What will you do when facing uncomfortable conversations, decisions, or ideas that might lead you to your goals? As senior leaders, we typically choose to go after big accomplishments and achievements, but how do we make sure to continue to intentionally choose feelings of discomfort when it matters the most? In this episode, I’ll talk about why it might be important for you to choose feelings of discomfort as a leader.
Listen in to hear about the key relationship between your feelings and the actions you take. You will get the inside scoop on why it’s important to spend time paying attention to your thoughts and being intentional about the way you feel (or want to feel). I’ll provide some helpful tools that will help you audit, evaluate, and upgrade your thoughts productively and intentionally.
What You’ll Learn In Today’s Episode:
- The relationship between your feelings and action.
- The importance of actually thinking about how you feel vs. how you want to feel.
- How to do a thought download and how it helps.
- Why you need to ensure your feelings (and expectations for your feelings) align with your goals.
- Where leaders get stuck way too often—and how to avoid those sticking points.
Ideas Worth Sharing:
“It might be a really good option to choose feelings of discomfort and to know that it’s just table stakes. It’s just part of the processes—it’s part of goal-setting and going after big dreams and goals that we have.” – Elisia Keown Share on X
“Why don’t we think more intentionally about how we want to feel on a day-to-day basis?” – Elisia Keown Share on X
“Sometimes people think that they want to feel a certain way, but when they actually realize what it would take to feel that way, they realize it’s contradictory.” – Elisia Keown Share on X
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