Shari Leid, author of “50/50 Friendship Flow” and breast cancer thriver is today’s special guest on Feminine Roadmap. After Shari’s cancer diagnosis at 47 years old she began to become more intentional in her life and relationships. For her 50th birthday she decided that she wanted to meet with 50 women face to face to share with them what she had learned from them. Her idea came from the idea that everyone you meet is your teacher and your student, that you can learn something from every person you come in contact with. When meeting with each woman she went in without expectations of a specific outcome. Shari found that these meetings not only deepened her connections and relationships but it also increased her confidence in approaching others. She digs deep into her most powerful takeaways from her year long experiment. The 50/50 Friendship Flow is designed to bring us together, find our common story and break down our perceptions of people who might be very different from us. It also helps us see how every connection has a purpose in our life if we are willing to look for it. Grab a cuppa something wonderful, a good friend and join us! http://www.feminineroadmap.com/episode196/
SHOW NOTES:
7:10 What is the 50-50 Friendship experiment
“I told them that the purpose being that every person is our teacher and our student and I want to share with you what you’ve taught me.”
13:27 The life changing effect of her experiment
“It’s provided me with a level of grace to deal with people. It’s allowed me to show up with other people the way I want to show up by looking for that common story, the teaching piece.”
23:05 What about expectations?
“That’s what I think about when I think about expectations, it’s basically getting into somebody else’s journey… and when you’ve on somebody else’s journey, you’re off your own.”
30:27 The mental health benefits and the happiness connection
38:55 How her 50-50 experiment changed her perspective on social differences
48:21 Shari’s three key take-aways
RESOURCES:
“The 50-50 Friendship Flow” Shari Leid
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