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She's Not Done Yet
S3 E20: Denise Frost "A Punishing Breed"
It’s always a treat when I (Becky Berry) get to chat with a novelist. In this episode of She’s Not Done Yet I chat with author Denise Frost who writes under the name DC Frost. We cover a wide range of topics including her background, aging well, writing and publishing as a Latina author, publishing her first book (“A Punishing Breed”) at 60+, and, since we spoke 2 days after the election, the future. In 2024 the New York Times recognized DJ Arias, the protagonist in the book, as one of Four Great Fictional Detectives. I lov...
2025-04-07
48 min
She's Not Done Yet
S3 E19: Linda Broenniman The Politzer Saga
Wow, just Wow! You won’t believe this conversation. I (Becky Berry) interview Linda Broenniman about her book “The Politzer Saga.” Imagine writing a history of your family that spans 300 years. Now imagine writing it after you found out that everything you thought you knew about your family was a lie. That’s what Linda Broenniman did and that’s what we talked about. After finding out unexpectedly that the father she thought was Catholic was instead Jewish, Linda decided to search for the truth about her family. She wanted to know more about her grandmothe...
2025-04-01
47 min
She's Not Done Yet
S3 E18: Suzanne Maggio, Estrellas
This is such a great conversation! In this episode of She’s Not Done Yet, I (Becky Berry) chat with Suzanne Maggio, author of “Estrellas: Moments of Illumination along the El Camino de Santiago,” about what she experienced on her first walk along the El Camino. Suzanne also hosts her own podcast, From Sparks to Light – Inspiring Stories for Challenging Times. Suzanne is a university lecturer in psychology, counseling and social work and comes from a large Italian family who didn’t necessarily believe in asking for help. “Estrellas” is her second book. We had a power...
2025-03-28
48 min
She's Not Done Yet
S3: E17 Amy Daughters
Oh my goodness, y'all. I recorded this episode back in September and had forgotten how great it is! Amy Daughters is a force of nature. She's a fabulous writer, hilarious person, and devotedly faithful. We had so much fun recording this for you! In this episode, Amy and I (Becky Berry) talk about her memoir: "Dear Dana: That time I went crazy and wrote all 580 of my facebook friends a handwritten letter." We cover our mutual love of college football (Amy, the Texas Tech Red Raiders, and me, the University of Georgia Bulldogs...
2025-03-25
55 min
She's Not Done Yet
S3 E16: Laura Carroll "A Special Sisterhood"
In this episode of She's Not Done Yet: Conversations with Women over 50, Becky Berry (that’s me) talks with author Laura Carroll. When Laura’s publicist reached out to me about interviewing Laura about her book, “A Special Sisterhood: 100 Fascinating Women from History Who Never Had Children,” I jumped on the opportunity. Women’s history is one of my absolute favorite topics. And I love that Laura included the goddesses of ancient Greece to Sally Ride. Laura is a veteran writer who has written several books including, “Finding Fulfillment From the Inside Out” on changing careers and “F...
2024-12-18
34 min
She's Not Done Yet
S3 E15: Marcia Naomi Berger The Bipolar Therapist
In this episode of She's Not Done Yet: Conversations with Women over 50, I (Becky Berry) talk with therapist and author Marcia Naomi Berger. When Naomi's publicist reached out to me about reading her book, "The Bipolar Therapist," I was intrigued. As someone who spent 20+ years in therapy, I was interested in learning about what it was like for a therapist to be diagnosed with bipolar disorder. The book is beautiful, heart breaking, and uplifting. Naomi shares her journey with bipolar disorder in a time when mental health wasn’t a priority and was massively, universally st...
2024-12-11
42 min
She's Not Done Yet
S3 E14: Diane Gilman "Too Young to be Old"
Y'all. I'm so excited that I got to chat with Diane Gilman in this episode of She's Not Done Yet: Conversations with Women over 50! We talk about her life experience, including her experience with breast cancer in her 70's. When you listen to our conversation, you will understand why she titled her memoir “Too Young to be Old!” In our wide-ranging conversation, we talk about being a first generation American, the importance of our families of choice, what it's like to be a silver-haired glamour girl, and pivoting from a brilliantly successful career as QV...
2024-12-04
42 min
She's Not Done Yet
S3 E13: Beverly Pimsleur: Activism Never Ends
In this episode of She's Not Done Yet: Conversations with women over 50, I (Becky Berry) talk with Beverly Pimsleur. After listening to the podcast, Beverly reached out to me to share her story. Beverly is the embodiment of She's Not Done Yet. She's in her late 70's, has written a memoir and is looking for an agent, and is keeping busy as an activist for the Democratic Party. We had a wide ranging conversation covering the political situation in the Ohio college where she was a professor after the Kent State massacre (1972), widowhood...
2024-10-18
45 min
She's Not Done Yet
S3 E11: Valorie Baylis
In this episode of She's Not Done Yet: Conversations with women over 50, I (Becky Berry) had the great pleasure of talking with my friend Valorie Baylis. Valorie is an Atlanta-area technology veteran and digital implementation specialist who's worked at big companies (AT&T, WebMD) and small start-ups. She's currently a freelance project manager at Delta Air Lines, hence the extremely cool photo! Valorie and I met when she attended a meeting of Next Chapter for Women, a Meetup a friend and I founded in 2016. Our meetup turned into a private group and we're still going s...
2024-09-30
37 min
She's Not Done Yet
S3 E10: Kathy Elkind To Walk It Is To See It
In this episode of She's Not Done Yet: Conversations with women over 50, I (Becky Berry) talk with author Kathy Elkind about her awe inspiring trek hiking 1,420 miles of the GR5. After reading Kathy's memoir of the trip, To Walk It Is To See It: 1 Couple, 98 days, 1400 Miles on Europe's GR95. Her memoir reads like the best journal you could imagine. After reading it, I couldn't wait to talk with her! So you know, the GR5 starts in the Netherlands and proceeds through Belgium, Luxembourg, the whole length of France, and finally across the...
2024-07-25
41 min
She's Not Done Yet
S3 E9: Jane Lee Rankin Farm Family
In this episode of She's Not Done Yet: Conversations with women over 50, I (Becky Berry) talk with author and farmer Jane Lee Rankin about her amazing journey to her alpaca and llama farm! Jane Lee and I had a great time talking at Apple Hill Farm, her alpaca and llama and donkey and chicken and many other animals - farm in Banner Elk, NC (I said the wrong name in the podcast). You'll hear some of the animals in the background, along with the delightful wind you'll hear in the background occasionally. After reading Jane...
2024-06-25
52 min
She's Not Done Yet
S3 E8: Lisa McGuire
In this Friendship Season episode of She's Not Done Yet: Conversations with women over 50, I (Becky Berry) talk with Lisa McGuire about the importance of our female friendships over time. Like so many entrepreneurs, Lisa and I met at various networking events in our local area. I've always admired Lisa's communication skills and her approach to business and life and I enjoy reading her LinkedIn posts and newsletter. She is a business coach who is strategic, savvy, and compassionate. She works with professional service providers and helps them understand who they are, how to show...
2024-06-12
37 min
She's Not Done Yet
S3 E7: Amy Refeca
In this episode of She's Not Done Yet: Conversations with women over 50, I (Becky Berry) talk with my friend Amy Refeca. Amy and I met in 2019 while networking. Amy is the owner and managing attorney of Atlanta Wills and Trusts Law Group in Alpharetta, Georgia. Her firm helps women protect who and what they love the most. We talk about how great it is to meet professionally and then become personal friends. We cover the importance of friends who help us maintain our boundaries and how our friend groups change throughout our lives. We...
2024-03-20
31 min
She's Not Done Yet
S3 E7: Susan Salenger
Since I consider women's healthcare a pressing issue, this episode is longer, coming in at just under an hour. Listening to it is a worthy investment of your time. In this episode of She's Not Done Yet: Conversations with women over 50, I (Becky Berry) talk with Susan Salenger, author of Sidelined: How Women Can Navigate a Broken Healthcare System. Sue's publicist reached out to me about her book. Since I, like most women, understand how broken our healthcare system is in the United States, I was intrigued. After reading Sidelined, I couldn't wait...
2024-02-20
56 min
She's Not Done Yet
S3 E6: Mary Ann Noe
In this episode of She's Not Done Yet: Conversations with women over 50, I (Becky Berry) talk with novelist Mary Ann Noe. I'm excited to chat with Mary Ann because I'm an inveterate reader (150+ books/year) and I've always wanted to interview an author. Mary Ann is my first. Mary Ann embodies the idea of She's Not Done Yet. She's in her late 70's and has published 3 books in the last 3 years. Another one will be released in October 2024. Talk about not being done yet! In our conversation we talk about her novel, A...
2024-01-16
34 min
She's Not Done Yet
S3 E5: Cheryl Cooper and Kisha Solomon
In this episode of She's Not Done Yet: Conversations with women over 50, I (Becky Berry) talk with my friend, Cheryl Cooper, and her friend, Kisha Solomon. Cheryl and I met when we started our coaching businesses back in 2015/2016. We've been each others' orbit ever since. This was my first time meeting Kisha. Cheryl and Kisha represent a cross-generational friendship, like me and my friend Kyle (Season 3 Episode 1). Cheryl is one of the most grounded, motivated, and intentional women I know. Her deep experience in life and work makes her a fabulous coach and...
2023-10-25
58 min
She's Not Done Yet
S3 E4: Aisha Flores
In this episode of She's Not Done Yet: Conversations with women over 50, I (Becky Berry) talk with my friend Aisha Flores. Aisha and I met through her husband Dan, who was my coach a while back. Aisha became a client as she moved through defining and pursuing a new career in Public Health. We laugh at this now, but the first time I read Aisha's résumé, it was so bad that I lost it. To this day, it remains the résumé that most poorly represents the power and experience of its subject. Ais...
2023-08-11
32 min
She's Not Done Yet
Diana Bader
In this episode of She's Not Done Yet: Conversations with women over 50, I (Becky Berry) talk with mypodcast co-host and dear friend Diana Bader. Diana and I met in July 2015 and started our podcast, Uniquely Brilliant (still available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, etc) in November of that year. To say we hit it off immediately would be an egregious understatement. When we went on hiatus in 2022 because of Diana's health, we had published 161 episodes, including many episodes during the pandemic. In this episode, we talk about our friendship, Diana's move from Georgia back...
2023-07-12
35 min
She's Not Done Yet
S3 E2: Michele Doyle
In this episode of She's Not Done Yet: Conversation with Women over 50 hosted by me, Becky Berry. I chat with my friend Michele Doyle, owner of my favorite restaurant in our town of Alpharetta, Georgia - Never Enough Thyme. Michele and I have been in each other's orbit for 20+ years. Then, when I opened my coworking space, MAD! Workspace for Women in Alpharetta, Michele became my mentor. And, as COVID shut down the world, Michele was my only business owner peer who had the added stress of having a brick and mortar facility. We commiserated with each...
2023-06-28
34 min
She's Not Done Yet
S3 E1: Kyle Young
In this episode of She's Not Done Yet, Becky Berry talks to her mentor and friend, Kyle Young. Becky and Kyle met in the 90's and have been each other's biggest fans ever since. Kyle talks about the 3rd 3rd of her life and how she continues to seek new adventures and grow.
2023-06-05
45 min
She's Not Done Yet
S2 E2: Leah Merriweather
Becky Berry interviews Leah Merriweather in the 2nd episode of season 2 of She's Not Done Yet. Becky and Leah talk about intuition, finding our teachers, stretching our wings, and letting things unfold.
2022-06-09
38 min
Uniquely Brilliant Podcast
First and Equal
On this episode of Uniquely Brilliant, Diana Bader and Becky Berry discuss putting ourselves first and equal to the needs of others. When we forget to treat our needs as equal to the needs of others in our lives, we become stressed and frustrated. We prioritize their needs over our own and shortchange things like rest and relaxation. We also neglect enforcing our boundaries which puts on the highway to exhaustion. Becky and Diana discuss the tricky areas of honoring our time and our money. Diana reminds us that mon...
2022-05-03
31 min
Uniquely Brilliant Podcast
March Slump
On today’s episode of Uniquely Brilliant, Diana Bader and Becky Berry discuss the March Slump. Diana begins this episode by reminding us that two years ago at this time the whole world was shut down because of COVID, and our feeling that we’re in a slump could be a trauma response. The pandemic and the response to it are different now, but not completely different. Masks, boosters, quarantines - change constantly. Becky and Diana point out that everyone has a different comfort level with how to approach the wor...
2022-04-25
30 min
She's Not Done Yet
S2 E1: Leah Merriweather w Becky Berry
To kick off Season 2 of She's Not Done Yet, the tables are flipped. Since Becky is now flying solo on the podcast, she's recruited her great friend, Leah Merriweather, to interview her. Becky talks about her crone-ness and how she works to raise the voices of her clients and the women she encounters through coaching and mentoring and just being. Sneak peek: In the next episode, Becky interviews Leah.
2022-04-07
37 min
She's Not Done Yet
She's Not Done Yet Trailer
Welcome to She's Not Done Yet, Conversations with Crones. She's Not Done Yet, hosted by Becky Berry, amplifies and honors the voices and stories of women over 50. Enjoy the voices of these women who've been around awhile and are dedicated to lifting people up.
2022-04-07
02 min
Uniquely Brilliant Podcast
Smorgasborde
In this episode of Uniquely Brilliant, Becky Berry and Diana Bader discuss ways to approach the smorgasbord that is life. Diana starts by discussing her recent experience on a cruise where she learned cruises no longer put out smorgasbords of food like they did before COVID. She draws a parallel between choosing from a smorgasbord and choosing priorities and goals that allow us to enjoy the smorgasbord of life. Becky brings this back to essentialism, since essentialism is about focusing on solely the things that are essential to our lives.
2022-03-29
32 min
Uniquely Brilliant Podcast
Run the Dishwasher Twice
Diana Bader and Becky Berry discuss examining our assumptions about rules. Their conversation is based on an article Becky read that reminded her to question the rules. In the article a therapist told a client who was struggling with depression and being able to do the things she wanted to get done on a daily basis that she could put her crusty, dirty dishes in the dishwasher and…wait for it…run it twice! Sometimes we assume things are hard and fast rules when they’re not. Running the dishwasher twice is both energy and water...
2022-03-14
36 min
Uniquely Brilliant Podcast
Recovery is Hard
In this episode of Uniquely Brilliant, Diana Bader and Becky Berry talk about the importance of resting, resetting, and recovering. They begin this episode by discussing how many people experienced the beginning of 2022 as a rough start. They talk about their feelings about Omicron, the latest COVID-19 variant, and emphasize the importance of staying in the present moment. One of the ways to cope with our problems and the world at large is to find humor everywhere we can. We can find sistraction in television show or movie that we enjoy. We can also hang ou...
2022-02-15
31 min
Uniquely Brilliant Podcast
Episode 156: Be Uniquely Brilliant
In this episode of Uniquely Brilliant, Becky Berry and Diana Bader talk about the value of being our uniquely brilliant selves. When we embrace who we really are and how we really think, we embrace our unique brilliance! In their conversation, Diana and Becky recap some of the character differences between extroverts and introverts - including how they process information. Extroverts like Becky frequently process out loud, while introverts like Diana process within their own minds. Becky talks about the importance of working out her thoughts verbally while Diana discloses that she’s been working on bui...
2022-01-25
42 min
Uniquely Brilliant Podcast
Word of the Year 2022
Diana Bader and Becky Berry talk about their words of the year in this podcast episode! They choose words of the year as a means to focus their thoughts around their intentions for the coming year. In past years, Diana has selected bliss, blessed, and extraordinary, to name a few. She’s been doing this for ten years - she even had a word for the decade: impact. The idea for the word of the year came from the book, Lifeword: Discover Your One Word to Leave a Legacy by Jon Gordon. Below is a link to th...
2022-01-19
32 min
Uniquely Brilliant Podcast
Blow It Up
In this episode of Uniquely Brilliant, Becky Berry and Diana Bader talk about the value of blowing things up. There is still so much uncertainty in the world during this pandemic. It makes it hard to feel settled. Diana talks about her criteria for an event mask being mask worthy. Becky and Diana talk about how this pandemic differs from the 1920 pandemic. Becky points out that the main difference comes down to 3 words: international air travel. Diana discusses the results of neglecting one of her core values: creativity and shares tips for bringing it back. They also...
2021-12-09
35 min
Uniquely Brilliant Podcast
Get Out of Your Comfort Zone
Episode 153: Get Out of Your Comfort Zone In this episode of Uniquely Brilliant, Becky Berry and Diana Bader discuss the importance of getting out of our comfort zones. We don’t always realize that we’re coasting in our comfort zone, so it can become uncomfortable when we do. For example, it can be our default to stay in a job because it has health benefits even when we don’t like that job. We end up stuck there because we think we can do the job for one more day, then another, and ano...
2021-11-05
33 min
Uniquely Brilliant Podcast
The Missing Piece
The Missing Step? Savoring Our Work On this episode of Uniquely Brilliant, Diana Bader and Becky Berry talk about the missing step in our work and personal lives. Diana begins the episode by talking about a conversation she had with her son about how he was improving his life. She shared his experience of playing a video game where he and a friend came to the conclusion that to get tasks done in life, we must break each part down into little pieces. We should also remember to lo...
2021-10-19
26 min
Uniquely Brilliant Podcast
Presence v Focus
In today’s episode, Becky Berry and Diana Bader talk about the difference between presence and focus. Being present is being fully engaged in the moment. It's taking the time to listen fully. Since energy flows to where our thoughts go, when our thoughts are scattered, our energy is also scattered. Being present mentally and physically keeps us aligned. When our energy is aligned, our thoughts are calmer. The act of being present allows us to focus. We have to engage our bodies before our...
2021-10-13
24 min
Uniquely Brilliant Podcast
Think
In this episode of Uniquely Brilliant, Becky Berry and Diana Bader talk about thinking, the third component of productivity from the book, Essentialism by Greg McKeown. Becky shares how she gets blocked when she does not think before she makes a big move. The precepts of Essentialism consist of narrowing things down to the essentials. The process is virtually impossible to accomplish if we don’t invest time in figuring out what is essential to us. Sleeping, thinking, and playing are the three pillars of being productive. And, th...
2021-10-05
30 min
Uniquely Brilliant Podcast
Sleep Baby Sleep
In this episode of Uniquely Brilliant, Diana Bader and Becky Berry discuss our absolute need for adequate sleep, how to get it, and the results of inadequate sleep. Good sleep is critical to our bodies performing to the best of their abilities. Sleep protects both our physical and mental assets. Even when we miss sleep and feel like we are doing ok, the lack of sleep will eventually catch up to us. Our brains store what they learned during the day while...
2021-09-28
26 min
Uniquely Brilliant Podcast
5 Minutes of Play
On this episode of Uniquely Brilliant Diana Bader and Becky Berry talk about the importance of play. Lila is Diana’s word of the year. Lila, which means playful manifestation in Sanskrit. She shares how she is enacting its spirit. They talk about the way spending 5 minutes in a day can change our outlook. Becky shares three things you need to be productive: sleep, play, and then planning and guarding those things with your life. What constitutes play? We may hear the word play and think, oh that sounds frustrating. Perhaps we...
2021-09-20
34 min
Uniquely Brilliant Podcast
Go with the Flow Part 2
How do we know how to get to the next place when we don’t know what the next place is? Becky Berry and Diana Bader cover this question in this episode of Uniquely Brilliant. Diana points out one way is to focus on the short term because we must get out of crisis mode and make a plan for the near future. Becky reminds us that we have to remember things are different and we must just get through things now, while Diana reminds us to let go of how things were befo...
2021-09-14
28 min
Uniquely Brilliant Podcast
Soothe Yourself by Grounding
In this episode, Becky and Diana discuss what it's like to be living in today’s world, including questions like: How do we deal with the new reality of not knowing if you should hug people or fist bump? Diana Bader talks about how everything is just a little disjointed. They discuss the importance of knowing how to ground yourself. Diana shares this sensory exercise for grounding: Identify five things you can see, four things you can hear, three things you can smell, two things you can touch, and one thing you can taste. Becky tri...
2021-09-07
25 min
Uniquely Brilliant Podcast
Build Your Own Adventure
Diana Bader and Becky Berry talk about a favorite topic: adventure! Diana refers to everything as an adventure. As a matter of fact, originally, each episode of Uniquely Brilliant was called “The Adventure of ....”. As Diana says, “Life is an adventure because you never know what is coming.” She talks about her experience moving back up north to Ohio from Atlanta. She felt the full force of the good and the bad and how it’s critical to not set expectations. Becky talks about her experience with her coworking space and the trials of letting...
2021-08-31
37 min
Uniquely Brilliant Podcast
I Don't Want to Talk to You
Becky and Diana talk about all the ways people feel about talking. Becky shares her experience in opening a second business (her coworking space for women, MAD! Workspace) and all of the feelings that go along with starting it up and keeping it going in a pandemic. She also talks about how she processes things through talking. She needs to hear the words coming out of her mouth to figure out what’s going on. On the other hand, Diana is an introvert, so she doesn’t need to talk things out to proce...
2021-08-24
36 min
Uniquely Brilliant Podcast
The Art of Maintaining
In this episode, Diana and Becky talk about the Art of Maintaining. This is a great episode for people who are struggling lately or drowning in the shoulda, woulda, couldas. Becky and Diana bring it back to the present and ask hard questions about what is really important and how we NEED to take care of ourselves. And Becky advocates for getting rid of the words “strive” and “working hard.” Sometimes in life we find ourselves needing to maintain rather than excel, and that's okay. Diana talks about appreciating the moment instead of settling by pushing...
2021-05-18
39 min
Uniquely Brilliant Podcast
Who Says We're Too Much
Becky talks about the different times in her life when people have tried and succeeded in silencing her because they thought she was too much and she believed them. Becky and Dana discuss the difference between saying that they don't care about something instead of saying it’s being important to them. Diana shares that when she doesn’t care about something, she works on reframing it as not being a priority to her. She also shares the story of high diving while in the Bahamas. Becky describes being told that she was too...
2021-04-19
31 min
Uniquely Brilliant Podcast
Life in Pieces
Becky Berry and Diana Bader discuss the importance of bringing our whole selves to everything. They also dig into what happens when people only want to interact with a piece of us. Some notes: Our whole self is more than our individual pieces! We all wear different hats in our lives, but that doesn’t mean that's all we bring to the table. Diana talks about how someone recently wanted to experience only one piece of her in their relationship and they were unwilling to accept all of her. Si...
2021-04-19
26 min
Uniquely Brilliant Podcast
Honor Your Energy
Becky Berry and Diana Bader talk about the critical importance of honoring our energy. Diana discusses the many issues she's had to deal with over the last year and how her expectations weren't met when she moved back to her hometown. All of these things have affected the energy level she can bring to her life. Becky and Diana are trying to figure out if they are tired because of the seasons changing or if they are just tired. Diana is mulling over whether her issues are physical or caused my emotional stress...
2021-03-31
34 min
Uniquely Brilliant Podcast
I'm Done With Responsibility!
Recorded in May 2020. This was our final Pandemic episode. Becky and Diana are so tired of being responsible and having to overthink about everything! They chat about what we can do to lower our tension levels and bring as much ease as possible back into our lives. Becky talks about the coworking space she owns and how she is tired of having to remember the safety rules for everything. And, since it’s Becky, how she finds refuge and relief in reading. Diana discusses the intricacies of going out to eat du...
2021-03-16
28 min
Uniquely Brilliant Podcast
Who Knows?
How do you make plans when no one knows? We recorded this in May. It’s interesting/sad how the things we talked about still apply in February. Diana says she has had a hard time lately because she had planned on a lot of travel and connecting during this time in her life. She has been forced to reimagine her life and has received a lot of pushback from her own bad self, causing a massive internal struggle. Becky discusses how incredibly difficult it is to plan anything at all. The realization for all of us that this...
2021-02-19
20 min
Uniquely Brilliant Podcast
Even Introverts Need People
Becky Berry and Diana Bader talk about how prolonged isolation doesn’t work for anyone. Diana begins this episode by talking about Harry Harlow’s experiments with monkeys that proved everyone needs comfort, and without human contact, we fail to thrive. They also discuss the problem with texting: it’s just not the same as talking voice to voice. Becky shares her strange birthday in the 8th week of quarantine, and talks about how she missed the human connection. Becky also confesses to being a good energy vampire (she magnifies the energy instead of taking it) because she needs people around h...
2021-02-09
33 min
Uniquely Brilliant Podcast
Make It Work
Nature, mindset, kids. It’s all covered in this episode. Choosing to make it work is a daily choice. We can choose to make it work five or six times a day. Even with friends, making it work is different now. By using FaceTime and Zoom for face-to-face calls, we can make it work. magazine did an article about why Zoom calls are stressful. It’s because these meetings are not really face-to-face. They’re pseudo presence as opposed to real presence. We’re not sharing space – and it’s getting to Diana. On the other hand, COVID has given us the brain...
2021-02-02
29 min
She's Not Done Yet
S1 E1: Becky and Brooksie
Welcome to She's Not Done Yet! Becky and Brooksie outline the goals of the podcast. The cousins are reframing the role of the Crone for the next generation. Becky shares her story of reinvention as a career coach after her husband's death. Brooksie shares about her early life in New York with Kid Creole and Bobby Darin, motherhood, and her successful reentry into the music business and success as a folk singer. Both women live crazy amazing active lives and look forward to sharing the best stories and advice from their Crone friends on how to flourish in every facet...
2021-01-19
26 min
Uniquely Brilliant Podcast
Pause
Becky and Diana have mentioned the value of pausing in so many episodes they decided the concept deserves an episode of its own. Pauses allow us to gauge and check our perspectives. Stopping our momentum allows us to check where we are. A Vigilance Break allows us to stop before we start something and make sure everything is in place. Time-Out is a parental pause. If we don't take the time to pause, we can’t regain our perspective. Pausing prevents us from reacting to a situation too quickly. Do not pause and hold your breath! Breathe! We ma...
2019-11-20
29 min
Uniquely Brilliant Podcast
Shift Your Perspective
Becky and Diana discuss how a change in perspective can change everything. Perspective is examining things from a particular point of view. Sometimes we need to change our perspective on a task before we can successfully accomplish it. Since other people’s perspectives can shift ours, it’s important to cultivate people with the right perspectives. When we experience success in a venture, it can shift our perspective. When we want someone to shift – or we want to shift - we have to give or take the time and space to allow the shift to happen. Creating or finding...
2018-09-02
32 min
Uniquely Brilliant Podcast
Why do we set ourselves up to fail?
Becky and Diana examine how we set ourselves up to fail. It’s never intentional. We over estimate our resources. Things either fall away because they have to or we can choose to let them go. We often take an all or nothing attitude. There is never a perfect time to do anything, so what can you do now to change things up? Sometimes we have to focus on what is working and move forward from there. We stay stuck out of stubbornness because we know we can do it all eventually, but do we really have...
2018-07-14
28 min
Uniquely Brilliant Podcast
The Games People Play
Becky and Diana explore the games people play even without realizing they’re doing it. A game is anything that prohibits straight talk and honest exchange. We can cultivate the people around us who don’t play games. Keeping personal information close and revealing it slowly isn’t a game. Parenting often unfolds as a game. Strategy is a part of any game. It can be used to achieve a positive outcome. Playing games is a learned behavior. We often don’t realize we are playing them. Being true to ourselves is the best defense against the game players...
2018-06-29
35 min
Uniquely Brilliant Podcast
The Genius of a New Start
Becky and Diana discuss how a fresh start can give new life to an old plan. You can just start over. A fresh start makes it easier to start and leave the history behind. When we step up and identify a different approach to a situation it opens us to even more approaches. A fresh start allows us to see things with new eyes. Every fresh start begins with taking that first step. Resiliency happens when you believe that a fresh start is possible. If we can exercise hindsight, we can exercise foresight. Sometimes we have to start ov...
2018-06-22
30 min
Uniquely Brilliant Podcast
Gifts vs Skills
Becky and Diana talk about the different values we place on our gifts and skills. We're trained to give away our gifts (talents). Just because our gifts come easily to us doesn’t mean they come easy to everybody. If our talents aren’t valued by certain people, we don’t feel valued by them either. Our talents (gifts) set us apart from people with similar skills. What did you want to be when you grew up? Do companies really hire for soft skills? It’s important to not take the hiring process personally. We can intentionally determine how much...
2018-06-15
31 min
Uniquely Brilliant Podcast
The Stories We Tell Ourselves
Becky and Diana challenge us to assess the stories we tell ourselves. Our stories are how we present ourselves to the world. All of our stories can be true, and we get to choose which one we live in. We can change the stories we tell ourselves. Communicating an attitude of gratitude in our stories makes it hard to stay stuck in the negative. Victimhood is frequently the default story, but it doesn’t have to be. Attachment to the past and to expectations makes us victims in our stories. What if things could work out better than we...
2018-05-31
30 min
Uniquely Brilliant Podcast
Can You Hear Me Now?
Becky and Diana discuss the frustrations of communication gaps. We have to learn the language of the people we want to communicate with. Personality differences often contribute to communication gaps. We need to embrace change to understand. People who are not entrepreneurial have a hard time understanding that lifestyle choice. It is frustrating being questioned about a choice we have already made and having to explain ourselves. Just because we don’t understand, doesn’t mean it isn’t valid. Resilience and grit keep us moving whether we feel heard or not. Everyone has had different life experiences that sh...
2018-05-23
32 min
Uniquely Brilliant Podcast
How Strong Is Your Core?
Becky and Diana talk about Core Values and how they keep you, you. Core Values are the building blocks of who we are. Core Values help us stay aligned with what we need. We are more grounded when we have identified and adhere to our Core Values. Diana’s core values are both her default and reset buttons. They express basic truths about us. We know we are living in these values when others recognize them in us. Core values can help us assess who brings value to our lives. We are energy sources that need to be rec...
2018-05-17
26 min
Uniquely Brilliant Podcast
This Works Except...
Becky and Diana challenge the notion that there is only one right way to do anything. Something might not work for us if: Should, have to, supposed to, are our reasons for doing it. We recognize it’s not working. We become aware of alternatives. We hold on to the idea even when it’s not working. We aren’t ready for the solution, so we only recognize it’s a fit when we are ready. We are tapped out. We just don’t fit the mold. We process things differently. It’s not a fit for our perso...
2018-05-11
27 min
Uniquely Brilliant Podcast
Sometimes You Just Gotta Surf
Becky and Diana host their friend and sister coach, Tonya Harvey. They have a lively discussion about their words-of-the-year and a general overview of how their year is going. The podcast was simulcast as a Facebook Live video session and can be found on https://www.facebook.com/pg/beckyberrycoach/videos/. Picking an annual word keeps our main focus top of mind. When we do stream of consciousness writing, our brains clear and make room for the intentions behind our focus word. Choosing a word-of-the-year helps our brain shift and see things differently. When we choose on...
2018-05-03
36 min
Uniquely Brilliant Podcast
The Funk
Becky is in a funk with a calendar full of positive events, so she and Diana hash out why. The Funk can occur even when everything is going great. When we leave no margin in our lives for downtime and reflection, we can slip into a funk out of sheer self-preservation. Happiness Hangovers occurs as a reminder to slow down. The Funk can also be viewed as growing pains. We can find the time we need to deal with an emergency, so, we need to make time for downtime so we don’t cause one. If we take in...
2018-04-18
29 min
Uniquely Brilliant Podcast
It might be drama if
Becky and Diana challenge us to look at the drama in our lives and recognize areas where we might be contributing to it. Basic life stuff becomes drama based on how we react to it. We create most of our own drama. We can make a conscious choice to not join the drama. Drama happens when we try to control situations that are out of our control. Most people just accept drama and then wonder why they aren’t happy. Feeding and maintaining the drama makes it grow. There is a place for drama, and we can put a t...
2018-04-05
27 min
Uniquely Brilliant Podcast
Live a Yes!
Becky and Diana talk about how saying yes to opportunities has influenced their lives, and how it can influence yours, too. If we don’t say Yes to an opportunity right away, sometimes the opportunity keeps knocking until we do. Saying Yes helps us expand our lives. Sometimes we are nudged into a Yes because someone else sees an opportunity that we can’t. “Live A Yes!” Is just another way of saying “Take a chance.” Trust your instincts before you let your brain talk you out of an opportunity. Saying Yes requires trusting ourselves and other people. The more we l...
2018-03-23
23 min
Uniquely Brilliant Podcast
Agency vs Control
Episode 114: Control vs Agency Becky teaches Diana about the value of agency and how it empowers us. Agency gives us more choice about the direction of our path. Believing in agency is a mindset. Agency gives us independence. We get to ask ourselves, “What can I influence?” When we have agency over our lives we can take back our power. Agency can’t be conferred; it has to be claimed. Agency allows us to make empowered choices. It gives us the confidence to take a risk and the ability to rebound if we fail...
2018-03-16
23 min
Uniquely Brilliant Podcast
A Podcast Changed My Life
Becky and Diana share how podcasts have influenced their lives. Hack The Entrepreneur was Becky’s gateway into podcasts. It taught her she was awesome just as she is. Doing the Uniquely Brilliant podcast helped Diana find her voice. There are tons of rich content in podcasts. Podcasts help us find people who get us. Podcasts are like radio on demand. There are all types of amazing nuggets of information hidden in podcasts. Podcasts help us connect with people we never imagined we could. Podcasts are one of the last free platforms for content. Podcasts enhance the growth min...
2018-03-07
29 min
Uniquely Brilliant Podcast
Both/And
Becky and Diana talk about the concept that we can live both/and lives. And reminds us that we are more than one thing. Both/And allows for flexibility. The Growth Mindset is enhanced with Both/And thinking. Either/Or is the opposite of Both/And. Either/Or assumes we can only choose one option. During a time of transition we have the option to choose the Either/Or or Both/And mindset. If Either/Or feels constraining, it’s time to check your options. Both/And may require time and energy to juggle the options. Passions, priorities, and...
2018-03-01
27 min
Uniquely Brilliant Podcast
Wonder and Expectations
Diana and Becky discuss their words for the year: Wonder and Steady and how they deploy the words to keep them on track. Diana’s word-of-the-year is Wonder. Becky’s word-of-the-year is Steady. Expectation is the opposite of wonder because it pre-supposes an outcome. Wonder gives us the freedom to allow things to unfold. Having a framework for making decisions helps us capture the wonder in our lives. Some of us feel like we need rigid structure and miss out on wonder and the possibilities it offers. Wonder grows in a flexible structure. Expectations make our world smaller. Wonde...
2018-02-14
28 min
Uniquely Brilliant Podcast
The Influencers
Becky Berry and Diana Bader share their memories of people who have influenced them over the course of their lives and whose words and actions continue to influence them. Random and simple acts can have a big influence on our lives. We may never know how what we say or do for other people impacts their lives. A smile or words of gratitude can change another person’s day, week, year, or life. The people who taught us invaluable skills also opened doors to experiences we could not imagine at the time. The influencers who show...
2018-02-03
34 min
Uniquely Brilliant Podcast
You're Not You
Becky and Diana discuss how our experiences give us a chance to grow as we move forward each day. We get to choose what experiences we bring forward with us. We don’t have to resolve everything from our past. We can simply let go of some things. To determine if something is holding us back we can ask, “Is this serving who I am now?” Experiences only become negative when they impede our forward progress. Sometimes the biggest jerks are carrying the biggest loads and don’t know they can put it down. Can we give ourselves the same...
2018-01-25
30 min
Uniquely Brilliant Podcast
The Velcro Episode
Diana Bader and Becky Berry talk about the pros and cons of letting things stick to us – including our ideas about life and death. It’s also an episode about letting go of the things that hold you back. It’s good to examine the things that we hold on to tightly. Perhaps there are some we hold on to too tightly. Velcro is cool because it can be repositioned and reused – just like our experiences. We can find ourselves attached to other people’s expectations which can lead to our becoming detached from our true selves. We can tell we...
2018-01-15
30 min
Uniquely Brilliant Podcast
What's Past is Prologue
Diana and Becky discuss the importance of keeping our pasts in perspective. The title of our episode comes from William Shakespeare’s The Tempest. We all were sea-swallow’d, though some cast again, And by that destiny to perform an act Whereof what’s past is prologue, what to come In yours and my discharge. The Tempest, act II, scene i, lines 248–54. Antonio is speaking. We can’t move forward while hanging on to the past. “Before you grab onto the future, make sure you let go of the past.” – a Hallmark Christmas...
2018-01-05
31 min
Uniquely Brilliant Podcast
Carpé Diem
Although they are occasionally distracted by the presence of a rare snow storm in Georgia, Becky and Diana take the time to talk about why they are committed to seizing the day and how they do it. When we are married to our personal agendas, we can miss out on the opportunities that are right in front of us. What we focus on we get. Leaving ourselves open to random moments and events allow shifts to happen. Seize The Day = Ride The Moment Break free from the stranglehold of expectations – both yours and other people’s. When we rele...
2017-12-28
31 min
Uniquely Brilliant Podcast
Short Circuit Those Energy Sucks!
Becky and Diana talk about the critical importance of managing our energy, especially around the holidays. We have to prepare ourselves for events and manage our energy accordingly. To operate at peak energy, we need to check our energy levels over the course of an event. We can leave an event or take a break if we feel our energy waning. It’s critical to find ways to replenish our energy that honors our energy profile and personality. Before we attend an event, we can check the language of the invitation for clues about the kind of e...
2017-12-21
33 min
Uniquely Brilliant Podcast
I'm A Little Beat Up
Becky and Diana discuss the feelings and emotions of feeling beat-up and reveal strategies for coping with those feelings. Triggers can bring forgotten and buried things to the surface of our minds and force us to deal with them. Managing multiple expectations can leave us feeling exhausted. It is important to choose our battles. The Lack mindset and the Victim mentality go hand in hand. When we push through difficult things quickly instead of dealing with them, they will pop up again, maybe even in different ways. We have to go inside ourselves and slow down an...
2017-12-08
35 min
Uniquely Brilliant Podcast
Boundaries - Please Fence Me In!
Becky and Diana talk about the value of boundaries. Boundaries give us a framework to move more smoothly through our lives. We set boundaries to guard ourselves against others and against ourselves!. When we don’t set boundaries we leave ourselves open to having our lives breached. Prioritizing what we do and how we do it is one strategy to create beneficial boundaries. Once we’ve compromised our own boundaries, it becomes easier to do it again. We can experience growth as we enforce our boundaries. Boundaries prevent burnout. Clearly stated boundaries can help manage conflict. Assigning value to yo...
2017-12-03
30 min
Uniquely Brilliant Podcast
Communications
Becky and Diana discuss 4 of their favorite communication frameworks and how becoming acquainted with them can help you navigate the Holidays. When we know more about how people communicate and how they receive communications everyone has a more enjoyable experience. The language in the explanations of each type also gives us clues about how to talk to various people. DISC Styles D - Director: Makes sure everyone is doing their part and keeps things on track. I - Initiator: Keeps things fun. The social butterfly flying around the room. S - Relator: Keeper of the traditions, m...
2017-11-23
40 min
Uniquely Brilliant Podcast
Who's In Your Head?
Becky and Diana discuss the voices we carry with us and provide ideas to make sure they are the best ones for us. We get to choose whose voice we listen to. Sometimes we can decide to just take a nugget of wisdom from one of the voices. We also accumulate voices when we read Where we are in life is a great barometer for choosing whose voice we decide to listen to. Words like “The One,” “The Best,” and “The Only” are clues that the voice speaking to us may not really be for us, and that’s okay. Often w...
2017-11-15
32 min
Uniquely Brilliant Podcast
Reinvention vs Evolution
Becky Berry and Diana Bader discuss the value of evolving as a person instead of continually reinventing ourselves. Our podcast is a great example of evolution. We haven’t re-invented it; it has evolved. Reinvention - The action or process through which something is changed so much it appears to be entirely new. Reinvention implies something is wrong and needs to be scrapped and started over from scratch. Evolution - Gradual development of something from simple to complex. Evolution encourages adaptation and appreciating where you are. We all have life lessons and skills that have made us more of...
2017-11-01
30 min
Uniquely Brilliant Podcast
If I Could Put Time On a Calendar
Becky and Diana challenge us to adopt a new perspective and look at the Calendar differently. It is easy to get stuck in a “Lack” mindset with time when we are following an arbitrary calendar that doesn’t match our time needs. Time flows if we allow it. Our life calendars don't run from January through December, so we can reorganize the calendar in a way that suits us. Time on our calendars isn’t real until we act on it. Working with our own natural rhythms helps our lives run smoother. Every day is a new day! It's har...
2017-10-23
28 min
Uniquely Brilliant Podcast
Taking On Too Much
Becky and Diana discuss the things we do that lead us to taking on too much. The need for control is one of the biggest factors in taking on too much. When we push ourselves too hard it can take longer to achieve what we set out to do. A key to avoiding taking on too much is to find more time. We have more control over our time than we think we do. Make time work for you, not the other way around. The sense of overwhelm can be attributed to confining ourselves to arbitrary time frames, l...
2017-10-16
34 min
Uniquely Brilliant Podcast
Get Grounded
Becky and Diana analyze the nature of grounding and feeling grounded. Being ungrounded can feel like flying without a place to land. We can’t fly forever. It is important to have both a launching point and a landing point. Grounded is the only state we can both pause and launch from. Grounding gives us a sense of belonging and ownership of our space. If you know who you are, and trust yourself, you are grounded. When we are internally grounded we can take the feeling with us. When we find people in our world who accept us as...
2017-10-09
30 min
Uniquely Brilliant Podcast
Who Do You Trust?
Becky and Diana talk about who and what we trust, or maybe need to learn to trust. The Process: If we aren’t ready for the process, it’s really hard to embrace it. Ourselves: When we are comfortable with something it is easier to trust it. Developing our skills improves our ability to trust ourselves. Our Guts: When we learn to trust our gut instincts it becomes easier to fend off those shoulds and fears. It makes it easier to act on our own instincts. Ot...
2017-10-02
34 min
Uniquely Brilliant Podcast
Things That Hold You Back
Becky and Diana identify things that hold us back and provide solutions to beat them back! Fear is at the core of much of what holds us back. Future-casting is worrying about what could happen and projecting our fear into the future in a way that keeps us from moving forward. When we are not willing to share our concerns and thoughts with others, we may be afraid of hearing other perspectives. We have to get the nonproductive stuff out of our heads. We often have expectations, or take on those of other people, that hold us back. S...
2017-09-17
28 min
Uniquely Brilliant Podcast
Pivoting
Becky and Diana talk about how pivoting has helped them in their entrepreneurial journeys and their lives, and how it can help you. Pivoting represents a course evolution. It’s not necessarily a huge correction; it’s more of a tweak. Shifts can happen before we realize it. There is always a reason things pivot. When we resist the pivot, we get stuck and can fail. A Pivot Point is the foundational piece that a pivot moves around. Knowing who we are helps us become the pivot point in our own lives. In order to pivot successfully, we must...
2017-09-04
27 min
Uniquely Brilliant Podcast
Stuff No One Told Me
Becky and Diana share things that no one ever told them. No one ever told us: Diana - I could reject a job offer that didn’t feel like the right fit. Becky - Not everyone is going to get you, and that’s okay! Diana - I didn’t have to be part of only one core group. Becky - Not everyone is an extrovert, and introverts bring so much to the table! Diana – It’s just as easy to believe things are working in our favor as it is to believe they are not. Becky – We...
2017-08-29
29 min
Uniquely Brilliant Podcast
You Get What You Think About
Becky and Diana explore the idea that our thoughts create our reality. Our brains automatically search for memories that validate our thoughts. We have to train our brains to focus on what we really want. The Reticular Activating System in our brain picks and chooses what we notice. Leaders who use fear and propaganda have all used attention getting techniques like identifying people as “other” to influence how citizens think about what’s happening around them. The energy we put behind a thought helps manifest the thought. When we settle for what we don’t want, there is no room f...
2017-08-21
31 min
Uniquely Brilliant Podcast
Own Your Wins!
Becky and Diana discuss the importance of acknowledging and owning our wins. Somewhere in the growing-up process we are taught that boasting and being proud of ourselves is the same thing. It’s not! It’s critical to both recognize a compliment and give it value. If we don’t own our wins we stay stuck where we are, particularly at work. The negative conversations in our heads block out the compliments. Creating Win Jars gives us a place to capture our wins so we can revisit them when we need encouragement. Also, creating a fan mail file contain...
2017-08-14
34 min
Uniquely Brilliant Podcast
Plan a Project
Becky and Diana continue to explore David Allen’s book, Getting Things Done, this time focusing on planning a project. Project - An outcome that requires more than one step. 90% of the work we do each day should be the next step of a project. We tend to react to our day instead of planning it out. Establishing a purpose for a project drives it and keeps it going. “People love to win. If you’re not totally clear about the purpose of what you’re doing, you have no game to win.” – David Allen In order for a multi-perso...
2017-08-08
33 min
Uniquely Brilliant Podcast
Get Things Done
Becky and Diana explore concepts from David Allen’s book, Getting Things Done. In Getting Things Done, David Allen describes a 5 step process to master productivity. The steps: Capture, Clarify, Organize, Reflect, and Engage. Capture: Get every idea, task, and to-do item out of your head and put it somewhere. Whether you use an app, a whiteboard, a notebook, or something else, find a place you trust to store your ideas. Developing this habit prevents the cognitive load of incompletions (Roy Baumeister). Clarify: Process the ideas. Ask “Is this important to me...
2017-07-29
29 min
Uniquely Brilliant Podcast
Essentialism
Becky Berry and Diana Bader discuss the concept of Essentialism. Our modern concept of Essentialism is based on the book, Essentialism, by Greg McKeown. We tend to believe we have to do it all; that it’s wrong to delegate or even drop tasks. We can ask ourselves is, “Am I the best choice to do what needs to be done in this situation?” When other people are actually the priority (like kids, partners (at home or at work), or employees), it’s crucial to get their input about what makes them feel like they are a priority. When we k...
2017-07-27
29 min
Uniquely Brilliant Podcast
Episode 087: Traction
Becky and Diana explore the relationship between traction and friction. Traction helps us navigate all terrains. Friction helps traction move us forward. Many people get stuck in the friction. Friction leaves tracks to mark our progress. The bigger the idea the more powerful the friction. Obstacles can be crushed under the weight of traction. We have become so resistant to friction that we have lost our ability to deal with it and have created rules to avoid it. New ideas always create friction before they gain traction. Traction is a function of friction and momentum is the energy p...
2017-07-17
24 min
Uniquely Brilliant Podcast
Episode 086: Stop Comparing Yourself!
Becky and Diana challenge us all to stop the incredibly destructive habit of comparing ourselves to others. There are so many shoulds to sort through! Often our comparisons are fleeting thoughts that have a big impact. We must trust ourselves and affirm that we know what to do. Comparison keeps us focused outwardly instead of on ourselves. When we compare ourselves to others we limit who we are. To be our best selves we have to declare, “I know/ am enough to take action!” Key questions: Where am I right now? How am I feeling? Am I uncomfortable becau...
2017-07-02
28 min
Uniquely Brilliant Podcast
Episode 085: Option B
Becky and Diana explore the correlation between being open to different options and our ability to move through tough situations. Leaving room to find other options is the true test of a growth mindset. When considering other options we need to focus on what we want to accomplish the most. Being immersed in a situation makes it hard for us to see our options. We don’t have control of every situation, but we do have control of our response to them. Three beliefs that can keep us stuck are personalization, pervasiveness, and permanence. Radical self-forgiveness reminds us tha...
2017-06-25
29 min
Uniquely Brilliant Podcast
Episode 085: Take a Vacation!
Becky and Diana discuss how taking vacations improves our body, mind, soul, and even our productivity! We like to believe we are irreplaceable. When we are drained we cannot serve our constituents as a whole person. We live in a society that believes every moment must be filled with activity. We have to carve out the space to take breaks. Taking breaks allows us to release ourselves from our responsibilities on our terms – before we fall apart. Everyone finds rejuvenation in their own way. Breaks allow us to make room for new things. Things we didn’t even know...
2017-06-19
27 min
Uniquely Brilliant Podcast
Episode 83: You Know What to Do!
Becky and Diana discuss the perils and pitfalls of not trusting what you know. At some point we have to stop learning and start doing. We can fill our heads with so much information that there’s no room for a solution to appear. Sometimes just making a decision, whether it’s right or wrong, allows us to move forward. When we trust ourselves to make decisions we instinctively make better ones. Sometimes we just need a knowledge detox. Decision fatigue can be managed by creating habits. We can give ourselves permission to decide what is right, right now...
2017-06-13
26 min
Uniquely Brilliant Podcast
Episode 082: The Money Show
Becky and Diana navigate the sticky subject of money. There are a lot of social taboos around money. Rules about talking about money change constantly. When we are dismissive of money we are disrespecting it. Money is often a major stressor. How do we talk about money ourselves? Do we talk about money? Do we talk about it from the perspective of never having enough or having plenty? Knowing how to earn money and how to manage money are not the same thing. When we’re looking for a job, we should be aware of each company’s attit...
2017-06-05
26 min
Uniquely Brilliant Podcast
Episode 79: Mind the Gap!
Becky Berry and Diana Bader investigate the gaps in understanding that keep people and businesses from reaching their full potential. The generational gap works both ways. “We’ve always done it this way,” isn’t a legitimate reason to do something. Building a bridge of understanding between generations is the ideal. The first step in closing the generation gap is developing mutual respect. Anytime we develop better communications and understanding of each other helps us build and reinforce the bridge. Merging skills from all generations is game changing. The education system - how it values of certain skills, teaching...
2017-05-07
32 min
Uniquely Brilliant Podcast
Episode 077: End User Innovation
In the second installment of their innovation series, Becky Berry and Diana Bader consider End User Innovation. End user innovation creates something that fills an unidentified and unmet need. End user innovation can happen in the heat of the moment using the resources at hand to make what we need. Tenacity is a critical strength of end user innovators. Sometimes it is hard to explain a vision until it has evolved to a point where others can understand it. As Mike Dooley says, the cursed hows are a deterrent to innovation. Little innovations can have major impact on p...
2017-04-22
30 min
Uniquely Brilliant Podcast
Episode 066: Commitment
Becky Berry and Diana Bader discuss the pitfalls and positives of commitments. You can’t make progress without commitment. Commitment creates parameters that can increase productivity FOMO (fear of missing out) is an epidemic in this country and it’s creating commitment phobia. Committing to too many things makes it impossible to be committed to anything. Over scheduling teaches children they are worthless unless they are always busy. The things kids want to commit to don’t have to be the same things as their parents. This is how they explore. Set a timeframe to stick to your commitm...
2017-01-31
23 min