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Are you dealing with insufferable people on your job? đ€
Are you the insufferable person? đ
Whoooo okay I wonât go there.
But seriously, how are the turf wars and the drama going these days at your job?
Are you ready to get a reframe so you can experience things differently?
If you are my guest Annette Simmons is going to help you do just that.
Annette is the CEO of Group Process Consulting and a best-selling author of books that define and promote âpower-withâ strategies and principles even though (and in some cases, specifically because) they undermine autocratic âpower-overâ strategies.
One of her bestsellers The Story Factor: Inspiration, Influence, and Persuasion through the Art of Storytelling was named twice as one of The 100 Best Business Books of All Time.
This is the book that introduced me to Annetteâs work but itâs just scratching the surface. We dive into the why and how to deal with the territorial games on your job that might be driving you mad.
In this episode, we talk about:
How accepting your difference, leaning into your curiosity, and âfollowing your weirdâ can lead you to the unique things you create
Why itâs important that you not dismiss the drama on your job as simply noise
How to spot the predictable tactics commonly used to protect silos on your job and how to deal with them
How looking for and listening to stories of others can be your empathy superpower on your job
The six stories you need to know how to share
And so much more!
Annette is a wealth of wisdom and practical advice that youâll only start to experience in this episode.
To keep up with her and learn more check out ways to contact her below:
Annette Simmons on LinkedIn
Annette Simmons Website
Annette Simmons Books
Six Kinds of Stories
About My Guest:
Annette Simmons is a vibrant keynote speaker, author, consultant, and CEO of Group Process Consulting. Annetteâs most popular book, The Story Factor: Inspiration, Influence, and Persuasion through the Art of Storytelling was named twice as one of The 100 Best Business Books of All Time. All five of Simmonsâ business books define and promote âpower-withâ strategies and principles even though (and in some cases, specifically because) they undermine autocratic âpower-overâ strategies.
Annette uses storytelling to teach work groups how to dialogue about diverse perspectives and connect the dots between seemingly adversarial perceptions into a new shared bigger picture. Her first book Territorial Games: Understanding and Ending Turf Wars at Work was the result of her recording true stories about âturf warsâ that revealed ten predictable tactics commonly used to protect silos.
Her most recent book Drinking from a Different Well: How Womenâs Stories Change What Power Means in Action challenges traditional assumptions about what power is, what it is for, and who should have it. This book is a love letter to women who instinctively seek to balance âwinningâ with moral acts of generosity that protect the weak and preserve our planet.
Her clients have included NASA, Microsoft, Meta, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, businesses large and small, non-profits, and governments.
About: The Reframe to Create podcast is hosted by Joy Spencer, an Executive Leadership and Storytelling Coach, Speaker, and Organizational Development Consultant working with professionals and leaders at all levels within organizations. Joy leverages over 17 years of experience she gained while working to champion change in social justice movements, including those related to global access to essential medicines and consumer advocacy for online privacy. This work required a dogged commitment to not merely challenging the status quo, but to reimagining and working towards creating an ideal future. It is this commitment to creating that has shaped Joyâs coaching philosophy and approach today. Using her signature C.R.E.A.T.E. framework, Joy guides her clients through a process to become incomparable in work so they can get paid to be themselves.
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Are you ready for your next transition as you pivot into something new?
What if your next job or contract was you getting paid to be you?
What would that look like?
What would that feel like?
Absolutely amazing right?
But this sort of thing doesnât just happen. You have to make it happen. And getting paid to be you is all about becoming the type of person who gets paid to be you.
Thatâs because you can only go as far as who you are and before your transition you must transform.
That takes a narrative identity shift.
And those only come by changing the stories you tell about yourself and what you create.
It takes getting (re) storied.
This episode is all about what it takes to do this so you can get paid to be you.
Because isnât it time you stopped getting paid to be everyone else and finally got paid to be you?
Get (Re) Storied: https://reframetocreate.com/restoried
About: The Reframe to Create podcast is hosted by Joy Spencer, an Executive Leadership and Storytelling Coach, Speaker, and Organizational Development Consultant working with professionals and leaders at all levels within organizations. Joy leverages over 17 years of experience she gained while working to champion change in social justice movements, including those related to global access to essential medicines and consumer advocacy for online privacy. This work required a dogged commitment to not merely challenging the status quo, but to reimagining and working towards creating an ideal future. It is this commitment to creating that has shaped Joyâs coaching philosophy and approach today. Using her signature C.R.E.A.T.E. framework, Joy guides her clients through a process to become incomparable in work so they can get paid to be themselves.
Follow Joy on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joy-spencer/
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Your work is not your job or career. Your work is what you create.
You get this.
But what if you're still searching for the thing thatâs yours which you create?
Or if youâve stumbled upon it, what if that thing isnât like everyone elseâs?
While everyone else is creating tangible things that people can taste and touch, yours canât be.
What then?
I want you to know youâre not alone in this.
Creating isnât always tangible.
Some people do create tangible things.
But many more create intangible experiences.
And thatâs great news.
It means the world of creating is much bigger and wider than you might have thought.
My guest on todayâs episode can tell you all about this because Katie MacDonald has done something truly remarkable.
Sheâs taken what sheâs heard here on Reframe to Create and done the deep work of integrating it into her understanding of herself and her work. Sheâs let it give her a reframe and the result has been a powerful discovery of what she uniquely brings to the table.
And her unique contribution might be like yours--something intangible.
Learning this has changed not just how she shows up on her job but how she shows up in all of her life.
We also talk about how your unique work doesnât require that you go on a long journey to find it because youâre already doing it in some way today.
Listen in because you might discover that youâve already been doing the thing youâve been searching to find.
About my guest:
Katie MacDonald is a public health professional, passionate about improving lives through increased access to quality health products and services. She has worked in health markets around the world to introduce new health commodities, promote policy change and build public private partnerships. Katie discovered her love for public health as a Peace Corps volunteer in Mali and since then has lived and worked in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Bangladesh. Katie enjoys making connections with people around the world and in her own neighborhood of Columbia Heights in Washington, DC through scuba diving, cooking, reading and running.
Katie on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katie-macdonald-mph/
Reference Episodes
Reframe to Create Episode 57 - Build and Diversify Your Work Portfolio
Reframe to Create Episode 56 - Liberate Your Work | Sawida Kamara
Reframe to Create Episode 86 - Donât Let Your Job Get in the Way of Your Work
About: The Reframe to Create podcast is hosted by Joy Spencer, an Executive Leadership and Storytelling Coach, Speaker, and Organizational Development Consultant working with professionals and leaders at all levels within organizations. Joy leverages over 17 years of experience she gained while working to champion change in social justice movements, including those related to global access to essential medicines and consumer advocacy for online privacy. This work required a dogged commitment to not merely challenging the status quo, but to reimagining and working towards creating an ideal future. It is this commitment to creating that has shaped Joyâs coaching philosophy and approach today. Using her signature C.R.E.A.T.E. framework, Joy guides her clients through a process to become incomparable in work so they can get paid to be themselves.
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Have you ever felt the life drain out of you because you were in a meeting about meetings?
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I know, I know! I wonât add anymore salt into your wounds if you were suddenly triggered.
There are so many things that can make you feel drained in life and on your job.
So what can you do about it?
Itâs not just more sleep or caffeine in the morning.
What you need to know is exactly how Awareness, Consumption, and Creating can be used to help you break your drain cycle.
Listen in to learn more and how you can put this into practice for yourself and put an end to this drain!
About: The Reframe to Create podcast is hosted by Joy Spencer, an Executive Leadership and Storytelling Coach, Speaker, and Organizational Development Consultant working with professionals and leaders at all levels within organizations. Joy leverages over 17 years of experience she gained while working to champion change in social justice movements, including those related to global access to essential medicines and consumer advocacy for online privacy. This work required a dogged commitment to not merely challenging the status quo, but to reimagining and working towards creating an ideal future. It is this commitment to creating that has shaped Joyâs coaching philosophy and approach today. Using her signature C.R.E.A.T.E. framework, Joy guides her clients through a process to become incomparable in work so they can get paid to be themselves.
Follow Joy on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joy-spencer/
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Do you remember your last big mistake?
Wouldnât it have been nice if someone had been around to steer you clear of the pit before you stepped right in it?
We can all wish.
While I canât give this to you in every area of your life I can promise that todayâs guest will do it for you in one area.
Your job.
Specifically, Natasha Smith joins us to share 5 pitfalls youâll want to avoid while creating on your job.
These insights blew me away because I always encourage you to create on your job.
But these pitfalls show me Iâve had a blindspot by encouraging you to create on your job without clear guidance or guardrails.
Natasha is here to sort all of that out for us.
In this episode youâll learn:
How understanding that the value you think you bring to your job may not be the complete value you bring
The unique qualities of owning on your job that are different from owning in other areas
The Fullfillment Trap: How love, passion, and fullfillment can be your kryptonite
The difference between create and lead vs create, launch, and leave
And much moreâŠ
By the end, I know youâll be armed with powerful nuggets to put into practice as you bring more of you when you create on your job.
About my guest:
Natasha is a visionary leader and recognized trailblazer in the Washington DC area, known for guiding creative, technical professionals, and activists to new heights. She excels at turning uncertainty into innovative opportunities and creating environments where creativity leads to sustainable solutions. Her diverse experience includes developing groundbreaking curricula, enhancing professional development, and establishing and standing up critical teams across education, community initiatives, and global organizations. Natashaâs work in education, civil rights activism, community leadership, and marketing underscores her dedication to driving impactful change.
After years of feeling discouraged by the challenges of pioneering new paths with little guidance or structure, Natasha reached a significant milestone by creating a new role within a global organization. This achievement, which led to the formation of a dedicated team, allowed her to finally see herself as the visionary and pioneer she had always been, despite the initial setbacks and uncertainties she faced.
Outside of her own professional endeavors, Natasha supports pioneers as an accountability and thought partner, guiding them through their journeys and helping turn their visionary ideas into reality.
Connect with Natasha on Instagram at NatashaSmith_CreativeStrategy
Connect with Form at https://linktr.ee/youraccountabilitypartner_
About: The Reframe to Create podcast is hosted by Joy Spencer, an Executive Leadership and Storytelling Coach, Speaker, and Organizational Development Consultant working with professionals and leaders at all levels within organizations. Joy leverages over 17 years of experience she gained while working to champion change in social justice movements, including those related to global access to essential medicines and consumer advocacy for online privacy. This work required a dogged commitment to not merely challenging the status quo, but to reimagining and working towards creating an ideal future. It is this commitment to creating that has shaped Joyâs coaching philosophy and approach today. Using her signature C.R.E.A.T.E. framework, Joy guides her clients through a process to become incomparable in work so they can get paid to be themselves.
Follow Joy on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joy-spencer/
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âI donât know what story to tell.â
âI donât know how to find personal stories in my life that I can use in my presentations, talks, personal branding, job interviews or elevator pitches.â
Have you ever said these words?
If so youâre not alone.
Many professionals struggle to find stories and use storytelling in their work.
But thereâs a way to turn this around for yourself so you never have to struggle to find the right story for the right moment again.
It involves building a Story Bank.
Never heard of it?
Got no idea how to do it?
This episode is definitely for you!
I'll walk you through a step-by-step process for building your Story Bank. After this, youâll have the roadmap to keep building on it.
If youâve been listening to Reframe to Create, you know I am committed to helping you reframe your narrative on work by reminding you that your work is not your job or career; your work is what you create.
But creating with your gifts is not the end of the matter.
Next, youâve got to own what you create and then learn to tell powerful stories about what you create. Thatâs where storytelling and building your Story Bank comes in.
If you want to get paid to be you, youâve got to Create.Own. Storytell.
After youâve listened to this episode I know youâll be ready to pick one of the story moments you identify and work on building it into a full story.
For that Iâve got a Storytelling Package for you that will move you through the next step of your journey.
Want to explore which one is your right fit?
Book an exploration session to learn more: https://joyspencercoaching.as.me/explorationsession
About: The Reframe to Create podcast is hosted by Joy Spencer, an Executive Leadership and Storytelling Coach, Speaker, and Organizational Development Consultant working with professionals and leaders at all levels within organizations. Joy leverages over 17 years of experience she gained while working to champion change in social justice movements, including those related to global access to essential medicines and consumer advocacy for online privacy. This work required a dogged commitment to not merely challenging the status quo, but to reimagining and working towards creating an ideal future. It is this commitment to creating that has shaped Joyâs coaching philosophy and approach today. Using her signature C.R.E.A.T.E. framework, Joy guides her clients through a process to become incomparable in work so they can get paid to be themselves.
Follow Joy on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joy-spencer/
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Are you feeling stuck in your job? Are feeling unfulfilled? Feeling like youâre not being acknowledged fully for what you do and what you bring to the table? Do you feel like thereâs more and you just donât know how to go about finding out what that is?
Well, youâre not alone.
My guest Adeola Adebiyi knows all about how you feel. Despite being a seasoned Cyber Security executive with more than 15 years of experience in the industry Adeola came to me because she felt stuck.
But I had something for her.
The Resume Excavation is a process I take clients through thatâs not about your resume. Itâs about you and a treasure hunt that will give you a complete reframe on who you are and the great value that you bring.
If youâre like Adeola you probably treat your resume as this old thing that you only take out when youâre ready to dust it off to get a new job. And the dust-off is usually a minor update with details of your current position. And then you send it off expecting it to perform miracles like landing you some dream job. Which if you know me and have listened to Episode 1 you know the dream job does not exist.
This approach does not work.
But the Resume Excavation process does.
Donât take my word for it.
Listen in to hear what Adeola had to say about her experience and how the process gave her all she was looking for and more.
About my guest:
Adeola Adebiyi is a seasoned Cyber Security executive with more than 15 years of experience in the industry. She is a Director at Blue Cross Blue Shield of MA in Boston where she currently oversees the Identity & Access Governance program. She is also an Adjunct Professor at Clark University where she teaches Fundamentals of Cyber Security.
Prior to joining Blue Cross, Adeola held various Security and Audit roles at State Street Corporation, PwC consulting, SunLife Financial and other organizations.
She is a proud alumni of Brandeis University and Northeastern University where she obtained Bachelorâs and Masterâs degrees. She also holds multiple Cyber Security-related certifications.
Adeola is enthusiastic about mentoring young professionals in the technology and security space. She actively participates in the mentoring program in her organization.
She is married with two young boys, enjoys music, travel and spending quality time with her family.
Follow Adeola on Linkedin
Want to find out what treasures your resume has been hiding?
Book your resume excavation session now and get unstuck and clear like Adeola!
Link: https://reframetocreate.com/resume-excavation/
Relevant Episode
Reframe to Create Episode 4 - A Resume Excavation to Clarify Your Unique Contribution | Niko Turrentine
About: The Reframe to Create podcast is hosted by Joy Spencer, an Executive Leadership and Storytelling Coach, Speaker, and Organizational Development Consultant working with professionals and leaders at all levels within organizations. Joy leverages over 17 years of experience she gained while working to champion change in social justice movements, including those related to global access to essential medicines and consumer advocacy for online privacy. This work required a dogged commitment to not merely challenging the status quo, but to reimagining and working towards creating an ideal future. It is this commitment to creating that has shaped Joyâs coaching philosophy and approach today. Using her signature C.R.E.A.T.E. framework, Joy guides her clients through a process to become incomparable in work so they can get paid to be themselves.
Follow Joy on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joy-spencer/
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Have you been letting your job get in the way of your work?
Like most people, you probably have because you donât know that thereâs a difference between your work and your job.
In this episode, Iâll show you why confusing the two is interrupting your ability to have the impact youâre looking to have in life.
Once we clear this up youâll be ready to make sure our job goes to work for your work and is aligned with supporting your life, not the other way around.
About: The Reframe to Create podcast is hosted by Joy Spencer, an Executive Leadership and Storytelling Coach, Speaker, and Organizational Development Consultant working with professionals and leaders at all levels within organizations. Joy leverages over 17 years of experience she gained while working to champion change in social justice movements, including those related to global access to essential medicines and consumer advocacy for online privacy. This work required a dogged commitment to not merely challenging the status quo, but to reimagining and working towards creating an ideal future. It is this commitment to creating that has shaped Joyâs coaching philosophy and approach today. Using her signature C.R.E.A.T.E. framework, Joy guides her clients through a process to become incomparable in work so they can get paid to be themselves.
Follow Joy on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joy-spencer/
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What do you do with the tough things in your past?
Do you ignore or embrace them?
What if your painful memories hold the key to helping you identify your unique contribution?
This possibility is what my guest Sandy Dang opens your mind to as you listen to this episode.
Years after struggling to adjust to life in America as a refugee, Sandy uncovered a powerful truth.
Her challenges werenât just difficulties she had been through.
Her challenge was her gift.
And this gift is what sets her apart and makes her uniquely suited to serve her world.
As you listen in youâll learn why this is true not just for Sandy but for you too.
Youâll learn how you can use this knowledge to create something that youâre uniquely made to create and use to serve your world.
Reference: Episode 76 - When Your Job and Mission Align | Josephine Garnem
About my guest:
Sandy Hoa Dang is a social entrepreneur, inspiring speaker, experienced executive, and leadership trainer. She is the Co-founder and Principal of CoInnovate Consulting, a company that provides leadership training and capacity building to governmental agencies, foundations, and nonprofit organizations.
In 2010, Sandy was appointed by former President Obama to serve on the Vietnam Education Foundation (VEF) board, an U.S. federal government agency with a goal to reconcile the wounds of war through education. Later, the board appointed her to serve as the Executive Director of VEF. Prior to VEF, she served as Founder and Executive Director of Asian American Leadership, Empowerment, and Development (AALEAD), an organization that supports immigrant and refugee families through a broad array of educational and social services.
Sandy has received numerous awards for her outstanding public leadership, including being named as an Outstanding American by Choice in 2021 by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. Ms. Dang earned a bachelorâs degree from Duke University and a masterâs degree from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government.
Sandy co-founded Inspire Leadership School and you can learn more about her on her LinkedIn profile.
About: The Reframe to Create podcast is hosted by Joy Spencer, an Executive Leadership and Storytelling Coach, Speaker, and Organizational Development Consultant working with professionals and leaders at all levels within organizations. Joy leverages over 17 years of experience she gained while working to champion change in social justice movements, including those related to global access to essential medicines and consumer advocacy for online privacy. This work required a dogged commitment to not merely challenging the status quo, but to reimagining and working towards creating an ideal future. It is this commitment to creating that has shaped Joyâs coaching philosophy and approach today. Using her signature C.R.E.A.T.E. framework, Joy guides her clients through a process to become incomparable in work so they can get paid to be themselves.
Follow Joy on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joy-spencer/
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Itâs time to kick your productivity mindset to the curb once and for all!
Why you ask?
Because itâs the reason you feel dissatisfied at work.
Donât believe me?
Iâm going to show you why and how in this episode:
I highlight a core feature of the productivity mindset and why itâs problematic
The critical cues you miss when youâre locked into the productivity mindset
A reframe to get out of this mindset and into something better
By the time youâre done, youâll be ready to kick the productivity mindset to the curb so you can regain your sense of work satisfaction.
About: The Reframe to Create podcast is hosted by Joy Spencer, an Executive Leadership and Storytelling Coach, Speaker, and Organizational Development Consultant working with professionals and leaders at all levels within organizations. Joy leverages over 17 years of experience she gained while working to champion change in social justice movements, including those related to global access to essential medicines and consumer advocacy for online privacy. This work required a dogged commitment to not merely challenging the status quo, but to reimagining and working towards creating an ideal future. It is this commitment to creating that has shaped Joyâs coaching philosophy and approach today. Using her signature C.R.E.A.T.E. framework, Joy guides her clients through a process to become incomparable in work so they can get paid to be themselves.
Follow Joy on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joy-spencer/
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What happens when a storytelling coach forgets to tell a story?
Sheâs reminded of just how important storytelling really is!
Thatâs what happened to me recently and it prompted me to think deep about why storytelling is non-negotiable for me, for you, and for every professional working at all levels of organizations.
In this episode, I dig into:
Why the stories we tell ourselves are the most powerful
How stories help us connect, influence, and drive for change
How storytelling helps us shape and control our brands
In the end, youâll get a powerful prompt to help you dive deeper into developing your storytelling skills.
About: The Reframe to Create podcast is hosted by Joy Spencer, an Executive Leadership and Storytelling Coach, Speaker, and Organizational Development Consultant working with professionals and leaders at all levels within organizations. Joy leverages over 17 years of experience she gained while working to champion change in social justice movements, including those related to global access to essential medicines and consumer advocacy for online privacy. This work required a dogged commitment to not merely challenging the status quo, but to reimagining and working towards creating an ideal future. It is this commitment to creating that has shaped Joyâs coaching philosophy and approach today. Using her signature C.R.E.A.T.E. framework, Joy guides her clients through a process to become incomparable in work so they can get paid to be themselves.
Follow Joy on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joy-spencer/
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Want proof that building your authentic voice and personal brand while youâre still an employee is your game-changer?
Do you want to understand how a personal brand can future-proof your work in a volatile job market?
Look no further than my guest Katie Anderson.
Today, Katie is an internationally recognized leadership and learning coach, consultant, and professional speaker. But thatâs not where she started.
Like you, she was an employee working tirelessly in an organization for many years.
Then something happened that changed everything.
She began sharing her unique perspective on her organizationâs work while on the job.
This led to some unexpected opportunities.
But it did more than just open doors.
Sharing her unique perspective and building her brand while still on the job empowered her decision to leave the career track. It gave her the solid foundation that fueled immediate success in her consulting practice.
And she did all of this before she felt 100% ready.
Katieâs story doesn't just show how a personal brand while on the job can pave your way to entrepreneurship.
She shows how it can strengthen your value within your current job.
Listen in to learn more including:
Tips on how you can find and share your authentic voice
Why you may be missing an opportunity to add more value within your current organization because youâre not sharing your unique perspective
How getting validation on your work from outside of your organization can help you in your current role
This episode was powerful for me and I know youâre gonna enjoy this reframe experience!
Listen to Katieâs Chain of Learning Podcast: https://kbjanderson.com/podcast/
Katieâs Book: https://kbjanderson.com/learning-to-lead/
Follow Katie on these platforms:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kbjanderson/
Twitter: https://x.com/kbjanderson
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KatieAndersonLeadership/
Website: kbjanderson.com
About my guest: Katie Anderson is an internationally recognized leadership and learning coach, consultant, and professional speaker, best known for inspiring individuals and organizations to lead with intention and increase their personal and professional impact.
Katie is passionate about helping people around the world learn to lead and lead to learn by connecting purpose, process, and practice to achieve higher levels of performance.
Her book âLearning to Lead, Leading to Learn: Lessons from Toyota Leader Isao Yoshino on a Lifetime of Continuous Learningâ is an international #1 Amazon bestseller.
About: The Reframe to Create podcast is hosted by Joy Spencer, an Executive Leadership and Storytelling Coach, Speaker, and Organizational Development Consultant working with professionals and leaders at all levels within organizations. Joy leverages over 17 years of experience she gained while working to champion change in social justice movements, including those related to global access to essential medicines and consumer advocacy for online privacy. This work required a dogged commitment to not merely challenging the status quo, but to reimagining and working towards creating an ideal future. It is this commitment to creating that has shaped Joyâs coaching philosophy and approach today. Using her signature C.R.E.A.T.E. framework, Joy guides her clients through a process to become incomparable in work so they can get paid to be themselves.
Follow Joy on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joy-spencer/
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If you had to do it over again what would you do differently?
Itâs general wisdom that weâre more likely to regret what we didnât do than we are to regret what we did.
And I agree.
In this episode, I share a personal story of revisiting one of my life regrets and how itâs helping me think about how Iâll make different choices today.
How about you?
Do you have something you wish youâd done but didnât?
Listen in to learn 3 steps to take so you can follow your curiosity and regret-proof your life going forward.
Reference Episodes:
Reframe to Create Episode 80 - Using Curiosity to Discover Your Unique Creativity Style | Victoria P. Mitchell
Reframe to Create Episode 79 - How Curiosity Can Conquer Your Fears and Help You Create | Dzifa Awunyo-Akaba
Reframe to Create Episode 78 - Find Your Passion by Knowing What You Hate | Betsy Jordyn
Reframe to Create Episode 77 - The Skills You Need to Make Your Dreams Come True | Lamarr Womble
About: The Reframe to Create podcast is hosted by Joy Spencer, an Executive Leadership and Storytelling Coach, Speaker, and Organizational Development Consultant working with professionals and leaders at all levels within organizations. Joy leverages over 17 years of experience she gained while working to champion change in social justice movements, including those related to global access to essential medicines and consumer advocacy for online privacy. This work required a dogged commitment to not merely challenging the status quo, but to reimagining and working towards creating an ideal future. It is this commitment to creating that has shaped Joyâs coaching philosophy and approach today. Using her signature C.R.E.A.T.E. framework, Joy guides her clients through a process to become incomparable in work so they can get paid to be themselves.
Follow Joy on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joy-spencer/
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What has your curiosity done for you lately?
Has it led you to a completely new career?
Has it helped you unlock new and surprising ways in which youâre creative but didnât know?
Thatâs what curiosity did for my guest Victoria P. Mitchell and her journey from a member of the Burning Man Project leadership team to COO of Good Party is inspiring and full of wisdom nuggets.
In this episode youâll learn:
How your definition of creativity may be stopping you from discovering your unique creativity style
How itâs possible to become creative in new ways
How curiosity can be your door opener to completely new work
Youâll never see your curiosity as something to take lightly after you see how powerful it can be when you intentionally use it to learn and grow.
About my guest:
Victoria P. Mitchell is a Chief Operating Officer, content creator, and speaker whoâs on a mission to reveal the paradoxes behind our ability to make a deep, lasting impact. If youâre reaching for a bigger vision and want real talk from the trenches, Victoria offers practical insights from her struggles as an âimpact-aholicâ who didnât think she was creative enough or capable of being a storyteller.
Victoria started out hustling in restaurants and then scaled a food-tech startupâs operations from the ground up to serving 3 million meals in 2.5 years. She served on the leadership team for Burning Man Project where her cultural change work was featured in Governing Magazine, Forbes, and The New York Times. After moving 20 times across nearly every region of the country, now sheâs tackling the deeper problems holding our democracy back by building technology and a movement as COO of Good Party.
You can find her sharing her journey @victoriapmitchell with her 10k+ followers on Instagram and TikTok.
Learn more at www.victoriapmitchell.com/impact
About: The Reframe to Create podcast is hosted by Joy Spencer, an Executive Leadership and Storytelling Coach, Speaker, and Organizational Development Consultant working with professionals and leaders at all levels within organizations. Joy leverages over 17 years of experience she gained while working to champion change in social justice movements, including those related to global access to essential medicines and consumer advocacy for online privacy. This work required a dogged commitment to not merely challenging the status quo, but to reimagining and working towards creating an ideal future. It is this commitment to creating that has shaped Joyâs coaching philosophy and approach today. Using her signature C.R.E.A.T.E. framework, Joy guides her clients through a process to become incomparable in work so they can get paid to be themselves.
Follow Joy on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joy-spencer/
#CreateOwnStorytell
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What does it take to become more confident in who you are as a Creating Maven?
Do you need to jab yourself in the arm? Spin around 3 times and skip over a stream?
You can try any of these things but I assure you, itâll get you nowhere.
My guest on this episode Dzifa Awuno-Akaba is a photographer who struggles to claim the title even though she takes gorgeous jaw-dropping photos.
Can you relate?
Are you struggling with doubts about creating?
Do you find that you want to get things to be just so or you want to show up in a particular way and that desire holds you back from creating?
Have you told yourself that you canât have the title of being a Creating Maven because you donât fit the criteria perfectly?
Dzifa gets it and shares key insights from her creating journey on how to use curiosity to overcome her fears and gain confidence in creating.
In this episode youâll learn:
Why creating even when youâre tired is just the energy boost you need
Powerful questions to lean into your curiosity and overcome your fears
Tips for taking confident action toward creating more when you doubt your abilities
If youâve been feeling doubts about your creating abilities lately then this is just the boost you need!
About my guest: Dzifa Awunyo-Akaba is a photographer who seeks to create visual stories that evoke a sense of nostalgia, curiosity, and wonder. She seeks to capture emotions that resonate with human experience like the joy of a moment,
solitude, the warmth of human connections the beauty of nature and the brightness of life. Her photographs over the years have included things she captured while wandering the neighborhoods of her hometown of DC to the captivating urban and rural landscapes of Ghana, Mali, Cuba, Spain, Italy, Scotland, South Africa, New Orleans, and Mexico.
Follow Dzifa on Instagram: @dakaba
About: The Reframe to Create podcast is hosted by Joy Spencer, an Executive Leadership and Storytelling Coach, Speaker, and Organizational Development Consultant working with professionals and leaders at all levels within organizations. Joy leverages over 17 years of experience she gained while working to champion change in social justice movements, including those related to global access to essential medicines and consumer advocacy for online privacy. This work required a dogged commitment to not merely challenging the status quo, but to reimagining and working towards creating an ideal future. It is this commitment to creating that has shaped Joyâs coaching philosophy and approach today. Using her signature C.R.E.A.T.E. framework, Joy guides her clients through a process to become incomparable in work so they can get paid to be themselves.
Follow Joy on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joy-spencer/
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What if youâve been going at things all wrong?
What if instead of running away from feeling anger and hatred you moved towards it?
Not to indulge in destructive behaviors but to get curious and understand what it's telling you about who you are and what youâre meant to do.
This counterintuitive view of how what we hate can teach us about our passion is what my guest Betsy Jordyn brings to this conversation.
Betsy is a brand positioning strategist who specializes in helping her clients understand and leverage their superpowers. However, her journey from organizational development consultant at the Walt Disney Company to an entrepreneur was full of pivots and hard-won lessons. Betsy doesnât hold back in sharing these treasures with us.
In this episode youâll learn:
Why your passion isnât what you love but what you hate
4 creative strength styles and how to find yours
How to use your superpowers in support of your passions
How unmet needs can signal great opportunity
The important role collaborating with others plays in you living out your passion
Tune in and learn to see yourself in a way you havenât before!
About my guest: Betsy Jordyn is a Brand Positioning Strategist that helps consulting and coaching business owners clarify their brand positioning and messaging, create a website presence that positions them as sought-after experts, land clients with ease and integrity, and take their place as thought leaders and influencers in their niche. Her mission is to help consultants and coaches monetize their best-at strengths and authentic passions to make a bigger difference in the world. Betsy also hosts the Enough Already podcast.
Learn Your Superpower: https://www.betsyjordyn.com/superpower-quiz
Follow Betsy:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/betsy-jordyn/
Website: https://www.betsyjordyn.com
About: The Reframe to Create podcast is hosted by Joy Spencer, an Executive Leadership and Storytelling Coach, Speaker, and Organizational Development Consultant working with professionals and leaders at all levels within organizations. Joy leverages over 17 years of experience she gained while working to champion change in social justice movements, including those related to global access to essential medicines and consumer advocacy for online privacy. This work required a dogged commitment to not merely challenging the status quo, but to reimagining and working towards creating an ideal future. It is this commitment to creating that has shaped Joyâs coaching philosophy and approach today. Using her signature C.R.E.A.T.E. framework, Joy guides her clients through a process to become incomparable in work so they can get paid to be themselves.
Follow Joy on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joy-spencer/
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âExposure is the birthplace of possibilityâ
When my guest Lamarr Womble said this my mind exploded.
It made me think about how many more possibilities Iâm missing because I havenât dared to expose myself to something new.
How about you?
Are you exposing yourself to new things?
Could this exposure be the birthplace of not just new possibilities but of new dreams?
This ability to expose yourself to new things is just one of the skills that Lamarr opened up my mind to in our conversation about the skills we need to make our dreams come true.
Overall this conversation made me realize that this is a missing piece from what Iâve been sharing with you here at Reframe to Create.
While I always encourage you to create and get on with building your dream life, Lamarr shows that there is a step before that.
Building a solid foundation of skills that will support that dream.
We dig deeper into what this looks like.
In this episode youâll learn:
The foundational skills you need to build to support your dreams
The power of invested mentors who will create the space for your experimentation
How your job can be a skill builder and supporter for your dreams
And much more!
If youâre ready to go after your dreams and create beautiful things, but canât figure out why you keep getting stuck, Lamarr may have the answer to why.
Listen in with your notebook and pen to enjoy an informative and inspiring conversation!
About my guest: Lamarr Womble is a nationally recognized Keynote Speaker, Executive Coach, Leadership expert and co-host of The Men Up Podcast Host. He helps audiences to access a more fulfilled life by helping them to discover âitâs not just about what you do but who you want to beâ. He focuses on three areas 1) Conquering the battle in your mind 2) Doing the work you love and 3) Leading self/other to happiness.
For Lamarr, these are the key components to winning and living a powerful life. He is the creator of âThe You Book Journalâ and author of âLegendary: How Any Student Can Become A Legendary Leader!â
Since 2008, Lamarr has delivered his message to over 60,000 students, educators, and corporate professionals.
Heâs been featured on MSNBC and as a Tedx and Tedx Youth speaker.
Contact Lamarr:
Social Media: @LamarrWomble on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lamarrwomble/
Website: https://lamarrwomble.com/corporate/
Website: https://passionforleadership.com/about/
About: The Reframe to Create podcast is hosted by Joy Spencer, an Executive Leadership and Storytelling Coach, Speaker, and Organizational Development Consultant working with professionals and leaders at all levels within organizations. Joy leverages over 17 years of experience she gained while working to champion change in social justice movements, including those related to global access to essential medicines and consumer advocacy for online privacy. This work required a dogged commitment to not merely challenging the status quo, but to reimagining and working towards creating an ideal future. It is this commitment to creating that has shaped Joyâs coaching philosophy and approach today. Using her signature C.R.E.A.T.E. framework, Joy guides her clients through a process to become incomparable in work so they can get paid to be themselves.
Follow Joy on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joy-spencer/
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What would it look like if your lifeâs mission found alignment in your job?
How would it feel to go to your job every single day knowing you were living out your lifeâs purpose?
It would feel phenomenal, wouldn't it?
This episodeâs guest doesnât just know how this looks and feels but she also knows what it takes to get there!
And sheâs going to show us how.
Josephine Garnem stopped by to share the twists and exciting turns that have led her from being misaligned to finally getting paid in her job to live out her lifeâs mission.
Youâll learn:
The three things that set her up to get paid to be herself in a job that aligns with her mission.
Lessons from turning her pain into purpose
The important role that collaborating with others played in her journey
And much more!
If you wonder about the possibility of bringing job and mission alignment into your life after years or decades of misalignment then this is your âhow-toâ guide to getting paid to be you in this way.
About my guest: Josephine Garnem is the Executive Director of the Healy International Relief Foundation. She has over 25 years of global experience as an experienced community mobilizer and humanitarian professional. Having lived and worked in Sierra Leone, Uganda, Cameroon, Nigeria, the Middle East, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Haiti, and also within their diaspora communities in the USA, she has a deep contextual understanding of both relief and development.
She has designed and implemented training and capacity strengthening initiatives for local organizations fostering deliberate partnerships with universities, hospitals, governments, and donors. Moreover, she has effectively mobilized resources for affected communities by forging coalitions with diaspora groups, embassies, businesses, and donors.
Josephineâs transformative work in immigrant communities in Maryland since 2007 has involved raising awareness of health disparities, supporting literacy, and facilitating workforce development. Additionally, she leads interfaith dialogues on peace and social justice issues.
Connect with Josephine: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephine-garnem-674628/
About: The Reframe to Create podcast is hosted by Joy Spencer, an Executive Leadership and Storytelling Coach, Speaker, and Organizational Development Consultant working with professionals and leaders at all levels within organizations. Joy leverages over 17 years of experience she gained while working to champion change in social justice movements, including those related to global access to essential medicines and consumer advocacy for online privacy. This work required a dogged commitment to not merely challenging the status quo, but to reimagining and working towards creating an ideal future. It is this commitment to creating that has shaped Joyâs coaching philosophy and approach today. Using her signature C.R.E.A.T.E. framework, Joy guides her clients through a process to become incomparable in work so they can get paid to be themselves.
Follow Joy on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joy-spencer/
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Do you hope that if you leave things alone theyâll sort themselves out?
Maybe you believe the old adage that âtime heals all woundsâ.
While this may be true for some things itâs definitely not true when it comes to your gifts!
In this matter, time will not lead to something better automatically.
In fact, the opposite will happen in time to your creating muscles.
Theyâll atrophy. Theyâll congeal. Theyâll get flabby and weak.
In this episode, I share a very squeamish personal story about how I learned that you must happen to your life and your gifts or things will fester and go very bad.
I hope it inspires you to get up off the couch of your life and into your creating workshop!
Hold on to your hat!
About: The Reframe to Create podcast is hosted by Joy Spencer, an Executive Leadership and Storytelling Coach, Speaker, and Organizational Development Consultant working with professionals and leaders at all levels within organizations. Joy leverages over 17 years of experience she gained while working to champion change in social justice movements, including those related to global access to essential medicines and consumer advocacy for online privacy. This work required a dogged commitment to not merely challenging the status quo, but to reimagining and working towards creating an ideal future. It is this commitment to creating that has shaped Joyâs coaching philosophy and approach today. Using her signature C.R.E.A.T.E. framework, Joy guides her clients through a process to become incomparable in work so they can get paid to be themselves.
Follow Joy on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joy-spencer/
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Whatâs style got to do with any of it?
Isnât a focus on your style just a vanity project?
Isnât your expertise more important than the clothes youâre wearing?
These are the questions I had for my guest and Image coach, Solita Roberts.
And she set me straight with the most powerful reframe on style Iâve heard!
Youâre going to be blown away and discover that youâve had a tool in hand for showcasing and attracting more work that you havenât leveraged.
Itâs time to get your arms around the story your style tells about your work so you can get paid to be you as you make your unique contribution to the world!
In this episode, we discuss:
How and why your style can tell a powerful story about your work
How your style can do the heavy lifting for you when you network, especially if youâre an introvert
How you can develop a style that represents you and your work in the most authentic light
Let's get it!
About my guest:
Solita Roberts is a banking and finance professional turned Image Coach, Speaker, & Personal Stylist. She is the creator of Style To ImpactÂź - a transformative and individualistic experience that goes beyond fashion and creates new rules for style and self-expression.
Inside her programs, she teaches and equips women entrepreneurs, professionals, and speakers who are forging a distinct path in business, life, and career show up confident and create an irresistible brand presence.
Solita has boldly redefined how to dress as a professional, crafting tailored looks that flawlessly align with each individualâs values and brand so they can leave a lasting impression and effortlessly command any room.
When not sharing her message on her LinkedIn live show, she has been welcomed as a speaker, workshop facilitator, and podcast guest across the United States.
Solita was named one of LinkedInâs Top Voices in the Fashion and Beauty Industry and featured on The CW Network.
Follow Solita:
WEBSITE: https://styletoimpact.com/
INSTAGRAM: @styletoimpact https://www.instagram.com/styletoimpact/
LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/solitacroberts/
#CreateOwnStorytell
About: The Reframe to Create podcast is hosted by Joy Spencer, an Executive Leadership and Storytelling Coach, Speaker, and Organizational Development Consultant working with professionals and leaders at all levels within organizations. Joy leverages over 17 years of experience she gained while working to champion change in social justice movements, including those related to global access to essential medicines and consumer advocacy for online privacy. This work required a dogged commitment to not merely challenging the status quo, but to reimagining and working towards creating an ideal future. It is this commitment to creating that has shaped Joyâs coaching philosophy and approach today. Using her signature C.R.E.A.T.E. framework, Joy guides her clients through a process to become incomparable in work so they can get paid to be themselves.
Follow Joy on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joy-spencer/
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