The Power and Potential Podcast with Miriam Buttu

How is your biggest insecurity impacting your life?

When I asked myself this question, and looked at my answers honestly, I was shocked at how much I had changed as a person and how much my life had changed along with me.

For so many years my hair loss controlled my entire life. Everything revolved around my hair, and if I could successfully keep it a secret that I had a lost most of it.

In this week's episode, I'm talking all about my biggest insecurity with Apryl Schlueter, who also has had her own struggles with hair loss.

Even though hair loss is the common thread here between Apryl and I, this is not an episode specifically about hair loss alone. It's really about the experience of living with massive insecurities that impact your life in huge ways. Apryl and I get super honest and raw about the experience, and in case you were alone in your struggles, this episode will definitely show you that you're not!

I cannot wait for you to dive into it and let me know what your biggest takeaway was.

Apryl Zarate Schlueter is the Chief Energy! Officer of The Cheerful Mind, Inc. – a personal empowerment and lifestyle brand that is committed to cultivating REAL confidence and success through productivity, passion, and play.

As a Life/Business Strategist and Happiness+Productivity Coach, Apryl helps successful high achievers integrate more passion and time for joy, balance, and ease into a busy and full lifestyle. In other words, she helps people have more fun while getting stuff done! Her expertise draws from multiple disciplines, including engineering, improvisational comedy, and personal development. Apryl is also a motivational speaker, and Author of Finding Success in Balance: My Journey to The Cheerful Mind.

Enjoy!

Apryl's Website: The Cheerful Mind

Apryl's Book: Finding Success in Balance: My Journey to the Cheerful Mind

Apryl on Instagram

Apryl on YouTube

Miriam on Instagram

Impostor Syndrome is no joke and it's something I have experienced, and continue to experience, almost every single day. When I'm about to do anything outside of my comfort zone, or put myself out there on a whole new level, the Impostor Syndrome kicks in.

Who are you to do that? What makes you qualified? Who do you think you are? There are so many people with more certifications and degrees than you that could do a better job. You don't know enough people….

That type of inner talk is allllll Impostor Syndrome, and surprise, we all experience it! ESPECIALLY those of us who are striving for greatness.

This week's interview is with Rebecca McFarland from Pop Your Career, a career coaching practice designed to prove that career advice doesn't have to be boring, and that career fulfillment is definitely not out of reach. She is an experienced HR practitioner, career coach, DISC Advanced Consultant and Facilitator, speaker and soon to be author. Rebecca's favorite topics to speak about include career development, career fulfillment and mindset challenges, including impostor syndrome, self doubt and low confidence.

This episode goes really deep into what Impostor Syndrome is, how it shows up in our lives, and how to get it under control! If you are on your own growth journey and are constantly looking for ways to change and improve your self and your life, you will absolutely love this episode!

When you're done, I have a HUGE request for you! Please head on over to iTunes or Google Play and give the podcast a review! Let me know what your favorite episode is and why you keep coming back for more. It would mean the entire world to me! Thank you so much for being here and for supporting this labor of love!

Pop Your Career

Rebecca on Instagram

Rebecca on Facebook

Miriam on Instagram

Do you know who you are? If this is a perplexing question that you can't easily find the answer for, you are not alone.

For most of my life, I was confused about my identity, and as much as I've been committed to personal development, it was still a struggle for me to define myself. As a matter of fact, it was only in the last couple of years that I was able to describe my identity.

This episode sheds a ton of light on the confusion that we all face around our identities. Where does it come from? Why does it get so confusing? And how do we resolve it and finally figure out who we are?

I can't wait for you to dig into this important topic today, with my guest, Miranda Trudeau. Miranda is an author and a wife who has a passion to encourage others in their identity as they make powerful decisions. She is so passionate about this topic that she wrote a book about it: Be You, Beloved: Overcoming lies and uncovering your true identity.

Do you know who you are? If this is a perplexing question that you can't easily find the answer for, you are not alone.

My conversation with Miranda, was one of the most powerful and impactful discussions that I've had on the podcast so far, and about one of the most important topics in my books!

I can't wait to hear what you think about it, and please be sure to let me know over on Instagram by sharing a screen shot and tagging both Miranda and Myself!

Enjoy!

Miranda's website

Miranda on Instagram

Miranda on Facebook

Miriam on Instagram

Experiencing burnout was one of the worst things I have ever gone through in my life. And I know I am not alone!

Stress is at epidemic levels in North America and burnout is no stranger to most of us. When the body endures high levels of stress for an extended period of time, our immune system weakens over time and we get exposed to all kinds of illnesses, both physical and psychological.

In this episode, I interview Georgie Morley about all things burnout related. I absolutely loved her honesty and transparency along with her level of openness and non-judgement towards others. I am so confident that you will absolutely love this episode too.

Georgie is a photographer, podcaster and blogger based on Nantucket Island. After her struggle with depression and an eating disorder, she realized that joy is an inside job. Now Georgie uses her platforms to provide tools, stories and conversations that inspire joy, intuitive wellness & personal growth. Georgie believes that at the end of the day, we're our own best teachers and gurus. She hopes to empower people to truly trust themselves so that they can create a life well lived.

Georgie and I had such a great conversation and I know that you will absolutely love listening in on it. Be sure to share this episode with the people in your life that can relate and tell us what your key takeaway was on Instagram!

The Chasing Joy Podcast (Georgie's podcast)

My interview on The Chasing Joy Podcast

Georgie on instagram

Georgie's blog

Miriam on Instagram

Do Less By Kate Northrup

Have you ever created a goal for yourself then laid out the entire long-term strategy, leaving you feeling super productive and on top of the world?

And a few days or weeks later, you've either completely forgotten about your strategy or you're working super hard to fight the resistance that is trying to make you abort the mission?

This episode is all about WHY this is happening to you (your subconscious mind is in full control) and HOW to begin to take that control back.

This episode breaks down 3 strategies that you can use right now to help you eliminate the inner battle between your conscious desires and your subconscious beliefs that are holding you back.

This is a take-action kind of episode, so grab something to write with and get ready to change your life!

If you love this episode, please share it with your people! We all go through this stuff, so do share the love! And then come on over to Instagram and let me know how this episode impacted you!

Enjoy!

1. Why do I want to achieve this goal?

2. How will I feel when I achieve it?

3. How do I feel now? Why is that a problem?

4. What do I believe about people who achieve this goal successfully? What do I believe about people who don't?

5. Where do I fall on this spectrum? Why do I position myself there? What do I believe about myself that justifies my positioning on this spectrum?

6. What do I believe about successful people (in my specific goal) that I don't believe about myself?  

7. For every belief - ask yourself - Why do I believe this?

You and I both know that talking about our mental health is less common, and less accepted, than it should be. Yet it's a fundamental aspect of our well-being, and THE key to our ability to function at our highest potential.

I've always been fascinated with the mind and how it can either function to our advantage or to our detriment. How can we actually take control over our own mental health, so that it stops taking control over us?

On today's episode of The Power & Potential Podcast, I'm chatting with Jenna Monaco, a mentor for women, a writer, and the podcast host of Spark Intention. Her mission is to remove the shame around mental health and teach other women how to ditch their stress and take back their lives. 

Jenna is raw, authentic and gets incredibly vulnerable in her conversation with me and there is no doubt in my mind that you are going to LOVE this episode.

When you listen in, don't forget to snap a screenshot and share it out for the world to see. This episode can impact lives in a significant way, so it is worth sharing! And if sharing on Instagram, don't forget to tag myself (@miriambuttu) and Jenna (@jenna.monaco) on Instagram, so we can share the love back to you.

Enjoy!

When you want to change something in your life, my guess is that you open up your phone or laptop and ask your good friend Google. Hey Google….How to (insert goal here).

The answer you'll get back is almost always a set of strategies, tactics, techniques - steps you can take to get to where you're going.

But I challenge you to step back and think about why you're going after that thing in the first place. What do you think you'll get out of it, and how can you achieve that change right now instead?

In this episode, I share my own thoughts on how to go about changing your life in the quickest and most effective way. This concept was literally revolutionary for me, and I can't wait to hear how it impacts you.

If you enjoy this episode, please do share it with anyone you know who is actively trying to make a change in their life. Life's too short, so if you can help them get there faster, that's a huge impact to have on them!

Once you're done listening be sure to let me know what you thought about this episode over on Instagram!

Danielle LaPorte - The Desire Map

Do you find yourself holding yourself back from pursuing your big dreams? Do you have big dreams at all? If you haven't been dreaming much anymore or if you feel like you aren't really going for it like you know you could be, you are 100% in the right place. Madison Anaya is here to light that fire in you that will launch you forward.

Madison is the host of The Fearless Chase which is all about learning to fearlessly chase your dreams like your life depends on it - because let's be honest - it does.

She is a fiery motivator and serves the world by encouraging and inspiring women to pursue their purpose and live the life they were made for.

During this episode we talked about what holds us back from dreaming, and how we can so easily put our dreams on the back burner. Most importantly, Madison gives us tons of concrete strategies to start moving. No more thinking about it…it's time to start doing the thing!

I hope you enjoy this episode and if you do, please share it out with your world. If we can inspire more and more people to do what they absolutely love, not only would they be happier, but there will be an incredible positive ripple effect as a result.

In this week's episode of the Power and Potential Podcast, I interviewed Olivia Pratiwi about her strategies on providing and receiving feedback.

Olivia Pratiwi is a Career Coach with a mission to empower women to confidently take that next step in their career. She helps women enhance their confidence, understand corporate relationships and enhance their soft skills to set them up for their next promotion.

I am fascinated by this topic because it's sometimes really difficult to know what kind of feedback is legitimate and what kind of feedback we can dismiss. I don't know about you, but I have been given all kinds of feedback in my life. Some of which makes me think more deeply about myself and I how I can improve as an individual, and some of it is completely detrimental and undermining.

So what I was most interested in understanding from Olivia was how the interpretation process works and how we can get to a point where we can not only receive feedback in the most productive way, but also how to provide feedback in a way that is best received.

I hope that you enjoy this episode and, as always, don't forget to take a screenshot and share your favorite takeaway with me on Instagram!

Have you been thinking about working with me as your coach? If so, feel free to send me a message. I always like to make sure that the fit is right before moving forward, and a quick (and free) phone call is often the best way to do that for both of us. :)

Oivia on Facebook

Olivia on Instagram

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Have you ever thought about why you spend the way you do? Or why you use money, in general, the way you do?

So many of us have deeply internalized that our self worth depends on our net worth. Meaning that the more money we have (and the more lavish our lifestyle) the more worthy we are. And of course, the less we have, the less worthy we are.

Dr. Radha Maharaj, this week's guest on the Power & Potential Podcast, helps us understand the reasons we've fallen into this pattern, and what we can do right now to start peeling away our net worth from our sense of worthiness.

Dr. Radha Maharaj (Dr. M) teaches people of all ages core economic and financial concepts to empower them to make better decisions and to have a more secure and prosperous financial life.

She provides avenues regardless of age or knowledge that assist the understanding and implementation of financial concepts in daily life. Her books, talks and lectures are all aimed to demystify finance and make it relatable. Dr.M's main goal is to bring order and clarity to an important but sometimes intimidating subject for many individuals and families.

I am absolutely fascinated about the topic of money and how it relates to our identity and sense of worthiness, and if you are too, I am sure that you will find immense value from this episode.

After you've listened be sure to come follow up me on Instagram, and let me know what your biggest takeaway was! Enjoy :)

Dr. Radha Maharaj's website

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