125 - Step Into Discomfort: Why Risking More Awkward Moments Will Change Your Life

125 - Step Into Discomfort: Why Risking More Awkward Moments Will Change Your Life

In this episode, I unpack a key principle from The Courage Gap—one I learned early in life: "Growth and comfort can't ride the same horse." Because while staying in our comfort zones might feel safe, over time, it can slowly cause us to shrink on the vine of our own lives.

I share a few personal stories of my own dance with discomfort, including the time I risked looking like a borderline stalker as I refused to let my fear of feeling awkward keep me from taking the very actions that would open new doors and enable me to travel far… literally!

We'll explore why the "tyranny of a comfortable life" can keep us stuck, what Maslow observed about our deep need for growth, and how neuroscience shows that even the smallest brave actions can rewire our brains and strengthen our 'courage muscles' over time.

If there's something you've been putting off or playing small around, I hope this episode gives you the nudge (or loving kick) you need to step into your 'courage gap' and make peace with discomfort!

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147. In a Chaotic World, the Deep Inner Work Has Never Been More Urgent with Amy Elizabeth Fox

147. In a Chaotic World, the Deep Inner Work Has Never Been More Urgent with Amy Elizabeth Fox

For a long time, leadership was measured by how well we could perform under pressure, stay composed, and keep pushing through. But in a world that feels more chaotic, divided, and emotionally depleted...

22 Huhti 40min

146. 5 Liberating Truths to Make Peace With Your Path and Purpose

146. 5 Liberating Truths to Make Peace With Your Path and Purpose

Do you ever feel like you're off track, falling behind, or failing at this wild mystery tour we call life? The difficulties. The detours. The closed doors. The doubts and dreams that didn't survive co...

30 Maalis 36min

145. Verbal Sunshine: Encouragement as a Superpower for Leadership and Life

145. Verbal Sunshine: Encouragement as a Superpower for Leadership and Life

"I feel too encouraged," — said no one. Ever. Yet countless people are burdened with self-doubt. Which is why a few well-timed words of encouragement can make a profound difference. Encouragement isn'...

23 Maalis 15min

144. Beyond the Degree: Higher Education Must Disrupt or Decline — with Sharon Pickering, Vice-Chancellor of Monash University

144. Beyond the Degree: Higher Education Must Disrupt or Decline — with Sharon Pickering, Vice-Chancellor of Monash University

We are not living through a period of change in higher education. We are living through a change of era — and while educational leaders see it coming, centuries of tradition run deep, anchoring them i...

16 Maalis 28min

143. Compare and Despair: How to Run Your Own Best Race

143. Compare and Despair: How to Run Your Own Best Race

We live in a world that constantly invites comparison. Every time we pick up our devices, our newsfeeds flood us with curated images, updates, and highlights from everyone else’s lives. It’s designed ...

9 Maalis 21min

142. Your Wounds Are Not Your Fault, But Your Healing Is Your Responsibility with Raj Sisodia

142. Your Wounds Are Not Your Fault, But Your Healing Is Your Responsibility with Raj Sisodia

What kind of world would we be living in if those in power weren’t leading from unhealed wounds?Raj Sisodia, co-author of Healing Leaders Now, joins me on the Live Brave Podcast to explore the profoun...

2 Maalis 55min

141 - Feeling Disappointed? Finding the Gift When People Let You Down and Plans Fall Apart

141 - Feeling Disappointed? Finding the Gift When People Let You Down and Plans Fall Apart

Disappointment hurts.  It arrives when what we hoped for collides with what actually happened—when people fall short, plans unravel, or a future we were counting on quietly disappears. And yet, disapp...

23 Helmi 26min

140 - The Courage You Practice Shapes the Leader You Become with JoAnne Bass

140 - The Courage You Practice Shapes the Leader You Become with JoAnne Bass

Our identity - as people and leaders - isn’t forged in one defining moment. It’s built over time, through small choices that test our values long before the stakes feel high. In this conversation with...

16 Helmi 39min

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