Keywords

Resilience - Accountability - Productivity - Coaching

In this episode of Resilience Unravelled Dr Russell Thackeray talks to Ben Kirk, a productivity and high-performance expert. Ben shares his story of how he and his family adapted to the change of moving to Sweden for ten years. He discusses the setback he faced in his entrepreneurial journey and how he bounced back by leveraging those lessons in his current role as a business and executive coach in Australia. Ben goes on to talk about the role of a coach being direct and challenging and how coaching can help individuals identify and overcome procrastination and perfectionism and provide support and accountability, particularly for those who struggle with these issues.

Main topics

• The significance of resilience and learning from mistakes in the context of accountability.
• The importance of continuous improvement and goal achievement and this approach promotes learning and progress, even in the face of setbacks.
• How coaching can help individuals identify and overcome procrastination and perfectionism.
• The importance of creating habits and routines, understanding triggers, and increasing clarity.
• Implementing strategies for personal and professional growth and the concept of weekly review.

Action items

• Explore Bens website, wintheday.com.au
• Connect with Ben at https://www.linkedin.com/in/benkirk/