Keep Going with Zadra

Zadra Rose

The podcast for honoring your truest self.

  1. Aug 28

    Should I Stay or Should I Go? (Full Moon in Pisces)

    # Should I Stay or Should I Go? The full Sturgeon Moon lands in Pisces on August 27, 2026 and coincides with a dramatic partial lunar eclipse — the perfect backdrop for a Pisces-flavored question: how do you know when it's time to stay, and when it's time to go? In this episode: - Why speaking a big idea out loud can instantly turn it from joy into obligation — and the protective-belief that shows up right after - The identity gap between where you are and the vision you're holding, and why it's important to be honest about whether you're ready to close it - Why deciding once beats re-deciding every day, and how your brain talks you out of change - The Tuesday/Thursday exercise: separating what actually happened from the story your brain is telling you about it - The E + R = O tool (Event + Response = Outcome) and how a few seconds of pause changes everything - How to discern an urgent *pull toward* something from a panicked *push away* from something - A simple body-check and journaling exercise for getting clear before you decide - The four real options when you're weighing a change — leaving is only one of them **Mentioned in this episode:** *Loving What Is* — Byron Katie *Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day* — Judith Viorst *The Success Principles* — Jack Canfield Have a question or want to share your experience?  Leave a comment on Apple Podcasts, or where ever you listen. Ready to explore what working with a coach could make possible for you? Schedule a conversation at inspired@zadraroseibanez.com or find Zadra on Instagram and LinkedIn @ZadraRose.

  2. Aug 12

    Wear Your Crown (New Moon in Leo: Solar Eclipse)

    As we move into Leo season, we are asked to step into our sovereign energy, be our true confident selves, and choose our future from our own direction. What gets in the way of that and how do we overcome it? What We Cover Leo season energy — sovereign, regal, fire-sign momentum, and what it's asking of you this month (drop the facades, release approval-seeking, brace for quick pivots)Protective beliefs - aka limiting beliefs — why the beliefs that hold you back were once useful, and where they come from (your own experience and what you've inherited from the world around you)“The economy sucks" story — why this specific belief is sabotaging your job search, your sales, your business, and your joyIdeas seek a medium— Elizabeth Gilbert's concept that ideas want to be born, and why every good idea is a little polarizingThe solar eclipse as metaphor — the darkness is real, yet temporary and never truly totalThe foundational formula to remember — thoughts → feelings → actions → resultsResources & References Mentioned The Big Leap - Gay HendricksBig Magic - Elizabeth GilbertThe Rest is Science - "Are You REALLY Made Of Stars?" - podcast hosted by Hannah Fry and Michael Stevens Have a question or want to share your experience?  Leave a comment on Apple Podcasts, or where ever you listen. Ready to explore what working with a coach could make possible for you? Schedule a conversation at inspired@zadraroseibanez.com or find Zadra on Instagram and LinkedIn @ZadraRose.

  3. Jul 30

    Write the Movie You Want to be in (Full Moon in Aquarius)

    This Full Moon in Aquarius, paired with Jupiter conjunct the Sun in Leo, is an invitation to think about your life as a movie you're both starring in and writing. We talk about the cast of characters in your story (and how each one reflects you back to yourself), why every script goes through edits, and how to move from autopilot living to deliberate, values-driven choices. Plus: a practice for nonprofit and mission-driven listeners on envisioning the best possible outcome — not the safe one — and believing in it as you make day-to-day decisions. Key Takeaways You're the lead in your own story — and every supporting character is a mirror, not just a foil.Your reticular activating system finds proof for whatever you already believe. If you expect villains, you'll find them.The real question isn't "who's the villain in my story?" It's whether you want villains in your life at all — and who you become while fighting one.Scripts are edited, not filmed raw. You're allowed to revise as you go.For nonprofit and mission-driven work: envision the best possible outcome, not the realistic one, and let that version guide today's decisions — the grant, the hard conversation, the budget call.Dreaming only feels painful when you tie your worth to whether it's happened yet. It doesn't have to be tied to that. Mentioned in This Episode A Happy Pocket Full of Money by David Cameron Gikandi Reflection Questions for Listeners Is your movie a tragedy, a comedy, or something else right now?Who's in your cast, and what might they be reflecting back to you?Do you want there to be villains in your life? Do you like who you are when you're fighting one?What's the best possible outcome for your work this week — and what's one decision today that could move you toward it?Have a question or want to share your experience?  Leave a comment on Apple Podcasts, or where ever you listen. Ready to explore what working with a coach could make possible for you? Schedule a conversation at inspired@zadraroseibanez.com or find Zadra on Instagram and LinkedIn @ZadraRose.

  4. Jul 15

    Self-Trust, Defining Success, and Leading From Love Not Fear, with Cynthia Jamieson (New Moon in Cancer)

    Episode Summary In this first-ever guest conversation on Keep Going with Zadra, host Zadra Rose Ibañez sits down with executive leadership coach Cynthia Jamieson for a candid conversation about leadership, self-trust, and what happens when a "successful" career stops feeling like success. Cynthia shares the story of the corporate coaching session that changed her life in 45 minutes, why she believes self-trust is "the answer to everything," and the practical tools she uses with clients — and herself — to regulate under pressure and reconnect with what actually matters. Zadra and Cynthia discuss their overlapping work with mission-driven professionals, explore how spirituality fits into leadership, and why "work-life balance" may not be the right goal to chase in the first place. Guest Cynthia Jamieson is an executive leadership coach, former HR leader, and trusted advisor to emerging and senior leaders navigating growth, transition, complexity, and organizational change. With 37 years of leadership experience and more than a decade in executive coaching, Cynthia has partnered with leaders across Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 organizations globally. Her work focuses on executive presence, strategic influence, leadership resilience, career transition, values alignment, and sustainable high performance. Cynthia is known for helping high-performing leaders strengthen self-trust, navigate pressure with greater clarity, and lead with authenticity rather than over-function or burn out. She brings a grounded, practical approach that integrates enterprise insight, emotional intelligence, Positive Intelligence, nervous system awareness, and values-based leadership. She hosts the podcast Uncharted and Unfiltered: A Journey Back to You. Find Cynthia: LinkedIn  https://www.linkedin.com/in/cynthia-jamieson-pcc-cbc-75198813/Instagram   https://www.instagram.com/cynthiajamiesoncoach/Website https://www.cynthiajamiesoncoach.ca/Be The Light (Free Community)    https://be-the-light.circle.so/free-communityPodcast: Uncharted and Unfiltered: A Journey Back to YouKey Topics Covered The corporate coaching session that changed Cynthia's career pathWhy intuition and "frequency" are not generally acknowledged at the leadership table — and why that's a problemThe four real options when you feel stuck: stay and struggle, leave, change the system, or reframe your relationship to itWhy never learning how to celebrate wins often leads to imposter syndromeSelf-trust as a foundation for delegation, boundaries, and leadershipLeading from fear versus leading from loveRethinking "work-life balance" through a domains-of-life fulfillment checkBoundary-setting as an act of self-trust, not selfishnessGrounding tools Cynthia uses with clients (and herself) under pressureThe relationship with yourself as the one you can't afford to abandonResources & References Mentioned Martin @SpellboundSkyJulia Cameron's concept of the "artist date" (The Artist's Way)Simon Sinek, Start With WhyShirzad Chamine, Positive IntelligenceHave a question or want to share your experience?  Leave a comment on Apple Podcasts, or where ever you listen. Ready to explore what working with a coach could make possible for you? Schedule a conversation at inspired@zadraroseibanez.com or find Zadra on Instagram and LinkedIn @ZadraRose.

    Self-Trust, Defining Success, and Leading From Love Not Fear, with Cynthia Jamieson (New Moon in Cancer)
  5. Jun 1

    Keep Going | What it Means to Calmly Save the World (Blue Moon in Sagittarius)

    Zadra Rose closes the series under a Blue Moon in Sagittarius — the sign of the seeker, the philosopher, the one who aims higher.  This episode moves from awareness into action, introducing the concept of who before how: the idea that identity and feeling must come before action, not after. Using a real-world grant writing example, Zadra walks through the model from circumstance to result — and then backwards from result to thought — to show exactly how this works in practice. She also expands on what calmly saving the world actually means, and closes with an invitation for listeners to practice believing they matter as much as the cause they're serving. In This Episode A recap of the series: what it costs to care this much (Ep 1), the sustainability/nonprofit intersection and the model introduced (Ep 2), and where it all lands todayWhy most of us act first and hope the feeling follows — and why that's backwardsWho before how: stepping into the identity of the person who has the result, before the result arrivesThe full model walked all the way through — from unintentional thought to confirmed result, and from desired result back to the thought that creates itA real example: writing a capacity grant from futility vs. writing it from determination — same circumstance, completely different outcomeThe model as a tool for noticing, not fixing — curiosity over judgmentWhy mission-driven people are often the last to extend care to themselves — and why that has to changeWhat it actually looks and feels like to practice believing you matterWhat it looks like to calmly save the world and why it's the only sustainable way to do this work long-term This Week's Reflection Question What would it look like to believe that I matter as much as the work I'm doing? List every reason you can find to believe it's true. This Week's Tool — Practice Who Before How Take a goal or project in your work that feels heavy or sticky and write down the thoughts you have about it. It’s helpful to write several thoughts, because we want to find the one that's driving how you're currently showing up. Follow the line from thought through to result. Then flip it: how would you rather feel?  What would you need to think in order to feel that? When you feel that, what actions do you take and what energy do you take the action with? What is the likely result of those actions from that energy? This Week's Action Choose one thought that you are going to practice on purpose this week. Find one that you believe. Let’s test it out. What do you notice in your daily life, when you are living into that thought? We are gathering information. We are experiencing ourselves from a new viewpoint. Have a question or want to share your experience?  Leave a comment on Apple Podcasts, or where ever you listen. Ready to explore what working with a coach could make possible for you? Schedule a conversation at inspired@zadraroseibanez.com or find Zadra on Instagram and LinkedIn @ZadraRose.

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