Purpose, Defining Our Own Success

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In this episode, Shauna sits down with Laura Gassner Otting, Author, Catalyst, and Executive Coach to discuss passion vs purpose, comparing ourselves to others and how we can use this in a positive way, defining our own definition of success as women, and advice for women entrepreneurs around ambition.  Laura’s secret superpower is seeing your greatness and reflecting it back on you, so that you can get “unstuck” — and achieve extraordinary results.  A frequent contributor to Good Morning America, the TODAY Show, Harvard Business Review, and Oprah Daily, Laura’s 30-year resume is defined by her entrepreneurial edge. She served as a Presidential Appointee in Bill Clinton’s White House, helping shape AmeriCorps; left a leadership role at respected national search firm to expand a tech start-up; and founded, ran, and sold her own global search firm, partnering with the full gamut of mission driven corporate and nonprofit executives.  Laura is turned on by the audacity of The Big Idea and that larger-than-life goal you just can’t seem to shake. She’s an instigator, motivator, and provocateur, and she’s never met a revolution she didn’t like. Just ask her enduringly patient husband, two almost-grown sons, and two troublesome pups with whom she lives outside of Boston, MA. Laura is the author of Limitless: How to Ignore Everybody, Carve Your Own Path, and Live Your Best Life (2019), which debuted at #2 on the Washington Post bestseller list (right behind Michelle Obama), has been translated into Arabic, Korean, Turkish, Portuguese, and German, and which Good Morning America’s Robin Roberts chose as one of her Favorite Books of 2019, as well as Mission-Driven: Moving from Profit to Purpose (2015). Her forthcoming book, Wonderhell, is being released on Tuesday, April 4, 2023. Resources Laura’s Books: https://www.lauragassnerotting.com/books  Connect with Laura  Website: https://www.lauragassnerotting.com/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/heylgo  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heylgo/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/heylgo/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heylgo/  Sponsor For more resources and information for women entrepreneurs be sure to connect to our incredible podcast sponsor the Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub  Connect with Us Website: thefinancecafe.ca/  Instagram: @thefinancecafeofficial  LinkedIn: The Finance Cafe  Learn more about our financial literacy program designed specifically for you and don’t forget to use code PODCAST10 to save 10% off at www.thefinancecafe.ca/

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