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True Optimism Is Rooted In Grit with Jess Ekstrom

July 31, 2024 • Terry Rice

For years Jess Ekstrom avoided speaking about a formative event in her family life – her family being swindled out of money by her uncle, Bernie Madoff. Today, Jess joins us to talk about the decision to start speaking about formative challenges, and how true optimism isn’t naive.

2:40 – Introductions

4:24 – The roots behind looking for the bright side

8:20 – Navigating the shift to talking about hard things

13:46 – Fallout from Bernie Madoff scamming their family

22:37 – Teaching from struggle, not perfection

25:28 – Shaping coaching experiences around women and nonbinary people

30:04 – Final question

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Learn more from our guest:

Website: https://jessekstrom.com/

Mic Drop Workshop: https://micdropworkshop.com/

Join Jess’s hype text crew: Text “hype” to 704-228-9495 – and tell her Reclaim + Advance sent you!

Jess’s podcast, Amplify: https://micdropworkshop.com/amplify-podcast/

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