247: Our Biggest Obstacle Is Sometimes Ourselves

Our Biggest Obstacle Is Sometimes Ourselves, Featuring Megan Miller of Aprovechar Language Solutions

Episode 247 How Our Biggest Obstacle Is Sometimes Ourselves artwork with flowers surrounding the title

Many times in life we do everything within our power to achieve our goal, whether that be a new job, to bring pride to others or ourselves, and to finally get over that hurdle our mental health has been lately. It’s easy to forget how far you’ve come when you see how far you still have left to go, but that doesn’t mean you can’t celebrate your accomplishments now. 

In this episode Sarah Elkins and her good friend Megan Miller discuss the importance of allowing yourself to change and to celebrate every victory, no matter how small, because those victories are proof of your success.


Highlights

  • Sharing personal, vulnerable stories without any intention doesn’t help you.

  • Sometimes you don’t notice how much things change until you step back or get an outside perspective.

  • Celebrate the wins.

  • You get out what you put in.


Quotes

It’s soul, it’s about how you do it and why you do it.

The advice we give a lot of the time is advice we need to hear at that point in time. 


Mentioned in this Podcast

TEDx on Imposter Syndrome by Melissa Hughes 


About Megan

Episode artwork featuring a photo of Megan Miller and the quote "The advice we give out a lot of the time is advice we need to hear at that point in time."

Megan Miller is the CEO of Aprovechar Language Solutions, LLC, a company which acts as a bridge between English and Spanish language learners. Her personalized and small group programs take a habit-based approach, and whether it’s in class or a Book Club – you know you’ll have fun!

She also helps IT companies in Latin America and Europe tell their stories for a U.S.-based audience through translation and localization projects. Megan has a Bachelor’s in Spanish Language, Literature, and Culture and is a certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language.

 

Check out her Instagram and LinkedIn! As well as her website, Approvechar Language Solutions!  


About Sarah

"Uncovering the right stories for the right audiences so executives, leaders, public speakers, and job seekers can clearly and actively demonstrate their character, values, and vision."

In my work with coaching clients, I guide people to improve their communication using storytelling as the foundation of our work together. What I’ve realized over years of coaching and podcasting is that the majority of people don’t realize the impact of the stories they share - on their internal messages, and on the people they’re sharing them with.

My work with leaders and people who aspire to be leaders follows a similar path to the interviews on my podcast, uncovering pivotal moments in their lives and learning how to share them to connect more authentically with others, to make their presentations and speaking more engaging, to reveal patterns that have kept them stuck or moved them forward, and to improve their relationships at work and at home.

The audiobook, Your Stories Don’t Define You, How You Tell Them Will is now available!

Included with your purchase are two bonus tracks, songs recorded by Sarah's band, Spare Change, in her living room in Montana.


Show notes by Chinook Bromlie