By Kevin Monroe
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Kevin Monroe goes solo in this end-of-year episode of This Extraordinary Life. He reflects on the past 90 days of the podcast and 150 days of the This Extraordinary Life community.
You’ll hear him talk about:
Kevin encourages anyone who is willing to add their take to This Extraordinary Life to call or text him at 404-713-0713, or send their suggestions to [email protected]
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Kevin Monroe on LinkedIn | Twitter
ThisExtraordinary.life
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Today’s guest is Paul Haury, a self-proclaimed Belonging Coach and Evangelist for heart-based leadership in workplace culture and happiness. He is the founder of Heart Based Leading, a coaching and consulting service dedicated to making workplaces happy, healthy, and fun in order to perform better.
This week’s theme is about belonging. As most of us spend most of our time at work, our experiences there have the potential to impact all other aspects of our lives. When you belong at your workplace, it improves your quality of life. You go home happy which encourages a happy and healthy home atmosphere; this then enables you to go to work happy and healthy, and the cycle continues.
You’ll hear Paul and Kevin Monroe talk about:
Paul stays for the Community Magic segment and shares his experiences with belonging in the This ExtraOrdinary Life community.
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Paul Haury on LinkedIn | Twitter
HeartBasedLeading.com
Email: [email protected]
Call or text Paul at +206-714-6113
This week’s guest is Theo Prodromitis. Theo is a keynote speaker, Amazon Entrepreneur and Marketing Strategist, and the Author of The Balance Between Hustle and Flow.
Her work is motivated by philotimo, a Greek personal and cultural imperative that life has a deeper meaning through larger contributions, to honor your God-given gifts by improving the lives of others.
This week’s episode is all about balance and energy. Theo and Kevin talk about the different ways energy shows up in our lives and how to balance the different kinds we experience to be happier and more fulfilled, and ultimately able to do more for others.
Some of the topics they explored are:
This week’s community magic - we have another wonderful thought from Theo
ConnectWithTheo.com
The Balance Between Hustle and Flow
Today’s guest is Marc Brackett, the Founder and Director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence and the author of Permission to Feel: Unlocking the Power of Emotions to Help Our Kids, Ourselves, and Our Society Thrive. He is a lecturer in the Department of Psychology at Yale University, with a Ph.D. in Personality and Social Psychology.
This week’s theme explores emotions. Emotions carry over into every aspect of our lives, from decision-making to relationships and our mental and physical health. Emotions also fuel the creative process. Developing emotional intelligence unlocks untapped potential and has the power to change our whole lives.
You’ll hear Marc and Kevin Monroe discuss:
Arlene Mendoza of the This ExtraOrdinary Life community talks about emotional language.
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Marc Brackett on LinkedIn
MarcBrackett.com
Permission to Feel: Unlocking the Power of Emotions to Help Our Kids, Ourselves, and Our Society Thrive
Today’s guest is Terry Smith, the lead pastor of The Life Christian Church (TLCC), a nondenominational faith community known for its diversity and robust leadership culture. Terry is the co-founder of the New York CIty Leadership Center, a speaker, and an author. He is a firm advocate for incorporating hospitality into leadership.
The theme of this week’s episode is hospitality. When we say hospitality, we don’t mean how to set a table; it’s about creating a genuinely welcoming climate in an organization. When you create an environment that is truly welcoming to a diverse group of people, you have amazing potential to combat the difficulties of the world today.
You’ll hear Terry and Kevin Monroe talk about:
Kat Haste, the resident artist for the Gratitude Challenge, shares what excites her most about creating art that inspires gratitude.
Kevin and Kat are proud to announce the unveiling of a new facet of the Gratitude Challenge: the Gratitude Challenge Card Deck! This deck consists of 54 prompts in a lovely gift box sized for your convenience to use anywhere at any time you wish.
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Terry Smith on Twitter | Facebook | Instagram
TerryASmith.com
The Hospitable Leader: Create Environments Where People and Dreams Can Flourish
Pre-order the Gratitude Challenge Card Deck
Today’s guest is Lorin Beller, a business and life strategist and the owner of Lorin Beller & Co. Lorin is dedicated to supporting entrepreneurs and helping them grow their businesses, build powerful partnerships, and become extraordinary leaders. She has been empowering entrepreneurs since 2001, providing exceptional coaching and training to help them achieve their goals. Lorin is also the founder of Change Maker Nation, an intention-driven community committed to making a difference, one intention at a time.
This week, we explore the theme of intention, a concept that is often misunderstood. Intention is energy: living intentionally shortens the amount of time one gets thrown off course. Choosing to live intentionally gives you more options for how to go about life. It takes practice, and is a conscious choice you have to make every day.
You’ll hear her and Kevin Monroe discuss:
Kevin Monroe reflects on the impact that the This Extraordinary Life community has had on his life so far.
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Lorin Beller on LinkedIn | Twitter
LorinBeller.com | ChangeMakerNation.com
Today’s guests are Emma Lloyd and Joanna Suvarna. Emma is the Head of Experience at MB People and the Global Facilitator, Director, Coach and Director at Create the Ripple Ltd. Joanna is a voluntary Ambassador for BulliesOut, a voluntary Learning Community Champion at CIPD, and the Founder of the ‘Be The Ripple’ movement. Dubbed ‘Kindness Champions’ by Kevin Monroe, they both embody the spirit of compassion and possess a passion for making a difference through other people.
This week’s theme is kindness, and why we need it. Kindness is bigger than just being kind; it involves being your authentic self, warmth, depth and empathy. Kindness is not a soft skill. Though society sees kindness as a weakness, it requires immense strength.
You’ll hear them and Kevin Monroe discuss:
Sarah Radican of the This Extraordinary Life community returns to share more thoughts about community and belonging.
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Emma Lloyd on LinkedIn | Twitter
Joanna Suvarna on LinkedIn | Twitter
BeTheRipple.co.uk
Today’s guest is Nilofer Merchant, a speaker at Speaker’s Spotlight and a former writer for Harvard Business Review. She is the author of the critically-acclaimed book “The Power of Onlyness,” and was ranked number 1 by Thinkers 50 as the Most Likely Person to Influence the Future of Management.
The theme of this week’s episode is belonging, and how it impacts your life both personally and professionally. Onlyness is the experience, purpose, talent and perspective that lies untapped within every person. Feeling a sense of belonging is key to untapping the potential of your employees.
You’ll hear her and Kevin Monroe talk about:
Linda Simpson of the This Extraordinary Life community shares past experiences with belonging at work.
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Nilofer Merchant on LinkedIn | Twitter | Instagram
Call or text Nilofer: 404-713-0713
Join Nilofer on a journey to change the workplace at @work.
The Benefit of Belonging
Today’s guest is Gina Bianchini, the co-founder and CEO of Mighty Networks, the software that powers the online home of This Extraordinary Life. Mighty Networks is a website-building platform with a mission to pilot a new generation of creative business founded on community. It provides creators with the tools they need to create their brand and business.
The theme of this week’s episode is the intersection of modern technology and social networks. Software has a generative ability to unlock positive, constructive relationships and build deeper connections. Additionally, creator-led communities present us with the opportunity to redefine success.
You’ll hear Gina and Kevin Monroe talk about:
Sarah Ratekin of the This Extraordinary Life community shares thoughts and reflections about community.
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Gina Bianchini on LinkedIn | Twitter
MightyNetworks.com
Today’s guest is Jeff Durso, a serial entrepreneur with more than 15 launches. He is the co-founder of Blitzr. He is also the President of Native Britain, the parent company of an e-learning application for mathematics with almost 600,000 learners. Jeff’s experience with entrepreneurship enables him to help visionaries turn big ideas into high-growth opportunities.
The theme of this week’s show is that conversation begets connection, and connection begets community. Our conversations have the potential to be profound and life-changing in the simplest of ways. Within the last 50 years our means of communication have advanced tremendously; this enables us to have more conversation, make more connections, and build more communities.
In this episode you’ll hear him and Kevin Monroe discuss:
Hedden of the This Extraordinary Life community talks about his experiences with conversations and how they led him into the extraordinary.
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Jeff Durso on LinkedIn | Twitter
JeffDurso.com
Blitzr.com
Jeff and Kevin are extending an invite to listeners to join a Blitz with them! Visit the website to learn more.
The podcast currently has 174 episodes available.