Episode 100: Christina Dufour & The Fifth Agreement: A Practical Guide To Self-Mastery

ABOUT CHRISTINA

Christina, a Founder with Native American heritage, has a background in Finance and brings over a decade of experience in Business Development to her mission of specializing well-being in the workplace. With a degree in Business Management and Organization, Christina integrates well-being and performance practices into corporate settings, collaborating with esteemed organizations and executives. Christina developed an expertise in well-being with 13+ years of studying and teaching meditative modalities and supports individuals at all levels to overcome their unique challenges, foster inner balance, find confidence, and more effectively manage stress. She has studied with many expert teachers and a Buddhist monk, and is certified in multiple other introspective and expressive modalities. She leverages her unique blend of wellness and business expertise to craft customized programs that provide results-based tailored solutions for industry-specific stressors.

CONVERSATION HIGHLIGHTS

How the COVID-19 pandemic brought to light more of the need for stress reduction.
The power of introspection through meditations and mindfulness.
How meditation is truly part of the beginning of knowing yourself.
How theater is the study of expression and the opposite end of things, all of your emotionality.
What the early exposure to death and dying opened up for Christina.
"We don't have enough respect for being human and what we're built to do and not do."
The power of being a good friend to yourself.
Needing opposites: Needing distraction to practice focus. Needing doubt to practice faith.
The Attentions of the Victim, the Warrior, and the Master.
What kind of messenger are you?
Why peace can be hard.

The MAIN QUESTION underlying my conversation with Christina is, How has life's programming of your perception limited your understanding of yourself AND the world around you?

FIND CHRISTINA

Website: www.carnelianconnection.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christinaldufour
The Book Leads, Episode 2:https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6824361291977670656/

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CHAPTERS

00:00 - The Book Leads - Christina Dufour

00:46 - Introduction & Bio

02:42 - Who are you today? Can you provide more information about your work?

04:03 - The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Christina's work and people's needs.

07:18 - How Christina's expressive work has contributed to the introspection work with her clients.

10:44 - How did your path into your career look like, and what did it look like up until now?

16:35 - How does the work you're doing today reconcile to who you were as a child?

21:29 - What does leadership mean to you?

22:52 - Can you introduce us to the book we’re discussing?

25:46 - Overview of the 1st Agreement - Be Impeccable With Your Word

33:37 - Overview of the 2nd Agreement - Don't Take Anything Personally

52:56 - Overview of the 3rd Agreement - Don't Make Assumptions

01:21:35 - Overview of the 4th Agreement - Always Do Your Best

01:31:12 - Overview of the 5th Agreement - Be Skeptical, But Learn To Listen

01:39:07 - Overview of the Three Attentions: (1) Victim, (2) Warrior, and (3) Master

01:51:07 - What are you up to these days? (A way for guests to share and market their projects and work.)

This series has become my Masterclass In Humanity. I'd love for you to join me and see what you take away from these conversations.

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