Quick Lift: Grow With Purpose

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Welcome to a loud and lifted quick lifts. I'm

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your host Betsy Ham. And in every loud and lifted

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episode, there are a few moments that deserve

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an extra spotlight. And this one's blooming with

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bold insight. Julie Webb doesn't just talk about

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leadership. She lives it. And in under 10 minutes,

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we're digging into the real roots of growth from

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clarifying your values to building the courage

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muscle and becoming the kind of woman who blooms

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where she's planted on purpose. So let's dig

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into the key takeaways and action items from

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the episode with Julie. Key takeaway number one,

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know your roots. Your values are your anchor.

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If I ask you right now, what are your top three

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values that are important to you? Can you name

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them? For as important as values are, it's something

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that we don't spend a lot of time thinking about

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or talking about personally. You know, a lot

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of times we get hung up on talking about company

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values and while that's important, we can't really

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control our company values and ensuring that

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others are acting in the best behaviors or attitudes

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of our company. But what we can control is our

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own personal values and identifying what they

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are and then making decisions based off of them.

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Think about how much our values impact. They

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impact our decision making. They're our compass.

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They help us make choices that align with our

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core beliefs and priorities. They help impact

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our clarity and purpose. Identifying our values

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brings clarity to our life, helping us understand

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what truly matters and what you want to achieve.

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Values impact our personal growth, as well as

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our relationships, how you interact with others,

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or who you choose to interact with. Values also,

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of course, impact our career and our life choices.

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It helps you choose a career path and make life

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decisions that are truly meaningful for you.

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So, considering how important they are, what

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are your values? If you're not sure where to

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start, Julie mentioned a great idea of just Googling

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values and seeing what kind of words come up.

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You'll see things like integrity, accountability,

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honesty, creativity. Action item for today is

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take five minutes and write down the three values

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that matter most to you. They'll keep you grounded

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when the wind picks up and help you say yes to

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the right things. Takeaway number two, pause

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with purpose. Reflection is where growth starts.

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I love this one. This is one that I can certainly

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do better. We're all so busy. We have a million

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things going on, crossing things off of our list

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personally and professionally. When's the last

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time you took a moment to pause for yourself,

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by yourself, and just reflect? Evaluate on what

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you've accomplished. Celebrate the victories.

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Learn from your mistakes. Check in on the direction

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you're headed. Now, this doesn't mean you have

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to go to a spa for the day and relax, but that's

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actually a really great idea. This is taking

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a few minutes and sitting outside in your backyard.

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Maybe it's sitting in a room by yourself. Maybe

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you go grab a coffee and hang out and just take

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a few minutes to reflect. So that's your action

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item for this week. Take one intentional pause.

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get quiet, get uncomfortable, and ask yourself

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if you're headed in the right direction of where

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you want to be. Key takeaway number three, cultivating

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courage. Fear is natural, courage is a choice.

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Now, we have those days, right? Some days you

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feel very courageous and other days maybe not

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so much. But it's kind of interesting to think

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about, you have to sometimes practice being courageous.

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And that means taking little steps. Maybe you're

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a little shy to ask somebody to coffee that you

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want to network with, or maybe you're not sure

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if you have the courage to apply for a job. Or

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something that can be challenging is asking your

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boss for a salary increase. Sometimes we have

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to start small and build up our confidence. And

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guess what? At times you're going to hear no,

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and that's okay. but continue to acknowledge

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and front your fears, have some positive self

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-talk, and again, get uncomfortable. And you

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know what? I think this is a great one for kids.

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And I think this is something that I was doing

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and didn't even really think about. But getting

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your kids outside their comfort zone and challenging

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them, even when they're young, I remember when

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my girls were really small, we'd be at a restaurant

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and I would always make them order their own

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food. And of course, sometimes they'd be shy,

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maybe not have the courage, but then they continued

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to build that and to gain the confidence. So

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I think this is something you can practice with

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your kids and challenging them and getting them

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outside their comfort zone from a very young

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age. age and of course that continues to grow

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as they do. Action item for today, start small

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but practice daily. Speak up, say yes, maybe

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it's saying no, but be intentional. Abundance

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doesn't mean having it all, it means trusting

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there's enough space for you to rise. Number

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four, we talked about blooming and creating your

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flower with Julie. Blooming requires courage,

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but it's also time, intention, and support. So

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let's break down the metaphor of blooming one

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more time that Julie talked about. First, there's

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the roots, and those are your values. Remember,

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you're already going to think about what your

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values are and what's important to you. But what

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grounds you when the wind picks up? Next is the

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soil. The soil is your environment. What mindsets,

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boundaries, and energy sources are feeding or

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depleting you? The next part of your flower is

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the stem, and this is the courage. I love that

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Julie mentioned the quote from Brene Brown. Strong

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back, soft front, and don't forget the wild heart.

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And then there's your flower. Your flower is

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your purpose. What do you want the world to see

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from your bloom? And lastly, the garden. The

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garden is your community. It's what surrounds

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you because flowers grow stronger when they're

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together. So the action item for here is I invite

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you take some time to reflect. There's a lot

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of reflecting for the action items this episode.

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But think about what are you cultivating? What

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do you need more of in your soil? And where is

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your courage and showing up? Julie drew her flower,

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which I think is a great opportunity to use your

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creativity. And as she mentioned, being creative

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helps to reduce stress. So get your markers out

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and draw your flower. We'll share Julie's and

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we're going to share mine. We would love to see

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yours too. But this is an opportunity to really

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be intentional about what's important to you.

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You don't need perfect conditions to grow and

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there's going to be wind and rain and things

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you can't control. However, you need courage,

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clarity, and a little dirt under your nails.

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So take the pause, name your values, and start

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designing a life that blooms boldly and on your

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terms. If you haven't listened to Julie's episode,

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I strongly encourage that you do. Until next

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time, keep growing and keep lifting.