In this episode you’ll hear a tribute to you - your strength, your courage, your openness, and your wisdom – everything that makes you beautiful without all the stuff that makes you doubt that. For more fun, self-care, career, executive presence and self-regulation resources on how to have fun, be connected, and be effective go to www.MaryLeeGannon.com

People confuse power with something nefarious. We all need power over our lives to be the driver of our own destiny. Where it gets sticky is when people impose power over others to pacify their own fear of inadequacy as if intimidation and distress are the only ways to motivate. It's dominance over relevance. In this episode of The Still Space Podcast we discuss how the trap of power alienates and pushes people away as well as how to deal with difficult people who value power for the wrong reasons. For more fun, self-care, career, executive presence and self-regulation resources on how to have fun, be connected, and be effective go to www.MaryLeeGannon.com

You aren’t human if you haven’t made assumptions or had expectations. Everyone has them. An assumption is a foregone conclusion made without factual supporting evidence. An expectation is a wish with entitlement. The lessons here? Both lack patience, self-awareness, wisdom, and are deadly to your peace. So, what do we do with them to stop the happiness hemorrhage when things don’t go according to plan? In this episode we talk about how to recognize the fictional stories you tell yourself, the harm they do to your peace, and how they feed into expectations – the ultimate thief of your happiness and closeness with your family. For more fun, self-care, career, executive presence and self-regulation resources go to www.MaryLeeGannon.com