Reframe to Create

What does it take to become more confident in who you are as a Creating Maven?

Do you need to jab yourself in the arm? Spin around 3 times and skip over a stream?

You can try any of these things but I assure you, it’ll get you nowhere.

My guest on this episode Dzifa Awuno-Akaba is a photographer who struggles to claim the title even though she takes gorgeous jaw-dropping photos.

Can you relate?

Are you struggling with doubts about creating?

Do you find that you want to get things to be just so or you want to show up in a particular way and that desire holds you back from creating?

Have you told yourself that you can’t have the title of being a Creating Maven because you don’t fit the criteria perfectly?

Dzifa gets it and shares key insights from her creating journey on how to use curiosity to overcome her fears and gain confidence in creating.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• Why creating even when you’re tired is just the energy boost you need

• Powerful questions to lean into your curiosity and overcome your fears

• Tips for taking confident action toward creating more when you doubt your abilities

If you’ve been feeling doubts about your creating abilities lately then this is just the boost you need!

About my guest: Dzifa Awunyo-Akaba is a photographer who seeks to create visual stories that evoke a sense of nostalgia, curiosity, and wonder. She seeks to capture emotions that resonate with human experience like the joy of a moment,

solitude, the warmth of human connections the beauty of nature and the brightness of life. Her photographs over the years have included things she captured while wandering the neighborhoods of her hometown of DC to the captivating urban and rural landscapes of Ghana, Mali, Cuba, Spain, Italy, Scotland, South Africa, New Orleans, and Mexico.

Follow Dzifa on Instagram: @dakaba

About: The Reframe to Create podcast is hosted by Joy Spencer, an Executive Leadership and Storytelling Coach, Speaker, and Organizational Development Consultant working with professionals and leaders at all levels within organizations. Joy leverages over 17 years of experience she gained while working to champion change in social justice movements, including those related to global access to essential medicines and consumer advocacy for online privacy. This work required a dogged commitment to not merely challenging the status quo, but to reimagining and working towards creating an ideal future. It is this commitment to creating that has shaped Joy’s coaching philosophy and approach today. Using her signature C.R.E.A.T.E. framework, Joy guides her clients through a process to become incomparable in work so they can get paid to be themselves.

Follow Joy on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joy-spencer/

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What if you’ve been going at things all wrong?

What if instead of running away from feeling anger and hatred you moved towards it?

Not to indulge in destructive behaviors but to get curious and understand what it's telling you about who you are and what you’re meant to do.

This counterintuitive view of how what we hate can teach us about our passion is what my guest Betsy Jordyn brings to this conversation.

Betsy is a brand positioning strategist who specializes in helping her clients understand and leverage their superpowers. However, her journey from organizational development consultant at the Walt Disney Company to an entrepreneur was full of pivots and hard-won lessons. Betsy doesn’t hold back in sharing these treasures with us.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• Why your passion isn’t what you love but what you hate

• 4 creative strength styles and how to find yours

• How to use your superpowers in support of your passions

• How unmet needs can signal great opportunity

• The important role collaborating with others plays in you living out your passion

Tune in and learn to see yourself in a way you haven’t before!

About my guest: Betsy Jordyn is a Brand Positioning Strategist that helps consulting and coaching business owners clarify their brand positioning and messaging, create a website presence that positions them as sought-after experts, land clients with ease and integrity, and take their place as thought leaders and influencers in their niche. Her mission is to help consultants and coaches monetize their best-at strengths and authentic passions to make a bigger difference in the world. Betsy also hosts the Enough Already podcast.

Learn Your Superpower: https://www.betsyjordyn.com/superpower-quiz

Follow Betsy:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/betsy-jordyn/

Website: https://www.betsyjordyn.com

About: The Reframe to Create podcast is hosted by Joy Spencer, an Executive Leadership and Storytelling Coach, Speaker, and Organizational Development Consultant working with professionals and leaders at all levels within organizations. Joy leverages over 17 years of experience she gained while working to champion change in social justice movements, including those related to global access to essential medicines and consumer advocacy for online privacy. This work required a dogged commitment to not merely challenging the status quo, but to reimagining and working towards creating an ideal future. It is this commitment to creating that has shaped Joy’s coaching philosophy and approach today. Using her signature C.R.E.A.T.E. framework, Joy guides her clients through a process to become incomparable in work so they can get paid to be themselves.

Follow Joy on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joy-spencer/

#CreateOwnStorytell

“Exposure is the birthplace of possibility”

When my guest Lamarr Womble said this my mind exploded.

It made me think about how many more possibilities I’m missing because I haven’t dared to expose myself to something new.

How about you?

Are you exposing yourself to new things?

Could this exposure be the birthplace of not just new possibilities but of new dreams?

This ability to expose yourself to new things is just one of the skills that Lamarr opened up my mind to in our conversation about the skills we need to make our dreams come true.

Overall this conversation made me realize that this is a missing piece from what I’ve been sharing with you here at Reframe to Create.

While I always encourage you to create and get on with building your dream life, Lamarr shows that there is a step before that.

Building a solid foundation of skills that will support that dream.

We dig deeper into what this looks like.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• The foundational skills you need to build to support your dreams

• The power of invested mentors who will create the space for your experimentation

• How your job can be a skill builder and supporter for your dreams

And much more!

If you’re ready to go after your dreams and create beautiful things, but can’t figure out why you keep getting stuck, Lamarr may have the answer to why.

Listen in with your notebook and pen to enjoy an informative and inspiring conversation!

About my guest: Lamarr Womble is a nationally recognized Keynote Speaker, Executive Coach, Leadership expert and co-host of The Men Up Podcast Host. He helps audiences to access a more fulfilled life by helping them to discover “it’s not just about what you do but who you want to be”. He focuses on three areas 1) Conquering the battle in your mind 2) Doing the work you love and 3) Leading self/other to happiness.

For Lamarr, these are the key components to winning and living a powerful life. He is the creator of “The You Book Journal” and author of “Legendary: How Any Student Can Become A Legendary Leader!”

Since 2008, Lamarr has delivered his message to over 60,000 students, educators, and corporate professionals.

He’s been featured on MSNBC and as a Tedx and Tedx Youth speaker.

Contact Lamarr:

Social Media: @LamarrWomble on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lamarrwomble/

Website:https://lamarrwomble.com/corporate/

Website: https://passionforleadership.com/about/

About: The Reframe to Create podcast is hosted by Joy Spencer, an Executive Leadership and Storytelling Coach, Speaker, and Organizational Development Consultant working with professionals and leaders at all levels within organizations. Joy leverages over 17 years of experience she gained while working to champion change in social justice movements, including those related to global access to essential medicines and consumer advocacy for online privacy. This work required a dogged commitment to not merely challenging the status quo, but to reimagining and working towards creating an ideal future. It is this commitment to creating that has shaped Joy’s coaching philosophy and approach today. Using her signature C.R.E.A.T.E. framework, Joy guides her clients through a process to become incomparable in work so they can get paid to be themselves.

Follow Joy on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joy-spencer/

#CreateOwnStorytell

What would it look like if your life’s mission found alignment in your job?

How would it feel to go to your job every single day knowing you were living out your life’s purpose?

It would feel phenomenal, wouldn't it?

This episode’s guest doesn’t just know how this looks and feels but she also knows what it takes to get there!

And she’s going to show us how.

Josephine Garnem stopped by to share the twists and exciting turns that have led her from being misaligned to finally getting paid in her job to live out her life’s mission.

You’ll learn:

• The three things that set her up to get paid to be herself in a job that aligns with her mission.

• Lessons from turning her pain into purpose

• The important role that collaborating with others played in her journey

And much more!

If you wonder about the possibility of bringing job and mission alignment into your life after years or decades of misalignment then this is your “how-to” guide to getting paid to be you in this way.

About my guest: Josephine Garnem is the Executive Director of the Healy International Relief Foundation. She has over 25 years of global experience as an experienced community mobilizer and humanitarian professional. Having lived and worked in Sierra Leone, Uganda, Cameroon, Nigeria, the Middle East, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Haiti, and also within their diaspora communities in the USA, she has a deep contextual understanding of both relief and development.

She has designed and implemented training and capacity strengthening initiatives for local organizations fostering deliberate partnerships with universities, hospitals, governments, and donors. Moreover, she has effectively mobilized resources for affected communities by forging coalitions with diaspora groups, embassies, businesses, and donors.

Josephine’s transformative work in immigrant communities in Maryland since 2007 has involved raising awareness of health disparities, supporting literacy, and facilitating workforce development. Additionally, she leads interfaith dialogues on peace and social justice issues.

Connect with Josephine: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephine-garnem-674628/

About: The Reframe to Create podcast is hosted by Joy Spencer, an Executive Leadership and Storytelling Coach, Speaker, and Organizational Development Consultant working with professionals and leaders at all levels within organizations. Joy leverages over 17 years of experience she gained while working to champion change in social justice movements, including those related to global access to essential medicines and consumer advocacy for online privacy. This work required a dogged commitment to not merely challenging the status quo, but to reimagining and working towards creating an ideal future. It is this commitment to creating that has shaped Joy’s coaching philosophy and approach today. Using her signature C.R.E.A.T.E. framework, Joy guides her clients through a process to become incomparable in work so they can get paid to be themselves.

Follow Joy on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joy-spencer/

#CreateOwnStorytell

Do you hope that if you leave things alone they’ll sort themselves out?

Maybe you believe the old adage that “time heals all wounds”.

While this may be true for some things it’s definitely not true when it comes to your gifts!

In this matter, time will not lead to something better automatically.

In fact, the opposite will happen in time to your creating muscles.

They’ll atrophy. They’ll congeal. They’ll get flabby and weak.

In this episode, I share a very squeamish personal story about how I learned that you must happen to your life and your gifts or things will fester and go very bad.

I hope it inspires you to get up off the couch of your life and into your creating workshop!

Hold on to your hat!

About: The Reframe to Create podcast is hosted by Joy Spencer, an Executive Leadership and Storytelling Coach, Speaker, and Organizational Development Consultant working with professionals and leaders at all levels within organizations. Joy leverages over 17 years of experience she gained while working to champion change in social justice movements, including those related to global access to essential medicines and consumer advocacy for online privacy. This work required a dogged commitment to not merely challenging the status quo, but to reimagining and working towards creating an ideal future. It is this commitment to creating that has shaped Joy’s coaching philosophy and approach today. Using her signature C.R.E.A.T.E. framework, Joy guides her clients through a process to become incomparable in work so they can get paid to be themselves.

Follow Joy on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joy-spencer/

#CreateOwnStorytell

What’s style got to do with any of it?

Isn’t a focus on your style just a vanity project?

Isn’t your expertise more important than the clothes you’re wearing?

These are the questions I had for my guest and Image coach, Solita Roberts.

And she set me straight with the most powerful reframe on style I’ve heard!

You’re going to be blown away and discover that you’ve had a tool in hand for showcasing and attracting more work that you haven’t leveraged.

It’s time to get your arms around the story your style tells about your work so you can get paid to be you as you make your unique contribution to the world!

In this episode, we discuss:

• How and why your style can tell a powerful story about your work

• How your style can do the heavy lifting for you when you network, especially if you’re an introvert

• How you can develop a style that represents you and your work in the most authentic light

Let's get it!

About my guest:

Solita Roberts is a banking and finance professional turned Image Coach, Speaker, & Personal Stylist. She is the creator of Style To Impact® - a transformative and individualistic experience that goes beyond fashion and creates new rules for style and self-expression.

Inside her programs, she teaches and equips women entrepreneurs, professionals, and speakers who are forging a distinct path in business, life, and career show up confident and create an irresistible brand presence.

Solita has boldly redefined how to dress as a professional, crafting tailored looks that flawlessly align with each individual’s values and brand so they can leave a lasting impression and effortlessly command any room.

When not sharing her message on her LinkedIn live show, she has been welcomed as a speaker, workshop facilitator, and podcast guest across the United States.

Solita was named one of LinkedIn’s Top Voices in the Fashion and Beauty Industry and featured on The CW Network.

Follow Solita:

WEBSITE: https://styletoimpact.com/

INSTAGRAM: @styletoimpact https://www.instagram.com/styletoimpact/

LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/solitacroberts/

#CreateOwnStorytell

About: The Reframe to Create podcast is hosted by Joy Spencer, an Executive Leadership and Storytelling Coach, Speaker, and Organizational Development Consultant working with professionals and leaders at all levels within organizations. Joy leverages over 17 years of experience she gained while working to champion change in social justice movements, including those related to global access to essential medicines and consumer advocacy for online privacy. This work required a dogged commitment to not merely challenging the status quo, but to reimagining and working towards creating an ideal future. It is this commitment to creating that has shaped Joy’s coaching philosophy and approach today. Using her signature C.R.E.A.T.E. framework, Joy guides her clients through a process to become incomparable in work so they can get paid to be themselves.

Follow Joy on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joy-spencer/

What can we learn from Ms. Celie of The Color Purple and Tyler Perry?

Well as it turns out…alot!

These two are powerhouses when it comes to personal branding and creating in a way that allows them to be paid to be themselves.

In this episode, I tease out how they both live out the Reframe to Create 3 Pillars of Getting Paid to Be You.

These are about how to create with your gifts, own what you create, and tell powerful stories about it.

Create. Own. Storytell.

These are the three areas you need to focus on if you’re going to set yourself apart this year and make the unique contribution you were born to make.

But we dig deeper into ownership and why it's non-negotiable.

Listen in to see how they do it and how you can do it too!

#CreateOwnStorytell

About: The Reframe to Create podcast is hosted by Joy Spencer, an Executive Leadership and Storytelling Coach, Speaker, and Organizational Development Consultant working with professionals and leaders at all levels within organizations. Joy leverages over 17 years of experience she gained while working to champion change in social justice movements, including those related to global access to essential medicines and consumer advocacy for online privacy. This work required a dogged commitment to not merely challenging the status quo, but to reimagining and working towards creating an ideal future. It is this commitment to creating that has shaped Joy’s coaching philosophy and approach today. Using her signature C.R.E.A.T.E. framework, Joy guides her clients through a process to become incomparable in work so they can get paid to be themselves.

Follow Joy on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joy-spencer/

Do you know your mission?

When was the last time you reviewed it or did something that moved you toward it?

Staying mission-minded instead of job-focused is something I advise my clients to do all the time.

But it’s tough when you work in a job-obsessed society and in a job that might be full of constant change and drama.

How do you stay focused and keep creating under these circumstances?

You need to give your job a different role so that you can be about the business of being a creating maven who is making a unique contribution and getting paid to be you.

In this episode, I’ve got two reframes for you on how to think about your job so that instead of you getting sucked into its vortex you make it serve you, your life, and what you want to create.

About: The Reframe to Create podcast is hosted by Joy Spencer, an Executive Leadership and Storytelling Coach, Speaker, and Organizational Development Consultant working with professionals and leaders at all levels within organizations. Joy leverages over 17 years of experience she gained while working to champion change in social justice movements, including those related to global access to essential medicines and consumer advocacy for online privacy. This work required a dogged commitment to not merely challenging the status quo, but to reimagining and working towards creating an ideal future. It is this commitment to creating that has shaped Joy’s coaching philosophy and approach today. Using her signature C.R.E.A.T.E. framework, Joy guides her clients through a process to become incomparable in work so they can get paid to be themselves.

Follow Joy on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joy-spencer/

Have you ever been disappointed?

Of course, you have! You’re human and you’re living life.

But even though disappointment is a part of life it still hurts and can sometimes put a deep and intractable fear into our bones.

We’ll do anything, ANYTHING to avoid being disappointed again!

The price of this way of living is to shortchange so much goodness and opportunity.

But it can be a tough habit to break.

What if you could become immune to the fear of disappointment?

How would you show up in life and work with this superpower?

In this episode, I help you get a reframe to disappointment so that you can embrace it, continue dreaming, and keep creating!

About: The Reframe to Create podcast is hosted by Joy Spencer, an Executive Leadership and Storytelling Coach, Speaker, and Organizational Development Consultant working with professionals and leaders at all levels within organizations. Joy leverages over 17 years of experience she gained while working to champion change in social justice movements, including those related to global access to essential medicines and consumer advocacy for online privacy. This work required a dogged commitment to not merely challenging the status quo, but to reimagining and working towards creating an ideal future. It is this commitment to creating that has shaped Joy’s coaching philosophy and approach today. Using her signature C.R.E.A.T.E. framework, Joy guides her clients through a process to become incomparable in work so they can get paid to be themselves.

Follow Joy on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joy-spencer/

Do you feel like you don’t have a story to tell?

Even if you have one are you afraid you’re not a good storyteller?

Do you question if storytelling is something that a professional like you should even be concerned about?

You’re not alone with these questions!

Whether you’re a leader in an organization, an individual contributor, or an entrepreneur learning how to wrap your arms around it, storytelling is key to connection and success.

It’s not merely a nice to have but an indispensable skill!

My guest Karen Eber has the answers you’re looking for and much more! She’s a storytelling expert and author of The Perfect Story: How to Tell Stories that Inform, Influence, and Inspire and has much to share.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• Why taking charge of and telling your own story is so important

• What to do if you feel like you don’t have a story to tell

• When a story is manipulative and when it’s not

• The process of incorporating regular story crafting into your life

• How to tell a story that’s perfect for your moment and audience

• When to share a story and when you can go without it

• How the most powerful stories we tell are the ones we tell ourselves

It’s storytime!

About my guest:

Karen Eber is global leadership consultant and keynote speaker. Her TED Talk,How your brain responds to stories – and why they’re crucial for leaders, continues to inspire millions. As the CEO and Chief Storyteller ofEber Leadership Group, Karen helps companies build leaders, teams, and culture, one story at a time.

Karen works with Fortune 500 companies like General Electric, Facebook, Kraft Heinz, Kate Spade, and Microsoft. She guest lectures at universities including the London School of Business, MIT, and Stanford.

She is a former Head of Culture, Chief Learning Officer and Head of Leadership Development at General Electric and Deloitte. Karen frequently contributes to and is featured in Fast Company, Quartz, Thrive Global, Entrepreneur, MSN, Forbes, NPR, Inc, NY Post, and Business Insider.

Karen’s book, The Perfect Story: How to Tell Stories That Inform, Influence, and Inspire is a Porchlight Books Bestseller and is a Next Big ideas Club Must Read. It was published October 2023 with HarperCollins.