So frequently when we think of vulnerability, we think of weakness. So... what's the point of vulnerability? Why be vulnerable? What is the power of vulnerability and how can we employ it as an asset over a liability? What's the difference between tactical, performative, and authentic vulnerability?Join executive leadership & career coach Rikki Goldenberg, conscious leadership & executive coach Justin Mulvaney, and licensed clinical psychologist turned creator coach Corey Wilks as we discuss all that and more.0:00 Cold Open0:53 Show Intro3:32 Teeing up Vulnerability4:51 How can vulnerability be helpful?19:15 The role of Responsibility in Vulnerability28:05 Performative/Baited vs Authentic Vulnerability42:35 Tactical Vulnerability59:47 Vulnerability for Professional Women1:02:55 Questions & Exercises to embrace Vulnerability1:08:28 WrapupLearn more about the hosts:https://www.rikkigoldenberg.com/https://justinmulvaney.com/https://coreywilkspsyd.com/Intro Music:http://www.aaronwaltersmusic.com/

One of the biggest myths of success is that at one point we will "arrive"- That we'll eventually reach a certain milestone after which we will have a sense of enduring happiness and contentment. In this we discuss everything Arrival Fallacy. What is it? Where does it come from? How do combat it?Join executive leadership & career coach Rikki Goldenberg, conscious leadership coach Justin Mulvaney, and licensed clinical psychologist turned creator coach Corey Wilks as we discuss all that and more.0:00 Cold Open1:30 Show Intro1:52 What is the Arrival Fallacy?2:54 Is Arrival / The Arrival Fallacy real or BS?3:55 Our experiences with the Arrival Fallacy13:12 Why “Arrival” is a Trap17:25 The Arrival Fallacy in Corey’s outset into Content20:18 How the Arrival Fallacy shows up in Content Creators, Leaders, & Professionals36:00 The Arrival Fallacy as a result of our upbringing38:17 What do we do about the Arrival Fallacy?1:01:40 WrapupLearn more about the hosts:https://www.rikkigoldenberg.com/https://justinmulvaney.com/https://coreywilkspsyd.com/Intro Music Credit:http://www.aaronwaltersmusic.com/

The age old question: do you work on your weaknesses or focus on your strengths? What do we mean by strengths anyway? How can I identify them and use that information to be better at my job, as a creator or as a leader? In today’s episode, we talk about how to identify and leverage your strengths to improve your results and joy in work and life.Join executive leadership & career coach Rikki Goldenberg, conscious leadership coach Justin Mulvaney, and licensed clinical psychologist turned creator coach Corey Wilks as we discuss all that and more in Episode 9 of No Clear answers on Understanding your Strengths.Learn more about the hosts:https://www.rikkigoldenberg.com/https://justinmulvaney.com/https://coreywilkspsyd.com/Intro Music Credit:http://www.aaronwaltersmusic.com/0:00 Cold Open1:17 Show Intro2:48 What do we mean by strengths-based approach and what are the benefits?11:44 Corey takes a trip down Nerd Alley13:22 Strength-based approaches requires delegation15:05 Strengths and specialization vs. generalists17:25 Tactical vs Characteristic Strengths25:20 Pitfalls of Strengths-Based Approaches40:15 Meeting Obstacles with Strengths46:58 How to deploy a strengths-based approach1:01:17 Wrapup

Self-promotion is tricky. Most of us know that we’d be better off doing more of it, but we struggle to see how to do it in a way that’s in integrity with our values. In this episode, we explore everything self-promotion: where we go wrong, where we go right, and how you can self-promote in integrity with you and your values.Join executive leadership & career coach Rikki Goldenberg, conscious leadership coach Justin Mulvaney, and licensed clinical psychologist turned creator coach Corey Wilks as we discuss all that and more in Episode 8 of No Clear answers on Self-Promotion.Learn more about the hosts:https://www.rikkigoldenberg.com/https://justinmulvaney.com/https://coreywilkspsyd.com/Intro Music Credit:http://www.aaronwaltersmusic.com/Chapters0:00 Cold Open1:40 Show Intro2:34 Today’s Topic: Self-Promotion5:07 Why self-promotion is important and what we don’t like about how it’s done today20:53 Why we struggle with self-promotion24:47 Cold Outreach29:46 How do we feel that we have something to offer?47:28 Detour into Star Signs49:46 Outputs: How to identify how you want to self-promote1:01:26 Wrapup

Is Purpose bullshit or does it have a use? In this episode we talk about what we mean when we say purpose, what it’s useful for, and the pitfalls of being overly fixated on purpose. Rikki also holds the line of the purpose-skeptic, making this episode particularly juicy.Join executive leadership & career coach Rikki Goldenberg, conscious leadership coach Justin Mulvaney, and licensed clinical psychologist turned creator coach Corey Wilks as we discuss all that and more in Episode 7 of No Clear answers on Purpose.Learn more about the hosts:https://www.rikkigoldenberg.com/https://justinmulvaney.com/https://coreywilkspsyd.com/Intro Music Credit:http://www.aaronwaltersmusic.com/0:00 Cold Open1:14 (We screw up the) Show Intro3:04 Today’s Topic: Purpose3:39 What do we mean when we say purpose?10:32 Purpose doesn’t have to be about work13:52 How does Purpose relate to Values?20:12 Why does Purpose matter?22:25 What place does Purpose have in our lives and work?29:07 An exercise for identifying your purpose35:57 How to pursue Purpose when you lack agency46:57 Pitfalls of being overly Purpose-Driven58:08 Wrapup

Welcome back to another episode where we're discussing.... Values? Again?Rikki left last week feeling incomplete. What we missed: the dark side of values. How can we go wrong in values aligned living? What happens when we use values from a place of rigidity or superiority?Join executive leadership & career coach Rikki Goldenberg, conscious leadership coach Justin Mulvaney, and licensed clinical psychologist turned creator coach Corey Wilks as they discuss all that and more in Episode 6 of No Clear answers on Values.0:00 Cold Intro1:12 Show Intro - We’re talking about values… again?2:50 How can values be taken too far?5:35 If you think your value makes you superior6:52 Being values-driven does not supercede your need to develop7:37 Your values create a shadow (blindspot)9:33 Rigidity leads to Pathology13:39 Inviting Values into Relationship14:49 Is Value-alignment showing up as expansive or contractive?18:43 Values aren’t a license to be an asshole19:15 Are you trying to control the world with your value?19:41 WrapupLearn more about the hosts:https://www.rikkigoldenberg.com/https://justinmulvaney.com/https://coreywilkspsyd.com/Intro Music Credit:http://www.aaronwaltersmusic.com/

What are values? What is the advantage of identifying them? How can they help us make better decisions? Improve our relationships?Join executive leadership & career coach Rikki Goldenberg, conscious leadership coach Justin Mulvaney, and licensed clinical psychologist turned creator coach Corey Wilks as they discuss all that and more in Episode 5 of No Clear answers on Values.0:00 Cold Open1:00 Show Intro2:11 Our resident Psychologist explains Values7:08 Justin and Rikki’s take on Values10:31 How values how come in use in our lives20:47 A common way to explore values (in Justin’s story)24:44 What to do when our values appear to conflict31:18 Tips for Identifying your Values35:37 False Dichotomies and Balancing Values38:15 Using values to improve team and relationship dynamics50:42 Values in Hardship53:40 Using Regret (or a lack of it) to Identify values56:17 Values vs Essence1:01:33 When your environment doesn’t support values-alignment1:06:52 Values-aligned living will require risk1:10:44 WrapupCorey's Value Sort: https://www.creatoralchemy.com/values-audit-card-sortLearn more about the hosts:https://www.rikkigoldenberg.com/https://justinmulvaney.com/https://coreywilkspsyd.com/Intro Music Credit:http://www.aaronwaltersmusic.com/

What is a hack? What purpose do they serve in our personal evolution? What is the right mix of fundamental best practices and experimentation? Join executive leadership & career coach Rikki Goldenberg, conscious leadership coach Justin Mulvaney, and licensed clinical psychologist turned creator coach Corey Wilks as they discuss all that and more.About the hosts: https://www.rikkigoldenberg.com/https://justinmulvaney.com/https://coreywilkspsyd.com/Intro Music Credit:http://www.aaronwaltersmusic.com/

Welcome to Episode 3 of No Clear answers, where executive leadership & career coach Rikki Goldenberg, conscious leadership coach Justin Mulvaney, and licensed clinical psychologist turned creator coach Corey Wilks discuss Manifestation and the Law of Attraction.Learn more about the hosts:https://www.rikkigoldenberg.com/https://justinmulvaney.com/https://coreywilkspsyd.com/Intro Music Credit:http://www.aaronwaltersmusic.com/

Welcome to Episode 2 of No Clear answers, where executive leadership & career coach Rikki Goldenberg, conscious leadership coach Justin Mulvaney, and licensed clinical psychologist turned creator coach Corey Wilks discuss motivation.Learn more about the hosts:https://www.rikkigoldenberg.com/https://justinmulvaney.com/https://coreywilkspsyd.com/Intro Music Credit:http://www.aaronwaltersmusic.com/