155- From Miserably Successful to Giving Yourself Permission to be Happy with Best Selling Author & TEDx Speaker, Cortney McDermott

Guest Cortney McDermott and host Carole Jean Whittingtin delve into two transformative steps to kickstart your journey towards trusting yourself and granting permission to embrace happiness.  Discover the profound impact of paying attention to your attention as we uncover what truly brings you joy.  Cort McDermott shares invaluable insights, reminding us that sometimes, we can never fully anticipate the path ahead.  Learn how embracing trust can lead to unexpected treasures and explore three actionable ways to begin the journey of relaxation and self-assurance. Tune in now to unlock the keys to a more fulfilling and authentic life! 🔗 Connect with Carole Jean Whittington:  STEP 1: Take the Spicy Pepper Burnout Quiz and discover if you are in burnout or not, and if so, what’s your burnout level from a Poblano Pepper Level 1, where there’s just a bit of heat up to the Ghost Pepper Level 5 when “you’re so hot, you’re not.”  You’ll get the opportunity to join our free Step 2 Class after you take the quiz. Take the Quiz: https://energize.whittingtonwellbeing.com/products/courses/view/1155744  🔗 Connect with Cortney McDermott: Cortney’s books have reached multiple bestseller lists worldwide in some of the most competitive categories, including Business Mentoring and Leadership, Self Help, and Personal Development. Cortney McDermott is a bestselling author, TEDx speaker, and human potential enthusiast, with a Master of Science from the London School of Economics. Her work in the field of self-development and business strategy has been featured in Inc., Women’s Health, SUCCESS, The Huffington Post, FOX News Chicago, and many other mainstream business and lifestyle media. Cort's career highlights include her time as an executive at Vanity Fair Corporation, Vice President at Sustainability Partners Inc., and then running her own businesses, with clients and audiences at Universal Music Group, Google, Nike, and Virgin Unite. “All you have to do is look into Cortney’s eyes and you know she’s figured something out. Her gift is helping the rest of us figure it out too.” —NDABA MANDELA, Founder of Africa Rising and author of Going to the Mountain: Life Lessons from My Grandfather, Nelson Mandela  “Give Yourself Permission” This book is not about getting somewhere, because you’re already there. It’s not about becoming someone, because you already are that someone. It’s not about having or doing, because the having and doing will happen through you once you awaken to the truth of who and what you are.  If you’re tired of looking outside of yourself for the answers, allow author and mind-body expert Cortney McDermott to guide you on a journey inside yourself.  In this challenging, uplifting, and inspirational work, readers are invited to form a powerful and very personal connection to the same mind-body expert that trains some of the world’s most successful business and entertainment leaders. Get the book:  https://www.cortneymcdermott.com/book/