Discovering Your Core Values And Who You Are w/ Andrea Johnson (E101)

February 13, 2025

Discovering truth and clarity starts with recognizing our core values, which are essential for personal and professional growth. However, many of us remain unaware of our core values, often adopting those of admired figures or the culture around us. As a result, we make decisions based on inherited beliefs and assumptions rather than a true understanding of who we are.

Joining us today is Andrea Johnson, a Transformational Leadership Coach for high-achieving female founders, community leaders, and executives. Central to her work is uncovering and understanding core values, which empowers clients to become impactful leaders who define their own principles and priorities.

In this episode, Andrea Johnson shares insights into how faith shapes our beliefs and how to navigate them to find clarity. She offers valuable perspectives on discovering and defining truth and explains how she helps her clients achieve alignment and clarity by connecting with their core values.

Andrea also highlights the importance of critical thinking and discernment in the journey to self-awareness. Additionally, she shares her experience raising a child with ADHD and how it has influenced her coaching approach.

Timestamps:

[02:41] Who is Andrea Johnson?

[04:39] When to stop asking why

[07:34] Andrea’s journey

[19:20] How faith influences beliefs

[24:53] Navigating beliefs

[32:14] Truth

[40:39] Core values

[49:16] Critical thinking & discernment

[50:40] Andrea’s experience with an ADHD child

[01:11:21] Core Values Coaching Program

Website: https://www.theintentionaloptimist.com/

[01:13:08] Concluding remarks

Key Takeaways:

The world will never judge you based on your intent. It will only ever judge you based on your actions. ~Brian Bogert [03:41]
It’s not what you do that makes you impactful; it’s who you are. ~Andrea Johnson [05:13]
What you do tells the world who you are. ~Andrea Johnson [05:18]
Rigidity rarely produces anything but resistance. ~Brian Bogert [15:55]
Closed eyes, closed hearts, and closed minds rarely lead to understanding and acceptance. ~Brian Bogert [15:57]
If you know all beliefs can change and are open to learning, you may be surprised by how many different beliefs actually align with your own. ~Brian Bogert [16:20]
When you open your mind and open your eyes, the hardest to open; the heart, becomes easy. ~Brian Bogert [16:27]
When resistance becomes flexibility, freedom and fulfillment begin to flow. ~Brian Bogert [16:31]
We perceive truth through our own lens, regardless of the circumstances. ~Andrea Johnson [34:43]
Curiosity is the greatest expression of self. ~Brian Bogert [40:02]
Core values are internal motivations. ~Andrea Johnson [40:39]
We don’t align our core values with anything else; we align everything else with our core values. ~Andrea Johnson [43:16]
When we know who we are and how to honor that, we can show up in a way that truly matters. ~Andrea Johnson [44:17]
Behaviors are symptoms; they are never the problem. ~Andrea Johnson [57:47]
Boys are defined by what they do, while girls are defined by how they look. ~Andrea Johnson [01:05:47]
If you are not willing to think for yourself, you are not giving yourself permission to be everything you were created to be. ~Andrea Johnson [01:13:14]