How to Embrace Vulnerability and Transform Your Career Path with Intuition and Empowerment Featuring Monika Sawyer
Monika started Mastermind Mentoring in 2023 after spending 23 years in the high-tech consulting world, where she focused on solving customer problems through technical innovation, growth strategy, and client relationship management. The entrepreneurial path found her when life threw her a curveball, and her position was eliminated. During that time of transition, she felt a heartfelt calling to pursue a path of service to others and became an intuitive life coach and healer.
Now, she focuses on helping women become successful by reconnecting with their essence and inspiring greater awareness of the empowerment that comes from embodiment.
In today’s episode of Smashing the Plateau, you will learn how to transition from a corporate environment to a fulfilling life of coaching and personal growth.
Monika and I discuss:
- What led Monika to embrace change after her corporate career ended [00:02:13]
- Differences between working within large enterprises and nimble startups [00:04:08]
- How a profound health diagnosis prompted Monika’s journey toward self-discovery and healing [00:06:19]
- The impact of emotional and internal healing on personal growth [00:08:21]
- Techniques Monika used to trigger self-healing and remission [00:12:33]
- How Monika leverages community and authenticity for personal and professional development [00:18:00]
- Advice on maintaining openness and questioning everything to unlock new possibilities [00:20:26]
Learn more about Monika at:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mastermind-mentoring/
Website: https://mastermind-mentoring.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mastermindmentoring/
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How to Build a Business by Adapting Corporate Skills and Embracing Risk Featuring Erin Marcus
Erin Marcus is the founder and CEO of Conquer Your Business, an international company helping driven entrepreneurs and small business owners achieve the financial and emotional freedom they need to build a business and life they’re proud of.
In today’s episode of Smashing the Plateau, you will learn how to unlearn corporate habits and develop a mindset for entrepreneurial success.
Erin and I discuss:
- The necessary unlearning process from corporate to entrepreneurship
- Utilizing corporate skills like delegation in small business
- The importance of risk tolerance and testing in the marketplace
- Overcoming ego and adapting to creating your own path
- The significance of mindset in achieving business goals
- Strategies for dealing with financial and self-worth challenges
- The role of community and networking in entrepreneurial success
Learn more about Erin at:
Conquer Your Business | Erin Marcus | Business Consulting
Instagram (@erinmarcusconqueryourbusiness)
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erinmarcusconqueryourbusiness/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/erin.marcus.3
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLFD-aM6LmA10FQ
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How to Break Free from Job Titles to Personal Identity Featuring Dr. Mira Brancu
Dr. Mira Brancu is a consulting and coaching psychologist specializing in leadership identity development and in building adaptive, cohesive, high-performing teams. She is also an Associate Professor, the author of “The Millennials Guide to Workplace Politics,” a “Psychology Today” columnist for the blog series “A New Look at Women’s Leadership,” and the host of “The Hard Skills” internet radio show and podcast. Her award-winning social impact firm, Towerscope, focuses on empowering and elevating women in leadership within the education and innovation industries.
In today’s episode of Smashing the Plateau, you will learn about the intricacies of leadership and identity, especially the challenges women face in the corporate sphere and the liberating journey of defining your career and leadership path.
Dr. Mira and I discuss:
- The link between job titles and personal identity
- The freedom and creativity in starting your own business
- The experience of high achievers leaving the corporate world
- The challenge of separating personal identity from job roles
- Navigating leadership ambivalence among high-potential women
- Deciding whether to continue on the leadership track
- The impact of societal expectations on career decisions
- Strategies for tuning out unhelpful advice from others
- Adjusting to a sudden lack of structure after a career change
- Tips on joining and engaging with communities
Learn more about Dr. Mira Brancu at http://www.gotowerscope.com/ and join the Tower Scope Leadership Academy for a special offer.
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Writing a Parable to Influence Your Audience Featuring Brian Ahearn
Brian Ahearn is the Chief Influence Officer at Influence PEOPLE. An international trainer and consultant, he specializes in applying the science of influence in everyday situations. He is one of only a dozen individuals in the world who holds the Cialdini Method Certified Trainer designation.
We discuss:
- Why influence is critical for the success of a consultant [03:06]
- How to feel comfortable staring at a camera [06:25]
- The more you like them, the more they like you [09:17]
- How to learn to write in a story format [11:23]
- The lie about becoming like Ernest Hemingway [15:33]
- When your biggest critique likes your book [17:32]
- A family legacy that embraces the power of story [19:08]
Brian’s first book, Influence PEOPLE: Powerful Everyday Opportunities to Persuade that are Lasting and Ethical, was named one of the Top 100 Influence Books of All Time by BookAuthority. His LinkedIn courses have been viewed by more than 4,000,000 people around the world.
Learn more about Brian at https://www.influencepeople.biz and LinkedIn.
Turning Your Podcast Into Profit
Whether he’s at the mic or consulting behind the scenes, Cliff Ravenscraft can transform any podcast into a moneymaking machine. Today he reveals how to turn a profit in the podcasting world and why his personal success is the culmination of stumbling blocks he’s faced throughout his career. He also discusses why success is a potential trap, and why you can’t let it stop you from taking new chances.
We discuss…
- Defining (and analyzing) metrics for success
- Avoiding stress and pain by turning to your peers
- Why your audience has the roadmap to advancement
- Creating impressive and valuable content
In December 2005, Cliff Ravenscraft, together with his wife, Stephanie, founded the Generally Speaking Production Network. Since then, he has produced over 3,300 podcast episodes devoted to entertainment, family, faith, business and technology. In December 2006, Cliff launched PodcastAnswerMan.com where he has since helped thousands of individuals and organizations launch successful podcasts through one-on-one consulting/coaching and through his Podcasting A to Z online training course. Clients who have worked with Cliff account for more than 50 of the top 100 business podcasts in iTunes.
Learn more about Cliff at LinkedIn and Twitter.
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