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221: One Person Can Influence an Entire Career Trajectory

Join in as Sarah Elkins and Industry Advisor, Philip Wilkerson, dive into Philip’s journey in finding his future career and guiding young people to find their own.

219: The Best Teachers Continue to Learn

Discovering Clarity One Bite at a Time course is now available

Kimberly Davis on Self-Reflection & Personal Growth

Tune in as Sarah Elkins and founder of the Brave Leadership University, Kimberly Davis, discuss the tools to grow as a teacher and person. Sarah and Kimberly dive into overcoming roadblocks and the journey of mindfulness in every situation to achieve clarity. Listen to the latest episode of Your Stories Don’t Define You today! 

Highlights from this episode include: 

  • Kimberly’s story of finding clarity through self-reflection.

  • Understanding mindfulness.

  • Learning to count on yourself.



 

“I was my own biggest roadblock. Since then it has become so much better.”

 

 


*podcast show notes contributed by Tracy Ackeret

 

About Kimberly: 

Kimberly Davis is the founder of the Brave Leadership University through which she shares her inspirational message of leadership, personal power, responsibility and impact world-wide.

Kimberly teaches for SMU Cox School of Business' Executive Education Program and their Latino Leadership Initiative; as well as for the Bush Institute's WE Lead program (empowering female leaders from the middle east). Kimberly is a TEDx speaker and her award-winning book, Brave Leadership: Unleash Your Most Confident, Authentic, and Powerful Self to Get the Results You Need was named the #1 book to read on Inc. Magazine’s “The most impactful books to read in 2018.”

Visit Kimberly’s LinkedIn and the Brave Leadership University Website to learn more!


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.

218: How Does Identity Change? What Stories Delineate the Before & After

Jenifer Gursky: Breaking the Box

Jenifer Gursky didn't show up as a missionary in Cambodia with clear knowledge of its history or the trauma its people had recently endured.

And she didn't show up as a Montana state legislator with a clear delineation between her faith and her politics.

And that's the beauty of the complexity of humanity.

217: Should I Stay or Should I Go? Stories as Clues to Job Decisions

In this special episode of Your Stories Don’t Define You guest speaker and Human Resources and Organization Development expert, Karen Elkins Cohen provides insight into deciding whether it is time or not to move onto a new opportunity.

216: Parenting is a Story All Its Own, How Are You Sharing Yours?

A Child’s Mental Health is Dependent on their Caregiver’s Mental Health

Is therapy beneficial to parents and their children? How can it help parents become the best that they can be?

Join in as Sarah Elkins and Leah Ore ponder the strength in parenting and the tools parents need to best suit their child. Stories such as the difference between Sarah managing a tantrum vs. her husband and Leah’s response to their individual strengths are discussed. 

Highlights from this episode include: 

  • Different parenting styles and their great value to kids.

  • Importance of a support system.

  • Leah’s journey to becoming a therapist.

Listen to the latest episode of Your Stories Don’t Define You today! 

Discovering Clarity One Bite at a Time course is now available and sign up for the No Longer Virtual 2022 Conference

“A lot of us will look at other people [parents] and see there are so many ways to do it [parenting]. It's easy to compare yourself to them. It's important to ask, 'What am I good at?'.” 

*podcast show notes contributed by Tracy Ackeret

 

About Leah: 

Leah is a mother of two and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who is passionate about helping parents become their best selves to live fulfilling lives with their children. She has almost exclusively worked with children and families her entire career and believes that happier healthier parents raise happier healthier kids. 

She enjoys reading, writing, listening to music (live and otherwise), walking, and hiking. Leah is an extroverted introvert and has a gift for seeing the good in people.       

Visit Leah’s website and Strength in Parenting course.

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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.

213: What Are Your Best Mentor Stories?

What can we learn from our bosses? What does leadership amongst women look like?

In this special episode of Your Stories Don’t Define, How You Tell Them Will, Sarah is joined by Women’s Leadership Network Helena’s Marley, Danyel, and Ashley as they discuss the impact their bosses have had in their work and lives, whether it be good or bad.

208: Have You Been Reading Books Wrong?

Avil Beckford is the host of The One Problem Podcast, breaking down current, relevant problems in under 10 minutes, one at a time. She also trains leaders to reimagine how they read books, guiding them to get the most out of their reading time.