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Hi I am executive coach Monique Betty affectionately known as coach Mo and welcome to the Tuesdays with Coach MO podcast! Today on the show I am joined by author, speaker and coach Bryan Falchuk.

Building on his experience as a successful C Level executive, Bryan leverages his skills as a Certified Behavior Change Specialist to help change lives.

In today's episode Beyond Barriers: When your success Depends on Getting out of Your Own Way, Bryan and I discuss

• The ugly and painful truth of self-discovery
• What makes answering this ONE powerful question so very difficult
• How your view of other people may distort your view of yourself
• And, finally, what I like to call the 'danger zone' as that time when High Achievers with executive ambitions find themselves on  the verge of derailing their career because of one failed...

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Hi, my name is Monique Betty, affectionately known as ‘coach Mo” and

welcome to ‘Tuesdays with Coach Mo.’ Today on our show, I am talking about using your strengths in your pursuit of fulfilling your executive ambitions. You have worked hard to land that 6-figure job and I challenge you to consider, how well do you know AND apply your strengths at work? 

01:13    When talking about strengths I’m talking about the unique natural talents within you that shape your patterns of thoughts, feelings and behavior that when perfected result in a consistent level of near perfect performance.

You see you may be quick to identify your strengths; for example, leading a team to achieve their goals, or strategic planning, or a skillful negotiator - - and that’s great, and they are highly visible to others...

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Displaying confidence seems to be an unwritten rule for getting ahead within large organizations. Those we see as displaying a outgoing personality, head held high, and they know how to say all the right things at the right time. But, is this true? 

I believe that high-achieving professionals can achieve their executive ambitions by appropriately building and applying their confidence. 

Consider two perspectives: first from Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Professor of business psychology at the University College London, and author of the book Confidence, and second from my experience coaching high achieving professionals. 

Professor Tomas describes two extremes of self-evaluation. On one end is overconfidence. On the other end is humility, and possibly even insecurity.

What I found particularly interesting in the book is the...

Today’s episode is a replay with a purpose. Jennifer Ransaw Smith and I talk about what it means to have a personal brand. Even better, you’ll learn why it’s important and how to build your own.

2:32 Why is a personal brand relevant in today’s business community?
Jennifer shares how connecting via social media has created the need for a strong personal brand. She also explains exactly what it is: your reputation, the mental real estate that you have in the mind of others. Find out how to be strategic in creating the way others perceive you.

5:19 How does knowing your personal brand make a difference in your professional success?
• You are recognized as a leader
• Positions you for new opportunities
• Your reputation helps you self-promote effectively
• People in your industry know who you are
• Media personnel that cover your industry know who you are
• Competitors know who you are

“You don’t want to be your...