Outlier's Edge Podcast with Niiamah Ashong

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?

What allows us to continue to be profitable and sustainable in the work that we do as trailblazers?

DD7 - Future greater than your Past

DD6 - Powerless vs Empowered vs Powerful

What is that something that brings you joy? Or a memory that stands out? Next, what are one or two takeaways from it that you can start applying to your leadership to make it more uniquely you with far less effort?

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Are you as a leader doing the things that keep you in your comfort zone, or are you willing to be courageous to go beyond to the next step?

What if it was easy? What if the massive vision in your mind or your great life calling could be easy?

When faced with a challenge, are you running towards possibility creating or are you running away from problems.

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The world is opening up again and the reality now is, there is no going back to what it was, so, what does moving forward look like for you?

During this change period, how are you as a leader choosing to show up?

When faced with a challenge, how do you choose to tackle it?

A brief summary of this episode

Are you doing your clients, teams, or even yourself a disservice by choosing the low hanging fruit of pleasing them instead of choosing the difficult but rewarding work of serving them?

Have you ever questioned whether your story is important, impactful or influential enough to share with the world? Perhaps you've asked yourself, who am I to share my story? Or maybe you've simply compared your story with others and thought it was not powerful enough. But what if your story was meant to change the life of one person in our world? Today we get a chance to spend time with Theran Washington, a Trailblazer who has had multiple chapters in his life, time and time again. He has embodied the unconventional success of an underdog. As Your Journey Continues Listen to Theran’s inspiring story. As you're listening, see how his story mirrors your own and imagine the impact of getting your story out for everyone out there who doesn’t feel like their story has room to exist in the world or someone who feels alone because they have never told their story.

In this conversation with Trailblazer Susana Denia, we explore what it is like to create a new path even when you feel good about the level of success that you're currently creating for yourself. We explore how to translate your experiences into a brand new arena. How to take your message and have it be received and understood by a different group of people whom you'd like to share it with and serve. Throughout the conversation, listen to how Susana lays out her own approach of translating her message to a brand new audience even when she doesn't realize that she's saying it. This conversation will help you grow more aware of your unique approach to doing something similar. As Your Journey Continues: You may be enjoying success in your current field but something still feels amiss. What is that message or skill that you would like to transform for the sake of a different demographic?

Today, we get to share in Trailblazer Robin Eaton's journey. Robin is a former law enforcement officer whose journey has helped her develop gifts and skills through a number of different dimensions. This powerful person finds herself in a place where she is looking to leverage her skills through the lens of a powerful message. We explore that message and go to a place far deeper and far more central and personalized to Robin's unique message. I once told my coach, Richard Litvin, that I was working with him in order to learn how to really lead my movement and he said to me “If you want to move others, you first have to move yourself.” As Your Journey Continues Are you willing to go deep enough and be vulnerable enough to allow yourself to be moved?

How would life be different for you if you were able to understand, identify and apply your most effective approach to creating change and impact? Today we spend time coaching trailblazer, Gilad Karni, who has spent his life as a professional basketball player. He is now bringing his skills and gifts off the court to coach people in life and business. Throughout our discussion, Gilad gets to see part of his special formula, his unique approach and how to navigate in times of uncertainty and arriving victorious even when he's an underdog. See if you can spot Gilad’s special approach to success as he shares his stories. As Your Journey Continues What makes you and your team most effective with the least amount of effort?

Outlier Gina Smith is a successful and busy sales executive who is in the process of translating and transitioning her experience through the lens of helping individuals. The problem is, Gina really doesn’t have a lot of time between the demands of her job and the pursuits of her personal life. At least that’s what she believes to be the problem. Join us today as we explore how Gina can leverage her biggest problem and transform it into one of her gifts. As Your Journey Continues Consider for yourself how you can transform an area that’s currently bringing you stress and turn it into something that can bring you joy and excitement.

I’m oh so glad to share this conversation with April Cunningham. She is a trailblazer who left a coveted software engineering job at a very notable company in order to start two businesses and make impact her way. She has done extensive work in personal and professional development with a high degree of self-awareness and a track record of taking on things successfully, things that once scared her. In this conversation, she finds that the approaches which used to guide her are no longer working for her. She is ready for something new but doesn’t know how to approach it given where she is now and what has worked for her in the recent past. As Your Journey Continues Watch this conversation for it is all about ending a chapter in your life and recalibrating your engine for success and growth towards what will take you to the next level of impact. 🔥🧭👣RSVP to Blaze Your Own Trail Now at the next Outlier to Trailblazer Community experience: https://niiamahashong.com/tribe Ready to play at your next level? Here are 3 ways we can help you increase your income, influence, and impact: Play at your next level with our curated small-group coaching program: If you’re ready to be the least interesting person in the room, and to reap the rewards of visibly showing up in your life and business as yourself, we should talk. Learn More Immerse yourself in a community of safety and bravery: Join 12 leaders in NYC or Singapore for 2 days of intensive deep-dive coaching exploration to create more impact, influence, and income in your life and business. Learn More Be coached by me 1:1: Take your life and business to your next level with me as your personal coach. My clients invest $30K–$100K to transform their life, leadership, and culture in their business. If you're ready to lead your tribe and move your movement, we should talk. Learn More

I’m oh so glad to share this conversation with April Cunningham. She is a trailblazer who left a coveted software engineering job at a very notable company in order to start two businesses and make impact her way. She has done extensive work in personal and professional development with a high degree of self-awareness and a track record of taking on things successfully, things that once scared her. In this conversation, she finds that the approaches which used to guide her are no longer working for her. She is ready for something new but doesn’t know how to approach it given where she is now and what has worked for her in the recent past. As Your Journey Continues Watch this conversation for it is all about ending a chapter in your life and recalibrating your engine for success and growth towards what will take you to the next level of impact.

Today, you get to meet corporate rebel and Chief Soul Officer, Shelley Paxton. Author of Soulbbatical: A Corporate Rebel's Guide to Finding Your Best Life. Shelley is the former Chief Marketing Officer of Harley Davidson Motorcycles, a brand so iconic and meaningful that people literally tattoo it on their bodies. If you have a story, a message, or a movement that you need to bring to life and are unsure of how to navigate sharing your message unapologetically, you’ll want to listen to this entire conversation. Shelley shares how she navigated telling her story given that other people were involved and honestly her response surprised me, she is just as real in this conversation as she is on every single page throughout her book. I also coach her around what’s next for her given that she has now brought her book to life, and it’s out in the world. Specifically, around how she can remain true to her nature, as her message builds its own momentum. Where we get to through this conversation, it is far deeper than what’s presented. As Your Journey Continues: Will you choose courage over comfort in order to have the desired impact?

Today we talk to Kristen Kosinski, a trailblazer with a massive vision. She has had a track record of creating and executing projects across multiple industries and businesses. For the game that she is playing now, she knows that it is not enough for her to create the results. Because to her, how she creates these results is just as important. Join us as Kristen navigates how she can bring her next iterations of her vision to life in a way that’s aligned with her values. As Your Journey Continues How do you build a successful business and still completely honor your highest values?

Today we spend time with Trailblazer Tam Nguyen who is embarking on a journey to be a true thought leader, an ecosystem builder for businesses looking to do work in Vietnam. Listen to our conversation and see how you can navigate any fear of criticism, and make different choices that will empower you along your journey. As Your Journey Continues Could you be letting the fear of criticism hold you back when in fact it could be a gift?

Today, you get a chance to be on a journey with Hayden Lee. He is a master coach certified with the highest credentials in the international coaching federation. His mission drives him to help coaches be able to sustain and remain in the game of empowering their clients to be their best selves and do what matters to them so that the world can be a much better place. As Your Journey Continues: What’s in this for me? Are you someone who has either achieved mastery in your work or strive for mastery in the standards you hold for yourself and others? Are you questioning whether you’re setting your sights too small? Do you consider the path you are choosing as too easy? If so, then you’ll want to watch every minute of this conversation.