Wondering what our purpose really is in the world can oftentimes be quite confusing, discouraging, or maybe even scary. This journey to find our greater purpose, but despite all the hardships and trials along the way, is worth it. Finding our purpose helps us unlock our greatest and highest potential– what can we be and what can do for the world. So, are you ready to chase your fears, dream big, and start your journey on unlocking your highest potential?
Aster Angagaw is a mother, a wife, a sister, a friend, an author, and a business leader who enjoys reading, exercising, gardening, and spending time with family and friends. She thrives on creating dynamic balance in her career, community, personal growth, self-care, and overall purpose to achieve sustainable success in her work and life. Aster currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Owens & Minor Inc., a leading healthcare logistics company. She also serves on the Board of Lucid Diagnostics Inc., a commercial-stage cancer prevention medical diagnostics company and a subsidiary of PAVmed Inc.
In this episode, Aster shares more about her life which has helped lead her to seven powerful and amazing dimensions of success for women.
What you will learn from this episode:
Discover what are the seven powerful and life-changing aspects you need to focus on and apply in your life Learn how you can find your vision in life and be intentional with your actions Understand what and how to avoid that which hinders you from becoming your best you
“There is always an opportunity for us to really empower ourselves to think of things that we can do ourselves, and be very, very intentional about our actions.”
- Aster Angagaw
Topics Covered:
02:46 - A passion project that helps women address the issues they face in life, work, health, and everything in between: what prompted Aster to write her book
03:46 - The book is meant for women business leaders but can also cater to both men and women from all walks of life
04:35 - Powerful women: How 18 remarkable women’s experiences can change your life and help you unlock your highest potential
05:36 - How Aster’s mother’s undying optimism and can-do attitude inspired her to write her book
06:57 - A little bit about history: How Aster boiled it all down to just 7 powerful aspects women need to focus on
08:42 - What are the 7 powerful and important aspects you need to know and how they can change your life
09:23 - Step-by-step: Aster suggests what is the step-by-step process on how you can go through the 7 dimensions without giving yourself stress and burnout
11:24 - One important key takeaway that can help you get started in unlocking your highest potential: Finding our own vision for our lives, defining what success means to us, and doing our part with clear intention to realize our highest potential. The message is really about self-empowerment and intentionality. I think the seven dimensions really help structure that thinking
12:16 - After committing to writing her book, Aster shares what the next move will be
Key Takeaways:
“I really encourage everyone regardless of age and gender, to really be thinking about purpose. What is it that we want to be? And what is it that we want to achieve? And why are we here, right? So, it is not an easy process, but it is really worth doing.” - Aster Angagaw
“Identify your purpose and the best way to manifest it. And you will then design what you need to accomplish in all the other dimensions, and set a goal that you can measure your performance against.” - Aster Angagaw
“End of year is a really great time to start reflecting on things like this. Obviously, it will take longer than that, and it is an iterative process. But, it's starting somewhere, and really thinking about purpose and start documenting and journaling, writing, reflecting would be very, very helpful.” - Aster Angagaw
“Finding our own vision for our lives, defining what success means to us, and doing our part with clear intention to realize our highest potential.” - Aster Angagaw
“There is always an opportunity for us to really empower ourselves to think of things that we can do ourselves, and be very, very intentional about our actions.” - Aster Angagaw
Ways to Connect with Aster Angagaw:
Website: https://asterangagaw.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/asterangagaw/
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Website: https://www.sarahebrown.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/knowguides LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahebrownphd/