Don't Talk to Strangers

There are likely few who haven’t heard the warning at some point when they were young. “Don’t talk to strangers.” It’s not an altogether unusual premise. There are some logical dangers in the world of which to be aware. AND at the same time creating a fear-based view of the world doesn’t exactly do us any favors. The irony is that if I move around the world with intention and belief of fear, I end up creating the very situations that I fear. Odd how energy works that way. Top that off with the weaponization of tribalism fostered by social media and you have something of a shit show. What if we pop the bubble? What if we shred the conventions. What if (GASP) we TALK TO STRANGERS. In a powerful campaign by the Kind Foundation, this premise of “popping the bubble” is put forward in an impactful way. Inspired by KIND and catalyzed by my own clients, I'm doing my own version. It's called "Breaking Through the Bullshit Of..." It's a monthly, live, online event (free) that is equal parts educational seminar, open coaching and debate/discussion. We grab a topic - something that's a persnickety problem in the realm of communication - and we discuss, debunk, deconstruct and (hopefully) even discard it. If you'd like to join a future session, head to this link and drop in your email and I'll toss a reminder your way when we're setting up the next one. I'm also offering up some free 30-minute brainstorm consults at that same link so grab it while you can! And for now, this week's episode of Talk Unleashed, where I dig into debunking the bullshit of "Don't talk to strangers"and what might happen if we do.

What does leadership actually mean in today’s world? Good questions, right? That’s what Cathy Brooks, thought. And it’s why she created Talk, Unleashed – a new podcast of entirely candid conversations with fascinating people doing remarkable things. This weekly podcast features guests from arts and entertainment to business to technology to food to activism to politics (well, we’ll see on that last one). Talk Unleashed invites these influencers to consider the things that have led to them to where they are, the lessons they’ve learned and how all those things can come together to create a better world. This podcast compliments Unleashed Leadership, the coaching business through which Cathy helps clients unearth and untether their own internal leadership and connect with others in a way that truly engages. Recently Cathy joined Paris-based start-up OpenBubble as Co-Founder and Chief Communications Officer. OpenBubble’s mission is to break through issues of isolation and separation in society by creating a powerful way for people to connect and talk – with no agenda.

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