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Possibilities with Monique de Maio

Possibilities with Monique de Maio

By: Monique de Maio
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Possibilities with Monique de Maio leads you to a place of intention, happiness, and fulfillment. Her conversations are with REAL WOMEN (not superstars, super coaches, or supermodels) who have real lives, real families, and real careers. They speak with Monique about women's leadership, career advancement, personal growth, empowerment, wellness, fitness, and nutrition. Please join us. You'll feel welcome when you do.Monique de Maio Personal Development Personal Success
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  • The Hidden Cost of Being Easy to Work With

    The Hidden Cost of Being Easy to Work With
    Jun 26 2026

    She's so easy to work with.

    It sounds like a compliment. But is it?

    In this solo episode of Possibilities, Monique asks a question that most high-performing women have never stopped to answer: what does being easy to work with actually cost you? Because behind that phrase there is often a very different story, one about boundaries that were never drawn, yeses that were never really meant, and a quiet pattern of saying yes to other people's priorities while slowly starving your own.

    The opposite of easy to work with is not difficult. It is discerning. And there is a significant difference.

    This episode covers:

    → Why being easy to work with can be code for something you do not want to own

    → The ROI of saying yes: what you are actually agreeing to when you agree

    → The rocks and the sand: why women keep filling their jars the wrong way

    → The hidden driver behind the yes you never should have given

    → The difference between being easy to work with and being great to work with

    → How Monique's fixer identity started at age five, and what it cost her

    → Why no is a full sentence, and what it takes to actually believe that

    → What discernment, not difficulty, looks like in practice

    Don't be generic. Stand for something. Own it.

    If you have been saying yes when you mean no, or if you have been proudly called easy to work with while quietly running on empty, this one is for you.

    ABOUT MONIQUE

    Author. Speaker. Strategic Navigator.

    Monique de Maio helps women leaders and organizations move from chaos to clarity, in business and in life. Founder of OnDemandCMO and an active CMO, Monique brings more than 30 years of marketing and leadership experience across global brands, Wall Street, nonprofit, and publishing. Her work sits at the intersection of strategy and humanity, cutting through noise, simplifying the complex, and delivering solutions that actually work.

    As host of the Possibilities with Monique de Maio podcast, Monique explores the real conversations behind growth, reinvention, and decision-making. Through her Strategic Navigator work, she applies the same rigor used in business strategy to help women think clearly about their careers, wellness, and life design, without burning everything down.

    Follow Monique for More Possibilities:

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moniquedemaio

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/moniquedemaio

    Newsletter: https://www.moniquedemaio.com/newsletter-sign-up

    Book Monique as a speaker: https://www.moniquedemaio.com/contact

    Grab her award-winning, bestselling book The 7 Secrets to Creating a Life You Love: A Practical Guide for Women in Leadership:

    https://www.amazon.com/Secrets-Creating-Life-You-Love/dp/B0CLHV526G

    Referenced in this episode:

    EP81: Mary Lou Quinlan on intentionality and communicating what really matters

    EP83: Emily Claire Hughes on betting on yourself and setting boundaries

    EP112: Kirsten Sharo on intentionality and listening to your intuition
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    12 mins
  • When Did You Stop Trusting Yourself? Intuition, Inner Knowing, and Calming the Chaos | Featuring Kirsten Sharo

    When Did You Stop Trusting Yourself? Intuition, Inner Knowing, and Calming the Chaos | Featuring Kirsten Sharo
    Jun 4 2026
    What if the voice you've spent your entire life trying to silence is actually the one you should trust most?Most of us were taught, early and repeatedly, not to trust ourselves.Not directly. Through school systems, social norms, performance metrics, and the constant pressure to be logical, productive, and certain.We got very good at listening outward.In this episode of Possibilities with Monique de Maio, Monique sits down with Kirsten: an intuitive coach, energy healer, Reiki Master Teacher, and animal communicator. Her work is built on a single belief: you already know. You have just forgotten how to hear it.Kirsten Sharo has spent years helping people find their way back to themselves.In this episode:→ Why children are naturally intuitive and what happens to that ability when we grow up→ How Kirsten discovered her own gifts: through her kids, her horse Dicey, and a Reiki book she found at the exact right moment→ What your body is actually telling you: the physical signals most of us override every day→ The practice of the pause and why the hustle culture we celebrate is working against us→ How Kirsten stayed calm in a hospital waiting room on Thanksgiving Day while her husband had a heart attack and what that calm was built on→ How to begin tapping into your own intuition, even if you have never tried→ What to do when you have unresolved grief or regret with someone who has passed→ The misconception that holds the most people back from doing this workMonique has worked with Kirsten personally for years. This conversation is candid, grounded, and more practically useful than you might expect.If you have ever dismissed a gut feeling, pushed through a signal your body was sending, or wondered why you can trust your instincts at work but not in your own life, this one is for you. ABOUT OUR GUEST:Kirsten is the creator of the Metatron Animal Knowledge System and founder of Diceys Healing LLC, where she offers private sessions and leads two supportive communities: The Empowered Journey and Whispers of Knowing. A full overview of her services is available as a free download on my website: https://www.moniquedemaio.com/app/uploads/2026/06/112_Possibilities-with-Monique-de-Maio-Podcast_Kirsten-Sharo-DOWNLOAD-.docx.pdf TIMESTAMPS: 02:00 – What an intuitive medium and energy healer actually does03:15 – Why children are naturally intuitive and what shuts it down05:00 – Past lives: the story of Kirsten's youngest and what it started06:00 – How Kirsten's horse Dicey accelerated her intuitive development07:50 – The physical signals of intuition: what your body is telling you08:45 – Practice the pause: the discipline that unlocks everything09:40 – Hustle culture and why the go-go-go kills our inner knowing10:30 – Kirsten's journey: from Reiki book to Reiki master teacher16:30 – Calming the chaos: Thanksgiving, a heart attack, and what inner peace looks like under real pressure22:00 – How to prepare for an intuitive session and what to expect24:10 – Everyone has intuition: how to start tapping in25:25 – Unresolved grief and the deceased: you can fix it, everything is energy26:55 – Common misconceptions and the dismissal Kirsten still encounters30:00 – Parting wisdom and final thoughts This podcast is part of our mission to amplify women who are redefining work, life, and leadership.Follow Monique for More Possibilities:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moniquedemaioLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/moniquedemaioNewsletter: https://www.moniquedemaio.com/newsletter-sign-upExplore Strategic Navigator Sessions with Monique: https://www.moniquedemaio.com/strategic-navigator/Book Monique as a speaker for your next event: https://www.moniquedemaio.com/contactGrab her award-winning, bestselling book The 7 Secrets to Creating a Life You Love: A Practical Guide for Women in Leadership: https://www.amazon.com/Secrets-Creating-Life-You-Love/dp/B0CLHV526G
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    34 mins
  • The Quarterly Review You Should Be Running on Your Own Life

    The Quarterly Review You Should Be Running on Your Own Life
    May 15 2026
    When was the last time you stopped to ask yourself how things are really going?In business, we call it a QBR. A quarterly business review. You know the format: leadership gathers, metrics get reviewed, what is working gets reinforced, what is not gets a plan. It is a discipline most organizations treat as non-negotiable.Most of us have never run one on our own lives.In this solo episode of Possibilities, Monique makes the case for the Quarterly Life Review (QLR) and gives you a simple, practical way to start running one today. No fancy tools required. Just honesty, a few categories, and the willingness to look at where your time and energy are actually going versus where you said they would.This episode covers:→ Why most high-performing people never pause long enough to assess what is and is not working in their personal lives→ The "life buckets" framework Monique has used for years and the two tools she has leaned on to do the inventory→ The year-of-the-fire-horse moment that reframes this quarter as a perfect time to dust off your goals and actually look at them→ Why your calendar is the most honest document you own→ How to use your three words as a decision filter when you run your QLR→ The difference between reflecting on your life and actually making a decision about it→ Why people do not resist change: they resist change that is hoisted on themThis is not about overhauling everything. It is about stopping long enough to look honestly at what is working, what is not, and what needs your attention next quarter.Four times a year. That is all it takes to feel like you are running your life instead of your life running you.ABOUT MONIQUEAuthor. Speaker. Strategic Navigator.Monique de Maio helps women leaders and organizations move from chaos to clarity, in business and in life.Founder of OnDemandCMO and an active CMO, Monique brings more than 30 years of marketing and leadership experience across global brands, Wall Street, nonprofit, and publishing. Her work sits at the intersection of strategy and humanity, cutting through noise, simplifying the complex, and delivering solutions that actually work.As host of the Possibilities with Monique de Maio podcast, Monique explores the real conversations behind growth, reinvention, and decision-making. Through her Strategic Navigator work, she applies the same rigor used in business strategy to help women think clearly about their careers, wellness, and life design, without burning everything down.Follow Monique for More Possibilities:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moniquedemaioLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/moniquedemaioNewsletter: https://www.moniquedemaio.com/newsletter-sign-upBook Monique as a speaker for your next event: https://www.moniquedemaio.com/contactGrab her award-winning, bestselling book The 7 Secrets to Creating a Life You Love: A Practical Guide for Women in Leadership:https://www.amazon.com/Secrets-Creating-Life-You-Love/dp/B0CLHV526GTimestamps 00:00 – Introduction: When did you last do a real personal assessment?01:00 – What a QBR is and why you should apply it to your life02:00 – The year of the fire horse: why this quarter is the moment03:30 – The life buckets framework: what categories to review05:00 – The Vistage story: Monique's wake-up call about scaling vs. living06:00 – Doing the inventory: tools, planners, and honest scoring07:00 – Your calendar is the most honest document you own08:00 – Using your three words as a decision filter during your QLR09:30 – Protecting your joy: how to block your calendar strategically11:00 – Reverse engineering your quarter: what do you want and what will it take?12:30 – The QLR in practice: quarterly life review, branded13:30 – Why people do not resist change; they resist change forced on them14:00 – Closing: take control, take your calendar, do the inventory
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    13 mins
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