Outlier's Edge Podcast with Niiamah Ashong

Are you avoiding important conversations by tagging them as difficult?

How are you choosing to be present in the conversations taking place around you?

How do you choose to look at the situations around you?

How is spending time with people who you can only relate to on the surface level benefitting your true self?

Where would you spend your energy on if you allowed the possibility of energy being the new currency?

How would it look like if you were able to get the same result you are getting right now but with the least amount of effort?

What would you need to do in order to get 10 times the result for 10% the effort?

What would it look like if you reframed that which you see as a challenge (eternal motivation) into an invitation (internal motivation)?

How do you show up, serve, and lead during a period when uncertainty and fear are evident in everyone around you, yet you feel a disconnect because you see a great opportunity of creativity and collaboration?

How can we play in a space that doesn't focus on what the next steps are and instead gives us a chance to navigate whatever comes our way?

Could you be allowing the fear and doubts centered around your unique vision to hinder your success?

Are you setting yourself up for an uphill battle before you even start a conversation?

Are you waiting for approval to do what you need to do?

Where do you play best?

Are you willing to go there? Are you willing to go beyond what feels comfortable for you, to say what needs to be said, and to see things that your clients aren't trying to show you, in service to them as well as for the purpose that you are bringing to life?

What in your life are you counting as a success while it in fact should be counted as a failure because it really didn't need to get done?

You are the distinction

Does speaking out your purpose feel edgy? How do you stay in integrity with how you show up now when presented with a reminder of who you used to be?

Are you letting the perceived fear of rejection keep you from being seen?

What would choosing to live into your possibilities, as opposed to trying to fix your current problems, look like for you?

The opposite of (blank) for me is also true.

How are you trying to keep yourself from doing the thing that comes naturally to you?

Is there a cause that you are passionate about and you would like to eradicate? What would that process look like for you?

How do you go beyond a trailblazer to a world changer? What does it mean to build your impact in a way that is beyond you?

Are you looking to get into a room with different minded individuals but who are also like-hearted? Fear is a useful tool should we know how to use it. So what would happen if you chose to lean into your fear and continue to grow, show up, and take action?

What's the benefit that you get by keeping it hidden?

Where in your world are you working hard to find your voice? What if you simply allowed yourself to do what is being called from you and speak what in naturally being called to be said, how would that impact the way you show up? Also, how would it contribute to your mission?

What are you allowing to keep you from enjoying the freedom that comes with being messy?

Are you open enough to see when the world is winking at you and be willing enough to step into it?

How do you as a trailblazer feel like you need to show up? Do you feel like you need to show up with all your credentials or are you willing to go the actual journey and show people how to navigate challenges as they come along?

How are you as a leader showing up during these uncertain times?

What does your truth look like to you? And what are the conditions that keep you from speaking your truth?

Have you been searching for someone to save you or for someone whose footsteps you can follow? What if I told you that the person you have been looking for looks back at you every time you look into the mirror?

What is that one thing that you’ve been holding back because it felt selfish? What if that was not the case, and instead, by providing yourself and others that opportunity, you were instead served so fully that others' lives were also changed by it?

How do you ensure that whatever you are doing is aligned with your purpose?

As a leader, is your role to provide your clients/tribe with answers or to equip them by providing curious questions to encourage them to figure out the answers themselves?

Might you be feeling that the way you see the world, your emotions, or perspective are irrelevant or isolated? What if I told you that you are not a minority but are in fact part of the silent majority?

Do you feel like you have been dealing with different variations of the same issues? Don’t you think that if you are going to be problem-solving oriented, that your problems had better be worth solving?

We are all in oceans of uncertainty. Some may be treading water as others hang onto rafts and yet others are in speed boats speeding off to their next goal. Wherever you may be in those three stages, you need to stay in an empowered area and in a space that allows creation, which is the main reason why we come together in a group coaching space.

What is the unique manifestation that allows your anger/sadness/disgust/happiness to come to life in a sustainable way?

As a leader, championing change can be challenging, and so, might you be stuck at the possibility of getting it wrong?

As a leader, how are you ensuring that whatever you are showcasing aligns with whatever you are serving?

Are you moving with the guidance of a 36-step roadmap or are you moving guided by your purpose and mission which is your true north?