My Strategy: Recent Episodes
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My Strategy is hosted by John M. Hawkins, the author of Coached to Greatness, Building a Strategic Plan for Your Life and Business, and Affinity. John is your 'personal' growth coach. Just like elite athletes get to the top of their sport with the help of coaches. In order to help you create your best life, My Strategy will provide coaching, inspiration, motivation, advice, and discussion on your personal development in order to help you with the best decision making possible. There is no better teacher than accomplishment, and when we reflect on what motivates us; rediscover and assess our core values, philosophies, and learn from others’ experience we can accomplish great things.
John is a coach, leader, and three-time author. John has developed a genuine interest in helping others achieve their potential, which is the topic of his third book “Coached to Greatness.” John has over 20+ years coaching and consulting.
Plan less and do more. In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about how analysis paralysis can keep you from making decisions. Decisions can become all-consuming. Developing a bias for action can stimulate decision-making and help you accomplish goals faster.
In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about finding hope in times of doubt. Hopelessness makes it difficult to change, hope does have a downside, yet there are benefits in being hopeful, when all hope is lost we must find ways to rekindle hope by developing positive strategies. Learning some simple strategies can set you up for a life full of hopefulness.
In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about the damaging effect of negativity and how positivity may be the best cure. Negativity can have devastating effects on our bodies, and there is power in positive thinking. Many studies correlate positive thinking to health benefits. Staying positive isn't always easy. Learning some simple strategies can set you up for a life full of positivity.
In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about how first impressions matter, but second impressions are also important. They may count just as much, recovering from a botched first-impression, prepping for an interview, building your strategy, and putting your plan in place.
In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about the increasing importance of how we think. John shares the common types of thinking, the power of divergent and convergent thinking, helping you to identify your primary thinking mode, and provides tips and tricks to help you think smarter!
Setting and accomplishing goals. In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about goal setting. A critical process to plan for the future. John shares why goal setting is important, talks about the five golden rules of goal settings, explains the SMART framework, and provides tips and tricks to help you develop your goal-setting strategy.
Knowledge, facts, truth, opinions, and more. In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about the many different views shared in society. He talks about the concept of knowledge, discusses a real-work example with COVID, reviews the scientific method, and shares some strategies you can use to separate fact from fiction.
In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about the yearly tradition of making new year's resolutions. John shares the pros and cons, common news years resolutions, reasons not to make resolutions, change can happen any time, and strategies and tips for 2021 planning
In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about dependability and how being dependable can build trust. Dependability is critical in the workplace. Dependable people increase responsibility, there are downsides to being too dependable, and tips to increase your reliability.
In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about the benefits of asking good questions. Bad things can happen when you don't ask the right questions, there are some essential questions that you should know, asking good questions can increase your emotional intelligence, leading questions can lead to faulty conclusions, and John discusses ways to help you with your strategy.
In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about the pros and cons of integrity, signs of people with integrity, discusses the importance of taking an assessment, and getting an honest look. John also discusses the problems with integrity tests, how and why people compromise their integrity and help develop a strategy.
Practicing gratitude. In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about changing your focus to deal with uncertainty, and how gratitude can boost health, discusses the art of practicing gratitude, how to start a gratitude routine and strategy, and how to set your plan in place.
In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about the uncertainty related to the 2020 US election and coronavirus pandemic, John talks about the current data, how to deal with uncertainty using improv, how avoidance of uncertainty can accelerate it, he talks about ways to deal with uncertainty and build your personal strategy.
In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about personal core values, core values are beliefs, shares ways to discover core values, core values affect our decision making, John helps you define your core values, and build a solid personal development strategy.
In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about the toxic workplace culture. Toxic culture is a huge problem in business and many are choosing to ignore it. John talks about the signs of bad company culture, discusses the research and data behind toxic cultures in companies, and about ways to fix a toxic culture, and finally shares strategies to build a toxic-free company.
In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about office politics. He discusses the pros and cons of politics in the office, shares a case-study and lessons learned, talks about the six types of office politics, teaches ways to develop positive political skills, and helps you build your office politics strategy.
Emotional intelligence. In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about emotional intelligence, which is the ability to understand and control feelings. John talks about the strengths of EI, the signs of a person with high emotional intelligence, ways to increase your EI, also the downsides of EI, and ways to develop your emotional intelligence strategy.
Well-being. In this episode, John M. Hawkins discusses the importance of well-being, and talks about the meaning, types of well-being, promoting and maintaining well-being for remote employees, reason companies need well-being programs, and how to build a well-being strategy.
Giving and Receiving Feedback. In this episode, John M. Hawkins discusses the art of giving and receiving feedback. John talks about ways to ask for feedback, tips to make receiving feedback easier, why we don't like positive feedback, the reason you might be bad at feedback, and help develop your feedback strategy.
Trust your gut or not? The Science behind gut thinking. In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about gut feelings, discusses the Science of gut feelings, trusting your gut might be rational, there are times you should not trust your gut, gut decisions on complex decisions, and helps you build your strategy.
Confirmation bias clouds decision-making. In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about the impact of confirmation bias in business and life, he discusses when confirmation bias occurs, why confirmation bias occurs, the impact of bias on decision making, and ways to fight it.
Is your mind open or closed? In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about open-mindedness, having an open mind can be tough and there are benefits of being closed-minded. Open-mindedness can help you grow, John talks about open-mindedness traits and develops your strategy to become more open-minded.
Gain your independence. In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about the power of independence, learn the benefits, advantages in learning, the downside of being too independent, and build ing your independence strategy.
In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about the power of perseverance, he discusses the urge to quit, but sticking to something and completing it is key to success, he talks about the neuroscience behind perseverance, and provides tips and tricks to you with your perseverance strategy.
The empathy gap when walking a mile in someone's shoes. In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about judging people before walking a mile in their shoes, emotional state matters, but the empathy gap causes us to misjudge perspective, with practice you can minimize the effect, and make better decisions.
Life struggles make us stronger. In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about life struggles, the things that don't kill you make you strong, the impact of struggling on people, the concept of post-traumatic growth, challenges that help you grow, and help you develop your strategy.
Finding the right mindset in times of uncertainty. In this episode, John M. Hawkins explores the impact of the wrong mindset in these uncertain times, he discusses the mindset of great business leaders, the science behind why mindsets matter and provides mindsets that can help you right now.
Better to multi-task or single-task? In this episode, John M. Hawkins compares the benefits of multi-tasking vs. single-tasking. He talks about the multi-tasking misconceptions, the real and imaginary benefits of both, and helps you develop your strategy.
Thoughts become a reality. In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about how thoughts impact our reality, and he discusses the impact of negative thoughts and stress, how proper thinking can help, the strategy of doing one thing at a time, and tips for developing your strategy.
Breaking bad habits and developing good ones. In this Episode, John M. Hawkins talks about good and bad habits. He discusses habits you should quit, gives reasons why we can't stop our habits, the science behind habits, why changing habits is hard, and helps you develop a strategy.
Social distancing and COVID-19. In this Episode, John M. Hawkins talks about the impact of social distancing from this pandemic, the near-term and long-term effects, he discusses the impact to people, social distancing may last for a while, technical solutions to track distancing, and how to develop a strategy.
COVID-19 and working remotely.
In this Episode, John M. Hawkins talks about the impact the coronavirus has had on workers and organizations. He discusses the current situation of balancing life, work, family, and more. Examines the effect of remote work, the challenges of working remote, essential equipment, and helps you build a remote working strategy.
Future-proof your career. In this Episode, John M. Hawkins talks about ways you can future-proof your career with transferable skills. Discusses 2020 skills trends, examples of transferable skills, adding soft skills to your profile, and help you develop your transferable skills strategy.
Will AI take your job?
In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about artificial intelligence and the impact on employment. AI may replace half of all jobs in ten years, and data shows AI will continue to evolve, learn strategies to future proof your career.
In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about the importance of soft skills. Soft skills are also known as transferable skills, learn how to identify your skills, get recommendations of soft skills to work on, and get tips for your personal development strategy.
In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about finding opportunities by putting yourself in the right place and at the right time, developing a personal SWOT analysis, calculating the opportunity cost, and building strategy to identify opportunities.
In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about the art of servant leadership, servant leadership philosophy, benefits of a servant leader, impact on organizations, the downsides of servant leadership, and tips for building your servant leadership strategy.
Example leadership. In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about leading by example, we are always leading by example, learning to lead by example, a navy seals perspective, example leadership to gain trust, and tips to build your example leadership strategy.
In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about the most important investment you can make, to invest in yourself. He talks about the meaning of investing in yourself, focus areas, and teaches you how to develop a strategy and plan.
In this episode, John M. Hawkins explores the gig economy, the drivers behind it, the current situation, how it is reshaping careers, and gives tips to develop your strategy.
The perfect mindset. In this episode, John M. Hawkins explores mindsets, why they matter, the types of mindsets, the dangers of fixed mindsets, and ways to improve your mindset.
Pay it forward. In this episode, John M. Hawkins explorers the benefits of paying it forward, generosity is in our nature and socially contagious, and mentoring others can improve your skills and developing a pay it forward strategy.
Empathy is a critical soft skill. In this episode, John M. Hawkins explorers empathy, discovers the science behind this interconnectedness, talks about super-empaths, and how compassion is good for personal development and business.
Develop something new. In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about the importance of innovation, the types of innovation, top innovations over the past 30 years, talks about continuous improvement and gives strategies to innovate.
In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about the importance of first impressions; people judge us on our traits. Still, business requires good first-impressions. With practice, you can give a great first impression every time.
I'm grateful. In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about gratitude and being thankful. Underestimating the power of saying 'thanks,' dealing with those who don't express gratitude, it's not about constant affirmation -- life can be better with a sense of gratitude.
Secrets to staying calm. In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about staying calm under pressure, the neuroscience behind calmness, nutritional strategies, how to be a 'calm' person, and secrets to calming your nerves.
The importance of focus. In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about focus, the reasons we can't focus, the focus habits of highly successful people, what successful people don't do, and developing our strategy to train our brain to focus.
Practice makes perfect. In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about how to approach practicing, how much should we practice, perfect practice makes 'perfect,' and learn tips and tricks to maximize your practice time.
In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about assertiveness as a practical communication skill, stand up for yourself, way to communicate your position, being assertive when under stress, and gaining confidence.
In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about disagreeing with another person, disagreeing with someone more powerful, handling religious and political differences, and strategies you can use to respectfully disagree.
In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about ambiguity in the workplace, 'ambiguity' is the new business imperative, blurred responsibilities, ways to control 'ambiguity,' ambiguity could be a good thing, and tips and tricks to deal with an ambiguous workplace.
In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about natural-born achievers and their tendency to say 'yes,' which can get them overwhelmed. Learning to say no gives you back time, control, self-confidence, and more.
In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about the art of gaining consensus, driving consensus, getting along with people, and using consensus to build strong teams.
In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about the value in being the expert, the benefits of experts, why we need them, become the go-to person, leverage experts for your gain, and how to find your expert power.
In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about the power of peer pressure, it's more motivating than money, learn to handle peer pressure in the office, discover the power of peer pressure, become a ground floor leader.
Leadership deficit leads to bullying in the workplace. In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about the increasing bullying in the workplace, and he discusses the impact of bullies, ways to detect a workplace bully, and gives tips to stop workplace bullies!
Leadership lessons from the involved father. In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about the important role a father plays, the impact of not having a father, benefits of an involved father, and a father as a leader.
Don't follow the disorganized leader. In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about leadership, lack of trust in leadership impacts performance, characteristics of weak leaders, habits of a good leader, and how to develop a strategy to become a better leader.
In this episode, John M. Hawkins honors those soldiers who paid the ultimate price for our freedom. And also talks about the challenges of the Veterans who do survive conflicts, and gives tips and tricks to help those returning develop a strategy to stay on track.
In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about talented people not being able to perform under pressure, how what we value affects our performance, coping with a sudden loss of confidence, and discusses tips to rebuild your confidence.
Staying organized can improve your effectiveness. In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about the benefits of being organized, why it's challenging to stay organized and gives tips to keep you organized even if you don't feel like it.
Don't conform! It's better to embrace your uniqueness. In this episode, John M. Hawkins about the social influence of conformity, but explores the need to feel special, using uniqueness to develop a competitive advantage and give tips and tricks to finding your uniqueness.
Trying to find inspiration in a society preoccupied with tangibles. In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about inspiration, the meaning of inspiration, qualities of inspiration, and ways to develop a strategy to ensure you are always inspired.
Trying to find inspiration in a society preoccupied with tangibles. In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about inspiration, the meaning of inspiration, qualities of inspiration, and ways to develop a strategy to ensure you are always inspired.
The keys to a successful transformation. In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about transformation, why transformation is important, reasons it's hard, why transformations fail and shares tips to develop a plan to ensure a successful transformation.
The college cheating scandal. In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about the college cheating scandal, the parent's strategy, and the choice to use cheating tactics to accomplish a near-impossible goal.
Strategy vs. Tactics. In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about the relationship between strategy and tactics, the complementary nature, when to use tactics, when to use strategies.
How to find happiness. In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about the science of happiness, unhappy traps, happiness at work, and tips to finding happiness.
Tips for getting things done! In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks strategies to get things done, even when you don't want to.
Your perspective matters. In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about seeing things from a different perspective or view, he discusses the dark side of 'perspective,' essential leadership skills, and ways to develop your strategy.
Passion vs. Skill. In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about the age-old question. Is it better to have a job doing something that you are skilled at, or better to do something that is your passion?
The Generation Effect. In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about the Generation Effect (a robust memory phenomenon), a tactic you can use to create robust strategies, goals, and objectives.
Setting goals. In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about the importance of goal setting, why we need goals, SMART goals, and tips and tricks to develop a strategy.
New Year's Resolutions. In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about New Year's resolutions. He discusses the most common 'resolutions,' statistics on resolutions, and how to develop a strategy set and keep your New Year's Resolutions.
Accountability. In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about being held accountable. He discusses the importance of accountability, the truth about accountability, the best way to keep people accountable, and also discusses a framework to manage it all.
Content is King. In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about the importance of content for both personal and business in today's digital world. He discusses the benefits of content, the buyer's journey, and gives tips for creating amazing content.
The importance of trust. In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about the trust and why it is vital to our personal growth. He talks about, why we trust, ways to demonstrate trust, and gives tips and tricks to build a solid strategy.
The art of providing feedback. In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about giving and receiving feedback, the different types of feedback, when to give feedback, and other tips to give and receive constructive feedback.
I can't do this anymore, I quit. In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks quitting, people who could have quit -- but chose not to, the reason people quit, the best ways to quit, worst ways to quit and much more.
Passive aggressive behavior destroys trust. In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about the signs of passive-aggressive behavior and talks about tips and tricks to develop a strategy to deal with passive-aggressive behavior and become more assertive.
Patience is a virtue. In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about strategies to remain patient in a society that is becoming increasingly impatient as evident by consumers trends indicating that an increase in technology, abandoned shopping carts, and even the inability to wait more than fifteen minutes for essential services irritates many consumers.
Procrastination, is it a hindrance or help? In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about procrastination; the science behind it, the downside, unexpected benefits, and gives tips and tricks to build a strategy to keep on track.
The ideal age to start a business. In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about the perfect age to start a successful business and gives tips and tricks to build your successful business strategy.
I get no respect. In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about respect, is respect a given right, or does it have to be earned? John offers tips and tricks to use when developing your strategy to gain self-respect and develop a plan to 'earn' the respect of others.
John M. Hawkins reflects on Trump's Chief Staffer who wrote a scathing anonymous op-ed article about his boss, Donald Trump, for the New York Times. John explorers strategies to work with authority figures.
Bad things happen to good people. In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about something that we all must face, overcoming obstacles also known as dealing with adversity. He talks about successful people who overcame adversity, also discusses tips for building a strategy to overcome personal adversity and position yourself for growth.
Decision making is not always easy. In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about the decision making process. He talks about the best time and the worst time of the day to make decisions and reveals ways you can improve your decision-making process.
In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about the decline of friendships over the past few decades. He discusses the many benefits of developing friendships and talks about strategies to maintain them.
Core values are foundational beliefs. In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about these beliefs and how 'core values' can become guiding principles in our lives, they help us to make better decisions and stay on the right path.
Good communication skills are vital for anyone who wants to build their image, advance in their career, grow their business, or even daily dealings with people. In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about how to develop a personal communications plan, he talks about verbal and nonverbal communication, about basic and advanced skills, and even talks about techniques to identify when someone is lying.
July 4th is celebrated as the birth of American independence. In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about how a revolution is inevitable in gaining your 'personal' Independence and talks about how to build a strategy based on 'Evolution and Revolution' theory.
A strong personal brand can open doors, accelerate your career, and help you get ahead. In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about the tactics and strategies the largest most successful brands, in the world, use. And discusses how to build your 'personal' brand strategy.
In this episode, John M. Hawkins talks about how anyone can develop a leadership strategy. He talks about leadership lessons from 100 years ago, leadership trends, qualities of a leader, and tips you can use to be a better leader.
In this Father's Day special episode, John M. Hawkins talks about a father's impact on their children. He talks about the best dads, struggles fathers face, work-life balance, dealing with setbacks and the keys to building a successful strategy.
In this episode, John M. Hawkins examines the Graduation season where students of all ages graduate from educational programs and either move on to a new program, start their careers or take a different path.
In this episode, John M. Hawkins discusses how our past shapes our future and shares ways to embrace it and use your past experiences to your advantage.
In this episode John M. Hawkins discusses motivation, he will cover how to build a motivational strategy so you can find motivation and stay motivated.
In this premier episode John M. Hawkins introduces the show "My Strategy," he reveals the reason for creating the show, goals for the show, shares some strategic tips, and discusses his background.