Season 2, Episode 2

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“How willing are we to be transparent? To show up in the world who we are rather than looking at that as vulnerable - “ I’m afraid to share my idea with you,” - how about if it’s transparency, authenticity, and an invitation to another to tap into their creativity and authenticity?” - Risë Severson Kasmirski

Anne Pryor, an internationally recognized LinkedIn expert, and Risë Severson Kasmirski, founder of RightPath Careers, are close friends and business partners who were independently called to collaborate and create their new book “When Paradise Speaks.” The calling came from their mutual friend, Irene, who passed away. Today’s Champions of RISK episode is about having the courage to create and share what intuitively feels so right regardless of the outcome. In doing so, Anne and Risë have opened the conversation and possibility for others to share their afterlife experiences and step into their own authenticity. 

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When Paradise Speaks

Season 2, Episode 1

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“Transformation comes from leading with your WHY instead of WHAT.” - Chris Olsen

Chris Olsen is the founder of Chris Olsen Communications and the Founder and CEO of My Founder Story. She helps women business owners develop their stories of why they do what they do which better sets them up for success. Consider it a competitive edge. She recently released her first book “Whyography: Building Brands Fueled By Purpose”.  Hear how her experiences led her to create My Founder Story where she empowers women business owners in clarifying their WHY, developing their purpose-driven brand story, and confidently sharing it with the world, providing a foundation for entrepreneurial success.  Listen to Chris’s story on the Champions of RISK podcast today!

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Learn more about My Founder Story

“Whyography: Building Brands Fueled By Purpose”

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Michael Kithcart: 0:06

Hello, I'm Michael Kithcart. Welcome to the Champions of RISK podcast whe...

Season 1, Episode 40

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"Taming Your Gremlin: A Guide To Enjoying Yourself " by Richard Carson is the book that my first coach gave to me. I found it the other day and it reminded me what an impact she has on me to this day, 20 years later. She helped me discern between the fear voice that was holding me back and the empowering voice that propelled me forward to reach my goals. She made me want to become a coach. Today on the Champions of RISK podcast I share my coaching journey and what to take into consideration if/when you are seeking a coach.

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"Taming Your Gremlin: A Guide To Enjoying Yourself " by Richard Carson

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Season 1, Episode 35

Summary:

What’s the difference between fatigue and burnout and how do you prevent it from happening? Tiffany Mattick, fellow coach and Founder of There She Grows, joined me in a conversation that started with a podcast and then a book called “Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle”. We have had a number of clients bring this up in coaching sessions, both feeling it coming on and wanting to avoid it. We share our experiences, how we coach through ongoing stress and overwhelm, and highlights from the book. This and more on today’s episode of Champions of RISK.

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“Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle” by Emily Nagoski, PhD and Amelia Nagoski, DMA

Brene Brown, Unlocking Us podcast, episode on Burnout and How to Complete the Stress Cycle

There She Grows at tiffanymattick.com

The Crew - Facebook group

November Masterclass on The Secrets of the Worlds Most Successful People

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Season 1, Episode 32

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Hey, Type A, high achievers! Get ready to learn new coping tools for enduring stress in today’s episode. Tara Haelle is the author of the article “Your Surge Capacity is Depleted - It’s Why You Feel Awful”. She is a science and health journalist who sought out to understand why she coped with COVID, remote learning, social unrest, and isolation for the first several months…and then crashed. Turns out there many reasons why so many of us have yo-yo’d between fine and down the last six months…and there are ways to revamp, rebound, and feel revitalized once again.

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www.michaelwkithcart.com/podcast

“Your Surge Capacity is Depleted - It’s Why You Feel Awful”

Tara Haelle on Twitter @tarahaelle

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Have you ever read or listened to someone and thought, wow, they are speaking to me, they get me? That's how I felt after reading an article from today's guest, my friend Paula had sent it to me because someone h...

Season 1, Episode 20

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“Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear.” I love this quote by George Addair and we address this and more with today’s guest Jaime Taets, CEO of Keystone Group International. What we do in the moments when we are risking everything with the hope that we are on to something bigger and greater than ourselves are character-defining moments. Jaime shares one of her fear-breaking moments, ways to get unstuck, and lots of other wisdom in this episode of Champions of RISK.

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Jaime Taets

Keystone Group International

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Season 1, Episode 8

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There’s been a lot of emphasis during the pandemic about how humans are resilient and while it’s true, what does that really mean? And if I’m not feeling resilient, is there a “muscle” I can build to become more adaptable to stress and uncertainty? On today’s episode of Champions of RISK, our guest is Jenny Evans, award-winning author of “The Resiliency rEvolution”, speaker, coach, and on-air expert on physiology and chemistry as it relates to resiliency, confidence, and performance. Jenny shares what’s going on in our bodies under stress and ways we can become more resilient to ongoing changes. She also shares her own recent self-induced state of stress to transform her business in the midst of the pandemic. Whether you’re looking for coping tools or inspiration to follow that pesky nudge now, today’s podcast has something for everyone.

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Jenny Evans

“The Resiliency rEvolution”

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A lot of time has been spent in the past week talking with business owners, leaders, and friends about how to best navigate the daily changes and growing uncertainty with the coronavirus pandemic. It is clearly impacting how we connect, communicate, conduct business, and keep our families, teams and communities safe. Even as people and businesses are making sacrifices, there is genuine concern for others, and large spread help and support offered. We are rising to the occasion on many levels. At the same time, it can take a toll on even the most hearty, positive, optimistic among us. I wanted to share tips that myself and others have found useful in hopes there’s a nugget or two you can add to what you’re already doing to stay resilient and strong.

Things that might be helpful right now:

1. Show and acknowledge gratitude. There is positive all around us if we choose to see it. At least once daily, preferably morning and night, stop down and identify what’s going right, what good hap

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Season 1, Episode 2

Summary:

* Special Programming note:
This episode was recorded before the outbreak of Coronavirus.

Champions of Risk shares conversations to explore the many facets of risk so we can all face our own uncertainties with more resilience and confidence. A frequent dream I hear shared is a desire to be able to take off and travel the world. The dream is also usually followed up with how risky it would be for the person on several levels. So today we're talking with Andrew Mahowald, global nomad, and adventure seeker. Nearly two years ago Andrew quit his corporate job in digital marketing to set out and see the world. We talk about how he made the decisions, the risks he's taken along the way, and a couple of opportunities he's passed on.

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You can follow Andrew's journey on Instagram @Andrew.adventuring

Want to build your risk resiliency? Consider a coach to help you get unstuck, out of your head, and take action. See michaelwkithcart.com

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I am a big fan of recapping time to see patterns; remembering how much happened, and to reflect on the phases we go through and evolve from.  We’re often reminded of amazing things that happened and that so much more was accomplished, happened, overcome, lost or created than we originally thought.

What can happen in a decade? For me, my professional roles have been varied - business owner, consultant, in non-profit, small company, big corporation, start-up. Goals have been exceeded and some goals missed. Throughout, I’ve been leading, coaching, growing, and discovering.

We have all done more than we think we have in the last year and decade. The benefit of reflecting is slowing down to see how far we’ve come, what we want to keep doing and what needs to stop to get to where we want to go.

As I think back on the decade, there are some lessons that emerge:

• Stop pushing, let it go – the right answer will be revealed

• Time is finite, use it wisely

• There are such things as

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