One On One with Mista Yu - Choose To Show Up: The REAL Daily Discipline Separators w/ Marcy Axelrod

Ever had so much inside you that the words just won’t come out right? We talk with professional speaker, management consultant, and award-winning author Marcy Axelrod about what it’s like to lose your voice early in life, and how that experience can become a blueprint for deeper presence, better leadership, and more authentic communication. Marcy shares how childhood stuttering shaped her lens on human behavior and empathy, and why “showing up” is not just something you do with language, but something people feel from you.We break down Marcy’s “Nature’s playbook” for a meaningful life through her three-level model: level one (barely there), level two (getting by on autopilot), and level three (truly showing up). We dig into why level two is so sneaky in modern life, how stress pulls us into narrow “get it done” thinking, and what it takes to return to creativity, curiosity, and emotional intelligence. Along the way, Marcy connects these ideas to neuroscience, the power of awe, and even how art can stop us long enough to open our minds and soften our edges.If you’re trying to build workplace connection, lead with more humanity, or simply feel like yourself again, you’ll leave with clear practices: calm the body, name what’s driving you, and choose presence on purpose. Listen now, then subscribe, share this with someone who’s been running on fumes, and leave a review so more people can find the show.Our team will choose random (but timely) episodes from our previous three seasons (which are our most popular ever!) to share with our listeners during the slower parts of a long podcast season. We think you will enjoy them! Thanks for listening!Coffee aficionados and Health Conscious listeners, our show has some new sponsors and they’re offering you the best discounts their stores have. Links are below. Start saving now!Quantum Squares: Support the showAre you a guest with a message of hope and faith, overcome tragedy and addiction, creativity, invention, or you just have questions about society and culture? The “They Can Me Mista Yu” brand of podcasts is looking for guests!Book your interview today: https://www.joinpodmatch.com/theycallmemistayuGive the shows a listen: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/they-call-me-mista-yu/id1535535535Faith. Society & Culture. Your Inspirational Stories. Mental Health. Entrepreneurship. We talk about what matters to you! Join Mista Yu across our shows:🎙 Inspiration Station🎙 They Call Me Mista Yu🎙 One on One With Mista Yu🎙 The Men’s Roundtable Series / MRTS Interview SpotlightIf you would like to support the show, here’s how you can do that: https://www.patreon.com/cw/theycallmemistayu and https://buymeacoffee.com/theycallmemistayu Thank you for watching and listening!