Who you are is how you lead. We would like to bring out more of who you are as a leader and mentor. This is your last chance to sign-up for our May 14 WeMentor Mini LAB: Strengthen Your Intrinsic Leadership and Mentoring LAB! Alan Wallner through W Creative Branding is sponsoring this LAB. The Wallner family therapist, John Patching, is co-mentoring the LAB with me. He is in town from the United Kingdom. Everyone in your life will benefit from you participating in this LAB!

In today’s episode, Alix’s two sisters join in the Wallner family conversation: Alix (age 22), Lizzie (age 27), Erin (age 13).

Erin has insightful advice for parents. She is wise beyond her 13 years.

Lizzie adds her journey to acceptance and the before and after of their family dynamics. She saw her parents in a certain light, the podcast series has changed her perspective.

This is a great example of empathic resonance and perspective taking. Feeling what the other person is feeling and taking on their perspective creates a depth of understanding where judgement is unnecessary, emotions are validated, and understanding deepens. This is that kind of conversation.

You can see John Patching and Alan Wallner in-person tomorrow, May 14^th from 3:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Experience empathic joy as we share the components for you to take charge of your leadership and create two plans: Self-Leadership Plan and a Leadership and Mentoring Plan for Others. Sign-up HERE! Clear out chaos and rigidity and open up to new possibilities!

John will also join The Wallners in next week’s podcast conversation.

Mentoring Activation Exercise

After listening, do the following:

• Incorporate empathic joy into your day by sharing in someone else’s success. This expands the feeling of joy for you and the other person. Try it out. It feels so darn good!

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Meet The Wallners

Both Alan and Rosie are self-employed and over the years the business has been a big part of their family culture, and it’s not uncommon for the entire family to be involved with helping out on a project.

Alan and Rosie met in high school and dated through college. After college they married and together, they have three children: Lizzie (27), Alix (22), and Erin (13) — plus two dogs, Rance and Leo.

Just as their middle child, Alix, was wrapping up her senior year in high school, she came out as transgender.

Rosemary Wallner. Rosie grew up in the Chicago area but has made Minnesota her home. As a college student, she met many different types of people and began her journey to be accepting and open-minded to all she meets. As she got older, she embraced a more spiritual lifestyle and has grown in her understanding of life, the Universe, and everything. Rosie works at W Creative and heads up the Copy Management Services; she spends her days doing what she loves, proofreading and editing copy for her clients.

Alan Wallner. Alan grew up with his family running their own landscaping business and has spent his life associated with some form of family business and is an entrepreneur at heart. Alan explains his life journey as one filled with many lessons and learnings that he applies not only to himself but also to their business. Alan believes that how you are on the inside reveals itself exponentially on the outside. This philosophy is a big part of how they run their business W Creative, a brand design agency that helps companies discover their brand life-force and how to leverage it to have a greater impact on the world.

Alixandria Wallner. Alix is a young all-around true Minnesotan gal. She has been living full-time as herself since 2015. She was born male but has always been a bit girly and has been figuring out and experiencing her gender since she was little. As she graduated from high school in 2015, she kicked her transition medically and socially into overdrive. Since then, she has seen herself and her life change for the better! The love for pursuing her favorite interests and education came back in full swing. Right now, she is working on her video production degree and is starting her third year of school this spring. Overall, she has become more outgoing and an all-around happier person.

The Wallners Journey to Acceptance, 7 of 8      Episode 174            W Creative Branding