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Don’t step into solutions too swiftly. It’s important to always listen more than you speak. Each of us will never have all the answers, and therefore it’s important to hear others out and gain all the facts before making firm decisions. As a part of my series about strong female leaders, I had the pleasure …
Media Mogul Jacqueline Hernández: “Brands need to have PURPOSE more than they need to have image campaigns” I believe purpose is the fifth “P” of marketing. In every role that I have had, marketing has been a big part of what I oversee and one of my strengths, particularly in building brands. Brands need to …
Chelle Neff: “When you grow up being an “artist”, you are conditioned to go with the wind and let whatever happens happen; It took me a while to accept that you can’t run a business that way” Structure and systems work. When you grow up being an “artist”, you are conditioned to go with the wind …
“We don’t serve the world by trying to be like everyone else” with Emily Wright and Fotis Georgiadis I have since discovered that my femininity, expression of emotion and ability to connect with humanity is my greatest strength. Rising up to my full authentic potential gives those around me permission to do the same. My …
“Leaders needs to be able to let go of control and trust their team” with Francis Perdue & Fotis Georgiadis Be able to let go of control and trust your team. When I trusted my intern at the time she doubled my business by adding Instagram posts to bring in new clients and going through …
It is important to keep learning. Things are changing faster today than ever before so staying current on business trends and always building on your skills and talent are critical. I’m an avid reader so reading is the way I stay current and continue to learn. I recently established a leadership book club at my …
Empower, empower, empower! It sounds obvious but I’ve found by managing women that you have to remind them that they are in charge. Don’t doubt yourself or second guess your decisions. Trust your gut. We almost always have the answer we’re looking for but don’t trust ourselves to execute. You wouldn’t be in leadership if …
5 Things I Wish Someone Told Me Before I Started: “There are a lot of highs and lows and not a lot in between.” with Amy Lacey and Fotis Georgiadis Perseverance: When describing what it’s like to persevere as an entrepreneur and leader, I like to use the phrase, “There are a lot of highs …
Women Of The C-Suite: “There are only two things you can control — your focus and your costs” with Fluxx CEO Madeline Duva There are only 2 things you can control — your focus and your costs. I have learned this through many startups failures and successes. While I can’t guarantee you success if you do that, I can pretty …
Being a former international fashion model and working in front of the camera most of my adult life, my “appearance” is what I depended on to survive financially as well as emotionally. As I age, it’s hard to accept the lines and wrinkles and the last 10 lbs. that never seem to come off! However, …
“I believe that ‘drive’ already exists within every entrepreneur” with Chris Roebuck and Fotis Georgiadis Starting a company is never easy. As someone who’s found the courage to do so, I believe that ‘drive’ already exists within every entrepreneur. In business and life itself, you’re going to go through highs and lows. In order to …
Alcoholism is considered to be a disease of loneliness, but I think it’s true for most kinds of addiction. Lack of meaningful connection can be very painful and hard to bear, and Western culture offers all kind of drugs that soothe this pain in the short term and make things a whole lot worse for …
Don’t put your phone down, put it away. Multiple studies have shown that the sight of a phone or computer, even in our peripheral vision, is very distracting to the brain. One study demonstrated that people who talked to each other while a phone sat on the table near them, even if that phone didn’t …
I also believe that in our society we have a desire to achieve financial success and buy into the idea that one can achieve wealth as a path to happiness. We ascribe to the requirements of achievement through sacrifices of one’s personal time, showing ambitious dedication to one’s employer, and providing immediate responses of calls …
5 Things We Can Each Do Help Solve The Loneliness Epidemic, with Dr. Mark B. Constantian and Fotis Georgiadis Social media is not connection. First, it is inherently false. You see the selfie of a friend at a party, smiling and seeming to have a much better time than you are. How do you connect …
We are over-stimulated: Many people think they are lonely, because they are actually bored. We are not good at quiet time! While boredom and loneliness aren’t the same thing, our expectations of constant entertainment, stimulation, and occupation may be demanding too much of our social relationships. Under that kind of pressure, many people give up …
Loneliness changes our interpersonal neurobiology (increased cortisol for example) making secondary concerns of depression, anxiety and addiction more likely. As a part of my interview series about the ‘5 Things We Can Each Do Help Solve The Loneliness Epidemic’ I had the pleasure to interview Rover.com’s Human Animal Behavioral Expert, Phil Tedeschi. Philip Tedeschi is the …
Ask yourself: what is one thing my community needs that I could do something about? Does that highway on the edge of town have garbage on it that needs to be picked up? Does the local library need to be painted? These are things almost anyone could organize a group to accomplish head-on, and thus, …
An Interview With Fotis Georgiadis US News and World Report, states that, Loneliness affects 3 in 4 Americans and appears to spike in late 20’s, mid-50’s and late 80’s. If you compare the American lifestyle to the world, in general we tend to eat more quantity and exercise less. We drive rather than walk and …
“5 Things We Can Each Do Help Solve The Loneliness Epidemic” With Relationship Expert and Therapist Audrey Hope Our technological age has empowered us and increased our freedom and ability to organize and learn and help each other. The advancements have been breathtaking and life-altering. Yet it has also caused serious problems of isolation and alienation …
An Interview With Fotis Georgiadis Human beings are very much social beings. In many ways our lives are defined by our roles and relationships with others and what we share toward one another. Relationships that are healthy help exercise our hearts and our minds and help our energy flow. When we lack connection with others …
An Interview With Fotis Georgiadis I think we need to understand why we are lonely. I find that we are more connected than ever, yet we are more alone than ever. We, humans, are social beings, we are meant to be in packs and be together. Slowly we are losing the skills to connect. Losing …
Women Of The C-Suite: “It’s important to spend time with your employees and create a culture of love and family”, With Elizabeth Faraut of La LOOP …it’s important to spend time with people and create a culture of “love and family” where each person feels like they are running their own business. Even if it’s a …
Compare & Despair — Ever had a bad day? Yes, of course you have. Everyone has bad days. It is part of life. Sometimes we want to feel bad (deaths, breakups, job loss) and process that emotion. Without community and support these experiences become unmanageable. A big issue with millenials is that they are avoiding their bad …
“Be actively involved with your team to celebrate the wins, and to jump into the trenches with them for the failures.” with Lynn Mooney and Fotis Georgiadis Share the wins and the failures. Be actively involved with your team to celebrate the wins, and to jump into the trenches with them for the failures. I …
Develop a “fear of regret” mindset. How many times have you hesitated on an opportunity? Or how many times have you laid awake at night replaying a situation where you felt you could have done it / said it / or reacted to it better? We’ve all been there before, and it feels terrible! To …
5 Things We Can Each Do To Help Solve The Loneliness Epidemic: “Join a group, ANY group” with Dr. Anna Hiatt Nicholaides and Fotis Georgiadis Join a group, ANY group. This might be a religious affiliation, professional society, mom or dad group, or walking club. Try online groups to find like-minded individuals. In these groups …
5 Things We Can Each Do Help Solve The Loneliness Epidemic: “I would love to have Emotion be a subject taught in school.” with Ashley Ellis and Fotis Georgiadis I would love to have EMOTION be a subject taught in school. As in Reading, Writing, History, EMOTION. From pre school on. I really feel like …
Redefine success. I measure success by whether or not I went for it and gave it everything I had. I measure success by how much I learned in the process. Whether or not I achieved my goal yet is secondary. The path to loving and appreciating yourself is so much more meaningful when you truly …
“Sad to say, the stigma about mental illness is alive and well” with April Kirkwood and Fotis Georgiadis Sad to say, the stigma about mental illness is alive and well. It’s as though society has a preconceived definition of success and the desire to be admired supersedes everything else. According to the ‘American Dream,’ success …
I personally believe that self-acceptance starts in the home. Parents have to model self acceptance in front of their children and in return children will manifest the confidence. In terms of society, I believe that we need to stop allowing society; trends, popularity and celebrity determine standards of beauty and what to place value on. …
Women Leading The Blockchain Revolution: “Let’s make sure not to overpromise blockchain’s capabilities” with IBM’s Suzanne Livingston My biggest concern is companies don’t act because they consider blockchain a “fad”. At the same time, I also worry about overpromising blockchain’s capabilities. Blockchain won’t eradicate e-coli in a field, but it does enable visibility once a …
“At some point, we need to say enough is enough and I deserve better” with María Tomás-Keegan and Fotis Georgiadis At some point, we need to say enough is enough and I deserve better. It’s at that point that we can orchestrate a change, from the inside out. Starting with the premise that we deserve …
“You don’t need to reject who you are today in order to be a better version of yourself tomorrow” with Jess McCann and Fotis Georgiadis In those moments of self-rejection it is of the utmost importance that you take a deep breath and work to change your mindset. Look again in the mirror. Only this …
Individuals should be more sympathetic and supportive to anyone suffering from mental illness. If you think someone you know may be in pain, don’t ignore it. Reach out and offer them assistance in any way you can. Society as a whole needs to shift their mindset on social media and the pressure to only show …
“When you truly love yourself, you have the confidence to ask for what you want” with Aimee Beltran and Fotis Georgiadis Most people think that body image and weight are just vanity things. The problem is that they go much deeper than just surface level. When you hate yourself and don’t like what you see …
“We’ve come to rely on shaming and blaming ourselves into meeting some standard of healthy, fit and beautiful” with Jill Pagano and Fotis Georgiadis With such low approval numbers, we simply can’t ignore that something profound is going on between ourselves and our expectations around our body. I break the answer down into two categories: …
“Human beings are held to extremely high standards, and often times they are unattainable” with Aimee Ferro and Fotis Georgiadis Human beings are held to extremely high standards, and often times they are unattainable. Everyday people — and most of us are everyday people — are simply not perfect. We each have our own story and are meant to …
“At the end of the day, it’s not about being the smartest person in the room; It’s about surrounding yourself with smart talented people” with Kathy Timko and Fotis Georgiadis At the end of the day, it’s not about being the smartest person in the room. It’s about surrounding yourself with smart talented people who …
“It is so hopeful to understand how much neuroplasticity our brains have; we absolutely have the ability to change, heal and integrate our brains.” with Jillian Weis and Fotis Georgiadis We can start by educating ourselves on a societal level and individual level about all of the advances in neuroscience. It is so hopeful to …
“Life starts and ends with you, change your thoughts, work on your internal turmoil and the world around you will change” with Dawn Burnett and Fotis Georgiadis People stay in mediocre relationships due to a limiting belief system, they don’t believe they deserve better or can find better. What they are really looking for is …
“Evaluating our relationships with alcohol should stop being embarrassing” with Karolina Rzadkowolska and Fotis Georgiadis I think evaluating our relationships with alcohol should stop being embarrassing, because it is literally the most life-affirming practice I can think of. We all grow up being taught to drink to celebrate, to relax, to socialize, and to commiserate. …
“Happiness is an inside job; If we’re not happy within ourselves, life can be pretty miserable” with Author BJ Gallagher and Fotis Georgiadis Because happiness is an inside job; worldly success is an inside job; and peace of mind is an inside job. Love is an inside job, too. At the end of the day, …
Learning To Finally Love Yourself: “ I often think about my Past Self and Future Self” with Dr Jo Eckler and Fotis Georgiadis Time Travel: I often think about my Past Self and Future Self. I can do favors for my Future Self, like putting away my clean clothes, and I can thank my Past …
Jackie O’Brien of The Bright Light Social Hour: “The stigma of mental health comes from the lack of open communication about mental health and addiction; We’ve got to stop being so afraid to talk about it!” It’s unbelievable that the stigma is still so prevalent. I think it has to do with the lack of open …
I live an imperfectly perfect life. This means that even in the face of setbacks that happens at times, sadness, pain and disappointments, my life is completely blissful. This is because of where I choose to expend my energies throughout the day. As a part of my series about “Learning to Finally Love Yourself” I had …
“We’d all be better off if we did away with the word ‘should’ altogether” with Rosie Bell and Fotis Georgiadis It is also my personal belief that we’d all be better off if we did away with the word ‘should’ altogether. This single word is ever so confining, further serving to program us towards prescribed …
“To love oneself allows you to love others and to seek relationships that are healthy and fulfilling” with Dr. Ronna Krozy and Fotis Georgiadis Feeling unattractive can lead to feeling unworthy of love. Self love promotes confidence and the tendency to make good choices, especially in relationships. To love oneself allows you to love others …
“So many symptoms of mental illness are part of the universal human experience; we can all as human beings relate to these feelings” with Jennifer Goldman and Fotis Georgiadis The stigma really breaks my heart because I know there are so many people suffering in silence because of it. As you mentioned, over 44 million …
“To better understand yourself and accept yourself, you first need to realize that society has given you a lot of false, limiting beliefs” with Mikaela Delia and Fotis Georgiadis Because of that, it starts with you. To better understand yourself and accept yourself, you first need to realize that society has given you a lot …