Shelley Paxton spent 26 years as a highly regarded marketing and advertising executive stewarding some of the world’s most iconic brands like Harley-Davidson, Visa, McDonald’s, and AOL. In 2016 she walked away from the corporate world to nurture her soul and discover her purpose. She christened herself Chief Soul Officer and called the journey her Soulbbatical. It did more than change her life, it became her calling. She is also the author of the book, “Soulbbatical: A Corporate Rebel’s Guide to Finding Your Best Life” and hosts the weekly Podcast “Rebel Souls.”

In this episode, Shelley and I have a conversation about how we can shift to make a larger impact in the world. We discuss how our impact can carry beyond our line of sight and why we should assume we have a positive impact. Shelley opens up about the difficulties and insecurities she deals with in shifting to align more with her life mission. Shelley also explains what it means to “Rebel for” something and how it differs from rebelling against it.

“If I’m really serious about my mission and you’re really serious about your mission, we’ve got to keep growing and we are going to be challenged every step of the way.” – Shelly Paxton 

This week on Shift-Starters:

• Celebrating Shelley’s Book landing on the Forbes Top 21 Books to Read
• The process and challenges of writing a book
• What Shelley’s mission in life is and how she measures her success with it
• Why we need to assume the positive impact we make in the world
• What it means to “Rebel For” and how it can be empowering
• The difference between rebelling against and rebelling for
• The importance of taking time to reflect on what is missing from your life
• What shifts Shelley has made to be more in align with her mission
• Why it’s important to continue facing fear by just showing up
• How negative feedback can be a sign of success
• What Shelley learned from writing a book and how it is helping her shift forward

Mentioned Resources:

• Forbes Top 21 Books to Read in 2021
• Book: Soulbbatical: A Corporate Rebel’s Guide to Finding Your Best Life
• Book: The Surrender Experiment, by Michael Singer
• Book: Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself, by Michael Singer
• Podcast: Unlocking Us with Brene Brown Podcast, Brene on FFTs

Connect with Shelley Paxton:

• Shelley’s Website
• Rebel Souls Podcast
• Connect with Shelley on Instagram
• Connect with Shelley on Twitter
• Connect with Shelley on Facebook
• Connect with Shelley on LinkedIn

Let’s Start Some Shift!

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