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What Do You Know To Be True?

Author: Roger Kastner

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Charting a path to purpose starts with a deeper understanding of one’s superhero power, what inspires it and how one develops it, and the meaningful impact it has when used in service of others. 

In these conversations, we aim to learn more about our guests’ path to purpose so that it may teach us something important about our path to finding meaning. 

This podcast is for anyone who helps other people unlock their challenges, achieve their potential, and is on their path to purpose. Our audience wants to think deeply about their work and how to increase the positive impact it has in service of others. 

The goal of these conversations is not to try to emulate it or “hack” our way to a new talent. 

Instead, the intention is to learn more about our guests’ experiences with their superhero power, and in doing so, learn something about the special talent in each of us that makes us unique. 

Our guests bring humility, insights, gratitude, and humor as they delve deep into their experiences, learnings, and impact their "superhero power" has had when used successfully. 

The path to purpose: Ordinary people, extraordinary talent, meaningful impact in the service of others.

By learning more about what inspired our guests to develop this extraordinary talent, how they think about their superhero power, and the impact it has on others as well as themselves, we gain inspiration and awareness of our superhero powers and our path to a more fulfilling life in the service of others.

At the heart of our conversations lies the fundamental notion that understanding the inspiration for one's superhero power is pivotal to unlocking a deeper understanding of purpose. In these episodes, we delve deep into what ignites this extraordinary talent within our guests, how they nurture it, and the remarkable ways it enriches the lives of others when employed in service of a greater good.

Whether you're a coach, mentor, educator, organization development practitioner, or simply someone navigating your own journey to finding your purpose and how you can create meaning for your life, this podcast aims to offer a wealth of wisdom to deepen your understanding and enhance your impact.

We steer clear of the notion of gimmicks or shortcuts, recognizing that the pursuit of purpose is a deeply personal and nuanced endeavor. By approaching each conversation with humility, vulnerability, and curiosity, we uncover the unique facets of our guests' superhero powers, how they developed and nurtured those talents, and the impact they have on themselves and others when used. In doing so, we hope to inspire others by witnessing how those stories resonate with our own journeys and experiences. 

Expect to be inspired, challenged, and uplifted as our guests share their profound insights, peppered with humility, gratitude, and a generous dose of humor (be sure to check out the blooper highlights at the end). Through their anecdotes, reflections, and wisdom, we gain a deeper appreciation for the transformative potential of our superhero powers and the ripple effect they create in the lives of others. 

Our purpose is to inspire you to explore the possibilities that lie within you, to ignite your potential, and chart a course towards a life of purpose, service, and meaningful fulfillment.

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"How is that story you've been telling yourself working for you? Is it working for you?"We tell ourselves stories all the time, some based on our limiting beliefs. Wouldn't you love to have a simple process for rewriting those stories that no longer work for us? Leader and Coach, Corinna Calhoun, developed a 4-step process for rewriting her own stories and brings this process to those she coaches and mentors.In the latest True Snacks episode, Corinna shares the process...1. Write d...
Nowhere is it written that life is fair. However, fairness is our barometer for how we fit into the systems and context we survive or thrive in. Anna Hall is a beacon of warmth, authenticity, humanity, and vulnerability. She is a powerhouse of energy when it comes to teaching people about discovering their purpose. The source of her energy? It’s an undeniable and powerful sense of fairness. Anna is an expert in helping others find and live into their purpose. With over 50% of people searching...
“One of the things we do in teams is reclaim our humanity.” In this True Snack episode, Ben shares his strong belief in the power of teams as a place to reclaim our humanity or actively deny it. Ben is a self-proclaimed Team Geek, and you are about to learn why this is well-earned moniker. Ben also shares a framework for helping teams make the invisible visible called SNOW:1. See it / Sense it - Acknowledge the thing (e.g., opportunity, problem, elephant in the room)2. Name it - Put words to ...
The gift of listening is more than hearing someone else. It’s being radically present to what they are saying so that you can empathize with them, feel with them, and be with them.This is an act of love and recognition. This is high art. Nicholas Whitaker’s superhero power is the Art of Listening, it is a gift earned out of survival. And he turned it into a practice of thriving by giving himself fully to the moment, the other person, and himself.Nicholas has years of experience as a coa...
Curious about the difference between a coaching conversation and mentoring conversation?For those who might not know, a coaching conversation is one where you ask questions, stay curious, not give advice, and treat the other person as creative, resourceful, and whole (meaning, the best answers for them will come from within them).In this episode of True Snacks, Executive Coach Kevin Jones shares four questions that he uses to self-regulate during coaching conversations, to stay curious, and t...
Storytelling in business has been a hot topic for quite some time, but crafting a strategic narrative is a newer, powerful concept, one that our guest, Guillaume Wiatr, knows a lot about.What’s the difference between a story and a narrative? As Guillaume shares with us, the old question of the glass half full or half empty can be instructive. The glass itself is the story, your perspective on its disposition is the narrative. In this conversation, Guillaume helps me understand the difference ...
Five years ago, April and Kevin McCormick had the worst day of their lives, every parent’s worst nightmare. Their 1-year-old son, Lincoln, died suddenly. A little over a year ago, April started a podcast, “Uncomfortable Friend,” to tell her story, to share her experiences, and to be with Lincoln. “Uncomfortable Friend” is the best use of this medium. It allows us to peer into a world most of us never want to look into, but when we do, we see the beauty, the resiliency, and the strength of hum...
As a female leader in a male-dominated industry, and as an introvert in an extrovert-dominated world, Jennifer Marcou found that her natural style of working, and her gender, was not well represented in her peer group, and definitely not in the ranks above hers.She was faced with challenge of putting on a mask and leading inauthentically, or learning how to lead in a way that was authentic to her own style, to, as she says, how her brain works.This True Snacks clip is with Jennifer Marcou and...
Techniques for approach conflict are helpful but shifting your mindset from armoring up and defending to one of empathy and curiosity: game changing.In this True Snack clip, Kristine Scott shares what she’s learned about conflict resolution from her firsthand experience, first while growing with a lot of conflict, then in her early career learning from youth living on the streets who had to learn conflict resolution skills to survive. What Kristine has learned, however, is not only a set...
Resistance to learning, like resistance to change, is a matter of both the head and heart. In this True Snacks mini-episode, Melissa Janis shares how she helps leaders recognize the need to use both and adopt learning agility as their number one competency. She is passionate about helping the first-time manager understand the awesome responsibility they have taken on, and that learning agility will become their best friend when it comes to growth and navigating change and ambiguity.In this ep...
Some find their purpose at the intersection of their true needs and their deep-seated values. In this True Snack clip, Marianna Lead shares how she discovered this interdependence between needs, or as she calls them “essentials,” and values, what she calls “fuels.” And I share what I learned by reading her book, “Me, My Brand, and Why” and how I rewrote my purpose statement.In this episode, Marianna answers the following:- How can you find your purpose?- What are the ingredients to purpo...
Reducing suffering is a deep, innermost urge as a human. To be able to end needless suffering, that is a gift, one we’d want for our loved ones, and one our loved ones would want for us.Today’s guest, Stephanie Murray, is a Volunteer Client Adviser with End of Life Washington, and she provides that gift for the terminally ill and their loved ones. When it comes to planning, it makes sense to work with someone who has both the knowledge to build a plan, and the experience to know how to addres...
“When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.” Many of us are familiar with this quote from Lao Tzu in the Tao Te Ching. What our guest, Marianna Lead would want us to focus on is the next line in the Tao Te Ching: “When the student is truly ready, the teacher will disappear.” And that is because they can become one. In sharing her superhero power of Teaching, Marianna highlights that “the best teachers are the best learners.” Marianna owns and operates a Internat...
Learning agility is one of the top leadership skills required to succeed today. And yet, where are leaders being taught the skills of learning, relearning, and adapting to changing environments? Melissa Janis learned early on about her superhero power, the power of learning, and how it helped her open doors to new opportunities and how to influence and impact others. Melissa learned early on that learning was an outcome of persistence and time, and she has spent her career learning and r...
Some seek to understand conflict and conflict resolution through observation and studying the topics. Others are not as fortunate to keep it at a safe distance and apply the scientific method. Our guest, Kristine Scott shares what she’s learned about conflict resolution from her firsthand experience, first while growing up in a house with a lot of conflict, then in her early career learning from youth living on the streets who had to learn conflict resolution skills to survive. What...
Can Team Coaching be more of an accelerator for performance than Leadership Coaching? So much focus is placed on leaders and the role of leadership in organizations, but that’s the sound of one-hand clapping. As Bennett Bratt says, “If a leader is going to change, they need the crucible in which to do it, and that’s their team.”Ben is a self-proclaimed Team Geek, and you are about to learn why this is well-earned moniker. This episode is “Making the Invisible Visible with Ben...
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is under attack today and the topic came up in my conversation with Kevin Jones. Rather than discuss the current backlash and the temporary pendulum swing of systemic oppression pushing back, Kevin and I got into the role of curiosity, empathy, and accountability in how we think of and approach the work. This bonus episode of the "What Do You Know To Be True?" is an excerpt of the "Intentional Curiosity with Kevin Jones" episode. Kevin and I share a ...
Transformations are inspiring and uplifting. Especially when the transformation is rooted in becoming more of who you’ve always been, and when you tear away all the expectations and biases that others have put on you. That is our guest’s experience and I’m grateful he has joined the podcast in this episode to share what he’s learned along the way. This conversation is with Kevin Jones and it’s about his superhero power of Intentional Curiosity.In this episode, Kevin answers the following...
Is now the time for leaders to be focusing on well-being in the workplace? In this time when we are experiencing a global mental health crisis, the answer is a resounding yes. With epidemic levels of anxiety, depression, loneliness and isolation, when our fight or flight function is constantly being triggered, and the doomscrolling just feeds our sense of fear and dread for the world, having to show up at work could seem trivia at best,and even another source of fear and dread at worst. ...
“The knowledge of your superhero power is not enough.”Juliane has been working with leaders long enough to know the value of awareness of one’s talents is not enough. The value comes from using that talent at the right time and in the right way. But wait, there’s more: the value also comes in knowing when to stop and change directions.It's a double lesson, a two for one, that Juliane shares with us today. And I am grateful for it.In this episode, Juliane answers the following questions:- How ...
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