Speak Your Mind Unapologetically Podcast

Receiving negative feedback can make us feel defeated, but that just means we haven't learned how do it right. In this episode, you'll discover: ✔️4 reasons receiving negative feedback well is important ✔️How to not get emotional about receiving negative feedback. ✔️Why wrong feedback helps manage perception and reputation. ✔️Find out if you receive constructive criticism in a passive, aggressive,...

In this episode, we delve into the power of caring accountability and explore a surprising story of empathy from a strict college professor. Listen to Ivna's personal account of her first exam with Professor Gladstone, a man in his 60s with a serious and austere look. Despite receiving a zero on her exam, Ivna discovered the surprising empathy and support from Professor Gladstone as he encouraged...

In this episode we explore the power of staying in touch with people from our past. We all know the importance of maintaining relationships, but often the thought of reaching out to former friends, colleagues, and mentors can feel daunting. But, as we'll discover in this episode, staying in touch is not only crucial for expanding your network, but it also keeps your relationships strong, shows tha...

Beware of relationship-destroying assumptions: like termites, they slowly erode your connections. Do you ever wonder why some of your closest connections suddenly fall apart? Chances are, toxic assumptions may be at play. Join us as we explore why assumptions act like the termites of relationships, quietly yet effectively damaging your bonds and learn how to identify and overcome these harmful bel...

Are you leave your work happiness in the hands of your manager? Discover the importance of effective communication and how to navigate it in the workplace. Whether you're a leader or an employee, good communication is crucial for success, especially during a crisis, inflation, covid pandemic, or recession. Discover: ✔️The challenges that managers may face with communication during a crisis and the...

Are you tired of feeling unheard and powerless in the workplace? Discover the secrets to amplifying your voice and making a real impact. In this episode you'll: ✔️Discover the role of diversity and inclusion in amplifying voices and how it can help create an environment where different perspectives and ideas are valued. ✔️Uncover common barriers to speaking up and strategies for building confidenc...

As a minority leader, it can be difficult to earn the respect from a non-minority team. However, with right positioning, mindset, and attitude, it is possible to be seen as a respected leader even when others are initially skeptical of your competency and reluctant to follow your lead. Ana Marie Sacro, a Female Asian Associate Director of Engineering at Repligen Corporation, is an example. She suc...

Many people feel ignored when they speak their mind at work. Many feel invisible. That makes us be less motivated to speak and share our perspective and needs. Making yourself heard can be especially difficult if you are not that senior, if you're a woman in a male dominated workplace, if you're a minority, or if you work in an aggressive culture. In this episode you'll discover 5 tips for making...

How can you train yourself to speak up for yourself and for others? Speaking up habits help you build confidence to speak up. Habits are often a lot more powerful than goals, because they are the routine building blocks that can help you achieve your goals. They are easy to do, easy to keep track of, and repeatable. In this episode, you'll: ✔️Discover how a habit is different than a goal. ✔️Decide...

Speaking your mind unapologetically starts with courage and leads to habit. The first step to make it happen for yourself is to commit. In this episode, I'll walk you through your commitment to owning your own voice.   Other Episodes You'll Like: How To Find Courage To Speak Up (Compilation):  https://speakyourmindnow.libsyn.com/how-to-find-courage-to-speak-up-4-examples 4 Top Speaking Up Fears De...

It's important to take the time to celebrate your successes and achievements because it helps you be even more successful. In this episode, you'll discover 6 ways to celebrate your successes unapologetically.   Other Episodes You'll Like: 5 Easy Ways To Self-Promote Without Bragging:  https://speakyourmindnow.libsyn.com/5-easy-ways-to-self-promote-without-bragging 7 Compelling Reasons You Need To...

Want to share joy with people that you care about? Bring joy and happiness to others by speaking your mind. In this episode you'll discover 17 easy and free ways to bring joy and happiness to others (that don't involve gifts).   Other Episodes You'll Like: Do You Make These Mistakes When You Praise People At Work?: https://speakyourmindnow.libsyn.com/do-you-make-these-mistakes-when-you-praise-peop...

If you travel by plane or like cookies, you'll appreciate this speaking up tale that illustrates there are many good ways you can speak your mind politely in a situation (as long as you speak up!)   Other Episodes You'll Like: You Don't Have To Change Your Personality To Start To Be More Assertive: https://speakyourmindnow.libsyn.com/048-you-dont-have-to-change-your-personality-to-start-to-be-more...

There are 4 main communication types which are: passive, aggressive, passive-aggressive, and assertive. In this episode you'll discover the key differences between these 4 communication styles and how authority and closeness in your relationships can affect your communication style.   Other Episodes You'll Like: What Is Your Most Used Communication Style At Work?: https://speakyourmindnow.libsyn.c...

Listening skills are very important. However, if you mostly listen in a conversation, you can feel disengaged, disconnected, and limit your contribution. If you mostly speak you can make other people feel disconnected. What's the optimal balance? In this episode, you'll discover: how to: ✔️Recognize the factors that influence how much to speak vs listen. ✔️Identify key communication differences by...

How can you successfully share your ideas at work? More importantly, how can you make your ideas heard and gut buy in? In this episode, four VP / Director guests share their tips on: ✔️How to sell your ideas at work (with former Senior Executive VP at Johnson & Johnson Samuel Santos). ✔️How to get support for your ideas in meetings (with Director Diana Dreyer). ✔️How to share half-baked ideas in m...

How do you gracefully accept bad gifts, gifts that make you feel obligated to give back, or gifts you enjoy? When you don't accept gifts gracefully, you kill the joy the gift giver has in sharing the gift with you and you send the message "don't buy me gifts again."  In this episode you'll discover: ✔️Top mistakes people make when receiving gifts that cause gift givers to quit gift giving ✔️How to...

Most Americans feel stressed during the holidays, because of the pressures of gift exchanging, challenges of staying on diet, lack of time and money, unpleasant conversations. Could speaking your mind unapologetically be the solution to all that holiday stress? In this episode you'll discover how to: ✔️ Talk about stopping exchanging gifts with family and friends. ✔️ Easily decline eating too much...

Is conflict and confrontation bad? Should we try to avoid it? In this episode, you'll discover why we need to embrace conflict and confrontation, and: ✔️10 Conflict And Confrontation Myths Debunked MYTH 1 - Conflict & confrontation are bad. MYTH 2 - Conflict is caused by difficult, angry, trouble-making people. MYTH 3 - Conflict means there's a problem in the relationship. MYTH 4 - Time will fix p...

There are communication best practices to communicate effectively, but you can apply them with your unique personality. When you find your authentic communication personality, you'll feel more comfortable in your communication. In this episode, you'll discover: ✔️ How to use the 4 phases of experiential learning to find your communication personality.   Other Episodes You'll Like: You Don't Have T...

How can you find courage to speak up? In this episode you'll find out how these 4 people find the courage to speak up at work (there were previous guests on the podcast).   Other episodes to boost your courage to speak up ✔️12 Questions To Know When To Ignore Criticism and Judgment https://speakyourmindnow.libsyn.com/12-questions-to-know-when-to-not-take-judgment-seriously   ✔️Top Hack To Stop Wor...

Different job levels such as individual contributor, entry level manager, mid manager, and executive, require different assertiveness skills. In this episode, you'll discover what those skills are.   Free Resources: Ask me your question for the next episode here:  https://www.speakpipe.com/speakyourmindquestion Sign up for 10 Day free Assertive And Liked Challenge:  https://assertiveway.aweb.page/...

Our attitude towards speaking up can make a huge difference in our work, career, and lives. In this episode, you'll discover what those key differences are so that you can see  the possibilities and envision the new life when you embrace speaking up.   Other Episodes You'll Like: 9 Ways To Help Others Save Face When You Speak Up:  https://speakyourmindnow.libsyn.com/9-ways-to-help-others-save-face...

Empathy is wonderful but misunderstood. And because it is misunderstood, it is often misused, which can be very inneffective when it comes to speaking up.  In this episode, you'll discover:   ✔️3 Things People Get Wrong About Empathy And The Right Way To Think about Empathy When You Speak Up ✔️Top 5 Mistakes That Kind People Make With Empathy and What To Do Instead   Other Episodes You'll Like: Ho...

Can you serve yourself by serving others? Yes. If you're the kind of person that likes to serve other people's needs but find it hard to speak up for your own needs, you'll be delighted to know that you can use those skills of serving others for your own benefit if done in the right way. In this episode, Jay Sullivan, Partner, Exec|Comm who helps people improve their effectiveness at work and beyo...