#2 - Trusting Yourself More Than the Noise Around You With Ellen Leanse

Seeking Authenticity hosted by iAlign

Ellen Leanse has a wealth of absolutely wild experiences through a career that seems to parallel much of the technology growth in the Bay Area. She worked with Apple during the Lisa and Macintosh launches, as well as with Google, Facebook, Samsung, and a variety of other fascinating organizations. With these experiences under her belt, Ellen has also taken on leadership and thought-leading roles, serving as an advisor and board member for several companies, as a teacher at Stanford, and an author for the book The Happiness Hack, a best-selling guide to the neuroscience of happiness and life satisfaction, and now as the Chief People Officer at Lucidworks! But on a personal note, Ellen is just extremely kind. She has been willing to give me some of her time to ask questions about her experiences and thoughts and to learn from her and I am extremely grateful for that. In this conversation, she tells a wild story from the early days at Apple. After that, the discussion moves towards the shift in perspective she’s had over the years. We talk about having a nonlinear career, finding satisfaction by chasing what you’re curious or nervous over, about doing work that will lead to leaving a positive legacy, and about innovating in technology. Ellen has eloquent and important thoughts, which I appreciated hearing and I know you will too. Enjoy!

Ellen's book, TEDx talk, and some of her articles:
The Happiness Hack: How to Take Charge of Your Brain and Program More Happiness into Your Life: https://www.amazon.com/Happiness-Hack-Charge-Brain-Program/dp/1492656917
TEDx, Happiness by Design: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5p3NC9OwB0&list=PLsRNoUx8w3rMXg3tXxQcS_2hmM2JHf-8i&index=17
"Just" Say No: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/just-say-ellen-petry-leanse/?src=aff-lilpar&veh=aff_src.aff-lilpar_c.partners_pkw.10078_plc.Skimbit%20Ltd._pcrid.449670_learning&trk=aff_src.aff-lilpar_c.partners_pkw.10078_plc.Skimbit%20Ltd._pcrid.449670_learning&clickid=w7QzGWUmbxyOUo7wUx0Mo34GUkiWs%3ARZuQ-AXI0&irgwc=1
Ellen's Medium channel: https://medium.com/@chep2m
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