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The Visibility Factor150. Create Your Rules for Success (with Heather Whelpley)150. Create Your Rules for Success (with Heather Whelpley)
Heather is a speaker, award-winning author, executive coach, and leadership development consultant passionate about empowering women to live, work, and lead with grounded confidence. With her unique blend of expertise and authenticity, Heather has become a frequent speaker for conferences and companies, where she creates engaging presentations that encourage people to share their voice, create impact, and step into their authentic leadership. Prior to becoming a speaker, Heather spent over a decade at Cargill and Ameriprise in a wide variety HR, leadership development, and change management roles in both...2025-01-1651 min
Discover the DifferenceDiscover The Difference with Heather WhelpleyHosts Jamie Reid and Gabe Erle, along with guest host Lindsay Bonfiglio, C3’s EVP of Human Resources & Operations, are excited to welcome Heather Whelpley to Discover the Difference. Heather is a coach, speaker and award-winning author specializing in imposter syndrome and silencing the inner critic. After hearing her powerful talk at the Assurex Global Conference, we knew we had to share her journey and insights with you. Don’t miss episode 8—tune in now!2024-08-221h 06
Grounded WildnessEP. 47 - Taking Breaks, Creating Space, Plus a Special AnnouncementThe Grounded Wildness podcast is taking a break over the summer - and possibly beyond. I wanted to make this episode to talk through why I'm taking this break because the reasons apply to everything in your life as well, from how to spend your free time to the job you have to the friendships you maintain. We'll get into:How to take your life of autopilotClues to determine if you want to keep doing something or notCreating spaciousness in your lifeThere are MANY other ways to stay connected outside of the podcast! Here's w...2024-05-2220 minGrounded WildnessEP. 46 - The Key to Getting Through Fear, Discomfort, and WorryWhat do you do when fear, worry, and discomfort get in the way of you doing the thing you really want to do? That could be something big, like a career change, or something little, like going to an event where you don't know anyone. How do you take action even when fear is there?It's not about getting rid of the fear. It's also not about trying to force yourself to be 100% confident. Instead, there is a question to ask that will give you an answer that's unique to you and your specific situation. I've used...2024-05-0122 minGrounded WildnessEP. 45 - How to Stop Apologizing with Shira MillerWe're diving into two topics on the podcast today: How to stop apologizing when you have nothing to apologize for AND getting unstuck in your work and life. Shira Miller is an expert on both! She's also a TedX speaker, certified coach, author and the Chief Communications Officer at National DCP. Let's be clear - there are reasons you apologize ALL THE TIME. And there are also consequences - on your career, how you're heard, and how you feel on the inside (it's not good for your soul to constantly apologize for yourself!). We dive into:2024-04-1740 minGrounded WildnessEP. 44 - Becoming a Changemaker with Carliss MillerToday's episode is an inspirational lesson in how to be a positive force for change in your workplace – and in our world as a whole. Carliss Miller, our guest today, is an organizational transformation architect, changemaker, and dedicated Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) leader on a mission to drive positive change in organizations powered by employee engagement. She wants to bring people along with a shared vision of hope. This work is not without its challenges, though! In our conversation, Carliss shares the barriers and doubt she's experienced – and how she has found continued motivation and courage to advocate for...2024-04-0338 minGrounded WildnessEP. 43 - What to Do with Big FeelingsBig emotions. We all have them. Sometimes they're hard, sometimes joyful, sometimes just plain overwhelming. So what can you do with them? In today's episode we dive into just that, including:The rules and feedback that can get in the way of feeling and showing our emotions, like being told you're too emotional or that you need to be polite and not show angerHow to create space for your emotions and welcome them in, even when it's uncomfortablePractices to move with your feelings and release themHow to use your emotions as information about what's...2024-03-2030 minGrounded WildnessEP. 42 - How to Get Heard in MeetingsHow do you get heard in meetings? And how do you do that in a way that is both authentic AND effective? Because, let's be honest, a lot of advice given to women about how to get heard is based in bias and discrimination. It emphasizes all the ways you are "supposed to" show up vs. what is authentic to you. The same holds true for meetings and I know you are most likely in A LOT of meetings. They are a place to be heard and a place where it's easy to be overlooked, interrupted, and...2024-03-0627 minGrounded WildnessEP. 41 - Designing Your Life with Katie SelbyToday we're diving into how to design your life with certified Design Your Life coach, Katie Selby! This is a great episode if you're considering a big change in your career or life -- or if you simply want to evolve in small ways. Katie will show you how to design a life aligned to your values, energy, and what works for you at this particular point in your life. We discuss:What does it mean to design your life and what are the specific steps you can take to start designing YOUR life...2024-02-2137 minGrounded WildnessEP. 40 - Unhiding Yourself with Ruth RathblottThis is a POWERFUL conversation about unhiding. If you've ever felt the need to hide parts of yourself or your story, whether it's related to your family background, education, finances, relationship status, or anything else, then this episode is specifically for you.Ruth Rathblott, an esteemed TEDx speaker, author, and former leader in the non-profit sector, bravely recounts her twenty-five-year journey of concealing her limb difference. Discover how she courageously embraced authenticity, fostering deeper personal empowerment and meaningful interpersonal bonds. Ruth's story is entirely unique and her message applies to every single one of us. Hiding often b...2024-02-0742 minGrounded WildnessEP. 39 - Redefining What It Means To Be "Good"How often do you do something because it's "good?" Do you avoid the cookie or cocktail because you're being "good?" Do you stay quiet when you're angry, hold back your feelings to protect someone else's feelings, save money, get up at 5:00am to work out, or are just generally polite and responsible all because it's "good?" And here's the real zinger -- how much of being "good" involves denying yourself?But here's the thing - I don't know about you, but don't want to be "bad" either! That simply doesn't resonate with me. Instead, it's time to...2024-01-2429 min
The Soloist LifeMake Your Own Rules with Heather WhelpleyWe tend to live by a set of unconscious rules that we’ve inherited—from our families, our culture, the media and more. But when they keep you tethered to a way of life that isn’t serving your highest good? Award-winning author, speaker and podcast host Heather Whelpley says it’s time to make your own rules.Together, we unpack:The four types of rules we have “inherited” from outside forces and how they play out in our lives.How to become conscious of the rules you’ve internalized and adopted—and start testing wh...2024-01-1842 minGrounded WildnessEP. 38 - The Moment I Knew My Job Had to Change - And What I Did NextIt's the new year! Like many people, you might be evaluating what you want and thinking about making a change. In that spirit, the episode is all about the exact moment I knew my job had to change (which also happened on my birthday!) - and what I did next to figure out the right path forward for me. We dive into:How to recognize your full-body no (you've probably heard about a full-body yes – the full body NO is real, too!)The three actions I took to explore my next career moveHow I ul...2024-01-1035 min
The Boomer Woman’s PodcastBreak Free of ”The Rules” with Heather WhelpleyHeather Whelpley started life as an audacious, confident, whole-life child… but as she grew through her teens into womanhood, she wore the societal rules so many of us grew up with, that many of us hold true to this day. Until one day, as she says… she woke up.
How did Heather wake up to this reality?
Are rules gender separate or gender neutral?
How did she connect to her “grounded wildness”? How do we do that?
What’s her advice for us mid-age women who want to recognize and break free from...2024-01-041h 04Grounded WildnessEP. 37 - FAQ: Your Top Questions AnsweredI hosted three Grounded Wildness book launch events last month and got the BEST questions at all of them! I'm taking the top questions from those launch events and answering them all in the episode today! Some are about Grounded Wildness - and some have nothing to do with the book. Here they are, in order:What's the difference between An Overachiever's Guide To Breaking The Rules and Grounded Wildness? Do I need to read An Overachiever's Guide first?The word "wildness" can have a negative connotation. What made you chose that word and what does grounded wildness...2023-12-2058 minGrounded WildnessEP. 36 - Setting Boundaries and Recognizing Your Own Beauty with Sara LetourneauSara Letourneau is our next guest on the pod! Sara is the book editor, writing coach, and workshop instructor at Heart of the Story Editorial & Coaching Services. She's also publishing her first collection of poetry, Wild Gardens, in 2024. We talk about WAY more than just writing in this episode!We dive into:Sara's journey to let go of perfectionismHow Sara learned to recognize her own beautyThe simultaneously simple and mind-blowing way Sara set clear boundaries for work-life balance in her corporate career – and her advice to you to do the sameLetting go of forcing an...2023-12-0645 minGrounded WildnessEP. 35 - Listening to Life's Whispers with Jill SaundersYou are in for a treat with this episode! Jill Saunders is a mom, creative, corporate facilitator, and believer in something bigger. Her life changed when she started paying attention to life's whispers, which is exactly what we're talking about in this episode! You'll hear:How Jill reconnected to her confidence after getting feedback that she needed to change her natural style and strengthsJill's four steps to listen to the nudges and whispers of your life – without meditating for hours or going on a silent retreatWhat Jill means by "Silent Cracks" – and how to crea...2023-11-2236 minGrounded WildnessEP. 34 - How to Ask for What You Want (Part 2)This is one of my favorite podcast episodes we've ever done! Part One in this series was all about identifying the barriers that get in the way of asking for (and even knowing!) what you want and how to ask for the little things. Part Two is about the big things. Asking for a compensation increase. Asking a partner (or parent, child, friend, etc.) for what you really want and need. Asking a manager for what you desire in your career. This episode cuts across the personal and professional and goes...2023-11-0832 min
Living Life NaturallyLLN Episode #197: Heather Whelpley – How To Stop Performing Your Life and Start Living ItAbout Heather Whelpley: Heather Whelpley is a speaker and author of the award-winning book An Overachiever's Guide To Breaking The Rules: How To Let Go Of Perfect and Live Your Truth and host of the podcast, Grounded Wildness. Her work galvanizes women to break the rules with purpose, reclaim their bold voice, and unleash their authentic leadership—and life. Heather has spoken to thousands of people across the US and internationally, including Fortune 500 companies, nonprofits, universities, and associations. Prior to starting her business, Heather spent over a decade in human resources and managing development programs fo...2023-11-0631 min