{"podcast":{"title":"Create Magic At Work®","slug":"create-magic-at-work-4191407","podcast_index_feed_id":4191407,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/create-magic-at-work-r/","website_url":"https://createmagicatwork.net/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/b4fa8b70-a0f1-4e7a-bf99-42daf4b9c22f/Create-Magic.jpg","author":"Amy Lynn Durham","episode_count":196,"summary":"Create Magic At Work® is a leadership podcast exploring spiritual intelligence, conscious leadership, and the future of work. Through conversations with visionary leaders, coaches, authors, and entrepreneurs, the show examines how leaders can navigate uncertainty, cultivate self awareness, and create workplaces that are both high performing and deeply human. Many episodes explore themes such as transformational leadership, intuition in decision making, organizational change, and the inner work required to lead well. The show also introduces frameworks rooted in spiritual intelligence, including SQ21, the Archetypes of Change, and the Edgewalker philosophy. These perspectives help listeners understand how people respond to transformation and support leaders in walking the edge into quantum leadership, where business decisions ripple outward for the greater good. Listeners of Create Magic At Work® are leaders who want to edgewalk rather than sleepwalk through their work and life. They want to bring their full selves into the spaces they inhabit, including their spirituality from a faith neutral lens. Many are founders, coaches, and professionals seeking deeper meaning in their work…","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/create-magic-at-work-4191407"},"episode":{"title":"The Joy Operating System: The Hidden Upgrade You’ve Been Missing w/ Kristin Joy Ekkens","slug":"the-joy-operating-system-the-hidden-upgrade-you-ve-been-missing-w-kristin-joy-ekkens","published_at":"2026-01-06T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/create-magic-at-work-4191407/the-joy-operating-system-the-hidden-upgrade-you-ve-been-missing-w-kristin-joy-ekkens","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/create-magic-at-work-4191407","url":"https://create-magic-at-work-r.captivate.fm/episode/the-joy-operating-system-the-hidden-upgrade-youve-been-missing-with-kristin-joy-ekkens","audio_url":"https://pdcn.co/e/episodes.captivate.fm/episode/664e4193-8ea0-4e8d-8790-0e7fc020e6d3.mp3","summary":"Something shifts when joy stops being a side effect of success and becomes a conscious way of living and leading. In this episode, Amy explores the idea of Exponential Joy with Kristin Joy Ekkens, founder of Exponential Joy™ movement, and how choosing joy on purpose can transform the way we work, communicate, and show up in our lives. Together, they unpack how joy is not about bypassing difficulty, but about developing the awareness, presence, and courage to meet life honestly without losing yourself in the process. Kristin shares how exponential joy grows through small, intentional choices that reconnect you to your voice, your body, and your truth, even in high-pressure environments. This conversation invites you to rethink productivity, success, and leadership through a more human lens, where joy becomes a renewable resource that deepens connection, expands impact, and creates work that feels aligned instead of draining. Key Takeaways : Why Exponential Joy Is a Practice, Not a Personality Trait – Understand how joy grows through intentional choices rather than circumstances or temperament. How Joy Changes the Way You Show Up at Work – Learn how choosing joy affects presence, communication, and how others experience you. The Difference Between Performing and Living in Joy – See how chasing approval or productivity blocks joy and creates quiet exhaustion. How Awareness Creates Space for Joy Under Pressure – Discover why noticing your internal state is the doorway to sustainable joy, even in demanding environments. Why Joy Expands Impact Instead of Diminishing It – Learn how grounded joy strengthens leadership, trust, and influence rather than making work feel less serious. Returning to Your Natural State of Joy – Understand how reconnecting to your voice, body, and tr…","meta_description":"Something shifts when joy stops being a side effect of success and becomes a conscious way of living and leading. 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