The Brave Move That Changes Everything

About this episode

In this episode, Leigh Mitchell and Jill Valentine discuss the importance of stepping outside your comfort zone to discover your true purpose and identity.

The Brave Move That Changes Everything: Stepping Outside Your Comfort Zone to Unlock Your Purpose What if the thing you have been searching for is not ahead of you, but already inside you, waiting to be seen? In this episode of the ChangeMaker Leader Podcast, host Leigh Mitchell sits down with Jill Valentine, founder of Ugo Impact and creator of the Ugo Triple Change Effect Model, for a conversation about purpose, identity, and what it really means to do brave things before you know where they will lead. About This Episode Leigh shares her personal story of joining a transformational trip to Costa Rica nearly a decade ago, not fully knowing what she was looking for, and walking away with the discovery that would reshape her entire career. Jill walks us through the three pillars of her framework and explains why transformation is less about changing who you are and more about returning to who you have always been. What You Will Walk Away With A new understanding of why stepping away from the familiar is often the fastest path to clarity The three pillars of the Ugo Triple Change Effect Model: Change Yourself, Change Your Community, and Change Your World How purpose evolves across…

People in this episode

Host: Leigh Mitchell

Guest: Jill Valentine

Topics covered

• purpose
• identity
• transformation
• comfort zone
• women's evolution

Keywords

• comfort zone
• purpose
• transformation
• Ugo Triple Change Effect Model
• identity
• women's life stages
• clarity
• values

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ugo Impact

Books & works: Ugo Triple Change Effect Model

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