262: Claim Your SWAGGER and Thrive

262: Claim Your SWAGGER and Thrive

262: Claim Your SWAGGER and Thrive

What comes to mind when you hear the word SWAGGER? If it has a negative connotation for you, prepare to be persuaded differently! Jennifer Mrozek Sukalo has created a powerful acronym that we explore in this lively conversation, based on her new book, Claim Your SWAGGER: Stop Surviving and Start Thriving. You are sure to want to take notes as we discuss important concepts like self-worth, self-limiting beliefs, and gratitude.

Jennifer is an exceptional guide in the realm of leadership and personal development. She’s focused on empowering individuals to unleash their potential by reshaping the way they think, act, and behave.

Jennifer has more than thirty years’ experience working with individuals, cancer survivors, leaders, and multinational Fortune 500 companies. Her influence has positively impacted more than 50,000 leaders in 18 countries across the globe.

With a science-based educational foundation in behavioral change and a wealth of practical knowledge, Jennifer excels at helping people learn to harness their mental power and use what they already have to foster positive life changes, transforming themselves and the world around them.

You’ll discover:

  • The Power of 3 Ps for creating new behavior patterns that last
  • Jennifer’s opportunity to practice patience when getting a new mobile phone
  • 3 aspects of self-worth that are driven by external factors
  • How Acts of Kindness help you expand your feelings of worthiness
  • Why REP (Recognize, Evaluate, Pivot) is a winning strategy for removing limiting beliefs and replacing them with more powerful ones

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187: How to Live a Legendary Life

187: How to Live a Legendary Life

187: How to Live a Legendary Life

What’s it like to be bullied and abused as a kid, end up in jail for beating up someone, and later decide to create a Legendary Life Movement? That’s just a slice of Tommy Breedlove’s life.

Tommy emerged from those early experiences stronger and determined to change his life. He went on to have a 20-year corporate career at one of the largest financial consulting firms in the world. And then…at the top of his career, Tommy experienced a transformational moment that inspired him to walk away from the corporate world and follow his true calling…to empower others to build and live Legendary Lives.

Tommy is the Wall Street Journal and USA Today Best-Selling Author of the Book, Legendary. He’s also the Founder of the Legendary Life Movement… a movement that empowers driven people to be Pros in Leadership, Business, Mindset, & their Relationships. You’ll be inspired and motivated to take action as you hear him share specific steps you can take to build your own legendary life.

You’ll discover:

  • What the word Legendary means to Tommy…and why he chose it
  • Why self-leadership is the starting point for all personal development
  • The question one of Tommy’s mentors asked him that became an ah-ha moment in his life
  • 3 things you can do every day to build a practice of gratitude in your life
  • 3 actions you can start taking today to become legendary at work, no matter what your title

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158: Craft Your Unique Story and Land Your Dream Career

158: Craft Your Unique Story and Land Your Dream Career

158: Craft Your Unique Story and Land Your Dream Career

Want to stand out from every other candidate when you’re being considered for a new position or a promotion? Debra Olshan Cooper is a genius at helping clients answer the question: “Who are you?” You’ll find out the exact approach she uses with clients to uncover their true talents and passion. She’s a masterful storyteller herself, as you’ll hear in the many client examples she shares.

Debra is the founder of Your Career Design Lab, which mentors and coaches college graduates to excavate their passion and turn it into a paycheck by crafting their unique story. She’s worked with young adults and people in their 60s. Her 30 years of experience as CEO of two highly successful public relations and marketing firms puts her in a unique position to teach her clients how to create, tell and sell their individual story.

You’ll discover:

  • How to turn an interview into a conversation where you share compelling stories
  • Why it’s important to ask for what you want
  • How to transform imposter syndrome into a strength
  • What you can do to turn a No into a Yes
  • What employers need to know and do to maximize performance of younger workers

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156: What It Means to Lead from the Core

156: What It Means to Lead from the Core

156: What It Means to Lead from the Core

What if every CEO understood that their title really stands for Chief Environmental Officer?

My guest Jay Steinfeld makes the case that the #1 role of a CEO is to create a culture that helps people thrive and achieve their potential. He should know. His company maintained an astonishingly low turnover rate of 8% throughout his years of leadership.

Find out how this exceptional leader built a healthy workplace that encouraged people to evolve continuously, experiment without fear of failure, express themselves, and enjoy the ride along the way.

Jay was founder and CEO of Blinds.com, the world’s number one online window covering retailer, that was acquired by The Home Deport in 2014. Jay remained on as its CEO and later joined The Home Depot Online Leadership Team. He stepped away from these positions in early 2020 and has RE-WIRED himself for new roles as advisor or Board member for several companies.

You’ll discover:

  • How Jay brought the 4 Es to life everyone in the company
  • The practices that helped Jay and his team hire the right people
  • What leaders can do to make it safe for people to take risks
  • Why generosity and gratitude are two of Jay’s core values
  • Ways that Jay instilled fun and humor so people actually enjoyed coming to work

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150: Change Your World from the Inside Out

150: Change Your World from the Inside Out

150: Change Your World from the Inside Out

What if you could learn how to notice and heed your inner signals to make the best decision? Scott Shute describes how you can do this by slowing down and becoming more mindful. We go deep into his fantastic book, The Full Body Yes, exploring the importance of knowing and loving yourself in order to bring more compassion into your world.

In his most recent role at LinkedIn, Scott was the Head of Mindfulness and Compassion programs. He’s been a pioneer in creating mindfulness programs and advancing the discussion around “operationalizing compassion” in the workplace.

You’ll discover:

  • What Scott means by The Full Body YES
  • How Scott manages his competitive spirt
  • Why mindfulness is a powerful tool in the workplace
  • How organizations can operationalize compassion
  • Why gratitude is a superpower you’ll want to develop

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