Summer of Success Series: From Insecure Overachiever to Confident Leader: A Conversation with Lindsay Lyman

In this episode, Coach Kooley interviews Lindsay Lyman, a certified career and life coach. Lindsay shares her journey from an insecure overachiever to a confident leader, offering insights on tackling corporate challenges and finding motivation in difficult work environments. The conversation covers building self-trust, achieving work-life balance, and finding fulfilment in and out of work. Lindsay discusses the importance of transparency, empathy, and consistency in leadership and self-care. The episode also explores strategies for working under challenging managers and addressing common misconceptions about happiness at work.

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Timestamps:

[01:12] Lindsay Lyman’s background

[04:58] Key turning points from an insecure overachiever to a confident leader

[12:26] Lindsay's coaching approach to helping others feel motivated at work

[15:26] Three-part framework for earning trust

[24:04] Advice for individuals working under managers they don't trust

[25:00] The importance of transparency and honesty with yourself

[28:57] The challenge of consistency in self-care

[33:15] Addressing the misconception of "it'll get better when..."

[37:53] The concept of work-life balance

[41:29] Finding what brings you joy and rejuvenation

[46:14] Lindsay's upcoming workshops and resources

Quotes:

• I always tell people I don't sell happiness, I just don't believe that's actually what we want. Like, I don't wanna feel happy when terrible, tragic things happen. I don't want to love managers that micromanage.
• If you can't consistently know what to expect from your leader, are they gonna back you up in this meeting? Are they gonna throw you under the bus? It's really hard to have that trust.
• I just believe at my core, we as humans are more alike than we're different, and we all want to help each other and to keep becoming more amazing at what we are.
• Just because we're coaches doesn't mean we don't do this. Where we have an opportunity in the consistency space is to consistently, consistently take action faster.

• The most important relationship that we have is the one with ourselves. So how do we put our arm around ourselves in that moment and ask that question like, what do you need?

Resources:

More Than a Paycheck podcast: https://lindsaylymancoaching.com/podcast/

Craig Groeschel's framework on the three elements of trust: transparency, empathy, and consistency: https://www.youtube.com/@craiggroeschel

Lindsay Lyman Coaching website: https://lindsaylymancoaching.com/

Lindsay's coffee chats: lindsaylymancoaching.com/chat

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