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What makes you do what you do? That's what Introspection will teach you.

Sometimes learning to look within starts with seeing how you come across to people. This episode features an excercise you can perform with the people who know you best. Their answers may surprise you, but they will surely grow you into becoming a better leader. 

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When you get into management and leadership, it's easy for your self-care to slip. Your planned times to work out and eat right can get muddled.

So how do you stay on track?

I enlisted help from my good friend Charity Borlek. She is a fitness and nutrition expert that runs her own gym just north of the Bay Area in California.

But, more importantly, she is someone who had her own health struggles as she became an entrepreneur that, ironically, lost track of her health while she was teaching others to manage their own.

This interview will help you to maintain less stress and more success with your health.

4:30 The deception other trainers put out with a "cut the excuses" and aggressive approach

7:05 Why 10 minutes is enough to get started

11:00 how to get a "runner's high" without running ( I hate running)

18:20 how Charity found out "the hard way" that not scheduling her own care created an illusion of not being "stressed out".

22:45 Charity's self-image and how it helped her special clients

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This is a mini-episode about how to take a healthy walk for your mind- and not your body!

A mind-healthy walk, as short as five minutes, can significantly change the trajectory of your day in a good way. But there are three key things you need to know and do to make it a walk where you can focus on "not focusing" on your life.

One of those things can include the right type of music, and I feature music from my good friend Ivan Howard and his band, Howard Ivans. You can find more Howard Ivans music on their Spotify page

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How to find moments of gratitude when leadership becomes challenging!

Trust me. It's possible.

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This episode features a correspondence interview I did with Erik Allen, Owner of Top Rated MMA.  

We talked about his failures.

You're going to fail in some way as a leader. Even experienced leaders fail. 

But how do you recover?

Through faith, whether it's in yourself or a higher power.

Erik explains his failures (substance addiction and high debt to name a few) which ultimately led to amazing successes.

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Hello, Bright Lights!

We're resuming the A to Z series with this episode on Emotional IQ.

Yes, Emotional IQ is a buzz phrase that's spreading in the business and leadership world.

While some old school leaders may feel like it's a trending concept and that business is about metrics more than anything, learning how to understand your subordinate's emotions and moods could indicate why some metrics are going on a negative trend.

And from an ROI perspective, what if investing an hour a week for a few weeks could save you the cost of firing an otherwise good employee and having to hire and train a replacement?

Give this episode a listen on how to start upping your Emotional IQ.

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Sorry/not sorry for the unannounced six week break.

Sometimes life takes you for a loop and you gotta ride the wave until it settles.

The Coronavirus Crisis didn't get me sick, but my mind needed to rest, even when I didn't think it did.

But now I'm back and here to keep helping you become the leaders you were meant to be!

In this episode, I talk about how giving away during the tough times improves your well-being as well as your personal brand, even if you aren't set out to "be" your brand.

Large corporations are already doing it; so can you!

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I recorded this episode about 2 months before the Coronavirus outbreak. It was designed to be a mid-season break for the A to Z series. But I feel it's still relevant now.

I have a longer version of this focused breathing technique that incorporates gentle movement and your peripheral vision to seriously take down some anxiety. It's only 10 minutes long at no additional cost just for signing up with your e-mail.

Give yourself a breathing break and if you enjoyed the music at the end, here's a link to Small Planet's website.

Grief is a part of our lives and a normal process when dealing with loss. Sadly, this crisis will produce loss, and we will grieve. But how do you do it? What is it that you can grieve? How do you lead others THROUGH grief? Do you get OVER the loss?

I'll address all of these questions in this episode.

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In the midst of leading through a crisis such as with this Coronavirus pandemic, it can be difficult to find confidence-boosting sources. However, gratitude is something you can use every night to help you sleep better and be ready the next day.

Listen to this episode for some simple yet effective ways to use gratitude for less stress and more success.

You WILL get through this!

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