On episode #19 of #FromDepressionToExpression, I sit down with Dr Stephen Broadhurst, Author of, ‘Spirituality in the Workplace’ A Tool for Relations, Sustainability and growth in Turbulent and interconnected Markets. Dr Broadhurst is an Aerospace Engineer by trade, Specialist Change Agent, Continuous Improvement Specialist and Transactional & Transitional Leadership Specialist. Dr Broadhurst's professional background includes strategic alignment, implementation and organization in culture and standard ways-of-working through agile business process improvement, re-engineering with lean tools and techniques. He is also a personal (motivation and wellbeing) Change Teacher, Trainer & Coach.
His background from childhood and work
How his upbringing and school performance influenced his work life later on (Immature 42!)
How his egos started taking control of his life. Ego & vanity
Showing the world how clever he was by racing after achievements, titles, good jobs, women & materialistic hoarding
His darknight of the soul, loosing it all, even his mother => Depression
Becoming unexpectedly father and how this made him become the best person he could be
His journey out of Depression and into Self-Accepting
What he learned during the journey. Growth, Pain vs. Wisdom
Who and how he was before the darknight and awakening journey
Spirituality: It’s work in progress. It’s all about “Who am I?”, Self-reflection
The different “ism’s” that hold us back. The fears, the excuses
What is the Ego. Is it good or bad? What is it’s use
His trigger points. How to see them. How to see and find the issues to work on them
“What I need.” vs “What I want.”
The good news is that you have emotions. The bad news is that you have emotions
Life is an experience. It’s about having a balanced life. Have fun
People learn more out of hardship
Ego vs. Super Ego. It’s harder the cleverer you are
All you can do is to be the best version of yourself.
Mantra “I get what I need, not what I want!”
The Al-Anon Group and how it helped him
Forgiveness. The only person that you forgive is yourself
Do the right thing. The right stuff flows. The wrong stuff gets stuck
Story on cleaning wounds. Physically & the emotional spiritual ones
HALT. Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired (emotional grit) Clean the wound
Self Doubt & Denial (wire brush) => Cleaning House => Personal Inventory List => Ism’s
Stephen Broadhurst EDBA on LinkedIN
https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-broadhurst-edba-39653714/
His book “Spirituality in the Workplace” https://www.amazon.co.uk/stephen-j-broadhurst/s?k=stephen+j+broadhurst
Interview on Ecole des Ponts Business School “What Spirituality Isn't All About”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGj2Kli5syw&ab_channel=EcoledesPontsBusinessSchoolBecome a Patreon Supporter at patreon.com/schirach
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