Unleashing YOUR Great Work

This week I welcome AJ Harper to the podcast. AJ is an editor, publishing strategist, and a developmental editor. Previously, AJ was a ghostwriter, and has written dozens of books, some of which are New York Times Bestsellers (but we’ll never know which ones!). AJ left ghostwriting to create the Top Three Book Workshop, and in so doing has helped hundreds of authors write life-changing books....

Gratitude is a powerful practice that impacts your life, and the lives of those for whom you are grateful. And, did you know that there are THREE kinds of gratitude? It's true! •    There is gratitude for what's to come, called  anticipation. •    Gratitude for what's happening   right now, called  savoring. •    And gratit...

How are you? If your first, knee jerk response was “Busy!” or “Crazy busy” or “Scary busy” then this interview is for you. My guest this week, Dr. Don Khouri, invites us to protect our “Yes.” Whether others are asking for a favor, offering an opportunity, or handing down a task, our bias is usually to say “yes!” Don suggests that before we give away a single “yes,” we need to ask ourselves some cr...

Dyan DeNapoli wanted to be a marine biologist since she was a child. Working with dolphins and penguins called to her, from the inside. At the age of 30, as she was working as a silversmith making jewelry, her parents gifted her a month long EarthWatch Expedition working with Dolphins in Hawaii. As she stood at the airport in Hawaii, waiting for her flight home, Dyan made an important decision: Sh...

Have you ever been listening to this podcast and thought “Yeah, OK, Great Work sounds, well, Great, but HOW? How do I actually get over my drama? How can I find the time to make progress on my Great Work? In this episode, we are going deep in the weeds and talking about exact tactics (#exactics). Join me as we discuss: How to do Great Work in the weeks, days and moments of our lives. How to avoid...

What happens when you feel unseen, unheard, and left out of most of the decisions about your education? Well, if you are Dr. Gess LeBlanc you spend your career raising up the voices of marginalized, diverse students. Gess’s book “Who’s in my classroom” is a guide for educators (and all people) to understand the experiences of students of diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds, sexual orientations,...

D’Arcy Webb is a speech and voice coach committed to helping people be heard. She began her journey when a director she admired told her that her performance was wonderful…. If only she could have been heard. D’Arcy worked for years on her own vocal strength and power, and what she learned became her passion. D’Arcy knows that unleashing your voice is critical to finding your truth. Join us as we...

This week, I'm creating the 12th episode of "Unleashing Your Great Work". A dozen episodes are out there in the world, entertaining DOZENS of people. Over the past 12 episodes, I've learned some things about great work. When I put the podcast together, I already had a lot of ideas about what great work is, how it works, what it looks like and how it feels. But I've been excited by how much I've le...

Everyone has a story to tell but not all of us are sure how to go about it. My guest Mike Ganino is the speaker coach who helped me prepare my TedXHarrisburg talk and today he joins me on the podcast to discuss what it really takes to create a "Mike Drop" moment in your talk. Are you ready to share your story? Join us as we discuss: How we bring every part of ourselves into our current Great Work...

When you have a moment of success, do you feel you need to hide? ... NO MORE! This is the encouragement you need to let success come to you. Join me as we discuss: Why we worry that our success will upset others How our friends can perpetuate our worries How our success inspires others About the Host: Dr. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist, speaker, author and coach changing our perspecti...

All social movements start by moving away from something. But while the 3-Word Rebellion begins with what you are against, it quickly becomes about what you want to create! Created by my guest, Dr. Michelle Mazur, the 3-Word Rebellion helps business owners to create a positive 3-word message that grows their business into a movement. Once you have your 3-word rebellion, what do you do with it? Joi...

Nothing I say gets more push back than what we are talking about on this episode. And yet, I believe it with all my heart. Great Work- the work that matters the most to us, the work that shares our unique point of view, in community with amazing people, that keeps you on your evolving edge and creates our legacy… that kind of work is not the result of hustle.  It is, instead, the re...

In this episode of Unleashing Your Great Work, I'm talking to Linda Ugelow, a speaking confidence coach who has conquered her own speaking anxiety to become a powerful speaker and author. Join us as we discuss: How our childhood experiences can become speaking anxiety as adults. How to overcome a lifetime of speaking anxiety in as little as one week. (My mind was blown!) The challenge of taking a...

In this week's episode we are diving into the two kinds of people in the world: lone wolves and pack wolves. Pack wolves who are great at creating things in community, and lone wolves who are great at generating outcomes from their own internal motivations and drive. As a natural born lone wolf myself, I am making the case that we really need both sets of skills if we are going to do Great Wo...

In this episode of Unleashing Your Great Work, we are digging into Great Work that is ahead of it's time. This week we are joined by the founder of the Nonordinary Company, Trish Blain, as she lays out her Four Forces framework, designed to help people live on their evolving edge. Join us as we discuss: What are the Four Forces, and how do they explain both human desire and human sufferi...

In this week's episode, we are going deep on the nature of Great Work. It's easy to confuse Great Work with great accomplishments, but Great Work is SO. MUCH. MORE than just accomplishment.  Great Work is like navigating a great and mighty river. It's flowing-- with or without you-- and it's full of all the opportunities, collaborators, and adventures you could ever want.  Don't you thin...

In this, the very first episode of Unleashing Your Great Work to feature a guest, we are digging into Great Work off the beaten path with Dr. Alyssa Adams. Join us as we discuss: What it takes to do Great Work when everyone tells you not to How Great Work evolves over time. How to get really real with yourself about who you are and what you believe. Want more info on Dr. Alyssa Adams (#reasonable)...

In this episode, we are diving into the characteristics of Great Work. Join me as we discuss: The Essential Pillars of Great Work What we can learn from watching people do Great Work What we can learn about Great Work from Jim Henson To see an excerpt from Jim Henson's short film, Time Piece , click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDwCwMIRJlI The Unleashing Your Great Work podcast is sponsor...

In this, the inaugural episode, we start at the very beginning: What is Great Work, and Why does it matter? And, of course, we start where all good podcasts should: with death.  Join me as we discuss: Why knowing from a young age that we will die sparks our desire for Great Work How Great Work feels Why the screaming face emoji is so important 😱 Who am I, and why does Great Work matter...

Unleashing Your Great Work is a podcast about doing the work that matters the most to you.  Work that grows you and keeps you on your evolving edge.  Work that shows the world who you really are.  Work that compels you to collaborate, and allows other people to truly know you. It might be building a business, inciting a movement, creating breathtaking art, writing world-changing boo...