Leading Teams Through Chaos -- 20 Minutes with Bronwyn

Overview

It's been 18 months since my last appearance on 20 Minutes with Bronwyn, and what an 18 months it's been! From economic shocks to geopolitical shocks (and more), keeping teams inspired and engaged has never been more challenging. That's why this conversation with Bronwyn on brave and resilient leadership is so timely and so needed. 

Three key takeaways

  1. Bronwyn and I jam on strategies that can help leaders lead during this time of energetic and "spiritual dryness" that comes from too many crises. 

  2. If you're working through a tough decision that will have a major impact on your team, you'll hear the two key questions to ask before making that decision.

  3. I did something for the first time on podcast: I led Bronwyn through a three minute guided meditation. It was incredibly centering for me at the start of our conversation, and I hope it does the same for you.

Resources

>Breakthrough Offsites

>20 Minutes with Bronwyn podcast

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Six Habits for High Performance -- Whiskey & Work with Kelsey Murphy

Overview

What’s better than a visit with Kelsey on her podcast that’s “refreshingly honest, comically entertaining, and deeply inspiring?” A SECOND visit with Kelsey that opened with this praise pile worthy introduction: “What I love about Ben the most is his energy. It’s so confident but also grounding. He can talk me off a ledge, and you’ll hear him coaching me on this episode.”

Three key takeaways

  1. Kelsey and I jam on the investments we’ve made to grow our businesses (and the fears we’ve had to overcome along the way).

  2. We both share key practices that help us enter and exit the day with intention.

  3. I also summarize my Six Practices for High Performance. If you haven’t heard me run through them before,, this is a great episode.

Resources

>Six Practices for High Performance

>Whiskey and Work Podcast

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Letting Go & Lighting Up in 2022 -- 20 Minutes with Bronwyn

Overview

When Bronwyn and I sat down to record this podcast, I shared my goal for our conversation: to help y’all wherever you are in your yearly planning – whether you're trying to get your plan done OR you finished your plan but you’re off-track and overwhelmed – get on track to move through the year with intention.

Three Key takeaways

  1. You’ll learn the key actions you can take to set up your year for success.

  2. You’ll hear Bronwyn and I share our respective themes for the year – and how those changed from what we thought we were going to focus on.

  3. I also share what I’m working to create more space for and what I’m working to let go of.

Resources

>Six Actions to Set Up your 2022

>Six Practices for High Performance

>20 Minutes with Bronwyn podcast

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Light Your Path for 2022 -- Unleash Your Soul Song

Overview

Becki reached out with an invitation to jam on something deeply personal to me: striking the balance between the push of performing and achieving – which I LOVE to do – with the pull of contemplation and soul work that helps keep me grounded, regulated, and in the flow. We talk about that and so much more, including our love for one of my spiritual teachers, Richard Rohr, and the impact Richard has had on us.

Three Key takeaways

  1. You’ll learn about the calling I experienced that led to starting my coaching practice.

  2. You’ll hear my five-step process to LET GO.

  3. We also jam on the inner critic we all have, which I refer to as an Insane Thought Generator.

Resources

>Five Actions to LET GO

>What’s Your Insane Thought Generator Telling You?

>Here’s How I Start Every Day

>Unleash Your Soul Song podcast

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Becoming our Best Self with Ben Kiker -- Adult Child Podcast

Overview

Unapologetically authentic, vulnerable, funny, & compassionate are four VERY accurate adjectives used to describe this podcast hosted by Andrea A. The night before our interview Andrea messaged me with a request, “I would like to talk about your upbringing some tomorrow if you’re open to it.” At first, I was uncomfortable at the request – and unsure how to respond – but I said yes, and that opened the door to one of the most personal conversations I’ve had in a podcast.

Three key takeaways

  1. You’ll hear why practicing hitting pause is so important.

  2. I share my framework for activating and strengthening the resilience we all have.

  3. This podcast also features a new entry to my list of ‘first-time’ items: sharing a story from childhood I’ve never publicly shared before.

Resources

>Resilience and the Power of Three

> Adult Child podcast

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Overcoming the Overwhelm -- Learn to Mediate Online

Overview

Susan is nationally recognized as one of the top family law and mediation attorneys. She is also an online mediation expert who has helped thousands of professionals move their practice online, an essential service during the pandemic. That’s why I jumped at Susan’s request to stop by her podcast and share techniques for overcoming the overwhelm we’ve all experienced. Susan noted, “I am exhausted these days, so I called my friend, Ben Kiker – who also happens to be one of the leading performance coachings in the country – to get some help, and boy did he come through!”

Three key takeaways

  1. I open with how we’re all at a defining moment – and waiting is out is NOT a strategy.

  2. I also share three ‘touch base’ questions you can use anytime to increase your natural resilience.

  3. Susan shares her experiences working with coaches, and how those experiences have always opened her to new possibilities (and career growth).

Resources

>Resilience and the Power of Three

>Susan Guthrie website

>Learn to Mediate Online podcast


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Handle Overwhelm and Find Your Daily Anchors -- Whiskey & Work with Kelsey Murphy

Overview

When I was introduced to Kelsey Murphy, I knew we’d have a great conversation because one of my favorite quotes from Joan Rivers appears on Kelsey’s website: “Listen, I wish I could tell you it gets better. But, it doesn’t get better. You get better!” Our conversation is all about listening to your heart, saying yes to opportunities and taking a leap of faith.

Three key takeaways

  1. I love jamming with Kelsey on how we check in with ourselves to keep productivity levels on track.

  2. A favorite gem: The importance of taking a few ‘moments of stillness’ each day to be present.

  3. Why saying’ thank you’ out loud for each of the things you did earlier in the day is a perfect end-of-day transition practice.

Resources

>Six Practices for High Performance

>Whiskey & Work podcast

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Anxiety Does Not Contribute to Outcomes -- 20 Minutes with Bronwyn

Overview

Last month I wrote down two words: be helpful. As we began experiencing the impact of a global health crisis that brought unprecedented uncertainty to our lives, my daily intention became to simply be helpful – to family, friends, neighbors, clients, and the world — in whatever way I could. Soon after setting that intention, Bronwyn reached out to let me know she was starting season 3 of her podcast early to help people navigate the pandemic.. Her request? “I want to leverage your knowledge around GSD (Getting S*t Done) for our good people.”

Three key takeaways

  1. You’ll learn my #1 tip for building emotional resilience.

  2. Bronwyn and I both jam on the importance of a strong morning practice vs. letting the day have its way with you.

  3. Our conversation includes a lighthearted moment where I refer to my husband, Rick, as my “prison guard.”

Resources

>Overwhelm, Actions & Attitude, and Vogue

>Anxiety Does Not Contribute to Outcomes

>20 Minutes with Bronwyn podcast

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Let Go or Be Dragged -- Negotiate Your Best Life

Overview

Rebecca Zung is a master at slaying negotiations – especially negotiations involving narcissists and toxic people.. She invited me on her show to jam on letting go, one of my performance practices that’s essential for moving on and living our best lives. As Rebecca wrote in the show notes, “If you don’t want to be dragged down by your baggage, and you’re ready to let it all go, this episode is absolutely essential.”

Three key takeaways

  1. I’m grateful Rebecca shared her story of being alone in a hotel room with her Insane Thought Generator because it allowed me to do some In The Moment coaching that I hope will be helpful for y’all, too.

  2. Of all the nuggets I shared, this one at the end is SO important: “If you are going through something, find your tribe – find your community. If you can’t find it, go build one. Go get your people.”

  3. The moment at 33:30 is incredibly personal and meaningful for me. I’m grateful that moment emerged; I get goosebumps listening to it.

Resources

>What’s Your Insane Thought Generator Telling You?

>Rebecca Zung

>Negotiate Your Best Life podcast


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My 911 Moment with Performance Coach Ben Kiker -- 20 Minutes with Bronwyn

Overview

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to work with a coach? Have you ever wondered what it’s like to work with me as a coach? Then this is the conversation for you! You’ll learn how podcast host Bronwyn Saglimbeni reached out to me when she needed help with her next big jump. After our work Bronwyn asked me back on her show to talk about the experience. Her goal? “Expose my process of getting help in case you need it, too.”

Three key takeaways

  1. Fun fact: This is my favorite podcast appearance because of Bronwyn’s vulnerability in going behind the scenes with the coaching process.

  2. We jam on an important concept - expansion and contraction – clients find super helpful in navigating uncomfortable moments.

  3. A listener – now client – shared the episode to her network with this introduction, “Listen to this podcast. It’s like my three years of grad school + ten years of spiritual work + eighteen years of therapy all rolled into one hour. What a gift.”

Resources

>Executive & Performance Coaching

>20 Minutes with Bronwyn podcast

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Addiction, Substance Abuse, and Recovery -- Time4Coffee

Overview

Our conversation began with Andrea noting, “This topic is so important, and I haven’t yet done an interview with someone like you.” That topic — substance abuse, addiction, and recovery — quickly turned into a ‘meaty’ conversation around emotional sobriety, and how we can experience greater satisfaction and joy in all aspects of our lives. How? By learning to let go of what no longer serves us.

Three key takeaways

  1. Fun fact: The incredible Heidi Lorenzen connected me with Andrea. Thank you, Heidi!

  2. Andrea shares her moment of clarity and path to recovery.

  3. We jam on a number of techniques for returning to a grounded, regulated and ‘in the flow’ state.

Resources

>My Biggest ‘Ah Ha’ (So Far)

>Hitting The Wall? Three Tips for Making It Over

>Time4Coffee podcast

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Let Go or Be Dragged -- 20 Minutes with Bronwyn

Overview

Earlier this month I had the opportunity to put a giant exclamation point on 2018 with Bronwyn Saglimbeni, host of the hit podcast 20 Minutes with Bronwyn. Our nearly 20 year relationship — and the experience jamming with Bronwyn on this podcast — connects deeply to my ‘true north’ of meaningful relationships, meaningful experiences, and meaningful work. Most importantly, the work we did when Bronwyn stopped by my office with her energy and two very impressive looking microphones was meaningful in ways that still resonate with me.

Three key takeaways

  1. Fun fact: This is the first podcast I’ve appeared on!

  2. My ITG (Insane Thought Generator) almost prevented this conversation from ever happening.

  3. Of the hundreds of positive shoutouts since the episode aired, this tweet from a client is a favorite: “How do visionaries and people who #JustGSD think and talk? Listen to this podcast and find out.”

Resources

>What’s Your Insane Thought Generator Telling You?

>20 Minutes with Bronwyn podcast

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