{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"415 Striving For Excellence","description":"415 Striving For Excellence   When was the last time you took a moment to truly acknowledge just how far you\u2019ve come and the work you have done to get to this point? No exceptions, no talking down about your accomplishments, just true and genuine acceptance of how amazing you are because of how hard you have worked. Perfection is impossible, but Excellence is achievable. We can always improve, but we must also acknowledge and sit with how well we have done to get to this moment.  In this episode Sarah Elkins and Anne Catherine discuss the importance of art and the soul, the necessity of knowing when we are truly excellent, and to encourage it in others and ourselves.   Highlights What super power are you hiding? What is the art you practice that you don\u2019t often think is art? Are you coloring in someone else\u2019s lines or your own? Letting go of perfection and striving for excellence.  What was the last thing you were really proud of? No buts.   Quotes \u201cIt\u2019s funny because I didn\u2019t study art or anything right? My medium is paint, of all sorts so I could say I\u2019m a painter, but I never started. I always went straight to artist because I think it\u2019s in your soul, it doesn\u2019t matter even when I do science, I assemble molecules. There\u2019s an art to that. That\u2019s what felt right to me, I never defined myself as a painter even though that\u2019s my medium for traditional art as we would say so.\u201d     \u201cYou don\u2019t have to pick, you can be all the things that your heart desires.\u201d \u201cI don\u2019t want to color in someone else\u2019s lines anymore.\u201d   Dear Listeners it is now your turn, What will you do with your insights from this conversation? Will you choose to color out of the lines or to make your own lines? Will you choose to simply color within those lines just to express your own need for color for some form of relaxing, because it can be a great tool. But if you are driven, if you are compelled to stop coloring inside someone else\u2019s lines, I want to know what that looks like for you.   And, as always, thank you for listening.    About Anne Catherine Anne-Catherine is a French-Canadian PhD chemist and abstract artist whose work invites people to reclaim their wholeness. She bridges two worlds that rarely meet: science and art. What started as a personal outlet became a transformative practice that helped her process emotions beyond the reach of language. This shaped her belief that creative expression can regulate the nervous system and reconnect us with the parts of ourselves we tend to silence. Through her brand Labcoat & Leggings, she explores the intersection of scientific themes and bold creative freedom. As a scientist and a mother, she has witnessed how often women in STEM hide parts of themselves to navigate spaces not designed for them. Her work is about reclaiming what we mute and showing what it looks like when someone leads with honesty and humanity in a way that makes the world more welcoming and inclusive for all. Be sure to check out Anne\u2019s LinkedIn and Instagram! And be sure to check out her website Labcoat & Leggings!   About Sarah "Uncovering the right stories for the right audiences so executives, leaders, public speakers, and job seekers can clearly and actively demonstrate their character, values, and vision." In my work with coaching clients, I guide people to improve their communication using storytelling as the foundation of our work together. What I\u2019ve realized over years of coaching and podcasting is that the majority of people don\u2019t realize the impact of the stories they share - on their internal messages, and on the people they\u2019re sharing them with. My work with leaders and people who aspire to be leaders follows a similar path to the interviews on my podcast, uncovering pivotal moments in their lives and learning how to share them to connect more authentically with others, to make their presentations and speaking more engaging, to reveal patterns that have kept them stuck or moved them forward, and to improve their relationships at work and at home. The audiobook, Your Stories Don\u2019t Define You, How You Tell Them Will is now available! Included with your purchase are two bonus tracks, songs recorded by Sarah's band, Spare Change, in her living room in Montana. Be sure to check out the Storytelling For Professionals Course as well to make sure you nail that next interview! ","author_name":"Your Stories Don\u2019t Define You, How You Tell Them Will","author_url":"http:\/\/elkinsconsulting.com","html":"