Episode Details

"We edit our story before it even has a chance to get out in the world — we preempt it by what we think other people are going to say about it." – Shelley Paxton

Join Niiamah (@niiamahashong) and Shelley Paxton, Chief Soul Officer and author of Soulbbatical, for a throwback conversation that goes way beyond the book. Shelley was the CMO of Harley-Davidson. She had the title, the brand, the world travel. And she was slowly dying inside. This episode isn't about burnout. It's about what happens when the productivity mindset that built your career becomes the exact thing blocking your calling and what it actually takes to surrender to your soul's process. They go deep on writing unapologetically, the fear underneath every movement, and what it means to live your legacy instead of waiting to leave one.

Welcome to the Outlier's Edge Podcast, hosted by Niiamah Ashong, Founder of Outlier's Edge and Sherpa of the World of Difference. On this podcast, you'll join other high-performing unconventional leaders and entrepreneurs (aka Outliers) as they talk about leveraging what makes them different to make a difference in the world.

Timestamps:

00:00 Shelley Paxton introduced

01:37 Your people are my people

02:30 What success looks like outside

04:35 Fulfillment vs. external achievement

06:32 Armor, busyness, slow death inside

15:35 Open book vs. real vulnerability

17:53 Corporate goals blocked the writing

18:46 Surrender moment in Los Angeles

22:15 Trust built through daily surrender

28:33 Writing others honestly, not vindictively

35:55 We edit our story too early

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Throback Episode. Originally Published on 3/14/2020