Let go, Lean In

It's mid-August when schools around the country are gearing up for the new school year so your summer may be coming to a close. Perhaps you are just returning from vacation to realize those projects you thought were getting accomplished while you were gone haven't been accomplished. What ever your circumstances right now, my question to you is are you Standing Still or Moving Forward?

This solo episode is a follow on to last week's talking about a specific way you bear the imago dei through creativity. I know not everyone sees themselves as creative yet the truth is we all wear the fingerprint of God as a creative person; the question is do we see it?

I am naturally curious and I love asking questions. The title of this episode is the reflective question I'm inviting you to ponder: How do you bear the Imago Dei? If you haven't thought much about your answer to this question I hope this episode sparks your curiosity to learn your answer!

Allow me to introduce you to an amazing leader whose resume is full, yet the resume behind the resume is what this conversation focuses on.

Are you Reactive or Responsive in the face of a surprise change? What clues does your body give when you have something come out of left field? In this episode I share a quote, a resource and a tool for your growth as a leader of yourself and others.

This episode is a book recommendation. I simply want to share my reading habit and recommend to you a wonderful biography: A Burning in My Bones by Winn Collier. This is the authorized biography of Eugene Peterson, pastor, professor, husband, father and the author of The Message version of the Bible.  

In a follow on solo episode Lisa pulls back the current on how true Growing is Slow Going is in her own transformational journey. Hope you're encouraged to keep moving forward one step, one breath at a time.

Mary Oliver wrote these now famous words: Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life? For twenty years I have been growing away from doing to grow into simply being.  If you were to write a To Be list, what would be on it?

In this solo episode, I try to navigate between my educator voice and my soul care voice to help bring awareness to the practice of perspective taking. Not only is this a well-researched leadership skill, perspective taking can help in all relationships and interactions. 

Kathy Hamilton is a dear friend who continues to practice intentional personal, professional and spiritual growth. In our conversation you will hear several nuggets of practical, actionable wisdom and you'll be encouraged for your own journey!

A term from story writing sticks with me: through line. It's the theme of the story. It's the thread that weaves all the way from beginning to end and holds the story together. You have a through line. Listen to learn how to identify your through line and begin to live aware of how you can support and develop your through line.

William Shakespeare penned "All the World's a stage" and many of us live as actors in our own story, playing a role rather than being engaged in our lives. Living a role is likened to the False Self which the Enneagram helps us both identify and find our way to our True Self.

Learning to simply BE has been a journey of unlearning and reconnecting. In this solo episode I share my reflection on being versus doing.

The first interview of Season 4 is with Emily Nelson, founder of The Flourish Collective. You'll hear so much wisdom in Emily's experiences with leadership, discernment and developing community.

Six weeks of pause from external voices and distractions made space for listening, clarity and freedom. In this episode I share a bit of what came up in the quiet.

Part of transformation is making intentional choices that bring about lasting change. In this episode you're invited to consider the practice of finding stillness within your busy life.

This conversation with Dr. Kenya Ayers-Palmore highlights the power of investing in your people and the vital role faith plays in learning to lead yourself and others well.

After eight weeks of quiet from the podcast, I am taking the next step in offering encouragement to let go of what is holding you back and lean in toward Jesus to learn to lead yourself well. 

In the final episode of 2021 and the final episode of the four part series Taking Inventory, Lisa asks you to consider what you need to let go of in order to make room in your work, life and faith for what's next.

Continuing the series titled Taking Inventory, this episode is part 3 of 4 and is called To Do vs. To Be. In this second week of Advent the theme for this week is Peace. Lisa encourages you to make a comparison list similar to a Pros/Cons list but titled To Do vs. To Be. Lisa is uncharacteristically candid about faith practices and shares a bit about getting quiet and the benefits of the meditativ...

This is part two in the four part series Taking Inventory. In this solo episode Lisa talks about the negativity bias and how to work with yourself in identifying what isn't working well and then taking steps to make change.

As the year 2021 winds up before it winds down, Lisa put together a final series titled: Taking Inventory. Today's episode is the first in the series and is sub-titled What is Working? The invitation is to begin a list of what is working right now in three areas: work, life and faith.   We have a natural negativity bias and are able to point out what isn't working in each of these areas; the chall...

Coach Jon  is a weight loss coach and emotional eating expert who has lost 100lbs.  From nanotechnology researcher, to Navy marine engineer, to globetrotting nomad, Coach Jon spent most of his life running from his true calling, until one question changed his life.  Now he's on a mission to help others lose weight for good and leave BS diets in the rearview mirror.   With Freedom Nutrition Coachin...

In this solo episode, Lisa addresses the question for clarity: How do you know you're heading in the right direction as you lead yourself and others? Lisa reminds us of the Enneagram wisdom of the Three Centers of Intelligence: Head/Thinking; Heart/Feeling; and Body/Gut. We receive clues through these Centers if we're willing to pay attention. Earlier this fall, Lisa watched a couple of Adam Grant...

Rhonda Peterson is an executive coach helping people shift their focus from ROI to ROE. What is that you ask? Return on Energy. We talk about the tools she uses to move people from surviving to thriving.