{"podcast":{"title":"Outlier's Edge Podcast with Niiamah Ashong","slug":"outlier-s-edge-podcast-with-niiamah-ashong-699880","podcast_index_feed_id":699880,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/outliersedge/","website_url":"https://niiamahashong.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/74c022c5-ed46-4421-b206-75f0d357b98a/outliers-edge-podcast-cover-3000x3000.png","author":"Niiamah Ashong","episode_count":962,"summary":"Outlier's Edge Podcast is a live coaching podcast where we come together in conversation to work through the challenges and apply the gifts of being a unique tribe of high-performing, high-impact entrepreneurs, changemakers, and leaders who choose to play a bigger game of impact, influence, and income than we've ever play before. What's an Outlier? An Outlier is a high-performing, high-impact leader who often is: One of the Only: Thrive in systems/environments that were not designed to have someone like them succeed, One of the First: Thrive doing things no one else has ever done or dares to even try One of a Kind: Thrive on their unconventional and independent terms regardless of what others around them are doing THIS IS A PODCAST FOR PEOPLE WHO: - aren't afraid of \"playing small\", but are scared of \"thinking medium\". - Are exploring new frontiers in society or their field - Are at the top of their field or business against typical odds and expectations from others like them, - Are taking an independent and unconventional approach outside of the status-quo - know that their mindsets, limiting beliefs, and other internal struggles are actually shared with other leaders who stand f…","last_synced_at":"2026-06-08T22:21:10.777347+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/outlier-s-edge-podcast-with-niiamah-ashong-699880"},"episode":{"title":"Authenticity Is the Truest Form of Rebellion | Shelley Paxton | Ep 963","slug":"authenticity-is-the-truest-form-of-rebellion-shelley-paxton-ep-963","published_at":"2026-05-18T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/outlier-s-edge-podcast-with-niiamah-ashong-699880/authenticity-is-the-truest-form-of-rebellion-shelley-paxton-ep-963","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/outlier-s-edge-podcast-with-niiamah-ashong-699880","url":"https://niiamahashong.com","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/1d1410bd-456b-4d75-89f0-928ff73f11dd.mp3","summary":"\"We edit our story before it even has a chance to get out in the world — we preempt it by what we think other people are going to say about it.\" – Shelley Paxton Join Niiamah (@niiamahashong) and Shelley Paxton, Chief Soul Officer and author of Soulbbatical, for a throwback conversation that goes way beyond the book. Shelley was the CMO of Harley-Davidson. She had the title, the brand, the world travel. And she was slowly dying inside. This episode isn't about burnout. It's about what happens when the productivity mindset that built your career becomes the exact thing blocking your calling and what it actually takes to surrender to your soul's process. They go deep on writing unapologetically, the fear underneath every movement, and what it means to live your legacy instead of waiting to leave one. Welcome to the Outlier's Edge Podcast, hosted by Niiamah Ashong, Founder of Outlier's Edge and Sherpa of the World of Difference. On this podcast, you'll join other high-performing unconventional leaders and entrepreneurs (aka Outliers) as they talk about leveraging what makes them different to make a difference in the world. Timestamps: 00:00 Shelley Paxton introduced 01:37 Your people are my people 02:30 What success looks like outside 04:35 Fulfillment vs. external achievement 06:32 Armor, busyness, slow death inside 15:35 Open book vs. real vulnerability 17:53 Corporate goals blocked the writing 18:46 Surrender moment in Los Angeles 22:15 Trust built through daily surrender 28:33 Writing others honestly, not vindictively 35:55 We edit our story too early Follow Outlier's Edge Socials: Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Youtube | Website | Guild Community Throback Episode. 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