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This first episode in this series will cover how we prepare for a difficult conversation. We will address mindset, conversation objectives and the role of feelings when thinking and preparing for a difficult conversation. The rework sets the stage for the conversation and for what will follow. One conversation did not get you here and one conversation will not get you where you want to be.
This episode we will cover how do we actively listen using effective questions. Where posture and intent meet language. We can be vulnerable and as a leader know that we are here to gather new facts being open to learning in maybe identifying the root cause of the issue.
This episode covers how we communicate the objective before this conversation started in an honest authentic way. We are not here to sugar coat our needs rather reveal them with the intent of having a interested party on the other side of the table.
This episode is how we partner with the other party on finding solutions to the issue at hand. The reason we had to have this conversation is the other party is part of the challenge and we cannot accomplish our goal without their help. We will talk about how we become open to new solutions.
This episode is all about letting these go. We are talking about letting go of habits, language, circumstances. In this episode we will discuss what we need to ask ourselves about what makes the issue important now to let something go, recognize how a habit or circumstance is serving you and how do we let something go. In order to sail in open ocean we need to lose sight of the shore.
This week's guest is Joe Mauko with a story of trials to triumph. A former nationally ranked athlete & Canadian Olympic contender who brings discipline, on and off the track, coupled with 15 years of Information Security sales experience & strategic account management, including complex enterprise cybersecurity wins in Canada, USA and EMEA. Extreme endurance athlete: Finisher of The Atacama Desert Crossing - 250km ultramarathon across the driest desert on Earth. Sailing yacht skipper SV Ultima.
Our own brain is a safe space. A place where you record the wins, the successes and the good moments. This episode explores giving yourself credit for the things you do for yourself, the good moments you enjoy and recognizing when you feel joy and peace. To know what looks like to be on your own side. Positive neuroplasticity tells us neurons that fire together wire together. Let’s make the most of self care and explore where we go from here.
I am interviewing Delpha Digiacomo today and how she has become more a resilient leader through being in a corporate world veteran with over 20 years of experience in the Property & Casualty space. She also supports growing coaches in their journey to build a recognizable brand. She is a published author and winner of Prospanica's 2021 Entrepreneur's Excellence Award.
This weeks guest is Dan Canfield. Dan is the youngest of 10 and has known community since his toddler days. Dan has found his life filled with connection through his family and his various community activities such as Blue Boy Boxing and Toastmasters. Tune in to hear Dan tell his story of how he finds hope and stays positive in the midst of trials that have come his way.
Today’s podcast is all about the importance of our words, how the brain is always listening and steps we can take to change the words we speak to serve us and positively influence those around us. Our language holds meaning for us and those we interact with, let’s make the most of our language today.
Finding Strength With Ann Weekly Podcast has topics of how to be on your own side to overcome the negativity bias and improving communication with yourself and others. Recent episode topics:
*Conflict resolution
*Active Listening
*Increase self compassion
The skill of networking or small talk at work and social situations is a skill. We will cover several tips and tricks and have a sample small talk conversation in this episode increase your small talk confidence today. Bonus skills is active listening and remembering names too.
We can't control what words or situations we face however how can we increase the peace between our ears and behind our eyes to be sure we are living our truth and not hearing lies. Let's start today by seeking first to understand our feelings matter, give ourself grace and trust our judgement.
It has been said business has no heart however each us have a heart and a mind and relate to others by how another person makes us feel. This episode discusses strategies for you to increase your confidence in how you communication so you can better relate to those at work. When we are confident in our own abilities, we are able to consider how others feel, solicit they input and build the relationship one conversation at a time.
This episode will explore the importance of active listening, give you an easy method on how to actively listen to show you care, remember conversations and to build relationships. We will demonstrate what active listening looks like during this episode and ask you to call in to give us your stories of when you felt listened to in your world.
This episode will explore when communication gets hard - when we need to have a confrontation. What makes a conversation become a confrontation, what makes them so scary and how we can reverse a confrontation back into a conversation to take the fear away so we can have those difficult conversations today to avoid the confrontations tomorrow.