I’m so excited to chat with Jenn Rivera, Founder & CEO of Ascender Consulting. She’s a no-nonsense, super relational business owner who’s great at big picture visioning, but is also an awesome ops and systems thinker.

Jenn is a big fan of staying in your lane, not only to lean into your strengths, but also to get closer to that ever-elusive work-life balance. And for her, self-awareness is the most important step.

In this episode, we chat through:

  • Using the Kolbe A assessment to understand her decision making
  • Exploring the different elements of who she is and her strengths
  • Thinking about her next “word of the year”: explore
  • Planning in March, rather than Dec or Jan
  • Visioncasting for her life and on behalf of clients
  • Shifting away from other people’s expectations toward self-awareness
  • Deciding to leave corporate despite enjoying the work and the people, after refusing to fall in line with leadership decisions that didn’t align
  • Listening first, rather than assuming
  • Trusting your gut and trusting your clients
  • Being honest and kind, even when it means saying no
  • Building in extra time, even when you don’t think you need it
  • Choosing or creating your own path to success instead of following the most traveled one

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