What a powerful episoode! Dr. Khalek Kirkland, Principal of THE Boys Prep in the Bronx, NY, is ON FIRE, as he talks everything from the power of connection to several ways to tap into our Black and Brown boy scholars differently and intently within the educational arena.
During conversations, we delve into how to humble thyself to live another day, respecting your mother, setting expectations and holding yourself accountable, with ownership and courage by your side. He shares The SARAH Model of receiving constructive feedback and I share 4 considerations of how to master your F.A.T.E. You don't want to miss it!
The title of today's episode is a quote pulled from the poem, Invictus, by William Earnest Henley, written in 1875, where, after a leg amputation and many surgery interventions on the other, he wrote this powerful piece on navigating adversity and coming out on the other side, despite the darkness that you may or may not experience within your circumstance.
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Kiran Bassi joins Lolita Walker in this episode to talk vulnerability in the workplace, shame, ethnic and corporate culture, owning your story and everything in between. What if you found the courage to tell your manager that you were uncomfortable in a particular workplace situations and their first question was, What did you do? Think about this even in your personal life! Does the weight of shame overtake you? Do you retreat and begin to question yourself? Some of us will never know until it happens to us. Others of us have been here and wonder what we could have done differently. In this episode, Kiran is telling her story, the pain, shame, conflicts within her ethnic culture, the irony of the corporate culture, owning her truth and using it to help others share their stories. Come and grab a seat around the kitchen table. Here's the run down: Welcome: 0.18 min A Bit About Kiran Bassi: 1:31 min Sponsor Ad & Promo Code: Pure Elegance (text "kitchen table" to 530.763.3648 and site - https://bit.ly/youdeserveyou ) Coaching: (3:56 min) Lolita gifts 5 considerations to shake the S.H.A.M.E. of being you Cocktails: A cheers to AliRyan08, who left a 5-star review, a cheers to each of you who continue to support this podcast and share the nuggets with others aboard your train. Conversations: (13:08) We delve deep with Kiran, as she tells her story of her being sexually harrassed at a corporate job. We talk bullying, mental health shame, resilience and giving yourself permission to process and even how to write, talk and think differently so that you may shake the shame that is threatening to overtake you. Don't forget to connect Kiran Bassi: LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gurkiranbassi/ Email: [email protected] Lolita: Coaching, Cocktails, Conversations (Clubhouse ...
This eipisode is emotion-filled and raw, yet still gifts coaching, cocktails, & conversations. Yes, I'm angry and disheartened, yet conditioned to see always see a glimmer of hope. May you remind yourself that IT IS OK NOT TO BE OK! It is ok to sit in the power of your pause, UNAPOLOGETICALLY! With the violence that's been thrust upon our black boys and men, I am giving you all of me. As a Black mother raising a Black Young Boy, the murdres, senseless acts of violence, and hate-filled streets hit hard and spun me in a momentary interruption that I wasn't ready for. Question for you - When you say the names of the Black and brown boys, men, women, and girls who have been murdered by police or hate-filled citizens (that we know of), what do you think about? When you say your name, what do you think about? When you hear my 8-year old son (Minute 22:44), what do you think about? SAY MY NAME! AND MEAN IT! DO YOU KNOW THE POWER IN YOUR NAME? Grab your CC&C Journal at https://www.lolitawalker.com/podcast to take notes, jot down actions, and do a bit of reflection during and after this episode! Additional References, some mentioned in this episode: A great list of resources to support Black Lives Matter Movement - click here My 40-card deck of affirmations: www.lolitawalker.com/shop/affirmationdeck My Book, The Intersection of You & Change: www.lolitawalker.com/the-book My TEDx Talk: https://bit.ly/LolitaTakesTedx My Zoom-Cast: Coaching, Cocktails, & Conversations: www.lolitawalker.com/contact Donate to my small biz & help keep podcast going: https://www.lolitawalker.com/donate My invite to share a topic or a guest: [email protected] to Chat soon! Cheers! Stay connected: IG, FB, Twitter, ...
Whether physical "junk" or the perceived "junk" that we find hidden within us that we carry around for way too long, Vondre Smith of http://www.myatmosfera.com, brings the absolute fire on not only how, at 5 years old, he became an entrepreneur, using the "junk" that other people did not want, but he also shares 3 immediate, “in-your-face” marketing strategies to help us get in the right audiences TODAY! In this episode, Lolita also shares 4 strategies on how to think about "JUNK," with the goal of challenging your thinking to get you moving to your bigger, better and bolder self. When you are ready, so am I! #letsgo. This episode is soooo good. Family, business, mindset, self-development, perseverance and perspective are only some of the concepts shared and discussed. Welcome to Lolita’s kitchen table! Episode Breakdown Minute 1.08 - Brief intro of Vondre Smith Minute 2.27 - Welcome to CC&C Minute 3.43 - Powerful Affirmation from Walker & Walker Enterprises - "I am a masterpiece in the making and I won't quit until I master all of me." Grab your powerful deck of 40-affirmation cards at https://www.lolitawalker.com/shop Minute 4.05 - The Show Overview and Structure Minute 4.45 - COACHING, where Lolita shares 4 strategies to reassess what you are calling junk in your life and how you can consider repurposing to become your masterpiece Minute 11.03 - COCKTAILS, where Lolita highlights the greatness of who you are and shouts out most recent 5-star reviews. So exciting. Minute 15.14 - CONVERSATIONS, with Vondre Smith Stay Connected with Vondre https://www.myatmosfera.com/ https://www.instagram.com/whodoesyourmarketing/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/atmosfera-llc/ https://www.facebook.com/Atmosferadet/?modal=admin_todo_tour Stay Connected with Lolita https://www.lolitawalker.com https://www.instagram.com/heycoachwalker https://www.linkedin.com/in/lolita-e-walker https://www.facebook.com/groups/coachingcocktailsconversations I'd love for you to leave a 5-star review with a nugget or two that you grabbed from the episode. It means a lot ...
