We don’t give much thought to the difference between needs and wants. We often lump them together. Yet they are significantly different and understanding that difference will change the way you live, and the way you lead.      Humility - asking for what...

When there's something that's calling you (i.e. you want something), every issue or challenge between you and that thing will come up. It's so that you grow as a person and evolve as a human, and it can suck. You get stuck. Overwhelmed. Frustrated. You feel like...

There are 4 levels of communication and most of the time we chatter away at levels 1 & 2. We talk about the weather, TV shows, people and events... it all seems harmless enough, we're polite and fill space, or we vent to get something off our chests, and move on...

How often as leaders are we inspired, we gather our courage and go for it, an opportunity presents itself... and then a few days, weeks or months later we get plagued by the self-doubts, the fears, the 'what-was-I-thinkings'?  The itty bitty shitty committee comes up,...

"We default to self pity only because we haven't learned any other way." ~ Stephanie J Allen Self pity is inner poverty and seems to come in two extremes:  hiding it or stuffing it. And leaders are NOT immune. When you feel ashamed of the thoughts and feelings inside,...

Words are thoughts with enough intensity and energy to coalesce and be voiced, this gives them enormous power. We don't give them much consideration and yet, they are the building blocks of our futures. Really? Yes. They are that powerful. And choosing them wisely is...

One full year of podcasting!  To celebrate episode 52, Stephanie & Maren go on a journey of self discovery, taking the listeners with them in an engaging way. They share what has happened over the past year, how they've grown as people and their vision for their...

Today's podcast, on the surface, may seem like a departure from Soulful Leadership, and it's not.  When you look closer, it's leadership at its most powerful and inspiring. Maren opens her heart and shares how she followed the threads in her life and trusted her...

"There is a state within us that literally turns on certain chemicals that you normally would get from a street chemical or a street drug." - Stephanie J Allen Do you know how to tap into this state?  It starts with finding your personal flow state, and gets even...

Your life has been defined by someone else's version of success.You know this. You may deny it, and part of you knows the truth. Your definition of success was being shaped for you before you could form a sentence. Some of the influences were subtle, some glaringly...