Reframe to Create

  What would it look like if your life's mission found alignment in your job?  How would it feel to go to your job every single day knowing you were living out your life's purpose?  It would feel phenomenal, wouldn't it? This episode's guest doesn't just know how this looks and feels but she also knows what it takes to get there! And she's going to show us how.  Josephine Garnem stopped by to shar...

  Do you hope that if you leave things alone they'll sort themselves out?  Maybe you believe the old adage that "time heals all wounds".  While this may be true for some things it's definitely not true when it comes to your gifts! In this matter, time will not lead to something better automatically. In fact, the opposite will happen in time to your creating muscles.   They'll atrophy.  They'll con...

  What's style got to do with any of it?  Isn't a focus on your style just a vanity project?  Isn't your expertise more important than the clothes you're wearing?  These are the questions I had for my guest and Image coach, Solita Roberts.  And she set me straight with the most powerful reframe on style I've heard!  You're going to be blown away and discover that you've had a tool in hand for show...

  What can we learn from Ms. Celie of The Color Purple and Tyler Perry? Well as it turns out…alot!   These two are powerhouses when it comes to personal branding and creating in a way that allows them to be paid to be themselves.  In this episode, I tease out how they both live out the Reframe to Create 3 Pillars of Getting Paid to Be You.  These are about how to create with your gifts, own what y...

  Do you know your mission?  When was the last time you reviewed it or did something that moved you toward it?  Staying mission-minded instead of job-focused is something I advise my clients to do all the time.   But it's tough when you work in a job-obsessed society and in a job that might be full of constant change and drama.  How do you stay focused and keep creating under these circumstances? ...

  Have you ever been disappointed? Of course, you have! You're human and you're living life.   But even though disappointment is a part of life it still hurts and can sometimes put a deep and intractable fear into our bones. We'll do anything, ANYTHING to avoid being disappointed again!   The price of this way of living is to shortchange so much goodness and opportunity.   But it can be a tough ha...

    Do you feel like you don't have a story to tell? Even if you have one are you afraid you're not a good storyteller?  Do you question if storytelling is something that a professional like you should even be concerned about?  You're not alone with these questions!  Whether you're a leader in an organization, an individual contributor, or an entrepreneur learning how to wrap your arms around it,...

  Do you remember the great lesson you were taught on the monkey bars?  It's the fact that to move forward you have to be willing to let go of what's behind you.  And the end of the year is the perfect time to let go.  Being ready for the action of activating your gifts in the new year is going to take letting go and decluttering your life of a lot that's weighing you down.  In this episode, I pro...

  Have you ever heard the saying "If you work your passion you'll never work a day in your life?"  Be honest.  What do you really think about this saying?  Do you believe it's true or does it make you wanna fight someone?  Well, no matter where you land with this you're gonna love the conversation I had with Carol Hamilton, Principal of Grace Social Sector Consulting on this topic.   She is callin...

  How is minding your own business going?  Do you even know what your business is? Or are you so taken up with the business of your job, celebrity news, and other folks' social media that you have no clue what this is?  Getting distracted by other people's business is a given and understandable in this overstimulated world.   But while getting distracted is understandable, staying that way is 100%...

  It's time to get serious. Real serious. Serious about who you are and what you bring to the table. It's time to show exactly what unique things and experiences you create with your gifts so that those who you're here to serve can see this and know you're the one for them.  But how're you gonna do this?   My guest Claire Harvey has your answer.  She's a personal brand and family photographer with...

  Are you feeling stuck and unclear?  It can feel completely paralyzing can't it?  You know you want to and need to get moving but you just can't.  Or can't you?  Getting unstuck starts with understanding why you tend to get yourself into these scrapes in the first place.  And that's what I help you clarify in this episode.  But I won't leave you there.  By the end, you'll have two simple ways to...

  Are you still on the fence about whether or not you need a personal brand?    Well, you do!   This episode is going to settle that fact for you once and for all by showing you why and how you can build a powerful personal brand.    My guest Diane Diaz is a personal brand strategist and she shares that your personal brand is the only thing you own when you work for someone else.    Since that's t...

  Are you holding yourself back from creating because you think others are doing it better than you ever could?    Maybe you think you have to be the most original or the biggest kid on the block in order to earn a spot on the playground.    If this is you then I've got a reframe that's gonna get you out of this mindset and into one that'll get you back to creating.   Because the world needs what...

  Are you still looking for that dream job?    You're never gonna find it...but…you can create something else that's tailor-made just for you.     Wanna know how?    In this episode, my guest Ashira D. Jones takes us on her journey tof breaking the job-to-job cycle in exchange for her own work philosophy that helped her liberate her work!   You'll learn:    How she took a part of what she was alre...

  How can you move forward if you don't know what's holding you back?    You can't.    But I've got you covered.    In this episode, I drill deeper into the lesson we learned from Hans Hansen in Episodes 59 & 60 about how our existing narratives may be holding us back without us knowing.    I tackle 5 key narratives about yourself, work, and creating that may be holding you back from fully steppin...

  Have you ever wished to be someone else in order to achieve your dreams?  It's not uncommon to think you need to be someone else or get something else in order to get to where you're hoping to go.   But what if that's not true?  What if you already have everything you need right here and right now?  What does that idea bring up for you?  This episode is Part 2 of the earlier part of my conversat...

  Have you ever struggled to make a change stick?  Maybe you got it going but somewhere down the line things ground to a complete halt.   Maybe you were trying to make a change in your life.   Maybe you were trying to help someone else or your team or your organization to change.  Whoever it is that you were trying to help change you probably found out pretty quickly how hard or near impossible it...

  I was floored when I got the text.    "Fired."    No, not me.  But someone I know.    Just like that.    In the blink of an eye, it was over.    How would you feel if you got that sort of news today?    Would you be ready for it?    Most people are neither mentally, emotionally, or financially ready for a sudden break up with their job.    That's why the topic I've been sharing the past few epis...

  Do you know what "liberating your work" looks like in practical terms?  It's simple.   It looks like building and diversifying your work portfolio.  This is how you can get paid to be you, not just from one place, but many places!  In this episode, I take you through the 7 steps to build and diversify your work portfolio.   It's time to whip out your notebook and pen because I've got nuggets and...

  What do you think when you hear the phrase "liberate your work"? Do you think being able to work remotely? Do you think it means having the ultimate flexible schedule?  Do you think it means quitting your job to become an entrepreneur?  Liberating your work is none of these things.  Furthermore, it's the key to helping you get paid to be yourself in many different places and spaces.  In this epi...

  Are you running away from what you don't want, rather than running towards what you do?  Is your focus on your "just in case" plan rather than your ideal plan?  If so, then maybe you're living in your Plan B and being held back from your Plan A.   For many of us Plan B living has become such a norm that we don't know we're doing it.   We often disguise and dress it up in other terms such as "adu...

  I have a confession to make.   Even though I help others get reframes all day long and help them navigate through some of life's toughest transitions using a new narrative, a new perspective, and a new story--I suck at my own transitions! I know I know, physician heal thyself! Well, that's what I'm doing in this episode with my guest Carol Cox who is someone I know to be great at learning to piv...

  I'm back my Creating Maven and I've got one question for you.     Are you brave enough to lose sight of your shore?   This is the question I've been wrestling with over the past few months and it's a generous one that keeps on giving! If like me, you feel the call to leave the safe and familiar in your life so that you can cross the unknown ocean of new possibilities then this episode is for you...

  Have you ever gotten lost driving somewhere?  You keep going and passing the same landmark 3, 4, then 5 times!        It's confirmed. You're really lost.  What to do now?  Cry and scream at the steering wheel?  Keep driving and hope you spontaneously get found?  Maybe you just need to stop and get reoriented.  This lesson doesn't just apply to when you're on the road but also when it comes to yo...