https://tedleonhardt.com/fear-and-change-my-story-part-1-of-4/ Helping creative professionals achieve their full potential is my mission. Mon, 26 Sep 2016 20:36:15 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://tedleonhardt.com/fear-and-change-my-story-part-1-of-4/#comment-58 Fri, 11 Sep 2015 03:46:31 +0000 https://tedleonhardt.com/?p=1681#comment-58 WOW. Thanks for sharing your story. Good to “meet” you today. Timely too since I’m trying to work on an online gallery show (on kidcandoodle.com) for Foster Pride, an organization in NYC that mentors and teaches art to Foster kids in NYC. I’ve taught a few of the workshops so a few of the kids really stuck in my head. Glad you found a family and are sharing your story too.

]]> https://tedleonhardt.com/fear-and-change-my-story-part-1-of-4/#comment-57 Tue, 21 Jul 2015 15:58:28 +0000 https://tedleonhardt.com/?p=1681#comment-57 Wow. This is so powerful and moving. Thank you for sharing this. It is important to see and understand how our own personal history impacts how we negotiate our surroundings and our relationships with others, both in our personal and professional lives.
In many ways, I, too, grew up in a tumultuous childhood and I’ve noticed that regardless of the endless chase to be professionally educated, consciously navigating the emotional blind spots is also critical to gaining insight into facing our fears, being a better communicator and connecting with others in a more meaningful way.
What I find truly beautiful and inspiring about your story is your honesty, authenticity and transparency. Our childhood shapes who we are and no one is immune to the raw emotions that impact our path forward.

]]> https://tedleonhardt.com/fear-and-change-my-story-part-1-of-4/#comment-56 Wed, 17 Jun 2015 22:55:56 +0000 https://tedleonhardt.com/?p=1681#comment-56 I like the direction this is going, Ted. What I mean is that very often the emotional side of us is ignored in the professional field. After observing for a while I eventually got convinced that “no humans are not rational, they are emotional”, almost all the time, even when they seem to be being “rational” they are still being emotional. Very few people I think have a grip over their emotional/mental blind spots and can see them from outside. Well, finding out that people are almost always emotional helped me deal much better with my clients in a much more effective and harmonious way, getting to them what they need while also getting me what I needed. Loving your story, what an amazing one. My father wasn’t raised by his biological parents either, he has a pretty incredible story too — I have thought of writing about it, maybe someday. Can’t wait to read more of yours!

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