Tara Mohr’s own Next Chapter began at the intersection of frustration and hope. Frustration that so many brilliant women could not see their own brilliance and were holding back from sharing their gifts with the world and the pain she could see that caused them, and hope that, when shown a way to change things, that more women would then step up and become the wise and compassionate leaders we are so capable of.

That’s when her model of Playing Big was born, forged from hundreds of conversations, thousands of coaching hours and her own personal experience in Corporate America where a woman’s voice was not always heard.

In this wholehearted conversation Tara and I explore some of the key themes in her book, of the same name and explore many ways in which you can connect with your own Inner Mentor to follow your callings, sidestep the perfectionism that can see you “designing at the whiteboard” for far too long, embrace feedback and let go of the pressure of creating success.

An inspiring conversation with an inspirational woman, Tara encourages us all to Play Big on our terms, and to step into a future that expresses and leverages our often hidden potential

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Linda is a classic example of a woman who has evolved with curiosity and grace into her Next Chapter. It might initially be difficult to imagine someone with a background in “hard core strategic planning and consulting”, to use her words, transitioning into teaching, coaching and mentoring around the Law of Attraction, but Linda confidently shows us that anything is possible when you tune into your intuition and take baby steps in the direction that is calling you.

In this wholehearted conversation we explore key learning’s and insights from Linda’s own journey and discuss some of the ways in which you can tune into your own energy and awareness so you can begin to move in a new direction that’s right for you.

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The most reassuring and empowering message I heard from Tanya Geisler in this most wholehearted conversation was “if you experience the Imposter Complex that means you’re high functioning with strong values of integrity and mastery”.

Because REAL imposters, actual frauds, they don’t feel self-doubt at all as they barge forward with low capabilities but high confidence!

But you, me and so many other women stepping into our next chapters, we can get ourselves trapped by perfectionism, leaky boundaries, people-pleasing and diminishing of our accomplishments. And when we do that, all roads lead to the Imposter Complex. It’s pervasive and demoralising.

So, what’s the solution? Good old-fashioned awareness. Once you are aware of your patterns you can disrupt them and make new choices. Talk to yourself in a new way. Open up and embrace healthy fear and keep moving steadily towards purpose and own your unquestionable authority in Your Next Chapter.

An amazing conversation, an inspiring woman, this is a recipe for your confidence and success as we unpack the 12 lies of the Imposter Complex and the 3 strategies to overcome them.

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Karen Gunton is in her element right now, helping women to “build their lighthouses, and to shine their unique light brightly into the world”. Originally a teacher by trade, Karen has evolved over the years, changing not only professions, but countries, moving from Canada to Adelaide in South Australia. “When as I look backwards at the road so far and it gives me ideas about where I need to go next, but I often say that I accidentally started a business!. We can’t see everything that coming next, so we do need to accept it’s an evolution, a spiral, rather than a straight line”.

Karen and I talk about working on purpose, the inner work we all need to do, how to keep yourself buoyant and the absolute importance of having a mission rather than “just selling a thing”.

Don’t just build a business, build a Lighthouse instead. If you have a desire to contribute, to give back and make a difference on a large or small scale wit your unique skills and experience, you will love this conversation.

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When you first meet Erin, the thing that you notice almost instantly is her certainty, an air of confidence and focus that is overlaid with a deeply generous soul – she really wants you to have a life that feels expansive, satisfying and easeful and is eager to share her experiences and insights to help you along that path.

Her energy is contagious and inspiring and this is one of THE most enjoyable interviews I’ve had the pleasure of hosting on this Podcast.

But, like most of us, the path to this place was not linear and was not without its challenges and as Erin points out, she is still “very much on the growth journey”. She, like me, sees this Next Chapter as an evolution, not a revolution.

An entrepreneur straight out of college. Erin has an organisers heart, establishing “Living Peace” a professional organizing business in Massachusetts when she was just 23. She grew Living Peace into a significant and successful entity before an intense project had her burn out, hit a wall and experience a breakthrough….

She recognised that time and space management was just a small part of the puzzle – energy management was the biggest piece. Erin begun to question how you change patterns, shift your thinking, reclaim your power and agency over your domain. When she found that power, everything began to move as she consciously chose to create a new business and life. 

One of Erin’s favourite quotes is:

“Between stimulus & response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom”. Victor Frankel

Change begins with self-awareness and the understanding that when you pause and really become aware of what’s going n for you, what’s acceptable, what’s not, what you can change and what you need to let go of, the field of possibility bursts wide open. Once you reach that place you can then turn your attention to transforming the age old feelings of both “busy” and “stuckness” into powerful, intentional results.

Are you ready to blend emotional and practical action? This conversation is the catalyst you’ve been waiting for…

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If you are in business, you are in sales and that fact can be decidedly intimidating for many women,. In this episode I briefly cover 6 steps that can help take you from uncertainty and nervousness to clarity and confidence, into the world of Wholehearted Sales Conversations!

Why is it that sales can be so tricky for us? I believe there are a few key reasons… Sometimes it’s because we entwine our self-worth with the service we provide and that can tie us up in knots when we need to “sell ourselves”.  Sometimes it’s because we’re not talking to the right people, our most aligned clients, and there is simply not a match between what is needed and what we can offer.

Sometimes it’s because we lack a clear structure to guide us through a conversation and so we end up giving so much great advice on the call that there is then no motivation for our client to take the next action, because they’re full! And sometimes it’s because we’re not coming to the call as an Advocate for our potential clients greatest good and are too invested in a certain outcome, and that energy hijacks the conversation.

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Rebecca Flansberg was in the Office products industry for 30 years, working for two different companies from a pretty young age. It was a good career, solid and dependable. But she was beginning to feel not only stuck and dissatisfied, but also powerless, trapped by the belief that these were the only skills that she had. The Golden Handcuffs of a well-paid job where she was the major breadwinner for her family, were firmly in place.

Until one day a window opened.

Becky attended a conference where a new possibility opened for her. There was a moment when she saw the skills she did have could be repurposed, when she heard about a blossoming new industry – being a VA, an Online Virtual Assistant. 

“I realised that whatever knowledge you have in your brain, whatever experience you have in your life, there is someone in the world willing to pay you for that! Just start by making a list of everything you know and then begin to focus in on the ideas that light you up. I decided to combine my love of blogging and social media and today, I have a thriving business I run from home”.

Rebecca shares a tonne of strategies, tactics, resources, advice and insights in this deep, wide wholehearted conversation from the need to never stop prospecting and learning to developing multiple streams of income and sparring with your Inner Critic.

If you’ve ever felt the desire to step out of what you are doing now and into something new, but are not sure you “have what it takes”, this conversation would be just the catalyst f possibility that you need!

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Micaela Becattini is, in her own words “devoted to growth and evolution”, especially in the midst of significant challenge, something that she has rather a lot of first hand experience with!

In 2004 Micaela moved to Australia from Italy and found moving countries to be an intense and challenging, especially the adaptation to a new culture and a new language. This Next Chapter in her life was disorientating, and she was concerned that she had bitten off a bit much as she struggled to find her feet, make new friends, and in fact, redefine her own identity..

Shortly afterwards the challenges increased when she developed Crohns Disease, an immune disease that is invisible, but debilitating and this further reinforced her sense of social isolation.

But Micaela is a fighter! She shook off “my victim mentality”, let go of the feeling of shame and embarrassment and started a support group in her area for others. And that was just the beginning of her own graceful transition, as she embraced her personal power.

Today, Micaela is a Life Transitions Coach. She works with women who are underdoing their own transformations, stepping them through her unique process of change, helping them to face their fears and take the baby steps of courage that will open up a whole new life.

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Suzanne always knew she wanted to be a counselor, to help people, but when she shared that desire with someone important as a little girl, the negative reaction she was met with led her to bury that desire.

It wasn’t until her late 30’s after a divorce that Suzanne reconnected with that buried dream and returned to University to study psychology.

“It really wasn’t easy, with 3 kids and aging parents it was a struggle. But I simply focused on each small step and I knew from the underlying feeling that this was right for me. I was in alignment I was in flow”.

After graduating and in private practice Suzanne continued to rely on my her intuition to follow her new direction and when she discovered the work of Gary Craig, who is considered the founder of the Emotional Freedom Technique, EFT or as it is commonly known, Tapping, she was excited by what this could mean for her clients and studied to become a practitioner.

“I believe all of our negative emotions are caused by a disruption in the body energy systems, our energy fields. When you tap on the energy meridians, whilst exploring and resolving the beliefs associated with those blocks, the blocks clear and the emotion goes. It’s so powerful – before I discovered EFT it’s as though I had all the pieces for the jigsaw, but they just weren’t falling into place. Now they have and that has also been greatly assisted by my study and understanding of the Law of Attraction. Together these two tools have such power for you to change your life”.

Suzanne knows without doubt that you are the creator of your experience. That it is in your control. You can claim your power and step into Your Next Chapter with confidence and a lighter heart and in this expansive wholehearted conversation we explore just how you can do that both with a DIY approach and with the assistance of an experienced practitioner.

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Are you a woman who’s feeling a little disillusioned by the way the business world is today? When you take a rare moment to slow down, to pause, are you aware of feeling increasingly disconnected from yourself, from community, from nature? And has the thought crossed your mind that there must be a better way? That there’s ample evidence that classic capitalism and our patriarchal society just aren’t working? Notions of scarcity, competition, power, money and fear are limiting us. There’s scope for so much more when we welcome feminine energy with its core of creativity, collaboration, abundance and love to rise up and take its place right alongside the masculine.

It’s time for change.

These thoughts shared by myself and my friends and colleagues Carolyn Tate and Samantha Nolan-Smith and so we got together and had a wholehearted conversation in late June of 2016.

We hope that it connects wit your heart and perhaps inspires some new ideas, a desire for change, recognition of the power you have and the knowledge that you are not alone.

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