Inside Journey

Trust Your Own Experience, Overcome Fear and Live a Courageously Creative Life with Tiffany Shlain

We all have creative ideas - but very few people have the courage to take action and put them out into the world.

In our riveting conversation with award winning film maker, author, internet pioneer and TED speaker, Tiffany Shlain, she shares what it takes to trust your own experience, overcome fear and live a courageously creative life.

As important as it is to take action, Tiffany talks about how it is even more important to unplug from the world, daydream, and create white space to connect and tune into the creative voices inside.

Now more than ever, the world needs your voice. Let this podcast inspire you to step up, do the thing that scares you and bring your creative ideas to life.  Find out more about Tiffany and her book 24/6: The Power of Unplugging One Day a Week at http://www.tiffanyshlain.com/

If you have a brain, you have unconscious bias.

Our brain is amazing! It can process 40 million bits of information per second and make sense of it all!! Sounds powerful, right? Not always...The filters we use to sort information can oftentimes create separation, fear and prejudice in the name of keeping us safe.

In this conversation with Carson Johns, learn about what unconscious bias is, how it serves us and how it impacts every decision we make in life. Carson will share powerful stories and strategies for how to trick our minds to stay open and curious about people and situations that feel different and unfamiliar, which leads to greater joy and connection at work and in life. You won’t want to miss it.

Our Teachable on the Nuts and Bolts of Feedback

Are you ready to have a feedback conversation, but feeling held back or unclear about how to deliver the message? In this episode, we go deep on how to overcome the fear that holds you back from feedback so you see it as a productive way to move the relationship forward rather than something to dread or avoid. We also map out the nuts and bolts for organizing feedback so that it is well received by the other person. And, we'll share some powerful responses you can use when feedback is coming your way. This teachable episode will leave you feeling more optimistic about feedback overall and more prepared to turn any difficult conversation - personal or professional - into one that is honest and productive.

Embracing Feedback for Growth and Transformation

Feedback is a gift. We all know that receiving feedback is a necessary component to growth and success. Yet for a variety of reasons, we avoid feedback conversations because we feel uncomfortable giving it, asking for it and receiving it.  

In this episode, we dive deeply into the topic of feedback with Erika Gregory, a serial entrepreneur, Ted speaker and former actress who attended the Juilliard School. Through powerful stories and insights, Erika will share her wisdom for giving and receiving feedback – and for knowing what feedback is even valuable enough to listen to! Open up to the exciting opportunities feedback can create in your life.

Our Teachable on Resilience and Receiving Life's Gifts

In this episode, Kim and Johanna invite mindfulness teacher, Janell Flores Bolte, back on the show to share the tools that she used to stay grounded and resilient throughout the most challenging times of her life. In this episode, Janell shares a powerful exercise that will allow you to acknowledge, feel and ride out difficult emotions so that you can get back to center more quickly. We will also examine how to transform the way you face challenges and setbacks in order to bring more focus and creativity to the situation. Our hope is that you walk away with a better understanding of how to stop resisting what is happening in your life so that you can receive all the learnings and gifts that often accompany challenges.    

Grounded In Miracles: Using Mindfulness to Carry You Through the Toughest Journeys of Life

When Janell Flores Bolte learned to meditate at the tender age of 6, little did she know it would become her most powerful tool to not only survive but thrive, when her husband was diagnosed with terminal stage 4 lung cancer.

In this episode, learn how Janell navigated trauma and loss with incredible grace and courage. She’ll leave you feeling inspired - and armed with some practices and new ways of thinking that can lead to a life filled with gratitude, compassion and abundance.

 

Stepping Up and Seizing the Moment: Leading in Times of Uncertainty and Change — Eric Berridge

If you are a leader wanting guidance on how to navigate this time of change and uncertainty, this is the episode for you.

Our guest, Eric Berridge, is one of the most inspiring, compassionate, creative, and hard-working leaders we’ve ever met. In this episode, we harvest the learnings he gained from starting his company right after 9/11 to navigating the financial crisis, to then selling his company to IBM. 

In this interview, learn about ways YOU can step up your leadership game through authentic communication, transparency, hard work and sharing your vision with as many people as possible.  

Our Teachable on Transformational Thinking and the Power of Intuition

In this episode, Kim and Johanna will go deeper with ways to create a mindset that will not only help you conquer challenging events in your life, but transform those difficulties into growth, purpose and new directions for yourself. We also will explore strategies to deepen the relationship you have with your intuition so that you can access it for guidance and important decision making in your day to day life.     

Kim Chambers: transforming a life-threatening injury into becoming the greatest marathon open water swimmer in the world.

After a devastating injury, Kim Chambers almost lost her leg, but she definitely did not lose her fighting spirit. When she first dipped her toe in the pool as part of her rehab process, little did she know that she was about to embark upon a journey to become one of the greatest open water swimmers in the world.

Strengthening Mindset and Deepening Empathy

In our last episode, Mondo President Stephanie Wernick talked about her internal journey of becoming more self-aware, mindful and empathetic. In this teachable episode, Kim and Johanna will bring you a powerful tool to manage your emotions so that when things get chaotic, you can be more resourceful and make better choices. They will also share a tool to help you cultivate greater empathy and become more effective at motivating, influencing and deepening trust with others.