132: Carol Hamilton | Knowing Your Internal GPS

Carol Hamilton is the Founder and CEO of Hamilton Think Tank where she serves the expansion of humanity via writing, speaking, coaching, and facilitating dynamic conversations with leaders across the globe. Prior to founding this consultancy, Carol focused on professional coaching to enhance executive presence and communication skills with senior management of global organizations. Part sage, part magician, and fully an entertainer, Carol brings levity to the most serious and change-making topics of our time: diversity, inclusion, and employee empowerment. As an accomplished facilitator and leader, she masterfully creates a journey for our clients and provides the authoritative hug your leaders need to bravely and authentically step into the future of leadership.   In today’s episode, Carol gets into learning where you are currently at and where you want to go. She explains how we thrive when we find our people through masterminds, and lets us know why you should set an internal 60 second timer. Check it out!   [00:01 – 03:05] Opening Segment I introduce our guest, Carol Hamilton Find Carol on the Strengths Finder and through the links below    [03:06 – 27:29] Carol and His Experience with Self-Education How learning has changed for Carol over the years How social media made access to other people possible COVID making us adapt to the technological way of learning  Carol’s mentors and masterminds The importance of having open conversations  Talking about what you don’t know Building genuine connections with people online and offline How masterminds has helped Carol get unstuck Masterminds as an opportunity to see and learn new perspectives  Parallels between self education and standard for Carol Much more successful when self-driven How the current education system is not working for everybody  Self education is driven by curiosity Offering support as a coach  [27:30 – 32:26] What to Expect from Carol What to expect when you invest in yourse