The Elegant Warrior with Heather Hansen
Episodes
The Entitlement Gap
12 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week I'm talking about the Entitlement Gap. It's the idea that men feel entitled to promotions, jobs, support and power and women do not. I read ...
Bryan McFarland on the 3x5 Life
05 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Bryan McFarland is an entrepreneur and the founder of 3x5 Life. At 3x5 Life they make daily productivity cards to keep track of tasks and celebrate wi...
Trade defensiveness for Curiosity
29 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
You can pre-order my next book, Advocate to Win-10 Tools to Ask for What You Want and Get It, here. Then send my team the receipt at heather@advocate...
Alain Hunkins on Being a Strong Leader
22 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Alain Hunkins is a keynoter, a facilitator, a coach and a leadership expert. He's also the author of Cracking the Leadership Code-3 Secrets to Buildin...
When you know your values, you win
15 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
My clients want to become better advocates for their teams, their ideas, their products or their bank accounts. They come to me to learn how to build ...
The Power of Women with Elizabeth Lesser
08 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Elizabeth is the co-founder of the Omega Institute and the author of many books including New York Times best seller Broken Open-How Difficult Times C...
How Can I See This Differently?
01 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What you see is what you get. That means if you change what you see, you'll change what you get. In this solo episode I explain how changing your pers...
Suneel Gupta - Backable
22 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Suneel Gupta is the founder of RISE, on the faculty at Harvard and went from being the face of failure at the New York Times to the New Face of Innova...
Lara Zielin
15 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Lara is a coach and the author of Author Your Life-How One Writer Changed Her Life Through the Power of Storytelling and How You Can Too: https://www....
Leslie Ehm - Swagger
08 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Leslie Ehm is a former TV host, chief fire starter at Combustion Training and author of Swagger-Unleash Everything You Are and Become Everything You W...
Know Your Worth. Then Advocate for It.
01 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Most of my clients come to me to learn to advocate for themselves, their business, their careers, and their pocketbooks. But before they can advocate,...
Samhita Jayanti
25 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Samhita Jayanti is the founder and CEO of Ideamix, a community of people who want to nurture their passions and ideas into purpose. She is passionat...
The Inner Jury Listens and Chooses
18 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Your Inner Jury listens and chooses. She doesn't judge. So many of my clients and listeners still think that your Inner Jury is there to criticize and...
Emma Isaacs
11 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Emma Isaacs is the founder of Business Chicks, a global, thriving community that operates in two continents and eleven cities. A business owner by the...
How to Be (Self) Doubtless
04 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Heather explains how dangerous doubt can be and gives two ways you can have less doubt and more confidence, today.
Sara Schulting Kranz
28 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sara is a coach, certified wilderness guide and the author of Walk Through This: Harness the Healing Power of Nature and Travel the Road to Forgivenes...
Belief is the Antidote to Imposter Syndrome
21 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I share why I hate "Imposter Syndrome" and why I think you should embrace "Aspiring" instead. I also share the ways that belief can o...
Dr. Lois Frankel
14 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Lois Frankel is the President of Corporate Coaching International, an executive coach and internationally recognized expert in leadership developme...
Cross Examine Your Negative Thoughts
07 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this solo episode, I share a practice that has changed my life. Just like lawyers cross examine opposing witnesses to attack their credibility, you...
Jill Schiefelbein
30 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jill is a business owner, author and recovering academic. She's also one of the best communicators I know. You can find her and her book here.http://w...
Comparison or Competition
23 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this solo episode, I dive into the differences between comparison and competition, and let you know which one is going to make you more healthy and...
Deliberately Defining Your Values
16 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What are the deeply held core values that guide you when you are making the hardest decisions? Do you spend your time focusing on those values or floa...
Overcoming Impostor Syndrome with Credibility
09 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Do you ever feel like a fake? That you don't have the experience or credibility you need to do the work you're doing and you're afraid someone is goin...
Negotiating with Elegance
02 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Do you know how to ask for what you want? Negotiating is an art, and my guest today is going to teach us how to ask the right questions to get what we...
Managing O.P.B.
26 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Do you get caught up in what is going on in other people's lives? I know I do, and it rarely results in anything good. I want to talk to you today abo...
Owning and Loving Your Choices
19 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The career you chose years ago was your choice, and what you make of your career today is also your choice. The choices that you make every day about ...
Intentions Versus Goals
12 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The goals that you set for yourself are far more likely to be achieved if you also know what your intentions are. Intentions and goals work hand in ha...
Choose Your Elegance, Choose Your Life
05 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How often do you hesitate to make a choice because you're not sure if it's the right one? Or second-guess the choice you did make because you don't kn...
Owning Your Role as an Elegant CEO
28 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Do you manage and lead a team but hesitate to call yourself the CEO? Do you feel uncomfortable or even apologetic about the successes you've worked so...
Making Elegant Choices Every Day
21 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
You can win just about anything you want. The power to win is all about elegance, and elegance starts with making the best choices every day. You make...
Advocacy Through Resilience in Any Experience
14 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
No matter how uncertain your year or your life has become, resilience is one thing we can all be certain of no matter our circumstances. My guest toda...
Finding Certainty in Uncertain Times
07 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How many of your life plans have changed this year? If you're like most of my clients and listeners, the answer is a lot. We are all experiencing so m...
How to Breathe to Succeed
31 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today, I am delighted to finally be joined by the author of a book that came into my life at the time that I really needed it. Throughout my life, I h...
The Ten Tools of an Advocate, All in One Place
24 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today I'm sharing with you everything that I love about the ten-week advocacy course that I have been thinking and planning and preparing for, for yea...
Advocating With Greater Self-Confidence
17 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What are you doing today to ensure that you will have self-confidence tomorrow? Do you break the promises that you make yourself, or are you constantl...
How to Improve Your Inner Talk
10 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How do you talk to yourself? Are you as kind and understanding of yourself as you are to everyone else? We know that our thoughts lead to our emotio...
Advocacy Through Goal Setting
03 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Do you know what you want? Too many women don't, and even if they do, they're reluctant to own it. Setting goals is one of the most powerful ways to...
Teaching People How to Treat You
27 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Too often we find ourselves waiting for other people to give us permission to advocate for ourselves. We expect other people to reach out to us, to ...
How to Tap Into Internal Motivation
20 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Are you constantly seeking the validation of others to define your self-worth? What evidence is already present in your life that you can use to help ...
Gaining Confidence in Your Aligned Self
13 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Elegant Warrior is the podcast about elegance in all of its many forms. We're talking about our definitions of elegance and how we maintain it dur...
Deliberately Dressing For Yourself
06 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Elegant Warrior is the podcast about elegance in all of its many forms. We're talking about our definitions of elegance and how we maintain it dur...
Mastering Negotiations Every Day
29 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Elegant Warrior is the podcast about elegance in all of its many forms. We're talking about our definitions of elegance and how we maintain it dur...
Interview with Alisa Cohn — YOU Are a Start-Up
22 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Elegant Warrior is the podcast about elegance in all of its many forms. We're talking about our definitions of elegance and how we maintain it dur...
The Most Vital Advocacy Tool
15 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I am thrilled to introduce you to a 10-week course that I am offering to help you learn how to advocate to both your inner jury and your outer jury....
The First Two Tools of an Advocate
08 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I am thrilled to introduce you to a 10-week course that I am offering to help you learn how to advocate to both your inner jury and your outer jury. T...
Giving Voice to Your Inner Jury
01 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I've been a lawyer for over 20 years, and I know the importance of a good jury. The most important jury of all is the one that resides inside you. Y...
Advocating For Yourself
25 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today I want to give you an update on the podcast. Many of you have reached out to tell me how much you've enjoyed my solo Thursday episodes, and I ha...
God Wink.
21 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
God winks and shoulder taps—being aware of those special moments. Join the Advocate to Win Mailing List: https://bit.ly/2VyfLB4 The Elegant Warrior...
Codi Shewan
18 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Elegant Warrior is the podcast about elegance in all of its many forms. We're talking about our definitions of elegance and how we maintain it dur...
What is your story?
14 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We all have stories we tell ourselves about our potential, our lives, our past and our future. And since we're telling the story, the plot is up to us...
Janel Dyan
11 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Elegant Warrior is the podcast about elegance in all of its many forms. We're talking about our definitions of elegance and how we maintain it dur...
React or Respond
07 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The choice is yours. But when you respond….you win. Learn More: The Elegant Warrior Playlist on Spotify Join the Advocate to Win Mailing List: http...
Sylvia Baffour
04 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Elegant Warrior is the podcast about elegance in all of its many forms. We're talking about our definitions of elegance and how we maintain it dur...
Dealing With Conflct
30 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Handling Conflict…with Elegance. On this week's mini episode I give my thoughts on conflict and how to deal with others while staying true to yourse...
Jennifer Goldman-Wetzler
27 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jennifer is the CEO of Alignment Strategies Group and the author of Optimal Outcomes-Free Yourself from Conflict at Work, at Home and in Life. IN this...
100th Episode
23 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Happy 100th episode! Thank you for your presence and attention. Here's to 100 more.
Valerie Fridland
20 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Valerie is a Professor of Linguistics at University of Nevada, Reno. She specializes in sociolinguistics, and we talk about how our accent and speech ...
Win/Lose/Weird
16 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How do you win? Look for all the ways you could lose. In this episode we talk about my Win/Lose/Weird system and how it can help you.
Dr. Gleb Tsipursky
13 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Tsipursky is knows as the Disaster Avoidance expert, and he is on a mission to protect us from dangers judgement error known as cognitive biases. ...
That's Not How It's Done
09 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
People are going to tell you "that's not how it's done" Don't believe them. If that's how you do it, then guess what? Turns out that is how it's done…...
Gita Omri
06 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Gita Omri is a body positive inclusive sizing womenswear designer. We discuss what body positive designing means, and why you have to believe things c...
Prove It With Evidence
02 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
There are going to be times when you have to prove something—to yourself, your team, your customers. You need to collect evidence and then present i...
Melanie Deziel
30 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Melanie is the founder of Story Fuel, an international keynote speaker and the author of the new book: The Content Fuel Framework - How to Generate Un...
Our Perception of Who We Are Changes What we Do
26 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This one line in Nir Eyal's book, Indistractable, is exactly what I teach my clients. What you see is what you get, and who you see yourself changes w...
Nir Eyal
23 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Nir is the author of Hooked-How to Build Habit Forming Products and more recently: Indistractable - How to Control Attention and Choose Your Life You...
See Your Habits Differently
19 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. BJ Fogg was our guest this week, and he taught us about Tiny Habits. When we see our habits differently, things change. And I share the story of o...
BJ Fogg
16 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
BJ Fogg is the founder and director of the Behavioral Design Lab at Stanford. He is the author of the New York Times Best Seller Tiny Habits: The Smal...
Try New Things
12 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When was the last time you did something for the first time? My guest this week, Thom Singer, told us about how willing he is to try new things. I ta...
Thom Singer
09 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Thom is a speaker whose signature talk, The Performance Gap-How to Overcome the paradox of Potential makes him a sought after speaker. He's the host o...
Overcoming Imposter Syndrome
05 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week I spoke with Karen Salmahnson, who seems to have avoided the dreaded Imposter Syndrome so many of us encounter. Her secret? She gets confide...
Karen Salmansohn
02 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Karen Salmansohn is the author of more than 40 books, including How to Be Happy, Dammit and Instant Calm. She is an Oprah Columnist, a creator and a c...
For Yourself Not By Yourself
27 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week's guest, Katie, helps women work for themselves but not by themselves. And we can all benefit for a little less time by ourselves and a litt...
Katie DePaola and Working for Yourself, Not by Yourself
24 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Katie is the Founder and CEO of Inner Glow Circle, a credentialed business and life coach and the author of the upcoming book At Least You Look Good. ...
What Do You Want?
20 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest on Monday, Nick Morgan, gave us his tip for advocating for ourselves. We have to make our intent clear. What do you want? It's time to own w...
Nick Morgan and Connecting in a Virtual World
17 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Nick is the Founder of Public Words, Inc, and he's one of the US top communications and speech coaches. He's a former fellow at Harvard's Kennedy Scho...
Being Known
13 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What are you known for? What do you want to be known for? Heather talks about being know, and creating evidence to support what you are known for. F...
Candis Hickman and Being Known
10 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Candis is a personal branding coach, a certified image consultant and the host of the Becoming Known podcast. You can find more about Candis here: htt...
You Can't Steer in Park
06 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this solo episode, Heather talks about when Grant Baldwin said "it's harder to steer when you're in park". She reminds us that we don't have to hav...
Grant Baldwin and Successful Speaking
03 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Grant is a speaker, entrepreneur, and the Founder of The Speaker Lab, a podcast for and about speakers. In his new book, The Successful Speaker, Gra...
Vision Boards and Perspective
30 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Wayne Dyer said "Change the way you look at things and the things you look at change" Heather says "What you see is what you get" So if you want to ...
Angelique Rewers and the Power of Perspective
27 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Angelique is the Founder and CEO of The Corporate Agent. She's among the top 1% of women business owners nationwide and has been named an Enterprising...
PR=Perspective and Resilience
23 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're talking about PR, No, not the kind this week's guest does (though Rebecca is the best!) Instead we are talking about Perspective and R...
Rebecca Brooks
20 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rebecca is the founder and CEO of the Brooks Group, an award winning NYC based communications agency. She talks to us about her core values and how th...
Zen Bender
16 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're talking about ruby slippers. Specifically, we're talking about recognizing that you have the power to make decisions for yourself, and...
Stephanie Krikorian
13 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Stephanie is the ghostwriter of a host of books, including a New York Times best seller. She is also the author of her own new book, Zen Bender: A Dec...
The Power Of A Positive No
09 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today we're talking about William Ury's book The Power of a Positive No. Indrani Goradia recommended this book, and it changed the way Heather sees th...
Indrani Goradia
06 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Indrani is a philanthropist and an advocate for women's health and empowerment. She was a victim of severe childhood abuse and then created RAFT—Res...
What you see is what you get
02 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
You asked, we listened. On Mondays we will continue to give you the episodes with guests that you know and love. But on Thursdays, Heather will pop on...
Judge Rosemarie Aquilina
30 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Where to begin? Judge Aquilina became famous for the being the Judge for the infamous Larry Nassar case. Her ability to ask questions and listen to th...
Abby King
23 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Abby started her career in communications, but when she went through a difficult divorce she became interested in the business and emotions of divorce...
Lauren Leader
16 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Lauren is the Co-founder and CEO of All In Together, a non partisan women's organization committed to advancing women leaders. She's the author of Cro...
Alexis Brink
09 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Alexis Brink moved to the U.S from the Netherlands to dance in NYC. However, when she discovered Jin Shin her life changed. Jin Shin is an ancient Jap...
Jill Gwaltney
02 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In 1999, Jill founded a direct mail agency with just 4 employees—Rauxa. In the years since, Rauxa has become the largest independent woman-owned adv...
Marla Wynne Ginsburg
25 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Marla is an absolute phenom and one of my many "from afar" mentors. She started her career in television in LA, then moved to Paris where she produced...
David Meerman Scott
18 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
David is an internally acclaimed business strategist, entrepreneur, advisor and public speaker. He's the best selling author of ten books and in Janua...
Camille Laurente
11 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Camille is the CEO and co-founder of Hueman Group Media https://www.huemangroupmedia.com/ She is the creator of the Sincerely, Hueman podcast https...
Diana Perkovic
04 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Diana is the founder and CEO of Good Girl Mafia-a female Empowerment, Encouragement and Entertainment company. Diana believes it take a bad ass to be ...
Elise Keith
28 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Elise is the co-founder of Lucid Meetings, and the author of Where the Action Is-Meetings that Make or Break Organizations. https://www.lucidmeeting...
Tikiri Herath
21 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Tikiri is the author of the Red Heeled Rebel series of books and the creator of Rebel Diva Academy. She changed the way I see my life and my opportuni...
Dr Stephen Trzeciak
14 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Trzeciak is the co-author of one of the most important books I've read in a long time. He and Dr. Anthony Mazzarelli wrote Compassionomics, about ...