Alan Stein Jr. lays out the fundamental shifts that help sustain your game and build resilience in the face of stress, stagnation, and burnout. 




— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) How to stop stress from overwhelming and controlling you 

2) How to stay calm and in control in the face of stress 

3) How to identify and remedy stagnation 




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— ABOUT ALAN — 

Alan Stein, Jr. is an experienced keynote speaker and author. At his core, he’s a performance coach with a passion for helping others change behaviors. He spent 15+ years working with the highest performing basketball players on the planet (including NBA superstars Kevin Durant, Steph Curry, and Kobe Bryant). Through his customized programs, he transfers his unique expertise to maximize both individual and organizational performance. 

Alan is a dynamic storyteller who delivers practical, actionable lessons that can be implemented immediately. He teaches proven principles on how to utilize the same approaches in business that elite athletes use to perform at a world-class level. 

His previous clients include American Express, Pepsi, Sabra, Starbucks, Charles Schwab, and Penn State Football, and many more. 

• Book: Raise Your Game: High-Performance Secrets from the Best of the Best 

• Book: Sustain Your Game: High Performance Keys to Manage Stress, Avoid Stagnation, and Beat Burnout 

• Website: AlanSteinJr.com 

• Website: StrongerTeam.com 




— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Author: Eckhart Tolle 

• Book: Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear 

• Book: Exactly What to Say: Your Personal Guide to the Mastery of Magic Words by Phil Jones 




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789: How to Beat Stress, Stagnation, and Burnout with Alan Stein Jr.

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Todd Davis shows how to fix strained relationships and shift conversations from difficult to productive. 




— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) How to reduce the discomfort in difficult conversations 

2) The three steps to turn tension into progress 

3) How to recover from worst-case scenarios 




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— ABOUT TODD — 

Todd Davis is a senior consultant and thought leader at FranklinCovey, and has over 35 years of experience in human resources, talent development and executive recruiting. Todd has been with FranklinCovey for 28+ years and until recently, spent 18 of those years as Chief People Officer and Executive Vice President where he was responsible for the global talent development in over 40 offices reaching 160 countries. Additionally, he authored and co-authored best-selling books including Get Better: 15 Proven Practices to Build Effective Relationships at Work and Everyone Deserves A Great Manager. 

• Book: Get Better: 15 Proven Practices to Build Effective Relationships at Work 

• Course: Navigating Difficult Conversations: Turn Tension Into Progress 

• Website: FranklinCovey.com 




— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Book: Linchpin: Are You Indispensable? by Seth Godin 

• Book: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change by Stephen Covey

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953: How to Transform Tension into Progress amid Tough Conversations with Todd Davis

Monica Parker discusses the surprising benefits of wonder—and shares easy ways to experience more of it in your life. 




— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) How wonder helps us at work 

2) Easy ways to experience more wonder 

3) How society discourages wonder—and how to overcome that 




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— ABOUT MONICA — 

A world-renowned speaker, writer, and authority on the future of work, Monica Parker has spent decades helping people discover how to lead and live wonderfully. The founder of global human analytics and change consultancy HATCH, whose clients include blue-chip companies such as LinkedIn, Google, Prudential, and LEGO, Parker challenges corporate systems to advocate for more meaningful work lives. In addition to her extensive advocacy work, she has been an opera singer, a museum exhibition designer, and a homicide investigator defending death-row inmates. A lover of the arts, literature, and Mexican food, Parker and her family split their time between Atlanta, London, and Nice. Her wonderbringers include travel, fellowship with friends, and Trey Anastasio’s guitar.

• Book: "The Power of Wonder: The Extraordinary Emotion That Will Change the Way You Live, Learn, and Lead" 

• Website: Monica-Parker.com 




— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Study: “A Wandering Mind is an Unhappy Mind” by Matthew Killingsworth and Daniel Gilbert 

• Book: “Adrift: Seventy-six Days Lost at Sea by Steve Callahan” 

• Book: "Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole" by Susan Cain 

• Book: "Things Fall Apart" by Chinua Achebe 

• Past episode: 775: Susan Cain Uncovers the Surprising and Uplifting Power of Sorrow and Longing 

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952: How Wonder Eliminates Stress and Improves Wellbeing with Monica Parker

Chris Fenning shares how to master the first minute of conversation for clearer, more concise, and more persuasive communication. 




— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) How to capture your audience’s attention in 15 seconds

2) Why meetings feel like a waste—and how to fix that 

3) The one question that’s ruining your reputation 




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— ABOUT CHRIS — 

Chris Fenning makes it easier for us to communicate at work. He helps experts talk to non-experts, teams talk to executives, and much more. Chris's practical methods are used in organizations like Google and NATO, and have appeared in the Harvard Business Review. He is also the author of multiple award-winning books on communication and training that have been translated into 16 languages. Find out how Chris can help you at www.chrisfenning.com 

• Book: "The First Minute: How to Start Conversations That Get Results (Business Communication Skills Books)" 

• LinkedIn: Chris Fenning 

• Website: ChrisFenning.com 




— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Article: Egocentrism over e-mail: "Can we communicate as well as we think?" by Justin Kruger, Nicholas Epley, Jason Parker, and Zhi-Wen Ng 

• Book: "Thinking 101: How to Reason Better to Live Better" by Woo-kyoung Ahn

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951: The Three Sentences that Improve (almost) Every Conversation with Chris Fenning

Cal Newport shows how to achieve more by doing less. 




— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) Why we’re measuring productivity all wrong 

2) The surprising math showing how doing less means achieving more 

3) The trick to eliminating tasks that don’t serve you 




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— ABOUT CAL — 

Cal Newport is a professor of computer science at Georgetown University and a founding member of the Center for Digital Ethics. In addition to his academic work, Newport is a New York Times bestselling author who writes for a general audience about the intersection of technology, productivity, and culture. He is also a contributor to The New Yorker and hosts the popular Deep Questions podcast. 

• Book: Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World 

• Book: Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout 

• Book: So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love 




— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Book: Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life by Steve Martin 

• Book: Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time by Brian Tracy 

• Book: Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown 

• Book: Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen 

• Book: Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World by David Epstein 

• Book: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change by Stephen Covey 

• Book: The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth About Extraordinary Results by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan 

• Book: The Sabbath by Abraham Joshua Heschel 

• Book: The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance by David Epstein 

• Past episode: 614: Making Smarter Decisions When You Can’t Know Everything with Annie Duke

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950: Cal Newport: Slowing Down to Boost Productivity and Ease Stress

Marsha Acker reveals how to break free from the cycle of miscommunication and misunderstandings. 




— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) The root of misunderstandings and miscommunications 

2) The four actions of every conversation 

3) The more effective way to disagree with someone 




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— ABOUT MARSHA — 

Marsha Acker, CPCC, PCC, CPF, is the host of the Defining Moments of Leadership podcast, the founder and CEO of TeamCatapult, and the author of two groundbreaking and thought-provoking books:  The Art and Science of Facilitation and Build Your Model for Leading Change (a workbook). Marsha has an international presence and reputation as a facilitator of meaningful conversations, a host of dialogue, and a passionate agilest. She coaches leadership teams to grow their collective leadership and to build the capability of achieving true, sustainable behavior change through dialogue. 

• Book: "Build Your Model for Leading Change: A Guided Workbook to Catalyze Clarity and Confidence in Leading Yourself and Others" 

• Book site: BuildYourModel.com 

• LinkedIn: Marsha Acker 

• Website: TeamCatapult.com 




— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Study: “Essential Conflict In The Workplace Statistics In 2024” from ZipDo 

• Theory: 4 Player Model 

• Book: "Dialogue: The Art Of Thinking Together" by William Isaacs 

• Past episode: 159: Increasing Confidence by Increasing Self-Awareness with Dr. Tasha Eurich 

• Past episode: 366: Mastering Conversations through Compassionate Curiosity with Kwame Christian 

• Past episode: 707: Amy Edmondson on How to Build Thriving Teams with Psychological Safety 

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789: How to Beat Stress, Stagnation, and Burnout with Alan Stein Jr.

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