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609: How to Grow Confidence Apr 05, 2024

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Confidence is a choice you make daily. Your belief and trust in your ability is your choice. Don't overthink the feeling of confidence – you might feel nervous and unconfident when you are trying something new. Keep building the foundational skill of confidence. Intentionally decide today to take control of your confidence. Believe and trust that you can!

Power Phrase this Week: "I choose confidence today!"

Quote of the Week: "You don't become what you want, you become what you believe." - Oprah

608: The Key to Happiness Mar 26, 2024

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Much of our happiness can be changed by engaging in daily, intentional activities that impact how we act and think. In fact, happiness also comes from the relationships we develop. This week be even more deliberate about building relationships and being present in them.

This Week's Power Phrase: "I choose happiness by building relationships around me."

Quote of the Week: "Happiness is not the goal…it's a by product of a life well-lived." - Elenor Roosevelt

607: How to Grow Your Self-Image Mar 14, 2024

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You can never outperform your self-image. Your self-image is your view of yourself. Be careful what you say to yourself about yourself. To level of your self-image, consider the beliefs you want to hold about yourself to reach all of your goals and dreams.

This Week's Power Phrase: "I talk to myself powerfully today."

Quote of the Week: "People are never able to outperform their self-image." - John Maxwell

606: How to Be Antifragile with Dr. Nick Holton and Dr. Adam Wright, Co-Founders of The Antifragile Academy Mar 11, 2024

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Dr. Nick Holton is a Co-Founder of The Antifragile Academy whose work focuses on helping individuals, teams, businesses and organizations become better versions of themselves through the application of the cutting-edge science of human flourishing – a synergistic development of both peak performance and overall well-being and fulfillment.

He also runs a podcast alongside the Human Flourishing Program at Harvard. Nick has also directed multiple large scale implementation projects oriented toward human flourishing for schools and organizations around the globe, and has delivered talks and trainings across the US, Europe, India, Hong Kong, Australia, Uganda, Singapore, Mexico, and South America.

Dr. Adam Wright is a Co-Founder of The Antifragile Academy who is a high-performance and executive coach, consultant, and educator who supports a broad range of elite performers whose craft demands their absolute best in volatile, high-stakes environments.

He consults with clients in such disparate performance arenas as the front office of the NFL, MLB, the European PGA, MLS, Hollywood, and Wall Street. As a practitioner-scientist, Adam draws from decades of practical experience as a coach and athlete, as well as lessons learned as a researcher and professor.

Adam currently serves as Major League Mental Performance Consultant for the Washington Nationals.

In this episode, Cindra, Nick and Adam discuss:

What does it mean to be antifragile
4 Thinking traps that get in our way of being antifragile
Their "Top Down" and "Bottom Up" approach
How to create an antifragile environment in sport, work and at home

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605: QTIP: Quit Taking It Personally Mar 04, 2024

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Today on the podcast we talk about not taking things personally. When you decide to protect yourself and not take things personally, you avoid needless suffering. You cannot be hurt by others. Your anger, irritation, jealousy, frustration, and conflicts with others lessen. You are happier and at your best more often. Now, does that sound good?

Power Phrase this Week: "I care what I think about myself more than what other people think of me."

Quote of the Week: "Not taking things personally is a superpower." - James Clear

604: Best Practices in High Performance Leadership with Dr. Andy Neillie, Keynote Speaker, Executive Coach and Business Owner Feb 29, 2024

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Speaking, training and leading teams have characterized the past 20 years of Andy's career. He is a keynote speaker, corporate trainer, coach and consultant. He travels weekly to present workshops on leadership and sales-related topics for numerous Fortune 500 firms as well as small and mid-sized companies, trade groups and associations.

In addition to teaching leadership principles for Concordia University's MBA program, Dr. Andy published his first book, The Golden Principles: Life and Leadership Lessons from a Rescued Dog, which uses simple lessons learned from a Golden Retriever about living well and leading well. It was honored by Amazon.com with a "Top 100 Best Books of the Year" award.

Clients hire him to help them develop their leaders because he is one: He owns several businesses, manages a team of key leaders, and owns the ultimate P&L responsibilities for several million dollars of annual revenues.

In this episode, Cindra and Andy discuss:

The 4 Leadership Necessities
The 10 Golden Principles
How and why you should "fail fast and fix"
Strategies to be a high-performing leader
How he and his wife built a franchise swim school that provided over 200,000 swim lessons last year

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603: How to Build Confidence Feb 26, 2024

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Confidence is a choice you make daily. Your belief and trust in your ability is your choice. Dr. Cindra shares how to intentionally decide today to nurture your confidence. Believe and trust that you can!

Power Phrase of the Week: "I choose confidence."

Quote of the Week: "Your success will be determined by your own confidence and fortitude." - Michelle Obama

602: Build, Prove, and Sell Your Business with Ellen Long, TedX Speaker & Exit Advisor Feb 23, 2024

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Ellen Long is a seasoned professional, guiding business owners to build, prove and sell their highly profitable companies. She is a "Women to Watch" award winner, investor, and board member. Ellen is also a TEDx speaker, in which she delivered a talk on her passion entitled, "The Journey to Enough: Finding Your Minimum Viable Happiness", which focuses on the theme of entrepreneurial happiness and well-being. Her expertise serves as a compass in an unpredictable world, offering business owners the assurance of a well-thought-out plan when they need it the most.

In this episode, Cindra and Ellen discuss:

3 components of building, proving, and selling your business story
3 main drivers of business value
How early should you start thinking about an exit
The biggest mistakes entrepreneurs make when transitioning their businesses

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601: Performing Under Pressure When the Stakes Are High Feb 17, 2024

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High performers in sport, business and life use pressure to be at their best. Awareness is the first step to reducing pressure. In this episode, Dr. Kamphoff shares the natural tools you can use to POP the Pressure.

This Week's Power Phrase: "I have everything I need inside me now."

Quote of the Week: "The bigger the moment, the bigger than man." Bill Cowher – CBS Commentator about Patrick Mahomes

600: Mindset is a Competitive Advantage with Josh Lifrak, Keynote Speaker & Mental Performance Coach Feb 15, 2024

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Over the past 18 years, Joshua Lifrak, M.S. has worked with elite athletes and corporate leaders to help them perform at their highest levels. He has also been instrumental in helping transform organizational cultures and individual mindsets to create an environment for optimal development and growth. He is currently the Director of Performance and Coaching for Limitless Minds, a Health and Wellness Technology Company founded by Denver Broncos Quarterback Russell Wilson and Mental Performance Coach and author of It Takes What it Takes – the late Trevor Moawad. He is also the President of Lift Up Consulting. From 2014-2019, he has worked in Major League Baseball including 5 years as Director of the Mental Skills Program for the Chicago Cubs from 2014-2019 where he helped them win their first World Series in 108 years. From 2019-2021, he was the New York Mets Major League Mental Performance Coach.

In this podcast, Josh and Cindra talk about: