120. Making Hard Decisions and Building Belonging with Amy Bonsall
Overview
What does it mean to find home? How do we develop a sense of belonging, whether to a place, a community, or even to our work?
As our world has shifted, our answers to these questions are no longer as straightforward as they may have once been. In crafting the lives we want, it’s vital that we open ourselves to experimentation as we define what finding home and community means for each of us.
Today, returning guest Amy Bonsall and I discuss making hard decisions feel lighter, why “squishy ground” is where the magic happens, and how building belonging helps us to flourish and create the life we want.
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More About Our Guest
Amy Bonsall started a company three years ago with one aim: to help people to flourish. She does this as a coach, having designed and launched programs to support people through hard decisions. Her popular “Where is Home?” program helps people who have the opportunity to move anywhere to identify where they want to establish their homes and build belonging. Amy is a former IDEO and Old Navy executive. She’s written and spoken for institutions such as HBR, Entrepreneur, and SXSW and co-teaches a popular course at IDEOU.
Listen to the full episode to hear:
How identity gets tied to geography and why that makes moving harder
Breaking down what defines a hard decision
The relationship between our values and our home
Why “squishy ground” is an opportunity to make dramatic changes
How tight, focused questions help us navigate experimentation
Celebrating and relishing the liminal space during transitions
How relationships and belonging impact our work lives
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