Permission to Stop Toning Yourself Down | Laurens | Ep 958

From Outlier's Edge Podcast with Niiamah Ashong Niiamah Ashong

"I've been modulating the intensity out of fear of overdoing it." – Laurens

Join Niiamah (@niiamahashong) and Laurens, an Agile management consultant and graphic facilitator, in a rare live throwback coaching conversation that goes somewhere most podcasts never reach. Laurens has spent his life being extraordinary for others and this episode exposes exactly why that's been costing him. The reframe that lands: being selfish isn't a betrayal of the people you serve. It's the prerequisite. From owning your intensity to giving yourself permission to need something, this episode is for the outlier who's been told they're too much and secretly knows they've been holding back. Watch what happens when you stop modulating.

Welcome to the Outlier's Edge Podcast, hosted by Niiamah Ashong, Founder of Outlier's Edge and Sherpa of the World of Difference. On this podcast, you'll join other high-performing unconventional leaders and entrepreneurs (aka Outliers) as they talk about leveraging what makes them different to make a difference in the world.

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Timestamps:

0:00 — Owning what makes you different

6:18 — Meet Laurens the intense one

7:17 — Day job vs real calling

13:47 — Intensity is not the problem

16:07 — Stop dialing yourself back down

20:40 — One hour sea-change moment

31:14 — How practice locks in change

36:51 — The life-changing question asked

39:14 — Close your eyes breathe in

40:58 — Permission to be selfish finally