Episode 11: Settling Into the Unknown? Take Time to Find the Desire for What’s Next with Jennifer Louden

<p class="p1">My guest today best-selling author, writer and business mentor Jennifer Louden is a personal growth pioneer who helped launch the concept of self-care with her first bestseller, The Woman’s Comfort Book.</p> <p class="p1">Since then, she’s written six additional books on well-being and whole living, including The Woman’s Retreat Book and The Life Organizer, with close to a million copies of her books in print in nine languages.</p> <p class="p1">Her newest is Why Bother? Discover the Desire for What’s Next.</p> <p class="p1">Jennifer has spoken around the world and has written a national magazine column for a Martha Stewart magazine, been quoted in two of Brené Brown’s books, and has appeared on hundreds of TV programs, radio shows, and podcasts—even on Oprah.</p> <p class="p2">In this episode Jennifer talks to us about how to get our bother on. </p> <p class="p2">There are times when you’re just not feeling it, are wondering what’s the point or you’ve hit a big milestone and are asking yourself is this it?</p> <p class="p2">Jennifer gives us a roadmap on what we can expect when we lose our will to bother about something.</p> <p class="p2">One of the big aha’s I’ve had that Jennifer taught me was claiming my WIIFM -what’s in it for me?<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span> For many of us are servant type leaders – we love to serve, give and overdeliver.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span> We make it all about our clients and our team.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span> That’s why we do the work we do – right?</p> <p class="p2">But somewhere in there we need to own what is in it for us.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span> We are not martyr’s and as Jennifer puts it, it can take on an ugly form.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span> We avoid this by stating what we are getting out of the deal.</p> <p class="p2">You need to be clear and own it.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span> This will keep in invested in the long game and it is not selfish of you to