Danielle and Kristy have very different approaches to setting goals. We speak with Kelly Travis, a health and success coach, about how she works with clients to help them realize what they actually want for themselves and create a sustainable action plan to achieve their big scary goals. We cover why knowing your core values is foundational to setting goals, how your personality and preferences influence the process, and why to ask yourself ‘why’ you’re even interested in a specific goal in the first place. Through our discussion we recognize that there is not one right way to set goals. You can be a focused checklist person like Kristy or a more flexible achiever like Danielle.

Danielle and Kristy talk to Todd Sylvester, a Mindset Coach for those struggling with with drug or alcohol addiction, anxiety, depression, self-hatred, and more. Todds helps clients to recognize their self-talk bully and replace those thoughts. In this episode we talk about why you should give your negative thoughts a name, how to create a champion playlist of thoughts, and what a Kairos moment is.

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Core values are the fundamental beliefs of a person. Knowing your unique core values is a powerful tool to align your time and resources to what is important to you. This helps you let go of things that don't align with your principles so that you feel less overwhelmed. Danielle and Kristy talk about what core values are, why they are important, and how to apply this information in real life. Download the core values activity to discover your core values.

Kristy shares an observation about going to the doctor and a life hack about how to call a person’s attention to a negative behavior without actually saying it.

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Many of us are finding ourselves excited about re-entering the world, while at the same time feeling hesitant. This next phase of the pandemic has brought a new set of circumstances to navigate and questions to ponder. This is a roundtable discussion with Rashanda Udekwu and Amy Bradac about re-entering the world. 

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43% of women leave the workforce to have children and if they are out for just 3 years they lose 37% of their lifetime compensation power. Danielle and Kristy talk with Ashley Connell, Founder and CEO of Prowess Project, an organization dedicated to helping women re-enter the workforce by providing resources for connection, upskilling, and jobs. We cover other staggering statistics, male allyship, and how dealing with a tantrum-throwing two year old could make you the perfect candidate to manage executive stakeholders.

In this episode we also both commit to a new challenge called ‘75 medium’ and discuss a fact check from Episode 42: Childfree by Choice.

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Danielle and Kristy talk with Julie Brown about what it is like to be childfree by choice. 48% of women between ages 15 to 44 don’t have kids, yet often childless women face unwelcome commentary and are asked to give an explanation. We talk about the need to normalize being childfree, how not to respond when someone tells you that they’ve chosen to be childless, and exactly how many cats you need to own before earning the title of ‘crazy cat lady’.

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It’s been just over a year since the death of George Floyd drove our increased awareness of social injustice and of our own white privilege. Big Talk about Whiteness is one of our most downloaded episodes and it was a catalyst for us to be more open to personal conversations… to live up to our name and be willing to engage in more than small talk even when it's uncomfortable. Enjoy this rebroadcast and be sure to check out our other episodes about social justice; confronting bias, black binder, and equity matters.

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Danielle and Kristy talk all about social media. We cover our early experiences, the upsides, and the pitfalls. We argue about the level of responsibility that tech companies should have in helping individuals to avoid social media addiction. Danielle and Kristy also discuss the inaugural 30-day Growth Mindset challenge that wrapped up this week. 

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Danielle and Kristy talk about psychological safety with Nils Davis, an author, trainer, and podcast host in the field of Product Management. We talk about what psychological safety is and why it’s important. Nils provides a series of practical tips to build psychological safety with others. We also talk about how to have psychological safety with yourself and why you might want to stop using self-deprecating humor. Danielle and Kristy geek out over their favorite podcasters reinforcing the primary philosophy of this podcast about how to live your best life.

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Danielle and Kristy talk to Michelle Anne Johnson, a consultant and facilitator that helps leaders prepare for high-visibility presentations with her research based framework, the ACP Presence model. We talk about what authenticity means, barriers people face in being authentic, and how authenticity is an ongoing practice… particularly since we grow and evolve over time. Danielle shares a productivity life hack that has been working for her.

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