If you've ever had one of those days where you just can't seem to concentrate and everything seems like a distraction, this episode on how to focus is for you. You'll learn how a weightlifting concept called "time under tension" can be applied to the practice of concentrated focus, letting you focus your mind and be more productive.

This episode explains the true nature of authenticity, the "meaning of genuine" and how being fearlessly authentic can help make you more successful. Discover how your success is related to vulnerability and why learning to truly connect can make you a better leader.

A decision-making model that helps your boss make better and faster decisions? Absolutely. Have you ever worked for a boss who couldn't make a decision? This episode will explain how to successfully brief or pitch your boss, a committee, a professor, and anyone in authority in a way that helps them make better business decisions faster, instead of a request for more information.

How would you define imposter syndrome and imposter syndrome meaning? Also known as the imposter phenomenon, it kicks in every time we try to disrupt the status quo. Overcoming imposter syndrome matters, because each time we give in to the lies, we lose our ability to be a leader.

If you've ever wondered, "what is my passion?" or "how do I find my passion?" or maybe you just feel stuck, this is the episode for you.

I'll challenge you, encourage you, and help you dig deep into patterns and behaviors that will help you stop feeling stuck in life and open up to what you have been designed to do!

You have a distinct set of gifts, talents, skills, experiences, training, expertise, and interests. And I'll give you three very specific exercises that will show you how to find your passion.

Do you know the best way to network, especially if you're an introvert? It's easier than you think when you pivot your definition of networking. It's natural, as human beings, to want to belong.

When walking into a group of strangers, it's easy to get wrapped up in our own fears, anxiety, thoughts, and imagination.

Which is exactly the wrong way to network. This episode will show you the easy way to work a room and make networking for introverts both fun and productive.

Building resilience and becoming anti-fragile isn't just our capacity to stand there and take the slings and arrows of life, it's the power and agility in which we respond that helps up be more resilient. We don't have a limited amount of resilience and that's good news.

Because when bad things happen, our resilience doesn't have to tap out.

Building resilience in adults, as well as kids, can be like a revolving door of gratitude, growth mindset, locus of control, explanatory style, compartmentalization, and reframing.

To be more empathetic and get their clients to open up and talk about issues that are painful, scary, or deeply personal, counselors use a powerful tool called a "reflection of feeling." This episode explains how to use this tool in seeking first to understand so you can better understand other people.

Questions, particularly the wrong questions, can put people on the defensive. We ask questions because we want information, which means the other person is in a vulnerable spot.

One of the most effective types of questions is actually a statement used by counselors called "descriptive feedback" - using this technique with success to get people to talk to you is what this episode is all about!

Most leadership development programs miss the foundational step. Leadership training that focuses on personal leadership or self-leadership first helps managers avoid drama, chaos, indecision, poor communication, and micro-managing. Learn how to fix or develop an emerging leaders program or transformational leadership training program that builds influential and authentic leadership skills.