No one reaches a level of success without having the spirit of being adventurous. As with all great endeavors, becoming a businessperson/entrepreneur means signing up for the roller coaster ride. Bill Nussey is one to not shy away from adventures, and it shows in his amazing career journey. Bill is a Partner at Engage and Tech Square Ventures, author of Freeing Energy, and podcast host. He has spent most of his career as a tech CEO, helping lead several startups to successful exits, including an IPO. In 2016, he left the tech industry to join the climate revolution. In this episode, he joins Adam Markel to share with us the ups and downs of being an entrepreneur. He taps into the value of being adventurous, overcoming the imposter syndrome, and embracing the suck. Keeping himself mentally healthy amidst the tough road ahead, Bill then shares how he deals with stress. Plus, Bill gives us a sneak peek into his book, Freeing Energy, where he writes for entrepreneurs and innovators who want to have cleaner, cheaper, and more electricity systems. Tune in to this conversation and learn more about what it takes to be an entrepreneur and extend your success forward to change the world!

Show Notes

·        06:08 – The Spirit Of Adventurousness In Business

·        07:21 – The Raw Humanity That Creates Bond

·        12:26 – When The Imposter Syndrome Shows Up

·        17:52 – Embracing The Suck

·        32:05 – Is Pain Required Or Optional?

·        36:27 – The Genesis Of Freeing Energy

·        41:45 – How Bill Creates His Own Renewable Energy

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How do we leverage continuous uncertainty to thrive in this unprecedented new world? 

The answer is to build the resilience we need to power us through the challenges we face so that we become “Change Proof.” Prepare to tackle the future with confidence by reading Adam’s latest book Change Proof: Leveraging the Power of Uncertainty to Build Long-Term Resilience.

There’s a lot of stress when you face tons of challenges. But how do you deal with that stress? How do you make opportunities out of them? In this episode, Dr. John Demartini, the author of the Resilient Mind, shares his insights on how you can face challenges and stress and make opportunities out of it. When you are stuck with your interpretation of reality towards others, that’s when your resilience and adaptability become less. Resilience and adaptability come from an objective state where you are not subjectively biased in your interpretation. Tune in to this episode as we go deeper into building a Resilient Mind.

Show Notes:

20:38 - Subjective bias

32:31 - Neuroplastically remodel the brain

36:02 - How to create a more resilient mind

42:42 - It’s wise to do less

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How do we leverage continuous uncertainty to thrive in this unprecedented new world? 

The answer is to build the resilience we need to power us through the challenges we face so that we become “Change Proof.” Prepare to tackle the future with confidence by reading Adam’s latest book Change Proof: Leveraging the Power of Uncertainty to Build Long-Term Resilience.

To be an effective leader, you must replant yourself regularly. Owning what is in your life, being transparent about it, and developing credibility with others is the key to success in business and in life. In this episode, Heather Hansen shares her pivotal story and insights on leadership, credibility, and transparency. Heather is a Keynote speaker, consultant, trainer & author of The Elegant Warrior and Advocate to Win. Heather shares how the idea of replanting yourself regularly, inspired by Aliyah Koka, has helped her become a better leader in her personal and professional life. Through her story, Heather emphasizes the importance of owning what is in our lives and being transparent about it. She also explores the themes of leadership, transparency, credibility, vulnerability, resilience, and more. Join us for an inspiring and thought-provoking conversation with Heather Hansen.

Show notes:

●   01:13 - Heather Hansen Outside the Standard Bio

●   05:20 - Clarity: A Tool of an Advocate

●   10:21 - Professional Vulnerability

●   19:43 - Credibility: To Believe

●   27:13 - Advocating To Win

●   34:40 - Knowing Yourself, Replanting Yourself

●   39:00 - Resilience Is a Skill

●   42:12 - Perspective-Taking

Dr. Darria Long Gillespie is a Harvard and Yale-trained emergency physician and a regular health expert on CNN, NBC, and Netflix. She is also a nationally best-selling author and a widely viewed TEDx speaker. She joins Adam Markel to share how to escape the grip of burnout that kills us bit by bit in form of self-comparison, stress, and anxiety. She opens up how her experience as a patient made her realize how to leapfrog out of uncertainty and develop coherence. Dr. Darria also discusses how the mind-body connection can help address pain and the importance of disconnecting in letting yourself recharge and recover.

Show Notes: -

0:00 - Introduction

2:42 - Patient experience

9:22 - TEDx Talk

16:10 - Mind-body connection

21:29 - Suppressing negative feelings

26:36 - Study of women in burnout

33:51 - Getting out of the grind

36:31 - Takeaways from the study

42:57 - Pause, ask, and choose

48:26 - Little movement habit

55:34 - Conclusion

Taking that conscious pivot requires letting go. It comes with the understanding that you need to move on from certain parts of your life in order to step into a newer and truer path. Nina Sossamon-Pogue is a former TV News Anchor, Tech Exec, and member of the USA gymnastics team. These experiences helped shape her current career as a speaker and author with a fascination for Resilience & Success after Change. In this episode, she joins Adam Markel to share her amazing journey and how the failures that went along with the wins in her life became a resource to inspire others through speaking, podcasting, and book writing. At the heart of it, Nina tells us about the value of resilience, especially in a world that is fast-changing. She dives deep into the courage of taking a step back, of doing something greater. Tune in to this great conversation and gain insights on finding success even after pivoting.

Show Notes

·   06:16 - The Bravery of Taking a Step Back

·   14:35 - What Is Resilience

·   19:55 - Reframing How We Look at Quiet Quitting

·     24:48 - Nina’s THISes

·     36:37 - Stoicism, Change, and Success

·   42:36 - This Is Not the End

“You can’t pivot by looking backward.” - Adam Markel, Pivot: The Art and Science of Reinventing Your Career and Life.

Change is bound to happen, and facing it forward instead of looking back will drive you forward. But how should you face change? It’s with resilience. Adam Markel, the author of Change Proof: Leveraging the Power of Uncertainty to Build Long-Term Resilience, dives into the dynamics of change and how you can create the mindset that embraces it fully. He provides value on regeneration and time off, discusses the myths surrounding resiliency, and the best approaches to addressing burnout. Don’t miss this inspiring episode!

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Show Notes:

0:32 One year of Change Proof

3:34 What makes Change Proof relevant today

5:35 Creating pivot-ability

7:25 Navigating the rip tide of change

10:01 A business memoir

11:32 Kernels of wisdom

14:50 Change Proof reviews

18:35 Marketing Change Proof

21:20 Modeling resilience

Time for a resilience checkup: are you doing the things you should be doing to build personal resilience? The book, Change Proof, seeks to debunk the old paradigm of resilience that is based on grit and endurance. In the book, Adam Markel aims to change that dynamic and help people suffer less, thrive, and succeed while enjoying every step of the process. A big part of what Adam talks about in the book revolves around the 14 markers of resilience. In this episode, he talks about three of the most important: attention to health and good cardiovascular fitness; the capacity to recover rapidly from stress; and the ability to regulate our emotions. Tune in and find out how each of these markers contribute to building resilience and how we should implement them in our daily lives.

Show Notes:

03:35 Attention to health and good cardiovascular fitness

09:01 The capacity to recover rapidly from stress

13:58 The ability to regulate our emotions

Financial resilience is one key aspect of resilience that we don’t usually talk about. In this solocast episode of Change Proof, Adam Markel discusses how we can change our attitude towards money, see it for its true value, and use it to build true resilience in this changing world. This is an extremely relevant topic now that we are facing unprecedented inflation and a possible recession on the horizon. Most people have very little to no education when it comes to managing personal finances, so financial resilience is something that not many people really have or even understand. Even if you think you understand it, there is always something more to unpack. Start doing that by tuning in.

Show Notes:

• 01:17 The True Value of Money
• 08:20 The Vital Importance of Financial Resilience
• 11:14 Lessons from Pain
• 15:39 Greater Consciousness
• 21:06 The Psychology of Wealth
• 35:44 Slow and Steady Wins the Race

Simply accepting the status quo is a huge obstacle for personal growth and development. If you want to achieve even bigger goals or successfully navigate every unpredictable thing in life, you must embrace your fears and undergo a self-disruption. Adam Markel opens up on his own journey of pivoting from stagnation and getting more aligned with his business goals and core life values. He explains how to be proactive in dealing with and growing in the midst of change, one of the constants of life everyone has to live with.

Show Notes: - Raw Audio

0:00 - Introduction

1:10 - Fear of the status quo

8:37 - Getting ready to pivot

13:21 - Disrupting proactively

20:05 - Conclusion

As a salesperson, you need to start leveraging your unique skills so that you get the sale. You don't need to follow all the textbook rules of what it means to be a great salesperson. Just be your most authentic self and not someone else.

Join Adam Markel as he talks to entrepreneur, keynote speaker, podcast host, and author of the bestselling business book, It’s Time to Sell: Cultivating the Sales Mind-Set, Chris Spurvey. Discover how Chris helps turn business owners and new sales professionals into confident and effective sellers. Chris has sold over $300 million in consulting services and has worked with thousands of entrepreneurs and professionals in their efforts to close more businesses and create win-win relationships with their clients.

Learn more about Chris' sales mindset and philosophy. Find out how to open even more doors by tapping into what makes you special. Start feeling good about sales today!

Show Notes:

4:36 - The Philosophy Of Sales

15:32 - Start Taking Action

22:32 - Sales Is Not A Competition

26:11 - Chris' Success Rituals