In this interview, you’ll learn how to understand underlying habits to get to the heart of the issue. Colleen is a writer and vice president for a technology company. One of my favorite parts of this interview is the story of why she buys board shorts when she doesn’t feel spiritually fit.
Highlights from the interview:
- Colleen explains why she is so stubborn.
- How she uses failure to grow.
- Widening our views.
- Work is about communication.
- Improving her listening skills so she builds better relationships.
- How she developed her visceral understanding of other people’s perspectives.
- Finding people that had different perspectives, so she could grow in different areas of her life.
- Why she likes to think of herself as a kind person.
- Why she asks herself, “How am I making things better?”
- The reason she stopped blogging.
- How she views the voice in herself.
- Her spiritual advisor advised her not to meditate because she was using it as a crutch.
- Where she feels most connected to God.
- Breaking down a bad decision.
- Her buying habits often occur because she is dealing with a common internal issue that she hasn’t processed.
- How she created systems so she doesn’t waste her money buying something to feel better.
- Self-awareness is vital to growth.
- How she processes a dear friend who passed from cancer.
- Asking herself tough questions to get to the heart of an issue.
- Looking at the small reactions and habits so they don’t turn in big issues.
- Getting honest about getting sick and being in pain.
- Importance of having difficult conversations.
- Letting the pain go.
- What she will miss when she passes away.
You can learn more about Colleen Wainwright over on LinkedIn.
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