Conversations on Authenticity

Ep. 12 - A Grateful Day

I explain my recent hiatus from podcasting and plan for producing content into the future. My recent extended trip to Portland Oregon led me to an epiphany about gratitude. That was ignited and reinforced by a video of a spoken word by Br. David Steindl-Rast.

Ep. 11 - Awareness, Acceptance and Reframing (Assimilation)

I use a three step iterative process for coaching leaders. This approach mirrors how humans change from one perspective to another. In doing so, behaviors change and authenticity can increase...leading to different outcomes. None of us are broken. We are where we are in any given moment and it's all serving. Part of (more easily) moving into a new perspective involves honoring what has served in the past and embracing what's desired in the present moment.

Ep. 10 - Game, Set, MATCH!

A random meditation imagery about tennis led me to realizing that my individual authenticity was no longer matching the collective authenticity of the organization I was working for. New revelations and insights about change emerged. In matters of change, people's openness and willingness to change is most important when assessing whether change will truly manifest. In organizations, openness and willingness to change even supersedes people's skills and capabilities. Being clear on who you are allows you the space to let go, make a change for yourself and move out of resistance...even when it feels risky.

Ep. 9 - Watching Myself...Still Holding On

Do we ever truly release everything that we try to let go of?! That's the big question that I continue to ponder. My experience of considering a watch purchase forced me to revisit my sense of worthiness. Getting to a place of recognizing that I am truly worthy led me to believe that I don't have to do anything to demonstrate worthiness to another. In this particular experience, I realized that I didn't need to purchase watches that I didn't really want to demonstrate that I was worthy of the watch I truly desired. In my experience, watches have always been a symbol of success. I finally feel like I've been able to let all of that go. But have I? *Correction - the "last episode" or "last week's episode" that is referenced in this episode is actually referring to Episode 7. - What Am I Holding Onto?

Ep. 8 - How Are You Keeping Score

In this episode, I evaluate how many of us choose to define success based on what we are taught at an early age. We spend are much of our lives chasing "success". As one becomes more authentic, thoughts about success begin to change. My personal barometer of success has become rooted in whether I’m happy or not. That has shifted my need to chase after money, titles and material things…which I’ve experienced as creating a fleeting experience of happiness. The feeling of success becomes temporal. For organizations, being singularly focused on what success looks like can create unintended consequences.