The show to help you get the tools to write a better story with your life.
Episodes
Monday Feb 11, 2019
Monday Feb 11, 2019
Dr. Miller is an author, professor, coach, and consultant in the fields of leadership formation, organizational change, the psychology of adult development and learning. She received an MDiv from Princeton Theological Seminary and a PhD from the University of San Diego. Since 2013, Cara has been affiliated with Harvard University as a Teaching Fellow in the Extension School and an Instructor in Harvard’s Programs in Professional Education. She draws on developmental psychology to coach senior leaders in many contexts (individuals, partnerships, teams, boards). She utilizes adaptive leadership theory to consult to organizations from diverse industries engaging in change efforts (military, higher education, finance, ministry, manufacturing). She orchestrates the application of innovative organizational theory and methods to inform the architecture, governance, leadership development, performance strategies, and review processes for companies seeking alignment between their people strategy and their financial strategy.
Her clients experience her as:
- an insightful, compassionate, and steady coach
- a lively, interactive, and fun facilitator
- an artistic, dynamic, and complex organizational architect of human capital
all roles which are meaningful to me, and are solidly informed by rigorous foundational theory and practice.
Personally, as a practitioner and partner, she seeks to embody, facilitate, and teach timely, developmental, transforming leadership while accessing her deepest values of integrity, mutuality, and vulnerable power in my professional and personal roles, for the sake of individual and organizational sustainability.
Connect with Cara on LinkedIn, her website Inquiryp.com
Monday Feb 04, 2019
Monday Feb 04, 2019
Bob Goff is the New York Times Best-Selling Author of Love Does, as well as an attorney who founded Love Does, a nonprofit human rights organization operating in Uganda, India, Nepal, Iraq and Somalia. Bob is a sought after speaker, inspiring current and future influencers to get to the "do" part of life. Choosing to live audaciously, Bob connects to audiences in a powerfully inspirational, yet down to earth manner. Love Does has now been translated into ten languages!
Bob has pioneered the vision of Love Does (formerly Restore International) to fight for freedom and human rights, working to improve educational opportunities and to be helpful to those in need of a voice and a friend. Love Does has worked with Uganda's judiciary in bringing over 200 cases to trial, as well as pursuing justice, intervention and education for at risk women and children in Uganda, India, Nepal, Iraq and Somalia. Restore Leadership Academy in Northern Uganda educates over 300 students with a focus on character and leadership development. Because of Bob's vision and the work of Love Does, he serves as the Hon. Consul for the Republic of Uganda to the United States.
Bob created the Dream Big Framework, a seven-part program designed to help you identify your big ambition in life and then clear the path to pursue it wholeheartedly. Bob's been an inspiration, mentor and fan of the YouSchool since its beginning.
Find Bob online...everywhere.
Monday Jan 28, 2019
Monday Jan 28, 2019
MICHAEL IS A SOUGHT-AFTER EXECUTIVE CONSULTANT AND COACH.
For more than 12 years, Dauphinee has had an insatiable interest in understanding the worlds most effective leaders and mapping the key elements to their success. He organized these ideas into the simple concept of a compass. “The Identity Compass,” is based on the four core values a leader needs to balance to amplify their influence and clarity.
Dauphinee’s nontraditional approach to business and leadership have earned him invitations to meet with an array of leaders and organizations, including: Fiat-Chrysler Automobiles, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Shinola, The Detroit Lions, United Way Worldwide, The San Diego Padres, US Olympic Committee, USA Archery, Civila- Detroit, US State Dept., Home Depot, St. John’s Hospital System, and United Way of Metro Dallas.
In 2010 Dauphinee began working on a framework for identity-based leadership development but in fragile and conflict-affected regions of the world. With initiatives in Costa Rica, Nigeria, and Afghanistan, He has had the honor of sharing his ideas at the Afghan National Assembly, with members of the Afghan Security Council, Phoenix Industries, San Jose, CR and Faith Alive Hospital, Jos, Nigeria.
Dauphinee shares his passion with all he comes in contact with, speaking at retreats and corporate gatherings around the world.
In 2014 Dauphinee founded TDG Adventures to give people the opportunity to wrestle with questions of identity while trekking with locals in remote locations of the globe.
Currently, Dauphinee has offices in San Diego, Minneapolis, and Miami and spends 20+ days a month on the road. Dauphinee’s first book, Identity: A Compass for the Adventure of Life, was published in May of 2015.
Get in touch with Michael on his website or via LinkedIn.
Friday Jan 18, 2019
Friday Jan 18, 2019
DANNY KIMM CATALYZES INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO PERFORM AT THEIR BEST.
Danny is experienced in helping individuals design their personal and professional callings. He asks insightful questions at pivotal moments to help leaders make critical decisions that have long-term implications. As a storyteller and keynote speaker, Danny inspires movement and momentum. He is a gifted facilitator who creates psychologically safe environments for individual thinking and group collaboration.
Danny is a Senior Consultant at Centauric working with individuals and organizations of all sizes creating compelling experiences to help individuals and teams maximize their potential. He is an on-call faculty at the Center for Creative Leadership as well as an experienced Gallup-Certified Clifton Strengths coach. He has conducted over 500 individual coaching sessions, facilitated hundreds of workshops and presented in front of thousands.
Danny holds a Masters of Divinity and is currently working on his doctorate in I/O Psychology. His doctorate will focus on the impact of smartphone distraction on workplace productivity and speaks to organizations about how to harness the power of technology without hindering human connection.
Danny lives in San Diego, CA with his wife EJ and two dogs. He enjoys surfing, frequenting the movies and a good cup of coffee. Get in touch with him through his website.
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Saturday Jan 12, 2019
We are thrilled to have Sarah Hernholm join us in the YouSchool 'studio'. In 2009, Sarah Hernholm left her elementary school teaching days and launched WIT - Whatever It Takes. Convinced that a company could be built to provide youth with the tools and skills needed to become social entrepreneurs and leaders, she began her journey.
Six years later, WIT is the only college-credit social entrepreneur and leadership course for high school teens in the country. As Founder/President of WIT, Sarah helps launch WIT sites all over the country, and motivates teens to launch enterprises designed to change their communities! Sarah also created SMART CITY SATURDAY, which hosts teen only hackathons around the country. These hackathons provide teens the opportunity to spend the day tackling their city's greatest challenges and then at the end of the event, present their proposed solutions to city-officials.
Along the way she has delivered three TEDx talks:
These talks resulted in more talks...like the one about "risky" behavior shared in a recent Creative Mornings talk.
In everything she does, Sarah lives and leads with "11 Tips for Doing WIT". These Tips help develop greater emotional intelligence, along with activating an entrepreneurial mindset. As a result of the proven impact of the 11 Tips for Doing WIT, Sarah has partnered with organizations, companies, school districts, and parent groups to teach the 11 Tips for Doing WIT. These Tips resonate with everyone. While not everyone will be an entrepreneur and launch a business, EVERYONE can develop an entrepreneurial mindset, and benefit from enhancing and developing their emotional intelligence.
Connect with Sarah on LinkedIn, or follow her on Twitter or Instagram
Books recommended on the episode:
When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing, Dan Pink
The Conscious Parent, Shefali Tsabury
Monday Dec 17, 2018
Monday Dec 17, 2018
Hey Parents!
Raising healthy kids who become thriving adults is kind of the thing we're all trying to do, right? In today's episode, we have a very compelling exercise you can do (perhaps over the holidays) that will help your kids become resilient and be able to handle the complexities and stress of life.
If you'd like, you can download this worksheet we designed to start drafting your own family backstory, then sit down with their kids and add some visual aids like home movies and photo albums to make your family backstory come alive.
And, if you haven't already, you can sign up for our parent email newsletter that will give you our best resources for parents who want to raise healthy adults.
Thursday Nov 29, 2018
Thursday Nov 29, 2018
Saturday Nov 17, 2018
Saturday Nov 17, 2018
In this episode, YouSchool President Scott Schimmel shares key thoughts on intentionally practicing giving thanks to cultivating a life of gratitude. We have an exercise you can download and use for your family to craft a Thanksgiving conversation. Download the family exercise here.
Friday Nov 09, 2018
Friday Nov 09, 2018
In this episode, we take a real-life look inside the life of three teenagers at a local high school. We talk about some of the hot topics students are facing, like:
-- What's it like to be a high school student these days?-- What's different, do you think, since your parents were in high school?
-- What's the top concern of high school students?
-- What's something teachers or parents don't understand about teenagers?
-- What's something you wish parents or teachers knew about you?
-- What do you think about academic pressure and stress? How do you handle stress personally?
-- What do you wish was different about high school?
-- What are you hoping for in the next five years?
Sunday Nov 04, 2018
Sunday Nov 04, 2018
What's it like to be the parent of three teens? What happens when noisy, smelly, eye-rolling and hormones meet warmth, patience, and engagement? That's what happens at the Kowack home. Stephanie is a very involved parent in her kid's schools, a huge proponent of social-emotional wellness programming, a leader in her community, and a great friend to the YouSchool. Some conversation highlights:
- How to build trust with kids so they share openly with you
- Crafting an environment of play in your home where teenagers want to spend time
- Advice for parents who have a communication breakdown with their kids
- How to calmly teach respect to your kids by modeling it first
- Her hopes for who her kids become as adults
Stephanie's Recommended Reading for Parents of Teens:
How to Raise an Adult: Break Free of the Over-parenting Trap and Prepare Your Kid for Success
The Energy Bus: 10 Rules to Fuel Your Life, Work, and Team with Positive Energy
Also, we have a free parenting e-book designed to help parents of teenagers re-think how they're approaching the most important project of their lives. Just let us know if you'd like to receive a copy.