Ep. 499 | The Hidden Superpower You're Ignoring (And How to Use It) with Ruth Pearce

Aug 23

Uncover the power of personal strengths in building resilience with Ruth Pearce. Ruth shares insights from her journey as a project manager to becoming a coach, revealing how understanding and leveraging your unique strengths can transform your life and career.

In this episode, you'll learn:

Why most people underestimate their unique strengths
How to identify and harness your personal strengths
The impact of recognizing strengths in others
Ways to balance authenticity and adaptability
Strategies for managing strengths that may go too far

Ruth's practical approach will help you unlock your potential and build resilience in both personal and professional settings.

ABOUT Ruth Pearce

Ruth Pearce is the CEO of Pearce Insights and ALLE LLC. Ruth started her career as an Economist at a London Stockbroker but quickly discovered a knack for getting things done. She was the quintessential accidental project manager. In 2016, after 25 years of project management in Financial Services, State Government, and non-profits, Pearce burned out spectacularly. She realized it was time for a new direction and having been a leader who coached, and having had leaders who coached throughout her career, Pearce began to explore the world of coaching.

Initially she focused on a 1:1 life and executive coach, but found her real passion when she started coaching groups and teams. Having published a book on team building in 2018, Pearce was drawn into training and speaking which led to a move to Durham, NC.

Today as a coach and speaker, Pearce helps people increase their influence and self-mastery, and transform their experiences through hope, strengths, bravery, and curiosity. Her new book, Be Hopeful, Be Strong, Be Brave, Be Curious: How Coaching Can Help You Get Out of Your Own Way and Create A Meaningful Life, is all about these topics, and written for people who want to understand how coaching can help them. Qualifications & recognition: (Ruth’s note: I don't suggest we use all the qualifications etc. But in case there is something interesting in there she included them)

Adjunct Professor of Wellbeing and Character Strengths – Suffolk University Law School ICF- PCC accredited coach PCC Member EMCC - accreditation pending MSc Economic Theory - London School of Economics (LSE) JD Law - Purdue Global Law School (formerly Concord Law). PMI PMP since 2007; PMI-ACP since 2013 Advanced coaching from Positive Acorn, Center for Coaching Certification (where I also teach), WholeBeing Institute (WBI). Joint winner of PMI Distinguished Project Award 2011. Project Manager by LeadersHum 2023 Top Voice by Thinkers360 2023. WomELLE 2023 Female Voice award as one of the Top 5 Women Coaches.

ABOUT THE BLUEPRINT PODCAST

The Blueprint Podcast is for busy professionals and Household CEOs who care deeply about their families, career, and health. Host Dr. Erik Korem distills cutting edge-science, leadership, and life skills into simple tactics optimized for your busy lifestyle and goals. Dr. Korem interviews scientists, coaches, elite athletes, entrepreneurs, entertainers, and exceptional people to discuss science and practical skills you can implement to become the most healthy, resilient, and impactful version of yourself.

On a mission to equip people to pursue audacious goals, thrive in uncertainty, and live a healthy and fulfilled life, Dr. Erik Korem is a High-Performance pioneer. He introduced sports science and athlete-tracking technologies to collegiate and professional (NFL) football over a decade ago. He has worked with the National Football League, Power-5 NCAA programs, gold-medal Olympians, Nike, and the United States Department of Defense.

Erik is an expert in sleep and stress resilience. He is the Founder and CEO of AIM7, a health and fitness app that unlocks the power of wearables by providing you with daily personalized recommendations to enhance your mind, body, and recovery.