How To Create a More Diverse, Equitable & Inclusive Wellness Business w/ Erica Courdae
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English - January 05, 2021 09:00 - 54 minutes - 49.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsEntrepreneurship Business Health & Fitness Fitness health wellness business owner entrepreneur entrepreneurship practice coach trainer fitness Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Inclusion, diversity, and equity have been on everyone's mind this past year. However, it can be challenging to have these often uncomfortable conversations around these topics when you just don't know where to start. Erica Courdae shares how approaching these topics through the lens of being an imperfect ally leads to better businesses, better communities, and ultimately, a better world.
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In This Episode
About Erica Courdae
Erica Courdae is a coach and business owner who is passionate about fixing disparities and the lack of equity in today's world. She has created a non-judgemental space to have these conversations and allow what makes people different to be part of the decision-making process.
Questioning the Stories We Have Been Taught
When tackling inclusivity, diversity, and equity, it can help to start from a place of assuming that you don't know the full story, and maybe even that you are wrong entirely. While you may be well-meaning, it's easy to make mistakes on the path to doing better.
Erica believes that discomfort is often a clue that something is wrong. Instead of distracting yourself from that feeling, allow yourself the time to notice, become aware, and unravel the things that might not feel right to you.
By leaving space to consider something that may look different than what you thought, you can work to change the systemic issues and stories we have been told and allow others to write their own truths for themselves.
Audit Everything To Better Align With Your Values
It is essential to understand that not everybody wants to be included in the conversation of inclusivity. In order to create a two-way dialogue with those who want to engage, you need to analyze who you are speaking to and who wants to be heard.
When you can pay attention to the content you are taking in and surround yourself with people that align with the values you want to show up in your business, you can expand your network to have the conversations that matter.
Erica wants you to remember that the whole premise of these conversations is to take action. By focusing on the words you are using, who you are listening to, and how you are showing up as an imperfect ally, you can keep moving forward and open yourself up to all of the pieces that make a person, and a business, whole.
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