Unleashing YOUR Great Work

Unleashing Your Great Work is a podcast about doing the work that matters the most to you. Your Great Work might involve building a business, inciting a movement, creating breathtaking art, writing world-changing books, or helping other people to heal and grow into their potential. Cognitive psychologist and coach, Dr. Amanda Crowell, combines a fascination for human achievement with a passion for helping others to explore how to get YOUR Great Work out into the world where it belongs.

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episode 25: How to Become the Hero of Your Own Story with Michelle Kaplan | UYGW25


This week we welcome our guest Michelle Kaplan. Overcoming struggles in her HR career, Michelle discovered her true voice through her writing and poetry. This ultimately led her to her new position as a co-producer in an off-broadway theatre show. Uncover how Michelle came to live her true genius and how it can help you live yours. 

Join us as we discuss:

02:58 Heroism and the fascinating things about it.

05:07 Having that voice through writing a poem or book.

08:39 Getting to know Michelle Kaplan.

11:00 How did Michelle meet Ken Davenport.

15:10 It’s the goal and strong leadership team that brings success to the show.

23:07 The struggles that Michelle overcomes in her HR career and as a new producer on a show.

27:38 Michelle’s discoveries about herself.

32:03 There's no greater satisfaction than helping and seeing somebody successfully unfold their journey.

33:10 Everyone's an expert and is a genius.

37:01 Intentions rather than specific goals.

40:15 There's no way to guarantee a disappointment less, loss less, and grief less life.

About the Guest:

Michelle Kaplan is Founder and CEO of an HR consulting and training firm specializing in Organizational Effectiveness and Leadership Development. Specific areas of focus include emotional intelligence, change management, creating and sustaining high performance teams, effective decision-making, and increasing psychological safety at work.

Michelle is also a Co-Producer in theatre. The current show she is involved with is the new musical Harmony which just finished its Off-Broadway run. Finally, Michelle is also a published author with her two books of poetry recognized as Amazon’s Top Hot New Releases for Inspirational Poetry, with a third book on its way. Michelle posts her poems every day on Instagram @themichellekaplan.

Feel free to connect with Michelle at:

Website www.michellejkaplan.com

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

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/themichellekaplan/

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/michellejkaplan/

 

About the Host:

Dr. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist, speaker, author and coach changing our perspective on the world of work. It IS possible to do Great Work-- launch a successful business, make a scientific discovery, raise a tight-knit family, or manage a global remote team-- without sacrificing your health, happiness and relationships.

Amanda is the Author of the forthcoming book, Great Work: Do What Matter Most Without Sacrificing Everything Else, and the creator of the Great Work Journals. Amanda's TEDx talk has received more than a million views and has been featured on TED's Ideas blog and Ted Shorts.

Her ideas have also been featured on NPR, Al Jazeera, The Wall Street Journal, Quartz, and Thrive Global.

Sponsored By The Aligned Time Journal

The Unleashing Your Great Work podcast is sponsored by the Aligned Time Journal! The Aligned Time Journal is here to answer the question "But HOW?" How can we figure out what our Great Work is? How can we get started, stay with it, and finish our Great Work so it can go out in the world and have an impact?

Click here to learn more, and try it out for yourself!

For more information about the Unleashing YOUR Great Work podcast or to learn more about Dr. Amanda Crowell, check out my website: amandacrowell.com

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