Podcasts about happy leader

In this special episode of Leaders of Today, Lorraine Connell hosts Calvin Lawrence, CEO, success coach, and author-to-be, as he shares his inspiring journey from aspiring physical therapist to influential leader and educator. Lorraine and Calvin discuss the profound role of mentors, teachers, and family in shaping their paths, as well as the impact of Calvin's upcoming book, The Happy Leader, available for purchase on Amazon. Highlights: Calvin's Book "The Happy Leader": Calvin shares insights into his new book and the importance of positivity in leadership, as well as his goal of inspiring readers to lead with authenticity and commitment.  Personal & Professional Journeys: Lorraine and Calvin open up about the winding roads of their careers and the invaluable guidance they received from family, mentors, and teachers along the way. The Role of Teachers & Mentors: Calvin highlights his admiration for his fourth-grade teacher, Dora Harris, whose encouragement fostered his love for learning and set him on his current path. Leadership & Self-Discovery: Calvin shares how he grew into a leadership role, including his pivotal experiences in high school sports and career-defining conversations with mentors. Educational Aspirations & Mentorship: Calvin and Lorraine discuss the importance of personal growth, seeking mentorship, and the power of effective communication in developing future leaders. Join Lorraine and Calvin as they reflect on their shared vision of fostering resilience and leadership in young people and inspire listeners with stories of positivity, perseverance, and growth. #EducationUnimagined #TheHappyLeader #Podcast #LeadershipJourney #Mentorship #PersonalGrowth #Inspiration #FutureLeaders #StudentVoice

In this episode of The Happy Leader, I share insights on navigating workplace conflict by sharing a personal story of how I didn't handle conflict well and the backlash that followed. Conflict in the workplace is a common issue that impacts productivity, key relationships and well-being. Conflict is also inevitable in the workplace.  The key to managing conflict effectively is outlining your ideal probable outcome and preparing your approach with that in mind.  By setting clear intentions, employing active listening, and focusing on the future, you can increase the chance of a successful resolution. At the very least, you will have handled conflict in a way that makes you feel controlled and confident while gaining valuable information that will help you make informed future decisions. Key Questions Discussed In the Podcast Learn how to keep negative emotions about the person or situation out of the conversation so they don't debunk your approach. How to best prepare yourself for the conflict resolution conversation.  How to use the Conflict Resolution Checklist and how it will help you map out exactly what to say before your next difficult conversation. Resources: Managing Conflict Preparation Checklist Tips for Managing Conflict- Clarke University Must-Know Workplace Conflict Statistics, Gitnus.org, Jannik Lindner, April 24, 2024   Recommended Book: How to Win Friends and Influence People, Dale Carnegie

In this episode of The Happy Leader, I share insights on addressing chronic underperformers in the workplace. Chronic underperformance not only affects productivity but also has emotional and professional consequences for leaders and teams. I'll go into the reasons behind underperformance, such as skill mismatches, personal challenges, and lack of motivation, helping you determine the root cause to inform the right course of action. I'll share the story of the leadership team of a well-known non-profit organization here in Silicon Valley, whose delays in addressing the underperformance of a team member eventually led to questioning the abilities of the team leader. Lastly, I'll provide a strategic approach for leaders to leverage to address underperformance, including how to gather data, having a candid performance conversation, and setting clear expectations and goals for improvement. Key Questions Discussed In the Podcast Why waiting to address poor performance amongst your team is a losing strategyHow to determine the best way to address poor performanceWhat steps you can take to address the underlying issues of a team member's poor performance. Resources Mentioned In the Podcast  Contact Amy to secure leadership training: amy@swim-against.com Further Reading When Bad Teams Happen to Good People: Your Complete Repair Guide for Successful Teamwork - by Valerie Patrick, PhD

In this episode of The Happy Leader, I explore the significance of empathy in leadership, discussing how it can be both a strength and a challenge. Empathy allows leaders to connect with their team on a deeper level, fostering innovation, engagement, and retention. However, overextending empathy can lead to emotional depletion and hinder leadership effectiveness. I share the story of Sophia, a CEO who struggled with this balance, but through coaching, she learned to set boundaries and empower her team to solve their own challenges. Learn how to use your empath abilities to your advantage and prevent it from making you take on the emotional toll and additional work of others. Key Questions Discussed In the Podcast Why empathy is essential to good leadershipHow your empathetic nature can help you as a leaderHow to identify when your empathy is unintentionally hurting you and ways to course correct Resources Mentioned In the Podcast Empathy is the most important leadership skill according to research, Forbes, Sept. 21, 2021Take the Free Values AssessmentExecutive Coaching Discovery Session

In this episode of The Happy Leader, I delve into the crucial skill of saying no professionally as a leader. I share insights and advice on how mastering the art of saying no can help leaders avoid overwhelm, protect their passion for their work, and enhance their ability to be seen as promotable. I'll emphasize the importance of setting boundaries, smart workload management, and fostering a culture of respect and clear communication within teams. And, from the Silicon Valley Archives, I share the story of "Minli" who faced challenges in speaking up and saying no due to cultural influences and personal tendencies. Hear what she did to get comfortable saying “No" and how it helped her career. Key Questions Discussed In the Podcast: - Why it's important to strategically and professionally say no. - Why saying No to some tasks will open you up to other possibilities that align better with your goals. - How to look for the "Win-win" Resources Mentioned In the Podcast 6 Times You Should Say No at Work (and Exactly How to do it) Take the Free Values AssessmentSwim Against The CurrentExecutive Coaching Discovery Session

In this episode of The Happy Leader, I delve into the difficult choice many senior leaders are forced to make between golden handcuffs or career happiness. This is the point where many leaders reach the pinnacle of their careers only to feel unfulfilled. Climbing the corporate ladder often brings increased financial rewards, but it can also lead to a lack of purpose and fulfillment. This sense of emptiness can stem from not meeting higher-level needs, explained by a well-known psychology model that I share in this podcast.  You'll hear about "Pierre" who, despite his success and wealth, felt trapped and deeply unhappy. Pierre's internal struggle exemplifies the conflict many leaders face when deciding between financial security or personal fulfillment. Key Questions Discussed in the podcast What is Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, and how does it relate to leadership.Why leaders want to be incentivized in ways that are more purposeful, and not just with money.What are the three steps you can take to create change and move you out of this unfulfilling role, while still paying for your lifestyle. Resources Mentioned in the Podcast Bring Your Compensation Strategy Up-to-DateMaslow's Hierarchy of NeedsIncentivizing the C-Suite: Cash Is No Longer King, so What Works Now?Networking: It's Not What You Think6 Worksheets & Templates to Find Your Ikigai

The Happy Leader explores imposter syndrome in new leadership roles using tech leader Dave's journey to showcase overcoming self-doubt with coaching, strengths, and self-awareness for unlocking leadership potential authentically.

In our inaugural episode of The Happy Leader, Amy discuss the impact of unconscious behaviors on leadership development. We discuss the curious case of "Vince", and how by addressing triggers and behaviors, he was able to undergo a significant leadership transformation. What you'll learn: Why a "Leadership Framework" might not be enough for you.The role of emotional intelligence in leadership.How past trauma may impact your leadership today. Resources: Free Values AssessmentSwim Against The CurrentExecutive Coaching Discovery Session

Hear stories and leadership tips from coaching some of the most innovative leaders and teams in Silicon Valley. Executive Coach Amy Sanchez will help you navigate the most common leadership challenges so you can amplify what matters most- happiness.

My today's guest, Joanna Miłachowska, CEO of Siemens Healthineers, is a living proof of the falsehood of all stereotypes: an economist by education, she is an expert in understanding and effectively managing emotions. A very successful businesswoman and at the same time she is a fulfilled mother of four daughters. And above all, she can maintain an interesting a lively conversation you are welcome to listen to.

Dig into Christian de la Huerta's teachings on the ego mindset and its impact on our lives in today's recap episode. Brad and Lesley discuss how breathwork can be a powerful tool in breaking free from ego-driven limitations and the role of breathwork in achieving a deeper sense of self.If you have any questions about this episode or want to get some of the resources we mentioned, head over to LesleyLogan.co/podcast. If you have any comments or questions about the Be It pod shoot us a message at beit@lesleylogan.co . And as always, if you're enjoying the show please share it with someone who you think would enjoy it as well. It is your continued support that will help us continue to help others. Thank you so much! Never miss another show by subscribing at LesleyLogan.co/subscribe.In this episode you will learn about:The possibilities if you are kind to yourself and speak positively about your abilities.Why breathwork and shamanic experiences involve transcending the limited ego mind.Practical steps to overcome and understand how the ego mind works.How breathwork can change your life and help you become more aware of what's going on within us. Why you should reflect on the lessons learned from past failures as valuable experiences.  Episode References/Links:Christian de la Huerta Website - eLevate Mentorship - lesleylogan.co/elevateCambodia Waitlist - lesleylogan.co/retreats Agency Mini 10 - profitablepilates.com/miniThe Wheel of Time - https://a.co/d/7i97mGGBe a Happy Leader - https://a.co/d/0GY4B7dAwakening the Soul of Power - https://a.co/d/0GY4B7dMoney: A Love Story - https://a.co/d/gGBRtuLWe Should All Be Millionaires - https://a.co/d/aYzq8IDThe Four Agreements - https://a.co/d/gnynUQaThe Body Is Not an Apology - https://a.co/d/078hiHOE-Squared - https://a.co/d/1hlorD2The Body Keeps the Score - https://a.co/d/hqPoMERachel White's The Skeptical Shaman - https://www.totemreadings.com/Brene Brown Podcast Episode with Sonya Renee Taylor - https://beitpod.com/brenebrownpodcast  If you enjoyed this episode, make sure and give us a five star rating and leave us a review on iTunes, Podcast Addict, Podchaser or Castbox. Get your free Athletic Greens 1 year supply of Vitamin D3+K2 and 5 free travel packsGet your discount for some Toe Sox using the code: LESLEY Be It Till You See It Podcast SurveyBe in the know with all the workshops at OPCBe a part of Lesley's Pilates MentorshipFREE Ditching Busy Webinar Resources:Watch the Be It Till You See It podcast on YouTube!Lesley Logan websiteBe It Till You See It PodcastOnline Pilates Classes by Lesley LoganOnline Pilates Classes by Lesley Logan on YouTubeProfitable PilatesFollow Us on Social Media:InstagramFacebookLinkedInEpisode Transcript:Lesley Logan 0:00  One of the things that I love that he said which is actually it goes back to what I was talking about with Sonny Renee Taylor is not only are we wasting our potential in terms what we think about but it's worse than that we do such a number on ourselves with our negative self talk. We feed the self doubt.Lesley Logan 0:14  Welcome to the Be It Till You See It podcast where we talk about taking messy action, knowing that perfect is boring. I'm Lesley Logan, Pilates instructor and fitness business coach. I've trained thousands of people around the world and the number one thing I see stopping people from achieving anything is self-doubt. My friends, action brings clarity and it's the antidote to fear. Each week, my guest will bring bold, executable, intrinsic and targeted steps that you can use to put yourself first and Be It Till You See It. It's a practice, not a perfect. Let's get started. Brad Crowell 0:56  Welcome back to the Be It Till You See It interview recap where my co-host in life Lesley and I are gonna dig into the restorative convo that she had with Christian de la Huerta in our last episode. If you have not yet listened to that interview, feel free to pause this right now and look at Lesley's face on YouTube because I stole our intro and then go back and listen to Christian and Lesley chit-chatting, which was an amazing episode, like, really funny actually, I literally laughed out loud in the grocery store while I was listening to this, and then come back and listen to this one and join us for this recap. It's worth it y'all it's a good one.Lesley Logan 1:34  Oh my gosh. And you did it so well. It was your first try. Not really irritates me you did it so well. And it's your first try. I practice, I fuck it up all the time and you did it so random. Brad Crowell 1:49  You do amazing, love, you do so well. I love it. Today is JanuaryLesley Logan 1:55  No, it's my turn. It's my turn. My turn. It is National Can Do Day. Talk about it. Be it till you see it day. It encourages us to do things we are capable of doing and that we always dreamt of. It motivates us to concentrate our strengths and turn our dreams into a reality through determination and willpower. Brad Crowell 2:13  Love it. National Can Do Day. Lesley Logan 2:17  Yeah, I love a can-do attitude. Brad Crowell 2:19  Yeah. I mean, you know what else? What is? What is be it till you see it? You know, what else is it? Lesley Logan 2:25  Yeah. I can do it. You can do it. Today, we're in Sedona, Arizona. Love how that sounds. Brad Crowell 2:31  That's the only reason I started remembering Sedona because I kept getting stuck with all the S's we've got Sarasota springs, we've got Saratoga, no Saratoga Springs, Sarasota, Florida. And then Sedona couldn't I just couldn't bring it up. But until they went Sedona, Arizona and Arizona, I was like it's in Arizona and Sedona, Arizona. Lesley Logan 2:53  And also like we had some people were like, I want to have lunch with you. I'm like, I know, but I want to have lunch to this one spot. And they don't even know if it's on the route. But I want to have lunch to this one spot. Brad Crowell 3:02  Sure, we'll figure it out (inaudible). Lesley Logan 3:05  So if you want to drive further up the road, then like we're gonna have lunch in this one spot. Anyways, so excited, it's the last stop.Brad Crowell 3:12  Holy macaroni. We have been on the road for 28 days, y'all. And we will be home tonight.Lesley Logan 3:18  I know. I know. I know. And then I kick off eLevate tomorrow. And so here is the deal y'all. Brad Crowell 3:24  I guess we better make it home. Lesley Logan 3:25  Better make it home. (Inaudible) Here's the deal. If you were like fuck, I was gonna do that eLevate mentorship, I've been really wanting that. The kickoff call is something you could miss because we actually start in February.Brad Crowell 3:38  Yeah, the first weekend workshop is February. Lesley Logan 3:40  My goal and hope is that this is filled with the 12 Amazing people by the time that this comes out, but it's possible that you could still get in because actually in round three, we had a girl, Alexis, who listens to this podcast. And she's like, I wonder if there's a spot and we happen to have someone had a family emergency drop out. And she got their spot. It's true one week before we started. So I'm just saying peeps, that could be you. It could be you and my mentorship is for teachers who are tired of burning out tired of pre-planning tired of feeling insecure, low confidence, imposter syndrome. And also we'd like to understand what Joe supplies why behind the what was. I'm gonna teach you that so lesleylogon.co/elevate is what you want to go to. Brad Crowell 4:21  Do it.Lesley Logan 4:21  And then in a couple of weeksBrad Crowell 4:23  Stay tuned. Lesley Logan 4:24  If you are on the waitlist for the Cambodia retreat. Brad Crowell 4:27  That's right. Key detail there. Those who are on the waitlist. On the waitlist.Lesley Logan 4:34  They get the best deal on the retreat and it will come into your inbox in a couple of weeks, mid-January. And then if there's any spots left we'll go public, but you won't get as good of a deal as it was on the waitlist. You go to lesleylogon.co/retreats plural retreat with an S, if you want to know what plural means, and I don't know sometimes my words don't sound right so I was likeBrad Crowell 5:01  You're nailing it babe. That'll get you on the waitlist and then we will be emailing everyone in a few weeks. In a couple of weeks, sorry. And you will get the details on when we're going to Kampuchea, Cambodia.Lesley Logan 5:04  And then after we celebrate my birthday, it is Agency Mini Number 10. It's six years of Agency, our coaching group for fitness instructors, Pilates instructors and studio owners. And our agency is now six, six years old. And you wanna know something we have still two of the original members. Brad Crowell 5:33  You wanna know something.Lesley Logan 5:34  You wanna know, you wanna know something. We have two, we have two of the original five members. Yes, that's right. Five people. Five people. And two are still with us. Way to go ladies. And then we have dozens who have been with us for five and then Brad Crowell 5:53  Four, three, totally. Lesley Logan 5:54  If you go half our members have been with us for four like four or more. It's like just fucking awesome. Like, it's so fun to see what they're doing. We've got folks launching, we've got people buying extra studios, we've got people, it's just amazing. Brad Crowell 6:05  Yeah, courses. Now they're leading retreats, they're they're doing all the things. It's like, really encouraging and exciting to see them build a solid foundation in their core business and then branch out. It's awesome. Lesley Logan 6:18  But if you want seven days of coaching, getting any questions you ever had on your mind answered, honestly. And you want that for $67 or less? Yeah, you heard me right. $67 or less. You want to go to Agency Mini on the waitlist, its profitablepilates.com/mini.Brad Crowell 6:39  profitablepilates.com/mini. And I I'm not going to spill the beans, but we have a we've been making some changes, some very exciting changes in the program, and what it's going to look like after Mini is over. So I cannot wait to reveal all of that. To the Mini members. Lesley Logan 7:01  All right. Before we get into the amazing interview that had you cracking up. I'm literally like, what, we were funny? I did love him. We have an audience question to answer. Brad Crowell 7:10  Yes. What are the latest books that you are reading? Lesley Logan 7:15  Yeah, I love answering this question. So you can keep saying I answered every several months because it comes through because there's different books. And Brad is like really into his books. But I'mBrad Crowell 7:24  Just super into ebooks. In fact, my books have taken over my podcast time and I have not listened to podcasts now in two months.Lesley Logan 7:32  Wow. I know more than you that's happening in the world. Brad Crowell 7:34  Yeah, yeah. 100%. I'm, like completely disconnected, which is really weird for me, because I'm a political news junkie. And I love to stay up on everything. And I have been sucked into these books that Lesley Logan 7:47  You wanna tell them what the books are?Brad Crowell 7:48  Yeah. Yeah, I started reading this series when I was probably 10. Maybe 12? I don't know. I guess I was in middle school. So, 13, 13 because that's when I got into seventh grade. My friends, we're reading them. It's a it's a series called The Wheel of Time. It's by Robert Jordan. He is he kind of picked up the mantle of the epic saga that was created by you know, the the Lord of the Rings series and Lesley Logan 8:18  The hero's journey. Brad Crowell 8:20  Yeah, this is this is it's it goes on and on and on. But this this one is amazing. Robert Jordan really took it to the next level. It's 15 books in the series. And each book is probably between 500 and 1000 pages pages long. And I've been listening to them on audiobooks. And I can't recommend that enough. It is just an unbelievable journey. And it's awesome. So yeah, for me, that's what I've been really spending my free time with. And the other day I went and I downloaded a whole bunch of business books, and I looked at him and said, I do business all day for my job. And my listening time is me time. And so I've been just enjoying my books.Lesley Logan 9:08  Yeah. Well, I love that. My books are all probably business.Brad Crowell 9:14  That's okay. That's not a bad thing.Lesley Logan 9:18  So I should have wrote this down. It's Tia Graham's book. Something about happy leaders to Graham. What is her book? She's gonna be on the podcast. Brad Crowell 9:28  Be a Happy Leader: Stop Feeling Overwhelmed. Lesley Logan 9:32  Yes. So she I'm reading her book, or by the time you've listened to this I've read her book. I'm really excited about it. Also Awakening the Soul of Power is Christian's latest book and it is also was traveled with me on this tour for me to read into which was already started it before I interviewed him and I'm finishing it. And then I started listening to Money: A Love Swith Kate Northrup, which is an old book but I just heard about it. And it made me think of We Shall be Millionaires. And which I still want. I still want the author of We Shall Be Millionaires on this podcast. My listeners, I need your help. I need her to want to be on my podcast y'all.Brad Crowell 10:17  Rachel Rogers. Lesley Logan 10:18  Rachel Rogers. She's amazing. She's amazing. And then we're actually doing the book list for next year's book club for Agency members, which is completely voluntary, and they're not allowed to be overwhelmed by being in the book club. They are supposed to be a responsible book lover, which is, you won't read the book if you're overwhelmed. And one of the books that we're actually thinking of bringing in is the Four Agreements, which is old easy, you guys. I read it on a flight to Nashville, and I finished it before the fight was over. And I was a little pissed. But it's such a great it's like essential rules to live by. I really love that one. And it makes me think of one more book that I probably mentioned before the holy fucking moly, it's January, let's bring it up. Brad Crowell 11:05  I already know where you're going. Lesley Logan 11:06  Do you?Brad Crowell 11:07  Yeah.Lesley Logan 11:07  The body is not an apology. Brad Crowell 11:09  No, that's not what I thought you're gonna say. Lesley Logan 11:11  Well, then you can bring that up what you thought I was gonna say. Brad Crowell 11:13  I don't know the name of it, but it's the one the Lesley Logan 11:17  The Big Leap. Brad Crowell 11:17  That one where you pour coffee for two preconceivedLesley Logan 11:21  Oh, shit. That's a good one. Okay. Well, let me get to all those in a second. So The Body is not an Apology by Sonya Renee Taylor. I highly recommend the audible on that. She reads it herself. And then I also recommend you listening to her interview on Brene Browns podcast years ago, I listened to it in 2020 might have been 2021. And y'all have got to stop shaming and judging yourself about your body and punishing yourself. Nothing pissed me off more than two days after Thanksgiving. Watching every fitness thing out there going. All right, here's your workout to burn off that Turkey. We do not work out to punish ourselves for what we did two days ago. We work out to be stronger, to have longevity, to have better posture to have energy, stamina, strength, positivity, confidence, all the things we have to. So anyways, The Body is no an Apology is an amazing book. And I highly recommend that interview with her because it really helps you go whoa, me being distracted by what I think people are staring at, which they're not, is keeping you from being super powerful in this world. And that's put the people in power want because then you're not able to kick their pedestal out. Anyways. You're talking about the, not The Big Leap, but the other one. Oh, E-Squared, E-Squared, Pam Grout. It's a little blue. But I think you should do it. Because I poured coffee for two and I have a husband. I'm justBrad Crowell 12:55  That's the secret y'all. Brad Crowell 12:56  That's the secret. Lesley Logan 12:57  You automatically, you magically get a husband if you pour coffee for two.Lesley Logan 13:00  It was like chapter four. That's actually I don't know that was in the book. But chapter four or five was like Brad Crowell 13:05  Pam Grout is gonna be so excited about hearing (inaudible). Lesley Logan 13:07  Pam Grout, come on the podcast. Brad Crowell 13:08  Come on the podcast. Lesley Logan 13:09  How do we get Pam Grout get oh Google alert about us. Pam Grout let's say it one more time. But she I don't even know where the if the coffee for two came from E-Squared. But what did come from E-Squared was me writing your name down and hoping that you would like not hoping but like you write the name down and then like the universe makes you call me. So anyways, all those books are amazingBrad Crowell 13:32  She has a new one. E-Cubed. Lesley Logan 13:34  It's not that new. And I haven't read it yet. But I will. Maybe I'll read that next.Brad Crowell 13:41  All right, now let's talk about Christian de la Huerta. Christian is a renowned spiritual teacher and transformation coach. He's an award-winning author who has spoken at universities, conferences and TEDx talks. His latest book, Awakening the Soul of Power, explores themes of empowerment, conscious relationships, and spiritual transformation. Listening to him was so peaceful. Lesley Logan 14:10  I know I want him to do a sleep story. Christian, if you're listening, do you have a sleep story? If you don't may recommend that you just read someone else's stories. Like any story, it can be Baa Baa Black Sheep, whatever it is, and put it on Spotify. I need about eight hours of it and I will out you can just be my sleep. Um, this is my request. This is my you know, like, just love him. And so he's just a gentle soul. And when I was talking to him, I was like, Oh, where are you? And he's like, where am I? He was like in Colombia. And he's living the Nomad life. And I just really love that about him. He's just, you know, he's doing his thing and he's so easy to talk to. His book is full of all this amazing stuff. And one of the things that I love that he said, which is actually it goes back to what I was talking about with Sunday morning Taylor is not only are we wasting our potential in terms of what we think about but it's worse than that we do such a number on ourselves with our negative self-talk. We feed the self-doubt. Lesley Logan 15:10  So we are so good at overthinking negative stuff about ourselves. And then it's, you think it's just happening in your brain. But y'all, it is happening to your body. And then it is out also affecting how you show up in this world. You are dimming your fucking light so much, people don't, people don't get to experience what you are the only person in this world who can do what you do, you're it. And like you. I was talking to Jessica Pompano today. And she was, we have a podcast episode come out with her, and we're talking about how she's in clothing and styling and like women who don't like a part of their body, they'll just wear bigger baggier clothes to hide it. And she's like, that actually isn't making you feel good either. Because you just wearing a bigger baggier clothes. And her big thing is about highlighting your biggest asset, and what that does for us. And so I just I say this, because if you are sitting here being hard on yourself at any point, in your day you are taking, you're literally holding yourself back from hitting the goals that you have. Because you're slowing yourself down. Because why on earth if you judge yourself for how you look? Or how you said something, or how you did something? How is that also going to have the energy to like, take on a new challenge? You've killed all your powerful energy. Yeah, you're like, if you think of a video game, it's like when you get hit by like, you get that little warning shot where your power goes down. And then like that you did that that's you talk to you about yourself and like, oh, but I'm going to take on this big powerful like ruler boss, right? You can't do it.Brad Crowell 16:57  I mean, I think about like Mario Kart, you know, when you are going full speed and you you got hit by a shell. You're okay, your momentum is gone and have to work your way back up to that full speed. Lesley Logan 17:09  It's so much harder to do it. It's so much harder. Could you win? Sure. I've won many video games that I play with, like my worst little guys. Because like after hours of playing it going, that's gonna go. But if you if you were actually to be kind yourself, talk yourself up. Imagine what you could do. And I look, if you're a narcissistic asshole, that's probably a dangerous thing. But if you listen to this podcast, it's because you're not. So I don't feel bad. And I'm not worried about this information being in your ears.Brad Crowell 17:41  You know, he talked about the limiting role of our ego. When he was discussing the benefits of breathwork and its healing effects. You guys had a quick super side note here, I thought was really interesting that he was raised in super Catholic family, and then got into, like, the healing nature of breathwork and how much of a problem his parents had with that. And instead of him like, not going to be a doctor, psychologist, I mean, that I thought was really funny. But he said that both breathwork and shamanic experiences involve transcending the limited ego mind and experience a sense of expanding identity. This is a lot too, for me to like, be like, Yeah, I'm excited about that. But Lesley Logan 18:29  You just said shamanic, which is Brad Crowell 18:31  I did say shamanic. It's shamanic.Lesley Logan 18:33  Yeah. But also like, I never like Brad Crowell 18:35  Shaman. Lesley Logan 18:36  Yeah. We just had a shaman on so like, we're, just a skeptical shaman. Brad Crowell 18:41  A skeptical shaman, yeah, skeptical shaman, badass. Breathwork and shamanic experiences evolve, transcending the limited ego mind. And I think that's actually the clutch. The the, that's the crux of it is the the ego is the limiting factor. Right? We all have ego, whether you are like this, you know, verbose, arrogant, like in your face, like ego, or you're diminutive and soft spoken. And whatever. Lesley Logan 19:18  Oh. By the way, being a people pleaser is your ego. Brad Crowell 19:20  That's well, that's, that's what I mean. It's exactly it's the opposite of the, you know, the arrogant fool. But it's still ego. It's actually still ego. It's just the other side of the spectrum of ego. And we all deal with these things. And so he kind of talks about the limited ego mind, which I've never heard it phrased that way before, and how breathwork can help break through and shamanic experiences. You know, I didn't really understand all the things he was talking about with that, but you know, specifically the breathwork part I can can relate to because that is in my life, mostly through you, Lesley, but you know, our ego can dominate everything, it dominates the way that we perceive ourselves the way we perceive others. Brad Crowell 20:14  And, you know, ultimately, his conclusion is that it's an illusion, right? Even if, like, I thought it was interesting, like he'd started talking, go like on another level where he's like, Yeah, you know, you're Lesley, but even Lesley's an illusion. And I was like, okay, I might not be there quite yet. But, you know, I understand where he's going with how the way we perceive ourselves the way we define ourselves, you know, our worldview, like, however you want to call this thing. You know, it's a story we've made up, you know, whether that is a story that we were taught when we were kids, and we adopted and we're holding that on to today? Or, you know, it's something that we've told ourselves the whole time, you know, or or, you know, I just found it really interesting that his focus on breathwork was to battle ego. Brad Crowell 20:26  Yeah, well, because the, the actual thing is that trauma leaves the body through movement and breath. So, I'm not denouncing therapy, I fucking love my therapist, but she's also a somatic therapist. So we did a lot of like, different kinds of things there. But you can talk things out all you want. But if you really want to release some things in your life, it's probably happening through your movement as well. So if you find yourself crying or frustratedLesley Logan 21:08  Well, what's the book, the body never forgets? Lesley Logan 21:40  The Body Keeps the Score.Brad Crowell 21:41  The Body Keeps the Score. Yeah. And that very interesting, because the movement is what release release that the trauma through the like the book that we're talking about in that bookLesley Logan 21:53  Actually, just a little side note, we actually have a course on Profitable Pilates that is from a true therapist, licensed therapist. That is, I was really excited to get on our site, because as teachers, you don't even want to be a teacher, you guys, if you have a friend who just like our family member or something like you're like, what is happening, like, everything was good, and now you're crying? And we're like, It's okay. You're okay. Everything's okay. Like when babies are crying like, you're okay, you're fine. What if you actually said, how long have you been feeling this way? How long have you been feeling this way. And that's what (inaudible) gave us, as teachers to ask people, because I've had clients on myself, like you're just crying. And it's like, and you're embarrassed and other stuff, and what the person says next can make you bottle it back up, or let it go. And if you're someone who's around someone who's like, having some sort of release, and oftentimes don't even know what they're releasing, because we're going back to Dr. Bender's episode, she's like, don't try to reason with what you're feeling. Because logic is probably going to be wrong. If you just say how long you've been feeling this way, it allows the person to just like take a moment and pause and actually kind of be with what they're feeling as opposed to bottling it back in. And as a teacher, it is actually out of my scope to therapize anyone. So the next step, I could say is like, well, you know, if you feel like this is something you are needing to work on, you know, may I suggest a few things, right? So like, and then I can recommend, I actually cannot actually give true, like, go see this person technically. But that is something for those of you it's a really great response and saying it's okay, or I'm sorry, those two phrases, actually are not the best phrases as a response for someone who is releasing something from their body. And as a breathwork professional, when someone is crying in breathwork, actually, do try not to actually acknowledge it all. Because I don't want them to, I don't know what their tendencies are. So if their tendency is to do things for attention, if I were to acknowledge that then I could be going into that. So it is more important that you just release it, and then we don't attach anything to it, that you just get to let it go like a cloud going by. So at any rate, I think it's really important to know it's okay to feel weird things when you're moving.Lesley Logan 22:10  Yeah, yeah. I mean, I, uh, it's been a long time since I've experienced that because I remember the reason that I started going to yoga in the first place, you know, because it just felt like trash. You know, in my mind, my body wasn't like, hurting so much. But my I just felt like a terrible human. And, and it took a long time to work through that. But yoga really helped me in that movement. But just bringing it back to Christian overcoming the ego's limitation is essential for self-awareness and spiritual growth and how do you overcome the ego? You have to understand how the ego mind works. And he has a book about that. And he actually has practical steps in that book. And the book is Awakening the Soul of Power. Brad Crowell 24:34  You guys, Gloria Estefan, she wrote a little quote for him. And I'm sorry, Christian, I'm just gonna say this. I saw her name. And I was like, I love Gloria Estefan, so of course, I read your book. But I love it. It's so good. I'm so glad I'm so grateful for Gloria Estefan.Brad Crowell 25:58  But But in I thought, I thought what was interesting was that he has practical steps to understand the ego.Lesley Logan 26:07  Yeah, which we all need to understand because there's that there's other there's tons of books on ego. But Brad Crowell 26:14  We've talked about ego as the enemy before. Lesley Logan 26:16  Yeah. And also like, I'm sure it's great. I know you've read it. But I also think like, great, it's the enemy. Now what, what do you do about that? And that's where I think Christian book comes in, because it's like, here's what the ego is, and here's how you can work with it. And so you guys, if you are struggling with imposter syndrome, if you are people pleasing, if you're playing small, it's all egoBrad Crowell 26:42  If you're afraid to talk to people to sell them Pilates. Lesley Logan 26:45  Right. Or if you are afraid to put your, ladies we already know this, the science is in, If you have nine out of 10 requirements for a job, you don't apply. That's ego. You think you need that 10th thing before you can apply for something, that's your ego, you know.Brad Crowell 27:03  Or if you feel like you need another certification in order to be qualified that's also ego.  Lesley Logan 27:10  So um, so anyways, Christian is amazing, I really hope we get to run into him. I meanBrad Crowell 27:17  He's like bopping around the wall.Lesley Logan 27:18  Bopping around, but if you have like a retreat or something and like, you know, send your girl a note.Brad Crowell 27:25  I think he does. He did mention retreats. Lesley Logan 27:27  Oh, we should go on one. What a vacation. Brad Crowell 27:29  That'd be amazing. Lesley Logan 27:30  Let's do it. I'm in. Okay, I'm in. Whatever it is, I'm in. Brad Crowell 27:34  All right, so finally, let's talk about those Be It Action Items. What bold, executable, intrinsic or targeted action items, can we take away from your convo with Christian de la Huerta. He said, deepen your relationship with the breath. Because doing so can change your life. He talked about short, long, breathwork sessions, like could be 30 seconds, it could be 90 minutes. One thing he also mentioned that I thought was interesting was it's the exhale that people don't focus on. Because when you don't exhale enough, you end up taking in you're inhaling really shallow breaths. Lesley Logan 28:16  Yeah. And Joseph Pilates was really big on the exhale. He said if you don't exhale, your lungs are a cemetery for disease and infection. Brad Crowell 28:24  Well, I mean, it affects everything. You know. Lesley Logan 28:28  Also shallow breath just starts causing stress. So.Brad Crowell 28:31  But uh, you know, he said that, it can, if you want, he started talking about putting a timer on your phone, where you can just take a quick evaluation of yourself, like, every hour on the hour, like, use that to be like, how do I feel right now? You know, do I, should I do (inhale-exhale) you know, like, can you how can that like, what happens if you do that? You know, and you also complimented him on how he looks? And he's like, I attribute it to breathwork 100%.Brad Crowell 28:31  Because he's not. He's young, obviously. Brad Crowell 28:39  But he's been doing this for 30 years. Lesley Logan 28:45  He how old is he? Because I think we (inaudible) his age. Brad Crowell 28:58  He didn't say. Lesley Logan 28:59  Oh, okay, well, I feel like I know. And he looks really good.Brad Crowell 29:20  Yes. But he said that it's about becoming more mindful, attentive and more aware of what's going on within us when you notice your breath. What about you?Lesley Logan 29:30  Okay, so he said, we talked about missed opportunities, and the things we don't intend to do because we're fear of failure. But he actually believes there's no such thing as failure. Because if you learn from it, then it's not failure at all. We're actually becoming better human beings from it. And what I I really love about that is like if there's anything you feel you failed at, what if you actually just took a look back what you learned from that? And then can you just change that from failure to experience or achievement even, you know like God I fucking I you know what? I'm so pissed at the A's straight A's and the F's from the great I'm not saying I'm for everyone gets a trophy. I'm not that girl. Don't worry about it. There's a ton of psychology on how that doesn't work. But the fact that we are so obsessed as children at a certain age, it happens around Junior High sixth grade with what letter is on your report card, which is just how you test, it has nothing to do with the journey that got you to the test, pisses me the fuck off because it made me this overachiever just fucking stressed case sometimes. Thank God for breathwork and my (inaudible) mat and my red lights and all the things. But I, what I hope as a recovering perfectionist and overachiever, I have been able to do is like, I am very proud of how we do not harp on the goals we've missed. We really do go, well, we didn't do that. Okay, we didn't do that. We should have done this. Okay, we didn't do that. Okay, well, what can like we do it as a team, which makes it really helpful. So may I suggest, you don't need to have a teammate to do this, but before you start harping on yourself about something you didn't do well, I don't know. Maybe you introduced yourself, weirdly, or you like stumbled into an interview and like you feel like you embarrass yourself. Just take a moment and go what did I learn from that? And what if that isn't a failure? And by the way, if your best friend told you about this, would you go you fucking failed? God, you, like you wouldn't do it. So like, what would you say if your best... jeez, you suck. Like, God, how many times are you gonna fail? Like, what if you treated yourself in that moment, like your best friend went through that and what would you say to that person? Right. So Christian, can we be friends? Okay, sign me up for the next retreat. I'm in. And also, thank you for being here. And this amazing book is just wonderful. And it's the next read y'all so check out the show notes and get your version.Lesley Logan 29:44   All right, loves I'm Lesley Logan. Lesley Logan 32:11  And I'm Brad Crowell and you just missed the hilarious joke. Lesley Logan 32:16  We're amazing. Brad Crowell 32:17  We're amazing. Lesley Logan 32:18  So is Christian. So are you. So how are you going to use these tips in your life? We want to know. Tag the Be It Pod. Tag Christian, he's gonna want to hear from you. And until next time, Be It Till You See It. Brad Crowell 32:28  Bye for now.Lesley Logan 32:30  That's all I got for this episode of the Be It Till You See It Podcast. One thing that would help both myself and future listeners is for you to rate the show and leave a review and follow or subscribe for free wherever you listen to your podcast. Also, make sure to introduce yourself over at the Be It Pod on Instagram. I would love to know more about you. Share this episode with whoever you think needs to hear it. Help us and others Be It Till You See It. Have an awesome day. Lesley Logan 32:58  Be It Till You See It is a production of The Bloom Podcast Network. Brad Crowell 33:01  It's written, filmed, and recorded by your host, Lesley Logan and me, Brad Crowell. Lesley Logan 33:06  It is produced and edited by the epic team at Disenyo. Brad Crowell 33:10  Our theme music is by Ali at Apex Production Music, and our branding by designer and artist Gianfranco Cioffi.Lesley Logan 33:10  Special thanks to Melissa Solomon for creating our visuals and Ximena Velazquez for our transcriptions. Brad Crowell 33:16  Also to Angelina Herico for adding all the content to our website. And finally to Meridith Crowell for keeping us all on point and on time.   Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/be-it-till-you-see-it/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Are you truly happy in life and at work? Statistics show that better results are achieved when you're happy. What does it look like to prioritize your happiness so you can show up as the best version of yourself and someone who emanates a magnetic energy to those around you? Founder of Arrive at Happy and Bestselling Author of the book, Be a Happy Leader, Tia Graham shares insights and tips in this episode. As a Certified Chief Happiness Officer, Tia has worked with companies like Hilton Hotels, Hewlett Packard, and the American Heart Association to elevate employee engagement and drive bottom line results. Now more than ever, being intentional and prioritizing happiness is needed, especially at the leadership level in organizations. Learn how to be happier by tuning in now! Shout out to this episode's sponsor, Sherpa Way Marketing. Check out https://sherpawaymarketing.com/ for your one-stop shop to improve your brand positioning in the marketplace. Their professionals are bi-lingual in English and Spanish – let them take the marketing guess work (e.g., SEO, ads, social media) away so you can focus on running your business. Ways to connect with me: Website: https://bornunbreakable.com/ Podcast: https://podfollow.com/bornunbreakable YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsrWV9ndR4uCBZTsMqlUSgA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BornUnbreakable/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bornunbreakable/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bornunbreakable/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/dezunbreakable Email: dez@bornunbreakable.com Clubhouse: @dezmaya Ways to connect with Tia Graham: Website: https://www.arriveathappy.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKHdQqpd5HI9HIKIoa9JN1Q Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/arriveathappy/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arriveathappy/?hl=en LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tiagraham/ Please subscribe to the podcast and rate and review this episode!

I'd like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is the traditional un-ceded, un-surrendered territory of the Anishnaabeg Algonquin People.Subscribe to Trench Leadership on YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts.Happy leaders equate to happy teams.We've all been part of amazing teams, the ones that we dream about being part of, often reminiscing about the “good ole days”. And we've had the opposite, being part of teams that we'd run away from, disregarding any amount of money to avoid being so unhappy.In this episode, you'll hear from me, Simon Kardynal, your host, where we'll talk about the power of happy leaders and happy teams. We'll talk about how to be happy leaders and how we can create happy teams.Trench Leadership: A Podcast From the Front is humbled to have been named #7 in the Top 20 for Best Canadian Leadership-themed podcasts for 2023.Support the showLeadership Without Passion Limits the Depth of Your Vision. Connect to Trench Leadership:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYnaqOp1UvqTJhATzcizowATrench Leadership Website: www.trenchleadership.caLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/trench-leadership-a-podcast-from-the-front/?viewAsMember=trueConcussion Legacy Foundation Canada Website: https://www.concussionfoundation.caAre you looking for a podcast editor/producer? Do you enjoy the quality of the show? The editor of Trench Leadership, Jennifer Lee, is taking new clients. Reach out at https://www.itsalegitbusiness.comI'm excited to share that Trench Leadership: A Podcast From the Front is partnering with The Critical Thinking Institute, offering affordable courses to help leaders unlock the limitless potential that critically thinking gives all of us. Head on over to CTinstitute.com and check out their courses. When you find a course that speaks to you, and trust me, you will, use discount code trenchleadership for a 20% discount and begin unlocking your full critical thinking potential!

Join Tia, the founder of Arrive at Happy and bestselling author of 'Be a Happy Leader,' as she unlocks the power of happiness for your business. From boosting engagement and productivity to reducing turnover and breaking down silos, Tia's scientifically-backed programs elevate your leadership and transform your work culture. Whether you're a CEO seeking to instill happiness within your teams, or a sales leader aiming for higher results, Tia's insights apply. Based on the principle that emotions drive behavior, she asserts happy people sell more, work better together, and significantly improve the work environment. In this podcast episode, Tia offers a glimpse into her tailored programs, ranging from half-day workshops to six-month intensives, and her strategy of employing happiness metrics to track progress. Tia's programs result in increased happiness, revitalized energy, and a toolbox full of effective strategies to help you improve your team's morale and well-being.  Remember, investing in happiness boosts profits – that's a 100% business case.  Subscribe to our podcast for more tips on fostering happiness in business and your personal life.

Tia Graham is an international speaker, best-selling author and consultant on positive psychology and engagement. She worked with dozens of global companies such as Goldman Sachs, Hilton Hotels and Hewlett Packard to elevate employe engagement and drive bottom line results. Prior to founding her company, Arrive at Happy, she led teams at luxury hotels in the United States and Europe for brands such as W Hotels, Westin and The London. Listen to The Tony DUrso Show on VoiceAmerica Influencers Platform every Friday at 2pm Pacific or listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or tonydurso.com/podcast.

Tia Graham is an international speaker, best-selling author and consultant on positive psychology and engagement. She worked with dozens of global companies such as Goldman Sachs, Hilton Hotels and Hewlett Packard to elevate employe engagement and drive bottom line results. Prior to founding her company, Arrive at Happy, she led teams at luxury hotels in the United States and Europe for brands such as W Hotels, Westin and The London. Listen to The Tony DUrso Show on VoiceAmerica Influencers Platform every Friday at 2pm Pacific or listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or tonydurso.com/podcast.

Tia Graham is an international speaker, best-selling author and consultant on positive psychology and engagement. She worked with dozens of global companies such as Goldman Sachs, Hilton Hotels and Hewlett Packard to elevate employe engagement and drive bottom line results. Prior to founding her company, Arrive at Happy, she led teams at luxury hotels in the United States and Europe for brands such as W Hotels, Westin and The London. Listen to The Tony DUrso Show on VoiceAmerica Influencers Platform every Friday at 2pm Pacific or listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or tonydurso.com/podcast.

In this recap episode of Flow Over Fear, I share some gold nuggets from my interview with Tia Graham, an international speaker, bestselling author of "Be a Happy Leader," and a consultant on positive psychology. I share about our discussion on the topic of happiness and happy leadership, exploring how we can become happier as leaders in a world where many things are outside of our control. From her struggles with finding direction in college and how she ultimately discovered her passion for the hospitality industry, this recap overviews the many topics we discussed in the interview, as well as how to find the right mentor by adding value, taking every opportunity to learn, and bringing creativity to the relationship. Tia dropped many nuggets of wisdom that are sure to inspire and motivate anyone seeking to become a better leader and live a happier life. Her personal story, combined with her expertise in positive psychology and leadership, offers a unique perspective on how we can cultivate happiness in ourselves and those around us. If you're interested in learning more about happy leadership and how to find the right mentor to guide you on your journey, be sure to tune in to this episode of Flow Over Fear. And don't forget to pick up Tia's bestselling book, "Be a Happy Leader," for even more insights and inspiration. www.arriveathappy.com

You could be working for several years now and holding the same position for so many years. But your job title or position doesn't define your entire identity or potential. You are capable of so much more than what you may be currently doing or have done in the past.  In today's episode, Adam speaks with Tia Graham about the science of happiness and how you can incorporate it into your daily life. Tia is an international keynote and TEDx speaker, best-selling author,, and leadership trainer on positive psychology, positive work cultures, and business growth. Her bestselling book, Be a Happy Leader, teaches her proprietary 8-step methodology on driving productivity and business growth through a culture of happiness. Here are some power takeaways from today's conversation: How she discovered the science of happiness and positive psychology Dealing with mom guilt and executive guilt Connecting to what you want How to find a mentor What is positive psychology? The three pillars of a happy life Factors that affect happiness Injecting positivity and happiness as a leader Episode Highlights: [07:51] Connecting to What You Want In finding your direction, connect to what you want, not what society tells you to do, or your parents tell you to do, or what your friends are doing, or where you think you'll make the most money. While it's certainly useful to take advice and guidance from those who care about you, it's ultimately up to you to decide what path is right for you.  When you connect with what you truly want, you're more motivated, passionate, and engaged in your pursuits. You'll be more likely to persevere through challenges and setbacks, and you'll feel more fulfilled and satisfied with your life.   [25:05] What is Positive Psychology? Positive Psychology is the study of what makes life worth living and what makes humans thrive. It's the study of both the dark and light sides of life and it's backed by thousands of research articles.  According to positive psychology, happiness has three pillars: 1. More positive than pain in your life - we all have life, but a happy life is more positive than pain 2. Having meaning and purpose in life (both in your work and personal life) 3. Experiences that make you psychologically rich  [26:50] Factors that Affect Happiness Genetics - People are genetically predisposed to be more unhappy, or happier Life circumstances - Being able to focus on happiness is a privilege Choices - Research shows that approximately 15% to 20% of our happiness is based on our choices At the end of the day, you have to have the motivation to want to work on your happiness, and then have the actions supported by the science of happiness, doing the things that are good for you. The quality of the time that we spend with people is the number one driver of our happiness. It also acts as a protector for when life is really challenging because it acts as your safety net. We've never been more disconnected in this connected world, as humans, and so we have to invest in that. [34:25] How to Become a Happy Leader Many leaders have not been taught, first, how to take care of themselves. They haven't been shown that example. Second, they're not taught what truly makes people happy. If you want to have a positive team, which then has fantastic business results, you have to take care of yourself first and prioritize it. Unfortunately, many leaders don't do this because they work all the time. You must take care of yourself and then understand the emotional experience of everyone that works for you. Resources Mentioned: TEDx Talk www.arriveathappy.com  Be a Happy Leader

Are you struggling with a hostile boss that is bringing your team down? Do you feel pressure to counterbalance their negativity for your team's sake? In this podcast I share actionable steps you can take to help improve your work culture.

Tia Graham is an international speaker, best-selling author and consultant on positive psychology and engagement. She worked with dozens of global companies such as Goldman Sachs, Hilton Hotels and Hewlett Packard to elevate employe engagement and drive bottom line results. Prior to founding her company, Arrive at Happy, she led teams at luxury hotels in the United States and Europe for brands such as W Hotels, Westin and The London. Listen to The Tony DUrso Show on VoiceAmerica Influencers Platform every Friday at 2pm Pacific or listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or tonydurso.com/podcast.

Tia Graham is an international speaker, best-selling author and consultant on positive psychology and engagement. She worked with dozens of global companies such as Goldman Sachs, Hilton Hotels and Hewlett Packard to elevate employe engagement and drive bottom line results. Prior to founding her company, Arrive at Happy, she led teams at luxury hotels in the United States and Europe for brands such as W Hotels, Westin and The London. Listen to The Tony DUrso Show on VoiceAmerica Influencers Platform every Friday at 2pm Pacific or listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or tonydurso.com/podcast.

Tia Graham is an international speaker, best-selling author and consultant on positive psychology and engagement. She worked with dozens of global companies such as Goldman Sachs, Hilton Hotels and Hewlett Packard to elevate employe engagement and drive bottom line results. Prior to founding her company, Arrive at Happy, she led teams at luxury hotels in the United States and Europe for brands such as W Hotels, Westin and The London. Listen to The Tony DUrso Show on VoiceAmerica Influencers Platform every Friday at 2pm Pacific or listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or tonydurso.com/podcast.

Tia Graham is an international speaker, best-selling author and consultant on positive psychology and engagement. She worked with dozens of global companies such as Goldman Sachs, Hilton Hotels and Hewlett Packard to elevate employe engagement and drive bottom line results. Prior to founding her company, Arrive at Happy, she led teams at luxury hotels in the United States and Europe for brands such as W Hotels, Westin and The London. Listen to The Tony DUrso Show on VoiceAmerica Influencers Platform every Friday at 2pm Pacific or listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or tonydurso.com/podcast.

Not everyone feels that work and happiness go hand in hand. But in this episode, Tia Graham — a certified Chief Happiness Officer, founder of the company Arrive at Happy, and author of the new book, Be a Happy Leader — explains the importance of leading with happiness. Tia has multiple certifications in neuroscience, positive psychology and leadership coaching, and she works with executives and teams to help create happier workplaces. This week, she talks about how we all can find more happiness at work. In this episode, you'll learn: Why happiness is such an important part of being a leader. The high cost of unhappiness and stress in the workplace. How to manage your job if you work for an unhappy leader.

Most of us spend our careers trying to find happiness at work. Sometimes, if we're lucky, we find it. And, if we're really lucky, we can spend part of our careers helping others – our employees, coworkers, or even strangers – find that same happiness in their own lives. Today we sit down with Tia Graham, an international keynote speaker, best-selling author, leadership trainer and "Certified Chief Happiness Officer" with multiple certifications in neuroscience, positive psychology, coaching, and employee retention. Her bestselling book “Be a Happy Leader” offers an eight-step methodology for driving productivity and growth through a culture of happiness. We discuss her work, her career, and the kinds of things you learn when you dedicate your professional life to being happy at work. **Have you ever pondered about the following questions?** How do we give people and their happiness the attention they deserve in our organizations and transformations? How do we enable change for people and not push change on people? How do we create the culture and environment we need for people to express themselves? How do we move forward and not get stuck in bureaucratic change management? Of course you have! That's why you listen to our podcast. But while podcasts are a one-way street, our Forward Summits are all about interecations.  So why don't you come and join the conversation, at our upcoming summit: HAPPINESS AS THE ‘WHY' IN AGILE TRANSFORMATION, held in Berlin, Germany and online from 30 November – 2 December 2022. Hear from our kick-ass keynote speakers Sunny Grosso; Svenja Hofert; Debra Corey; and Fransisco Mahfuz. Take part in our practice sessions, case study sessions, open sessions and global networking, both in Berlin and online!  Go to fwd-summit.com from more information and tickets. And as a podcast listener, use the code FORWARDPOD at checkout to let us know you are a friend of the pod and receive some special Martie the Management Monster goodies.   For more happiness, visit https://management30.com/

Leading a team is in my opinion the hardest part of entrepreneurship. It takes skill, empathy, emotional intelligence and compassion. In today's HN Haus podcast episode I'm joined by the incredible, Tia Graham where we chat all things leading our business and team, shifting perspective and the science of happiness.WHAT YOU'LL HEARIn this episode, you'll hear from Tia about the importance of redefining our way of leading can funnel down with so many benefits. 2:45 - Holistic view of being happy, the science of happiness5:47 - Shift in businesses with happiness8:52 - Small business tips for talent happiness16:27 - Next steps for TiaHOW TO WORK WITH TIAYou can work with Tia by checking out her website, arriveathappy.com, her Instagram, and purchasing her book Be a Happy Leader.ABOUT THE HN HAUS PODCASTThe HN Haus Podcast hosted by Founder and CEO Hannah Nieves was born out of the desire to amplify and share the movers and shakers, tastemakers, and innovators of the world. At the table, you'll hear the raw and unique experiences, tools, and strategies to help grow yourself and your business and solo episodes from Hannah herself. So pull up a chair and welcome to the Haus.subscribe to the podcast – applesubscribe to the podcast – spotifyYou can connect with our sister brands below.HN Consulting: https://hannahnieves.co/HN Haus: https://hnhaus.com/This Hudson Studio: https://www.thishudsonstudio.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hnhaus

This is an EXTRA HOUR of the John & Heidi Show, featuring Dan Farris each weekday morning from about 7:15 to about 7:45, these breaks are only heard on the flagship station for The John And Heidi Show, Sunny 93.3 fm in Sioux Falls, SD. (and now www.NewsRadio.us) This rest of this show is syndicated on over 297 stations, to hear these breaks, you can listen to Sunny 93.3 from 5am to 10am or hear the podcast version at the bottom of the page at JohnAndHeidiShow.com (click AUDIO ARCHIVES)

This is an EXTRA HOUR of the John & Heidi Show, featuring Dan Farris each weekday morning from about 7:15 to about 7:45, these breaks are only heard on the flagship station for The John And Heidi Show, Sunny 93.3 fm in Sioux Falls, SD. (and now www.NewsRadio.us) This rest of this show is syndicated on over 297 stations, to hear these breaks, you can listen to Sunny 93.3 from 5am to 10am or hear the podcast version at the bottom of the page at JohnAndHeidiShow.com (click AUDIO ARCHIVES)

This is an EXTRA HOUR of the John & Heidi Show, featuring Dan Farris each weekday morning from about 7:15 to about 7:45, these breaks are only heard on the flagship station for The John And Heidi Show, Sunny 93.3 fm in Sioux Falls, SD. (and now www.NewsRadio.us)This rest of this show is syndicated on over 297 stations, to hear these breaks, you can listen to Sunny 93.3 from 5am to 10am or hear the podcast version at the bottom of the page at JohnAndHeidiShow.com (click AUDIO ARCHIVES)

Tia Graham is A Certified Chief Happiness Officer, Founder of Arrive At Happy, & Author of Be a Happy Leader.EPISODE LINKS:- Arrive at Happy: https://www.arriveathappy.com/- The Book: https://www.arriveathappy.com/happy-leader-book- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arriveathappy/- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TiaGraham- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tiagraham/PODCAST INFO:- Podcast website: https://languageofleadershippodcast.com- Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/language-of-leadership/id1624632468- Spotify podcasts: https://sptfy.com/KalQ- Ximalaya: https://www.ximalaya.com/zhubo/215321373- RSS Feed: https://feeds.transistor.fm/language-of-leadershipSOCIAL:- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/languageofleadership/- Twitter: https://twitter.com/LofLeadership- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelhauge/- Web: https://hau.geCONTACT:- languageofleadership@gmail.com

Tia Graham is an international speaker, author, and consultant on positive psychology and employee engagement. She has worked with dozens of global companies such as Hilton Hotels and Hewlett Packard to drive bottom-line results. Prior to founding her company, Arrive at Happy, she led teams at luxury hotels in the United States and Europe for brands such as W Hotels, Westin, and The London. Her insights have been featured in major media such as CNN, Forbes, and Fast Company to name a few. Her new book, Be a Happy Leader, teaches her proprietary 8-step methodology on driving productivity and business growth through a culture of happiness. Website: www.arriveathappy.com www.happyleaderbook.com

Did you know that the Number 1 motivator for working people is not money or title? It's progress in meaningful work, which is essentially happiness. The science of happiness is the study of what makes humans thrive. Leaders shouldn't focus only on numbers. Equally important is managing people and staying connected to how they are doing. Work can be stressful, but stress isn't the enemy— lack of recovery is. Look at your team's happiness, but start with yours. Don't miss this week's Limitless episode with Tia Graham, international keynote speaker and founder of Arrive At Happy. She shares with us how happiness increases productivity, creativity, retention and even sales. LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE:Arrive At Happy:  https://www.arriveathappy.com/Follow Tia on InstagramSubscribe to Tia's Youtube Channel

Bill Horan talks with Tia Graham author of BE A HAPPY LEADER. Tia will discuss what is the definition of happiness, which comes first success or happiness, what are the myths about happiness and what is the number one predictor of happiness.

Tia Graham is an international speaker, author, and consultant on positive psychology and employee engagement. She has worked with dozens of global companies such as Hilton Hotels and Hewlett Packard to drive bottom-line results. Prior to founding her company, Arrive at Happy, she led teams at luxury hotels in the United States and Europe for brands such as W Hotels, Westin, and The London. Her insights have been featured in major media such as CNN, Forbes, and Fast Company to name a few. Her new book, Be a Happy Leader, teaches her proprietary 8-step methodology on driving productivity and business growth through a culture of happiness. Website: www.arriveathappy.com www.happyleaderbook.com

People want happiness above all else, including money. Studies consistently show the same results whether you're talking about work life or personal life, and one always effects the other. A happy leader creates happy employees, which leads to increased productivity, happy customers, less stress, and an increase in the bottom line. There's a science to happiness, and everything my guest discusses is validated with research. She will share with us her 8-step methodology to become a happy leader, like prioritizing relationships over to-do lists. Following these steps helps us become calm, motivated, confident, and inspirational. Added benefits are a healthy immune system, improved personal relationships, and good physical and psychological health. Please join us Thursday to learn how to have fun, become a positive force for change and better the lives of everyone who works for you and with you while growing the business, your career, and your income.

People want happiness above all else, including money. Studies consistently show the same results whether you're talking about work life or personal life, and one always effects the other. A happy leader creates happy employees, which leads to increased productivity, happy customers, less stress, and an increase in the bottom line. There's a science to happiness, and everything my guest discusses is validated with research. She will share with us her 8-step methodology to become a happy leader, like prioritizing relationships over to-do lists. Following these steps helps us become calm, motivated, confident, and inspirational. Added benefits are a healthy immune system, improved personal relationships, and good physical and psychological health. Please join us Thursday to learn how to have fun, become a positive force for change and better the lives of everyone who works for you and with you while growing the business, your career, and your income.

Tia Graham is an international speaker, bestselling author and consultant on positive psychology. She has worked with dozens of global companies such as Goldman Sachs, Hilton Hotels and Hewlett Packard to elevate employee engagement and drive bottom line results. Prior to founding her company, Arrive at Happy, she led teams at luxury hotels in the United States and Europe for brands such as W Hotels, Westin, and The London. With multiple certifications in neuroscience, positive psychology, and employee retention, and over 14 years of leadership experience, Tia is highly regarded by business leaders in her field. Her insights have been featured in major media such as CNN, Forbes, and Fast Company to name a few. Her new book, Be a Happy Leader, teachers her proprietary 8-step methodology on driving productivity and business growth through a culture of happiness. To learn more about Tia or to connect with her: https://www.arriveathappy.com

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Continuing with the beginning of Mental Health Awareness Month, we bring back Tia Graham, founder of Arrive at Happy. It's another jam packed episode of positivity, well, except for Glenn constantly complaining.

Continuing with the beginning of Mental Health Awareness Month, we bring back Tia Graham, founder of Arrive at Happy. It's another jam packed episode of positivity, well, except for Glenn constantly complaining.

Are you truly happy in life and at work?  Statistics show that better results are achieved when you're happy.  What does it look like to prioritize your happiness so you can show up as the best version of yourself and someone who emanates a magnetic energy to those around you?  Founder of Arrive at Happy and Bestselling Author of the book, Be a Happy Leader, Tia Graham shares insights and tips in this episode.  As a Certified Chief Happiness Officer, Tia has worked with companies like Hilton Hotels, Hewlett Packard, and the American Heart Association to elevate employee engagement and drive bottom line results.  Now more than ever, being intentional and prioritizing happiness is needed, especially at the leadership level in organizations.  Learn how to be happier by tuning in now! Shout out to this episode's sponsor, Sherpa Way Marketing. Check out https://sherpawaymarketing.com/ for your one-stop shop to improve your brand positioning in the marketplace.  Their professionals are bi-lingual in English and Spanish – let them take the marketing guess work (e.g., SEO, ads, social media) away so you can focus on running your business. Ways to connect with me: Website: https://bornunbreakable.com/  Podcast: https://podfollow.com/bornunbreakable  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsrWV9ndR4uCBZTsMqlUSgA  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BornUnbreakable/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bornunbreakable/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bornunbreakable/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/dezunbreakable  Email: dez@bornunbreakable.com  Clubhouse: @dezmaya Ways to connect with Tia Graham: Website: https://www.arriveathappy.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKHdQqpd5HI9HIKIoa9JN1Q Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/arriveathappy/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arriveathappy/?hl=en LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tiagraham/ Please subscribe to the podcast and rate and review this episode!

About Shawn Johal: He is the CEO of Elevation Leaders and Co-Founder of DALS Lighting. In 2009, Shawn took DALS Lighting from scratch to over 40 employees, he implemented the scaling of growth system that led the company to three times its revenue well into eight figures. Shawn is a Scaling Up certified coach who works with entrepreneurs and their business to help accelerate their growth while finding personal balance and happiness. He passionately participates in mentoring programs, helping young entrepreneurs improve as both business leaders and individuals. Additionally, Shawn is the director on the board of The Champions of Life Foundation and an international bestselling author. His first book, “The Happy Leader”, is a must-read for business owners and families - a leadership fable about transformation in business and in life teaches us about karma and the power of change.  In this episode, Nancy and Shawn discuss: Happiness as a lifestyle Utilizing DISC to improve communicationsBuilding a strong foundation Thriving in the Great Resignation Key Takeaways: Stop waiting for happiness to “show up”, the chances are high that the event you believe will make you happy in the future will not make you happy at all. DISC is the best tool for improving communication between members in your team and even between members of your family. If you want to build a world-class business, you have to strip the business down to it's foundation and you have to make sure that the foundation is incredibly solid. Do the work and you'll gain success. Automate the tasks that nobody wants to do, implement a structured hiring process, and make work and coming to work a happy or fun thing to do. Make sure that everyone is aligned to your culture, weed out those who are not.  “You can't determine happiness on a set event in the future, it has to be a way of life.” - Shawn Johal Connect with Shawn Johal: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Shawnjohal Website: https://www.elevationleaders.com/ | http://www.dalslighting.com/ Book: https://www.amazon.com/Shawn-Johal/e/B091MNMQRL%3F LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawnjohal/ Try Our Proven, 3-Step System, Guaranteeing Accountability and Transparency that Drives RESULTS by clicking on this link: https://oneofakindsales.com/call-center-in-a-box/ Click on this link to download a FREE digital copy of The Inside Sales Solution: https://form.jotform.com/212374882793164 Connect with Nancy Calabrese:  Twitter: https://twitter.com/oneofakindsales Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/One-Of-A-Kind-Sales-304978633264832/ Website: https://oneofakindsales.com Phone: 908-879-2911  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ncalabrese/ Email: leads@oneofakindsales.com

Bestselling author of The Happy Leader Shawn Johal shares his system to continue to scale your business and make an impact with your message while having a balanced life. About Shawn: Shawn co-founded DALS Lighting, an LED lighting business, in 2009. He implemented the Scaling Up Growth System and led the company to 3X its revenues well into the 8 figures. Shawn went on to found Elevation, a Scaling Up coaching firm, where he works with entrepreneurs & their teams to help accelerate their growth while helping them find personal balance and happiness. He is the best-selling author of The Happy Leader. Connect with Sean at https://elevationcoach.ca/  https://www.facebook.com/shawn.johal.3/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawnjohal

In this episode, Renee is joined by Tia Graham, author of the recent book Be a Happy Leader and Founder of Arrive at Happy. Tia is a keynote speaker and has worked with global companies such as Goldman Sachs, Four Seasons and the American Heart Association and has been featured in CNN, Forbes, Thrive Global and Fast Company. Tia shares what led her to the work she does today and what is important for leaders to focus on in their quest to "Be a Happy Leader".

Tia Graham, Certified Chief Happiness Officer,  is the author of the brand new book - Be a Happy Leader: Stop Feeling Overwhelmed, Thrive Personally, & Achieve Killer Business ResultsTia Graham is an international speaker, author, and consultant on positive psychology. She has worked with dozens of global companies to elevate employee engagement and drive bottom-line results. Prior to founding her company, Arrive at Happy, she led teams at luxury hotels in the United States and Europe. With multiple certifications in neuroscience, positive psychology, and employee retention, and over 14 years of leadership experience, Tia is widely regarded by business leaders in her field. She partners with organizations to increase retention and boost productivity & business growth - using the science of happiness.Her new book, Be a Happy Leader, teaches her proprietary 8-step methodology on driving productivity and business growth through a culture of happiness.Connect with TiaLinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, and check out her FREE Happiness Class. Connect with Marci·       Website, Patreon, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Facebook Group.·       Permission to Heal on YouTube.·       Permission to Land  (memoir) - Hardcover, Paperback, eBook, audiobook -      Permission to Land: Personal Transformation Through WritingPermission to Heal Bookshop - Buy books from the episodes & support independent bookstores.  The Permission to Heal podcast is a passion of mine. I need your help to bring more inspirational episodes to the world; please consider becoming a patron through PATREON. This is where your PATREON subscription comes in. With your subscription, you get perks and swag and the meaningful contentment knowing you are helping me get PTH to the people who need it. Support the show Support the show

Chief certified happiness officer, Tia Graham, reveals the surprising science of human happiness and how to be happier according to the research.   Improve your well-being and sense of happiness with Tia's proven tools from this incredible episode!      IN THIS EPISODE, YOU WILL LEARN: Ways to overcome perfectionist tendencies The #1 indicator of human happiness The effect of digital technology on happiness  About the Hedonic treadmill Practical ways to improve your happiness (they may surprise you!)) Tia's tips to reduce anxiety and depression Tia's ultimate key to success     RESOURCE/LINK MENTIONED Tia's book: “Be a Happy Leader: Stop Feeling Overwhelmed, Thrive Personally, and Achieve Killer Business Results” - https://amzn.to/3MYUdr9     ABOUT TIA GRAHAM  Tia Graham is the author of Be a Happy Leader, a highly sought-after keynote speaker, and the Founder of Arrive At Happy.  With multiple certifications in neuroscience, positive psychology, and leadership coaching Tia has led global companies to success and now supports executives to boost profit and performance utilizing her evidence-based process that focuses on creating happy leaders.      CONNECT TIA GRAHAM  Website: https://www.arriveathappy.com/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tiagraham/  Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKHdQqpd5HI9HIKIoa9JN1Q    CONNECT WITH US Website: http://www.hammersnhugs.com YouTube: Ahna Fulmer // Hammers N Hugs Instagram: @ahna_hammersnhugs Facebook: Ahna Hammersnhugs

What's your definition of happiness? Tia Graham, founder of Arrive At Happy, has some tips to be a happy leader at work and in life!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/local-news-live-daily/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Tia Graham, Inspirationist and Founder of Arrive at Happy, joins CAPIO Chirp co-hosts to share her knowledge as a master motivator, executor, communicator, and business development professional. She also discusses her book "Be a Happy Leader," sharing with listeners how to stop the overwhelm, thrive personally, and achieve killer business results. Learn more about Tia at www.arriveathappy.com.

Let me introduce you to today's guest: Tia Graham. Tia is the author of a book called Be a Happy Leader, a recent release and Amazon bestseller. She is an international keynote speaker, best-selling author and leadership trainer on positive psychology, positive work cultures, and business growth. She has worked with dozens of global companies such as Hilton Hotels, Hewlett Packard, and The American Heart Association. With multiple certifications in neuroscience, positive psychology, coaching, and employee retention, and over 14 years of leadership experience, Tia is widely regarded by business leaders in her field. In today's episode you will hear: What led Tia to her passion for happiness…and happy leaders Tia's eight-step methodology to being a happy leader (and remember, we're all leaders) Tia's answer to the question HOW…How do you make the choice to be happy? This episode is packed full of wisdom so be sure to take notes and identify some things you'll begin applying in your own life… so jump in and give a listen to my conversation with Tia. 

Drafted 3-8-2022 | Published 3-9-2022 for Guest ... Tia Graham | Bestselling author of Be a Happy Leader: Stop Feeling Overwhelmed, Thrive Personally, and Achieve Killer Business Results, and has worked with global companies Tia Graham is the Founder of Arrive At Happy (aah!), a Certified Chief Happiness Officer, Bestselling author of Be a Happy Leader: Stop Feeling Overwhelmed, Thrive Personally, and Achieve Killer Business Results, and has worked with dozens of global companies such as Hewlett-Packard, Four Seasons, and Kashi to elevate engagement, sales, and drive bottom-line results. With multiple certifications in neuroscience, positive psychology, leadership coaching, and employee morale she supports executives and teams through advising and experiential events. Prior to running aah!, Tia led sales and marketing teams at luxury hotels in the United States and Turkey for brands such as W Hotels, Westin, and The London. She is widely regarded by the corporate happiness community and is a speaker at the annual World Happiness Summit. Her insights have been featured in national publications like Forbes, MindBodyGreen, The Los Angeles Times, Well + Good, and Yoga Journal. Tia resides in Kelowna, British Columbia. Connect with Tia on her website https://www.arriveathappy.com and get social with Tia on IG | FaceBook | Linkedin | YouTube! Also, check out the article on Tia's work in Thrive Global! World Happiness Summit #WorldHappinessSummit TiaGraham #OliviaFriedmanonLinkedIn #GreatandRelentlessFewShow #NewmanCommunications #BestOfYouTube #YouTubeAward #BestPodcastinAmerica #ChiefHapinessOfficer #ForbesCouncilsAdvertisement #ForbesCouncilsInfluencer #ForbesBusinessCouncilMember #MohanAnanda

Tia Graham is an international speaker, author and consultant on positive psychology. She has worked with dozens of global companies such as Hilton Hotels, Kashi, and Hewlett Packard to elevate employee engagement and drive bottom line results. Prior to founding her company, Arrive at Happy, she led teams at luxury hotels in the United States and Europe for brands such as W Hotels, Westin, and The London. With multiple certifications in neuroscience, positive psychology, and employee retention, and over 14 years of leadership experience, Tia is widely regarded by business leaders in her field. Her insights have been featured in major media such as CNN, Forbes, and Fast Company to name a few. Her new book, Be a Happy Leader, teachers her proprietary 8-step methodology on driving productivity and business growth through a culture of happiness.

Today's Guest Expert: Tia Graham     Tia Graham is the founder of Arrive at Happy, and the author of, Be A Happy Leader: Stop Feeling Overwhelmed, Thrive Personally, and Achieve Killer Business Results. Tia works with global companies including Four Seasons, Hilton Hotels, Unilever, and The American Heart Association. Her insights have been featured […] The post Be a Happy Leader, Arrive at Happy appeared first on Jake A Carlson.

Tia Graham is the author of the business book, Be A Happy Leader: Stop the Overwhelm, Thrive Personally, and Achieve Killer Business Results, a proven, easy to follow 8-step methodology. It shows the reader how to be the type of boss that people want to work for―forever. Her leadership expertise has been featured in CNN, Forbes, The Los Angeles Times, and Thrive Global. Tia has worked with dozens of global companies including Four Seasons, Hilton Hotels, Unilever, and The American Heart Association, with her company, Arrive At Happy. Prior to running Arrive At Happy, she led sales & marketing teams at luxury hotels in the United States and Turkey for brands such as W Hotels, Westin, and The London.

January 27, 2022 Happy Leader Tia Graham, Intelligent Automation from Accenture and the Southern Education Foundation

Back by popular demand, Tia Graham, author of Be a Happy Leader, joins us to explain why happiness is a non-negotiable in sales. She shares research that demonstrates that cultivating happiness drives results. And, she also shows how unhappiness crushes sales. As we think about the topic of stress and sales, Tia Gives us practical action items we can use to build in recovery and maximize our happiness. You're going to love this conversation!Would you like to be a part of a community of like-hearted sales professionals? Learn more about the Selling From the Heart INSIDERS Group at www.sellingfromtheheart.net/insiders.

Often as leaders, we're told that being emotional is not beneficial. Tia Graham's new book Be a Happy Leader disputes that claim and shows how our emotions play a key role in exemplary leadership. In today's episode, AJ revisits her conversation with Tia where they discuss the contents of her book, the science of happiness, and why being in touch with our emotions is crucial to being an exceptional leader. AJ shares her top three takeaways from their discussion as well as some special insights that Tia shared in their post-interview conversation. For an incisive recap, plus some bonus content, make sure you tune in today!  

Happiness is the #1 Leadership and Business Strategy3 Simple Actionable Leadership steps 1. Connect to progress in meaningful work daily2. Start With You & your happiness3. Be the Spark - Positive, optimistic, and energy for your team

How much better would you work if you were happy in your work?I sit down with positive psychology consultant Tia Graham to discuss her new book, Be a Happy Leader, and how happiness isn't a "just feeling joy every second" kind of thing, but a lasting influence on how we work.Click here to order Tia's book Be a Happy Leader on Amazon. Join Competitor Nation's NEW Insider Program here to get daily access to powerful content.

How much better would you work if you were happy in your work?I sit down with positive psychology consultant Tia Graham to discuss her new book, Be a Happy Leader, and how happiness isn't a "just feeling joy every second" kind of thing, but a lasting influence on how we work.Click here to order Tia's book Be a Happy Leader on Amazon. Join Competitor Nation's NEW Insider Program here to get daily access to powerful content.

Do you want to become happier and positively affect all those around you? In this episode of the Happy Hustle Podcast, I have Tia Graham, an Inspirationist, and Founder of Arrive At Happy. Tia and I talk about the holistic approach to happiness and how to be a happy leader. Tia is an international speaker, author, and consultant specializing in driving productivity and business growth through a culture of happiness. She has worked with dozens of global companies such as Goldman Sachs, Hilton Hotels, and Hewlett Packard to elevate employee engagement and drive bottom-line results. With multiple certifications in neuroscience, positive psychology, and employee retention, and over 14 years of leadership experience, Tia is widely regarded by business leaders in her field. Her insights have been featured in major media such as CNN, Forbes, and Fast Company to name a few. She is also the host of the Arrive at Happy Leaders show and a speaker and collaborator with the World Happiness Summit. As a Certified Chief Happiness Officer, she uses her Arrive at Happy Business Growth process to help CEOs and executives create cultures that are innovative, positive, and magnetic. Her book, Be a Happy Leader, teachers her proprietary 8-step methodology. Prior to founding Arrive at Happy, she led sales & marketing teams at luxury hotels in the United States and Europe for brands such as W Hotels, Westin, and The London. She has a Business Degree in Tourism from The University of Hawaii. If you want to increase your level of wellbeing and achieve the level of success you aspire, grab a copy of Tia's book, The Happy Leader at https://www.arriveathappy.com/happy-leader-book And if you're feeling like you need a holiday from the holidays, I have the perfect solution. Do yourself a favor and start taking Magnesium Breakthrough every night before you go to bed. Magnesium Breakthrough is so effective is because it's the only organic full-spectrum magnesium supplement that includes 7 unique forms of magnesium for stress relief and better sleep, all in one bottle. For an exclusive offer to all Happy Hustlers, go to www.magnesiumbreakthrough.com/hustle and use code HUSTLE to save 10% when you try Magnesium Breakthrough. Recharge yourself and get ready to crush your New Years' goals with Magnesium Breakthrough.   IN THIS EPISODE, WE COVER: [00:03:31:14] How To Be a Happy Leader [00: 08:14:11] Mind-Blowing Stats on Disengaged Leaders [00: 21:03:13] The Holistic Approach to Happiness [00:23: 05:00] Happy Hustle Hacks [Health, Money, Entrepreneurship, Spirituality] [00:30:28:28] Rapid fire questions   What does happy Hustlin mean to you?  Tia says Happy Hustlin means you're working hard, having fun, making an impact, and filled with joy and excitement along the journey.   Connect with Tia Instagram Facebook Linkedin Youtube   Find Tia on her website: https://www.arriveathappy.com/   Connect with Cary! Instagram Facebook Linkedin Twitter Youtube   Get a free copy of his new book, The Happy Hustle, 10 Alignments to Avoid Burnout & Achieve Blissful Balance Sign up for The Journey: 10 Days To Become a Happy Hustler Online Course Apply to the Montana Mastermind Epic Camping Adventure   “It's time To Happy Hustle a blissfully balanced life you love, full of passion, purpose, and positive impact!”

What is a Chief Happiness Officer and does your company need one immediately!? The answer is most likely YES! My guest his week is Tia Graham, Chief Happiness Officer of Arrive at Happy, where she teaches companies how to be a happy leader. In this episode, we discuss (1) What is a Chief Happiness Officer and how to create a sustainable organization [at 2:00](2) How to get employees to stay at your company with a thriving culture [at 5:00] (3) The  difference between job happiness and job satisfaction and which one gets your employees to commit long term to your company;(4) Why experienced positive happiness is better for employer branding than benefits(5) How to hep your company grow Ising the science of happiness to boost employee morale [at 16:10](6) the main roadblock most leaders have in reaching happiness [at 19:25](7): the 8 Step methodology to being a happy leader [at 21:33]If you enjoyed this episode, leave me a review or share with a friend!Media Kit. Get it Here. Sign up for my weekly newsletter on employment law and management topics here.ONLINE COURSES FOR HR, MANAGERS AND BUSINESSESADA: The Complete Course: learn everything you need to know about the Americans with Disabilities Act, to ensure you comply with the law! Check it out here.Sexual Harassment Course for Managers. More Info Here. FREE DOWNLOADSStep-By-Step Guide to Investigating a Sexual Harassment Complaint: Download here.The Employer's Termination Checklist: A Guide to Terminating an At Will Employee and Avoiding Retaliation Claims. Download Here. Connect with Karly WannosFollow Karly on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedinJoin our Private Facebook Community for HR and BusinessesWatch YouTube videos on Employment Law hereConnect with Tia GrahamWebsite: Arrive At HappyInstagramGet Tia's Book: Be a Happy LeaderRate, Review & Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: Please consider rating and reviewing the show. This helps me reach more businesses and provide best practices on issues affecting companies and employees.  Disclaimer: The information on the Employment Experience is for educational purposes only. The information in this episode does not constitute legal advice, and does not create an attorney client relationship with Karly Wannos. Karly Wannos is licensed to practice law in Florida only. Please consult with an attorney before making any important business related decisions. 

In today's episode, we talk about ways to encourage leaders to be happier and the knock-on effects for employee engagement, company culture and the bottom line.Bill's guest this time is Tia Graham, a keynote speaker, Founder of Arrive At Happy and author of the new book Be a Happy Leader. Throughout its pages, strategies and tactics are provided which include the use of positive psychology, having a broad perspective, executing quickly, creating strong relationships, measuring what matters, and being the spark in the team.Questions Include:What does happiness mean to you and how do you try to live a mentally and physically healthy, thriving life?We'll get into some of the lessons in your new book shortly but can you start by offering a broad overview of what it's about and why you wrote it?Your book is geared at leaders. What unique stresses have been placed on leaders since the outbreak of Covid?You say it's important for leaders to have clear, scientific data to support incorporating the science of happiness into their lives and careers. What people analytics metrics are you talking about?"From team member turnover to stakeholders' high expectations, leading a team within an organization can take over your life. In your 8-step method, readers will have inspiration, strategies and tools to achieve amazing results – in all areas of your life." Can you take a few minutes and talk about the 8 steps?Talk to me about leveraging happiness to drive sales. How can happy employees provide higher ROI?Let's leave our listeners with a couple of practical takeaways - what are two or three things leaders can start today to get to a place where more of their behaviors are increasing happiness and awe on a daily basis?More About Tia GrahamShe has worked with global companies such as Goldman Sachs, Four Seasons and The American Heart Association to reduce turnover and drive bottom line results. With multiple certifications in neuroscience, positive psychology, leadership coaching, and employee morale she has supported leaders for five years at Arrive At Happy.Prior to running Arrive At Happy, Tia led sales & marketing teams at luxury hotels in the United States and Europe for brands such as W Hotels, Westin, and The London. She has a Business Degree in Tourism from The University of Hawaii. As a Certified Chief Happiness Officer, she partners with executives to boost profit and performance utilizing her evidence-based aah! Business Growth Process.We do our best to ensure editorial objectivity. The views and ideas shared by our guests and sponsors are entirely independent of The HR Gazette, HRchat Podcast, and Iceni Media Inc.  

Tia Graham shares her eight-step methodology for leaders to prioritize their happiness and thrive in their day-to-day lives. The traditional rat race mentality tells you that you can be happy when…when you get a promotion, accomplish something great, etc. Embracing mental wholeness and finding happiness today are needed to live a balanced life. Through utilizing the science of happiness and neuroscience, leaders can find balance and happiness and reproduce that in their teams. This creates an environment that produces motivated, loyal and productive team members who are empowered to live their best lives. Resources: Happyleaderbook.com Arriveathappy.com Instagram Facebook LinkedIn YouTube

Tia Graham is a Chief Happiness Officer. She explains what that is and how she has written a book that will teacher people leaders how to thrive within the workplace. Creating a positive work environment and generating happiness within the office can go a long way towards maximizing production. I ask her about her strategies and how management can avoid some of the pitfalls that result in unhappy and resistant employees. There is something for everyone in this interview, so sit back and enjoy it as keynote speaker and author, Tia Graham, joins this Q-on-1 episode to discuss her new book, "Be A Happy Leader: Stop Feeling Overwhelmed, Thrive Personally, and Achieve Killer Business Results"! You can contact Tia here: Website: http://www.ArriveAtHappy.com Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/ArriveAtHappy You can get "Be A Happy Leader" here: http://alturl.com/ypi6y S11:E 976Follow me and support the show! http://linktr.ee/Talk2Q For inquiries regarding this podcast, contact me: Talk2QNow@gmail.com. Support the show by buying me a cup of coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/talk2q Cashapp: $Talk2Q Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tia Graham is the author of Be a Happy Leader, a keynote speaker, and the Founder of Arrive At Happy. She has worked with global companies such as Goldman Sachs, Four Seasons and The American Heart Association to reduce turnover and drive bottom line results. With multiple certifications in neuroscience, positive psychology, leadership coaching, and employee morale she has supported leaders for five years at Arrive At Happy. In this remarkable conversation she takes us back to where it all began and then teaches us her 8 Step Methodology for "arriving at happy."  Be a Happy Leader addresses the challenges we all face, from overwhelm and stress, finding consistent joy, keeping our team productive and motivated weekly, and achieving our business goals. You don't want to miss this remarkable conversation with an extraordinary thought leader and person.  Tia Graham is a name you'll want to remember and Be a Happy Leader is a book you'll never forget.

Being a leader is more about knowing how the company works. It's also about knowing how the people work. Tia Graham is a Chief Happiness Officer. She explains what that is and how she has written a book that will teacher people leaders how to thrive within the workplace. Creating a positive work environment and generating happiness within the office can go a long way towards maximizing production. I ask her about her strategies and how management can avoid some of the pitfalls that result in unhappy and resistant employees. There is something for everyone in this interview, so sit back and enjoy it as keynote speaker and author, Tia Graham, joins this Q-on-1 episode to discuss her new book, "Be A Happy Leader: Stop Feeling Overwhelmed, Thrive Personally, and Achieve Killer Business Results"! You can contact Tia here: Website: http://www.ArriveAtHappy.com Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/ArriveAtHappy You can get "Be A Happy Leader" here: http://alturl.com/ypi6y the Talk 2 Q Radio Show. "No experts. Just opinions." Follow me and support the show! http://linktr.ee/Talk2Q For inquiries regarding this podcast, contact me: Talk2QNow@gmail.com. Support the show by buying me a cup of coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/talk2q Cashapp: $Talk2Q

Shawn co-founded DALS Lighting, an LED lighting business, in 2009. He implemented the Scaling Up Growth System and led the company to 3X its revenues well into the 8 figures.  Shawn went on to found Elevation Leaders, a Scaling Up coaching firm, where he works with entrepreneurs & their teams to help accelerate their growth while helping them find personal balance and happiness.  He is a Certified Scaling Up coach and the author of the international bestseller The Happy Leader, a leadership fable about transformation in business and in life. He provides a “Happiness Roadmap” for his readers and clients, teaching them how to achieve both happiness and success.

Looking for more happiness in your worklife? Struggling to retain those good employees? Follow along with Dave "Laundromat Millionaire" Menz and his wife, Carla as they learn from Happiness Expert Tia Graham the steps for becoming a happier leader, creating a positive working environment, and the keys to employee retention. In a time of increased stress on business owners and employee shortages, this is certainly a MUST LISTEN episode! Referenced Links: Link to get Atmosphere TV: https://atmosphere.tv/partner/dave-menz and use code “MILLIONAIRE” Contact Mike directly: Mike.Kelly@Atmosphere.tv Our guest's website: https://www.arriveathappy.com/ To Order Tia's book: https://www.arriveathappy.com/happy-leader-book#order Our guest's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arriveathappy/?hl=en Our guest's Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKHdQqpd5HI9HIKIoa9JN1Q Our guest's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Arrive-At-Happy-1047536678713065 Our guest's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tiagraham/ For consulting services: www.laundromatmillionaire.com Our Youtube channel: https://youtube.com/c/LaundromatMillionaire Our Podcast: https://laundromatmillionaire.com/podcast/ Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/laundromatmillionaire/ Our LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-laundromat-millionaire-menz/ Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laundromatmillionaire/ Our laundromats: www.queencitylaundry.com Our pick-up and delivery laundry services: www.happynest.com/locations/ohio/cincinnati Skiing clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3VCRSLIeA0 University of Hawaii: www.hawaii.edu Sheraton Resort Kauai: https://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/lihsi-sheraton-kauai-resort/ The W Istanbul: https://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/istwh-w-istanbul/ What's App group chat: www.whatsapp.com Pollyanna clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zcm3aGNybb4 Recommended Reading: • The 4 Disciplines of Execution by Chris McChesney, Jim Huling, and Sean Covey • Healing Back Pain by John E Sarno Timestamps: 00:00 The Laundromat Millionaire Show Intro - Quotes 02:10 Where does your "happy" come from? 05:06 The story behind the Arrive At Happy Business 07:05 Tia's Backstory 11:29 Facing Career Adversity and Learning From It 15:47 The Happiness Imperative 17:11 The 8 Steps to Being a Happier Leader 20:32 Being a Sacrificial Leader? 23:35 Steps to Preventing Turnover 32:11 Fostering Relationships Among Independent Workers 35:07 How Transparent Should a Leader Be? 38:26 Empowering Your Employees 42:42 Be A Happy Leader - about the book 46:47 Learning From Others 48:40 Advice to Start Living Happier Today 51:57 How to Help Team Members Be Happier 53:24 Tia's Contact Info Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Episode 44 of the Wealth On Any Income Podcast, Rennie interviews Shawn Johal, co-founder of DALS Lighting, an LED lighting business. In 2009, he implemented the Scaling Up Growth System and led the company to triple its revenues well into the 8 figures. Shawn then went on to found Elevation, a business growth coaching and consulting firm, working with entrepreneurs and their teams to help accelerate their own growth, while helping them find personal balance and happiness. Recently, Shawn released his book ‘The Happy Leader.'In this episode Rennie and Shawn cover:How Shawn decided to get into coaching entrepreneurs.Shawn's Charity - Champions for Life.How to look at the egg yolk versus the egg white.Shawn's biggest failure and how the phoenix rose from those ashes.The big four pillars involved scaling up.What Shawn's real first name means and the Four Laws of HappinessAbout Shawn JohalShawn is a Scaling Up Certified Business Growth Coach and TTI certified to complete DISC Assessments.In 2009 he co-founded DALS Lighting, an LED lighting business. He successfully implemented the Scaling Up Growth System and led the company to 3X its revenues well into the 8-figures.Shawn went on to found Elevation, a business growth coaching & consulting firm, working with entrepreneurs and their teams to help accelerate their growth – while helping them find personal balance and happiness.Former President of EO (Entrepreneurs' Organization) Montreal, Shawn remains an active member and mentor to numerous young entrepreneurs, helping them improve as business leaders and as individuals. A Finalist for the EY Entrepreneur of the Year, Shawn also sits on the Board of Directors for “Champions for Life,” a non-profit foundation helping children develop their physical literacy.With a passion for endurance sports and rigorous goal-setting, Shawn is obsessed with high-performance, the pursuit of happiness & the power of mindset to fuel a successful life – and he's committed to bringing his message to the world.Contact Shawn at https://www.elevationleaders.com/ for the Happiness Guide.Recommended Books in this EpisodeScaling Up by Verne Harnish The Happy Leader on AmazonIf you'd like to know how books, movies, and society programs you to be poor, and what the cure is. Visit wealthonanyincome.com/tedx. You'll hear Rennie's TEDx talk and can request a free 27-page Roadmap to Complete Financial Choice™ and receive a weekly email with tips, techniques, or inspiration around your business or money. Rennie's Books and Programshttps://wealthonanyincome.com/books/Rennie's 9 Days to Financial Freedom program:https://wealthonanyincome.com/programsConnect with Rennie Websites:WealthOnAnyIncome.comRennieGabriel.comEmail: Rennie@WealthOnAnyIncome.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/renniegabriel/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WealthOnAnyIncome/Twitter: https://twitter.com/RennieGabrielYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdIkYMOuvzHQqVXe4e_L8PgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/wealthonanyincome/

In this episode, Shawn Johal talks about his new book “The Happy Leader”, the laws of happiness that are part of the book, his best life advice for the young generation & more! You can find him on his website: elevationleaders.com and follow him on LinkedIn: Shawn Johal.

Despite having a successful business, Shawn found himself unhappy in his life and in his career. Upon speaking to other business owners and leaders he realized he wasn't alone, so many people were chasing their dreams and feeling unfulfilled. He knew there needed to be a better way and sought to find it. In this episode Shawn shares his four laws of happiness and explains how they spark transformational change by strengthening your mindset, becoming more disciplined and enabling you to build better habits. Connect with Shawn on LinkedIn and via his website. Get more of Shawn's actionable tools by grabbing a copy of The Happy Leader here.

https://www.alainguillot.com/shawn-johal/ Shawn Johal is an entrepreneur, business growth coach, workshop leader, speaker, father, husband, and the author of The Happy Leader: A Leadership Fable about Transformation in Business and in Life. Get the book here: https://amzn.to/39Lln2I

Shawn Johal is a scale up expert, entrepreneur, business growth coach, author, and leadership speaker. Hack into the key leadership and personal success habits with Shawn on this show including: Scaling up mentality is a mindset The four laws for “The Happy Leader” Habits at the start and the end of the day Unlocking the value of “community” Plus load more habits to hack! Join our Tribe at https://leadership-hacker.com Music: " Upbeat Party " by Scott Holmes courtesy of the Free Music Archive FMA Transcript: Thanks to Jermaine Pinto at JRP Transcribing for being our Partner. Contact Jermaine via LinkedIn or via his site JRP Transcribing Services Find out more about Shawn Johal below: Shawn Johal Website – https://www.shawnjohal.com Elevation Website - https://elevationcoach.ca Shawn on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawnjohal/ Shawn on Twitter – https://twitter.com/Shawnjohal Shawn on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/shawnjohalcoach/   Full Transcript Below ----more---- Steve Rush: Some call me Steve, dad, husband or friend. Others might call me boss, coach or mentor. Today you can call me The Leadership Hacker. Thanks for listening in. I really appreciate it. My job as the leadership hacker is to hack into the minds, experiences, habits and learning of great leaders, C-Suite executives, authors and development experts so that I can assist you developing your understanding and awareness of leadership. I am Steve Rush and I am your host today. I am the author of Leadership Cake. I am a transformation consultant and leadership coach. I cannot wait to start sharing all things leadership with you. Shawn Johal is a special guest on today's show. He's an entrepreneur, business growth coach, author, and leadership speaker on a mission to help you find the keys to a happy and successful life. But before we get a chance to speak with Sean, it's The Leadership Hacker News.   The Leadership Hacker News Steve Rush: In the news today, we explore the theory of gratitude. Now the pandemic has made us wary, and while it might be cathartic to make a list of all that we've lost, all that we've tried and all that we want to leave behind. Expressing gratitude is actually a better idea. And it's a powerful, positive force. Far from a fluffy or frivolous concept. It has real impact on physical health, emotional wellbeing, motivation, engagement, and performance. So, here's why gratitude is good and how to bring more of it into your day.   Most of us are impatient with the pandemic and 2021 has arrived and the pandemic is still here. We're thrilled to usher in a new year, but we're going to need to wait a little bit longer to get life back to something closer to what it was before. The good news is that gratitude itself can actually reduce impatience and a study published in the Psychological Science found that when people focused on being thankful, they were more likely to able to demonstrate patients. In addition, the study published in The Review of Communication found that gratitude has a positive impact on our mental health and emotional state. Optimism, as an example, as well as physical health, it also predicts behaviours such as helping others and exercising. All of this means that gratitude may just be what we need at the moment while we're either hanging on to what comes next or we're attracting towards the light at the end of the tunnel. Regular listeners who have listened to episode 18 with Nic Marks, Hacking Happiness. We've also found that gratitude is the root of all happiness. It tends to focus on what you have and replace a sense of what you might be lacking. According to some philosophers, you can't feel both grateful and unhappy. So, when your mind focuses on all, you're thankful for, you're more likely to feel joy. In addition, when you're more grateful, you tend to focus on being more present, appreciating them now, and this of course can reduce to a sense of yearning and anxiety about the future.   Philosophers have also suggested that it's a gateway emotion and it's suggested as the greatest virtue because it tends to lead to so many others. For example, an appreciation of someone can grow into love, gratitude for what you have can lead to greater satisfaction over you, loving your work and can lead to improve performance. So, here's my five top tips and how you can build and cultivate gratitude.   Number one, begin and end with intention. Start each day by thinking about all you appreciate and expect from the day. And as you go to bed at night, think and consider all you're grateful for.   Number two, give continuous attention. Throughout each day, find those small things that you can be thankful and grateful for. Perhaps you've made yourself a great cup of coffee, or you've had a really nice conversation and avoid taking those things for granted, make everything count.   Number three, be expensive. Ensure you're focusing on being grateful and not just grateful for things, but for people and the environment and conditions around you. Perhaps you particularly appreciate the headphones that you might be wearing to listen to this or the ability to walk, see, the senses that we take for granted around you.   Number 4, write it down. Research at Kent State University found that when you write down the elements that you're grateful for, that simple act can foster the happiness and wellbeing in itself. And this is probably true, because it causes us to pause, focus, reflect, and reinforce our positive experiences.   And number five, express yourself. Gratitude is both an individual and a team sport. So, when you share what you're grateful for in a team environment, it holds even more power. Thanking a co-worker in a team meeting or providing positive feedback to colleagues during the project as an example. So, when gratitude is expressed and shared, it helps both you and the group.   And let's just remember gratitude is good, it has plenty of positive effects. It could be what you, your family and your team need just to stay present, be attentive through the next stretch of this pandemic marathon that we're all experiencing, so here's a challenge. Head over to our social media and let us know what you're grateful for today. So that has been The Leadership Hacker News. If you have any insights, stories, or information, please get in touch.   Start of Podcast   Steve Rush: Our special guest on today's show is Shawn Johal. Shawn an entrepreneur, a business growth coach, a leadership speaker and author of The Happy Leader Guide. Shawn, welcome to The Leadership Hacker Podcast.   Shawn Johal: Thank you so much Steve. Very excited to be here today.   Steve Rush: Me too. We've had an opportunity to get to know each other over a couple of conversations, and I'm incredibly excited about sharing some of those conversations with our wider listeners, but before we do that, perhaps you'd give them a little bit of a backstory as to how you arrived to doing what you are doing?   Shawn Johal: Absolutely. Yeah, for sure. Excited to talk about it. Basically, on my end, I immigrated from England over to Canada when I was a much, much younger. I bring it up because I think it's important to put it into context. And I grew up with a family who was very much believing in loyalty, staying at the same company for many, many years. My father worked for Rolls-Royce, England, and he transferred to Rolls-Royce Canada. My mother worked for Nortel before the big crash. And I remember my parents always telling me when I was growing up, that it would be very important for me to find the very stable job, something that I can stay at for, you know, 25, 30, 35 years. And I even remember my dad showing me his gold watch when he had done 30 years of service at Rolls-Royce. Saying that, you know, one day son, you may have the opportunity to have, you know, get the same type of watch as I have if you stay at the same company forever. And so, I kind of grew up with the mentality that I needed to find a stable job and work in the corporate world and not necessarily adventure in through entrepreneurship. So that was my mentality growing up, you know, trying to find something a little more stable. And then I met my wife, my future wife, we're married to now and her family were very, very entrepreneurial. And they started teaching me a lot about business. You know, being a business owner, understanding how to launch a business, how to own a business. And that was really where things took off for me. And I started realizing there was this whole other world out there. And so basically, after leaving the corporate world, I was working at Rubbermaid. I'm sure that a lot of listeners know about Rubbermaid, pretty large global company, $8 billion dollars. I was a district manager there.   I was invited to join the family business and it was and led lighting business. My father-in-law had taken it public and it was fast growing, very fast growing, mergers and acquisitions. And so, I came in there as a sales manager and not part of ownership, but really having more of an entrepreneurial feel to it. Unfortunately, what happened was that during the 2006, 2007 recession, my father-in-law bought a company that probably wasn't the perfect fit for the business. The recession hit, which was terrible for the business and for the family. Within a year, our business that I've grown to 50 million in revenue, came from a crashing down. It was a very, very tough time for the family.   Steve Rush: Wow.   Shawn Johal: But the good thing was that during, you know, in every big challenge there's opportunities and my brother-in-law and I, at that point had a chance to buy back three of the different divisions. We were able to relaunch this led lighting business in our own way, and we've been growing ever since. So that was in 2009 and the businesses are continuing to go strong today in 2020.   Steve Rush: It's through that kind of scaling up mentality that you've really started to deploy all of your learning. But now also share that as an entrepreneurial and business growth coach with other people, right?   Shawn Johal: Exactly. In 2013, we hit a really bad wall as a business, so many things were going wrong Steve, I can't even tell you. We had no processes. We had the wrong people in the wrong seats. We had absolutely no strategy, no product development. And it really became ethically clear to me one day when we were sitting in our office and we had two customer service people who were working at a desk, but we didn't have enough money to afford a receptionist. And basically, they would look at each other when the phone would ring and neither one wanted to answer it because they were both really disgruntled employees and not, you know, at the right seats. And so, phones would ring. I knew they were customers and the phone would ring 10, 12 times, and neither person was willing to answer it. And that's when my business partner and I looked at each other and said, you know what? We have a really big culture problem in this business. At the same time, our biggest competitor launched a product line. They basically took our catalogue, stole all 150 products that we had in the catalogue and priced them at a dollar less in the market using the same suppliers as we use. And these were people that were part of the previous business. So, it was probably the worst backstabbing feeling I could ever have imagined in my life. These people are like brothers to me.   Steve Rush: I bet.   Shawn Johal: Yeah, and that was when we decided to take on scaling up. And we had an opportunity to read the Rockefeller Habits. In those days the scaling of book hadn't come out yet. And we found a coach and then we implemented the methodology successfully in our own business.   Steve Rush: And it continues to grow to this day, and as part of that Shawn. One of the things I've known about you for a while and come to really respect is the discipline, rigor and habits that you apply in order to make your life successful. And I wanted to get into a couple of those. So, in terms of scaling up. There are kind of four pillars to that, aren't there? That's strategy people, execution and cash. Maybe just tell us a little bit about how that plays out in your business today and how you coach others?   Shawn Johal: Absolutely. What we noticed is that those four pillars really represent every business. The four key things every business owner should be really paying attention to. When we go into businesses, as much as my business, as any other business, we'd like to do a diagnostic where we go in there and really understand, okay, what's going well and what's not going well, you know, do you have a long-term goal that's nonfinancial? Do you have the right execution in class with being methodologies and processes? You know, how's your cash flow? Do you have good liquidity and everything that you're doing? Really those are the types of things that we go in and we analyse right from the beginning. And most importantly, do you have the right people in the right seats? And that's something that becomes incredibly clear very easily. So, once we get in there, we do that diagnostic. It's really easy for us to understand where the business is strong and where the business has certain weaknesses. And usually, we'll start off with a couple of strategic days to really build the vision of the business. You know, we'll go with that BHAG from Jim Collins, the big, hairy, audacious goal. We'll build that really cool vision long-term then get into three-year capacities, one-year priorities and the 90-day plan, really helping the business focus on execution the right way. And we'll start fixing things little by little, you know, we can't take it all in one big bite. We've been doing scaling up for seven years in our business, and we're still going strong. I've never seen a business not succeed by doing scaling up. The only times it doesn't work is when a business owner is either too stubborn to let other people share and have their own ideas or the business owner doesn't have the discipline required to implement the methodology. So those are the only two times where it doesn't really work.   Steve Rush: And of course, scaling up will never stop if you have the right mentality and the right disciplines and right approach.   Shawn Johal: Exactly, you can just keep going and going. Now, obviously it really depends on what you're looking for. I think some entrepreneurs get a little afraid when they see scaling up. Everybody wants to grow, but I don't believe in growth for the sake of growth. I think you need to have what I like to call profitable growth. I really believe in profitable growth since we've been doing scaling up in 2013, we've never had a month in the red. We've never once in those seven years.   Steve Rush: Wow, that's great.   Shawn Johal: For us, that's what's most important. But even though we're growing at a really great pace, you know, anywhere between 10, 15, 20% a year, depending on the year. We're very careful to make sure that bottom line is always staying where it needs to be.   Steve Rush: That's consistently 15, 20% growth every year, which for many businesses, they can only dream of that. If you have to kind of peel that layer back and peel all the layers back, is there maybe one thing that is the standout action activity that you would maybe apply to that success? Shawn Johal: 100% and it's going to sound familiar. I'm sure your listeners have heard this, but I cannot emphasize it enough. You absolutely have to have the right people in your business. I've noticed that systematically, I go into companies and I see right away from the strategic team all the way down, I can pinpoint right off the bat, how many people are not the right people in those businesses. And you and I spoke about this in an earlier conversation. I always ask this one key question. Would you enthusiastically rehire every single one of your team members? And it's shocking that the percentages I get, you know, you would think the percentages would be fairly respectable because these are business owners who have built their own business, right?   Steve Rush: Right.   Shawn Johal: But the percentages are always closer to between 20 and 50%, which means that there's more than half the company that the business owner would not rehire enthusiastically. So that means you have about 50% of the people that are not the right people in your business. It's just kind of shocking when you think about it, right?   Steve Rush: Stark, isn't it? Really stark.   Shawn Johal: So that to me would be the number one thing. I have a very specific methodology when I go into businesses and it's been based a little bit on the whole top rating and Who methodologies for anybody who wants to read those books, the two great books, both the top rating and Who, their based a lot around talent and how to hire. But a lot of the people spend time on how to hire the right people, but they don't spend enough time on development and retention and development and retention are the two, what I would say most overlooked superpowers is that every business owner has, are you developing your people internally? And what are you doing to appreciate them? Show them recognition, make sure they feel really, really welcomed and you know, recognized every single day of the week. And what are we doing to make sure that they 10X their development and leadership and get to the next level, because if your team is not taking that next step, your business never will. That's for sure.   Steve Rush: It's one of those things that sounds pretty obvious when you say out loud, but still many businesses. And in fact, many of the clients that I speak to still fall into the trap of not developing their team and retaining and growing their talent. What'd you put that down to?   Shawn Johal: Business owners, you know, this cash with liquidity, there's so many different things that could happen in a business that are problematic. And I think that what happens is we end up taking our people for granted because our people are coming in, you know, our amazing employees or team members are showing up every single day. And we just assume that they're happy. When I go into businesses, I always ask the business owners, are your people happy? Do they feel recognized and appreciated? I always get the same answer. Yeah, I'm pretty sure they're good. You know, we do a few little things here and there and I'm sure they understand what we're trying to accomplish and I'm sure they're happy. When I asked the employees and the team members, the same question, I get a very different answer. The majority they tell, well, no, I don't know what the vision is of the business. No, one's really communicating that to me. I'm not sure what we're trying to accomplish. I'm not sure exactly where we're going. So, I get very, very different answers from the employees than I get from the business owners. And so that's why it's so important for every business owner to understand, who are my A-players and how am I going to recognize them systematically?   Steve Rush: Yeah, definitely so. And you've taken your learnings and you've pulled that together and you've written The Happy Leader. Tell us a little bit about what The Happy Leader is?   Shawn Johal: Absolutely, and thanks for asking Steve. The book is a book that's written over eight years, believe it or not. I started writing this book a long time ago. I think it's really the most challenging thing I've ever done in my life, not being a natural writer or author. I really put a lot of time and heart and soul into this book. I wanted to write something that was written a fable format, you know, because I feel like some of the amazing authors out there like Patrick Lencioni and Robin Sharma, you know, some really, really great leadership speakers and authors. I was always very much impressed with the way they wrote their books. And Bob Burg comes to mind as well, The Go-Giver. And so, I decided to write a book that's written in a fable format. And what I realized Steve, being surrounded by entrepreneurs over the last decade is that entrepreneurs in general seem to be a pretty unhappy bunch. It's shocking, right?   Steve Rush: Yeah.   Shawn Johal: Because we all have businesses. And you think that the dream is to be a business owner, but I speak to business owners and the most of the time they're unhappy. And I'm part of the entrepreneur's organization. We have something called, you know, Forum. A Forum is a time where we get together between 8 and 10 entrepreneurs every month. And we share business ideas, opportunities, challenges. We always start with a thing called the one word open and that one word open is always the one word of where you are today, just in your mind. And the words that we hear are stressed you know, stretched too thin, overwhelmed, can't keep up, unbalanced. It's almost never positive words. And I really realized over time that entrepreneurs are really, really stressed out. So, my goal was to write a book about someone who is also, you know, a business leader who was very stressed out and whose life was kind of falling apart. And, you know, who meets a really incredible person. Who's going to teach him how to become a happy leader, really changed his life around so that he really could find happiness, joy, and success in everything that he does. Understanding that it's the journey and not just the destination.   Steve Rush: Yeah, and you've created 12 steps to help people on that journey. And within those 12 steps or surrounding those 12 steps, you have four laws. Maybe we can spend a little bit of time around each of those four laws.   Shawn Johal: Absolutely, I always believe that the first thing that we need to do as human beings is take care of ourselves first, you know, a great friend and colleague Kevin Lawrence calls it, Put Your Oxygen Mask First, which is a great book that I would recommend everybody to read as well. Are we taking care of ourselves before we take care of others? Because if you're not at the right place in your mind and your heart and your soul, it's going to be very, very challenging to have the type of success and be able to lead others as well. And so, the first law of happiness is what I call the law of self-awareness. And what that means is you have to be self-aware of where you're at yourself in your life. And so, the first part of that law is really comes down to what I consider the greatest superpower that we're not using right now, which is meditation.   You know, meditation has taken a lot more space over the last couple of years. We're hearing more about it. We're hearing a lot of incredible business leaders and incredible artists and athletes and people doing meditation. But the reality is that it's still associated with being something very spiritual. And although I have nothing wrong with spirituality, I'm a very spiritual person myself. I like to bring it back to science. And science has proven that meditation has incredible benefits on focus, on creativity, on energy levels. It literally changes our genes and the inside of our brains. And it's shocking to me how little people, even in this day and age, when it's becoming more popular, actually do it.   Steve Rush: It's very true.   Shawn Johal: Yeah, that'd be something I'd really encourage people to do. Something else that I think is really important that we don't do enough of is actually what I call, you know, circular reciprocation. And what that term means for me is what are you doing to practice gratitude, appreciation, and kindness every single day and everything that you do? Again, scientifically, they've done lots of studies and both writing down the things that make you happy and that you appreciate in your life immediately released the right type of chemicals in our bodies to bring that next level of happiness. And so, you know, doing things like that. Meditation, gratitude appreciation are really part of the first law, which is a law of self-awareness.   Steve Rush: Got it. What's law number two?   Shawn Johal: So, law number two, now you've really taking time to be more aware and you're taking care of yourself. Law numbers two is the law of self-improvement. So now you're aware, you know, where you're at and you know, where your kind of the foundation of your mind, body and soul, and now you need to take things to the next level. And so, the law of self-improvement for me has a lot to do with barrier breaking, which is for me, meaning to commit to a stretch goal in your life, something that's way beyond what you've ever accomplished. This could be anything, it could be, you know, it doesn't have to be necessarily a physical goal. It could be, you know, some type of goal where you want to maybe write a book or you want to run a marathon, but you want to do something that stretches you beyond the obvious. And the reason that's important is that, is only when we push ourselves to that next level, that we really get to see our true potential. And I think there's a lot of people that are not meeting their true potential. And there's a tremendous amount of self-limiting beliefs out there that we seem to put on ourselves. Everybody does it, you know, the old imposter syndrome and that, oh, you know, it's not, I can't do that. That person can do it. It's just not true. You know, the reality is that human beings are incredible race and we have so much energy and so much potential. And, you know, we shouldn't be limiting ourselves. And so, by putting a stretch goal of some type that really forces us to go further than we believe possible when you achieve that goal happens is you open up a new world of possibilities, right? Where now you start thinking, well, if I could do this, I could do a whole lot of other things, right?   Steve Rush: Right. Shawn Johal: So, yeah. So that's really comes down to the law of self-improvement, within that law I also have, I like to call habit hacking. So, habit hacking, that's an important concept that you and I have spoken quite a bit about together in the past.   Steve Rush: Sure, yeah.   Shawn Johal: Whereas you're going in there and you're completely revamping all of your habits from morning routines to evening routines to all the way you eat to the way you sleep to the people you speak with, you know, really changing pretty much the you know, the dynamic of your everyday routine.   Steve Rush: Some of it is about unlearning what you've already learned. That's not serving you well and relearning and creating new hacks and habits to create the right foundations, right?   Shawn Johal: Absolutely, Steve. It's so important. you know, I speak to so many people and you know, business leaders are all different scopes of life on that. I noticed that the majority of them don't have a very good morning routine, you know, I asked them, okay, you know, what's happening when you start your day? You know, I wake up and right away, started looking into my phone and I started trying to see what's happening with emails to get caught up. And, you know, it's literally the absolute worst way you can possibly start a day. Like you want to start your day where you're giving yourself the intention of what you want to accomplish in the few hours that you have ahead of you. And once you've figured out that intention, you need to take on a few key activities when you wake up that are going to set you up for success and give you a lot of energy.   Steve Rush: Right.   Shawn Johal: So, you should either again, be doing some type of meditation, very quickly reading some positive literature, maybe writing in a journal, really setting yourself up for success before you become a slave to technology, which unfortunately seems to be what a lot of us do.   Steve Rush: You have this approach called 10, 10, 10, don't you?   Shawn Johal: Yes, this was taught to me by my mentor, Warren Ruston, the incredible, incredible human being. Warren has this concept of 10, 10, 10, where he, you know, 10 minutes, 10 minutes, 10 minutes. That's what it represents. You would do three different activities for 10 minutes each. It would be 10 minutes of meditation, 10 minutes of journaling, and 10 minutes of reading, positive literature. When I teach this to people, I get a lot of pushback because a lot of people tell me the same thing. You expect me to take on 30 minutes to start my day. I don't even have, you know, three minutes. And so, it's a little bit of a challenge at first. So, what I explained to people to do is say, listen, you can take the 10, 10, 10, which is super impactful. If it's too much for you, what I want you to do instead is do a five, five, five. So, you could just cut it in half and do five minutes of each. And then when I get pushed back on the five, five, five, I tell people, okay, listen, if you can't even do the five, five, five, just do one time five, pick one of the three activities, do one of them for five minutes. Even that starts your day, so substituting, checking email, and you running right away into fires, you know, fire extinguishing, as I like to call it. And instead doing something much, much more intentional, such as a meditation or journal is completely going to change the way your day is approached and the way you're going to take on you know, the activities that you have that day, it really makes a huge difference.   Steve Rush: It switches on the prefrontal cortex. It creates you your strong foundations for the day, rather than being emotionally triggered by other stuff that could impact on you, right?   Shawn Johal: Exactly. It really switches the script where now you're in control of your day. Whereas when you're just becoming a slave to technology, you no longer control it. And you're no longer in that circle of influence that you know, was so well taught to us by Stephen Covey, you have to make sure that you can control your own destiny. And if you're not taking those steps in the morning, you're always going to be chasing your day and chasing your day is obviously not the type of place you want to be mentally. You want to be in a place where you're deciding what's going to happen next, and you're not really having someone else decide for you   Steve Rush: Exactly, right. And of course, if you're not in control, that's when stress starts to creep into the workplace and into our world, which is so counterproductive.   Shawn Johal: Exactly, and I think, you know, as you know, very well, Steve. Stress right now is probably, you know, especially in the virus here, it's the biggest culprit of most businesses.   Steve Rush: Definitely.   Shawn Johal: Right now, recent surveys have said that, you know, over 40% of employees are currently stressed out and they're not telling their employer. Stress levels are rampant around the world. They've been going up every single year, over the past 25 years. People are really stressed. People are really, really stressed, and we have to find ways to reduce that stress for them.   Steve Rush: So, what's law number three?   Shawn Johal: Law number three is what I love to call the law of self-giving. So, what that means is, now you've made yourself fully aware of where you're at in your life. You've taken on new stretch goals. You've changed your habits, you're visualizing your success, and now you need to help others, you know, to do the same. There's a concept that I read a really long time ago from an amazing author, and the book was called The Dream Manager, Matthew Kelly. And basically, that book is incredibly powerful because it really explains, it's more in a business concept, but it really explains how you can go into a business and do, you know, dream facilitation and help people really achieve their goals and their dreams, because each one of us, you and I included Steve, we all have certain skill sets and we have certain connections. And if we use those and help others, we would definitely be able to help them take that next step in their journeys and their success. And so, for the law of self-giving, I like to have people do that, that dream facilitation concept for people around them, you know, it could be for family, it could be for friends, it could be for peers.   What you want to do is you want to find someone and you want to sit with them and figure out, okay, what is it that they are trying to accomplish in their lives? Is it something professional? It could be something personal? Now what is a dream that they wish they could really pursue and they're struggling with, and then you make it a point to actually go and help them accomplish that dream, you use it. I'm not saying it's financial. You know, I'm not telling people to go out there and, you know, give ten thousand dollars to this person, but you have unique skills and contacts that could probably help this person some way somehow. And so, you want to use those so that you can go and help that person accomplish their dreams, and then you become a dream facilitator for them. And so that would be, you know, one part of the law of self-giving, you know, another part of it for me, which is really important is gifting people every single day in a specific way. That's something that we just don't do enough of this. This is one idea that I think people could use really easily. One of my really good friends, Rob Murray, and he's an entrepreneur in Canada. He sent me an email last week and his email was just entitled. Thank you for being you. And the email was just three lines, very quick and short, telling me why he appreciated me as a human being for no reason, just absolutely out of the blue. And that's something that I've been encouraging people to do a lot, you know, pick people in your network and send them a quick email, just telling them why you appreciate them so much. It does not to be crazy long, does not have to be this whole love letter. Just very simply, you know, telling the person why they mean a lot to you and why they're important in your life. And just realize that the impact that will have on that person on the other end is unbelievable. It really, really is, and we don't take enough time to realize the impact our words have. And the intention has when you do something like that.   Steve Rush: It's very true. One of my previous guests on the show actually, who will remain nameless so they don't feel overly embarrassed while I share this story. Sent me a note just a few weeks back saying, Steve, you are amazing. I just felt the whole world lift around me in that moment because nobody does that or rarely people do that. And it felt so special to get that message.   Shawn Johal: Absolutely. I mean, it's just so important. It has to be authentic, obviously, that's the key, but the reality is that people are amazing and there's so many people around us that are always doing so many great things and they have so many friends and colleagues. And do we take the time to appreciate them? We, don't and why?   Steve Rush: Exactly. It's one of those things. If you think about how we've become matured in our ways and our thinking, we've unlearned some of the things that weren't natural and organic as we were growing up, such as saying, thank you, or showing gratitude to people. Dreaming big, as you just talked about it and that facilitation of dreams. As children, we would have naturally done that. But as we become older, we've unlearned how to do that effectively. And I think that's a quite neat reframe that you put there around that whole giving law.   Shawn Johal: Yeah, I think you're right, Steve, it's very unfortunate. I don't know why that happens. It's a very bizarre thing that society and the world seems to always be pushing us down. And it's like, dreaming is only now reserved for those very, very select few like 0.001% of people in the world that are, you know, these successful athletes or entrepreneurs or artists, but every single one of us has that creativity within us, we really do. Why are we not using it? I think sometimes beats us down a little bit, trying to get yourself out of that, you know, that little bit of a prison of our minds that we're thrown into and trying to find that creativity again and everything that we do.   Steve Rush: I agree Shawn, and what's law number four?   Shawn Johal: So, ending on number four, you know, now you've gone through self-awareness, you're starting to do go through self-improvement and now you're into self-giving and you're giving back. Finally, its self-belief. Now is really where you're taking the time to say, okay, you know I'm going to take things to the next level. I'm really no longer going to have the imposter syndrome. I'm an amazing human being and I can do anything that I want. And so, the law of self-belief as, you know, a few different elements to it, for me, one of the most important things is what I call spinning positivity. We owe it to ourselves to eliminate those things that are energy drains in our lives. Those things that are really negative, those could be people, it could be situations. It could be the environment, whatever things in your life. Should make a list of all the things that drain your energy.   You know, I like to call them energy vampires and really make sure that you're just getting those out of your way as quickly as possible. And then what I like to call the next step is really the belief building. So, where you're really building your belief system around the new you, because now you've really developed a new personality really, and everything that you've done in the first three steps. And now you can take your own personal success, whatever that means for you. It doesn't mean financial. It means whatever you think, however, you define success for yourself and you can take that to the next level. And then that final step of that last law is really what I like to call, just go big, which again, comes back to the point that we talked about earlier about creativity a few minutes ago. It's just, why are we thinking so small? Like I just don't understand it. We have so much potential, any one of us. This is for all of us you know, and again, it's relative to your own life into what you're trying to do, but I really encourage people now to really think as big and as bold as possible. You know, it's funny yesterday, Steve, I was working with my digital marketing coordinator. We were rebuilding our vision and our business on a few different levels. And we were just looking at the why our company exists and we kind of changed it yesterday. And we really put it as empowering business leaders to create and to accomplish their most audacious goals. And we really spent a lot of time on that because for us, the audacious part, we debated it quite a bit. And we said, you know what? Why not? Like, you know, people need to be a little more audacious. Like you got to, you got to think bigger. When you think about something, I think what you're going to accomplish you should immediately like double two X that and say, okay, now what I'm going to try to do double what I just thought.   Steve Rush: It's often our worldview that holds us back though, right? Those biases, those limiting beliefs that we give ourselves that stop us really thinking big?   Shawn Johal: Exactly. I see it all the time going into businesses and with companies, when I work with them, they've already given them the cells like a ceiling. They've already, most of the time told themselves, okay, we can only accomplish this much as a business. Or I meet individual people who say, this is as far as I can strive for. And it's just disappointing because I know that they can do more, I can see it. They have so much more potential. So yeah, it is almost getting out of our own mind.   Steve Rush: Which in itself is another habit that takes practice and repetition, right?   Shawn Johal: Absolutely. You just have to be working on yourself constantly. And that's why things like meditation and journaling and visualization are so important. And again, they're scientifically proven to work. It's not spiritual. It's really science-based.   Steve Rush: Yeah, love it. So, Sean, this part of the show now, we get the opportunity to hack into your mind as a leader, and to really start to think about some of the great things that you can share in addition to what you've already shared. So, the first place I'd like to go with you is to find out what you think your top three leadership hacks might be?   Shawn Johal: I would say to you, the first one is the community. When I say the community, we all have access to some type of community around us. I'm an entrepreneur. I have, you know, the entrepreneur's organization. I have, you know, a lot of friends that are entrepreneurs as well. And so, I'm always, you know, hacking into this amazing network and community of peers that I have, but that applies to everyone. You know, you could be, you know, a business leader, you could be a manager, you could be a frontline employee, you have a community available to you out there some way, somehow. You just have to look, there are like-minded peers that you can share ideas with and surround yourself with to help you take that next step. So, I'm always encouraging people to really get out there and make sure that they're networking and they're finding a community for themselves that could really help them take things to the next level. So, for me, that's definitely number one, number two would be mentorship. And so, there's a community of peers that can help you a lot. We all should have some type of mentor in our lives. And you know, we'd probably take a whole other podcast to talk about how to go find the perfect mentor, but I know a lot of people are intimidated by it. At the same time, it's not as hard as you think. You know, there are a lot of different ways to find a mentor out there. A mentor could be, again, it could be professional, it could be personal. There are probably some people out there that have a lot of wisdom and knowledge to give to you. And it's not just a take, take, take situation. A mentorship relationship is very much give and take. And so, the right type of mentor will also be getting a lot from that relationship.   And so, you know, when you can find the right type of person to help you out there, it will make a world of difference. I've had several different mentors and most recently I've been working over the last few years with Warren Ruston, as I mentioned just the amount of learning that I've gotten from Warren and the guidance and being challenged on my different ideas has been absolutely inspiring. So that would be an absolutely massive element to look into. And finally, hack number three would be habit hacking. We spoke a little bit before we didn't spend a lot of time on it. You absolutely need to change how you wake up and what you do before going to sleep. Those are the two most important times of the day when you absolutely need to master your habits. You need to wake up, have a very, very specific way, whether it's working out with doing the things I mentioned earlier with meditation, visualization and the same thing before going to sleep, you know, I see people are falling asleep to writing emails or to watching Netflix. This is not how you want to go to sleep. You want to go to sleep, you're preparing your brainwaves because you're getting into that Theta brainwave. And then you're going into the deep Delta brainwave. It's a time of day where we have the most impact on our subconscious mind. And so, do you want to be going to sleep or you're stressed out and you're thinking about what you have to do the next morning. Now you're marinating in those thoughts for about eight hours, you know, maybe five, maybe six, maybe seven, and you're not putting your brain at the right place because most of the day, 95% of the time we're living in our subconscious mind. And so, what you put into your subconscious is incredibly important. And so, I always encourage all of my business leaders that I work with, make sure that you have an incredible morning routine, but just as important, make sure you have an incredible evening routine before going to sleep as well.   Steve Rush: Yeah, I love that. It's really, really powerful, and if you do it every day, then before, you know, it's just the way it happens for you. It becomes part of what you do, rather than a routine.   Shawn Johal: Absolutely.   Steve Rush: Brilliant. The next part of the show we call Hack to Attack. So, this is where something hasn't worked out as planned, or indeed hasn't worked out at all in some cases, but as a result of the experience, we now use it as a positive in our life. What will be your Hack to Attack?   Shawn Johal: It's funny, this is something that's happened to me very recently. I've been following, you know, I've been coaching a lot of businesses and when COVID hit a lot of the businesses that I was coaching, you know, had to take a back seat and I basically had to work for free for about three months. Now things have come back to normal, but during that time, I learned a lot about online marketing, online courses, you know, launching virtual summits. And I jumped deep. I deep dove into a lot of these, and I followed a lot of influencers. And what happened is that I realized that a lot of these digital influencers make it sound so easy, right? Because apparently the whole world is going digital. And so therefore it's just so easy to have success in the digital world, which is just not the case.   Then recently I launched an online course. And my first online course, you know, it did not have the success that I was really hoping for and really expected. And it really hit me hard because you know, that kind of lived through that failure and to have to deal with it, was tough for me. You know, it's not something that I'm used to. I encourage my kids to fail all day, but when it happens to you, it's actually really hard to deal with. And so, you know, I looked at it and what I realized is that I had completely built it the wrong way. I'd also launched it the wrong way. And it's giving me a tremendous amount of learning. I'm going to continue pursuing that route and launching an online course over the next year, for sure. And I now have the tools necessary to do it the right way. So, I think I needed that first failure to know how to do it properly in the future.   Steve Rush: And it's how you frame it, that's the most important thing, right? To have this principle that there's only a win and learn, there is no fail, and it's that framing of the experience that's going to make you successful in the future.   Shawn Johal: Exactly, and I think most people get caught up in the emotions of a failure.   Steve Rush: Definitely.   Shawn Johal: I do that myself, you know, it's really tough. I'm not someone who's had a tremendous amount of failures in my life without a few here and there, and they've been tough to deal with. And this one recently hit home pretty hard too, and it stopped, while there is an emotional aspect to it, and you have to be able to get over that emotional aspect as quickly as possible.   Steve Rush: The last part of the show, we get to give you a chance to do some time travel, bump into Shawn at 21, and give him some advice or some words of wisdom. What's it going to be?   Shawn Johal: It would be so many Steve, so many, but I'll pick one. I would've said master the arts of meditation and visualization at an earlier age. And for some reason it seems to come later in life where we start having more introspection. I think those are incredible tools that allow us to have so much better control of our emotions and of our own vision. And by doing both meditation and visualization for me, it's been in the last year only where I've started doing it. It's changed my life completely. And I'm trying to teach my kids now how to do it at a very early age, because to me, those are two super powers that are free and that we're just not utilizing much.   Steve Rush: 100%! Great advice. Great advice. So, if folks want to get in touch with you and learn a little bit more about the work that you do with Elevation and indeed how to get hold of some of your insights, where's the best place for us to send them?   Shawn Johal: I say two places where I spend a lot of time, obviously my website, which is shawnjohal.com, so S.H.A.W.N-J.O.H.A.L.com and I spend a tremendous amount of time on LinkedIn as well. You'll always find me posting a lot of things on LinkedIn, trying to provide a little bit of ideas and learning to the community out there. And so those would be the two best places to find me for sure.   Steve Rush: Awesome. We'll make sure that those links are in the show notes and that anybody who's listened to today can literally just click on over and get straight to find more about you. So, it's only left for me, Shawn, to say, thank you for joining us on our community here. It's been amazing talking to you. You're truly inspirational guy. I've learned loads in just listening to you today. And every time I listened to speak with you, I always pick up a couple of nuggets. So, thank you for being part of our community on The Leadership Hacker Podcast.   Shawn Johal: Well, thank you, Steve. It's been a real pleasure. I love what you're doing and keep it up. It's really inspiring, honestly.   Steve Rush: Thank you Shawn.   Shawn Johal: Thank you.   Closing   Steve Rush: I genuinely want to say heartfelt thanks for taking time out of your day to listen in too. We do this in the service of helping others, and spreading the word of leadership. Without you listening in, there would be no show. So please subscribe now if you have not done so already. Share this podcast with your communities, network, and help us develop a community and a tribe of leadership hackers.   Finally, if you would like me to work with your senior team, your leadership community, keynote an event, or you would like to sponsor an episode. 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Building and growing a successful business doesn't mean that you have to sacrifice your own happiness.  In fact, getting clearer on what truly makes you happy will lead to more business growth and success. On this episode of the Workplace Communication Podcast, Shawn Johal shares his top tips about how to create massive business success while also cultivating true happiness. Leadership tips you won't want to miss: The 4 laws of happiness Eliminating negativity from your life Identifying your ideal customer for increased happiness Mastering the time-anger gap Surrounding yourself with people who are stronger than you Shawn co-founded DALS Lighting, an LED lighting business, in 2009. He implemented the Scaling Up Growth System and led the company to 3X its revenues well into the 8-figures. Shawn went on to found Elevation, a business growth coaching & consulting firm, working with entrepreneurs & their teams to help accelerate their growth – while helping them find personal balance and happiness. Shawn is the best-selling author of The Happy Leader, a leadership fable about transformation in business and in life. If you're looking to grow your business without ending up miserable, then this episode's for you! If you've enjoyed this episode, please be sure to subscribe and leave a review.  Shawn's contact information: Website: www.shawnjohal.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawnjohal/ Happy Leader Summit: https://www.happyleadersummit.com/   Lindsay's contact information: To book a discovery call: https://calendly.com/lindsaylapaquette/discovery-call E-mail: lindsay@collaborative-solutions.ca Website: https://lindsaylapaquette.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindsaylapaquette/ Previous podcast episodes:  https://lindsaylapaquette.com/podcast

+++ HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY +++ Have you heard this phrase: "Happy wife, happy life?" It's a sticky phrase because if rhymes, wife, and life. But is there more to it? My mind is funny when it comes to these things. I guess I have somewhat of a rebellious streak in me of sorts, almost always want to look behind things to see where, who, why, how, when, etc. Maybe it's curious instead of rebellious. Anyway, my mind wonders who originated this phrase: was is a man or a woman? Secondly, why? I'll stop there because I talked more about that in this episode of the podcast. And in case you're thinking that's all you'll discover, I can assure you, there's a whole lot more as I make the case for Happy Leader, Happy Team. Please share this episode with one other person and leave a comment on the platform through which you listen to this show and/or on social media. Thanks so much. And remember, you are ONE SKILL AWAY... P.S. The new Facebook Group is opened for leaders who want to succeed where others failed and become the leader everyone loves and wants to follow. Here's the link: facebook.com/groups/emotelligentleaders --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/kingsleygrant/message