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Erika welcomes the incredible Darleen Santore, aka Coach Dar, a licensed and board-certified occupational therapist, mental coach, motivational speaker, and resilience expert, on this episode of Grit, Grace, and Glitz. Coach Dar shares her powerful journey through adversity, including surviving her third stroke and losing both parents, which deepened her understanding of bouncing back and the importance of resilience. She emphasizes that life is not linear and that grit—persevering despite obstacles—trumps talent every day.Through heartfelt stories and practical advice, Coach Dar advocates for discovering your "why," embracing the suck, and staying mission-focused to rise above life's challenges. She also highlights the significance of gratitude, surrounding yourself with high performers, and developing emotional intelligence to lead and serve effectively. With her signature authenticity and energy, Coach Dar encourages us all to show up as our best selves, own our unique stories, and make a lasting impact. Tune in for her golden nuggets on how to get back up, stay gritty, and live a purpose-driven life, reminding us that pain ends and hope endures.Connect with Darleen:⁦https://www.linkedin.com/in/darleensantore/⁩Connect with your host, Erika:LinkedIn (primary)⁦https://www.linkedin.com/in/erikarothenberger⁩IG⁦https://www.instagram.com/erikalearothenberger?igsh=MmhjeTRhbnB1aXM2⁩FB⁦https://www.facebook.com/share/69wqEYVzFKKnci9u/?mibextid=LQQJ4d⁩

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Even during our darkest seasons, we have the power to find the light. Today's guest is living proof of that, as well as one of the most inspiring people in my life, Darleen Santore! She'll share her incredible story of resilience and the powerful life lessons that follow seasons of change, loss, and grief. We'll deep dive into positive ways to process + heal through hardship in order to turn it into an expansive force for good. As we go, Dar also shares inner work practices for building your resilience, calling in more abundance, finding your purpose, and much more. No matter what season of life you're in right now, discover how to get back up and share your light!   HIGHLIGHTS 00:00 Welcome back to the show, Dar Santore, one of the biggest inspirations in my life! 05:25 What is one quality that calls in success? 09:10 How to maintain authenticity during hard times. 13:00 How did you start to build your resilience? 20:35 What did you learn during seasons of loss? 28:40 Positive ways to process + heal your grief. 35:15 How to support someone through grief and change. 40:25 What helps you push the needle forward? 44:10 How do you help expand others while expanding yourself? 50:35 Celebrating Dar's Powerhouse moment of stepping into the room!   RESOURCES + LINKS Get your copy of The Art of Bouncing Back by Darleen Santore on Amazon!  Click HERE to text the word MENTOR to (602) 536-7829 for weekly business + mindset tips delivered straight to your phone! Powerhouse Women is a COMMUNITY and YOU are part of it! Take a screenshot of this episode and tag us on Instagram so we can keep the conversation going and create more of the episodes you need!    FOLLOW Darleen: @thecoachdar Visit the Coach Dar website: coachdar.com Powerhouse Women: @powerhouse_women Lindsey: @llindseyschwartz Visit the Powerhouse Women website: powerhousewomen.co Join the PW Community Facebook Group: facebook.com/groups/powerhousewomencommunity

At 25 years old, Darleen Santore was living her best life. As an Occupational Therapist, she knew plenty about the brain… So one day, when her perception of the world flipped upside down – not figuratively, but LITERALLY – Darleen knew the scary truth, immediately: she was having a stroke.The victim of a chiropractic adjustment gone wrong, Darleen's stroke would set into motion a pivot in her life that would both shake her, shape her, and deliver a sense of gratitude that would become her north star.Today, Darleen – who is affectionately known as “Coach Dar” – is a renowned mental skills coach, motivational speaker, and best-selling author of The Art of Bouncing Back: Find Your Flow to Thrive at Work and in Life - Anytime You're off your Game. With a wealth of experience coaching professional athletes from the NBA, NFL, MLB, and more, Coach Dar reveals the power of developing mental skills that help high performers achieve their best, no matter the challenges they face.Her passion is to help us all say “no” to the status quo and raise the bar in our life. Are you ready to raise the bar, up your game, and find the key to unlock your true potential? Tune in.************Thank you to Coach Dar for sharing your incredible story of the power of second chances. Follow Coach Dar on Instagram: @thecoachdarCheck out more about Coach Dar: https://darsantore.com/Purchase Coach Dar's Book, “The Art of Bouncing Back: Find Your Flow to Thrive at Work and in Life Any Time You're Off Your Game”************Make sure to follow Jamie @jamiehess on Instagram for news & updates, and visit our companion Instagram account @gratitudeology for a sneak peek into the personal moments discussed on the show.************The Gratitudeology Podcast theme music is by HYLLS, performed by Nadia Ali @thenadiaali Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Today we sit down with Darleen Santore; Mental Edge Coach, Therapist, motivational speaker, and author. In this enlightening episode, we delve into the impact of your mental state on achieving peak performance in sports, business, and entrepreneurship. Coach Dar shares her expertise on combating negative self-talk, visualizing success, and practical strategies grounded in neuroscience to elevate your game. We'll explore powerful affirmations, the role of faith in achieving success, and how to tap into your true purpose.

Join us for an inspiring conversation Darleen Santore, also known as Coach Dar, a true powerhouse of resilience and strength. In this episode, we dive deep into the world of emotional intelligence and resilience, exploring how to navigate life's challenges with grace and determination.Coach Dar shares her wisdom and insights gained from her diverse background as a best-selling author, occupational therapist, motivational speaker, and former mental skills coach for the Phoenix Suns. Her book, "The Art of Bouncing Back," serves as a beacon of hope and guidance for anyone facing adversity.Through personal anecdotes and heartfelt storytelling, Darleen reveals the transformative power of empathy and vulnerability, emphasizing the importance of connecting with others on a deeper level. From her own experiences overcoming three strokes to her journey of self-discovery and empowerment, she offers invaluable lessons on finding strength in the face of adversity.Tune in to learn how to cultivate emotional resilience, embrace your inner power, and thrive in both work and life. Get ready to be inspired, uplifted, and empowered to bounce back stronger than ever before.

We all know that life doesn't happen in a straight path. We all have highs. We all have lows. But the question is, how do we respond to those unexpected obstacles? And how do we use adversity to further build us into the person that God is calling us to be? This week, we sit down with Darleen Santore to discuss overcoming, resilience, and having the mentality to walk in confidence with God.

How do we bounce back from the adversity we face on our fertility path? My guest Darleen Santore, better known as "Coach Dar," is here to share insights and mindset tips you can implement right away. Whether it's navigating through IVF or other life challenges, we can't avoid obstacles in life. This conversation will leave you inspired knowing that you have what it takes to persevere through challenges and the ability to  bounce back from anything. Coach Dar is an author, Licensed and Board-Certified Occupational Therapist, sought-after motivational speaker, former Phoenix Suns Mental Skills Coach, plus a leadership and mental edge coach to professional athletes, CEOs and business leaders around the world. Her best-selling book, “The Art of Bouncing Back: Find Your Flow to Thrive at Work and in Life - Anytime You're off your Game” (McGraw Hill), was released in February 2023. The book's inspiration was evoked after bouncing back from her own myriad of life challenges, including three strokes over the past 24 years, and is driven to help people awaken their greatness and live out their purpose.Coach Dar is best known for her mental conditioning work with athletes in the NBA, NFL, MLB, PGA and NHL. Her coaching reaches far beyond the sports world to work with Fortune 100 executives and world leaders. Coach Dar is also the United States Ambassador for the Global Pay It Forward Day Initiative and is an Ambassador for the international lifestyle brand lululemon. She has been honored by the WNBA withthe Most Inspiring Women Award, was named a Trailblazer in Phoenix by Voyager Phoenix, and received the 2022 Diamond Award for Coaching Excellence in Professional Sports. She recently was honored with the 100 Women to KNOW Across America Award.Coach Dar, who resides in Scottsdale, Arizona, has appeared on Fox Sports, TODAY, Good Morning America, SiriusXM Radio, The 700 Club, and The List, as well as on many other media outlets and international publications.CONNECT with COACH DAR Website: https://www.coachdar.com/Book: https://geni.us/taobbFireside Chat:  Darleen Santorehttps://firesidechat.com/darleensantore?inviteId=91dd9649-443e-4185-953b-a530737a65deInstagram @thecoachdarYou're Invited!! JOIN the 2024 MOON MAGIC & MANIFESTATION community https://ivfmanifestingamiracle.com/moon-magic-2024CONNECT with Lisa & get IVF COACHING SUPPORT https://ivfmanifestingamiracle.com BOOK a complimentary DISCOVERY CALL: https://ivfmanifestingamiracle.as.me/20-min-discovery-callFERTILTIY HYPNOTHERAPY SUPPORThttps://ivfmanifestingamiracle.com/hypnotherapy-programORDER BOOK: ‘HOLD ON, BABY! A Soulful Guide to Navigating the Ups & Downs of Infertility & IVF.'https://ivfmanifestingamiracle.com/holdonbabyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/ivf.manifesting.a.miracle/LISTEN to the PODCAST on Apple and Spotify:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/soulful-ivf/id1661561097**Please Rate the show & Subscribe! THANK YOU so much for your Reviews of the podcast - It means the absolute world! Music Credit Closing Song by Sam Costigan. Follow her on Spotify and IG ...

A new episode with Jordan Schmaltz and Gage Ausmus. This week the fellas get into: - Amateur Night Recap - Swish gets the call out of the bullpen - College Football Semis chop - Michael Penix Jr's style is unmatched - Who gives a shit about the RoofClaim.com bowl?? - Winter Classic - Ryan Hartman #MNWild situation - World Juniors. Canada pack your shit. - NFL Week 17 recap - Celly of the week - Nailgun of the week - Coach Dar intro - Growing up in Connecticut in an Italian fam - Getting into Pro Sports - How do you reframe your mindset? - Building your tribe (your locker room in life) - Having Emotional Agility - Flow State - Word of 2024 - New Years' Resolutions - Dealing with Adversity - Relying on Faith and how it can guide you - Life Hacks for free 99 - The Art of Bouncing Back book && much more!! FOLLOW US: Instagram: @liveinfivepod @jschmaltz24 @gageausmus Twitter: @liveinfivepod @j_swish24 @gausmus47 YouTube: @liveinfive2024

In this episode, my guest and I talk about how to bounce back after life takes an unexpected turn. My guest this week is in fact, an expert at bouncing back. This week, I am joined by Darleen Santore, better known as “Coach Dar". She is an author, Licensed and Board-Certified Occupational Therapist, sought-after motivational speaker, former Phoenix Suns Mental Skills Coach, plus a leadership and mental edge coach to professional athletes, CEOs and business leaders around the world. Her new best-selling book, “The Art of Bouncing Back,” is a step-by-step playbook for what to do when facing adversity in business and life.  We not only talk about bouncing back but also about how to stand out in the coaching world and what it takes to land your dream coaching job.

We're thrilled to announce that registration has opened for the Whistling Straits Retreat and the Women's Partner Tournament in Napa. Experience five-star luxury at the Whistling Straits Retreat, an all-inclusive getaway in Kohler, Wisconsin, from June 28th to July 1st. Every detail is taken care of, so you can fully immerse yourself in the sport alongside 20 other women. The Women's Partner Tournament in Napa, or the California Crush Invitational as we like to call it, is a stay-and-play package with tournament registration and lodging at the Silverado Resort. What's unique is that all tournament players will be staying at the same resort, making for a special, community-driven experience. The tournament will take place next October 13-15 2024, and will provide a full Napa Golf experience on both the North and South Courses. COACH DAR Golf is just as much a mental game as it is a physical one. That's what today's guest, Darleen Santore, believes. Coach Dar is a Board-Certified Occupational Therapist, performance coach, sought-after speaker, and the author of The Art of Bouncing Back. In this kickoff episode in our wellness series, listen in as Coach Dar unpacks the nine steps to building resilience, diving into such principles as embracing the suck and reframing negative thoughts. Coach Dar also talks about the power of feedback in refining our performance and realigning our goals, harnessing this feedback to make real-time adjustments during a match, and how to tap into our why power to fuel our motivation. Plus, we touch on the importance of creating our “bounceback environment” by making an effort to stay around positive people. Finally, we explore the impact of emotional intelligence. Coach Dar shares how self-awareness can influence our game, discussing the need to cultivate grit by “staying in the hard long enough”, and the power of being willing to “turn the page” and take a chance on bettering your game tomorrow. AFTERSHOW Alex Anderson, Katharine LiMandri, and I give our thoughts on my recent conversation with Coach Dar on the nine principles to building your resilience as a golfer. We discuss… ●      The importance of remembering why we do what we do ●      Why play with people who aren't as good as you ●      Why a bad shot doesn't mean you have a bad swing ●      Cultivating grit ●      What we're doing to improve our golf game   Connect with our Guests: Coach Dar: Instagram | Website Alex Andersen: Instagram | BabesGolf Katharine LiMandri: Instagram For more information on our 2024 retreats and tournaments, please visit: CompeteConfidenceGolf.com Subscribe to our FREE Female Golfer Facebook Group: First T Crew [Behind the Scenes of Women's Golf]   Get in touch! Instagram: @tori_totlis TikTok: @tori_totlis YouTube: @tori.totlis Website: CompeteConfidenceGolf.com   Be sure you are subscribed to our podcast to automatically receive the NEW episodes weekly!!!

On today's episode of the Entrepreneur Evolution Podcast, we are joined by Darleen Santore. Darleen Santore, better known as “Coach Dar,” is an author, Licensed and Board-Certified Occupational Therapist, sought-after motivational speaker, plus leadership and mental skills coach to professional athletes, CEOs and business leaders around the world. Best known for her mental strength conditioning work with athletes in the NBA, MLB, PGA and NHL she most recently worked as the mental conditioning and life coach for the Phoenix Suns. She was awarded the Most Inspiring Woman from WNBA and her #Raise-The-Bar approach shapeshifts mediocre attitudes into champion mindsets, reigniting the commitment to personal excellence and athletic stardom. Coach Dar also guides Fortune 100 executives, world leaders, artists, and entrepreneurs to awaken to their greatness and reach the highest level of emotional mastery and mental fortitude. Her new highly anticipated book, “The Art of Bouncing Back: Find Your Flow to Thrive at Work and in Life - Anytime You're off your Game” (McGraw Hill), was released in February 2023. To learn more about Coach Dar, visit https://www.coachdar.com/       We would love to hear from you, and it would be awesome if you left us a 5-star review. Your feedback means the world to us, and we will be sure to send you a special thank you for your kind words. Don't forget to hit “subscribe” to automatically be notified when guest interviews and Express Tips drop every Tuesday and Friday. Interested in joining our monthly entrepreneur membership? Email Annette directly at yourock@ievolveconsulting.com to learn more.  Ready to invest in yourself? Book your free session with Annette HERE.  Keep evolving, entrepreneur. We are SO proud of you! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/annette-walter/support

I've been off the airwaves for 18 months (I hope you've missed me?!)....and what better way to make a return to podcasting than to talk to the wonderfully inspiring Darleen Santore, known to those she helps as "Coach Dar". Author, speaker and mentor to global leaders, CEOs and athletes, Dar has helped thousands of people across the world with her message of resilience and purpose. Now she has captured her story of bravery and comeback in the book "The Art of Bouncing Back". It's really very good: you should buy it and read it. But first, sit back and enjoy this brand new episode. Here's to bouncing back!

Darleen Santore, known professionally as Coach Dar, is a board certified occupational therapist, CEO, author and keynote speaker. Through her work blending psychology, life experience and her personal mission to inspire greatness, Coach Dar helps professional athletes, corporate executives and individuals achieve their loftiest goals. Recently releasing her first book, “The Art of Bouncing Back: Find Your Flow to Thrive at Work and Life—Any Time You're Off Your Game,” Coach Dar joins the Ruling Sports Podcast to discuss: How she built a practice working with some of the world's most exciting athletes on mental skills coaching; The power of saying “yes” and leaning into possibility; Why recognizing that everything is on the other side of hard is a key to attaining success; The definition of a flow state and how athletes like Kobe Bryant showcase how to attain it; How to use the concept of film study as a tool to improve professional and personally; and The patterns that consistently exist amongst the most successful people she's worked with. Get "The Art of Bouncing Back" here. Learn more about Coach Dar's practice here. Get the Ruling Sports Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rulingsports.com/newsletter/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Ruling Sports Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.Instagram.com/RulingSports⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.Twitter.com/RulingSports⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.Facebook.com/RulingSports⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.linkedin.com/company/RulingSports⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.tiktok.com/@RulingSports

Darleen Santore, known as “Coach Dar,” is a Licensed and Board-Certified OccupationalTherapist, former Phoenix Suns Mental Skills Coach, motivational speaker, Author, and leadership and mental edge coach to professional athletes, CEOs and business leaders all over the world! Coach Dar is best known for her mental conditioning work with athletes in the NBA, NFL, MLB, PGA and NHL. Her coaching reaches far beyond the sports world to work with Fortune 100 executives and world leaders. She recently released her best selling book 'The Art of Bouncing Back', the inspiration being drawn from her own personal challenges.. including three strokes over the past 24 years! Her life's mission is to help people awaken their greatness and live out their purpose. Other Social Media channels: Subscribe to my main channel "Austin Zaback" https://www.youtube.com/c/AustinZabackSubscribe to my Podcast Channel "The Austin Zaback Show" https://www.youtube.com/c/TheAustinZabackShowFollow me on Social Media:https://www.instagram.com/austinzaback/https://www.tiktok.com/@austinzaback

Today's episode is from a conversation with Darleen Santore, aka Coach Dar, Best-Selling Author and World Renowned Mental Skills Coach. We highlight the three pivotal levels of occupational therapy and mindset: Intelligence, Intuition, and Inspiration. Coach Dar emphasizes the power of re-framing and the importance of pattern recognition in tapping into our intuition. We discuss the transformative impact of focusing on the positive over the negative circumstances in life and relationships, highlighting the beauty in embracing gratitude and the art of looking for what we truly desire. You can learn more about Coach Dar's work at www.coachdar.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Have you ever wondered how to beat the odds and bounce back stronger from life's seemingly impossible challenges?   In this inspiring interview, J Dragon sits down with Darleen Santore, better known as Coach Dar, the rock star of resilience and a maestro of mental mastery. She is a renowned mental conditioning coach, motivational speaker, and author of the best-selling book 'The Art of Bouncing Back,' known for her transformative work with athletes and business leaders worldwide.   As a licensed and board-certified occupational therapist, Coach Dar's wisdom shines as she shares real-life comeback stories, including her own personal journey, her pioneering work in the mental health conversation, and the importance of connecting to others through vulnerability and receiving feedback.    Join us in this episode and you will be empowered with Coach Dar's insights on how to bounce back stronger and raise the bar in every facet of your life.   “I promise that by getting this out, we'll get to your greatness faster” - Coach Dar   You're going to leave this episode with…   Insight into Coach Dar's remarkable journey from adversity to authorship   How Coach Dar helped pioneer the way for the mental health conversation   How learning to overcome the most extreme odds led Coach Dar to the work she is doing today, including real-life comeback stories   Why you can benefit from a mental health coach, regardless of the field you are in   Strategies that will help you connect through vulnerability and establish deep bonds quickly   Why you need feedback and hard questions you can ask to improve your life   Coach Dar's story about her last moments with her father and how it became a powerful teaching moment   Understanding the art of "surfing" through life's circumstances   The concept of "Why power" and why it is better than mere willpower   An important question you need to ask yourself when you are writing your mission statement   What is your EQ and why is it more important than your IQ   The Manhood Experiment of the week that will cause you to ‘Raise the Bar' and ‘Embrace the Suck'   ----- Leave a Review: If you enjoyed the show, please leave us an encouraging review and tell us why you loved the show. Remember to click ‘subscribe' so you get all of our latest episodes. 
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Are you ready to awaken your greatness? On this episode of Gratitude Through Hard Times we learn why Darleen Santore – known affectionately as “Coach Dar” – is all about cultivating self-awareness and clarity – not tomorrow, but today! A bestselling author, she mentors professional athletes at the peak of their careers as well as C-suite leaders across a spectrum of Fortune 500 companies. Host Chris Schembra invites Coach Dar to share insights into the 9 Principles that form the basis for her powerful new book, "The Art of Bouncing Back: Find Your Flow to Thrive at Work and in Life -- Any Time You're Off Your Game." We've all experienced – and will continue to experience – adversity. That's just part of the human condition, explains Coach Dar. The question is: Are we willing to do the work and bring the awareness? Do you have the toolkit to ensure “Setbacks don't define you. Comebacks only refine you.” If not, you're in luck! You'll come away from this compelling conversation with actionable ideas to help propel you through even the toughest downturns (which Coach Dar, who has battled back from three strokes, understands very intimately). Based on decades of experience as an occupational therapist, mental strength and conditioning coach, her book is full of scorecards, exercises and a concrete framework to help us find our flow and thrive – even (or especially) when we're facing hard times! Here's your invitation to increase mental toughness, resilience and a sense of wellbeing. Embrace your “why” power!Visit this link if you'd like to order Coach Dar's empowering book full of tips to shift your mindset and ensure peak performance, "The Art of Bouncing Back: Find Your Flow to Thrive at Work and in Life -- Any Time You're Off Your Game."If you'd like to learn more about Chris and his 7:47 Virtual Gratitude Experience or subscribe to our newsletter, please visit this link.Click here to hear more fascinating conversations with Fortune 500 CEOs, professional athletes and entertainerswho have shared their human stories on Gratitude Through Hard Times. KEY TOPICS:“If you could give credit or thanks to one person in your life that you don't give enough credit or thanks to – that you've never thought to thank – who would that be? The go-to has to be Dar's mom, Linny. Even though she's no longer alive, the inspiration and faith she inspired in her daughter are a living, breathing part of every day.Setbacks don't define you. Comebacks only refine you! About understanding the power of getting back up from our knees, only to do better and be stronger.Cultivating Resiliency: What it looks like to use Coach Dar's tools to develop mental toughness (of the kind she has used in overcoming multiple strokes).Raising the Bar: Why human beings have within them the ability to sow seeds of hope and nurture them into powerful advances for the collective good.Understanding Principle #6: Activating emotional intelligence – and embracing the full range of human response – is not only empowering but a platform for leadership and connection.Learn to take a pause, bringing intentionality to what you're feeling and then expressing it in a clear, constructive way.Reactivity does not serve or enhance communication.It's a balancing act between expression and self-restraint that leaves room enough for meaningful conversation.Actionable Advice: How Coach Dar interweaves scorecards, worksheets and other exercises throughout the 9 Principles framework spelled out in her bestseller.The Transformational Power of Gratitude:Principle #1: Embracing the suck fosters hope.Principle #7: Reframing setbacks shifts perspective.About the Journey: The message of hope Coach Dar found while recovering from three strokes and how it applies to the lives of professional athletes and the rest of us as well!It's All Waves: Coach Dar reflects on the cycles of challenge we all inevitably face and how we can navigate adversity by marshalling tools like those she offers.Words to the Wise:Do not do this work alone!Our life journeys require communal wisdom and support.Never be too proud to work on being better!“Why” Power: About the importance of developing a clear understanding of what motivates you and will propel you forward, even when things get tough.Remember: Will power dies where “why” power stays lit and lives on! QUOTABLE“It's all about the impact we make on the community in front of us.” (Coach Dar) “When you give someone hope and something to hold onto and look forward to, they're    going to get up – even when everything is working against them.” (Coach Dar) “I can't take adversity away from you but I can sure as heck help you be stronger when it hits!” (Coach Dar) “We connect not through our accolades but through vulnerability. When we behave vulnerably we have a bond that is so beautiful. It's showing the humanness in us.” (Coach Dar) “Feeling emotion is so important. And then what you do with it is equally important ... Feel emotion and then do the right thing with it!” (Coach Dar) “When you shift your perspective, you shift your life. If you can go to a place of gratitude, then you can start to see … how obstacles become opportunities.” (Coach Dar) “When you love and are grateful for where you are, everything starts to shift.” (Coach Dar) “You're going to leave this world. How you leave it, what people feel around you, the work you put out there – let it be of excellence, service or gratitude.” (Coach Dar) “When you live with greater intention, you show up better. And when you show up better, things happen. Let your ‘why' fuel you!” (Coach Dar) LINKS/FURTHER RESOURCES:More about the Pixar film – heartily recommended – "Inside Out."Click here to find out about Kurt Vonnegut's “Man in the Hole” theory. ABOUT OUR GUEST:Known as “Coach Dar,” Darleen Santore helps individuals gain mental strength, clarity and focus in order to live well, lead well and reach new heights. She believes the key to achieving goals and dreams is to Raise the Bar in our thinking and daily approach to life through customized coaching techniques. Coach Dar has spent the past 24 years as an occupational therapist, personal development, and mental strength & conditioning coach helping thousands reach their fullest potential. Her clients range from Fortune 100 executives, artists, professional athletes to high school and college students as well as large organizations. FOLLOW COACH DAR:WEBSITE | LINKEDIN | BOOK ABOUT OUR HOST:Chris Schembra is a philosopher, question asker and facilitator. He's a columnist at Rolling Stone magazine, USA Today calls him their "Gratitude Guru" and he's spent the last six years traveling around the world helping people connect in meaningful ways. As the offshoot of his #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling book, "Gratitude Through Hard Times: Finding Positive Benefits Through Our Darkest Hours,"he uses this podcast to blend ancient stoic philosophy and modern-day science to teach how the principles of gratitude can be used to help people get through their hard times. FOLLOW CHRIS:WEBSITE | INSTAGRAM | LINKEDIN | BOOKS

Coach Dar is a licensed, board-certified occupational therapist, a globally sought after motivational speaker, mental skills coach, executive, and the CEO and founder of the coaching firm Performance Meets Purpose. Known for her mental skills work with athletes in the NBA, NHL, MLB, MLS, and NFL, she has also served as the mental skills Coach for the Phoenix Suns. In addition to professional athletes, Santore coaches and advises Fortune 100 executives, world leaders, artists, and entrepreneurs. She is also the author of the latest hit book,  The Art of Bouncing Back: Find Your Flow to Thrive at Work and in Life Anytime You're Off Your Game.Lot of her friends and colleagues on this showTopics-Lessons from being a brain trauma therapist -Defining what a setback is-Embrace the suck-Understand who you are-Seek and apply feedback-Discover your WHY power-Activate emotional intelligence -Cultivate grit-Turn the pageIf you found value in this episode be sure to leave a rating, review and share it on your social medias. The Mindset Advantage Podcast is now on YouTube. Head over and give us a follow so you can be notified when the next episode is available to watch. 

Darleen Santore (AKA “Coach Dar”) coaches us on how to reframe setbacks and face adversity head on. — YOU'LL LEARN — 1) How to bounce back from setbacks faster. 2) Why willpower isn't enough. 3) How to reframe any setback. Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep866 for clickable versions of the links below. — ABOUT DARLEEN — Darleen Santore, best known as Coach Dar, is author, Occupational Therapist, motivational speaker, and the former Mental Skills Coach for the Phoenix Suns who works with professional athletes and CEO's around the world. As a therapist, executive advisor and mental edge coach, Coach Dar blends a knowledge of science, psychology and leadership with her personal passion for life. Her first book was just released, The Art of Bouncing Back: Find Your Flow to Thrive at Work and in Life - Anytime You're off your Game. • Book: The Art of Bouncing Back: Find Your Flow to Thrive at Work and in Life ― Any Time You're Off Your Game • Instagram: thecoachdar • Website: CoachDar.com — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — • Book: Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

LifeBlood: We talked about doing hard things, how everything worth doing is difficult, the proper mindset for success, how to keep our purpose top of mind, the recipe for sustainable success, and how to get started on the path towards the life we truly want, with Darleen “Coach Dar” Santore.     Listen to learn why success and happiness is available to everyone! You can learn more about Darleen at CoachDar.com, Instagram and LinkedIn. Get your copy of The Art of Bouncing Back HERE Thanks, as always for listening! If you got some value and enjoyed the show, please leave us a review here: ​​https://ratethispodcast.com/lifebloodpodcast You can learn more about us at LifeBlood.Live, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook or you'd like to be a guest on the show, contact us at contact@LifeBlood.Live.  Stay up to date by getting our monthly updates. Want to say “Thanks!” You can buy us a cup of coffee. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lifeblood

Darleen Santore, better known as “Coach Dar,” is an author, Licensed and Board-Certified Occupational Therapist, sought-after motivational speaker, plus leadership and mental skills coach to professional athletes, CEOs, and business leaders around the world. Author of “The Art of Bouncing Back: Find Your Flow to Thrive at Work and in Life - Anytime You're off your Game”, Darleen is best known for her mental strength conditioning work with athletes in the NBA, MLB, PGA, and NHL she most recently worked as the mental conditioning and life coach for the Phoenix Suns.

#108: Darleen Santore “Coach Dar” is a Board Certified Occupational Therapist, business executive, author and highly sought after motivational speaker. She is passionate about helping people break through barriers to achieve their goals.She is also the former Phoenix Suns mental skills coach and a leadership and mental edge coach to many professional athletes, CEO's, and business leaders around the world.Coach Dar shares The Art of Bouncing Back, which is the title to her new book. On the show she also shares her story of playing sports, experience as a business executive, how everything is on the other side of hard, just trying, leadership, overcoming setbacks, and how her faith is like Red Bull. Reframing is a key concept Coach Dar uses. She has had to overcome multiple strokes and an even crazier story of finding out at a young age that she was told she couldn't have children later to be told she could. I couldn't think of a better person to tell her story, the art of bouncing back, and how you can as well.Enjoy the show! 

"Coach Dar" Darleen Santore is an occupational therapist and a Life, Leadership, and Mental Edge Coach. This week she shares what got her into occupational therapy, surviving three strokes, mental health, emotional intelligence, and writing her book! If you want to be inspired and motivated, check out Coach Dar on the Shadows Podcast this week! Please find out more about Darleen to include her book, The Art of Bouncing Back, at coachdar.com Listen to this episode on your favorite podcast platform or at www.theshadowspodcast.com or https://linktr.ee/Shadowspodcast. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shadows-podcast/support

Today's guest is absolutely a special one and happens to drop purposely for our 200th episode. I welcome on the show a new friend that just fills my heart with joy and I know in this episode you will feel the same. This episode is truly for each of us that have experienced any setback in their life. The question isn't if we will have adversity, setbacks, or struggle in our life…the question is when. It's part of our human experience and if you are someone that is growing in any way…which I know you are because you are listening to this episode, you will experience resistance anytime you do something outside your comfort zone. This episode is meant to prepare you and set you up to rise above any situation. Learn today how to build your mental fitness, resilience, grittiness, and bounceback from your setbacks.  Welcome my guest. Coach Dar, Darleen Santore. She is Board-certified occupational therapist, leadership advisor, and mental skills coach; Coach Dar works with some of the top CEOs in the country and high profile professional athletes worldwide. In her book, The Art of Bouncing Back, Coach Dar shares her proven methods that any business professional can use to bounce back from setbacks and thrive even in the toughest of times. Coach Dar blends a knowledge of psychology, life, experience, and her personal mission in life to inspire greatness in everyone she meets. The result? Individuals, corporate executives, and professional athletes discover their own personal missions, individual gifts, and set their sights on the goals that they thought impossible. It is her unique style and approach during transformational seminars, high impact speaking engagements, and exclusive one-on-one sessions that has helped countless people say NO to the status quo, raise the bar in their lives, and break through adversity to reignite their fire. In this episode we talk about:  Making time to grieve Embracing the suck Using why power not willpower Ways to start building your mental resilience Clarifying your mission Reframing setbacks Cultivating and environment that survives you Seeking and receiving feedback and more For full show notes and episode resources head to: https://ericalippy.com/coach-dar/ Find our guest at: Coach Dar | Website,  Instagram ,Facebook Grab her new book: The Art Of Bouncing Back Follow me on Social Media: Your Host: @ericalippy Podcast: @passionlovepursuit Facebook YouTube PASSION LOVE PURSUIT PODCASTS: https://ericalippy.com/the-podcast/

Darleen Santore, a.k.a “Coach Dar,” is an author, board-certified occupational therapist, founder of Performance Meets Purpose Consulting, author, and keynote speaker. She is the former Phoenix Suns mental skills coach and has worked with an array of high performance  clientele ranging from top professional athletes, to world leader's, and CEO's of Fortune 100 Companies.  Coach Dar believes that the key to achieving your wildest goals and dreams is to Raise the Bar (#RTB) in your thinking and daily approach at life. Her "WHY" is to help individuals gain mental strength, clarity, and focus, in order to live well, lead well, and reach new heights. You can grab her book, The Art of Bouncing Back HERE!

Darleen Santore, better known as “Coach Dar,” is an author, Licensed and Board-Certified Occupational Therapist, sought-after motivational speaker, plus leadership and mental skills coach to professional athletes, CEOs and business leaders around the world. Best known for her mental strength conditioning work with athletes in the NBA, MLB, PGA and NHL she most recently worked as the mental conditioning and life coach for the Phoenix Suns. She was awarded the Most Inspiring Woman from WNBA and her #Raise-The-Bar approach shapeshifts mediocre attitudes into champion mindsets, reigniting the commitment to personal excellence and athletic stardom. : https://www.coachdar.com/ Social Media handles  https://www.instagram.com/thecoachdar/ https://www.facebook.com/DarleenSantore/ https://twitter.com/thecoachdar https://www.linkedin.com/in/darleensantore/

No matter who you are, what you do, or what precautions you take, life never goes as expected. Setbacks are guaranteed and, when they happen, getting back into the game isn't easy. In The Art of Bouncing Back, therapist and mental skills coach Darleen Santore teaches readers how to tackle the toughest challenges, bounce back with resiliency, and thrive through adversity. This podcast is brought to you by: Shopify: Start selling on Shopify today. Go to Shopify.com/Rocketship now. Ampla: Go to getampla.com to fill out your five minute application today. Rocketship is brought to you by The Podglomerate. *** Previous Guests include Seth Goden, Christian Idioti, Ash Maurya, Dan Shapiro of Glowforge, Lolita Taub, Amy Hood of Hoodzpah, Amanda Goetz, Helen Tran, Ben Parr, Mac Conwell, Charli Marie Prangley of ConvertKit, Kandis O'Brian, Laura Roeder, Brenna Loury of Doist, Lopa van der Mersch of Rasa, Ken Norton, Randy Silver, Sanjiv Kalevar of OpenView Venture Partners, Dan Olsen, Jay Clouse, Melissa Perri, Dheerja Kaur of Robinhood, Rahul Vohra of Superhuman, Rich Mironov, Ben Foster, ChatGPT, Ron Weiner of Earth Class Mail. *** This show is a part of the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage you to visit the website and sign up for our newsletter for more information about our shows, launches, and events. For more information on how The Podglomerate treats data, please see our Privacy Policy.  Since you're listening to Rocketship, we'd like to suggest you also try other Podglomerate shows surrounding entrepreneurship, business, and careers like Creative Elements and Freelance to Founder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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How do you face adversity in your life and in your work? Have you ever had to bounce back from a tough situation? Why should you utilize gratitude as a tool, not just a feeling? Today, we have a very special guest, Coach Dar - Darleen Santore. Darleen is the author of the book Bouncing Back, and together we get into the heart of resilience. Darleen shares her own experiences, and highlights how all of us in life are going to face adversity, and find the opportunity to bounce from that. Thanks for listening! I'd love to connect with you over on Instagram @impactdrivenleader SHOW NOTES AND RESOURCES: Click here Join the Impact Driven Leadership Community Sign up for The Impact Driven Leader Book Club WEBSITE: www.impactdrivenleaderpodcast.com

Sometimes, life will throw you a gut punch. Darleen Santore, aka Coach Dar, has seen a fair share of calamitous situations in her 25+-year career, from major league players suffering slumps and season-ending injuries to executives floundering professionally and experiencing financial devastation. That's on top of her own setbacks like three strokes before the age of 45 and the loss of both of her parents. How did she thrive through all of that? More importantly, how can you do the same? As a mental skills coach whose clients have included professional athletes, top CEOs, and world leaders, Coach Dar specializes in helping the best of the best get up and get going again after suffering serious setbacks. In this episode of Against the Sales Odds, she shares these proven strategies and techniques from her new book, The Art of Bouncing Back, so you can ensure the obstacles and setbacks you face quickly morph into setups for your next success.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://www.lancetyson.com/podcast

Jerome and Darleen Santore explore the art of resilience and how to manage life's adversities. Drawing on her 26 years of experience as an occupational therapist, leadership advisor, and mental skills coach, Coach Dar shares her nine principles for dealing with hardship. These principles involve embracing the "suck" when something hard hits; meeting yourself where you are in order to identify and feel the emotions associated with the event; and creating a strategy to move forward. The pair also discuss numbing and healing - why it's important to face our emotions rather than masking them with certain behaviors or substances, and how to come into your own self-worth and confidence, recognize triggers without being affected by them, as well as mourning a loss while celebrating the memories associated with it. This conversation highlights the importance of mental fitness, having a growth mindset, developing strong faith, reframing difficult situations, recognizing your gifts, learning from life experience, and understanding that preparation meets opportunity as a key factor in achieving success. Join Jerome and Coach Dar on their journey as they explore these topics in detail. [00:01 - 06:50] Coach Dar's 9 Principles to Bounce Back from Adversity and Thrive: Embrace the Suck! Coach Dar has written a book called The Art of Bouncing Back  There are nine principles in the book to help people bounce back from adversity and reach greatness The first principle is "Embrace the Suck" - acknowledging and dealing with difficult emotions instead of numbing them [06:50 - 16:49] Realistic Optimism: Embrace Life Experiences to Heal and Move Forward Realistic optimism is key to dealing with difficult emotions Numbing feelings can be done through drugs, alcohol, social media, shopping, etc. Healing is when triggers don't trigger you as much anymore Celebrate the things that remind you of lost loved ones [16:50 - 26:21] Uncovering Your Mental Edge: Building a Strong Mental Foundation for Resilience and Strength Release the pain and start healing Focus on taking care of your own spirit Shift perspective to gain a mental edge Build a strong mental foundation for resilience [26:22 - 41:11] Respect the Hard Work: How to Develop Mental Endurance and Confidence Training is necessary to build mental endurance Surrounding yourself with people who want to level up is important Optimizers are people who want to grow in their relationships, health, and career Six Sigma is a continuous improvement process that chases perfection The difference between those who are prepared and those who feel unworthy is the mindset [41:12 - 44:02] Closing Segment Shift your mindset to "why not" instead of "why" Seize the moment and do something good with it Quotes: "You have to meet people where you are and you've gotta meet yourself where you are when something hits." - Coach Dar "You know you're healing when triggers don't trigger you as much anymore.” - Coach Dar "We are way more resilient than we give ourselves credit for." - Coach Dar "Rather than sit in the why about it, seize it and do something really good with it." - Coach Dar LEAVE A REVIEW + help someone who wants to explode their business growth by sharing this episode or click here to listen to our previous episodes. Dreamcatchers is an inclusive organization that targets people's interest in being more instead of a certain demographic. We have people from all walks of life at many different ages. Find out more at www.dreamsshouldbereal.com. Find out more about Jerome at www.d3v3loping.com or www.myersmethods.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Darleen Santore, AKA "Coach Dar," talks about her new book, The Art of Bouncing Back: Find Your Flow to Thrive at Work and In Life Any Time You're Off Your Game. She talks about the importance of resiliency, reframing setbacks, the importance of gratitude, and how important it is to raise the bar for yourself as well as others.

On this week's episode of Kathryn For Real, Kathryn sits down with Darleen Santore, aka Coach Dar. As a Board-Certified Occupational Therapist, leadership advisor, and mental skills coach to professional athletes and business executives, Coach Dar has spent her career helping people break through barriers to achieve their goals. With her unique blend of knowledge, psychology and leadership mixed with her passion for personal development, Coach Dar has been able to help people reignite their hearts to live a purposeful life. Listen to this week's episode to learn the key principles to raising the bar in your life. Connect with Kathryn: Website- Kathryn for Real – Podcast with Kathryn Gordon Instagram- Kathryn Carroll Gordon (@kathryngordon) • Instagram photos and videos Facebook- Kathryn Carroll Gordon | Facebook Downloadable Gratitude Journal- Downloads – Kathryn for Real

As a Board-Certified Occupational Therapist, leadership advisor to top CEO's around the country, mental skills coach to professional athletes, business executive, author and speaker, Coach Dar is passionate about helping people break through barriers to achieve their goals. Her work continues to reach a global audience.As a therapist, executive advisor and mental edge coach, she blends a knowledge of science, psychology and leadership with her personal passion for life. The result? Individuals, corporate executives and professional athletes and teams aim higher and achieve more. Additionally, Coach Dar is a trailblazer for Phoenix women and was awarded the Most Inspiring Woman from WNBA. It is her unique style and approach during transformational seminars, high impact speaking engagements, and exclusive one-on-one sessions that have helped people say no to the status quo, to raise the bar in their lives, to break free so they can breakthrough, and to reignite their hearts to live a purposeful life.From her experience as a Board-Certified Occupational Therapist, to President of a healthcare company, to Chief Operating Officer of a record label, to Chief Performance Officer at a fast-growing jewelry company, to an advisor to global leaders, CEOs and athletes, Darleen has a proven track record of leading people and inspiring positive changes that impact lives.Coach Dar has been seen on Fox Sports, The Today Show, Good Morning America, SiriusXM Radio and in many publications.Her highly anticipated book, “The Art of Bouncing Back”, will be on bookshelves February 28, 2023.https://www.coachdar.comVisit Us on the Web at - https://uncensoredadviceformen.com/Connect With  Us on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuabrucewilson/Support the showNext Steps Share your thoughts with a review - https://www.uncensoredadviceformen.com/reviews/ Let's connect on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuabrucewilson/ Subscribe and Watch on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI11BikVb5CbEwIwjmR89Iw

In this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge talks with Darleen Santore, a.k.a. Coach Dar, Founder and CEO of Performance Meets Purpose Consulting, author of The Art of Bouncing Back: Find Your Flow to Thrive at Work and in Life ― Any Time You're out of your game.Darleen shares her mission to help people recover from adversity through her expertise as a Certified Occupational Therapist, and her passion for seeing people break through and achieve greatness. She understands the pain and difficulties of failure, loss or setback. However, she believes we can all recover from it. Darlene provides practical advice on how to manage negative emotions and free the mind from ruminating on them. One of her methods is to let people recognize the problem, encourage them to feel it and take action, so that they no longer get stuck on it.Darlene says she is honored to serve CEOs and professional athletes in her chosen career path. She reminds everyone that we have a 100% bounce back rate. She says we are able to wire our brains to think we can bounce back from anything hard we can ever think of - as long as we are willing to come back up, there is always a way forward.Key Points from the Episode:Overview of Darleen's Work & MissionRecommendations to Avoid Ruminating over Failures and SetbacksThe Book "The Art of Bouncing Back" Transformative GoalsAbout Darleen SantoreAs a Board Certified Occupational Therapist, CEO and Founder of Performance Meets Purpose Consulting, Author and Keynote Speaker, Coach Dar is passionate about helping people overcome adversity to achieve excellence. Recently named a Senior Fellow of PathNorth, an organization of global leaders and CEOs of Fortune 100 companies, her powerful message continues to reach global audiences.Coach Dar blends knowledge of psychology, life, experience, and her personal mission in life to inspire greatness in everyone she meets. The result? Individuals, corporate executives, and professional athletes are discovering their own personal missions, individual gifts, and turning to goals they thought were impossible. It is her unique style and approach to transformational seminars, high-impact conferences and exclusive one-on-one sessions that have helped countless people say NO to the status quo, raise the bar in their lives and overcome the adversity to revive their fire.An inspirational woman eager to give back, Coach Dar was honored with the WNBA's Most Inspirational Woman of 2017 award, was recognized in the 2018 VoyagerPhoenix series titled “Trailblazers: Rewriting The Narrative”, and is a founding member of WISH (Women in Service and Hope) for the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul in Phoenix. Coach Dar is also a U.S. Ambassador for the Global Pay It Forward Day initiative, driven by the belief that #RaisingTheBar includes acts of kindness that leave every person and place we meet better than when we found them.Links Mentioned in this Episode:Want to learn more? Check out Coachdar's website at www.coachdar.comCheck out Darleen Santore on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/darleensantore/Check out Darleen Santore on Facebook at ​https://www.facebook.com/DarleenSantoreCheck

This may be one of Dana's more moving and important episodes - she speaks to Darleen Santore, aka Coach Dar, all about the Art of Bouncing Back. Coach Dar is a former occupational therapist turned Mindset Coach, Speaker and Author. She coaches some of the world's top athletes and man oh man, she will change your perspective on challenge. Listen to Dana and Coach Dar speak all about adversity, maintaining an optimistic outlook and how to persevere and bounce back stronger than ever. Pre-order Coach Dar's book, The Art of Bouncing Back Join Dana's Video Content Planning workshop HERE

When Coach Darleen Santore walks into a room, her infectious smile lights up the entire area and when Darlene Santore speaks...people listen! You can't help but get pulled in to her aura of positivity. As a mental edge coach and motivational speaker she helps people get "unstuck", raise the bar in their lives and break free so that they can breakthrough to reignite their hearts to live a purposeful life. She has had a proven track record in leading professional athletes from all leagues and CEOs to elevate their standards and inspire positive changes to impact not only their lives but the lives of others. She's been seen on Fox Sports, GMA, The Today Show, SiriusXM Radio, many other publications and will be on shelves in a bookstore near you in February 2023 with her new book "The Art Of Bouncing Back." A highly motivating, great interview that you don't want to miss!

Are you struggling to get over something that happened in your past? It's okay to feel stuck sometimes. I get it. I've been "lost" lately too. Our world has changed so much the past two years, I don't know about you, but my head is spinning and I've struggled to keep up. Coach Dar to the rescue! She's like a real life Dr. Sharon Fieldstone from Ted Lasso! If you are yearning for more out of your life top, but just can't seem to shake off the past. This podcast is for you! Learn the art of bouncing back from a Mental Conditioning Coach for professional athletes, Darleen Santore, "Coach Dar". This could be the game changer in your life! If you are ready to develop the mental health skills you need to bounce back from any plot twist in life try these three mental health skills from the podcast. Here is a glance of what you will learn in this episode: Mental Health Skill 1: Walkup Wakeup Song[26:32] Darleen shares her morning routine secret to start your day like a professional athlete comes out of the tunnel on game day. Be the pro of your life by developing a morning routine. She tells Alexa to wake her up with a song to PUMP HER UP! Just like a baseball player picks their walkup song when they go up to bat, you should pick up your wakeup song to start your day like a PRO. Next you Meditate. Pray. Move. Mental Health Skill 2: What is True and What is False[31:26] Your biggest critic is yourself! Instead of dwelling on past mistakes "reframe the game" like an athlete. When you are stuck in your, and head beating yourself up, Coach Dar, suggests you how to make a list of what thoughts are true and what are false. Write it on a piece of paper. More often than not it's false. Focus on what is true, and move forward!Mental Health Skill 3: Scroll Less, Live More[34:02} Scroll Less Live More! Coach Dar says just like you work on building a resume to build your career, you should build a resume for your life! Darlene says stop watching someone else living their life on Instagram, while you're not living yours. Learn how she started taking Fridays off to build a life. You can too!Rate Review and Follow on Apple Podcasts"So happy to find this podcast! I stumbled upon this podcast by way of a LinkedIn post this morning and had to become a subscriber. It's smart, uplifting and “real” … just what I needed to hear today (and in reality, pretty much any day)”Free Brave Life Planner: https://mailchi.mp/amandacarroll/ndvmzjayitCoach Dar's Website: https://coachdar.com/Coach Dar on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thecoachdar/Coach Dar's Show on Fireside: https://firesidechat.com/darleensantore?tab=UpcomingBuild Your Life Resume : https://www.buildyourliferesume.com/Wakeup Walkup Song "Glorious" by Macklamore: https://open.spotify.com/album/10iHTF2aisP5CLUPH4jqVfAmanda Carroll's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amandacarrollshow/NEED MORE HELP TO GET YOUR BRAVE ON? Join the BRAVE BABE Exclusive Access Membership! Get daily prayers, devotions, and meditations to help you #GetYourBraveOn https://www.patreon.com/getyourbraveon?fan_landing=true&view_as=public

This week's empowering guest is Darleen Santore aka Coach Dar. Darleen is a board-certified occupational therapist, healthcare business executive, author, speaker, and mental conditioning coach for global leaders, CEOs, and elite athletes. She's passionate about helping people break through barriers to achieve their goals. Coach Dar was awarded the Most Inspiring Woman award by the WNBA and has used her unique style of science, psychology, and achievement to take her clients to high levels of excellence. She is an advocate of the idea that leading a life of impact and fulfillment doesn't happen by accident. I firmly back that up.  If you're ready to raise the bar in your life and reignite your innate gifts then tune into this episode. Coach Dar and I largely discuss: Coach Dar's inspirational backstory of overcoming a stroke at 25 and being left with a blood clot in the brain + her nonlinear, epic career journey  How to cultivate authentic leadership  Standards of excellence demonstrated by the world's highest-ranked CEOs, leaders, and athletes The definition of resilience and it's partnership with the nervous system The art of recovery + the power of the pause Emulating “humble warrior” confidence This episode provides incredible insight into using obstacles as opportunities to ignite and strengthen your gifts. For more inspirational wisdom by Coach Dar be sure to follow her on Instagram at @thecoachdar and check out her website https://coachdar.com to get in on her masterclass that gives you 4 simple yet powerful principles that will push you to raise the bar as a leader and pursue excellence in every single area of your life. Let us know how this episode impacted you via IG in the comments, DMs + story shares-- we LOVE connecting with you.  Are you loving BlackBeltBeauty Radio? We would LOVE your support! Subscribe, share + give our podcast a 5-star rating and review HERE We APPRECIATE YOU!! Enjoy! xRx STAY CONNECTED: INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/thecoachdar WEBSITE: https://coachdar.com TWITTER: https://twitter.com/thecoachdar DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE 10 MINUTE-KICK-ASS ENERGY-MORNING RITUAL HERE.  

Dar Pod Notes1:00Occupational Therapist – Patients with TBIHope Dealer1:47Had Stroke due to chiropractic adjustmentCould Die any dayNo fear, could die any day2:50Ran health care industryWent back to schoolRan health care company, record label3:50Left business world, gunna start my own practice and help peopleWalked into mental skills world since 2008Coach pro sports and CEOsAnd create greatnessNo limitations6:30 Irony of mental skills worldHow do I hack my mental gamePhonenix Suns mental skills coachHow to handle lifeThe higher up you go, the lonelier it getsHow to sustain7:41Loneliness is the biggest epidemicKobe/Jordan social skills10:00TrustConquered everything, but have no joyWant to be knownLoneliness Sport to SportYou can still be in a crowd and be super lonely12:15 Action Steps to combat lonelinessDevelop your tribe, gives you confidenceBlue Zones, places where people are the happiest13:50Physical Touch and Human InteractionsPeople that have a connection to faith feel less aloneFaith15:40Scaling of tribe16:55Quality over quantity 18:05DistractionsInformation18:30Raising the bar is in reference to what you're good atMaster your nicheBOOK: Subtle Art of Not Giving A Fuck, by Mark MansonCommitment20:00People getting offendedIdentifying with these mental health issues, and letting it consume youMove towards awareness and resiliencyTendency or experience vs victim identifying with emotion22:00 Need to get momentumReinforcing BOOK: AWARENESS BY ATHONY DE MELLO23:00Identifying with emotion, I'm depressed vs I'm experiencing depressionReinforcing words and narratives is good and a problem25:15Experience the person not the labels25:45 Keep an open curious mindWhat is going on?Part of you, not all of you.26:30Where is anxiety coming from?Acknowledge don't identify with itGrit, life happens27:20Situational Stress is part of lifeRide the wavesEveryone experiences traumaAdjust and make a choice28:00Boundaries/clock on your emotionsBOOK: GRIT BY ANGELA DUCKWORTH28:50Developing Positivity30:00Learned grit, had pain, but still had joy30:45Never ArrivingFound strength in struggle31:00Have a mentor for every decade, 10 years old, 20 years old, all the way to 90 yearsChoosing your circle and your perspective, lead to resiliencyDon't be extremist, don't identify so harsh with label32:30Emotional Agility & Resiliency are trained behaviorsStay at it, it's a toleranceTangibilze mental struggle35:00Kids these days? Or is it on Leaders these days?36:20Social media principlesJust because we can quitify likes and followers, doesn't mean it holds value.37:30Where you spend your time is where you see your results38:30TONY ROBBINS – If you don't feel growth, you'll feel stuck, need movementWhat you do mattersIf you don't feel like youre not contributing on field, in house, in friendshipsHow can you contribute, add value40:00Free knowledge, add valueWhen the world shuts down, find a way to add valueDon't wait for opportunities40:30Your title doesn't matterYou can add value somewhere or to someone at any timeNo identity, nothing to take away from meCan awaken Greatness anywhere41:45Help and support are not yours to keep43:15Yin and yangNo titles on my ability and capabilities43:42How's your heart instead of how are you?Change the narrative so we don't think we need identity45:15NFL not producing is lonelyDaily basis approach46:3030 for 30 narrative on lack of productionAwareness of influence on others with your hard work47:10Understand where you're at in the process, when the difficulty increases, easy/good days/tension will be more frequentRewire the brainDemistify daily struggle49:10Daily defenses49:30 NAVY seals mindsetRock bottomWhat could I not do?Prove it to yourselfMost of the world giving up, only reason we know about greats is because they didn't give up.50:45More shots on goal in lifeGrass greener where you water itBe you51:30Can't attack optimize life for myself and others52:00Growth is human happiness52:45Rock BottomSuicide53:30Suicidal perspective: “You're right, something needs to die, but it's not your body, its your habits, its your thoughts.”54:45Tim Ferris “You can measure the growth of a person by the number of uncomfortable conversations you've”56:00Change perspective56:30 FIRST THING TO DO WITH SOMEONE THAT IS SUICIDALShow up, change their state, their brain is holding them hostagePurpose, how they add value, worth58:00NATURE is medicine1:00:30Being present, lost artWhen fully in, can feel.1:01:40Nate Ebner All in, if you're all in and effort is the constant, then you won't have regret and have to look about and wonder if you did or how hard was I trying, makes easier when you know you tried and won or lost, effort was constant and no longer a subjective variable. 1:03:00Developing Focus and PresenceStart with brushing your teethTrain mind to focus on the mundane things. When brain drifts, can you bring it back.1:05:00Intentional FocusDepression comes from mind in the past, anxiety in futureTime is greatest commodity1:06:20DistractionsRelationshipsCareersInstead, get uncomfortableGive everything you have before you jump ship.1:08:00Commit, don't appease the massesStop with the titles1:10:30Getting people to lean into discomfortModalities to push people to discomfortHot/ColdGet people out of complacency1:11:15Defeat isolationMetaverse vs retreats and connect in 3DDon't want people feeling alone1:12:30Peaks and Highs, feel the heart beat of lifeNo coasting, don't flatline DAR RANT ON LIFE THAT IS ABSOLUTE GOLD

Life is more than just existing! It's about growth and experiences! In this episode, our host Lauren is excited to have Darleen Santore (aka Coach Dar) on to talk about how learning adds to your life. As someone that works with high level athletes on their mindsets, we dive into ways we can be actively pursuing our own legacies in everything you feel called to create in life and business. There are so many ways to learn, grow, anf experience life to its fullest. Let's be more curious, learn through DOING and watch how it impacts every area of your life!   02:30 Having a growth mindset vs a fixed mindset. 04:50 How experiences are the “lab” of learning! 07:00 Ways pouring into learning and creativity helps us in every area of life! 09:15 Are you coasting in life? 11:00 How can we actively pursue our legacy?   Connect with Darleen on Instagram | @thecoachdar ………………………………………..   Work with Lauren Boyd | Book a Consultation   Connect with Lauren on Instagram| @thelaurenboyd   Join the “Legally Aligned” Facebook Group | Join the Community

Darleen joins Amy to breakdown Global Pay It Forward Day. Darleen shares the importance of our mental health especially during such tough times.  Darleen also gives an inspired speech on being able to bounce back even stronger on the other side of this pandemic.  Darleen points out that we should all strive to gain perspective and find the bright side of any situation.  And lastly, Darleen shares the potential title of her new book: "The Art of the Bounce Back." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Darleen Santore joins the show, and Kyle Pitts would be surprised if the 49ers pick him....we'd all be surprised. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Darleen Santore, known to many as "Coach Dar,” is an occupational therapist, author, motivational speaker, brand ambassador, and mentor to global leaders, CEOs, and professional athletes. In this inspiring conversation, Coach Dar talks with Dr. Reuben about her role as the United States Ambassador for Global Pay It Forward Day (globalpayitforwardday.com), and shares how she incorporates random acts of kindness into her life. The talk also covers how the Sunrider community can get involved. For more information on Darleen Santore, visit coachdar.com

As an elite performer you’ve worked hard to get where you’re at. The work to stay at the top comes with immense pressure and a grind to continually improve. Also, success can make it hard to get clear, direct feedback, and it can attract people who don’t have your best interests in mind.How do you continue to reach for greatness without folding to the pressures of perfectionism? How can you work to build an inner circle of people with your best interests in mind – who can give you direct and candid feedback that will help you get better at what you do?Today we’re joined by Darleen Santore – also known as Coach Dar. She is a board-certified occupational therapist, business owner, and performance coach for professional athletes and executives.Coach Dar was recently named a senior fellow at PathNorth, an organization comprised of leaders and CEOs of fortune 100 companies, the WNBA named her the Most Inspiring Woman of 2017, she is the U.S. Ambassador for Pay It Forward Day, and she recently launched her own social platform called Kindli, which puts the focus squarely on kindness and positivity with a goal to generate over a billion acts of kindness around the world.Coach Dar discusses with Erik and Brandon about how to define greatness, what it means to be a pro, dealing with the pressures of perfection, and surrounding yourself with people who will help you grow.Episode Highlights(00:08) More about Coach Dar"The thing about greatness and being great, everyone has the ability to reach greatness within them with the God-given talent they have, but few are willing to truly do what it takes to be that truest and best version of themselves." – Coach Dar(4:22) How to define greatness(5:14) “Being a pro does not mean perfection. It means 1% progress. Every day you’re back – being consistent and disciplined to do what you need to do to be the best.” – Coach Dar(5:49) What holds people back from greatness? (7:36) What are the practical steps to committing to the process and implementing a plan(9:42) Finding the right help(11:49) The science of occupational therapy(18:27) Why aren’t people working with performance coaches?(20:25) How Tom Brady and LeBron James got where they are(21:09) Why working with a peak performance coach doesn’t mean something is wrong with you(24:00) Dealing with the pressure of perfection(26:11) “I'm going to help you find your whypower over willpower. Your willpower is going to give up when you're going through a tough season, right? You can't lean on willpower every day, but I'm going to remind you - why'd you get up?” – Coach Dar(27:27) The importance of reframing(30:06) Getting direct feedback(32:52) Building your trusted inner circle(38:32) Cutting down your circle(41:35) One of the key questions to ask in close relationships

Darleen Santore is a pro sports mental edge coach — both on and off the court. She’s taught me some amazing life strategies that are also just plain fun — things like making sure you have a friend in every age group from 10 years old to 90 years old. She has a very different approach to coaching than you’ve ever heard about before. We walk through her life, how her upbringing led to the work she does today, how a stroke completely changed her life, and what it means to raise the bar for yourself and others. In This Conversation We Cover:  [05:31] How Darleen’s mom impacted her worldview [11:32] When Darleen decided to become an occupational therapist [17:03] What you can do to enhance your health in case of a stroke [23:04] The lessons Darleen’s neighbors taught her growing up and how it led to Raising The Bar [30:19] How what you do off the court affects what you do on the court [36:42] Why you should have a friend in every decade Resources: https://coachdar.com/ (coachdar.com) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecoachdar/ (@thecoachdar) Text "Dream Life" to 310- 388-9724 to get our FREE dream life course Mastermind: https://workhardplayhardpodcast.com/mastermind/ (https://workhardplayhardpodcast.com/mastermind/) Connect with Rob on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robmurgatroyd/ (https://www.instagram.com/robmurgatroyd/) Connect with Kim on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kimmurgatroyd/ (https://www.instagram.com/kimmurgatroyd/) To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: https://workhardplayhardpodcast.com/ (workhardplayhardpodcast.com) Work Hard Play Hard is a production of http://crate.media (Crate Media)

Darleen Santore is a pro sports mental edge coach — both on and off the court. She's taught me some amazing life strategies that are also just plain fun — things like making sure you have a friend in every age group from 10 years old to 90 years old. She has a very different approach to coaching than you've ever heard about before. We walk through her life, how her upbringing led to the work she does today, how a stroke completely changed her life, and what it means to raise the bar for yourself and others. In This Conversation We Cover:  [05:31] How Darleen's mom impacted her worldview [11:32] When Darleen decided to become an occupational therapist [17:03] What you can do to enhance your health in case of a stroke [23:04] The lessons Darleen's neighbors taught her growing up and how it led to Raising The Bar [30:19] How what you do off the court affects what you do on the court [36:42] Why you should have a friend in every decade Resources: coachdar.com Instagram: @thecoachdar Text "Dream Life" to 310- 388-9724 to get our FREE dream life course Mastermind: https://workhardplayhardpodcast.com/mastermind/ Connect with Rob on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robmurgatroyd/ Connect with Kim on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kimmurgatroyd/ To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: workhardplayhardpodcast.com Work Hard Play Hard is a production of Crate Media

In this special edition of the podcast Caleb gives us the details of the first Spirit Farm Virtual Summit - a live event January 20-22, 12-1pm PST, Facebook Live. Incredible speakers sharing with everyone their best 15-18 min. of inspiration and practical insights to "Start Strong" in 2021. TOTALLY FREE, NO STRINGS ATTACHED! Speakers: Caleb Anderson, Eric Boles, Amber Thiel, Darleen Santore, Mike Foster, Hilary Anderson, and Chris Widener. Go to: startstrong.live Join the "Spirit Farm: Virtual" Group on Facebook to watch the summit. For all things Spirit Farm go to: thespiritfarm.com

My guest today is Darleen Santore, known to many as “Coach Dar.” As a Board Certified Occupational Therapist, business executive, author and speaker, she is passionate about helping people break through barriers to achieve their goals. She’s a trailblazer for women, and was awarded the Most Inspiring Woman from WNBA (and today I think you’ll see why).    We are bringing you the pep talk you need to make 2021 the best year possible!   In this episode we talk about: Focusing on your building season to set yourself up for your championship year Gaining valuable perspective from having best friends in every decade Kindness as a way of life Advice for making this your year Click HERE to text the word MENTOR to (602) 536-7829 for weekly business + mindset tips delivered straight to your phone! || CONNECT WITH COACH DAR|| instagram.com/thecoachdar www.coachdar.com www.kindli.org   || CONNECT WITH POWERHOUSE WOMEN || instagram.com/powerhouse_women instagram.com/llindseyschwartz facebook.com/groups/powerhousewomencommunity www.powerhousewomen.co

On this week's episode, we throw it back to an early-quarantine conversation with Coach Harvey Martin, MindStrong Ambassador Brian Peters, and our good friend/mentor - Coach Dar.  The trio takes a fun and relevant dive into emotional intelligence with a ton of gold nuggets - specifically how the pandemic is forcing people to understand themselves and their triggers better through change. Many of us know Coach Dar as a friend, an inspiration, and the embodiment of abundance, but here is a more formal understanding of who she is straight from her website: "As a Board Certified Occupational Therapist, business executive, author and speaker, she is passionate about helping people break through barriers to achieve their goals. Recently named Senior Fellow of PathNorth – an organization comprised of world leaders and CEOs of Fortune 100 companies, her powerful message continues to reach a global audience. As a mental and conditioning coach, she blends a knowledge of science, psychology and achievement with her personal passion for life. The result? Individuals, corporate executives and professional athletes & teams aim higher and achieve more. Additionally, Coach Dar is a trailblazer for Phoenix women and was awarded the Most Inspiring Woman from WNBA. It is her unique style and approach during, transformational seminars, high impact speaking engagements, and exclusive one-on-one sessions that has helped people say no to the status quo, to raise the bar in their lives, to break free so they can breakthrough, and to reignite their hearts to live a purposeful life. From her experience as a Board Certified Occupational Therapist, to a healthcare executive, to Chief Operating Officer of a record label, to Chief Performance Officer at a fast growing jewelry company, to a mentor to global leaders, CEOs and athletes, Darleen has a proven track record of leading people and inspiring positive changes that impact lives." Most recently, she became the Chief Kindness Officer of Kindli, a brand new organization and global mission that aims to spread kindness through content, donation, events! Key Insights: 0' - Introduction 8:00 - How The Pandemic Is Forcing Us To Re-Evaluate Our Social Life 9:30 - Being Alone Forces People To Be With Their Feelings; The Pandemic Is Allowing Space For New Beginnings, Change, and Connection 12:33 - People Aren't The Best At Identifying With Their Emotions; Have These Emotions Always Been There And We're Just Now Being Confronted By Them? 14:20 - Understanding Emotional Control For Awareness and Performance In The Moment; The Power of Emotional Journaling 18:55 - Becoming Aware of Triggers; Not Letting Others "Take Your Keys Away" 23:53 - Allowing The Pandemic To Create Mental Space For Reflection and New Information; People Are Waking Up To What They Were Numbing Themselves With 27:10 - The Fact We Crave That 10 Minute Walk Or Silence Is A Sign That We Should Maybe Rethink How We Do Business 29:00 - The Globe Is Truly Connected Through This Pandemic 32:27 - "What I Hope People Realize, Is That Less Really Is More." 34:00 - Let This Be A New Turn For You; "Hopefully People Realize How Busy People Were Making Themselves." 35:48 - "I Think People Are Also Going To Have To Figure Out Who They're Fighting Most Of The Time, And In Isolation You Find Out Most Of The Time It's Yourself." Product Links MindStrong Membership: Become A Member Here! Breathing 101 Course: Purchase Breathing 101 Course Here! Sauna Research Institute: https://www.saunastudies.com/ XEndurance: Buy XEndurance Products Here! (Use promo code 'MSP25' for 25% off!) Where to Find Coach Darleen Santore: Website: https://coachdar.com/about/ Instagram: @thecoachdar Check out her new app Kindli: https://www.kindli.org/

Darleen Santore, known to many as "Coach Dar", is an Occupational Therapist, author, motivational speaker, and mentor to global leaders, CEOs and professional athletes. In this inspiring conversation Coach Dar talks with Caleb about her role as the United States Ambassador for the global 'Pay It Forward Day' (globalpayitforward.com), her journey to finding her purpose after experiencing a stroke and her insight into helping people gain the confidence to lead and live their lives to their fullest potential. For more about Darleen visit coachdar.com

It’s hard to get away from bad news these days — death, millions of people who lost their jobs and just fear of what will happen in the coming weeks, months, and even the rest of the year. And while it may be difficult to find it, there is a silver lining: more people are helping their neighbors out and demonstrating acts of kindness. In this episode, we’ll be hearing the story of Darleen Santore, the US ambassador of Global Pay It Forward Day. Darlene, better known as “Coach Dar”, helps athletes, CEOs and entrepreneurs break through barriers as a motivational speaker and therapist. Through her professional career, she found another calling — a leader and catalyst for kindness. Around 6 years ago, she was tapped to lead Pay It Forward Day in the US, a full day celebrating kindness and takes place every year on April 28th. While it isn’t attached to a specific organization or foundation, the movement is now celebrated in 86 countries. This week, Darleen will be sharing how Pay It Forward Day came about, how we can get involved and in what ways we can integrate more kindness in our daily lives. Learn more at globalpayitforwardday.com Instagram: instagram.com/payitforwardday -- Advertise with us: sincerelyhueman.com/advertise Pitch your story: sincerelyhueman.com/contact Follow Sincerely, Hueman on Instagram @sincerelyhueman This show is produced by Hueman Group Media. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sincerelyhueman/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sincerelyhueman/support

Are you gambling your legacy and leaving it to chance instead of intentionally pursuing excellence to achieve greatness? Do you feel like it is time to level up your life and be all in to reach your full potential? Its time to have more confidence as a leader and level up your life.  Darleen Santore, known to many as “Coach Dar ” is a life, leadership and mental coach, board-certified occupational therapist, business executive, author, and speaker. As an occupational therapist for the past 23 years, Coach Dar has been able to combine her knowledge of science, psychology, and leadership to elevate one’s mindset to new levels.  In this episode,  Coach Dar shares her insights on how she serves the people that are wanting to reach another level – those that might doubt themselves, that are trying to reach greatness, wanting to go from maybe a VP-level to a C-level, they might want to go from C-level to a board-level – anyone who's trying to reach their peak potential and even grow from that to break through barriers to achieve their goals. What areas might be stopping you from being your best, most natural leader? Check-out the 10 Hidden Growth Opportunities for Top Leaders: visit www.QuizLeaders.com Key Takeaways: "Don't just get to the top just by getting there, you get it because you're building the endurance and you're doing it consistently well." – Darleen Santore "There is no other person exactly like you. And the original is always more expensive than the copy. You're an original, don't ever forget it and don't try to copy anyone else. Be you, be truly you and be the best version of you. We don't want the half version; we want the full best version." – Darleen Santore "Identify the vision where you want to go. What is it the level you want to attain? What is it that you're trying to go to? Set a vision because when there is no vision, the people will perish. You even need to have your own mission statement, your own vision of what it is you want to attain. Because without that, and without connecting emotion to it, what do you get up and get excited about every day? You just show up? You need to be moved by the vision of what's ahead. And then you need to put that into your morning routine." – Darleen Santore   Valuable Free Resource (VFR): Be Well. Live Well. Serve Well. Free Ebook. A download of 101 Coaching tips from Coach Dar Visit:  https://www.coachdar.com/   Ways to Contact Darleen Santore: Website: https://www.coachdar.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DarleenSantore/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/darleensantore/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/thecoachdar?lang=en Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecoachdar/

Darleen Santore or "Coach Dar" as most people know her, is a Board Certified Occupational Therapist, business executive, author and speaker. She is passionate about helping people break through barriers to achieve their goals, and today we're talking to her about the mental side of sports, how to break the anxiety cycle, and learning to live in the moment.

Darleen Santore, also known as “Coach Dar” is a Board Certified Occupational Therapist, business executive, author and speaker. She started out as an occupational therapist working with a variety of different clients. While she was working her way up in the management world living in Nashville, she suffered a stroke at the age of 25. It changed her world and her own faith, as she then stepped out and began her own practice. She now helps individuals, corporate executives, and professional teams and athletes become the best that she can be. She has also made a stamp in the game of basketball, as she was awarded the “Most Inspiring Woman from WNBA.” In this episode, Mike Linch and Darleen Santore talk about her background and how she got into her career, the setback she faced, dealing with adversity.

“If we all created space for MORE LIFE and LESS stuff or overcommitted schedules we'd feel more free, present, joyful, and focused. LIVE MORE with LESS distractions… you'll fly higher.” Coach Darleen Santore is on a mission to help people simplify their lives! As an occupational therapist, her role for 22 years has been helping people live life to the fullest and reach full potential.  Now more than ever, she says, she's noticing people consuming so much that they are overwhelmed, weighed down, and exhausted. On this 33 minute episode of Transformation Tuesday, Coach Dar shares 3 ways you can simplify your life. And she opens up about how making these very same changes in her own life helped her transform. Transcript Carey Pena: What does it mean to transform? Not just how you look, but how you think. Not just losing weight, but gaining strength. The best experts, the best advice. Getting better together. Inspired Media 360 presents Transformation Tuesday. Carey Pena: This is Transformation Tuesday. I'm your host, Carey Pena. On this show we talk about total life transformations and how we become the best versions of ourselves. Carey Pena: Back in the studio, one of my faves, coach and author, Darleen Santore. You have so many exciting things going on. Coach Dar: Yes. Carey Pena: Thank you so much for coming back. Coach Dar: Thanks, Carey, for having me on. I'm excited to be here. Carey Pena: Today we're talking about a post that you put up that is blowing up big. You basically said, “Simplicity is the new big,” and you said, “Follow me here for a minute. We've been brainwashed for years to have more, consume more, say more, do more, scroll more. Enough.” Carey Pena: What made you want to put up that post? Coach Dar: So many things, but in my profession as an occupational therapist for the past 22 years, my whole role has been helping people live life to the fullest, and getting them to reach their full potential. I noticed recently, more than ever, everyone is consuming so much, whether it's mentally, physically, spiritually, scrolling more, consuming more products. Things are weighing people down, and I'm seeing people be more and more exhausted. I've seen more people with anxiety and depression. Suicide has been at a higher rate. Financial problems people are having, divorces, there's just so much that's going on. Coach Dar: When I started to look, I was researching for my book and also looking back at patterns, because as a therapist that's what I'll look at to try to fix it, I noticed that it's because we're not simplifying. We're taking on more than we could actually do, and that goes for mental and physical. I wanted to be able to share as a theme, almost as an anthem for the year, simplify. It's almost like I hear in my head Justin Timberlake song, “I'm Bringing Sexy Back”. I want to bring simplicity back and simplify. Carey Pena: By the way, for our audience, we're going to get three great tips from you about where you begin to simplify. You had a bit of a rough year last year, and you had a health crisis. Would you take us through that? Coach Dar: Sure. Carey Pena: I'm sure that also played into your own personal feelings about needing to simplify. Coach Dar: Yes. Often passions come from life experiences. Last May, this past summer, I had a stroke, and this happened to be my third stroke. Prior to that I had been traveling. I coach in sports and in business, but I was traveling all season with the Phoenix Suns. We were gone seven days a week pretty much working. I love what I do, but it was so much. Everything that I was doing that I think that's where my body let me know that's enough, and unfortunately had to endure that. Coach Dar: In that time that I was healing over the summer, and also working on my book, that's when it came to me. I thought, “This is it. This is why. This is my body telling me you have to slow down,” but look at everyone that I work with or what we're seeing on TV and everything we're consuming is, people are breaking down. We're not meant to sometimes keep up to a certain pace or take on so much on our calendars and do. We have to say no so that we could say yes to the right things. Carey Pena: This is something that you definitely identify with. I know in one of your posts you wrote, “Listen. I've been there, saying yes to too much or giving away so much, especially time.” This year you are sharing your ways to set healthy boundaries and operate more efficiently and more joyfully. I love this. You say, “If it's not a heck yes, then it's a hell no. Hell to the no.” Coach Dar: That's right. Carey Pena: And this is your talking about on things, on appointments, on meetings, coffee, tea, drinks, meetups, dinners. I tend to do that. I fall into that, because I like people and I might go, “Oh, let's just meet up for a quick …” Then all of a sudden I look at my schedule for the week and I'm wondering, “How did this happen? Why is every single moment of my day scheduled out?” That's really not healthy. Coach Dar: No. We need time to breathe. We need to time to reflect. You might have come out of a great meeting, but if you don't sit and reflect on it, write notes, and you rush right into the next one, it just becomes meeting, meeting, meeting. Then at the end of the night you're maybe with your family, and it's 11:00 PM and you're trying to just download what happened and reflect on it, but you're exhausted by then. We're putting so much on our schedule, and you really need to stop and say, “Is this something that I'm going to be able to be 110% if I show up? Is it necessary for what I'm working on?” Coach Dar: We want to be able to be productive, but you have a gift to give and share with the world. If you're constantly under, almost like you don't have the oxygen, you're on empty, you're really not giving the best. You're really not able to show up. We need people to stop and say, “Okay. If it is a coffee or a tea or a drink or a dinner, whatever it is, or a meeting, is this my highest and best use going? Am I going to be able to show up and be productive, and how is this going to affect my whole day?” If it's not a heck yes, then it's a hell no. Ask that, really try this, and we'll get into it, but ask yourself this each time when you make a decision. Carey Pena: You're not necessarily talking about that everything needs to be transactional, because I pay attention to that. I don't need to get something from every interaction. Sometimes if someone just wants to meet up and have a coffee to say hi, that's great and I love that. I don't want everything to be about a business transaction. You're saying just look at the overview and how much you're stacking up. Coach Dar: Right, because you don't want every day to just be booked every second, because then where you really do have that social meeting where you want to be present, you're so rushed in your mind to get to the next thing that you can't even enjoy the time. Really, a lot of this, too, is about being present and simplifying and taking time to enjoy what is right in front of you, the blessings that you have, even the work that you're doing but were so rushed and it's so booked you can't even enjoy it. It robs us of our joy. Carey Pena: What has been the response since you've put up the post, because I know a lot … This is a real hot topic. Coach Dar: It really is. When I write something, I write because I'm so passionate about it, and I really am not sure how someone's going to receive it, but it has been blowing up to the point where people are writing in. People have asked for interviews, and it allows me to know that this is a hot topic, but truly it's because people are hurting. People feel like they're drowning. They don't know how to kind of get back their life, so hopefully by sharing this and really being able to share some tips and coach people through this, we're going to get people so that they feel better. Carey Pena: I sent an email blast talking about you coming on the show, and we're going to be talking about simplicity, and I got a lot of responses. One of them came from a good friend of mine who I didn't even know was on our email list. Her name is Lori Gentile. She's a very successful interior designer and she writes to me saying, “Carey, this has been my motto for years now. I crave downtime at the house just doing nothing, or just puttering in my garden, and for sure meditating.” Carey Pena: She's a very sought after interior designer, but she immediately wrote back after she got this, so I know that the message is resonating and I love that you're trying to bring it to more people. For folks who are listening, thinking, “Okay. I like where you ladies are going with this,” where do we begin? You gave me three steps that you think will really profoundly help people simplify, and you begin with … It seems obvious but I want to take people through it. You begin with decluttering your place to make space. Coach Dar: Yes. If this is your workplace, or if this is your home, or even your car, because sometimes people have to travel a lot or commute a lot in their car. I need everyone to just stop and inventory their space. Is your space a space that provides flow? Is there a lot of clutter around you? Are things not put away? Is there always something that your mind subconsciously is going, “You need to get to that. You need to get to that,” or it's kind of hovering over you, because if it is, it's a burden. Then you cannot think clearly. Coach Dar: If your car is always messy and you get in it you're going to feel it. If your workspace, your desk, is constantly with a pile on it and it's not organized, your brain is actually picking up that that is something that it has to tend to, so therefore it can't settle. It can't focus on what it is that you're trying to focus on. We've studied this as therapists, and every time people clean up their space they start to become more efficient and more productive. Even to the point of someone's home, your friend who just wrote in. She loves to be able to just be in her garden and be home, and if her space is inviting and she's excited to get home, she's going to recover. Then, when she goes out to a client, she's going to be that much more inspired and productive. Carey Pena: That's right. Coach Dar: Our space has so much to do about really our greatness and how great we're going to show up and be more effective if we have it in order. Structure is actually good. Not everyone is gifted in being able to organize. I know it's not my highest gift, but I actually have friends, or there are companies out there, that you can call someone that they will help create systems for you, and then you're able to come home and just follow that system. It does a world of good, and you'll see changes. Coach Dar: I had a woman just even fix her car, because she kept throwing things in it. Once she fixed her home and her car, she ended up producing in her business almost a million dollars more the next year. Carey Pena: Wow. To be clear, are you saying that it's beneficial to organize your space, or to actually remove tangible things? Coach Dar: Both. You want to be able to let … Everyone just goes to the obvious of your closet. Are there things that you don't need? Shed it. In your home, if there are a lot of things, knickknacks or things that are cluttering up the space that don't allow it to flow, remove it. If you don't need it or it's not bringing you joy, then you should donate it. You should give it away. Also, organizing things will allow you so that you know where things are so that you are more efficient, so both decluttering it and then creating structure to what's there. Carey Pena: That makes sense, though. For instance, when you say that when you look around and you see, for instance, if you're in your office and you have a huge stack, and that includes bills, and to-do lists, and all this, your brain immediately when you look at that thinks… all those things need to be done. Coach Dar: Right. Think about, too, when you walk into a hotel. Often hotels are streamlined, they're clean, and everyone always feels great when they walk in the hotel room or a resort. Think about your space, your space you want to be able to … It's inviting when you walk into those spaces. Create your space so that has that same flow, because if there is too much clutter, truly your brain cannot focus as well. Carey Pena: What did you remove from your space as you started thinking about this? Coach Dar: I realized how many little … I might have saved cards from people, I might have saved old programs of things, and I was thinking, “Why am I holding onto all of this?” Because they were actual … They were in baskets, but the baskets were overflowing. I was like, “Why am I keeping this stuff?” And I remembered Wayne Dyer said this one point. He told his assistant before he moved to Maui, he said, “Get rid of anything. If I can't Google it, I don't need it, and if I can't scan it and it can't be something electronic, then I don't need it.” Coach Dar: He said when you free your space you become lighter, and when you're lighter you don't feel weighed down. He says, “Anytime I had to travel for work, I had exactly what I needed and I didn't need any more.” Carey Pena: I love that. Coach Dar: As he moved, he was able to move freely, and you're more inspired. You really do think clearer when you have less. Carey Pena: We need to create more space for creativity. Coach Dar: Yes. Carey Pena: Let's go to number two, be decisive in your decision-making. Coach Dar: Yes. This goes back to what I had put out there, if it's not a heck yes, it's a hell no. Every decision you make. Oftentimes you might say, “Oh, I'll get to that later. Let me think on it,” and yes, you do absolutely have to pause, but you need time to pause and you need space to pause. You want to ask yourself, “Can I make the decision? Right now, would this be a heck yes or a hell now?” Coach Dar: If at any moment you're like, “I don't really know if I should do this,” it's probably a no. At that time in your schedule you probably shouldn't add it on. It becomes a tool you could use to make quicker decisions, so then you could be more efficient. I keep repeating this efficiency, but really when we're more efficient, we have greater results. Take that inventory question, that statement, and filter everything through it. Even when you're going to just go to dinner, should you be taking on another dinner this week, or would it be better that you were at home and you just relaxed and you were with your family? Carey Pena: Well, truly, too, I think that it's not a service to whomever you're going to dinner with if you really don't want to be there. Coach Dar: Right. Carey Pena: That goes back to you're not showing up at your 110%. Coach Dar: Right. Carey Pena: Do you also apply that to business for you as an entrepreneur? And I look at myself, as you're saying this I'm thinking through how I dissect potential projects. I just was talking to you before we started about I love doing media coaching. I realized now as people are asking me to do the coaching, it's a, “Yes, I love it. That's fun. I see great results in the people I coach.” I really apply that to my business decisions. Coach Dar: Right. You light up. You even just lit up when you just said that, but see where … Here's your gift. You're so gifted and talented at that. If you were able to clear your schedule so you could say yes to that more, you're going to have a greater impact with the people that you served than saying yes to other things that, while you'll be good at doing, this you say yes to and you're great at it. You're going to help. Coach Dar: If you keep adding all these little yeses that maybe, while I could help you, but is it your highest and best use? Probably not, when you could go and do this with certain particular clients who do this media coaching, and you're going to knock it out of the park, and they're going to get such great results, and it's all about the ripple effect and the impact we want to leave in this world. Carey Pena: Is that how you've come to run your business decisions as well? Coach Dar: Absolutely, especially after the stroke this summer. I had to decide. A very large well-known organization in sports had called, and most people would have said yes to something to be able to be on staff with them. However, my schedule would have been 6:30 in the morning until 11:00 at night for a long time, and I had to say no because I knew I could say yes to other things and use my time more effectively. Because I had to look at my health, I had to look at also where I could put great quality of time and important to people, and where I wanted things to go. Coach Dar: So if you know what your plan is for the year and you want to now say yes to the things that are going to use your gifts, you're allowed to. Versus just saying yes because maybe that's what the world thinks you should do, or because it's glamorous. Really start to be clear on what your intention is for your life, for using your gifts, and where you want to go. Carey Pena: With the using the hypothetical, expanding on that, I think a lot of times … You said no to a very large organization. A lot of times, though, people are afraid that, “Will that sort of opportunity come to me again?” You have to have confidence that if you make these intentional decisions and you say yes to the right things, more of the right things will come along. Coach Dar: Right, and then you have to say, “How do you want your quality of life?” Really, because I'm watching more and more people hustling and working themselves truly to the point that their health is affected, their life is affected, their marriage is affected, they're not able to be with their family. There's times that, listen, business is going to ebb and flow, and you have to pour into it, but you just have to look at what's the quality of life and what's the impact that I want to live and lead, and then how do I want to show up doing that, and then create a schedule around that. Carey Pena: Let's dig a little deeper right there before we get to the third one, because you brought up a good point about the hustle. The hustle has been sold to a lot of people as, “You gotta get out there and hustle nonstop,” and some very smart people like … What's his name? Gary V? (Vaynerchuck) Coach Dar: Yes. Carey Pena: And Grant Cardone, who I follow both of them. Coach Dar: I love both of them. Carey Pena: They are great, and hustle works for them. Coach Dar: Right. Carey Pena: Clearly it has worked. They're really successful, but not everyone could duplicate. They do it so well it almost makes it look very easy, because they're hustling all the time and every time I see Grant … He's awesome, and his wife's awesome, but I see him, he's getting in his private jet, and they're hustling, they're speaking, and constantly creating content and all of that. That sort of feeling that you can do it 24 hours a day I think takes people down a disappointing road. Coach Dar: The other thing, too, is not everyone is equipped the same, and I think people have to understand that. I knew coming out with this message that I was going to go up against the hustle. Carey Pena: You're going the opposite direction. Coach Dar: Yes. However, I want … It's kind of like this. One diet doesn't fit all. Well, the same with how we go after our goals in our life, one model doesn't fit all. There might be some people that this hustle is working for them, but there's a lot of people that it's not, and it's breaking people's backs. It's literally breaking down their lives, their marriages, everything, so how do you balance this? There's not a perfect zen, but you have to find what's right for you and your family, and how you want … That's why I said what's the quality of life. Where do you want to go at things? Coach Dar: Maybe you could do certain things for so many months and then you need a break. Just how do you expand this? Hustle for everyone doesn't work, and I used to work, when … I am an occupational therapist, but I worked many years in the hospital, and we had a sleep lab. It would show we would have studies that would show people that lack of sleep was so toxic to the body. It cannot literally rebuild itself, so when people make the expressions, “You can sleep when you're dead,” let me tell you, if you don't get the sleep, you can end up going out of this world earlier than you should. Coach Dar: There's a book, “Sleep Revolution”, that Arianna Huffington wrote, and I love it, but we need to start really giving people also some sound advice on the other side effects, the side effects of hustle, and that if you don't take care of yourself, and you don't get the right care, you have to work out, you have to get sleep, but you have to create this balance. Otherwise you aren't going to make it. You can't get to the finish line. So what was it all for? Carey Pena: Isn't some of it, too, that you need to think through your objectives? Coach Dar: Yes. Carey Pena: Because not everyone wants to 10X their life. Is the objective to make a lot more money? Is the objective to move to a bigger house? It might be, and in that case you might need to really hustle, hustle, hustle until you make a certain amount. I think that's important to think about that. Going back to my friend, Lori Gentile, a very successful interior designer, but she has worked … I've known her for quite a few years. She's one of the best designers. She has worked very intentionally over the years. She does not take a ton of jobs at one time. She makes sure the clients that she works with align with her style. She has a very holistic style, and she used to drive me crazy because I would tell her, “Get on Instagram.” Carey Pena: “I don't want to do all that.” Now, she has now has her team a little bit on Instagram. Good job, Lori, very proud of you. I see the wisdom in what she saying, that she doesn't want to be on Facebook. She chose one platform, that is a good platform for interior design, and she's allowed that to grow, but she's worked very intentionally so that gives her the time and space to have that simplicity in her life. Coach Dar: Customize. Exactly. She's able to customize her lifestyle to fit her needs, and that's what everyone has … Even this, simplicity might not be for all, hustle's not going to be for all, but you have to be able to choose what's right for you. I could share that over thousands of people that I've worked with. Those that got clear on how they wanted their life and their schedule to look, and then created this efficient system around it and simplified, became more successful in the long run. Coach Dar: I even think about how Steve Jobs wore his black crew neck shirt, because he didn't want to have to think about what he was wearing. He was creating efficiency and simplicity, and I think Mark Zuckerberg talks about that, too. We know that there's ways that you could create some simple tactics in your life and still do what you need to do to get the work done, but it's going to allow you to be a lot more efficient. We don't need more. We need better connection. If you really want to have a thriving life and one that's fulfilled and happy, it's about making greater connections, and it's about quality, not quantity. Carey Pena: I see a real passion and somewhat of an urgency in the way you're bringing this message. Do you feel that it's important to try to get people to think about this before they crash and burn? Coach Dar: Yes. This has been why I actually left a high paying job as a president of a healthcare company to start my own practice years ago, because I wanted to get to people before it was too late. I'm feeling this urgency all over again, because when you watch the news or you see what's going on, we have more and more people unhappy, depressed, anxiety. More people are on anxiety meds than they've ever been, so what's going wrong? Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. I'm here to just say please just take this under consideration. Use this almost as a script for life. Try simplifying things and see if you feel better after this. Carey Pena: I was in the Dominican Republic and we were down at the beach and a gentlemen, I think they were from the East Coast, a gentleman and his wife were there, and he was on his phone. His wife said, “Oh, how is everything going at your work?” So he was checking his emails, and she said to him, “Are they getting by without you?” Carey Pena: I'll not forget this. He said, “Barely.” Carey Pena: I started thinking about it, how sometimes we feel, all of us, that we are so important, that if we step away for a second. That's why I think a lot of times it's kind of scary to simplify because you think, “I'm needed here. I have to go to that meeting. They need to talk to me. They need my input.” Carey Pena: When in actuality, the world keeps on turning. I looked over and the wife was kind of like, “Whatever,” but it made him feel good to check in. Coach Dar: Right. Carey Pena: Number three on your list. This is interesting. They're all interesting, but this stood out to me. Be a producer, not a consumer. Coach Dar: Yes. Carey Pena: Let's talk about that. Coach Dar: I am playing with words here, but so often we're consuming. We're consuming the next thing, we're consuming the next feed, we're consuming media, we're consuming stuff mentally, physically, spiritually. We're consuming instead of producing. When we consume a lot, it keeps weighing us down, we can't produce. I'm talking about efficiency and your greatness, so I'm asking people to take inventory of watch what you consume in a week. From what you watch to what you buy to what you're putting around you, negative talk even. You're consuming things. Watch what you're consuming and try to be a producer. Coach Dar: How do you want to show up? How can you produce more in the sense of not producing more things that just don't add value, but how do you produce an impact when you show up? When you're actually simplifying and you have more peace in your mind when you sit down at a meeting or with a friend, you're actually producing a better environment in response because you're clear now, and you're more effective. Versus if you're constantly consuming, and then you have back to back to back to back meeting, or buying and buying and buying. You're consuming and you're not producing. You're not showing up. You're not as efficient. It's a play on words here, but be a producer, not a consumer so much on what you're taking in. Carey Pena: How do you apply that to your own life? Give me an example. Coach Dar: I watch what I bring in mentally, so what I consume, I don't watch anything that's negative. Carey Pena: So you don't watch any news. Coach Dar: Truly, I really don't. Carey Pena: You get your news from me texting you. Coach Dar: I do. Exactly. I get news by people tell me, or I'll look at a newsfeed when I'm ready to look at it, but not where it's just pouring in and I have no control or filter of it. I watch, now, how much I'm consuming as far as in a move that I'm making, my space. What do I really need? Do I need to consume anything new? If I don't, then I'm not getting it. I watch what I consume as far as people that are around me. Are they uplifting? Are they moving in the right direction? When I have to refill myself I have to make sure that I'm consuming the right things, but by watching what I consume I now show up and I can produce better for people. When they have me come and help them I'm now giving 110% and not 50%. Carey Pena: It strikes me that this would be important for people who, a lot of businesses that I come in contact with who are looking to articulate better, articulate their brand message. It's not clear. It's very fragmented, because what you're saying really makes a lot of sense. There is a lot of things going on there. When we are so overcrowded in our heads, and then you ask someone a simple question like, “What is your brand? What is your mission? What is your why?” Which these are all some of the questions when I'm brought in to do consulting or a brand journalism project, I ask those questions. It's not that the people aren't smart people. They know their business, but we're so overcrowded mentally that then we're not able to produce a clear succinct message. Coach Dar: Absolutely. You just hit it on the head. That's exactly what this is all about, and when you simplify you actually make a greater impact, because when you help your clients simplify their message, now when people hear it, it's clear and it's effective and they'll remember it. Carey Pena: Yes. If people implement these three things, and let's just review your tips here because we're throwing out a lot of information, but declutter your place to make space, be decisive in your decision-making, and be a producer, not a consumer. Where will this lead to? Coach Dar: When you do this you will have more clarity. You'll actually have greater connection with people. You'll have more focus. You'll feel lighter and freer, and you'll have more fulfillment enjoying your life. You'll be healthier. As a whole, your company will be healthier when you simplify, your family becomes healthier because you simplified in your connecting more, your relationships. You will find more joy when you simplify. Carey Pena: What has this done for you? You look amazing, and you did fight a real serious health battle, but I can just see how … You talk about free. You look free, and you look excited about what's to come. Coach Dar: It's really been almost its own transformation for me, because it forced me to have to slow down and simplify things. After the stroke I couldn't even open up things with my own hands, so I had to simplify how I even did things around the house. But it was in the process that it reignited the fire within me. I'm so passionate about helping people and businesses, and just everyone that I could touch, create better impact, create a stronger impact in this world, but have healthier, happier lives and be more fulfilled. Coach Dar: This has really helped ignite a fire in me. It's almost … I'm so passionate about it that there's more joy in my life, so going through something that hit me hard again, it's created another fire to be able to go out, back out, and share a message that I hope helps millions of lives. Carey Pena: It strikes me, Dar, because over the years I've done a lot of interviews as a journalist on the news, and also working in the new media space doing podcasts and things. I've interviewed quite a few people, more than I would have liked to, who are facing end of life. One common thread that people always say is that, “I wish I would have just stopped to take more time.” There's nothing more sad in this world than looking at someone whose days are numbered, and they have regrets. Carey Pena: I worked on a story recently with a beautiful young woman located in Scottsdale here in Arizona, and she's dying of cancer, and she's in her 30s, and she has a little girl. She told me, she's like, “Carey, I really would love for you to share my story because I want people to be inspired by their life.” And what you're talking about is inspiring. Coach Dar: Yes. Carey Pena: Because it is allowing yourself to take time to enjoy life. Coach Dar: That's exactly … The hustle is about go, go, go, but where's the enjoyment of what's right in front of you? I am so passionate about just saying stop, and I know the expression has been used but, “Stop and smell the roses, but really stop. Breathe. Meditate. Look at what's right in front of you and be grateful for it.' Carey Pena: To be clear, you're not saying, “Don't try to go for it,” because you're a big dream kind of person. Coach Dar: Very much. Carey Pena: You go out and kick some bootay. You work with big time athletes, so there is no sense of, “Hey, just be mediocre.” Coach Dar: No. Carey Pena: That is not the conversation we are having. I just want to make sure that people understand that. Coach Dar: I don't even like the word mediocre, and it's not about settling, but it's about if you simplify, you will show up better and you'll be able to hit more home runs in your life. You're going to … Really, you will fly higher when you simplify because you'll show up better. Carey Pena: The people who have been contacting you since you started putting this out there, they're looking already for you to come in and coach, and I assume that this would be great training in a corporate environment as well. Coach Dar: Yes. Carey Pena: Because you're going to get much healthier employees, right? Coach Dar: Right. Let's create a more simplified culture. Let's streamline processes. Let's help simplify communications. Let's declutter the space that you're in and make it more efficient and simplified. That, on the business standpoint, definitely. If anyone needs help with that I'd be more than happy to help. Carey Pena: Give them your information. Coach Dar: If you have social media, the greatest way to reach me is on Instagram or Twitter and the handle is @The, T-H-E, CoachDar, so @TheCoachDar, and you can send me a direct message. Coach Dar: If you want to hear more about this I'm going to be setting also up an academy where you could take a six week course and go through some things on simplifying, or you could do one-on-one coaching, but go ahead and send me a message and I would be happy to follow up with you. Carey Pena: You're ready to light it up. Coach Dar: Oh, yes. Carey Pena: It is always so great to have you here. I love the interview, and I love talking to you about these subjects that I know will really help people improve their day-to-day lives, and that is what I care about so much. Coach Dar: Which I'm grateful that you have this platform, Carey, to be able to share and have myself and others on, because what you're doing is inspiring so many, and it is effecting lives. I know it helps my life. Carey Pena: Give us one final thought, something you want the audience to think about as we close out here. Coach Dar: As you go and you look at this year, just think about how you want to live your best life. Think about how you want to show up and what the impact is, and like Carey said, you don't want to live with regrets, so think about what it is you could do to start simplifying your day, your life, your space, so that you can have a greater impact. Carey Pena: It's a nice feeling when you go to bed at the end of the night, and you worked hard but you managed to create space for yourself so that when you lay down at night, you're calm. Coach Dar: Right. Carey Pena: That's huge. Coach Dar: Yes. You'll be able to sleep better because your head's not racing. Carey Pena: I never have trouble with sleep. I lay down, I'm like, “Good night.” I'll wake up when my twins come in early in the morning, but for now, “Check, please. Peace out.” Thank you so much, Dar. Coach Dar: Thanks, Carey. Carey Pena: And thanks for listening, everyone. You can find us online at InspiredMedia360.com and of course, you can always connect with me on Facebook and on Instagram @CareyPena. I do love to hear feedback on all of our shows and content, and I really hope that this show inspires you to live a life that is a little bit simpler, and hopefully happier. Thanks so much for listening. The post Simplicity Is The New Big: 3 Ways To Simplify Your Life with Coach Darleen Santore appeared first on Inspired Media 360 TV - Inform | Inspire | Engage.

Darleen Santore, better known as “Coach Dar,” is a pint-sized powerhouse who helps “Raise the Bar” for everyone she coaches – from professional athletes and performers, to entrepreneurs and individuals who are looking to “Level Up.” After suffering a stroke in her 20s, Coach Dar made a deal with God that she would recover, have a renewed spirit, have a renewed faith, and that she would dedicate her life to helping people believe in themselves and achieve all they can. And for the past 22 years, she has. Coach Dar has worked as a Board Certified Occupational Therapist, and is now a Life and Leadership coach. She helps people “Level Up” by developing character, inspiring self- confidence, and instilling leadership skills that take performance to the next level. Coach Dar works extensively with professional athletes. She has coached various players over the years with the Phoenix Suns and other athletes in all pro sports. Coach Dar is also the U.S. Ambassador for the Global Pay It Forward Initiative. And she is an ambassador for the international lifestyle brand Lululemon. Her powerful messages have not only made her a highly sought after coach of individuals, but also an in-demand keynote speaker. She has motivated thousands of people on the corporate speaking circuit. She is currently working on her first book, which is scheduled for release this fall.

Everyone will face setbacks in their own life. That's something Coach Dar knows well. This week, Darleen Santore shares her story of being an occupational therapist specializing in traumatic brain injury and strokes—who has also had several strokes herself. She shares advice on how to move past the unexpected challenges life throws at you and use what you learn from those hard times to propel you forward into a stronger tomorrow. By shifting the framework of how you approach each day, you can start using setbacks as the fuel for reaching your peak.

Everyone will face setbacks in their own life. That's something Coach Dar knows well. This week, Darleen Santore shares her story of being an occupational therapist specializing in traumatic brain injury and strokes—who has also had several strokes herself. She shares advice on how to move past the unexpected challenges life throws at you and use what you learn from those hard times to propel you forward into a stronger tomorrow. By shifting the framework of how you approach each day, you can start using setbacks as the fuel for reaching your peak.

This show is all about shifting our perspective and gaining mental strength. It's a choice every day how we show up. From the moment you wake up, that story is being written for who you are. In this episode, well known speaker and coach Darleen Santore tells us the ways we can transform mentally and awaken greatness. This is how she works with her own clients to help them reach peak performance. “The greatest thing you can do is hold yourself accountable. It's emotional intelligence,” says Santore. “It's a choice every day how we show up. Show up and make a difference.” Santore shares with us the same lessons she shares with her clients from around the country: Identify what is important Mentally cleanse Think about what you are grateful for Do what you are called to do Get on the other side of fear. Darleen gets specific about how we work through each of these steps. Also, she talks about the vital importance of: (1) Meditation The research is abundant on meditation and the benefits of it. It allows you to show up in a calmer healthier state. (2) Music It can change your state and allow you to feel joy, laughter. Feel when you are your peak state and go with it. This episode is totally focused on helping you get to your peak mental state. LINKS MENTIONED IN TODAY'S PROGRAM: Insight Timer: https://insighttimer.com/ The post Transform and Awaken Greatness With Your Mind appeared first on Inspired Media 360 TV - Inform | Inspire | Engage.

Listen to the latest Positive University interview with Coach Dar (Darleen Santore). Darleen Santore is an NBA, NFL, NHL, MLB mental edge, life, leadership coach, therapist, author, and motivational speaker. She shared a lot of great insights that will help you amplify your impact

Episode 114 Just as professional athletes need a head coach to help them reach their full potential, Darleen Santore helps individuals gain clarity and focus in order to live well, lead well, and propel themselves to new heights. A Board Certified Occupational Therapist and coach, Dar's clients include professional teams and athletes, including the Phoenix Suns. Darleen grew up a big sports fan in Connecticut, watching the New York Giants play each Sunday with her Dad. At the age of 25, her life changed forever when she suffered a stroke. In an instant, everything was different. But as "Coach Dar" teaches, we can all use our tests into our testimonies. On this episode of the podcast, Darleen shares her powerful story of overcoming a stroke, where her faith in Christ began to take shape, how she helps pro teams like the Phoenix Suns, and her belief that we all need a life plan. For more, log on to http://SportsSpectrum.com 

Learn how to be, live, and serve well... Oh - and have fun doing it! Darleen Santore exposes the #truth about success, trust, and coaching at the highest levels. In This podcast: Learn what is on the other side of FEAR What trust and rapport REALLY look like How to come back from Injury How to #Rebuild and #REBRAND yourself ...and how to have #Fun in the #process!

“10 million lives were impacted for good and I think that is really what we need to focus on.” Darleen Santore is the U.S. Ambassador for Pay It Forward Day, which is celebrated worldwide on April 28th.  It's a mission that started 10 years ago by Blake Beattie in Australia. “I am very blessed to be able to help represent our country, with 79 other countries, and today we all unite for Pay It Forward Day,” Santore says.  “The goal is to unite everyone in kindness and impact 10 million lives for good.” Santore has been involved in the global Pay It Forward Day effort for several years.  But it's much bigger than just one day — for her, it is a life mission. “When you live in that zone where you have created your own personal mission and you could live that every day, it really doesn't become anything else but that. By living in the moment, you are living in the mission.” Santore is a board certified occupational therapist and has a background in neuroscience. She believes that we all, to a degree, have the ability to train our minds — and that's what she spends her days helping people do.  Having worked with a long list of high profile clients, including athletes and music performers, Santore says her mission going forward is to spread her playbook to the masses “in hopes that people everywhere can live their full potential.” Her personal story is one of heartbreak and triumph.  In her mid-20's, Santore, then married and looking forward to having kids, suffered a stroke.  She wasn't able to have get pregnant and ended up later getting divorced.  She had to rethink her own future. And she has done that in a bold way creating an extremely successful career as a Life Strategist, Author, Performance Coach and Motivational Speaker. “Two things create happiness,” she says, “growth and contribution.” Santore believes in the power of seeking out your own happiness and paying it forward whenever and wherever you can. “When you are able to share a kind word, actually spend time with someone and be present with them, it could change lives.” For more information and the links mentioned in this podcast: http://payitforwardday.com http://coachdar.com/ The post 10 Million People Paying It Forward appeared first on Inspired Media 360 TV - Inform | Inspire | Engage.

Life moves fast. It's not easy to stay inspired and motivated. In this Limitless interview, Darleen Santore tells us how we can increase our inspiration and motivation, while helping others at the same time. Darleen is a speaker, therapist, and coach who is an expert at helping others become limitless.