Episode 24

Episode 24: "Lead Better, Live Better: The Power of a Filling Your Cup First"


Episode Highlights:

1. Welcome to Elaborate Topics Podcast! Are you struggling to wake up with energy and excitement for the day ahead? Do you find yourself overwhelmed, stressed, and unfulfilled in your leadership role? You're not alone. Many leaders, especially in high-stress environments like medical laboratories, face similar challenges.

Host: Lona Small, Career Success Coach


1. Love Yourself First

  • Importance: Loving yourself first is crucial for maintaining balance and positive energy.
  • Tips: Spend a day listening to your inner dialogue. Are the words kind and supportive? Engage in activities that promote self-love, such as reading, courses, or coaching.

2. Health Is Wealth

  • Physical Health: Eat healthy meals to boost energy and reduce fatigue.
  • Mental & Emotional Health: Engage in fun activities, build a support system, and process your emotions.
  • Spiritual Health: Take time for meditation, prayer, or connecting with a higher power to realize your limitless potential.

3. Draw The Line

  • Importance: Know your wants and communicate them effectively to avoid feeling taken advantage of.
  • Tips: Clearly outline your needs and expectations at home and work. For example, no office visits during lunch or no work calls on weekends.

4. Embrace The Fun

  • Importance: Fun reduces stress, stimulates creativity, and fosters team bonding.
  • Tips: Incorporate small fun activities at work and home, like bingo games, family movie nights, or date nights with your partner.

5. Align Your Work

  • Importance: Aligning your work with your core values and strengths brings fulfillment.
  • Tips: Identify your unique core values and seek roles and projects that resonate with your passions and strengths.

6. Grow Continuously

  • Importance: Continuous growth is essential for personal and professional fulfillment.
  • Tips: Embrace learning through experiences, others, and your unique inspirations. Don’t resist growth; let it guide your evolving interests and roles.

7. Share and Inspire Others

  • Importance: Your fulfillment creates a ripple effect, inspiring and empowering those around you.
  • Tips: Share your journey, volunteer as a mentor, celebrate others' successes, and provide valuable resources.



Practical Steps to Get Started:

  • Journal for Self-Love: Set aside quiet time to journal your thoughts, accomplishments, and things that bring you joy. Identify your emotional, physical, and mental needs.
  • Set Daily Intentions: Reflect on your journal entries and set small, manageable intentions each day that align with self-love, such as taking breaks or speaking kindly to yourself.



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Tywauna Wilson

Tywauna "Coach Tee" Wilson is an accomplished medical laboratory leader, author of "Some Leaders Wear Lab Coats," and co-host of the "eLABorate Topics" podcast. As founder and president of Trendy Elite Coaching and Consulting, she develops best-in-class leaders through coaching programs and leadership training. With two decades of experience, including as a lab manager and technical director, Tywauna leverages her clinical expertise to mentor laboratory professionals. Through Trendy Elite's Standout Leader Academy and her own initiatives, she empowers professionals to enhance their leadership skills, expand their influence, and excel in their careers. Tywauna is committed to guiding the next generation of confident, competent laboratory leaders
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Stephanie Whitehead

It isn’t every healthcare leader who can seamlessly lead through the chaos of managing a large healthcare operation while navigating the rapid changes in healthcare. But this is exactly the environment where Stephanie Whitehead not only shines but thrives!

Stephanie is an executive-level leader that fueled by her passion for helping others in the medical profession achieve operational excellence. Intrigued by the evolving nature of the laboratory field and its strong impact on patient treatment, she had an early determination to leave an indelible mark on the laboratory profession.
Stephanie is a co-host who offers a unique blend of clinical knowledge, practical advice, and personable humor. Stephanie’s niche has always been the ability to see problems with a wide-lens view and then, narrow them down to connect the dots, take action, and drive results.

Contact her at stepanie.y.whitehead@gmail.com or StephanieYWhitehead on all social media

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