I was with my mom the day she was diagnosed with leukemia.  What she role-modeled for me that day was having courage and strength -- even when you know that you are in a losing battle.  She didn't intend to teach me a lesson; she lived the lesson and taught it by how she lived.  In this episode, I break down how we can be more intentional with what we are role-modeling and how that creates our legacy.

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We all know that listening is important, but how many great listeners do you know?  Likely, not many.  Turns out that listening isn't about hearing; it's about showing that we care.  This episode illustrates the truth of that -- and how you can use that to show those most important to you that you truly care.  

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Some of the things you hear from others and even yourself may not always be true and correct. My guest for today believes that life is what you make. Learning through numerous miserable life experiences, by now, she teaches "Habits of Happiness" in various settings, including groups, clubs, church activities, corporations, and community continuing education centers. Moreover, she hosted a radio talk show called "The LemonAid Stand,"  where she featured people who have taken life's lemons and made lemonades. Also, she is now in demand as a motivational speaker who enjoys discussing how to discover true joy, peace, and love regardless of the circumstances in life. Heidi Alldredge, an inspirational and wonderful personality, joins us on today's episode to share her story and offer new insights that will leave you with a renewed sense of hope and optimism for life. 

Numerous Roles – Heidi talks about the different roles she plays in her life and how she enjoys each of them. 

Happiness – Heidi recounts her harrowing personal experience of battling for joy.

Different Stories -  Heidi explains how she notices other people, the stories they are carrying, and what she learned from them. 

Internal Judge – Heidi shares her thoughts on the inner judge and why it is significant to question our thoughts. 

Feedback vs. Being rude – Heidi discusses the distinction between being harsh and providing feedback. Moreover, she points out that feedbacks come from a place of love. 

Five Important Things – Heidi describes five fundamental concepts she teaches, including gratitude, forgiveness, and viewing everything as a gift.

Judging Us - We are all entangled in our actions because we believe others will judge us. However, no one is passing judgment on us. It is just that we think others are judging us. 

You are Enough – The majority of us suffer from the sense that we are insufficient. Heidi highlights why it is critical to recognize your inherent worth.

Upgrade Your Happiness Levels – Heidi discusses why she believes happiness is a journey rather than a destination.

Resources:

Connect with Heidi:

Website: heidislemonaidstand.com
Instagram: @lemonaidstandofficial
Facebook: Heidi's LemonAid Stand

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/heidi-alldredge-67807612/
 
 

Mentioned in the episode

Thriving through Change: bobbikahler.com/mindsets/episode051/

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The way we perceive, feel, and explain the world around us has great influence in our life journey. Optimism is a way of responding to the world around us that has many benefits, including developing better coping skills, lower stress levels, better physical health and higher persistence when pursuing goals. In this episode we explore how to make the choice of optimism and what we can do incorporate optimism into our lives.

What Isn’t Optimism? – What exactly is optimism and how to differentiate optimism and other concepts that are commonly confused with optimism.

Optimism is a Choice – Life is full of all sorts of events and experiences. And it’s up to us to choose what perspective to look at them from. 

Developing Optimism – We dive into some of the key habits and practices that helps you develop optimism in your daily life.

Mentioned in the Episode:

Learned Optimism by Martin Seligman:
 goodreads.com/book/show/26123.Learned_Optimism

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Each of us possesses unique abilities. My guest for today's episode believes that we all have a fundamental right to use our ability to contribute to a higher cause than ourselves, something that goes beyond economic gain. He envisions a society in which the vast majority of individuals wake up inspired, feel at ease in their surroundings, and end the day feeling gratified by the work they do. He believes that leaders will aid us in achieving this objective. Also, he mentors and supports leaders from all walks of life committed to putting their people and mission first. Stephen Shedletzky, speaker, executive coach, and advisor, joins us to share his wisdom on leadership, culture, and, more significantly, how he assists leaders in hearing and nurturing the voice of others.

Stephen's Story –  Shed initiates the conversation by sharing his core beliefs that guide his career and personal life.

Toxic Positivity – We do not have to enjoy every part of the day to love it. Mentioning that Shed explains the concept of toxic positivity. 

Blind Faith and Optimism – Shed differentiates between blind faith and optimism. Moreover, he emphasizes the critical nature of hope in our lives.

Culture - If your workplace has a toxic, detrimental culture, your commute will deteriorate. Shed expresses his views on culture by stating that.

Manager vs. Family Doctor – Shed believes that our relationship with our immediate supervisor impacts our health more than our relationship with our family physician. With that, he emphasizes the importance of maintaining a positive work environment.

Multi-Directional Power – Even if you have wonderful, well-intentioned, high-performing, and trustworthy leaders, Shed discusses the critical role of middle management. 

Leadership  – Shed shares his ideas on leaders and leadership in a mind-blowing manner, elucidating why too many leaders in roles are more drivers than leaders.

Leading Yourself - You cannot lead others effectively unless you understand and practice authentic leadership. Shed outlines several excellent practices that you can integrate into yourself.

SpeakUp Culture – Defining the SpeakUp culture as the culture where leaders foster an environment where people feel comfortable raising their hands, sharing their thoughts, concerns, and even disagreement, Shed dives deep into that concept. 

Listening – Sharing his personal experience, Shed explains why he believes listening with compassion and sincerity is the key to making people feel important.

Step 12 – Shed discusses the importance of giving away, referring to humans as service-based animals.

Coming Soon – Shed shares about the book he is currently working on, in which he discusses why leaders must genuinely listen if they want people to step up.

Resources:

Connect with Stephen:

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/stephenshedletzky/

Mentioned in the episode:

Emotional Agility: Get Unstuck, Embrace Change, and Thrive in Work and Life: goodreads.com/book/show/27209485-emotional-agility?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=wPwZIMF2Uz&rank=1

Man's Search for Meaning: goodreads.com/book/show/4069.Man_

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Most of us are not born with attributes such as patience, courage, confidence. The way we gain those attributes is via our experiences. In this episode, we dive into how our experiences shape our lives and personalities, how to harvest the valuable lessons that come with experiences, and how you can join UnYielded to be a part of an upcoming initiative that will allow people to gain clarity on the roles that truly matter in life.

There’s No App for That – There’s no simple way to gain the attributes that we’re not given at birth. We have to go through all kinds of experiences that help us gain those attributes.

Learning from Experiences – Harsh or unfavorable situations we experience contain valuable lessons that make us stronger than ever before. We have to look for those lessons and extract the valuable messages that are in them.

Harvesting Experiences – You could begin this process today by looking at different chapters of your life and defining experiences of all magnitudes that you’ve had that have the potential to reveal a piece of who you really are.

Never too Late – You can always go back to your previous experiences and learn something valuable from them. It’s never too late.

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Many of us have had moments of self-doubt. Sometimes it produces good results, but most of the time, it does not. My guest for today assists people in resolving and aligning internal conflicts that impede personal and professional growth. Furthermore, she guides them through becoming aware, gaining insight, and taking positive action to thrive in work, life, and play. She helps high achievers strike a healthy balance between professional success and personal well-being, allowing them to find their flow and realize their full potential. Georgina Halabi, mindset & well-being coach, joins us today to share her insights on overcoming self-doubt and stepping into one's greatness.

Boardroom Story – Georgina discusses a watershed moment in her career by sharing her "boardroom story."

Trust Your Vulnerability - Mentioning how Georgina believed in her instinct, she explains how she made the transition to where she is now. 

Your Avatar – Georgina expresses her thoughts on coaching by sharing some of her personal experiences. 

Well-being –  According to Georgina, well-being is when our heart and mind are in sync, and we feel contentment and calm.

Internal Tensions – Speaking about internal tensions, we discuss how they hinder personal and professional growth.

Resourceful Sage - Georgina discusses the process of transitioning from a fear-based brain to a more resourceful sage space and the features of the resourceful sage space.

Self-doubt –. While broadly explaining self-doubt, Georgina describes how fear of not-enoughness causes self-doubt. 

Drop – Georgina believes that well-being, happiness, and performance are not commodities to be acquired. Instead, they are all about dropping things. More precisely, they are about abandoning your judgment, ego, and attachment.

Resources:

Connect with Georgina:

Website: positiveintelligence.com/

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/georginahalabi/

Youtube: \youtube.com/channel/UCmtqr9S5jwJV_CUsrAaNayw

Instagram: @georgina_halabi_coaching

Mentioned the Episode: 

Multi-Million Dollar Grant for Coaches: positiveintelligence.com/100x

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The Ideal Self is a positive, aspirational view of who we want to be and become. Decades of research confirms that this is a critical step when it comes to personal change.  This episode provides examples of how to put this to work for you along with 2 powerful exercises to tap into your own ideal self. 

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Not everyone can push individuals to learn and grow to become more effective leaders, perform at a higher level, and build stronger teams and organizations. Today's guest is one of the most seasoned professional speakers in the United States. He currently delivers over 90 programs per year and has worked with about 500 different client businesses. Furthermore, his career as a speaker and trainer spans over 28 years and includes more than 2,300 appearances in a46 states and 13 countries. David Rabiner, a keynote speaker, trainer, facilitator, and executive coach at Rabiner Resources, joins us today to share his wisdom in leadership, team building, and peak performance, which he attained through years of experience.

David’s Story - Starting the conversation, David shares who he is and what he does. Moreover, he discusses the enjoyable experience of co-founding his business with his wife.

Leadership Types - Davis talks about the evolution of leadership from 1993 to the present.

Management vs. Leadership - The terms "management" and "leadership" are not interchangeable. David discusses the distinctions he observes between them.

Covid Pandemic - David discusses the impact of the covid pandemic on people's behavior and thought processes.

Tips - David highlights several critical points that a leader or manager of a team should keep in mind when recruiting and retaining talented and good employees.

Culture - As David believes, an organization's character and personality are fundamentally defined by its culture. Declaring that he expresses his views on culture as the organization's personality,

Serve Others - David emphasizes that serving others is the most effective way to cope with the pandemic's stress.

Engagement - We discuss the critical nature of high employee engagement for the company's success.

High Performers - David discusses the value of high performers to a business and how a leader should engage peak performers to maximize their contribution.

Open Door Policy - David shares his thoughts on having an open door policy in the workplace. 

Resources:

Connect with David:

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/davidrabiner/

Website: rabiner.com/

Twitter: twitter.com/davidrabiner

Mentioned in the episode:

Man's Search for Meaning: A Young Adult Edition: goodreads.com/book/show/31159766-man-s-search-for-meaning?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=IC6BMTVMe7&rank=3

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The way that most of were taught to set goals sets us up to fail. And that includes SMART goals.  This is why we sometimes achieve the goal, but then we backslide or we never work on the goal at all.  In this episode, I share how to set your goals in a way that works with the way that your brain works – not against it.  It’s an incredibly powerful tool that will change your results!

Mentioned in the Episode:

Helping People Change: Coaching with Compassion for Lifelong Learning and Growth: goodreads.com/book/show/43900419-helping-people-change?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=b54hLN8quT&rank=1

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