884 Successful Women Leaders on Mental Toughness and Building Confidence

The School of Greatness

Lewis Howes

Mindset, Relationships, Entrepreneurship, Mental Health, Education, Greatness, Fitness, Celebrity, Health, Inspiration, Success, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement, Business, Money, Self Care, Celebrity Interview

4.8 • 22K Ratings

🗓️ 4 December 2019

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

USE YOUR PAIN AS AN ARROW. None of us like to feel unpleasant emotions. Whether it’s pain, anxiety, or stress, we numb them with food, alcohol, and overscheduling. But there’s a lot we can learn from discomfort. Instead of drowning your feelings, get curious about them. Your envy can lead you to your passion. Your anxiety can show you your authentic self. And your pain might be asking you to comfort something in your past that is keeping you from your future. Unless we embrace where we’re from, we’ll never get where we’re going. On today’s episode of The School of Greatness, I talk with some of the most inspirational women on the planet: Elizabeth Gilbert, Rachel Hollis, Sarah Blakely, Glennon Doyle, Mel Robbins, and Lisa Nichols. Elizabeth Gilbert is the author of Eat, Pray, Love. Rachel Hollis is the bestselling author of Girl, Wash Your Face. Sarah Blakely is the founder and CEO of the massively popular women’s apparel brand SPANX. Mel Robbins is the author of the 5-Second Rule. Glennon Doyle is the creator of the online community Momastery. Lisa Nichols is a bestselling author and motivational speaker. These women share their experiences in overcoming limitations from their past to become the powerhouses they are today. Like Elizabeth Gilbert says in this episode, if your only goal is to be at the very top, you’re going to be disappointed. So get ready to learn from these vulnerable, powerful women on Episode 884. Some Questions I Ask: How do you follow your passion? (11:18) What’s the biggest challenge for moms? (16:30) How did Oprah help you succeed? (25:00) How has the 5-4-3-2-1 rule helped you the most? (32:00) In This Episode You Will Learn: The danger of only wanting to be on top (10:00) Jackhammers vs. Hummingbirds (14:00) What causes anxiety (19:00) How Sarah went above and beyond for Spanx (24:00) How Sarah’s dad encouraged her to fail (28:00) About the 5-4-3-2-1 rule (29:00) About the transformative yoga class Glennon Doyle took (37:00) How suffering is a choice, and what we can learn from pain (39:00) Why it’s important to be non-negotiable (48:00) If you enjoyed this episode, check out the video, show ntoes and more at http://www.lewishowes.com/884 and follow at instagram.com/lewishowes.

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0:00.0	This is episode number 884 on five successful women leaders on overcoming fear and building
0:08.4	confidence.
0:10.8	Welcome to the School of Greatness. My name is Lewis Howe's former pro athlete
0:16.2	Turn Lifestyle Entrepreneur. In each week we bring you an inspiring person or message
0:21.7	to help you discover how to unlock your inner greatness. Thanks for spending some time with me
0:27.6	now let the class begin.
0:35.7	I love this quote. Dolly Parton said, if your actions create a legacy that inspires others to
0:41.1	dream more, learn more, do more and become more than you are an excellent leader.
0:48.5	Michelle Obama said, you may not always have a comfortable life and you will not always be able
0:53.9	to solve all of the world's problems at once. But don't ever underestimate the importance you
0:59.7	can have because history has shown us that courage can be contagious and hope can take on a life
1:06.0	of its own. And Mother Teresa said, do not wait for leaders. Do it alone. Person to person. Be
1:14.0	faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies. I'm excited about this
1:20.7	because we have had some incredible women leaders come on this show and share just tear jerking
1:31.0	stories of overcoming extreme obstacles and how they grew into who they are today. And one of them
1:38.8	is Rachel Hollis who has taken off in the last couple of years. She's a number one New York Times
1:42.9	bestselling author, top motivational speaker, book girl, wash your face. What's one of the most
1:49.6	popular books of 2018? And she has just continued to take over the world. She's a mother of four.
1:56.8	And she's got a lot of inspirational work that she does. We got Sarah Blakely. Gosh, this woman is
2:02.2	just fierce and compassionate, loving and kind and one of the smartest business leaders in the world.
2:09.6	She created spanks which sells undergarments, leggings and swimwear for maternity wear in 65
2:16.7	countries. And she's one of Time Magazine's 100 Most Info-Infantil people. We've got Mel Robbins,
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