Lessons Learned from a Hurried Facebook Post
This podcast is a little different than any I’ve ever done. I get real about a hurried social media post and the lessons I learned from not doing things in an intentional way.
I was working on a new, improved elevator speech, but not just any old elevator speech. That’s great, but I definitely made some big mistakes in the process of asking for feedback.
Here’s where I went wrong. Here’s where the train went off the tracks. Here’s where I want you to learn from my mistakes.
I posted a request for feedback in a private facebook group, I didn’t think about the people who were in the group. Were they my tribe? Would they be the people at the networking event? And what did I ask them? I said I was working on a tagline/elevator speech. So, I learned a great deal from the interchange on this post, but it wasn’t all what I was looking for.
To those who responded to the post, thank you for your insights. You provided me with valuable feedback. I really appreciate the time and energy you took to respond to my request. I learned SO much from your responses.
Lessons learned:
Update to the podcast: After recording this, I really faced my own Imposter Syndrome. I struggled with whether to put the podcast out there – what would you think of me if you knew I didn’t have the perfect elevator speech? What would you think about me if I don’t post perfectly clear requests on Facebook every single time? The answer? You’d think I’m human!
Overcoming Imposter Syndrome
Join us this week as we explore Imposter Syndrome. What is it? How do I know I’m dealing with it? How do I overcome it?
What is Imposter Syndrome?
Up to 70 percent of successful people struggle with Imposter Syndrome.
How do we know if we’re dealing with Imposter Syndrome?
Thought processes that may indicate that you are suffering from Imposter Syndrome:
Symptoms of Imposter Syndrome:
What causes Imposter Syndrome?
“Humility is not thinking less of yourself, but thinking of yourself less.” C.S. Lewis
What can we do to overcome the effects of Imposter Syndrome?
Imposter Syndrome causes unnecessary stress. It prevents us from reaching our potential. It holds us back from accomplishing our goals. Let’s stop believing those lies about ourselves and truly believe we are capable of the masterpiece work that God created for us.
Resources:
Presence, by Amy Cuddy
http://www.forbes.com/sites/margiewarrell/2014/04/03/impostor-syndrome/#43002a5ceb9d
https://leanin.org/news-inspiration/overcoming-imposter-syndrome-to-reveal-your-presence/
Overcoming Challenges to Reach Your Goal
An Interview with Crystal Balas
As we move into the New Year, this interview with Crystal Balas is great motivation to achieve your goals. Since we talked, Crystal has trained for and completed the World Vision Chicago Marathon. AND she’s already registered to compete in it in 2017.
Crystal Balas describes herself as an Overcomer. She has gotten up and moved forward through many challenges in her life. After a career change, today she is a Christian Life & Leadership Coach, Personal Trainer and Exercise Instructor. She focuses on healthy lifestyles, working with female baby boomers that are rejuvenating their identity and life as they transition into the second half of life.
She says, “I’m a better me today than I was in my twenties. I’m healthier physically, spiritually and mentally today.”
Crystal shares her journey from abused wife to single mom to working woman to entrepreneur. Over the years, God and her community of faith have been constants in her life. Listen as Crystal tells her story. Her message of hope and resilience in the face of major challenges will encourage you on your own journey as a Bold & Courageous Leader.
Her parting thought for us is, “If I can do it, you can do it, too!”
For more information on Crystal visit her website or her blog:
Website: www.crystalrivercoaching.com
Blog: www.crystalrivercoaching.wordpress.com
Crystal mentioned two books in her interview:
Boundaries, by Henry Cloud, PhD and John Thompson, PhD
Daring Greatly, by Brené Brown
As we start the new year, many of us want to get our organization on. Whether it’s purging the paper and stuff that has piled up over the holidays or making a decision that you just can’t stand the way your closet looks any longer, organizing is top of mind for many at this time of year. We’re bringing back Liana George’s interview from this summer to help you organize effectively, so you can start the year off with more space, physical and emotional, in your home and life.
Liana George is a Professional Organizer and the owner of By George Organizing Solutions. She works one on one with clients to help them bring order, peace and balance to their homes and lives. Liana is also a writer, teacher and speaker on a variety of organizing topics.
Liana tells us everyone can be organized. It doesn’t look the same for everybody. Just do it your way.
Liana shared some thoughts and the organizational style by brain type from Lanna Nakone’s book, Organizing for Your Brain Type. The four Brain Types are:
Liana’s wisdom as we talked about each type is, “Quit fighting your type and work with who you are. You’ll keep it up if you work with who you are.”
The Faith Connection
Liana says, “God is a God of order. All God does has order to it. We are built with an innate need for order. It doesn’t say in the Bible, “You shalt be orderly.” Rather, I find gems and examples of being orderly. In Ecclesiastes, “There’s a time for gathering and a time for letting go.” Exodus 16 is full of great lessons for trusting God for our needs and having more than enough. That’s part of orderly living.”
When we’re so bogged down with stuff, we can’t do what God’s called us to do. The stuff gets in the way.
4 Keys to Bring Order to a Leader’s Work Life
Liana shared these four keys to help leaders best organize for their role as a leader: