305 - How to Create Your Boldest Career with Christie Hunter Arscott

We live in a world today where change is the norm, and it may feel like you are constantly being asked to embrace uncertainty and take risks that feel uncomfortable or downright terrifying in order to achieve your goals and aspirations. I have always found that my biggest rewards in life have come from the biggest risks I’ve taken, but I also know how terrifying those moments can be, and can think of times in my life when I didn’t take a risk I felt called to take and later regretted it. So today my guest is going to help us create a whole new mindset around risk and teach us how to make bold moves that help us grow and accomplish our dreams. Christie Hunter Arscott is a woman who walks her talk. What she is going to encourage you to think and do today is something she lives authentically every day. She’s also ALL about creating the most expansive career and life possible, both for herself and all of the clients she serves who work with her directly or read her book. Christie is an award-winning advisor, speaker, and author of the book Begin Boldly: How Women Can Reimagine Risk, Embrace Uncertainty, and Launch A Brilliant Career. A Rhodes Scholar, Christie has been named by Thinkers50 as one of the top management thinkers likely to shape the future of business. Show Notes: [4:22] - We think about risk as something we need to minimize, which causes us to hold ourselves back. [6:07] - Christie noticed that the most successful people she admired thrived because of their hunger for risk. [7:42] - We’ve been conditioned to play it safe and while we shouldn’t go live recklessly, risk taking should be intentional. [9:45] - As women, we tend to try to avoid failure. [11:13] - The concept of evolving is what changed Christie’s outlook on taking risks. We are in a constant stage of experimentation. [12:20] - Risk, reward, refine, repeat. [14:03] - Failure is linked to a bold life and career. [16:10] - Christie shares the most life changing ah-ha moment she has ever had. [17:07] - Confidence is not the biggest indicator of success. The most successful women leaders don’t show up confident everyday. It’s not a prerequisite. [18:03] - Show up courageously. If we wait till we’re confident, we will never begin. [20:13] - Readiness isn’t a feeling. It is a decision. [21:06] - How you phrase things will either illicit action or inhibit action. [24:08] - Christie explains how we look at risks to decide which are the right ones to take. [25:04] - The risks or bold moves that are worth taking are the ones that have a motivation that matters. [27:31] - What is the reward? Ask what the reward is for risking, the reward for not risking, and the reward you want. [30:15] - What is the cost of inaction? Connect with Christie: ChristieHunterArscott.com LinkedIn | Instagram Begin Boldly: How Women Can Reimagine Risk, Embrace Uncertainty, and Launch A Brilliant Career Links and Resources: Instagram | LinkedIn | YouTube She Sells with Elyse Archer Home Page Abundance Mini Course Join the $10K Club Apply for the $50K Club Mastermind