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LEAVE YOUR MARK: Freshly Brewed Career Advice with Aliza Licht

Laura Gassner Otting on Why Success Doesn't Feel Like It Should and What to Do About It

LEAVE YOUR MARK: Freshly Brewed Career Advice with Aliza Licht

Aliza Licht

Business, Careers

5.0585 Ratings

🗓️ 2 April 2023

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Laura Gassner Otting's superpower is seeing your greatness and reflecting it back on you so that you can get "unstuck" and achieve extraordinary results. In her book, Wonderhell, Laura explores "why success doesn't feel like it should and what to do about it." Wonderhell offers a roadmap to creating the mindset that lets you move forward in life, even when your success tells you to stop right there. Did you know fear and excitement manifest in our bodies in exactly the same way? The reason that success feels stressful is because we feel the burden of what else we can achieve. Wonderhell is the sign that you are made for more. The book draws from Laura's experiences and interviews with successful entrepreneurs, activists, and artists who have faced similar challenges and come out on the other side. One of Laura's suggestions is that instead of pursuing endless growth, people should determine what they are maximizing for, whether it is profits, impact on the world, or personal freedom and flexibility.  Laura frequently contributes to Good Morning America, the TODAY Show, Harvard Business Review, and Oprah Daily. Her entrepreneurial edge defines Laura's 30-year resume. She served as a Presidential Appointee in Bill Clinton's White House, helping shape AmeriCorps; left a leadership role at a respected national search firm to expand a tech start-up; and founded, ran, and sold her own global search firm. Her first book, Limitless, was a national bestseller. In this episode, we discuss the definition of success and why it isn't an endpoint but a waypoint. Why working hard doesn't end when you succeed; every time you succeed, it just gets harder. We dive into the dangers of comparison culture but the importance of surrounding yourself with people who won't let you settle for mediocrity. And the reason you feel like an impostor is because you are somewhere you never thought you'd be.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hi, everyone.

0:08.7

It's Elisa Likt here, your host, and I'm so thrilled to share that my new book, On Brand,

0:14.3

Shape Your Narrative, Share Your Vision, Shift Their Perception, is out now.

0:20.6

I hope you'll pick up a copy because personal branding is for

0:23.9

everyone. It's for the new graduate starting out, the middle manager looking to level up,

0:28.9

the executive who wants to be a thought leader, the entrepreneur starting from scratch.

0:34.2

It's for anyone who wants to pivot or transition into something new. Because having

0:39.4

a strong personal brand means that your name gets dropped in rooms, you're not in, and that

0:44.7

you're thought of for opportunities that other people haven't even heard of yet. So pick up a

0:49.8

copy, and I can't wait to hear what you think.

0:57.1

Hi, this is Alie the Lict and this is Leave Your Mark the podcast where I brew fresh

1:01.8

career advice with some of my most inspiring and successful friends.

1:05.9

It's professional advice that you can action immediately, whether you're just starting out

1:10.2

in your career or well

1:11.6

on your way. With a massive to-do list and a large cup of coffee, I promise that you can get it

1:17.4

all done and still have time to post about it. I am really excited to welcome Laura Gassner-Adding,

1:25.8

who is an author, a catalyst, an executive coach,

1:29.3

who inspires people to push past the doubt and indecision that keep great ideas in limbo.

1:37.4

Laura, you help audiences think bigger and accept greater challenges that reach beyond their current

1:43.1

limited scope of belief.

1:46.0

And for everyone listening, Laura's secret power is really seeing all of your greatness

1:51.7

and reflecting it back to you so that you can get unstuck and achieve extraordinary results.

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