Welcome to Leveling Up with Lindsay, the podcast
where we dive into leadership, small business
and everything in between. I'm Lindsay, your
host and the proud owner of White Pony Boutique,
a space created to empower women, build confidence
and foster meaningful connections. Whether you're
an entrepreneur, a mom, a friend, or someone
just looking for a little inspiration. This is
your space to feel seen, supported, and inspired.
Join me as we share stories, strategies, and
a little bit of life's chaos while navigating
what it truly means to level up in starting a
business, relationship, and personal growth.
So grab a cup of coffee, get comfy, and let's
level up together. Today I'm going to talk a
little bit about your strengths and what each
and every one of us bring to the table. Because
as a little girl, I had so many dreams. I had
a family that believed in those dreams and definitely
encouraged me. But I fought against the insecurities
like a lot of teenage girls do. Growing up in
a world where there's magazines with social media,
there's so many things that tell you you should
look a certain way, you should be a certain way,
you should act a certain way, or you should be
smart through different careers, sitting at a
table with CEOs, presidents, executive leaders.
that no matter what your title was or how much
money you made or how long you've been in a certain
position everyone sat at the table and brought
something different. I believe that our strengths
are what make us each unique and absolutely beautiful
but it does take a little bit of work to hone
in on what that looks like. You definitely can
do a strength finder aptitude test like the Clifton
Strengths 2 .0. I've done that a few times in
my life but at the end of the day All you need
to do is take five minutes of your time and I
would love for you to write down three to ten
strengths that you feel that you're good at or
you bring to the table. Aside from a posture
syndrome or your self -doubt, trust me, write
them down. My mom always telling me, Lindsay,
you have to believe in yourself. And as a mom,
that's encouraging words that you'd hope you
hear. But listen, it actually threw some pretty
hard times, some difficult moments. I remember
one time when I received a position at my previous
career and I was hated on by a lot of people
for a solid month. I went home and I cried because
I felt bad that I got this position over somebody
else. But my mom said, Lindsay, just keep being
you. Keep being true to yourself. and everything
will come full circle. And honestly, I believe
that because of my mom saying that and repeating
this throughout my entire life, I truly have
had to hone in on this. Through imposter syndrome
or self -doubts, honestly, believing what you
bring to the table in your strengths is actually
what's gonna get you through some of the hardest
moments. So when you sit down and you write down,
three to ten of your strengths that you bring
to the table. You can even order your strengths
if you wish. There are some days that I could
sit down and tell you what I'm good at and there
are other days kind of like this morning when
I struggle with it a little bit. Some days are
different with confidence and some days you nail
it all the park. But when I was thinking about
the strengths and what each and every one of
us bring to the table I actually had a moment
where I struggled a little bit. I turned to my
good old chat GPT and I typed in some of the
things I thought I brought to the table and I
was good at. Thanks to my friend AI helped me
and here is my list but I truly believe that
this is what I bring to the table and I hope
that you can find confidence in doing this yourself.
Relentless determination. That is something that
I've been told by so many people, and I still
question at times when days get tough, but no
matter what happens, I will always get back up.
Creative and strategic thinking. That is something
I love a good challenge. Sit me at a table for
any business, for any reason, and I love finding
a solution. There's a will, there's a way. Master
Connector was something that AI told me. And
you know what? That is so true. One of the things
that fuels my soul is bringing people together
every single day, whether it's in business or
friends, family. I love bringing people together.
And number four, I kind of giggled at this, but
it's actually Strengths Finder. And even though
there are times when I dealt my own self in finding
strengths, one of the biggest strengths for me
as a leader and in my own business, is actually
honing in on other people's strengths. So if
you're a leader or an entrepreneur, this is something
that you should work to get pretty good at. And
trust me, it will help your business in every
aspect. Number five is an empowering leader from
a little girl who was deemed bossy thanks to
my family. I channeled that through basketball,
sports, and different careers. Leadership has
definitely been one of my strong suits. Number
six, even though at times I get a little nervous
doing these podcasts and getting this up and
running, visionary and storyteller is actually
under my books thanks to AI. I'm telling you
all of these because you can clearly see there
was a moment where I self -doubted what I brought
to the table. I'm reading you my strengths because
it really does matter. When you're going through
a moment in a career change, if you're going
through a moment on a leadership table, sitting
with the best of the best, if you're walking
into a room with new people that scare the heck
out of you, just remember to hone in onto what
you bring to the table. You may have to talk
to yourself in the mirror, you may have to repeat
over and over, but I promise you, you will bring
something so unique and different an idea or
a creative solution to the table that someone
else might not. Do me a favor and I encourage
you to stop comparing yourself to someone else.
If we as leaders, as individuals, professional
or on a personal level can understand that being
in a room with people from all different walks
of life is actually the most beautiful thing
because there isn't going to be one person like
the other. That's when I believe everybody wins.
I encourage you to stop comparing yourself to
others, to push through the self -doubt, insecurities,
or even imposter syndrome and understand each
and every one of us is absolutely unique. By
channeling your strengths and remembering what
you bring to the table, your confidence will
exponentially grow. You will become a better
leader. You will become a better business owner.
You will become a better person in our community,
an individual on a professional and personal
level. You will become a better wife, a mom,
a friend. Just trust me when I say, take five
minutes to write down your top strengths. Maybe
tape it to your mirror, pin it on your computer.
But honestly, what you bring to the table is
exactly what the universe needs. You just have
to take the first step and believe in yourself.
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