This week we empower ourselves to find a connection to our soul and our own truth as we live our dreams. Shelley Paxton, Chief Soul Officer and author of Soulbbatical, joins us for a beautiful conversation about how learning to “surrender” is an important aspect of true success. Success in life should be measured from the inside, by listening to and following your soul. This conversation will begin to give us the tools we need that can lead to becoming successful versus being “success-empty”.

Shelley Paxton spent 26 years as a highly regarded marketing and advertising executive stewarding some of the world’s most iconic brands like Harley-Davidson, Visa, McDonald’s, and AOL. In 2016 she walked away from the corporate world to nurture her soul and discover her purpose. She christened herself Chief Soul Officer and called the journey her Soulbbatical. It did more than change her life, it became her calling.

In 2018, Shelley opened the doors of her own company with the mission to liberate the souls of leaders and organizations, by inspiring them to realize their greatest purpose and potential. Shelley’s intention is to help her clients discover, as she did, a way of being that is aligned with their authentic self (soul) and deeply rooted in a commitment to living and leading courageously. As a certified professional coach, she works with individuals, entrepreneurs, and executives at Fortune 100 companies like Lowe’s, Inc. and Mars, Inc.

(4:50) What does surrender mean to Shelley and we begin our discussion around the power of it.

(9:50) How can we embrace the idea of surrender without viewing it as a weakness or accepting defeat?

(13:12) How does Shelley help people to embrace the idea of trust & surrender? She shared with us her own journey to learning how to embrace it.

(22:00) We discuss about how to “dance with fear”, leaning into it so you can learn to control it.

(28:40) What expressions/mantras has Shelley found herself embracing more often than others?

(35:00) How do Shelley’s old identities (like CMO at Harley) find their way into her current one as Chief Soul Officer?

(44:50) A discussion about understanding who you are, at your core, and learn to love what you discover.

(49:30) Chatting about “becoming Shelley Paxton” and talk about her successes and what the future holds for Soulbattical.
Connect with Shelley Paxton
https://soulbbatical.com/

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