#truthseekers with Josh and Nick: Recent Episodes
Nick Davies
truthseekers is a weekly podcast designed to mindfully discuss success principles in business and in life!
Coaches Nick Davies and Josh Greco invite a guest to dive deep into concepts around personal development, success, happiness, and fulfillment.
The podcast is powered by ProAdvisorCoach, a coaching & consulting firm established to relieve pain and eliminate suffering in the work place. Each conversation ends with the identification of core principles we can all incorporate into our daily lives.
We welcome you to listen and find your own #truth! Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nick-davies7/support
Have you ever been told you numb your sensations? As in, you numb your feelings?
What Coach Josh has been alerted to is that he has a habit of eating when he feels stressed… eating when he feels undesired emotions.
This happens at a subconscious level. So he wanted to do something about it.
This episode documents the midway point of his experiment of a 3-day fast. No food – only water – for a full 72 hours!
Mix in the experience of some psychedelics (magic mushrooms), and we’re experimenting with what it REALLY feels like to be in connection with your true emotions – the FEELINGS that are sensed in your body.
As referenced in today’s episode, here is the link to Aaron Abke’s video on the ego: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uI4GsjPTVyw
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What does it meant to be your authentic self?
Are you playing a character? How do you know?
The coaches kick off their conversation reflecting on this question.
Wait till you see where the conversation leads...
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What does it mean to project onto others?
It can be very difficult to take responsibility for things that seem out of our control in our world. But this week’s episode is to show you how to take your power back. You’re giving it away.
Coaches Jon and Josh talk about the phenomena of projectionism and how it works. Master the ‘unseen world’, and witness the ‘seen world’ change around you.
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We work so hard to get to a certain place.
Then we get there!
Now what?
It begs the questions: how do we stay there? And not only that, how do we continue to expand beyond where we thought we wanted to go?
We discuss…
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How do you upgrade your offering?
If you’re thinking something needs to change, check out this week’s conversation.
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Imagination gets beaten out of us as adults.
In reality, the quality of your life is the quality of your imagination. So what if we got back to that?
Coach Nick integrates this thought by putting action behind it. Instead of “finding yourself” which may be more troublesome than finding a needle in a haystack, “go create the life you want and the person you want to be.”
Now the quality of your life is not just the quality of your imagination; now the quality of your life is the quality of your creations.
So how do we make our intentions real? The first step is to watch our full episode!
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Anthony is the Co-founder and commissioner of the National Ball Hockey League.
He is an Operating Room Nurse at Penn and was a travel nurse for a few years on the west coast.
He is a mainstay and a pillar in the ball hockey world!
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Karen Levin is a passionate education professional and outdoor enthusiast currently living a nomadic life centered around national parks. Karen has a strength as an educator and a robust understanding of how people learn, both in and out of the classroom. She believes in building strong relationships and listening to those closest to the issues.
Karen has spent over a decade in education, first as a high school math teacher, next as Director of Zeroing in on Math at a Boston non-profit, and then she founded Summit Strategy Consulting: Where Math and Meetings Hit Their Peak. Karen also co-founded the United Women’s Ball Hockey Foundation (UWBHF) in 2015 with three other passionate ball hockey leaders. Affectionately known as “Coach Karen” in the ball hockey community, Karen and her green crocs lead skills clinics for youth and adults, focusing on using small games to teach big concepts. Karen is the Chief Operating Officer for the UWBHF.
Karen has been a member of Team USA Women’s Ball Hockey since 2015, competing in 8 international tournaments, with her 9th coming up June 2024 in Switzerland. Karen has 5 silver medals and 1 gold medal during her time competing at an international level.
Karen began her hockey career at age 5 in ice hockey, progressing to play four years of DIII college ice hockey and golf at Middlebury College. She won two national ice hockey championships at Middlebury. After arriving in Boston, Karen discovered a local adult ball hockey league, the BSSC, and began her career as a ball hockey athlete. She loves to combine her two passions, hockey and travel to see the world and expand her horizons.
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Taylor describes herself as a subject matter explorer and entrepreneur.
She has a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Castleton University and a master’s in measurement and evaluation from American University. After working at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics laboratory for five years working in design thinking as well as assessing the performance of facial recognition algorithms, she started her first business in logistics and has since opened her second called WildFire Coffee Company.
She has played ice hockey her entire life including the D3 level in college as well as coached at various levels. She has also represented the USA Women’s ball hockey team in 2017, 2019, and for the upcoming 2024 year.
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Episode Summary:
· Do beliefs shape our identities? Do our identities cause us to act? Or is it the other way around…
· Can we overcome the traps and limitations society places on us?
· What is our role in reinforcing those traps?
· How can we establish more freedom for ourselves?
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Taylor is a professional ice hockey player - having played for St. Thomas University in Canada's top league (USports), and playing in multiple countries spanning North America, Europe and Asia.
Taylor is a podcast creator and host of The Athletic Mind, your go-to podcast for maximizing your mental game. Join Taylor, mental performance coach and pro hockey player, for open conversations about mental health, mindset, and performance – you'll be introduced to a wealth of mental performance tools, resources, and insights designed to transform the way you play and lead.
Taylor also founded Taylored Minds, Mental Performance Coaching for athletes and sports coaches. She empowers them to maximize their performance potential through the use of psychological tools and strategies designed to enhance mental strength, resilience, and overall performance. Services include individualized 1:1 private coaching, team coaching, team workshops and seminars, and online programs.
We welcome Taylor Cook to the PAC Podcast!
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In this episode, we explore:
· Signing up for more times that will feel uncomfortable to you (and why that might begood)
· Choosing happiness by changing how you see the world
· Practical strategies for maximizing joy and setting higher standards for your ownhappiness
· How to navigate life's ups and downs with resilience and optimism
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Coach Hughson is a Colorado born butConnecticut raised hockey player who played competitive hockey with the CTPolar Bears program, and spent four years at the Frederick Gunn school whereshe was a 3 sport athlete, 2 year 2 sport captain, and 2x NEPSAC Girls icehockey champion.
She then played 4 years of Ice Hockey and Lacrosse at Elmira College where she wasa ACHA/CCM First Team All-American, Elmira College Female Athlete of the Year,UCHC Player of the Year, Elmira Women's Lacrosse record breaker and GoogleCloud Academic American her senior year in 2018.
She then signed to play for the CT Whale in the former NWHL/PHF for a couple seasons, winning the Foundation Award in her first season. She has coachedgirls hockey of all ages for the past 6 years including various levels atGreenwich Skating Club and the high school varsity team at Choate Rosemary Hall.
Shecurrently coaches varsity at Greenwich Country Day School, is the director ofhockey for the Stateline Hawks girls hockey program, and coaches their 16uAAand 14uA teams. She is a current 3x member of the USA National BallHockey Team who has competed in the ISBHF World Championships in 2019 Slovakia,2021 Montreal, and upcoming 2024 Switzerland tournaments. In Montreal she ledthe team with points and etched her name on the tournament All-Star team.
Sarahhas a passion for performance and athlete mental health and has a currentMasters degree in Sport Psychology and is currently pursuing another Masters inClinical Mental Health Counseling. On top of that she is a graphicdesigner and videographer and can be found almost always at the hockey rinkeither coaching, filming, or cheering on her athletes.
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As we think about 2024 as a whole, we diveinto:
- Enjoying the journey in the face of uncertainty
- The interconnectedness of individual and collective success
- Cyclical planning, focus strategies, and the coach's vision of building a coaching practice
- The tension between commitment and freedom is explored, defining tradeoffs
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•The power of control and influence in this podcast episode with Truth Seekers.
•The three levers of reflection: contrast, context, and scale.
•Measuring progress and achieving goals, illustrated through a hockey analogy.
•The significance of focusing on what you can control and avoiding distractions.
•Practical insights on success and maintaining a growth mindset.
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The streak is over! Josh’s sobriety ends at 26 months.Here is a clip of Coach Josh scoring a goal at his Hockey Tournament in NJ in December.Tune in to the full episode to hear his insights and reflections on the past 2 years, and what he has to say about the streak being over.The coaches also discuss the challenges of going with the flow, and underscore the need for genuine acceptance of outcomes resulting from intentional choices, offering listeners practical wisdom for navigating life's complexities.
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Is it more of a risk tostay where you are or to take a leap of uncertainty to get to a higher place?
Let’s discuss.
A 2nd thread: theunconscious mind. So many secrets to unlock. Butwhat is it?!
Let’s discuss.
These are our favorite conversations… we also cover:
· Mentalgymnastics and the unique perspective on how we see problems.
· Howto intentionally be more creative.
· Understandinghow our mind works even when we're not thinking.
· Overcomingthe patterns we are running that we don’t even know we are in.
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If we understand our thinking, we can impact our results.
1.Beliefs
2.Thinking
3.Action
4.Results
The Mindscan episode is perhaps the most important episode we have ever done!
This progression of Beliefs, Thinking, Action, and Results can be a paradigm shift to how you think about your life. As we live our lives, these all blend together… so think of this episode like a lens through which you can see what’s going on in your life.
Clarity is the ultimate power. As you watch this episode, think of what your own Mindscan means to you. And if you haven’t taken a Mindscan yet, please reach out and ask and we’ll offer you an assessment for FREE!
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Colleen Murphy grew up in Cary, NC and currently lives outside of Baltimore, MD.
Her playing and coaching career started in NC, while her ice hockey career consists of playing Division 1 at Northeastern University, after which she went on to play 4 years of the NWHL/PHF League. In addition to ice hockey, Colleen is a 3-time member of the USA Ball Hockey Women's National Team.
She started coaching and skill development when she was 15. Since then, she has worked with kids ages 4-18 doing a range of skill development and team coaching.
In this episode, Colleen shares her coaching experiences with her girls' hockey team. From the challenges of being a new coach, the narrative unfolds into the deeply rewarding connections formed with the players.
The conversation delves into the emotional and transformative aspects of coaching, drawing parallels between sports and business coaching. Using her own journey into hockey, Colleen underscores the profound benefits of choosing a passion, emphasizing not just camaraderie and freedom but also the development of valuable life skills. The episode concludes with a powerful takeaway on the pivotal role of passion in creating a positive cycle of personal and athletic fulfillment.
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In this insightful podcast episode, Christopher Veal, a leadershipcoach and author of "The Whole Man," engages in a profoundconversation on masculinity and vulnerability. Drawing from his diversebackground, including nine years in the Marine Corps, Christopher advocates fora transformative mindset shift, urging individuals to view challenges asopportunities. The discussion navigates through Christopher's personal journey,emphasizing the positive impact of vulnerability on personal growth andrelationships.
The spotlight is onChristopher's podcast, "The Vulnerable Man," aiming to destigmatizevulnerability in men and redefine 21st-century masculinity. The conversationdissects societal expectations, exploring the challenges men face in embracing vulnerability,particularly among peers. Christopher encourages an expansive definition ofmasculinity, challenging stereotypes and fostering a "both and"mindset.
Find more about Christopher here:
Website: www.wholemanjourney.com
LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/ christopherveal/
Buy his book here : The WholeMan: https://www.amazon.com/Whole-Man-Evolving-Masculinity/dp/B0B1DMJ67B/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1PDDOG1H37AWY&keywords=christopher+veal+the+whole+man&qid=1701877195&sprefix=christopher+veal+the+whole+man%2Caps%2C107&sr=8-1
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Embark on a captivating journey with our podcast as we explore the nuances of intentional choices, commemorate sobriety milestones, and delve into the transformative process of rewiring for joy and alignment. Join us in unraveling the tapestry of life, where decisions act as threads weaving success and harmonizing the contrasts that make our existence truly fulfilling.
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Dive into a thought-provoking podcast episode where we discuss the transformative power of perspective in shaping success. Join us as we explore the art of making impactful decisions and the value of creating space in your schedule for strategic thinking and reflection. Discover the game-changing concept of 10x leaps – removing the 80% that doesn't contribute significantly to your goals, allowing room for exponential growth and positive transformations.
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Gratitude is the seasoning that flavors our journey—reflecting on the unconventional recipe of working less, strategizing more, and embracing the courageous shift in belief systems. This Thanksgiving, we savor the transformative energy of stepping outside the box, grateful for the continuous commitment to growth and the unexpected blessings that follow.
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When you are at your best, are you laughing?
What does laughing do to you? Why does it feel good?
Did you laugh today?
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Procrastination, Apathy, depression, distraction, laziness, hesitation…
These can be beasts!
How can you overcome? Tune in to find out
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Greg is a financialservice professional with over 50 years of experience.
He started his career incommercial lending and earned a CPA certificate while at a national CPA firm.He also served as managing partner of a FINRA Member firm in Minneapolisengaged in M&A and private placement transactions for 3 years. Over thepast 15 years, Greg has been a Registered Rep with several FINRA Member firms,which led to joining Rainmaker Securities.
28 years Greg has held Clevel positions in banks, bank holding companies, airlines, chemical companies,insurance, and real estate and fleet finance entities. He has served asChairman of boards of directors of public and private companies and hassuccessfully managed over $1.5 Billion in buy-side and sell-side transactionsand numerous private equity placements.
Greg is effective inbusiness turn-arounds, recapitalizations, and management restructurings and hasled numerous mergers, acquisitions, debt placements and equity capitalplacements. He also wrote the Amazon #1 Best-Seller No LockedDoors (master the keys to transform problem into possibilities).
Greg and his wife Katehave been married 50 years. They have four grandkids (Ava, Cooper, Everett andSebastian), affectionately known as the 4 ACES.
I ask Greg about competence and confidence, what motivates him now 50 yearsinto his professional career, the importance of learning from mistakes, how hisgrandkids bolster his value of curiosity, his secret to being married (to thesame person) for over 50 years, and so much more!
Thank you, Greg, for coming on the pod.
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Clarity is power.
Clarity allows us to get to a specific outcome we are desiring.
It’s the difference between reflecting on opportunities by asking “wouldthis be great?” vs. “does this thing lead me to what I have pre-defined as myideal outcome?”
So how do we know what we want the most? It’s a decision!
Knowing what you want AND knowing what you don’t want… these aredecisions.
Coach Nick talks about optimizing for making decisions, not making the “right”decision. Watch the whole episode for a new perspective on makingdecisions as a business owner, as a leader, as someone who wants something!
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Are you a single producer?
Do you lead people?
Do you notice your energy levels during your activities? When arethey at their highest? Their lowest?
A great reminder during this week’s conversation are the 4 Levels ofLeadership:
1.Leading Self
2.Leading Another (1:1)
3.Leading a Group
4.Leading while you’re not there
A good check-in on where you are in your progress of leadership is howyou feel.
Do you have overwhelm?
Are you overcommitted?
Are you leaving results unattended too?
Do you feel guilty about saying no? Saying yes?
This week’s episode is an Awareness Episode. Where are you… which turns into what could you do about it.
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- The Fool’s Choice (being honest vs. keeping a friend)
2.Projection Dissolving
How often do you come across someone difficult? Or find it difficult to have a productive conversation with a specific individual?
Do you want another option when you find yourself:
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Thinking too much about someone…?
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Placating them…?
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Trying to convince them of your viewpoint…?
These are all signs that you’ve given your energy to this person, and you’ve made them stronger and more powerful than they really are.
Wouldn’t it be great to have tools you could use to both get what you want in your communication?
The coaches model what this looks like using real-life references on this week’s episode.
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What if you were so clear on your IDEAL FUTURE thatyou knew the path to get there?
How good can you think up the future you want to live in?
One can say the level above proactivity is bending reality…seeing the future so clearly that you proactively move towards it.
Don’t just play the game. Don’t just succeed in the game. Don’tjust write the rules for the game. Create a different game.
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The coaches kick off this week’s conversation talking about diet – what are you eating and how does that connect with your overall health?
What they identify is a 70-20-10 rule… the equation to being healthy.
Of course, they circle around to make the analogy to business... what isthe 70-20-10 rule for your business?
What should be taking up 70% of your focus? And what other 2 concepts area MUST when you think about dedicating the remaining 20% and 10% of your time?
And finally, SYSTEMATIZING comes up… the best practices for leveraging SYSTEMSin your business and in your life so you can show up and hit the ball out ofthe park with things you are already great at.
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Are You a Different Person Depending on Who You're With?
Hmmm this is a good one…
The coaches get into discussions about authenticity this week, and the concept of integrating our natural selves with our work and other aspects of our lives.
Are you aware of this for yourself? Do you act differently depending on who you’re with? Is it a strength to be fluid in our personality? A weakness?
How do you think about these things?
The coaches incorporate this into a secondary conversation about time… and about a higher purpose. Enjoy!
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Coach Jon Zieve is back! And we’re jumping right into a veryimportant topic today – approaching emotionally charged conversations,particularly around the topics of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Throwback to episode #99 “Crucial Conversations” where Coaches Jon and Joshreference the book “Crucial Conversations; Tools for Talking When Stakes areHigh” by Grenny-Patterson-McMillan-Switzler-Gregory and discuss hot-buttontopics like gun control and abortion. Consider this episode - #157 – astake 2 on another emotionally charged conversation.
What we coaches ask you to pay particular attention to in this episodeis not so much the content of the conversation – although that’s extremelyimportant too – but the way in which we interact with each other, particularlywhen we diverge on our opinions and viewpoints.
What you’ll notice is – and this is framed in the beginning of theepisode –that our focus in the conversation is NOT to convince theother person of our own viewpoints (not a “winnable” game). What we focus on is trying to hear and understand each other at adeeper level (quite often by asking questions), and attempting toarticulate our viewpoint so that we our understood at a deeper level (a“winnable” game).
What if we all agreed to approach these conversations with an intention tounderstand each other better vs. trying to prove we are right?!
Think about that the next time you enter into an emotionally chargedconversation – let us know how it goes! We’d love to hear from you.
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Sophie Coulthard is the co-founder of AxioGrow, a platform thathelps companies to identify, nurture and grow human potential throughout theentire career journey.
At the heart of the platform is a quick, online assessment based on avalue-science called Axiology. Having developed a keen interest inAxiology, Sophie joined the board of The Hartman Institute to supporttheir efforts in 'changing the world for the better' through Axiological theoryand application.
Sophie also hosts leadership and wellbeing workshops, and has aparticular interest in how wellbeing impacts on work performance. Outsideof work, she's found a passion in dog training and can often be found inWimbledon Common with her dog Billy or discovering new brunch spots with herfiancé.
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Maybe you’ve heard the terms “Easy->Hard” and “Hard->Easy”.
This is the concept that making the easy decision now will make your life harder later; and vice versa… making the hard decision now will make your life easier later.
Is delayed gratification worth the squeeze? Is it worth the sacrifice?
We coaches take a fresh perspective on this concept with our conversation this week. Must we frame delayed gratification as a sacrifice?
“Don’t let your brain stop solving for the optimal; we can have multiple things at once.”
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Who are we?
Labels and titles are interesting, aren’t they? Take it from Brent Perkins, a CEO of 12 years. (See what we did there?!)
It’s interesting how much we start to believe the stories that come with labels and titles. But who are we, really? And how much control do we have over the stories we believe?
Brent applies this principal to dealing with pain:
“The further you tighten the screws of control, inevitably it always blows up in your face.”
Check out our full episode to hear Brent talk about his perspectives on pain, and the concept of SURRENDING. These principals come together in his newly released book, Papercuts: The Art of Self-Delusion.
Papercuts: The Art of Self-Delusion, opens the door to the depths of what free will actually is. The agency we each have over how we interpret life’s experiences and the stories we end up telling ourselves. This is a wake-up call. A prayer. A humble request to embrace choice and unlock the innate ability we each possess to create our experiences and craft our journeys. We are the artists of our lives and we are so powerful!
You can buy Brent’s book HERE.
And you can follow Brent on social media here:
IG/FB/Twitter: @3xBold
TikTok: @3xBold.com
YouTube: @bold-yq6bv
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brentrperkins/
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Do you ever think about seasons of your business?
Those times where you need a “blitz” – this might be Spring. You are planting seeds and on the hunt for growth.
You have experienced overwhelm and it’s time to say ‘no more’; time to slow down. You have entered Winter. A time for repair. A time for reflection.
Perhaps the greatest value of knowing the seasons of your business is prepping for the season that’s coming.
If I know I am about to enter Summer – a season of ‘MASSIVE ACTION’ – perhaps I can prepare by blocking my calendar with more “ME TIME” knowing I will need to balance my high-action days with recovery and repair time for myself.
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The best way to predict the future is to create it.
So how do we do that?
If we don’t actively “program” what our mind thinks about, it’s scary to think about what the mind defaults to.
Fear. Doubt. Uncertainty. What if…
These are the symptoms of being in survival mode.
When you’re in survival mode, you cannot be in creator mode.
This is where the power of questions come in.
What questions are you asking yourself daily? Are you not aware? Perhaps you might explore what your default questioning is… and then decide if there is a better question you want to be asking yourself.
The beautiful thing is your mind will answer whatever question you ask. THIS is the power of questions.
We may not need better answers. We may only need to ask better questions!
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Simple answer = simplify.
The #1 problem facing successful people today is the Tyranny of the Urgent.
The more capable we prove ourselves to be, the more opportunities there are… and the more that is demanded of us.
So what do we do – what’s the solution?
As soon as we find the ceiling of complexity, we must rediscover the floor of simplicity!
We say “rediscover” because it is a cyclical process. What are the tangible and actionable things that will take our business to the next level?
These answers change with time. To get back to SIMPLICITY is a superpower. Stress goes away. Doesn’t that sound nice?
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Episode 150 is here! Another #truthseekers milestone.
To celebrate, we coaches discuss perhaps our most powerful tool in our toolbox: our FOCUS.
You can’t be grateful and mad… you can’t be 2 things at once.
So what does that say about how powerful our attention is?
It’s been said that our limitations can be summed into 2 things. Either:
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Weakness of attention or
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Poverty of imagination
So how can we work on our focus (aka our attention)? Tune in to hear the discussion!
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Change with the change, or create your own change.
Do you achieve so that you may live comfortably?
Is there a point in time you’re trying to get to? A certain monetary goal you’ve set for yourself? A certain place where you feel you can rest once you arrive?
What happens when you arrive? What next?
We explore this concept on this week’s episode!
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When I feel my best, what actually am I doing?!
You could make the argument that every emotion is always present, always accessible. One minute you could feel bliss, and the next moment extreme frustration.
So what makes us feel specific emotions in a given moment?
Perhaps we feel the emotions that we practice the most! It’s the old adage, what you focus on is what you get.
So which ones are you practicing feeling? Are you preparing the correct ways for the emotions you want to feel?
Today’s conversation is for those seeking a new perspective when analyzing their emotions.
Enjoy –
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When things don’t seem to go your way, what do you do?
Is there such a thing as toxic positivity? Do you pretend that things are ok?
We felt it was important to reflect on these questions. These are the crucial moments that make or break how people deal with “non-ideal” circumstances in their lives.
And let’s not forget about Coach Nick’s 3 Levels of Energy and the role they play when we think about our days:
- Rest
- Reflection
- Execution
Everything starts with being honest with oneself. This episode explores how to do that.
Feel free to leave a comment to share your own methods of self-reflection!
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We are getting closer to another #truthseekers milestone… episode #150!
I am reminded of a passage from Prentice Mulford’s “Thoughts are Things”, originally published in 1889.
"If but 2 people were to meet at regular intervals and talk of health, strength and vigor of body and mind, at the same time opening their minds to receive of the Supreme the best idea as to the ways and meanings for securing these blessings, they would attract to them a thought current of such idea.
If these 2 people or more kept up these conversations on these subjects at a regular time and place, and found pleasure in such communings, and they were not forced or stilted; if they could carry them on without controversy, and enter into them without preconceived idea, and not allow any shade of tattle or tale-bearing, or censure of others to drift into their talk, they would be astonished at the year's end at the beneficial results to mind and body.
Because in so doing and coming together with a silent demand of the Supreme to get the best idea, they would attract to them a current of life-giving force."
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Is it work/life BALANCE or is it work/life INTEGRATION?
Might the secret to happiness be hiding work in your play, and vice versa?
You might think you are limited in your ability to tap into this principal. If that feels like you, we invite you to watch this episode. Enjoy!
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We wander into and out of feeling great.
What are some secrets to feeling great?
How simple can we make it?
Where does fun come into play in our daily lives?
Check out this week’s Coach’s Corner as we reduce it to the ridiculous!
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What even is the shadow?! We’ll get into that in our conversation,but first, who is Will Sparks?
Will is a Professor and Chair of Leadership in the McColl School ofBusiness at Queens University at Charlotte, NC. He has taught there 22years and his background and degrees are in Organizational Psychology.
Will has been involved extensively in shadow work, heavily influenced bythe famous Carl Jung, and attributes a lot of his approach inleader/team/organizational development and executive coaching to accountingfor, and appreciating, the power of the shadow.
You can find more about Will at the following locations:
Professional Linked In:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-sparks-ph-d-8b241b/
Business Linked In:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/18037775/admin/
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/william.sparks.77
Business Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/drwillsparks
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/wsparkssc/
Business Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/dr_will_sparks/
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/drwillsparks
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The power of learning!
As a Talent Development Consultant, ERIKA WEED works with organizations to findefficiencies that make their talent happier and more successful.
As an Executive Leadership Coach, ERIKA supports my clients in their work to learn aboutthemselves. As a facilitator, I support groups as they learn about how tofunction together.
And as a doctoral candidate, ERIKA is working to better understand the truth about leadership,effectiveness, and achieving goals.
Her goal is to create a more inclusive model of leadership, in order to betterunderstand the most effective leadership characteristics in the context of realorganizations, as well as how to more fully integrate healthy work and lifestyles.
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We welcome Lisa Anna Palmer to #truthseekers!
Lisa Anna is the Founder and CEO of Light Your Leadership Inc.
At Light Your Leadership Inc., she and her team help leaders to realizetheir vision by learning to put people and planet first and to operate withexcellence in a post-pandemic world. They help you connect at thehuman level, through compassion, courage, and competence so that you canlearn to love your life as a leader.
She is also a Leadership & Career Advancement Coach/mentor, trainer,keynote speaker, podcast host, facilitator, and best-selling author.
You can find out more of what Lisa Anna is up to here:
Book Link: Light a Fire in Their Hearts | Light Your Leadership Inc.Website: Our Founder | Light Your Leadership Inc.
LinkedIn:(16) Lisa Anna Palmer | LinkedIn
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If you’re moving forward, you’re happy.
What might it look like if you had a “luxurious” work day?
We know that high performers have way more breaks that regularperformers. What nugget of information is hidden in how you paceyour day?
Today we coaches talk about how to gauge success, and what it feels likeon a daily basis.
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Today’s conversation discusses:
The intricacies of the way we feel during our everydayinteractions.
Let us not ignore them. Enjoy!
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“I got into coaching because I was concerned I’d forget the power ofpersonal development” ~ Coach Nick
When you talk about personal development on a podcast every week formore than 2 years, I wonder what the 137th conversation would soundlike?
Check it out here…
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Are you where you want to be? In business? In life?
We have accepted the responsibility of owning all the results in ourlives.
At one point, victim mentality played a role. I am here because_______ (insert external forces aka excuses).
Now that we have moved to the point of acceptance and responsibility,what am I actually capable of changing?
What internal work can I do to influence the external results I’ve got?
How intimidating… and how EMPOWERING at the same time!
Let’s dive deeper…
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Once you commit to internal work, how does thatshow up?
Coach Josh references episode# 133 _ “Heart of a Lion” inthis week’s episode of #truthseekers. That’s a good kick-off point totoday’s conversation.
And when prioritizing the Internal over External, what exactly does thatmean for your External World? What actually happens?
The coaches give a few real-life examples so that you might think abouthow this applies to your life. Enjoy!
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Mike Skrypnek understands that healing our past traumas and reformingour subconscious patterns allows us to realize our unlimited worth. Hewill show you ways to gain the insight needed to develop the awareness toovercome limits keeping you from your own personal or professional happinessand success.
Mike is an interantionl bst seller of 9 books, keynote speaker, podcasthost, men’s mental health advocate, and sought after business strategist whohas shared his insights and wisdom with thousands of passionate andpurpose-driven entrepreneurs, business leaders, and executives.
His recently released book, Unlimited Worth – Lessons of Healing FromChildhood Trauma; Finding Happiness, Love, & Success For Male Leaders, isavailable on Amazon.
Mike lives, loves, and adventures with his wife Sherri and their 2 youngadult children, Madison and Coen, in the beautiful sea to sky corridor ofBritish Columbia, Canada. You can find them skiing, snowboarding, hiking,mountain biking, paddle boarding, and more in the mountains, and on the riversand oceans just minutes from home in one of the most beautiful places on Earth.
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We all have an example where we felt UNSTOPPABLE!
…where we couldn’t be touched; where we were on top of the world; where our energy was bursting at the seams!
How does that happen?! Can we repeat it? And can we LIVEin that place more often?
Why not…
The coaches have a secret to share; they give credit to Phil Stutz’s popular Netflix documentary called “Stutz”, and his and Barry Michels’s book called “The Tools”.
The coaches talk through an example of integrating energy that had been lost… and the feeling that energy creates… see if you can feelit during today’s conversation.
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Pushing yourself into places of vulnerability = the quickest way to grow.
Passive aggressiveness may be an indicator that you are burying, or tip-toeing around, something you feel strongly about.
How might we be rewarded by a more direct way of addressing something that bothers us?
We coaches discuss this further because things that don’t get addressed only build up and explode later.
Our conversation addresses how to deal with these situations right away… and how to embody our true authentic selves in the process.
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Decisions do not = certainty. They are value proposition trade-offs.
Everything we do is made up.
We get to decide what we are searching for. And we can’t pursue anything until we make up what that thing is – define it.
Limitless possibilities.
If you don’t define exactly what it is, you are guaranteed to not get there.
It takes courage to define it; to go on the Hero’s Journey.
And it’s going to be miserable. It’s going to take sacrifices. You might not get it.
But the opposite doesn’t even bear thinking about.
Think about that…
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Creating things (content, concepts, etc) is an evolutionary process.
Ideas will build on top of each other. And there is one underlying truth:
I have to start somewhere.
Starting with something simple means I can do it over and over again.
And at a certain point, it becomes natural to stack. To build on top. To create new concepts with the once-new-concepts-now-growing-stale I started with.
Stack stack stack… will it be a smooth process? What sort of resistance might reveal itself in this process?
“If you’ve got to drop the thing you’re holding up to lift something else up, then you’re almost back to square 1.”
Check out the full episode to see how the coaches navigate barriers like these on their paths of creation.
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Sharpening the saw = practicing what we do well, in a manner that challenges what we believe to be true.
Coach Nick’s 3 ways to sharpen the solve:
- Record what you are doing (for yourself to review)
- We pick up different things when we can see ourselves
- We notice opportunities to do things differently
- Get feedback
- Oftentimes we are scared of feedback
- Feedback is a gift, whatever way you cut it
- Journal
- Write stuff down
- You’ll surprise yourself with the content behind the content taking up your headspace (your inner voice that keeps repeating the same things – write it down to get it out)
Tune in to our full episode to hear Coach Josh’s 3 ways to sharpen the saw, and the ensuing conversation.
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How do you think about setting goals?
What are the “right” goals to set?
On this week’s episode of #truthseekers, we coaches talk about having a well-balanced approach to goal creation.
I, Coach Josh, entered the coaching world 3 years ago so that I could make an impact using my natural abilities, while at the same time living a lifestyle I enjoy.
It dawned on me that I hadn’t yet set any “lifestyle goals” since beginning my career as a business coach.
Much like connecting ONE spoke on a wheel, or ONE side of a canvas on a trampoline, I was left wondering what to do with my empty time since my only goal was business-related.
My new perspective is thinking it terms of counter-balancing my goals. If I have a hustle/grind goal such as making income, what “time” goal can I set for myself that will balance out my busyness.
I can apply the same principal my relationships, emotions, health, etc.
What about you? What is something new you might try with your goals this year?
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Are you 100% bought in to the commitments in your life?
Maybe in some areas; maybe not in others…?
Today’s episode of #truthseekers explores the concept of COMMITMENT…
We wonder how many instances show up daily where we simply run through the motions.
Is that acceptable to you?
What if you replaced those instances with things that you ARE totally bought into?
What difference would that make in your life?
What prevents you from following through with this intention?
We talk about it here…
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Ryan Gottfredson, Ph.D. is a cutting-edge leadership development author, researcher, and consultant.
He helps organizations vertically develop their leaders primarily through a focus on mindsets. Ryan is the Wall Street Journal and USA Today best-selling author of “Success Mindsets: The Key to Unlocking Greater Success in Your Life, Work, & Leadership.” And, he is the author of the book, The Elevated Leader: Leveling Up Your Leadership Through Vertical Development.
There’s so much here! Check out our full conversation touching on topics including, but not limited to:
- horizontal and vertical development
- the value of “heat experiences”
- Ryan’s assessments (can be found at his website)
- Mind 1.0, Mind 2.0, Mind 3.0
- Upgrading your mindset; trying on new lenses
And here is how you can explore further with Ryan and today’s topics:
Website: https://ryangottfredson.com/
Personal Mindset Assessment: https://ryangottfredson.com/personal-mindset-assessment
Personal Mindset Assessment: https://ryangottfredson.com/vertical-development-assessment
The Elevated Leader: https://ryangottfredson.com/books/the-elevated-leader/
Success Mindsets: https://ryangottfredson.com/books/success-mindsets/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RyanGottfredsonPhD/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryangottfredson/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyTe4jL0cla-U_Y4lqjc3-w
Twitter: https://twitter.com/RyanGottfredson
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ryangottfredson/
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What ARE the 3 biggest problems?!?!
- Doing the same old thing
- Thinking iterative, instead of exponential
- Leading vs. Management
Some key questions to reflect on these 3 problems
- What are the things you have been doing consistently in your business that you haven’t been aware of?
- We tend to think in a linear fashion… by thinking exponential, it allows us to ask questions like, “how might I grow 100% this year?”
- Are you pushing processes onto people, rather than LEADING PEOPLE THROUGH?
This episode discusses:
- How are you complicit in the things you say you don’t want
- How to not worry about the HOW
- We tend to think of people as a homogenous group where they all receive information and instruction the same
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Emotions = clues.
The way we feel about certain things are blinking light, green-flag indicators on where our lives are seeking evolution.
If we continually experience the same emotions and react the same way, we remain stuck in our patterns.
We know it’s difficult to see our own patterns, BECAUSE WE’RE IN THEM.
So what does that leave? That leaves our emotions.
Do you feel your emotions? Are you ignoring them? Resisting? Do you carve out space and time in your day to check in?
Once you feel your emotions, you can understand why they are there. And now it’s time to level up – to transcend your patterns.
This week’s episode dives in more deeply. We hope you enjoy!
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A year in review. Let’s explore how far we’ve come… how have you used coaching in 2022?
In 2022, how much have you:
• Moved away from painful patterns, people and situations?
• Moved towards a more desirable future, personally and professionally?
• Experienced accelerated and much greater results in your life and career?
• Grown and reached your fullest personal potential?
• Experienced greater clarity, balance, joy and fulfillment?
In 2022, how much have you:
• Taken yourself more seriously?
• Taken more effective and focused actions immediately?
• Stopped putting up with what is dragging you down?
• Created momentum so it's easier to get results?
• Set better goals?
We coaches look at 2022 in review, take a look at some of our favorite coaching principals, and we highlight the most impactful benefits from coaching this past year.
See you in the new year!
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121 _ How to Rethink Metrics and Reinforce Our Purpose w/ RC Olsen
A construct in place in the grand majority of businesses is how important metrics and numbers are.
Are they THE MOST IMPORTANT thing? Or are they an indicator that our influence is being made?
Notice the difference between “I have to make $150,000 in income this year” vs. “I will create $150k-worth of impact in alignment with my purpose”.
What is it about the first statement that has the ability to make some people cringe? What if our mindset was rewired to think about it in terms of the 2nd statement?
We talk about this with this week’s #truthseekers guest RC Olsen, an expert in start-ups and growing businesses.
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Do you ever think about living a life that others expect of you? Have you already left that life?
This week’s #truthseekers guest Josh Painter experienced this in his 20’s – living the life others expected of him. And then he left it.
It was his 30 birthday that served as his turning point. Divorce, moving, and leaving a job he didn’t love all happened as a result of Josh making a CHOICE to be the driver of his own life.
We are excited to share the full conversation about Josh’s journey taking the wheel. You can find out more about Josh at www.Bestversionever.com
Enjoy!
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“The great shortcomings of the human race is our inability to understand exponential functions.”
If you’re anything like us #truthseekers, you are constantly seeking ways to improve – to get that edge!
Something happens as we upgrade… we run into more limiters. So what do we do?
If we do nothing, we become comfortable with the results we are getting. Unacceptable.
The more momentum we create with our progress, the easier it is to keep going. And now we are talking exponential returns…
I ask Coach Nick, isn’t the point of making progress to enjoy it? To be comfortable?
Enjoy the beginning of Coach Nick’s response here, and click on the link for the full episode to hear the conversation that ensues.
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Being present in the moment. Why are so many people adopting this mentality nowadays? It might be helpful to first define the opposite…
NOT being mindful (or present) means your mind drifts to another area of your life. It means you’re not focused on what you’re doing, what’s in front of you. You’d rather be doing something else.
When you’re present, your attention goes 100% to the task at hand. Your capacity to fulfill a goal or achieve a result is exponentially increased in proportion to your ability to remain focused on one thing over a duration of time.
This week’s #truthseekers guest Mike Hartman, a Stanley Cup winner for the New York Rangers who played ~500 professional ice hockey games and who also represented the United States on national teams, walks us through his mindfulness process. There are 3 phases:
- Mental toughness and mindset
- The physical (having a ritual)
- The nutrition
We coaches are excited to share the rest of our conversation with you. What’s Mike’s Gold Paint Theory? What does Mike define as the “definition of life”? What’s the first thing Mike does in the morning?
Check out the full conversation!
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Haven’t we all had that feeling where we aren’t motivated to do ANYTHING?!
Sometimes (usually) that happens on Thanksgiving. Is it… might it be… is there ANY way to get things done… when we aren’t motivated?!
Leverage leverage leverage.
When was the last time you used leverage in a scenario where maybe you didn’t want to do things?
All the time! “There always leverage if we’re willing to find it”, says Coach Nick.
Here more… check out this week’s full episode! It takes an interesting turn about half way through – see if you can pick up on it…
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"Any feeling felt all the way through is bliss" is a quote from Joseph Campbell that this week's #truthseekers guest Chase Tolleson reminds us of.
What did he mean by this? Chase shares his perspective of the passing of his brother. Wow.
The rest of our conversation focuses on how we as humans, and men in particular, deal with our feelings.
"What do we do with our feelings?! Hide them in our muscles!"
We have a good laugh at this mantra, and then focus on the more serious parts of being the creators of our own lives (quantum reality, reticular activating system, dispelling victim mentality, and so much more).
Primal Man Pathway is Chase Tolleson's lifestyle brand. Click the link to check out more about Chase and his brand, and don't forget to watch this week's full episode.
"The work is a lot easier than it seems". 1. Start. 2. Keep going. Thank you, Chase.
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Have you ever committed to something for a full year?
52 weeks. 365 days.
That’s a lot!
How does one make a massive change like that? What’s the secret? What’s the success principle?
As we know, one of the quickest ways to change your results is to change your environment, whether that be your physical setting, or the people with which you surround yourself.
In this episode, Coach Josh did NEITHER! And he still accomplished this massive change. How?
“I didn’t change my environment; I changed the way I was perceived in that environment.”
As Coach Nick puts it, “it’s the same place, but the weather is different.” We dive a little bit deeper on how to change our own “blueprint”, and the process by which that happens over time… eventually a full 365 day period.
…and eventually, the implication that has for the NEXT365 day period!
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Have you ever wanted something badly, only to realize it wasn’t what you thought it was once you got it?
There is something interesting that happens when you realize – when you become – what you are after.
The consciousness of the desire drops.
One more time; the consciousness of the desire goes away.
Think about that… and watch our conversation this week as we dive deep!
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The Fool’s Choice: if I am honest, I am going to lose a friend.
Whenever we cover up the way we truly feel, ESPECIALLY in the name of saving someone else from feeling a certain way, we move further away from our true power.
So what do we do? How do we address the Fool’s Choice? How can we be honest about the way we feel? How can we live in our true power?
“I’m going to be honest, and I’m going to get everything I want.” It starts with the right frame. You’ll have to watch the conversation with Coach Jon Zieve to learn more of what you can practice to accomplish these things.
We’ll give you a hint as you tune in:
- Questions
- Forgiving Yourself
- Loving the feelings you’re afraid to feel in your heart
Special thanks to Coach Z for shedding his light on today’s subject!
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“Competition is for losers” is a quote by Peter Thiel, a billionaire entrepreneur.
Where does that quote land with you?
As this podcast is about discovering truth, Coach Nick and I frame this week’s conversation around BIG VISION.
We know we don’t need to have all the answers, the processes, or the procedures for how to accomplish our long-term goals…
The execution part comes with an understanding of the principle of how to get there.
Part of this is identifying our ideal clients. And as Peter Thiel sees it, once we identify our ideal clients, we realize they are no one else’s ideal clients… even our “competitors”.
Watch and listen how Coach Nick and I come at this topic from an abundance mindset vs. a scarcity mindset, and how that creates the opportunity to avoid “competing” with others. We choose to play our own game. One we will always win!
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Are you playing in INFINITE game or a FINITE game?
Coach Z navigates us through a conversation about meaning and purpose on this week’s episode of #truthseekers.
We hit the Fool’s Choice; we cover choosing the truth vs. choosing a friend; we talk about our own meaning and purpose; and we co-create so much more on this week’s episode – enjoy!
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Success leaves clues. And one thing successful people do is deal with “things” well.
I’m talking about the unpredictable… the external factors… the things out of our control.
Anyone can be successful if everything goes according to plan. What we’ve noticed about successful people is that they seem to handle situations very well when the unpredictable happens.
How?
According to this week’s #truthseekers guest Matt Drinkhahn, CONSISTENCY is the key. Coach Matt gave the example of Michael Phelps, “play the video tape…” – listen to the conversation this week to see what he means.
“If we know what situations we might be in, we can practice them.”
Got a recurring challenge in your life? “identify it,” says Coach Matt. As we reinforce all the time on #truthseekers, the first step is AWARENESS.
The coaches go into this conversation much more deeply during this week’s episode – enjoy!
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Have you ever experienced a time where your “high standards” cause you to not end up taking action? If high standards cause you to freeze and wait for something better to come along, you may be expressing symptoms of a perfectionist…
What better way to discover the antidote of perfectionism than from the mouth of a recovering perfectionist?!
Coach Nick talks about the journey all the way from not being able to see himself as a perfectionist to eventually embodying the mantra “massive action is the cure-all” (thanks Tony Robbins).
Space first. ALWAYS space first… without the space, you can’t put something in it without having first taken something out.
Said a different way: if you don’t like where you are, change something. That change may just be what the doctor ordered to create enough space to illuminate your next step away from perfectionism, and towards results that you desire!
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If you don’t win September, you’re screwed for the following year!
This is Coach Nick’s casual way of saying Q4 starts NOW, and sets the tone for the following year too…
Instead of becoming a victim of your schedule, how might you focus your INTENTIONAL TIME on what’s most important for the rest of 2022?
When we have clarity, we can win. It behooves us to get out ahead of it; to focus on what’s needed NOW instead of playing catch up as the holidays roll around.
Wouldn’t it be nice strolling into holiday season with CERTAINTY that our 2022 goals are on lock!? And that the back-end of 2022 can be used to tee up an amazing 2023!?
That all starts, you guessed it, RIGHT NOW!
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Why do we do anything? What’s our purpose? What’s our meaning for existing?
These are existential questions that benefit ANYONE who has the wherewithal to slow down and contemplate.
That’s what we do on #truthseekers! Our conversations are intentional time to slow down and translate our feelings into words… what we’re going through… how we see our progress being made.
On this week’s episode, we coaches determine that communication with each other is the “WIN” for us each episode. But we want more!
What about others? Should we consider what our viewers are gaining from our intentional time? Does fulfillment and value come from ROI? Our number of followers? The levels of engagement with our content?
You can literally watch double streams of consciousness as we talk through the future of our podcast.
Perhaps some changes are afoot, and you can literally watch it happening in real time on this week’s episode of #truthseekers! Enjoy
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The more you enjoy something, the more valuable it is. When you enjoy something, you put more of yourself into it, thus making it more valuable for others.
This week’s #truthseekers guest, Evelyn McMullen, is responsible for Return on Investment analysis for technology deployments, particularly global ROI strategy within content management, collaboration, and talent management software areas.
Her primary responsibilities include gathering and analyzing data around the costs and benefits of technology deployments to identify common value drivers, ROI, and other financial metrics.
When you hear “ROI”, you may cringe at the implication of numbers, data, and spreadsheets. This is particularly the case with HR where the default tends to be cost-focused.
What we coaches found interesting about today’s conversation with Evelyn is the less-traversed parts of Human Resources, particularly the connectivity to and feedback from the end users of a product or rollout, in alignment with the value that is gained.
We ask Evelyn what gets her most excited about her role… how she thinks about value in her role… and so much more – enjoy!
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How long does it take to come out of a funk?
…those times where you don’t feel quite yourself. You feel off…
Something about that feeling used to put me into a spiral for months… who KNOWS how much time I would give away as I wandered away from what I wanted!!!
That doesn’t happen anymore (the wandering). And this situation in which I found myself recently had me pondering why.
What was I doing that was so effective? How was I managing the situation so that I could back on track; back to my productive ways?
I still didn’t feel great, but I didn’t feel like I was pushing. Forcing. And I definitely didn’t feel like I was wasting time.
So what was it???
Coach Nick and work our way through on this week’s episode of #truthseekers.
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How do you keep it fun?
When you CHOOSE to engage in activities that bring you joy, excitement, and fun, you are the best version of yourself.
Why?
It gives you access to a higher version of you; more articulate, more creative; less guarded and more fluid. Being your true authentic self. Magnetism.
Not to mention… when you are the best version of yourself, it gives others permission to rise to their potential as well.
Watch as the coaches tie in a bow how to have fun in association with giving to others. What happens when you have fun, giving?
Enjoy…
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The art of setting goals…
If we set goals that are too easy, that’s boring.
If we set goals that are impossible, that’ll demoralize us.
So how do we set goals? How far into the future should our goals be set? How do we know we are setting the correct goals for ourselves?
The coaches navigate certainty with goal setting on this week’s episode of #truthseekers. They talk about being dirt honest with yourself, and the power of recognizing that you could be part of the problem (no way!)…
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The coaches are off and running on their Second Century of episodes!
This week’s #truthseekers conversation comes with a bit of a shakeup in the environment, but more of the same of what we’ve come to know: picking apart the simple principles.
A Self-Improving, Mindful, Seeking Mastery of Self Machine… the coaches discuss accelerating progress, and the cycles we go through along the way.
It’s the recognition of these patterns and principles that can make all the difference! Check out our conversation this week to dive more into calling things out for what they are… and acknowledging the stages when you see them
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We’d like to extend a heartfelt thank you to our supporters, listeners, and followers out there. Thank you for being with us on this podcast journey.
100 anything is quite a feat. What happens when you have 100 conversations about success principles?
This week’s episode is about reflecting on the things we already know… and the dangers of taking them for granted because of how well we know them! We coaches find ourselves in a special setting for this week’s episode… on Lake Norman during our mid-year coaching retreat. We reflect on our 100-episode journey so far… and where we see this podcast going in the future.
Again, we hope you enjoy these conversations, and we thank you for being here!
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Why is it that when we have highly emotional, high-stakes conversations, we perform at our worst?
This week, Coach Jon Z and I tackle the most controversial topics we could come up with to prove that our approach to CRUCIAL CONVERSATIONS works!
There are 3 ingredients to crucial conversations:
- High emotions
- High stakes
- Opposing opinions
We were unscripted and uncensored during this week’s #truthseekers conversation talking about gun control and abortion – 2 of the most highly charged topics in the forefront of our worlds today.
The Fool’s Choice is feeling like you have to choose between being honest and keeping a friend. That just simply isn’t good enough for us. We want a better way. Watch as we create safety in the conversation before debating the finer points of each topic.
- What do I want?
- What do I want for the other person?
- What do I want for the relationship?
Let’s dive in…
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Can growth feel good? Might you be associating growth with uncomfortability? If yes, then this conversation is for you!
Growth and comfort are 2 sides of the same coin - yin and yang. We cycle back and forth like a pendulum, enjoying brief moments of equilibrium, only to swing further towards one direction vs. the other (growth vs. comfort).
What is that phenomena? How can we hack it so that we make more progress, more smoothly? What is dynamic equilibrium?
The coaches have their analogies on point during this week's #truthseekers conversation as they walk through what exactly goes on during our path to achievement in business and in life.
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This week’s #truthseekers conversation is a continuation of last week’s conversation about the coaching path.
Whether or not you have decided to invest in coaching, this episode is for anyone who feels like they are leaving something on the table.
What we mean by that is: there is more. You are capable of more. There is more to achieve, more quickly. There is another level you have yet to unlock. You have reached your potential only to discover there is more potential beyond that.
There is no outcome without the journey. There are no shortcuts. Check out Part II of this conversation to see what we mean…
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Are you willing to take the next step?
That’s really what success is, isn’t it? Progress.
Our journey to achievement is made up of dozens and hundreds of tiny steps. The difference between extremely successful people and people who accomplish very little is miniscule!
Highlight those things. Make them important. Since they are so simple, we are at risk of breezing right over them and taking them for granted.
On this week’s episode of #truthseekers, Coach Nick walks us through the Exploratory Phase of the coaching process.
The importance of slowing down and directing our focus towards the things we achieve not only creates the space to achieve more, but it affirms the path we are on. It clarifies where we are headed.
“Clear is kind. Unclear is unkind.” See what else you pick up from this week’s episode of #truthseekers
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As your success grows, the models you must adopt to achieve more must become simpler.
Think about it... leverage trumps effort every time. Your efforts are only needed to establish enough momentum until you can reverse the flow... have your work, work for you. You must do more more more more more, then all of a sudden, you must figure out a way to do less!
This is just part of what we talk about on this week's episode of #truthseekers. How unstoppable might you become if you slowed down and actually DEFINED what success meant to you?
Let's discuss...
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Coach Nick and I break down the science of expansion on this week's episode of #truthseekers.
We break down the shift in consciousness when we experience "crazy" on a consistent basis... or when we experience "busy" on a consistent basis. For example, when we experience something crazy for 10 days in a row, is it still crazy? Likewise, if we are busy for 10 days in a row, are we still busy?
We break it down in this week's conversation!
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"The more that we achieve - the more that we accomplish - so, too, expands our capacity... our potential."
Stretching what we are capable of is like blowing up a balloon... sure, the air could go out. But the balloon will never go back to the way it was.
The same is true with what we are capable of. As we sit here today, we are as capable as our past experiences allow us to be. Therefore, we must conclude that more experience expands our capacity and potential - especially the ones that stretch us.
Embrace the stretch. On today's special edition of #truthseekers Coach's Corner, Coach Nick and I offer a different perspective when it comes to manifesting your future life. How far into the future can you see? We challenge you to see farther!
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"Continuous improvement is in my DNA" ~ #truthseekers guest Tamar Nelson.
Drawing from the industrial and systems knowledge she accumulated in Japan, Tamar now makes it a point to always go to “Gemba” or the shop floor, enlisting and empowering those who work within the system/organization to improve operations continually. Using this knowledge at an organization in Jamaica, this group was able to raise 2.5 million USD of savings in one year through a handcrafted improvement methodology. She now aims to recreate this achievement within every organization she is involved by building frameworks that yield results.
She remains committed to reengineering any problem by way of converting complexity into simple solutions for clients, and having fun while doing it.
To further explore her passion, Tamar has founded and host The COO’s Corner Podcast, the podcast exploring success factors in the world of business operations.
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Are you suppressing your anger when communicating with specific people? Do you feel other people are too emotional when they speak to you?
These may be signs of passive aggressive behaviors. And NEWSFLASH, these signs might be coming from you.
Today's #truthseekers conversation is NOT about changing others who you become frustrated with when communicating with them. What It IS about is understanding what this mean about yourself.
This new awareness can unlock UNBELIEVABLE capabilities in your honesty and your communication. What it comes do has to do with CONTROL. You'll have to tune into the whole episode to hear what great wisdom comes from Coach Z... through experience, and through his unique perspectives. Enjoy -
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Larry Long Jr is the Founder and CEO (Chief Energy Officer) of LLJR Enterprises, which focuses on sales motivation & inspiration, as well as team trainings.
He is the host of the ‘Midweek Midday Motivational Minute’, Co-Author of Color Outside The Lines, and Author of JOLT! coming out in Spring 2022.
As a former college athlete (Go Terps! He played baseball for University of Maryland), Larry is extremely passionate about coaching, and helping professionals take their game to the 'next level'.
Get your energy shields ready for this week’s episode of #truthseekers as we discuss:
- Freedom in authenticity
- WHAT WE KNOW vs. WHAT WE DO
- Dealing with FEAR… by taking control of the narrative
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How intentional are you about the objects in our environment?
When does Coach Nick lean towards action over structure (*hint: always)?
What does the drive look like from Charlotte to San Diego (and why would we even be talking about that)?
And finally, how important is it to be precise in your actions when it comes to BIG HAIRY AUDACIOUS GOALS we are shooting for 10 years down the road?
Watch this...
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Are you playing your own game? Or are you playing someone else’s?
On today’s episode of #truthseekers we talk about how to achieve great things.
We ask better questions to get better answers.
We talk about the dangers of bad affirmations… and the power of good ones.
And we talk about the bridge of beliefs – the journey of doing the extraordinary is built upon the consistent actions of doing the routine.
“Don’t give your future self your current beliefs” is a great quote from Coach Nick I am taking from today’s episode. And how about that famouse quote from Conor McGregor: "we're not here just to take part, we're here to take over!"
Have your ears perked up for this one… it was a good one - enjoy
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We are sponges in the morning. And we seem to be at our lowest point of stress right when we wake up (our problems haven't manifested yet!)...
So why not stack a few good habits and get a BOOST to the rest of your day?
This week's conversation with #truthseekers guest Todd McCullough was that, and so much more.
"There has to be a deeper why, and a deeper meaning to what we do," says Todd, a former D1 football player at the University of Florida. What this has turned out to be is "giving people a daily connection to working out, and to God each day".
Of course we're referring to Todd's TMAC 20: 20 minute workouts. No equipment. No excuses. Where each workout ends with a brief meditation, AKA the MIND RIGHT MEDITATION.
We discuss frequently on #truthseekers the importance of integrating the body with the mind throughout our lives. Perhaps no one embodies this more than Todd McCullough, who has helped more than 20,000 people get in shape and get their mind right from home. Needless to say, our conversation was enlightening - enjoy!
Find out more about Todd and TMAC FITNESS at https://www.tmacfitness.com/
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WOW'ing people - what does that mean? How would you do it? What is the reasoning and how might it benefit you?
And what would you give someone as a gift who owns a private jet - is it still possible to WOW someone who seems to already have everything? Today's #truthseekers is all about going above and beyond for your clients. This is something more than just servicing your client to the best of your abilities. It's standing out from the crowd so that your competition remains in the background.
Listen for a great reminder along the way from Coach Nick about the importance of self care, and the principle that we can't do for other that which we do not do for ourselves. We must fill our own cup before we can think about extending abundance to others.
Oh - and make sure you stick around for some outtakes at the end (another #truthseekers first!)...
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When you're feeling lousy, are you focused on the person you are now, or are you acting in favor of the person you want to be in the future?
Holding the standard = not letting yourself off the hook. And the question above is a great reminder that we not only live in the present moment, but our actions in the present are continually sculpting our future.
This might seem a little heavy to grasp, "if you hold the standard when you don't want to, that's where you get the most value", so that's why Coach Nick and I have an entire conversation around this subject.
So many of our #truthseekers topics focus on how to achieve success. This week's conversation is a good shake up for how to handle feeling lousy... and feeling lousy is something that no one is immune to!
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Richard draws upon a 25+ year corporate career that included management positions in sales, HR/training, and engineering management. During this time, he worked for multiple employers that spanned the full range of organizational sizes... from a Fortune100 to a pre-IPO VC funded startup.
For the last 20 years, Richard has been an independent consultant and coach to small business owners (he is a Visage chair) and executives in larger corporations. His dual passions are helping (1) business owners grow more profitably while increasing their work/life balance and (2) corporate executives focus and achieve better career results.
Richard is an ISO Certified Management Consultant and a Board-Certified Coach (BCC), with a BS in Electrical Engineering and membership in Mensa USA.
Listen for his journey into coaching, which began by putting all his chips in the middle of the table by identifying another successful coach... and paying him $30,000 to learn everything he knew! Check it out in this week's episode of #truthseekers with Richard Kirby!
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What's the BIGGEST vision of your future self you can think of? What's the absolute BEST version? What do you do? Who are you?
Do you have more money?
Are you physically stronger?
Are you more loving?
Less resentful?
Travel more?
Are you healthier?
It gets to a certain point where you must pick between being a thinker or a doer. You can be both, but once should calibrate the other; because if you're thinking prevents your doing, you've got problems... or rather, your problems will remain the same.
See, what happens is when you allow the doing to drive the thinking (and not the other way around), miracles happen. You begin to capitalize on opportunities more swiftly. Your friend hesitation isn't allowed to rear its ugly head. You become a creator of the events, the people, and the world around you. And you move in a state of flow.
So how can this be? What happened? When you're a doer, you're only a step away. And if your mentality combines with your instinct and your gut, there's no stopping you. Obstacles are merely stepping stones to what turns out to be what you would have desired more greatly anyway.
And then the VISION. When you're in that state, and you've got a good bit of proof behind you that the doer is a rewarding space to be, you can begin to conjure up bigger and better things to take full advantage of the doer mentality. Used in unison together, well... check out this week's episode for our deeper dive into just this!
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Have you ever had a bad day?
Silly question? Maybe not...
What if you had no more bad days? Would that immediately improve your life?
We know that mindset is important. But perhaps you feel like a fraud... or like you're faking it... or that you're not being your genuine self. Well consider this:
What if the bad was part of the good? What if the bad was the last lesson you had to learn before expanding your capacity to receive more goodness in your life...? And upon realizing this, you started to embrace the bad. Dive into. Head first. Celebrate its presence.
Talk about life changing...
If we lost you a little bit, our #truthseekers conversation this week provides context to this concept. And if you are with us, you'll enjoy the depth we go to in explaining this phenomena!
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It's much more valuable to think outside your current belief systems than it is to be the best at your current ones.
When we talk about "expanding the culturescape", we are referring to transcending the belief systems that exist today - pushing the limits of what we know, perceive, and do.
All that exists today is because we agree upon its nature. In order to go past that, we must challenge that which we have already accepted to be true.
And when we do this, we see MORE! More of what we're capable of. More of what's possible. More of what we previously perceived lay beyond our limits... all now visible before our very eyes.
On this week's episode of #truthseekers, see if you can spot the moment where each of our perceptions expanded... and we'd like to hear from you when that moment was for you, too!
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So often we define ourselves by "what we do". But is this the same as "who we are"? Who are we???
I navigated this topic with this week's #truthseekers guest Samantha Morris. Samantha is a woman on a mission to inspire women to become entrepreneurs, business leaders and successful business owners in their own right.
But this mission didn't happen overnight. Samantha sits here today with experience in a wide variety of things, starting with a stint in the Navy. Listen for what she says about her journey over the past decades, following rules, and how she changed her story of her own identity.
It's another reminder that there's no substitute for experience. Samantha has a great foundation with which to coach other female entrepreneurs because not only has she talked the talk, but she has walked the walk...
Come talk the talk with us on this week's episode; and please enjoy my conversation with Samantha Morris!
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Vicki Wusche started investing in property 2008 and has been named in The Telegraph’s top UK’s 25 most influential people in property. She is an inspiring speaker, mentor and author of five books including finalist in the Business Book Awards in March 2020. In March 2020 Vicki moved from public speaking to being invited as a regular on podcasts across Europe, the Middle East, Australia, America and Canada as well as the UK
For the last five years, she has focused on helping people restructure their relationship with money so that their money works for them. By identifying and leveraging unrecognized resources, her clients report that they feel more empowered to create their own wealthy future whether that means retiring in the next five years or restructuring their working life so they can focus on what’s important to them. This means breaking that link between working just to pay the bills and enjoying a life of their choosing.
Vicki surprises her clients with her take on money, wealth, business and property. Since first recognizing property as the best strategy to create her financial security, Vicki has shied away from the “get rich” gurus and their flashy cars and shiny shoes. Her articles are said to be straight talking and brutally honest. Vicki would tell you that being successful in any business, especially property investment, takes commitment and hard work. All business success is based on a good understanding of the market and an even better understanding of the maths involved. Understanding how she retired at 48 by quadrupling her money is a story worth listening to!
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Stephen Bates is a British business coach that specializes in helping Entrepreneurs and Business People who know they and their teams are underperforming.
Stephen has spent the last 28 years looking at why 40% of people sabotage themselves both in their personal lives, and also in business.
In 2002, he founded Certain Change Ltd where he now specializes in two core topics:
1) Stopping Entrepreneurs self-sabotage
2) Helping them develop their Leadership & Management skills which can extend into their Senior Management teams when working with big organizations.
His main mission is to help people achieve tangible results by understanding their own thinking and behaviors and that of their team, the people they employ, and their customers.
Changing Behaviors To Create Better Results, Fixing Imposter Syndrome & Confidence Problems, and Developing Influential and Effective Leaders is the objective of Stephen's unique methodology.
Stephen has helped thousands of clients across the globe. He is the creator of the Alpha Program, the Certain Change Program and Co-Founder of Tech Leaders.
Please enjoy the unique perspectives on negative emotions, problem solving, and so much more on this week’s episode of #truthseekers with Stephen Bates!
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Sean Glaze is an expert at helping leaders create exceptional team cultures.
His programs inspire your people to laugh together so they can have more success working together. Sean’s four books, The Unexpected Leader, Rapid Teamwork, The 10 Commandments of Winning Teammates, and Staying Coachable are entertaining parables with powerful take-aways for building and leading great teams!
As a successful coach and educator for over 20 years, Sean gained valuable insights into how to develop winning teams - and founded Great Results Teambuilding to share those lessons with smart team leaders…
Sean’s engaging conference keynotes and interactive teambuilding event programs equip and inspire the individuals on your team to be Winning Teammates!
What issues are you dealing with now that would disappear if you could build a team culture that inspired accountability, trust, and a team-first attitude?
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Is grief good? Coach Nick Davies may actually agree with Charlie Brown on this one... let me explain.
When we level up - in business, life, etc. - we must say goodbye to older, worn out versions of ourselves. We must shed our skin. We must trade our old models of reality for upgraded versions so we can expand. We know this... and yet it seems so very, very hard! Why?!
For one thing, we have worked HARD to get to where we are! Why should we stop doing what has gotten us to this point? Embracing this concept might feel like taking instruction from Charlie Brown's teacher - just noise!
But maybe not. When we level up from a bad situation to a good one, we are READY to shed our own skin. But when we level up from good to great, we may not be as accepting to give up our old lifestyle, especially if it is producing results.
So what is that? Could we level up more quickly if we learn to shed our skin more easily? How can we navigate that process and make it more efficient?
You have come to the right place! Pop into this week's #truthseekers episode to start leveling up more quickly... and listen to a message clearer than Miss Othmar's!
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When I say the word "money", what's the first thing that comes to mind?
Our beliefs about money come from a number of different sources: what we've been taught, what we've experienced, what we've been exposed to within our social circles, families, friends, etc etc etc.
Just curious: have your beliefs around money ever changed? I'll bet they have, and I'll take the liberty of saying they can change again. And it's bound to change once you hear our conversation with this week's #truthseeker's guest Randa Hoffman, owner of Radiant Wealth Planning, LLC. I challenge you to think about what new empowering belief system around money could improve your life as you listen to our conversation with Randa.
Randa is the first person I have spoken with that has expressed money has its own frequency. After allowing this concept to swirl around and settle amongst my other beliefs about money, I realized something: she's right! And wait until you hear how she weaves this new belief into an exercise called Mind Mapping....
We, as humans, are verbs - not nouns. We are forever on the go, forever changing. And therefore, our beliefs change the more we see, hear, and experience. So why not adopt a belief system around money that is in alignment with your life's mission - how POWERFUL would that be?!
Please enjoy contemplating these concepts with this week's #truthseekers guest Randa Hoffman! And don't forget to check her out on these platforms below - she's worth it!
Randa@RADIANTWealthPlanning.com
www.RADIANTWealthPlanning.com
YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxHh-91aAG9lsqzqCuSFK-g
IG https://www.instagram.com/radiantranda/
FB https://www.facebook.com/RadiantWealthPlanning
LinkedIn (me) https://www.linkedin.com/in/randa-hoffman-ca/
LinkedIn (firm) https://www.linkedin.com/company/radiant-wealth-planning
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If you do nothing, your life doesn’t stay the same. It gets worse.
To stay sharp, we must always be growing, learning, and in pursuit of something greater than ourselves. That’s what #truthseekers is all about! When you think of SIMPLE SECRETS OF THE SUCCESSFUL, there’s nothing new we don’t already know! This podcast is a reminder of the principles from which we tend to stray when life gets busy or when we get too hard on ourselves.
Today’s #truthseekers discussion talks about the importance of staying sharp, even as we enter the latter stages of our professional career, and into retirement.
Though Coach Nick mentions he sees himself as retired RIGHT NOW, it’s a great reminder that without a plan… without a meaningful existence… our physical, mental, and emotional health is liable to disintegrate.
The driver of today’s topic of WELLNESS is Dr. Michelle Fritsch – a board certified, doctoral trained health professional who has developed a process to help create a clear, rock-solid plan for long-term health, function, and fulfillment. She is a specialist in medication use in people over 60.
She is founder of Retirement Wellness Strategies and cofounder of Propel Comprehensive Wellness supporting a transition to health in retirement and beyond. She works with a broad definition of health – physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and social.
She is also co-founder of Medipreneurs providing support, innovation, and a place to thrive for healthcare innovators.
We enjoyed this one! Come engage with us in this week’s discussion with Dr. Michelle Fritsch.
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"The more we suppress our feelings, the more we lose ourselves... you become a stranger to yourself - you try to please others. And you are training others to not pay attention to how you feel because you don't pay attention to how you feel, because you suppress how you feel."
This is how we live as our "authentic self". It starts with becoming aware when the above situations are occurring, and since over 50% of our communication comes from our body, it always knows when we are betraying our authentic self.
During this week's #truthseekers Coach's Corner with Jon Zieve, we get into very specific detail about how to navigate this process. What a difference it makes to know how to live authentically!
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The world is changing. So why are you still selling like it's 1899?
...or 1898 to be more precise. As this week's #truthseekers guest Peter Strokorb says, the traditional sales funnel was developed in 1898, and many people still use it today! But perhaps there is a better way...
Are you ready to hear a new approach? Are you ready to not only make more sales, but to connect on a deeper level with your clients? Are you ready to be treated as a Subject Matter Expert in what you are most passionate about? And most importantly, are you ready to STOP feeling like you are trying to convince people to buy from you?
Ok good - we have a guest on this week's episode to show you how. Let's do this - please enjoy the many nuggets in this week's conversation with sales professional Peter Strokorb!
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We think we want control, but is that really true? Control over what? All the things that happen to us? This doesn't sound like a very winnable game to me.
In my experience, life is at its best when I take on the form of water - molding myself into whatever is happening around me. That way, I can choose to enjoy my life, no matter the circumstances.
As you listen to this week's #truthseekers guest Leniece Lane, you'll notice she has 2 great endeavors she is equally passionate about. However, as she tells her story, see what you notice about how it started out and how she got to where she is today.
Our journeys are never linear. We think we know what we want, but as we try to fit life into this box of how we see things for ourselves, it just doesn't seem to fit.
Something amazing happens, however, when we take on a new perspective of what is happening around us to "let it be easy" - we take ourselves out of the equation. And since we have given up control, all of a sudden we have it!
Watch this week's episode and you'll see what I mean...
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How do you measure opportunity cost with your actions? Have you ever analyzed the return? What if there was a more efficient way to spend your time? Would it be worth it to slow down and check in if it resulted in you spending more time on the things you love to do?
Whether you are a business owner, a salesperson, a leader, or a boss, we all have our limits with DIY DIY DIY DIY DIY DIY DIY DIY DIY DIY DIY DIY DIY DIY DIY DIY DIY DIY DIY DIY. At what point do we take that abundance and narrow our focus?
This conversation is so important because we achieve different levels in our success. At each new level, we are required to change the things we focus on in order to LEVEL UP again.
This week's #truthseekers guest Trinity Furtick talks about leveling up in business in congruence with systematizing things that no longer require us to DIY. Automating parts of the business allow us to spend time doing other things that bring a greater return.
You may already be doing some of these things, but listen to what Trinity has to say about what unexpected opportunities can pop up once time is spent on more focused things. The return is not 1:1 - it is exponential!
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Do you wonder...?
That's it, that's the question. When was the last time you took pause to marvel at something? To think about ALLLLLL the things that had to fall perfectly into place for something to exist... to thrive... to "be"?
The further we get from childhood, the less it seems socially acceptable to realize all the miracles - all the beauty - happening around us. Of course, if you are an avid listener of #truthseekers, you know this is unacceptable! To play like a kid is a major success principle of the most successful people in the world, especially the ones who are in alignment with their passions.
Speaking of which... we #truthseekers are so excited to introduce Jeff Krukin to our listeners this week! When Jeff Krukin was a child, he would lay on the grass in the back yard at night and gaze at the Moon, so wanting to be there. Space exploration, settlement, and development are in his DNA. This is the fire in his soul, the passion in his heart, and the impetus for a wide-ranging professional journey.
We have had a number of entrepreneurs on the show over the past 18 months, but this is our first "space entrepreneur". We invite you to listen to what Jeff says about the one thing it takes to get through tough times, how our domestic space programs are doing, and of course, what sort of contact has humanity made with extraterrestrial life (ha!). And so much more...
We enjoyed this convo and know you will too...
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Ahhhhh life is tough, ain't it? The 2nd Law of Thermodynamics (the Law of Entropy) states that the general tendency of the universe is to move from order and structure to lack of order and lack of structure, and downright chaos. It is only our individual EFFORT that makes it possible to reverse this flow. Taking ACTION can improve our lives. A lack of ACTION does not mean our lives will stay the same... according to the Law of Entropy, they will indeed get worse.
People spend a lifetime trying to get their own shit together! So how can we even talk about high-performance teams? It's hard enough to identify the effort required of individuals to improve their own state. Where do we even start to talk about how to turn a group of people/employees/teammates into a high-performance team?!
Well it's a good thing we have Garret Harrell! This week's #truthseekers guest lays out the principles. Isn't that a funny thing?! People are vastly different, we can agree - but the principles remain the same.
What does it look like when everyone is bought in to a common mission? What's the difference between unengaged and disengaged? How do we know a team is "high-performing"... and what sort of things can a high-performing team produce that are even greater than what one individual is capable of?
You'll just have to tune into this week's episode to find out!
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"For the first time I feel like I'm doing what I'm supposed to be doing."
Before you even meet this week's #truthseekers guest, Brian Esposito, you can already feel the purposeful conviction in his language. Now, hopefully you don't have to go through the trauma of a head-on car crash in order to make drastic changes in your life like Brian did, but there is something Brian's story can teach us about our most difficult challenges, in particular how we can use them to stop accepting a life less than what we truly, truly want and less than what we truly, truly deserve!
"I needed a near-death car accident to shake me enough to make a move and change things. Life is precious, and if you're not doing what you love... you need to start making some really tough decisions to prepare yourself to be on a path that makes you happy... that makes you want to jump out of bed in the morning... that makes you want to go out and attack the day with a smile on your face!"
So what the heck does that look like? "I built this wonderful ecosystem of all these companies working with each other, sharing resources, sharing IP, building real value, and it's.... GREAT!" You don't say! Brian now maintains over 75 entities in his holdings across 25 different industries, and is involved in over 150 joint ventures around the world.
With all that access, with all those resources, with all those connections... imagine knowing yourself so well that you know exactly who you will and won't work with. "If someone called me today and they promised to bring in another $1 billion and I don't like them, I'm not doing business with them. It's not about the money."
Money seems to drive a lot of what we do, even who we are. So what the heck drives Brian Esposito? Come check out this week's conversation, and see if you can collect all the nuggets of wisdom and life lessons along the way!
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Humor me here...
We all remember the story of Goldilocks and the 3 Bears. The one where Goldilocks went through the bears' house trying porridge, sitting in chairs, and sleeping in beds.
The term "Goldilocks" has been adopted over the years to describe the perfect version of something - when conditions are juuuuust right.
I wonder if that's ever the case? Are situations ever perfect? So often, we wait for CERTAINTY when we want to make a change. We don't leave our current situation, even if it's killing us, because it's predictable... we know what to expect.
This week's #truthseekers guest Rich Levert shares his story about taking the leap to start his own company when his wife was 8 months pregnant! Starting as 1 guy in a truck, we welcome you to listen to Rich's story of growth, embracing the balance between order and chaos to to get his company to where it is today. Enjoy!
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Intuition = the ability to understand something immediately, without the need for conscious reasoning; an inner knowing.
We all have intuition, but not all of us know how to use it. We first must quiet our outside world so we can hear what our inside world is telling us.
Intuition is truth whispered to us every second of the day, which only registers in our mind when we quiet our outside world enough to receive it. Our truth can't come through if there's too much interference... so it is our duty to remove it when we can. We share some techniques during our discussion...
Shouldn't we learn to listen more to what is never wrong? We discuss further on this week's episode with Coach Jon Zieve during a special Coach's Corner!
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What will business look like in the future? What about trips into the office vs. working remotely? What does that mean for collaboration? For hiring?
This week's #truthseekers guest Brian Rivers has been a CEO for 16 years. We thought it'd be prudent to navigate some of these questions with Brian who currently runs a company of 23 employees.
The conversation was a great reminder of what we have control over... in business and in life. External factors are constantly making their presence known in our lives... some more than others - but we always have a choice.
Where are focus goes, our energy flows. There are 2 sides to every coin so whenever we face a challenge, there is always an equal opportunity to rise to the occasion - to see something that was not there before - and make it better.
It's interesting to get the perspective of employees asking about in-person requirements. There are plenty of small businesses that allow and promote remote working, which has its positives and negatives, so it's interesting to hear where Brian strikes the balance. What are the positives? What are the pitfalls? How can we inspire emotion and leadership from behind a screen?!
All this and more on this week's episode with Brian Rivers!
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Imagine having a company culture where everyone has bought in. Employees are committed. Goals are clear. Communication is great. And people have fun.
This week's #truthseekers guest, Jason Tierney, has an approach that just might be the secret sauce to foster this environment... and his company Forced Air Mechanical, appropriately acronym'd "FAM", takes an employee-first approach to ensure everyone owns their work-life balance.
Part of the responsibility that comes with building this ideal culture is eliminating its threats. As Coach Nick says, "it's easy when things are bad to make things better, because what have you got to lose?... In order to get to great, you've got to sacrifice good sometimes."
As Jason discusses in this week's episode, sometimes that means firing an employee. "If you're not in, if you're not understanding the 'why' we are here - 'why' we are doing everything we're doing, and it's for the benefit of everyone here - then this isn't the place for you." How powerful is that!
You don't just wake up one day and have that approach in business. We welcome you to come get to know Jason a little better on this week's episode, and hear his powerful story why he decided to take the leap to start his own business, and how he continues his mission today. Visit any of Jason's links below and you'll see he doesn't just want you to see what FAM does, he wants you to know who they are.
Is there any question Jason's business is already successful? The foundation is there and the opportunity to scale is through the roof!
~ Coach Josh
Find out more about Jason and his company here:
Website - https://www.forcedairmech.com/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/FAIRMECH
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/forcedairmechanical/
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/forced-air-mechanical-llc
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Where does creativity come from? Are the ideas that pop into your head your ideas? If you were creative once, surely you could be intentional about being creative again, right?
We had some fun with this week's conversation as Chip Venters joins #truthseekers to talk about his insatiable reading habits, and a concept encapsulated in the 1960's Mad Men-era businessman, the 3-martini lunch! Both strategies seem to promote creativity (in different ways), but the approaches are actually quite similar if you strip it all away. Let me explain what they have in common...
We cannot be creative when we are stressed. We cannot be creative when we are hyper focused. We cannot be creative when we are worried about events from our past or in our future.
These 2 strategies promote relaxation... a way to shake things up and see things from a different angle. #truthseekers promotes drinking responsibly (of course) if you are drinking at all, but you get the point. Sometimes stepping away or taking our mind off things creates the space we need to come up with a solution we just could not have seen before. We have much more stored away in our brains, information waiting for a place to land, than we give ourselves credit for...
So pull up with a martini, come hear Chip's reading recommendations (they are good ones), and join us on a jovial episode of #truthseekers with serial entrepreneur Chip Venters!
~ Coach Josh
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Neurologists have found that the physiological lifespan of an emotion in the body is 90 seconds. Wait, what?!
That's crazy to think about! But it's true - we can be the observer of our emotions. This has huge upside potential if you can remain aware of this fact in the moment you experience negative emotions.
Negative emotions include unworthiness, fear, anger, shame, self-doubt, guilt just to name a few - we are all painfully too familiar! So what can we do when we notice these emotions? How can we regulate ourselves? How can we use these emotions to grow our emotional intelligence?
Welp, that's just something you'll have to find out by tuning into this week's episode of #truthseekers with Leslie Cunningham. Also included is a very special and serendipitous interaction between Leslie and guest co-host Coach Jon Zieve, who we discovered right before recording both experienced the same form of tongue cancer, and subsequent (partial) tongue removal surgery, and recovery.
Though Leslie's experience (2020) was a lot more recent than Jon's (1984), we wish she spoke even more! What a great conversation about a topic that is increasingly capturing our attention in today's changing world! And what a great message to share that our repeated awareness and regulation is our path to becoming more whole, more pure, more loving beings.
~ Coach Josh
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Just because we aren't conscious of them all doesn't mean we don't make hundreds, if not thousands, of decisions every single day.
We are all creators of our lives - our actions shape our future. In its most simplistic form, some of our daily actions include the clothes we choose to wear; the hygiene routines we choose to engage in; the people we choose to surround ourselves with... this is the power of choice!
The more conscious we become of the world we are creating, the more intentional we can be about the world we want to create.
We are 100% responsible for our own lives. As we become more intentional about creating the life and the world around us, it's as if we take on greater responsibility for the choices we make. We begin to recognize the importance of everything we do. And just how much is this concept magnified when you are the CEO of a company...?!
This week, we have the privilege of tapping into the mind of a CEO who has been making decisions for his company for more than 18 years. Tim Szczygieljoins #truthseekers to give us insight into his approach to making decisions and what he has become intentional about as he chooses to mold the culture of his company.
When Tim make decisions as the CEO, his actions have a ripple affect that influences a heck of a lot more than just himself. This magnifies the importance of Tim's choices, and causes him to be very intentional about the environment he is creating.
Perhaps that's why Tim chooses to interview leadership candidates 4 times. Perhaps that's why Tim chooses to make fun a pillar of his company, SalesChain, LLC. Perhaps that's why Tim chooses to prioritize communication skills and embrace passion in all that his company represents.
We welcome you to enjoy our full conversation with this week's #truthseekers guest, Tim Szczygiel.
~ Coach Josh
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"The quality of your life is the quality of your communication" ~ Tony Robbins
We live in a material 3-dimensional world, yet our communication is quite often flat and 1-dimensional. It's been said that 55% of our communication is our body language, 38% is our tonality, and just 7% is our words. 7%!
If most of the communication we engage in throughout our day is text message and email, our messages are at such a risk of being miscommunicated because only 7% of it is being conveyed! Even a phone call lacks up to 55% of the intended message!
Humans have known this for some time... which is where the dawning of visual media comes in. How can we convey messages better? Better yet, what's a way we can instill a targeted emotion? How can images or video influence our thoughts and actions?
This week's #truthseekers guest, Andrew Larson, Animator/Producer at The Production Group and Owner/Animator at Spirit Studios, talks about what it's been like to live in this space for decades.
What's it like to be a creative? How important is digital marketing in today's day and age? Where does Andrew draw his inspiration from? What does he do when he's in a rut?
And perhaps most importantly, how can we communicate more effectively? We decided to bring Andrew to #truthseekers to get inside the mind of somebody who contemplates these things every day.
Andrew - thank you for the conversation!
~ Coach Josh
Find Andrew here:
Spirit-studio.com
Alarson@spirit-studio.com
https://www.behance.net/Godsanimator
https://www.linkedin.com/in/godsanimator/
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People first. Always.
I once had a sales job where the leadership only cared about my production. What results did I get for the company? What actions was I taking to produce those results? How could I drive more business? I was pushed, and ended up doing very well converting many new clients and earning a great commission and income.
The questions above were necessary to achieve more success, no doubt. In fact, I learned quite a bit about the importance of metrics and performance evaluation at that company. However, I am no longer an employee there. I didn't feel valued and fell out of alignment with the direction of the company, and so I sought employment elsewhere.
I had all the success in the world at that company. I earned a 6-figure income. I was respected by my peers as a top performer, and I helped others around my achieve success, too. What does that say? What went wrong? Why did I leave?
This week's #truthseekers guest, Jon Rennie, shares his views on leadership.
A former U.S. Navy Nuclear Submarine Officer, Jon operated in a very cramped space where he got to know his peers intimately. His experience in the Navy has shaped his approach to running companies - prior to starting Peak Demand, a premier manufacturer of critical components for electrical utilities, he led eight manufacturing businesses for three global companies. Today he hosts his own podcast called, "The Deep Leadership Podcast". If anyone knows anything about leadership, it's Jon!
During our conversation, Jon references a recent moment in history when the granddaughter of President Gerald Ford commissions the USS Gerald Ford Navy ship by concluding her speech with, "Man the ship and bring her to life!"
How powerful. The ship is merely "a cold hunk of steel sitting in the harbor". What brings it to life? The people. Listen as Jon draws the analogy of the best ways to bring a company to life.
Do you consider yourself a leader? How do you know? What might be some ways you can gauge if you're a good one?
Jon has some ideas. We know you'll enjoy this week's episode with Jon Rennie!
~ Coach Josh
Be sure to check Jon out:
Podcasts:
Deep Leadership
The X Factor
Website:
jonsrennie.com
Jon's Blog:
https://jonsrennie.com/blog-posts/
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I used to think that living in a state of bliss was dependent upon me solving all my problems. "If I could only get rid of this problem, I'll be happy."
But by the time I would solve one of my problems, 10 more would show up. As I kept going in this merry-go-round of problem->solution->problem->solution->problem->solution, I had a big a-ha moment: my problems were not going anywhere. My state of mind had nothing to do with the amount of problems I was facing or the speed at which I solved them. My state of mind was determined by the way I saw my problems.
"Happiness with conditions is not happiness" is one of my favorite quotes. "Fall in love with the journey, not the destination" is another powerful quote with the same meaning. But what does that mean? Why do we read these words, and then fall into the same patterns once another problem pops up?
This is what we discussed in this week's episode of #truthseekers with Dr. Kimberly Wilson. She makes an extremely important distinction between stress and BURNOUT. Listen as she addresses these 2 terms, and provides fantastic advice to navigate the difference between them.
Dr. Wilson also touches upon her triggers... the things she has trained herself to recognize before the stress consumes her and she succumbs to burnout. I welcome you to share your triggers in the Comments. Sharing can be very powerful - you never know who else is going through the same thing!
Take it from someone who has been there multiple times, and refuses to go back! Dr. Wilson is on a mission to help people cure burnout, and her tips, tricks, and classes could be just what the doctor ordered.
~ Coach Josh
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I read somewhere recently that success is who you are, not what you do.
Many episodes of #truthseekers focus on states of mind. When we feel good, we do better. We show up stronger. We play above the rim, so to speak. We are constantly seeking to feel good in our lives. And when we slow down to acknowledge our accomplishments, it perpetuates even more of it.
This is how I frame celebration. Celebrating an accomplishment is a 2nd chance to feel good about something we already felt good about in the past. Or perhaps we only now are allowing ourselves to slow down enough to enjoy it for the 1st time. Either way, we have an opportunity to improve how we feel. And it doesn't mean there isn't more work to be done... if anything, it prepares us for that work.
I believe I am doing myself a disservice when I don't reflect on something I have done well. After all, there were several moments of anger and frustration on my way to achievement. All I wanted while I was in those states of mind was to feel good (better). Now that I have overcome those moments, I have earned the right to improve my state of mind!
"But it's been no bed of roses... no pleasure cruise..."
Freddie Mercury acknowledges this concept as he belts out the lyric to "We are the Champions". Successes are always fraught with challenges and frustrations. That's what makes success so great.
And when we limit our celebrations, aren't we limiting the extent to which we allow ourselves to feel good? Now THAT'S something we have control over!
Check out this week's Coach's Corner where Coach Nick and I discuss the concept of celebration.
This week, we ask you to slow down. Acknowledge a win you've had this week. Bask in it.
How does it make you feel? How does your body feel? Do you get a buzz from it? What if you ended every evening acknowledging something you accomplished that day? What if celebrating life becomes who you are?
~ Coach Josh
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"If you are thirsty, you are already dehydrated" ~ Coach Nick
Our body doesn't lie. When we neglect certain things in our life, our body is forced to give us signals to tell us so.
If we over-exert ourselves, our body tells us we are sick.
If we don't drink enough water, our body tells us we are thirsty.
If we don't get enough sleep, our body tells us we are tired.
Don't "yea yea Coach Josh" me! These are important things to pay attention to!
We have covered a number of success principles in our 50+ #truthseekers episodes, and one thing shines through for me... these principles are simple! They are nothing new... nothing we don't know. It just so happens that we can fall out of practice of the simple things from time to time. The things we know that work...
This is why coaching is so powerful! Another perspective can help you catch things before it's too late.
If you are sick, it's too late.
If you are thirsty, it's too late.
If you are tired, it's too late.
When your body finds itself in these states, it means it's not running at optimal performance and it needs YOU to do something about it. Don't wait until your body tells you things (and for Heaven's sake, don't not listen when it does!).
Today's challenge as you watch this week's episode: tune into your body. What is it telling you it needs? What are you neglecting? And of course, what action is the obvious one to get back on track? Slow down and tune in.
Please share any breakthroughs in the Comments section. Happy seeking!
~ Coach Josh
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"The wound is the place through which the light enters"
~ Rumi
Resist nothing. Accept everything. It will all be revealed, in due time.
The concept that there is a grand purpose - a greater "thing" at work - makes more sense to me the more life I live. An uncomfortable situation, a frustrating experience, an emotional interaction - they are always fleeting... temporary. Inevitably there is a lesson I walk away with or knowledge that I gain. Always. It happens every time.
You'd figure I would learn. You'd figure it would be easy to separate myself while in the moment. But it's not... which is the fun part! It is never easy to do. It is always a challenge! That's what makes it great!
Each experience is a new opportunity to approach failure or disappointment with a renewed perspective. This week's episode of #truthseekers features Adam Fineberg, a man who has made a habit out of reframing failure.
In 2021, Adam has set company production records month after month after month. Check out this week's conversation to see how Adam attributes his failures of the past to his successes of the now. Don't trip on all the other nuggets discussed along the way including but not limited to incremental progress, self awareness, dealing with uncertainty, and much much more.
Enjoy!
~ Coach Josh
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Stress on your muscles makes them bigger. That's why you work out.
So why do we resist stress emotionally? Isn't that our opportunity to strengthen our resolve?
In this week's Coach's Corner, Coach Nick and I discuss the difference between the "automatic" way we assign meaning to the events that occur to us vs. the act of being "intentional" about the meaning we assign. Like Nick says, "if we're not intentional about the meaning we're giving things, we will tend to give it meaning that's not helpful to us".
We know that growth comes from uncomfortable situations. So when things happen to us that are outside our control, what's the best way to manage them? How do we become proficient at being more intentional with the meaning we assign things outside of our control?
Like martial arts, using energy against your opponent can do wonders for you. Much like using the energy of an errant punch can leverage your counter-attack against an opponent, the same is true for managing stressful situations.
As you sit here today (hopefully with no stress), we can infer that you've overcome every stressful situation in your life. When we are experiencing stress, it feels like the stress will never go away - that it's here to stay forever. That's not true! We always get on the other side of it... and we are always stronger for it having gone through it.
So isn't it time to embrace stress? To enjoy that it's here? To stop resisting it? This is a simple secret of the successful... they understand this principle. They practice it every day. The most successful people in the world have stress. The difference is in how they handle it.
If you want to accelerate your success more quickly, start managing your stress differently.
Happy stressing!
~ Coach Josh
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Life is a funny thing. A collection of stressors and celebrations. I have learned to appreciate them all - in their own little ways. Appreciating everything not only makes it a little easier to manage the times that used to send me into a downward spiral, but it allows me to appreciate the peaceful times even more deeply.
It is often darkest before the dawn. When we so badly desire new results, we attract the challenges that make us worthy of reaping the rewards we have asked for. For whatever reason, these challenges rarely show up how we expect. We often reject them and think they keep us from getting what we want. I wonder if we would treat them differently if we knew what was on the other side... that the challenges were the first part of the success we've been asking for...?
What if we took the approach that every time something bad happened, that something good was about to happen right after? Would that make the challenges easier to deal with? Would we be able to recover from the 'unexpected' more quickly? What if our pain was part of our pleasure?
Coach Nick and I are excited to share this week's conversation with our guest, Janna Willoughby-Lohr. Janna has used the trauma she experienced in her 20's to create a business whose purpose is built into the very fabric of its existence.
Her company, Papercraft Miracles, specializes in handcrafted paper art and gifts that bring meaning to people's lives.
Janna founded Papercraft Miracles while still in college in 2003 and has been building the brand ever since. She was awarded a $25,000 Ignite Buffalo Small Business Grant in 2018 and was named 40 Under 40 for Stationery & Gifts from Stationery Trends Magazine in 2019. Papercraft Miracles thrived in 2020, despite the pandemic and they have done custom projects for major brands such as Twitter and Capital One. In 2021, the comany landed a contract to create half a million seed bombs to be included in Lowe’s Spring Garden Giveaway event across the country.
Janna is also very involved in the entrepreneurial space. She is a board member and chairs the membership committee of the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) Buffalo/Niagara Chapter and is a founding member of the chapter's Diversity & Inclusion Task Force, working to promote equity and representation for all women business owners.
She is also the host of Reach the Stars Podcast-- a collection of conversations with cool people who do cool things. Each week, she brings inspiring stories of persistence, passion and purpose. Be sure to check her out!
And we hope you enjoy our #truthseekers conversation this week.
Enjoy! ~ Coach Josh
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This week, Coach Nicholas Davies and I spotlight Victoria Vela who uses neuromarketing to help coaches and sales-minded people convert more leads!
Victoria is a digital marketing strategist, and owner and CEO of Microcosmic Marketing where she works with clients to build an online presence, optimizes conversions, and increases your sales conversions up to 20% within 90 days.
Victoria has a background in psychometrics (the science of measuring mental capacities and processes), has worked in a lab as a research assistant, and is a musician as well!
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How does your brain take in and process information?
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What is neuromarketing?
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What is conversion hacking?
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How can marketing and sales professionals trim the strategies that don't work?
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...how can they hone the ones that do?
Let's dive in
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ABUNDANCE vs. SCARCITY
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What does it mean to operate from a place of abundance at all times?
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What are the pitfalls of operating from a place of scarcity?
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How can we recognize when we start to move away from an abundance mindset and towards a scarcity mindset?
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What's the best way to act on the days we feel "off"?
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How can you manage overwhelm?
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How can you achieve success earned by the top 1% in your field?
Coach Nick and Coach Josh take video questions submitted by @Dan and @Carissa - thank you for your engagement!
Check out Master Coach Nick Davie's Achiever's Mindset HERE
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When I say "marketing", where does your mind go? What are you picturing? Where is the value?
Of course, your mind could go in hundreds of directions. This week's #truthseekers guest, Nancee Johnson, stops by our podcast to share some thoughts on the matter. The recipient of a number of awards during her 15-year tenure at Microsoft, Nancee decided to scratch her entrepreneurial itch in pursuit of working more directly with end users - her eventual customers!
Now at WSI (We Simplify the Internet) as a digital marketing strategist and independent agency owner (2020), Nancee assists business owners, CEOs, and marketing executives in leveraging the power of the internet. As you'll hear during our conversation, she helps businesses of all sizes make smart choices with their marketing budgets, allowing business owners to get back to the work of running the business.
Spending more time doing the things you love - now doesn't that sound great?! Nancee makes that happen!
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truthseekers is proud to introduce what we are calling Mailbag 1 - the 1st edition of our Coach's Corner mailbag segment!
Today's conversation touches upon CONTRAST, CONTEXT, and SCALE, belief systems, and compound interest. We take questions from you all (our listeners) who sent in questions to Mailbag@proadvisorcoach.com. We welcome you to submit your questions for future episodes in any of the following ways:
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truthseekers LinkedIn group
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email sent to Mailbag@proadvisorcoach.com
Is it possible for $50,000 to feel like $500,000? It may seem insane to make a statement like that, but we explore how that may be the case in today's episode. "We get comfortable with whatever's there" is a statement that captures the dual energies of comfort/discomfort. Enjoy!
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Raised in a solid blue-collar community in Kentucky, then paying his way through college working construction, this week's #truthseekers guest Brian King finally entered the corporate world at the age of twenty-three.
After working his way up the corporate ladder to executive positions with a multi-billion-dollar corporation, he ultimately followed his childhood dream and started his first business in 2004 at the age of 41. Now, as a successful entrepreneur, CEO and the owner of multiple companies, Brian is engaging in another one of his passions - teaching and sharing what he has learned during his journey, and what he continues to experience in his daily work and interactions with others.
This week's conversation is chock-full of nuggets from someone who has run the gamut of both the corporate and entrepreneurial worlds. Brian speaks about how to cultivate a culture of personal responsibility, servant leadership, people-first, and his principal advice: READ!
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This week's #truthseekers guest, Diane Bogino, is a highly decorated coach with an illustrious professional career. Aside from authoring 5 books, Diane has earned many certifications and memberships, and is even involved in the Atlanta restaurant scene as the co-founder of two of Atlanta’s longest surviving and most popular restaurants, Provino’s and Scalini’s Italian Restaurants.
Our conversation touches upon Diane's past, which in hindsight appears to have been not only a catalyst for her achievements, but also a motivator in embodying the very best version of herself when other people doubted her. We speak about why environment is so important, and Diane shares her experience overcoming a toxic relationship.
Fast forward to today, Diane's coaching company does a lot of research on success, and even uses a similar assessment to the Mindscan that ProAdvisorCoach uses when people explore coaching with her. We coaches thoroughly enjoyed this conversation - thank you Diane!
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This week's #truthseekers guest, Stephanie Bingham, is a Marketing Strategist and a Reiki Master... supporting both brands AND people in uncovering their own unique perspective.
Stephanie's vision for the future of the workplace is one where "people can truly bring their own unique gifts to the surface". As Stephanie says, the entire world shifted this year. We all have a bright light and need to turn it on... everyone has gifts they need to be sharing!
It is natural to be bothered by the suffering that occurs in the workplace - and it can feel overwhelming when we think about how to fix what's wrong. Leave it to a "Friend's" reference to show us how being great at something seemingly small can pay huge dividends to our success, happiness, and fulfillment. And, although our niche can feel small and insignificant, Stephanie reminds us that if it's aligned with what we are truly passionate about and it improves the lives of others, that is how we change the world
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This week's #truthseekers guest, Sasha Sadri, who currently lives in Belgium, spent over 10 years looking for direction and purpose in life until he hit rock bottom in 2019 and decided he had to finally confront the man in the mirror. He was able to conquer his self-victimization, adopt a growth mindset, and has been pursuing his unstoppable vision ever since.
Sick of the dollar-centric culture of the corporate world, he decided to leave the digital marketing rat-race and started his own coaching business in late 2020. He now lives to serve and inspire other high-performing individuals to create healthier habits to push their success to a higher level. All while putting people first, not dollars.
"When there's intent behind your decisions and your actions, it makes things so much easier." So true - thanks Sasha!
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During his training for college hockey, this week's #truthseekers guest Don Jaeger developed a passion for fitness. Graduating with a Business Marketing degree from SUNY Fredonia, he wasted no time applying skills - at 24 years old, Don opened his first fitness facility.
Over his 15+ years being an entrepreneur, he has founded or been involved with 6 startup companies. Don continues to grow personally and professionally through his work at Detroit Thrive and Thrive at Home. He's proud to be changing people's health and more importantly, their lives through fitness, nutrition, and accountability.
Our conversation focused on the balance between Mind / Body / Spirit. In this week's episode, hear about Don's extensive morning routine, how he and his business navigated Covid, and what he's most focused on today!
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"I help non-profit organizations, the world over, make the world a better place."
You can feel the meaning and the purpose in Melanie Yohe's Mission Statement!
A cancer survivor, Melanie's journey doing what she loves today was not easy. After going back to school a couple years ago to finish her degree in English with a concentration in Professional and Technical Writing, and receiving her Grant Writers Certification from the American Grant Writer's Association, Melanie established her own LLC in the beginning of 2020 to connect with, and write grants for, non-profits.
Melanie always loved reading, research, and writing - now she gets to do this everyday in alignment with organizations she enjoys working with. But there's so much more to her story!
We know you'll enjoy Melanie's humility as she describes her success, the journey to get there, and what she's up to today!
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Larry was born and raised in Buffalo, NY, and got into real estate in the early 2000’s. Growing up learning carpentry, he fostered foundational skills to build houses. After realizing college wasn’t for him, he faced a series of monumental life events that altered the trajectory of his life!
He acquired his first real estate property, had his first-born daughter, and was in a car accident that had him out of work, all in the same month! During that time, Larry learned one of his "WHYs" regarding owning property: it’s not just about collecting rents. It was about connecting with people, too.
Everything changed. The way he thought, the way he listened, and the way he responded to his surroundings.
Fast forward to today and many years later, Larry has acquired his fair share of ups and downs. Major lesson learned: "NO Bad Days, Just Challenging Days''. This perspective helps him keep his perspective on what’s truly important, while learning from life along the way. This hard-knocks MBA has now opened a new chapter in his professional career and Larry is looking to apply what he’s learned while teaching others along the way.
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Our 2nd Coach's Corner of the month is chock full of success principles. We challenge you to try to identify them all as you listen.
This week's #truthseekers episode is a bit of a freestyle conversation on wanting more, rigging the game to win, and recognizing that the success we currently enjoy (or don't enjoy) is due to our own self-fulfilling prophecy.
At a time when the world is most chaotic and the future can be perceived to be in a state of flux or unknown, we challenge you to CHOOSE to nourish your mind with only things that serve you to allow you to become the best version of yourself. This episode may count as 1 example, but what else? What sort of people are you surrounding yourself with? What sort of other content are you subjecting your mind to? What sort of actions are you taking to match the desires you have?
One thing we will always have is the power of CHOICE. As long as we have our wits about us, we can find peace.
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Evaluate your values!
"My identity... I did a complete evaluation," says 19 year-old foreign-exchange- and crypto-currency- trader and investor Alex Cledaras, after a knee surgery and 4 concussions forced him to remove himself from soccer, a sport he loved dearly.
Now Alex, who is of Austrian and Greek descent, travels the world frequently because that's what he truly enjoys doing.
Alex tells us that this lifestyle did not come without excruciating self-reflection... something happened when he could no longer participate in something he loved so much - it forced him to go back to the drawing board... to start from scratch.
We don't think you can listen to this conversation without getting fired up about actively pursuing all you wish to enjoy in this beautiful life. Alex embodies perhaps the most number of principles a #truthseekers episode has encountered so far and we think you'll enjoy this one. Congrats on the success Alex!
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We have days where the fire rages and days where it gets reduced to a light flicker. That’s life.
We all have ups and downs because others are living their lives in our vicinity – it’s not possible to control all our circumstances.
Our responsibility is to manage the fire when it’s raging by staying within our means… and compassionately tending to the embers when circumstances overwhelm us.
This week’s #truthseekers Coach’s Corner centers around real life experiences and applications for how to manage the fire when it’s running low or when others try to steal our flame… Coach Josh talks about his experience getting cut from 2 collegiate baseball programs before earning All-Region honors the following year.
Check out our full conversation to hear about an even bigger lesson he walked away with…
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Massive action is the cure-all!
"Success is the ability to go from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm" is a great quote from Winston Churchill that embodies our conversation with #truthseekers guest Tim Dodd. "I learned lots of ways not to build a company," says Tim.
It's a principle we've heard over and over again. You need information to become successful. How do you get information? By DOING! Even if it means failing.
Tim has started a number of companies, gaining valuable lessons along the way. His hardest lesson perhaps came when he stopped doing the things that made him successful when he started earning $6,000 per week. In the matter of 2 weeks, he lost it all to the point of not knowing how he was going to pay his rent!
Now he runs a thriving company, PEMA, with a culture that attracts top talent. Tim shares stories about his life lessons culminating into where he is today - we hope you enjoy this as much as we did!
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This week's #truthseekers guest Peep Laja is a former champion of optimization and experimentation turned business builder.
Peep is building a portfolio of companies, using the profits from existing businesses to build new ones - you could call him his own angel investor!
Among other things, we asked Peep, a successful founder of 3 companies, why he does what he does. We look at what he has built so far, and how his work has prepared him for what he focuses on today - Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO).
Most of us have everything we need - food, water, shelter, people who care for us.... Because our needs are met, we get to choose which "game" we want to play. Take a listen to the game that Peep has chosen to play, along with his plans to take Wynter, his most recent company, to $100mm.
Enjoy!
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What does it take to build real wealth?
If this question grabs your attention, you'll love this week's #truthseekers guest Marco Capaldi, aka Marcus Aurelius of the Special Sauce Podcast.
Coach Jon and I enjoyed our conversation with Marco about going beyond "left brain business", aka crunching numbers, understanding financial goals, calculating assets, etc.
Generational wealth and longevity appear to be the evolution of the concept of simply "making money". During the time of Covid, many people are seeking ways to gain financial security and independence beyond the traditional retirement age. And many others are growing in their businesses and thinking of exit strategies.
It's never too early - or too late - to have a plan!
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Goal-oriented individuals succeed more frequently because they know where they’re going. It’s that simple.
Sean first heard this concept on an audio book called The Strangest Secret by Earl Nightingale. Widely recognized as one of the greatest motivational books of all time, this audiobook would serve as the inspiration for Sean to establish his own company, EcoTwist Clean.
Prior to developing EcoTwist, Sean served as Category Manager for Harris Teeter for 25+ years, with much of that time focused on the laundry detergent space. Sean recognized that many brands offered products without all the harmful chemicals, but they didn’t actually clean the clothes. Sean set out to change that. He developed a laundry detergent that not only cleans and gets rid of nasty odors, but does so without all of the toxic ingredients.
Sean also developed a propriety formula for how he runs his business. Under his leadership, EcoTwist Clean places an intentional focus on people, not profits. “People were my motivation to start EcoTwist Clean,” Sean says. “To me, the center of every business is the people behind it. At EcoTwist Clean, we embrace our team members, help them, encourage them, and reward them. We challenge and push people to grow professionally and we empower them to grow mentally.” Keeping people at the forefront, EcoTwist Clean also strives to support the local community through charitable giving.
Our conversation this week features guest-host Coach Matt Drinkhahn! We hope you enjoy our conversation with Sean Stanley as much as we did - enjoy!
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Our discussion focuses on how to find your peak state - a resourceful state of mind where you can take on the day's tasks and live a meaningful, fulfilling life.
So often throughout our day, we carry around the burden of the day's negative occurrences. Since we know we can only focus on one thing at a time, we could be missing opportunities to have powerful and positive experiences!
We talk about creating an environment to be real with ourselves, telling better lies... and what a treat to be taken through a meditative body scan to find our own peak states!
WARNING: Please don't try this while driving!
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What happens when you live every moment of your life in a state of gratitude?
Is this even possible? Could your "bad" be "good"?
truthseekers was honored to welcome Bree Pittman aka the Queen of Gratitude as she is known in her circles.
Bree's default state of mind was tested with the tragic passing of her sister. Wait till you hear how she handled this situation and chooses to live her life today. An inspiring conversation with real emotions... we hope you enjoy.
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Massive action is the cure-all!
Want to change how you feel? Want to change your income? Want to change ANYTHING about your current situation? Take action.
Nick Zotos shares a stream of consciousness that details his progression overcoming doubts to go out on his own. Once a tax lawyer, Nick is now a real estate entrepreneur, inspired by completing a housing project in order to become financially free and pursue financial independence.
Yet another example of leaving the corporate world, Nick embodies the true spirit of #truthseekers, taking control of his life and pursuing greener pastures as his own boss.
Enjoy!
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Imagine facing 1 fear every single day for a full year.
That's exactly what #truthseekers guest Lynda Sunshine West did - 365 fears for 365 days in a row!
Having 49 jobs over a span of 36 years will do that to you. Lynda woke up one day and realized all these years that she had been running away from what she DIDN'T want, instead of running TOWARDS what she did... and after 49 jobs she did not enjoy, enough was enough.
Wait until you hear Lynda's story and what she had to overcome to get where she is today!
Enjoy!
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Editor and writing coach Beth Crosby joins #truthseekers this week to share the power of storytelling!
We are all made up of experiences that shape the lens through which we see the world. A lot of times we can be ashamed or embarrassed about our experiences, but not Beth! She has learned to embrace everything about herself, even her "bad", to help her achieve "good".
Beth shares a refreshing and empowering approach to taking life head on... and the ripple effects sharing our vulnerabilities has on other people!
Enjoy!
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What good is a plan if we don't take action?!
We find out a lot about ourselves when we intend to make a big life change or take a leap. Our fear, guilt, and shame throw up warning signals and tell us to throw on the brakes.
Kareema Riddick joins #truthseekers to discuss how she navigated procrastination and self-doubt to found her own tea company, called "Yes Darling". After much self-exploration and some prodding from family and friends, she broke through and took MASSIVE ACTION.
Kareema shares her experience and provides some usable advice for all of us experiencing similar things.
Enjoy!
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You may be familiar with boxer Mike Tyson's famous quote in the title of this podcast. But what happens when we don't even start with a plan?!
Career Coach Erin Moody joins #truthseekers to talk about the power of questions when it comes to making a plan. "What do I want" has to be answered before "how do I get there".
Perhaps the most effective way to get what we want is to first identify the end result, and then reverse engineer the process to get it. So many people can't tell you what they want... so life happens TO them instead of FOR them.
When you are clear about a desired end result, the universe tends to send people and experiences to help you get there. It's a beautiful thing.
Enjoy!
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How much of our lives are conditioned?
A heck of a lot more than I realized after discussing this week's topic with our guest John Griveas!
Think about our daily routines, the number of times we check our phone, how we react to the same stimuli every single day.
This is conditioning! Becoming aware is the first step. The next step is understanding whether or not our conditioning is serving us, and how we can leverage conditioning to get all the very best things out of life!
Enjoy!
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Life comes at us fast!
Text messages, phone calls, emails, family members, friends, commitments bombard us every single day - the list goes on and on.
So how do we combat The Tyranny of the Urgent? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2nnApywUFQ&t=2s)
What defense mechanisms do we have to stay in control of our lives?
This week's guest, Jon Massey, talks about meditation, intention-setting, and chanting to get ready for a big day of commitments. He talks about the power of having a routine in the morning to be able to take on the day in a peak state.
Enjoy!
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What if we could live 95% of our lives in a place of passion?
What if our Internal Desires matched our External World - all the people, places, and experiences delivered amazing feelings and we loved our lives to the fullest?!
This episode, we hear from Rich Campe, CEO of ProAdvisorCoach, and someone long on the journey of living the most fulfilling life possible. Hear how he has manifested his ideal life and listen for tips and tricks you can incorporate into your own.
Enjoy!
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We all know a leader when we see one.
But what is it about that person that qualifies him/her as a leader? How does a person earn this tag?
A leader forges through the murky waters of uncertainty. Decisive action is difficult to take for most people during uncertain times because they don't want to be wrong. The secret to being a leader is to be ok with being wrong.
The decisiveness of cutting through murky waters creates the wake for others to follow. This week, #truthseekers follows Scott Pope, CEO of ROAMD - an international healthcare technology company - into a riveting discussion about what it means to embody the qualities of being a leader!
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Business - a word we all use a lot. What do you associate with it?
Is it about commoditizing relationships? Is it the way the world goes around?
truthseekers welcome Chris Davies, brother of co-host Nick Davies, to discuss what it means to him: FREEDOM!
...to be able to play the game he wants to play... to be in charge of his time... to make decisions the way he wants to make decisions... to answer to no one!
A big thanks to Chris for joining #truthseekers to discuss getting over the FEAR of going out on his own. "How can you leave it to someone else's hand to make sure you get paid?"
Maybe this is the biggest risk of all...
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Communication.
What?
I said, COMMUNICATION!
7% of our communication is the words we use.
The other 93% is tonality and physiology... which is why you should take a peak at our #truthseekers youtube channel! Exclamation marks can only do so much...
Our communication is only as affective as the extent to which our message resonates with another. If we are not reading the non-verbal cues, we may never know if our message is resonating in the first place!
As Stephen Covey says, seek first to understand, then to be understood.
A big thanks to David Schaub for joining this week's conversation: Effective Communication.
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More about our guest,
Justin Ervin: Justin is Co-Founder and Executive Director of Habitual Roots and its lead contact in Charlotte, N.C. Habitual Roots is a nonprofit community based out of Charlotte, NC, promoting positive habits of self-care through means of mindfulness and emotional intelligence. Justin has spent 5+ years managing projects within the financial, nuclear, and service industries. Justin now pursues his lifelong passion of empowering others to transform their lives one day at a time.
RESILIENCE Perhaps a word that gets thrown around a lot. But as with most clichés, it doesn't mean it's not valuable to dig into. So what does this mean for you? And is it important?
Perhaps think of life as a never-ending path to walk, in which there are very many potholes to navigate. Some potholes are wide, some are deep (monumentally), and some are wide and deep... with varying frequency and structure.
Your job is to be aware and KNOW this is the case. And importantly, to KNOW that it's not about avoiding the potholes but continuing with the journey. Sometimes the path is JUST potholes for a while.
Resiliency is creating an emotional trampoline in which you are skilled in deploying, just at the right moment, bouncing your way out of the potholes. With each activation, your resiliency is made bigger and stronger to take on the next set of potholes. Sometimes your systems won't be big enough or strong enough... but that's the point. That's the reminder: build your resiliency.
truthseekers welcome Justin Ervin this week. Follow his honest and vivid examples and analogies as we dive into the potholes together!
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If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go?
If you could accomplish anything you want, no holds barred, what would it be?
A conclusion we can come to about accomplishing a monumental goal is that we must start moving in its direction. Any action is better than no action. For some reason, any specific action never feels perfect. We wait around for it to feel right and may end up never taking any. What’s wrong with this picture?!
Patrick Lutz joins #truthseekers this week for a riveting discussion on self-reflection, celebration, and taking action when it comes to DEFINING SUCCESS. When we realize we have control over our lives and our destination, the world is our oyster.
I believe this is what William Ernest Henley was referring to in the famous concluding lines of his poem Invictus, “I am the master of my fate. I am the captain of my soul.” How powerful is it to realize we are our own creators…
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There’s a lot of noise in the world scrambling our entire nervous system with too much data, meetings, people, emails, texts, social media, projects, and stuff attacking us day in and day out. We have a terrible habit of filling our days to our absolute maximum capacity. Even when we find empty space in our busy schedules, we find a way to fill it up! No wonder we burn out every so often and turn to our vices to stay sane… only to start the process all over again.
This week’s guest, Jacob Felts, talks with Coaches Nick and Josh about the potential answer to this problem: identifying and sticking to the Floor of Simplicity. The Floor of Simplicity is the arch rival of the Ceiling of Complexity which leads to stress, anxiety, and uncomfortability if we stray too far from what we value most.
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Intention means purposefully applying your attention.
Attention can’t really be turned off. It comes down to what direction you focus it in… and how much you turn it up or down. You can be aloof practicing Muay Thai… you can be totally focused on watching a movie.
When we tap into our “why”, like our guest Giles Wiley talks about, our intention becomes very powerful. In today’s #truthseekers conversation, we discuss with Giles, who owns and runs a martial arts facility in Jacksonville, FL, the power of intentionality and what happens to our focus and our mission when we are lacking.
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You may have heard the best way to learn a new language is to immerse yourself in that respective culture. You want to learn Spanish? Move to Spain. Do you want to learn Italian? Move to Italy. Polish? Poland.
The same is true if you want to change your “normal”. If you want to create a New Normal, immerse yourself in an environment where the normal behavior is the behavior you desire.
Rebecca Tisdale joins Coaches Nick and Josh to discuss this concept further… a topic that has massive implications during the time of Covid… and beyond!
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Ahh, the paradox of control.
When we give up trying to control things, we actually get more control over our situation. “Giving up control doesn’t mean you’re giving up control” according to our guest Drew Lewis.
When we focus on the things we have control over within our Circle of Influence, the things we don’t have control over melt away from our consciousness. We no longer fret over the things outside our circle – they lose our attention. Letting go of trying to control these things can actually mean gaining more freedom.
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The sleazy salesman vs. the family doctor…
Perhaps the idea that a sales(wo)man has their own agenda creates an image in our mind of someone out to get our money. Well, what if we, as salespeople, were able to disarm that notion? What if we were able to create a comfort level with our prospects to the point where they were willing to share their pain? Wouldn’t our solution/our product/our offering be a much more natural remedy… like a doctor prescribing a cure?
Karl Schaphorst from Sandler Sales joins Coaches Nick and Josh to realign Sales as a noble and honorable profession by offering a fresh perspective when it comes to approaching prospects!
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How do you identify yourself? Who are you?
When we become aware of the nonalignment between the stories we tell about ourselves and our true Identity, what happens? Can we change?
Anthony Caputi digs deep during this week’s #truthseekers conversation with Nick Davies and Josh Greco to navigate the concepts of Beliefs, Meaning, and perhaps most pointedly… Identity.
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The first step in any intentional process is Awareness.
We can’t develop an Action Plan until we are aware of where we want to go. We can’t Achieve success until we are aware of how we measure it. Becoming Aware allows us to identify the gap between what we want and what we don’t have and is the first step towards closing that gap.
Melissa joins Nick and Josh to discuss further… and to identify 3 Keys to Practicing Healthy Awareness!
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Is “time” an asset you can invest in?
Whether you are the most successful person or living on the street, there is one even playing field that has always existed: time. There are 60 seconds in a minute, 60 minutes in an hour, 24 hours in a day, and 365 days in a year. This is the same for the CEO and the bum.
Calvin Pinney joins Nick & Josh to establish: 3 Ways to Maximize Your Time!
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Whether our standards are set at a subconscious or an intentional level, we find ourselves living out the personal brands and stories we tell about ourselves.
Knowing this, wouldn’t it make sense to reverse engineer how you want to be known and what you want to achieve… then figuring out the ways to get there? Executing consistently on these “ways to get there” will become your standard… your Motus Operandi. Christine Davies joins Coaches Nick Davies and Josh Greco this week to discuss the possibilities around: Setting Intentional Standards!
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Have you ever gotten to a point in your career or your life where you get frustrated and can't seem to break through an invisible glass ceiling?
Christopher Best grabs a hammer with Coaches Nick Davies and Josh Greco to break through with this week's topic: Scalable Complexity!
As we grow, whether that be in our careers, our personal lives, our relationships, etc., the processes that got us to where we are today are not sustainable when it comes to getting us to where we want to go. This video reveals real-life scenarios where Chris, Nick, and Josh discuss how to navigate the proverbial glass ceiling... and what it's like on the other side!
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Much like that indescribable rush when you grab the handlebars of the zipline and take the leap, success can be an absolute thrill! ln, this video, Nick and Josh challenge you to channel that "zipline feeling."
What if you were guaranteed you could not fail. What would you do? Describe the feeling of achieving it... what does it feel like? Why settle for anything less?
ProAdvisorCoach is designed to eliminate the pain and suffering holding us back from achieving massive success. If you have questions about success/achievement/happiness/coaching/goals or just enjoy the discussion, send them an email at Joshua@proadvisorcoach.com and Nick@proadvisorcoach.com.
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We have anywhere between 12,000-65,000 thoughts on a daily basis! Of those thoughts, 95% are the same pattern from the day before: tying our shoes, brushing our teeth, getting dressed. Patterns, aka consistency, serve us in so many ways… thank the Lord we don’t have to learn how to tie our shoes every day! But, how can we use intentionality to make sure our consistencies are aligned with where we want to go? How do we know when it’s time to realign our goals and make sure we are being consistent with the right activities to increase our chances of achievement?
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Have you ever had a knot in your shoe that you couldn’t get out until you really, REALLY focused on it? You push and you pull and you try to force the knot out while your attention is on something else nearby. Well… what happens in that moment when you get so frustrated that you finally drop everything you are doing and give 100% of your attention to it? Bye-bye knot. But wait… what is that moment called? This is called FOCUS...
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Chris Eglin and Josh Brown collaborate with ProAdvisorCoach's Nick Davies and Josh Greco to identify ways we can bust through the Belief Systems (BS) holding us back. Belief Systems exist because we believe them to be true. But are they really our truth, or are they just our indoctrinated patterns of behavior from which we are ready to break free?
As we become aware of the inner voice telling us what we believe, we realize that voice can be changed to establish a new and improved Belief System - one that serves us in our journey to getting what we want.
So the real question, what Belief System do you want? What do you want to believe to be true about yourself? Set it, then go and get it!
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Dan Greco collaborates with Coach Nick and Coach Josh to establish ways we can work on ourselves. So often we accept a level of comfort in our lives - most likely to avoid pain. Our conversation shifts the Mindset that life's true rewards present themselves only when we bust through our comfortability and strive for higher income, more fulfilling relationships, a better life - what we refer to as pleasure!
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Dr. Nunnery shares his 3-step process to approaching uncomfortable and painful situations in every day life. "If we're not growing, in a way we're dying." Suffering is a part of our growth as long as we embrace the situation and ask, "what can I learn from my uncomfortability?"
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