You would have to be living under a rock right now to not have seen the hype that has been the lead up to the barbie movie.

Barbie is an icon, perhaps the best known toy in the world.

I myself grew up idolising barbie. I loved everything about her. Dressing her up, pretend play, brushing her hair, it really was just like the song. She was a big part of my child hood.

However, arguably, once the naughties generation was born, Barbie seemed to be missing their mark with this very aware generation. They were no longer relevant, it was a dying brand, and they were leaving a legacy that some might say was a smudge sexualised, monogamist, and all in all a highly questionable brand.

The traditionally thin-waisted, blonde-haired doll has long been criticised for setting unrealistic body standards. Even after Mattel introduced a Curvy Barbie in 2016 and then barbies that represented a different, wider demographic group, they still missed the mark, the original Barbie has stuck in people’s minds and for good reason, people buy into aspiration, for better or worse, people don’t buy into *air quotes* normal.

So how has Mattel managed to turn it all around with the Barbie movie? Well, have a listen, I think this is sheer business brilliance. 

In today's episode I share with you a learning process I've gone through to help me make the hard decisions I need to in life, to not live a subpar life. 

Following on from my psychology trend lately, this one is a deep dive into some key learnings for me.

It is a big conversation, and a time where you really have to consider your role in your life, what you want from life, and where you want this thing called life to go.

In the episode I refer to a 4-step framework I use to help me to uplevel my life.

This is the 4 step process in which I analyse situations and my life.

Step 1 – Reflection

In my personal development practice I like to reflect. Whether this is a conscious exercise where I sit and spend half an hour journaling, meditating, or just thinking about my life and where I am at, or now that I practice it more regularly, reflection might look like a car trip, a walk, a bath, or a quiet time where I take a moment to assess.

Step 2 – Awareness

Once you reflect you have to become aware, aware to what is around you, your actions, your reactions, the actions and reactions of others, but most importantly what you want.

Step 3 – Consider

Consider what better response you could have had, how things could of gone differently, your part in the situation, others parts in the situation, the seriousness of it, the outcome of it, and how it sits with you. Try to take the emotion out of it and look at it logically, but then also understand your emotions to it and whether they are rationale.

Step 4 – Adjust

Is it something that needs to change? Is it the entirety of the relationship or situation or is there an area you can address to get what you need from the situation.

Have a listen and see if any of this resonates for you.

In Today's episode I dive into leadership and relationships.

How the two intertwine with eachother and what makes a great leader.

I talk through using connection as the driving force to become a great leader, in turn, creating a great culture.

But to understand how to achieve connection, you need to understand human phyche and how people work. 

I share my summarised version of the psychology of people and what capacity people need to have to be in a place to develop strong connection, and once they've reached that place, how then do you connect with people based on their learning style. 

These are just a few of my recent musings...

I then share how this can be used to become a great leader. 

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