Episode 45 Introducing Our 10-Part Series With Kate Fitzsimons on Resilience-Building My Legacy with

Welcome to Episode 45 of Building My Legacy.

This podcast is the first in a 10-part series on resilience, a topic that has become vitally important with the COVID-19 pandemic. Even before the virus became a part of our business and social lives, studies showed that 85 percent of companies recognized that their employees felt overwhelmed. In fact, global leaders said their employees’ stress level was second on their list of business concerns – behind only their company’s leadership position in the world.

Today we’re even more overwhelmed and stressed. So how do we find resilience – to make a positive contribution at work and to deal with stress at home as our children bring us their concerns? This podcast is the first of 10 that will present strategies to help you become resilient. In terms of legacy building, we’ll also look at what comes next. How can you lead and leave something meaningful behind when faced with the current challenges?

My guest for this podcast series is Kate Fitzsimons, a highly sought after speaker for schools and organizations that influence and work with young people. Kate’s story of reconciliation and resilience following her sister’s tragic death in a motor vehicle accident challenges all of us to look at how to overcome obstacles in our lives, to shape the lives of other people in a positive way. In this initial podcast in the series, Kate introduces us to the first of the “three Rs” that she has used to successfully deal with life’s challenges – at work and at home.

So if you want to know:

– What’s behind the first of the three Rs – to recognize
– How millennials are teaching us to ask the hard questions
– The importance of choosing your response to events you can’t control
– How to separate facts from the story you’re telling yourself
– How to get rid of ANTS – Automatic Negative Thoughts

About Kate Fitzsimmons

Named one of Australia’s 100 Women of Influence in 2016, Kate Fitz