EP447: Nina Sossamon-Pogue - How To Transform Challenges Into Opportunities

Michael Palmer: And so my framework that I offer folks is, what is that? How do we always find a path forward? What do we do when these things hit? How do we keep moving forward when we just feel like, I just can't flip and do this anymore. It is just too much. You're listening to The Successful Bookkeeper with your host, Michael Palmer. Listen each week as inspiring guests share their secrets of success to help you increase your confidence, work smarter, and build a business you love. This episode of The Successful Bookkeeper is brought to you by PureBookkeeping.com, the proven system to grow your bookkeeping business. Welcome back. Welcome back to the Successful Bookkeeper Podcast. I'm your host, Michael Palmer. Today's show is going to be a fantastic one. Our guest is a former USA gymnast, Emmy-winning television news anchor, tech executive, and now a sought-after speaker and author who reframes resilience and empowers audiences to create successful futures. Nina Sosamunpoh, welcome to the show. Thanks so much for having me, Michael. I'm excited to talk with you. Great, Nina. It's great to have you. And you know, you've got a lot of accolades here and you've done some really interesting things in your life. I would love for you to introduce yourself to our audience by telling us a little bit about your journey getting to doing what you're doing today.

Nina Sossamon-Pogue (Nov 26): Well, it's quite the journey as you teed up there. I have done a lot of things. I have a little bit of a try-hard, my kids would say, because They're all adults now. They think it's quite entertaining. But I have— I don't go out and talk about my successes. I mostly talk about the failures and the changes along the way and the troubles along the way, because I think people often can just introduce me like you did, and people would assume that I've just had this very simple, wonderful life, when in reality, anyone you meet has gone through their own challenges and changes, just like every— all your listeners have gone through their own stuff. And so I like to talk about the things that didn't go right, the things didn't go as planned, the failures, the The big challenges, the mental struggle that went along with those successes along the way and all the changes along the way. I've had 3 big careers, so gymnastics, TV, and tech. And now I do the author. Now I'm an author and a speaker, and I really spend a lot of time in this space focusing on helping other people thrive