The Unhustle Podcast

Petra is a renowned mental health expert, TedX speaker and CEO of mental health consultancy, PVL. She captures, surprises, and inspires audiences with her incredible story of transforming adversity into advantage, and challenges them to take responsibility for their mental health.

In this conversation we talk about:

- What really is mental health and why it matters, especially now

- How entrepreneurs, start-up founders, and leaders can take care of their own mental health before they can lead the conversation with their teams

- Science-based tips for burnout prevention

- How do we deal with loneliness in a remote and hybrid work

- The business case for making mental health a "must-have" not "nice to have"

Tune in and leave a comment with your biggest insight.

Connect with me at unhustle.com.

Connect with Petra at:

Website: https://www.petravelzeboer.com/

Instagram: @petra.velzeboer

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/petra-velzeboer/

No one wants to keep reinventing the wheel, especially in business. Today's guest is Jaime Jay, the Owner of Bottleneck Distant Assistants and author of Quit Repeating Yourself: How Today's Leaders Are Using Systems and Processes to Grow Their Business The Right Way. In this episode, Jaime joins Milena Regos to chat about his book and share insights and tips for leaders on how to optimize their processes. It can start with something as basic as having your email set up for maximum efficiency. Tune in for useful, actionable tips to get your business moving with the right processes and workflows.

The concept of a sabbatical becomes more foreign as the years go by, and people just don’t have the resources to take a year off work. Doug Mackaman has offered a bespoke solution for the new generation. Doug is the Founder, CEO, and Disruptor-at-Large for Sabatigo. Their mission is to provide a transformative, mindful, intentional yet compressed journey for leaders and peak performers to regenerate new fuel and perform better. In this episode, Doug chats with Milena Regos about how they're achieving their mission and breaks down their itinerary designed to make the most of your travel. Tune in to learn more about their disruptive and innovative concept to battle burnout in the modern work arena.

How do you define your work? Is it something you’re truly passionate about, or is it just a means to survive? Ruchika Sikri has found her purpose and has chosen to live above and beyond the fulfillment a paycheck offers. She is the former head of wellbeing and mindfulness at Google. After a successful corporate career, she follows her life's purpose and mission to create a better world by supporting mindfulness, compassion, and wellness. In our first episode, she joins Milena Regos to talk about her new sense of determination and freedom. Listen in as they discuss how self-care and self-awareness can lead you to a greater purpose.

Sit down to rise up. Stop trying to force yourself into something you're not. Take care of yourself so that you can find what you're really passionate about. Look for a community that'll help you find success. This is what Shelly Tygielski did. She quit her job as a corporate executive to spread positivity in the world, which she learned to harness through self-meditation. Shelly is the Founder of the global mutual aid movement, Pandemic of Love. She is also the author of Sit Down to Rise Up: How Radical Self-Care Can Change the World. Join Milena Regos as she talks to Shelly on her career-defining journey.

Is burnout the end of a productive work streak? Or is it the starting point for growth? Dealing with burnout entails more than its discovery. Milena Regos sits down with Jen Fisher, the Chief WellBeing Officer at Deloitte, to talk about how she turned her burnout into an opportunity. Jen takes us through her personal detox experience and how she managed to distinguish her purpose from her job. Listen in to learn more about Jen’s top tips for integrating well-being into the workplace and your personal life.

Hustle is canceled in 2022. Unhustle is the way forward. 

You catch up on work on Sundays, fill your schedule with meetings, work 12-hour days, eat lunch at your desk, skip vacations, and put work before your health and family - AGAIN. You feel guilt and shame when taking time off, your mind still at back in the office. We glorify being busy and listen to social media GaryVee type influencers but end up disillusioned, overwhelmed and burnt out.

The way we're working isn't working:

You can fit your work into your good life, not the other way around.

The Great Resignation or The Great Discontent shows half of American employees looking to change jobs (seeking well-being, flexibility, and purpose.) (Source: Gallup & LinkedIn.)

In an age of burnout, nothing is more important than your wellbeing.

In an age of distractions and overwhelm, nothing is more valuable than your focus and presence.

In an age of uncertainty, nothing is more urgent than having the courage to unlearn old beliefs and behavior and relearn new ones so that you can redefine success on your terms with freedom, joy and flow.

You may be burnt out but you're not broken. You need courage to make a change.

The future belongs to those who can create a meaningful life and a fulfilling career, without sacrificing one for the other. "Hustle is not the most important word ever". Human is the most important word.

Have the courage to rebel to work and live well.

In a world addicted to hustle, unhustle is a superpower.

You can start by subscribing to 3 Ways to Unhustle Sunday Newsletter, listening to The Unhustle Podcast with thought leaders and game-changers or joining The Unhustle U Community. 

What: A day to pause, rethink and begin a new way of living.

When: Dec 29, 2020

Where: The world – share how you #unhustle online.

Why: The current way of working and work addiction is costing our humanity. It’s time for a reset.

Who: World Unhustle Day Dec 29, 2020 is for everyone who needs to bring more balance in their lives. Entrepreneurs, start up founders, executives, and leaders from around the world who need to bring a little more balance, well-being, and sanity in their lives.

How: Tell us how you plan to celebrate. Take a day off (or 5 min off) to do something for you. Show us on social media by tagging us in your images and videos with @unhustle. We’ll pick 3 three people at random for a 90 min FREE Unhustle Strategy Session. We are gearing up to celebrate World Unhustle Day on Dec 29, 2020. 

Here's how you can get involved, see what other people are saying and take the pledge to a new way of living: 

https://unhustle.com/2020/12/04/world-unhustle-day-dec-29-2020/

Additional Resources: 

During the pandemic we are working 3 extra hours: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-23/working-from-home-in-covid-era-means-three-more-hours-on-the-job

Impact of COVID on mental health: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0165032720325891?via%3Dihub

Mental health crisis among entrepreneurship: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/03/how-to-tackle-the-mental-health-crisis-in-entrepreneurship/

CNN documentary Almost Human: https://money.cnn.com/mostly-human/silicon-valleys-secret/

Take the pledge: https://unhustle.typeform.com/to/g3m6JLcz

How do you get unstuck and shift your situation from a negative into a positive? By reframing. 

Today on the Unhustle podcast I connect with Isabel VonZastrow, a professional kiter and surfer who challenged society’s norms of what she “should” be doing, redefined modern millennial life and moved to Baja California Sur so she can surf, live her life and tap into her creative flow.

Website: https://www.vzcoaching.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/isabelvonzastrow/