The 200% Life

If you reflect on 2021, I bet you learned a lot. This week, I wanted to share some of the lessons I learned that I believe strongly apply to leading yourself and others in 2022. Hallie and I talk about why these lessons are important and how we bring these lessons into our lives every day. We talk about the concept of meaningful work, taking ownership of your peace and joy, growing your awareness around how you spend your energy and money, and finding the time to slow down and do nothing. I have nine lessons to share with you, so take a listen, and let’s compare notes in our Business Meets Spirituality Facebook Group! To wrap it up, we talk about what we are looking forward to in 2022 to bring in more joy, peace, and clarity. See full show notes.

There is no such thing as good or bad emotions. In this short bonus episode, learn to identify when you are blocking emotions, when emotions become destructive, and how to operate from a neutral place for clarity in decision making.

Everyone loves a good game of “would you rather,” especially one that helps focus your goals in the new year! This week, Hallie and I jump into the question — would you rather get rid of one bad habit, or add a good one? Both are great resolutions, so get clear on which route will best serve you. First, we discuss why so much of what you do every day is actually a habit, and how making small changes or shifts in your thinking can lead to big change. We also talk about the importance of creating sustainable habits, breaking the patterns of wasting time and energy on habits that don’t serve you, and how you can build out better habits that fit your four buckets of life. 2022 is here! Time to focus on habits that will get you closer to your goals and the results you want. See full show notes.

Attracting the right talent to your organization also means communicating that your company is not the right fit for everyone. You want someone to join your team who is excited about the vision and culture of your organization.

In this short bonus episode, Adam shares how to begin screening new hires from the moment you write the job ad. He also shares tips and best practices for screening interviews, and how to spot talent right off the bat.

With over four million people leaving their jobs in just one month in 2021, how do you not only retain top talent during this time of resignation but also keep people enthused and energized? This week, Hallie and I talk about the top five steps that you can take as a manager or leader to first understand why most people are leaving, how you can provide resources to help them stay, and how to create a win/win for both you and them. We discuss what a “stay interview” is and how to use them to understand if both you and your team are on track, along with being a tool to prevent and mitigate burnout. Since 87% of millennials rated professional career growth and development opportunities as a top factor when job hunting, it’s more crucial than ever to know what opportunities you have to offer, and what makes your organization stand out. See full show notes.

In this short bonus episode, Adam talks about the importance of getting enough sleep. He also goes over the ways you can begin optimizing your sleep so you can get the most out of this essential activity that you spend about one-third of your life doing.

Top performers need to get enough sleep so they can keep up with the competition! Lead yourself first by taking sleep seriously.

How do the greatest entrepreneurs create a rhythm in their lives that allows for strategic thinking and creative planning? Bill Gates, for example, was known to take extended solo vacations twice a year. No phone, no social events, just time to sit and reflect. This gave him the space to develop a strategy for the next six months of his life and business, and to make big moves instead of just reacting. While it may not be possible for you to take three days to unplug just yet, Hallie and I discuss how you can create some white space in your daily life today. Time to gain clarity, and create a North Star to follow.

First, we break down what we mean by creating white space in our lives, and how we are supposed to make time for it alongside our jobs, taking care of kids, pets, spending time with friends, etc. Then, we share our ways of building white space into our daily schedules to help deal with burnout and become more aligned with ourselves. When you spend a little time just planning out how you spend your day and engage in self-inquiry, you get more life back to give in a way that really matters to you. See full show notes.

Does having more money really make you happier? Some may feel like the answer is an obvious yes. Money can buy you more vacations, nice meals out, fancy cars, but beyond basic financial security for you and your family, how much joy does more and more money add to your life? This week, Hallie and I discuss why money may make you happier at the moment, but it doesn’t necessarily mean more fulfillment. We talk about how to define your rich life and get clear on your motivation for going after more money. We also share the baseline numbers in the United States that research has shown do make people feel more content, and at which number that starts to go down, which may surprise you. Then, we discuss the inner work you can do now that brings in the same feelings you are looking outside yourself for. See full show notes.

One-on-one meetings. Some people love them… some people could live without them. But, we have found in our organization that these meetings are key when the right model is followed. There is a right way and a wrong way to hold these regularly-scheduled discussions, so this week, we dive into six ways to hold an effective and productive one-on-one meeting.

We start with the biggest mistakes people make when holding meetings that affect both the employee and the leader. Hallie and I talk about how to prepare for the meeting so it maximizes everyone’s time and energy and what the benefits are for both the employee and leader for having scheduled meeting times. Hallie shares how the weekly meetings have helped her grow in her career, and how meetings may also bring both the employee and leader clarity on time management, personal growth, and future goals.

Be grateful for what you have. That’s a phrase we hear a lot of, especially during the holidays. But we often don’t reflect on the reasons why it is so important to have a gratitude practice as a leader. This week, Hallie and I talk about why having a gratitude practice makes it much easier for you to do the real work on yourself. You’ll get a few easy (and free) practical ways to bring more gratitude into your life, and we explain why being grateful doesn’t mean inaction, but actually is the foundation to manifesting even more of what you want. We talk about what a gratitude practice looks like, how it can support you through adversity and challenges, and why it’s important. See full show notes here.