Podcast Episodes

Design Yourself 72: Annual Letter

2017 is coming to close and that is the ideal time to step back and reflect on what this year has taught you – epistolary style. Sharon shares insights and writing from the annual letters of Warren Buffet and Bill and Melinda Gates and then offers up 7 steps to support you in creating your …

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Design Yourself 71: Walk Around the Sun

The marking of time is an important and valuable ritual. And this week’s episode will provide you a simple tool to do just that. “Walking around the sun” is a birthday tradition in Montessori education. Every classroom can put its own unique spin on this special occasion, but the core set up is the same. …

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Design Yourself Encore: The Importance of Taking Breaks

As we enter into the end of year sprint, Sharon wanted to bring back one of her very first podcast episodes. In this Encore Episode, Sharon talks about why stepping away from your computer and taking a break is one of the best things we can do for ourselves – and our work too. The …

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Design Yourself 70: Let Us Give Thanks, Take 2

May you each be filled with gratitude and peace as we move into the end of year holiday season. In today’s episode, Sharon shares 10 questions to inspire you to step into your Thanksgiving (and beyond!) week in an intentional way. She also offers up her own personal reflections for each question, just as she …

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Design Yourself 68: Find Your Work Home with Jennifer Bangoura

Ever found yourself wishing for a job that just felt like you? That felt like you’d found a work home? If you are anything like host Sharon and this week’s guest, Jennifer Bangoura, the answer is yes. We spend so much of our waking life at work that it ought to be an endeavor that …

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Design Yourself 67: Books that Changed Me

In today’s episode Sharon shares some of her transformational reading experiences and a way for us to think about the things that shape us (be they books, experience or people). Hear what children’s book characters have stuck with her and which one actually changed her. (Hint: She’s a very skilled teacher!) Listen as she reads …

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Design Yourself 66: Be Here Now

Carpe diem. Live in the now. Heck, even be here now. There are so many expressions out there calling us to focus on getting present. And that probably has something to do with just how easy it is to get distracted these days from exactly where we are right now. In this week’s podcast, Sharon …

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Design Yourself 65: Vision Happens Now

We often think of vision as that thing that happens out way in the future. And there is a time for imagining all that is possible; a time for answering where are we headed. But today Sharon offers up a different approach to vision. One that allows you to lead from a visionary stance in …

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