Once upon a time Shannon + Dr. Lee decided to do a 2 part episode series...

Part 1 was going to be on Dr. Lee's podcast.

Part 2 was going to be on the Shannon Show.

And thennnn... they sat down to record and ended up talking for 2 hours straight!

So now, you get the WHOLE episode on BOTH podcasts.

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In this episode, Shannon starts of interviewing Dr. Lee and diving into her unique approach to teaching, which encourages students to fail in the classroom in order to build "distress tolerance" and learn from their mistakes.

They then let the conversation wander, touching on:

* the transformative power of vulnerability in leadership and how it contrasts with traditional expectations of how we should show up.

* the nuances of treating people with kindness and providing them with attunement

*the importance of making decisions based on our values, our bodies, and our lives

AND

*the incredible impact of taking the time to understand and learn from our past experiences.

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This episode contains discussion of systemic racism, suicidal ideation, the George Floyd murder and the pandemic and may be sensitive for some listeners. Please practice self care in whatever way feels best for you. 

We touched on why it's not only important to be able to NAME a feeling, but to also be able to process all the way through it and how spiritual practitioners often miss the bar on meeting their clients where they and instead bypass their experience.

We also talked about the global effects of being part of a society that struggles to identify their emotions in the first place as we've so often been conditioned to pretend they're not happening and how we've glorified dissociation in our culture.

If you'd like to connect with Tim further, you can find him on Instagram!

Mentioned in this episode :

"Racism In The Spiritual Community" Podcast Episode featuring Tim Gay.

Steamboat Hot Springs

Mental Health Gym

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Hopefully you tuned in last week for Part 1 of the “Ask Me Anything” series where I asked the Socials what questions they had for my 11 year old daughter. 

Today’s episode is Part 2 of that series where we finish up the rest of the questions and she flips the script and asks ME questions. 

I was not expecting to get as emotional as I did during this segment and I’m ultimately so grateful for the gift she gave me of pulling out some really beautiful moments. 

If you have not already, please consider subscribing so you don’t miss my interview with Tim Gay where we’ll be talking about the importance of emotional intelligence in spiritual practitioners

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Part 2: 

“What does it feel like within your body when you’re doing the things you love most in the world?” + “When you talk about the things you’re passionate about, do they have feelings or colors associated with them?”

5:29

“Roblox or Minecraft or Neither and Why?”

7:19

Greenlee flips the script on me and starts asking me questions. 

“What is your favorite part about your job; what is your favorite part of doing the podcast?”

12:04

“Marvel or DC?”

16:05

Dr. Who detour

19:33

“If you could change anything about the world, what would you change?”

I know I say this every time I have a guest, but this one is extra special to me because I got to interview my 11 year old daughter for this episode. 

I asked my social media networks what questions they had for her and we took the time to answer ALL of them, so I decided to make this a two-part series. 

This is part one of that series where I ask her questions like “What do you want to do with your life?” and “What are your favorite aspects of the way I parent you and what could I do better?” and tons more and her answers DID NOT DISAPPOINT. 

If you have not already, please consider subscribing so you don’t miss part 2 where we wrap up the rest of her questions with the grand finale we’ve all been waiting for: Roblox or Minecraft AND she flips the script on me and asks me some questions, which I was NOT expecting at all. 

I can’t wait for you to hear how brilliant this kid is!

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Part 1

Intro

Greenlee tells us all about what lights her up and what to do when you’re nervous or scared.

11:00

“How did you get to be so cool?” & “What does being ‘cool’ mean to you?”

16:10

“What do you want to be when you grow up?” & Talks of the Ocean and Space

28:47

“What is one thing on your top 10 list of most important things to you right now?”

29:17

“How do you deal with feelings of frustration” & “What do you NORMALLY do when you’re frustrated vs. what do you WISH you would do instead?”

34:19

“What advice would you give all adults if they had to take it?” & “What do you wish adults would remember about being a kid?”

38:12

Random human design detour and talking about the similarities and differences she has with me & her dad 

Also/ music magic detour

45:10

“What are your favorite things about how mom & dad parent you and what are some things we could do better?”

50:17

“What would you like to see change about the world?” + A note about the power of collaboration 

In last week's episode, I talked a bit about "Force vs Flow" in your business as a neurodivergent entrepreneur and when I asked Simon to come on the podcast to expand on this topic, I was not expecting him to introduce a new, quite honestly, more accurate term for what to call humans with brains like ours.

I broke down some of the main topics by time stamp below because this one ended up on the longer side, but believe me, it was worth the 800 hours I spent editing this monster during a Mercury Retrograde in order to drop it for you all by Friday (Never mind that it's going to be 9pm on a Friday; I did the damn thing!)

If you're "keen" to connect with Simon further, you can add him on Facebook or LinkedIn -OR- if you need some guidance in your business, you can head over to his website and click on "Ask the Expert" to pick his brain!

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Books mentioned in this episode:

"Built to Sell" by John Warrillow

"Badass Your Brand" by Pia Silva

"The Code of the Extraordinary Mind" by Vishen Lakhiani

"Go Put Your Strengths to Work" by Marcus Buckingham

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Gallup / Clifton StrengthsFinder

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Intro

3:27

Simon starts explaining why he’s able to confidently make such lofty guarantees for his clients. 

Strategy

Software

Science

4:48

“Revenue is vanity; profit is sanity.” -Simon Kozlowski

7:20

What makes a business a good “transferable asset” or “sellable”

14:12

Measuring your results & setting realistic expectations for your clients

17:45

Client vetting; making sure your potential new client is a fit and you can get them the results you’re promising

19:30

The difference between being a coach or a consultant or a mentor and what sets Simon’s process apart from other coaches; also, brilliant ADHD reframe around “experience” or lack thereof. 

22:27

Social media shenanigans, Jack Johnson & aspiring to be a later in life professional surfer with a ChatGPT inspired autotune backdrop montage. 

25:07

Shannon’s 23 part question about what it means to “focus” as a neurodivergent entrepreneur and how that shows up in Simon’s life and business. 

26:40

Simon’s definitions of “Divergent” & “Typical”

28:50

Simon introduces the terms/concepts “Culture Spherically Neuro-Conforming” & “Culture Spherically Neuro-Nonconforming” brains

33:20

Brains are constantly trying to simplify concepts in order to reserve energy 

37:41

Fence analogy

40:00

Simon is Dr. Strange for Business Growth Strategy

44:01

Breakdown of Focus Models

50:16

The importance of choosing the correct project for YOU

52:25

Playing to your strengths; the magic of thoughtful collaboration

56:52

How to connect with Simon

There’s a lot of talk in the online space right now around femininity and there’s a place for that in business for sure AND it takes structure in order for that feminine flow to truly thrive. 

In this episode, I discuss some of the fail safes I’ve put in place for myself as a multi passionate, neurodivergent entrepreneur to ensure that I’m able to operate more from a “flow state” in most areas of my business rather than forcing myself to do a lot of things I don’t want to do. 

The key to all of this is setting guidelines for myself to operate within. Think of them as guard rails; controlled chaos, if you will. 

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***Trigger Warning***

In this episode, we discuss systemic racism and there are mentions of harm to BIPOC and may be sensitive to some listeners. Please practice excessive caution and self care in whatever way feels best for you.

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On today's episode, I'm joined with my very first guest on this iteration of the podcast, Keisha Jordan!

Keisha was an obvious first guest for me. She’s my favorite Canadian, a mind blowing digital artist, and is on a mission to help women of color and misfits move from a supporting role in their lives to main character energy.

We're going to have to do this again soon, because, as expected, we didn't even make it through the 3 topics we planned to cover today, but what you can expect is a deep dive in to what it looks like to be a human with mixed identities in North America, specifically, someone with a white presenting parent and a black presenting parent, and a critical look at systemic racism, the difference between bias and racism and how those things affect not only the target, but everyone involved.

If you desire to connect further with Keisha, you can find her here:

keishajordan.ca

Facebook

Instagram

TikTok

***Trigger warning: Talk of guns, poverty & elusion to sexual assault***

Welcome back to the Shannon Show.

I'm not gonna lie. I put on my ranty pants for this one.

I actually recorded the notes for this episode accidentally a few weeks ago as I was verbally processing some things to myself via Voxer as I often do and I decided to take that material and turn it in to a podcast episode so I could share it with you.

The main theme here is the difference between equality and equity & how I think we could be using our collective energy much differently for the greater good.

Oh, and there's a bit of a sneak peak in to the next episode... It's going to be JUICY!

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Hello & welcome to the Shannon Show!

In this episode, I walk you through some questions to ask yourself if you're thinking about starting a business right now

OR

If you have already started a business and you're not seeing the result you're looking for and you're trying to decide whether to keep going or call it.

Disclaimer : All of this is meant to spark critical thinking on your end and is not intended as individual advice because I don’t know you and that would be irresponsible as fuck.

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***Content Warning : Talk of Suicidal Ideation + Disordered Eating***

This episode got a little tangenty, as they tend to with me. Come along for the journey as I talk about learning how my brain functions, what motivates me and how to work with how my brain processes information instead of trying to shove myself in to a box that was never meant for me. 

I talk a bit about my ADHD diagnosis (and all the times I was mis-diagnosed and treated for the wrong things) and what tweaks I've made in my life that have helped me out. 

The main point of this episode, or the TL;DR version is this : Take the time to learn how your brain works and do what works best for YOU as an individual. 

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