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If asked, most of us would likely say that we want to live with a sense of meaning and purpose. But how many of us truly put that intention front and center in how we make choices for ourselves?

In this episode, I’m continuing conversations that explore how creative practices can help us come to a deeper understanding of our ambitions and support us as we seek to live and work in meaningful ways.

Podcast executive producer and audio artist, Emily Shaw, joins me to talk about her pursuit of meaning and enjoyment in her life, following her curiosity, and finding her love of storytelling and a through-line around human connection. We also explore how Emily sustains her personal creative practices, the importance of “doable” goals, and the benefits of embracing discomfort.

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Can engaging in creative practices help us on our journey of Sustainable Ambition?

Over the next several episodes, I will be exploring what and how creative practices can help us understand the goals we want to pursue, navigate the changes and evolution of our ambitions, and sustain us along the way. Can we apply creative practices to live and work in more fulfilling and satisfying ways?

To begin answering those questions, I am  joined today by Doug Neill, founder of Verbal to Visual.

Doug and I discussed the impact of visual thinking and how it can unlock creativity and improve comprehension. Doug believes that even if you don’t consider yourself creative you can discover doodling and sketchnoting as a powerful thinking tool. We also talked about how visualization can help us better understand our commitments and aid in our pursuit of Sustainable Ambition.

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Do you have a hard time allowing your ambitions to shift and change? Do you feel uncomfortable when at times you don’t feel as committed to your ambitions? 

These are among the dominant narratives and conventions about success and ambition that I want to challenge, so that we can thrive in our lives and in our work.

Today I want to dig into why evolving ambitions are inevitable, and even desirable, and offer three alternative ways to reframe ambition so it is sustainable over the course of our lives.

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Are you afraid to ask yourself what you really, really want?

It can be daunting, but getting clear about what you want is critical to creating the life you desire.

Today’s guest presents a compelling example of what it looks like to live boldly, with intention and imagination, from the inside out.

Bonnie Wan joins me to discuss the journey of developing The Life Brief and expanding it from her own personal practice to something she now teaches others and brought to life in her new book, why you have to get messy to get clarity, and how to courageously create the life you want.

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Having support structures in place is vital to sustaining our life and work ambitions particularly as we transition through different life stages.

Support structures take many forms, large and small, internal and external, across work and life. Entrepreneurs and people who are self-employed have an acute need for strong support structures because they tend to wear all the hats and stretch themselves too thin.

Add in pregnancy and childbirth, and the need for strong support systems is even more intense for women entrepreneurs managing and running their businesses while also caring for new life and recovering from birth.

As part of my periodic series where I invite guests across disciplines and experiences to share their insights into shifting narratives of work and life, I spoke with Arianna Taboada. She shares her unique perspective on the need for support systems, particularly for expecting entrepreneurs.

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We all have ambitions for both our personal and professional lives. The question is how do we pursue them sustainably and with resilience so we can get fulfillment and joy from both. 

In this new post-pandemic environment, we need new ideas, narratives, and models to consider and to test for ourselves.

As part of a new periodic series, I’m speaking with people from a variety of disciplines about how they live and work. In the next two episodes, I’ll be speaking to entrepreneurs about their experiences with the ambition it takes to start a new business and the resilience required to make it sustainable.

In today’s conversation with Ashley Donahey, we’ll touch on how personal and professional dreams enrich our lives, how our ambitions evolve and take shape as we grow, and why it’s so important to find ways to enjoy ourselves along the journey.

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If you’re feeling exhausted, overwhelmed or burned out, you’re not alone. But rather than push or grind through it as so many of us try to do, today’s guest offers a different approach: a resilience plan.

A resilience plan is a proactive strategy for managing our resilience, even as external factors impact us. Building resilience isn’t just for individuals either, it’s vital for the health of our teams.

In this conversation, Dr. Marie-Hélène Pelletier and I talk about consciously building resilience so that we can operate at our best and achieve our goals and ambitions without burning out.

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As we leave January behind, many of us are still in the process of figuring out what we want out of this year.

When we’re setting goals or ambition seeking, it’s not uncommon to be unsure of what we want, while at the same time longing to be clear on the path forward.

That desire for clarity can put us on a path of aiming for what we should be doing or pursuing. But if our ambitions are going to be sustainable, we have to make them our own.

Living with the ambiguity as we define our own ambitions can feel challenging. Today, I want to offer some ways of navigating the uncertainty with a bit more ease.

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The world of work is changing. And it’s not just about what industries are growing or shrinking. Attitudes, behaviors, beliefs, and motivations around work are all shifting.

It’s more important than ever to be clear on who we are and what we want in order to navigate the evolving landscape.

Connie Steele joins me today to discuss the fluid future of work and what it will take to succeed at leading ourselves and others in 2024 and beyond.

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Welcome to 2024! As we look to a new year, I’m offering some ideas and reflections to set the tone as you craft the year ahead.

I’ll talk about what the James Webb Space Telescope can teach us about shifting our own paradigms and give you several prompts to help you dial in your Sustainable Ambitions for 2024.

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