In this episode of Power Women In Insurance, Teresa Kitchens sits down with Monica Adwani for Part 2 of the book review of The Gifts Of Imperfection by Brené Brown.
Episode Highlights:
- Monica starts by saying how things have changed since the last interview. (2:37)
- Monica shares her perception about being worried about making mistakes as an adult. (8:18)
- Monica talks about how productivity and innovation are very important. (17:02)
- Monica speaks about how amazing women can use guilt against themselves. (23:45)
- Monica shares her opinion on one of the topics in the book about appreciation. (30:09)
- Monica states that having a moment of privacy calms her. (36:04)
- Monica shares her understanding of a phrase from the book. (38:21)
- Monica and Teresa talk about cultivating meaningful work and letting go of self-doubt. (43:08)
- Monica tells Teresa what she listens to when driving. (54:07)
- Monica shares a memorable movie that is related to the topic of cultivating joy. (1:00:00)
Key Quotes:
- “How am I going to be perceived if I am not perfect, you know? That’s what holds us back from creativity.” – Monica Adwani
- “You’re living your life and life is made of moments. So, are you living in the present? Or are you living just for living and just, you know, creating a legacy that you’re not going to get to enjoy.” – Monica Adwani
- “I think respecting the diversity of thoughts. If we practice more of that, I think we can definitely make a little bit of headway into being less judgy and expecting others to have the same thought process” – Monica Adwani
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