear. Look fear dead in its’ eye and say you have no authority over me. At some point we all have a fear of failing …its natural…but some think people become great because they have all this confidence and courage. In reality, you may be surprised to know other people are just as scared or even more so than you to pursue their dreams.

3. Commit to life-long learning and know your why. Don’t’ allow what you want to be to become a destination. Life is a journey filled with learning…stop overthinking things…we are all “becoming” and evolving as Michelle Obama in her book “Becoming” proclaimed. When you stop learning you stop growing.

4. Get in touch with true self. Life is full of disappointments, disturbances, and interruptions. Trust in yourself and have trust in a higher power bigger than yourself. Think about the challenges within your life that you overcame. Use this testimony to regain your potential, focus and passion.

The Nurse Educator Talk Network is an inspirational storytelling podcast about the discoveries of finding the best version of oneself with focuses of rhythmic/rhythmatic living, transformational and visionary leadership and developing purposeful relationships; geared toward nurses in every facet of the nursing profession who are seeking passion, purpose, meaningfulness and wholeness. This episode will lead … The Healing Nature of Music and Rhythm Read More »

The Nurse Educator Talk Network is an inspirational storytelling podcast about the discoveries of finding the best version of oneself with focuses of rhythmic/rhythmatic living, transformational and visionary leadership and developing purposeful relationships; geared toward nurses in every facet of the nursing profession who are seeking passion, purpose, meaningfulness and wholeness.

This episode will lead you on a road to personal enlighten and growth, renewed creativity and passion for nursing and music! Guided by a models of intrinsic and extrinsic self-discovery, and leadership developments; we follow a systematic approach on the Nurse Educator Talk Network to maximize your potential within the many intricacies of nursing; guided by transparent dialog and storytelling among extraordinary nurses, nurse leaders, nurse educator and nurse entrepreneurs all who at some point faced life-altering challenges, adversities, success and overcoming!

Anne Taylor, a Danish born nurse and nurse entrepreneur; founder and CEO of Scandic Health is here today on the Network to talk about MusiCure…..A music platform that helps bring tranquility and stress reduction to hospitals, healthcare facilities, health-related institutions, healthcare providers and their patients through (Music as Medicine). Anne has a passion for sharing her personal experiences with MusiCure and how it leads one to healing of the mind and soul. Anne is here to talk about the evidence based research behind her MusiCure driven business and how MusiCure can be used in both patients and healthcare providers to lower the stress inducing hormone called cortisol which increases anxiety. MusiCure has been shown to increase the calm inducing hormone called oxytocin which helps with well-being!

Today on this episode we are talking about mental illness within nurses, the rhythmic nature of music and its’ healing effects on the mind, body and spirit of both patients and healthcare providers. It is without a doubt we are in an optimal state of growth opportunities to extend well beyond our limitations as nurses. MusiCure is an evidence based intervention that can be used by nurses and for their patients that can reset one’s natural rhythmic nature. The ebbs and flows of the dynamic issues impacting healthcare including nursing shortages, nurse burnout, compassion fatigue, stress, unhealthy work environments, bullying, nurse disengagement, staffing issues, boredom, uncertain career trajectories, nurse hopelessness, lack of self-efficacy, nurse mental illness, suicide have caused us to get out of rhythm of being our best selves and most notably the best nurse we can possibly be. Stress, anxiety and depression in nursing are in heightened states in the healthcare system and stifle our commitments, our relationships, our hope and joy. These issues imply that now more than ever being true to ourselves as, having faith within ourselves, having a commitment to building purposeful relationships, having faith in our purpose and being in tune with the here and now. Discovering our true sense of purpose, our hidden gifts and talents and building our faith muscles often comes in times of adversity, pain, suffering, disappointments and failure. Being present in the moment, being in-tune with ourselves and others, is the cornerstone of embracing rhythmic or rhythmatic living in urban terms.

Embrace Rhythmic/Rhythmatic living

What does rhythmic/rhythmatic living mean? Whatever is happening in your life right now, there is an accompanying rhythm that resembles music and melody. The way you breathe; the rhythm at which your heart beats. Life follows a natural rhythm; a divine order. Seasons have rhythms! The rise and set of the sun has a rhythm! Night and day has a rhythm! the circadian rhythm, our sleep wake cycle, has a natural rhythm! Rhythmic living means being in alignment with your destiny, your purpose and your current season.