Last 8% Morning

You want to build a great team. But you face lots of pressure and stress to deliver on deadlines and to manage change. And it is hard.

And people are burning out. What to do?

It is in these moments, when we are under pressure, when we need to be especially aware of how we show up.

Because it matters. It sets the tone for the teams we are on, it creates the culture, it affects important things like burnout, and whether people stay or leave.

In today’s podcast, I discuss the importance knowing how we show up.

So glad you are here.

Let’s walk!


"The words of the tongue should have three gatekeepers: Is it true? Is it kind? Is it necessary?"
Arab proverb

"A smile or a panic will spread through a group of people far faster than any virus ever could. When you walk into the office or a negotiation, then, wash your bad mood away before you see us. Don't cough on us, don't sneeze on us, sure, but don't bring your grouchiness, your skepticism or your fear in here either. It might spread."
Seth Godin

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Feeling stressed by current events? It is not surprising given everything that is going on. Know you are not alone. This is not an easy time. But also know you have a choice in how you respond. In this episode, JP takes you through a walking mindfulness session to help focus you and bring energy and awareness to your day. Enjoy!

If you're new to the Last 8% Morning, over the course of 15 minutes we integrate movement, mindfulness, and mental training exercises. Why? So we can build the skills necessary to be our best in our more difficult moments, what we call the Last 8%. What are these skills? These are skills of emotional intelligence. Why? We do this because it is emotion that gets in our way.

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As always, the work continues:
This is a great article that details the "75 Things White People Can Do For Racial Justice."

Reading List:
Desmond Cole, The Skin We're In
Robyn Maynard, Policing Black Lives
Robin DiAngelo, White Fragility
Ibram X Kendi's book, How to Be Anti-Racist

You manage a team. Or, you work on a team. And you want the team to do well.

You want to manage your people in a way that really engages them.

But you face challenges. Sometimes there is tension on the team. Sometimes you don’t get along with people.

What to do? What might you be missing that could transform how you manage?

This is subject of today’s episode.

Let’s walk!

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDDWvj_q-o8
Video: If we could see inside other people’s hearts.

“The day the soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you stopped leading them. They have either lost confidence that you can help them or concluded that you do not care. Either case is a failure of leadership.”
― Colin Powell

To lead people, walk behind them.” - Lao Tzu

You want to build great relationships at work, because you know how important it is to do so.

But you face conflict – everyone does, especially when under pressure. And it can get in the way of the health of these important relationships.

What to do?

In today’s podcast we talk about how we can handle conflict more effectively.

I offer you a secret hack that can help you build better relationships and great culture.

Let’s walk!

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For good ideas and true innovation, you need human interaction, conflict, argument, debate.
Margaret Heffernan

Conflict is the beginning of consciousness.
M. Esther Harding

Conflict is drama, and how people deal with conflict shows you the kind of people they are.
Stephen Moyer

Are you addicted to your phone?

Are you like the average person, whos spends 2.5 hours a day on social media? That ‘s a lot of time.

And it means we are less present for the important people in our life.

And more anxious, more depressed - just by looking at our phone the average amount of time that most people spend.

That’s not great. What can we do about it?

That’s what we are going to talk about in todays episode.

Let’s walk!

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"A prerequisite to empathy is simply paying attention to the person in pain."
Daniel Goleman

It is so hard to see the images on cable news and social media about what is happening in Ukraine.

I think many of us are feeling overwhelmed, saddened and outright angry by the senseless destruction and bloodshed we are seeing.

In today’s podcast, I talk about how we can form a response to something that feels out of our control so that we can try to have an impact.

Let’s walk!

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"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."
Martin Luther King, Jr.

“Feelings are just visitors, let them come and go.”
Mooji

“In a gentle way, you can shake the world.”
Mahatma Gandhi

Feeling stressed or overwhelmed with life?

Curious to find a way better deal with the challenges you face?

It is not by using mindfulness in the way that most people do: as a breathing exercise to calm the mind.

In today’s episode, we go deeper into the practice of mindfulness so that we can use it for the purpose it was created: to learn How To Manage our Mind so that we can transform our lives.

Let’s walk!

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Meditation is not evasion; it is a serene encounter with reality.
Thích Nhất Hạnh

Mindfulness is a way of befriending ourselves and our experience.
Jon Kabat-Zinn

“Mindfulness isn’t difficult. We just have to remember to do it.” - Sharon Salzberg

Did you know there are 3 Zones that we commonly live our life in?

Are you aware of where you spend most of your time?

Are you aware of the consequences of where you spend your time?

In today’s episode, we talk about the 3 Zones we spend our time in and how that can act to differentiate our careers and our org’s success.

Excited to be here?

I certainly am.

Let’s walk!

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“One can choose to go back toward safety or forward toward growth. Growth must be chosen again and again; fear must be overcome again and again.”- Abraham Maslow

They say that we don't decide our lives. We decide on our habits which decide our futures.

So, it seems we need to be extra thoughtful what kind of habits we cultivate.

In today’s episode, we talk about a habit that takes the same amount of time as brushing our teeth, but has far more profound impact on our life.

Let’s walk!

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“Mastering others is strength; mastering oneself is true power.”
Lao Tsu

An ounce of practice is worth more than tons of preaching.
Mahatma Gandhi

I've heard the stories. Like, Eric Clapton said he wanted to burn his guitar when he heard Jimi Hendrix play. I never understood that because, when I went and saw a great drummer or heard one, all I wanted to do was practice.
Neil Peart

You work or lead a team and you want your team to thrive. You want to do great work. Make a difference for the people you serve.

But you are struggling; your team is not performing as well as they are capable of and you are wondering why.

What does it take to build a great team?

In this episode we explore what differentiates the great teams from the average.

Let’s walk!

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"You read these management books that say, 'These are the hard things about running a company.' But those aren't really the hard things. The hard things are when you have to layoff half your company, or you have to fire your best friend. Or you have to figure out a way not to go bankrupt."
Ben Horowitz

“Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can't practice any other virtue consistently.”
Maya Angelou

“Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage.”
Anais Nin