Outlier's Edge Podcast with Niiamah Ashong

Today, Trailblazer Zach Kleyn and I navigate the various seasons of change and the phase and actions of bringing something to a close in order for the next iteration to exist. As Your Journey Continues: What can you let go and release in order to emerge into a new space? 🔥🧭👣RSVP to Blaze Your Own Trail Now at the next Outlier to Trailblazer Tribe experience: https://niiamahashong.com/tribe Read...

Are You Practicing Being Unapologetically Yourself? Or are you expecting to have a major change happen overnight? Today we're joined by Outlier Laurens who shares how practicing being more of who he is has allowed him to show up more powerfully in his work engagement with the clients that he serves and for himself. As Your Journey Continues: What is one uncomfortable behavior, mindset, thought or...

"We often compare how WE FEEL on the INSIDE with how OTHERS LOOK on the OUTSIDE." - Rich Litvin Are you holding yourself back because: you feel doubt while others look confident? you feel unsure while others look like they have clarity? you feel afraid of failing while others look always succeed? I know these specific comparisons because they are persistent inner thoughts of mine. But I know I'm n...

At your current level growth, how are you choosing to play the game? What would it look like if you chose to live in your gifts by taking responsibility instead of becoming a victim of circumstance? I am joined by two game-changers who are not afraid to speak their truth no matter how unsettling it may be for others. Through this conversation, we dig deep at the meaning of “Next Level Game” and th...

Inclusion is a term that has come up on many occasions recently and with good reason. To many, inclusion means tolerance. What if, however, we elevated the conversation in a meaningful way? Lionel Koh joins me in this conversation that illuminates the problem with inclusion as we have it now. He brings the duty of inclusion to you and I and our responsibility in taking the time to understand one a...

In our bid to make an impact on our creative paths, we can sometimes find ourselves questioning if whatever we are doing is working. It is normal to question yourself as you continue to trudge on the road less traveled. This is why you should purpose to receive any appreciation sent your way. Stacy points to put the strengths she sees in me during this conversation. It is a humbling experience tha...

Having an idea and actually stepping out to implement it is no easy feat. The idea sounds great while still in your mind but to move to your next level, you will need to actualize it and then sell it. A step that has many entrepreneurs a little shaken. Christine Volden and I dive deep into a conversation that covers all you need to get to that next level. She reveals truths that have brought her s...

In order to make an impact in the world, you need to bring more vulnerability by showing up more authentically. You need to venture into places that others wouldn't want to go and by doing this, you are making connections that truly matter.  Dr. Chris Joseph joins me in this impactful conversation that dives deeper into the power that comes when we show up authentically. He isn't afraid to appear...

There is this perception out in the world that hustle is a hard grind, and maybe that’s what it is. As Pioneers, Outliers and Mavericks, we have to deal with fulfilling this expectation but also with carving out paths less travelled. This can get exhausting and the zeal you started your journey with can slowly fade.  In this discussion with a fellow Pioneer, Dr. Sarah Coxin, an experienced ex-arch...

Trust conundrum: Knowing too much and simultaneously not knowing enough.

https://empjoyment.com "I feel like this is the first time I have been truly seen..." I spent the last week in London at the Youpreneur Summit. What will stay with me always are the 5 people who shared with me that they felt fully seen as a result of a conversation with me. These were 5 people who in a lot of visible ways have achieved more success than me and more impact than me. AND through it a...

You are here to change the world. Let’s help you become a leader who does! #outlier2trailblazer

Focus on continual success: The story of the two-finger handhold... #notanimposter #storytime #mytrailblazerjourney #worldjoy

Hi! My name is Niiamah Ashong and I’m an imposter... https://niiamahashong.com/tribe

How to give the worst presentation of your life! (it’s easier than you think!!) --- I’m currently enrolling for 2 programs that start in January 2020 for which I’m incredibly proud and excited. I want to give you an opportunity to join us and immerse yourself in the unique communities of practice we create so you can experience and bring all of you to your life, work, and impact. 1) Trailblazer Oa...

Listen to the full episode here https://empjoyment.com One week into reclaiming and owning exactly who I am (and have always been)

Welcome to "Too much" May! Yesterday at a dinner with my wife and two of my best friends in Singapore, I got triggered and triggered hard. I found myself feeling misunderstood, angry, and confused in the moment right in the middle of an otherwise amazing dinner. I am grateful to have done enough work to recognize being in the triggered state, but I was completely in its grasp as I fought to be und...

What Support do you Need to Acheive your Next Level (Live Coaching Nemo Ashong)

5 hidden traps that have kept me from playing at my next level Outsights from session 2 of the Next Level Masterclass. ---an invitation --- I have decided to open up the doors to the Masterclass beyond my list to create an opportunity for people who are serious and craving to play a bigger game. Https://niiamahashong.com/nlm I can offer this easily because each session is a live experience where w...

Lonliness. It’s the hidden cost to being a leader, being unique, playing at my next level, and honestly just plain old being myself. It’s the payment to enter higher realms of impact, growth, and contribution that I have been hesitant to pay. It’s a fact of choosing to belong to yourself first. If you play it all out, the best way to stand out is to be yourself because there’s only one of you out...

“You don’t have to fight for the best when you are willing to be the only.” Reclaiming my power with Being Lonely. Lesson from Sapa, Vietnam

Meta time: a live about going live There’s a reason why I choose to go live and to create videos. It’s not because of Facebook reach. Most people aren’t even awake when I go live. It’s because it’s one of the most effortless ways for me to get my thought leadership out in the world. No one gave me permission and even if the “reach” went down, I would still choose to leverage this medium because it...

What’s the container of transformation that best supports the change you lead yourself and your people through? — I’m going to watch Trevor Noah live in Singapore in 3 hours. I’ve been following him regularly for months now, watching the MULTIPLE videos he posts in the same day as my day progresses. On one level, he’s shown a real example of there’s no such thing as too much content - he’s part of...

You are already a leader (even if you haven’t yet realized it). You are already changing the world everyday ( even when you aren’t trying). You are already ready (even if the task seems impossible or scary). You are already enough ( even if it feels like you can’t be what others want - you are exactly what we need) -- Step up and own who you already are. You are a gift to your world - don’t hold i...

This episode was really edgy for me to make live... and remains edgy for me to post it on the podcast. Which is why I'm doing it. #speakingmytruth