Creative Musings with Tracy Loring

Ever find yourself scrambling to keep up or feeling like you've lost control of your timeline? Not sure how to get back on track or what got you off track to begin with? It could be that you're not focusing on the most important things.  In this podcast I chat with leadership development coach and writer, Harry Max (bio below). Harry shares some key premises from his upcoming book on prioritization, why it's important, as well as some of  his lessons learned along the way. We explore what it looks like to bring our humanity to work, how to be our truest selves and to lead with that truth, what it looks like when we don't, and the impacts of when we do.

About Harry:
Harry Max is all about empowering individuals, teams, and leaders to improve in times of volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity through one-on-one executive leadership development coaching, consulting, training, and at times hands-on operational leadership.

Current and former clients include executives, founders, operational leaders, and key talent at companies that include Apple, Adobe, Dell, Dictionary.com, Google, HP, Ithaka, Informatica, Microsoft, O’Reilly, Rackspace, Silicon Image, SAP, Skype, Slack, Symantec, Yahoo, and Yotascale who find themselves in need of an experienced and technically-savvy collaborator.

Harry is writing a book on prioritization (for business). Surprisingly, few books have been published on this critical topic.

The vast majority of people, teams, and organizations are overwhelmed and underperforming continuously lurching from one “urgent” project to the next…while failing to make sustainable progress on what’s most important.

The reason? We lack the knowledge and skills to prioritize. In Priorities, the book, Harry reveals a powerful 5-step prioritization process that combines strategies, frameworks, techniques, tools to help you prioritize anything, anytime, anywhere.

By showing you how to “prioritize prioritization,” you’re able to consistently create better plans and make more informed decisions, and systematically close the gap between where you are and where you want or need to be.

You can learn more about and connect with Harry here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/harrymax

You can learn more about and connect with me here:
https://www.tracyloring.com/

How do you know if you're living the life you'd love? What would it look like if you decided what success was on your own terms? Join me as I explore these topics and more with coach and founder of Flittersphere, Suzette Conway. We discuss the idea of spirit centered metrics and what it looks like to have agency in your own life.

Learn more about Flittersphere and connect with Suzette here: http://www.flittersphere.com

Connect with me at: https://www.tracyloring.com

Thanks for listening!

The need and drive to be perfect... a useful strategy or another form of self-harm? Join me as I chat with leadership coach, Sarah Martin, as she shares her own journey with perfectionism and how deescalating the stakes has been a key strategy for her to move beyond the confines of perfectionism.

You can learn more about Sarah and her workshops here: https://www.homebodycreative.org/

Other links mentioned:
Neuro Strategies: https://www.strategicbrain.com/
Embodiment: https://embodiedfacilitator.com/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfgLCTiNzVpIeL_j7Icxh8w

Connect with me at: https://www.TracyLoring.com

Parenting can be tough, let's face it. I love my daughter and I love being a parent.  It can be hard hard work, frustrating, and sometimes I long for the days before I became a parent. All of those feelings can exist simultaneously.

In this mini musing I'm sharing some insights that came to me after a particularly tough AM with my daughter. I share the tools that are serving me the best right now. They are great tools for any situation, not just parenting. If you try any of these techniques, I'd love to hear from you!

You can connect with me at: https://www.tracyloring.com/

Here are links to some of the topics I reference:
Embodiment course: https://embodiedfacilitator.com/fec/
ABC Centring technique: https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=wsXHcDBcuEI
The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz: https://www.miguelruiz.com/the-four-agreements

I wish you the very best on your parenting journey.

Ever find yourself obsessing about things you could/should have done differently? I have! In this mini musing I share insights and tools on how to stop from going down the spiral of beating ourselves up over past events. I share a simple tool that can stop that particular spiral of self-harm and turn that experience into a path forward with new insights and a renewed focus on what we want to create.

If you try this tool I'd love to hear from you and how it went! You can reach out to me at https://www.tracyloring.com/. Happy creating!

References in this episode:

• The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz: https://www.miguelruiz.com/the-four-agreements
• Permission to Heal with Rebecca Berciunas: https://tracyloring.buzzsprout.com/1236842/5168569-permission-to-heal-with-rebecca-berciunas

Join me as I chat with movement coach Rebecca Berciunas. We explore the power and impact of working with the body, of language, parenting, and the idea of permission. (TRIGGER WARNING: we discuss the topic of sexual abuse and its impact.)

You can learn more about Rebecca here: https://www.facebook.com/TFLRebecca.

Thanks for listening!

Have you ever held yourself back from going after something you'd love because the circumstances weren't right? In this mini musing I talk about how we can let circumstances limit us from creating what we would love, from seeing opportunities and options that we didn't know existed, and that we don't have to. I share a personal story of overcoming my own circumstances to create the most precious thing in my life. 

Thank you for listening! You can connect with me at TracyLoring.com. Subscribe to be notified of new content, workshops, and more! Happy creating!

I speak with Roman Salwa, licensed therapist and social worker about his observations during the time of Covid. We discuss change, trauma, and an inspiring message about the beauty of humanity. Thanks for listening! You can connect with Roman here:  https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/roman-salwa-new-york-ny/765510?sid=5f2ddeba3bf21&name=roman+salwa&ref=1&tr=ResultsName

In this episode, I speak with Ellen Coomber, CEO and Founder of Expanding Possibilities. We hear about Ellen's journey and the premises that have served her and those she works with to create the lives they love. [Links mentioned in this podcast] Ellen and Expanding possibilities: (https://www.expandingpossibilities.today) Embodiment learning and resources: (https://embodiedfacilitator.com/) (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfgL...) The incomparable Harry Max: (https://www.linkedin.com/in/harrymax/)

Sharing some insights on finding my mission and the people I serve. This can be a powerful exercise to check if you are aligned with your truth. I'll share what I've learned, along with an invitation for you to do the same. Thanks for listening!