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Café Grit is where you come when you’ve got the hankering for purpose, a taste for fulfillment, and you’re tired of living the rat race.Maybe it's your corporate job and a dick of a boss. Maybe you're in your glory years and are looking to ignite that fire in your belly (and I don't mean a hot flash!). Maybe you've lost your mojo and want desperately to find it.Maybe you're living your best life and want to pay it forward because you’ve already dealt with the madness.Maybe you're just ready for some GRIT and some CHANGE.My name is Beth Anne Campbell and I am the host of the Café Grit podcast. I am a consultant project manager with over 20 years of experience in corporate life. I am also the author of "Where The Hell Is My Bacon?"I opened this group so women like myself can talk openly, authentically, honestly about finding fulfillment when it feels like there is none.As I start this effort, I have one foot in the corporate realm and one foot in my dream career. I'm entering my "glory years" and wondering what the f*ck is going on with my body and my brain. I long more and more each day to find purpose in life. I’m figuring it out right along with you. There will be swearing. There will be passion (and occasionally, anger). Maybe baby goats, bacon books, hoodies, and hats. I hope there is a lot of laughter.But don’t let all of that fool you. I am dead serious about finding what makes my heart sing. And I hope you are too.So...are you a badass even though sometimes you don't feel like one? Then come on into Café Grit...where the moxie is fresh, the passion cold-brewed, and everything is served with a heaping side of mojo.
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Failure, discomfort, and vulnerability are all ways that we grow. So why do some people struggle with all three?In Episode 065 of the Cafe Grit podcast, I talk again with my good friend Mike Goggin about failure. We dive into several questions around what seems to be an increasing trend of younger folks being challenged with things like discomfort and change.Why is failure and learning from our mistakes important?How does inexperience with failure and discomfort impact us in our early careers?👉🏽 How can we mitigate new career fear of failure and help young employees become more comfortable with being uncomfortable?How has remote working (and the pandemic years) impacted our young generation's ability to cope with the reality of failure and how we navigate it in the workplace?This was a great topic and thank you to Mike for another awesome episode!What are your thoughts on GenZ and dealing with failure, discomfort, and vulnerability? What about failure in general, is it a path to growth? For all you GenZ and late Millennials, do you feel like your generation is misrepresented as having difficulty dealing with negative situations, particularly failure?
In episode 064 of the Cafe Grit podcast, I ponder blankets, birdfeeders, and how I was able to watch the most frightening movies by myself in the dark when I was just ten years old.
In this episode I talk with my health, weight loss, and transformation coach Gillian Davies! I have been working with Gillian for about a year as of this recording and I'm thrilled to have her In The GRIT Seat! Gillian gave up her corporate life and now helps people like myself to transform their lives. I can't say enough good things about her and how she has helped me mind, body, and spirit. Check her out on LinkedIn or on Facebook (she has an awesome support group). Links below.https://www.linkedin.com/in/gilliandaviescoach/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/weightlossinmenopausewithgilliandavies
This is part 2 of the story of how I lost 70 lbs and found my mojo. In this episode, I talk about where I started from, what I did, and what changed on this journey. Hint: It isn't just about the scale or dress size. I also talk about reaching out for help from Gillian Davies, health and fitness coach extraordinaire.
Cafe Grit is all about grit and it takes a lot of grit to make the decision to prioritize yourself. That's what I did in early 2022. In S3E02, I start off a 3-part series talking about my journey to wellness, which started with a mindset change. We must make ourselves the number one in our lives, in order to be our best for others. In the past 10 months I've lost 70 lbs with the help of a health and fitness coach. In this episode I talk about where I was a year ago and what led up to me making the call to prioritize myself and get help.
Do you ever go back and think about your childhood to try and understand who you are today? In this episode, I reminisce about my mother and how she made me take responsibility for my decisions when I was a child. No helicopter parenting here! The older I get, the more I see my late mother in a different light, and I have come to appreciate some things that I resented in my youth. I know some of you have complicated relationships with your parents, I'd love to hear your feedback!
In this episode, I talk about a recent setback with my health journey and how it impacted me. Am I a bad person? Why is it so hard to move on? Is this what GRIT is really about? Take a listen and then ask yourself how you handle life's failures and setbacks. Do you let it derail you or do you put your adult panties on and move forward?
When we get older, it will be really hard to learn things. When we age, it’s harder and harder (damn near impossible) to lose weight. The older we get, the lonelier we get. I'm too old to start new adventures, I should have done that when I was young.These are just a few of the myths about aging that I grew up with. I'll bet you have some too.Do you know what I think of these? Bullsh*t. You don't get weaker with age...you develop more GRIT. That's why I did S2E12 of the Café Grit Podcast about The GRIT of Aging. It's time to crush those myths! So many of you who have made AMAZING things happen in your life after the age of 35...45...55...70! Let's celebrate this!
In this episode, we explore the reasons for employee burnout. Is it the responsibility of the company? The managers and leaders? Or the employee themselves? The answer might surprise you. If you are burned out at work, overwhelmed, engulfed in chaos...then this is the episode for you.
In this episode I talk about boundaries at work and how important it is to set and honor them to prioritize ourselves. I give an example of a recent work revelation I had that prompted the need for me to set boundaries.
In this episode of In The GRIT Seat, I sit down to talk with Jay Stansfield - author, artist, illustrator, entrepreneur, musician, songwriter, singer, IT technician, (takes a deep breath), and one of the most creative people I have ever met. He takes us through his GRIT journey from the child of hippies to IT tech in the school system to author and illustrator of the Squibbles coloring books and Meet The Squibbles children's book. Do yourself a favor and follow Jay on Instagram and LInkedIn, and go look up his awesome song "Poor Little Pineapple" on Youtube. Brilliant!
In this short episode I reminisce to some early days of GRIT when I came in dead last at a couple events at my school's Field Day. Grit isn't always about being in-your-face tenacious. Sometimes it's about being patient and just practicing.
In this episode of Café Grit: In the GRIT Seat, I sit down with book coach Shelley Wilson. Or, Wonder Woman, as I like to call her. Multi-genre author, camper van adventurer, Supernatural lover, and all-around super fun person to talk to. Who knew she loved vampires and Vikings too? I loved talking to Shelley and I know you will too! Don't forget to look her up on social media and check out her amazing book portfolio!
In this episode of Café Grit: In The GRIT Seat, I welcome licensed psychologist Gabriela Encina. Gabriela supports international women (and a few men!), helping with their confidence & well-being, improving their relationships & prioritizing themselves. She's also super fun and a bright spirit and I know you're going to love her. She blew me away with her GRIT story and her insight into human emotions. Check her out at www.gabriela-encina.com or on Instagram as @gabriela.encina.psychologist .
I know you're going to love this episode of Café Grit: In The GRIT Seat with the Unsquasher Extraordinaire Trisha Lewis! Trisha is the author of "The Mystery of the Squashed Self" and the host of the "Make It Real" podcast. As if that isn't enough, she is also an actor, communication coach, and one of the most real people I have ever met. In this episode, we talk about Trisha's book, get some insight into the evolution of her humor, and hear a bit about her background. Don't forget to check out Trisha's website for more of her great personality and links to her social media (which are all super-fun, she is a MUST FOLLOW!). TrishaLewis.com is the place to go.
I've been on a break for a while but ready to get back. This episode talks a bit about why I stepped away and what we have coming for Cafe Grit from this point on. There will still be the calling out o' corporate bullshit, never fear! But I also want to focus on the positive. Always embrace your grit and never quit!
This is one for the ladies. Many of us are starkly aware of our femaleness in the workplace. We are frequently the only woman in meetings; we sense that someone is talking to us differently than they talk to your male counterparts. Gender bias in the workplace is alive and well, and now it comes in more subtle forms that can be difficult to deal with. When someone pinches your boob, it's an obvious violation that you can take to HR. When someone talks to you differently, maybe more patronizing or condescending than the men you work with, it's a lot trickier. In this episode, I talk about some things I've experienced being a woman in the corporate world. Do any of them sound familiar?
Welcome to the first guest episode of Cafe Grit: In The GRIT Seat with Visibility Coach Heidi Medina! Heidi Badass of the House Medina, First of Her Name, the Fucksayer, Queen of the Coaches, Khaleesi of the Great Visibility Sea, Giver of Permissions, Empress of Entrepreneurs, and Mother of Chickens.Heidi is the owner of Talk To Heidi and a kickass coach, copywriter, and champion of all things that will get you VISIBLE in your business. Heidi and I talk about a plethora of fun things, including her first business (as a child), how she got into coaching, her superpower of helping people get Visible online, and how she is in large part responsible for the existence of this very podcast. Give it a listen and then go look up Heidi on LinkedIn and Facebook. You won't regret it.
Do you work in an environment where you feel safe making a mistake? S2E06 is about screwing up at work and doing so without being punished or thrown under the bus. I talk about one of my first corporate screw-ups and how it shaped my reaction to one of my team member's mistakes 15 years later when I was a manager. I also talk about why that is important and how I feel about dicks who play the blame game to save face.
Feeling the effects of nearly a year of covid, multitasking, and just plain too much shit going on, I'm just going to wing it today with some thoughts on keeping it all together. We have a lot of stress in our lives and it's okay to feel that. It's okay to be in a place where you haven't yet found your voice, where you haven't stood up to the asshats, and where you haven't yet found fulfillment. It is okay. We are human. Grit is about moving forward even when we fail, even when we feel like crap. So don't beat yourself up about anything. Just keep looking forward.
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