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161. Self-Care Is Strategy: Redefining Leadership & Empowering Your Legacy

April 30, 2025·28 min·1 clip

Sharon says new leaders need a mentor, a coach, and a support group to survive imposter syndrome.

1. 90 Day Wins : Goal Setting Strategies for Personal Growth, Health, Business & Money focuses Episode 161 on self-care, leadership, and legacy-building with Sharon Harrell. 2. Sandy B. hosts the Women of Influence series, and Sharon Harrell joins as a native Washingtonian, mother of seven, grandmother, great-grandmother, federal employee of more than 30 years, and coach. 3. The episode asks how women can lead without taking on everything, especially when transitions, layoffs, and new responsibilities make the load heavier. 4. Harrell says many people in the federal space do not know how to translate 10 or 20 years of service into private-sector skills. 5. She describes transition as a process with stages like denial, sadness, the "messy middle," and then a new beginning. 6. Her coaching starts with goals, then breaks them into smaller topics while also addressing fear, anxiety, hesitation, and what is happening inside the client. 7. Harrell says some clients feel excited about change because it lets them become their "authentic self" in a new role. 8. She says emotional intelligence matters because leaders often avoid transparency and do not want to be seen as vulnerable. 9. Harrell argues that authenticity means saying, "I'm going through this struggle too," and listening for what is really going on with each person. 10. She says a person who seems to complain may actually be fearful, and someone who is absent from work may be dealing with emotional or mental strain. 11. For women new to leadership, Harrell recommends finding a mentor, then watching how that person shows up before copying anything. 12. She separates mentoring from coaching and says both matter for staying true to yourself. 13. She also recommends a support group where a leader can say, "this is not a good day," vent, or celebrate a win. 14. Harrell shares a client story about a woman with low confidence who disliked her job and wanted to move from property management into HR. 15. The client identified transferable skills, entered a leadership development program, and later moved into the HR field where she is now thriving. 16. Harrell says women often take on too much and need to delegate or say no because that is part of self-care. 17. She extends that same idea to leadership by saying a team should act like a team, not one supervisor carrying everything alone. 18. The interview style is conversational and supportive, with Sandy B. using follow-up questions and confirming Harrell's points throughout. 19. Women in career transition, new managers, and family legacy builders would likely benefit most. 20. Listeners wanting technical leadership theory or a fast-paced debate may skip it.

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