True Optimism Is Rooted In Grit with Jess Ekstrom
Description
For years Jess Ekstrom avoided speaking about a formative event in her family life – her family being swindled out of money by her uncle, Bernie Madoff. Today, Jess joins us to talk about the decision to start speaking about formative challenges, and how true optimism isn’t naive.
2:40 – Introductions
4:24 – The roots behind looking for the bright side
8:20 – Navigating the shift to talking about hard things
13:46 – Fallout from Bernie Madoff scamming their family
22:37 – Teaching from struggle, not perfection
25:28 – Shaping coaching experiences around women and nonbinary people
30:04 – Final question
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Learn more from our guest:
Website: https://jessekstrom.com/
Mic Drop Workshop: https://micdropworkshop.com/
Join Jess’s hype text crew: Text “hype” to 704-228-9495 – and tell her Reclaim + Advance sent you!
Jess’s podcast, Amplify: https://micdropworkshop.com/amplify-podcast/
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Learn more about the podcast or access resources: https://reclaimandadvance.com/
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