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Today’s special guest is Rob Ashton: writer, former scientist, founder of global writing skills consultancy emphasis, and works at the intersection of the words and the mind. Together with our beloved host Adam Markel, this episode will be an in-depth discussion on understanding writing, how words we read affect our minds, how translating thoughts into text is now an undervalued skill in the digital age, and more! Tune in now and learn all about writing and how much it actually affects us.

Show Notes:

3:50 Writing is suboptimal.

11:57 The intersection of words and the mind.

29:31 The impact of words on the human psyche.

41:04 What organizations are doing wrong.

We’ve all heard about the different programs available to treat trauma, but what does going through trauma really mean? Is the real healing process really possible? How heavy is trauma really is, especially in terms of affecting the rest of this traumatized person’s life? In this episode, we’re going to have a candid and open conversation about what it really means to be a trauma survivor with Dr. Michiyo Ambrosius. Before she became a psychologist, transformational leader, coach, mentor, and a trainer of pioneering trauma and healing techniques, she lived under extremely restrictive Japanese culture, parental control, and gender inequality. Listen to her story and learn how you, too, still have hope in healing from your trauma and living a happy life.

Show Notes:

01:43 Dr. Michiyo’s background

06:42 Dr. Michiyo’s process for healing trauma

12:15 Building a trauma-informed workplace

When you have great pain in your life, you need a greater purpose. It is your job to find that purpose or that unstoppable mission and commit to it. Give what you can so that you can fulfill your purpose. Giving activates the law of receiving, not the other way around.

Listen to today's episode as Adam Markel talks to the CEO & Founder of the Unstoppable Foundation, Cynthia Kersey. Cynthia is also the bestselling author of Unstoppable and Unstoppable Women. She was also a featured guest on the Oprah Winfrey Show when Oprah launched the Angel Network. Find out how The Unstoppable Foundation has provided education to over 30,000 children in developing areas. Discover why education isn't enough as well. You need to give healthcare, clean water, training, and much more if you really want to make a difference. Listen to Cynthia's story and how she found her greater purpose in life. Learn how she puts the act of giving into everything she has done. Become unstoppable in your mission today!

Show Notes:

6:17 - What It Means To Be Unstoppable

8:05 - Our External World Is A Reflection Of Our Internal World

16:56 - Living Your Purpose

27:27 - Giving Is Receiving

43:24 - Giving Education & Running A Business

57:15 - The Power Of Reading

Join Adam Markel as he talks with natural-born feminist and author of On The Shoulders Of Mighty Women, Lesley Michaels about women empowerment. Discover that now is the time for women to come together and rise as a collective. It is time to put an end to the gender inequality that is happening all over the world. Remember that gender equity isn't the movement, it's the goal. 

Show Notes:

4:41 - On the Shoulders Of Mighty Women 

7:36 - Gender Equity Is The Goal

12:52 - Women's Empowerment In Iran

Resilience. What does it really mean in organizations or in the real estate world? Why is it always mentioned? Why is it so important? In today’s episode, Marc Miller discloses the current state of the marketplace, the crucial factor in operationalizing resilience in organizations, and the perspective of the tenant’s side in the real estate business. Marc is a strategic commercial real estate leader, business and workplace solutions advisor, trusted global C-Suite consultant, and tenant representation expert. Join us and learn all about resilience from the tenant’s side of the story!

It doesn’t matter what kind of organization you put a conscious leader in. It’s guaranteed to succeed. But what exactly is conscious leadership and what does it entail? Award-winning thought leader, author, and seasoned entrepreneur Jeffrey Deckman talks about this in his book, Developing the Conscious Leadership Mindset for the 21st Century. In this episode, he joins Adam Markel in a conversation about driving performance in organizations, the importance of personal and organizational resilience, embodying the conscious leadership mindset, and creating tapping into the collective genius of your team. Jeffrey teaches us how leading with AIR – authority, integrity and respect – is the key to unlocking top team performance. He also shares his thoughts on the recent trend of “quietly quitting” and how leaders can better support their younger employees who have a different mindset around work and performance. Join in for some valuable insight that will help us make the modern workplace better for everyone!

Show Notes:

02:30 The dinosaur mentality and managing your decline

11:45 Organizations as tribes, not machines

23:29 What drives performance behind the org chart

26:12 Sustainability vs. resilience vs. stubbornness

31:05 The conscious leadership mindset

35:10 Maximizing human capital by tapping into the collective genius of teams

38:00 Thoughts on quiet quitting and leading with AIR

45:52 Take it from the source

50:52 You plus multiple brains are a lot smarter than just you

Managers are at the frontline of a business. It’s crucial that you develop them to become exceptional leaders so they can make good decisions and avoid mistakes that could ruin the business. They also need to be resilient to change and be prepared to adapt. Join Adam Markel as he talks to an expert in developing new managers, retired Marine Janet Polach. Janet wrote The Seven Mistakes New Managers Make. Discover how she uses techniques she learned in the military to help shape up-and-coming managers. Learn some of the mistakes these brand-new managers make and how to fix them. Also, find out some of her rituals that help build resilience. Tune in and start training the next generation of leaders today!

Show Notes: [raw audio]

0:02 - Janet's introduction

3:34 - Joining the marine corps as a woman

11:20 - Adapting to change in the military

16:47 - The phrase "In order to"

19:57 - Resilience training

22:30 - Lessons learned

24:56 - Making decisions as a team

30:48 - Teaching brand new managers

35:23 - Brand new manager mistakes

38:29 - Building resilience

44:05 - Resilience rituals

47:28 - Final words

Resilience isn't an inability to stay standing. It is the ability to get back up when you fall and learn from that. One way to cultivate resilience is through mindset reform. Going through crises and building resilience is going to be difficult if you have a fixed mindset. Start having a growth mindset instead as you join Adam Markel in discussing how to cultivate resilience through mindset reform with cutting-edge mindset author, researcher, and consultant, Dr. Ryan Gottfredson. Dr. Ryan Gottfredson is the author of Success Mindsets: The Keys to Unlocking Greater Success in Your Life, Work, and Leadership. He also works with organizations to develop their leaders and improve their culture. Listen in so you can get more resilient with a little bit of a mindset shift. Learn how your mindset drives your unconscious automatic processing. And discover why you need to be even more conscious of your mindset, especially right now.

Show Notes:

·   0:48 - Introduction

·   5:10 - Getting Through Crisis

·   12:02 - Cultivating Resilience

·   15:48 - Fixed Vs. Growth Mindset

·   21:38 - Changing Mindsets

·   26:53 - Mental Maturity & Complexity

·   34:46 - Resilience Rituals

·   40:54 - Learning Through Your Losses

In these fast-paced times that we live in, the key to keeping your organization standing is team resilience. Kian Gohar is a futurist who inspires organizations to harness the power of possibility and innovation to build transformative futures. He is the founder of Geolab, an innovation research, coaching, and leadership development firm. In this episode, he chats with host Adam Markel to expound on team resilience and how leaders and managers can instill this within their organizations. The two also discuss how this plays into creating high-performance teams and why recovery periods are a necessity. Kian also touches on the skill of foresight in staying resilient amidst uncertainty and shares different practices that will help businesses develop this skill to pivot faster and better during crises. There are plenty of gold nuggets you won’t want to miss in today’s episode. Stay tuned to learn more about the leader’s role in creating a resilient high-performing team.

Show Notes:

• 00:00 Introduction
• 01:21 What’s not in Kian’s bio
• 02:50 Defining resilience
• 06:57 Individual vs team resilience
• 13:26 Taking responsibility for each other in a team
• 21:06 Asking the right question matters
• 23:27 High-performing teams and recovery for resilience
• 27:07 Relationship between uncertainty and resilience
• 28:12 The skill of foresight
• 31:20 Practicing foresight and adaptability
• 47:18 Emotional and psychological safety in a team
• 40:21 Growing in resilience virtually as a team
• 46:05 Closing Thoughts

Today’s episode features Jim Harris, one of North America’s leading keynote speakers and foremost thinkers on disruptive innovation. In this episode, he joins host Adam Markel in conversation to break down the cycle of disruption and innovation in the speaking industry and why businesses must equip themselves for change. Jim shares his prediction on the future of industries and how inflation can become a catalyst for innovation. He also tackles mindset and what it takes to readily adapt to change regarding how you do business. It’s all about learning how to de-risk and stay resilient. Don’t miss valuable industry insights to equip you for what’s ahead by tuning in to this episode. Plus, find out what a shadow board of millennials and Gen Z look like and the benefits they can offer your business.

Show Notes:

• 00:00 Introduction
• 00:00 Fun Fact About Jim
• 04:15 Disruptive Innovation
• 11:51 Jim’s pivot when the pandemic hit
• 15:56 Jim’s predictions on the future of industries
• 18:32 Inflation as a catalyst for innovation
• 25:56 The right mindset to handle change and disruption
• 31:06 How the pandemic changed how we do business
• 36:42 A shadow board of millennials and Gen Z’s
• 38:46 How to de-risk amidst disruption
• 42:40 Resilience in organizations
• 47:57 Jim’s personal resilience and the paradox of life
• 00:00 Closing