Fearfully and Wonderfully Me: Become the Leader You are Destined to Be ®

In this episode, Ria shares an example of when fear held her back and offers three steps to overcome fear and create more courage to conquer those fears. 

In this episode, Ria shares some stories of resilience and some quotes to point out that resilience is the difference between "I didn't die" and "I learned to live again" after adversity. 

In this episode, Ria offers three ways to embrace positivity and shift our mental stance into possibility thinking through positive thinking. 

In this episode, Ria shares the different types of responsibility we have as women with influence personally and professionally. As women with influence, we intentionally develop our character to be responsible for and to others, which in turn continues to develop our influence. 

In this episode, Ria shares the power of a proactive response and how that increases our influence with others. Leaders MUST be proactive to increase their influence, and as women, we realize our greatest emotional freedom is to be proactive because circumstances can influence us but they don't have to determine us. 

In this episode, Ria shares how important it is for us as women and as leaders to be authentic in life and leadership. 

In this episode, Ria shares how what we place at the center of our life is what determines how decisions about our priorities are made. 

In this episode, Ria shares three tips on facing fear of change and how to overcome it. This episode is based on a chapter of a book she co-wrote with Mack Story, "Change Happens: Leading Yourself and Others through Change" which is available as e-book, audio-book and paperback. 

In this episode, Ria talks about the power of the habits we create - both positive and negative and she shares how to create positive habits that contribute to success in the long run. 

Inspired by the book by Jim Collins, Ria shares the similarities between faith and fear and how we can apply "positive living" to our situation and influence the future positively. 

Inspired by a quote from Rachel Ashwell Ria shares some insight in this episode on the danger of mediocrity and how purpose and passion allows us to fulfill our potential. 

In this episode, Ria shares the different types of confidence and how we can become more confident as women with influence. 

In this episode, Ria shares three steps to creating more courage as a woman and as a leader. 

In this episode, Ria shares thoughts on whether or not leadership can be learned or if it's something we either have - or don't. She shares some examples and teaches on some leadership qualities successful women leaders have. 

In this episode, Ria talks about humility and how it takes a lot of humility to stop blaming someone or something else for why we are the person we are today. She shares how Joyce Meyer has been a great example of someone with humility and how powerful that has been in allowing her to be a voice for God. 

In this episode, Ria talks about the leadership trait of tenacity and how Carey Lohrenz has been tenacious in her career as the first female F-14 Tomcat Fighter Pilot. 

In this episode on women with influence, Ria talks about the impact Anne Frank had, as well as her most insightful quote, and how her diary actually came to be found. This young girl had incredible maturity and insight and her words have touched millions all over the world - her diary has been translated into more than 60 languages. 

In this episode, Ria shares how we can learn from the women who have had influence throughout the world and throughout history. She focuses on the impact Mother Teresa had and the character traits we can learn from her and apply to our own lives such as persistence, and positivity. 

In this episode, part three in a three part series on resilience, Ria talks about the importance of positive relationships in our life and how our sense of self is shaped by the people around us. 

In this episode, part two of a three part series on resilience for women and leaders, Ria focuses on turning adversity into something positive by identifying the actions we should take - or the strategy we have for action and execution. 

In this episode, Ria explains how resilience has three elements and she shares the first one - an internal locus of control. She explains what a locus of control is, and how we can use it to become more resilient. 

In this episode, Ria shares her top four books from the 50 non-fiction books she read in 2018 and what she enjoyed about them. 

In this episode, Ria shares how she leverages focus by saying yes to high value tasks first and saying no less important activities. She offers ideas on how to make your day more productive. 

Happy New Year! In this episode, Ria shares one of her secrets to success in setting and achieving goals. 

In this episode, Ria shares insight in gratitude through our actions and not just our words.