PURPOSESCAPING : Build confidence to reinvent and find purpose in midlife

Spring is almost here, and in my opinion, this is the perfect time to be thinking like a planter. If you owned a farm and were preparing for the spring planting season, what would you be doing? Likely assessing last year's harvest to determine what worked and what didn't. You may talk to your customers to find out which crops were most in demand, and which ones you could plant less of. You'd be sp...

Allissa Richardson, PhD is the assistant professor of Journalism at Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism at the University of Southern California. A 2016 graduate of Package Your Genius Academy, Dr. Richardson is also a pioneer in mobile journalism, and was one of the first professional journalists to teach storytelling and reporting using smartphones and mobile cameras.  Allissa trai...

I'm passionate about visibility, and not because I'm an attention-whore. I'm passionate about visibility because I know how POWERFUL it can be, and what it can do for your life. Sharing and becoming visible POSITIONS YOU AS THE EXPERT in other peoples' minds. It makes you visible to your industry and your network. You're already doing the work. Visibility enhances the perception of how valuable yo...

I wouldn't call myself a 'workaholic', but I admit, I love my work. I love the actual process of what I do - not just outcome. It makes me happy. So even when results aren't immediately evident, (you mean I didn't make the NYTimes Bestseller list on the first day??? *flips over a table*) it's okay, because I honestly love the work. The work energizes me, gives me a sense of purpose, and fills my d...

Kimi Walker is a School Psychologist who teaches how we can use tools of behavior change to make our goals stick. She is the host of the Early Accountability Podcast , and a 2017 graduate of Package Your Genius Academy. An expert on early accountability, an educator, and a psychologist who personally changed her life by losing over 100 pounds, Kimi has learned what it takes to take new, scary acti...

If you’ve done amazing work in your field and you’ve successfully ‘climbed the ladder” so to speak, eventually you may get near the top or at the top of the ladder, look around and realize that A) there’s nowhere else to climb or B) you’re not interested in limbing any further. At this point, you may decide to pivot and use your talents to do something else. I work with a lot of burned-out corpora...

Amber Cabral founded Cabral Co where she helps organizations identify the ways they can shift their behaviors, tactics and mindsets to diversify the culture of the organization. As Amber says, culture is not just about counting heads, it’s about how it feels to work there. Her work helps move the needle on actually having an inclusive, as well as diverse company culture. It was only when Amber was...

  What is your life mission? What is your life vision? Why is mission and vision so important? As our guest says, it’s the key to why we should be showing up. Meico Whitlock specializes in helping purpose driven high achieving professionals find work life balance and carve out a life of meaning. He works with clients on finding balance, eliminating technology distraction and developing personal mi...

What is your personal success profile? Whatever actions, people, places or activities that always make you feel your best shouldn't be optional; they should be non-negotiable aspects of your routine. Are you prioritizing the source of your magic? Whatever you’re doing that helps you show up in your very best form, are you intentional about doing that on a daily, weekly  or monthly basis? I’ve lear...

Throughout time, geniuses have been known for eliminating unnecessary decisions. Albert Einstein and more recently, Apple Computer founder Steve Jobs adopted a "uniform" to eliminate the daily choice of what to wear. In doing so, they preserved their mental energy for the projects and breakthrough innovations that mattered most to them. You don't have to be an Einstein or Jobs to adopt this idea....

Is it time to let go of your old personal brand identity? I ask because so often we become attached to an outdated narrative that has dominated a definitive period in our lives.  For example,  "We never have enough resources to go around, so I need to sacrifice personal comforts to ensure my family's needs are met..." or  "I'm not a true leader in my organization yet, so I can't ask for  face time...

Question 1: What are you willing to let go of? This past year, I removed a ton of clothes and books to make space for more creative projects. Purging helped me to see that I was getting in my own way of reaching my goals. Question 2: What is one thing that could make everything else work? For me this year, the big thing that made everything else work was writing Package Your Genius The books I men...

As mentioned in the episode: Download the free PR Planning Worksheet https://app.convertkit.com/landing_pages/12929 Apply for Package Your Genius Academy's Upcoming Cohort http://www.packageyourgeniusacademy.com Order Package Your Genius 5 Steps to Build Your Most Powerful Personal Brand on Amazon http://bit.ly/pygbook Order Package Your Genius Companion Personal Branding Workbook on Amazon http:/...

Do you understand the opportunity of your personal brand? Whatever you want more of, you can create through your personal brand. As human beings, we are born to CREATE, so especially if you're in a position where you want to create more revenue in your business or income from your skills outside of your day job, you have everything you need to make that happen. As mentioned on the episode: Package...

Have you ever considered that perhaps your perceived weaknesses or flaws are actually what make you special and unique? What if those very traits are not things to destroy, but are the keys to our success? Instead of muting the aspects of ourselves that make others uncomfortable, why not lean in and dial them all the way up? Get the book - Package Your Genius: 5 Steps to Build Your Most Powerful P...

[Ep. 55] Are You Carrying Your Own Torch? Have You Done Your Part? by Amanda Miller Littlejohn : Personal Branding Coach and PR Strategist

http://wp.me/p3AFdW-Xt   As mentioned in the episode: Package Your Genius: 5 Steps to Build Your Most Powerful Personal Brand - Now Available on Amazon http://bit.ly/pygbook Atlantic Interview with Ta-Nehisi Coates https://www.theatlantic.com/video/index/280025/advice-on-writing-from-i-the-atlantic-i-s-ta-nehisi-coates/  

If you're a high achiever who struggles with impostor syndrome, it's costing you more than you think. It's also costing the people whose lives could be changed by what you have to share. It's time to get over yourself so you can get your big ideas into the world. Get the book Package Your Genius: 5 Steps to Build Your Most Powerful Personal Brand - http://bit.ly/pygbook  

Mentioned in this episode: Quincy documentary on Netflix - https://www.netflix.com/title/80102952 Package Your Genius: 5 Steps to Build Your Most Powerful Personal Brand - now available http://bit.ly/pygbook Package Your Genius Academy Application - https://bit.ly/2DFDKZl  

What happens when pride and ego threaten to sabotage your contribution? When you overthink it or tell yourself you're not ready? It wastes a lot of time - and I know because it happened to me. Mentioned on the episode - Package Your Genius: 5 Steps to Build Your Most Powerful Personal Brand - available now http://bit.ly/pygbook Package Your Genius Academy - Now Accepting Applications for the next...

As mentioned in the episode - The new book Package Your Genius - 5 Steps to Build Your Most Powerful Personal Brand is HERE!!! Grab your copy on Amazon at http://bit.ly/pygbook We're accepting applications for the next cohort of the group mentoring program Package Your Genius Academy. Visit http://www.packageyourgeniusacademy.com to submit your application for consideration. Intro and Outro Music...

http://www.amandamillerlittlejohn.com/too-much How is shrinking, hiding and not playing full out come up for you? Is it hindering your personal brand and keeping you from the people you most want to connect with? I want to know! Come chat with me in the comments or join the PYG Facebook Group at http://www.facebook.com/groups/packageyourgenius Intro and Outro Music: Essentialism by Connor Benjamin...

Like it or not, you are a GLOBAL brand. But are you operating like the global brand that you are? Do you have products, services and programs available to cater to a global audience? Long gone are the days when you could focus solely on your geographic region. In today's global economy you're leaving money on the table if you're not making SOMETHING available for sale to a worldwide audience. Ment...

For those who hate self promotion, this episode is for you. Ever feel like you're saying the same thing day after day when it comes to your personal brand? Feel like you're getting on people's nerves or "harassing" your followers with your content? You're not alone. But here's why you have to KEEP talking about what you do, even when it feels repetitive. Mentioned in this episode: Package Your Gen...

http://www.amandamillerlittlejohn.com On this episode I help a seasoned marketing executive understand how to market herself for a role that values her experience position herself for new career search after 50 Barbara Miller spent 25 year career at one company and in a sense felt like she grew up in the company. With over 25 years of professional experience, she's now interviewing externally for...