A trailblazer and explorer are among my guest Rachel Clar’s many titles. Those and…lawyer, mom, entrepreneur, sister, daughter, friend, Founder and CEO of Interconnected Us, and Compassionate Disruptor, just to name a few. Although she was educated as a lawyer, Rachel felt that her unique traits could be better leveraged outside the practice of law. After working for decades in different progressive sectors of the real estate industry, Rachel felt a need to “make a change” that would capitalize on her analytical and relational skills, but in an impactful, leveraged way that was closer to her ..read more

A trailblazer and explorer are among my guest Rachel Clar’s many titles. Those and…lawyer, mom, entrepreneur, sister, daughter, friend, Founder and CEO of Interconnected Us, and Compassionate Disruptor, just to name a few. Although she was educated as a lawyer, Rachel felt that her unique traits could be better leveraged outside the practice of law. After working for decades in different progressive sectors of the real estate industry, Rachel felt a need to “make a change” that would capitalize on her analytical and relational skills, but in an impactful, leveraged way that was closer to her ..read more

Bringing a vast and broad corporate marketing communications background and passion to support diverse small businesses to bear, trend-setting changemaker Emily Griesing wears her heart on her sleeve as an uplifting and action-minded entrepreneur. Listen in as Emily and CHANGEMAKERS CEO Kimberly Rice discuss contemporary solutions to the many challenges of making positive change in an increasingly digital world while embracing the feminine side of building a prosperous business ..read more

Adapting the Sage Perspective to Create Ease and Flow into your Life (one in a series of six) As I have outlined in previous posts, we all have Saboteur voices which trip us up and create inner doubt to rob us of calm and joy in our lives. There are 10 Saboteurs that persist inside our heads (refer to earlier posts) that can wreak havoc on our job performance, our relationships and our overall wellbeing. Today’s post is an introduction to the Sage Perspective and how we may access these powers to turn down the volume on our Saboteurs to support pivoting our perspective to create calm, clear-he ..read more

(adapted from Positive Intelligence) As one of the five PQ Sage powers, the Explore power helps us to become deeply curious about what is really happening in a situation before deciding and acting upon it. When is it useful to leverage the Sage Explore Power? If you ever question yourself about the best way to respond to a situation, the Explore Power comes in handy to encourage you to adapt a Beginner’s Mind. It is with deep curiosity that we focus on discovering the “why” of problems, etc. without fear or agenda regarding what will be discovered, without judgement. The value is that the disc ..read more

(adapted from Positive Intelligence) Today, we explore the Empathize power, regarded as the most “feminine” power, based in compassion and love. At the other end of the spectrum is Activate, which is all about “focused Jedi” fierce action, which is wrapped in masculine energy. As well-balanced individuals, we must access both our feminine and masculine energies to operate in full Sage power. The Empathize power teaches us to bring deep compassion and understanding to ourselves and others. It’s about feeling and showing appreciation, compassion and forgiveness. Empathy has two targets: yourself ..read more

(adapted from Positive Intelligence) How much of your time do you spend questioning whether there is a better way…to do your life, raise your children, show up more present in your business? To eliminate persistent Saboteur voices from hijacking you, you can call upon the Innovation Sage Power, which offers a fresh way to shut down the nasty Saboteur inner voices and step into a more positive headspace. One of the powers of the Innovate Sage Power is to explore the question “Is there a better way that extends beyond the typical answers and create a better way to handle a challenge?” When you t ..read more

(Adapted from Positive Intelligence) – 5 of 6 Of all the five Sage powers, the NAVIGATE power is critically important to guide you with the compass of deeper meaning and purpose. Think of it as your North star that helps: Enable you to sort out what truly matters and what doesn’t. Guide you through connecting you with your deeper sense of meaning, values and purpose. Is critical to a purpose-driven life. Align both your small and large steps with your “true North.” The Navigate Safe Power supports moving away from the noisy Saboteurs and helps you re-focus and re-frame how you show up and mo ..read more

(adapted from Positive Intelligence) – 5 of 6 The last of the Sage powers, the Activate, helps you move into decisive, clear-headed, laser-focus action by using the Power Game that preempts your Saboteurs and which is associated with feeling fierce and fearless. When faced with decisions to move forward or stay put, ask yourself: What specific actions am I willing to commit to? As I move into action, what lies do my Saboteurs try to tell me to sabotage this action? What would my Sage response be? If your Judge Saboteur is screaming at you, you may hear: “You aren’t doing this right. What’s w ..read more

Saboteur Interference with Explore Sage Power (adapted from Positive Intelligence) In 2022, I wrote a lot about building mental fitness, the process through which to re-wire your brain to disrupt the negative inner talk/Saboteurs and pivot to creating Sage powers (i.e., positive thoughts and emotions) for overall happiness and feelings of general well-being. I shared how developing three critical core mental muscles (Self-Command Muscle, Saboteur Interceptor Muscle and the Sage Muscle) are the foundations for building mental fitness to shift the balance of power from your inner Saboteurs to yo ..read more