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"You can be accepted for who you are. You don't have to be accepted despite who you are and you don't have to limit who you are in order to be accepted." - Leslie Ehm

How do we fall in love with not fitting in?

Leslie Ehm can tell us. As a former TV host and Creative Director in advertising, Leslie has spent the past 15 years helping top executives and teams unleash their unique brand of swagger. She's traveled the globe with her award-winning company Combustion working with top organizations like Google, Disney, Pepsico, Lenovo, TD Bank, Uber, and many more. And now she's put all of her tips, tricks, and tales of inspiration into a new book: Swagger - Unleash Everything You Are and Become Everything You Want.

"My definition of swagger is the ability to manifest who you really are and hold onto it in the face of all that psychological crap that's going to come for it." - Leslie Ehm

Leslie tells me the success in her life was a series of accidents, but digging deeper into her story I believe it's because of her swagger — the bold way she moves forward with integrity despite challenges. In today's episode, Leslie shares her "Only" story and how she found her swagger. Hear stories about her purple mohawk, how she became a TV host in the U.K. by walking away from an opportunity, and more. We talk about how to manifest swagger, how ambition can hold us back, and how to rid ourselves of Imposter syndrome and shift our mindset.

"Those voices in our heads become the stories that we tell ourselves." - Leslie Ehm

Show Notes:

• What is swagger
• How to manifest swagger
• Can ambition hold you back
• How to get rid of Imposter Syndrome
• Why did Leslie Ehm write a book
• How to take advantage of transferrable skills
• Lessons learned this year and how you can apply them to your life

"People didn't believe that they could reveal who they really were and still find success." - Leslie Ehm

3 Pieces of Advice or Action Steps:

1. Start to fall in love with who you are
2. Stop comparing yourself to other people
3. Speak your truth in as many forms as you possibly can and frame it for the greater good

"I have felt like The Only for most of my life." - Leslie Ehm

Brand and Resource Mentions:

• Get a copy of Swagger: Unleash Everything You Are and Become Everything You Want by Leslie Ehm

Connect with Leslie Ehm:

Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Leslie Ehm

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