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Jeannette is joined by Zoe Antrobus and Dawn Lyle, the founders of 4theRegion, a cross-sector alliance in Swansea, Wales. The show delves into the work of 4theRegion, which aims to bring businesses, organisations, and communities together to create positive change in South West Wales. Zoe and Dawn discuss their passion for the region and their belief in the power of collaboration, and highlight the various focus areas of 4theRegion, including wellbeing, travel and tourism, procurement, and the circular economy. The conversation also touches on challenges such as transport and housing, as well as positive developments in the region, such as the Swansea Bay City Deal and the growing awareness of the circular economy KEY TAKEAWAYS The organisation focuses on six impact areas: wellbeing, destination travel and tourism, buying regional and procurement, development and investment, circular economy, energy and environment, and creative economy, cultural and digital. 4theRegion has a diverse mix of supporters, including large-scale businesses like the DVLA and universities, as well as SMEs and community projects. They believe in the mission of creating a happier, healthier South West Wales with a thriving economy. The organisation organises events and conferences to bring people together and facilitate conversations around shared goals and challenges. They also work with local authorities and have good working relationships with various departments. Some of the challenges in the region include procurement, transport, and the balance between second homes/service accommodation and affordable housing. 4theRegion aims to address these challenges through inclusive and positive conversations, finding solutions that benefit local communities and the tourism sector. BEST MOMENTS "We all do want a flourishing tourism sector. We all do want young people across our region to be able to afford to live in our communities. And we all do also want places for tourists to stay." "I think surviving COVID and actually going from strength to strength through that and staying and remaining positive throughout that and bringing really mix of people together... is something that I'm particularly proud of." "We constantly have these very negative arguments... What we want to do is create safe spaces where we can actually listen to the challenges from right across the system." "I'm proud that we're still here five years on and we're building momentum, but it's not going to be an overnight success. It's definitely a matter of persisting and building something for the future."   This is the perfect time to get focused on what YOU want to really achieve in your business, career, and life. It's never too late to be BRAVE and BOLD and unlock your inner BRILLIANCE. If you'd like to jump on a free mentoring session just DM Jeannette at info@jeannettelinfootassociates.com or sign up via Jeannette's linktree https://linktr.ee/JLinfoot VALUABLE RESOURCES Brave, Bold, Brilliant podcast series - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/brave-bold-brilliant-podcast/id1524278970     4 The Region - https://www.4theregion.org.uk/about-us/ ABOUT THE GUESTS Zoe Antrobus - Founder & Managing DirectorZoe worked for Swansea Bay Futures for 6 years prior to launching 4theRegion as an independent venture.  Previously, Zoe has worked in marketing and business development at Swansea University and Morgan Cole Solicitors.  She has extensive experience of planning and running large events and exhibitions across the UK.  Zoe's super power is connecting people and building relationships. Dawn Lyle - Founder & ChairDawn runs Swansea-based iCreate, a 3D flythrough and visual communications company working with many of the region's major partners and developers.  She sat on the board of Swansea Bay Futures for 10 years, as well as serving on the board of Swansea Bay Business Club and the Swansea Foundation.  Dawn is a certified Appreciative Enquiry facilitator with the Flourishing Leadership Institute. ABOUT THE HOST Jeannette Linfoot is a highly regarded senior executive, property investor, board advisor, and business mentor with over 25 years of global professional business experience across the travel, leisure, hospitality, and property sectors. Having bought, ran, and sold businesses all over the world, Jeannette now has a portfolio of her own businesses and also advises and mentors other business leaders to drive forward their strategies as well as their own personal development. Jeannette is a down-to-earth leader, a passionate champion for diversity & inclusion, and a huge advocate of nurturing talent so every person can unleash their full potential and live their dreams.  CONTACT THE HOST Jeannette's linktree - https://linktr.ee/JLinfoot https://www.jeannettelinfootassociates.com/ YOUTUBE - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtsU57ZGoPhm55_X0qF16_Q LinkedIn - https://uk.linkedin.com/in/jeannettelinfoot Facebook - https://uk.linkedin.com/in/jeannettelinfoot Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jeannette.linfoot/ Email - info@jeannettelinfootassociates.com Podcast Description Jeannette Linfoot talks to incredible people about their experiences of being Brave, Bold & Brilliant, which have allowed them to unleash their full potential in business, their careers, and life in general. From the boardroom tables of ‘big' international businesses to the dining room tables of entrepreneurial start-ups, how to overcome challenges, embrace opportunities and take risks, whilst staying ‘true' to yourself is the order of the day.Travel, Bold, Brilliant, business, growth, scale, marketing, investment, investing, entrepreneurship, coach, consultant, mindset, six figures, seven figures, travel, industry, ROI, B2B, inspirational: https://linktr.ee/JLinfootThis show was brought to you by Progressive Media

Attention Event Hosts, Event Owners, Meeting & Event Planners! Please join our FB Group Exclusively for you! Your Events Matter Learn how to pivot powerfully In uncertain times and get all the behind the scenes insights and learnings we share to serve your growing events!   CLICK HERE TO JOIN         Connect with us! Facebook: www.facebook.com/advanceyourreach Website: advanceyourreach.com Email: info@insidethegreenroompodcast.com  Welcome, Jon Berghoff from Flourishing Leadership Institute, Inside the Greenroom! Live events are getting more expensive to run, tickets are harder to sell, and information is becoming commoditized! In this episode, Jon shows you how to run a new type of event that gets your audience engaged throughout the entire process, and has them leave wanting to come back for more. We discuss transforming the type of event from passive to active learning, crowdsourcing wisdom from event attendees, orchestrating the event to help people connect easier, and much more!  You’re in for a real treat because this is GROUNDBREAKING information we’ve never shared on the podcast!  Jon Berghoff is the Co-Founder and President of Flourishing Leadership Institute (FLI). Under Jon’s leadership, the FLI team has designed and facilitated whole-system change efforts through large group collaborative summits for organizations that include BMW, Fathom, Boeing Corporation, Vitamix Corporation, Fortec Medical, and Fairmount Santrol. Jon previously served as the head of sales for the direct sales team at Vitamix Corporation, where revenue grew by 400% in less than 4 years, as their team grew from 175 to over 600 members. His work in Appreciative Leadership, Emotionally Intelligent Negotiations, and Influence has brought him to Australia, Japan, the UK, and South America. Jon is in high demand, known for his authenticity and highly engaging style of creating powerful learning experiences for participants.   Here’s what we cover:  The number one question you should ask to drive research, partnerships, and ultimately unlock the power in groups of people  Why it has become increasingly difficult to sell tickets at events, and what meeting planners can do about it The 3 primary reasons people show up to live events nowadays The simplest way you can transform an event from passive learning to active learning (real-life example included!) Learn about the one thing that matters most to your audience on a communal level, according to a study ran by Google  How to have event attendees “crowdsource” success strategies amongst each other (Jon has said that this exercise alone is just as useful, if not MORE useful than the information presented by the main speakers!)  The 4 questions you can attendees to bring out the best possible success strategies and insights What speakers MUST HAVE in addition to being great on stage The fastest way to add a zero to your speaking fees And much more!   Quick Episode Summary: 0.02 What to expect today! 2:05 Welcome Jon inside the greenroom 3:39 Get to know Jon 6:04 Changes in the market Meeting Planners need to know about 7:06 Why people show up to an event 12:13 How to creative beneficial learning environments 16:31 Bring out the best in any system 20:02 Jon's advice to Meeting Planners 22:30 The best activities to start an event 27:16 Jon's advice to speakers 31:31 Incorporating experiential learning from stage 33:58 The The speakers who have impacted Jon the most 34:54 Jons favorite up-and-coming speakers 37:00 Why live events are still important 38:14 Jon's favorite moment inside a greenroom 40:13 My Biggest takeaways   Guest Resources: www.lead2flourish.com

Click here for your Discovery Analysis from Cogent Analytics or call 833-4MyProfit (833) 469-7763   Welcome to the Conscious Millionaire Show for entrepreneurs who want to Make Your First Million, with your Host, JV Crum III…  Jon Berghoff: How to Unlock Your Team's Genius Jon Berghoff is the co-founder and Managing Partner of Flourishing Leadership Institute, FLI - a revolutionary in rapid, strengths based, whole-system transformation - and has served the US Army, NAVY, the largest United Nations Global Summit, cities, businesses and institutions of all sizes. Well-known for his prior role as a sales executive at Vitamix, where sales grew from $42M to $175M in a 3-year span. He has served in executive and leadership roles across various industries, while his teachings have brought him to Japan, UK, Argentina, Brazil, Germany and Australia. Like this Podcast? Get every episode delivered to you free!  Subscribe in iTunes And, download your free gift today... Get the High Performer Formula to Make Millions – Click Here! Please help spread the word. Subscribing and leaving a review helps other entrepreneurs and business owners find our podcast… and turn their big impact into their First Million. They will thank you for it.   Conscious Millionaire Network has over 1,800 episodes and 12 Million Listeners in 190 countries. Our original Conscious Millionaire Podcast was named in Inc Magazine as one of the Top 13 Business Podcasts!  

Click here for your Discovery Analysis from Cogent Analytics or call 833-4MyProfit (833) 469-7763   Welcome to the Conscious Millionaire Show for entrepreneurs who want to Make Your First Million, with your Host, JV Crum III…  Jon Berghoff: How to Unlock Your Team’s Genius Jon Berghoff is the co-founder and Managing Partner of Flourishing Leadership Institute, FLI - a revolutionary in rapid, strengths based, whole-system transformation - and has served the US Army, NAVY, the largest United Nations Global Summit, cities, businesses and institutions of all sizes. Well-known for his prior role as a sales executive at Vitamix, where sales grew from $42M to $175M in a 3-year span. He has served in executive and leadership roles across various industries, while his teachings have brought him to Japan, UK, Argentina, Brazil, Germany and Australia. Like this Podcast? Get every episode delivered to you free!  Subscribe in iTunes And, download your free gift today... Get the High Performer Formula to Make Millions – Click Here! Please help spread the word. Subscribing and leaving a review helps other entrepreneurs and business owners find our podcast… and turn their big impact into their First Million. They will thank you for it.   Conscious Millionaire Network has over 1,800 episodes and 12 Million Listeners in 190 countries. Our original Conscious Millionaire Podcast was named in Inc Magazine as one of the Top 13 Business Podcasts!  

Jon Berghoff is the creator of the leaf method which is a way for leaders to tap into the collective intelligence of any group at large scales. This method has been brought into some of the most well-known organizations in the world from Facebook to BMW. Find out how Jon shows up generous and stays curious in life and career. And how you can too! Download my podcast interview with Jon here on iTunes! Once you're inspired by Jon's story, we would love to read your review. http://bit.ly/AmandaNachmanPodcast  

Are you tired of hearing the same old 'rules and regulations' about writing your personal purpose statement and setting SMART goals? Have tried some of these methodologies, yet feel like you're still not where you want to be in your life? On today's episode with my coach, mentor and friend Jon Bergoff, you'll not only gain a new perspective on your why and your goals, you'll get practical ways to shift your thinking and re-define them in a way that facilitates your growth and creates more fulfillment in your day-to-day life. Jon's Bio: Under Jon's leadership, the Flourishing Leadership Institute team has designed and facilitated whole-system change efforts through large group collaborative summits for organizations that include BMW, Fathom, Boeing Corporation, Vitamix Corporation, Fortec Medical, and Fairmount Santrol. Jon previously served as the head of sales for the direct sales team at Vitamix Corporation, where revenue grew by 400% in less than 4 years, as their team grew from 175 to over 600 members. His work in Appreciative Leadership, Emotionally Intelligent Negotiations, and Influence has brought him to Australia, Japan, the UK, and South America. Jon is in high demand, known for his authenticity and highly engaging style of creating powerful learning experiences for participants. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/themorninglightshow/support

Today I'm speaking with Jon Berghoff, who was the youngest person ever inducted into the Cutco/Vector Hall of Fame. He revolutionized the Cutco sales opportunity by producing results that were far beyond anything that had ever been accomplished. After 4 years as the Director of Sales with Vitamix in which he quadrupled their results, Jon began the process of starting his own company to teach methods of leadership, creating engagement, and large group facilitation to companies and clients around the world. Today, his Flourishing Leadership Institute is revolutionizing the way that leadership is taught and implemented in companies and organizations all over the world.   Show notes: ChangingLivesPodcast.com

Jon Berghoff is an expert in creating mastermind events that help people unlock the collaborative genius of groups, creating powerful learning experiences for participants. He is also the co-founder and managing partner of the Flourishing Leadership Institute, We sat down to talk about what happens at his mastermind events and the power of learning communities to create positive change.We also discuss developing intellectual and social capital, taking ownership and stepping out of the victim archetype. Connect with Jon Berghoff: Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/jon.berghoff Twitter | https://twitter.com/jon_berghoff?lang=en   -For comedy show dates and tickets: https://awakenwithjp.com/events/   Check out My Super Secret Session | https://awakenwithjp.com/sss   -Join my private membership community, AwakenWithJP PremiumAF here: https://awakenwithjp.com/subscribe   -Check out the New Awaken Shirts:https://awakenwithjp.com/shop/   -Order my book: http://HowToBeUltraSpiritual.com/   -Help people around the world get clean water by donating to Charity Water | cwtr.org/jp   Connect with me at: Website | http://www.AwakenWithJP.com Facebook | http://www.facebook.com/AwakenWithJP Instagram | http://www.Instagram.com/AwakenWithJP Twitter | http://www.twitter.com/AwakenWithJP YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/user/AwakenWithJP SnapChat: AwakenWithJP   Subscribe to the Awaken With JP Sears Show on Itunes  https://apple.co/2zMzcwr Spotify https://spoti.fi/2QtwFwH Stitcher | https://bit.ly/2Rp5eob iHeartRadio | https://ihr.fm/2SK22Zr Google Play Music | https://bit.ly/2suHlAU Android https://bit.ly/2NjzBdh   Show Notes Front Row Dads | https://frontrowdads.com/ Conversations Worth Having by Jackie Stavros | https://adbl.co/2XD62c0 The Soul of the Organization by Bill O Brien Strand  | https://bit.ly/2Psyr1v Heliotropic Effect | https://bit.ly/2PvIYt6 Spiritual Capital by Danah Zohar | https://amzn.to/2IDtHpy  

Today we're talking to Jon Berghoff, who is the co-founder and managing partner of the Flourishing Leadership Institute, and has designed and facilitated whole system change efforts through large group collaborative summits for the U.S. Navy, the United Nations, BMW and businesses and institutions of all sizes. Known for bringing out the "group genius" in high stakes, complex environments, with speed, ease, and playfulness, Jon is sought around the world for his ability to create powerful learning experiences around Appreciative Leadership, Emotionally Intelligent Negotiations, and Influence. In this episode, Jon shares the insights from the new Change Lab 2019 Workplace Survey including why the quantity of change is not the real challenge workplaces face when it comes to supporting people's wellbeing. Connect with Jon Berghoff:  https://www.lead2flourish.com/ You’ll Learn: [02:42] - Jon shares what The Change Lab 2019 Workplace Survey found when it comes to creating successful changes that support people’s wellbeing at work [05:18] - Jon outlines why it is the quality of change experiences, not the quantity of change experiences that are burning people out in workplaces [08:58] - Jon shares why having a clear organizational purpose has such an impact on creating successful changes in workplaces [11:28] - Jon shares the three questions any workplace can use to help make changes more personally meaningful for workers [14:07] - Jon outlines the six strengths-focused questions that workplaces can ask to make change more successful [19:05] - Jon explains why 40% of workers might still believe that fixing weaknesses in their workplace is the best way to create successful changes [20:56] - Jon shares how organizations can use an invite-and-inquire approach to creating change to drive more ownership and accountability for action [24:56] - Jon outlines how the virtuous cycle between successful change and wellbeing in workplaces works and what we can do to harness it [28:56] - Jon completes the Lightning round. Your Resources: MPPW Podcast on Facebook Conversations Worth Having by Jacqueline Stavros & Cheri Torres Follow Your Different Podcast Episode 207 - Future Hacking w/ Bix & Joe Bickson Thanks for listening!  Thanks so much for joining me again this week.  If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of this post. Please leave an honest review for the Making Positive Psychology Work Podcast on iTunes. Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated. They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them.  And don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates. It’s free! You can also listen to all the episodes of Making Positive Psychology Work streamed directly to your smartphone or iPad through stitcher. No need for downloading or syncing. Until next time, take care!  Thank you Jon!

In this week's episode, I discussed with Dr. James Kelley the sometimes surprising effects of adversity—what James calls the "crucible's gift." Life's challenges may offer the opportunity to grow in strength and compassion, ultimately allowing us to become the person we were meant to be.  James and I explored topics including: What it means to be authentic What authentic leadership is, and what inauthentic leadership looks like Helping oneself by helping others Compassion and integrity as parts of our inherent nature Reasons we hide our true selves The discomfort of vulnerability How passions are related to authenticity The connection between adversity and authenticity Seeing adversity as something that happens “for me” vs. “to me” Developing compassion through adversity Growth vs. fixed mindset Developing resilience through the experience of adversity The importance of honesty for relationships Helpful vs. unhelpful honesty How to create micro moments of meaning The ripple effects of positive interactions Why some companies foster an unhealthy and demoralizing work environment James B. Kelley, PhD, is an international leadership author, TedX speaker, culture transformation expert, and entrepreneur. He has spent the last 15 years working in various organizations across four continents. In his recent book, The Crucible’s Gift: 5 Lessons from Authentic Leaders Who Thrive in Adversity, James interviewed over 140 executives, from Fortune Two companies to entrepreneurs, to explore best practices for leading organizations. (A percentage of each sale made through this affiliate link will be used to support the podcast, as no additional cost to you.) James is also the founder and owner of qChange, which specializes in creating positive nudges at the point of choice, and of the Behavioral Internet of Things company. James is certified by Flourishing Leadership Institute in large group facilitation using the research-based approach of Appreciative Inquiry. Find James online at his website.

Jon’s purpose-driven path in life is to facilitate this interconnected network. Many people lose connection with self, with other people, and with nature. Returning that connectedness through questions and answers to lead an organization toward collective wisdom.   On this episode, I continue my talk with co-founder and president of the Flourishing Leadership Institute, Jon Berghoff, about the consciousness of connectedness, leading businesses toward collective wisdom and how his parenting mirrors this philosophy.   Three Things We Learned   Figure out how to get everyone to listen. There are 4 levels of listening: being stuck, having an open mind, being empathetic, and seeing all together as one.   Business owners need to stop asking, “How do we fix a prob problem?” That question only gets us back to neutral, closing the deficit gap. Instead, focus on the question that will get you to abundance.   Leaders need to have patience. The biggest barrier we see to a leader or an organization transitioning to this new approach of tapping into this collective wisdom is patience. It takes patience to figure out what the questions and wait for the answers from 900 people at one time. It’s a lot more efficient for the leaders to figure out what to do since we’re smart and we made it here.   Instead of thinking of sustainability as doing less harm, let’s look at sustainability as flourishing. The highest purpose in our work is a world generations from now where all living things are thriving. Our starting point is within organizations that want to start with collective wisdom within their business.

In order for us to be good leaders, we have to tap into our emotional currency as much as we tap into our intellectual currency. How do our negative experiences in childhood and the emotions that come from them design us for our lives in leadership? How can we balance the hyper-focus between our internal selves and the outside world? On this episode, I talk with co-founder and president of the Flourishing Leadership Institute, Jon Berghoff, about overcoming childhood pain, how the seed of mentorship and coaching was planted early in his life, and the levels of leadership required to build successful organizations.   Three Things We Learned   How success can be a vehicle to prove ourselves Jon believes that a lot of his early success was a rebound or pendulum in response to a lot of pain in his life. A lot of the energy and motivation he had was an attempt to counter not feeling accepted, and not feeling like he was enough.   What defines a good teacher Every good teacher/coach knows that the amount of wisdom in the universe is beyond what they can teach. They know that their job is to inspire the student to want to learn on their own— to instill that hunger in them.   The most critical skill a leader should have As leaders, one of the most critical things we can do is to listen through the eyes and the hearts of other people. In order to do that, we must have certain emotional experiences and emotional currency.   Every experience in our lives prepares us for each level, and this is especially true in leadership. As the world has become more complex, so has leadership. We may feel at times that the complexity of our world has surpassed our own capabilities, but that doesn’t mean we are useless as leaders. In those moments we need to unlock collective intuition and work on helping the people we lead to tap into their own inner wisdom and strengths.  

Jon Berghoff is the founder of the Flourishing Leadership Institute and has been described as being to group experience "what Tony Robbins is to individual intelligence". In this interview we talk about: How the entrepreneur of the future will be renowned for their ability to ask powerful questions. How to use great questions to frame your mental state. What makes a good question? As well as Jon's exercise routine that combines meditation and training. How he gets a full workout with just a red band. And this surprising use for coffee that you've probably never done before. Send an email to hello@lead2flourish.com with a subject of "give me my ebook" and Jon will send you a free resource on great questions and framing. More from Jon here: https://www.lead2flourish.com/

Are you ready and prepared to achieve your most important goals for 2019 and make it the best year of your life (literally)? We just concluded our 5th annual Best Year Ever [Blueprint] live experience where 500 members of the Miracle Morning Community came together in San Diego and engaged in a process designed to accelerate their personal and professional success in 2019 (and beyond). Today, we want to share some of the key lessons with you—a highlight reel, of sorts—from the event, so that you can immediately begin applying these lessons and preparing to make 2019 the best year of YOUR life. Joining me today is my business partner and guest host, Jon Berghoff, founder of Flourishing Leadership Institute, as well as Jon Vroman, founder of the Front Row Foundation (wait until you hear how much money was raised for the charity at BYEB!) and founder of Front Row Dads. We talk about the power of seeing past attendees sharing how they achieved the results they set out to achieve the year before, the big lessons we learned this year, the great speakers we had the privilege of hosting, and why the transformational energy of Best Year Ever [Blueprint] is so hard to put into words.   Get The Full Show Notes To get full access to today's show notes, including audio, transcript, and links to all the resources mentioned, visit HalElrod.com/251 You can also find a special version of the episode on the PremoCast app (iPhone only): http://blog.premocast.com/episode-251

Cheri Torres is a senior catalyst and consultant at Collaborative by Design and Innovation Partners. She works with leaders and teams in every sector, enhancing their conversational intelligence to support excellence, creativity, and success. Her change management strengths include facilitating strategic whole system conversations and train-the-trainer programs that give organizations the skills and tools to change culture from the inside out. Cheri holds a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology with a specialization in Collaborative Learning from the University of Tennessee.   Jacqueline (Jackie) Stavros passion is working with others to create meaningful results for positive change. She is recognized for her creation of SOAR, a positive approach to strategic thinking, planning, and leading (www.soar-strategy.com). She is a professor at Lawrence Technological University (LTU) and Appreciative Inquiry Advisor for Flourishing Leadership Institute and David L. Cooperrider Center for Appreciative Inquiry. She has worked across all sectors, including for-profit, nonprofit, government, and a wide spectrum of industries. She has worked in over 25 countries using Appreciative Inquiry to affect the lives of thousands or people and hundreds of organizations improve capacity to thrive and increase performance. Appreciative Inquiry is one of the most effective and widely used approaches for fostering positive change to improve the outcomes of your interactions with others.  She lives in Brighton, Michigan, with her husband, Paul; their kids, Ally and Adam; and Rex, a lovable dog.   Jackie and Cheri are the co-authors of a new book, Conversations Worth Having: Using Appreciative Inquiry to Fuel Productivity and Meaningful Engagement, published by Berrett Koehler. You can find out more here: www.ConversationsWorthHaving.Today.     In this episode, Karen, Jackie, and Cheri discuss: Success Story of Jackie & Cheri Commit to Get Leads Inquire into what your perspective client’s needs are, what their aspirations are, and see how your product or service can add value to their goals. Consult to Sell Use positive framing – take the time to go into a conversation and find out what they wish to have happen moving forward, not what they want to not happen or what they want to avoid. Connect to Build and Grow Uplift people, strengthen relationships, create productivity, strengthen business – create a positive culture through those conversations. Success Thinking, Activities and Vision Appreciative inquiry is important especially in your own self talk and mental conversations. If you visualize yourself succeeding, and put into practice your success actions, you will succeed. Sweet Spot of Success       "If you would seek to add value to those people that you would bring your product or your service to, then you would be doing appreciative inquiry."- Cheri Torres     *5 Minute Success - Listener Giveaway* Go to ConversationsWorthHaving.Today to receive your FREE executive summary of the book and a FREE list of generative questions!     Connect with Jackie Stravos & Cheri Torres:   Website: ConversationsWorthHaving.Today Book: Conversations Worth Having: Using Appreciative Inquiry to Fuel Productive and Meaningful Engagement     About the Podcast   Join host Karen Briscoe each week to learn how you can achieve success at a higher level by investing just 5 minutes a day! Tune in to hear powerful, inspirational success stories and expert insights from entrepreneurs, business owners, industry leaders, and real estate agents that will transform your business and life. Karen shares a-ha moments that have shaped her career and discusses key concepts from her book Real Estate Success in 5 Minutes a Day: Secrets of a Top Agent Revealed.   Here’s to your success in business and in life!     Connect with Karen Briscoe:   Twitter: @5MinuteSuccess Facebook: 5MinuteSuccess Website: 5MinuteSuccess.com Email: Karen@5MinuteSuccess.com   5 Minute Success Links   Learn more about Karen’s book, Real Estate Success in 5 Minutes a Day   Subscribe to 5 Minute Success Podcast   Spread the love and share the secrets of 5 Minute Success with your friends and colleagues!     Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.

For a long time, companies were seen as machines that could be tweaked to improve their performance. However, this approach has failed to take the human element into consideration. How can we see a company as a living organism instead of a machine? Why is personal development so important? And how can we help a low-performing team grow? In this episode Jon Berghoff, the CEO of Flourishing Leadership Institute, speaks about how we can make our employees happier and more productive. The thing you miss when we treat everything like a machine is the humanity. -Jon Berghoff   3 Things We Learned From This Episode Personal development is the key to business success  (03:36-05:50) Our income will never exceed our personal development. The more we work on ourselves, the higher the chances of success. Life doesn’t get easier, but our coping skills can get better. Think of your business as a living organism,   (13:01-15:00) The people are the most important element of any business. Think of yours as a living organism where each part is connected and dependent on other parts. Teach your team everything you know (10:00-12:30 ) We are often impatient when it comes to reaching our goals, and sometimes we can feel slowed down by our own team. Still, in the long-term, it’s harder to do everything by yourself. Make sacrifices now and invest your time in teaching your team everything you know. It might take longer, but you won’t have to do all the work yourself in the future.   It’s important for us to embrace the human element of our businesses. Investing in our team’s development can have significant returns. It’s hard to grow if there are only a few people aware of how the system works. Plus, our employees want to feel productive and valuable to the company. And the best thing we can do for ourselves and them is to share our knowledge.   Guest Bio- Jon Berghoff is the co-founder of Flourishing Leadership Institute and the executive educator at Weatherhead School of Management. He previously worked as a national sales manager at Vitamix, where he had massive success, and now he uses his knowledge to teach others to become accomplished by holding the Best Year Ever events. If you have any questions, you can contact him at hello@leadflourish.com

Conversations are at the core of how we interact. We all know that conversations influence us, but we rarely stop to think about how much impact they have on our well-being and our ability to thrive. How effective would you say that you are at having conversations that significantly and positively impact the lives of the people on the other side of those conversations? Jackie Stavros is the author of Conversations Worth Having: Using Appreciative Inquiry to Fuel Productive and Meaningful Engagement, in which she teaches us how we can communicate better and flourish in all areas of our lives. When Jon Berghoff started the Flourishing Leadership Institute, he asked Dr. David Cooperrider for help. David’s response? "You need to talk to Jackie. She is a pioneer in the methodology of the work that I do." Jackie has since become a close mentor to Jon, a dear friend, and extraordinary at helping individuals and organizations to upgrade the conversations that they’re having. To get access to the full show notes, including the audio, transcript, and links to resources mentioned during this discussion, visit HalElrod.com/226

“Maybe in life the real risk is not taking risks.” If you’re up for a deep, intellectual conversation that gets you thinking, then you’re in for a real treat with this episode. That’s because I’m speaking with the incredible Jon Berghoff. Raised in the birthplace of Apple, Jon is a father of three and the co-founder and president of the Flourishing Leadership Institute. Jon is one of the most curious people I’ve ever met. His super smart, analytical brain is dialled into the benefit of human systems. His mind is always on because he’s constantly looking to be better. I learned so much from this episode and I’m sure you will too. Passionate about unified mindfulness (which Jon talks about in detail during this episode), Jon is fascinated with unlocking human systems to empower others to be the best they can possibly be. It’s why topics such as concentration, presence, and curiosity feature strongly - because they are keys that can unlock life. “We end up choosing work that unknowingly we’re trying to heal something from our past - we’re trying to be whole.” As well as business and personal development, Jon also talks at length and his kids. Currently aged, 8, 6, and 4 Jon describes how parenthood can be polarizing and how his children teach him so much. If you’re a parent too, I think you’ll love the down-to-earth conversation we have about the challenges of juggling work and home. So brew yourself a coffee and get ready to be stimulated. Thanks to Jon’s wisdom and passion for what he does, I guarantee you’ll be left with some new ideas - even some entirely new thoughts - that will empower you to find more success, fulfillment, and happiness in your everyday. “The more present I can be, the more connected I can be to the highest possible potential that could emerge at any given situation.” Some questions I ask: What was it like for you when you grew up and how did your job roles shape you? [0:56]How does your obsession with learning factor into your life today? [10:15]How does presence bake itself into your life and what tools do you use to be more present. [18:25]How do you bring passionate mindfulness to moments and situations you don’t really want to be in. [25:06]How does gratitude fit into the practice of mindfulness? [35:27]What have you learned from your own kids? [35:27]How do you stay grounded on a daily basis. [44:36] In this episode, you will hear about: The story of the most important thing Jon’s dad taught him and how it unlocked a part of his DNA. [4:05]The time at high school when Jon’s life was completely turned around - and what his first mentor told him. [6:16]The connection between Jon’s work at Facebook & BMW and his childhood struggles. [8:52]Why Jon wants to be intentional with his curiosity and what doors that opens for him. [11:00]Jon’s intentional learning plan and the importance of your value system. [11:14]Why curiosity is a strength and a shadow and how Jon manages this. [12:29]Systemic mindfulness, how you unlock it, and the ultimate end goal. [13:40]Jon’s criteria for reading and the inspiring reason he won’t just pick up a book. [16:47]The O’Brien Principle and why this is critical for your life. [21:47]How mindfulness strengthens your attention muscle and why this is the common denominator for anything Jon wants to get done. [24:45]The attention skills that mindfulness helps you develop. [27:40]Jon’s empowering definition of sensory clarity and how it helps you be more mindful and present. [30:41]Jon’s thoughts on gratitude. [37:00]Why having kids is a sobering, polarizing experience. [44:00] How to contact JonLearn more about Jon’s work at www.lead2flourish.comWhat else do you want to include here Raj? We thrive on your feedback, so if you’ve enjoyed this show, please rate us and leave us a review. And don’t forget to subscribe to ensure you never miss an episode again. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today our expert guest is Jon Berghoff, a world-renowned experiential trainer and Co-Founder of the Flourishing Leadership Institute. I had the pleasure of meeting Jon at the Best Year Ever Blueprint Event – which he hosts with his close friend Hal Elrod, creator of The Miracle Morning – and I'm extremely grateful because both Jon and Hal have been influential in my own transformation.   Jon is featured in many episodes of the Achieve Your Goals Podcast (including this excellent episode on achieving your goals in 2018, which I highly recommend checking out), but in this conversation Jon shares his journey, and the many unexpected turns he took along the way, in a way that you've never heard before.   Many of us are familiar with Jon's work at Vitamix (managing U.S. sales during their growth from $40 million to $175 million) and what he's doing today with the Flourishing Leadership Institute, so we go back to find out what made him who he is today.   One of the most eye-opening parts of this conversation is when Jon shares his personal strategy for attracting and cultivating relationships with the mentors that he has had.   Cultivating mentors is something that we all need to actually take some ownership over, instead of just hoping that one stumbles into our lives – so we have to proactively create the conditions that will allow, and encourage, mentorship.   Jon's formula can be broken down to three simple questions that you have to ask yourself:   What mission am I on? What purpose is driving me? Who are the individuals that are ahead of me?   Finding a mentor isn't all about you and what you get out of it – when you can align your mission with your mentor's mission, and use your skills to further that mission, “it's amazing what can happen.”   The Biggest Helping: Today's Most Important Takeaway   “I think it would be an encouragement, an encouragement for people to find a way to push pause. And when I say find a way to push pause, this comes from system science... if you push pause on a machine in what's called a simple system, it stops working. What we know about a human system, or an individual, is when we push pause, it actually starts working.”   "I'd encourage everybody to push pause, with the hope that in that space maybe you can become open to seeing things differently, open to appreciating people in a different way, and then ultimately open to the possibility and the potential that each of us can actually shape the future as it emerges. So, that would be my encouragement. Push Pause.” --   Thank you for joining us on The Daily Helping with Dr. Shuster. Subscribe to the show on iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Play to download more food for the brain, knowledge from the experts, and tools to win at life.   Resources: Learn more about the Flourishing Leadership Institute Connect with Jon on Facebook Listen: “My Top 3 Tips for Achieving Your Goals in 2018”

Jon Berghoff is a world-renowned experiential trainer and co-founder of Flourishing Leadership Institute (FLI).  Early entrepreneurial ventures served as a “way out” for Jon, diagnosed with ADHD and rejected from every college he applied to. Eventually, his insatiable curiosity propelled him to lead the meteoric sale growth for Vitamix Corporation, from $40 million to $175 million in just four years. Today, Jon and his team at Flourishing Leadership Institute are guided by one question: What causes the human system to come alive faster, more effectively, and more naturally than ever before? The answers might surprise you. Join The Brotherhood Join the Front Row Dads private Facebook community so you can ask questions, share ideas, and be part of a supportive group of incredible brothers who help one another navigate the role of marriage and fatherhood. Visit https://frontrowdads.com/facebook For more information, visit https://frontrowdads.com/

As the founder of the Flourishing Leadership Institute, one aspect of Jon Berghoff’s job is to use visualization as a tool to create high impact solutions for organizations seeking revolutionary change. Why that is important for you today is that these same principles can be applied on an individual level to completely shift how you think about achieving success in your own life.   The conversation you’re about to hear (which originally aired on Rob Dial’s MWF Motivation Podcast) is a sneak peek into just how powerful visualization can be on achieving your goals. Jon Berghoff will be teaching these visualization methodologies next month at this year’s Best Year Ever Blueprint [LIVE] experience. Click here to find out how you can join us and learn from Jon in-person!   Show Notes   Click here to get access to the full show notes, including resources mentioned and transcripts! 

This episode is for Front Row Dads! As a part of a mini-series, we've been releasing an episode every Friday that will help you deepen your sense of purpose as a father. Today, I bring you Jon Berghoff.  Jon serves as co-founder and Managing Partner of the Flourishing Leadership Institute, where it's his job to use the power of strategically designed questions to facilitate rapid, strengths-based, whole system transformation for organizations and communities. Jon also serves on the Board for the Front Row Foundation, is my partner with the Dads Retreat and Speaker Trainer Experience, part-time host of the Achieve Your Goals podcast with Hal Elrod, and co-founder of the Best Year Ever Blueprint.

''When we have purpose, we find power.'' - Jon Vroman What started as an organization to help people brave life-threatening illnesses, has grown into something much bigger than I ever imagined. If you’re brand new to the show, The Front Row Foundation is like Make-a-Wish meets Tony Robbins. We create life changing experiences for kids and adults who are fighting for their lives by putting them in the front row of their dream event. Today, we want to celebrate a major milestone! We’ve recently surpassed a decade of creating these experiences, which has resulted in over 100 magical moments for Front Row recipients! But what amazes me even more, is how this foundation has evolved over the years. It’s not just a wish organization, it’s a philosophy for life. We have built a community and culture that continues to ask the question: “how do we live every day in the front row fully engaged, closer to the things that make us come alive and make us feel like every moment of our life is meaningful?” To celebrate, I wanted to get together with some of the people who have been there from the beginning. Which brings us to today’s special conversation... In today’s roundtable discussion, 5 best friends—myself, Hal Elrod (International Bestselling Author of The Miracle Morning and #1 donor to The Front Row Foundation), Jon Berghoff (Managing Partner of the Flourishing Leadership Institute), John Ruhlin (Author of Giftology), and John Kane (Director of Sales at Cutco and first person to ever get the Front Row tatoo!)—revisit how The Front Row Foundation has brought us together and share stories of how we’ve supported each other over the years. Here’s a Quick Breakdown of Our Chat… [12:15] The power of relationships—5 best friends express their gratitude for being a part of a company culture that brought them together. [14:40] When the best things in life come from the most unexpected places—John Kane demonstrates this with one of his favorite John Ruhlin stories. [19:00] Why nobody “makes it” on their own—You’ll hear how a willingness to serve and support one another allowed 5 friends to succeed beyond their wildest dreams. [20:10] Find out what the Front Row Foundation means to each of the 5 friends and how an organization that started off as a way to help people fight life threatening illnesses, has grown into something much bigger! [23:10] An incredibly touching story of Front Row recipient Sophie and the moment she got to meet Kelly Clarkson—this story will really help you appreciate how precious life truly is! [31:36]Big lessons from The Front Row Factor: Transform Your Life with the Art of Moment Making—including how to empower your life by tapping into the past, present and future. [41:10] How a partnership was born between The Best Year Ever Blueprint and The Front Row Foundation and why it’s giving attendees a higher sense of purpose. [51:55] Why fundraising can align with the things you love to do—Learn how to give back with your time, talent and/or treasure! [01:13:16] Smiling in the midst of adversity—What Hal’s battle with cancer can teach us about making the most out of difficult situations. ''Nobody succeeds alone.'' - Hal Elrod Links and Resources The Front Row Foundation The Front Row Factor: Transform Your Life with the Art of Moment Making Achieve Your Goals Podcast Best Year Ever [Blueprint] Giftology: The Art and Science of Using Gifts to Cut Through the Noise, Increase Referrals, and Strengthen Retention Your Ratings and Reviews Matter! If you’re enjoying the show, let us know about it HERE o/

Jon Berghoff is a co-founder and managing partner of The Flourishing Leadership Institute. He has designed and facilitated whole system change efforts through large group collaborative summits for businesses and institutions of all sizes.  His work on appreciative leadership, emotionally intelligent negotiating, and influence has taken him to Australia, Japan, the UK, and Australia. Jon is the official design and facilitation partner for the 4th Global Forum for Business as an Agent of Well Benefit. In this conversation, you will hear Jon share his knowledge and experience in appreciative inquiry.  He discusses the idea of an appreciative inquiry summit and provides some example of productive summits.  Jon explains how to bring appreciative inquiry into our daily lives and small groups, as well as larger groups and organizations.  Jon shares how micro moments can influence macro movements. Connect with Jon Berghoff: Website - http://lead2flourish.comJon Berghoff Ted Talk You’ll Learn: [01:54] - Jon shares what he has discovered unleashes our ability to come alive, be at our best, play to our strengths, innovate from everywhere, and deepen our sense of purpose. [02:42] - Jon describes what an appreciative inquiry summit is. [03:42] - Jon shares his definition of appreciative inquiry. [04:53] - Jon provides an example of an appreciative inquiry summit. [09:50] - Jon talks about his work with the city of Cleveland.   [12:58] - Jon shares his thoughts on when an appreciative inquiry summit is an appropriate tool. [19:43] - Jon explains why he views appreciative inquiry as a tool. [25:19] - The Lightning Round with Jon Berghoff. Your Resources: Conscious Business: How to Build Values Through Value - Fred Kofman and Ken Wilbur Spiritual Capital: Wealth We Can Live By - Danah Zohar and Ian Marshall Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for joining me again this week.  If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of this post.   Please leave an honest review for the Making Positive Psychology Work Podcast on iTunes. Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated. They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them.  And don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates. It’s free! You can also listen to all the episodes of Making Positive Psychology Work streamed directly to your smartphone or iPad through stitcher. No need for downloading or syncing. Special thanks to Jon for joining us this week. Until next time, take care!

Amazing interview with Jon Berghoff on leadership, sales, innovation and especially all the questions we should be asking as entrepreneurs and leaders of tomorrow. This is worth a listen for anyone worried about adapting to our ever changing world. Some additional highlights include: The Importance of finding mentors when you are in over your head What is Appreciative Inquiry and how to use it in your life and business Lessons on sales and leadership Why you should always look at the macro and micro economics behind every decision Why entrepreneurs should be aware of macro level shifts in the world Why leaders need understanding of leading individuals and groups to be effective Why Mindfulness is emerging and why humans need to adapt and evolve to keep up with technology One question: What is it that causes any human system to come alive and be at its very best, to be fully engaged, faster than ever before? Why the value of knowledge and information is going down every day and the real value is in asking better questions What questions entrepreneurs should be asking What is culture? Why you should find a shared sense of purpose with your team, clients, suppliers, etc The smartest way to create a solution for a customer is to design it with your customer Links: http://bestyeareverlive.com (Best Year Ever Blueprint Event) in San Diego http://www.lead2flourish.com/ (Flourishing Leadership Institute) http://www.entrepreneurhotseat.com (www.Entrepreneurhotseat.com) http://www.andystorch.com (Andy Storch Coaching) Please feel free to provide feedback by sending an email to andy@andystorch.com

"True curiosity comes from humility -- the humility to realize that there's always another level." - Jon Berghoff This week, Jon Berghoff is here to share his proven strategies for generating leads, building your sales team and taking your business to the next level! Jon Berghoff serves as co-founder and Managing Partner of the Flourishing Leadership Institute. He previously served as the head of sales for the direct sales team at Vitamix Corporation, where revenues grew by 400% in less than 4 years, and their team expanded from 175 to 600+ members. His work on Appreciative Leadership, Emotionally Intelligent Negotiating and Influence has brought him to Australia, Japan, UK, and South America. Jon is in high demand, known for his authenticity and highly engaging style of creating powerful learning experiences for participants. This conversation turned into a bit of a marathon as Jon is a “lifelong learner” at heart and continued to drop knowledge with every question I asked, so I just kept asking them! Here are a few highlights of what we covered: Jon starts out by retelling a story from his early days of selling knives door-to-door at the age of 17 and a lesson he learned on a late night sales call that’s still with him today. Jon dropped a TON of sales knowledge during this conversation that all you financial advisors can benefit from, including his step-by-step framework for… Engaging a prospect Generating referrals (almost 100% of his sales were generated this way in his Cutco days) How to overcome the dreaded “I want to think about it” objection. I love the process Jon shares here, so get the notepad ready as I know you guys will love it too. For you advisors out there that are curious on how to build and train a team of younger advisors, Jon walks through his framework at Vitamix and the blueprint they used to train and grow revenues by over 400%. As I said, this episode is a little longer than usual, but it will keep you on the edge of your seat the entire time! It’s absolutely loaded with solid advice and resources from someone with in-the-trenches experience and is 100% applicable to financial advisors who are looking to take their business to the next level. SHOW NOTES: What Cutco Corporation is and how Jon came across that opportunity [4:30] Jon shares a few stories from his early years in Cutco [9:40] Two lessons that Jon learned from his past manager and how this helped him discover the power of purpose and visualization [11:10] The number one reason Jon became the number one sales guy [18:30] A few tips and a great book to read if you’re new in sales [21:10] Find out what it takes to succeed according to Jon! [26:00] Going from the learning stage to the actual action stage. [28:05] Jon talks about a referral framework for financial advisors based on his Cutco experience [30:23] Jon’s secrets to building and training a successful sales team [42:40] The reason why top performers struggle and how to deconstruct your own success factors [48:38] Jon gives advice on how to train new members of a team [51:30] Role play as an effective training exercise [59:00] The 3-step formula to responding to objections during a sales presentation [1:00:30] The Appreciative Inquiry Method and how it can help you connect and facilitate change within a group of people [1:19:51] Facilitation techniques and how effective they will be to different groups [1:31:50] Best business advice Jon has ever received [1:37:20]  SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODE Connect with Jon Berghoff Website | Facebook Cutco Corporation Vitamix Front Row Dads One Minute Manager by Ken Blanchard Situational Leadership Model The Flourishing Leadership Institute Appreciative Inquiry Method The Psychology of Selling by Brian Tracy Conscious Business by Fred Kofman Encyclopedia of Positive Questions The Purpose Economy by Aaron Hurst The Living Company by Arie De Geus The Fifth Discipline by Peter Senge Spiritual Capital by Danah Zohar The Future of Management by Gary Hamel Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach PEOPLE MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE John Ruhlin Jon Vroman founder of the Front Row Factor John Edwin founder of Strength Personal Training John Kane Director of Sales Development for Vector Marketing Corporation Dan Casetta Director of Program Development for Vector Marketing Corporation Tony Robbins Darren Hardy Og Mandino author of The Greatest Salesman In The World Ken Blanchard Brian Tracy Fred Kofman Aaron Hurst CEO of Imperative - Fast Company Peter Senge Danah Zohar Gary Hamel Jim Rohn Zig Ziglar

To manage stress, anxiety, and a "busy brain", everyone says meditation helps. You should meditate. You need to calm your brain and center. But how? Julianna Raye has been training individuals and groups in mindfulness for over 17 years. Currently, Julianna is preparing to launch the official teacher training for Unified Mindfulness - at unifiedmindfulness.com/core. She is also a founding member of the mindfulness app, Brightmind which will be available in the spring of 2017. In addition to her work for Unified Mindfulness and Brightmind, she creates onsite and online mindfulness training for enterprise clients through the Flourishing Leadership Institute. She also privately coaches executives in sales and leadership, celebrities, entrepreneurs and group trains company leaders interested in preventative health care and improving the work environment, through mindfulness meditation. Julianna delivers specific mindfulness strategies most relevant to the individual or company’s needs.  Julianna was drawn to mindfulness over 20 years ago to manage severe anxiety and depression as well as the dramatic emotional ups and downs of life as a professional entertainer. With over 100 weeks of immersive silent retreat training in both mindfulness and zen, Julianna has racked up 12,000 plus hours of formal practice time, rewiring her brain and creating a new normal for herself. In a recent study at UCLA comparing long-term meditators’ brains with non-meditators, the results of Julianna’s MRI led to interviews on ABC, Globo and Reuters news outlets, about the benefits of Mindfulness practice. Unified Mindfulness, has been used in research at Harvard Medical Center (with breakthrough results) and other major research centers. In fact Julianna has just completed a mindfulness workplace research study with noted researcher David Creswell, through Carnegie Mellon. This study was a rare opportunity to design and implement a training program for a mid-size company (Fathom Digital Marketing) while having the results rigorously studied by Creswell’s lab. Very little research on mindfulness has been done in the workplace, so the amount of data collected for this study is unprecedented. Stay tuned for the results analysis which will be completed by March of 2017.