Reframe to Create

  Every new year is the chance to try again.  What will you do with the freshness of this New Year?  At the end of last year, some of my friends insisted that I learn what to do with my new year by watching the Netflix Series "From Scratch".  I was intrigued and was not disappointed when I dove into the show. There was so much to learn from the main character Amy but I really came away with 3 key...

  Turtles win the race.  This is what I always say.  But sometimes turtles are a reminder that life doesn't have to be a race at all! Neither does creating. If there's one thing I've learned through experience this year it's that consistency beats intensity, every time.   Sometimes it's better to just take one step in front of the other and then another.   What we do consistently is what makes up...

  Do you struggle with commitment?  Did you struggle to commit to creating this year?  Maybe it's because you didn't know how things were going to go or how to guarantee that they'd go well. It's okay.   This is a common hang-up that gets folks stuck. But the truth is there's no way around commitment.   You must commit first and know the details of how later if you're going to do anything that's t...

  You want out.  The job you're currently in is dead to you. But I hate to break it to you, so is that dream job you're fantasizing about.  Trying to find it will just be you jumping out of the frying pan into the fire.  No, really it's actually like jumping out of the frying pan and into a great void.  The dream job is dead and so is the one you're currently in.  So what now? What now is you have...

  You're clear beyond a shadow of a doubt. It's time to move on from your job. But how do you make sure that you don't jump out of the frying pan and into the fire as you make your way to your "next"? It takes having the right mindset.  And this right mindset is four reframes I share in this episode so that you're set up to take the right practical steps to your next job.  About: The Reframe to Cr...

  Have you ever eaten something that had gone past its expiration date? Yerk! It was awful and you probably immediately spat it out of your mouth!  Well, things can feel just as awful when you stay in a job or any environment that's gone past its expiration date for you.  It'll get your stomach in knots and feeling all kinds of sick.     But why do we get into and stay in these past-due-date situa...

  Have you ever tried so hard to win someone's approval that you lost yourself?   It's hard to admit it but like me, I'm sure you can think of at least one area in your life where you've done this.    How does it feel when you come to your senses and realize that you've wasted your time?    Big ouch!   It's not that there's anything inherently wrong with wanting to be approved of by others.     Af...

  Have you ever been in a bad relationship you just couldn't seem to get out of?    Sometimes this bad relationship is with a job that's no longer working out for you.   But you can't always just up and leave!    Enter the emotional breakup.    Breaking up emotionally with your job is for you if you keep finding yourself drowning in drama and swirl of their job to such a degree that it's sucking a...

  Maybe you've heard the following David Foster Wallace parable that goes like this:   There are these two young fish swimming along, and they happen to meet an older fish swimming the other way, who nods at them and says, "Morning, boys. How's the water?" And the two young fish swim on for a bit, and then eventually one of them looks over at the other and goes, "What in the world is water?"   We...

  The message is clear.   You gotta either be going hard on your job or going hard on your side hustle to turn it into your business.   But are these truly the only two options?    Does freedom really mean hustling to create a side gig that turns into a full-time business that helps you tell your full-time job to kick rocks?    In this episode, my guest Ijeoma "Ije" Obidegwu says no!    There's a...

  Are you trying to fit your entire ocean into a tiny plastic bucket?    That's what the thought that your job is your real work ends up looking like.     But it's not and if you're going to truly experience work in a new and better way you need to get your understanding right.    In this episode, I'm diving deeper into this idea so that you can learn to liberate your work and build a diversified...

  The fear can be real! It can be something you feel so intensely in your bones that it takes your breath away.   Maybe it's a fear of spiders, giving public speeches, or falling in front of a crowd.    Whatever it is, fear can sometimes take over parts of your life and hold you back from what you really want.    In fact, fear is probably the reason you may be hesitating about investing more time...

  Struggling to find the energy to create?    Finding yourself in everybody else's business but your own?    Then what you need is to practice comPARTNERmentalization!    What in the world is comPARTNERmentalization?     It's learning how to contain, re-orient, and simplify your energy and focus so that you stop losing your creating power and get back to creating consistently!   Learn the steps yo...

  Have you ever been asked a question that made you stop and change your whole life? That's the power of questions! They don't just go deep down into your soul.  They rearrange the furniture while they're at it! This can be unnerving but ultimately it's great if you want to make positive changes in your life. If you want to get paid to be you and create a beautiful legacy you're proud of then ques...

  What would it look like if you could be paid to be yourself?  Do you even know what to do in order to make this a reality? You might be someone who thinks that being paid to be yourself requires quitting your job and building a business around your brand. While this is one option it's not the only one available to you, especially if you're not willing or in a position to leave your current job....

  "There are plenty of people that have your skills. But nobody has your story."     Now before you protest that you don't have a story or that you're not a good storyteller, my guest Rain Bennett of The Storytelling Lab has an answer for that.   You do.     In fact, you've got many stories and you're already a storyteller from the sheer fact that you're a human being.   But how do you tap into th...

  Remember the first day at your job?  Remember thinking, "I'm starting all over again and need to make a great first impression on these new folks!" Maybe you're months or years into your job by now but you STILL have the same feeling that you need to "prove" yourself every single day.  Well, it's time to take a few lessons from Maria Von Trapp from the Sound of Music and put a stop to all this "...

  Why do you want that job?  Why do you want that title?  Why do you want that house?    Do you really know?    It's not what you might think on the surface.     It's not to get the status or climb to the new mountain height.     What you're really after is the feeling you believe you'll get once you attain your goal.   You're after the sense of joy, freedom, power or rightness that you believe wi...

  How would you answer the question "What's your superpower?" Would you say that it's your smarts or extreme strength? Do you wish it was something like being able to fly or walk through walls?  Unfortunately, these are only surface-level understandings of what your superpower is and they don't get down to the real root of it.   In this episode you'll learn:  How you can identify what your superpo...

  How would you answer this question, "What does it mean to be mission-led and not job-led?" When I asked my guest, Samuel Suraphel this question I had no idea that his response would lead me to one of the biggest reframes about work that I've had!   Hold on to your hat and get ready for a powerful nugget-packed conversation!  In this episode you'll learn:  Why you need to work your way out of you...

  Are you stumped on why you feel stuck yet again despite all the motivation tips and action planning you've been doing?  Maybe it's because as I always say, "You can only go as far as who you are".  And right now you've probably come to the end of this version of yourself and are in need of the new you. But why? And how?  In this episode you'll learn:  Why who you are determines what you're able...

  What's your personal brand?  Is it a statement? Is it how you self-promote? Is it your image? Or is it what other people say about you?  No. Your personal brand is none of these things.  In this episode, I'll show you exactly what your personal brand is and how it's already in your life, waiting for you to look at and take notice of it.  It'll also become clear to you why even as a professional,...

  Curiosity did not kill the cat!  I promise.  You can do this.   You can get back out there to explore and discover new things. Curiosity has so many gifts to offer, including being the missing spark to your imagination that can help you create something new!  If you've been feeling stuck these days then there's no faster way to get those juices flowing than by reconnecting with this part of your...

  One of the wisest words ever spoken about courage came from Maya Angelou who said " Courage is the most important of the virtues , because without it, no other virtue can be practiced consistently."    In this episode, I tackle this key characteristic that's of critical importance to you as a creating maven.    Without it, you won't have the fuel you need to take the first step in the C.R.E.A.T....

  What if insecurity is something you're choosing, based on certain mental habits that have gone unchecked?    In this episode, I'm doing something no one else has probably done for you.    I'm coming for your insecurity and imposter syndrome monster head-on!    I won't be coddling it or excusing it.    I'll be challenging it!    You'll learn:  What you're really doing when you feel insecure The r...