Leadership Purpose with Dr. Robin

This week's "How She Finds Purpose" insight comes from what I truly believe - "For many women, these same markers of success can, paradoxically, begin to feel like a cage, trapping them in a life that no longer aligns with their authentic selves. This misalignment isn't a failure. It's a signpost. Recognizing these signs is an important step for moving forward and finding fulfillment and true purp...

This week's "How She Finds Purpose" insight comes from Twanda Young. She says: "Turn fear on its head. Be ferocious about your goals. Be energetic and enthusiastic about what you're going after. Make sure that you align yourself with people that are going in the direction you're going, and then be resilient. Be dogmatic in your resiliency that you know in your heart of hearts, this is my purpose....

This week's "How She Finds Purpose" insight comes from Dr. Tracy Powell. She says: "Be still, continue to show up as the best you. But while you're being still, listen. Go back to that childhood experience. Identify those things that were compassionate, loving, fun for you. Use that to be intentional about your next step. Never move for money. Always move with purpose and intention because of self...

This week's "How She Finds Purpose" insight comes from Lida Lida Citroën. She says – "So my advice: take a chance. Take a chance. We have to have the courage to speak up and take a chance. Will people judge us? Yes. But that's human nature. They'll judge us even if we don't speak up. Does it make us feel vulnerable? Absolutely. And we gotta work through that because the world doesn't get better if...

This week's How She Finds Purpose insight comes from a belief I hold close: "True purpose isn't about a specific job, a specific title, or career. It's not something you find out there. Purpose is about being true to your authentic self. It's about knowing who you are at your core and expressing that truth through the decisions you make, the work you do, and the life you live." In this solo episod...

This week's "How She Finds Purpose" insight comes from myself, Dr. Robin. I say: "When we release what's no longer working, we create space for new opportunities. And that's the only way it happens. So when we release what's no longer working, we create space for new opportunities, new ways of thinking, being, and living. Ways that are in alignment with our authentic selves." In this solo episode,...

This week's "How She Finds Purpose" insight comes from myself, Dr. Robin. I believe: "I t's an innate transformative power. Think of imagination as the lens through which you glimpse what could be, what's possible. " In this solo episode, I reflect on a heartfelt childhood memory and connect it to the season of renewal and transformation. Whether you're listening during the holidays or at another...

This week's "How She Finds Purpose" insight comes from Jadou. She says: "In the name of finding your purpose, there's just something that just keeps on going where you're like, I can't let go. I need to pursue, I need to continue the research. And even though this is painful, I still need to go and dig and dig and dig to find my own answers. That's what seeking purpose really is. But it's not pret...

This week's "How She Finds Purpose" insight comes from Dr. Darlene Williams-Prades. She says: "There has to be time when you get served. An empty cup doesn't serve anybody. It's empty. So you have to have a resource to fill you back up so that you can go back out and fill up others." Dr. Darlene Williams-Prades is a life coach with over 30 years of experience working with clients from young adults...

This week's "How She Finds Purpose" insight comes from myself, Dr. Robin. I say: "True purpose, deep meaning, and profound fulfillment come from living in alignment with your authentic self, expressed through your passions, your values, your natural abilities, in service to someone, or something, beyond yourself." In this solo episode, I'm sharing a page from my upcoming book, Becoming a PurposeMA...

This week's "How She Finds Purpose" insight comes from Laura Bunbury, Lisa Bunbury, and Traci Carter Holsey. Traci shares – " The peace came when I realized that my purpose wasn't a destiny but an evolving journey. The journey isn't linear. There's gonna be peaks and valleys. Success isn't this one destination, okay, I'm here. It is an evolving journey. " Laura Bunbury and Lisa Bunbury are a power...

This week's "How She Finds Purpose" insight comes from Adriane Jones. She says, "In order to discover your purpose, you have to be open to discovering what is also not your purpose. All is not lost in those twists and turns, because each one brings clarity." Adriane Jones is a career break coach and career guide, helping ambitious professionals who feel unfulfilled in their careers explore new pat...

This week's "How She Finds Purpose" insight comes from Jessica Galica. She says - "You have the right to want more, and you deserve to go after what you want. Don't let any one culture, any individual, box you into thinking that, 'Well, this is enough, this is enough for you.' I think if you have that instinct, and you have that gut feeling that there is something more for you, that's something to...

This week's "How She Finds Purpose" insight comes from myself, Dr. Robin. I say: "If you're afraid to start something new or make a career transition, know that it's okay to start afraid. Do it afraid. Just start. Do something, and it will get you on your way." I'm celebrating the 200th episode of Leadership Purpose with Dr. Robin, and kicking off season 5 with a renewed focus on the stories of hi...

This week's "How She Finds Purpose" insight comes from Dr. Laura Gallaher. She says - "Self-acceptance is being okay with who you are right now without having to change a thing. That means you're okay with your flaws and imperfections, and you can honor your talents and strengths. It's radical because it's rare—most of us are stuck in self-judgment." Dr. Laura Gallaher is a professional speaker, o...

This week's "How She Finds Purpose" insight comes from Christina Woods. She says – "Follow your intuition. But you have to have boundaries to follow your intuition. So what I mean by that is if you are cluttered with chaos, you cannot tune into your intuition. So having boundaries, self-care, a little quiet space, practice to allow yourself to let what you hear move through your heart and not your...

This week's "How She Finds Purpose" insight comes from Posie Carpenter. She says – "I think we as women, especially in healthcare, take care of everyone else and often neglect ourselves. It's like when the oxygen masks come down on an airplane—if we don't take care of ourselves first, we won't be good for anyone else." Posie Carpenter is an inspiring leader with an impressive career that spans nur...

This week's "How She Finds Purpose" insight comes from me, Dr. Robin. I say – "Thinking about positive, pivotal moments from your past can give you insight into who you are today. These moments are a gateway to understanding your purpose." In this solo episode, I share a story from my childhood that helped me realize how early moments shaped my purpose today. At the time, I didn't know that reflec...

This week's "How She Finds Purpose" insight comes from Else Johnson. She says - "I think fundamentally, the first thing that she has to do is accept the fact that she deserves it. So many women, especially high achieving women that I speak with, they're like, yeah. But I should be grateful for what I have. Look at what I've achieved. It's amazing. But it's okay to admit to yourself and the world t...

This week's "How She Finds Purpose" insight comes from me, Dr. Robin. I say – "It took over two decades, but I figured out how to always, and I mean always, have meaning and purpose in my work and life. Now, it's my passion to teach others how to do the same." I was a recent guest of Lisa Andria on her podcast  Ladies Who Leap , and we had an inspiring conversation about helping high-achieving wom...

This week's "How She Finds Purpose" insight comes from me, Dr. Robin. I say – "It's easy for me to identify people's natural abilities, their strengths, or what some might call their zone of genius. I recognize it and help them get in touch with it as part of what I'm calling their leadership purpose." In this solo episode, I share a personal story that highlights how I recognized the value of ide...

This week's "How She Finds Purpose" insight comes from Dr. Nekeshia Hammond. She says - "It's really critically important to work on being in self-reflection because a lot of times, especially for high achievers, we're doing 500 things. Right? And we don't always take a pause, even if it's take a minute. I always preach take a minute a day, 60 seconds for yourself. But when it comes to the self-re...

This week's "How She Finds Purpose" insight comes from Lisa Andria. She says - "Really looking at what it is that you love to do. What do you do on the side in your free time that really lights you up? What makes you shine? When you do it, people go, Oh my gosh. When you even talk about it, someone looks at you and says, Wow, you really love doing that. And also seeing where that love and that pas...

This week's "How She Finds Purpose" insight comes from Lori Marcus. She says - "It was such a moment for me of like, oh, I don't have to quit my job to do something meaningful. I can actually think about the power and position that I have in my seat, to do something meaningful." Lori is a speaker, coach, author, and independent board director and board advisor. She's the founder of Courtyard Conne...

This week's "How She Finds Purpose" insight comes from  Rachel Karu.  She says - "So to create space for yourself to really reconnect to what I like to call your sage self, which is that part of you that knows who you are, knows what your values are, knows what your strengths are, what energizes you." Rachel is the author of  Stepping Into More, Lessons on a Recovering Perfectionist  and also has...