The Still Space Podcast

This episode has specific focus on practices to help you get unstuck by being gentle with yourself such that you begin to notice how to help yourself when you feel lost – how to self-regulate doubt and regain your power. We will explore forgiveness, daily practices, meditation and other practices you can use right now. Get Mary Lee’s free career and mindfulness tools at www. MaryLeeGannon.com.

Global management consulting company McKinsey and Company just released a study on how women leaders are switching jobs at the highest rates we’ve ever seen—and at higher rates than men in leadership. It’s been called The Great Breakup. We need to stop the hemorrhage and know how to engage women. Women need to position themselves for what other women ARE getting in healthy cultures. For every...

Life call us to start over every day in many ways. Yet we forget that and see starting over as something to dread. We attach stories to the art of starting over that hold us back from launching out of the gate with excitement whereby we passively inch out of the gate in fear. This episode shows you how to empower yourself to approach any challenge with the strengths you already have. It becomes a...

The need to be right is at the root of most arguments, conflicts and wars. It’s a product of the ego needing validation. People who are difficult are also needy. If you work or live with someone who is difficult, they’re likely more amenable when they can trust you – when they know you have their back or at least respect them. Trust is key. In this episode you learn how to trust yourself and be co...

This episode is where Mary Lee was interviewed on Frank Aziz's Podcast where she shares her personal story of going from being a homeless single mom on welfare to CEO. She shares how she addressed her own shortcomings during that time and how that helps her serve her clients today. Learn more at www.maryleegannon.com

Do you ever look out at the world and wonder why with so much beauty there is so much tension? Why at work there is a sound mission yet there are personal agendas, bureaucracy, posturing and cynicism. Why at home and with friends there is love yet there are interpersonal struggles. Why with your free time there are interests but there never seems to be enough time to get to them. In this episode w...

Have you ever been blamed for something you didn't do. Or have you ever blamed yourself for something and can't stop that nagging feeling? If we can’t process our own negative thoughts and feelings we get stuck. We lashout, withdraw or some other default behavior that doesn't serve us rather than turn in and face the uncomfortable feeling we don’t want to feel. Blaming and complaining are sym...

Regret and Forgiveness go hand in hand. In this episode we explore how regret is the sadness and disappointment we feel after something has happened that we think we could have managed differently for a better outcome. Regret can be enlightening. We can learn from mistakes. Regret, however, can become debilitating when we obsess over our role in the situation with guilt, sorrow and shame. We seek...

If you manage people, your team needs you to be human and show signs of humanity. If you might be doing any of these seven behaviors, you are doing them to yourself far worse. Yes. Start with how you treat yourself - the sneaky thoughts you tell yourself about how you need to just work harder, how you don’t have time to connect, how you judge yourself, how you don’t expect anyone to support you so...

This journey of life mastery wouldn’t be complete without examining the suffering uncertainty brings us. We try to transcend the turbulence of not knowing what the future holds and it only make us feel worse. Turning away from the pain of uncertainty makes it worse. Grasping for certainty makes it worse too. In this episode I share the humility of uncertainty and how it helped me find love. Get Ma...

The holidays are full of joy, love, wonder and fun…for some. For others they can be full of stress, difficult family members, disappointment and sadness. And for most of us it is a mixture of both. In this episode you learn how to plan and set healthy boundaries around a holiday season and New Year so that you can be fulfilled, relieved and satisfied with clarity and a sound strategy for the year...

Corporations calculate success by metrics – return on investment, productivity, key performance indicators, cost savings, balance sheets, cash flow, retention, number of goods sold, quality metrics, speed to market, profit margins. Goals are created in the aggregate of these measurements. Performance at work is tied to goals. A goals is always measurable. If it isn’t measurable, it is only a notio...

Your character will outweigh any lie told about you. Those who know you KNOW you. When you defend yourself, you always lose. In this episode we’ll talk about reputation and how to make sure that you have a good one and one that stands out. You’ll learn how to fully understand that and go high when others go low. Get my free career plan at www. MaryLeeGannon.com

I was recently asked for my best leadership advice and this list is the result of that question. They aren’t the typical high level conceptual tips found in best-selling books. These are tips from the trenches of my journey from welfare to CEO, having had to make my own way to the C-Suite without always having the best resume for the job. Get my free career plan at www. MaryLeeGannon.com

I was recently asked for my best leadership advice and this list is the result of that question. They aren’t the typical high level conceptual tips found in best-selling books. These are tips from the trenches of my journey from welfare to CEO, having had to make my own way to the C-Suite without always having the best resume for the job. Get my free career plan at www. MaryLeeGannon.com

I was recently asked for my best leadership advice and this list is the result of that question. They aren’t the typical high level conceptual tips found in best-selling books. This is a continuation of my best tips from the trenches of my journey from welfare to CEO, having had to make my own way to the C-Suite without always having the best resume for the job. Get my free career plan at www. Mar...

I was recently asked for my best leadership advice and this list is the result of that question. They aren’t the typical high level conceptual tips found in best-selling books. This episode holds the tips from the trenches of my journey from welfare to CEO, having had to make my own way to the C-Suite without always having the best resume for the job and as a single mom with four children at home.

Your ability to be kind to yourself – to know that no matter what the situation – you are ok with who you are is self-acceptance. This is a superpower. No judgment. On this episode you will learn how to stay in the space of self-acceptance – even when everything around you indicates otherwise. You remember who values you. Your compassion for others grows. Compassion for self and others is the fulf...

This episode is a continuation of Episode #18 and gives you more specific actionable strategies you can use to gain power in The Still Space. In The Still Space you can execute self-regulation practices that disarm doubt before your thoughts take over and emotions rule your behavior. This is where procrastination, perfectionism resentment, anger, sadness, and stuck thoughts take hold. You are not...

Have you ever been in a high-risk meeting or in a conversation where someone challenges your position, and you immediately feel threatened and that the world is closing in on you? I call this The Still Space, the same space Austrian psychiatrist and holocaust survivor Viktor Frankly described when he said, “Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our re...

We are on this earth to enjoy love, be happy and create meaningful relationships. In this space we feel safe, connected and valued. To do that we must be able to communicate and not guard our souls. We are more successful at this when we cultivate a curiosity to understand how people think, feel and behave. This alone will jumpstart your self-awareness. A lack of awareness of how you and others th...

Being mindful is a challenge when your mind is taxed with emotion, chaos and judgment. Try to execute mindfully composed leadership in a crisis moment and it can feel impossible. The crisis need not be of catastrophic proportion to raise your anxiety barometer to out of control. It could be as simple as one more expectation added onto your already busy day. Notice the triggers. When the fear respo...

Dogs have a unique perspective on life. Simple. Concrete. Clear. In this episode Mary Lee has fun with how a dog might look at leadership based on her relationship with her dog, Bailey. Then Mary Lee answers another question from listeners to “Ask the Coach.” You may ask your questions here >>> https://forms.gle/3FXFop8sJGj3ECeU8

Finding your still space gives you power. In your still space you gain control over runaway thoughts before they hijack your efficacy and likability. Mindful daily practices help you build your awareness to notice the still space window before it closes and you’ve missed the opportunity and said or done something you regret. For more information go to www. MaryLeeGannon.com

When you demonstrate anger you undercut your efficacy, your self-control and your ability to think clearly. This also destroys relationships - both personal and professional. Don't be labeled the emotional leader or the immature leader. On this podcast you'll learn simple practical ways to harness the power of anger to serve you productively. To learn more visit www. MaryLeeGannon.com