Expectations vs. Requirements: The Importance of Getting Clear

Sometimes, when you become so anxious about what’s going to happen, you may start to under-function, allowing the unknown to manage you instead of managing it. This week, I’m discussing moving into the unknown, whether it involves performances, events, or waiting for a diagnoses. 

Tune in this week to learn how to become a compassionate observer in your life and embrace the vulnerability that comes with uncertainty. I’ll share the challenges I faced in navigating the unknown during my senior year of college and how I had stealth expectations about ending my college career.

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Are any of your expectations influenced by fear, shame, and magical thinking? These are called stealth expectations and they will go unnoticed until they resurface when challenges occur. It’s crucial to be aware of them and to know how to recognize if you have stealth expectations.

In this episode, I discuss the impact stealth expectations can have on you if you don’t pay attention to what’s going on inside yourself, and how to start creating self-awareness around the things that you expect.

How amazing would it be to go back in time and change the way you did things? Recently, during multiple sessions with clients, the topic of how wonderful it would be to be a freshman in college again came up. It made me think about the fantasy of going back in time with the knowledge that we have now and changing the way we did things then.

If you’re experiencing similar thoughts, tune in this week to discover how everything you've learned over the years is valuable, and how to use all this knowledge you have in the present to create the future you desire.

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Loss, empty nesting, challenges at work - these are obstacles we didn’t picture when we thought of adulthood, and sometimes, we want to avoid them. In today’s episode, I talk about how vulnerability is part of life and how to overcome the heartache and obstacles that we encounter.

Tune in this week to learn why the belief that there’s a way to avoid difficult times actually creates pain and how to find ways to navigate through them. I also explore the importance of embracing life’s heartwarming moments and share some resources to help you recover and move forward.

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I am thrilled to welcome Karen Walrond back to the show this week. She has recently published the book Radiant Rebellion: Reclaim Aging, Practice Joy, and Raise a Little Hell and is here to share how the process of writing it allowed her to see things she hadn’t seen before.

Tune in to learn more about Karen’s unique ability to embrace vulnerability while owning her experiences. We cover a range of topics including expressing gratitude, ageism, and the power of journaling. I hope this discussion inspires you to give yourself permission to do what you’ve been refraining from doing, just as reading her book did for me.

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Sometimes emotions come unexpectedly and surprise us. When they do, it can be tempting to run away from them and keep ourselves busy with work or seek artificial happiness.

This week, I talk about emotions and authenticity, a topic that has become more personal to me due to an unexpected loss. I offer advice on navigating through difficult emotions when they come and embracing authenticity through the ups and downs of life.

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Whether it’s at home or in the workplace, we are all leading different aspects of our lives. One of the responsibilities of a leader is to provide feedback, which takes a lot of courage and is very vulnerable.

This week, discover how to lead, coach, and provide feedback with effectiveness, compassion, and in a way that allows people to thrive. Learn the questions leaders should ask themselves when providing feedback and why it’s important to never let the fear of disappointment get in the way of setting goals.

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Are you self-aware of your own being? In this episode, I discuss how to become self-aware of your being and I explore two questions and skill sets that have helped me make a significant change in my life.

Join me this week to discover which small steps you can start incorporating in your life to make the changes you want to see, as well as some tools to help you make a space for yourself.

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While we are all emotional beings, some of us don’t have a language for emotions or maybe we’ve been told that emotions are weak. One thing you can do to grow your self-awareness is to learn the language of emotions.

Emotions are not a weakness. They communicate what is going on inside yourself when you are too busy to notice. They give you a signal, but it’s your job to feel, identify and give yourself the space to move through it. In this episode, I'm showing you how to do just that.

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Our beliefs guide us into thinking in a way that is not necessarily aligned with our true mindset. They can also make us do what we think we’re supposed to do, rather than what we truly want. 

Discover how to be aware of the things you say to yourself and identify your limiting beliefs. Learn how things start to change when you listen to your stories and become aware of those beliefs. Unpacking the thoughts swirling in your head is the first step towards self-awareness.

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