Our guest today is human behavior and performance coach Brian Bogert. In this third episode, Brian shares actionable practical tips for personal growth. If you struggle with perfectionism, structure and routine, knowing your purpose and direction, or overcoming resistance you are really going to find these insights helpful.

Please enjoy this transcript of our interview with human behavior and performance coach Brian Bogert. (BrianBogert.com)

Transcripts may contain a few typos. With interviews ranging from 1-2 hours, it can be difficult to catch minor errors. Enjoy!

Personal Website https://brianbogert.com/

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/bogertbrian

Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/bogertbrian

Instagram,https://www.instagram.com/bogertbrian/

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianbogert/

Twitter https://twitter.com/BogertBrian

Bogert’s Bullet’s YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmhaMgY8q-tMMCj0rpGg7iw

Giveaway: www.nolimitsprelude.com

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Peter Kersting: Some friends of mine articulated to me that they're really worried that by creating more structure, by being more scheduled out, they fear that they're going to be not as creative or spontaneous of a person. These are artistic people. And, I wonder how you can touch on that.

Brian Bogert: Yeah. So, I think that there's a whole lot of people paying attention to strategy and tactics to improve their life and what we've talked about in the past is it's not based in that, typically. So, if we know who we are, we can allow our life to be built in alignment based on who we are. So, if you're inherently a creative that doesn't do well with structure and timelines and scheduling but you can recognize how do I still meet timelines, deadlines, and follow through with projects for my clients, by the way, it's okay if you're not structured. There are some people who are overly structured. Every 15 minutes of every single day is planned, but that's how they feel they can operate.

Brian Bogert: If we look back to th

We are back for part two of our interview with human behavior and performance coach, Brian Bogert. A recurring theme you might recognize in these interviews is the idea that we are all byproducts of our emotional triggers, behavioral patterns, and environmental conditioning. As we explore Brian's backstory, we will uncover some universal truths and hopefully learn some things about ourselves along the way.

In this interview, we talk about the role parents play in our development and how love is a choice not a feeling. Perspective, how to empower others and the need for selfless, authentic leaders. We discuss the dark moments in life, overcoming them and how that shapes our identity. We reveal the connection between authenticity and vulnerability, how trauma and emotions affect our relationships and how our deepest held narratives might actually be sabotaging us. If you're on a journey of self-discovery looking to grow mentally, spiritually, and emotionally, this episode of Alone with Peter was made for you.

Please enjoy this transcript of our interview with human behavior and performance coach Brian Bogert. (BrianBogert.com)

Transcripts may contain a few typos. With interviews ranging from 1-2 hours, it can be difficult to catch minor errors. Enjoy!

Personal Website https://brianbogert.com/

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/bogertbrian

Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/bogertbrian

Instagram,https://www.instagram.com/bogertbrian/

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianbogert/

Our guest today is human behavior and performance coach Brian Bogert. In this episode, we talk about embracing pain to avoid suffering, how to align your public and private voice to find radical authenticity, the 80/20 Rule and so much more!

Please enjoy this transcript of my interview with human behavior and performance coach Brian Bogert. (BrianBogert.com)

Transcripts may contain a few typos. With interviews ranging from 1-2 hours, it can be difficult to catch minor errors. Enjoy!

Peter Kersting: Welcome to Alone With Peter, I'm your host, and on this podcast, you're going to hear interviews with entrepreneurs, artists, digital nomads, and people seeking personal growth. We'll dive deep into what set them on their journey, where they are now, and how their story can impact you, including helpful insights if you aspire to take a similar leap of faith. No matter where you are on your journey, thank you for spending some quality time Alone With Peter.

Peter Kersting: Today, we're joined by Brian Bogert, owner, and president of Brian Bogert Companies. Brian is a human behavior and performance coach, motivational speaker, and business strategist. In short, a man who wears many hats. Brian teaches individuals and companies how to leverage radical authenticity and awareness to create a more intentional life. His clearest and loudest message? Embraced pain to avoid suffering, teaching individuals how to move from avoiding pain to accepting it in order to achieve purpose, joy, and freedom.

Peter Kersting: Brian was named one of the 40 under 40 in the Phoenix Business Journal for his leadership skills. He's a founding member of the Society of St Vincent de Paul's professional advisory board and he's worked with a number of nonprofit organizations, including Phoenix Children’s Hospital Patient & Family Alumni Leadership (PALs)- www.pchpals.com

the American Cancer Society, Adelante Healthcare, and the YMCA. If you want to follow what Brian is doing, or reach out to him on social media, you can find him on his website, BrianBogert.com, on Facebook and Instagram as BogertBrian, and on LinkedIn and Twitter as BrianBogert.

Links to all Brian's social media, as well as his YouTube channel and giveaway (No Limits Prelude), can be found in the show notes here, on PeterKersting.com, where I do my best to give links to all the relevant information mentioned in the show.

Personal Website https://brianbogert.com/

Facebook

This is a new segment I have been excited to introduce; Ten-Minute Takeaways. What are Ten-Minute Takeaways? These are paradigm-shifting moments I've experienced reading, listening to, and learning from people far smarter than myself. I've distilled them down for your benefit but there will always be a link to the original source in the show notes if you want to drink from the fire hose.  

Why is life getting harder instead of easier?

These are some of the questions grappled with by the author that inspired today's Ten-Minute Takeaway on resilience - Neil Pasricha. I first heard of Pasricha because of his collection of short stories on positivity called The Book of Awesome. Neil's writing is full of self-deprecation, humor, and a much-needed dose of positivity. I highly encourage you to check him out if you need help seeing the joy in daily life.

There's a lot to be said for seeing the world through rose-colored glasses. Building a positive mindset has been proven to help reduce stress, increase lifespan, and promote better coping skills during times of hardship and stress. For a list of other benefits to positivity, check out this article by the Mayo Clinic.

While The Book of Awesome was my first exposure to Neil Pasricha's work, it is his book on resilience; You Are Awesome which really forced me to make some major changes in my life. I'm still learning to put gratitude, positivity, and resilience into effect in my life but the benefits are clear. I hope you find this Ten-Minute Takeaway inspiring and informative, Drop a review on Apple Podcast to let me know what you think!

*A full transcript of the episode will be available at a later date.

On episode 20 of Alone with Peter, Dean Nelson talks about Love, Trauma, Rock N Roll, and the Keys to Consistency.

19 Pursuing the muse and overcoming perfectionism… with Dean Nelson

Please enjoy this transcript of my interview with singer and songwriter Dean Nelson (@DeanNelsonMusic)

Transcripts may contain a few typos. With interviews ranging from 1-2 hours, it can be difficult to catch minor errors. Enjoy!

Dean Nelson: So we recorded it, because it was really hard. Now I look back favorably. It kind of felt like we just had a boxing match with Joe Frasier. One where I got the crap kicked out of me. But we knew it was fine, and we did, but it was like, "Oh, but then a label is going to come pick it up, and we're going to take it…" We were still very ambitious at that time. It was kind of funny how we thought, "Oh, maybe this isn't the best quality, but it's going to be picked up."

I think it kind of was like this Starsky and Hutch. Having somebody around that was not a sound wall, but somebody that you can experience life with, right?

Dean Nelson: Spencer moved, actually, I don't know if he moved here or somewhere else. I can't remember where he moved. I think it was here. I met my friend Dannian around that time. My brother had moved, he was still LDS Mormon at the time and served an LDS mission. I was really depressed. Spencer was gone around that time too, and I met Dannian, who we just became super close. I think it kind of was like this Starsky and Hutch. Having somebody around that was not a sound wall, but somebody that you can experience life with, right?

Peter Kersting: Yeah.

Dean Nelson: Heterosexual life partner.

Peter Kersting: Yeah, bromance.

On this episode of Alone with Peter we talk about pursuing the muse and overcoming perfectionism… with Dean Nelson.

We're back for part two of our interview with Dean Nelson. Dean opens up about childhood trauma, the loss of friends, and finding ways to collaborate with people you love.

Please enjoy this transcript of my interview with singer and songwriter Dean Nelson (@DeanNelsonMusic)

Transcripts may contain a few typos. With interviews ranging from 1-2 hours, it can be difficult to catch minor errors. Enjoy!

The Importance of Writing Really Bad Songs with Dean Nelson

How do you talk to yourself? Would you be comfortable speaking the same way to someone else, or would you never even dream of doing so?

Take a moment to listen to your private voice. Is it being overly negative? Often times, if we stop and listen to the way we speak to ourselves we will find it's incredibly unhelpful and unfair. There's a solution to the problem but it requires retraining your brain.

If you struggle with perfectionism or negative self-talk this episode is definitely for you!

Dean Nelson: … One of the first songs I heard off of that was Smells Like Teen Spirit. And then it was P.I.M.P. by 50 Cent. And I was just like, what? [crosstalk 00:00:22]

Peter Kersting: … Like a 12-year-old, who's never listened to popular music [crosstalk 00:00:27]

Dean Nelson: Blown away, especially [crosstalk 00:00:29] both of those. They're kind of like [crosstalk 00:00:32]

Our guest today is singer and songwriter Dean Nelson. In this episode, we talk about control versus collaboration. Dean's unconventional path to artistry, his upcoming album, the importance of writing really bad songs, and so much more.

Please enjoy this transcript of my interview with singer and songwriter Dean Nelson (@DeanNelsonMusic)

Transcripts may contain a few typos. With interviews ranging from 1-2 hours, it can be difficult to catch minor errors. Enjoy!

Peter Kersting: Welcome to Alone with Peter, I'm your host, and on this podcast, you're going to hear interviews with entrepreneurs, digital nomads, and people seeking personal growth. We'll dive deep into what set them on their journey where they are now and how their story can impact you, including helpful insights if you aspire to take a similar leap of faith

No matter where you are in the journey, thanks for spending some quality time Alone with Peter.

Our guest today is singer and songwriter Dean Nelson. Born and raised in Virginia, Dean's toured across the U.S. and parts of Europe in various bands since 2013, before settling in Chandler, Arizona. With the pulse on the local music scene,

Dean currently collaborates with several different rock groups in the metro area, including Erin Shea, Pablo Love Train and Juniper Ridge. He's working on his next studio album, Kiss Me First, which is co-written and produced by Garrett Bowers of Juniper Ridge.

Kiss Me First is set to release in December of 2021 and will be followed by a U.S. tour. If you want to stay up to date with Dean and support his music, you can find him on Spotify as Dean Nelson.

You can also find him on Instagram and Facebook. As DeanNelsonMusic. You can check him out and his show Music Theory Philosophy there, or on his YouTube and website CrazyLegsDean.com.

Alone with Peter Season 2 is almost here and I am so excited to have you with me.

I’m your host Peter, and despite what the name of the show seems to imply it isn’t really all about me. Alone with Peter is a variety show for and about aspiring entrepreneurs, digital nomads, creatives, and those seeking personal growth.

The second season of Alone with Peter is on its way and we've got a defined focus. 

This podcast, at its heart, is about inspiration and growth. How can we become the people we are meant to be? It takes hard work, resilience, and a whole lot of delayed gratification... because despite what the world might tell you...anything worth doing doesn’t come easy

I'm your host, Peter and on this podcast, you're going to hear interviews with business owners, artists, digital nomads, TEFL teachers...People just like you or me, who are actively pursuing their dreams. 

We’ll discuss topics covering productivity, creativity, travel, and more! 

Each guest on this show has something different to offer. They come from a variety of professional disciplines and all are in slightly different stages of their careers but they all have something in common...a desire to grow and defined ambition. How did they find the courage to pursue their dreams?  In our interviews, we’ll dive deep into what set them on their journey, where they are now, and how their story can impact you, including any helpful insights if you feel inspired to take a similar leap of faith.

Whether you’re looking to travel the world, start your own business, pay off debt, pursue personal growth, and actualize a better version of yourself, this podcast was made for you.

MLB is back but for how long? It's only one short week into the season and it’s clear we’re stepping into uncharted territory with this COVID-shortened season. We’re joined by Athletic Director and baseball savant, Bob Greene who's coming to us from Santa Rosa, Californa.

The future of the game is riding on this season. Bob will be giving us his honest input on the current state of the MLB, the intricacies of major league baseball's shortened 60-game schedule, and the cloudy future of the game.

The Miami Marlins home opener was canceled when a handful of players contracted the novel coronavirus. Nearly a week later at least 18 players from Miami have been rocked by Covid-19 leaving their season in doubt. In reaction to the outbreak, Commissioner of Baseball Rob Manfred has suspended the Marlins season through Sunday.

The Philadelphia Phillies find themselves in a similar predicament as they have only played three games of the season and have had their season derailed at least through Saturday due to COVID-19 concerns.

If you enjoyed this episode of Alone with Peter please consider subscribing and reviewing the show.

We greatly appreciate your feedback. In fact, there's a form below I'd love you to fill out below.

You'll just have to wait! AWP is a weekly podcast. It comes out every Thursday at 9

We talk a lot about setting life goals and establishing productivity on this podcast. Sometimes prioritizing life means revisiting our long-term goals and taking a long, hard, honest look at where we're at. Recognizing that we've fallen short can make us feel like a failure, especially when some of the goals we've set are not even remotely on track. But do individual failures make us a failure? It's time to reprioritize life and learn to cope with failure.

Recently I decided to revisit my new year goals. The high of 2019 led me to create ambitious goals for 2020, a good thing. But revisiting my progress has me frustrated. Did I set too many goals? Maybe they weren't SMART enough. Regardless, a few are churning at a good pace, several have fallen on the wayside, and several others have died a slow, silent death born of disuse.

As eye-opening as this exercise is, it's also incredibly frustrating. What do I do with this this? How do I learn from my mistakes? And how do I move on.

On this episode of Alone with Peter: How to reevaluate goals, accept our failures, and learn from our mistakes. Don't become a victim! Maintain a positive attitude and learn how to cope with failure.

A holistic approach is important when pursuing productivity. No matter what your mind, or your mother told you, productivity is not king! Reprioritizing life is key if you fall into this rut. If you find productivity coming before your own personal health and well-being, I encourage you to practice the following exercise.

Create a list of the ten most important things in your life. Number one on that list should be the most important. Write honestly and earnestly, chances are some of these things are clearly on your mind, others may take more thought. The idea is to write what is honestly on your priority list

Got your list? Now it's time to evaluate it. Remember to maintain an open mind. Why is the list structured the way it is? Should some of these priorities shift?