Dr. Sharon Livingston | Finding Faith In The Valley

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Be in Love with Who You Are

I was in love with who I was… Dr. Sharon Livingston

eternal leadershipBeing dumped by someone you love may feel like the worst betrayal you could ever face, but in every crisis there’s opportunity, right? This is exactly what happened to our guest today, Dr.Sharon Livingston, author of “Get Lost Girlfriend: How I Found Myself When My Best Friend Dumped Me.”

I missed someone who just appreciates me for being me without having to change me. Dr. Sharon Livingston

In this episode Sharon shares how her experience of abuse as a child put her in cycle of allowing people she loved and cared for to repeatedly beat her up and pull her down. She struggled to pull herself out of the deepest hole she had ever fallen into. But how is that possible, when your best friend is the one who betrayed you?

Have self compassion and look at the mirror and tell yourself “I love you”  and “let me take care of you.“Dr. Sharon Livingston

Sharon shares the importance of mourning and how it leads you to a path of finding yourself and knowing who you really are. This process of isolation gives space for reflection, which then allows you to accept love and find it within yourself. 

 I like to motivate people to feel their aliveness, because when you’re alive then your passion becomes available to you , and then you know, you can figure out what you want to do with the rest of your life.Dr. Sharon Livingston

Sharon leaves us with a message of how gratefulness can help you even in your darkest moments by learning to realize that there’s always something to be grateful for.

Love with an open heart- authentically and with passion.Dr. Sharon Livingston
Find your little way of loving the world and whatever it is, just do it!Dr. Sharon Livingston

What You Will Learn:

  • The value of knowing your self worth
  • The power of gratefulness
  • The importance of mourning a loss in order to move forward
  • How being fully alive can help you discover your passion

 

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Bio eternal leadership

For over 25 years Dr. Sharon Livingston, founder and president of The Livingston Group for Marketing, has been one of the most prominent leaders in the field of motivational research and Insight Mining.  She is a recent Past President of QRCA, the largest association of Qualitative Researchers in the world.   Dr. Livingston and her staff specialize in all phases of motivational research, insight mining, brand identity and creative ideation applied to marketing.

Dr. Livingston is a recognized educator in the area of Emotional Marketing Excellence and Insight Mining in qualitative research.

She is the creator of Sharpen The Focus Institute, an organization that teaches interviewing and moderating skills, incorporating proven psychological techniques to help people tell their true stories.  She conducts an ongoing international coaching club on Insight Mining for advanced practitioners.

Dr. Livingston is President of ICCA – The international Coach Certification Alliance, www.  CoachCertiicationAlliance.com, an organization dedicated to professional coaching training.

She is a mentor for HBA – the Healthcare Business Women’s Association