338: Finding Her Way Forward: Rediscovering Gifts and Talents

Discover Your Talent–Do What You Love

Don Hutcheson

Entrepreneur, Turningpoints, Self-improvement, Careers, Business, Career, Education, Inspirational, Inspiring, Entrepreneurs

5 • 618 Ratings

🗓️ 17 August 2016

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Winnie Anderson had valued her intelligence and mystery-solving mind since childhood. A severe brain injury showed her just how much of her self-identity was tied to her belief that she was smart. How could she ever be herself again? Against the odds and contrary to prognoses, she decided to stop worrying about what she had lost, and to recover by rediscovering her talents and unique gifts.

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0:00.0	Hello, world.
0:11.7	Welcome to discover your talent, do what you love, number 338.
0:16.5	I'm creator and host, Don Hutchison.
0:18.9	Every day I interview someone from around the world who has
0:22.3	discovered her talents to do work she loves to create a life of success, satisfaction, and freedom.
0:29.5	Since childhood, Winnie had always valued her intelligence and ability to solve mysteries.
0:34.7	A severe brain injury showed her just how much of her self-identity was tied to her
0:38.8	belief that she was smart. How could she ever be herself again? Today, I'm delighted to bring
0:44.8	you our featured guest, Winnie Anderson. Welcome, Winnie. Hey, Don. Nice to be here. Thank you.
0:50.7	Are you using your talents doing work that you love? Yes, finally.
0:55.1	Yes, I am.
0:56.6	All right. We'll go into that backstory in great depth in just a minute.
1:00.5	Winnie Anderson went from being HR executive to traumatic brain injury survivor to award-winning brand strategist.
1:08.3	But after being laid off in 2008, she struggled to create sustained
1:13.2	success on her own. After seven years spent trying to fix what was wrong with her, she reinvented
1:19.3	herself again by embracing her gifts and coming home to her true self, creating a joyful life
1:25.8	and thriving business.
1:30.2	She says she lost her mind but found herself.
1:31.4	I love that.
1:32.7	That's very eloquent.
1:35.4	Well, that's a summary of your amazing career.
1:40.1	Tell our listeners what you're up to now that has you engaged and excited if you would.
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