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PURPOSESCAPING : Build confidence to reinvent and find purpose in midlife195: How to Make Yourself Known For Something New in 2026Whether you're a midlife professional, consultant, coach, or creative navigating career change, layoffs, or a business pivot — this episode gives you tactical personal branding moves to boost your visibility, reconnect with your network, and stand out in the age of AI.
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2025-12-1220 minPURPOSESCAPING : Build confidence to reinvent and find purpose in midlife194: Reinvent Your Skills and Package Your Genius To Meet The Current Moment🎙️ Episode 194 — Package Your Genius After Burnout or Layoff
with Amanda Miller Littlejohn
Hey hey—it’s Amanda.
If you’ve been navigating a layoff, burnout, or just the slow, disorienting unraveling of a role or career path that no longer fits—you’re not alone. In fact, you’re in the exact season I created Package Your Genius for.
In today’s episode, I’m walking you through:
The origin story of Package Your Genius (born during my own layoff in the 2008 recession)
The real reason rest isn’t the full answer to burnou...
2025-11-2541 minPURPOSESCAPING : Build confidence to reinvent and find purpose in midlife193: MEDITATION | There is MoreThis short meditation and chime sound bath sets an intention for your expansion. It’s here for when you forget how limitless you truly are.
You're still unfolding.
Settle in, get still, and allow these words to wash over you.
Let them echo throughout the rooms in your inner habitat.
Let them remind you that there’s more to become, more to create, more to experience.
🎧 This audio is perfect for:
Starting your day in alignment
Resetting your energy between tasks
Reconnecting with your divine, creativ...
2025-11-2105 minPURPOSESCAPING : Build confidence to reinvent and find purpose in midlife187: Legacy Over Loans - A Midlife Mom’s Guide to Paying for College with Melissa RoweEpisode Summary:
If you’re a mom in midlife like me, you already know—college isn’t cheap, and the thought of paying for it can feel overwhelming. But my guest today, Melissa Rowe, wants you to know that smart moms don’t pay full price for college.
Melissa is an educator, college access expert, and founder of Capture Greatness, where she’s helped students earn over $12 million in scholarships and gain admission to top schools like Yale, UPenn, Cornell, Howard, and Morehouse.
In this episode, Melissa and I talk about what it really takes to save th...
2025-10-1453 min
Promote Yourself to CEO | Small Business Strategy for Women EntrepreneursBurnout Solutions Beyond Productivity with Amanda Miller LittlejohnSend us a textWhy Your Burnout Isn't a Time Management ProblemI've been thinking a lot about why so many of us are running on empty, and this conversation with Amanda Miller Littlejohn gave me language for something I've been feeling for years. We're not just tired—we're operating from a fundamentally broken blueprint about what makes life worth living.Amanda's new book, The Rest Revolution, cuts through all the productivity hacks and time management systems to get to the real issue: we've been taught to measure ou...
2025-08-2838 minPURPOSESCAPING : Build confidence to reinvent and find purpose in midlife174: What Are You Back-Burnering?The Regrets of the Dying, the Machine Mindset, and Remembering What Really Matters
You’ve probably seen the lists — The Top 5 Regrets of the Dying.
Regrets like:
“I wish I had spent more time with the people I love.”
“I wish I had taken more risks and followed my dreams.”
But what if the real tragedy isn’t waiting until the end of life to feel those regrets?
What if we’re already living them — every day — by back-burnering the things that matter most?
In this episode, I’m re...
2025-04-1006 min
Hello Monday with Jessi HempelThe Rest Revolution: Amanda Miller Littlejohn on Fighting Burnout and Reclaiming JoyWe’re taught that hard work, overachievement, and never needing a break are the keys to success. But what if this mindset only leads to burnout, rather than to fulfillment? In today’s episode of Hello Monday, Jessi Hempel and Amanda Miller Littlejohn explore the ways in which rest can be revolutionary.Amanda, an executive coach and author of The Rest Revolution, shares her personal journey from burnout to healing, and explains how we can all reclaim our health, our productivity, and our joy. Together, Jessi and Amanda dive into practical strategies for finding rest...
2025-04-0733 minPURPOSESCAPING : Build confidence to reinvent and find purpose in midlifeI Am Human: Learning to Rest Without GuiltAuthor, executive coach, and personal branding strategist Amanda Miller Littlejohn shares a powerful reading from Chapter Six of her book, The Rest Revolution, and opens up about her ongoing journey to embrace rest in a world that glorifies hustle.
If you’ve ever struggled with slowing down, even after realizing you're burned out, this vulnerable reflection will meet you where you are. Amanda explores the deep roots of our overworking habits and offers a gentle reminder: it takes time—and compassion—to unlearn the machine mindset.
In this episode:
The real reason rest doesn’...
2025-04-0608 min
Be Well Sis: The PodcastAmanda Miller Littlejohn: The Sacred Work of RestI sit down with Amanda Miller Littlejohn for a deep and necessary conversation about rest, self-care, and the societal pressures that often lead to self-betrayal, especially for us. We talk about how overworking becomes ingrained in our muscle memory, making it hard to slow down, and how the “strong Black woman” trope pushes us to constantly prove ourselves.Amanda and I explore the cultural perspectives that shape our relationship with rest and why it’s so important to incorporate daily practices that help us reconnect with ourselves. We also discuss the challenges of navigating midlife while balancing respon...
2025-03-1940 min
Guilty PrivilegeFive Essentials to Feel Like Yourself Every Day with Amanda Miller-LittlejohnHow do you cultivate the energy you need to show up as your best self? In this segment, we explore a thoughtful approach to staying calibrated and connected to what matters most. From daily rituals to a powerful "deserted island" thought experiment, discover five key elements to building the energy you need to thrive in work and life.Listen to the full episode hereApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep16-burnout-amanda-miller-littlejohn-speaks-about/id1696548133?i=1000641794030Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/72kUMa4CEthNwD6drIsMbN?si=939af4d4e80a4...
2024-12-1703 min
Intentional ConversationsIntententional Conversations with Amanda Miller LittlejohnWelcome to Intentional Conversations, where we intersect diversity, equity, and inclusion with leadership and business. This week we welcomed Amanda Miller Littlejohn to Intentional Conversations! So, grab your headphones 🎧, press play, and let the conversation begin!** Be sure to SUBSCRIBE to our channel because we're all about keeping the great conversations flowing. **KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM AMANDA:People spend a lot of energy trying to produce with perfection instead of just producing as they go. Perfection shouldn’t be the goal… progress should be. Work as worth - machine mindset dictates your ou...
2024-11-1253 min
PURPOSESCAPING : Build confidence to reinvent and find purpose in midlifeThe Rest Revolution #1: How to Observe Your Seasons to Pivot to Purpose in MidlifeHello, this is Amanda Miller Littlejohn, and thank you so much for tuning in to this special series of the podcast focused on my new book, The Rest Revolution: How to Reclaim Your Rhythm and Conquer Burnout When Overworking Has Become the Norm, which comes out on November 13th.
I’m thrilled to share this book with you because I believe it’s my most important work yet. In The Rest Revolution, I explore how we’ve been conditioned to treat ourselves like machines and how this mindset leads to burnout, exhaustion, and a disconnection from o...
2024-10-1513 minGuilty Privilege23: Detroit to DEI: A Life of Abundance, Alignment & Authenticity w Amanda Miller LittlejohnWelcome to the Season 2 premiere of the Guilty Privilege podcast! In this episode, we shake things up as our guest Amanda Miller Littlejohn returns—this time, to interview host Amber Cabral.Join in on this intimate conversation as we delve deep into Amber's journey, mindset, and approach to cultivating authentic relationships, attracting good people and energy, and creating a thriving life and business. You will also discover how Cabral Co. came to life and how Amber's upbringing in Detroit shaped her work in the DEI space. Learn about her principles, the interconnectedness of her pe...
2024-04-301h 00Guilty Privilege16: Burnout: Amanda Miller-Littlejohn Speaks About The Silent Struggle of High AchieversMeet Amanda Miller Littlejohn, a gifted executive coach, brand strategist, writer and guess what? Amber’s personal coach. Amanda's unique talent lies in uncovering and magnifying the untapped gifts and stories of those she works with. She delves into her process of helping high-achievers, especially people of color, connect with their authentic narratives and unleash their full potential.Amanda's passion for authenticity and the link between inner energy and compelling storytelling takes center stage. She shares her intuitive approach to distilling a person's unique message during conversations. Moreover, Amanda encourages embracing strengths, deep listening, an...
2024-01-1629 min
Unconditionally Worthy PodcastEP 88: How to Stop Erasing Yourself and Start Seeing Yourself with Amanda Miller LittlejohnDo you ignore your talents and interests in the pursuit of the American Dream? Do you make yourself small to fit in or fly under the radar? Do you over-prioritize hard work until there’s no time for self-expression, creativity, or fun? You might be falling victim to self-erasure… In this episode of The Unconditionally Worthy Podcast, I welcome Amanda Miller Littlejohn, a Brand Strategist, Executive Coach, Writer, and Founder of Package Your Genius Academy. Listen in as we talk about how to reverse self-erasure, get out of the hustle and grind culture, and imagine bigger possibilities for your life...
2023-09-261h 00
The Next Best ThingKey Steps To Finding Your Purpose + 5 Questions To Ask Yourself Today with Amanda Miller LittlejohnDo you have a nagging feeling that there’s more out there, but you don’t know where to begin? Are you trying to make your job fill all of the needs in your life that it wasn’t designed or has the capacity to honor and create space for? In this episode thought leadership brand strategist Amanda Miller Littlejohn asks the 5 questions you need to consider TODAY to provide clarity around how to best manage all of your unique gifts and talents. Do you need a new job, or do you just need to get a hobby? Amanda...
2023-09-2446 min
Beyond The Business Suit with Kailei CarrEpisode 274: RESONANCE - A Masterclass with Amanda Miller LittlejohnHow do you truly make an impact by using your voice? On the next episode of the Beyond The Business Suit podcast, Executive Coach, Journalist & Storyteller, Amanda Miller Littlejohn is diving deep into the art of sharing your stories, experiences and perspectives in order to elevate your voice. Originally recorded as a Masterclass in the Beyonding Community, this powerful session teaches you how to create a sustainable visibility strategy in order to build your brand equity, thought leadership and industry authority. Amanda uses this session to uncover the secret behind being a mouthpiece instead of a workhorse...
2023-02-2257 min
Virtual Six-Figure Mom PodcastA Heart-to-Heart with MomFriend, Amanda Miller LittlejohnIn this episode of the Virtual Six-Figure Mom Podcast, we chat with Amanda Miller Littlejohn about all things motherhood and the lessons she's learned about raising kids while running a successful business and ensuring she maintains her sense of balance.Do you find yourself: 1. Overwhelmed by the juggle of managing everything and still trying to achieve success 2. Stuck in a rut of the same old routine day-in and day-out 3. Unfulfilled because you're not using your innate talents in your current situation Then this episode is for you! You will learn:1. How o...
2022-11-151h 02
PURPOSESCAPING w/Amanda Miller Littlejohn | Personal Branding Self Actualization Through the Seasons10 - What are you making a past season mean?If you tried something in the past and it didn’t work - i.e. you tried to charge for your services and got rejected, you went up on your prices and got ignored, you pitched the media and got ghosted - what are you making that mean about you?
And how are you letting it impact how you move forward today?
IMPORTANT DISTINCTION: Experiencing a failure doesn’t make you a failure. So don’t let a past failure or season of failure DEFINE you.
You tried it. It didn’t work *that* ti...
2020-12-0209 minPURPOSESCAPING w/Amanda Miller Littlejohn | Personal Branding Self Actualization Through the Seasons09 - Your path is waiting to be clearedI recently had the incredible fortune to be interviewed by my dear friend James S. Walker on his podcast, One Quick Point.
As this was my first interview about the PURPOSESCAPING idea, James was generous enough to allow me to cross-post it here and make it an official episode. I think you learn a lot about someone when you hear them interviewed, and since James is one of my oldest post-college friends, the discussion was one I didn't want you to miss!
Take a listen and while you're at it, subscribe to One Quick Point t...
2020-11-2440 minPURPOSESCAPING w/Amanda Miller Littlejohn | Personal Branding Self Actualization Through the Seasons08 - Your next season is calling you to dream BEYOND your meansTo answer the call is to live beyond your means, and accept an invitation to go higher up in your own evolution. In Purposescaping, I teach a principle called “spiraling up” which means taking everything you’ve learned about yourself on one level and refining it so you have an even more narrow, more focused iteration of your calling on the next level. Imagine a pyramid that gets narrower and narrower as you approach the top. That’s the path to your purpose. And as you spiral up to each subsequent level, the levels get more focused.
You “spi...
2020-11-1513 minPURPOSESCAPING w/Amanda Miller Littlejohn | Personal Branding Self Actualization Through the Seasons07 - Are you in an EXPIRED season?It's okay to let go of a season, even if that season has served you. This is an episode about obedience.
Purposescaping is largely about learning how to read the signs and answer the call for your life. But what happens when you hear the call for something different but you ignore it because
a.) you're comfortable where you are and don't want to be inconvenienced by the unknown. You don't want to be a beginner again.
b.) you're proud of the level you're on. You worked hard to get there, and it feels like you'll...
2020-11-0310 minPURPOSESCAPING w/Amanda Miller Littlejohn | Personal Branding Self Actualization Through the Seasons06 - Seasons of Purpose: WINTER - DECISIONSWINTER - the last season and final grandmother episode. I have really enjoyed basking in my grandmother's wisdom and letting her warm voice wash over me. I hope you've enjoyed listening to her, too.
Here are my key takeaways from the winter season:
Winter is about DECISIONS. Decisions are necessary if you want to move with purpose. You need a season of evaluation and assessment so you know whether your efforts are yielding fruit, and if you should change your methods.
The first type of decision to make is about the crops. Do you want...
2020-10-2920 minPURPOSESCAPING w/Amanda Miller Littlejohn | Personal Branding Self Actualization Through the Seasons05 - Seasons of Purpose: FALL HARVESTAnother grandmother episode! I just love hearing from her about her experiences on a farm and this metaphor we can use for our own purpose.
Here are my key takeaways from the fall harvest season:
Crop rotation is key. You can't plant the same thing over and over on the same plot of land. You can't do the same thing over and over as it pertains to your goals, dreams and purpose - you have to explore the different facets of yourself, stretch yourself and learn more about how you tick. Time changes all things...
2020-10-2819 minPURPOSESCAPING w/Amanda Miller Littlejohn | Personal Branding Self Actualization Through the Seasons04 - Seasons of Purpose: SUMMER - Steady GROWTHAs my grandmother shared, summer is a season of rapid growth and maturation, but it's also a season of threats.
Whether you're navigating drought, insects, weeds, or other pests you can expect predators to come when you're growing something good. So instead of giving up when threats emerge, understand they'll be attracted to what you're growing and prepare yourself.
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2020-10-2513 minPURPOSESCAPING w/Amanda Miller Littlejohn | Personal Branding Self Actualization Through the Seasons03 - Seasons of Purpose: SPRING - A Time to PLANTFor today’s episode, I want to do a more thorough breakdown of the seasons so you have an overview of the Purposescaping concept.
Purposescaping teaches self-actualization through the seasons. It's all about clearing a pathway to your purpose. That language is intentional - we're clearing a path to something that has been there all along. It may be overgrown, it may be hidden, but the path is there. The purpose is there. I believe that wholeheartedly.
I consider it one of the great fortunes of my life to still have my 90-year-old grandmother Etheldra K...
2020-10-2518 minPURPOSESCAPING w/Amanda Miller Littlejohn | Personal Branding Self Actualization Through the Seasons02 - Optimal Growing ConditionsWe all have a different recipe that allows us to grow and thrive. A part of Purposescaping - just like landscaping - is getting clear on what growing conditions YOU specifically need to be your best.
Just like plants come with care instructions - one may need full sunlight and regular water, while another requires moderate shade and for you to keep the soil dry - if you fail to follow the instructions you notice the plant starts to talk back to you.
It may wilt or droop, its colors may fade, and eventually, it...
2020-10-2313 minPURPOSESCAPING w/Amanda Miller Littlejohn | Personal Branding Self Actualization Through the Seasons01 - No Season is WastedIt took me a long time to learn that just as there are seasons in nature, there are seasons of purpose.
If you think about winter, spring, summer, and fall - it's easy to see what's happening in nature during any given season. The ground rests in winter, blossoms to life during spring, matures during summer, and finally generates a harvest during the fall before fading away and settling in for another period of rest.
Most of us don't question the changes happening on the trees and with animals - we've come to expect those ch...
2020-10-2210 min
PURPOSESCAPING : Build confidence to reinvent and find purpose in midlifePYG 155: Who's keeping you from seeing yourself clearly?As a personal branding coach to high achievers, I have a special insight into the inner lives of many of my clients. And one unfortunate thing many of them have in common?
They don't see themselves clearly.
Their possibility and their potential for GREATNESS is often obscured by a lack of self-awareness.
So they downplay their gifts, sell themselves short, and end up overlooked for the very opportunities they seek.
Since the company we keep is important, and we base so much of our self-knowledge on what the world is mirroring b...
2020-02-2719 min
PURPOSESCAPING : Build confidence to reinvent and find purpose in midlifePYG 154: Lead with youThis past fall, I had the pleasure of working with conscious business and brand strategist Ash Johns in Package Your Genius Academy.
Ash has quite the bio; trained in corporate advertising, she's also highly spiritual and intuitive. Her spiritual talents and passion for social equity inform her current business where she works as a psycho-spiritual coach.
Before entering PYG Academy, Ash was rightfully hesitant about money. She'd just returned to the U.S. from Bali, and her business wasn't earning enough to sustain her life back in the States.
She craved a business wh...
2020-02-2042 min
PURPOSESCAPING : Build confidence to reinvent and find purpose in midlifePYG 153: Multi-passionate is a MYTHA common idea keeps many high achievers stuck in analysis paralysis.
It's the inability to decide on a focus area because they are admittedly 'multi-passionate.'
Every day, talented professionals fail to move their brands forward because they can't pick a direction. I've talked to many people who feel they need a separate website, distinct social media pages and brand identities for each of their passions. Let's face it - that's a lot to keep up.
In my opinion, characterizing yourself as multi-passionate is a bad idea.
For one, it dilutes...
2020-02-1215 min
The Get Money Show with Gwen JimmereHow to Package Your Genius for Major $$ w/Amanda Miller-LittlejohnIn this episode, we will discuss personal branding and the steps to building a strong, personal brand. Amanda tells us three things you can do to package your genius for major profit. We are talking with Amanda Miller Littlejohn, a top, nationally-recognized expert on personal branding, and innovator in the public relations space.You can find Amanda at the following:Website: packageyourgeniusacademy.comPodcast: Package Your GeniusBook: Package Your Genius: 5 steps to build your personal brandBlog: amandamillerlittlejohn.com
2020-02-1142 min
PURPOSESCAPING : Build confidence to reinvent and find purpose in midlifePYG 152: Build on Your FoundationTrying to figure out the next level of your brand?
As much as you may think you need to start from zero and do something completely brand new, the key may be to go back to the beginning so you can see how you've always been able to summon success.
Go back.
Back to the early days.
Back to those foundational experiences that defined you early on.
How have you been always doing what you do?
Too many of us are reinventing the wheel, thinking that "building a...
2020-02-0521 min
PURPOSESCAPING : Build confidence to reinvent and find purpose in midlifePYG 151: The Snowball EffectActivating a project requires a different type of energy than maintaining a project.
You won't always have to work as hard to maintain something as you had to work to get it off the ground.
If like me, you're a high achiever who's grown accustomed to striving, that may feel unfamiliar to you. But at some point, after you've put in the work, understand that the work will become easy.
The trick here is to remember you've earned the ease.
You don't have to tear down what you've built to "make i...
2020-01-3025 min
PURPOSESCAPING : Build confidence to reinvent and find purpose in midlifePYG 150: Put Yourself in PositionThis past weekend, I decided to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by doing a write-a-thon with my kids.
We each have a dormant writing project that could use a little intentional time and focus - Connor has a new fiction project, Logan has a fiction/comic book project, and I have another non-fiction project in the works.
So we dedicated our weekend to writing.
All said we wrote for 6 hours 🤯 over 2 days - broken up in two 90 minute writing sprints each day. In between sprints we snacked, rea...
2020-01-2123 min
PURPOSESCAPING : Build confidence to reinvent and find purpose in midlifePYG 149: What's going on underground?One of the biggest lessons I've learned from nature is this: the leaves and flowers of any growing plant are not visible all the time.
And the same is true for us as ambitious high achievers.
Even though we may want to be perpetually "in bloom", that's not realistic.
This time of year, it's easy to get swept away in the energy of a new year.
Fresh starts. New beginnings.
But what happens when your grand ambitions for the year have yet to surface? When your actual life doesn't...
2020-01-1614 min
PURPOSESCAPING : Build confidence to reinvent and find purpose in midlifePYG 148: What would happen if you gave yourself more credit?For high achievers, it's common for us to become immune to our accomplishments. Before the triumph of a win has settled in, we're on to the next.
After jumping a major hurdle, we've already mentally raised the bar again before our feet even touch the ground.
The danger is that doing this creates a diminished and completely false self-image. We're BOSSES in the world, yet when we diminish our accomplishments we begin to mentally see ourselves as ordinary people who have yet to do big things. But in actuality, we've done a lot more than...
2019-12-2511 min
PURPOSESCAPING : Build confidence to reinvent and find purpose in midlifePYG 147: Perfectionism is costing you the gift of PRACTICEI don't know about you, but I've never gotten really good at something without a ton of practice.
And yet, when we get caught up in our perfectionism, we rob ourselves of the valuable practice that would make whatever we're contemplating, well, perfect.
When we don't put ourselves out there, we miss out on the practice of
sharing our ideas clearly
having sales conversations
powerfully articulating our value
improving our timing and presence
understanding what our audience wants
getting comfortable doing uncomfortable things.
Best-selling books don't magically appear. They take weeks, months, and...
2019-12-1712 min
PURPOSESCAPING : Build confidence to reinvent and find purpose in midlifePYG 146: The case for IMPERFECT ACTIONYou don't need a perfect blueprint to lay the first stone.
And yet, as high achievers, many of us would rather wait until we have the most failproof plans before taking the smallest action.
But action, no matter how imperfect, will refine even our best plans.
I learned this (again) recently when I decided to make a pivot. I went from hosting a one-day virtual event to hosting a one-month evening intensive after thinking through the needs of my academy alumni.
But in this mindful pivot, I uncovered how I could...
2019-12-0822 min
PURPOSESCAPING : Build confidence to reinvent and find purpose in midlifePYG 145: Are you being obedient to the call of your path?If you're anything like me, you've probably had a zillion ideas that somehow 'magically' dropped into your spirit - things you somehow knew you were supposed to be doing, or chances you new you were supposed to be taking, but you couldn't explain how you knew exactly what you knew.
You may call it intuition, your inner knowing, God or the Holy Spirit. Whatever you call it, you know when you've gotten a direct download.
But acting on those downloads is another thing all together.
I've received clear downloads for years, but I h...
2019-11-2017 min
PURPOSESCAPING : Build confidence to reinvent and find purpose in midlifePYG 144: Putting your brand on the calendarIt's The Fifth and Final Day of the Brand with Purpose Challenge!
You can find Day One of the challenge, here and Day Two of the challenge here, and Day Three of the challenge here and Day Four of the challenge here.
Today, we're going to take everything we brainstormed and wrote down in the challenge workbook and use it to map out the month by month calendar for next year.
I've asked you what you will make it a priority to create next year. If you've decided to write your book or launch your...
2019-11-1508 min
PURPOSESCAPING : Build confidence to reinvent and find purpose in midlifePYG 143: What can you LAUNCH and SELL to generate more revenue next yearIt's Day Four of the Brand with Purpose Challenge!
You can find Day One of the challenge, here and Day Two of the challenge here, and Day Three of the challenge here.
Today we're going to think through what we need to launch in the coming year to increase our revenue.
What program or service is it time for you to launch?
What is your existing audience begging you to bring forth?
What have people asked for your help with this year? Does it make sense to create a course or s...
2019-11-1411 min
So Money with Farnoosh Torabi964: Package Your Genius with Amanda Miller LittlejohnFor many of us, the day we get cut off from our parents is a "money moment," right? Some of us may have had experience with this. For others, it’s completely foreign. Wherever you are in your financial life, I think you’re going to appreciate today’s interview with Amanda Miller Littlejohn, a top nationally recognized expert on personal branding. Amanda is also a podcast host and author of the book Package Your Genius.
Amanda is an idea oven, a brand problem solver and creative power house who works at the intersection of public relations, journalism, marketing and social...
2019-11-1340 min
PURPOSESCAPING : Build confidence to reinvent and find purpose in midlifePYG 142: What's your plan to increase your visibility?It's Day Three of the Brand with Purpose Challenge!
You can find Day One of the challenge, here and Day Two of the challenge here.
Today we're going to focus on what we need to promote in the coming year to increase our visibility.
What vehicles are you using to promote yourself next year?
What times of the year will you be reaching out to media?
What conferences and events will you apply to speak?
As you've heard me say before, your expertise is likely more relevant at some...
2019-11-1313 min
PURPOSESCAPING : Build confidence to reinvent and find purpose in midlifePYG 141: What assets do you need to create to optimize your brand?It's Day Two of the Brand with Purpose challenge!
If you missed Day One of the challenge, listen to that episode here.
Today we're going to focus on what we need to create in the coming year to optimize our personal brand platforms.
What you are going to add to your platform?
What can you evolve?
To give you some examples from my own brand platform, in 2016 I launched the first iteration of Package Your Genius Academy group program, and it has become an anchor program in my business.
...
2019-11-1211 min
PURPOSESCAPING : Build confidence to reinvent and find purpose in midlifePYG 140: Your brand needs an intentional plan for 2020
I’ve done some fun daily challenges on my podcast this year - in June and October I podcasted every day of the month.
As we approach a new year and decade, I wanted to do another daily challenge, but I wanted to do it with you.
For this podcast challenge, I’ve carved out time for us to work together over 5 days to accomplish one big goal: map out our plan for 2020.
Welcome to the 5 day Brand With Purpose Challenge!
Eek!
I’m so excited!
The mission of...
2019-11-1113 min
PURPOSESCAPING : Build confidence to reinvent and find purpose in midlifePYG 139: The #1 question you need to answer if you want to convert more salesThere is a simple mistake I see often with my personal branding clients, and those who are setting out to package their genius. I've even made this mistake myself.
When it's time to finally get paid from our genius, we often start with the question "what can I sell?" instead of thinking in terms of what our potential customers need from us.
While so many people start the brainstorming process here, there's a far more customer-centric way to begin brainstorming products and services that will sell easily.
This simple shift is an easy...
2019-11-0612 min
PURPOSESCAPING : Build confidence to reinvent and find purpose in midlifePYG 138: Are you taking advantage of your current season?During a series of enrollment calls with potential students for my most recent cohort of Package Your Genius Academy, I heard a refrain I hear so often when speaking with people who are considering making the investment of time and financial resources.
"Maybe this can wait..."
For reasons that differ for everyone, putting ourselves first is often the last thing we think to do. Putting our own needs and pursuit of our own personal fulfillment comes in dead last after immediate work obligations, the needs of our family members, and for some, the demands of c...
2019-11-0123 min
PURPOSESCAPING : Build confidence to reinvent and find purpose in midlifePYG 137: Becoming KNOWN - The 5 Essential Shifts to Unlock Your Personal Brand AuthorityThis is a replay of my personal branding MasterClass Becoming KNOWN - The 5 Essential Shifts to Unlock Your Personal Brand Authority.
When it comes to building your personal brand, at a certain point it becomes less about your skills and talents, and more about your comfort with putting them out there.
If you've worked in your industry for a decade or more, you're likely skilled beyond question.
You need a new set of skills to shift how others perceive you. You need a new strategy to step into your worth, and communicate that c...
2019-10-071h 25
PURPOSESCAPING : Build confidence to reinvent and find purpose in midlifePYG 136: How brand authority can unlock your potentialWhen it comes to building your personal brand, at a certain point it becomes less about your skills and talents, and more about your comfort with putting them out there.
If you've worked in your industry for a decade or more, you're likely skilled beyond question.
You need a new set of skills to shift how others perceive you. You need a new strategy to step into your worth, and communicate that confidently to others.
You need to step into your BRAND AUTHORITY.
And this doesn't come naturally to everyone.
...
2019-10-0420 min
PURPOSESCAPING : Build confidence to reinvent and find purpose in midlifePYG 135: When failing to reach a big goal still gets you aheadToday marks the official end of my September podcast every day during the month challenge.
And can I tell you a secret?
I failed...spectacularly!
I missed six full days of the challenge, and since this is my second daily challenge for the year, I technically failed in comparison to the challenge I completed in June.
But even though I missed six days of the challenge, I still came out ahead in terms of listener engagement, downloads and growth as a podcast host.
Score!
Which made me th...
2019-10-0128 min
PURPOSESCAPING : Build confidence to reinvent and find purpose in midlifePYG 134: Generating the surplus from which you can serveIf you ever find yourself feeling too busy, too overwhelmed, or too burdened with to dos and it's standing in the way of you packaging your genius and making the impact you're meant to make on this world, you need to generate a surplus.
And while it seems counterintuitive, much of that surplus can be connected to making more time (I know, I know - you're already stretched thin) for yourself.
But this is a personal experiment I've been conducting in my life, and the results have been priceless.
Since implementing a more i...
2019-09-3026 min
PURPOSESCAPING : Build confidence to reinvent and find purpose in midlifePYG 133: Why high achievers need self care the mostWe hear a lot about self care - how to get it, why we need more of it, and what does or doesn't constitute it. But lately I've been made aware of the residual effects and payoff of self care - how it benefits me long after I'm in the practice of doing or getting what I need.
And it makes everything related to my ideas, my planning, my long-term thinking crystal clear.
If you struggle with overwhelm, anxiety, irritability and lack of focus, I highly recommend you thinking through the self care practice that m...
2019-09-2912 min
PURPOSESCAPING : Build confidence to reinvent and find purpose in midlifePYG 132: You Can Change Your VehicleI recently discovered a truth about myself I had been unable to see for years. I realized that I had been telling myself a story that simply wasn't true. While the story was rooted in my personal experience. I fail to take into account the fact that my situation has changed.I was holding on to a truth that matched a past version of me.
Can you say the same?
How many times have you decided who you are and what you can do based on who you've always been and what you've always done?
2019-09-2714 min
PURPOSESCAPING : Build confidence to reinvent and find purpose in midlifePYG 131: It's worth your dream to try againEven when we fail the first time, our dreams are worth fighting for.
Package Your Genius Academy was a dream of mine that almost didn't happen. I failed launching the program the first time, but have since gone on to work with 7 cohorts - now enrolling my eighth.
One of the things I often reflect on is what might have been lost if I hadn't gotten back up and tried again. When I think of the lives that have been impacted directly by the academy, and even more importantly, the people I'll never know but...
2019-09-2415 min
PURPOSESCAPING : Build confidence to reinvent and find purpose in midlifePYG 130: How I handle exposure as an INTROVERTBelieve it or not, I'm a hardcore introvert.
Networking events are my least favorite thing right after small talk. But I realized at some point that if I wanted my business to grow, I'd have to get in front of new people. I needed a way to show strangers what I knew and what problems I solve if I ever wanted new clients to hire me.
Enter the media.
What other way can you get in front of thousands while only interacting with a handful of people to make the interview happen?
...
2019-09-2219 min
PURPOSESCAPING : Build confidence to reinvent and find purpose in midlifePYG 129: Scarification and StratificationFrom The Spruce.com:
Not all plant seeds are ready to sprout as soon as you put them in the soil. Some hard-shelled seeds need a bit more coaxing and some need a temperature change to trigger the end of dormancy. Scarification (cracking the hard outer shell) and stratification (fooling seeds into thinking they've been through winter) are two simple techniques that will save you a lot of frustration when starting seeds.
Stratification and scarification occur naturally when seeds stay outdoors through the cold winter.
Some seeds have outer shells that are extremely ha...
2019-09-2112 min
PURPOSESCAPING : Build confidence to reinvent and find purpose in midlifePYG 128: Harvest your gifts before the rainsWhen it comes to working the land - especially in the Southern region of the United States, this time of year is an exciting time because it marks the season of harvest.
But it can be a potentially dangerous time for the farmers who aren't quick enough to get their year's work out of the ground.
It's essentially a race against time to harvest before the winter rains when anything you've left out in the field will be rendered useless.
Unpicked fruit will be left to rot.
A fortuitous conversation with...
2019-09-1915 min
PURPOSESCAPING : Build confidence to reinvent and find purpose in midlifePYG 127: Choose to chooseHigh achievers typically do such great work that they're often recruited for opportunities, courted by associates, even pursued by friends.
Instead of being the aggressor, it's not uncommon for them - despite all of their success - to find themselves in the passive role of waiting to be chosen.
It's what they're used to after all.
If this resonates with you, and you're not in the field you want to be in, on the career track you want to be in, or in a relationship that serves you because you were chosen but d...
2019-09-1808 min
PURPOSESCAPING : Build confidence to reinvent and find purpose in midlifePYG 126: Must-haves, deal breakers and multipliersEvery living thing has its own set of base level requirements for survival.
Every living thing also has its own set of factors that would make it hard to grow.
Last but not least, every living thing has certain factors that would take it to the next level and cause it to thrive, regenerate, multiply.
The same is true for us.
Each of us has our own set of must-haves, deal breakers and multipliers. A part of radical self discovery is paying attention to all three in order to get the c...
2019-09-1718 min
PURPOSESCAPING : Build confidence to reinvent and find purpose in midlifePYG 125: Radical Self DiscoveryI was reflecting back on a few of my incredible clients and the reflection reminded me what it is I do that matters, and more importantly, WHY I do this work.
As I was thinking about the simplest way to describe what I do, I realized that at the core of my work I help people remember who they are -- even if you've never truly been able to articulate your understanding of yourself, or if you knew it very clearly at another point in your life but somehow drifted away from yourself and forgot, I help you put a f...
2019-09-1605 min
PURPOSESCAPING : Build confidence to reinvent and find purpose in midlifePYG 124: When finishing matters more than winningAs you are on the road to package your genius, and you're a high achiever who is used to always being the best, I want you to remember:
No matter where you place
sometimes just finishing the race
is a form of winning
when you're doing something new.
***
If you know you have valuable gifts inside you, but you are unclear which race you're running and where's the lane for your gifts and talents, I welcome you to apply for the opportunity to get that clarity d...
2019-09-1512 min
PURPOSESCAPING : Build confidence to reinvent and find purpose in midlifePYG 123: When you have to drop the ball...Sometimes limits are in our heads, telling us we can't go any further when we have just a little bit of gas left in the take.
Other times limits are deeper, and our exhaustion is our body/mind/spirit's way of telling us we need to rest.
But the beautiful thing about life is, for most things, we get another day to try again. If you had to put down a work project, take a day off from cooking dinner for the family, or skipped a workout - you can get back on track.
2019-09-1320 min
PURPOSESCAPING : Build confidence to reinvent and find purpose in midlifePYG 122: Reframe your defaultMy mom retired a few years ago, and in the time since, she's been living her best life. She had a goal to see all the states in the lower 48 of USA and as of today, she's officially done it.
She left for a road trip for her birthday early last week, headed with her bestie from Tennessee to New England.
When she initially told me about the trip, I remember catching myself getting wistful. "I sure wish I could take off for ten days at my own pace to see the sights," I thought to myself. "And I sure wi...
2019-09-1321 min
PURPOSESCAPING : Build confidence to reinvent and find purpose in midlifePYG 121: Op Ed Writing to Spread Your IdeasWe've been talking a lot about purpose, but I want to change the conversation and switch gears back to visibility because it's one of the reasons you're here.
In this two-part episode on op-ed writing, I share 5 questions to ask yourself to get closer to the op-ed you want to write.
In part two, we'll talk to a journalist who will share how we can reach millions of people with our words.
2019-09-1118 min
PURPOSESCAPING : Build confidence to reinvent and find purpose in midlifePYG 120: Someone needs to hear it from YOUDo you remember your favorite teacher from when you were in school? Or a teacher who could make a subject you usually didn't like come alive? Or better yet, a teacher who could break down a subject in a way that could make you understand even when others couldn't?
And they may have been saying the exact same thing or reading from the exact same textbook as all the other teachers who taught that subject, but for whatever reason you could just hear it better from them?
Well someone out there is thinking the exact same thing about you.
Someone out...
2019-09-1010 min
PURPOSESCAPING : Build confidence to reinvent and find purpose in midlifePYG 119: Change your personal cultureI recently attended an organizational effectiveness training retreat for an organization I'm a member of. One of the most powerful things I learned was how easily an organization's culture can get off track, and how possible it is to get things BACK on track.
So think about an organization you're a part of, or even a relationship you have with someone to make it easier to imagine. If you have one bad interaction with someone, you may say "Oh we had a tiff," or "we didn't see eye to eye..." and you chalk it up to a misunderstanding, but the r...
2019-09-0908 minPURPOSESCAPING : Build confidence to reinvent and find purpose in midlifePYG 118: Your martyrdom is no excuse
Harlem
BY LANGSTON HUGHES
What happens to a dream deferred?
Does it dry up
like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester like a sore—
And then run?
Does it stink like rotten meat?
Or crust and sugar over—
like a syrupy sweet?
Maybe it just sags
like a heavy load.
Or does it explode?
2019-09-0812 min
PURPOSESCAPING : Build confidence to reinvent and find purpose in midlifePYG 117: How you show up when you want to WINHow do you show up when you come to win?
For some reason, we all know how to prioritize our work assignments, our money, our kids, even our health - but when we think of our gifts we go blank.
We get ourselves out of bed and out of the house every day, but suddenly can't figure out how to motivate ourselves to get started.
We multitask, manage multiple calendars and juggle conflicting schedules for our teams and families, but we can't figure out how to find the time to make our dreams happen.
We put together scrum boards and comp...
2019-09-0710 min
PURPOSESCAPING : Build confidence to reinvent and find purpose in midlifePYG 116: Callings callWhy does it even matter whether or not you package your genius?
Who cares if you explore what you're meant to do?
What difference does it make if you don't share your genius with others?
Those are the questions I want to explore with you today. Because before I can make the case that you should package your genius, you should first understand what's at stake if you don't.
I believe the mandate of being human - what's written in our genetic code or whatever makes us homo sapiens vs some other species - is to find what we were put...
2019-09-0608 min
PURPOSESCAPING : Build confidence to reinvent and find purpose in midlifePYG 115: Don't waste your raw materialsIf I handed you the deed to the land that contained a diamond mine, how would you feel? Maybe you'd feel excited thinking about your good fortune and your riches, but after you thought about it, would you know what to do with it? Would not knowing overwhelm you? Would it make you walk away?
No way.
You'd do some research, call an expert, and figure out what one does with a valuable diamond mine. You'd figure out who has the equipment to extract the diamond, which people had the expertise to get it out, what the process is to ge...
2019-09-0509 minPURPOSESCAPING : Build confidence to reinvent and find purpose in midlifePYG 114: Alternate RoutesSometimes you have to take a different route to get where you're trying to go.
And while you may not like the idea of alternate routes - especially if you're a recovering perfectionist like me - you must admit, the route doesn't matter all that much.
Because if you end up still reaching your destination, who cares how you got there?
I had to learn (still learning!) to give myself grace when the journey doesn't look picture perfect.
At the end of the day, all that should matter is that I e...
2019-09-0415 min
PURPOSESCAPING : Build confidence to reinvent and find purpose in midlifePYG 113: What is it your season to do?No season lasts forever, but in every ending there's a chance for some new beginning - if you keep your eye out for it.
Whether you're watching something come to an end, or you're ready to start a new chapter, what is it your season to do?
Meico Whitlock who I interviewed on Episode 41 - (How to harness your focus and set priorities) and Episode 63 - (How to Create a Vision for Your Life) taught me about the importance of being intentional with your time and setting finite priorities for each season.
As Meic...
2019-09-0318 min
PURPOSESCAPING : Build confidence to reinvent and find purpose in midlifePYG 112: Your genius deserves a breakSometimes your genius needs a break.
And you shouldn't feel bad about it.
In fact, you'll likely move further ahead, instead of falling behind as you may imagine. Rest helps you work smarter not harder - and I'm with that!
I learned this summer not to beat myself up for needing and taking rest - but to celebrate what happens to my mind, body and relationships when I take a step back and nurture myself in the way that I need.
How often do you take the break that you need t...
2019-09-0214 min
PURPOSESCAPING : Build confidence to reinvent and find purpose in midlifePYG 111: What's keeping you from making a change?Change is hard, especially if you like tradition, routine, or growing accustomed to the way things are.
Change can also be hard when it's public-facing. You have all those prying eyes to consider. What will people think? How will this change their perception of me?
But what I've learned from experience is this: when you make a big change - say your hair color, or even your job - it may register briefly to outside world, but after that, humans do what humans do.
Adapt.
While you're fretting on and on...
2019-07-1213 min
PURPOSESCAPING : Build confidence to reinvent and find purpose in midlifePYG 110: Is your lane already saturated?I've seen a few posts recently about saturation - one post about there being too many courses. Another post about there being too many coaches. Both posts discouraging people who'd never coached or created courses to even try.
Because saturation.
But saturation doesn't matter when it comes to having a better solution. A more convenient solution. A more you solution.
When you think about coaches and courses simply as education, it makes me wonder why no one ever asks why there are so many schools?
We have public neighborhood schools, public charter schools, public magnet schools, Montessori schools, private independent scho...
2019-07-0417 min
PURPOSESCAPING : Build confidence to reinvent and find purpose in midlifePYG 109: Feel behind on your goals? You can turn this year aroundToday is the first day of July, the first day of Q3, and the official halfway point of the year.
Since we only have six months left in 2019, if you've had time to reflect on the six months that have passed, you may be lamenting on how far you are from the goals you set in January.
(Or you may have crushed your goals completely, to which I say, yay you!)
But if you are nowhere near where you thought you'd be, consider this your pep talk - it's time to get back in the game.
I'm here to...
2019-07-0209 min
PURPOSESCAPING : Build confidence to reinvent and find purpose in midlifePYG 108: You have to sell itMaking yourself visible means nothing if you're not willing to close the deal.
And yet, I see so often high achievers who are willing to teach others what they know, but unwilling to let people know how to take the next step and pay them.
But if you want to grow your brand, increase your salary and add commas to your business revenue, you have to sell yourself.
You have to sell yourself in meetings and mid-year reviews.
You have to sell yourself to your network and potential customers.
...
2019-06-3023 min
PURPOSESCAPING : Build confidence to reinvent and find purpose in midlifePYG 107: Make your visibility a PRIORITYVisibility is important, but I don't believe in visibility for visibility's sake.
Media interviews, speaking engagements and social media content have been my method of creating inbound opportunities - opportunities that come to me.
In the last few months, visibility has yielded the following:
a bulk book order from a Fortune 100 company's subsidiary
a semi-conductor company invited me to develop a personal branding talk, and ordered a bulk order of the book
a devoted listener of the PYG podcast referred her mentor who joined the PYG Academy
countless coaching clients have said "I saw yo...
2019-06-2922 min
PURPOSESCAPING : Build confidence to reinvent and find purpose in midlifePYG 106: How to find and define your BIG ideasWe all know we should say something to be seen and heard, but...what?
How to find your thought leadership ideas is a topic I'm extremely passionate about, as most people are so close to their brilliance that it's hard for them to see how they can package it for other people.
Here are a few ways to know what you have to say if you're "too close" to your genius"
AGGRAVATION. Look at what irritates you or aggravates you - this could be the basis for a powerful Op ed.
...
2019-06-2928 min
PURPOSESCAPING : Build confidence to reinvent and find purpose in midlifePYG 105: What you can learn from what comes easy to youI've said it before - and I stand by the statement. You have to make the case for what you've done in order to get what you want now.
Simply having the epiphany that you want to use your skills differently is not enough - you need receipts to back up your claims if you want people to pay you.
But where I see most people getting stuck is they fail to look at the evidence and results they're closest to.
The unpaid work, the help you lended a friend, that time you totally helped a family member regroup, save mon...
2019-06-2812 min
PURPOSESCAPING : Build confidence to reinvent and find purpose in midlifePYG 104: How to uncover your genius offerIn my book Package Your Genius, I break a successful personal branding process down into 5 steps - get clear on your genius, make the case for what you bring to the table, define your big ideas, make yourself visible, and last sell yourself.
Today I want to dive a little more into that first step - getting clear.
In terms of getting clear on your genius, I've talked a lot about following your energy and assessing what information your energy is giving you. Typically, the work we find energizing is linked to our most purposeful work - this is the in...
2019-06-2714 min
PURPOSESCAPING : Build confidence to reinvent and find purpose in midlifePYG 75: The Number One Reason You're Not Getting TractionYou may be great at what you do - you have a phenomenal message, you do life-changing work, you're seriously a game-changer.
But the reason you have yet to blow up and your business has yet to take off?
No one has heard of you.
You may be thinking, 'Duh, Amanda. Tell me something I don't know...'
I get it. If you're here because you're interested in building your personal brand, you probably already know that you want more people to know about you.
But what you may not know is this: you have more power over the fact that...
2019-04-2420 minPURPOSESCAPING : Build confidence to reinvent and find purpose in midlifePYG 55: Are You Carrying Your Own Torch? Have You Done Your Part?[Ep. 55] Are You Carrying Your Own Torch? Have You Done Your Part? by Amanda Miller Littlejohn : Personal Branding Coach and PR Strategist
2018-10-2428 minPURPOSESCAPING : Build confidence to reinvent and find purpose in midlifePYG 50: Don't take today for grantedAs mentioned in the episode - The new book Package Your Genius - 5 Steps to Build Your Most Powerful Personal Brand is HERE!!! Grab your copy on Amazon at http://bit.ly/pygbook We're accepting applications for the next cohort of the group mentoring program Package Your Genius Academy. Visit http://www.packageyourgeniusacademy.com to submit your application for consideration. Intro and Outro Music - "Lucky" by Connor Benjamin Littlejohn aka DJ Connor B https://soundcloud.com/dj-connor-b/lucky
2018-09-1928 minPURPOSESCAPING : Build confidence to reinvent and find purpose in midlife[Ep. 49] When Being Yourself is Doing Too Muchhttp://www.amandamillerlittlejohn.com/too-much
How is shrinking, hiding and not playing full out come up for you? Is it hindering your personal brand and keeping you from the people you most want to connect with? I want to know! Come chat with me in the comments or join the PYG Facebook Group at http://www.facebook.com/groups/packageyourgenius
Intro and Outro Music:
Essentialism by Connor Benjamin Littlejohn/DJ Connor B on Soundcloud
2018-05-0726 minPURPOSESCAPING : Build confidence to reinvent and find purpose in midlife[Ep. 48] Are you operating like the GLOBAL BRAND that you are?Like it or not, you are a GLOBAL brand.
But are you operating like the global brand that you are? Do you have products, services and programs available to cater to a global audience? Long gone are the days when you could focus solely on your geographic region. In today's global economy you're leaving money on the table if you're not making SOMETHING available for sale to a worldwide audience.
Mentioned in the episode - request to join the free Facebook Group
http://www.facebook.com/groups/packageyourgenius
Visit Amanda online
http://www.amandamillerlittlejohn.com
http://www.packageyourgeniusacademy.com
http...
2018-01-2925 minPURPOSESCAPING : Build confidence to reinvent and find purpose in midlife[Ep. 47] Be A Broken Record (if you really want to win)For those who hate self promotion, this episode is for you.
Ever feel like you're saying the same thing day after day when it comes to your personal brand? Feel like you're getting on people's nerves or "harassing" your followers with your content? You're not alone.
But here's why you have to KEEP talking about what you do, even when it feels repetitive.
Mentioned in this episode:
Package Your Genius Facebook Group
Request to Join - https://www.facebook.com/groups/packageyourgenius/
Package Your Genius Academy
http://www.packageyourgeniusacademy.com
Connor Littlejohn's new book - Tag You're It! Zombie Tag
...
2018-01-1729 minPURPOSESCAPING : Build confidence to reinvent and find purpose in midlife[Ep. 46] I help a seasoned marketing exec position herself for a new job search after 50http://www.amandamillerlittlejohn.com On this episode I help a seasoned marketing executive understand how to market herself for a role that values her experience position herself for new career search after 50
Barbara Miller spent 25 year career at one company and in a sense felt like she grew up in the company. With over 25 years of professional experience, she's now interviewing externally for the first time in over 20 years.
The job search landscape has changed - with digital tools, social media, linkedin being the main pathways to finding a new job. Barbara's also found herself competing with the growing millennial...
2017-11-2339 minPURPOSESCAPING : Build confidence to reinvent and find purpose in midlife[Ep. 45] Personal Brand Comparison: Late to the race and the lane is crowded[Ep. 45] Personal Brand Comparison: Late to the race and the lane is crowded by Amanda Miller Littlejohn : Personal Branding Coach and PR Strategist
2017-11-1514 minPURPOSESCAPING : Build confidence to reinvent and find purpose in midlife[Ep. 42] Deferred not denied: keep making your lists[Ep. 42] Deferred not denied: keep making your lists by Amanda Miller Littlejohn : Personal Branding Coach and PR Strategist
2017-10-2521 minPURPOSESCAPING : Build confidence to reinvent and find purpose in midlife[Ep. 40] The World Is Telling You Who You Are: How to Stop Leaving $$ on the TableThe world is telling you who you are, where you get traction, where you get results and what people think you have the credibility to teach, offer or share.
But are you listening?
In this episode I take you through two different examples of women who failed to see the value the world was mirroring back to them, and how I helped them course correct. You may learn from their examples and be inspired to find your own value that is ALREADY being mirrored back to you.
***
As mentioned during the episode, please join me for a free Masterclass on...
2017-04-2720 minPURPOSESCAPING : Build confidence to reinvent and find purpose in midlife[Ep. 39] Package Your Childhood Genius - finding your passions early with DJ Connor Bhttp://www.amandamillerlittlejohn.com On episode 39, we hear from Connor Benjamin Littlejohn, aka DJ Connor B on Soundcloud and Twitter. Connor is an 8 year old music phenom (and my son) - a pianist, composer and producer who has already jammed with the likes of Grammy award-winning Robert Glasper - his musical idol.
Connor talks about finding his passion for music as early as 2 years of age, why he's so disciplined about producing new music, how he gets ideas for his songs and how he brings them to life.
He shares two of the four songs from his latest EP "Return...
2017-04-1733 min
Studio 78: Ignite Your Passion, Amplify Productivity, Achieve Success11. Discovering and Sharing Your Personal Brand Story with Amanda Miller Littlejohn Strategist and coach, Amanda Miller Littlejohn, talks about her journey to success and what she's learned along the way. She walks us through how she discovered her story and also her passion for helping others discover and share theirs. In this interview, she discusses the power of connection, mentors, and community. She also provides practical strategies for determining your services and prices. AMANDA MILLER LITTLEJOHN Website: amandamillerlittlejohn.com Facebook: AmandaMillerLittlejohn LinkedIn: amillerlittlejohn Instagram: @amandalittlejohn Twitter: @amandamogul Podcast: amandamillerlittlejohn.com/podcast WHERE’S NACHE’ Website: nachesnow.c...
2017-03-0657 minPURPOSESCAPING : Build confidence to reinvent and find purpose in midlife[Ep. 33] When the holidays are...hard. Dealing with the sadness that can come with the seasonhttp://www.amandamillerlittlejohn.com/podcast Therapist in residence Dr. Reisha Moxley joins Amanda as a co-host on this episode of Package Your Genius.
Amanda and Reisha discuss the difficult feelings that can come up during the holiday season, how to deal with sadness, dissolved relationships and friendships, what to do with feelings of discouragement when you haven't reached your goals and processing the sense of loss after the death of a loved one.
This is an emotional episode - grab your tissue!
2016-11-2226 minPURPOSESCAPING : Build confidence to reinvent and find purpose in midlife[Ep. 31] Are you prioritizing connection?[Ep. 31] Are you prioritizing connection? by Amanda Miller Littlejohn : Personal Branding Coach and PR Strategist
2016-11-0215 min
Dreams In DriveHow To Package Your Genius & Follow Your Energy w/ Amanda Miller LittlejohnOn this episode of Dream In Drive, we chat with Amanda Miller Littlejohn, a personal branding coach and PR pro who has built her career around helping others building their brand, pursue their passions and package their genius. We discuss Amanda's personal dream driving story, the path she took to personal success in entrepreneurship, and her tips on how you can PACKAGE YOUR GENIUS. If you've ever struggled with identifying what your personal brand is and need guidance and clarity on how to figure out your impact, this episode is for you. Get show notes: www.dreamsindrive.com/amanda-miller-littlejohn SUBSCRIBE...
2016-08-0756 min
Support is Sexy7: Amanda Miller Littlejohn on Discovering Your Gift and Packaging Your GeniusWhen Amanda Miller Littlejohn was on maternity leave from her journalism job after the birth of her first son in 2008, she was told that she and several other writers were being laid off. Instead of panicking, she decided that this was the perfect opportunity for her to strike on her own and create her own business. The first step was to determine what she was good at, how she could package it, and how to offer it as a service. Her PR agency was born. Today her business has evolved to her coaching individuals on personal branding...
2016-07-121h 08
The Happy Black Woman PodcastHBW034: Amanda Miller Littlejohn: Igniting Your Purpose & Packaging Your GeniusToday's episode of Happy Black Woman is filled with tips and strategies to help you build your personal brand, connect with your purpose, and package your genius. Rosetta talks with personal branding coach Amanda Miller Littlejohn, who is on a mission to help clients get their message out into the world. She assists clients package their genius and get it out into the world. Amanda chats with Rosetta about the path that led her to her true purpose and how she empowers people to connect with their gifts. Her goal is to help her clients figure out how to...
2016-02-1843 minPURPOSESCAPING : Build confidence to reinvent and find purpose in midlife[Ep. 1] How to Build Your Personal Brand + Meet Amanda Miller LittlejohnGet to know Amanda Miller Littlejohn through this January 28, 2015 interview on Sirius XM Business Radio powered by The Wharton School.
In this interview, Wharton's Director of Lifelong Learning Laura Zarrow interviews Amanda on her personal story for Women @ Work.
2015-02-1153 min