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You’re Not Lost—You’re Being Called
03 juin 2025
00:29:16
Purpose. Meaning. Clarity.
Do you ever feel like you’re chasing these in your life and just as you reach them, they, poof, slip through your fingers?
You’re not alone.
In this episode, Stephanie and Maren unpack what it really means to pursue this power trio — not as a destination, but as a living, breathing practice.
Society treats them as boxes to tick, and that’s part of the problem. Today’s episode explores going beyond what you’ve been taught to a deeper kind of listening, into the path of inner mastery.
Being in conscious relationship with yourself, your mission, and the larger world around you is the road less traveled. It’s not easy, and it may be exactly what’s calling you - as it is for so many of the high achieving leaders that work with Maren & Stephanie.
Here’s a question to ponder - 👉 Do you know the difference between purpose and mission? Spoiler: One tends to come from ego. The other? It whispers from the soul.
In addition this, they also explore:
Why clarity is not a one-time achievement but an evolving, sacred process
How to tell if your “purpose” is actually ego-driven
The real meaning of mission—and how it emerges through both joy and hardship
Why leaders who seek depth must get comfortable with not knowing
The trap of cultural quick-fixes—and how to trade those for sustainable inner practice
How collaboration (not competition) is the soil where your mission grows
The truth about being “all alone” vs. “all one”—and what that means for your leadership
If you’ve ever hit a wall, lost your way, or questioned everything just when you thought you had it figured out—this episode is for you.
Clarity doesn’t come from efforting harder. It comes from slowing down, tuning in, and being willing to walk the long arc of becoming.
🔔 What’s Next?
Go deeper with the Inner Mastery Series. This is where the ideas Stephanie and Maren talk about come alive—in practice, in community, and in you.
Ep 184 Emotions Aren’t the Enemy: Turn Your Chaos into Clarity
20 mai 2025
00:32:18
When your emotions are all over the place, it’s easy to fall for everything and anything. You’re easy to manipulate.
On some level you know this, so you tuck those damn emotions aside, ignore them or try to control them - which only makes things worse. They come out at the most inopportune times.
Sound familiar?
The truth is, emotions are not a flaw to be overcome, they are one of the amazing gifts of being human. They are literally energy in motion, and as such, not only feed us, but are also a powerful path to healing what ails us.
Working with (instead of stuffing, ignoring or controlling) emotions gives you space to listen and to respond rather than just react. It engenders clarity and empowers healthy decisions. It calms the nervous systems and decreases stress.
This is an essential skill for all of us right now for what it can heal - individually, and collectively.
“If we don't feel, we don't heal.” ~Stephanie J. Allen
There is a negative feedback loop running - thoughts and fears and emotions that fester and create inner AND outer toxicity. The good news is that we are the antidote.
It’s a choice inside each one of us.
In today’s podcast, Stephanie and Maren share stories, inspiration and tangible tools to help you shift your internal relationship with emotions so you become your own cure, as well as a kind of “healthy virus” in the world, infecting the people around you in the best, most beautiful way.
When you work inside, it changes, both the internal AND the external. You impact the world around you just by being who you are.
Are you ready to explore emotions differently and find your inner treasure so that you can live it and share it with those you love and with the world?
It’s nuts out there. And when it’s calm and focused inside - it changes everything.
As a culture, we are
easily distracted
obsessive over (fill in the blank) - politics, relationships, finances, etc.
experiencing one health, environmental, societal crisis after another
swinging from wound up to completely disengaged
feeling angry one minute to hopeless the next
So how do you stay sane? Focused? How do you even know what to focus on?
The internal impacts of what is going on in our outer world is staggering. There are so many things coming at us that our fight or flight response is being constantly triggered.
That’s a recipe for, at best- burnout, at worst - disaster.
So how do we manage? What’s the answer?
This is something that Stephanie and Maren each have been studying for three decades.
The answer is NOT one more thing to do in the outer world. It’s learning to master the internal, so that we can heal ourselves AND be the antidote for the craziness in the world around us. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for, and healing is possible.
Today’s podcast starts a several part series on Inner Mastery to address this very issue.
Tune in to find out what Inner Mastery is (insight and awareness on the ‘inner’ so we don't get suffocated and buried), why it matters (getting clarity through the constant noise so there is on-going flow and well-being), and how to get started (listening in for the next few weeks 🥰).
“The more inner mastery I have, the more flow and joy and ease I have in my life” ~ Maren
0:00 Intro
0:32 Inner Mastery, what is it, why it matters and why now
What if you could feel more like yourself, have the energy and motivation you imagine AND create meaningful change in the world. It’s not a pipe dream.
If you have ever felt
like you’re missing something
Like there’s an answer just beyond your grasp
smaller than you know yourself to be
as if you just weren’t living up to your full potential
not as happy as you should be
Today’s podcast has answers -and tools- for you!
This week, Maren and Stephanie pull apart the very means to freeing our essence, our energy and our potential - the shadow parts of ourselves. The parts we tuck away are the parts that hold both our gifts and our energy.
“If we cannot look inside to the ‘dark’ places, we will run from them and our life will become very small and restricted.” - Stephanie
The shadow is anything that we neglect or deny in ourselves. We learned early to squash down and turn away from aspects that were shamed, feared or even misunderstood. We created acceptable personas as masks - and we use them in every aspect of our lives.
The problem is that 1. We get so used to the persona we forget that it's actually not us 2. Our essence, our energy and our life force are all tucked in the shadow and 3. Not being ourselves takes a toll, a toll that gets heavier and more painful with each passing year.
The good news is, it’s all changeable. And this podcast is the perfect place to start.
Be sure to listen to the end where you’ll find
great questions to help you uncover (and embrace) more of your essence
inspiration from the 13th century poet Rumi
a process for identifying your shadow parts so you can reclaim your gifts and energy
Chapters
2:04 your glass ceiling
5:39 adaptations for the unacceptable within
7:05 disassociation and how to recognize the shadow
10:51 compassion, ah there you are
12:36 making space and embracing the parts
16:05 agreements and shadow agreements
20:48 who would I be if I weren’t…
22:00 this is for more than ourselves
23:56 a process of self discovery and self healing- build your root system
This being human is a guest house. Every morning a new arrival.
A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes as an unexpected visitor.
Welcome and entertain them all! Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows, who violently sweep your house empty of its furniture, still, treat each guest honorably. He may be clearing you out for some new delight.
The dark thought, the shame, the malice, meet them at the door laughing, and invite them in.
Be grateful for whoever comes, because each has been sent as a guide from beyond.
Please share your insights and questions in one of our Soulful Leaders groups:
What if the thing you're clinging to is the very thing holding you back?
In this week’s episode, Stephanie and Maren dive deep into the attachments we hold—money, identity, expectations—and the hidden cost of not letting go. Maren shares her powerful personal story of losing $250,000 and the radical transformation that followed when she chose to see it not as a failure, but as a gift.
Together, they explore:
The emotional weight of attachment
The courage it takes to surrender
How to recognize what’s no longer serving you
And what freedom really feels like on the other side of letting go
This episode is a heart-forward companion to Ep 180: The Secret to More Energy—so make sure to add it to your playlist.
If you’re holding on tight to something (or someone), this conversation might just be the invitation you didn’t know you needed.
0:40 $250,000 lesson
5:43 Attachments, we hang on, and on and on
8:55 The process of letting go
14:07 Self judgement, if I were a better person
17:16 The fist wants to fight, there are alternatives
21:28 The costs and solutions
23:16 Stephanie’s cat
26:06 Where is it serving you and how to surrender
30:21 Not meant to do it alone
“It takes a tremendous amount of courage to let go of the attachments of who you think you are and what you think or assume is going to happen” ~ Stephanie J. Allen
Please share your insights and questions in one of our Soulful Leaders groups:
Have you ever hung on to something you know is not good for you?
A habit, a belief, maybe even a relationship or a job that you know sucks, but you can't seem to let it go?
The thing you say, ‘if only’ this were different, my life would be great, then you don’t change it?
~ If only my husband were kinder, stronger, shorter, taller, etc.
~ If only my job paid me more money
~If only I could lose 20 pounds
The truth is that you stay stuck because it’s comfortable. It’s what you know. Complaining is easier than changing, than the unknown. It’s the devil you know.
Often the only path to real change is tragedy. Something horrible happens that makes us change, that wakes us up. The pain becomes bad enough that we HAVE to do something different.
It doesn’t have to be that way.
Pain and suffering is only one path. There is at least one another - you can wake up through joy and inspiration.
That’s what Stephanie and Maren dive into this week.
Stephanie shares the classic Baal Shem Tov story of the Scrawny Cow which leads right into a great discussion of creating true and lasting change in our lives - WITHOUT the drama and trauma.
We tend to ask, why do I have to change? Why can't THEY change? After today’s podcast you’ll be running towards the privilege of changing and all the gifts it brings your way.
When you are angry and fight against something, that something actually gets fed. You add your energy to it. Shifting focus towards what you want instead, stops feeding the beast you don’t want and diverts the energy into building your ideal - what you DO want.
"I was once asked why I don't participate in anti-war demonstrations. I said that I will never do that, but as soon as you have a pro-peace rally, I'll be there." ~ Mother Teresa
In today’s podcast, Maren & Stephanie explore this dynamic, discussing when it’s best to tap into the ‘away’ energy, and when it’s useful to create ‘towards’ momentum. They share great stories (like the Heirloom company Maren and her Mom started to counter the impact of companies like Monsanto) and interesting examples (like the difference your body experiences fighting against something or moving towards something) - all in their fun engaging style.
If you’ve ever thought, “I wish I had more energy”, you’ll be very glad you tuned in.
04:40 Fighting Monsanto
09:37 Going to war or finding what’s working
15:18 Everything is energy, where are you investing yours?
20:07 Boosting energy and resiliency
25:15 You are what you consume
“You are who you hang out with. You're also what you read, what you listen to, what you invest your time and energy into. You actually become that.” - Maren Oslac
Mel Robbins has caught the nation’s attention with her ‘Let Them’ Theory. It’s simple, it’s empowering and it’s not as one-size-fits-all as people want to make it.
This week, Stephanie and Maren bring opposing views on “Let Them”, which opens up a world of discussions and several thought provoking examples. The essential aspect for leaders is how they use their own experience of sitting on opposite sides of the fence to uplevel the traditional right/wrong/good/bad argument to a higher place of inspiration.
Covering everything from understanding when ‘Let Them’ is your best path (and when it’s not, hint: if your decision is a reaction, it’s not your best path), to how to move from reaction to inspiration, today’s podcast is filled with gold.
People are finally learning not to take things personally or try to control every little thing (and person) in life, and applying ‘let them’ everywhere also has a downside. Instead of making it right or wrong, Maren & Stephanie explore a little microcosm that beautifully illustrates how to step into a higher option.
“We're so literal that we don't tend to make space for another perspective or another thought, and if there is any space, we tend to fill it with assumptions.” ~ Stephanie J. Allen
00:31 Let Them, blessing or excuse?
05:36 Highest possibility
09:10 Breaking the conditioning
12:58 Knowing what’s mine to do
16:20 From Reaction to Inspiration
22:07 Making the space necessary
26:13 It’s a practice
31:29 People meet you where you are
“Most of the time, people stop being reactive because I'm not being reactive, because I'm coming from inspiration instead. And that is a really cool place to be.” ~ Maren Oslac
Have you ever felt invisible? Not seen or heard? Isolated?
Ironically, you are not alone. More and more people are experiencing this.
In today’s powerful podcast, Maren shares her own story and together Maren and Stephanie look at this from multiple perspectives including:
the role that AI has played - and will play - in this phenomenon
how to heal from from the isolation
the disease of perfectionism
what it means to be a full spectrum human
the role of business and how agile (or not) it can be
Instead of blaming, shaming or pointing fingers, they look at it from empowering angles and ask great, thought provoking questions. If you’ve ever struggled with invisibility or if perfectionism has taken a toll in your life, today’s podcast will get you thinking differently.
04:18 Abdicating our consciousness
08:44 Being in it
09:55 Having it all figured out - perfection
14:24 Being full spectrum
16:33 Healing
20:07 I don’t want to go there, so I hand over my sovereignty
22:11 Being agile in business, a speed boat instead of a cruise ship
Can a business really thrive and NOT be toxic? Can it actually be beneficial to the people running it, its customers, its workers, AND the planet?
Mark Silver has the answer - and it’s a resounding YES!
Mark has worked with 1000’s of businesses over the last quarter century and has proof that every act of business can be an act of love. As leaders grasp what that even means and begin to embody it, we will be the change we’ve been waiting for.
Stephanie and Maren unpack this progressive business (and personal) model with Mark learning about his activism, business and Sufi background along the way. His concept (and book) Heart-Centered Business: Healing the Toxic Business Culture so your Small Business Can Thrive makes for an engaging and inspiring conversation.
We cover everything from Mark’s fascinating story, to what is the heart of a business, to the gifts and strengths that we are meant to unfold and share, to going beyond the transactional corporate way that we know as business.
How do we work with our businesses instead of just having an agenda that we force? What might our businesses want to have happen for us or for humanity? These questions and more are at the “Heart” of today’s conversation.
04:33 The ‘Heart of Business' The Sufi perspective, Constant distractions, Outer dissonance 08:04 Your relationship with your business What is my business asking from me? What does it want to give me? 13:12 Mark’s Story Activist and punk, not-for-profit, magazine, Sufi business healing 16:11 the intersection between outer business practices and inner spiritual truths Marketing without the ick. Seeing sales tactics so you don’t get taken in. Emotional Hijacking. ‘Best’ business practices. 30:24 Business as a force for good - the small business revolution 34:10 Security and joy 36:48 4 Stages of Business Development 43:13 Mark’s leadership thoughts on practice The ‘thing’ that's going to do it. Environment, and then let it flourish. Being uncomfortable
As humans we’ve downplayed, or completely ignored, two essential life skills: playfulness and intentionality. As leaders, we are completely missing the boat. Adding lightness to our lives is the skill we most need to cultivate.
In this week’s podcast, Maren and Stephanie along with their team members, Dave and Lori share the crux of soulful leadership - leadership that heralds play, imagination and positivity - each from their unique perspectives.
“This is what has brought me into the soulful leader realm. Is matching with people that are similar and heart like minded and that want to lead with integrity and intention” ~ Lori
Covering everything from Positive Psychology to emotional regulation and intelligence; from the impact of nature/surroundings to the benefits of community and shared experiences; the thread that runs through all of it is the open sharing of both experiences and practices.
This is an engaging, insightful episode filled with practical ideas as well as questions that will push you to an even better 2025 and beyond. Questions like: “How are you going to lighten up?” And “Where does the play fit in your life for this year?”
Please let us know your relationship to these questions - and share our podcast with a leader that would benefit from ‘lightening-up’
00:31 Changing of the guard: lightness in business
04:55 Are you the person you wanted to become?
09:55 Emotional Intelligence or Emotional Health
15:59 Issues in our Tissues
19:26 Going to the past to fix it
24:52 What is your anchor?
25:41 Dave - shifting mindsets with play and imagination
32:40 Lori - anchoring through nature and awareness
Have you ever struggled with any aspect of the holiday season? If so, you’ll want to tune into today’s podcast.
If you could do holidays differently, what might that look like? And why? What would it mean to you to get you in touch with your own inner presence and your gifts?
Mass consumerism, big business, advertising and social media have co-opted our holidays. AND, we’ve internalized the pressure to do ‘all the stuff’, be everything to everyone and to have all parts looking ‘just right’. All of this is at our own expense. We are the casualties.
👉🏻 Most importantly, we are also the solution.
In this week’s podcast, Stephanie and Maren talk about holidays from a different perspective - from the internal. They:
Share how they empower themselves at the holidays
Delve into the word holiday (holy day, hole-y day, filled with holes)
“There is a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in.” - Leonard Cohen
If you’ve ever struggled with any aspect of the holiday season, you will appreciate this podcast. Please share it with a friend that might benefit from hearing it as well.
Think about that time when you were so irritated you could barely see straight. That’s emotional hijacking - it happens more than we notice AND it costs us way more than we realize.
It can cost you a client, a team member, a partnership or even your reputation. As a leader, you definitely want an alternative.
In today’s podcast, Maren and Stephanie talk about Maren’s personal experience of being emotionally hijacked that led her to almost transfer her emotions onto her husband.
This vulnerable, real and funny discussion travels through the Drama Triangle (victim, violator, rescuer), the importance of creating a safe space within oneself and the role of imagination in shifting out of the drama. Most importantly, Maren and Stephanie share a favorite tool to break the drama cycle and literally build new, more empowering pathways in the brain.
00:31 Complete irritation
04:04 Safe space
06:55 Drama Triangle
10:37 An alternative, space to re-story
15:54 Five versions
20:01 Where to start, the power of practice
24:11 Co-Creation Circle
Does this type of work interest you? Be sure to check out Maren & Stephanie's 2025 Co-Creation Circle. It’s built for leaders that want to go more deeply into changing their world, into making shift happen - from the inside out.
You are not the problem. The way you were taught to solve problems is actually limiting you.
Rational thinking is inherently limited - mainly because we’re not meant to stop at ‘rational’, we are meant to keep evolving.
Einstein said that you cannot solve that problem on the same level that created it. That means traditional problem-solving methods are insufficient for addressing our modern societal issues and personal challenges.
It's time for us to go beyond what we currently know and do, we need to develop ‘trans-rational’ awareness. Trans-rational awareness is real, and embracing it requires each of us to let go of who we think we are.
That may seem confusing and scary, and there is a process.
This week, Stephanie and Maren:
break down this cutting edge subject
talk about why ‘figuring’ has left us in a bind
share options for how to move to the next level
use migraines as an example
introduce two upcoming programs that build skill with transrational tools
share the answer to the question so many hold in their hearts - “Why bother?”
If you are frustrated with escalating issues in your own life and the world, there is a better way. Today's podcast does more than scratch the surface - it provides tangible tools to foster deeper, more meaningful and impactful lives. It provides hope.
01:00 If you could have figured it out, you would have already
03:50 Beyond the figuring; trans-rational
07:57 The role of meditation
11:29 Why bother? For you and the world
13:38 There is another way, breadcrumbs and science
Boundaries and Beliefs: Leading Without Losing Yourself
12 nov. 2024
00:15:20
Have you ever wanted something more for someone then they want it for themselves?
It can be painful and heartbreaking - for both people. And it can decimate a relationship.
Today, Maren and Stephanie dig into every aspect of this from both personal and professional perspectives. They cover control and codependency, arrogance and boundary issues, internal dialogs, the external world as a mirror and how so much of what we say to ourselves is actually not our own voice.
Through two personal stories comes - wisdom, insights and thought provoking guidance for leaders and business people alike.
This is a jam packed, short episode with a great practice toward the very end - so be sure to stay tuned.
Please share it with a friend and join us on Facebook and/or LinkedIn. We’d like to hear your comments, questions and thoughts.
There is a direct link between Soulful Leadership, your shadow and Halloween.
Don’t let it ‘spook’ you!
Carl Jung has done powerful work around exploring the shadow as a path of both personal and leadership development. Today, Stephanie and Maren share how that can be done in a playful way. By consciously using Halloween (or any time of the year) you can embrace the beautiful leadership gifts that are stuffed in your shadow.
In their fun, insightful way, Stephanie and Maren share the deeper side of our current customs so we can all mine some inner gold - while fully enjoying our holiday.
If you’ve ever wanted more energy, freedom, healing, creativity, abundance or anything else, you will want to listen in - regardless of the time of year.
02:02 A Deeper Level of Halloween
06:13 Embodying our Shadow
08:26 Feeling stuffed or allowing the sweetness
11:04 Life is a guest house
12:37 Golden Shadow
14:22 More energy (healing, creativity, peace, etc.) please
11:04 Rumi Poem, The Guest House — Jalaluddin Rumi, translation by Coleman Barks (The Essential Rumi)
This being human is a guest house. Every morning a new arrival.
A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes As an unexpected visitor.
Welcome and entertain them all! Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows, who violently sweep your house empty of its furniture, still treat each guest honorably. He may be clearing you out for some new delight.
The dark thought, the shame, the malice, meet them at the door laughing and invite them in.
Be grateful for whoever comes, because each has been sent as a guide from beyond.
18:38 Albert Einstein — ‘The most important decision we make is whether we believe we live in a friendly or hostile universe.’
Please share your insights and questions in one of our Soulful Leaders groups:
What motivates you? Does pain and fear get your butt in gear, or is it joy and meaning and purpose? Are ‘mess’ and ‘drama’ habitual patterns in your life?
If you are comfortable complaining and don’t get really ‘motivated’ until something breaks or is on fire - then you are familiar with the fear/pain/adrenaline loop. While it works to get where you want to go, it’s exhausting and it’s probably gotten old.
The adrenaline motivation loop takes a huge toll on our systems. Plus we end up in a cycle of internal fixation and procrastination so we can get to the adrenaline rush.
The alternative? Being pulled forward by joy and purpose, it’s not only easier on our bodies, minds, and emotions, it feeds us and fosters growth and resilience.
In this week’s podcast Maren & Stephanie talk about making the shift from one way of being to the other, what it takes and the benefits for body, mind and spirit.
If you are interested in making that shift and are looking for support, join the Soulful Leader Podcast email list and get notified about our new, upcoming group program to help individuals connect with their deeper motivations and lead from the soul. (www.TSLP.life)
“If you weren't getting a benefit out of the drama, you wouldn't be in it. It's serving you.” ~ Maren Oslac
00:32 The adrenaline rush
04:24 Honesty about the benefits of drama
06:56 Being on the edge of breakthrough
08:18 Double down, or walk away, how do you know
14:16 Your role in this age of AI, where is your mastery
18:09 Towards or away, changing the perspective
21:51 Leadership, sorting through the noise
26:17 I was sold a bag of ca-ca poopiness
Upcoming group program - get tuned into yourself, and be able to stay tuned in! Join our email list for more information. (www.TSLP.life)
“If I just — (fill in the blank) — had enough money, got the promotion, had the right team, was in a relationship, had a better job, lived in a different town… THEN I would be happy!” Right?
What if that ‘one thing’ that is eluding you is your greatest gift?
And in getting it, you’d be cheated out of all the meaning, and unfolding beauty, of your life?
The tantalizing shortcut, the quick fix - what if that is actually just rushing our life away? They say that we get to the end of life and wish for more time - because we missed the journey.
This week, Stephanie and Maren offer a quick, fun and powerful exploration of that ‘one thing’ that eludes each of us.
Spoiler alert: You were intentionally designed to have the ‘thing’ you can’t solve - we all were. It’s your passport on a journey of joy and delight - if you choose to take it.
00:31 The one thing that eludes you
03:35 How it’s designed
07:25 But, please, just fix this one thing!
09:52 Ungrateful buggers, it’s heart work
13:29 Beyond the striving, getting there
15:32 Meeting the conflict
16:16 There must be a shortcut
“There's a reason that that one piece is meant to elude us” - Maren
Imagine one of those moments when everything in life was clicking. You hit your stride and all cylinders were firing.
Your business, and life, can be like that regularly.
And it does take an awareness of not only your personal rhythms, but of the rhythms around you as well. Just like a good drummer, you feel it when you are out of sync with yourself AND with your surroundings, you’ve just learned to ignore it …and push through it.
To understand and master rhythms, you must be comfortable with transitions - something we tend to both resist and fight. Resisting transitions and ignoring rhythms results in fatigue and illness.
“Build the transitions into your rhythm so you don't have to get sick in order to have a justification for taking time off” - Maren
Today, Stephanie and Maren take us all on their own journey of success, weaving through the power of rhythms, transitions and even expanding time itself.
Leaders who can articulate their thoughts grab attention. Leaders who can articulate their hearts create impact and connect hearts. Both of which are much needed in today’s world. Building that skill is not about talking - the real secret is the effort those powerful leaders put into listening.
Listening to what’s being said behind someone’s words.
So often, people seem to ramble about nothing for hours. As a society that idealizes the intellect, we live from the head up. We've disconnected from the (literal) brain cells that exist in our hearts and gut. We're so busy up in our heads trying to figure everything out we can’t help but ramble.
So, as a leader, how do you get to the crux? How do you sort through it all and find the nuggets?
This is a subject close to Maren and Stephanie’s hearts and they have a blast unpacking it together. Be sure to listen to the second half where they give 3 distinct skills that will help you further your own impact!
00:44 how you process the world impacts how you speak
03:41 Towards and away motivators
07:38 Shadow piece
11:40 Skill 1 Listening to what’s behind what’s being said
Most of the time there’s a mismatch between ‘job’ and ‘person’ -
Jobs need to be filled. Finding passionate and knowledgeable help, that’s just a bonus!
People need work. Finding something you enjoy at a good company, that’s for the lucky few.
Even the best ‘matched’ positions (right person) are usually not quite right (wrong job).
It’s crazy that this is the accepted standard!
It has a negative impact on the company (customer attrition, environment, co-workers, etc.), the worker (mental, physical and emotional health, family, time, etc) and the customer (feeling slighted, not heard, abused, etc).
Yet we live like this every day of the year. It’s the norm, it’s built into the ‘cost of doing business’.
This week, Maren and Stephanie tackle this important leadership issue - yes, it does fall on the shoulders of leaders - through a story about Maren’s dog, Jemma, and a trip to the vet (no animals were harmed in the recording of this podcast).
There is a way to ask for help, to get the help we need and for it to be a win-win-win. However, we need to rewrite the playbook, to think, and act, differently. Our planet desperately needs people who are ready to think differently. Are you one of them?
How would you like all the time in the world to do what's necessary? The mystics say that we have it, so why do we always feel behind?
One reason is that we’re out of tune with our own personal rhythm. Being out of rhythm puts us into tension, takes us out of flow, we are out of sync with the timing of things (and people) around us, everything gets crunchy.
When we are in sync, time expands. It’s calming, kind, and nurturing. The body doesn't go in a fight or flight. It stays relaxed, so you have less chronic pain, you sleep better, you hear better, and it puts you into flow with everything around you.
As leaders, understanding and using rhythm gives us an edge. Instead of the old ‘push through’ that takes its toll on us (and our teams), finding our rhythm means we get where we want to go AND we have the energy to both enjoy it and continue.
“Our nature is to breathe and be in rhythm.” ~ Stephanie J. Allen
06:34 Tuning into your own rhythm
07:49 Tuning into another’s rhythm
08:15 Slowing down time
10:42 Making space for choice
11:45 Doing the practice
Today, Stephanie and Maren share time, rhythm, connection and flow shortcuts in a quick and powerful podcast. You will love learning more about getting in touch with your own rhythm; it’s the only way we can really connect to another - and connection is what makes business, and life, work.
What if your life, and your business, could go from surface level, average, non-fulfilling to rewarding and filled with substance?
Today’s podcast answers that question.
Self-awareness and introspection in identifying one's values, as well as recognizing and aligning internal and external values leads to deeper relationships, better decision-making, and a more fulfilling life.
Yet, most of us don't even realize what our values are. Our values were adopted, they got layered into our lives from very early on and we’ve not stopped to examine them, to see if they even fit us.
Today, Stephanie and Maren look at all of that AND go even deeper into values looking at both intrinsic (internal) and extrinsic (external) values, the difference between them, and why it’s useful to distinguish between them.
Many of us, as leaders, end up feeling empty and/or dissatisfied due to our culture’s focus surface, extrinsic values. When we take the time to identify AND align both internal and external values we end up with stronger teams and more balanced, harmonious lives.
00:31 Deeper reflection on values
03:04 Understanding Intrinsic & Extrinsic
10:53 Imbalance: is it the precursor to mental and emotional illness?
For what purpose were you born in this time? In this place? With these people? In this situation?
There is a reason.
“For every single problem, there is a solution right next to it. And those solutions are us.” - Maren Oslac
Life is more than meeting, or even exceeding, societal expectations. Ask anyone who has climbed that ladder. As leaders, we often feel pressured into doing all the ‘right’ things and checking off the boxes. And we lose ourselves in the process. Meaning is what we really seek and that is found in discovering, and doing, our life’s mission.
Today’s episode touches something deep inside that’s been calling to us. Maren and Stephanie are articulate and bring both hope and joy to what could be scary, anxiety inducing subject matter.
You’ll want to share this with those around you, leaders or not.
Perfectionism is rampant in our culture. The pressure to do things right, right now, has induced in us a fear of making mistakes. Ironically, that very aversion is what keeps us from doing things ‘right’. It’s a horrible incapacitating cycle that HAS to be broken.
Today, Maren & Stephanie talk about this ‘cycle’ we’ve caught in a fun and engaging way, laughing at their own mistakes (yes, Stephanie really did light a 90 year old man on fire). More than that, they bring perspective shifts AND multiple, tangible practices to the conversation so that we can all get to the benefits of the ‘missed takes’ in our lives.
If you want the quickest doorway to growth, you will love this podcast. Of course, you’ll need to be willing to let go of your self-judgment and perfectionism!
What if the skills you’ll need to retire well are also the skills you need to live well? And to lead well?
It turns out, they are. Retirement is not just reserved for a stage late in life when you're not working anymore, it happens throughout our lives on multiple levels. So having some skill with it can literally change your whole world.
Imagine a part of yourself that you’d love to ‘retire’. Maybe you’d love to take the complaining part of you and set it aside, or be done with the part of you that gets anxious? We think about retiring from work or retiring for the evening, and we can apply that concept to letting go of the parts of ourselves that don’t serve us anymore.
The idea that when we retire from something it’s all sunshine and roses is false. In reality, 99% of the time, there’s actually a struggle, a push back and a loss of identity.
Creating a regular ‘retiring’ practice will up-level your life and make the continual ongoing process of growth easier. It will also build a powerful skill set, one that will keep you from getting caught in downward spirals like the trap in which most retirees get caught. Riley Moynes has a great TEDTalk and book that outline the 4 stages of retirement - and they are not all sunshine and roses.
In this week’s insightful podcast, Stephanie and Maren use a ton of great examples to illustrate how we get stuck, AND how to get UNstuck by using the concept of ‘retirement’ as a regular practice.
You will want to share this with your colleagues and teams!
00:31 Retiring parts of our ourselves, who would you be without it
04:42 Marriage metaphor, lifting the inner veils
07:14 Exiting the ‘tired’ trap
10:06 If I'm not —--, then who would I be?
12:10 5am Club and what works for you
14:10 The identity of a people pleaser
19:15 You can’t ‘fix’ someone else, what you can do instead
“We're not here just to do what everyone else is doing. There's some puzzle piece that we bring to the whole, that's our gift.” - Carissa Kazyss
Society has a way of getting us to try to fit in. It’s built into our school system, it’s pervasive across all ad platforms and, subconsciously, it runs our lives. Today’s guest firmly believes that your unique self is the key - not only to your own personal happiness and satisfaction - but to every challenge that exists on the planet right now.
If you have ever felt a longing for more meaning, or wondered, ‘is this all there is?’, your soul is talking to you, and you will likely find some inspiring keys in today’s up-lifting, empowering episode. Maren & Stephanie did.
Carissa is a Caravan Guide, writer, community steward, producer, and consultant living in Nanaimo, B.C., Canada. She brings a MA in Integral Psychology and more than 15-years of training with Daniel Goodenough to the conversation.
If you’d like to connect with Carissa, you can do so through the website CaravanofRemembering.com
00:00 Meet Carissa
03:38 we're not here just to do what everyone else is doing
08:54 Something to do? Or someone to be?
14:20 It’s not therapy, you’re wired this way for a reason
22:21 Why bother? Resigned to how it is
26:55 Holding the Question
30:24 We’re meant to do this together
33:12 Leadership and Life Mission
More About Carissa Carissa Kazyss is dedicated to helping life mission work as exemplified in The Caravan of Remembering move out into the world as a way, a place, a community, and a process to support the skill of being in conversation with one's life mission. Carissa is a Caravan Guide, writer, community steward, producer, and consultant living in Nanaimo, B.C., Canada.
She brings a MA in Integral Psychology and more than 15-years of training with Daniel Goodenough. She has led numerous Caravan Conversation Club groups, is co-founder of Caravan of Remembering as a company and continues to be inspired by The Caravan of Remembering as an important resource for our times. Carissa has worked in multiple organizational contexts, roles and fields including sustainability, education, and community development.
In a world that celebrates giving and vilifies receiving, how do we learn to receive? And why is it important, especially to leaders?
Stephanie and Maren discuss this critical component of leadership that impacts everything from relationships to bottom lines. This powerful podcast looks at receiving through the lens of limiting beliefs, definitions of success, agendas, alternative perspectives and more.
The good news?
Doing a bit of inner work can radically change your outer experience of the world - fast. If you are ready to live in a friendly universe where life surprises and delights you, you will love today’s episode!
00:31 Receiving - can’t accept it, or can’t even see it
What does that even mean? And how does it help me as a person, and as a leader?
We are different with different people - we’re one way with our spouse, another with our boss, another with our teams - we take on different personas. Last week Maren and Stephanie talked about this ‘inner’ cast of characters and this week they share three powerful practices to actually find AND develop those different parts of ourselves.
As humans (and leaders), when we choose to work within, it shifts everything outside- for the better.
If you want to be less judgmental, have more energy and life force, achieve your goals more quickly and own characteristics you admire in others, bookmark this episode for yourself.
You can also download the transcript to go more deeply.
00:32 The treasure hunt starts inside
03:20 The minute you impact somebody's life, you're a leader - do it with awareness, and consciousness and willingness
05:11 Practice 1: Shifting an irritation - the path to less judgment (towards yourself AND others), more energy and more life force
Take an external irritation (a situation or a person) and acknowledge that what you there is actually going on within you. Others see it and denying it doesn’t make it not true.
12:09 Practice 2: Claiming your greatness - own those qualities!
Notice the people you think are amazing, the qualities you appreciate - those are also in you, or you would not see them. Look in a mirror and claim them.
17:05 Practice 3: Connecting to your incoming future - becoming more than your past
Who is your future self? Connect to that version of you - that incoming wave is powerful. This is a great exercise to do before bed, to feed into your subconscious.
“The minute you impact somebody's life, you're a leader.” - Maren Oslac and Stephanie J. Allen
In business we’re often told to give more than expected. That’s good business. Yet personally, giving more that someone expects, needs or wants is often a sign of an unhealthy, co-dependent relationship.
So which is it?
How do we know if we should give more than expected or hold back?
This is such a key subject for leaders and businesses that Stephanie and Maren went all in. They don’t hold anything back as they pull it apart and look at it from multiple lenses.
From honestly talking about the fact that most people don’t actually know (or can’t articulate) what they need, to people's tendency to assume “hey, I know what that person needs, and I'm just going to give it to them”, this is a power packed episode.
00:31 Posing the question: do nothing more than expected, or go over and above?
02:07 The awkward ‘over and above’
06:05 Avoiding conflict/actually knowing and claiming what we want
10:55 Sunk cost fallacy
13:36 The empowering version of ‘what did I do wrong’
17:40 Knowing when to over give and when to hold back/stepping out of one up, one down
21:51 That’s a soulful leader
“It's a growth, awareness, rather than a fixed awareness, meaning, you're focusing on where you're growing, where you're evolving, rather than where you're stuck.” - Stephanie J. Allen
Resiliency. We all want it. It’s a buzzword in business. Everyone has an opinion on how to ‘be resilient’.
This week, Maren and Stephanie take a look at this hot leadership topic from a slightly different perspective and give three clear, actionable steps that work. If you are ready to up the resiliency in your life and your leadership, you will love today’s podcast.
We work hard, grow into productive adults, change who we are and suddenly find ourselves in a situation that throws us right back into who we were - no warning - and no way to get out of it. Holding onto who we are, regardless of the situation is resiliency, and it does take a regular, intentional practice.
This is the three part process that Maren shares as she tells her own story of discovery. Leaders who long to swap the life of judgment, criticism and blame for a one of curiosity, joy and playfulness will appreciate that Maren and Stephanie don’t just share the three steps, but they give the secret sauce that actually makes them work.
00:31 Pulled back into an old you
06:28 Stepping up a notch
10:19 Making the choice
11:50 Catching the moment
15:28 Reviewing for next time
17:33 Owning the change - Instant gratification, or repeatable practice
Values are powerful tools, yet most of the time we don’t know what a value is, no less what our particular values are.
Today Stephanie and Maren pull apart what values mean to us personally, and in our businesses. Knowing your values (and your business’ values) is one of the single most impactful thing you can do to attract customers and teams, to increase revenue and retention and even to meet Mr. or Ms. Right.
Are you ready to shift out of the old way of relationships, of marketing, of leading.
If you’ve ever felt like goldilocks - not able to find that ‘just right’ formula, today’s Values first episode will have you reaching for a pen. Instead of the old, exhausting way of going about life, join Maren & Stephanie and dive into a deeper, more meaningful way that leads to flow.
02:07 catchphrase or real meaning
06:36 Codependency in leadership, and the alternative
09:25 Practical tools: Inner work, what does it mean and how do you apply it
15:19 Values: What are they, how do they serve us
"Bad marketing values promotions, good marketing, promotes values.” ~ Simon Sinek
What are my top 10 Values? After each value... A) why is this important? B) where am I living this value now? C) internally.. thoughts/beliefs/attitudes...what do I need to let go of? Learn? Change? So I can be more aligned with my values?
There aren't always answers to the above questions. The questions are meant to be contemplated ..and they will grow, change and evolve as you inquire about them... you may want to pick one each day and just 'think about its presence in your life'.
This is not a test. No pass or fail. No right or wrong Your answer will change as you do.
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You feel the pressure to excel and exceed and yet you don’t feel connection or support. You start to feel isolated and want to give up. Where do you turn? How do you bring out the best in yourself? In the people around you?
Today’s guest, Jeff Sanchez, experienced that isolation growing up and is now all about creating the remedy - for himself and the world around him. As a leader he uses his skills with systems to actively develop the people around him and create environments that foster both connection and support.
As one of the top Archery coaches in the country, with many national and world level competitors, his programs are unique as they are intentionally designed to develop the person first, the archery ‘results’ second.
Stephanie and Maren were engaged from the beginning, where Jeff talks about some of his thoughts and processes for building trust, to the end, where he shares several touching stories about the people who inspired his leadership style.
This is a must listen for every leader, and aspiring leader!
05:01 Building trust
13:42 Pushing to be the best vs. bringing out the best
16:04 Goals to develop the person
22:35 Creating an environment for life
27:28 Making work fun
32:34 Seeing what can be, not just what is
35:15 Wake up call, life is not a straight line
38:48 Knowing how your brain works
43:42 Advice for leaders
Jeff’s bio is below. To find out more about archery, visit his website www.BowDoc.com. To reach him directly email him at Jeff@bowdoc.com.
Jeff is an internationally recognized archery coach who is dedicated to developing whole and healthy human beings. His ‘person first’ philosophy infuses every aspect of his programs and its impact is apparent in his athletes.
Although he’s one of the top coaches in the country winning multiple awards including USA National Coach of the Year, and producing many successful archers on a national and world level, his focus is on building up the person first and foremost. He considers becoming a great archer to be one of the many amazing side benefits of his program.
Before becoming a full time archery coach, Jeff lived a lifetime in the IT world, starting as a successful independent programmer and moving through several iterations of leadership roles at some of the largest and most innovative financial trading firms in the world including Global Head of Development for MF Global. Being a part of, and building, successful teams and people around the world has been a major theme throughout his life.
Jeff’s philosophies with helping his students develop into successful and confident people are inspired by some of his own childhood struggles which often left him feeling isolated. His open and transparent style of communication with his students helps them to be able to expand their own comfort zones.
Jeff’s own leadership style was greatly influenced by various inspirational role models who taught him to not only surround himself with great people, but to also do whatever
Please share your insights and questions in one of our Soulful Leaders groups:
Negative emotions in our culture are something to be “fixed” and are usually pushed away, blocked or ignored - shoved under the bed of our lives. Just because we've blocked or ignored something doesn't mean that it's gone away, which is essential for leaders to understand. All those things that are pushed aside still take up time and energy, and they actually begin to control life from the shadows.
Stephanie and Maren’s use of this delightful metaphor makes the whole subject playful and easy to grasp and puts a new, more joyful paradigm in the listener’s hands. Looking at the parts of ourselves that we stuff and stifle has never seemed so engaging and accessible.
Stuffed aspects of ourselves show up in everything from business challenges, to family dynamics to chronic pain which makes this podcast essential for every conscious and conscientious leader.
In addition to the sections below, you’ll love Stephanie’s story around the 7 minute mark, and you’ll want to explore the practice they share around the 26 minute mark.
Enjoy your treasure hunt , and the flow that ensues.
05:23 The cost
07:06 Making space and finding treasures
13:03 Surprise and delight
16:00 Gifts from our younger selves
20:36 You did something right
22:18 Find your people
26:00 Everything that gets stuffed underneath the bed is actually treasure
You’re pedaling away in your business and a car goes by at top speed, you pedal faster not knowing how to switch vehicles.
Like does attract like, so your life of pedaling attracts more of the same, gurus teaching how to pedal more efficiently, partners, employees and friends, all working hard and pedaling away.
All this work means you are not in the right place to hear, see or feel all the clues and help to get you into that car, the dream life you know is possible. All that incoming data will just pass you right on by - whether it's the right employee, the perfect job, the relationship that’s not toxic, whatever's next, whatever that car is that you're pedaling so hard to keep up with.
Today Maren and Stephanie share a few ways they’ve switched mindsets to allow them to step up and change vehicles in their own businesses. The key is intentionally designing vehicle changes into your life AND building the skills to embrace a completely new way - welcoming the unknown, asking for help and being in the lifelong conversation about your unique road less traveled.
This is the path of the soulful leader.
05:08 Wellness is designing your life
07:06 getting off the bicycle
08:01 beyond scarcity
11:39 if you could have figured it out, you would have
Neurodiversity is Your Superpower with Vicki Keith
28 mai 2024
00:47:33
Vicki Keith is one of the most successful marathon swimmers in the history of the sport. She holds an unprecedented 16 world records, many of which surpassed both the male and female mark - including her record for swimming the 93 km double crossing of Lake Ontario in 1987, being the first person to swim across all five Great Lakes in 1988 and the distance world record for open water butterfly at 80.2 km.
While her swim career is both impressive and inspiring, her own internal, personal work and what she brings to the world of leadership and coaching takes all of it to another level. Vicki was diagnosed later in life with ADHD which was simply another piece in her life puzzle. It helped explain her brain - but the way she accomplished and lived her life came from an early decision to use the unusual way her brain worked to her advantage - no diagnosis required.
Her pursuit of excellence combined with her fiery desire to change the status quo and help people make her an exceptional role model. Everything from her inner dialog, to her lifetime of volunteer work, the to program she created for coaching physically impaired athletes, to the impactful talks she gives points to her service to humanity. Vicki is a unique human and everyone should have an opportunity to learn from her. It was a joy and honor to speak with her.
Vicki is a member of the Order of Canada, in recognition of her outstanding achievements and service, and was presented with an honourary Doctorate from Queen’s University in acknowledgement for her leadership in transformational coaching development. In 2007 Vicki was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame. This honour was followed by her induction into the Canada Sports Hall of Fame in 2019, and in February 2023, the Canada Games Hall of Honour, for sporting excellence and leadership in developing para swimming in Canada. In 1998 Vicki’s most famous arrival and departure point was renamed after her. The headlands of the Leslie Street Spit in Toronto are officially named Vicki Keith Point.
03:49 going from lost to 2 world records
06:51 failure
08:37 ADHD - decisions and changing tasks
10:38 Decision Making - Minor irritation or Major disaster
14:46 A variation on goal setting & values
22:00 The voice in our heads
24:43 Procrastination is really percolation
28:35 Personal mission statement and forgiveness
33:42 Coaching as a journey, working with physical disabilities
Cleaning out a garage leads to a conversation about inner transformation and the truth of living joyfully. Learn how to break free from old patterns and embrace your life of abundance.
“You can transform through pain and suffering or you can transform through joy and abundance and the magic of life” ~ Daniel Goodenough
Did you know that you have a choice?
The tendency to fight, or to run away, pervades our society, and those are both places of pain and suffering, which does transform us. And it comes at a great cost: it's exhausting, not sustainable, causes illness, increases aging, and wears away resilience.
What if instead the world was actually always wanting to give to you? What if you didn't have to fix or force or fight anything? What if you were already enough?
Today’s podcast starts off with cleaning out Maren’s garage and leads to the end result of knowing that something good is not only coming your way, but gives you the tools necessary to be awake and aware to capture it, to be present to it. It’s the roadmap to living the magic of life.
Follow along with Stephanie and Maren as they deconstruct spring cleaning, walk through ‘stop and drop’, and address everything from the itty bitty shitty committee to shifting the whole paradigm.
If you’re tired of fighting, of having the same issues follow you from job to job, relationship to relationship, situation to situation and you are ready to really look, listen and feel to what's going on inside - your freedom resides in this podcast.
04:29 the burnt pot
07:39 gold in the caca-poopoo-ness, making space internally and externally
11:59 healing or adapting?
13:12 Movie theater practice
18:16 It’s an inside job - what does that mean and how do you do it
We’re all going somewhere, where are you going? Have you noticed that you struggle the most with the things you most want? There’s a reason. There’s also a way to change it.
If you’re tired of the inner mind chatter and ready to create a life that you enjoy, that’s in-joy, today’s episode is for you.
This week, Stephanie and Maren bring simplicity and impact to
the understanding that thoughts create our reality
looking at who is actually determining our values
Reclaiming our thoughts and our values
and more
PLUS they give two clear, simple, immediate "how to's " to change what you say to yourself so you can have the life you want.
We are all going somewhere, is where you’re going where you want to be going? If not, you can reframe that in a moment. Yes, your thoughts are foundational - and that’s the good news. Join Maren & Stephanie in making the space to truly change your life.
00:28 Why do we have to change? It’s comfortable and lovely here.
05:09 It’s not an either or situation, there’s a better way
08:06 The space to know, and align with, your wants and values
11:34 Living in joy
14:34 If we aren't conscious, we’re just consuming
19:00 React, Resign or Respond: Changing the narrative
26:15 Working from the outside in
“Do not worry that your life is turning upside down. How do you know the side you are used to is better than the one to come?” ~Rumi
“My mindset has always been, we have a finite amount of time on this earth. And I don't want to get to the point where I look back and feel like I've wasted my entire career time, doing something that didn't make me happy, or didn't make me fulfilled, or for me, didn't make me feel like I was impacting my community in a positive way.” ~ Trina Clarke
This week's podcast is filled with inspiration and impact. Our guest, Trina Clarke, runs the Cumberland County YMCA in Nova Scotia, Canada. While most YMCA’s struggled because of the pandemic (with many of them closing), Trina and her team took a road less traveled and their YMCA actually got stronger by doubling down on their commitment to both their why and their community.
One of our listeners said it perfectly “Trina is so genuine and is able to articulate well, with vulnerability and clarity, how she leads.”
Trina’s story from her roots in childcare through her 27 years at the YMCA is thoroughly engaging. You may want to bookmark the episode to listen to again, and you definitely want to share it with a friend!
05:32 From childcare to community impact
09:35 Aligning values: this is what we stand for
12:09 Leading from the heart
15:45 When you put in the work, you do change
2016 People or profits, do you have to choose?
25:46 Advice for soulful leaders
31:21 All the parts, and in one place there is flow
Trina Clarke Trina Clarke is the CEO of the YMCA of Cumberland. During her 27 year career at the YMCA Trina has worked in various roles encompassing people of all ages. One of her greatest learnings to date is that whether you are trying to convince a three year old to put on their jacket or a government official to support a community initiative the strategies employed are very similar and patience truly is a virtue.
She was born in Amherst NS in 1972 and other than a brief period of residence in New Glasgow as a child and in Fredericton while attending UNB, has lived in Amherst her entire life. She has been married 29 years to husband Kenny and is the mother of 3 children; (Hannah) 27, (Landen)25, and (Jenna)21.
When not representing the YMCA, Trina is an avid reader, loves walking the marsh, photography and camping. She also loves traveling and her favourite place to be is at the beach. Trina truly believes that the YMCA plays a pivotal role in creating a strong and vibrant community and works every day with her team to accomplish that goal.
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Do the right things, hold the right job, make the right amount of money, be self-reliant - this is how we get accepted, be lovable. Stay in the box, or you get shamed.
This is the narrative of our culture. We are immersed in it and don’t even realize how much it runs our lives. Today, Stephanie and Maren share a few of the ways they are transcending this false, and harmful, narrative and how that is not leadership.
As humans, we adapt our personality in order to survive. And the soulful leader project is not about adaptation, it's about evolution.
Join them for this rich conversation about the destiny that you are actually destined to unfold. And how you can either choose that destiny and work with it and have a joyful, uplifted life. Or you can kick and struggle and think that everything is happening to you and you're a hot mess, and life sucks and you're a victim.
00:51 Uplevel how you move about your life; how you use a tool and who is using it gives widely varied results
03:01 We’re often shamed for our natural gifts, school is about fitting into a mold and working on weaknesses
07:23 Finding your sweet spot - it’s not a one size fits all
10:18 Why it’s not selfish to do what you love
14:09 Permission to change radically - transcending good bad, right wrong
20:07 The bandwidth to find your flow
24:18 Measuring success
“How radical is it that you could do something you love, and get paid for it? And it would be exactly what the world needed?” ~ Maren Oslac
Season Two of the Soulful Leader Podcast has officially begun!
Season One spanned 144 podcasts - one podcast every week for almost 3 years. Yes, a single season spanning that many episodes is unusual, and if you are a regular listener, you know that not much about Stephanie and Maren fits the norm. Thank goodness.
Soulful leaders have a deep-seated longing for something more in life, beyond external success and happiness and Maren & Stephanie will be unpacking that along with other aspects of being a soulful leader with their usual insightful banter AND with a great lineup of amazing Soulful Leaders interviews this season.
A few things they cover in this short, powerful episode:
Why a Season Two
Abundance and your inner calling
Letting go of the scarcity model
Asking for help
Inner identity and you outer expression in leadership
Please be sure to join them on Facebook and LinkedIn and share your thoughts and opinions - they want to hear from you.
Do you wake up to a to-do list already waiting for you? Do you ever feel stuck in the life you’ve created?
It’s possible that you are not in flow. One of the quickest ways to step into flow is by starting to live questions instead of answers. This seems counter-intuitive. It’s not. As a child you knew this - your natural state was asking questions - and then you got conditioned out of it.
Questions, especially the question ‘why’, elevate our view and open up space for the potential of the future to enter our lives.
Stephanie and Maren are passionate about this subject and have a vision of every person on the planet stepping into the full potential of the amazing future that is possible. Today’s podcast reflects, and exands on that passion.
Maren and Stephanie cover everything from clear illustrations and visuals of the power of elevating one’s view, to connecting the question ‘why’ with its element of water (flow), to practical ways to get into flow and use questions to quickly transform your life.
This is a perfect podcast to complete their 6 part series on getting into Flow - both personally and professionally. You can find all 6 episodes on the Flow page of their website.
01:06 ‘Why’ is the elevation point, the top of the pyramid
04:04 Creating from the future (potential) instead of repeating the past (what’s known)
07:50 ‘Why’ and the water element - resiliency & flow - chinese medicine kidneys
10:11 The higher view in business, connecting disparate parts
11:44 Connecting to our calling, embracing the Yin energy of ‘why’
13:28 Leadership - going beyond the need to have the answers
15:14 How to use ‘why’ to open doors
This series includes: ~ Ep 139 explores the role of profile tests in our lives and businesses - how best to use them to get real traction, and the profile test that Stephanie and Maren use as a tool in their own business and with clients. ~ Ep 140, 141, 142 & 143 dive into the different Genius energies -Dynamo, Blaze, Tempo and Steel. ~ Ep 144 brings it all together with the ‘Why’ element. Click here to see all currently published episodes in one place.
Did you know that asking the question ‘how?’ can be dangerous?
It’s probably the most common question we ask, especially as leaders, and it can destroy the very things we seek to create.
How will he get that done?
How do we find more clients?
How will I make 7 figures?
All great questions, and it’s essential they are asked in the right timing. When the timing is wrong, it’s actually debilitating.
In today’s podcast, Stephanie and Maren talk about the 4th of Energies, the Steel Genius, those who love the question, ‘how?’. The past four podcasts, have explored why it’s important to understand each unique Genius as well as the ‘What?’, ‘Who?’ and ‘When?’ questions those Geniuses' ask. Today Maren and Stephanie reveal the power of the ‘How?’ question and discuss using that power responsibly -to build rather than destroy.
- Ep 139 explores the role of profile tests in our lives and businesses - how best to use them to get real traction, and the profile test that Stephanie and Maren use as a tool in their own business and with clients. - Ep 140, 141, 142 & 143 dive into the different Genius energies -Dynamo, Blaze, Tempo and Steel. - Ep 144 brings it all together with the ‘Why’ element. - Click here to see all currently published episodes in one place.
You don’t realize how much of your self image is based on conditioning, based on your past. There are BRILLIANT aspects of you that you’ve squashed and put aside, because you were conditioned to fit in, you were told you were ‘too much’.
It’s time to retrieve those parts and step into your shiny, amazing, uniqueness. It’s time to own your natural flow. Being in your flow state is most likely dependent on getting in touch with a few things you’ve pushed aside over the years.
Maren & Stephanie have dedicated a series of podcasts to help, to address this question of flow - today’s podcast is all about the flow of the Tempo Genius.
01:40 Tempo Genius - the questions they ask, and google maps metaphor
04:04 Procrastination of much needed slowing and grounding
06:24 The Shame side
08:11 Season (Autumn) and Chinese Medicine (stomach/spleen)
10:57 Processors
This series includes: Ep 139 explores the role of profile tests in our lives and businesses - how best to use them to get real traction, and the profile test that Stephanie and Maren use as a tool in their own business and with clients. Eps 140, 141, 142 & 143 dive into the different Genius energies Dynamo, Blaze, Tempo and Steel. Ep 144 brings it all together with the ‘Why’ element.
There's a genius in all of us, how do we unlock it?
This is such a critical question for ourselves AND our businesses Maren & Stephanie have dedicated 6 full podcasts to this question, and exploring answers.
There’s tons and tons of business advice out there, everyone telling you ‘do this, do that’. Yet it may not be right for you, your unique genius. How can you tell? Over 6 episodes Stephanie and Maren go through how to know who you are (your genius), how to build a top level team (adding complimentary geniuses) and which ‘guru’s advice’ is best for you to follow.
Ep 139 explores the role of profile tests in our lives and businesses - how best to use them to get real traction, and the profile test that Stephanie and Maren use as a tool in their own business and with clients. Ep 140, 141, 142 & 143 dive into the different Genius energies Dynamo, Blaze, Tempo and Steel. And Ep 144 brings it all together with the ‘Why’ element. Click here to see all currently published episodes in one place.
Today’s podcast focuses on Blaze energy, the people around us who are like the pollinators in nature. Is this you? Is it someone around you? You’ll want to know so you can tap into that genius and collaborate with the best people to make your business bloom!
01:06 Genius and Business
03:05 Is judgment keeping you from your Genius
05:51 Successful businesses have each energy
09:01 Blaze Energy Attributes
12:19 Are you following advice that’s right for you?
16:10 Creating a brilliant, effective team
18:52 The Relationship between Flow and Genius in business
Do you ever feel like you just wish you had more energy to get through your day? You’ve had the life sucked of you and you're reaching for the fridge, or the worst type of thing, to help pick you up?
Understanding your natural flow, and the flow of those around you, can help you stay out of that downward spiral. This is especially true for leaders who are constantly dealing with teams of conflicting energies.
We’ve dedicated 5 podcasts to flow and the energies behind it. This is part 2 of our series.
Part 1: Profile Tests: Finding Your Flow in Business explored several different personality profiling tools, the pros and cons of using them in business and why we use one that we do, Wealth Dynamics (spoiler alert - because it was built for business and leaders).
Today’s episode is dedicated to understanding and identifying “Dynamo” energy.
Do you use your profile tests for you, or your business? Have you found that the results become a novelty, or even an excuse for bad behavior? Or are you able to use them as a means to really owning your (and your team’s) Genius AND increasing the flow of your business?
Profile tests have the potential to help us grow as people, as leaders and even to help us grow our businesses, when used with intention. In today’s podcast, Maren & Stephanie talk about the pros and cons of profile tests, the ones that they use (and why) and how you can get more out of your favorite test.
Self discovery seems to be built into our DNA. We are innately curious about ourselves. Join in today’s conversation to learn more about how -when used well- profile tests can help you transform old patterns, find your flow, build kick-ass teams and more.
01:06 Focus on gifts and strengths
04:41 Manipulation and control
05:08 The three reasons you get the result you get
Is your future filled with infinite possibilities? Or are you creating a future based on your past? What is the difference, and how can you know?
So often we have an ideal, a vision of how our lives could be, and we wake each morning into the hamster wheel that is our lives. No space for that big goal we set at the beginning of January, no time to put towards who we know we could be.
In today’s podcast Stephanie and Maren talk about the realities BEHIND getting what you most want in your life and becoming the person you dream you could be. They share great examples like the caterpillar who has no idea it’s destined to become a butterfly, blunt talk about everything that comes up between you and the goals you set, AND several practical tools - which makes today’s episode one you’ll want to bookmark.
If you’re tired of the trudge and you’re ready to invite some magic into your life and leadership (yes, leaders can have magical lives, too), listen in - and then let us know your favorite part!
00:42 Odysseus and your goals
06:08 Is your past determining your future? What’s the alternative?
08:59 Getting to know your future self, your butterfly self
14:54 Establishing a relationship with the unknown
17:13 Making space for true choice, step into the theater
This time of year feels like a fresh start, a reset, an opportunity to recreate ourselves, and then we hit a wall, make a mistake or get side swiped by life and everything slows down (or comes to a screeching halt). We start doubting ourselves, shaming ourselves and blaming ourselves, our situations and others.,
As with all things, there is another option. It’s just we’re so convinced that we’re alone in our ‘I didn’t so what I said I’d do’ narrative that we stay stuck, we get paralyzed and go back to the habits we know, resolutions and goals can wait until next year.
Did you know that not shaming and not blaming is an actual practice?
This toxic, hidden subject is what Stephanie and Maren bring into the open on today’s podcast. They talk bluntly about how internalizing blame and shame starts a downward spiral, how leadership starts by ending the shame cycle in oneself and how each of us can shift our own narrative to become better instead of bitter.
Some of the highlights of today’s episode are the wonderful Sufi teaching story, leadership lessons from the show The Bear and the questions about living in a friendly or unfriendly universe.
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00:41 Setting up 2024, what happens when we make a mistake?
05:56 Who are you when no one is looking? Sufi teaching story
09:08 Shame in your business
12:30 Friendly or unfriendly universe
14:55 It’s a practice to feel that you are supported. The Bear example
17:31 If you’re really sorry myth
19:18 You can't do it for another unless you're doing it for yourself: s.h.a.m.e
What is a plan? A way to make God laugh? A way to ensure you won’t fail?
We have so many contradictory thoughts (and sayings) about planning it makes us wonder, is it important? And is it possible to create a plan that doesn’t come from a figuring, forcing, or fixing place?
This is the rich, and timely topic that Stephanie and Maren discuss in today’s podcast.
So often we set our goals and then get so busy pushing to make something happen, we stop listening to what actually wants to happen, to our guidance. We’re head down, butt up, missing the left turn that would have resulted in an even more beautiful option. Or the focus backfires and we find ourselves in a bad country song - sick, spouse leaving and losing the house.
There really IS a better way to do goal achievement, and there are very few people who are talking about it. You actually can have your goal, be healthy and keep your spouse and house. It’s just not how you thought it would look.
03:55 Setting goals with inspiration, the alternative to my way or the highway