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Attention to IntentionThe Productivity Paradox: Why Doing More Makes Us Feel Less with Jen FisherFor most of my life, I’ve tied my worth to productivity. The chase for the next milestone. Filling every moment with activity. Believing that if I just push harder, I’ll finally feel “enough.” Sound familiar?This is the paradox of productivity. The more we do, the more we feel like we’re falling behind. The harder we push, the emptier we feel.In this episode of Attention to Intention, I sit down with Jen Fisher, workplace well-being whisperer, to unpack:✨ Why we attach our worth to productivity—and the hidden cos...2025-02-2550 minAttention to IntentionUnmasking Your Greatness: Redefining Success & Joy with Amy BlanksonYou’ve checked the boxes. Climbed the ladder. Achieved the success the world told you to chase. But if you've ever sat in a moment of "Is this all there is?"—wondering what fulfillment actually looks like—this conversation is for you.In this episode, I sit down with Amy Blankson, a joy and happiness expert, contributor to Oprah’s Happiness Course, and my co-creator of the Kickass Women’s Retreat. Together, we’re building a space for high-achieving women to unmask their greatness—not by resetting, but by reckoning with the silent sacrifices and redefining wha...2025-02-1146 minAttention to Intention12 Life-Changing Lessons: Top Nuggets from our most Downloaded Episodes of the Year✨ 12 Life-Changing Lessons ✨ Top nuggets from our most downloaded episodes—listen now!---------------------Referenced Episodes:Breaking Free from Perfectionism with Megan Bruneau (Ep. 176)Accessing Your Subconscious with Hypnotherapy with Deanna Smith (Ep. 141) 4 Ways to Ignite Curiosity as a Superpower (Ep. 152)Microtools to Redirect Your Attention to What Energizes You (Ep. 152) Vulnerability & Awareness with Dr. Liz Sweiger (Ep. 139)Being Bold with Leigh Burgess (Ep. 147) Bringing Forward Your Voice with Mayor Rosalynn Bliss (Ep 149)3 Simple Ways to Hear Yourself (Ep 144)Being a Mother in Leadership with Andrea Wilcutt (Ep. 145)Lessons From My Mom (Ep 143) How to Show Up for You...2024-12-2436 minAttention to Intention2024: The Year That Tried & Gifted You - 3 Questions to Reflect, Recognize & Receive Your StrengthHere’s what I know about you, beautiful badass…This year hasn’t been easy.The gremlins? They’ve been relentless—showing up uninvited, morphing into new challenges, and testing every ounce of your strength.And yet, here you are.Standing. Growing. Learning.There’s a past version of you looking at who you are today and saying, “Damn, I am so proud of her.”But let me ask you:✨ When was the last time you celebrated your strength?✨ Took a micro...2024-12-1018 minAttention to IntentionThe Words We Speak Shape The Reality We Live In featuring Adriana Carrig, Founder: Little Words ProjectThe words we speak shape the reality we live in.My friend, I ask you: are you aware of the playlist that's running in your head & the words you use? Join me as we have Adriana Carrig, Founder: Little Words Project, pull up a seat to this weeks kitchen table convo. She turned her pain into her passion that started in her parents basement 7 ten years later & millions of bracelets later, this community is living proof that kindness is a superpower. You'll hear us talk about: The power of...2024-12-0344 minAttention to IntentionWhat do you do when things don't go the way you intended? From Self-Loathing to Self-AcceptanceWhat do you do when something doesn't go the way you intended?The work call The client meetingThe conversation with your partnerThe converstion with your kids teacherThe triggering moment from the family member Where do you go, mentally? Do you let the self-loathing gremlins pull up frat party style with a kegger & their buddies & they are full on in your brain? The repeating the situation. The uncomfortablenesss in your body. The trying to numbe with the thin...2024-11-2623 minAttention to IntentionMy 3 Top Microlessons from the Year: How to Feel Like a Better Version of YouWhew, baby! Life, she is a lesson curator, isn't she? The lessons she's giving, they just keep dropping. This year has been full of lessons for me & I know it has for you too. Here’s the thing: when you approach life’s journey with a mindset of learning, you bounce back faster and uncover a better version of yourself on the other side. 💡✨The evolution of you? What’s on the other end is such a gift. 🎁 But before you can receive those gifts, you have to deal with being uncomfortable & sitting in it. 2024-11-1915 minAttention to IntentionReset: Microtools to Shift Your Lens & Impact How The World Responds to You with Ebony TravisYou ever hear the saying: you teach people how to treat you. SAME thing with our energy (the unspoken message we bring into every room). It took me a hell of a long time to realize the power of the energy that you bring into the rooms you're in & the ripple impact it has. In this kitchen table conversation with the beautiful badas* & ray of sunshine, Ebony Travis, Global Well-Being at a Global Organization we're talking about the gift of a #reset Simple microtools to shift your lens & the impact of how pe...2024-11-1240 minAttention to IntentionThe Power of Perspective: Shift from what's missing to finding the good & the gains right in front of youIn a world that often feels like quicksand, it’s all too easy to fixate on what we lack and let those gremlins run the show. But what if you could break free from that cycle?Inspired by Dr. Benjamin Hardy's transformative book The Gap and the Gain, I’ll unpack the power of focusing on what you do have instead of what’s missing. Discover the micro-decisions you can make daily to step into a perspective of gratitude, where you’re more aware of your strengths and the progress you’re making...2024-11-0516 minAttention to IntentionBreaking Free from Perfectionism: Uncovering Roots, Embracing Awareness & Rewriting the Story with Megan BruneauPerfectionism. There's so much more to it than just this need to get the achievement. This sh*t is deep rooted & it's this self-induced prison that we can place ourselves in (hell I have & sometimes still do!)When I connected with Megan Bruneau & she shared with me this prison of perfection & the freedom in awareness around it, where it stemmed from & rewriting the enough-ness of it: I said, girl do I have a seat for you. Megan Bruneau whose been quoted by Deepak Chopra as the Millennials Therapist, is a no b...2024-10-2958 minAttention to IntentionBreathe Through The Chaos: Micro-Breathwork for Stress Relief with Shannon Missimer80% of women have unresolved stress & anxiety in their bodies. We've been taught to move on from something & we believe we should, while our bodies are keeping score. We're talking about the power of micro-breathwork to help you move through the years of built up sh*t that you're body in hanging onto with my girl, Shannon Missimer Shannon Missimer is building a movement on reconnecting with YOU which was built off her own army crawl in life. She had a large career in insurance turned stay at home mom r...2024-10-2248 minAttention to IntentionOvercoming Self-Doubt and Stepping into Your Power with Karen LaosWe've all been there. Thinking of something & then immediately followed by 'who am I to do (X)..' Sitting down across the table from this woman, Karen Laos, & hear her talk so passionately about her mission to help women eradicate self-doubt & learn how to self-advocate & step into the thing(s) & the rooms they deserve to be in. I said: girl, you're coming on the podcast. In this #kitchentable conversation, you'll hear Karen & I talk about:The microtool that Karen does to recognize & sit in ho...2024-10-1550 minAttention to IntentionHitting a Wall? Shift Your Perspective: 3 Lessons to Transform Overwhelm into GrowthA friend shared with me these words: Every time we hit a wall something good happens. And it had me thinking about my own life & the wall moments that have forced the hand in the evolution of me & the lessons it taught along the way.Think about your own life? It was the hard times that made you say 'never again' It was when you thought you couldn't get through it, that you came out the other end stronger more resilient with something new to add to your toolkit.It wa...2024-10-0815 minAttention to IntentionUsing Spirituality to Ease Anxiety and Overwhelm with Kanan Kapila, Spiritual Director LoopwellPeople often ask me: what gives you the courage to keep going & for me, it's been this gift I never knew I needed: spirituality.Spirituality can feel tricky. What is it? How do I get some? One conversation with this gift of a human, Kanan Kapila, and I knew I had to bring her into our kitchen table to talk about using spirituality to ease anxiety & overwhelm.In this spirituality led conversation, Kanan & I talk about: Spirituality: what is it?How to use spirituality to navigate our worlds of anxiety & ov...2024-10-0152 minAttention to IntentionFall Reset: Reclaiming the Micromoments That Make You Feel GoodWhen the treadmill of life picks up, we slowly begin to move away from the micromoment decisions that made us feel good.The walk with the friendThe meditation The spiritual readingThe time outside In this #microepisode, you & I are talking about the gift of a fall reset (the one, the only Mel Robbins got your girl cooking after I dialed into this: https://www.melrobbins.com/podcasts/episode-209 ) We don't need to wait until January to have a life we want to be a part of, why not start now, one micromoment de...2024-09-2419 minAttention to IntentionUnpacking the Chase: Why It Never Feels Like Enough with Dr. Erin Halligan Avery, CEO, ConcernCenterYou know that endless hustle to achieve the next thing—the one that feels like a drug, always chasing the next high?It's consuming. It can be crippling. There’s resentment and an exhausting chase that exists.And yet, we don’t talk about it enough, do we?Well, today that changes. My incredible friend and true gift to this world, Dr. Erin Halligan Avery, joins me for a raw, vulnerable #kitchentable conversation. Together, we unpack this relentless chase and why it never feels like enough—through story-sharing and deep ref...2024-09-1759 minAttention to IntentionConsciously Finding & Following Your Purpose with Raj SisoidaAs I heard this gift of a human Raj Sisodia at the World Happiness Summit talk about heart & purpose in the business world: I was salivating & hearing content that made me think about a business in a way I never was taught & now I am gifting that man to you.May you have the same salivation moments & that you bring these nuggets into the rooms you're in because when you consciously find & follow your purpose, the ripple impact to each human in your life is more powerful than you know & I've...2024-09-1050 minAttention to Intention5 Awareness Based Microtools to Overcome OverwhelmOverwhelm, baby, WHEW! I have yet to meet someone (regardless of age, title, money in the bank account, appearance to the outside world) that isn't struggling trying to navigate it. If you're feeling the weight of too many 'shoulds', feeling like life is loud, endless to-do lists & this constant pressure to do it all: my friend pull up a seat to this weeks #microconversation. We're exploring five powerful, awareness-based microtools (all of which I've personally used) to take back control amidst the chaos. Whether you're juggling a career, family personal aspirations (he...2024-09-0323 minAttention to IntentionUnleashing Your True Self: Finding Out Who You Are with Kacy FlemingWho are you? Seems like a silly question but when was the last time you ever took a beat & thought about it. Not the you that work wants you to be.Not the you that you think to need to be to be a 'good mom'Not the you that you grew up seeing your mom be.YOU. We're unpacking it, my friends, with my girl & badass human being, Kacy Fleming. I've watched her find out who she was, the courage to place herself in...2024-08-2751 minAttention to Intention3 Simple Microtools To Deal with Social AnxietyYou know that feeling when you want to retract from the world? Your exhausted & you want to talk to no one.You have the thing in the calendar to go see the friend, do the dinner, the networking event & you start plotting how you can get out of it. I have felt this the majority of my life & told no one because I didn't have the language or the tools. My friends, I'm sharing with you what I know about social anxiety & the microtools that will help you move th...2024-08-2015 minAttention to IntentionEmbrace The Unexpected: Handling Challenges & Being Human with Nicole Cohen: Creator, Improv At WorkAnyone else feel like the unexpected is popping around every corner. Anyone else like me & HATE what they can't control (hand raised).Anyone else feeling like they are on an island by themselves? In this kitchen table conversation with a dear friend & beautiful bada**, Nicole Cohen, we're talking about the unexpected: how to handle it, how to be human & how to use improv as a way to generate collaboration & creativity. My girl, Nicole Cohen, is a managing director in the global consulting world & has been for 25 years. She's also a lifelong st...2024-08-1359 minAttention to IntentionAnnouncing UNLEASHED with Dr. BrandiThere is this self-induced isolation that happens as we try to juggle all the things & you can become so immune to it, you don't even realize it (hand raised). You know what gave me the courage to start to get to know myself, to have the courage to speak it out into the world, to walk out of the rooms that were no longer meant for me & into ones that were: WOMEN This woman, Dr. Brandi, is one of those women & WE are linking arms to bring out into the world2024-08-0657 minAttention to IntentionOwning YOUR Story with Jennifer Thibodaux & Lesley MarlinWhen people say 'just be you': what does that mean & how do you bring that to this loud, busy, overwhelmed world. That is what we're unpacking today, my friends. In this kitchen table conversation, my friends & co-authors in the Freeman Means Business anthology: Own Your Story: Empower. Connect. Create. Change: Jennifer Thibodaux & Lesley Marlin & I unpack:Loneliness epidemic (how you can be in a sea of people & still feel lonely) & how to curate these micromoments of human connectionSelf-Awareness & how to find yourself in this loud world The courage to bring you to he...2024-07-3055 minAttention to IntentionYour Questions Answered: Where To Start, Overwhelm, Is It The Job Or Is It Me?The power of the questions we ask ourselves. I once heard the brilliant #tonyrobbins say that the quality of your life is a direct result of the quality of your life. You want a better life, ask yourself better questions. In this #microepisode, you & I are unpacking the top questions you've asked me How did I get here & where did I start How to handle the summer overwhelm Is it the job or is it me -------------------------------------UNLEASHED: Applications to open in the next few weeks. email...2024-07-2330 minAttention to IntentionAging with Confidence: Balancing Hormones for High-Achieving Women with Kelly TerwilligerWhen you think of womens health: if you're like me, I think of the diets & the fads & a 'one size fits all approach' One conversation with my girl, Kelly Terwilliger & hearing her describe digestion, hormone balance, for the high achieving 40+ year old woman: I said to her, holy sh*t, you have to come on the podcast & share these nuggets. In this conversation, you hear Kelly & I unpack:the added stress that comes in your 40s & how the same sh*t you did in your 20s no longer workshow to not feel a...2024-07-1648 minAttention to IntentionInsights on Anxiety & The Brain Revealed by the Top 3 NeuroscientistsI truly believe that someone can teach you in 15 minutes what it taught them 15 years to learn, if you seek it out.Or in our case, 20 minutes from 12 years of doctoral studies on the brain. How are you using this gift of the world wide web to grow & learn & expand the power of knowledge?In this #microepisode, I'm sharing with you the gift of Masterclass where I spent 30 minutes with the top 3 female neuroscientists & what they taught me about anxiety & the brain from 12 years of schooling & real life patient experience. 2024-07-0920 minAttention to IntentionOptimizing Your Life & Health with Emily Wagner, Founder: MicropauseHere's the thing about this social world: you can connect with anyone, anywhere & anytime. Instead of looking it as a barrier, let's look at it as an entry point to connect & hype with other badass purpose driven humans. That's exactly how this conversation with the gift of a human, Emily Wagner, came to fruition. A girlfriend told me about the gift of a community she's creating & building with Micropause, one look, I sent her a hype woman message that I had to get to know her & 5 minutes into our conversation, I knew she ha...2024-07-0247 minAttention to Intention4 Microtools To Fight AnxietyYou ever have that anxiety that your mind is racing, it's in the pit of your stomach & it can feel paralyzing.Just had it last week, my friend. The language can be hard to communicate, it can feel uncomfortable as all hell & in our digital world where we're posting the highlights of life, it can feel like you're the only going through it. This #microepisode of #attention2intentionpod, we're getting real about anxiety, I'm sharing my own struggles with it & the 4 microtools that have helped me become aware & handle it. ----------------------------------------...2024-06-2517 minAttention to IntentionCuriosity with Nicholas Kristock, Founder: Fleece & Thank YouYou ever have an idea & before it even formed on your lips, you talked yourself out of it? In this #kitchentable conversation with my friend & gift of a human, Nicholas Kristock. We talk about how leaning into that gift of curiosity and where it took him on life to finding his first company (Fleece & Thank You) on a mission to comfort 30,000 children in hospitals. We also unpack:The overused word of purpose & the power of questions that led him to hisThis overwhelm we live in & the micromoments that he creates to...2024-06-1850 minAttention to IntentionMicrotools To Redirect Your Attention To What Energizes YouI have yet to meet one person who doesn't have some iteration of the same words 'this is to much, I feel like I can't keep up' Like we're all wearing this stress backpack that is constantly on & you can wear it for so long, you forget it's there.In this optimization of every second world, the ones that get the most disenaged, the most tired, the ugliest parts of us In this #microepisode, you & I are talking about the #microtools that you can make in these #micromoments to place down...2024-06-1117 minAttention to IntentionHow To Show Up For Yourself with Kim NapolitanoIn a world that can feel so planned, here's to the gifts that happen in the unscripted. This kitchen table conversation was born out of an 8 minute conversation with a dear girlfriend, Kim Napolitano. In this kitchen table conversation, Kim (a 30 year veteran of hospitality & someone dedicated to sharing her light, wisdom & nuggets with the next generation of leaders) & I talk about:Power of intention to our energy 'how do I want to show up for myself' & not lose sight of the other human on the other end of the screenKim drops t...2024-06-0450 minAttention to IntentionBecoming a Mother in the Non-Traditional SenseAs a female, the world can be very loud on the expectation to become a mother in the traditional sense & it can f*ck with you. It did me for a long time & I had no idea.Which is why this #microepisode, I'm sharing with you, my friends the army crawl of a journey I've had to what motherhood had to look like for me (not what the world told me it should look like) & may it give you the tools, the peace, the comfort to do the same. Sharing with...2024-05-2821 minAttention to IntentionFinding Happiness with Karen GuggenheimHappiness. It can feel like a unicorn of a word, can't it? What the hell is it & how do I get more of it?In this #kitchentable conversation, we're sitting down with the brain child behind the global movement of the World Happiness Summit to unpack this unicorn of happiness:We talk about the power of the rooms you stand in & Karen's beautiful spin on the rooms you also walk outOur digital world & Karens mic drop moment on the Instagram inside of usHow to find you in a world that bullhorns in your ear...2024-05-2152 minAttention to Intention4 Ways to Ignite Curiosity as a SuperpowerIn a moment of silence, I came across content that gave me this aha moment on a superpower that you & I have at our fingertips & it costs nothing: curiousity! Sharing with you the 4 tangible microtools to ignite your own & the ripple impact it has in every area of your life. Referenced in Episode:Oprah Super Soul Sunday Episode with Brian Grazer-----------------------------------------Shop our swag: https://www.megan-miller.com/shop----------------------------------------Stay Connected with Meg & Our Tribe:...2024-05-1420 minAttention to IntentionNetworking Authentically with Rachel SimonThe word networking evokes so many emotions, doesn't it?Just the thought of putting yourself out there, reaching out to people to ask for help... it is daunting.As someone whose knee jerk reaction is to retract from the world when I feel overwhelmed, sometimes just the thought makes me want to do it even less. In this kitchen table conversation, we're bringing in the authentic networking guru, Rachel Simon.In this episode, we're going to unpack:the myths of networking (Rachel confesses how she's an introvert & I sha...2024-05-0751 minAttention to IntentionReleasing Negative Self-TalkThe stories we tell ourselves. Whew, baby, they can have a hold on ya, can't they?And it doesn't need to be these big dramatic traumatic things. You can spend your whole life running from yourself & these uncomfortable narratives.In this #microepisode, sharing with you the one phrase to hep give you freedom to release the gremlin on the narrative about 'who' you are. It's not about changing the past, it's about changing your perception of it. ---------------------------------------------------------------------Referenced In Episode:Join our empowerHER circles...2024-04-1614 minAttention to Intention3 Simple Ways To Hear YourselfThe world is loud & the juggle game is real (regardless of what your responsibilities look like & what season you are in your life). My Friends at Linkage (a SHRM company) reported that 81% of women will sign up for more than we can physically handle. We talk about trusting ourselves & leaning with our intuition but how do we do that in a loud & busy world? Sharing with you in this microepisode, the three science backed microtools that I've used first hand to hear myself (& you can use immediately) to begin to answer...2024-03-1925 minAttention to IntentionLessons From My MomAs a part of #internationalwomensmonth & celebrated badass women. I couldn't think of a better person to sit at our table than my mama. The woman that made me who I am & who did single-handidly. I'm in awe of her optimism on life, her energy, her lens & now I want to gift this woman to you all. I encourage you to share this episode with the mama's in your life, to share this with your daughters (if they are teenage or above), share with the women in your life.In...2024-03-1252 minAttention to Intention4 Microtools for Intentional Content ConsumptionAs we kick off #internationalwomensmonth, we're kick starting this month by talking about being intentional on who you surround yourself with (on & offline). Did you know that the content you consume for as little as 3 minutes (social feeds, emails, music you listen to, news) will impact you for 7-8 hours?Did you know that 3 minutes of scrolling first thing in the morning, will give you 70% higher chance of having a bad day? In this episode, we unpack microtools (tools I've used first hand) to become aware on the content...2024-03-0527 minAttention to IntentionUnleashing The Power Of Your Story With Lisa Baird, CEO of NextUp (Live Event 2.8.24 in Philadelphia)WE'RE TAKING THIS CONVERSATION LIVEJoin Us At West Chester University On February 8th 2024 as we come together elbow to elbow for a night of story sharing & tangible tools to have you playing bigger & answer 'what do I want' Claim Your Seat: Next Up Is Now / PA Region This amazing group of NextUp came into my life by doing the thing that we all should strive to do, curate social content that inspires us, empowers us, and that we cheer for.The more we spoke, the...2024-01-301h 01Attention to IntentionFeeling Unmotivated?Feeling Unmotivated?Feeling discouraged as you look around on social & feeling like everyone is ahead of you?Can we get some more airtime around that? The world has you feeling like when the clock strikes midnight on New Years day, we should be ready to sprint into this New Year & if you're like me it's been a struggle right now. This episode is dedicated to YOU, my friend, as you & I work the tangible tool that will have you feeling lighter & give you clarity & context. You're too special not to di...2024-01-0924 minAttention to IntentionFinding The Gratitude In Where You Are Featuring Erin EssenmacherAs we enter a new year & the messages on goal setting & 'new year, new you' are everywhere we turn. It can anxiety ridden & make us feel like we're behind everyone else. This weeks episode is all about finding the gratitude in where you are because it's so much more powerful than you know. Joining me in this kitchen table conversation is my dear friend & badass human, Erin Essenmacher. Erin is a former president & chief strategy officer for National Association of Corporate Directors. She's an award winning writer, director & today she's the chief strategy & member experience of...2024-01-0256 minAttention to IntentionThe Tool To Help You Manage Your Self-TalkThe common denominator in every room you're in. Every conversation you have. Is YOU.And it's the one we're never taught how to have.In this episode, I'm sharing with you the tool that has helped me rewire the self-talk & you can too, to have this be the year that you stop shoulding all over yourself, talking yourself of the thing & writing yourself a permission slip to unlock the full potential of YOU. You're too special not to. Join Our First Ever empowerHER circles: megan-miller.com/empowerher-circles 2023-12-2618 minAttention to IntentionAMA: Lessons Learned After My BreakdownI've always believed that someone can teach you in 15 minutes what it took them 15 years to learn & in honor of turning 40, I opened the doors to you, my friend to say 'ask me anything' We pulled the top 5 questions from this tribe & am digging into self-talk, confidence building, relationships, money, my battle with booze. Pull up a seat to this kitchen table conversation which is geared to share with you what I've learned through my own breakdown & this 8 year journey of getting to know myself & being able to answer the question 'what do I...2023-12-1230 minAttention to IntentionUnpacking The Power Of IntentionSomewhere in our journey, we step into the passenger seat of our life. It's on autopilot.Circumstance is behind the wheel.We're existing. I know because I was there & newsflash 80% of us are there. In this microepisode, we're delving into the profound impact of intention-setting in how we show up in our lives. We provide tangible tools that will have you hitting the pause & asking yourself this one question to set intention in your life. Whether you're a seasoned p...2023-11-1415 minAttention to IntentionAchieving The Overwhelming With MicrostepsThe thing you want, it can feel overwhelming, can't it? You don't know where to start.You're tired.You're scared sh*tless. And so you do nothing & on comes the fear, the guilt, the shame.Hand raised, my friend. 8 years ago when I have having my own mental breakdown, popping lexapro, binge drinking, $20k in debt, loveless relationship after loveless relationship, I had no idea where to start. It was the power of these microsteps that moved me from information into action. That got me out of...2023-10-3127 min