The Power of Mindful Leadership: Transform Your Communication and Impact

Aired: 11/22/2024

Join Host, KAJ and Terre Short, CEO of Thriving Leader Collaborative and certified NeuroMindfulness Practitioner, as Terre reveals how to harness the power of intentional communication for greater leadership impact. Learn science-backed strategies for improving employee engagement, managing competing demands, and achieving success through mindful leadership practices.

The Procrastinator’s Brain: Unraveling the Neuroscience behind our Delays

Aired: 10/17/2023

Procrastination is something we all deal with, whether it’s putting off a task at work or avoiding going to the gym. It’s a habit that can negatively impact our lives in various ways, from increasing stress levels to harming our overall health and wellbeing. But why do we procrastinate, and what can we do to break the cycle? “When we procrastinate, we’re not necessarily lazy or unmotivated,” Terre clarifies. “Our brain is simply trying to find a more pleasant way to spend our time.” Unfortunately, this behavior can become a habit over time, making it even harder to break. Listen in to learn ways to combat procrastination and improve productivity.

Communication is Key – Listen Expertly and Speak with Intention

Aired: 9/3/2023

Join Vicki Noethling and Terre Short for a conversation that provides food for thought on what neuroscience tells us about procrastination and how words impact our inner narrative. Words can inspire and influence. They also can limit us.

⭐How do words impact one’s inner narrative?

⭐Which words limit or minimize, and which ones elevate and inspire?

⭐How can a leader improve employee engagement and therefore retention?

⭐ What makes multi-tasking a myth?

Listen in to get the answers to these questions and more!

Co-creating Peace

Aired: 8/13/2023

Have you ever noticed how much chatter is going on in your head? Sometimes that internal narrative, which we call our “personal podcast”, can lead us down a detrimental road, one that causes us pain, upset, and conflict, and which can have that same effect on the people in our life.

“Peace is an Inside Job”, Episode #122 of Co-creating Peace, talks all about conscious communication and conflict transformation.

We can better co-create peace in our lives by recognizing when our thoughts are going down “the yellow brick road” of negative thinking, and then pivot our thinking in a more constructive, non-violent direction, creating more peaceful outcomes, both internally & externally. Listen in for insights about the importance of evaluating our values and intentions, and why our personal narrative heavily influences our interactions with the world.

How To Avoid Dishing Uncertainty With Your Words

Aired: 8/11/2023

Join Nicola and Terre for a powerful conversation about building more certainty and confidence personally and at work with the words we choose.

Discover the advantages and benefits to business by creating greater engagement, sales and productivity by replacing phrases and words that have sneaked into our vocabulary which drive uncertainty and risk.

Checking Our Tone and Choosing to be Word Wise

Aired: 8/1/2023

The words we choose, our tone and the questions we ask, help us convey our message effectively, establish a positive connection with our audience and foster communication that bridges gaps and drives understanding. What are those specific words and what types of questions drive positive conversation? AND how do those words and the way you ask the question effect the tone and intention? Listen in to find out!

Finding Joy

Aired: 8/2/2023

I Am Refocused Radio provides a space that welcomes people to speak freely about real life experiences through various platforms to engage and encourage those who are looking to find their purpose. Shemaiah and Terre discuss the importance of taking care of yourself and by intentionally inserting wellbeing practices each day, you will get more done and find more joy.

The Language of Leadership: Inspire, Connect, Influence

Aired: 6/1/2023

Terre joins Vickie Helm again for a Part 2 on their discussion of the Words We Choose! Have a morning or afternoon cup of coffee/tea and tune into the conversation about how specific words can elevate your leadership.

How Word Choices Impact Customer Experience

Aired: 5/23/2023

How you communicate and the specific words you choose directly impact a customer’s experience. Terre shares with us the importance of making sure our personal podcast (the voice in our head) chooses words wisely for ourselves so we can, in turn, choose wisely when interacting with our teams and customers.

Terre shares some examples of words that limit us and others that can uplift us. She also covers some examples for how leaders can use words to deliver clear messaging to their teams.

Spiritual Well-Being and How It Affects Nurses

Aired: 5/17/2023

Lisa DeLong, RN, discusses how registered nurses can advocate for well-being in the workplace to reduce depression, anxiety, loneliness, physical and mental illness, and even suicide.

Balancing Your Joy

Aired: 5/9/2023

Is your life teeter-totter balanced? Are you trying to balance the important things in your life and not feeling centered?

Listen in as we invite Terre Short back to Stand Up & Stand Out to talk about her chapter in the Great LeadHERship Awakening as she shares the F.A.S.T. methodology to find balance in your life.

Turning 40 with Reckless Abandon and Building a Life Outside the Mainstream

Aired: 4/25/2023

For others considering stepping off the beaten path, Terre advises to stick with it. “If you know in your heart that this experience will be good for them in the long run, then stick with it.”

Terre cautions that if you want your life to be different in five or 10 years, you must take control of your internal narrative and decide which stories no longer serve you. Then, take those stories that do serve you, elaborate on them and move in the direction of where you want to be.

Get Focused To Better Manage Your Time

Aired: 4/16/2023

In this episode, Terre and Janet discuss the common challenges that people face when it comes to focusing and managing their time effectively. Terre shares what led her to become a coach and provides valuable insights into what stops us from staying focused and productive, and how we can overcome those obstacles. Terre offers practical strategies and techniques to help us regain focus and get things done, even when we’re feeling overwhelmed or distracted.

How Your WORDS MATTER to Your Success in Business

Aired: 3/29/2023

Connect to your why, and harness the power of empathy and personal relationships to achieve more and grow more success. Improve your clarity by avoiding 3 simple words, ask the right questions to increase trust, and learn 6 replacement words to increase your success at communication.

The Journey To Our Potential

Aired: 3/20/2023

What we say to others and how we say it—is one of our most powerful tools in building human potential.

Our language and the words we use can lift individuals to reach their highest peak or tear them down. Terre joins Audley on The Audacious Living Podcast to discuss the importance of positive self-talk and self-confidence, reframing on the positives and the power of our words.

Creative Adaptability

Aired: 2/8/2023

Join Nikki with her guests, Tara McFarland and Terre Short, as we discuss the Creative Adaptability and the foundations of a Chameleon Mindset. Learn with us as we expand our knowledge on emotional flexibility and emotional adaptation.

The 6 Pillars of Inner Balance

Aired: 10/19/2022

Terre is changing the world one word at a time. She’s always on high alert for words that minimize or limit and those that elevate and inspire.

When you think about what is playing in your Personal Podcast, think of it as an internal dialogue, what’s happening there? Terre helps us think about the power of our words, the reasons why they matter and how we can infuse the words as communicators, teachers and thought leaders.

Priorities, Choices, and Values – Being a Good Leader

Aired: 3/12/2023

When we face our fears, we propel ourselves forward. Listen in for valuable insights to share about leadership development, coaching, and mindfulness.

The Language of Transformation: Intentional Word Choice to Enhance Performance, Relationships and Life

Aired: 2/1/2022

Have you ever stopped and considered the power of word choice in transforming your performance, relationships and life? In this episode of the podcast, we speak with Terre Short to explore how intentionality in word choice can help open up possibilities for success.

Thought Leader Thursday Episode # 46 with Terre Short

Aired: 9/22/2022

Have you considered the impact of the words you use every day? Inside this episode join Terre Short (founder of Thriving Leader Collaborative) and myself as we consider the impact of words on leadership from the inside out! Terre is changing the world one word at a time. She is always on high alert for words that minimize or limit and those that elevate and inspire. She wrote a book on this topic and created four online courses. She coaches leaders of Fortune 500 companies to hone their impact and own their perspective through their word choices. She holds an MBA and PCC, has served in many C-Suite roles, and currently leads the Thriving Leader Collaborative.

The Words We Choose: Your Guide to How and Why Words Matter with Terre Short

Aired: 9/28/2022

The way we speak can affect our lives in a positive way or a negative way and in this episode i take the time to talk to Terre Short the Founder and CEO of Short Group LLC the umbrella company for Thriving Leader Collaborative. Terre Short is a human potential developer who has more than 30 years of leadership experience, a Masters in Business Administration/Healthcare Management, and her Professional Coach Certification (PCC). Terre excels at distilling leadership skills into actionable steps, including precisely choosing the right words to influence and inspire others. She coaches how to look inward to your inner wisdom in order to excel outwardly and overcome challenges. She leans on the content in her book: The Words We Choose: Your Guide to How and Why Words Matter in helping others become their best selves. Through stories and examples, she humorously leads listeners to owning their “Personal Podcast” or inner narrative. She speaks on a wide array of topics that all lead to bringing out brilliance – of oneself or those around them. She has been interviewed for various mediums including Fast Company and NPR and her book was a 2020 American BookFest Finalist and won the Bugbee Falk Book Award. S2 Episode 14

Why Words Matter: Effective Communication Skills

Aired: 9/7/2022

Terre Short is a human potential developer and has been a coach in some capacity her entire career. She has more than 30 years of leadership experience, a master’s in Business Administration/Healthcare Management, her Professional Coach Certification (PCC), and is a Certified Patient Experience Professional (CPXP). Through coaching, speaking, and facilitating she has inspired countless staff, senior leaders, physicians, and middle managers to connect to their why and to harness the power of empathy and personal relationships. She excels in assessing complex situations/challenges and helping others break them down with clarity into actionable steps. Terre is the author of The Words We Choose: Your Guide to How and Why Words Matter, which was awarded the 2020 American BookFest Finalist. She has been interviewed for various mediums including Fast Company and NPR.

Why Words Matter With Terre Short

Aired: 8/1/2022

In this episode, Terre and Dr. mOe discuss:

• How words like “if” and “but” minimize
• Why your Personal Podcast aka “internal narrative” matters
• How good leaders relate praise to company values
• How to ask more powerful questions
• Recognizing and dealing with sarcasm
• Words that maximize and motivate
• Ways to change low employee morale
• And more…

Realize your Sense of Self with Terre Short

Aired: 8/1/2022

Terre has inspired leaders around the globe through leadership development coaching and consulting, as well as 1:1 coaching. Her approach hinges on how she cultivates curiosity, listens deeply, and explores compassionately. Terre published The Words We Choose: Your Guide to How and Why Words Matter in August 2020. She is guest speaker on many podcasts and has been interviewed for various mediums including Fast Company and NPR. Her book was a 2020 American BookFest Finalist and won the Bugbee Falk Book Award. Terre is confident that communication is what sets leaders apart, and that elevating communication improves all aspects of leading oneself and others.

6 Words You Should Avoid Using

Aired: 7/21/2022

Is it possible that the words you use are influencing the way you feel about yourself, the tasks before you, and the people around you? Is it also possible that the words you say to others can totally change the meaning and feeling of what you’re saying? In this episode I have on Terre Short, who is an author of ‘The Words We Choose’ and is also a Leadership Coach. She is jumping on to share her wisdom and the observations she has made surrounding word choices and the implications of using certain words over the alternatives.

Communications and the Words We Choose

Aired: 9/20/2022

Leaders live and die by the way they communicate with their teams. Being able to explain things in ways that create clarity, purpose, and a sense of positive possibility gives people inspiration. Leaders must be sensitive to how they craft their message.

Because our messages as leaders are made up of words, the words we choose contribute directly to the impact and effectiveness we can create. In this episode I visit with author and coach Terre Short, Terre specializes in helping leaders reframe their messages with the right words so that they achieve better results.

Interview with Terre Short, Author of “The Words We Choose”

Aired: 6/20/2022

Terre Short is a human potential developer who has more than 30 years of leadership experience, a Master’s in Business Administration, and her Professional Coach Certification (PCC). She is the Founder and CEO of Short Group LLC the umbrella company for Thriving Leader Collaborative. She is the author of The Words We Choose: Your Guide to How and Why Words Matter in helping others become their best selves. She has been interviewed for various mediums including Fast Company and NPR and her book was a 2020 American BookFest Finalist and won the Bugbee Falk Book Award.

Own Your Personal Podcast

Aired: 4/7/2022

Terre Short is a human potential developer who has more than 30 years of leadership experience, a Master’s in Business Administration/Healthcare Management, and her Professional Coach Certification (PCC). Terre excels at distilling leadership skills into actionable steps, including precisely choosing the right words to influence and inspire others. She coaches leaders of Fortune 500 Companies on how to look inward and embrace inner wisdom to excel outwardly and overcome challenges. She leans on the content in her book: The Words We Choose: Your Guide to How and Why Words Matter in helping others become their best selves. Through stories and examples, she humorously leads listeners to own their “Personal Podcast” or inner narrative. She speaks on a wide array of topics that all lead to bringing out brilliance – of oneself and those around them. She has been interviewed for various mediums including Fast Company and NPR and her book was a 2020 American BookFest Finalist and won the Bugbee Falk Book Award.

The Importance of the Words We Choose

Aired: 4/26/2022

When it comes to being a communicator, it’s no surprise that the one thing we’re constantly working with is words. Of course, we’re constantly using words to craft our stories for various audiences; it’s basically our second nature. But what if in the midst of using our words day in and day out, we’ve accidentally developed some bad habits in the way we communicate with others?

Why Words Matter

Aired: 6/13/2022

Wanna know why words matter? The words that you say to yourself are the most important words. If you are tired of feeling negative or like you are not enough, and want to know what you can do to change how you feel about yourself then this episode is for you.

Develop Intuitive Intelligence with Terre Short

Aired: 5/9/2022

Did you know you’re listening to a so-called ‘personal podcast’ all day long? It’s your inner narrative that influences everything you do. Take charge of it, start developing intuitive intelligence and become a greater leader of your own life.

Terre Short talks about it in this new fantastic episode.

Words Matter

Aired: 5/3/2022

During busy, stressful times, it’s easy to get transactional in our communication with employees, co-workers and our patients. However, hard times really require a different kind of communication, one that’s more relationship driven. It’s vital that we look inward to ensure that our words are aligned with our intentions and values, that we engage employees in ways that make them feel like partners, and that we connect with others in ways that generate meaningful answers.

Choosing the Right Words with Terre Short

Aired: 3/12/2022

We believe you are what you listen to — including the personal podcast that is playing in your head every day. What is it saying to you? Our guest Terre Short excels at distilling leadership skills into actionable steps and choosing the right words to inspire others and giving ourselves the words we need to move forward.

Bring Out Your Potential w/ Terre Short

Aired: 9/7/2022

My guest this week on Trina Talk is Terre Short. Terre is a human potential developer and has been a coach in some capacity her entire career. She has more than 30 years of leadership experience, a Masters’s in Business Administration/Healthcare Management, and her Professional Coach Certification (PCC). Through coaching, speaking, and facilitating, she has inspired countless staff, senior leaders, physicians, and middle managers to connect to their why and to harness the power of empathy and personal relationships. She excels in assessing complex situations/challenges and helping others break them down with clarity into actionable steps.

Own the Message with Terre Short

Aired: 1/21/2022

Do people in your life keep telling you what you can’t or won’t ever do? Well, this woman, very early in her life, wanted to change the world but, people kept telling her what she couldn’t do. Despite the doubters, she continued to rise and achieve whatever she set out to do because her father had already infused her with an unshakeable and undeniable belief that she could do anything. Come and listen to how one woman never doubted herself and how she is helping others to thrive by being intentional with the words that they chose! This is another powerful story filled with real-life lessons from Terre Short another incredible and intentional F50Woman.

The Words We Choose with Terre Short

Aired: 5/10/22

Terre Short is a human potential developer who has more than 30 years of leadership experience, a Master’s in Business Administration/Healthcare Management, and her Professional Coach Certification (PCC). Through coaching and speaking, she has inspired countless staff, senior leaders, physicians, and middle managers to connect to their why, and to harness the power of empathy and personal relationships. Terre is the author of The Words We Choose Your Guide to How and Why Words Matter, which was awarded the 2020 American Book Fest Finalist. Terre has been interviewed for various mediums including Fast Company and NPR.

Why Words Matter – Effective Communication Skills with Terre Short

Aired: 9/13/2021

Terre Short is a human potential developer and has been a coach in some capacity her entire career. She has more than 30 years of leadership experience. Through coaching, speaking, and facilitating she has inspired countless people to connect to their why and to harness the power of empathy and personal relationships.

How Word Choices Impact Your Message with Terre Short

Aired: 11/29/2021

Speaking in front of others provides you with the opportunity to influence and inspire them. But, do the words you choose help you accomplish your objectives or undermine them? In this episode, Terre Short shows you how to choose the right words so your audiences are clear about your intentions.

The Power of the WORDS We Choose

Aired: 3/7/2022

Join in for words of wisdom from this developer of human potential, author of The Words We Choose, Terre Short. She has uncovered the importance of tuning into your inner narrative or your “personal podcast” as she calls it. The exciting thing about it that we have the power to CHOOSE.  We can replace limiting beliefs with beliefs that elevate – a philosophy that aligns perfectly with my book Your Lion Inside.