This is a podcast for all those passionate about changing the world. At Practice GOOD you will find inspiring stories, empowering conversations and challenging responses that will equip you to not only give GOOD to the world but to live GOOD within yourself.
Host, Shiloh Karshima is the Executive Director of The Leader Team, a Nigerian social enterprise with the mission to build communities by empowering leader and creating jobs. Shiloh a social entrepreneur, organizational development & DEI trainer, and former pastor brings her 15+ year of leadership and social innovation experience to equip your journey towards social good.
As an authentic and empathetic friend, Shiloh understands the challenges that come with being a Change Maker and is committed to equipping listeners with the resources they need to create positive change in the world without sacrificing their own well-being. Whether you're a nonprofit leader or an executive of a for profit that desires to improve your corporate social responsibility or organizational culture, Practice GOOD is the place for you.
Visit www.practicegoodwithshiloh.com to discover Shiloh’s favorite Change Maker Resources. For consulting services, head over to www.karshimaconsulting.
Join Shiloh on the Practice GOOD journey towards social impact and soul care!
Welcome to Season 2, where we are recording random informal conversation from our travels in Nigeria. Thank you for joining us! We can't wait to share with you what led us here, what we are doing and our plans moving forward!
Advocating for positive change in the world can come with a lot of hurdles. Leadership in general is challenging, then add altruism to it and your battle is uphill all the way! But, I have good news, leaders like Scott Miller, VP of Thought Leadership at Franklin Covey, have taken all their messy mishaps and turned them into powerful lessons for you and I. I am so thrilled I got to interview him for The Change Maker Master Series and now you get to hear the entire interview as if you were there ...
Meet Alexis! She is the founder of Chair One Fitness, a program for those who need exercise modifications. Everyone who cannot do the standard exercise routine is welcome and able to do fitness from a chair! Alexis not did Alexis take this from concept to business she has a book called Kinks to Curls, she traveled the world doing fitness events, and so much more! Join me for a dose of Alexis-powered-energy and be inspired to change the world through your idea, leadership or business!...
This has been quite the past few weeks, quite the past few years. And, many of us, as advocates, change makers, nonprofit leaders, and social innovators have found us at some point angry, hurt, traumatized and even burnt out. So, on the week of celebrating the legacy of MLK let's stop and think how we can respond in the midst of feeling angry. How do we take our anger, rightfully present, and respond to hate in a way that is productive? How to we use every opportunity to enroll others into our v...
Who better to learn how to create success from than a professional athlete? Thane Marcus Ringer is a former professional golfer who learned some very powerful self-development tactics that he is excited to share with us today! If you are passionate about personal growth and creating powerful change in the world, this is the podcast for you!! Thane will give you some practical tips that you can put into action TODAY and get the results you are looking for both in your leadership and personal life...
Join us, as we dig deep into the topic of making change in a global context!! I am so excited to introduce you to my husband, William Karshima, a serial social innovator, who has some powerful advice for those passionate about world change! Learn about his businesses in Nigeria, how they are impacting local lives, what are the first steps to creating change on a global level and more!!
Life is an enrollment game. We are either influencing or being influenced in every aspect of our day. When we communicate one-on-one, in small groups or to large audiences we have the opportunity to enroll our audience in a better world. But how do we do that? How do we become a speaker who helps our audience see the bigger mission and vision we are advocating for? How do we become a leader who changes lives through our public speaking? This episode we are going to talk abut just that! Here are ...
Life is an enrollment game. We are either influencing or being influenced in every aspect of our day. When we communicate one-on-one, in small groups or to large audiences we have the opportunity to enroll our audience in a better world. But how do we do that? How do we become a speaker who helps our audience see the bigger mission and vision we are advocating for? How do we become a leader who changes lives through our public speaking? This episode we are going to talk abut just that! Here are ...
Nonprofit leadership requires many skill sets: strategic planning, team building, program evaluation, fundraising and more! Today we talk to the Director of Development at Amigos de las Americas, Jenny Claycombe, about major donor relationships, fundraising events, shifting during COVID, and leadership! Join us as we dig deeper into an incredible nonprofit with a vision of a world where all people are lifelong leaders sharing responsibility for our global community.
As Change Makers we are constantly trying to figure out new ways to tell our story better. How can we communicate a new vision for a better world in a way that is enrolling to others that hear it? We have to paint a picture so bright and so beautiful that people can actually see it before it even exist. Today on Practice GOOD we talk to Sarah Hoag from Sarah Hoag Photography about how to tell this story! She gives us some powerful tips and ideas for communicating that story in the most compellin...
The past few years have been tough for advocates, change makers, business owners, entrepreneurs, influencers and nonprofit leaders who are fighting for a better world! The word "exhausted" seems to be the theme that runs through every meeting and every mastermind. If you are feeling tired, needing a vacation, wondering how much longer you can pursue the vision you have for this world, this is an excellent episode for you to jump in on! Taylor O'Hern is a psychodynamic and EMDR trained counselor ...
So you have a passion to start or grow your social impact. But, you aren't sure what the next step is. There are so many people saying everything, every which way online. Who do you trust? Well, I can't wait to share with you a handful of my absolute favorite trusted resources! Some are books, some podcasts, some videos, some services, but all are excellent, empowering and inspiring! It you love this episode and to get the full list of resources head to www.practicegoodwithshiloh.com. Need help ...
With COVID, the elections, police brutality, injustice and so many other stressors today anger, anxiety, fear, and frustration is regular part of our everyday lives. While every emotion has purpose and value, we, as Change Leaders, have to be especially conscious that we do not allow these emotions to own us. So what do we do, when we find ourselves in places where these situations feel overwhelming and we struggle to control our mind, thoughts and emotions? We get a mindset reset! Now sure how?...
This week we welcome Meghan Tschanz from the Faith and Feminism podcast. I absolutely ADORE this woman! All you have to do is scroll through her podcast line up and you will be overwhelmed with the incredible wisdom and inspiration pouring out of this incredible human being! At Practice GOOD we were able to steal her for a moment to discover her incredible story leading up to starting her podcast, how she was changed by conversations with "Johns" in the sex trafficking industry, and how she take...
Everyone struggles with hard conversations. It is the worst when we know they are coming! We can't sleep at night. We think about what we will say over and over and over. We ask our family and friends if what we have planned to say sounds like we want it to sound. We play out all the possible responses of the other person. And then we worry about every outcome available. It doesn't have to be that when. When we lead teams, we can lead them through hard conversations in ways that are helpful and ...
Burnout seems to be right around the corner for some many change makers. Every time we turn around our emotions, our programs, our good intentions and our efforts and being exhausted. How long do we have before we ourselves are burnt out? How long do we have before our teams are burnt out? Today we tackle the burnout for teams. What are three anti-burnout methods you can implement right away to avoid burnout for your social impact team?
I have seen this time and time again. Leaders think that everything is good. Good with their staff. Good with their culture. Good with those they partner with and/or serve. The problem is usually only know what everyone is willing to tell them. On today's podcast, we will talk about the one thing your staff is not telling you and how to fix it!
In today's episode we will do a response to the book Fear Gone Wild by Kayla Stoeklein, a story of mental illness, suicide and hope through loss. By doing this we will pull out some of the main topics of the book and discuss how suicide, mental health and the overall well-being of change leaders is impacted by the stress and overwhelming pressure. Change Maker, don't skip over this episode! The end result is not success without a healthy leader! Grab a coffee and take a listen!
Rudy Darden, professor of English at Valencia College and University of Central Florida and facilitator of The Peace and Justice Institute joins us today to talk about the importance of Change Leaders to have the conversation of race. Not only does he share some powerful begging steps that every white Change Maker will want to apply immediately, he dissects some valuable suggestions for his fellow black and brown Change Makers.
If you have a vision for the positive change you want to see in the world but you aren't sure what the first steps are, here is where you begin: the mission and vision statements. In this episode we will talk about what a mission and vision statement are, what the difference is, dissect mission and visions statements currently being used in the nonprofit world and leave with some simple steps to get started on building your very own. Still stumped? Hold out because at the end, Shiloh offers a sp...
Rachel Ngom from She's Making An Impact, is here to share with us how she uses her six-figure business revenue to make an impact in Senegal, Africa. Join us, as we talk social impact, international economic development, building a six-figure business, missions and starting small!
Leadership is difficult. And, it has been even more tough this season. In 2020, we have experienced a pandemic, social isolation, changed work routines, changed schooling routine, a civil rights movement advocating for racial justice, and some even sickness. On this episode we will have a conversation about three preliminary things leaders of social impact should do in the midst of difficult times.
Join us as we take a dive into the foundations of Social Impact. What is it? How do we define the terms? What structures are out there to help support your mission and vision?
As Change Makers, it is important that we practice GOOD soul care. We cannot produce great positive change in the world and overlook our own soul care. If we continue to push, go and strive for more without taking the time to care for our own spiritual, mental, social and physical health, we will wind up in a place of limited impact and burnout. This podcast episode is a response to the book Compound Effect by Darren Hardy. In it, we will dig through the concept of long-term effects of small and...
Welcome to the Practice GOOD podcast! Let's take a moment to get to know one another! What Practice GOOD all about, what can you expect and led up to the start of this podcast?
