124. Thandi Montgomery: Thriving Forward - Shifting from Existing to Living

Sometimes living a busy life we run through our day-to-day merely existing, which can lead to stress, burnout and disappointment. This week on "Happiness through Hardship" - The Podcast, author, entrepreneur and former corporate exec, Thandi Montgomery shares her formula to empower women to shift from just existing to living. An expert in advertising for brands like AstraZeneca, Capital One, and Verizon Wireless, from her past career, Thandi is now an accomplished and prominent entrepreneur and, after overcoming her own hardship has dedicated her outreach to women’s health, wellness, and self-discovery. SHOW NOTES 3:55 - How to do the work / reflection 5:13 - Her Formula: SPACE - S (self reflection), P (plan) 8:58 - Personal board of directors 10:36 - A (acceptance) 12:45 - C (community, courage, consistency) 16:50 - Shift of perspective - books as community 17:59 - E (exposure) 20:22 - How to move forward when you want something different 22:14 - Creating systems and simplifying tasks (for more time, more space, more creativity) 28:35 - Just try using affirmations and taking action 33:00 - The Grateful Game “Dare to Lead” - https://amzn.to/49cp8tO by Brene Brown - talking Personal Board of Directors “15 Positive Affirmations” by Thandi Montgomery: https://thandimonee.com/ebook Simon Sinek - What is your Why? https://youtu.be/tF7YLGpOoz8?si=t8w8AUIzN-i-EaJq CONNECT with Thandi TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thandimonee Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thandimonee/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thandimonee Website: https://thandimonee.com/ CONNECT with us Website: www.CarynSullivan.com/podcast Instagram: www.Instagram.com/prettywellness Facebook: www.Facebook.com/PrettyWellness To Buy the Book: “Happiness through Hardship” - The Book: https://a.co/d/igHJmCZ To Donate a Book to a Cancer Center: www.CarynSullivan.com/book To Donate to Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC) Research: The Cancer Couch Foundation is a privately funded, non-profit (501c3) organization that has funded $5 million dollars in metastatic breast cancer (MBC) research since our founding in 2016! 100% of donations and event proceeds are ​​​matched and go to fund MBC research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center! www.thecancercouch.com/donations.html