Balance Boldly for Ambitious Women in Business

Andy Molinsky is an organizational behavior and psychology professor at the Brandeis University International Business School who has always wanted to make an impact, not just in the academe, but also in other people’s lives. He does this by writing books such as Global Dexterity and Reach, being a columnist for Harvard Business Review, Inc.com, and Psychology Today, and conducting workshops with companies.Andy joins me today to share how he balances the different hats he wears as a professor, researcher, writer, husband, and father. He talks about the different kinds of transition and the challenges people face when transitioning from one phase of life to another. He also discusses some of the essential points from his book Reach, which presents a new strategy in stepping out of your comfort zone.Access Show Notes for additional information at www.balanceboldly.com

There is a hot and trending issue about the sexual assault case filed against the producer, director, and Miramax co-founder Harvey Weinstein. Wherever you are in the world, sexual assault is a grave offense that is mostly left unreported, especially if the aggressor is a very powerful and influential person. Sexist language and victim blaming are some of the unfortunate natural responses of the society that make most victims withdraw and suffer in silence rather than endure more shame and criticism by others.Today, I’m going to share the truth about the shamelessness of power plays, which is a means to satisfy people’s cravings for power. I also explain how the shame and powerlessness of the victims affect their balance and relationships - both personal and professional - and how the support of others for the victims or potential victims play a significant role in helping stop or prevent this abominable misconduct.Access Show Notes for additional information at www.balanceboldly.com

Originally from the Dominican Republic, Karina Garden is a power partner of Thigpro. She has founded several businesses and co-started W.E. or Women Entrepreneurs, where she dedicates to empower women entrepreneurs as they strive to make their mark in the business world. She does transactional work as a lawyer on weekdays while creating meaningful impact in the business community by using her legal background to do what she’s passionate about - helping, supporting, and promoting minority-owned small businesses.Today, Karina shares how she balances her analytical side and her creative side, and how she redirects her skills to her passion as a visionary. She also shares the struggles she went through as an immigrant and an overachiever, its serious mental and emotional implications, and how she chooses to face the fear and shame over living a miserable and exhausted life.“There’s power in admitting you need help.” - Karina GardenAccess Show Notes for additional information at www.balanceboldly.com

When on a plane, it is a rule of thumb that you first put on your oxygen mask before helping others with theirs. By prioritizing your own need for oxygen, only then will you have the ability and the strength to help someone else. This is the same principle that we’ve been discussing all throughout Selfish September to help you understand the redefinition of selfish, become aware of what avoiding bad confrontation can do for you, and knowing how you can protect your “me time.”On today’s episode, I share why you should be your unapologetic self, and how to use your passion in finding your purpose. I also explain how you can dig to find your ultimate purpose and eventually do better and be better in your relationships and your business.“If Jesus can take time out, what makes you think you can’t?” - Naketa ThigpenAccess Show Notes for additional information  at www.balanceboldly.com

Many people complain of burnout because of busyness but refuse to make time and prioritize their “me time.” Allotting exclusive time to yourself allows you to recharge and refuel so you can be the best you in your life, your relationships, and your business. To be able to do this consistently and effectively, you have to be strategic and deliberate when establishing good boundaries to protect your me time.On today’s episode, I’m going to share the different ways to create boundaries so you can do and accomplish the things that matter the most. I also discuss a system you can use to gauge any diversion and differentiate distractions from urgencies. Since you can’t change anyone but you, I also share specific practices you can try to protect your “me time” at work and at home.“Your boundaries are the most essential thing that you can do for yourself to really make sure that you’re keeping you on the top of that list.” - Naketa ThigpenAccess Show Notes for additional information at www.balanceboldly.com

Stress plays a major role in everyone’s life. We all experience high levels of stress at various points in our lives, but how we deal with it can be critical to our health. Stress has been proven to lead to - or worsen - a number of health conditions, including high blood pressure, heart disease, depression, and even Alzheimer’s disease. That’s why many doctors warn people to avoid stress-inducing activities.It’s the concept of avoiding by confronting.On today’s episode, I’m sharing this concept with you and how you can avoid stress-induced illnesses by identifying and confronting the triggers of your stress. I’ll also share how confronting burden and competition can play a role in your stress levels and what you can do to avoid them.“We forget how helpful we could be if we could just take care of ourselves.” - Naketa ThigpenAccess Show Notes for additional information at www.balanceboldly.com

Does anyone else have a million things to do everyday and find that the things that used to work for you like, your old unapologetic pause is just not helping you pause anymore? And your physical, emotional and or mental health are not quote 100%? What about that activity that helped you take a breather but is now taking every breath you have, and leading you down the road to health issues instead of a healthy body? In this podcast, we get serious about Me-Time and shake the shame of being Selfish! What does being selfish look like for you?

Today we are going to talk about how to let go of loss. Amy Leis and I go into depth about how sudden wealth can change your life, dealing with the significant loss that is most times emotional and is dealt with a heavy heart bearing the shame that sometimes accompanies that gain is the whole idea behind Amy Leis. We talk about what happens during the suddenly's of life and how to deal with it. 

Today we talk about creating change due to the problems that we face in everyday life. With Bryan in particular we are going to explore the importance of understanding how you powered through those problems, how much you powered through those problems and in particular, what you data says about your problems. 

Today we are going to talk about powering through assumptions. There is a tendency for people to assume things about us by the way we look, and they try to put us into a little box, but there is always so much more to the picture. As with the case with my guest expert today, The Puppy Mama! We give you the most creative ways to push through those assumptions and become a healthier, more fulfilled version of yourself by breaking those boxes and expectations boldly.

Season 4 is about the power up it's time to build momentum people, many of you are in some type of transition where you are coming from one level of your career and getting ready and motivated to go to the next level of your career or your business. It’s no more time for thinking, this cannot be another year where you have those I want to dos, I should dos, I’m going to dos. It is truly about and i must in your life. It needs to stop being this theoretical thing that is all the way above your head and you reach up and grab it and pull the reality down to create your own experience.Today we are going to talk about shifting your experience. There is a tendency for successful, entrepreneurial women and men like ourselves to think about everything we didn’t do, or everything we didn’t prepare for, in essence the negative life events. I want to invite you to forget what your situation was like yesterday, and shift your experience into the here and now, that’s where the good stuff is.Access Show Notes for additional information at www.balanceboldly.com This episode of Balance Boldly is sponsored by:www.Spreaker.comwww.Freshlevelpro.comThank you for listening!

People pivot from their careers for many reasons, some common reasons include staying at home with the children or moving into a new career due to changing interests, whatever your reason for your pivot, there are always things to try and learn from. Stay at home moms and dads have difficulty with getting back to their careers, due to the shame associated with missing out on learning new skills specific to their job, but even during your pivot you can learn valuable skills that will become indispensable to your job or business.

Have you ever found yourself moving from relationship to relationship, job to job or state to state? A lot of have had those moments when our pivots turned into quitting. But there is a science to quitting. Natalie Fikes and I talk being “professional quitters” and how to make sure that you learn how to become one and pivot more into your truth.We are continuing our Season3 of the Balance Boldly Podcast on deliberate moments and being in the midst of PIVOTs, which our personal investments of viable opportunities to takeover, whatever it is that you want to take over! Yourself, your health, or your business, whatever it is, it is time to take over. On this episode, our featured guest expert, Natalie and I look at what it takes to turn your quitting mindset into a pivoting mindset. Access Show Notes for additional information at www.balanceboldly.com This episode of Balance Boldly is sponsored by:www.Spreaker.comwww.Freshlevelpro.comThank you for listening!

Are you ready for your next PIVOT? Your next career move, a business that you want to see blossom or a PIVOT in your relationship? PIVOTs are things that come naturally and often unexpectedly. We discuss what it takes to get to that PIVOT in your life.

Are you in a life or work transition ,or as I call it the personal investment through viable opportunity to take over? Many of us are, whether that is a pivot in your life, relationship, your professional career endeavors, or for many of us it’s business, it’s time to stop being lost in the shoulda coulda wouldas and move forward to whatever it is that you want to do, intentionally and boldly.