Roadmap to Success: She Believed She Could and So Can You! Allison Walsh

Speaker 1: 0:01

Hey, uncommon Leaders, welcome back. This is the Uncommon Leader Podcast and I'm your host, john Gallagher. In today's episode, I've got an incredible guest for you, allison Walsh, a highly respected business consultant, speaker and positive psychology coach. Allison recently released her new book. She Believed she Could Show Up, shine Bright and Achieve Abundant Success. This book is not just another self-help guide. It's a roadmap filled with powerful strategies and actionable steps to help you overcome challenges and achieve your goals. Allison's expertise and personal stories make her the perfect person to guide us on this journey. Get ready to be inspired and motivated as we dive into Allison's insights on leadership, personal growth and unlocking your true potential. Let's get started. Allison Walsh, welcome to the Uncommon Leader Podcast. It's great to have you on the show. Thanks for being here. How are you today?

Speaker 2: 0:55

Wonderful John, thank you so much for having me.

Speaker 1: 0:57

I'm looking forward to our conversation today. Even though you're a new author, you don't get any breaks from the first question. I always asked my first-time guest that's to tell our listeners a story from your childhood that still impacts really who you are today, as a person or as a leader.

Speaker 2: 1:11

Oh, absolutely. I feel very blessed that I had a powerhouse of a grandmother growing up and I got to spend a lot of time with her. My parents were both working parents and I got to watch my grandmother overcome so many challenges. She was such a fighter. My grandfather struggled with some health things later on in his life and she was really the breadwinner. She was the one that was out there figuring out how to make lemons or lemonade out of lemons. I watched her build and rebuild and restart so many times and, no matter what, she stayed so focused on ensuring that she was showing up to be there for her family and do all of the things I always think about. She started an arts camp when I was a child in our local community and watching her build something so special that was so passion-driven really impacted me way more than I realized. I think I've always been very impact-driven. I never really knew where that came from, but the older I got and the more I reflected back on watching a powerhouse woman like my grandmother do that and build something out of scratch that didn't exist really inspired me to do a lot of the work that I do.

Speaker 1: 2:21

Love that Grandmothers can have that influence. No doubt about it. I love the definition even right off the bat a powerhouse of a grandmother. Really cool. Thanks for sharing that. I know I'm quite sure it's impacted you all along the way in terms of your journey. Really, what we're here to talk about today, you've had a new book that's just come out. It's called she Believed she Could Go up, shine bright and achieve abundant success. I'm excited about what's possible with the book. I know you are and I know you've been real busy with the launch of the book. Tell me a little bit about that. Why does it write that book? Why? Now? Tell me a little bit of the story behind the title as well.

Speaker 2: 2:56

Yeah, there's so many stories unpacked there. At 20 years ago I really knew in my heart that I wanted to write a book. I struggled with eating disorders. When I was in high school. I had a really rough run. Eating disorders come with their friends, the depression, all of the things but I knew that I could help others. Way back then was when I knew that I wanted to write. I always thought in those early days that I would write about my recovery journey and overcoming that hardship. But I didn't realize what a beautiful career I would have as a result of learning to tell my story and share it with others. I started a nonprofit when I was 18 years old. That led to many open doors in the behavioral healthcare industry, as I earned spots at tables that I probably didn't deserve at the time, but because I was a passionate young advocate that wasn't afraid to share their story, it allowed me to be an influencer in that room. In those rooms I had a beautiful career in behavioral healthcare 20 years spent building and scaling healthcare organizations from the ground up, turning them into unicorn companies, making a massive difference in this world, saving thousands of lives. When it came time for me to really look back and reflect on how it all started. It made sense that, yes, of course, my story of overcoming my hardship was part of it, but I really wanted to walk alongside so many others and share with them how they could make a difference in this world too, if they really lean into their why. In addition to building all of these healthcare companies over the years, I also launched my own consulting company about a decade and a half ago and helped other people find their why's and amplify their impacts, whatever that may be. Mine just happened to be in the mental health field, but I've been able to run alongside over 300 individual clients as they've built their brands and scaled their impact, and so, about a year and a half ago, I got real serious about putting all these words on paper, as it started to really make sense to me. For a while, I felt like I lived my life in two different silos. I had my coaching and consulting company, and I was doing all of this work in the mental health care industry. And then, all of a sudden, it just started to feel very synergistic and that it was all intertwined, and those were the moments where I really leaned in. I was like, wow, there are so many things that have overlapped in my story and my career and my life that I can now put on paper and clearly share with people the steps that I took in order to be able to do what I did. And so that's really when the clarity moments came for me with the book and during the pandemic. Right in the early days, I was searching for inspiration and motivation and empowerment just like all of us right, trying to find positivity in such a dark time, and I started my podcast, which is she Believed she Could, and the name of the podcast was really my Daughter's Doing. I've always had on my desk the quote she Believed she Could. So she did. And I was walking around the block with her because that's all we could do during the early days of the pandemic was walk outside, you know, just distance from one another and I was talking to her about this podcast and I said I really want to do this and she's like well, mom, you should name it. She believed she could and it just made so much sense, and so that's where the name came from. And, ironically, when I signed the book deal, we went back and forth with a publisher on probably a hundred different names. And they came back and they said Alison, we really would love for you just to lean into this as your brand. And I said I love that, let's do it.

Speaker 1: 6:22

That is so cool that I mean that's that's. That's the kind of story like, okay, all the, all the money we pay people to develop our personal branding statements and our uniqueness and all these different things, and it's on a walk with your daughter that she names your podcast, she names your book and really defines your brand going forward. That's quite a story in and of itself. And, yes, I gave you a complex question maybe three questions and one there and you gave me a lot of different avenues I can go to follow up on as we go forward, especially as a process of thinking about as you write your book. You're like, wow, I guess I did have something to write about, I did have a story to tell and I think everybody's got that story to tell in them. Do they have writing a book in them? It's hard to tell, but the compilation and the codification of writing your story is very important. So let's let's start with you in terms of what was there? What did you learn about yourself in writing the book? As you look back, what was there for you?

Speaker 2: 7:16

Oh my gosh, I learned so much. I think, when you write a book, it's an incredibly therapeutic process, right? It's a look in the mirror moment for all of us as we put the words on paper and we reflect, right? So the whole premise of the book is to give readers steps to take so that they can show up right. So we talk a lot about mindset, a lot about getting clear on what we want. The shining bright right, like how do we take care of ourselves so we can really optimize our potential? And then achieving abundant success is all the tactical frameworks and the strategies in order to be able to really show up in this world the way that you want to, and be able to achieve the goals that you set for yourself. And so I lean heavily into positive psychology throughout all of the book. Right, I'm a certified positive psychology coach as well, and so I find a lot of wonderful approaches and strategies that I can share with people, and so I introduce everybody to those concepts throughout the book. But as I was going through this process myself, as I was reflecting on the last 20 years of building all these companies and brands and working with amazing clients and doing all of these things. It was one of those moments where I really had to be honest with myself. And was I living the advice that I so freely give to everybody else on a regular basis? Living outside your comfort zone, challenging yourself, being 1% better each and every day, doing the work that you want to do, that lights you up on the inside, that allows you to truly maximize your potential? And the honest answer was that I wasn't. I was kind of stuck myself, but it wasn't until I was writing these words on paper that I realized that I set out to write this book for everybody else, all the people that I care about, my ideal clients and customers and people that I serve. But the person that needed to read the book the most was me and, as a result, the original chapter that we had outlined for chapter 10, I ended up scrapping. It wasn't the way I wanted the story to end and I rewrote the chapter essentially of not only the book, but of my life. I walked away from a startup that I had been involved in since the very beginning nine and a half years. I was the second person brought in to start that company and scaled it to 1,000 employees across the country and a massive difference in this world that we were able to make while I was there. But I just realized that I was on autopilot and I needed to challenge myself and I needed to reinvent and I needed to do it all over again, but this time with lived experiences and lessons learned the hard way versus starting over completely from scratch, and I was really excited about that. And I was excited about that. So I walk readers through that in the book and very honestly and vulnerably share where I was as I was writing this and how they can also do this too.

Speaker 1: 9:54

Hey listeners, I want to take a quick moment to share something special with you. Many of the topics and discussions we have on this podcast are areas where I provide coaching and consulting services for individuals and organizations. If you've been inspired by our conversation, that are seeking a catalyst for change in your own life or within your team, I invite you to visit coachjohngallaghercom forward slash free call to sign up for a free coaching call with me. It's an opportunity for us to connect, discuss your unique challenges and explore how coaching or consulting can benefit you and your team. I'm here to equip you and encourage you every step of the way. Okay, let's get back to the show. I think that again is so cool that I mean we share a common leader in Rory Vaden who says we're most powerfully positioned to help the person that we used to be, and we start to write that down. We're like, oh my goodness, am I really living out what I talk to on a regular basis? I had a pretty big epiphany for myself on that back in 2017, from a health standpoint understanding, I was coaching people how to eat better and exercise more and I wasn't doing it myself. A little less impactful in terms of scope, but certainly nonetheless, I said I better start living some of these things that I'm also teaching as well. So thank you for sharing that and thank you for the vulnerability that I'm sure that comes through in the book and the change midstream with regards to writing. That can be pretty powerful. I mean the ultimate. You mentioned positive psychology, but the ultimate power of reflection and how we can learn from it as individuals to go forward can be really cool. As we look at it, what's going well and what isn't going well inside of our life? So you talk about that how to shine bright in the face of negativity, imposter syndrome, lack of confidence, fear, burnout all those different components that you've seen over time and now you've recognized that you experienced that yourself. So, working with your clients, how do you get them started? What's the first step that gets them going?

Speaker 2: 11:55

Yeah, I mean, everything starts with mindset, right? I always say let's do a checkup from the neck up and figure out where we are and really understand. Is there anything that is getting in our way, between our ears, that we can work on right now and really identify what that is and what we need to do? Because, while it's so important to do in the beginning, especially as a coach, you have to identify what are the limiting beliefs, what are the things that are holding people back, what are those mindset blocks? Because if you don't address them and you don't know early on when it's time to launch, when it's time to publish, when it's time to post, when it's time to go big or go home, those are going to be the same things that surface. And so that's where I've noticed being able to really make a difference with my clients. So many of my clients come to me and they're like listen, allison, I've tried stuff before. Like I've set goals, I haven't achieved them. I've wanted to do this, but I've never fully executed. If you can identify the why behind what hasn't happened and you can address that earlier on as a coach or as a consultant, you can then hold their hands across the finish line because you know, and there's a game plan in place to help them the amount of clients that I have, that literally it's been. You know, we've had so much momentum moving up to that final finish line and I know at least I know what's going to hold them back. Usually that's where they'll stop if they didn't have me right, and so I'm the one that pushes them across the edge, I'm the one that holds their hand, I'm the one that makes sure we execute, and it's a result of knowing what those mindset blocks are. So it all starts there, and you know, I do a lot of work around building their confidence, helping them believe in themselves as much as I do, showing them why the proof you know that they already have what it takes. That's been a huge part of it and getting really clear around goals. I think people set a lot of big goals or they set too many at one time, and so my approach is, you know, breaking it down into 90 days, those micro commitments, and then I have a framework for goal setting. That absolutely makes a huge difference, and I'm happy to share that if you'd like me to.

Speaker 1: 13:54

So we go right there. I want to not summarize, but kind of pick up a couple of things, check up from the neck up versus. I love that right off the bat. But something you said that kind of even struck me in terms of how I were identifying the why behind what has not happened. And so that's where those limiting beliefs or those mindsets that exist deep, that you know as a coach and certainly with your background in psychology as well, and even some of the things that you've experienced, we hold those pretty good internal and never really let those out. So, to be able to help folks discover the why things have not happened, just as much as their disciplines and daily habits and all those things that need to go. But it's usually deeper than that. It's usually something that's inside of them that's keeping them from going there. So, yeah, let's go into the. I mean thank you for sharing that. Let's go into the framework, though, that you talk about those short-term goals, those 90-day goals, and tell us about that.

Speaker 2: 14:43

Yeah, absolutely. And I think everybody's pretty familiar with the smart goal formula, right, very, very mainstream at this point. Right, so, making sure that we at least start with a goal that is specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time bound. But the secret sauce that I work with my clients on is an extra three steps and the acronym is WIN. And so the W is for your why. Right. If you can't connect your goal to a why that it matters to you, like, why are you doing this? What about? This goal is going to make a big difference in your life. It's really hard on the days where you're not motivated If intrinsically there's no connection there. The I and WIN stands for being intentional, right, Really mapping out the plan, not just saying, in 90 days, I want to accomplish this, but what are you going to do on a daily basis, a weekly basis, to commit to the goal? Because those are those micro steps that over time, are going to compound and you're going to accelerate, you're going to build momentum and you're going to accomplish the goal. The N for the WIN framework is no excuses, so oftentimes it's so easy for us to stand up excuses or reasons for not doing. Sometimes it goes back to those mindset blocks that we already talked about, but really understanding what are the potential objections or barriers that could get in your way and understanding how to navigate that. So in the world of positive psychology, this is they talk a lot about pathways thinking right, how, what are the multiple ways in which you can get to the goal? And this N in the framework really encourages you to identify again, like what are those things that could stop you or deter you or slow you down, and how are you going to navigate them? Because when you have a game plan in place, number one, you're removing the fear around potentially not accomplishing those goals and you've got a game plan. So, like, in the moments where it gets hard, you know how to pivot, you know what to do, and very rarely is there a situation in which somebody hasn't been able to forecast what a potential objection is. You know, you know what those things are going to be Time, it's usually the not enough right, not enough time, not enough resources, not enough energy, you know whatever, not enough support, and so when you know how to navigate those, then you're you're adopting this mindset of no excuses and then that is half of the battle is just removing any potential barrier that could get in your way.

Speaker 1: 16:52

Well, that so I'll use the term simple and so profound, right, no excuses. But I love the why at the start and the intentional component, all three of those components. You know you talk about reaching women inside of this and inside of your book and a lot of description, but I know that there's things that all listeners are going to be able to take away from this. And, yeah, adding that win to setting that goal, that smart approach, can be pretty powerful For me. I often refer to that. Why is the so that my faith standpoint it appears so many times in the Bible that exist? You know we do this so that something occurs. And if we understand clearly what our why is, what our so that is, it makes it easier, when you get to that no excuses, to say either want to get there or you really don't. If you don't, then you don't understand yet what your why is. So love that you shared that, love the framework, and I know it's going to help a lot of people and let's talk about that. I mean, you've you mentioned hundreds of clients. You work with billion dollar brands, businesses and coaching high performing clients. Is there a story for you that sticks out that you wouldn't necessarily share anybody's name necessarily, but that was really powerful for you and know that you made a positive impact in their life.

Speaker 2: 17:56

Oh my gosh, I had, you know, the honor of leading an incredible team. As I mentioned, I was a part of a startup for a very long time and leading through a pandemic changes. You, you know. And, yeah, I will never forget just that experience in and of itself. You know, that was also a season where we had to bond together. We had to come together as a unit. We had to do things differently, we had to pivot, we had to do things we never thought we would have to do in order to keep the lights on. And I poured into my team to such an extreme extent because I believe so much in our ability to be resilient during that time, finding a team in those circumstances, in those situations, really understanding what each of my individual team members were going through so that I could help support them. I couldn't approach anything cookie cutter. I couldn't make any assumptions. I had to understand, and I do really attribute my ability to help us weather those storms to the fact that I spent the time to get to know my people and I spent the time to really understand what they needed in those moments in order to be able to show up and do the work that we do and, as a result, not only were we able to rehire everybody that we had to furlough, we were able to actually end the year 38% higher, as from an opportunities perspective, as a result of us really coming together and uniting and being committed to not only the mission of what we do right. We work in the behavioral health care industry. We run alongside people, we help people every single day that are in a horrible situation, and we had to be able to show up for them and, most importantly, we had to be able to show up for ourselves. So I was really proud of being able to do that. When we came out of that situation right, everybody was tired, including myself, right, I went through a season of burnout during that time. That's when I found the world of positive psychology. That's when I went all in trying to really heal myself and help others. And then we ended up rolling out a program because I was very worried about retention, right, like, we kind of got to the other side of COVID, but I didn't want to lose these amazing people on my team that we had conquered so much, but they were all exhausted. And so, through all of the work I did in positive psychology, we rolled out this program called Level Up and it was infusing positive psychology into the world of business and, as a result, every single one of those team members are still at that organization several years later and I am so proud of the work that they're doing and the fact that they have renewed faith and they are fearless and they know how strong they are and they know how deeply valued they are as a result of that work. So not only did we make it through really challenging time together, but they are all still there and they're thriving as a result of that continued investment in them and giving them the tools that they need to be successful now in this chapter of their lives.

Speaker 1: 20:44

Very cool, very cool. Thank you for sharing that. I want to bring it back to you. So now the rest of this is going to be about you as we go forward and getting folks to learn more about you. You've been recognized in national magazines. You've authored for Forbes. You've grown several companies. You host your own podcast. You've not once led me to believe that you're busy, but my guess is you have a lot of things going on. You know what is it that you can do to balance your personal and professional development while maintaining you know who you are and the pace that you're doing. What is it that you do?

Speaker 2: 21:17

I'm fiercely committed to the time that I need for myself. So I get up at 4.30 every day. That's my rise and shine. I'm not a night owl, so let me just be clear. Like I'm lights out by 9 o'clock, Like bedtime for my kids is bedtime for me. It's great, but I have to commit to that time for myself because I notice that when I'm not learning or growing or evolving, that I am not my best, right, Like I am such a curious person and I really do value feeling like I'm getting 1% better every day and that means that I have to commit to that. And once the you know the sun rises, the kids are up, we just you know, we're running to school, we're doing the things I'm starting, work for the day, all of that I'm on other people's time. Right, I need to show up fully to be able to serve. The only way that I can show up and be my best is if I've given myself the gift that I need to give to myself every morning right, Quiet time, prayer time, meditation, reflection, journaling, doing the things that I need to do, listening to audio books the things that fill up my soul. And so I'm very intentional it's probably not a shock to you at this point around what I'm doing, because If I can write out the night before what I think will do, you know, something positive for me in the morning and having a plan when I rise and shine, I'm so excited. Right when my feet hit the ground it's like, oh, I'm gonna do this. I'm so happy to have this time to do all the things I said, to exercise, to take care of myself and then I appreciate that. You know, I thank myself for giving myself that time every day by the time I hear somebody else's door open around the house and they're up. You know it's like thank you, thank you for doing this and keep doing this, and that made a big difference for me. I switched to that several years ago and it has made a profound impact on my life and has allowed me to continue to grow and satisfy my own needs first. Right, there's that saying of you know, put your oxygen mask on first. I always say, put your crown on first, whatever is your preference. But it's really really important that you do that, because otherwise it's really easy to cosign on whatever is going on or to be complacent or to not allow yourself to continue to learn and grow. And we're all here to learn, evolve and grow. I will be a lifelong learner. I want to be learning until the day I get a pass to the next chapter in life. But it's really important that we carve out that time, and there's always time to do that for yourself. I always say, even if you're working for somebody else, if you can work eight hours a day for somebody else, you can work two hours a day for yourself and you can give that time to yourself. But it's about carving it out. You know, and I think that's the biggest piece.

Speaker 1: 23:48

Yeah, I'd love to have even another hour to chat with you about the personal branding that you talk about with regards to even if you work for somebody else. Building your own personal brand, building your own personal discipline and taking care of yourself can be so powerful as coaches. We oftentimes you know we are the coach, but all coaches need coaches. Is there anyone, or influencer, or leader or book that you've read that's been particularly influential in your life?

Speaker 2: 24:14

Yes, I feel very blessed to always be surrounded by incredible people, and so thank you for giving me the chance to share a little bit more. I had a profound coach and in fact, I got to see her this past weekend. She came to celebrate my book launch over at my house when we did a little party this past weekend, and her name is Dr Laura Gallaher. She's an organizational leadership coach. She's a psychologist and she was actually the psychologist that NASA brought in after Columbia exploded to rebuild culture and to pour into their leadership, to help them become a unified friend. She was there for eight years and then she launched her own company called Gallaher Edge. I hired her several years ago. I brought her into the last organization that I was involved in to help us, too, to pour into our leadership team, and she ran alongside me during a lot of those challenging times that I've already talked about, during COVID, right During, you know, difficult seasons where I was worried about losing my team, all of those things she poured into me. But she's become such a good friend and a continued coach and mentor for me. I'm so grateful for her. She's made a profound impact on my life.

Speaker 1: 25:22

Thank you for sharing that and, as you mentioned even in the last question that lifelong learning being intentional, you know we as coaches have to be intentional, so have those people in our lives is absolutely critical. The proceeds from your book back to your book just a minute go to the she Believes she Could Foundation. Tell us about the mission and impact that you hope that has as well.

Speaker 2: 25:42

I have been a philanthropist since I was 18, right I shared with you. I launched my first nonprofit when I was 18 years old. For me, it's all about serving others, right? So I do believe that you lose yourself in the service of others. When you can really show up with that servant's heart, you can make a massive difference in this world, and I have been so fortunate to have mentors and coaches and people pouring into me my whole life. I realized that that's not necessarily the situation for everyone, and I know what a difference that it can make. And so, as I was writing the book and I was really thinking about what would feel good in this moment, scalable impact is something that matters tremendously to me, and so I was thinking about well, if it's about getting these lessons into the hands of those that need it, that can benefit from it, how can we do that? And so I'm very much focused on equitable access for personal and professional development resources, especially for ambitious young women who have big dreams in their hearts and need a roadmap and a coach and guidance to be able to achieve it. So that's the underlying mission of the organization is to ensure that every young woman that has big dreams, has the ability to chase them, and so the goals that we have right now are to ensure that every library in this country has a copy of. She Believed she Could, so we've had some gracious donors underwrite copies to be distributed across this country. We've also been partnering with organizations to create certification programs and online courses and everything that young women can take advantage of, and we're really focused on serving that like 18 to 25 year old demographic of individuals that want to have really great opportunities but aren't really sure where to start, and so that's the mission. We're in the process of creating all of that content right now and getting it out into the world, but we've got workshops and webinars all kinds of fun stuff that's already planned for January, and so I'm really looking forward to allowing this book to not only impact all of the readers that have already picked up a copy or will in the future, but with the intention of really showing up to serve and giving really valuable advice to, again, like what you said earlier, what Rory always says serving the person you once were. That's really what the book means to me. There's all these lessons that I want young women to have, so that they don't have to learn the hard way, like I did, and they can have a real roadmap for success, and so I'm really excited to see what this is able to do, and my heart is so full because the book already meant a lot to me to be able to compile everything in one place. But knowing that all of the proceeds are funding these efforts, that there are so many people that are excited about this mission and that are getting behind it to really allow it to have the rocket fuel that it needs to make a big difference in this world, just makes me so happy and so grateful.

Speaker 1: 28:22

Thank you for sharing that and that, actually, as I listened to the mission, that is really cool about getting a book in every library, copy of that so that equitable access for personal development oftentimes, especially in the healthcare space who have access for healthcare is equitable and things like that. But equitable access for life and personal development is powerful as well as you think about that. Thank you for doing that. Allison, speaking of your book and you, where can folks learn more about your book or learn more about you and connect with you?

Speaker 2: 28:51

Thank you, yes, shebelievebookcom. Everything for the book is there, of course. Shebeliefoundationorg is all of the information on the nonprofit. We are a 501-C3 already, so that's exciting. I show up every day on Instagram at Allison Walsh. I'm very active on that platform and my website is allisonwalshconsultingcom.

Speaker 1: 29:12

I will be sure to put all those links in there. Allison, you've been very gracious with your time and sharing today with the listeners of the Uncommon Leader Podcast. I'll just combine my last question that I always ask my first-time guests and give you an opportunity really to think about the story. There was Bob Wheatley, who's with the Brand Builders Group as well. He told me on my podcast recently about the one-year test of a book and that when you put it up on the bookshelf and you can see those books on my behind, my shoulder, each one of those book covers, each one of those bindings has got a story associated with it, and this is a little bit like that billboard question. That goes along as well. But when, a year from now, when folks have read your book and they put it up on the bookshelf, what is the story you want them to take away from this book? What's the mantra you want them to have discovered in reading this book?

Speaker 2: 30:02

So one of the phrases and the statements that I use, not only on the podcast but throughout the book, is that I believe in you 1,000%, and my goal is that you do too. And so what I hope they walk away from the book with is that they believe they can't. They have the roadmap, they have the tools, they have everything that they need already within them, and the book gives them the actual tactical strategies and approaches to execute and to get it done so that they can live that life. And so I want them not only to believe in themselves, but I want them to be passing that message around to everybody in their world. I want the book to have a ripple effect, because when you can truly embrace that concept that you can do anything that you set your mind to, and then you start sharing that with others, they'll borrow that confidence that you have to be able to help themselves, and that's really what it's about. So, even if you don't believe you can fully get to that end goal. If you can believe in that next step and you can take that step and you can take the next step, you'll build the confidence, you'll build that belief in yourself and you'll be able to accomplish whatever you set your mind to.

Speaker 1: 31:10

Thank you very much, Allison. That's a great finish. I wish you the best in the book, in your organization and your career going forward. Thank you again for being a guest on the Uncommon Leader podcast.

Speaker 2: 31:21

Thank you so much for having me.

Speaker 1: 31:27

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