The Power of Truly Showing Up: Embracing Humanity
Embracing the True Meaning of Showing Up with Marcy Axelrod
How Are You Showing Up?
In this episode of Real Men Feel, Andy Grant hosts Marcy Axelrod, a best-selling author and TEDx speaker, who delves into the true essence of 'showing up.' Marcy explains that showing up isn't just about being present but a deeper existential experience influenced by our beliefs, thoughts, and attention systems. They discuss the three roles we habitually play—self, situational, and societal—and how truly showing up can change our lives and improve our performance.
Marcy also shares insights from her latest book, 'How We Choose to Show Up.' She provides practical steps for individuals to truly show up, emphasizing the importance of care, noticing, and acceptance.
00:00 Welcome to Real Men Feel
00:18 Introducing Marcy Axelrod
01:22 Understanding 'Showing Up'
03:12 The Two Attention Systems
04:43 Levels of Showing Up
09:40 Society's Impact on Showing Up
17:18 The Natural Progression of Showing Up
24:18 Marcy's Personal Journey
24:53 A Childhood Memory and Its Impact
25:48 The Journey into Psychology and Consulting
26:09 Practical Steps to Show Up in 2025
27:31 The Importance of Noticing and Gratitude
28:31 Belief Systems and Emotional Care
32:34 The Role of Society and Individual Responsibility
36:04 The Concept of Showing Up
38:58 Final Thoughts and Call to Action
Connect with Marcy
Marcy Axelrod -- http://www.choosetoshowup.com/
LinkedIn -- https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcy/
Instagram -- https://www.instagram.com/marcyaxelrod/
Resources
How We Choose to Show Up: Nature's Playbook for Creating a Meaningful Life, Marcy Axelrod-- https://amzn.to/4jjkIrq
Immoderate Greatness: Why Civilizations Fail, William Ophuls -- https://amzn.to/3PIVbu5
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Marcy Axelrod
The Choose To Show Up Person
Marcy Axelrod is a bestselling and award-winning author, TV Contributor, 2X TEDx speaker, and management consultant. Her latest book, How We Choose to Show Up, is a #1 Bestseller and was recently awarded the Hayakawa book prize.
Marcy has been interviewed in Forbes, Psychology Today, and The Marketing Journal, among others.
Her approaches have been tested and proven through projects with some of the world’s largest high-tech companies (e.g., HP, SAP, Cisco). With a background on Wall Street (Lehman Brothers) and in Silicon Valley, Marcy’s work has been highly praised by professors at Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Columbia, and Cornell.
Based on 20+ years of research, Marcy’s latest book, How We Choose to Show Up, presents in 3-D nature’s model of how humans are designed to Show Up to thrive. The resulting model is helping thousands of people connect more deeply with themselves, others, and their experiences, adding meaning to their lives, and helping companies around the world to innovate and grow.
Showing Up integrates neuroscience, psychology, behavioral economics, and evolutionary biology with top consulting strategies and leading business practices to help people, companies, and societies succeed.
