Power Women In Insurance

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 

Resources Mentioned:

• The Gifts of Imperfection
• Monica Adwani LinkedIn
• Risman Insurance Agency
• Contact Teresa Kitchens
• Sterling Insurance Group