Taking time out brings about mixed emotions for a lot of us. We know we’d like to, but how to balance what needs doing with the desire for taking a break. We’ve talked in the past on this podcast about the importance of taking breaks and how they can be fun. But what about when …
Podcast Episodes
Design Yourself 131: What Stories Are You Telling Yourself?
This week’s episode shines a light on the important role that our stories play in our lives and works. Not just as a reminder of what has been, but as a signal for what’s coming next. To step into what we really want, we have to own our stories. This podcast will help you along …
Design Yourself 130: A Few of My Favorite Things
Raindrops on roses / And whiskers on kittens / Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens / Brown paper packages tied up with strings / These are a few of my favorite things…or so the song goes. This week Sharon is inspired by the feeling of Spring in the air and wants to share a …
Design Yourself 129: Money and Making Leaps with Bill Goulding
Meet Bill Goulding in this week’s episode. He’s finishing up his PhD at MIT’s Sloan School of Management. His research interests include Empirical Asset Pricing, Financial Intermediation, and Market Microstructure. If that sounds confusing to you, don’t worry, we break down his deep financial expertise into human terms and also discuss his own unexpected path to …
Design Yourself 128: Grow Your Energy (and Leadership)
When we our energized, it’s apparent in the way we lead, act, and feel. This week’s episode offers up ideas for how play with and grow your energy – and makes the case for why prioritizing how you feel is critical our role as leaders. We discuss how your energy is impacted by your priorities …
Design Yourself 127: Money Hijacks
What money mindsets or limiting beliefs are getting in the way of what you really want? That’s what we are cracking open in this week’s episode. Sharon shares how to pull apart our money mindsets and simple ways we can all make small shifts about our approach to money today. Explore together the difference between …
Design Yourself 126: Clarify Your Purpose
The idea of doing something on purpose carries with it a feeling of positive authority. I’ve chosen it. I’ve selected this option. It’s mine. But how do you actually figure out what your purpose is? That answer is often elusive. In this week’s episode, Sharon offers perspective and a framework to help you navigate your own path …
Design Yourself 125: Be The Observer of Your Actions
Radical self awareness is worth chasing. It is through expanding what we see that we expand our sense of what’s possible. In today’s episode, Sharon shares a simple and powerful practice to help you do just that: be the observer of your actions. Gain clarity on how to step back from being in the action …
Design Yourself 124: Love and Leadership
Happy Valentine’s Day! And welcome to Design Yourself’s new release day, Thursday! (If you are wondering why we moved from Mondays to Thursdays, go check out the last Monday episode where I dish on this shift.) This week’s episode talks about two seemingly distinct topics: love and leadership. How many times have you considered the …