Are you living your life according to your own definition of success? This episode of the I Own It podcast welcomes another talented woman to our roster, Laura Gassner Otting. She is an Executive Coach, sought-after inspirational speaker, and author of “Limitless: How to Ignore Everybody, Carve Your Own Path, and Live Your Best Life” and “Wonderhell: Why Success Doesn't Feel Like It Should . . . and What to Do About It”. Laura believes that hitting our goals isn’t the end-all-be-all of one’s happiness but being able to move forward and push harder. Why stop there? Only the chosen ones get to experience the feeling of “What’s next?” And you could be one of them! Great leaders are those that build relationships with their employees. Laura encourages you to practice the art of communicating and making everyone feel heard – even the best speakers are the best listeners, too! Tune in as Laura Gassner Otting talks about the importance of defining your own success, getting clear on your business goals, where self-limiting beliefs come from and how to stop them, and focusing on the things that matter the most to you. Timestamps: 01:11 Laura’s “Aha!” moment in life 03:52 Actions are more important 05:59 How to open up to new changes 11:24 Define your unique happiness 15:38 Figuring out your business size 19:03 Getting rid of self-limiting beliefs 21:13 Filter the voices that matter 23:47 Key points in “Wonderhell” 26:59 Advice for public speaking 32:42 What makes a good leader? 36:18 Lessons from executive recruiting 44:22 Organizations and charity work 46:58 A time when Laura didn’t own it 50:53 Laura’s advice to her 16-year-old-self 53:52 What would Laura’s last meal on Earth be? 57:26 Laura’s favorite artist Quotations: “It's not my job to provide answers. It's my job to provide catalyzing questions that help you get to the answers that you probably already know.” - Laura Gassner Otting “The more nos you get, you get closer to the outcome you want in life.” - Ben Reinberg “If your purpose in life is curing cancer, I say, “Awesome. That's great.” But if your purpose in life is working your ass off so that you can get out of debt... that's awesome too... I’m not going to purpose shame anybody.” - Laura Gassner Otting “If we could focus on what’s your real purpose, the money will flow with it.” - Ben Reinberg “It’s a lot easier to change a habit than to change identity.” - Laura Gassner Otting “Sleep is the number one road to health.” - Ben Reinberg Get in touch with Laura Gassner Otting. Website: https://www.lauragassnerotting.com/ Twitter & Instagram: @heylgo Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/heylgo/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heylgo/   More resources: https://www.heylgo.com/   Order Laura’s new book “Wonderhell: Why Success Doesn’t Feel Like It Should... And What To Do About It”: https://www.wonderhellbook.com/ Connect with Ben: benreinberg.com Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok: @therealbenreinberg LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/benreinberg Facebook: facebook.com/TheRealBenReinberg Check out Ben's firm here: https://alliancecgc.com/   #iownit #leadership #success Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices