Dancing in the Discomfort Zone with Anne Bonney
Let's face it, life is uncomfortable. Whether it's interacting with other humans (or trying to), going after our goals and improving our lives, or understanding other people's perspectives, preferences and proclivities, being able to face the discomforts in life with courage, compassion, confidence and resilience will make life a lot more enjoyable! So join me as we DANCE IN THE DISCOMFORT ZONE! We'll explore new ideas, learn how to build our confidence, courage and resilience, and laugh a little too, because life is serious enough. We need a little cha cha, and a little ha ha every once in a while! Welcome to the Discomfort Zone with Anne Bonney!
Episodes
Adulthood is apparently one long oral exam where somebody forgot to give us the study guide.
What’s your five-year plan? Where is this relationship going? What’s the strategy? What’s next? And heaven forbid your answer is the three words we’ve somehow decided competent adults should never say:
“I don’t know.”
But after three wildly different conversations this month, I’m starting to thin...
You know that brilliant idea you had? The one that survived exactly 11 seconds before your brain wandered in wearing a tiny judge’s robe and announced:
“That’s stupid.”
“That’ll never work.”
“Someone’s probably already done it better.”
Aaaaaand…scene.
WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/FNvfaUnaFfg
Here’s the problem: we...
Have you ever looked at your morning routine and thought:
Maybe if I wake up at 4:37 a.m., meditate, levitate, journal, cold plunge, manifest abundance, drink mushroom and kale sludge and accomplish 11 things before sunrise…THEN I’ll finally have my shit together?
Yeah.
What if you could just…not?
WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/NEiprfC1axA
Enter Scott ...
Ever have life pull the rug out from under you—and your first thought is, “Okay. RUDE.”
WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/bLW8oNovemo
You lose your job. Get the promotion. Get divorced. Leave something behind. Start something new. Or life simply grabs the Etch A Sketch and shakes the crap out of the picture you had of yourself.
And somewhere between...
Who the hell made the scoreboard and why are we letting it decide whether we’re winning?
After a month of conversations with extraordinary women in sports, one theme kept jumping out at me: we’re really good at letting one narrow outcome determine whether we consider ourselves successful.
Olympian Elli Overton (https://www.ellioverton.com/) finished fifth IN THE WORLD and still felt like a failure.
Sports broadcasting trai...
Think you’re good at spotting a liar? Your own brain might be working against you.
WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/jm6tURgN0ws
Traci Brown (https://www.bodylanguagetrainer.com/) is a three-time U.S. collegiate national cycling champion, former Team USA cyclist, and body language and deception detection expert who has trained alongside law enforcement, and her path to becoming a human lie detector started i...
What happens when you’re one of the best in the world…and still feel like a failure?
Three-time Australian Olympic swimmer Elli Overton (https://www.ellioverton.com) knows exactly what that feels like.
WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/IL56sy9fKS0
At 22, Elli walked into her second Olympics confident, accomplished, and ready to win a medal. She’d built her life around that goal; training, eating, sleep...
What do you do when the world tells you “NO” 500 times?
If you’re Kate Delaney (https://katedelaneyspeaker.com/) apparently you keep going until they finally get the hell out of your way.
WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/U9j2caW-OeE
Kate is an Emmy Award-winning broadcaster, author, speaker, and one of the first women to host a solo nationally syndicated sports talk show. But before the awards, big-nam...
When life throws you a curveball, what's your first instinct?
- Defend yourself?
- Shut down?
- Get angry?
According to leadership expert Lois Barth (www.loisbarth.com), there's a better option: Get curious.
WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/4kUmYfmi5go
In this episode, Lois shares how curiosity, compassion, connection, and courage can completely transform the way we live, work and interact with others.
From overcoming a ...
What if the life you've been dreaming about...doesn't have to wait until retirement?
WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/4NgnzjIF4l4
Hilary Colvin and her husband asked themselves that question, and then did something most people only talk about. They intentionally built careers that let them work from anywhere and then traded their regular ol' home for a camper van (named Lucy!), and that was just the beginning.&nbs...
What if some of the rules running your life aren’t actually yours?
**WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YouTube: https://youtu.be/ty1VIuHSMDY
Award-winning filmmaker, keynote speaker, and author Denise Soler Cox (https://denisesolercox.com/) returns to Dance in the Discomfort Zone with her new book, What Will They Say?, an exploration of the cultural taboos, inherited expectations, and unspoken rules that shape how we live, lead, belong and...
Have you ever worked your butt off to build the life you thought you wanted...only to get there and think, "...Wait. Is this it?"
Dr. Kelsey Miles (https://www.drkelseymiles.com) knows that feeling firsthand.
WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/K83AKk4gm7k
After earning a PhD in chemistry, she walked away from the career she'd spent years building to become a touring blues musician. Today, she's somehow both an...
July was Voice Month on Dancing in the Discomfort Zone, and what started as four completely different conversations turned out to have one beautiful common thread: Your voice is how people experience you, and especially today...that matters!
As Anne (https://YourChangeSpeaker.com) celebrates another trip around the sun (Happy Birthday Anne!), she reflects on the lessons shared by John Di Domenico, Joshua Seth, Hilary Blair, a...
What if your voice wasn’t actually… your voice?
In this eye-opening (and occasionally hilarious) episode, Anne welcomes back tech expert and self-proclaimed “nerdy best friend” Beth Z (YourNerdyBestFriend.com) for a fascinating conversation about AI voice cloning, deepfakes, and why your authentic voice may be more valuable than ever. From AI-generated songs to scary scams, Beth explains what’s possibl...
What if the biggest thing affecting your relationships, leadership, and communication isn't what you're saying...but how you're breathing?
In this episode, Anne sits down with speaker, facilitator, and communication expert Hilary Blair (hilaryblairspeaks.com), creator of the Fruitful Friction® framework, to explore the surprising connection between breath, voice, trust, and human connection. Drawing from decades in theater and corpo...
What do Digimon, mind reading, voice acting, magic, and AI-proof careers all have in common? Joshua Seth.
In this fascinating episode, Anne sits down with award-winning mentalist, keynote speaker, corporate emcee, and legendary voice actor Joshua Seth (https://www.joshuaseth.com/) for a conversation that explores the surprising connection between voice, influence, focus, and the uniquely human skills that technology can't replace.&n...
What do Donald Trump, Christopher Walken, Morgan Freeman, speech therapy, and persuasion have in common? Apparently… everything.
This week, Anne sits down with Emmy-nominated emcee, comedian, speaker, impressionist, and all-around character John Di Domenico (https://beacons.ai/thejohnnydshow) for a conversation that starts with celebrity impressions and unexpectedly turns into a fascinating deep dive into the power of the hum...
What do a rock-and-roll roadie, a resilience researcher, and a CPA-turned-yogi have in common?
More than you think.
At first glance, June's guests seemed to disagree completely.
- Amy Vetter embraced reinvention.
- Scott Scovill preached tenacity.
- Courtney Clark advocated quitting.
But when I looked closer, I realized they were all teaching the same lesson:
Don't quit because it's hard. Quit because it's wrong.
In th...
What if "Never Give Up" is terrible advice?
(watch this full interview on YouTube. https://youtu.be/6ROfazVZBco)
We've all heard it: Quitters never win. Winners never quit.
But what if hanging on too long is actually what's holding you back?
In this fascinating conversation, resilience researcher, change strategist and keynote speaker Courtney Clark (https://courtneyclark.com/) shares why adaptability, (NOT POSITIVITY!) is ...
What if the thing standing between you and your dream... is your fear of failing?
(Watch the full video interview on YouTube here. https://youtu.be/nEINMa-lDJU)
Scott Scovill (www.scottscovill.com and https://tenaciousbook.com/ ) was flunking out of college, waiting tables, and terrified to try when a chance encounter with a touring crew from U2 changed everything. Two years later, he was on tour with the Rolling Stones. (whaaa...
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