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423 We Need Each Other

423 We Need Each Other In today's episode Sarah Elkins and Cory Brown discuss their ideas and the influences in their lives that they have had that gave them the push to act on their ideas or to think them through, as well as the importance of putting something into the world that will make a genuine authentic change. Highlights * Eat your feelings, coming together over a meal to discuss your feelings. * The importance of mental health and reaching out to others for their sake and our own. * You must be the one to take the first step to make a change. * What can you put into the world to make others feel less alone and begin to heal? Quotes "I would do anything I can to help you, but you got to take that first step." "Over these past few years I've kind of let myself be okay with being emotional. Because I was like, "how can I help people think about these stigmas and try to find these breakthroughs if I'm not willing to do it myself?"." Dear Listeners it is now your turn, Cory mentioned that there was a point in his career where he hit a level of success where he knew that there was something more out there and he chose to serve, and he didn't know what that would look like at the time but he came up with this idea and almost didn't activate on it, until somebody said; "Get off your ass and do something. Stop talking about it, and do something." Now you know listeners, I am a Gallup certified Strengths Finder Coach. One of the things that I've found when using any kind of assessment tool, is that we need to surround ourselves with people who have different talents than we have, for exactly this reason. Everyone who is quiet and talks a lot about things and does a lot of research, has a best friend or partner that activates them. That says; "We're gonna go get out of the house, come with me.", "I'm gonna go do this, come with me." And each of us that has more of the action behind us, we need those friends that do the research first and help us set up for success. So I encourage you, look for your personal board of directors. Those people who will help you take action or help you think through before you take action. Those people who are 'get shit done' people, and those people who are ideators and big-picture and lovingly relationship building people. We need each other and this is a perfect example. And, as always, thank you for listening. About Cory Cory Brown is a veteran, strategist, and creator focused on helping people reconnect with themselves and one another through honest conversation. After more than sixteen years of military service, including a combat deployment to Iraq, Cory experienced firsthand how difficult it can be to talk about mental health in ways that feel human rather than clinical. He is the founder of Eat Your Feelings, a cooking-centered storytelling project that uses food as a doorway to deeper conversations about resilience, identity, and care. Cory's professional background spans research, strategy, and leadership, but his current work sits at the intersection of service, storytelling, and creating spaces where people feel safe enough to be real. Whether in a kitchen or a boardroom, Cory believes how we tell our stories shapes how we understand ourselves and each other. Be sure to check out Cory's LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/pcorybrown/], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/EatYourFeelingsShow], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/eatyourfeelingsshow/], and Youtube [https://www.youtube.com/@EatYourFeelingsShow]! As well as his website Eat Your Feelings Show [https://www.eatyourfeelingsshow.com/]! About Sarah "Uncovering the right stories for the right audiences so executives, leaders, public speakers, and job seekers can clearly and actively demonstrate their character, values, and vision." In my work with coaching clients, I guide people to improve their communication using storytelling as the foundation of our work together. What I've realized over years of coaching and podcasting is that the majority of people don't realize the impact of the stories they share - on their internal messages, and on the people they're sharing them with. My work with leaders and people who aspire to be leaders follows a similar path to the interviews on my podcast, uncovering pivotal moments in their lives and learning how to share them to connect more authentically with others, to make their presentations and speaking more engaging, to reveal patterns that have kept them stuck or moved them forward, and to improve their relationships at work and at home. The audiobook, Your Stories Don't Define You, How You Tell Them Will is now available! Included with your purchase are two bonus tracks, songs recorded by Sarah's band, Spare Change, in her living room in Montana. Be sure to check out the Storytelling For Professionals Course [https://sarah-elkins.mykajabi.com/offers/F2WN65Xg/checkout] as well to make sure you nail that next interview!

422 Experience Awe

422 Experience Awe The natural world is one of few places in the world where we can truly feel at peace. Whether it be to get away from the hustle and bustle of life, or even just to get away from all the screens and pollution, we can find a moment to center ourselves and find genuine awe in the world. In today's episode Sarah Elkins and Thomas Reed discuss the importance of the natural world, finding awe, how we talk to ourselves, as well as finding our own courage to seek the paths that call to us. Highlights * How we interact with the natural world around us. * The importance of positive Self Talk. * Beauty of the natural world and its importance to the human psyche. * Where is the one place you can go to that turns off the chatter in your head? Quotes "I don't know if it was a choice or it was just being me." "Use me as your inspiration, that you don't need inspiration." Dear Listeners it is now your turn, What will you do to experience awe? I am going to give you one chore, one piece of homework, one suggestion at the end of this episode, is to find an opportunity to experience awe. That could be watching your child do something for the first time, and have them be very proud of themselves. I can tell you I had many of those experiences while my boys were growing up and they had a realization as basic as finding their own thumb when they were infants. There's a sense of awe when you watch other people experience awe or when you experience that sense of awe about another person, like this Chinese woman from a small village that decided to go experience what she did. Experience Awe, go hug a tree, go stand in front of a man made bridge that is inspiring for its unlikeliness, for the fact that somebody had to create that, watch that daffodil start to bloom and realize you didn't have to do a thing to it to make it show up in all it's full color. Find awe, remember it, and consider that desire to find awe, your connection to the natural world and your humanity. And, as always, thank you for listening. About Thomas I studied photography at Rutgers University as a Geography student. Major influences have been Ansel Adams, Edgar Payne, and the Hudson River School. Zen sensibilities profoundly influence my compositions, as I am a student of Japanese martial arts and aesthetics (chado). Black and white is my genre My work is centered on the experience of awe at the sight of a landscape, and I hope it leads to the consideration that nature itself is divine, sacred, and that stewardship, as opposed to the dominant utilitarian view, is the only sane attitude. Be sure to check out Thomas's Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/tom.reed.18062], his Photos [https://www.facebook.com/TomReedsPhotos/], LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-reed-ab9a97120/], and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/mrtomreed/]! As well as Peak Wellness [http://www.peak-wellness.co], his website Tom Reed [http://www.tomreed.com], and his books at Tom Reed Books [http://www.tomreedbooks.com]! About Sarah "Uncovering the right stories for the right audiences so executives, leaders, public speakers, and job seekers can clearly and actively demonstrate their character, values, and vision." In my work with coaching clients, I guide people to improve their communication using storytelling as the foundation of our work together. What I've realized over years of coaching and podcasting is that the majority of people don't realize the impact of the stories they share - on their internal messages, and on the people they're sharing them with. My work with leaders and people who aspire to be leaders follows a similar path to the interviews on my podcast, uncovering pivotal moments in their lives and learning how to share them to connect more authentically with others, to make their presentations and speaking more engaging, to reveal patterns that have kept them stuck or moved them forward, and to improve their relationships at work and at home. The audiobook, Your Stories Don't Define You, How You Tell Them Will is now available! Included with your purchase are two bonus tracks, songs recorded by Sarah's band, Spare Change, in her living room in Montana. Be sure to check out the Storytelling For Professionals Course [https://sarah-elkins.mykajabi.com/offers/F2WN65Xg/checkout] as well to make sure you nail that next interview!

421 The Lives We Live

421 The Lives We Live In today's episode Sarah Elkins and Kuti Mack discuss their unique experiences in being selected for a TED talk, the process in getting to their own important story they needed to tell, as well as the people who supported them along the way. Highlights * The benevolence of somebody else and admitting when you need help going hand in hand with not assuming people are capable when in reality they need help. Knowing we are all human and we all need somebody to lean on and to let ourselves lean on others as well. * You need to try things out of your comfort zone in order to grow. * Even if you're nervous, even if you're scared, do it anyway. Quotes "There is still a self belief that you have to have to believe that you can do these things." "Having them understand that you don't have to be a great speaker, as a matter of fact when you are a little tense or nervous, just that that little bit of vulnerability is probably going to fly so well for your talk." Dear Listeners it is now your turn, What is one thing you've been wanting to do that you've been hesitant to do? What is one thing that when you think about if you have the right people in your circle that could support you in your goal, in your idea in sharing something important to you. What is that? And I really encourage you to think about what your idea would be if you were to share something on a stage, like a TEDx stage. What do you bring that's unique? What are your talents? What matters deeply to you, deeply enough to put yourself in this extremely uncomfortable position? Stretch out of that comfort zone, reach out to either Kuti or me and we will gladly share our experiences directly and offer whatever we can to help you try to do that next big thing because the people that you surround yourself with are either your greatest assets or your biggest liability. And, as always, thank you for listening. About Kuti From selling millions of records to pushing kale juice, KUTImack. is a master of reinvention and the living proof of his Be Your Best Daily[image] philosophy. A former top music executive turned sought-after personal trainer, nutrition expert, and TEDx speaker, he turns complex science into simple, actionable strategies that transform wellness and productivity peaks. Creator of the 6-Week SuperYou[image] and BYBD™. Bedtime Blueprint, he's earned the nicknames "Fitness Philosopher" and "Rockstar Professor" for his unique ability to fuse entertainment-world experience with science-backed inspiration that connects with every audience member. Be sure to check out his Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/BYBDFitness/], LinkedIn [http://linkedin.com/in/KUTImack], and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/KUTImack]! Also be sure to watch Kuti's TEDx Talk [https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Sek_goSqNGc], 6 Week Super You [https://www.6weeksuperyou.com/], and his Speaker Site KUTImack [http://kutimack.com]! About Sarah "Uncovering the right stories for the right audiences so executives, leaders, public speakers, and job seekers can clearly and actively demonstrate their character, values, and vision." In my work with coaching clients, I guide people to improve their communication using storytelling as the foundation of our work together. What I've realized over years of coaching and podcasting is that the majority of people don't realize the impact of the stories they share - on their internal messages, and on the people they're sharing them with. My work with leaders and people who aspire to be leaders follows a similar path to the interviews on my podcast, uncovering pivotal moments in their lives and learning how to share them to connect more authentically with others, to make their presentations and speaking more engaging, to reveal patterns that have kept them stuck or moved them forward, and to improve their relationships at work and at home. The audiobook, Your Stories Don't Define You, How You Tell Them Will is now available! Included with your purchase are two bonus tracks, songs recorded by Sarah's band, Spare Change, in her living room in Montana. Be sure to check out the Storytelling For Professionals Course [https://sarah-elkins.mykajabi.com/offers/F2WN65Xg/checkout] as well to make sure you nail that next interview!

420 Ted Talks: Let's Start Sharing Stories

420 Ted Talks: Let's Start Sharing Stories In today's episode Sarah Elkins ruminates on her preparations for her Ted Talk, as well as seeing the need that had to be filled, and how she is filling that need in society with clarity and authenticity. Highlights * Seeing a problem and figuring out how you can fix it. * Let your ideas loose in the world, you never know who needs to hear it. * Bring yourself to whatever you do and good will follow. Quotes "The answer wasn't to explain away what was happening." "I realized I wasn't just there to give a talk. I was there to bring who I am, and all of my strengths and all of my weaknesses." Be sure to watch Sarah's TedTalk [https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?q=ted%20talk%20sarah%20elkins&mid=96BAC589FB30B124BCA196BAC589FB30B124BCA1&ajaxhist=0]! About Sarah "Uncovering the right stories for the right audiences so executives, leaders, public speakers, and job seekers can clearly and actively demonstrate their character, values, and vision." In my work with coaching clients, I guide people to improve their communication using storytelling as the foundation of our work together. What I've realized over years of coaching and podcasting is that the majority of people don't realize the impact of the stories they share - on their internal messages, and on the people they're sharing them with. My work with leaders and people who aspire to be leaders follows a similar path to the interviews on my podcast, uncovering pivotal moments in their lives and learning how to share them to connect more authentically with others, to make their presentations and speaking more engaging, to reveal patterns that have kept them stuck or moved them forward, and to improve their relationships at work and at home. The audiobook, Your Stories Don't Define You, How You Tell Them Will is now available! Included with your purchase are two bonus tracks, songs recorded by Sarah's band, Spare Change, in her living room in Montana. Be sure to check out the Storytelling For Professionals Course [https://sarah-elkins.mykajabi.com/offers/F2WN65Xg/checkout] as well to make sure you nail that next interview!

419 Strength In Storytelling

419 Strength In Storytelling Our stories are woven into our very being, they are what make us who we are and how we show others who we are and what we are the best at. In today's episode Sarah Elkins discusses the many iterations of her business, her newest book, and the power that lies in the art of storytelling. Highlights * Improving satisfaction and skills in yourself and others. * Core values and skills shown through our own stories. * Our stories affect those around us in unseen physical and emotional ways. Quotes "Your strengths are your stories." "That's the thing about our stories, even when we're not consciously aware of it we learn alot about eachother." Dear Listeners it is now your turn, Have you always known the power of sharing personal stories to connect with people or is this a turning point for you in that recognition? Do you have trouble thinking of the right stories to share or do you always have a few go to options ready? You may not realize this but when you're present in your life, you make sharable stories every single day. I'd love to hear what resonated with you on this week's episode, please send me a message via email, Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/sarahlynnelkins/], or LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/thesmileisfree/] to let me know. And, as always, thank you for listening. About Sarah "Uncovering the right stories for the right audiences so executives, leaders, public speakers, and job seekers can clearly and actively demonstrate their character, values, and vision." In my work with coaching clients, I guide people to improve their communication using storytelling as the foundation of our work together. What I've realized over years of coaching and podcasting is that the majority of people don't realize the impact of the stories they share - on their internal messages, and on the people they're sharing them with. My work with leaders and people who aspire to be leaders follows a similar path to the interviews on my podcast, uncovering pivotal moments in their lives and learning how to share them to connect more authentically with others, to make their presentations and speaking more engaging, to reveal patterns that have kept them stuck or moved them forward, and to improve their relationships at work and at home. The audiobook, Your Stories Don't Define You, How You Tell Them Will is now available! Included with your purchase are two bonus tracks, songs recorded by Sarah's band, Spare Change, in her living room in Montana. Be sure to check out the Storytelling For Professionals Course [https://sarah-elkins.mykajabi.com/offers/F2WN65Xg/checkout] as well to make sure you nail that next interview!