002: Enlightened Selfishness

by | Apr 22, 2018 | Podcast | 0 comments

 

Today we discuss the importance of making self-care a priority in our busy lives.

 

Transformational speaker and coach, Lea Bayles, shares powerful insight on how we can engage in “enlightened selfishness” and stop feeling guilty for taking time to care for ourselves. Financial consultant, Cheri Blair, also joins us today to share valuable advice on finding a financial balance in our lives and feeling empowered about money.

 

We Discuss:

  • How difficult experiences in our lives open the portal for growth
  • Learning how to embrace changing it up
  • Saying the right thing when you don’t know what to say
  • How to take time for yourself regardless of how busy your schedule is
  • Balancing self-care with relationships, work, and other obligations
  • Prioritizing a never-ending to-do list
  • The importance of helping yourself before helping others
  • Secrets for engaging in enlightened selfishness
  • Lea’s immune system crash that led her to big changes in her life
  • Organizing our lives from the inside out and listening to that inner signal
  • The “I feel selfish” trap that holds us back
  • The 3 keys to utilizing enlightened selfishness
  • How self-care impacts our health, aging, mood, and productivity
  • Reframing the way we think about challenges and things that cause us stress
  • Recognizing what self-talk patterns are helpful vs. destructive
  • Secrets to making your money last and grow
  • Finding a financial balance and feeling more empowered about your money
  • Breaking the old-school taboos about money

 

“Self-care is the one irreplaceable form of healthcare. If you don’t have great self-care, you’re not going to have optimal health.”  –  Lea Bayles

 

About Lea:

Lea Bayles, M.A. is a Transformational Speaker, Coach, Radio show host, and a Catalyst for the Creative Power of Love.

30 years ago Lea had a serious immune system crash. It woke her up to the extraordinary healing power within each of us and led her to a career in holistic wellness.

Today, Lea empowers entrepreneurs and creatives to thrive in body, mind, and soul so they can create the lives and the impact they were born to create.

She is beloved for her engaging, lively approach, paradigm-shifting experiences, and her unique blend of humor and compassion, wisdom and playfulness, spiritual perspectives, and down-to-earth practicality.

Lea hosts the We Are More Radio Show – Expanding into the Fullness of Who We Really Are – offering inspiring conversations with visionaries, change makers and everyday heroes.

She has a master’s degree in psychology and extensive training and experience in education, theater, mind-body healing, energy medicine, spirituality, yoga and expressive therapies.

Lea has held numerous wellness positions including mind-body therapist and educator, corporate employee wellness coordinator, yoga therapy program director, and facilitator of group medical visits.

She also wrote the book Take Back Your Life, Moving from Chronic Pain to Life-long Healing and numerous articles, meditations and spoken word poems.

 

About Cheri:

Cheri L. Blair has been serving and empowering women, pre-retirees, and business owners and their families with financial services for over 23 years.

After joining Metlife Financial Services in 1994, she created and presented empowering informational seminars and workshops to inform, support, and inspire “Women Financially” and developed plans and options for women, their businesses, and families.

Cheri joined Michael J. Lucia & Associates in 2011, welcoming the opportunity to partner with the thriving, comprehensive financial services organization, to provide a level of service that offered a more personal experience for her clients.

Throughout the years, Cheri’s philosophy has remained the same. She believes client relationships must be steeped in trust. She understands her client’s financial goals and what is most important to them.

Maintaining a client-centered practice, her client’s needs come first. Cheri supports, guides, and educates her clients in making informed financial decisions for today and the future! Cheri believes in taking a Holistic approach with her client’s, and that information and education are major cornerstones to their success.

 

“We need to welcome the prospect of changing it up so that we open ourselves up to something better.”  –  Paula Shaw

 

Resources Mentioned:

Stay tuned for the release of Paula’s new book, Saying the Right Thing: When You Don’t Know What To Say

Learn More About Host Paula Shaw

 

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