What can you do when you are on a sinking ship, metaphorically speaking? There are times when you are legitimately sinking or at least it feels like it. You’re overwhelmed, more and more is piling up on top of you and it’s not fun to be you.

I find that this topic comes up a lot this topic of being overwhelmed in over your head, too much to do, feels like I’m sinking, a bunch of different activities happening. Help! The ship is sinking and I’m on it. Help is on the way!

An important topic is the relationship between performance and stress. There is a relationship captured in several articles that shows that performance increases with stress but only up to a point. When the level of stress becomes too high, performance decreases – aka I’m on a ship that is sinking, I’m about to drown. There's more: The shape of the curve varies based on the complexity and familiarity of the task.

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Lord of the Rings! We are talking about taking a Lord of the Rings retreat. Are you interested? I know I was. In today's show I talk with a retreat master, Fr. Tom Behrend, about how you can take a leadership retreat, types of retreats he's taken, benefits of retreats, and how you can incorporate retreats into your life. The best part is we get to dive into the wisdom from Lord of the Rings.

Show Notes: https://lightheartedleadership.com/2021/08/10/episode-11-retreat-lord-of-the-rings-style/

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Check out the Lord of the Rings Retreat by Fr. Timothy Gallagher: https://www.discerninghearts.com/catholic-podcasts/category/fr-timothy-gallagher/a-lord-of-the-rings-spiritual-retreat/

In today's special show I finish our inspirational talk with elite level athlete and gymnast, Gage Dyer - men's gymnast who flies through the air on floor and vault. Speaking of flying through the air, check out his instagram page:

https://www.instagram.com/gagedyer/?hl=en

or find him on Facebook

If you are interested in the summary show notes you can find them here:

https://lightheartedleadership.com/shownotes/

Part 2 of my interview with Gage takes us through a wild ride where Gage shares his

In today's special show I talk with an amazing athlete, Gage Dyer - men's gymnast who flies through the air on floor and vault. Speaking of flying through the air, check out his instagram page:

https://www.instagram.com/gagedyer/?hl=en

or find him on Facebook

If you are interested in the summary show notes you can find them here:

https://lightheartedleadership.com/shownotes/

Part 1 of my interview with Gage takes us through a wild ride where Gage shares his

Part 2 will Air August 3rd, 2021 where Gage will share his ORIGIN STORY. Trust me, you are going to want to hear the second half of this interview.

https://lightheartedleadership.com/2021/07/27/episode-9-10-gage-dyer-leadership-qualities-gymnastics-and-the-leader-mindset/

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Saying "No" can be easy for some and nerve wracking for others. To complicate matters hearing "No" can have some repercussions for you. In this episode we are going to explore some ways you can communicate "No" without actually saying no.

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Tips for how to NOT say NO https://www.optimumvobis.com/post/10-ways-how-to-say-no-and-feel-amazing-about-it

Saying No from Tiny Buddha https://tinybuddha.com/blog/stop-saying-yes-want-say-no/

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Recently the BBC had a story on why we buy into the cult of overwork and LinkedIn followed that up with stories on how rising and grinding is bad for you. In today's show we’re going to dive into how you can be upwardly mobile, and successful by cultivating breaks. Breaks are important whether they are scheduled or impromptu and today's show may just inspire you how to start incorporating them as a regular part of your life.

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Find the show notes here: https://lightheartedleadership.com/2021/07/13/episode-7-how-to-pause-and-elevate-your-effectiveness/

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https://www.optimumvobis.com/post/the-intuitive-mind-is-a-sacred-gift (Iain McGilchrist's video is linked here)

The Study on Albert Einstein's brain: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3959548/

LinkedIn Story about rising and grinding https://www.linkedin.com/news/story/rise-and-grind-is-bad-for-you-5452778/

BBC's story on work and burnout https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20210507-why-we-glorify-the-cult-of-burnout-and-overwork

http://www.pitt.edu/~jdnorton/teaching/HPS_0410/chapters/origins_pathway/index.html#:~:text=It%20was%20pondering%20these%20developments,theory%20of%20relativity%20in%201905.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/bryancollinseurope/2018/07/12/4-timeless-productivity-lessons-from-albert-einstein/?sh=32041ad81610

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On today’s show we’re going to the serengetti. Does it every feel like you work at a zoo? Does it feel like a zoo is calmer than your workplace? If you feel that way, you are not alone. Today we are going to talk about how to work with a rampaging rhino and other office wisdom.

Download the Technique Wisdom Worksheet for ways of working with a Rampaging Rhino from our Patreon Show site.

Detailed show notes: https://lightheartedleadership.com/2021/07/06/episode-6-how-to-work-with-a-rampaging-rhino/

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Show Notes

Find the show notes here, https://lightheartedleadership.com/2021/06/29/episode-5-motivating-by-appreciation/

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5 tips for working with a rampaging rhinol, https://www.optimumvobis.com/post/5-tips-for-how-to-work-with-a-rampaging-rhino

Peripheral vision goes out the window when you are under stress, https://hcli.org/articles/leadership-insights-professor-richard-boyatzis

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In today's show we talk about appreciation, the benefits of appreciation and how you might be able to use appreciation as a motivating source. We also have a special guest on today's show who has a stupendous gift of motivating others.

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Find the show notes here, https://lightheartedleadership.com/2021/06/29/episode-5-motivating-by-appreciation/

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A gift appreciated by all, https://www.optimumvobis.com/post/a-gift-appreciated-by-all

Gratitude is a doubly healthy habit our of Penn State, https://news.psu.edu/story/386213/2016/01/05/research/gratitude-doubly-healthy-habit-new-year-abington-researcher-says

We take on the not so lighthearted topic of long working hours and discover how to fuel and balance work and life. We also take a peek at rocket fuel in today's show.

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FULL SHOW NOTES here https://lightheartedleadership.com/2021/06/22/episode-4-are-long-working-hours-killing-you/

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Study from the World Health Organization on the link between long working hours and cardiac/stroke deaths later in life, https://www.who.int/news/item/17-05-2021-long-working-hours-increasing-deaths-from-heart-disease-and-stroke-who-ilo

Dying for a Paycheck, https://jeffreypfeffer.com/books/dying-for-a-paycheck/

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In today's show we explore how to use lightheartedness and how being lighthearted can increase your effectiveness, communication, engagement, trust and even your pay. Managers who lead with fun and levity benefit from employee engagement and overall success and the research shows that playfulness can elevate your status and lower your stress. Too good to be true? Decide yourself!

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Link to Show Notes: https://lightheartedleadership.com/2021/06/16/episode-3-how-the-lighthearted-way-pays/

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A Funny Thing Happened on the way to the bottom line, https://journals.aom.org/doi/full/10.5465/257094

The Levity Effect: Why it Pays to Lighten up, https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2008-04109-000

Why Funny Leaders are Better Leaders, https://www.inc.com/leigh-buchanan/everyone-loves-a-funny-leader.html

Being cheerful leads to higher income, https://link.springer.com/article/10.1023/A:1019672513984

Humor at work: A study about the relationship between humor styles, satisfaction with management and individual job performance, https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/1b78/4e44772f1593e8a1e4b99031b3441704530d.pdf

Lighthearted email signoffs https://www.criminallyprolific.com/email-signoffs/

Everybody loves a funny leader, https://www.inc.com/leigh-buchanan/everyone-loves-a-funny-leader.html