Leading through Crisis—The Importance of Mindset, Self-Care, and Resilience with Vikki Mueller-Espinosa

Roar with Lakecia Gunter

“Resiliency is the strength required to successfully navigate change. It's the ability to successfully master the consequences of change, and it's the ability to renew oneself, and integrate new learning to become more effective than before.”

How many times have you paused in the past 8 months and, in a moment of utter frustration, asked yourself “When is this going to end?” We’ve all dealt with our share of stress and uncertainty as a result of Covid-19. It has affected the shape of our lives in countless ways, and we’re still adjusting every day.

A physical obstacle course presents challenges that ultimately make us stronger. Similarly, this mental journey we’re on through the pandemic is helping us build an equally important muscle: resilience. Experiences like this, difficult as they may be, present each of us with an opportunity for growth. Resilience helps us navigate change and better manage the shake-ups. It increases our capacity to deal with change in a productive, positive way.

When we view challenges through the lens of resilience, we can reshape our perspective and focus instead on the everyday controllable steps that keep us moving forward, rather than feeling stuck due to our lack of physical control in this long-term, global situation.

My guest today is Vikki Mueller-Espinosa, a Career Strategist and accomplished speaker who designs and executes programs supporting employee and manager career development. She found her calling and purpose after teaching one of the first Career Development Workshops at Intel in 2009, and has been with the company now for 29 years. Today, she is a highly successful Program Director known for her ability to meet employees where they are to help them further their careers.

In today’s episode, Vikki shares her wealth of knowledge supporting people through career development and applies those principles to our personal physical and mental health. She’ll help you identify the steps you can take to minimize the negativity associated with this unprecedented situation, and show you how to shift your focus towards self-care, community, purpose, and your own wellbeing.

If you’ve been wondering why your roar has been sounding more like a whimper, this conversation will help you relocate your inner power so you can navigate the rest of this pandemic journey running on all cylinders.

What You Will Learn:

• Building the muscle of resiliency (6:25)
• Mentally preparing for the vaccine waiting game (10:51)
• Demonstrating strong leadership by example (13:23)
• Success stories that will inspire you (16:22)
• Resiliency through the 4 C’s (16:46)
• Reclaiming your roar (19:42)
• Paying it forward with the 4 R’s (24:19)
• Calibrating a healthy mindset (28:47)
• Minimizing the negativity that isn’t serving you (29:18)
• Finding purpose through community in times of uncertainty (30:00)
• Giving yourself grace (38:22)

Connect with Vikki Mueller-Espinosa:

• LinkedIn
• Twitter
• Facebook

Resources:

• We Are Intel

Let’s connect!

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• Instagram

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