As humans we’ve downplayed, or completely ignored, two essential life skills: playfulness and intentionality. As leaders, we are completely missing the boat. Adding lightness to our lives is the skill we most need to cultivate.

In this week’s podcast, Maren and Stephanie along with their team members, Dave and Lori share the crux of soulful leadership - leadership that heralds play, imagination and positivity - each from their unique perspectives.

“This is what has brought me into the soulful leader realm. Is matching with people that are similar and heart like minded and that want to lead with integrity and intention” ~ Lori

Covering everything from Positive Psychology to emotional regulation and intelligence; from the impact of nature/surroundings to the benefits of community and shared experiences; the thread that runs through all of it is the open sharing of both experiences and practices.

This is an engaging, insightful episode filled with practical ideas as well as questions that will push you to an even better 2025 and beyond. Questions like: “How are you going to lighten up?” And “Where does the play fit in your life for this year?”

Please let us know your relationship to these questions - and share our podcast with a leader that would benefit from ‘lightening-up’

• 00:31 Changing of the guard: lightness in business
• 04:55 Are you the person you wanted to become?
• 09:55 Emotional Intelligence or Emotional Health
• 15:59 Issues in our Tissues
• 19:26 Going to the past to fix it
• 24:52 What is your anchor?
  • 25:41 Dave - shifting mindsets with play and imagination
  • 32:40 Lori - anchoring through nature and awareness
  • 36:50 Stephanie - leadership as a path
• 39:37 What’s calling in 2025

LINKS

32:12 Positive Intelligence

40:11 Podcast 176 Interview with Mark Silver

TRANSCRIPT

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