How can leveraging your fighter's edge empower you to confidently find and use your voice? Our guest Stella Michael, Director - Digital Services, Priority Health | Corewell Health delves into how embracing your inner competitive spirit with humility can transform challenges into opportunities. Tune in to this episode to discover: ✔️ The importance of building trust and credibility to enable you to express your opinions without hesitation. ✔️ How to embrace the discomfort of disagreement by standing firm in your convictions. ✔️ Techniques for voicing your thoughts confidently, even when you're uncertain about your stance. ✔️ The importance of competing with yourself to foster self-reflection over self-criticism. ✔️ Effective ways to compete on ideas, not egos, to enhance collaboration and innovation. ✔️ Tips for applying the right amount of pressure to encourage peak performance in others. ✔️ Insights into balancing the demands of motherhood with professional ambitions. ✔️ Redefining success on your own terms to achieve fulfillment and happiness. ✅ Follow Stella Michael on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stellavmichael/) ✅ Follow Ivna Curi on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ivna-curi-mba-67083b2/) ✅ Request A Customized Workshop For Your Team And Company: http://assertiveway.com/workshops) ✅ Other Episodes You’ll Like Commit To Speaking Your Mind Unapologetically) 3 Ways Confident Communicators Seek Clarity) 10 Negotiation Tactics to Make You More Assertive And Have More Influence) Exuding Confidence: The Secret Language of Nonverbal Communication) Take Control: How to Protect Your Personal Power at Work) ✅ Free Resources FREE Training & presentation on How To Be Assertive Without Being Rude, Aggressive, or Offensive: https://assertiveway.aweb.page/assertivenotrude) Sign Up for Our Email Newsletter: https://assertiveway.com/newsletter/) From Rambling To Articulate PDF Guide: https://assertiveway.aweb.page/articulate) Podcast episode lists by theme: https://assertiveway.aweb.page/speakyourmindunapologeticallytopics) Women in Tech Leaders Podcast Interviews: https://assertiveway.com/womenintechpodcastguests/) Podcast Summaries & More Email Newsletter: https://assertiveway.com/newsletter) Our Linkedin Blog Articles: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/6863880009879306240/) TEDx Talk How To Speak Up Safely When It’s Psychologically Unsafe: https://assertiveway.aweb.page/safespeak) 10 Day free Assertive And Liked Challenge: https://assertiveway.aweb.page/beassertiveandliked) Assertiveness free training: https://assertiveway.aweb.page/getahead) Other Free resources: https://assertiveway.com/free/) Podcast page: https://assertiveway.com/podcast-speak-your-mind-unapologetically/) ✅ Work With Us Workshops: http://assertiveway.com/workshops) Break The Silence: https://assertiveway.com/communicationculturetransformation/) Services: https://assertiveway.com/offerings) Contact me: [email protected]) or [email protected]) Contact me on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ivna-curi-mba-67083b2) Website: https://assertiveway.com) ✅ Support The Podcast Rate the podcast on apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/speak-your-mind-unapologetically-podcast/id1623647915) Ask me your question for the next episode: https://www.speakpipe.com/speakyourmindquestion)