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What’s the difference between being “Nice” and being Kind? When you’re nice, you’re likely to be giving yourself - a lot of yourself - away. And the cost to that? Personal identity. Here I share some very personal stories and talk about how to be kind, to live in grace, compassion, and empathy without having to make everything okay for everyone else.  Being kind, sometimes means holding bound...

So many people think that they have to join in the conversation and even one-up what’s just been said that they miss the opportunity to truly connect.   “I can’t wait to get to Hawaii” “Oh, me either! This pandemic is something! I just love the sand on Waikiki and the sun. Oh, and you can’t beat the food.” And on and on and on, leaving the other person out of the conversation.   Beware o...

We’re all leaders! If you’re being watched, you’re a leader - at home, at work, in the community. You’re a leader.    This episode doesn’t talk about the traits of good leaders. There are tons of books and articles on that. Each is, in my opinion, simply opinion. The best trait of a leader is someone who knows what he/she/they value and can live into that authentically.   And there...

Having grown up in a household influenced by healthcare and business, Wendy Ryan shared multiple insights about Human Resources and Organization Development. She runs an interdisciplinary team of organizational change experts at her company, Kadabra.    Highlights of our interview include: Any future vision for changes in organizational culture requires time People get saturated with cha...

We expect things to be as we left them. This is good news for us when we park a car or lay down our sunglasses. It’s not so great when we’re talking about relationships and noticing the growth in other people.   Whether in your team members, your family members, or your friends, allow for a shift in worldview. What has changed about them since you last saw them?   Most important, start w...

You have a choice about how much “strength” you give the things that are bothering you. There are, in fact, only three types of trouble You can choose to let go of - and learn from - each of them!    Troubles of the past -  Did you do the best you could with the knowledge and resources you had? Then stop cringing every time that memory comes up. You’re the only one who is rememberin...

No team member in any organization should ever feel like someone is out to get them. Yet so many leaders make a simple, yet monumental, mistake: they assume that because they’re clear about their expectations that they’ve made their expectations clear.      Explore the world of leadership and management here (and let’s scare off that imagined boogeyman).   Thank you for listeni...

Do I need to do this? It’s a great question to keep your focus.  In this episode we’ll explore how a shift in emphasis gives new meaning to a simple question. Have some fun and listen in.   As your focus broadens and you ask questions differently, your world expands!   Enjoy!   Thank you for listening to One Sharp Sword!  Be sure to also check out Wednesdays With Wayne for...

Author, podcaster, tv host, and life coach - Jocelyn talks about the journey of what it takes to Break Down To Wake Up (also the name of her book). She had a “normal” life and was doing well. She and her husband decided to make a big life upheaval and move across the county. She got the blessing from her job and off they went, as a family of three. Something still nagged at her and she began a jou...

PR professional, champion for girls and women in the entrepreneurial space, TEDx speaker, and so much more – Bobbie Carlton shares with us her journey into entrepreneurship and some of the surprises on her journey. We talk about business and the championing of the heard, unheard, and underserved voices. Our conversation took us to her early roots and what she learned while growing up how to be – a...

Influenced by his entrepreneurial Marine father and his wife, and loving mother, Alan Kaye learned that relationships - helping others get what they want - was the key to success. He ended up in insurance, which for most of us doesn’t sound so great. His story, his connections, and his life lessons along the way are phenomenal. Alan Kaye was an animator, he did marketing for the NY Yankees, his wo...

After seeing Amelia speak on a virtual stage, I invited her to join me here. She’s a speaker, actor, entrepreneur, and mom of two. She created the Be Happy Business as a way of infusing more happiness into all aspects of life. Here, we talk about mindset and personal development through the eyes of an actor. The closing line of her speech was, “It doesn’t get more real than what an actor does.” Fa...

Many parents have felt like selling their kids to the circus or letting the neighbors take care of them for a few minutes, days, or months.   Many employers have felt like pushing the ejector-seat button at meetings and having the “bad” employee launched into space. Somewhere else… anywhere but here. Neither of those are the “correct” solution to “bad” behavior. It’s important to remembe...

Finding the entrepreneurial spirit as a young girl, selling a home-made kite for $3.67, Zahara Joy has gone on to recreate herself living in more countries than most of us visit in our lifetimes. She worked in high-fashion in New York, moved to Italy, and realized that her calling was to help women live a lifestyle that’s above average. Having lost everything, Zahara’s perspective is that everythi...

Spiritually bankrupt to fit. Kate MacKinnon, Former VP of JPMorgan Chase, also ran her own management tech company before answering her calling to help women to step into their power and greatness. Now, as a certified Feng Shui practitioner, Kate creates spaces of elegance and beauty that transform lives.  Kate describes her journey from Artist to inadvertent feminist to becoming a coach and...

I met our guest, David Chemetzky, on the road to the TEDx stage. Through masks and over meals, we got to know each other and his message of rising up from the ashes speaks to us all. Dave has been through divorce and found his way back from what could have been a truly self-destructive path.  Now he offers us his P.A.T.H – a formula standing for Personal Attitudes Towards Happiness. Dave shar...

Whether you’re in a relationship with someone or you’re a single who’s just getting through your day, every day, there’s one person who needs you a little more right now. Personal growth is so important and how you treat yourself determines how you grow. And remember, if you’re not growing, you’re backsliding. Who needs you the most right now? YOU! What do you say to yourself when you step on a sc...

I had the pleasure and honor of interviewing my friend, a former Green Beret and retired Lt. Col., Scott Mann. Today we spoke about Trust and his program of Rooftop Leadership. How do you lead during times of low trust? People don’t trust political leaders, but worse, people don’t even seem to trust each other. Defend RIGHT, even when no one follows Make a true Human Connection Leadership is based...

Your mindset is based on what you repeat every day. Sometimes that’s subconscious That means, your work is to really look at where you’re slowing down, distracted, or outright resisting taking that next step. Step into loving your day. Create a new meaning. There’s no judgment of something until you give it judgment.  Practice creating positive judgment and giving a new meaning to the things...

It’s easy to lose track of where you said you wanted to go. There are a lot of distractions out there and sometimes they’re meant to confuse you to the point of stopping you Focus Get CLEAR, super-clear on what you want Use a Vision Board to keep your clear goals in front of you Think Big Break Your Goals Into Action Steps List Your Top Three Steps for your Top Three Goals Take Action On The First...

I’m annoyingly perky. There’s an old joke about a kid who is romping around in a room full of horse manure, and someone stops her to find out why she’s so happy. Her reply is that “with all this poop, there must be a pony in here somewhere!” Think about the meaning you give to any situation… ANY situation. I just lost a dear friend, someone I thought of as a sister. And, as part of my grieving her...

If you look around, you’ve got some things to be happy about. And, if you’re honest, you’ve put up with some things in your life far longer than you should have. Whether that’s extra pounds, a pile of clutter, a squeaky hinge, or a partner. You deserve excellence. You need to practice receiving excellence and that means you have to stop tolerating the merely adequate. It also means you’ll have to...

Vision Boards Work - they work for you or against you, depending on what practice you put in place every time you see them. That is, you could be training yourself that you’ll never get there. Or, depending on the actions you’re taking, you could be celebrating that today, you’re that bit closer to your EPO. In my first book, Choosing Your Power, I talk about EPO. Keep your EPO (Envisioned Positiv...

This time of year, we worry about a lot of things. It doesn’t matter that we’ve come through a heck of a year and that You Are Resilient and that You Are Courageous. Look at the uncertainty you’ve come through, day in and day out over the last nine months. Incredible, right? So what are we worrying about now? We worry that we will have enough. We worry that what we give to others will be enough. A...

Emily Williams, the founder of iHeartMyLife is an exceptional woman who now helps female entrepreneurs identify and realize their dreams.  In this One Sharp Sword™ episode, Emily shares her life trajectory. She had a bad gut reaction on her way to grad school. And, unlike so many, she followed her instinct and paid attention to her feelings.  This led her to a trans-Atlantic journey wher...