Think Courageously with Deb Cummins Stellato

Imagine what it might feel like to ignite your own personal battery-pack...your energy potential! Curious about the concept of energy leadership? How do you “show up” energetically? Do you think like energy attracts like energy? How can you use energy to #thinkcourageously?

Energy Leadership™ is the process that develops a personally effective style of leadership that positively influences and changes not only yourself but also those with whom you work and live.

In today's episode, I'll be introducing you to the concept of energy leadership. This powerful framework will enable you to raise your consciousness around personal energy management. 

What's your immediate reaction to the word "change". For many of my clients, change is a scary word filled with lots of emotion. I am a lover of change but prefer to call these recalibrations, pivots. I like to think of change as a continuum of pivots. 

In this episode, I'm defining the four levels of pivots; the tweak, the U-Turn, the refocus, and the full pivot. I'll also share the iPEC model of change which includes the shuffle, the deal, playing the game and the toss in. 

We'll explore where courage intersects with pivots. I'll share my own stories of pivots and challenge you to think differently about change. 

Persistence, Grit, Fearless, Brave...all-powerful words. So why COURAGE for this podcast?

In today's episode, you'll get insight into how I hatched this idea and why I chose this title. We'll look at why courage differs from persistence grit, fearlessness, and bravery. You'll hear stories of courage (#farrahthelioness). And, we'll talk about my observations around why courage just doesn't seem to be as visible in our female lexicon. 

Why are we so hung up on success? As women, we have such strong reactions to even owning the word success. We compare ourselves to other women. Our limiting beliefs around success bubble up when we are children. These beliefs get validated through partners, friends and of course, social media. 

Today, we'll be exploring the research on women and success. I'll also be opening up about what success has meant to me and how I have redefined it. At the end of the day, we have the power to claim our success. Let's get ignited and let's think courageously.

In the premiere episode of Thinking Courageously, I share the “why” behind this venture. You’ll get insight into the three big “rocks” that led me to where I am today. We’ll explore the reason I started this podcast and the Think Courageously brand. I’ll talk about what’s to come in future episodes around defining and exploring success, courage, and pivots.

And the rough part…I’ll share three very personal stories about my own journey. I’ll talk about a few significant mistakes I’ve made that challenged and inspired me. Each of these stories will contain nuggets about what I’ve learned about myself…the good, the bad and the ugly. Hopefully, these stories will connect with listeners who are successful woman looking for the courage to make pivots to live their best life.

Find your courage. Define your spark. Live purposefully and start Thinking Courageously!