Happy By Mistake Podcast! Building an Abundant Mindset for Life and Business

In this episode I speak with author, speaker and entrepreneur Nick Prefontaine about the S.T.E.P. system he created. Nick is a survivor of a traumatic brain injury and the founder of the 'Common Goal' organization. His story is one of courage, will, and the mission to help others overcome their trauma.

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Find Nick's website here: https://nickprefontaine.com/ Here you will find information about the S.T.E.P. program as well as his Ted Talk. 

00:00    Introduction

1:38       The Accident: Nick’s Life Starts

4:24       The Mystery of the Goggles

5:40       Coma, The Diagnosis, and Mom Draws the Line

6:50       Nick wakes up and treats recovery like any another challenge

8:20       The Origins of S.T.E.P. and Common Goal

10:15    You’re Going to Run Out of This Hospital!

10:52    The S.T.E.P. system explained

14:14    Mom and a moment of doubt

16:06    Nick runs out of the hospital 

18:11    Support questions

20:39    No shame in asking for help

22:08    Trust Questions, Blind Faith, and Integrity 

27:30    James Clear’s Identify and motivation 

29:50    Energy Questions: Naturopathy, medication, and mentorship

36:28    My Introduction to stillness was a coma 

37:40    Understanding meditation 

39:22    Door Knocking and recovery 

42:40    The Voice Problem 

44:02    7 years of Botox and speech therapy 

44:43    What kept you going Nick? 

45:41    The voice of wisdom and Nick’s calling 

52:42    Develop your inner voice through presence 

54:55    combatting doubt

57:44    Nick: Failure doesn’t exist for me

58:25    Prototyping: there’s that word again

59:00    Nick’s next big goal

59:53    What is Nick most proud of? 

122:08 Nick’s favorite book

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In Episode 9 of the Happy By Mistake Pod I speak with coach, HR consultant, and author Tania Chomyk. We discuss her 'Be the CEO of Your Life Program', Super Values, the powerful impact of personal clarity on goal achievement, and overcoming grief. 

0:00       Introduction

2:00       Tania’s Motivation for the ‘Be the CEO of Your Life’ program

5:08       When you feel stuck in your career

12:05    The impact of toxic leadership

13:22    Super Values

16:51    Super Values & decision-making 

17:32    The powerful impact of personal clarity on career and business

22:33    Slowing down to achieve faster

24:25    In business it’s always about the numbers…but be careful how you calculate them

25:55    Your personal board of directors

29:56    Entrepreneurs setting boundaries 

31:03    Tania’s grief and her lessons for thriving beyond grief

40:46    The connection between self-compassion and decision-making, and the 5-5-5 rule

47:52    Changing self-limiting beliefs through language, movement, and visualization 

52:35    A caution about positive affirmations 

55:58    Word association game 

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In Episode 8 of the Happy By Mistake Pod, I speak with consultant Rene Garcia and his experience working with First Nations communities. Recognizing that we are guests trying to learn from another culture we explore what First Nations communities he has worked with can teach us about thriving in the midst of change and challenge - while acknowledging we are doing this through a distorted lens.  We explore concepts of time, consensus, conflict and belonging. 

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In episode 7 of The Happy By Mistake pod, I engage with leadership expert Jaclyn Lacasse to explore the complexities of transitioning into leadership roles. We discuss the common challenges faced by new leaders, the importance of emotional intelligence, and the distinction between management and leadership. Jaclyn shares valuable insights on developing leadership potential, navigating workplace dynamics, and the significance of authenticity and presence in effective leadership. The conversation emphasizes the need for self-compassion, mindfulness, and the role of mentorship in fostering successful leaders.

Takeaways

• New leaders often struggle with the shift from expert to leader.
• Emotional intelligence is crucial for effective leadership.
• Leadership is about inspiring and influencing others, not just managing tasks.
• Authenticity in leadership builds trust and rapport with teams.
• Self-compassion is essential for new leaders to thrive.
• Presence and mindfulness enhance a leader's effectiveness.
• Navigating complex dynamics requires understanding both employee needs and organizational goals.
• Charismatic leadership can overshadow the importance of building strong teams.
• Leaders should celebrate mistakes as learning opportunities.
• Every new leader should have access to coaching and mentorship.

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In Episode 6 of The Happy By Mistake Pod, I speak with Consultant and Coach Lisa Sansom about how to navigate and simplify complex decision-making in business. 

0:00       Intro

3:45       The Importance of Knowing the Real Problem

7:19       Why You Need to Slow Down to Make the Best Decisions

10:21    Understanding Intuition in Decision-Making

18:35    Utilizing Your Network for Big Decisions

19:15    Unique Ways to Overcome Decision Blockers

21:08    How to Trust the Decisions You’ve Already Made

22:10    Lisa Says Hi to All the Small Business Owners Out There! 

22:56    Why Prototyping is a Must For Small-Business Decision-Making

26:29    How Our View of Time Impacts the Quality of Our Decisions

29:00    Advice regarding Hiring and Terminating Decisions 

42:33    Word Association: Playfulness

44:06    Word Association: Love in Leadership

49:20    Choosing Between Time or Playfulness in Business

50:20    Choosing Between Energy or Clarity in Business

54:04    Choosing Between Creativity or Discipline in Business 

57:51    What Gets in the Way of Clarity in Decision-Making?

1:00:01The Importance of a Living Vision in Business Decision-Making

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Episode 5 of the Happy By Mistake Pod is Part Two of our discussion with Nicolo Bernardi about how emotions are made. In Part Two we dive into the practices we can use to lower our reactivity and regulate our emotions in ways that serve us! 

Timecodes

0:00  - Intro

4:48 - The Practice of Emotional Granularity

9:38 - Guided Demonstration of Emotional Recategorization

36:30 - Do We Have Free Will? 

47:02 - Nicolo’s Advice re Self-destructive Thought Patterns

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In Ep 4 of the Happy By Mistake Pod I talk to neuroscientist, coach, and consultant Nicolo Bernardi about how emotions are made and how we can learn to regulate them in ways that serve us, instead of hurting us. This will be a two-part episode with Part 2 launching next week! In Part One we explore the science of how emotions are made, and in Part 2 we dive deeper into practices that help us to improve our emotional regulation. 

Nicolo and I share a fascinating conversation over the two episodes covering topics such as: 

• What emotions actually are and how we produce them
• Why I get angry when someone cuts me off in traffic, and what's really happening in my brain in that moment!
• Practices we can use to cultivate emotions that serve us, rather than hinder us
• The practices of emotional recategorization and emotional granularity 
• Understanding free will - and if we have it!
• The truth about the so-called reptilian brain
• Why artificial intelligence is actually not working like 'they' said it would! 
• Why you can't have thoughts or emotions without a body! 

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In this audio-only episode of The Happy By Mistake podcast, I speak with Coach Marta Janiszewska. Marta specializes in coaching neurodivergent clients, helping them thrive in life and business. Marta and I discuss the following: 

• Marta shares her own story of adapting to ADHD, as well as what inspired her to focus her coaching on neurodiverse clients  
• Marta offers a simple and relatable definition of neurodivergence and its similarities to biodiversity 
• The systemic challenges of neurodivergent people in the workplace and in education and the changes we would like to see. 
• A unique perspective on neurodiversity and strategies to help you thrive in life, work and business 
• Marta’s advice about how to stay disciplined in your work as a neuro-diverse creative 
• Marta’s number one piece of advice for anyone seeking to thrive with neurodiversity 
• Marta’s number one piece of advice for the partner of a neurodiverse person 

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• How giving yourself less time to complete a task can lead to better quality outcomes 
• Effective time management practices vs common myths 
• Why time management is more important for entrepreneurs
• Flow state and focus as multipliers for time management
• The concept of ROTI or Return on Time Investment
• How technology can help us reclaim our time or take it away depending on how we use it 
• What being a parent teaches us about time management 
• What Benedictine monks can teach us about time management 
• Brad’s number one piece of advice for anyone hoping to improve how they manage their time and productivity 

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Consultant and Coach, Lynda Gerty, discusses intuition in decision-making, manifestation and why The Secret doesn't work for most people. We fall down some wonderful rabbit holes including the impact of social systems on our success, the negative impact of intrusive thoughts, and prototyping is better than overplanning for business growth. Lynda shares her experience of leaving the corporate world and launching her own business, and I offer my number one piece of advice for anyone trying to build a business or achieve success. 

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