100: Embrace the Turtle: Why Slowing Down Wins the Race

Does it feel like everyone around you is moving fast and breaking things?  We live in a hustle culture where many have the “if it’s bigger, faster, and flashier, then it’s always better” mentality.  Only in recent years have I begun to see a broader cultural shift toward slower and more intentional living.   I can personally attest that it’s the “winning” way.   During these first 100 episodes of the podcast, I’ve learned to embrace the way of the turtle.  I’ve learned to resist the urge to compare and instead delight fully in my own journey.  A journey that was slow.  A journey that was about taking “turtle steps” and even a bit of a pause along the way.  And in this journey, I’ve learned 3 important things that I know you’ll appreciate, especially if the loud roar of others zooming by is deafening. If you want to try the slow and steady way and see how it can make your personal and professional life more of what you really want, then listen in for the ways I’ve learned that:  Creating because it matters is enough.  Even if what you create is small.  The power of the pause to rejuvenate your creative spark  Why consistency beats perfection every time  Getting to 100 episodes has been a goal of mine from the beginning.  And I’m grateful to you for coming along with me.  What’s been your slow and steady win?    About: The Reframe to Create podcast is hosted by Joy Spencer, an Executive Leadership and Storytelling Coach, Speaker, and Organizational Development Consultant working with professionals and leaders at all levels within organizations.  Joy leverages over 17 years of experience she gained while working to champion change in social justice movements, including those related to global access to essential medicines and consumer advocacy for online privacy.  This work required a dogged commitment to not merely challenging the status quo, but to reimagining and working towards creating an ideal future.  It is this commitment to creating that has shaped Joy’s coaching philosophy and approach today. Using her signature C.R.E.A.T.E. framework, Joy guides her clients through a process to become incomparable in work so they can get paid to be themselves.   Follow Joy on LinkedIn  - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joy-spencer