The Elegant Warrior with Heather Hansen

The Elegant Warrior is the podcast about elegance in all of its many forms. We're talking about our definitions of elegance and how we maintain it during times of trial.   Your style is so much more than simply what you choose to wear each day. It encompasses the stories of your life, a representation of your brand, and a symbol of your strength. I'm joined today by executive brand strategist and...

The choice is yours. But when you respond….you win. Learn More: The Elegant Warrior Playlist on Spotify Join the Advocate to Win Mailing List: https://bit.ly/2VyfLB4 The Elegant Warrior on Amazon: https://amzn.to/34LBvxJ  

The Elegant Warrior is the podcast about elegance in all of its many forms. We're talking about our definitions of elegance and how we maintain it during times of trial.   The conversations we have with ourselves hold the power to change our attitude, our outlook and our influence in any situation, especially in these unprecedented times of COVID-19. I'm joined today by motivational speaker and em...

Handling Conflict…with Elegance. On this week's mini episode I give my thoughts on conflict and how to deal with others while staying true to yourself   Join the Advocate to Win Mailing List: https://bit.ly/2VyfLB4 The Elegant Warrior on Amazon: https://amzn.to/34LBvxJ

Jennifer is the CEO of Alignment Strategies Group and the author of Optimal Outcomes-Free Yourself from Conflict at Work, at Home and in Life. IN this episode we talk about conflict and how to break the cycle.  You can find Jennifer's book here https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0062893653?pf_rd_p=ab873d20-a0ca-439b-ac45-cd78f07a84d8&pf_rd_r=ZAD7C6WE2Y37C3WD9GPD     Her book choice was The Art of G...

Happy 100th episode! Thank you for your presence and attention. Here's to 100 more.

Valerie is a Professor of Linguistics at University of Nevada, Reno. She specializes in sociolinguistics, and we talk about how our accent and speech influences our lives.    Valerie's book choice is Born a Crime by Trevor Noah https://www.amazon.com/Born-Crime-Stories-African-Childhood/dp/1531865046Heather  Hansen    Her song choice is Every Day Is a Winding Road by Sheryl Crow https://www.youtub...

How do you win? Look for all the ways you could lose. In this episode we talk about my Win/Lose/Weird system and how it can help you.

Dr. Tsipursky is knows as the Disaster Avoidance expert, and he is on a mission to protect us from dangers judgement error known as cognitive biases. We discuss his book " Never Go With Your Gut: How Pioneering Leaders Make the Best Decisions and Avoid Business Disasters "   Buy his book here: https://disasteravoidanceexperts.com/author-page/ And get his course here: https://disasteravoidanceexper...

People are going to tell you "that's not how it's done" Don't believe them. If that's how you do it, then guess what? Turns out that is how it's done…..

Gita Omri is a body positive inclusive sizing womenswear designer. We discuss what body positive designing means, and why you have to believe things can be different.    Her line is here: https://gitaomri.com/   Gita's song choice is This Is Me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjxugyZCfuw

There are going to be times when you have to prove something—to yourself, your team, your customers. You need to collect evidence and then present it in a way that works. This episode gives you some tools to do that.

Melanie is the founder of Story Fuel, an international keynote speaker and the author of the new book: The Content Fuel Framework - How to Generate Unlimited Story Ideas.   You can find more on her framework here.  https://www.storyfuel.co/contentfuelframework   Her book choice is Invisible Women by Caroline Creado Perez https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07N1N6VKT/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&bt...

This one line in Nir Eyal's book, Indistractable, is exactly what I teach my clients. What you see is what you get, and who you see yourself changes what you do and therefore what you get. I love when things come together! For information regarding your data privacy, visit Acast.com/privacy

Nir is the author of Hooked-How to Build Habit Forming Products and more recently: Indistractable - How to Control Attention and Choose Your Life You can find out more about Nir here NirAndFar.com/Indistractable Also, the schedule maker tool he mentioned is here:  https://nirandfar.com/schedule-maker/ Summary article:  https://www.nirandfar.com/skill-of-the-future/ And distraction guide here:  htt...

Dr. BJ Fogg was our guest this week, and he taught us about Tiny Habits. When we see our habits differently, things change. And I share the story of one client who changed her life by seeing things differently For information regarding your data privacy, visit Acast.com/privacy

BJ Fogg is the founder and director of the Behavioral Design Lab at Stanford. He is the author of the New York Times Best Seller Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything. This is one of my favorite interviews, and BJ's tip for advocating will change your life. He will teach you how to shine, how to be light as a feather and how to change your life.  You can buy his book here  https://...

When was the last time you did something for the first time? My guest this week, Thom Singer, told us about how willing he is to try new things. I talk about why we should all do the same. The quote "When was the last time you tried something for the first time?" is from John C. Maxell The Ideamix podcast I referenced is here . And the "Life is all the permission you need" is from Bob Goff. For in...

Thom is a speaker whose signature talk, The Performance Gap-How to Overcome the paradox of Potential makes him a sought after speaker. He's the host of the podcast Cool Things Entrepreneurs Do and the author of 12 books on sales and networking. We talk about how and when to be willing to pivot.  You can find all of Thom's offerings here.  https://thomsinger.com/ Thom's book choice is How to Win Fr...

This week I spoke with Karen Salmahnson, who seems to have avoided the dreaded Imposter Syndrome so many of us encounter. Her secret? She gets confidence from things done well. We can do the same.  For information regarding your data privacy, visit Acast.com/privacy

Karen Salmansohn is the author of more than 40 books, including How to Be Happy, Dammit and Instant Calm. She is an Oprah Columnist, a creator and a consultant. You can find her work and her on line courses here. In this episode Karen talks about getting her confidence from things done well.  https://www.notsalmon.com/ Karen's song choice is We Are the Champions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=048...

This week's guest, Katie, helps women work for themselves but not by themselves. And we can all benefit for a little less time by ourselves and a little more time with each other. Why you should put down the phone and pick up your eyes…. For information regarding your data privacy, visit Acast.com/privacy

Katie is the Founder and CEO of Inner Glow Circle, a credentialed business and life coach and the author of the upcoming book At Least You Look Good. Find her and all of her offerings here https://innerglowcircle.com/katie/ Her book choice was Louise Hay's "You Can Heal Your LIfe' https://www.louisehay.com/ Her song was Beyoncé's Girls Run the World. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBmMU_iwe6U For...

Our guest on Monday, Nick Morgan, gave us his tip for advocating for ourselves. We have to make our intent clear. What do you want? It's time to own what you want, and to want what you want simply because you want it.  For information regarding your data privacy, visit Acast.com/privacy

Nick is the Founder of Public Words, Inc, and he's one of the US top communications and speech coaches. He's a former fellow at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government and has appeared on CNN and published in HBR. He is the author of Power Cues-The Subtle Science of Leading Groups, Persuading Others and Maximizing Your Personal Impact. His most recent book, Can You Hear Me? How to Connect with Peop...