636: Move Beyond Ego to Become a Kind Communicator, Have Compassion and Discover Self-Awareness to Achieve Your True Potential with Elizabeth Barry

Elizabeth Barry is an author, marketing executive and a badass leadership coach. She teaches people self-love, exceptional communication skills and how to live a life fulfilled, both in and out of the office. For over a decade, she's taught self-branding workshops and helped leaders discover their business BEST through the art of powerful communication, personal branding, marketing and PR. She's devised a 2018 coaching mastermind program that transforms lives, unblocks energies and helps amazing CEOs, managers and Founders engage in discovering and rediscovering their creative life powers.

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“The idea of owning vulnerability, whether speaking less or speaking up, is about being a kind and compassionate communicator. It means using less power, less demand, less force, and more authenticity in who you are. It's not necessarily about speaking about feelings but owning them and responding rather than reacting.” - Elizabeth Barry

“We can never blame anyone else for the things we're not getting. We have to look within, and it all starts exactly there, inside.” - Elizabeth Barry

“There's nothing better than learning that other people have done the same thing so that we don't feel alone.” - Elizabeth Barry

Takeaways:

01:30 Personal and professional development starts with looking inward and understanding your communication patterns.

02:10 Getting out of your own way requires understanding and owning your personal vulnerabilities.

06:35 Effective communication means listening more and speaking less with intentional, compassionate words.

17:44 Professional growth happens through small, consistent steps of self-awareness and boundary-setting.

22:59 Fear of vulnerability often prevents people from recognizing their true potential and worth.

Resources

• Beyond Ego (Podcast)
• Elizabeth Barry Consulting (Official Site)
• The Kind Communicator: Kindness, Compassion and Wisdom for all Business Leaders (Book)
• Own Your Vulnerability: Become a Self-Loving Powerful Woman: A Woman’s Guide to Renewal Through Life, Self-love, Career and Spirituality (Book)

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Filed in: Archive 3: 2018-2020 • Interview • Mindset • Podcast • Writing