Reinvent Yourself

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#184: How to Connect to What You Really Want (Michael Clinton) Nov 11, 2022

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"What is it that brings you fulfillment and satisfaction, outside of work and family commitments?" That’s the question Michael Clinton asks his readers in order to help jump-start their reinvention. After over 40 years in magazine publishing, including roles the publisher of GQ and president and publishing director of Hearst Magazines, Clinton felt that his life was missing “something”. He started to examine the possibility of a dynamic second half of life and decided to take action. For the last 25 years, Clinton has been running marathons all over the world, climbing mountains, flying planes; he has become a photographer and a philanthropist. His reinvention led him to back to school at 60 and inspired him to write a new book, “ROAR: Into Your Life (Before It’s Too Late)”. Clinton interviews 40 people from all walks of life about how and why they chose self-reinvention–and the tools they used to get there. In this conversation with CoveyClub founder, Lesley Jane Seymour, he shares the tools to overcome the two biggest challenges most people face when trying to reinvent, a practice for connecting to what you really want, and the one word in the English language we desperately need to get rid of.

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hael Clinton is a best-selling author, new longevity expert, thought leader, and keynote speaker on the changing face of what it means to live longer. He is also a writer-at-large for Esquire, and regular columnist for Men’s Health. A former president and publishing director of Hearst Magazines, he now serves as the special media advisor to the Hearst Corporation’s CEO.

He is also a photographer, has traveled through 124 countries, has run marathons on 7 continents, has started a nonprofit foundation, is a private pilot, is a part owner of a vineyard in Argentina, holds two master’s degrees, and still has a long list of life experiences that he plans to tackle.

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#183 Turning a Personal Passion for Art Into Unique Travel Experiences for Women (Suzanne Randolph) Nov 04, 2022

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Suzanne Randolph has lived a life surrounded by art. Growing up in Harlem, she would tag along to dinner parties with her mother’s artist friends. Later, Randolph majored in art history and received an MBA in design strategy before going on to work for the New York City government and the not-for-profit art world. Art became a comforting presence and she traveled the world in pursuit of it. Although she had a successful career as a fine art advisor, Randolph felt that there was something missing from her life. She turned to reinvention. In this conversation with CoveyClub founder, Lesley Jane Seymour, Randolph shares how her reinvention led to recognizing a travel needgap for executive women, and how she set out to fill it with the Alix Experience, a company that creates unique travel experiences. Randolph reveals her advice for other women setting out to turn their passion into a business.

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Bio: Suzanne Randolph’s well-established career in the visual arts began with an early commitment to bringing the works of individual artists from around the world to corporate settings and public spaces within the public and private sectors. More recently, she has integrated the forward-looking principles of “design thinking” as a way of expanding SRFA’s business strategy and as the framework for development of ALIX, a global resource, which addresses the specific needs of executive women through the creation of meaningful experiences for its members.

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#182 From The Army to Arming Entrepreneurs for Success (Laura Noel) Oct 28, 2022

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Born in Queens, Laura Noel moved to the Pennsylvania Amish country at 10 years old. Restless and troubled, she longed to get away from her difficult home life. College found her spinning her wheels until she discovered the Army ROTC. A former Marine, her father suggested the Air Force. Twenty-eight years later, Noel was a seasoned service professional with a master's degree in arts administration. During her time in the service she felt a longing to find her purpose and began teaching yoga, and mindfulness. Noel learned that following her curiosity was just as important as following her career path. In this conversation with Covey Club founder Lesley Jane Seymour, Noel discusses the reinventions that led her to creating Stretch Into Success, a consulting firm that combines leadership techniques with mindfulness coaching to help entrepreneurs find success and fulfillment.

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Laura Noel is a Lean Six Sigma Blackbelt and certified Proctor Gallagher Institute coach and facilitator who works with individuals, groups and companies in reaching their potential and achieving their personal and professional goals.

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#181 Is Your “Perfect” Daughter Hiding Something From You? (Caralena Peterson) Oct 21, 2022

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“My junior year [of college], I was struggling with anxiety attacks, and [in] my senior year I had a major depressive episode,” says Caralena Peterson. The reason? “It's essentially this expectation that you're supposed to have the perfect grades, perfect body, perfect future plans, perfect everything,” she explains, “but of course, it doesn't take any visible effort.” Peterson, knows this struggle is real for so many young college-aged women. At her alma mater, Duke University, the term “effortless perfection” was coined to describe the struggle that leads to these experiences. Peterson decided this was such an important topic that she authored the new book, The Effortless Perfection Myth. Peterson went on to research effortless perfection and interview countless young adults, pouring all of her findings into her new book. Listen to her conversation with CoveyClub founder Lesley Jane Seymour to understand how this race with perfection is causing a heartbreaking mental and emotional health struggle in our younger generations and how your daughter/niece/friend might be hiding it. Pass this conversation on to your peers, your daughters, your granddaughters, your sisters, and help end the effortless perfection cycle.

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Caralena Peterson is the author of the forthcoming book The Effortless Perfection Myth (release date September 20, 2022) about the gender issues today’s women run into in college. She graduated from Duke University in 2015 with majors in Women’s Studies and Public Policy. She has published articles with Inside Higher Ed, The Week, She Knows Media, Ms. Magazine, Rewire News, Bustle, Garnet News, Women’s E-News, and Elite Daily. She is also a mixed-medium artist whose work has appeared in the New York Times and Washington Life Magazine. Check out more of her work and sign up for her newsletter at www.caralenapeterson.com. Follow her on Instagram at @effortlessperfectionmyth.

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The Effortless Perfection Myth: Debunking the Myth and Revealing the Path to Empowerment for Today's College Women

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#180 How to Make a Leap in Your Career Reinvention (Dana Hilmer & Wendy Perrotti) Oct 17, 2022

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"The thing that's holding you back is what you think you know for sure," says Wendy Perrotti, one half of the dynamic coaching duo behind Camp Reinvention. Her co-founder Dana Hilmer agrees: “We humans don’t love uncertainty, but being in that place…that is the birthplace of possibility.” After years of running their own independent coaching practices, Hilmer and Perrotti created Camp Reinvention to help women over 50 stop “should-ing” and live their best lives. In this conversation with CoveyClub founder Lesley Jane Seymour, they break down the many barriers women face to reinvention (including pre-set ideas of what’s possible), how they can correct them, and what they need to take the first steps towards their dream careers. Listen in as they explore topics like redefining success, giving ourselves permission, debunking the myth of fulfillment, and much more.

Join Camp Reinvention for their free live webinar, How to Make a Professional Pivot When You're Over 50. Times include Tuesday, October 18th at 9pm ET or Thursday, October 20th at 7pm ET. Sign up here!

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DANA HILMER is a certified coach, positive psychology consultant, speaker and trainer and is passionate about helping women live courageously so they can build their dream and love their life. Dana is no stranger to reinvention herself as “middlescence” is when she finally listened to her heart and stopped “shoulding all over herself” to do the work that she loves today. Dana has been featured on hundreds of radio and television shows across the country and she speaks on topics related to mastering your mindset, optimal living, the habits of success, and creating the life and work you love. Dana lives in Madison, CT with her husband and their three teenage boys. To receive free tips and videos to help you create the life and work you love, go to DanaHilmer.com.

WENDY PERROTTI is a Certified Professional Coach, speaker, and leadership trainer with over 25 years of experience in helping individuals and groups nationwide to affect change in themselves and others. Wendy believes anything is possible when you know what you want and “you’re all in” and she navigated her own successful reinvention when she realized her vision of success had nothing to do with the company she spent years building. Wendy is a sought-after speaker and the author of the forthcoming book, Reclaiming Muchness: Tap into a Life of Love, Purpose, and Connection. To receive big doses of actionable inspiration, sign up for her Mindful Monday Newsletter at WendyPerotti.com.

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5:07 - Should fulfillment really come from your job?

8:37 - The Great Resignation is becoming the Great Regret

14:45 - Why Dana left advertising for positive psychology

17:00 - What holds women back in their second half

25:38 - Turning the Great Regret into the Great Reinvention

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#179 Stop Letting Fear Guide You! (Jessica Joines) Oct 12, 2022

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“The truth in your heart is more real than the one that you see.” These are the words that catapulted Jessica Joines from a high-powered marketing professional to a service-based business owner. After college, the Bay Area-native did what many young people do: she chose an advertising career out of necessity. But by her mid-30s, burned out and poised for a reinvention, Joines traveled the world in search of her passion. “I was seeking to find that place that would make me happy,” she says, “not realizing that it was an inside job.” In this conversation with Covey Club founder Lesley Jane Seymour, Joines reveals the unique strategy that helped her get out of her head so she could follow her heart, found the Women’s Purpose Community, become an author, motivational speaker, retreat leader, and spiritual executive coach. Listen in to discover her tips for preventing fear to guide her.

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Bio: Jessica Joines is a former Global CMO turned bestselling author, spiritual coach and international speaker who helps women awaken to their true power and potential. Through speaking, coaching, and a community platform she empowers women to transform their lives by mastering their own spiritual journey.

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#178 Reinventing Your Creativity as a Luxury Business (Jane Pollak) Oct 08, 2022

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When Jane Pollak began taking art classes in college, she never expected to launch a 30-year career off of a creative Slavic tradition. In 1973 she created her first Ukrainian Easter Egg, was profiled in the New York Times, opened her business, and in less than 10 years was commissioned by the White House. Thereafter known as The Egg Lady, Pollak built a career on the intricate carving of designs into an egg form before reinventing her creativity in textiles. Throughout her journey, Pollak faced a challenge many creative entrepreneurs struggle with: having the courage to price her work at value. Listen in to her insightful and vivacious conversation with CoveyClub founder Lesley Jane Seymour to learn how Pollak overcame her fears and created a luxury business from her own creativity.

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Bio: Jane Pollak is an artist who creates limited edition, luxury custom textiles that enchant and wow their owners. Her mission is to bring works of beauty to the world using the finest materials, original designs, and a lifetime of spirit and creativity. Jane’s unique sense of color and composition make her wool appliqué creations worthy additions to top designer rooms, collector’s acquisitions, and tastemaker’s recommendations.

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#177 Teaching Others How to Deal with their Anger (Doug Noll) Oct 04, 2022

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Doug Noll claims he can calm an angry person in 90 seconds or less. Growing up in an affluent Southern California community, he was born with many disabilities: partially deaf and almost blind, he couldn't walk until he was three years old. Although he had a loving family, the community and society at large didn't fully understand how to interact or connect with a disabled child. Noll cites learning to overcome his physical disabilities and emotional turmoil as his introduction to reinvention. Watching his father go through bankruptcy and rebuild himself as a stockbroker gave him a second window into reinvention. Eventually, Noll went on to become a trial lawyer for over 20 years, learning martial arts, tai chi, and energy healing work in his free time. By his mid-40s he had chosen to go back to school for a master's in peacemaking and conflict studies. Walking away from a ten million dollar law practice, Noll chose to become a mediator. Working in prisons, courtrooms, and beyond, he developed a simple technique for calming anger in less than a minute and a half. “Once you start doing this, you start to change yourself,” Noll observes. Listen in on his conversation with CoveyClub founder Lesley Jane Seymour to learn how you can adopt this simple technique and bring more peace, compassion, and authenticity into your life.

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Bio: Doug Noll speaks about and teaches people how to solve difficult, intractable, and highly emotional problems. He was a business and commercial trial lawyer for 22 years before turning to leadership development, problem-solving, and peacemaking. He is a Senior Consultant with Mobius Executive Leadership and maintains a high-level mediation and arbitration practice.

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#176 Reinventing Your Job Search in Your 40s, 50, and 60s (Gillian Williams) Sep 30, 2022

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"If a company is looking past you then you don't want to work there anyway," says Gillian Williams. "It's almost a way to avoid working at a place that would have probably been incredibly toxic." These are words of wisdom from someone who knows a thing or two about job placement. After moving to Maine to pursue an unsuccessful romance, Williams found herself back in New York in her 20s with no career, no connections, and a growing battle with depression. With nothing else to do but take a risk, she founded her own recruitment firm, Monday Talent. Almost 20 years later, Monday Talent has grown into a thriving business focused on marketing communications and creative strategy across multiple industries, from consumer to healthcare and beyond. The “why” of Monday Talent is focused on diversity and inclusion, with people of color making up 50% of the company. In this conversation with CoveyClub founder Lesley Jane Seymour, Williams discusses everything she’s learned from her industry and shares the most important job search tips she’s uncovered for women in their 40s, 50s, and 60s.

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Gillian Williams is a Partner and Founder of Monday Talent, a recruitment firm with a deep commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, that specializes in finding talent within the marketing, communications & creative arenas. Coming from a creative/editorial background herself, Gillian brings her in-depth understanding of these industries to the search process. With over seven years of recruitment experience and an inherent understanding of people, Gillian has become a trusted thought leader in the talent acquisition space. Her expertise and insights have been featured in several iconic publications including Forbes, Marie Claire, Business Insider, BuzzFeed & Well + Good. Raised in a multi-racial family in the heart of New York City, Gillian is a fierce social activist who sits on the Board of Directors of Ardea Arts and can often be found rallying for change.

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#175 When Trauma Forces Your Reinvention (Carrington Smith) Sep 23, 2022

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When Carrington Smith had a traumatic experience in college, she found very little support from family and friends. Her mother told her to never speak of “it” again. Burying the memory, she went on to become a lawyer before reinventing her career as an executive search consultant for Fortune 500 companies and law firms. With a successful career and a fabulous social life, Smith had it all. But unhappiness led her to finally uncover and take ownership of the experiences she had avoided long ago. Through therapy, writing, and “doing the work” she began to heal, ended her unhappy marriage, and created a life with a new sense of self. Unfortunately, some friends, threatened by her reinvention,rejected her for giving up a seemingly ideal life in order to live her truest self, forcing her to move communities and change schools for her kids. “It’s those experiences that help us build emotional resilience,” she tells CoveyClub founder Lesley Jane Seymour in this intimate, vulnerable conversation. “People who pretend to be perfect are oftentimes the people who are hiding the most,” she says. Listen in to learn how Smith overcame adversity and trauma, embraced her identity, and told her story in her new book, Blooming: Finding Gifts in the Shit of Life.

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Carrington Smith is a single mom, attorney, business owner and executive search professional. In her debut best-selling memoir, Carrington combines wit and wisdom to share her journey through life’s tough moments, with a positive attitude and a shift of mindset, into a life bursting with joy, opportunity, and purpose. A graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and Tulane Law School, Carrington resides in Austin, Texas, with her two teenage boys.

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9:29 - Leaving a law career to begin her first reinvention

11:49 - What happened in college that her mother told her never to speak about

16:20 - Writing about and reliving the trauma

18:28 - Ending her marriage and being rejected by her friends

22:54 - Giving up her dream house to escape toxic relationships and starting over

26:26 - Learning a growth mindset at any age

30:00 - Why gratitude is important and how to start a 30 Day Gratitude Challenge

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