Thrive Hive Podcast

In this special edition love letter to our podsters, we get intentional about our future . How do you know how to get there if you don’t know where you’re going? Often times when we see someone we admire, or someone we think has the life we want, we underestimate or don’t truly understand everything they did to get there. There are tradeoffs, behavior changes, and planning – lots and lots of plann...

How we are treated, what we are told, and how we are made to feel both as kids and as grownups have an incredible impact on our confidence, our self-worth, our beliefs and our outcomes. All of us have experienced some form of bullying and in this episode, we share our own personal and painful stories about the who, why, where and how bullies show up in our life. There is nothing that feels good ab...

Do you really WANT it? Are you worthy of this goal?  Are you able to truly see yourself living the vision you've created?  What if the bottom falls out and after you achieve this big stretch goal and it gets taken away? Simple awareness when you feel yourself sabotaging your own success and pausing to think about why you're taking fear based action will help you to stop the behavior before you der...

Would you go to a surgeon with a 20% success rate? No, of course not. The same goes for your dentist, mechanic, and really any time you depend on a product or service. In essence, you want to know that the task at hand will end with success. Why then, are you leaving your most critical conversations to chance? Or even worse, adapting an approach that is 80% likely to fail? Your likelihood of succe...

We are coming in HOT with a bonus episode which will leave you with more questions than answers. M&M/Mars has temporarily rebranded "Fem&Ms" - no doubt as a lead in to Women's History Month in March. Fair game? Exploitative? Poking the bear? All three?  Rather than REACT to the REACTION (like Nancy did) - how can we move forward and get stronger about our beliefs without becoming triggered...

It's 2023! So, what do you want? What's your MORE? Get clear on what these mean TO YOU and what you will do to go get it. Your wants are not dreaming so let's call them what they are – VISIONS. Dreams can end up driving self-sabotage - things that maybe you'll have someday if you win the lottery. As in...not likely. Remember - words matter. We encourage action instead of passive thoughts. When you...

In this episode we discuss the happiness curve which is...wait for it....a U-SHAPED curve.  This means that the older you get, the happier you become.  Yes, science has proven this.  Yes this is for women, men, cross-cultures, income levels, job roles, everything.   So if you're feeling dismissed because of your age and wondering if you're crazy,  know this:  not only are not not crazy, you are in...

Despite working hard to create the life we love, sometimes things just happen. Sometimes several things just happen.  In a row or all at once;  when the hits just keep on coming, we can sometimes find ourselves in a spiral. When this happens and the going get tough - how do you stay true to who you are? What are your non-negotiables when you are in triage mode? It’s’ not enough to HAVE the tools t...

Let's face it - resolutions don't work. Here’s your permission to simplify and choose ONE word (or three, or twelve!) as your True North for the coming year. One word which personifies who you want to be, how you want to show up, and how you want to LIVE in the coming year. This one word (or a few words if you prefer) will be your filter throughout the year. How/where and when you direct your prec...

It's one of the happiest times of the year for many, and for others maybe not so much. This week, we are replaying our #1 most downloaded episode:  The Happiness Curve.  Spoiler alert - it's a U-shaped curve and if you're in your early 40s or beyond...you're on the UPWARD SWING! If you're not there yet, we give you some ideas on how to manage. We wish you a very Happy New Year and a 2023 filled wi...

This episode is dedicated to friendships.  As we wind down this year and look towards our future selves, how do our friends fit into our lives?  Friends are your support, your community. Good friends root for you and lift you up. They also give it to you straight. The best friendships take work and patience to continue to grow.  What do you do when a friendship is no longer serving you?  Maybe the...

Can we get a woot wooooot???!! If you're here and you're listening, you've got something to celebrate as we close out 2022 and here we talk about how we can and should be celebrating more! When we act like ninja warriors - jumping from one challenge to the next without stopping to pat ourselves on the back, we don't stop to acknowledge our accomplishments. This means we forget about the many miles...

It’s time to listen to your inner voice, that nagging feeling that you are meant for more. You deserve to do what you love to do and only what you love to do and get paid highly for doing it. You’ve worked very hard your whole life and now you get to do what's best for you. This can mean a career change, leaving the job where you're phoning it in, or narrowing down your ideal client so that you ar...

Who doesn't have money issues?!  Maybe you grew up without it, or maybe you grew up surrounded by it. You lived with scrimpers or perhaps you lived with spenders.  Either way, how you view money today is tied back to how you were raised.   Did your hard-working parent remind you constantly to be grateful for what you had that they provided for you after walking uphill in the snow both ways in bare...

Women have been banding together for decades.  To offer support, to voice their complaints, demand respect, and broadcast their message - women deserve to be equal!  But what about the men?   So often our focus is on women, and men also deal with fear and insecurity, struggle with Imposter Experience, and yes - men get harassed, too.  Men are raised to "take it like a man", "buck up", "just ignore...

Whoa boy!  Nothing gets your heart rate going like a good ol' round of Thanksgiving dysfunction!   Thanksgiving is both of our favorite holidays due in large part to our love of boundaries. And food. What's the best way to ensure Aunt Mary doesn't knock a bottle of pinot and slide off her chair into the sweet potato mousse? Easy - ask her not to. Boundaries can be easy OR difficult, even for the m...

Boundaries at work? You bet. The best way to enjoy what you do?  Teach people how to work with you.  Part one of our two-part series, today we discuss work boundaries.  Why we need them, how to set them and when to hold your boundaries to get what you need, and what you know you deserve.  From the toxic boss to the difficult client, we provide clear (and kind!) actionable examples to get you start...

Why do we put ourselves in situations where we feel we have to change to belong? Work groups, mommy groups, even some friend groups. Conforming is exhausting! So here’s your permission to accept, honor and EMBRACE yourself, flaws and all to be truly free. Many people go their whole lives without ever experiencing the joy of who they are and after this episode, you can be sure this won’t be you. Yo...

Woo Woo versus science!  It is scientifically proven that your beliefs impact your outcomes.  And we mean TRULY believing that you can, will, and deserve to live the best life for you.   Doubtful? Think about your favorite celebrity or success story and use that person as proof.  What makes them so different than you?  Nothing.  They believed.  Believing will recalibrate your own confirmation bias...

"Tribe", "Ride or Die", "Posse", "Business Besties".  It's no surprise there are numerous quotes related to this topic: Surround yourself only with people who are going to lift you higher - Oprah You will move in the direction of people you associate with - Warren Buffet We all have them, we all need them - but are we thoughtful and intentional in who we surround ourselves with?  In this episode,...

With a little less than ninety days left in the year, we are getting serious about goals. This is the time to push yourself, look beyond your status quo and get comfortable with the possibility of failure. If you're achieving all your goals, you are not reaching far enough and here we uncover just how much the fear of failure may be costing you.  https://nancymedoff.com/                  https://t...

Feeling a bit off?  Running around the hamster wheel and wondering when it will stop? Yeah, us too.  And we're pretty sure a moment of self-care won't fix this.  On this week’s podcast we conclude that what's been happening is not the new normal.  From grocery store "hunger games" to Mercury in retrograde to "post-covid malaise"; this is not your typical fall frenzy.  We've all been put to the tes...

Today we tackle the confidence conundrum.  Who has it? Where did they get it? How can I get more?  And, why do men and women feel differently when it comes to confidence?  Or do they? In this episode we dive deep on how confidence impacts outcomes and how you are viewed differently when you show up confident (or appearing that way). You will walk away from this episode with a plan to improve your...

Perfection is the enemy of progress and in this episode, we dive deep into why we often times hold ourselves back waiting for the perfect outcome.  As usual, Beth raises an interesting question - is it perfection or procrastination that is holding us back?   What is standing in your way and how can you overcome this with this limiting behavior? We talk through conquering our fear of failure, being...

You can't open a blog, website or news article without someone talking about quiet quitting.  In this episode, we discuss why this is trending, what it really means, and how we can all take responsibility for our happiness and instead of quiet quitting, try quiet committing.  https://nancymedoff.com/                              https://thatsaspade.com/ Join Nancy’s Confidence Community: lp.consta...