Inner Impact

In this episode of Inner Impact, we explore the powerful yet challenging process of connecting with your deepest desires. Together, we’ll reflect on how external influences and caregiving roles may have shaped your ability to name and honor what you truly want.Through a grounding practice and reflective prompts, you’ll have the opportunity to tune into your heart’s wisdom, listen to what it needs, and take the first small steps toward aligning your actions with your inner desires.This is our final episode before the holidays, and we’ll be back in January. Until then, thank you for listening, and keep sparking your inner impact! — 00:00:52 Naming Your Desires: Why It’s Hard & Why It Matters 00:03:37 Tune Into Your Heart Practice 00:06:02 Reflection Prompts 00:14:46 Closing Thoughts and Farewell— ✨ Want to clarify your needs and desires and plan actionable steps to honor them so you can create a business that brings joy and positive change in your life and the world? Download your free Find Clarity toolkit.💬 Want to deepen, integrate, or further apply what will come up for you during your reflections? Let's hop on a call to explore how I can support you with my coaching services.💌 Want to keep in touch and up to date? Sign up for my weekly newsletter.📬 Want to drop me a line? Email me at hello at caretoimpact.com

In this episode of Inner Impact, your host Giada welcomes the very first podcast guest: Amanda Laird, a feminist marketing strategist and business advisor. Amanda chats about her work philosophy, the concept of a feminist business, and how putting her principles into practice requires ongoing work.The conversation dives into Amanda's journey, the importance of asking, 'What is enough?' and the transformative power of aligning your actions with your core self and values. Amanda keeps it real, sharing her inspiring personal practices and insights as well as challenges and life lessons that will resonate with many solopreneurs and small business owners.---02:11 Amanda's Feminist Business&Marketing Philosophy06:55 Applying Feminist Principles & Embracing Imperfection16:39 Misaligned Measures of Success25:10 The Concept of Just Enough31:50 Exploring Alignment in Business38:09 Amanda's Tools for Reconnecting & Realigning47:50 Amanda's Next Aligned Action49:34 Reflection Prompts---🔗 LinksConnect with Amanda on her Slow&Steady websiteCheck out her book "Heavy Flow, Breaking the Curse of Menstruation"Learn more about the "Goldilocks curve of stress"📖 People, Resources, and BooksMadeleine Shaw and Suzanne Siemens, co-founders of AisleKelly DielsJennifer Armbrust's SisterC.V. HarquailStephanie Pellet and her Slowpreneur PodcastJulia Cameron's Morning Pages, as mentioned in her "The Artist's Way"Emma Donovan's meditations on Insight TimerThe book about about the Internal Family Systems Model, "No Bad Parts" by Richard Schwartz---✨ Want to clarify your needs and desires and plan actionable steps to honor them so you can create a business that brings joy and positive change in your life and the world? Download your free Find Clarity toolkit.💬 Want to deepen, integrate, or further apply what will come up for you during your reflections? Let's hop on a call to explore how I can support you with my coaching services.💌 Want to keep in touch and up to date? Sign up for my weekly newsletter.📬 Want to drop me a line? Email me at hello at caretoimpact.com

In this episode, I share some insights inspired by Omkari Williams’ book “Micro Activism”. We’ll explore how businesses can do more than just make transactions and actually be powerful forces for change.One of the main ideas I will highlight is how even small, intentional actions can create meaningful ripples in the world.As usual, I’ll also share some reflection prompts to help you think about the kind of legacy you’d like to leave and how you can take actionable steps to create it through your business. —00:00:52 Business As A Tool For Change 00:02:50 Grounding Exercise 00:03:58 Exploring Micro Activism In Business 00:07:17 Reflection Prompts—Links:🔗 Omkari Williams' "Micro Activism" book: https://www.omkariwilliams.com/the-book—Resources:✨ Want to clarify your needs and desires and plan actionable steps to honor them so you can create a business that brings joy and positive change in your life and the world? Download your free Find Clarity toolkit.💬 Want to deepen, integrate, or further apply what will come up for you during your reflections? Let's hop on a call to explore how I can support you with my coaching services.💌 Want to keep in touch and up to date? Sign up for my weekly newsletter.📬 Want to drop me a line? Email me at hello at caretoimpact.com

In this episode of Inner Impact, I’ll take you through a grounding practice and a soothing visualization exercise, helping you connect deeply with yourself, the present moment, and the feelings of calm, confidence, and power.During the visualization, you’ll come across a special object that can guide you on your journey to inner alignment. To wrap things up and help you take meaningful steps forward, I’ll share three reflection prompts to help deepen your understanding and encourage you to put your new insights into (aligned!) action.__[1:10] What We'll Do Today[2:42] Grounding Practice[4:58] Visualization Beginning[8:51] Reflection Prompts for Aligned Action— ✨ Want to clarify your needs and desires and plan actionable steps to honor them so you can create a business that brings joy and positive change in your life and the world? Download your free Find Clarity toolkit.💬 Want to deepen, integrate, or further apply what will come up for you during your reflections? Let’s hop on a call to explore how I can support you with my coaching services.💌 Want to keep in touch and up to date? Sign up for my weekly newsletter.📬 Want to drop me a line? Email me at hello at caretoimpact.com

In this episode of Inner Impact, I take you on a journey of reflection that's all about boosting self-awareness and inspiring you to take aligned action in both your business and personal life. We dive into some reflection prompts to help you build or refresh your weekly review routine.This episode is a gentle reminder that the journey toward aligned action begins with taking a moment to reflect and gain insight, starting with recognizing the lessons we can learn from the past week.By taking time to celebrate your accomplishments while identifying areas for improvement, you'll nurture a helpful inner dialogue, slow down to savor the present moment, and cherish your progress while setting the tone and intentions for the week ahead.Check out the show notes, prompts, and transcript at caretoimpact.com/podcast.---Episode Highlights02:04 - How The Episode Is Going To Work03:24 - Grounding Exercise04:47 - First Reflection Prompt06:21 - Second Reflection Prompt07:54 - Third Reflection Prompt9:35 - Fourth Reflection Prompt11:19 - Fifth Reflection Prompt13:14 - Sixth Reflection Prompt---✨ Want to clarify your needs and desires and plan actionable steps to honor them so you can create a business that brings joy and positive change in your life and the world? Download your free Find Clarity toolkit.💬 Want to deepen, integrate, or further apply what will come up for you during your reflections? Let's hop on a call to explore how I can support you with my coaching services.💌 Want to keep in touch and up to date? Sign up for my weekly newsletter.📬 Want to drop me a line? Email me at hello at caretoimpact.com

In this introductory episode of Inner Impact, we'll explore three common patterns that might be holding you back from taking aligned action, we'll see how to move forward and what's the goal of this podcast, and I'll share what kinds of episodes you can expect.Can't wait to get started with you on this exciting journey!---00:00 Introduction to Inner Impact00:44 The Challenge of Taking Aligned Action02:22 Three Patterns That Hinder Progress06:03 Finding Aligned Action07:05 Episode Formats Overview08:41 Reflection and Connection---✨ Want to clarify your needs and desires and plan actionable steps to honor them so you can create a business that brings joy and positive change in your life and the world? Download your free Find Clarity toolkit. 💬 Want to deepen, integrate, or further apply what will come up for you during your reflections? Let's hop on a call to explore how I can support you with my coaching services. 💌 Want to keep in touch and up to date? Sign up for my weekly newsletter. 📬 Want to drop me a line? Email me at hello at caretoimpact.com