The She-Compass Show

"You can inadvertently pass up on a host of opportunities simply by underestimating people and the connections to which they can expose you."

Expecting others to fall short of our expectations is a common mistake we all make. How many times have we assumed that because someone earns less money, has less education, or even speaks differently than we do, she isn't a fit for our lives? And of course, by the time we realize she's a perfect friend or mentor, the opportunity to grow from this relationship has long passed us by.

We'll talk about the impact presumptions can have on our journey toward self-discovery and explore what really happens to our sense of self when preconceived notions create missed opportunities.

Promotional Info Mentioned in this episode:

**Path of the Lightworker Podcast - Link to Helen Owens's guest appearance

**The Dyslexia Quest Podcast - Link to Helen Owens's guest appearance

**Believe, Inspire, Grow Speakership - Show host Helen Owens will be speaking live at the Believe, Inspire, Grow membership meeting on Friday, August 9, 2019 at 10 am in Chatham Township, NJ. Please join her for an uplifting discussion on how she overcame poverty, teenage pregnancy and a lifelong battle with dyslexia to become an author and empowerer of women. For details, contact Cathy Maloney, Chatham/Madison B-I-G Pod leader at [email protected]

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Our busy lives are full of lists. Things to do, items we need, tasks to complete. And in this hectic world, no matter how long it takes, we're determined to complete all the items.

On top of all this, most of us have a bucket list of items we hope to complete within our lifetime. But if a bucket list is supposed to spark inspiration and joy, shouldn't we be doing those things today instead of putting them into a list so many of us won't have the time, energy, or financial means to complete?

How many items on your bucket list can you complete at this moment? If the answer is few to none, this is your episode. Find out what you can do now to ensure the items on your bucket list aren't on hold forever.

Have questions or comments about the show? Send a message via our Contact Us page at shecompass.com, or follow us on social media:

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Watch now!

Want more inspiring words on how to live a life of smooth sailing? Get your copy now of the 3-time-award winning Finding Our She-Compass: 15 Life Lessons for Women Voyaging Toward Restoration, Reconstruction, and Renewal.

** Show host Helen Owens will be speaking live at the Big, Inspire, Grow membership meeting on Friday, August 9, 2019 at 10 am in Chatham Township, NJ. Please join her for an uplifting discussion on how she overcame poverty, teenage pregnancy and a lifelong battle with dyslexia to become an author and empowerer of women. For details, contact Cathy Maloney, Chatham/Madison B-I-G Pod leader at [email protected].

Whether we're millennial women demanding power and respect in today's volatile political climate, young women working to protect the planet against climate change, or baby boomers longing for a world where nightly dinners with family trumped making money, women today are expected to thrive in a world that appears to become more unrecognizable with each passing day.

How do we cope in a world where honoring our fellow humans takes a backseat to the quest for global economic power? We'll share advice on how to be unapologetically 21st-century women without losing our sanity to the ways of a 21st-century world. Includes commentary on the recent college admissions scandal by Rick Singer, homelessness, and what it means to live in a world where capitalism is king. For those longing for the "good old days," this is your episode.

And for a great trip down memory lane, pick up a copy of the three-time award-winning memoir-novella "Finding Our She-Compass: 15 Life Lessons for Women Voyaging Toward Restoration, Reconstruction, and Renewal," a book designed to show women how to be better to themselves and others in an ever-changing world.

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At only 22 years of age and in the blink of an eye, Inga Lizdenyte came face to face with her mortality. Barely surviving a high-speed, near-fatal auto accident that cost her both legs, one arm, and left her with only a 30% chance of survival, Inga stood in death's doorway and decided at that moment that she would not only survive but would also thrive.

This is the story of how Inga came to be "unstoppable." Tune in to find out how she gained the strength to carry on, reclaim her independence, and lead a dynamic and fulfilling life. For more on Inga Lizdenyte's incredible story of survival, visit her website at http://becomingunstoppable.org/

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As women, we strive daily to reach our goals and be the absolute best we can be. But sometimes what's possible to attain falls short of our ambition. The truth is it takes real courage to admit we're not happy with the way things are. And when we feel like we're failing it's so easy to give up on pursuing our dreams.

So while we're busy trying to take our lives to the next level, what would happen if we decided simply to accept things as they are? What if we took a break from trying to break through and allowed ourselves to be okay with not being okay? In this episode, we'll talk about the role vulnerability plays in our lives and learn how to make peace with a life that may still feel like it's in pieces.

Topics include:

– What happens to us when we allow vulnerability into our lives and learn to make peace with things beyond our control? Includes commentary from author and research professor Dr. Brene Brown and spiritual teacher/author Iyanla Vanzant.

– How speaking your goals into the future can influence your destiny (6:30)

– The importance of having patience with and fully believing in your life's process (12:45)

– Learning how to be a facilitator to your life instead of a controller. (13:50)

– How your attitude affects your gratitude (15:11)

– How grief blocks your ability to forgive and how it impacts your ability to create a fulfilled future (17:40)

– The skills needed to be content with an out-of-control world (25:35)

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** As mentioned in this episode, host Helen Owens' will be speaking live at the Big, Inspire, Grow membership meeting on Friday August 9, 2019 at 10 am in Chatham Township, NJ. Please join her for an uplifting discussion on how she overcame poverty, teenage pregnancy and a lifelong battle with dyslexia to become an author and empowerer of women. For details, contact Cathy Maloney, [email protected] or visit the Believe, Inspire, Grow website.

If today you became completely responsible for the care of someone else, what would you do? How would you manage your own life and the daily care of another?

This is what millions of unpaid female caretakers face daily while trying to balance their careers, be the caretakers of their household and family, and maintain their own health. And while these women are busy caring for others, who takes care of them?

In this episode, we'll explore solutions for surviving the stress of being a female caregiver and delve into the issues faced in being responsible for the care of another.

Topics Include:

– Some statistics on the stress of being a female caregiver (2:50)

– Two nursing facility horror stories (4:20)

– A personal look at the realities of living as a female caregiver (6:06)

– Advice/tips for (a) helping those we care for to not become discouraged during their illness and (b) maintaining our sanity as caregivers (16:01)

– What are the challenges of placing our loved ones in a nursing facility? (22:03)

– Comments on what it's like to be the sole caregiver at home for a loved one (25:13)

** As noted in our show, host Helen Owens' will be speaking live at the Big, Inspire, Grow membership meeting on Friday August 9, 2019 at 10 am in Chatham Township, NJ. Please join her for an uplifting discussion on how she overcame poverty, teenage pregnancy and a lifelong battle with dyslexia to become an author and empowerer of women. For details, contact Cathy Maloney, [email protected] or visit the Believe, Inspire, Grow website.

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A 2018 study confirms what seems almost impossible—that grown women, many of whom were on the receiving end of teenage gossip themselves, grow up to use gossip as a weapon against other women.

In a time where women have more opportunity than ever before to empower each other, we need to take a close look at why slander amongst females is still able to flourish. We'll talk about ways to silence rumors and malicious talk, and what we can do now to create environments where women view one another as partners rather than a threat.

We'll explore these topics:

– Why are grown women still compelled to gossip about one another? According to research, here's the real reason. (1:35)

– In their own words: Comments from women who have been victims of gossip (3:26)

– Real talk about why adult women feel compelled to engage in vitriolic behavior (4:29)

– Real-world advice on what each of us can do to undo the "mean girl' climate and keep it from flourishing in our environments (6:04)

– What is "concerned gossip?" (8:43)

– Why some women still equate confidence with conceit (9:53)

– Actions we can take now to stop gossip in its tracks (11:37)

– How a "gossip girl intervention" changed one woman's mean-girl behavior (13:20)

– The key takeaway from the study on female gossip, according to its researcher (17:15)

– Two personal stories about female gossip and their surprising positive outcome (18:43)

Want more inspiring words on how to live a life of smooth sailing? Connect with us at She-Compass, watch our one-on-one interviews at SheCompassTV, and get your copy now of Finding Our She-Compass: 15 Life Lessons for Women Voyaging Toward Restoration, Reconstruction, and Renewal

More than a few of us have made inaccurate judgments about people or situations that we've come to later regret. Whether we've avoided a situation or person based on erroneous data, grapevine gossip, or our own emotional baggage, chances are we've wished at some point for a do-over.

Today's episode just might give us all the second chance we're looking for. We'll discuss how to always be ready to walk through the doors of opportunity by keeping our emotions from snapping to judgment or assumptions.

Topics Include:

– How one celebrity's decision to act on an unexpected message changed her life for the better. (1:24)

– How the judgments you make today impact people in your immediate space, people in your secondary space, and expands to those whom you have yet to meet. (8:15)

– How to recognize when your emotions are negatively contributing to your judgment and what you should do about it. Includes a discussion about recent news events regarding comedian Patton Oswalt. (11:09)

– How flawed assumptions and knee-jerk reactions can derail a life-changing opportunity (13:50)

– What the character Allison from the book Finding Our She-Compass: 15 Life Lessons for Women Voyaging Toward Restoration, Reconstruction, and Renewal shows us about the dangers of acting on false assumptions (22:40)

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Women today have a host of successes and achievements we can celebrate. No longer relegated to limited choices in career, marriage, motherhood or financial outlook, we women know that the world is truly our oyster.

But no matter how smoothly our life's ships are sailing, tumultuous storms are always here. In this episode we'll share our power words for managing some of life's roughest seas, providing a fresh take on "What's on Your Mind," one of Season One's most interesting segments.

Find out what the chosen survival power words are and why they are particularly important to the current state of the country and world. Includes commentary on the shutdown of the United States federal government, recent layoffs at two major media outlets, and what we can all do to stay afloat in this charged economic and political environment.

Topics covered include:

– First power word (2:59)

– Why it's the word that most pertains to the state of the country and world right now (3:43)

– A personal story to remind listeners how difficult it can be to hold onto a power word when things aren't going your way (4:12)

– Second power word (6:10)

– The one place we should all go when everything else around us fails (6:37)

– Why this power word is particularly appropriate for this episode (7:39)

– What Allison's and Amy's character from the book Finding Our She-Compass: 15 Life Lessons for Women Voyaging toward Restoration, Reconstruction, and Renewal can teach us about today's power words (8:56)

– Advice on what to do when others—-unintentionally or otherwise—undermine your power word (includes commentary on a recent post from the She-Compass Facebook page) (10:51)

– Encouraging, positive thoughts we can take with us as we navigate today's most difficult challenges (12:25)

– How the people in your life can help you actualize your power word (13:25)

– A final recommendation for getting through life's difficulties (14:45)

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"Feelings of inadequacy fester only when we are persuaded to believe we are powerless." — Finding Our She-Compass: 15 Life Lessons for Women Voyaging Toward Restoration, Reconstruction, and Renewal

Personal power is one of the strongest identifiers of how well we can make our way in the world. It contributes to heightened self-esteem, an abundance of self-love, and helps us see past self-doubt and negativity. But if we are unsure how to harness it, how do we make personal power work to our advantage? We'll explore these questions and more, including:

– How to identify your unique, personal power (2:42)

– Specific steps you can take to harness it (3:04)

– Techniques for stopping the "haters" from swaying you away from your personal power (4:41)

– How to stop comparing yourself to others and the importance of being unafraid of risk (5:21)

– How not recognizing your personal power devalues who you are (6:23)

– The importance of embracing your talents for what they are, not what you or someone else think they should be (7:09)

– The difference between conceit and confidence (8:32)

– Discussion of the character "Jessica" from Finding Our She-Compass and how her lack of personal power held her back from her ultimate career success (9:23)

– What to do if identifying your personal power seems impossible --includes a discussion about Steve Harvey and his views on the uncertainty of entrepreneurship(11:16)

– How to keep negative talk and self-doubt from sabotaging your true inner strength (13:03)

– Why it's important to release yourself from other people's expectations (15:42)

– Self-love as a tool for survival (18:48)

– How to use personal power as a weapon of love (19:41)

– How not to confuse challenges with limitations/moving past the negativity of others (20:34)

– How to transform your negative experience into a vehicle for increased self-esteem (22:39)

– How to be a warrior for kindness in a war of toxicity (27:40)

– How awareness of your personal power creates light and positivity in the world (29:57)

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