The Kindness Podcast: Episode #142; Linda Cohen, Kindness Consultant
With host Nicole J Phillips and guest Linda Cohen
Episode Description:
In this episode of The Kindness Podcast, guest Linda Cohen joins host Nicole J Phillips to discuss the relationship between kindness and the bottom line.
Linda is a keynote speaker, certified virtual presenter, TEDx speaker, and earl grey lover. Cohen offers insight into why kindness matters so much in the workplace now more than ever. It’s imperative to your bottom line.
Linda is the author of multiple books. Her first book, 1,000 Mitzvahs: How Small Acts of Kindness Can Heal, Inspire and Change Your Life was published by Seal Press in 2011. Her most recent publication, The Economy of Kindness: How Kindness Transforms the Bottom Line, is the basis of what we’re talking about today.
You can follow Linda Cohen on LinkedIn at Linda M Cohen. On Twitter at Mitzvahs. And on Instagram at Kindness from Cohen.
Episode Highlights:
- 2:30 – the catalyst for 1,000 Mitzvahs
- 6:40 – lessons from 1,000 Mitzvahs
- 10:15 – kindness is revolutionary
- 13:00 – workplace kindness
- 18:50 – the economy of kindness
Show Overview:
Kindness has the power to transform a mundane, passionless life, but it also has the ability to re-route a single bad day. I’ll be talking with people who share their uplifting stories, and together we’ll explore how to use kindness as an offensive weapon in a dog-eat-dog world.
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About the Podcast Host, Nichole J Phillips
Nicole Phillips is a big fan of FUN! She won a car on The Price is Right and found a new home on HGTV’s House Hunters. But her biggest joy comes from teaching people how to use kindness to overcome all of life’s difficulties. A breast cancer survivor, Nicole spreads the message of the healing power of kindness as host of The Kindness Podcast, and through her weekly column, Kindness is Contagious, which runs in newspapers in North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota. Nicole is a regular guest on Hallmark Channel’s Home & Family Show. She is also the author of three books, Kindness is Contagious: 100 Stories to Remind You God is Good and So are Most People, Kindness is Courageous: 100 Stories to Remind You People Are Brave + Kind and her authentic and entertaining “how-to” guide, The Negativity Remedy.
Nicole has her Broadcast Journalism degree from the University of Wisconsin and has worked as a television anchor and reporter in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, and Fargo, North Dakota. As Miss Wisconsin in 1997, she spent the year touring the state talking to kids and adults about overcoming crises.
Nicole lives in Aberdeen, South Dakota, has three children and is married to her childhood crush, Saul Phillips. Go Wolves!