Discovering Your Conative Strengths with Kathy Kolby

Season 2, Episode 7,   Jul 28, 2023, 03:47 PM

In this interview, acclaimed theorist Kathy Kolby discusses her groundbreaking work on conative strengths and problem-solving abilities. She emphasizes the importance of understanding one's innate abilities and debunks misconceptions about personal change. Kolby also explores the impact of conative expectations on stress levels and delves into the four instinctive modes and their relevance to entrepreneurship.  Additionally, she shares her personal journey of overcoming dyslexia, fighting scientific lies, and advocating for fairness and equality. 

Through her entrepreneurial experiences, Kolby exemplifies the power of hard work, problem-solving, and making a positive difference in the world. Despite facing challenges such as stolen work and gender biases, she remains committed to her vision of helping others discover their true selves and finding peace and joy in their lives. Her resilience, determination, and ability to turn adversity into her life's work make her a true trailblazer in her industry.

Key Points
  • The significance of focusing on the future rather than dwelling on the past as a key trait of entrepreneurs
  • Kathy Kolbe has been challenging the scientific world's lies about connation, a concept she believes to be crucial and often misunderstood.
  • She discovered her passion for fairness and equality at a young age, always striving to find ways to help people be equal and make their differences work together.
  • Kathy Kolbe's focus as an entrepreneur is on making a positive impact and helping people find peace and joy.
  • Seeking the truth and accepting wise advice from trusted advisors was crucial to navigating the difficulties in business.
  • The power of connation: Kathy discovered the truth of connation while recovering from a brain injury and used it to reshape her business and personal life.
  • Starting from scratch: Despite almost losing everything, Kathy went back to business, proving that the people who needed her work were still out there.

Best Quotes
  • "Most of the stress in the world is caused by misplaced conative expectations and responsibilities."
  • "I would say to every entrepreneur out there, seek the wisest advisors you can possibly find and tell them you want the truth."
  •  "If you have creative problem-solving, you decide what you want to do, and you'll be able to do it."
  • "Sometimes you have to get really creative and use your creative abilities to figure out, I didn't want to do that anyway. What can I do that I really want to do?"

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