#29. You Are Strong in Midlife: Halelly Azulay, 49
Every moment is a new opportunity. It holds possibility.
What better way to ring in the new year (and decade!) then to discover your strengths and use them to create meaningful work and a fulfilling life. I wanted this episode to go live on the last day of 2019 because it is more practical and action-oriented than my usual episodes. There’s a lot of excitement – and hype! – around 2020 and many of us are planning our year and even thinking more long term, so my guest, Hallely Azulay, offers some valuable insight and tools. We talk about:
The formula for determining your strengths
How those strengths should guide you more than an elusive search for your “passion”
How to be more positive about networking.
Why we should bust the myth that women, especially those in midlife, aren’t strong – physically, emotionally, and psychologically
How a number of childhood moves made her determined
What Halelly is most excited about now.
Halelly Azulay is CEO & leadership development strategist at TalentGrow LLC. An expert in leadership, communication skills, emotional intelligence, and authentic networking, she develops leaders that people *want* to follow. She is the author of two books, Employee Development on a Shoestring and Strength to Strength. Halelly offers actionable leadership insights and advice as a sought-after speaker and workshop leader as well as on her blog and her leadership podcast, the TalentGrow Show. Connect with Halelly: Website | Facebook | LinkedIn | YouTube
Download a free 2-page Strength to Strength worksheet that Halelly did for this episode, here: https://www.talentgrow.com/fortiesstories
Share your strengths and word of the year!
In the comments below I tell you my other top 4 strengths. On the episode you heard me mention that curiosity was my top strength on the VIA Institute test. Share your results below. Were there any surprises?
I’d also love to know if you generally pick a word of the year? It’s not something that I’ve ever done before, so I’m looking to all of you to see if this is something you find helpful. I’ve narrowed in on one, but I can find myself getting a bit twitchy narrowing it to just one. Let me know what you’ve picked or if you are word-curious and we can figure it out together.
I would be remiss if I ended the year without letting you know how truly grateful I am that you have tuned in and supported me and the show – since I first hit publish in March! Thank you to everyone who has rated or reviewed the show – I know you get so many requests to review podcasts, books, small businesses, and everything else. I read every review and love hearing from you!
I look forward to sharing more stories with you as we navigate midlife together - and hope that 2020 is a year for discovery and growth.
Happy New Year!
Mentioned in this episode:
* StrengthsFinder 2.0 (which is now called CliftonStrengths). If you purchase the book, you get a code to redeem for the test.
* VIA Institute - Free Character Strengths Test
* Adam Grant’s “Give and Take”
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