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Unleashing YOUR Great Work

92 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 17 ratings

Unleashing Your Great Work is a podcast about doing the work that matters the most to you. Your Great Work might involve building a business, inciting a movement, creating breathtaking art, writing world-changing books, or helping other people to heal and grow into their potential. Cognitive psychologist and coach, Dr. Amanda Crowell, combines a fascination for human achievement with a passion for helping others to explore how to get YOUR Great Work out into the world where it belongs.

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Great Work with an Authentic Voice with Nikki Zellner | UYGW077

November 21, 2023 09:00 - 42 minutes - 68 MB

Nikki James Zellner is a content strategist who empowers all to use their personal experiences + authentic voices to express themselves, build their legacy brands, and change the world. A dual business owner with a background deeply rooted in community, marketing, and storytelling, she’s launched 15 lifestyle magazines, helped build the success of hundreds brands, and worked in front of and behind the scenes to share written and visual stories in a way that captivated audiences. She was awar...

How to Take Initiative and Achieve Olympic Greatness with Sarah Wells | UYGW076

November 07, 2023 09:00 - 31 minutes - 50 MB

Obstacles DO NOT scare Sarah Wells. As a Silver Medalist in the Olympics, and runner-up in Season 7 of Canada’s “Amazing Race”, Sarah has become an expert of overcoming hurdles both literally and figuratively. The founder of the Believe Initiative, Sarah has used her story to help more than 125,000 people nationwide to understand the importance of believing in yourself and the power that comes with it.  Resources Mentioned:  Social Media: @SarahWells400mh www.sarahwells.ca www.bel...

The Joy of Being The Godfather of Makers with Jimmy Diresta | UYGW075

October 24, 2023 09:00 - 41 minutes - 66.4 MB

What better guest to kick it off the 3rd season of the podcast than with Jimmy Diresta, host of the hit Netflix series, “Making Fun”, and YouTube sensation. Jimmy is an artist, TV personality, video producer, and educator that describes his life-long passion as being a “maker”. Inspired by the works of Warhol, Picasso, Steven Tyler and Mariah Carey (to name a few), Jimmy always knew that a maker is what he was born to be. In this Season 3 premier episode, Jimmy takes us on his journey of...

What Works for Great Work with Tara McMullin – Encore | UYGW074

June 27, 2023 09:00 - 41 minutes - 23.9 MB

Have you ever felt like you needed more? More money, more prestige, more status, and more accomplishment? In this week’s podcast episode Tara McMullin, the author of What Works: A Comprehensive Framework to Change the Way We Approach Goal-Setting, helps us peek behind the curtain. Listen in as she unpacks the programming creating this lack of satisfaction and gives us important clues about how to de-program ourselves. Tara will help us focus on being in process with ourselves instead of seek...

Leading Inclusion with Gena Cox – Encore | UYGW073

June 20, 2023 09:00 - 45 minutes - 25.9 MB

In the United States, we have always lived with the history and realities of racism. Whether we have lived with it as an active part of our life or have had the privilege to ignore it and deny it, it has shaped our understanding of our country and each other.  Since racism has always been a loaded, hot-button, triggering topic to discuss, many leaders have flatly avoided talking about it. Since the summer of 2020, however, organizations are realizing that this issue is not going away. Wor...

Building an Ecosystem in Your Business and Your Life with Nathalie Lussier | UYGW072

June 13, 2023 09:00 - 36 minutes - 29.4 MB

Nathalie Lussier is a force to be reckoned with. She’s a female founder of a tech company, a writer, and a permaculture farmer. Obviously, Nathalie knows how to make things happen.  Nathalie Lussier is the founder of AccessAlly, a company that aims to simplify the process of content creation, community building, and coaching for individuals with big ideas. We discuss her journey of building a successful tech and how Nathalie's passion has always focused on using technology to impact people'...

How To Have A Self-Care Mindset with Jeanette Bronée – Encore | UYGW071

June 06, 2023 09:00 - 38 minutes - 22 MB

We are excited to bring you another encore presentation of a popular episode of Season 2. We hope you enjoy! As human beings, we are constantly focused on the doing, doing, doing, and Jeanette advises us that if we could just take a “power-pause” and listen more, we can gain a better understanding of what we need to accomplish our Great Work. Jeanette believes if we can listen more to ourselves, we can begin to understand what we need right now and truly begin to feel to engage in what Jea...

Great Work Is Done In Community – Encore | UYGW070

May 09, 2023 09:00 - 20 minutes - 14.2 MB

We are excited to bring you another encore presentation of a popular episode of Season 2. We hope you enjoy! In this week’s episode we are diving into the two kinds of people in the world: lone wolves and pack wolves. Pack wolves who are great at creating things in community, and lone wolves who are great at generating outcomes from their own internal motivations and drive. As a natural born lone wolf myself, I am making the case that we really need both sets of skills if we are going to do...

The Problems Of Perfectionism – Encore | UYGW069

May 02, 2023 09:00 - 21 minutes - 19.6 MB

We are excited to bring you another encore presentation of a popular episode of Season 2. We hope you enjoy! Do you remember a time when a project took you so long to complete because everything needed to be “just right”? Maybe you’re a music composer, and you can’t quite finish that new song because something in the lyrics just refuses to make sense. Or, maybe you’re like me, and you were writing a book that created internal turmoil because that book could only house thirteen brilliant i...

How To Create A Powerful Gratitude Practice That Supports Your Great Work – Encore | UYGW068

April 25, 2023 09:00 - 12 minutes - 8.72 MB

We are excited to bring you another encore presentation of a popular episode of Season 2. We hope you enjoy! Gratitude is a powerful practice that impacts your life, and the lives of those for whom you are grateful. And, did you know that there are THREE kinds of gratitude? It’s true! •    There is gratitude for what’s to come, called anticipation. •    Gratitude for what’s happening right now, called savoring. •    And gratitude for what has happened already, called reminiscing. On thi...

Hustle Versus Resilience: Which One Is Responsible for YOUR Great Work? – Encore | UYGW067

April 18, 2023 09:00 - 16 minutes - 11.2 MB

We are excited to bring you another encore presentation of a popular episode of Season 2. We hope you enjoy! Nothing I say gets more push back than what we are talking about on this episode. And yet, I believe it with all my heart. Great Work- the work that matters the most to us, the work that shares our unique point of view, in community with amazing people, that keeps you on your evolving edge and creates our legacy… that kind of work is not the result of hustle.  It is, instead, the re...

It’s Time to Get Out Of the Box You Are Living In With Amanda Crowell – Encore | UYGW066

April 11, 2023 09:00 - 9 minutes - 13.4 MB

We are excited to bring you this encore presentation of one of our most popular episodes. We hope you enjoy! When you have a moment of success, do you feel like you need to hide? NO MORE. This is the encouragement you need to let success come to you. Join me as we discuss: Why we worry that our success will upset others How our friends can perpetuate our worries How our success inspires others Resources Mentioned: Join the Great Work Community here: amandacrowell.com/great-work-comm...

How To Create Deeper Meaning and Purpose with Amanda Crowell – Encore | UYGW065

April 04, 2023 09:00 - 14 minutes - 9.62 MB

We are excited to bring you another encore presentation of a popular episode of Season 2. We hope you enjoy! Have you noticed that some people really dislike setting resolutions, whether they are New Year or Q2? I used to find this very perplexing, but I think I’ve figured it out. When we look at our resolutions as opportunities to create deeper meaning and purpose in our lives, our resistance can melt away.  Join us as we discuss:  Why people struggle with resolutions How to set resolut...

How to Get your Bounce Back With Amanda Crowell – Encore | UYGW064

March 28, 2023 09:00 - 14 minutes - 11.4 MB

We are excited to bring you this encore presentation of one of our most popular episodes. We hope you enjoy!  When the hustle and grind gets you down, you need RESILIENCE! When you feel burned out, that can feel like a monumental task… but I’ve got your back. Over the next 5 weeks you will receive two short episodes every week, each one with a resilience tip from someone who is striving—just like you-- every day to do Great Work. In this kickoff episode, Amanda gives you her favorite framew...

What I Learned About Great Work from 40 Interviews with World-Renowned Experts with Amanda Crowell | UYGW063

March 21, 2023 09:00 - 20 minutes - 14.4 MB

In the past two seasons I have done 40 episodes with experts. Some were writers, musicians, coaches, therapists, and lots of them were authors. Here’s what I learned about Great Work from these interviews. Join us as we discuss: ·    How Great Work often comes out of our most painful and powerful experiences ·    How Great Work emerges from moments of courage ·    How our fully authentic selves are required to do Great Work Resources Mentioned: Join the Great Work Community here: aman...

How To Become One Of The Most Influential Marketers In The World with Andrew Davis | UYGW062

March 14, 2023 09:00 - 43 minutes - 25 MB

This week I’m sharing the 40th interview on the Unleashing Your Great Work Podcast! One of my favorite parts of doing these interviews is how much I’ve learned about Great Work by hearing how other people are living theirs. Because Andrew and I share a love for the Muppets and a quirky, childlike sense of humor, his characterization of his Great Work really struck a chord with me! Andrew Davis is on a QUEST; he’s battling demons in the swamp, running away from a massive ball next to Indiana...

Yours For A Song With Composer Charlie Gilbert | UYGW061

March 07, 2023 09:00 - 40 minutes - 18.7 MB

Charlie Gilbert is a writer, composer, educator, and theater maker specializing in musical theater. Given my lifelong fascination with musical theater, this made him an obvious choice as a guest for this podcast! And while this episode is chock full of little musical theater tidbits, it’s also a beautiful look at what a lifelong dedication to Great Work looks like. Charlie started doing musical theater as a young man, in college, with his friends.  1979 he wrote Assassins, a musical whose ...

How to Remix Your Leadership Style to do Great Work with Paula White | UYWG060

February 28, 2023 09:00 - 36 minutes - 16.7 MB

Have you ever heard an idea that you thought you understood, but the more you heard, the more profound it became? Paula White’s idea about “Side B” leadership is one such idea! When you first hear it, it sounds like a standard truism that it “takes all kinds” or is essential to “leverage your strengths,” which are two powerful ideas, but they are hardly new. But as she unpacks the idea further—helping us to see that every typical leadership skill has an untapped genius at its side that will ...

How A Career Reboot Can Make You Feel More Alive with Voiceover Artist, Amy Bermudez | UYGW059

February 21, 2023 09:00 - 31 minutes - 18.1 MB

In December 2019, Amy Bermudez was feeling unsatisfied with her job. She worked in an industry she didn’t love, for people who stressed her out, doing work that was… fine. She wanted more, but she wasn’t sure what that “more” was. In a chance encounter with a relative, Amy learned about voiceover.  She signed up for a course, enjoyed what she learned and began to wonder: is voiceover right for me? Then, in March 2020, the world shut down for the COVID-19 pandemic, and in response, Amy’s com...

How to Think, Do, and Say Your Great Work With Ron Tite | UYGW058

February 14, 2023 09:00 - 42 minutes - 24.5 MB

Have you ever met anyone who seems effortlessly innovative or full of great ideas? If you have, you may have met a border-dweller. A border dweller is a term from sociology that refers to people who live close to a border between countries and experience a culture that reflects a both countries. In psychology, we borrow that term to refer to people who see connections between seemingly unconnected fields. Ron Tite is a classic border dweller. Whether he’s bringing entrepreneurial ideas into ...

What To Do When You Worry Your Great Work Is Behind You with Julie Ellis | UYGW057

February 07, 2023 09:00 - 33 minutes - 18.9 MB

Julie Ellis, a co-founder of Mabel's labels and the author of Big Gorgeous Goals, has a unique perspective on success. When she and her co-founders sold Mabel’s Labels to Avery, she felt both proud of the accomplishment and sad about losing what they had enjoyed building. This is a very common but rarely discussed part of Great Work.  So much of what we talk about focuses on getting started and overcoming hurdles, staying at it, and building toward success. But what happens when we get it?...

How To Know If Your Great Idea Is Worth Pursuing | UYGW056

January 31, 2023 09:00 - 20 minutes - 16.4 MB

If you are anything like me, you have a LOT of Great ideas! They flow in while you walk the dog, take your shower, and drive to the grocery store. How do we know which of these ideas are worth pursuing and which of these ideas will be a distraction from what really matters? Tune in as I share my process for choosing the best ideas and moving them forward without feeling overwhelmed. Join me as I discuss: ·   Why you must kill your idea before you allow it to live ·   How to choose from am...

Honor Your Heart Value to Do Your Great Work with Mary Tess Rooney | UYGW055

January 24, 2023 09:00 - 41 minutes - 23.6 MB

This interview with Mary Tess Rooney is the reminder that we all need that our joy and happiness matter at least as much as what other people expect of us. Mary Tess is the author of Heart Value, a book that helps us ensure we are making career and life decisions from the intersection of the value we offer the world that also lights us up.   What Mary Tess describes as Heart Value is very close to what I call Great Work, which is why it was such an easy decision to invite her to the podcast...

Leading Inclusion with Gena Cox | UYGW054

January 17, 2023 09:00 - 44 minutes - 25.6 MB

In the United States, we have always lived with the history and realities of racism. Whether we have lived with it as an active part of our life or have had the privilege to ignore it and deny it, it has shaped our understanding of our country and each other.  Since racism has always been a loaded, hot-button, triggering topic to discuss, many leaders have flatly avoided talking about it. Since the summer of 2020, however, organizations are realizing that this issue is not going away. Wor...

What Works for Great Work With Tara McMullin | UYGW053

January 10, 2023 09:00 - 41 minutes - 23.9 MB

Join Tara McMullin and Dr. Amanda Crowell as we discuss: How our culture creates a need for more, more, more How to help our children avoid the burnout and overworking programming from the start How to use technological tools as tools, instead of as further indications that we aren’t doing things right Have you ever felt like you needed more? More money, more prestige, more status, and more accomplishment? In this week’s podcast episode Tara McMullin, the author of What Works: A Comprehe...

How To Create Deeper Meaning And Purpose | UYGW052

January 03, 2023 09:00 - 13 minutes - 9.54 MB

Join Amanda to explore: Why people struggle with new year resolutions How to set resolutions that are grounded in the absolute fact that we are good enough exactly as we are Three questions to help you discover what would help you create deeper meaning and purpose. Have you noticed that some people really dislike New Year’s resolutions? I used to find this very perplexing, but I think I’ve figured it out. When we look at our resolutions as opportunities to create deeper meaning and purpo...

Mind Love is Great Work with Melissa Monte | UYGW051

December 29, 2022 09:00 - 39 minutes - 26.8 MB

Join Melissa and Amanda as they discuss: How Melissa built the top podcast of 2022, MindLove from scratch How our own growth can fuel our business growth How authenticity is critical to resilience Resources https://mindlove.com/premium https://instagram.com/mindlovemelissa Come to our event on January 17th: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/474101469257 SUMMARY: On this episode of Unleashing YOUR Great Work, we are diving deep with Melissa Monte. Melissa is a mentor, speaker, and podcas...

Building Resilience for a New Year with Amanda Crowell | UYGW050

December 27, 2022 09:00 - 20 minutes - 14 MB

Join Amanda to explore: Why we need to build a practice to support our resilience How to create an active resilience practice as a sanity goal for 2023 Top tips from our resilience series Resources: Join me! Do you want 2023 to be the year you finally get to your Great Work? Join me on January 17th for Unleashing YOUR Great Work 2023, an online jumpstart to doing the work that matters the most to you without sacrificing everything else. Here’s the link to register: https://www.eventb...

Finding Strength in Mother Nature with Kate Culver | UYGW049

December 22, 2022 09:00 - 13 minutes - 7.48 MB

Join Kate and Amanda as they discuss: How to create a connection to nature How a connection with nature can create a feeling of groundedness that will serv you year-round How indigenous people greet a new year Resources: https://songtogaia.com Do you want 2023 to be the year you finally get to your Great Work? Join me on January 17th for Unleashing YOUR Great Work 2023, an online jumpstart to doing the work that matters the most to you without sacrificing everything else. Here’s the...

Connecting Your Biggest “Why” with Lyle Benjamin| UYGW048

December 20, 2022 09:00 - 22 minutes - 13.1 MB

Join Lyle Benjamin and Amanda as they discuss: How to tap into your deepest, biggest "why" to build resilience How Lyle overcomes hardship and creates meaning Why 2023 is the year of one people, one planet Resources: Come to Amanda's event on January 17th: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/474101469257 PlannedActs.Org, LyleBenjamin.com, TheWorkingDead.Us SUMMARY On this holiday episode of Unleashing YOUR Great Work, we are joined by Lyle Benjamin, an entrepreneur who is the founder of t...

How to Build A Connection With Yourself with Tessa Alburn | UYGW047

December 15, 2022 09:00 - 16 minutes - 11.1 MB

Join Tessa Lynn Alburn and Amanda as they discuss: How to savor the present to create resilience How to build a connection with yourself through intention How groundedness improves relationships Resources: http://www.tessafreegift.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/tessaalburn http://tessalynnealburn.com/ Come to our event on January 17th: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/474101469257 Summary: It will come as no surprise to any of you when I say that “resilience” is something that is ...

Create Time for What Makes You Feel Better with Mary Scott | UYGW046

December 13, 2022 09:00 - 16 minutes - 9.66 MB

Join Mary Scott and Amanda as they discuss: How to use accountability to create resilience Why connecting with existing groups and resources is critical for startups How to rebuild resilience when it's faded Resources: Welcome - BusinessRiff Come to our event on January 17th: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/474101469257 SUMMARY: Creating your own company from the ground up is not easy by any means. Start-up businesses always have their ins and outs, their do’s and don’t’s, and maybe ...

The Great Work Elixir of Laughter and Forgiveness with Lynn Himmelman | UYGW045

December 08, 2022 09:00 - 21 minutes - 14.8 MB

Laughter brings joy not only to ourselves but to others around us. It’s infectious! And who better to counsel us on the importance of laughter than the three-time winner of Toronto’s Most Infectious Laughter Competition, Lynn Himmelman? Lynn has been accelerating the healing and awakening of individuals through the powerful synergy of forgiveness and laughter for decades. A former opera singer, Lynn's health issues propelled her into her current Great Work: New Decision Therapy. Inspir...

Leaning Into Your Strengths with Consuela Muñoz | UYGW044

December 06, 2022 09:00 - 24 minutes - 16.6 MB

On this holiday episode of Unleashing YOUR Great Work, we are charged with the task of defeating “shiny object syndrome” with the help and leadership of Consuela Muñoz. Certified strength coach, speaker, author, and founder of The CEO Way, Consuela believes that everyone should be more excited about the work they are doing, and that celebrating and engaging your strengths is how you own your confidence. Consuela reminds us that if we are finding ourselves “sick-to-our-stomach” in the work we...

Managing Your Energy Before It Gets Depleted with Avital Spivek | UYGW43

December 01, 2022 09:00 - 17 minutes - 10.3 MB

Avital Spivek, an online tech coach, educator, computer engineer, and martial artist who’s favorite Great Work is helping people who didn’t grow up with technology be successful at applying this new language in their business life. Consistently inspired by her grandmother’s ability as a magnificent craftsperson, Avital grew to craft anything her heart desired, which later brought her the gift of showing others how to do something very simply - IN COMES TECHNOLOGY! Avital shares her ability t...

How to Get your Bounce Back With Amanda Crowell | UYGW042

November 29, 2022 09:00 - 13 minutes - 11 MB

When the hustle and grind gets you down, you need RESILIENCE! When you feel burned out, that can feel like a monumental task… but I’ve got your back. Over the next 5 weeks you will receive two short episodes every week, each one with a resilience tip from someone who is striving—just like you-- every day to do Great Work. In this kickoff episode, Amanda gives you her favorite framework for deciding what the best strategy for feeling better would be, based on how exhausted you feel. This fram...

How to Have A Self-Care Mind-Set with Jeanette Bronee | UYGW041

November 22, 2022 09:00 - 38 minutes - 22 MB

As human beings, are constantly focused on the doing, doing, doing, and Jeanette advises us that if we could just take a “power-pause” and listen more, we can gain a better understanding of what we need to accomplish our Great Work. Jeanette believes if we can listen more to ourselves, we can begin to understand what we need right now and truly begin to feel to engage in what Jeanette calls “mental listening”. We, as humans, are amazing, we are here to solve problems, and the things we wor...

New Professionalism with Lauren Howard | UYGW040

November 15, 2022 09:00 - 39 minutes - 18.3 MB

I’ve been following Lauren Howard on LinkedIn for quite some time, and she is just as passionate and powerful as she is humble and kind. As the founder of two businesses (yes, TWO), Lauren has cultivated her Great Work to help amplify the voices of others, advocating for digital healthcare and encouraging courage and strength in the workplace. Cultivating her following on LinkedIn, Lauren began to share the stories of her own difficulties in the workplace. She was surprised how this prom...

Following Joy to Find Great Work with Matt Heagerty | UYGW039

November 08, 2022 09:00 - 28 minutes - 16.2 MB

On this week’s episode of Unleashing YOUR Great Work, we dive into the worlds of Mat Heagerty, a rad graphic novelist creating Great Work one Lumberjack Vampire at a time (A Lumberjackula, if you will). Growing up dyslexic and, what he considered himself back in the days, a “bad” student, Mat shares his mission in making funny, light-hearted stories about acceptance. From his middle school punk rock days to his serious writing journey beginning at age 22, Mat has always been in touch with a ...

The Problems of Perfectionism | UYGW038

November 01, 2022 09:00 - 21 minutes - 19.2 MB

Do you remember a time when a project took you so long to complete because everything needed to be “just right”? Maybe you’re a music composer, and you can’t quite finish that new song because something in the lyrics just refuses to make sense. Or, maybe you’re like me, and you were writing a book that created internal turmoil because that book could only house thirteen brilliant ideas individually picked from a lifetime of knowledge. The explanation? Perfectionism. The problem with perfecti...

Great Work From The Inside Out with Tammy Gooler Loeb | UYGW037

October 25, 2022 09:00 - 43 minutes - 24.8 MB

Let’s get serious for a second. Imagine yourself on your deathbed. Are you going to be glad you spent all that time at a job that didn’t fulfill you? It’s time to call upon the wisdom of Tammy Gooler Loeb, a career and executive coach who inspires people to design their career using self knowledge and experience from the “inside out”. From working in community to health, to a Boston mayor’s office, to fundraising, Tammy is no stranger to working many jobs leading to the “golden egg” that is ...

The Hollywood Approach To Great Work! with Kristina Paider | UYGW036

October 18, 2022 09:00 - 50 minutes - 29.1 MB

This week we are getting the professional Hollywood “zhoosh!” Developmental editor and writing coach Kristina Paider shares how she became the “story doctor.” Starting in a small town in Wisconsin, while bleeding green and gold for the Packers, Paider takes us along her path through Journalism, International PR, and then her courageous decision to fully immerse herself in screenwriting and book doctoring. Whether she’s jumping down waterfalls, being a chocolate chef, or riding motorcycles ...

Tunes, Teens, and In Between with Dr. Kimberly Moffit | UYGW035

October 11, 2022 09:00 - 38 minutes - 22.1 MB

On this week’s episode of Unleashing YOUR Great Work, we are going VIRAL! Leading relationship expert, TikTok sensation, and former pop star, Dr. Kimberly Moffit takes us along on her Great Work journey. Starting as a musician at a young age and then transitioning to a career in Counseling Psychology, Dr. Moffit reveals that much of her life has been about learning, “What do people want to know about?” With social media, she loves to share funny and relatable tips and tricks and with therap...

Managing Your Mind To Do Great Work | UYGW034

October 04, 2022 09:00 - 30 minutes - 20.9 MB

Ever feel a little “poodley”? Or what about “moodily”? Maybe “gloomily”? Or even “wootily”? On this week’s episode of Unleashing YOUR Great Work, Dr. Amanda Crowell discusses the one thing that predicts whether or not we do Great Work: our own minds. What if you could change your thoughts and operate in a completely different world? Using the “Cognitive Behavioral Model” as a starting point, Dr. Crowell explains how our thoughts create our feelings, and so, if we change our thoughts, w...

Taking Money from Taboo to Talkable with Michelle Arpin Begina | UYGW033

September 27, 2022 09:00 - 45 minutes - 26.1 MB

On this week’s episode of Unleashing YOUR Great Work, advisor, author, and public speaker Michelle Arpin Begina guides us through one of THE MOST taboo topics most people fear the most: money. Why is it so difficult to talk about money? As the daughter of two entrepreneurs, Michelle is no stranger to overcoming many trials and tribulations with the thoughts and struggles of money. She takes us on a powerful journey through her own personal relationship with money and how it’s shaped her ...

The Creepiest Great Work with JA White | UYGW032

September 20, 2022 09:00 - 38 minutes - 22.1 MB

On this week’s episode of Unleashing YOUR Great Work, we get a behind-the-scenes look into the fantasy worlds created by author JA White, a novelist who writes creepy books for kids.  5th grade teacher and Award-winning author of “The Thickety”, “Archimancy” (the first novel in The Shadow Series), and “The Nightbooks” (now a top 10 Netflix film produced by one of his childhood heroes, Sam Raimi), JA White tells us more about why his work makes him feel “shiny inside”.  From sneaking off to...

The Courage To Do Great Work | UYGW031

September 13, 2022 09:00 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MB

This podcast episode is a reflection on myself and MY OWN Great Work. The idea of “Great Work” is the work that matters most to you. For myself, I wrote a book (a lifelong dream of mine), received a PhD, have a podcast, did consulting in schools, and so much more work that was so important to me. It may seem obvious to do great work when you feel it is YOUR great work, when it comes from YOUR unique point of view, when it keeps YOU out of your comfort zone, and causes you to meet good people...

Great Work is a Journey, Not a Destination With Dr. Amanda Crowell – Encore | UYGW030

August 23, 2022 09:00 - 21 minutes - 15 MB

We are excited to bring you this encore presentation of one of our most popular episodes. We hope you enjoy!  In this week's episode, we are going deep on the nature of Great Work. It's easy to confuse Great Work with great accomplishments, but Great Work is SO. MUCH. MORE than just accomplishment.  Great Work is like navigating a great and mighty river. It's flowing-- with or without you-- and it's full of all the opportunities, collaborators, and adventures you could ever want.  Don't y...

What is Great Work? With Dr. Amanda Crowell – Encore | UYGW29

August 09, 2022 09:00 - 20 minutes - 13.8 MB

We are excited to bring you this encore presentation of one of our most popular episodes. We hope you enjoy!  In this episode, we are diving into the characteristics of Great Work. Join me as we discuss: The Essential Pillars of Great Work What we can learn from watching people do Great Work What we can learn about Great Work from Jim Henson To see an excerpt from Jim Henson's short film, Time Piece, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDwCwMIRJlI About the Host: Dr. Amanda C...

Why Does Great Work Matter? With Dr. Amanda Crowell – Encore | UYGW28

July 26, 2022 09:00 - 15 minutes - 10.3 MB

We are excited to bring you this encore presentation of our first episode which remains one of our most popular ones. We hope you enjoy!  In this, the inaugural episode, we start at the very beginning: What is Great Work, and Why does it matter? And, of course, we start where all good podcasts should: with death.  Join me as we discuss: Why knowing from a young age that we will die sparks our desire for Great Work How Great Work feels Why the screaming face emoji is so important Who ...

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