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Soul Boss

Michelle Mainsmichellemains.com
I’ll show you practical ways to use soft skills to become the creative, wise CEO of your life—a Soul Boss! Your goals deserve more than wishing or willpower. So, skill up today with inspiring tips, tactics and affirmations!
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Episodes

Cap Your Complaints

Laser focus your complaints to 3 sentences using the soft skill of creativity. Yes, it's possible!

Mar 10, 20204 min

Find Your Filter

Soft skills are the key to smoothing out conversations with challenging people. Learn how to use the soft skill of adaptability to temper your approach. Adjust your delivery without losing the message!

Mar 03, 20204 min

Bring The Whole You

No two people agree 100% of the time. However, solid partnerships only happen when there is respect for each person’s authentic self. Click to hear what Dolly Parton discovered about healthy, respectful give-and-take.

Feb 25, 20205 min

Give And Receive Grace Freely

Do you want to build strong partnerships? Drop your game face and face vulnerabilities together. Learn the importance of the soft skill of empathy in this week's podcast. Don't let old mistakes and misunderstandings become the boss of you!

Feb 18, 20204 min

Change Proactive Listening To Present Listening

Are you rushing through conversations to get to "yes"? Slow down—your partner needs your insights, wisdom and compassion. Build your relationships by being a thoughtful, curious listener!

Feb 11, 20204 min

Match Strength With Strength

Have you let your personal power slip by waiting for your true love or your new manager at work to make you happy? Quit delegating your happiness through unrealistic, unstable transactional relationships. Call back your power as the creative, wise CEO of your life—a Soul Boss.

Feb 03, 20205 min

Reset Your Norm For Nurturing

Have you lost relationship norms like respect and collaboration? Healthy relationships take time. They’re nurtured by listening—even when you have to bite your tongue while the other person finishes their point, honest communication that may include a little friendly back and forth, and finding common ground. But nurturing a dynamic where one person wins all the time, especially at the expense of the other person? That's not normal. Click to learn how to use soft skills to reset!

Feb 02, 20205 min

Exchange Dreaming For Doing

Most of us set intentions with a big, kind of fuzzy idea like “happiness” or “abundance.” But here’s the trouble: You can’t reach a destination you can’t describe. Think of it this way—If you had two minutes alone with your Fairy Godmother, could you give her your elevator pitch? Skill up and exchange dreaming for doing!

Jan 28, 20205 min

Exchange Awkward For Inventive

Are your 2020 goals giving you trouble, where you’re realizing the How you thought was a slam dunk may not work? That problem is more common than you think. In fact, MJ Ryan says that "unwilling to go through the awkward phase" is one of Ten Resolution Pitfalls. People get stumped, take a time out, but never go back. But that doesn’t have to be your experience. Listen to this week’s podcast about a multi-millionaire kept her What and reinvented her How.

Jan 13, 20204 min

Foster A New Kind Of Creativity

Has your best idea come up a little short? Don't worry—your next idea is on its way! Learn how to use insight and the soft skill of creativity to hack your day.

Nov 05, 20194 min

Transform Excellent To Epic

Slowing down to speed up may sound counter-intuitive, but it works! Stay a good boss of you by giving yourself time to do quality work. That's how you transform excellent aspirations into something epic!

Oct 29, 20195 min

Find The Perfect Mix

If your What isn't working, apply curiosity and creativity. Finding the perfect mix may require some trial and error, but don't worry—you have unlimited imagination.

Oct 22, 20194 min

Build On Your Core

Don’t let the voice of a critic—whether that’s your mind playing tricks on you or someone else’s voice—become the boss of you. Learn three ways to improve your self-confidence and answer your critics. Dismiss myths like "too late" and "not good enough"!

Oct 15, 20194 min

Write The Playbook

Is your favorite bag of tricks empty? Don't wait for someone to hand you the perfect checklist to solve your problem. Write your own playbook!

Oct 08, 20194 min

Let The Smoke Clear

That delay that's driving you crazy? Relax—it's working in your favor. Let the smoke clear before you take your next big step. Use the soft skill of adaptability and put that time to work!

Oct 01, 20194 min

Make Recess Mandatory

Are you overwhelmed by a busy Fall calendar asking, "How did I get myself into this?!" Stop defining yourself by how busy you are and schedule time to refuel.

Sep 24, 20194 min

Replace "I'm Stuck"

Draw a bright line between your tactics and your self-worth. Don't make a temporary state your permanent truth.

Sep 17, 20194 min

Schedule Burst Time

Switch up your schedule and start planning for connection. Learn the burst time technique and replace feeling guilty about time by slipping away from you.

Sep 10, 20194 min

Cap Your Pri 0s

Take time to distinguish important from urgent using the soft skill of discernment. Shortlist your priorities and be the boss of your day.

Sep 03, 20194 min

Become An Expert

Are you an expert in feeling overloaded? Turn burn-out around. Become a self-care expert instead!

Aug 27, 20195 min

Change Hatred To Healed

Everyone has said, "I hate myself." But you can transform that statement by practicing self-care. Your voice speaks the loudest in your world. Make it a positive one!

Aug 20, 20194 min

Move Out Of Fix - It - Ville

Are you trying to revive relationships that are losing oxygen? Take an emotional inventory using the soft skill of healthy self-esteem. Pack your bags and move out of Fix-it-Ville once and for all!

Aug 13, 20194 min
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