#279: Living On Purpose: Unlocking Your Full Potential with Amy Wong

Themes: Self-Worth, Self Discovery, Happiness, Limiting Beliefs, Authenticity, Belonging, Self-Love, Transformation, Purpose Summary:  Today, I’m jamming with Amy Wong, the founder of Always On Purpose®. Amy is an executive leadership coach, author, speaker, and facilitator working with organizations such as Airbnb, Salesforce, Roku, LinkedIn and more. She offers transformative leadership development and cutting-edge communication strategies to executives and corporate teams around the world, as well as institutions including Stanford University and the University of California at Berkeley. In this episode, we break down her latest book, Living on Purpose. Join us as we discuss the true benefit behind knowing your self-worth and value, and how you can make small but profound shifts in your thoughts, actions, and words to live a life completely aligned with your purpose. If you’re someone who is always worried about what other people think about you, this episode is one you won’t want to miss! Discover: How resisting doing what you hate turns you away from what you truly want to do Learning the skill to be more in-tune with your feelings How our personal stance affects how we communicate  How to organically shift the focal point of conversations to be more present and aligned with others The truth about rejection and the physical form it takes in our body Why you need to stop trying to prove your worth to others  00:00 Intro  01:03 What does living on purpose mean? 02:49 Choice at the state of perception 07:08 Making choices that align with the concept of thriving 12:13 Ways to make decisions that will truly make you happy 24:27 Your feelings about things is what matters the most 27:29 What we focus on determines everything 33:43 Being positional actually create more disconnection 36:06 What happens when we always try to make it about ourselves? 40:02 What rejection does to our body  45:54 Getting stuck in the paradigm of constant validation 51:37 Shifting from believing to knowing who we are 54:56 The ultimate paradox: from belief, to knowing 56:42 Transpersonal psychology  Links: Website: https://www.alwaysonpurpose.com Book: https://www.amazon.com/Living-Purpose-Deliberate-Choices-Fulfillment/dp/1956072020/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1635792712&sr=8-1 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amyelizawong/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amyelizawong/ Free Workshop: Buy Amy's book and send the receipt to [email protected] to receive a promo code to attend her virtual Conversational Intelligence workshop for free ($150 value)! Sponsors: Open | Try Open for 30 days free! Go to withopen.com/createthelove and use code CREATETHELOVE to sign up Create the Love Cards | Use code CTLCARDS15 for 15% off at createthelove.com/cards Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands