{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Unburdened Leader","title":"EP 32: Committing to Sustainable Change and Giving a Sh*t About the Planet with Ashlee Piper","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4708,"description":"We love to be right. So much so, that we often trade being right for being in relationship.\r\n \r\nWithout relationships, we cannot experience meaningful change because the change we desire is rooted in relationships, not the certainty of being right.\r\n \r\nBut dang, the expediency and certainty of being right sure are seductive.\r\n \r\nPursuing being right cultivates the tunnel vision of perfectionism which runs rampant over our curiosity and creativity–the very ingredients needed for us to have a sustained impact.\r\n \r\nWhen we focus more on creating change instead of criticizing ourselves or others, we are freed up to get creative about our sustainability practices and modeling this for others too.\r\n \r\nBut too often, perfectionism has a party. We want to get it right from the start and fear making mistakes.\r\n \r\nOr we worry about sustaining the work we are already doing, so we don't bother starting, counting ourselves out, believing our small actions do not make a difference.\r\n \r\nBut they do.\r\n \r\nClimate solutions require collective action.\r\n \r\nMost solutions that are sustainable require collective action and leaders focused on being right end up cultivating conflict and criticism instead.\r\n \r\nLeaders who are committed to relationships end up cultivating creativity, community and the collective action we need to create sustainable solutions. We can all start or continue our sustainability journey with this in mind.\r\n \r\nMy guest today leads many on the imperfect journey of sustainability.\r\n \r\nAshlee Piper (http://www.ashleepiper.com/) is a political strategist turned vegan and eco-lifestyle expert and author of the bestselling–and very funny–book, Give a Sh*t: Do Good. Live Better. Save the Planet. Her work has been featured in/on Washington Post, Real Simple, BuzzFeed, GLAMOUR, NBC, CBS, and ABC, to name a few. \r\n \r\nListen to the full episode to hear:\r\n\r\nHow Ashlee remains committed to her values while evolving her approach past rigidity and toward connection\r\nWhy we...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/ArOoH4nRajdKHXRE91wYxu0YMZ-69lVTUZ9h58V8AfI/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQ0MzI1LzE2OTI4/MDUzOTktYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}