Have you ever thought about the role authenticity plays in creating and experiencing joy? 

I had not thought about the relationship between authenticity and joy until I spoke with Tash Durkins. And the word authenticity keeps coming up in many conversations as an amplifier for people’s superpower.

Tash Durkins is the founder and CEO of Fiercely Joyful, and she’s authored a book of the same name. Tash is an executive coach and a former executive of the Federal Aviation Administration.

For anyone who wants to experience more joy, Tash says that for it comes down to a simple act: “joy requires a choice.”

Another word and act that keeps coming up in these conversations: a choice. Being intentional about how we want to show up and be present in the world, and how we want to respond to those things we do not control.

Tash brings a level of equanimity and wisdom to this conversation that makes me want to quiet myself, lean in, and learn as much as I can.

And while Tash says, “joy is an inside job,” Tash learned from her father that being in community is another great source for generating joy.

In this episode, Tash answers the following questions:
▶️ How to find more joy?
▶️ How connection and community help to access joy?
▶️ Can one choose to be joyful?
▶️ What is the role of authenticity in joy?

My favorite quote from the episode: “Joy is an inside job.”

What makes sense to me is, while joy requires connection with something bigger than oneself, we experience more joy when we become more open we are to it.

And this is amplified by how much we allow it to reveal itself to us.

Resources mentioned in the episode:
▶️Tash's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tashdurkins/ 

▶️Tash’s company Fiercely Joyful: https://www.fiercely-joyful.com/

▶️ Tash’s book: Fiercely Joyful: https://bookshop.org/p/books/fiercely-joyful-11-keys-to-living-authentically-creating-a-life-you-love-natasha-craig-durkins/20682153?ean=9798889265252&next=t

▶️ Book: “Space to Exhale” by Lisa Hurley: https://bookshop.org/p/books/space-to-exhale-strategies-for-curating-a-soft-centered-serene-life-lisa-hurley/21820215?ean=9781394290680&next=t 

Music in this episode by Ian Kastner.

"What Do You Know To Be True?" is a series of conversations where I speak with interesting people about their special talent or superhero power and the meaningful impact it has on others. The intention is to learn more about their experience with their superhero power, so that we can learn something about the special talent in each of us which allows us to connect more deeply with our purpose and achieve our potential.

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