Summer is a magnificent time full of warm weather, darting fireflies, family picnics and long days. In this episode we capture some of the magic of summer to rekindle some fond memories of your favorite summers and inspire you to create new ones this lovely summer. For more information on upleveling your life or career, or navigating transitions such as retirement go to www.MaryLeeGannon.com

Life carries many transitions – some natural such as aging, some enjoyable such as having a child, and some difficult such as losing a job, marriage, or loved one. In this episode we get into the deep truth of why transitions are hard and how to come out of them without it costing you your peace, close relationships and efficacy. For more information on navigating transitions such as retirement go to www.MaryLeeGannon.com

If you wait until retirement to think about retirement you may end up disappointed and unprepared. These 10 concepts are actionable and will help you be ready for what could be the biggest transition of your life. For more information on navigating transitions such as retirement go to www.MaryLeeGannon.com

Transitions are difficult. It is gutting to lose a job, loved one, or end a rewarding a career. At the end of anything meaningful (a career, marriage, relationship, role) comes the threatened losses of: 1) Identity, 2) Connections/Community, 3) Structure, 4) Purpose, 5) Passion, and 6) Relevance. We’ll get into all of this and what to do so that your Next Spark is full of fireworks not fizzle. For more information on career and life self-regulation go to www.maryleegannon.com.

Grief shows up in many different ways. In this episode we discuss how grief can sneak up on you, what happens when grief is not honored, how you may be grieving something other than the death of a loved one without recognizing it, and how to process grief in a healthy way so that you may move on. For more information on career and life self-regulation go to www.maryleegannon.com.

Storytelling is an art that anyone can learn. The value in it is being able to illustrate your point through the eyes of compelling characters without seeming didactic or preachy. In this episode we talk about how to be a good storyteller and why it’s important. For more information on career and life self-regulation go to www.maryleegannon.com.

We face expectations every day – expectations at work, expectations from our partner and children, expectations from our parents and extended family, expectations of ourselves. Expectations can imply pressure – pressure to perform or you won’t be accepted, appreciated, or included. When anxiety over unmet expectations takes over, you could fear that you may be rejected, lose your job, lose you livelihood, not belong and any number of debilitating thoughts. In this episode we talk about how to discern if what is expected is reasonable and how to have a conversation regarding unrealistic expectations. For more information on career and life self-regulation go to www.maryleegannon.com.

Whether it’s a friend, a direct report, your partner, your boss, or your children sometimes people cannot see the effect of their own behavior or what they haven’t considered that is obvious to you. In this episode we define questions you can ask that will help them realize what they haven’t considered with humility without you having to be didactic which never works. For more information on career and life self-regulation go to www.maryleegannon.com.