169 episodes
Make Life Less Difficult Lisa Tilstra
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4.8 • 25 Ratings
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"What do we live for, if not to make life less difficult for each other?" - mary anne evansThis quote summarizes my life purpose. Life isn't easy. It's complex, filled with the unexpected, and sometimes really hard. While life is full of challenges, I believe there are myriad things we can do to help make life less difficult for each other.On this podcast we'll share stories, struggles, and successes that help us know we're not alone. And knowing we're not alone is one way to make life less difficult.
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Natasha Smith: Finding the Positive Ingredients in EVERY ONE!
My guest today is Natasha Smith.I met Natasha through the kindness of Shannon Cochran-Yzquierdo. Thank you, Shannon! You are connected with so many amazing people and I’m honored to get to meet some of them!Natasha is a firm believer that we can all create positive change. Regardless of the industry in which she works or the title behind her name, her passion is to inspire others. And our conversation today demonstrates that exact thing!Natasha has a wealth of experien...
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Diana Buickel: Faith and Fortitude in the midst of Loss and Difficulty
My guest today is Diana Buikel.Diana is a world traveler, photography enthusiast, and a person with deep compassion, profound resilience, and a remarkable inner fortitude and faith.I was introduced to Diana by Shannon Cochran-Yzquierdo – thank you so much, Shannon!!Diana works in the Intel, Physical, and Personnel Security fields within Deloitte and the Industrial Security Industry. She’s previously been a certified pharmacy technician and flight attendant.Diana is an active volunteer a...
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Neta Ein-Gil Glassberg: Creativity and the Ripple Effect
My guest today is Neta Ein-Gil Glassberg.Neta is a certified leadership coach and leverages her background as an experienced business development manager to help leaders and teams foster creative thinking, develop interpersonal communication strategies, and embrace diverse perspectives.Neta was born in Thailand to an Israeli diplomat. She’s lived in Singapore, the Philippines, Peru, and now, the US. As a third-culture kid, she learned to adapt to diverse environments, develop shar...
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Alorah Bliese: Existing on a Spectrum and Increasing the Visibility of the Queer Community
My guest today is Alorah Bliese.I met Alorah through Shannon Cochran-Yzquierdo, a well-known guest on the podcast, and I’m so grateful for the connection! Thank you, Shannon!Alorah is a queer, neurodivergent scientist. They work as an interdisciplinary researcher, specializing in molecular marine biology. As a bisexual+ and non-binary person that is cisgender and heterosexual passing, they have experienced harmful stereotypes and erasure in their personal and professional life. In...
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Andrea Barton, Author: The Godfather of Dance
My guest today is Andrea Barton.Andrea is the author of The Godfather of Dance, A Jade Riley Mystery. The second book in the series will be out in late 2024.I met Andrea through Nicole Webb who has been on my podcast and am so grateful for the connection!An electrical engineer turned career consultant, Andrea spent 12 years enjoying the exhilaration and dislocation of life as an expat spouse. With her husband and two sons, she lived in Nigeria, USA and Qatar before repatriating to Australia, ...
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Joan Fletcher: The Leadership Evolution
My guest today is Joan Fletcher.Joan is the founder of Winning Ways and as an executive leadership coach, she’s dedicated more than 30 years of her life to empowering high performing leaders and their teams to achieve remarkable personal and professional outcomes.I met Joan through a kind introduction made by Shannon Cochran-Yzquierdo, who’s been on my podcast several times, sharing her amazing stories. Thank you for this wonderful connection, Shannon!Joan is the author of The Leadershi...
Customer Reviews
Wise, winsome, and spiced with wit
Listening to the first seven episodes of Lisa’s new podcast has brought moments of insight, practical wisdom, inspiration, challenge, and laughter. Lisa and her guests coax me into being the best version of myself. Possibly the interview with Russ is my favorite so far—but it’s a tough choice because each episode is thoroughly wise, winsome, and spiced with wit!
Lisa is inspiring!
I really appreciate Lisa’s sincerity and passion and her ability to stir thoughts and emotions in the listener. And I’m inspired by this idea of making life less difficult for ourselves and others and think this is a very realistic and practical way of looking at life - but it is also inspirational and motivating at the same time. Thanks for encouraging us to tell our stories, Lisa!