Your Empowered Self: Voice, Values and Vulnerability
Week of July 3, 2021
Opening Presentation: Being Your Best Self
Many of us don’t think about our inner self. We spend time on our physical body and spend time cultivating our mind, yet the inner place where our body and mind meet is often unexplored. It is at that place, where our spirit lives, where our true self resides. Being your empowered self means cultivating all aspects of the self, even those deeper places we’d all prefer to keep hidden. Our empowered self exists where courage, kindness, truth and power meet. It’s where we can own our shadow and admit flaws and liabilities. In doing this, we are able to be vulnerable and open with people in our lives. We are able to speak our truth, take risks, and live bravely. Come discover what it takes to find your best self, owning all parts of who you are, to live life to your fullest potential.
Workshop 1: Values: Knowing What Matters Most
The first step in knowing who you are and how to be the best you is knowing what is most important to you. In this session, participants will explore their values and think about what matters most in their life. Often, there is a disconnect between what we say we value and how we actually live our life. This creates an inner tension that can result in stress and overwhelm. It can create conflict in our relationships and get in the way of our work. Once you establish what matters most you can create intentions and establish strategies for bringing those aspects out in your life.
Workshop 2: Sense of Self: The Power of our Story and the Story of Our Power
Often we get in our own way. Elements of our shadows and the things we are ashamed of cloud our sense of who we are and compromise our confidence and self-esteem. Acting authentically and feeling comfortable in our sense of self is critical for inner peace and happiness and outer fulfilled expression. In this workshop we will explore who we are, how we move through the world, and how we bring ourselves to our life. We will explore the stories we tell ourselves, including the stories we have made up about ourselves. We will examine which of those stories accurately reflect our powerful self, and which ones might be the critical voices of others that hinder us and hold us back. Working creatively, we will get to know who we are and how to embrace a sense of ourselves that empower and embolden us.
Workshop 3: Voice and Your Empowered Self
Our voice is a key aspect for how we engage with others. Our voice has two elements: the voice we speak out loud, and the silent voice constantly in our head. Too often, we find ourselves in situations where we feel silenced or unheard. We often fail to advocate for ourselves and for what we believe in. This can occur in relationships with our significant other, with family members, with friends or colleagues. Sometimes, we avoid raising issues because we are worried about the consequence, so instead, we stay silent. Often, resentment builds, hurt feelings remains, and we feel less empowered. Finding and using your authentic and powerful voice takes strength, skill, and courage. In this session, participants will discover how to use their voice from a place of strength and kindness, learning the conditions that compromise their communication.
Lorri Sulpizio, Ph.D., is the Director of the Conscious Leadership Academy at the University of San Diego (USD), and the founder of the Center for Women’s Leadership at USD. She is also the principal consultant of Lotus Leadership Institute. Lorri has dedicated her career to helping people become the best version of themselves. She works to advance the art and science of leadership development through research, education, training, and consulting. Lorri is a published author and international speaker, with expertise in girls’ and women’s leadership as well as group and team dynamics. Her articles and blogs have appeared in Workingmother.com, Women’s Health and Fitness, and the Huffington Post. She is the author of over 10 articles and chapters on leadership, and has been the cited expert on women and leadership for articles in Psychology Today. Lorri’s teaches graduate leadership courses at USD. She is a certified leadership coach, working with executives, managers, and leaders in many fields and industries. Her research focuses on girls and women’s leadership, specifically developing voice and owning power. Lorri helps people develop courage and an authentic voice in order to be more effective leaders. A former women’s college basketball coach, Lorri has a B.A. in English and Women’s Studies, a M.A. in Sports Psychology and Ph.D. in Leadership.