Business Minds Coffee Chat

Patricia Ryan Madson, writer, speaker, Professor Emerita from Stanford University, and founder of the Stanford Improvisors joins me on this episode.

Patricia is the author of Improv Wisdom, a book that shows how to apply the maxims of improvisational theater to real-life challenges—whether it's dealing with a demanding boss, a tired child, or one of life's never-ending surprises. Author Steven Pressfield said, "There are very few books on creativity that I would take with me to a desert island. One for sure is Patricia Ryan Madson's Improv Wisdom."

Topics we cover include testing resilience and flexibility, lessons learned from a Zen monastery, common misconceptions of improv, a discussion of key maxims from Improv Wisdom, and more.

Get connected with Patricia:

Website: https://improvwisdom.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/patricia.ryan.madson

Twitter: https://twitter.com/patryanmadson

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/patryanmadson/

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

Purchase a copy of Improv Wisdom: https://www.amazon.com/Improv-Wisdom-Dont-Prepare-Just/dp/1400081882

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Want to learn how you can work with me to gain more clarity, build a rock-solid foundation for your business, and achieve the results and success you deserve? Visit http://jayscherrbusinessconsulting.com/ and schedule a 1:1 discovery coaching call.

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Brad Stulberg, researcher, USA Today and national bestselling author, executive coach, speaker, and podcast host joins me on this episode.

Brad is a regular contributor to the New York Times, and his work has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, The New Yorker, Sports Illustrated, Outside Magazine, Forbes, and other outlets.

Topics we cover include change being the nature of our lives, navigating change, disorder events, acceptance and commitment therapy, homeostasis vs allostasis, a discussion of Master of Change, and more.

Get connected with Brad:

Website: https://www.bradstulberg.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=2221701

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brad-stulberg-009b168b/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/BStulberg

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bradstulberg/

Purchase a copy of Master of Change: https://www.amazon.com/Master-Change-Everything-Changing-Including/dp/006325316X

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Want to learn how you can work with me to gain more clarity, build a rock-solid foundation for your business, and achieve the results and success you deserve? Visit http://jayscherrbusinessconsulting.com/ and schedule a 1:1 discovery coaching call.

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Dr. Anna Katharina Schaffner, exhaustion coach, writer, and researcher joins me on this episode.

Her writing has appeared in the Guardian, the Times Literary Supplement, Psychology Today, and other media outlets.

Topics we cover include having a curious mindset, Anna's origin story, Stoicism, transitioning out of academia, the practice of noticing negative thoughts, the difference between self-help and self-improvement, a discussion of the timeless truths from The Art of Self-Improvement, and more.

Get connected with Anna:

Website: https://www.annakschaffner.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-katharina-schaffner-phd-7b2119181/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/exhaustioncoach

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/exhaustioncoach/

Purchase a copy of The Art of Self-Improvement: https://www.amazon.com/Art-Self-Improvement-Ten-Timeless-Truths/dp/0300247710

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Want to learn how you can work with me to gain more clarity, build a rock-solid foundation for your business, and achieve the results and success you deserve? Visit http://jayscherrbusinessconsulting.com/ and schedule a 1:1 discovery coaching call.

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To your success, Jay

John Beede, global adventurer, humanitarian, entrepreneur, keynote speaker, and author joins me on this episode.

John has climbed the tallest mountain on all seven continents, including Mount Everest, has kite surfed on every major ocean on the planet, traveled to 67 countries, and funded his adventures with businesses he started and sold. He's been featured in dozens of major media outlets, including 60 Minutes, The Weather Channel, and The New York Times.

Topics we cover include John's backstory, a discussion of his book, The Warrior Challenge, being in a flow state, conquering ourselves, scaling to greater heights in business and life, the mental and physical training for mountaineering, and more.

Get connected with John:

Website: https://www.johnbeede.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johnbeede

Twitter: https://twitter.com/johnbeede

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/john.bd.vegas

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

Purchase a copy of The Warrior Challenge: https://www.amazon.com/Warrior-Challenge-Quests-Kindness-Courage/dp/0593175298

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Want to learn how you can work with me to gain more clarity, build a rock-solid foundation for your business, and achieve the results and success you deserve? Visit http://jayscherrbusinessconsulting.com/ and schedule a 1:1 discovery coaching call.

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To your success, Jay

Nick Sonnenberg, founder and CEO of Leverage, a world-leading efficiency expert, Wall Street Journal bestselling author, Inc. columnist, guest lecturer at Columbia University, and podcast host joins me on this episode.

Nick spent 8 years working as a high-frequency trader on Wall Street. Today, he and his team work with organizations of all sizes and across all industries to achieve greater output, less stress, happier employees, and the potential to gain an extra full day per week in productivity per person.

Topics we cover include the importance of mentorship and support groups, the journey to bringing Come Up for Air to life, finding ways to detach, morning and night routines, and more.

Get connected with Nick:

Website: https://comeupforair.com/ and https://www.getleverage.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nick.sonnenberg.77

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nicholassonnenberg/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/nick_sonnenberg

Purchase a copy of Come Up for Air: https://www.amazon.com/dp/140023672X

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Want to learn how you can work with me to gain more clarity, build a rock-solid foundation for your business, and achieve the results and success you deserve? Visit http://jayscherrbusinessconsulting.com/ and schedule a 1:1 discovery coaching call.

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To your success, Jay

Bob Burg, Hall of Fame speaker, author of Endless Referrals and co-author of The Go-Giver, a Wall Street Journal and BusinessWeek bestseller joins me on this episode.

For 30 years, Bob has helped companies, sales leaders, and their teams more effectively communicate their value, sell at higher prices with less resistance, and grow their businesses based on Endless Referrals.

Bob has regularly addressed audiences ranging in size from 50 to 16,000 — sharing the platform with notables including today's top thought leaders, broadcast personalities, Olympic athletes, and political leaders, including a former U.S. President.

Topics we cover include Bob's journey into sales, becoming other-focused, money as an echo of value, the difference between price and value, advice on networking, the five laws of stratospheric success from The Go-Giver, and more.

Get connected with Bob:

Website: https://burg.com/

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

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realbobburg/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/BobBurg

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

Purchase a copy of The Go-Giver:

https://www.amazon.com/Go-Giver-Little-Story-Powerful-Business/dp/0241976278

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Want to learn how you can work with me to gain more clarity, build a rock-solid foundation for your business, and achieve the results and success you deserve? Visit http://jayscherrbusinessconsulting.com/ and schedule a 1:1 discovery coaching call.

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To your success, Jay

Matt Abrahams, a leading expert in the field of communication, professor, podcast host, author, keynote speaker, and martial artist joins me on this episode.

Matt is a lecturer in Organizational Behavior at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business, a highly sought-after keynote speaker, and a communications consultant and coach. He's also the host of the popular, award-winning podcast, Think Fast, Talk Smart.

Topics we cover include using improv to speak more spontaneously, bringing Think Faster, Talk Smarter to life, managing public speaking anxiety, the impact of generative AI on communication, and more.

Get connected with Matt:

Website: https://mattabrahams.com/

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

Twitter: https://twitter.com/tftsthepod

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mattabrahams/

Purchase a copy of Think Faster, Talk Smarter: https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1668010305

Leave a 5-star review with a comment on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/business-minds-coffee-chat/id1539014324

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Want to learn how you can work with me to gain more clarity, build a rock-solid foundation for your business, and achieve the results and success you deserve? Visit http://jayscherrbusinessconsulting.com/ and schedule a 1:1 discovery coaching call.

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To your success, Jay

Dr. Cortney Warren, a board-certified clinical psychologist, adjunct clinical professor, bestselling author, speaker, and award-winning researcher joins me on this episode.

Cortney is an expert on addictions, self-deception, romantic relationships, eating pathology, and the practice of psychotherapy from a cross-cultural perspective. Her TEDx talk on the psychology of self-deception has been viewed close to 2M times. She's appeared on TV, radio, podcasts, web, and print media.

Topics we cover include resiliency, lessons learned from Cortney's philosopher mother, the most significant predictor of therapeutic change, self-deception and its impact, adversity as a mechanism for learning, and more.

Get connected with Cortney:

Website: https://drcortney.com/

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

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

Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrCortneyWarren

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drcortneywarren/

Purchase a copy of Letting Go of Your Ex: https://www.amazon.com/Letting-Go-Your-Ex-Addiction/dp/1648480373

Watch Cortney's TEDx talk: https://youtu.be/YpEeSa6zBTE?si=GKIVwx-RFIfZXvYd

Leave a 5-star review with a comment on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/business-minds-coffee-chat/id1539014324

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Want to learn how you can work with me to gain more clarity, build a rock-solid foundation for your business, and achieve the results and success you deserve? Visit http://jayscherrbusinessconsulting.com/ and schedule a 1:1 discovery coaching call.

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To your success, Jay

Dr. Jeff Spencer, an Olympian, author of multiple books, an award-winning chiropractor, a renowned glass artist, and a human performance coach joins me on this episode.

Jeff's client roster includes Lance Armstrong, Tiger Woods, the rock group U2, Richard Branson, and many others.

Topics we cover include Jeff's backstory, the angels who played a pivotal role in his life, becoming an artist, receivership, training for the Olympics, the terrorist attack at the 1972 Munich Olympics, building a champion's mindset, and more.

Get connected with Jeff:

Website: https://www.drjeffspencer.com/

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

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drjeffspencer1

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.jeffspencer/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/jeffspencer

Leave a 5-star review with a comment on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/business-minds-coffee-chat/id1539014324

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Want to learn how you can work with me to gain more clarity, build a rock-solid foundation for your business, and achieve the results and success you deserve? Visit http://jayscherrbusinessconsulting.com/ and schedule a 1:1 discovery coaching call.

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To your success, Jay

Chris Widener, one of the top speakers in the world today, a NY Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of more than 24 books, and a personal development and leadership coach joins me on this episode.

Chris's books have been translated into 14 languages. He has given 2,500 speeches across the world to crowds as large as 25,000 people. Chris was personally mentored by and worked with Zig Ziglar, with whom he co-hosted a television show, and Jim Rohn, with whom he co-wrote a book.

Topics we cover include Chris's backstory, the power of a personal mission statement, establishing boundaries, our belief system, growing our influence, meeting Zig Ziglar, and more.

Get connected with Chris:

Website: https://chriswidener.com/

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

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

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChrisWidener

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswidenerspeaker/

Learn about the Ancient Wisdom Business School: https://chriswidener.com/awbs/

Purchase Chris's books here: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Chris-Widener/author/B001IGWWVK

Leave a 5-star review with a comment on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/business-minds-coffee-chat/id1539014324

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Want to learn how you can work with me to gain more clarity, build a rock-solid foundation for your business, and achieve the results and success you deserve? Visit http://jayscherrbusinessconsulting.com/ and schedule a 1:1 discovery coaching call.

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To your success, Jay