159: How to Identify the Mouse in the Room

159: How to Identify the Mouse in the Room

159: How to Identify the Mouse in the Room

We all know about the “elephant in the room.” But what about those less obvious thoughts and feelings you might be having?

My guest David Wood describes them in his captivating new book, The Mouse in The Room – Because the Elephant Isn’t Alone. You won’t want to miss out on the mice he names during our conversation…and the simple 3-D process you can use to determine if you want to bring them up.

We’re at a time when our world needs more vulnerability, transparency, and connection. David’s experiences make him the ideal person to teach us how to do that. He built the world’s largest coaching business and coached thousands of hours in 12 countries, and he’s advised business owners and leaders. The Mouse in The Room can be a powerful guide to fostering more connection, influence, and understanding with the people who matter to you, both at work and at home.

You’ll discover:

  • What “mouse naming” is and why it’s important for your wellbeing
  • What Toleration Mouse and Desire Mouse are connected to
  • Why we tend to hide our mice…from ourselves and from others
  • The impact that self-esteem has on our ability or willingness to identify mice and talk about them
  • How to receive a mouse from someone else without getting defensive

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152: Learn to See People Through

152: Learn to See People Through

152: Learn to See People Through

Do you need to get things done with people whose personalities are very different from yours? Dr. Nate Regier shares how you can recognize their drivers as well as their distress signals—and then respond in a way that best serves you and them.

Nate is the CEO and founding owner of Next Element Consulting, a global leadership firm dedicated to bringing compassion into the workplace. He’s brilliant in creating models that foster positive relationships and workplaces…and then teaching clients how to use them to transform their organizations.

You’ll discover:

  • What it means to “see people through” versus “see through people”
  • The 6 personality types in the Process Communication Model
  • Why it’s important for leaders to detect distress signals so they can invite people back to a healthy place
  • What it means to have personality agility
  • How leaders can become “self-full” rather than selfish or selfless

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137: Live a Life of Growth and Expansion with 5 Daily Practices

137: Live a Life of Growth and Expansion with 5 Daily Practices

137: Live a Life of Growth and Expansion with 5 Daily Practices

Have you known anyone who went from millionaire to bankrupt to multi-millionaire? That describes the journey of my guest, David Meltzer, Co-founder and CEO of Sports 1 Marketing. We discuss what he’s learned along the way, and why his company today is committed to teaching others to make a lot of money, help a lot of people, and have a lot of fun. You’ll learn about the five daily practices that can assist you in accomplishing these three things on an ongoing basis.

Before founding his company, David served as CEO of the renowned Leigh Steinberg Sports & Entertainment Agency, which was the inspiration for the movie Jerry Maguire. David has been recognized by Variety Magazine as their Sports Humanitarian of the Year. He’s the author of Connected to Goodness, Compassionate Capitalism with Blaine Bartlett, and his latest, Game-time Decision Making. David’s mission in life is to empower OVER 1 BILLION people to be happy! This simple yet powerful mission has led him on an incredible journey to provide one thing…VALUE. In all his content and communication, that’s exactly what you’ll receive, as you’ll see in our conversation.

You’ll discover:

  • Why those who love you most aren’t always the best ones to give you career or business advice
  • The distinction David makes between things happening to or for him vs through him
  • The perspective David has about the word “NO” that allows him to welcome each one he gets
  • What it means for a leader to be an intelligent follower
  • Why gratitude is the secret sauce for happiness in life

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136: Wisdom from the Cage Rattler about Healing Life’s Pain

136: Wisdom from the Cage Rattler about Healing Life’s Pain

136: Wisdom from the Cage Rattler about Healing Life’s Pain

How can you work through the inevitable pain that you experience in life…and emerge stronger and more powerful? Dr. Bridget Cooper knows a thing or two about that. She endured unthinkable physical, emotional and sexual abuse from infancy and throughout her teen years. She overcame incredible odds to become a powerful voice for living life fully, no matter what adversity you’ve had in your past.

Dr. B is the bestselling author of six books including Little Landslides, which is her personal memoir of rising up through trauma. She’s created a proven process for being a Pain Rebel, empowering clients around the world to reclaim their power…and peace. Our conversation centered around this process, which she describes in her latest book, Pain Rebel: How We Take Our Power Back.

You’ll discover:

  • Why Dr. B refers to herself as a cage rattler
  • The importance of eliminating “should” from your thoughts and words
  • How to identify and eliminate old “contracts” so you can enter into new, healthier ones
  • The roles that Thoughts, Feelings, and Behaviors have in forming new contracts
  • The important distinction Dr. B makes between wounds and scars

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135: The REAL Purpose of a Business

135: The REAL Purpose of a Business

135: The REAL Purpose of a Business

What if the purpose of business were to “uplift the experience of being alive on the planet?” My guest Blaine Bartlett proposes this definition after 30+ years of working with all kinds of organizations. Blaine makes the point that potential customers will want to buy from a company that takes this approach because they’ll feel good about themselves when they do. There are lots of thought-provoking moments in my conversation with this very remarkable human being.

Blaine is President and CEO of Avatar Resources, Inc., a consulting firm he founded in 1987. He coaches and consults worldwide with leaders, executives, companies and governments. He’s also the Founder of the Institute for Compassionate Capitalism and a longtime member of the Transformational Leadership Council. Blaine is the author of 5 books, and we talked about his two latest ones: Compassionate Capitalism: A Journey to the Soul of Business and The Leadership Mindset Weekly.

You’ll discover:

  • What’s broken about capitalism and what Blaine sees as the solution
  • How Blaine defines compassion in the context of business
  • A 3-word definition of leadership that’s right on target
  • How the “reality distortion field” can help you accelerate achievement of your goals
  • What companies that adopt compassionate capitalism do differently

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