Episode Transcript
[00:00:00] Speaker A: Opinions expressed in this episode are personal. They do not necessarily reflect the views of this streaming platform.
Good day, everyone, and welcome to another edition of let's Be Diverse. I am your host, Andrew Stout. This episode is dedicated to all my loved ones who've supported me through this journey. Those who have left us will always be in our hearts and will never be forgotten. Today our topic is self trust versus team trust. And my guest today I'm so happy to have on is Bruce Brittany Stinson. Brittany, welcome to the show. It is an honor and a privilege to have you join us today.
[00:00:37] Speaker B: Thank you so much for having me. I'm really excited for this conversation. I know we've chatted a few times leading up to this, so it feels like it's. It's bubbling over. It's time to have the combo.
[00:00:49] Speaker A: It is bubbling over, and we've had some amazing conversations. I had an opportunity to meet you in a phone chat, and it was just a lovely conversation. I say this a lot to a lot of people, which is a good indication of me meeting some amazing people. But I felt as though our conversation was roughly about an hour, but I felt it was so good I could probably would have talked to you for another two. But of course, we're adults and we have to get back to adulting. But. But that's how comfortable the conversation was with you. So I was really looking forward to today.
[00:01:24] Speaker B: Yeah, I agree. I agree. I'm excited.
[00:01:26] Speaker A: How are things with you, Brittany? What's going on in your world? Give us the tea deets. Give us it all. What's going on?
[00:01:34] Speaker B: Oh, my goodness. So I. This podcast couldn't have come at a better time. So my TEDx talk just came out last Monday, and I hit 50,000 views in the first week. And it's really a fascinating story.
All of my friends, my list, my connections, my family.
You were helpful. You know, I sent it to everyone I knew, and I was. I was. I was happy with the views that I was getting. I was really genuinely grateful because I knew they were all organic and people were really listening and sharing.
And then one of the speakers, who was One of the six speakers at our event at TEDx, UMKC, he actually sent all of our links to his high school, like district overseer or headmaster, I think he called them in India. And so all of our links ended up in 25 million student inboxes.
And so I was sitting on the couch and I was watching a movie with my family a few nights ago, and I, you know, you get curious and just, you know, you want to poke around. Where are my views at? So I went over to YouTube and I had gone from 330,000, like all of a sudden, and then all of a sudden, a few minutes later, I was at 35,000 and it was just, it was just jumping so rapidly. And so I'm just really grateful for him and his support and all of the students that were able to, to just, you know, get value from it. So this conversation is exciting for me because I've been able to share this concept with different friends, colleagues, a couple masterminds who are like, in the entrepreneur space.
However, getting to talk about team trust and trust as like a culture in a corporate workspace. Whole different angle, whole new, you know, can of worms. So I think it's going to be really good. So that's kind of what's new and.
[00:03:33] Speaker A: Exciting is actually that is amazing and amazing news. It is a perfect indication of the individual that you are. I had an opportunity to listen to it and it was absolutely amazing. And I definitely recommend everyone and anyone to listen to it. So it is super awesome. And I definitely recommend everyone to check it out for sure. And I'm so happy that it's grown and that's all we want to do is we want to see things grow and things blossom. And you're like, me, I like to do that stuff too. I could be sitting on a couch. My wife and I will look and put stuff out for podcast and I look and see how the views are and who's looking at it, who's listening to it, what comments are people saying. And it is so heartwarming to see people that you've never even let alone had a conversation with. And here they are writing to you or making comments to you or saying something about the stuff that you're putting out there. And you're never expecting that. So it is amazing when we put some really good stuff out there and it resonates with people. So I do love that.
[00:04:38] Speaker B: Yeah, yep, agreed. It was, it was a great moment.
[00:04:41] Speaker A: Yep, I'm sure. I'm sure. Well, before we begin, I always have a fun, thought provoking question that I ask all my guests to get things going. Are you ready for yours today, Britney?
[00:04:53] Speaker B: I'm ready. I'm. I'm really curious. I'm excited.
[00:04:57] Speaker A: It actually is a fun one. So I'm sure there's probably going to be a little bit of a giggle from you as I ask this. So here we go. If you could eat as much of one particular food as you wanted, without getting full. Which food would you choose and why?
[00:05:13] Speaker B: Oh my gosh, this is such a hard question.
Okay, I'm going to, I'm going to. I don't know if it's a rule. I'm going to answer in two ways. So savory side.
[00:05:25] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:05:25] Speaker B: I have been obsessed with pad thai lately.
So a really good, like tofu pad thai, add in the broccoli, all the extra sauce and goodies. On the sweet side, I have a really major sweet tooth like anything chocolate. So if we're talking sweets, I would definitely say like, you know, some good dairy free chocolate ice cream with like some, some chunks in there. That, that's my thing.
[00:05:55] Speaker A: So if we, so any of the, if any of the listeners were listening and they ever wanted to treat you to something and they sent you a gift by mail and it arrived at your house, it was chocolate, they would be like in your good books forever.
[00:06:07] Speaker B: Oh my gosh. I'd be elated. It's, it's a genuine issue that I am working on self trust to stop myself with the sweets on a regular basis.
[00:06:18] Speaker A: Yeah, we all have our little things. Yes. Sweet is actually for sure something that we enjoy. I do like some chocolate. Mine is more. You said savor. Mine is more. The salt.
I can definitely polish off a bag of chips, no problem, no hesitation. There's never a doubt of just opening up the bag and having a couple. Like, you're just, there's always like a, okay, I'll have a few more, have a few more. And the next thing you know, like half the bag is gone. And then you're like, oh my God. It's, it's, it is what it is. And you, as you get older, you grow to, to love those things and you're like, okay, it is what it is. And, and you enjoy them and it's what keeps you happy. So that's the way I kind of look at it.
[00:06:59] Speaker B: Yep. I love it.
[00:07:01] Speaker A: Well, I appreciate you having a little bit of fun with me and you answered that pretty well. So I, I do love the fact that you had the two types of foods. I, I love that. Why don't we start off with you telling us a little bit about yourself and of course we want to hear about your why as well.
[00:07:16] Speaker B: Okay. Okay. So as far as, you know, how I ended up where I, I've worked in a ton of different roles. I've worked in corporate settings with, you know, I've done hospital work. So I actually started in the emergency room, like on the Floor doing scheduling and working right there in the, the heat of the action. And then kind of moved my way up in the hospital setting doing all kinds of different administrative supportive roles. Got to the point where I was doing, you know, multimillion dollar payroll every couple weeks for a group of physicians and then moved over into the non profit space and I worked at a couple different churches. Same thing though, very administrative supporting. You know, when you're in a nonprofit, I feel like you just wear all the hats. And so I ended up being the HR person, the assistant, the, you know, strategy, the P and L processor, all of the things that kind of come with that. And then 2020 happened in everyone's life look different after Covid. And so my husband actually ended up launching, he launched a business and at first it was a nonprofit for athletes and that sort of spun into speaking and business coaching. And now in 21, I ended up leaving my full time job to come on full time in our business. And so we've worked together in full time entrepreneurship for some years now. And so we get to coach speakers, to do talks and build their businesses through stages. What I share in my TEDx talk is really through that, that transition out of, you know, full time job into entrepreneurship, it really took a toll. I mean it really physically, emotionally, our family, I was at a really low point, very burned out. We were just stretched really thin trying to make it all work in that season, you know, I was having heart palpitations. I was really unwell in my eating and my choices that I was making. And so I had to have one of those really hard looks in the mirror just to say, what? This can't be the way that life should be forever. You know, this is just not an abundant life that I feel like I've seen in the vision that I have for our family. And so really got serious about mentorship, getting a, you know, way more full time with a therapist. We had some really honest conversations, my husband and I, and just really rebuilt our business from a place of alignment and health and sustainability. And it looks way different today than it's ever looked. And I'm so grateful for that. But it came at a cost. You know, I mean we, we really had to right the ship and turn things around. And so now I get to share, you know, I get to take that corporate experience, I get to take that nonprofit experience and the experience I have in this coaching space with entrepreneurs and kind of put it all into a package to speak and share with people about what that looks like and self Leadership first. And then how do you lead a team and a business and impact the world in a healthy way?
[00:10:25] Speaker A: So much things that I want to pack in there, but the one thing that I do want to touch on is all the stuff that you did and the things that you and your husband planned on and what you were trying to do. And it's such a good segue into our conversation today, because as you were starting to do stuff, and I know for myself, the things that I have started and the things that I'm continuing to work on, a lot of the things that was in the back of my mind was trust and trusting in myself and believing in myself that I could do it. And you say to yourself, okay, well, yes, I can do this, but do you actually really trust that you can do that? And once you realize, hey, I trust myself, and I know that if I start this, I can. I will be successful at it, that's when things start to move the needle. So I love that you guys went through all the different phases, and you've kind of gotten a lot of experience in different areas. So I'm sure that that kind of helped you to adapt into the situation, the scenario that. That both you and your husband are in today.
[00:11:28] Speaker B: Yeah, yeah, absolutely. And what you're saying, right, Like, I don't think any of us set out on this journey, whether you're trying to advance in your career, whether you're trying to start a business, start family, whatever that looks like. I don't think any of us start out saying, I'm gonna go ahead and do this, and. And I think I'll probably fail.
Right. I think most of us have a certain level of trust that gets us over the initial barrier of getting started. And we have some faith, and we have trust, and we believe, and the people around us, you know, are there to. To try to help and. But there's the day in and day out and every single day, and when challenges come up and when people around you don't show up to be who you thought they were going to be, or when you get really disappointed or you become jaded, it's. I think it's at that point when another level of trust in yourself and your ability to trust other people is really tested.
That's when the rubber meets the road, because that's the turning point of quitting on what you started or continuing to push through and really see the vision come to be reality.
[00:12:36] Speaker A: So that's a great segue to our conversation today. So. So what I want to ask you Is why do we struggle to trust ourselves? Because I found that I did in the beginning. And I know there's a lot of listeners out there who have or still do.
[00:12:51] Speaker B: Yeah, man, I can, I can definitely speak to it the, the most powerfully from my own perspective. What I found is that when I made these micro compromises with myself and with others. But I think all the principles really start with self. When I would sort of like break these little promises to myself or take shortcuts, or say one thing and then do another.
Right. Or hit the snooze button two or three too many times. Right. I, I don't think we realize the impact of it in the moment, but over time and distance, we're slowly eroding any type of like self confidence belief. You know, it's like, if I can't trust myself, how in the world am I supposed to be project trust onto other people? And so for me, I think that was, that's how I ended up in that dark space is because it wasn't any one major catastrophic event. It was a series of years of really small compromises over time.
And all of a sudden you end up in a space and you're like, this is not where I intended to be. This doesn't feel great. And, and it's not like a light switch where I can just flip it and get back to trusting myself and being fully confident to Mark, because you're at that low place of self confidence. And so I really think that's where it starts. Most of us have broken too many tiny promises to ourselves over such a long time that we don't even realize, we don't know that we can really look in the mirror and trust the person who's looking back.
[00:14:23] Speaker A: I can think of so many different instances as you're talking where I was in a situation where I was saying to myself, why do they not look at me in a particular light? Why are they looking at this person instead of myself? I can do that thing. Or why are people not excited about what I'm wanting to do or my ideas? And in reality, in some cases, I probably wasn't. Back in my early part of my career, I wasn't probably feeling as confident in it as I thought I did. And as I've gotten older, I've realized that the importance of being self confident and trusting in myself has helped me through because now more people are seeing this stuff and I've had people contact me and say, oh my God, Andrew, your message that you put out there the other day I totally see the direction that you're going, and I didn't get that before, so now I'm getting it. And now I'm like, okay, well, then I am getting in the right direction, and I am.
So it makes me feel. It made you even feel more confident in what I wanted to do or my ideas.
[00:15:34] Speaker B: Yeah. Yeah. I love that example because there's. I think sometimes, like, what I just described is. Is a very internal process. Right. I'm losing trust within myself, and it's hard to dig myself out of that hole. But the example you just gave is beautiful because even if. When you were receiving those messages, even if you were still on the brink of how much confidence you had in yourself, it's this principle of being able to borrow someone else's belief in you until your own is strong enough.
And I think that's an amazing, you know, like, method or way. A place to start. Sometimes it really is hard to get ourselves back to a healthy place. But if you have people around you who can look at you and see what you're doing and speak to that and inject that belief into you, just borrow that, lean on that. Like, maybe I don't feel so great about me, but even if I believe a little bit of what they're saying, I can let that build and propel me into the next thing. I think that's such a good example for this. Yeah.
[00:16:42] Speaker A: And it could be certain days, too, right? Like, it could be. You could. I've found myself in situations where I wasn't feeling that great about something, or I was kind of a little bit down. And then you get this particular message or, you know, LinkedIn has been so great for me. And I get this post with my name in it, tagged with a message recognizing these people. And then you read that and you're like, holy crap. Like, okay, now I'm like, ready to go. Because you just got that ball of energy, and it's almost like they felt that you needed that boost. It's really weird and hard to explain it, but sometimes it comes at that right exact moment that you just. You're like, oh, my God, that's perfect. That's exactly what I needed. Let's go.
[00:17:32] Speaker B: Yeah. Yeah. I love it. You know, it's. I think it's so important when you see those come through. Right. Especially on LinkedIn, because I understand, like, people are trying to get views and they're trying to do shares and posts to reach a bigger audience, but the fact that they thought of your name and they tagged you like receive all of it. Right. It could be very easy to like dismiss that or not make a big deal of it. But if you're in a place where you really need to rebuild that self confidence and get yourself feeling better, like receive the whole thing, make a big deal of it, write it down, make like a note to yourself so that it can really sink in and have a healthy effect on you personally and in the workplace. I think you show up differently when you feel confident in what you bring to the table.
[00:18:18] Speaker A: So what are some of the barriers of trust in your, in your barriers of trust?
[00:18:24] Speaker B: Can you, can you expand?
[00:18:26] Speaker A: So I guess I could ask it a little bit differently. What are some of the ways that trust can affect us in, in certain ways, whether it's in our careers or in the workplace?
[00:18:41] Speaker B: Yeah. Yeah. Okay.
Trust is, trust is sneaky because I don't think we realize how important it is until it's gone. Right. So like, let's just say you, you're showing up to this job, you're really confident, you're sharing your ideas around the table, you're in meetings and you're speaking up for yourself.
You know, you're strategizing with the team, you're really not holding back. Like, you're very trusting that the environment and the culture and your team is going to receive you well. And you, you let that confidence shine through. And then something happened and you hear a rumor or somebody goes behind your back and takes your idea to your boss. Right. Or you find out that there was this meeting after the meeting later that you weren't privy to. Right. All of those things can break your trust. And it's immediately going to affect how much you guard yourself the next time you have an opportunity to be at the table or to share your opinions, your ideas, what you're excited about, even what you might volunteer for. Right. I think a lot of us can get promoted because we're really like going above and beyond. But if we don't trust that that's going to be taken serious, maybe for months, have gone above and beyond because I believe it's going to make a difference in my promotion and it really never does.
It just changes the way we interact with people.
And it gets really hard to show up and stay positive when you don't really know if the work you're doing is making a difference. Because we all need to feel seen and heard and accepted. That's like a basic human level need.
And if you're at your job every day and you don't know if that's happening. It's. It's really exhausting and draining. I think we can get really resentful, and it's just a different version of us that shows up to work.
[00:20:36] Speaker A: I love that you bring this up, Brittany, because I do agree with you 100% that lots of things can happen in the background that you don't know about or you're not aware of. And when. When those things happen, you're absolutely right. Can affect your. Your confidence, it can affect your way. And I know that a lot of people will say that we're not there to. To make friends or to make buddies or to have friends to hang out with. We're there to do our job. We do want it to be. Have a good social environment that we can chat with people and talk about our days or talk about what we're doing over the weekend and stuff. We do want that type of social dynamic, but we're not making best friends there. But when those things happen, then you start to wonder, well, okay, well, who can I. And we're going to talk about trust in a bit here, but a little bit more about trust a bit. But who can I lean on? So we talked before about those difficult times, those difficult days. Who can I turn to, to. To have a talk and say, hey, listen, I'm really having a really rough day, and I. I just need to talk to somebody just to kind of vent a little bit type thing. And can I talk to you, Brittany? And I think that's super important to have those types of situations, because if you don't, then it just makes your work life, like, very, very hard. And it's almost as an unsafe environment in my mind.
[00:22:01] Speaker B: Yeah. Yeah. Oh, my gosh, that's so important. I can remember being at one job and I had already been through a few of those difficult moments where I felt like I really needed to keep my guards up. And I remember this one woman in particular. She showed up to work. She's so bubbly every day. She was just excited to be there. And she really tried to connect with me repeatedly. She was very sweet. She was genuine in her attempt to, like, be excited with me. And I. I can, to this day, I can feel how much resistance I had to try to allowing her to close to me because of this old pain. And. And she never did one thing wrong. And it was so. It was the. The ripple effect of what someone else had done that was keeping me from having a close work person like what you're describing. And so I think that's Just like another, right? Like the offense happens, the trust is broken, and then we have to keep moving through it and it can just affect future relationships. So, yeah, I'm sure my job would have been much more enjoyable if I had allowed myself to really connect with her and be excited about what she was excited about. I'm sure I would have had a lot more days that were fun than what I actually did have at that job.
[00:23:18] Speaker A: So let me ask you, Brittany, how do, in your mind, how do we know who to trust in these situations? So for those that are out there, who are in unsafe work environments, they don't know who to turn to in difficult times, how do we know who to trust?
[00:23:35] Speaker B: So in my talk, I give this principle of reciprocal trust where if you've really built up enough self trust, then you can lean in to new relationships with this bias of trust. Because it's a little bit like, what's that game of chicken, right? Where like the cars are speeding toward each other and you're going to see who's going to like, turn first. It's a little bit like that. Maybe cat and mouse is a better example. But I think if I come into the relationship, work or otherwise, with a bias, that I'm going to offer my trust to you first. I genuinely believe that it impacts how trustworthy you'll behave. Because I think if I come in guarded and half, you know, one foot in, one foot out, and I'm treating you in a way that's like, I don't, I don't really open myself up to you. I don't. I'm not honest with you. I can't expect much back from you. Now, if I offer my trust to you and I move in on this bias of trust, and I really, like, expect that you'll respond in a trustworthy manner, and you don't. Well, now I know.
And that's okay because I've set up other life practices to process that pain, right? Therapy, counselors, journaling, mentors, other physical, like going to the gym, whatever I need to do to process that pain, I've tried.
That's all I can do.
Now, I see that you reciprocate with this, you know, distrustful behavior. Okay, now I know. But hopefully you'll respond in a way that validates what I've offered you, which is my trust, and you come back in a trustworthy way. Again, it's in the talk and there's this like this little infinity loop of an illustration.
But I think the clearer we get within ourselves and the work that we do internally to really get clear on who we are and, and those different modalities I just described. I think our intuition gets clearer and we really have this, like, gut knowing of this person is safe, this person. Maybe I need to take it a little slower. There's this red flag that becomes a lot more obvious to see if we're clearer within ourselves and the, like, emotional work that we've done. So I would just say start there, offer it, you know, like, like you can offer, you can donate money to people who really need it, never knowing if they're actually going to do with the money what they say they'll do. But, but it's my job to offer.
And then I can see what comes back to me and, and, you know, make a healthy decision from there.
[00:26:11] Speaker A: So I'm going to be vulnerable here today and I'm going to talk about myself a little bit. And I'm one of those people who is very outgoing, very personable, very fun, engaging. I'll engage with anyone, and I'm the same way with everybody. And in every situation I'm the same. And in some situations it works. But I'll be honest, some situations it doesn't. Because sometimes people will look and they'll say, who is this guy? He can't be that nice. He can't be that genuine. He can't be that compassionate and vulnerable. Something's not right there. And maybe there are situations where somebody could be right about somebody who knows. But my firm belief is assumption, so we shouldn't assume anything about anybody until we've gotten to know them and who they are and what they're all about. So I love your answer about. I love your answer about what you've said. And it is hard to talk about trust or to trust or open up with somebody. And when, like I said, when you are someone like myself who just goes at people and is that open, heartfelt, energetic, genuine, loving individual, sometimes people just have a hard time to accept it.
[00:27:31] Speaker B: Yeah. Yeah, yeah. And thank you for the share. I know I'm sure if you polled your listeners, you're definitely not alone. I think it's. If it's received, then it feels amazing. If it's not received, it's hard because, you know, the same heart that opens to pour out all that love, the heart is still open. And so if it's, if it's, you know, responded to in a negative way, your heart's still open. And it's, it hurts even deeper. And I think what you've done is so powerful because you continue to show up as yourself regardless of how they respond. Because nine times out of 10, whatever they have going on is making them respond that way. They don't trust people because of whatever has happened previously. And so it really shouldn't be taken personally because it probably has nothing to do with you. And all, all the work that there is for you to do is process the pain, make sure it gets processed in a healthy way and stay true to who you are. Because if you were to cut off that way of being, that's. That's how I ended up in that unhealthy space at the end of 2021. It's like I had. I had lost so much of what was authentically me. I didn't even know what was left. I didn't even know what music I like. Didn't even know when I went shopping. It was like, what am I looking for? I don't even know who I am anymore.
So I think that's just such a. Because you are that way and it's just such a great example. You just keep showing up that way.
[00:29:07] Speaker A: Yeah. And I will never change. That's just who I am. And I, I think I've grown over time to accept the fact that some people are just not going to reciprocate or they're not going to accept that. And some people are. And there's just. That's just that way. Maybe 10 years ago I would have thought, well, why does this person, why did they not see that? Why did they not like me? Why did they not type thing? And it's not a wow, wah wah type thing. It's just. That's just how I felt. And now I don't feel like that anymore. I'm more, this is me, take me as I am. And when you're in a situation like that at work or in your career or you're dealing with a new client or what have you, this is who I am. And I present myself as I am. And people will. People, either they accept it or they don't. And it is what it is. There's not much that I can not More. More that I can do about it. For sure.
[00:30:01] Speaker B: Yeah, I think it's. And I just to make this note here too, I think that's why in an interview process, it's crucial to be yourself. Because if you get the job being an inauthentic version of you, it's not going to take long for you to really feel all kinds of negative ways. You want to be able to be yourself. If you get the job being yourself, you can keep being yourself.
Right. So I would just. In an interview process, it can feel scary. It can feel. It can feel like a lot of pressure to conform and say, yes, I love all those things. Yes, I'm amazing at all those things on the job description. But, like, you're gonna regret it in probably a very short amount of time. So staying, staying authentic is a really important piece.
Yep.
[00:30:48] Speaker A: And if you don't get the job, it just means that your, Your values and your, Your vision and, and mission and your core values, they just don't fit with the organization. And that's okay. There's going to be one that's going to fit all that for you, so that. Just remember that for sure.
So how can trust be built in diverse situations?
[00:31:10] Speaker B: Good question. Okay. I try my best to operate with this spirit of curiosity as much as I can. I think that if we come into a situation where we get to spend the honor to sit across the table from someone who grew up different than us, believes different than us, looks different than us, the best thing we can do is just start with genuine curiosity. Because if I can hold enough space and listen long enough without feeling the need to insert whatever I feel like is, you know, needed to say or my stance or whatever, if I can just stay curious, I'm sure at some point I can find some level of common ground. And if I can find that common ground, I can build on that. And maybe, maybe we only have 10% common ground, but if we're in a working relationship and we both are at the same company, we're on the same team, that 10%, even though it's small, is going to be really valuable for us to still move the company, move the vision forward in the same direction. So be curious, stay curious, and build off of whatever common ground you can find. And I think that alone will build enough, like, mutual respect that I can, like, I can trust that you'll respect me. I can respect you regardless of what we disagree on. Let's just focus on what we do agree on and then ultimately keep the main thing. The main thing, like, we're all here to see the company, the team, the vision win. So let's, let's focus our efforts there.
[00:32:44] Speaker A: You're building a common ground is, is super on point here. And it's something that I, I'm sure people hear me talking about it, and the more and more people talk to hear me talking about it there, I've. You're recognizing it, being recognized for it. And I'd say when you talk about common ground, you're building curiosity. And that curiosity is built by care and compassion. And that care, compassion is asking questions. And you're trying to build something with that person. Now, it might be different for every person. It might not be the same for everybod. Like you said, if you can just build a little bit, even like you said, 10%, even 5% of that, some people are going to be more. It's just going to be so much better. And that's just an understanding of that person. And taking the time to understand that person is so important as well, because they. You may not see it, but hearing what they're saying, you. You're like, oh, wow. In your head, you're thinking, wow, that is. That's amazing. I didn't realize that. And now I understand that a little bit better, and I understand you a little bit better and. And we can move forward. So it is super, super cool when that happens.
[00:33:50] Speaker B: Yeah, Yeah, I agree. You'd be shocked. I'm in. I think you said it earlier, like, you, you really don't know. Like, everyone has a story. There's so much we don't know about the people across the table from us. It's like being in. Working at a church for so many years and now getting to coach so many different people from all different parts of the world and different backgrounds. You. You just never know what someone has been through.
[00:34:15] Speaker A: Right.
[00:34:16] Speaker B: And there's always something that you can resonate with or find compassion towards. Like, yes, 100, I agree with the compassion piece.
[00:34:24] Speaker A: So when closing today, Brittany, what is one takeaway that you'd like our listeners to take away from this episode?
[00:34:30] Speaker B: You are so worth putting in the time and effort to be able to trust yourself. If no one else has ever told you, let me be the one to tell you. You, like, you are worth it. It's hard work to get back into a space of trusting yourself and making those small decisions and keeping promises to yourself. It's not easy work to do, to have honest look in the mirror, honest conversations with people, but you're so worth it. Your mission on this planet, the people that you can help, the people that you can serve, the difference you can make. You are worth every bit of hard thing that it takes to do that work, to be able to be in a position to see your full potential come to be. So I just, I really wish that everyone would just start the journey, just take the first step, whatever that looks like, and just know that you're worth it. You're worth doing the hard work.
[00:35:25] Speaker A: I would like to say as a call to action, I'd love everybody listening to like share Follow this podcast and this episode and I want to take the time to thank you for coming on today, Brittany. I just admire your sense of community, your commitment to making people feel special, and your ability to go through your day with grit and grace. And those are the things I noticed from you from day one and I continue to notice that. And as we continue to converse and get to know each other better, it's even more and more prevalent to me. So thank you so much for your time today and thank you so much for joining me. It was an amazing chat and you were an amazing individual.
[00:36:06] Speaker B: Thank you so much. I'm grateful for you. Thank you for making the space for this important conversation.
[00:36:12] Speaker A: You're absolutely welcome. On behalf of myself and my guest Brittany, I'd like to thank you all for listening today and until next time. Be safe. And remember everybody that if we all work together, we can accomplish anything you have been listening to. Let's Be Diverse with Andrew Stout to stay up to date with future content, hit Subscribe.
