The world can be a scary place – some of our fears are very real and others are of our own making. This week’s guest addresses identifying and utilizing healthy fear as a tool for personal growth.  In this week’s episode we talk with Farnoosh Torabi, a muti-bestselling financial author and go-to money expert, on what it means to be in a healthy state of panic.  We discuss details from her latest book, by the same name, A Healthy State of Panic, how the surprising combination of fear and finance go hand-in-hand, and how a healthy fear of loneliness during her early college years led her to personal growth and finding herself.

Work with Danielle: If you are ready to start working with a life coach or just want to learn more about the impact that coaching can have in your life, visit Danielle's website at www.daniellemccombs.com and schedule a complimentary exploratory session. 

Work with Kristy: You can work with Kristy one-on-one or hire her to speak with your team to improve workplace communication. Visit Kristy’s website at www.kristyolinger.com

TALK BIG QUESTIONS

Use these prompts to have the opposite of small talk in real life.

• What are some of your biggest fears?

• How often have you allowed yourself to recognize and utilize those fears for personal growth?

• Have you ever allowed a fear to stop you from accomplishing something?  Going forward will you now “remember who you are?”  

In this episode Danielle talks about the difference between doing and being. She offers some ways to get more being into your life. 

Sometimes we’re so wrapped up in the past or worried about the future that we forget how to really live in the present.  In this episode we talk with Catherine Duncan about How to Have Everyday Awakenings.  Catherine shares her unique perspective on living in the moment – not only having experienced two near-death experiences of her own, but also while serving as a hospital chaplain.  We discuss some of the surprising things she learned about living from her interactions with terminal patients, how even newbies can take small steps to ground themselves in the present, and how Catherine herself starts each new day of life.

Work with Danielle: If you are ready to start working with a life coach or just want to learn more about the impact that coaching can have in your life, visit Danielle's website at www.daniellemccombs.com and schedule a complimentary exploratory session. 

Work with Kristy: You can work with Kristy one-on-one or hire her to speak with your team to improve workplace communication. Visit Kristy’s website at www.kristyolinger.com  

TALK BIG QUESTIONS

Use these prompts to have the opposite of small talk in real life.

• How do you define, “the mystery of life?”

• Do you try to stay in the present moment?  In what ways?  

• Which of the practices Catherine suggested, in order to ground yourself in the present, most spoke to you and why?

There is something that you use every day to communicate, but never think about. It influences how you are perceived by others. It's something you can eaisly develop with practice. It's your voice. In this episode, you'll learn the characteristics of the voice, how to use vocal variety to sound more interesting and confident, and an easy practice activity to improve.

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We have so many devices that we need to recharge on a daily basis – cell phones, tablets, watches, but what about ourselves? In this episode we talk with Lori Saitz about Living a sabbatical life.  Lori shares how following a month-long sabbatical, of her own, which included a roadtrip with her beloved cat, showed her the benefits of taking a sabbatical. We discuss how to live a sabbatical life without leaving our jobs and obligations and the steps we can take to begin.

Work with Danielle: If you are ready to start working with a life coach or just want to learn more about the impact that coaching can have in your life, visit Danielle's website at www.daniellemccombs.com and schedule a complimentary exploratory session. 

Work with Kristy: You can work with Kristy one-on-one or hire her to speak with your team to improve workplace communication. Visit Kristy’s website at www.kristyolinger.com

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TALK BIG QUESTIONS

Use these prompts to have the opposite of small talk in real life.

• What are some activities or hobbies that you think could help recharge your battery?

• Do you judge yourself or others for what you might perceive as being “lazy?”  

• In the past have you taken a sabbatical or baked time into your daily schedule for recharging/fun?  Will you make it more of a priority now?

In this episode of The Opposite of Small Talk, Danielle shares a her experience of opening up her creativity through writing. She reads a piece that she wrote while in a Gateless Writing Salon about a time she was surprised. 

As humans one of our strongest instincts is to build and strengthen connections with one another.  In this episode we talk with Tony Martignetti about Creating Deeper Connections.  We discuss the positives of creating deeper connections in the workplace,  how connecting with yourself is a critical first step, and how Tony encourages clients to share their “weird” to open up or deepen those connections. 

Work with Danielle: If you are ready to start working with a life coach or just want to learn more about the impact that coaching can have in your life, visit Danielle's website at www.daniellemccombs.com and schedule a complimentary exploratory session.

Work with Kristy: You can work with Kristy one-on-one or hire her to speak with your team to improve workplace communication. Visit Kristy’s website at www.kristyolinger.com.

TALK BIG QUESTIONS

Use these prompts to have the opposite of small talk in real life.

• So, what is your “weird” thing about yourself?

• How will you start to deepen connections in your personal or professional life?

• Do you find it easy to connect with others particularly co-workers or are you more guarded and why?

One of the toughest things about being in the mid-level of a company is that your success depends on your ability to collaborate with people and teams that you don't directly manage. It's not enough to just do your work well. You have to be able to influence without authority to deliver together. 

Being able to hold people accountable without being a jerk is an advanced communication skill and critical to collaborative work. In this episode, Kristy shares why she lets the person closest to the work name the deadline whenever possible and why in some situations a less assertive approach could make sense. 

Work with Kristy: If your team is struggling with holding people accountable, upskill with workshops or on demand digital training experiences. 

Anyone who has walked through the fragrance department during a day of shopping knows there is an abundant number of smells (and choices) out there when it comes to a signature scent.  What they may not have thought about, however, is the deeper meaning behind the scents that draw us in or repel us.  In this episode we talk with Helida Dodd, an engineer by trade who fell in love with the art and science behind scents, about Harnessing Your Sense of Smell.  Helida shares with us how an extreme sensitivity to perfumes during her pregnancy brought her to the work she does, why an engineer would be drawn to this work, and how we can ignite memories, both good and bad, from what we smell.

Work with Danielle: If you are ready to start working with a life coach or just want to learn more about the impact that coaching can have in your life, visit Danielle's website at www.daniellemccombs.com and schedule a complimentary exploratory session. 

Work with Kristy: You can work with Kristy one-on-one or hire her to speak with your team to improve workplace communication. Visit Kristy’s website at www.kristyolinger.com

TALK BIG QUESTIONS

Use these prompts to have the opposite of small talk in real life.

• What are some of your favorite scents/combination of scents?  Can you think of a memory or memories that are triggered when you smell them?

• Do you find yourself more drawn to invigorating or grounding scents in your daily life?  

• Following the episode and hearing how scent is such a personal choice, is a gift like a candle, scented lotion, or home fragrance something you would think to give as a gift to someone else still?  Why or why not?

In this solo episode Danielle shares a powerful quote that has meant a lot to her and encourages listeners to reflect on how they are showing up in the world.