Backstage w/ Matt Stone

It's easy to lose touch with your self mid week. Now is a great time to find creative ways to express yourself to stay grounded in what is true to yourself, reconnect with your purpose, and amp up the joy. 

Big leaps can lead to extended periods of frustration, but there are a few things we can do to weather the storm and come out of the other side feeling even better. 

Any big leap is a growth process, there will be pain. Much like tempering steel, our personal strengthening process includes, and necessitates both a heating up and cooling down process...with some tension and a few bruises in between. 

The self-coaching question that will help get you re-centered on your real purpose and prevent you from chasing things that don't really matter. 

Welcome to the first episode Accelerate with Matt Stone, a podcast for CEOs, Founders, and Visionaries who are taking a big leap. This episode features Matt's journey to this theme and an introduction to the 5 Rules of Reinvention -- the critical ingredients for a successful big leap. 

Meet Aaron Pina—a “culture broker” who brings a whole lot of experience and humanity to everything he does. In this wide-ranging and heartfelt conversation, Aaron talks about his experience growing up as a biracial person in America, and how his experiences as a Veteran, former UN Peacekeeper and State Department analyst, teacher, and anthropologist help him bring a unique, human-rights perspective to his work helping clients build cultures of trust, inclusion, and belonging. 

We live in a world of rapidly changing standards of conduct and expectations. The discomfort that comes with disruption is space that Aaron is uniquely suited for. We talk about how to navigate the “churn” that we’re all experiencing and come out the other side more peaceful and prosperous. 

For more information about Aaron Pina and his company, Anhropolicy Culture Brokers, visit his LinkedIN company page, here: https://www.linkedin.com/company/anthropolicy-culture-brokers/

Matt Stone and Tri Do talk about one thing they each learned this week.  

Matt sits down with longtime friend and author Marin Sardy to talk about her new book, "The Edge of Every Day: Sketches of Schizophrenia." Marin had a most unusual life growing up with two close family members suffering from Schizophrenia. The book is a multi-dimensional exploration of the nature and impact of mental illness on relationships and one's sense of self, as well as a critical look at the way governments treat the mentally ill. 

More about Marin:

Marin Sardy is the author of the critically acclaimed memoir The Edge of Every Day: Sketches of Schizophrenia (Pantheon 2019). Her essays have appeared in Tin House, Guernica, the New Yorker online, the Paris Review online, the Rumpus, Fourth Genre, the Missouri Review, and many other journals, as well as in two award-winning photography books—Landscape Dreams (2012) and Ghost Ranch and the Faraway Nearby (2009). A Pushcart Prize nominee, Sardy has three times had her work listed as “notable” in Best American series and has been awarded fellowships by Hawthornden Castle, Catwalk Institute, and the Hertog Foundation. She holds an MFA from Columbia University and teaches writing for Pace University and Catapult. She is currently at work on her second book.

https://www.marinsardy.com/

Mark Tudyk is an International Purser for a major airline with over 40 years of experience flying. In his decades of flying and leading crews at 30,000 feet, Mark has seen it all. He has the unique perspective as a leader whose decisions have life or death consequences. This conversation with Mark features real-life stories and lessons on how to communicate in high-tension situations, the importance of rallying support from others, and the positive results that can multiply when leaders bring people together for a good cause.

As Mark puts it...

"The fact that you’re in an aluminum tube seven miles in the sky moving eight miles a minute with 200-300+ people creates the unimaginable situations and conflicts. I believe that whenever people are in a confined space, there will be conflict and a need for resolution. Adding human nature to this equation does at times, make a resolution unattainable.

Technology has been a great tool to assist in finding the common ground and working through conflict to find the win/win solution that often exists. To be successful in maintaining the safety of the passengers and crew and the integrity of the flight my skills are constantly being challenged.

Communication of every type is the golden key to success. Experience has taught me important differences of cultural communication and how to maintain a non-confrontational manner."

Keywords: #leadership #agility #conflictresolution #communication #bodylanguage #communication #inspiration #humannature

More About Mark

Mark Tudyk was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas and currently resides in Sarasota, Florida. He was hired as a Flight Attendant in 1979 at the age of 20. He flew domestically for the first 14 years of his career, and then in 1993 he applied for and successfully completed the training for the Purser program. Mark has been working as the International Purser/Onboard Leader since then. Over the last 27 years he's been involved in countless inflight disputes and unusual situations that are unique to aviation. 

In this Season 2 kickoff episode, join us for a conversation with seasoned public speaker and coach Paddy Spruce about how to connect with audiences through authenticity and humor. Paddy shares stories, tips, and best practices from his decades of experience helping leaders hone their public speaking skills and gain the confidence they need to accelerate their careers, have a meaningful impact, and make connections that matter.

For more on Paddy Spruce, visit him here:

Website: paddspruce.com.au

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