In this episode Dia answers questions from her book launch audience and offers you a set of questions to reflect on your year and look forward to what’s next. 

So, to wrap the year, here are a few questions for you using a look back/look forward framework:

On looking back: 

• What goals or pursuits did you have this year?
• What surprised you about how it went?
• What do you make of that? What did you learn?

Look Forward:

• What are your goals or pursuits this next year?
• What are you looking forward to in that pursuit?
• How will you keep that alive?

From what do you draw your power?

We hope that with this and all our other episodes you can fill your toolbox with frameworks, ideas and perspectives that help you lead with who you are in 2024.

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Let’s explore the art of storytelling in writing. After heading to her first writing retreat, Dia discovers the concept of Prescriptive Memoir and takes on the challenge of content creation through adopting a scene-focused approach. Dive into the conversation about starting with "One true scene" vs her old “One true sentence” approach. 

Writing with actual craft isn’t easy and finding your voice in that craft is a slippery fish.  And while this doesn't just apply to the craft of writing, writing is a good way to tease out and forward your own voice- not once, but as a lifelong journey. And we’re up for it because …. it takes a lifetime to sound like yourself. 

Show Notes:

• Dia explores the importance of details and resonance in storytelling, encouraging a balance between impact and specificity.
• Learn about Prescriptive Memoir and how your life experiences can become valuable lessons for others.
• Dive into Dia's new challenge of creating Litsticles, Lessons, and Longform blogs with a focus on scenes.
• Understand the transformative power of starting narratives with "One true scene" instead of the traditional "one true sentence."
• Gain insights into the lifelong journey of finding and sounding like your authentic self.

Get Dia’s Book HERE- (which we hear from readers who’ve been in her audience that it sounds “just like her” so maybe she’s closer than she thinks…)

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Welcome to Lead With Who You Are with Dia Bondi! 

In this episode, Dia is joined by special guest Abby Davisson, Co-Author of Money and Love: An Intelligent Roadmap for Life’s Biggest Decisions. Abby's illustrious career includes roles as a social innovation leader and president of the Gap Foundation. She's now the founder and CEO of the Money and Love Institute, dedicated to helping people make intentional decisions, especially when the stakes are high.

Introduction to Abby Davisson:

Abby has been featured in renowned publications like the Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, and Fast Company. Her passion lies in supporting individuals to make confident and deliberate decisions.

The 5 C’s Framework for Decision-Making:

• Clarity: Gain clarity about your values and priorities.
• Confidence: Build the confidence to make decisions aligned with who you are.
• Control: Understand what is within your control and focus your energy there.
• Communication: Effectively communicate your decisions, particularly relevant for leaders.
• Connection: Establish a connection between your decisions and your authentic self.

Highlights from the Episode:

• Abby shares insights into her career journey, emphasizing the importance of intentional decision-making.
• The episode explores the 5 C’s framework, providing a roadmap for making significant life decisions.
• Learn how to align decisions with your true self, fostering confidence and authenticity.

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Join Dia and Abby as they unravel the mysteries of decision-making and provide valuable tools for leading with confidence and purpose! 

Newsletter: https://abbydavisson.substack.com/

Book website quiz: www.moneylovebook.com/quiz

Institute website: www.moneyloveinstitute.com

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Let’s talk Newton’s 3rd law and how much it sucks when you’re tired and don’t see it working.  Plus, tips for dealing with it! We can’t just grind forever without seeing some results! Newtons’ 3rd law promises that for every action there is an equal and opposite one. 

But what if you can’t see it? Burnout, wanting to quit? But there’s another way. Listen in. 

Get some of our resources to help you lead with who you are. Have you checked out our Resources page lately?  Click here.

And subscribe to my new Substack, Far Fetched.  

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In this episode of Lead With Who You Are, we dive into a profound conversation with guest Amy Eliza Wong, a Leadership coach, Speaker, and Conversational Intelligence® expert. 

We dig into the intersection of purpose, communication, and leadership. Amy shares insights from her bestselling book, Living on Purpose, diving into the five deliberate choices one must make to lead a fulfilling life. 

They discuss the power of Conversational Intelligence® and how it can transform communication, emphasizing the importance of trust in conversations. Amy sheds light on the Always On Purpose philosophy and guides listeners on a journey to navigate the collision between feelings and thoughts. 

Get Amy’s book here: https://www.alwaysonpurpose.com/book/

And find her resources here: https://www.alwaysonpurpose.com/resources/articles-and-practices/

Download a free preview of her book, Living on Purpose 👆 

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It’s real. The comedown. That feeling you get, the low, the low-level depression, that feeling of loneliness or emptiness after a big moment- that key speech you gave, that show you played, that big, huge conversation you’ve been preparing for.  Dia and Baby A discuss their own comedown experiences and Dia shares a 5-step framework for dealing with your own: 

Caring for your comedown:

1. Take time, take care. Be tender with yourself. Don’t just power through. It’s a big letdown after using all the adrenaline you needed to do that big thing.  Now rest and take care. Go for a walk? Take a nap? Debrief with a friend who can show you the tenderness you need.  
2. Reflect on what worked. And then? Lock that in. Once you’ve recovered a bit but are still feeling that soft glow of the moment (even if it’s bittersweet) take a look and reflect on what worked about what you did on stage, in that meeting, in that conversation. When you presented yourself, your art, your ideas in a way that landed some or all of it well, take a few minutes to notice what you did that worked, why you think it works and if you’d like to have that be something you do every time you get in front of an audience that matters. 
3. Forgive yourself for what didn’t work. Nothing is ever as perfect as you want it to be. So, take a moment to forgive what didn’t work. That moment you interrupted, that time you stumbled. That punchline you missed. Let it go. Let yourself off the hook. 
4. Find someone to debrief. Phone a friend, a colleague, a parent or your favorite aunt.  Having a nice debrief with someone who is willing to talk about what you did in front of that room honestly but with care and compassion- ready to just listen if you need it or provide calibrated feedback is critical to getting your feet back on the ground on your way out of a comedown. 
5. See it in the continuum of all of the big moments. Notice that what you did in that performance, is ephemeral and lives in the context of your full leadership life, your full body of work, your full career or business. This may shrink that feeling of “win/lose”, that critical communications or presentation moments can have. When you put it on the continuum of your steps to a goal- it can fade into a larger fabric of your life, leadership and aspirations. In that context you can shrink the power of that ONE moment, let it fade into the scene of your life and it can loosen its grip a bit and ease you out of the comedown and back into everyday life. 

The Power of Full Engagement is a great resource for managing your energy through a series of, or a lifetime of stepping into high performance moments with full engagement and without too much comedown.

➡️ Check it out here: Power of Full Engagement

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In this episode we’re talking with Alain Hunkins about tension.

These tensions are what leaders live in trying to balance relationships and the needed distance that allows for exacting decisions, the tension of transparency and privacy, and the tension of action and reflection.

Leadership can be a boring topic, seriously, but this convo isn’t and wasn’t.

Alain defines leadership as the performing art of getting others to work towards a shared purpose, emphasizing the impact of one's words and actions on others through 3 specific pillars that we dive deep on: connection, communication, and collaboration.  

Over his 25-year career, Alain Hunkins has worked with over 3,000 groups of leaders in 27 countries, including 42 of the Fortune 100 companies. In addition to being an executive coach, leadership and team development facilitator and keynote speaker, Alain is the author of the book, CRACKING THE LEADERSHIP CODE: Three Secrets to Building Strong Leaders (published by Wiley, March 2020)

Alain is a faculty member of Duke Corporate Education and serves on the Academic Board of Advisors for the New Delhi Institute of Management. Alain’s work has been featured in Chief Executive, Fast Company, Inc., Training Magazine, Chief Learning Officer, and Business Insider. He’s also a monthly leadership strategy contributor to Forbes Magazine. Alain is the CEO of Hunkins Leadership Group, a leadership consultancy based in Northampton, Massachusetts.

Listen in now for an intentional perspective on how to handle tension and the opportunity they present in defining your leadership.

Find out more about Alain here and his book, Cracking the Leadership Code.

Follow him on LinkedIn.

Watch his TEDx talk.

Alain is offering 2 complimentary seats per company to enroll in the next 30-Day Leadership Challenge. For more info and coupon codes, email support@alainhunkins.com. 30 days starts on (publish date)! 

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