Resilience - The Look Up Mindset

Author: Regina Taute & Doris Dunn
Published: Fri 15 Aug 2025
Episode Link: https://leaderish.libsyn.com/resilience-the-look-up-mindset

Episode Summary:

In this powerful episode, Doris and Regina welcome Heidi Siefkas, adventurer, TEDx speaker, and author of Look Up: Global Stories of Resilience, to explore how resilience shows up in life, leadership, and even love. Heidi shares her own transformational story—from surviving a traumatic accident to enduring loss—and how she created the "Look Up" mindset to navigate life’s curveballs with purpose and perspective.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

What the Look Up mindset means and how it was born out of crisis
How 30 diverse stories from around the world reveal a common thread of resilience
Why leaders should hire for grit, not just resumes
How to build your “resilience muscle” every day, not just in crisis
The power of storytelling and how vulnerability builds team trust
Where AI supports creative work—and where human storytelling still reigns
Heidi's Tips for Embracing Resilience

Sequence:

00:00 Introduction and Catching Up

00:36 Introducing Heidi Sea: Author and Storyteller

01:37 The Power of 'Lookup': Heidi's Mantra

04:29 Stories of Resilience: Highlights from Heidi's Book

10:22 Building Resilience in Everyday Life

11:55 Leadership and Resilience: Tips for Leaders

17:13 The Art of Storytelling

21:46 Embracing AI in Storytelling

26:25 The Lookup Movement: Final Thoughts

28:31 Closing Remarks and Contact Information

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