Episode 24: Devotion to Truth with Authentic Relating Leader Sara Ness

“Authentic Relating has been one of the most transformative things in my life, it's given me grounding, good friends, purpose and a life that I never expected.” ~ Sara Ness


Sara Ness is the founder and CEO of authentic revolution and a master at authentic relating. She is known internationally for having popularized the field of authentic relating, which is a practice that provides short experiential practices and experiences that create connection on many levels.

Sara is an instigator of authenticity, a ninja of connection, and awkward turtle of social situations who has worked with thousands of people ranging from places such as Google, to Mid Valley to Burning Man, teaching authentic leadership and communication.

Enjoy this passionate conversation exposing the joys and challenges of human connection and exploring our creative potential through relationship.

“This is the world I want to live in: where people are being truthful to who they are and considering how each action affects the people around them.” ~ Sara Ness



In this episode:

“There were numerous moments where I got shown that my reality wasn't the only one, for sure!” ~Sara Ness


Don't Take Connection for Granted
•Understand how to make friends.
•Have a common language
•Create real flow. Be conflict free


To Stay Open to Truth, Stay Open Through Change
•Align with reality
•Get the support you need
•Look with eyes of appreciation


“I can't stop things from changing. Knowing and accepting this defines how I do business, receive feedback, and look at myself.” ~Sara Ness


And


“I'm deeply driven by truth, the search for it and the awareness that I will never find it because truth is largely subjective. By looking at things from more angles, I can stay a lot more open to it.” ~ Sara Ness


How to Navigate Reactivity
•Step back: put space between action and reaction
•Take a third perspective: See other people's worldviews: How can this make sense?
•Regulate your emotional experience

Bring forward a new possibility for Feminine Leadership (leadership that is based on relationship and connection)
•Connect and stay true to what you stand for and devote yourself to that
•Stay curious and don’t get stuck with your side of the truth
•Take responsibility for your experience and take other perspectives into consideration


“I want to prove there's a value to feminine leadership, there's a value to doing things based on relationship and based on super f** high integrity. Because sometimes that's all I've got.” ~ Sara Ness

Plus


Devotion to Truth as a Guiding Principle
•What is your deepest motivation?
•Where does it come from?
•Why is it there?
•Why does it matter?
•What do you do to sustain it?

“I made a commitment to myself when I was young, ‘I will never stagnate.’” ~ Sara Ness