Leadership Purpose with Dr. Robin

This week's "How She Finds Purpose" insight comes from Lisa Levy. She says — "Being an entrepreneur, starting a business, being a business owner, is not glamorous and it's not easy. It's long, long days, hard work, questioning yourself and your sanity along the way. But when you find the groove, it's also freedom and it's independence." Here are 3 reasons why you should listen to this episode: You...

This week's "How She Finds Purpose" insight comes from Naaima Khan. She says – "Take care of your spiritual self first. Really ground yourself in what anchors you from your principles, whether it's tied to a specific spiritual practice or not, whether it's informed by a community or not. But I think wherever you're able to find and kind of tap into that spiritual base and keep it well and keep you...

This week's "How She Finds Purpose" insight comes from Dr. Debbie Goldman. She says – "If it's only about yourself going to the next rung, getting a higher pay, getting a higher title—that's not ultimately what gives you purpose. But if you're joining with others to make things better, that's what gives you a sense of purpose." Here are 3 reasons why you should listen to this episode: You'll hear...

This week's "How She Finds Purpose" insight comes from Neri Karra Sillaman. She says – "It is never about you. All the entrepreneurs I talk to, that's the most surprising element. When they were building the businesses, it was never about them. They never thought of themselves as the sun in the middle, and they are this leader that is shining out their intelligence and benevolence to others, but t...

This week's "How She Finds Purpose" insight comes from Uma Subramanian. She says – "Her journey is unique and the way purpose and meaning looks like in her life might be different from the other women that she's probably listening to. So just trusting her journey and trying to find meaning and purpose in just the day to day flow of life... being open to opportunities, being open to being courageou...

This week's "How She Finds Purpose" insight comes from Dr. Lynise Green. She says – "Figure out a way to just take a beat, take a pause, and really just see yourself. Where are you in your life? How do you fit into your life? And I think, again, that comes back to that being aligned with your values and your purpose. Because I think when we lose that alignment, that's when we lose ourselves in in...

This week's "How She Finds Purpose" insight comes from Phyllis Dealy. She says - "If you're always thinking about, oh, I could have made that decision or I should have done that, you're gonna miss the moment. So how can you be present for what's possible in this moment? And by holding on to that, number one, you can really tap into joy. Because in this moment, we can all choose to be joyful, and w...

This week's "How She Finds Purpose" insight comes from Jenn Cohen. She says – "Our intuition isn't here to keep us small. It's here to guide us into something greater, even if it means stepping into the unknown." Jenn Cohen is an intuitive consultant who spent 27 years in the entertainment industry working with major studios like DreamWorks, NBC Universal, IMAX, and Warner Media. She says some of...

This week's "How She Finds Purpose" insight comes from Jessica Werner. She says – "Follow the things that you're curious about, even if they don't seem connected. You never know when they're going to become a building block of something." Jessica Werner is the founder and CEO of NorthShore Learning, where she provides life-coaching style professional development for teachers, helping them combat b...

This week's "How She Finds Purpose" insight comes from Tamara Jackson. She says – "You don't have to have it all figured out. What you want to do is have trusted advisers around you, be confident in who you are and the strengths you have, but also lean on others because it is together that we are often able to make an impact." Tamara Jackson is a visionary founder of Beacon Ship, a platform dedica...

This week's "How She Finds Purpose" insight comes from Karen Bartholomew. She says - "It's just small little time-outs for ourself just to check-in and go, what do I need right now? And then literally give yourself permission to take it." Karen Bartholomew is the founder of the PAUSE Method, a coaching philosophy that empowers women and leaders to embrace intentional reflection, gain clarity, and...

This week's "How She Finds Purpose" insight comes from Jenny Mitchell. She says - " I believe that we are almost always so much stronger, braver, more creative, more curious, more inspiring, and more capable than we give ourselves credit for. " Jenny Mitchell is the author of the book Embracing Ambition: Empowering Women to Step Out, Be Seen, and Lead. She is the chief visionary officer of Chavend...

This week's "How She Finds Purpose" insight comes from my own journey - "Sometimes it's a whisper to change how you work or how you live. It's not like ambition or ego or what the world tells us we should want. The purpose impulse is something deeper. It's innate. It's the voice of your spirit calling you back into alignment with who you really are. And while it may be quiet at first, it's persist...

This week's "How She Finds Purpose" insight comes from Tara Landes. She says – "I think once you've reached that pinnacle or if you're feeling like it's, it's empty or it's not enough, or even if you haven't reached the pinnacle but you're feeling somewhat unfulfilled, I really think that we're social creatures, and we have to find others to share that journey and passion with. Whatever it is, I j...

This week's "How She Finds Purpose" insight comes from Laura Zavelson. She says – "My advice or my thought would be if you have any interest in entrepreneurship or any seed of an idea, honor that and explore it because there are a lot of different paths your life can take, and there are ways to derisk entrepreneurship and make it more of a calculated risk rather than something, you know, you're ju...

This week's "How She Finds Purpose" insight comes from Sheila Buswell. She says – "I spent all my time and talent working toward a goal that I know is helping people, and that gives me purpose every single day." Sheila Buswell is the CEO and co-founder of Buswell Biomedical. She's a U.S. Army veteran and author of the book Is This Seat for Me? Overcoming Imposter Syndrome in Everyday Life in Busin...

This week's "How She Finds Purpose" insight comes from Susie Schaefer. She says – "Our self-worth isn't tied to what we own—it's in how we take care of ourselves." Susie's path to purposeful work didn't follow a straight line, but it did follow her intuition. After a major life change, she took a chance on something new and unfamiliar - independent publishing. What started as a leap of faith turne...

This week's "How She Finds Purpose" insight comes from Valerie Sandjivy. She says – " That's something else I want to say is that, each time I was told to do something, I did it one step. And then the second step that I didn't know what it was. Showed up. But of course my mind wanted to know the 12 steps, you know, to go, to go all the way. " Valerie Sandjivy is an adaptive leadership mentor and b...

This week's "How She Finds Purpose" insight comes from Sabine Schoepke. She says: "My biggest advice is don't try to get all of the answers. Like, do one tiny little step at a time. Take inventory of, okay, what's feeling good? What's feeling good for me physically and what's not? Change that. Because I really do believe that our feelings are our superpower, are the greatest power that we have. Th...

This week's "How She Finds Purpose" insight comes from Angelica Wheaton. She says: "I feel like we can always pivot if we're not passionate about what we're doing right now. It's never too late to go and find what it is for your true calling." Angelica Wheaton is a seasoned serial entrepreneur with a remarkable ability to build businesses from the ground up. She's the CEO of Pacific Business Partn...

This week's "How She Finds Purpose" insight comes from my own journey - "After I made the decision to start moving toward alignment with my authentic self, the world felt brighter, felt lighter. I felt energized because for the first time, I was moving towards something that reflected who I really was. And even though I didn't know exactly what the future looked like and had hope, and I felt excit...

This week's How She Finds Purpose insight comes from my own journey. I once believed that staying in a "good job" meant I was doing the right thing - even when I felt drained, disconnected, and unfulfilled. But I've learned that staying stuck comes at a cost. "Every day, you ignore that inner voice. Every day, you tell yourself, well, this is just how it is, you are risking more than you realize....

This week's How She Finds Purpose insight comes from me, Dr. Robin. I say - "This is so common. We climb the ladder. We get the quote "good job". We do everything we were told would make us happy. But then when we look around, we feel empty. We feel numb, like we're just going through the motions because we built our success on other people's expectations not our authentic self. And when we are ou...

This week's "How She Finds Purpose" insight comes from Jeanne Sparrow. She says – "Remember that you are the gift. Plain and simple. You are the gift that the world has been waiting for, and all of us are the gift. And when we can see that in ourselves, then we can see it in other people and see where we fit, because I feel like this whole world, I don't know about you, it's like this big puzzle a...

This week's "How She Finds Purpose" insight comes from Leezel Ramos. She says: "There is no one right way, but there is an intentional way. Right? So sometimes, like, the best advice I like to offer is to utilize a both and approach. Do the internal work of discernment and be in community with trusted mentors and peers who can offer insight you might not be aware of, like when you light up or how...