Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast

How to Deal With Comparisonitis

Ever caught yourself comparing your messy home to that picture-perfect house on Instagram? Or your startup's rollercoaster ride to the smooth sailing of an entrepreneurial superstar in your industry? How about a summer night by the beach where every other man/woman seems to be hotter than you?
Comparing yourself to others is not healthy. So I am sharing two personal stories with you that help me deal with comparisonitis anytime. I have intentionally chosen personal stories about body as these examples make a clear point on the diverse backgrounds that make comparison a waste fo your energy.
In this episode, you will hear about:
why comparing to someone "worse" than you is not sustainable
how the awkward nerd in me suffered from unfair comparison
what kind of comparison makes sense and is desirable
the pleasant bonus of my journaling habit
Stay safe and #standwithukraine,Anna
Resources:
"Self-esteem Now" book by Mia Törnblom (for English version, reach out to me): https://www.bokus.com/bok/9789172320369/sjalvkansla-nu-din-personliga-coach-visar-hur/
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This Will Help You SOAR On LinkedIn - with Donna Serdula

If you regularly listen to this show, you have heard me talking about my love for LinkedIn. This platform has brought me fantastic clients and business opportunities, expanding collaborations and deep friendships. So I want you to fall in love with it, too!
Our guest today, Donna Serdula, has been using LinkedIn since 2005 and helping others leverage it in powerful ways since 2009. She and her team know the ins and outs of optimizing your profile to your needs and goals and shifting your mindset to find a flow in using the platform, so this episode is full of great tips, strategies and anecdotes that will help you already today.
In this episode, you will hear about:
getting loud on LinkedIn
a framework that will help you SOAR on the platform
advice for how to get seen and grow in an organic way
practical tips: how and when to post, ways to engage, connect with new people and more
Stay safe and #standwithukraine,
Anna
Resources:
Connect with Donna: https://www.linkedin.com/in/todonna/
Learn more about her services and get the free resources: https://www.linkedin-makeover.com/
The tool Donna mentions: https://taplio.com/
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Book a Mindshifting Intensive: https://annaliebel.as.me/strategycall 
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Can Business Work As a Family? - with Matthew Brackett

Whenever I hear "We are a family here" from a CEO about their workplace, it's curiosity time with lots of follow-up questions. Does it mean we have no boundaries? How is it to fire your family member? How do you work with the company's bottom line then? Often, we use the words without fully contemplating what they can mean to the others involved, and that is a slippery slope.
I invited Matthew Brackett for a conversation about the attitude of "business-as-a-family". We explore the good, the bad and the ugly that this approach can result in. With Matthew's leadership experience in different countries on multiple continents, within church and in the US Navy, he has many insights in how a mission-driven organization can shape their culture to be successful and sustainable.
In this episode, you will hear about:
what leaders should be aware of when using the family analogy with future hires or current employees
Matthew's insights into family-run businesses
entrepreneurs' identity through work that is similar to the one of priests and Marines
necessary shifts in education for service professionals
Stay safe and #standwithukraine,
Anna
Resources:
Connect with Matthew: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-brackett/
Learn more about him: https://linktr.ee/matthewbrackett
Listen to Matthew's other interviews: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/46teuREIWhXRMrJ1AzNCqq
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A Simple (and Fun!) Tool to Snap Your Brain Out of Drama

Ever had a moment when someone reacts to you in an unexpected way, like snapping, or vice versa, you are ignored completely? How does it make you feel? And, more importantly, what do you make it mean? Often, in our brittle states, it's easy to give these situations a lot of negative meaning about ourselves. 
You can handle it better. With the tool I am sharing today, you can learn to snap out of that drama soon and maybe even have some fun on the way!
In this episode, you will hear about:
why it's good that you are not the center of the universe
how a simple list can completely rewire your brain
the way to prevent divorcing your partner by using this tool
Stay safe and #standwithukraine,Anna
Resources:
Sign-up for the Sustainable Leadership Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/205a08ca614c/sustainableleadershipnewsletter
Book a Mindshifting Intensive: https://annaliebel.as.me/strategycall 
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I Burned Out, So I Took On a New Job

What do you do when you figure out that you burned out? I took on a new job, on top of working on my business. And before you judge me or conclude I'm stupid, hear me out in this episode.
In this episode, you will hear about:
how I realized I had burnout
why I didn't prevent it, even though I help others do just that
important lessons about our thoughts, support networks, professional help, and role models
Stay safe and #standwithukraine,Anna
Resources:
Sign-up for the Sustainable Leadership Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/205a08ca614c/sustainableleadershipnewsletter
Book a Mindshifting Intensive: https://annaliebel.as.me/strategycall 
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Freezing Your Midlife Crisis - with Jason Donnelly

What do you do when you suddenly don't recognize your reflection in the mirror? Do you just accept the pain in your body every morning as a normal way of ageing? What do those physical changes do to your mind? Jason Donnelly had that bitter aha-moment seeing his photo and not liking the man who stared at him. In his recent book "Cold Feat: How I Froze My Mid-Life Crisis Right Off...", he shared a deeply personal story of facing that image and turning his life around. Jason combines a story with practical information on how you can deal with your crisis, and I wanted you to hear a bit of both.
In this episode, you will hear about:
why Jason decided to freeze his mid-life crisis with ice-cold water
monthly steps he took to change the trajectory of his health
workout snacking
importance of relatable role models
Stay safe and #standwithukraine,
Anna
Resources:
Connect with Jason: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonwdonnelly/
Follow his journey: https://www.coldfeat.com/
Grab your copy of his latest book: https://www.amazon.com/Cold-Feat-Froze-Mid-Life-Crisis/dp/B0CDQVDCDR/
Sign-up for the Sustainable Leadership Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/205a08ca614c/sustainableleadershipnewsletter
Book a Mindshifting Intensive: https://annaliebel.as.me/strategycall 
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Founders, Leaders, Midwives and Leadership Houses - with Patrick Flesner

Founders are visionaries whose passion and drive create amazing and valuable things in this world. But are vision, drive and passion automatically make a founder a leader? I invited Patrick Flesner, an experienced growth mindset leadership advisor, board member, TEDx speaker and author of The Leadership House and FastScaling (Amazon's no.1 bestseller), to discuss what it takes for founders to be leaders.
In this episode, you will hear about:
leadership as a privilege
the foundation of the Leadership House and how Patrick's back-and-forth about what the foundation should be when he was writing the book
the concept of a leadership debt
how to deal with team members whose expertise is crucial for the business but behaviors and attitudes are toxic 
what do midwives have to do in a startup world
Stay safe and #standwithukraine,
Anna
Resources:
Connect with Patrick: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickflesner/
Grab your copy of The Leadership House: https://www.amazon.de/dp/1394191138/
Learn more about Patrick's work: https://www.unloqgrowth.com/
Sign-up for the Sustainable Leadership Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/205a08ca614c/sustainableleadershipnewsletter
Book a Mindshifting Intensive: https://annaliebel.as.me/strategycall 
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Leaders Need Empathy, Too - with Jeremy Blain

Jeremy Blain is an award-winning Business Leader, Futurist, New Era Learning Professional, Author & Conference Speaker. Jeremy is the founder and CEO of Performance Works International (PWI) where he and his team are committed to helping organizations and leaders be fit and ready for the future. Our conversation is based on the recent report they have released about trends in the leadership space.
In this episode, you will hear about:
what is leadershift and how you can be a part of it
significant concerns organizations face now
which aspect of an organization will eat every other one for breakfast, lunch and dinner
how companies can support their leaders so that everyone succeeds
Stay safe and #standwithukraine,
Anna
Resources:
Connect with Jeremy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremyblain/
Learn more about Performance Works: https://www.performanceworks.global/
Get the Transformational Leadership Report: https://tlai.org/
Sign-up for the Sustainable Leadership Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/205a08ca614c/sustainableleadershipnewsletter
Book a Mindshifting Intensive: https://annaliebel.as.me/strategycall 
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The Scary Four-letter Word For Entrepreneurs - with Maria Alva Roff

What do you think of when you hear the word slow? Does it bring up images of being stuck in traffic, or of someone testing your patience? Aside from a delicious method of cooking, is there anything beneficial about going slow? What about if someone had asked you the following question in your formative years: what kind of life do you want? How would you have answered then, and are you living that life? 
In this episode Maria Alva Roff and I wrap up the third sprint in our Sustainable Leadership Navigator for Founders project. We discuss meetings we had in the past two weeks, including with well-known talk show host and university lecturer Sirrý Arnadóttir, who has learned the art of living slow. We also spoke with a founder who learned the hard way that choosing your founding team well almost can be a life-or-death matter, and who also now embraces going slow. Finally, in our quest to find out more about how mental health can be more effectively embedded in education, we talk about the newest generations of youth, and how they think and live.
In this episode, you will hear about: 
How taking things slow doesn’t necessarily mean you’re lazy or unproductive
Why the quick success so many founders pray for can also be one of the hardest things to experience
How the vocabulary that Gen’s Z and Alpha relate most to can be utilized to promote sustainable mental health
Stay safe and #standwithukraine,
Anna
Resources:
Learn more about Maria: https://alva.mystrikingly.com/
Sign-up for the Sustainable Leadership Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/205a08ca614c/sustainableleadershipnewsletter
Book a Mindshifting Intensive: https://annaliebel.as.me/strategycall 
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I Have Not Read News Since 2014

This solo episode is dedicated to the concept that has literally changed my life. I want you to try it for yourself in an honest moment of reflection. 
And before sharing the main points of the episode, let me invite you for an "Easter egg hunt" in this episode =) Find some audio surprise from my daughter and send me (via email or LinkedIn) the timestamp and your guess of the nature of the sound, and get a chance to win a €50 Amazon gift card.
So, in this episode, you will hear about:
the book that changed my life the most and why
why it took me around 2.5 years to read that book
the concept that helped me stop unhealthy behavior and direct my energy into a much more impactful channel
Stay safe and #standwithukraine,
Anna
Resources:
Sign-up for the Sustainable Leadership Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/205a08ca614c/sustainableleadershipnewsletter
Book a Mindshifting Intensive: https://annaliebel.as.me/strategycall 
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