Welcome to episode 19 of the Inner CEO Code Podcast!

“When you pay attention to boredom, it get’s unbelievably interesting” — Jon Kabat- Zinn

I’m wandering through the streets of Florence, soaking in the vibe, art & culture. As I write these lines, reflections come and go, the perfect timing to talk about this week’s episode topic: Boredom.

I know, it sounds pretty…boring.

But I realised that a bored mind is never boring. Let me explain this.

There’s no sugarcoating this. Truth is, we don’t like to get bored. In fact, we dislike it so much, and studies have shown it, that we rather give ourselves painful electroshocks than sitting with our own thoughts for as little as 15min.

Why is that so?

We’ve become incredibly good at always doing something and distracting our minds the minute we could tap into boredom.

Waiting for 5 min at the red light, look at your phone.

Commuting to work, look at your phone.

Going for a walk, look at your phone.

However, there’s something magical happening once you allow yourself and your mind to wander.

An area in your brain called the Default Mode Network switches on. A structure that is involved in self reflection, memory and imagining of the future. Helping you to become playful, creative, innovative and change perspectives.

And here lays the discomfort and the power at the same time:

It confronts us with questions around the meaning of life, our purpose and significance. Some of the missing links when we face depression or anxiety.

In this episode you’ll get:

* Insights on why we don’t like to get bored

* The role of the Default Mode Network in Boredom & Daydreaming

* How a disengaged mind can lower levels of anxiety

* Examples you can try out to allow yourself to wander

* The importance of finding the right level of boredom

P.S. What tiny creative itch or old hobby keeps coming back to your mind when things get quiet? Let me know in the comments.

Imperfect, but perfectly me.

I hope you enjoy.

Thank you for being here.

With joy, Lisa

Music credits: TVARI

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Welcome to episode 18 of the Inner CEO Code Podcast!

“Don’t be afraid of failure. This is the way to succeed” — LeBron James

For a long time, failure was something I needed to avoid at all cost. Something bad that I wasn’t allowed to have. And so the internal judgment got louder and louder, until I realised that I was feeding my own internal beliefs.

The high achiever and perfectionist turned into saboteurs, preventing me from taking action.

Success and failure are concepts that can quickly get tied to our identity and with it to our self worth and acceptance. Before you realise it you become what you put out to the world.

However that can bear a great risk. Not only can you hold yourself up to immensly high standards but the succcess of others become a thread.

The ego’s job in all of this is protecting us and make us shine to take back some control. That often comes in form of extreme admiration, comparison, in worst cases rivalry and envy.

What it really is though, is an invitation to turn inward and question our own definitions, beliefs and attributes.

In this episode you’ll get:

* An invitation to look at your own definition of success and failure

* Insights on why other people’s success can feel like a threat

* How these concepts are tightly knot to identity and the risk that comes with that

* How envy and rivalry harm your overall wellbeing

* An opportuntiy to identify your own saboteur

P.S. What’s one thing that makes you really impatient? Let me know in the comments.

Imperfect, but perfectly me.

I hope you enjoy.

Thank you for being here.

With joy, Lisa

Music credits: TVARI

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Inner CEO with Lisa meets high performers who know how to perform but not how to stop, with insights and tools from psychology, neuroscience and personal experiences for the Human behind the hustle.

Welcome to episode 17 of the Inner CEO Code Podcast!

“Patience is a key element of success.” — Bill Gates

This quote made me really think. Not only about how we deal with patience but also where and over what we might loose it and how can we get more of it.

The concept of patience goes back to our childhood. If you think about when you were a child, or if you have your own now, it’s something you get trained on.

As kids we have a different notion of time and so we can get really quickly really impatient. Just think back of certain events like Christmas or Birthdays or long hours in the car before arriving at a new place.

However, what kids really are excellent at is expressing their impatience. And that’s also where our potential lies.

In adult life, this ability and mental flexibility to wait somewhat gets lost by instant gratification and accessibility.

So this episode really puts the focus back on how we can retrain that mental muscle by looking at different types of patience and ways to feel more comfortable around waiting.

In this episode you’ll get:

* Insights on the shift that happens between childhood and adult life

* 3 different types of patience

* Why it’s important to differenciate between patience and passivity and how to find the sweet spot

* Ways to cultivate more patience towards yourself

* The key element needed for growth

P.S. What’s one thing that makes you really impatient? Let me know in the comments.

Imperfect, but perfectly me.

I hope you enjoy.

Thank you for being here.

With joy, Lisa

Music credits: TVARI

Welcome to episode 16 of the Inner CEO Code Podcast!

Wow, what a week it’s been!

When I was planning this week’s episode I had a couple of topics in mind. However, this week felt particularly intense - emotionally & physically.

You know, just one of THOSE weeks.

And that matched also the conversations I had throughout.

What I often see is posts from people where they share experiences or lessons they’ve learned once that tough period is over.

And that makes sense because our brains have a delayed response rate and digest situations later - not whilst facing the eye of the storm.

Which is great and helpful. But you can still feel like a complete outsider if you face a tough time. Our brains are excellent in making us think we are alone in it and society reinforces that.

You are not.

So with this episode, I hope to open the door to conversations where we actually can feel vulnerable and name what’s there. And that has nothing to do with positivity.

It’s about honesty, community and authenticity. Until no mind is left behind.

In this episode you’ll get:

* The difference between type 1and type 2 emotions

* Why sharing can feel uncomfortable and healing at once

* Why mental health and resilience isn’t about positivity alone

* The foundations to build connection

* Ways to stay grounded through tough times

P.S. If you were truly honest, how have you been this week? Let me know in the comments.

Imperfect, but perfectly me.

I hope you enjoy.

Thank you for being here.

With joy, Lisa

Music credits: TVARI

Welcome to episode 15 of the Inner CEO Code Podcast!

What brings you joy and do you actually make time for it in your day to day?

Wooow, tough one right?!

But I want to talk about it because it’s important and I’ve noiced something happening ot me personally and to people close to me:

The more focused we get on a goal or project, the higher the chances we drop the things we actually love doing.

For me these are things like dancing salsa or cooking for friends. And I hadn’t done that because I was headsdown launching my business.

You need things that bring you joy, things that fulfil you, not just things that look good from the outside. Joy is the thing that still shows up when life gets hard.

Otherwise you’re running after something that might look aspiring but leaves you completely empty.

Cultivating joy and implementing moments of happiness are one of the most useful things you can do while chasing ambitious goals.

In this episode you’ll get:

* How chasing high performance can quietly kill your joy

* The definition of joy vs. happiness

* Why going back to do things you love can feel uncomfortable at first

* Why mental health isn’t about only positivity and how that connects to joy

* How to actually find out what you love

P.S. What gives you energy? Let me know in the comments.

Imperfect, but perfectly me.

I hope you enjoy.

Thank you for being here.

With joy, Lisa

Music credits: TVARI

Welcome to episode 14 of the Inner CEO Code Podcast!

We push through, we hustle and do more and more and more. But what is actually ‘enough’?

Our definition of high performance has shifted significantly in the last decades and we tend to equalise it with busyness and being able to handle it all.

But the term itself is actually more nuanced and complex. Because as much as we like to define it through pushing limits and making sacrifices, we somehow ignore that it should also be sustainable and balanced.

Because you cannot pour from an empty cup. And you can’t build on weak foundations.

This epsiode offers a deep dive into what high performance is or is not and how to build it in a healthy way so it supports us longterm in thriving for our goals and aspiration.

It’s not a trade off. And it’s not about choosing between ambition and rest. It’s about learning to be smart and combine both to maximise output and impact.

In this episode you’ll get:

* An opportunity to define what success and performance means to you

* How we tend to set ourselves unrealistic expectations

* An invitation to look at your inner critic

* How to use the seasons method to build healthy performance

* What compassionate discipline is and how it can help to be more sustainable

Imperfect, but perfectly me.

I hope you enjoy.

Thank you for being here.

With joy, Lisa

Music credits: TVARI

Welcome to episode 13 of the Inner CEO Code Podcast!

A couple of weeks ago, we talked about how to find mental strategies for everyday life when you’re under pressure and how to navigate that in an ever changing fast-paced environment.

(If you haven’t listened to this episode yet, you can find it under 05: Under pressure).

As the topic resonated with a lot of you and seems to be very present, there’s one aspect I wanted to address in this week’s podcast episode.

Not all pressure comes from the outside.

A lot of pressure we put ourselves under has it’s root on the inside.

On the internal expectations we’re setting up for ourselves and the mental spiral we can get into by mapping out all potential risks and eventualities in our own heads.

The result is often overwhelm, worry and fear. And this also shifts our reality on the external. As we then push through these feelings, we not only increase our treshold for ‘being able to cope with stress’ but we also mistakingly consider that as resilience.

But the term resilience actually describes the psychological capacity to adapt well in the face of adversity, trauma or significant stress.

And that adaptation includes your needs, self care and emotional regulation and not the surpression of these.

So let’s dive deeper into how to spot that the pressure you’re under actually comes from within and ways to create space for rational and logical thought processes that help us regulate throughout.

In this episode you’ll get:

* How pressure doesn’t always come from the outside

* Glimpses into a recent personal story where I put myself under pressure

* How meditation as a tool can help but needs room for it to work

* Guiding questions to check in with yourself

* How awareness alone isn’t enough

Imperfect, but perfectly me.

I hope you enjoy.

Thank you for being here.

With joy, Lisa

Music credits: TVARI

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