Equivalent Too

I have often found myself getting stressed out and worried over things that I simply cannot do anything about.  When I realise that I am wasting my precious energy on things that I cannot change, I am able to better use my time and brain power to grow from challenging times.  Being able to find silver linings is a blessing.  There is beauty and evolution to be had in everything.  We discuss this and more on this week’s episode.  

So much of our lives these days is outward facing.  We can care too much about what other people think of us and make decisions based on what everybody else expects.  Too little time is spent on turning inwards and asking ourselves what we like, prefer and choose for ourselves.  I think it is important to listen to other people, but it is also really empowering to uncover our own truths by looking from within...on this episode we discuss exactly what that means and hear from the perspectives of women in STEM on this topic.   

Honesty is so liberating.  The minute we are honest with ourselves, we are the most free.  That has been my experience, and is not always easy to do.  It takes time and maturity to move out of denial.  I discuss this and more, and as usual we hear the perspectives of Women in STEM on this topic.  

I've gone through my own journey with speaking up, and am still going through one.  Its takes a huge amount of genuine confidence and self-belief to stand up for what you think is right.  We hear from other women in STEM about this topic.  It's not easy to stand up for yourself, especially as a minority, which is why it is so important to cultivate your value system and to know what you truly stand for.  That takes courage.

We do it all the time - compare ourselves to other people.  It's how we evolve and grow as human beings.  But there is a point at which, comparing ourselves can become quite unhealthy for us.  We forget that each and every one of us are on our own individual journeys in life.  I discuss comparing ourselves and how to keep it in balance, so that it works for us, rather than against us; and as always we hear perspectives from some incredible women in STEM!

So many people talk about the importance of purpose, but what exactly is it and why does it matter.  To me, understanding my purpose allows me to be a human doing and a human being, but getting the balance right between the two, isn't always easy..

For really capable types, asking for help can be really diffciult.  Often, if feels weak and defeated to admit that we might need a little help from others.  What I've learned over the years is that actually asking for help is a sign of empowerment - because to know that you need help, is to know where you lack.  We can't do everything in life, so relying on others for those things that you can't do, shows an incredible amount of self-awareness.

 

Compassion is so often branded is as one of those soft hippy dippy skills for weak people.  Actually, experience has shown me that compassion is a characteristic, I've observed in the highly empowered among us.  Compassion is something you have, when you've dealt with all your own inner turmoils - its not for the faint-hearted.  

When things get tough, it can be so tempting to just flip the table on everything.  But often instead of giving up, we just give in to what is and let nature take is course can be the most empowering thing of all.  In this episode I talk about what giving up means to me and hear from other women in STEM on the subject.

 

 

If there is one thing that can aid self-development and evolution, its willingness.  Our own personal drive to become better, is invaluable and more impactful than anyone else pushing us along.  In this episode I discuss what it takes to have willingness, why its so important and how to sustain it!