What’s my Anthem? I need an Anthem?

Yes! In fact you may need more than one. An anthem is a song or speech or poem – or whatever it is that works for you – that you want played loudly (over the PA system, through your earphones, or just in your head) as you walk, practically petrified, through the daunting arenas of your life.

I have Arenas? You mean with lions and bulls???

Well, not exactly real lions and bulls, although there are certainly times in the arena when we feel like we’re about to be eaten alive. Sometimes simply showing up as who we really are and saying what we really think, can feel just that dangerous.

I know you’ve experienced this. Maybe your arena is a board room, a sales pitch, a stage, or even being present for a difficult conversation with someone you love. Perhaps you could’ve used an anthem in school when you faced that all-important test or, worse, the principal’s office. Yikes.

There is a way, though, to make stepping into your arena, with your anthems playing, less scary – even rewarding.

It’s the Daring Way™.

Watch for more to come about that. Today I’m here to tell you about  anthems.

The other day I was writing to the members of a Daring Way™ group I’m running. I was elaborating on an assignment, reminding them to come to this week’s session with the names of their anthems.

Originally, the exercise was for them to pick a song by which they feel uplifted, encouraged, and remind them of how brave and magnificent they are, and what authentic gifts they bring. But since music doesn’t affect everyone the way it does me (or Brené Brown who chose to include this exercise in her Daring Way™ program), I extended the assignment to include anything that empowers them to be themselves out loud.

What about a playlist?

Making a list of examples to send them turned out to be so fun for me, that I didn’t want to stop! And I didn’t want to keep that list all to myself and them either. So, you’re in luck! I’m posting it here for you.

I do have one caveat (and confession): This list is by no means complete. Which is why I didn’t want to stop when I was making the list of examples. There are so many more great candidates! Maybe I’ll get to those in a later post (or posts), but for now, you’ll have to just enjoy these.

Music Playlist:

The themes from Rocky I (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoPV5dPrKs8) or from Rocky III (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoDKQYn-ANE)

The themes from Chariots of Fire (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSav51fVlKU) or from St. Elmo’s Fire (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oj5G7vhtjGk)

Katy’s Perry’s song Firework (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGJuMBdaqIw), or her song Roar (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CevxZvSJLk8&list=ALHTd1VmZQRNrF9FHKX4wKsMrbVWzzXi5h)

Sara Bareilles’ song I Want to See You Be Brave (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUQsqBqxoR4)

Pink’s (clean and acoustic) Perfect (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1-Yl50nCX4)

Julie Gold’s inspired creation From a Distance, sung by Nanci Griffith (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCzORgC1NpM)

Nanci Griffith’s songs Ford Econoline (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0gxji3PE_s) and Poet in My Window (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWZZ-YQvxqM)

Mary Lambert’s Secrets (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqqqV50zaAc)

Source (keep reading): Archive for Brene Brown

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Editor's note: In 2018 I participated in the Brave Leaders Training with Brene' Brown LCSW, PhD. You might be asking who is Brené Brown? Dr. Brené Brown is a research professor at the University of Houston where she holds the Huffington Foundation – Brené Brown Endowed Chair at The Graduate College of Social Work. Brene' has spent the past two decades studying courage, vulnerability, shame, and empathy and is the author of five #1 New York Times bestsellers: The Gifts of Imperfection, Daring Greatly, Rising Strong, Braving the Wilderness, and her latest book, Dare to Lead, which is the culmination of a seven-year study on courage and leadership. 

What did I learn? I learned to clarify and live into my values, rise stronger more resilient from setbacks and disappointments, and increased and enhanced my leadership skill sets. Brene teaches about the arenas in life we participate (fearful relationships and situations) and the importance to be armed, and about the need for a powerful anthem (song, poem, affirmation). What's my anthem? Me Too Megan Trainer  https://youtu.be/qDRORgoZxZU 

So what is your anthem? 

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