Brazen Courage in the Pit of Pain

April 17, 2017 Nancy Meyer, MA 0:32:02

Episode 69: Brazen Courage in the Pit of Pain

How have lessons from the Universe come to you? Sometimes these lessons arrive in 3’s like with this week’s client and friend, Jodi Standke, of Talon Performance Group. Download

When I am around Jodi, I feel her inner strength and brazen courage in changing her life. Her ability to be authentic and real as she walks us through the confluence of three life changing events is an example of brazen courage. She names and claims what happened to her. How did she respond to the recruiting industry collapse after the 2008 market crash? How long did it take for the legal recruiting market to return? What did she do to keep her business afloat? The dissolution of her marriage and the end of her business partnership with her husband left her down but not out. How she emerged from the pit of pain is something you do not want to miss!

If you need a courageous life and leadership story to motivate you this week, this is the one. Hear a solid portion of Jodi’s journey and how clearly she articulates her experience. As you listen, you will get a sense of how long it takes to grieve and sort out multiple losses. What is she still sorting out and what is the wisdom she gleaned from these wake-up calls?

Listening to Jodi’s podcast will aid in naming your own wake-up calls. You may even extend more compassion to yourself. Listen to learn how to engage your inner brazen courage in defining and sharing your life stories and wisdom with others.

Mentoring Tips

  • Answer the following questions after listening:
    • When your life goes to he** in a hand bag, how do you move forward? What is Jodi’s advice?
    • What are Jodi’s thoughts about operating a business without a leader? How does human nature come into play?
    • How did she respond to the recruiting industry collapse after the 2008 market crash?
    • How long did it take for the legal recruiting market to return? What did she do to keep her business afloat?
    • Define a wake-up call in your life and write down the wisdom you gained from it.
      • Then, find someone caring to listen to your experience. Notice how you feel after you share Truth.
  • Apply The Universal Principle: Pain and fear are life’s greatest teachers.

Brazen Courage in the Pit of Pain, Episode 69   www.talonperformancegroup.com

Resources

  • Read Solving Problems With Design Thinking by Jeanne Liedtka, Andrew King, and Kevin Bennett (2013).
  • Jodi continues to learn new skills often. She is in one of my WeMentor Entrepreneurial Leadership and Mentoring LABS where you learn how to let go of the past, embrace the moment, and design and innovate a new future as an integrated human being! Do something great for yourself and your business. Get involved!

 

Podcast Guest Mentor

Jodi L. Standke. Jodi is CEO of Talon Performance Group and owner of Talon Business Center in St. Louis Park. In 1999, she founded Legal Liaisons, Ltd., a successful, full-service executive search firm for the legal industry. To meet the evolving needs of her legal industry clients, she transformed the business from recruitment into a comprehensive talent management firm: Talon Performance Group.

Talon Performance Group is a national leader in legal talent management. Talon was the first legal talent management company to recognize that law firms and corporate legal departments need more than good talent options to compete. Talon knew they needed resilient leadership, rainmaker training, competency modeling, incisive hiring, emotional intelligence assessments, enhanced teamwork, higher retention, outsourcing flexibility – and good talent.

Today, Jodi helps clients gain a competitive edge by aligning their legal talent with the organization’s distinct culture. She focuses on helping legal professionals make solid career decisions and transitions, and assists law firms and departments with selecting, developing and retaining talent. Hundreds of clients across the country rely on Jodi’s expertise. As a trusted partner, Jodi helps law firms and legal departments develop a cohesive approach to selection, development and retention, which directly impacts their bottom line and is vital to their success. Jodi frequently publishes articles and presents seminars and keynote addresses. www.talonperformancegroup.com

Episode 69: Episode 69: Brazen Courage in the Pit of Pain

Nancy Meyer, MA
Author: Nancy Meyer, MA

Nancy Meyer, M.A., an entrenovation mentor, author, podcaster, and founder of WeMentor, inc. Nancy has invested more than three decades guiding entrenovators and creative leaders in developing the self-leadership, clarity, and resilience required to bring meaningful ideas to life. Her work blends strategic thinking with mindful practice, helping clients evolve themselves as they redesign their businesses. A former entrepreneurship and small business finance professor at two private universities, Nancy has shaped curriculum and leadership programs that integrate research, innovation, and emotional intelligence. She is known for uniting practical business insight with relational literacy and a deep respect for the creative process. Raised on a Minnesota dairy farm, she learned early that work can be both contribution and calling—a lesson that informs everything she teaches. Nancy lives in Minnesota with her husband, Matthew, and their miniature schnauzer, Letty, and delights in the unfolding adult life of their daughter, Olivia. Nancy founded WeMentor, inc. in 1992 to transform the leadership in our country by providing experiential mentoring to entrenovators - where innovative thinking dances with entrepreneurial action. She has mentored thousands and is eager to work with you! Assert self-leadership and get started today! Clients say, “Nancy is a compelling, engaging, and...

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Nancy Meyer, M.A., an entrenovation mentor, author, podcaster, and founder of WeMentor, inc. Nancy has invested more than three decades guiding entrenovators and creative leaders in developing the self-leadership, clarity, and resilience required to bring meaningful ideas to life. Her work blends strategic thinking with mindful practice, helping clients evolve themselves as they redesign their businesses. A former entrepreneurship and small business finance professor at two private universities, Nancy has shaped curriculum and leadership programs that integrate research, innovation, and emotional intelligence. She is known for uniting practical business insight with relational literacy and a deep respect for the creative process. Raised on a Minnesota dairy farm, she learned early that work can be both contribution and calling—a lesson that informs everything she teaches. Nancy lives in Minnesota with her husband, Matthew, and their miniature schnauzer, Letty, and delights in the unfolding adult life of their daughter, Olivia. Nancy founded WeMentor, inc. in 1992 to transform the leadership in our country by providing experiential mentoring to entrenovators - where innovative thinking dances with entrepreneurial action. She has mentored thousands and is eager to work with you! Assert self-leadership and get started today! Clients say, “Nancy is a compelling, engaging, and ‘decipher the trees from the forest’ kind of mentor, speaker, and leader. A dedicated entrepreneurial leader and mentor who role models what she preaches. Her style and candor enrich the content she delivers and the results clients experience.” Nancy accepts people where they are while inspiring them to break through into new dimensions:  As an Entrenovator (innovative thinker with entrepreneurial action),  As a Competent Business Owner (Practitioner)  As a Mentor (Role Model)  As a Spiritual Being and Self-Leadership Master! Start by subscribing to WeMentor Mondays with Nancy PODCAST and purchasing “What Am I Made For? Incubate and Birth Big and Little Ideas.” Join your peers and hear meaningful conversations as you evolve how you lead and redesign your business. SUBSCRIBE TODAY!