Podcast appearances and mentions of john nieuwenburg

On this week's Dream Business Radio Show, I interview John Nieuwenburg. John has been a professional business coach since 2004 and has worked with over 250 clients, taking them through a systematic process that helps them feel organized, confident and in control of their businesses. WEBSITE: www.W5Coaching.com

In this episode of the Disruptive Successor Show, Jonathan Goldhill interviews John Nieuwenburg, an experienced business coach who shares insights gained from over 20 years of coaching small business owners. John delves into his journey from being the president of BC Liquor Stores to becoming a business coach, emphasizing the need for entrepreneurs to gain clarity and control over their businesses. The conversation highlights the challenges faced by business owners, such as time management, team building, and financial strategies. John explains his approach to coaching, focusing on identifying key priorities and eliminating tasks that hinder growth. The episode explores the personal aspects of coaching, discussing how coaching often involves a blend of business strategy and personal development. John and Jonathan emphasize the importance of articulating a clear vision and aligning the team's efforts to achieve business success.KEY TAKEAWAYSBusiness coaching often entails personal coaching in disguise, providing entrepreneurs with a non-judgmental space to articulate their thoughts and challenges.The primary challenges for small business owners revolve around time management, team building, and financial strategies.Effective coaching involves helping business owners prioritize tasks, identify their top priorities (top 5), and delegate responsibilities to focus on high-value activities.Business success requires aligning the team's vision and efforts, emphasizing the need for clarity and strategic planning.Entrepreneurs should recognize tasks that evoke a feeling of dissatisfaction ("crap list") and delegate those tasks to free up time for high-value activities.QUOTESAll business coaching is personal coaching in disguise. It's the manifestation of the owner's mindset or skills that have taken them as far as they can go, and now they need to go beyond that.""Focus doesn't mean saying yes; it's about learning to say no. It's the hard thing about focus because business owners often suffer from shiny object syndrome.""Business coaching often involves providing a sounding board for entrepreneurs, allowing them to express their thoughts and define their vision, leading to action."Connect and learn more about John Nieuwenburg in this link below.LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/business-coach-canada/If you enjoyed today's episode, please subscribe, review, and share with a friend who would benefit from the message. If you're interested in picking up a copy of Jonathan Goldhill's book, Disruptive Successor, go to the website at www.DisruptiveSuccessor.com

John Nieuwenburg joins the CIBL Podcast to discuss his business, W5 Coaching. In this episode, John explains how he helps business owners improve their operations, implement systems, and remove business bottlenecks so owners can get their time back. He discusses how many business owners are great at their craft, but they have no idea how to operate a business. Johns helps solve this issue by implementing his 5W Coaching methods. This is a great episode that many leaders will relate to! W5 Coaching: https://w5coaching.com/ Central Illinois Business Insurance: http://ciblinsurance.com/ CIBL Merch Store:  http://ciblmerch.com/ JEDCO Sales: https://www.jedcosales.com/ Studio 21:  https://www.melissamharden.com/ Zambu: https://www.zambuliquors.com/ CIBL Podcast Website: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ciblpodcast CIBL Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CIBLpodcast CIBL Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ciblpodcast/ CIBL YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLk6uelLHR3qgCsZQ25PeJbnYNYs-hb1nv CIBL LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/central-illinois-business-leaders-podcast/ Garrett Ulmer's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/garrett-ulmer-547b65175/ Derek Hayden's LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/derek-hayden-cic-ba0a6963/

John Golden and John Nieuwenburg explore small business obstacles and potential in this podcast. They discuss time management, team recruiting and retention, financial management, and employer-employee expectations. The speakers suggest using Upwork for recruiting, creating relationships with potential successors, and time-blocking. They also highlight how artificial intelligence may change work and encourage people to adapt and learn about it. Overall, the episode provides small business entrepreneurs with useful advice.

John Nieuwenburg is an award-winning Business Coach who has worked with hundreds of clients. As there are almost as many different ways of delivering business coaching as there are business coaches. John coaches in 3 primary areas.Business: getting things done using proven tools, strategies and techniques to grow your business.Personal Growth: working with you in decision-making, leadership, delegation and time management skills.Accountability: helping you to stay accountable for the results you have chosen, that up until now may have been just a dream.In an earlier life, John was the Managing Director of the BC Liquor Stores that now does $3 Billion in revenue with a net income of $1B. Before that, he was an Executive with a national menswear retailer.When not coaching, John hangs out with his wife, Jennifer! John enjoys golf, skiing, running and reading.TOPICS EXPLORED:Business owners usually challenged in one or more of the big 3: Time, Team or MoneyRunning out of ideas of what needs to changeLeading and Delegation from 'the only one with the toolbox' to sitting in the captain's chair of the enterprise.Where are you generating $500 per hour and where am I generating $10 or $15 per hour?Around 85% of what happens in a business ought to be routineThe importance of SOPs and checklists, simple systems with impactNever look for a people solution, look for a systems solutionSystems run your business, people run your systems, you lead the people - systematise the routine, humanise the exceptionRESOURCES:John's over 300 blog posts: https://w5coaching.com/blog/ Time Management EbookUltimate Guide to Time Management & ProductivityCONNECT:LinkedIn: John NieuwenburgJohn's website: https://w5coaching.com/If you're interested in more visit ▶ https://almcbride.com/minicoursefor a free email minicourse on how to gain the psychological edge in your negotiations and critical conversations along with a helpful negotiation prep cheat sheet.If you enjoyed this episode of Dealing with Goliath Podcast, hit subscribe to hear about our latest episodes.

 Discover how to free yourself from your business while still being IN the business Learn why you should stop doing more of what you're doing and get yourself out of the hamster wheel Understand why systematizing your business is crucial to making your business, and even YOU, prosper Resources/Links: To get more advice on how to free yourself from your business, click here: w5coaching.com/freedom-eBook Summary Do you find yourself doing everything in your business that it's hard for you to free yourself? To have a successful business, it must survive without you in it. Humanize systems and systemize your business. John Nieuwenburg is an award-winning Business Coach who has worked with hundreds of clients. John coaches in 3 primary areas– business, personal growth, and accountability. In this episode, John shares his insights on how to continuously generate profits without the stress of being everywhere by creating efficient systems and routines. Check out these episode highlights: 01:00 - John's ideal client: There are typically two cohorts. So, one is their professional advisors, lawyers, accountants, and health practitioners. We all provide professional advice. The advice is different, but the business is the same. 01:24 - The problem he helps solve: Well, generally, their challenges around time, team, or money. So, time sounds like, "I've got too much to do and not enough time to do it. I can't get it done. I don't know, won't get done." Team, nowadays, is- top of the list is recruiting. It's very hard to find good people. 02:17 - The symptoms of the problem: Well, typically, the manifestations are in their business, but the real problems are in their life. If you're working 50, 70, or 80 hours a week, it's going to show up in your home life. You know, you're not going to your kids' games. 03:28 - Clients' common mistakes before consulting John: “They generally do more of whatever it is they're currently doing. And because they don't know that there are other options, and so that's the part where they eventually, the metaphor I use is "They're hitting their head against the ceiling of their business or the ceiling of their capabilities", and they don't know any other way to go.” 04:23 - John's Valuable Free Action (VFA): You know, one of the common things I do when I first start with a business owner is work through an exercise to help them identify five to seven hours, 10 hours a week of work they do they shouldn't be doing. And there's a bit of a survey or an audit they can do or there's a hack. 05:47 - John's Valuable Free Resource (VFR): To get more advice on how to free yourself from your business, click here: w5coaching.com/freedom-eBook 06:42 - Q: Business, you would go down the right path if you use this three-legged stool. A: Number one, systems run your business, people run your systems, and you lead your people. Tweetable Takeaways from this Episode: “Systematize the routine, humanize the exception.” -John NieuwenburgClick To Tweet Transcript (Note, this was transcribed using a transcription software and may not reflect the exact words used in the podcast) Tom Poland 00:10 Welcome, everyone, to another edition of Marketing the Invisible. It's my pleasure to have John Nieuwenburg back again. John, many happy returns. It's been a couple of years since we saw, a lot of COVID under the bridge since then. Welcome back! John Nieuwenburg 00:22 Thank you very much. It's a pleasure! Tom Poland 00:24 Where are you based, John? John Nieuwenburg 00:25 Vancouver, British Columbia, which is on the west coast of Canada. Tom Poland 00:25 While watching in the morning, and skiing in the afternoon. Beautiful! John Nieuwenburg 00:25 Yes, we brag about that. Tom Poland 00:27

John Nieuwenburg has been a business coach since 2004. He has helped over 320 small business owners increase profit, remove the stress and chaos from their businesses and get their lives back. Before becoming a business coach, John was president of BC Liquor Stores which currently does over 3 billion dollars in sales annually with a headcount of 4,000 people. In 2019, MacKay CEO Forums awarded John with Canada's CEO Trusted Advisor Award in the Small Business category.

Are you struggling to find time to catch up with your to-do list?   Time management is an underrated skill, but it has always been the best secret held by the most successful leaders.   John Nieuwenburg has been trying to spread the word on this secret since 2004, when he started coaching business owners. He has helped over 320 small business owners increase profit, remove the stress and chaos from their businesses and get their lives back. Before becoming a business coach, John was president of BC Liquor Stores which currently does over 3 billion dollars in sales annually with a headcount of 4,000 people. In 2019, MacKay CEO Forums awarded John with Canada's CEO Trusted Advisor Award in the Small Business category.  In this episode John Nieuwenburg shares with us three important points about the big challenges small businesses owners are facing today: time, team, and money.  Leaders must have great time management skills, as “people are always reactive instead of proactive.”  So, the question today for all of us is: How do you allocate your time to match your priorities?”   Join David and find out!  Spotify  Apple Podcasts  Google Podcasts  Manage2Win    -------   This Manage 2 Win Podcast episode is brought to you by Habitly.  I (David) review Habitly best practices regularly, and teach these essential people skills to clients weekly.  This advice has changed my life, and made millions for our clients.  I started developing Habitly content in 2004.  Habitly's powerful best practices have now been taught to thousands of people worldwide.  For instance, you can learn how to Create time in your day;  Get more from meetings;  Stay calm;  Achieve significant targets;  and Become a great leader.  Simply study and apply the expert knowledge provided in Habitly courses and micro-learning episodes.   Whether you're just out of college, or someone with over 20 years work experience, learn the habits of highly successful people on Habitly.    Test drive Habitly for 7 days on us!  This includes full access to the entire Habitly knowledgebase – www.habitly.com. 

What You'll Learn From This Episode: Common problems: time, team, and money Why business owners need to make effort in recruiting Knowing the two dimensions of money Related Links and Resources: If they go to www.w5coaching.com/downloads and on the menu item there are 20 FREE tools that I use every day with my clients. And hopefully it can help you. Summary: John Nieuwenburg, is an award-winning Business Coach, who has worked with hundreds of clients. He coaches in 3 primary areas. Business: getting things done using proven tools, strategies and techniques to grow your business. Personal Growth: working with you in areas such as decision making, leadership, delegation and time management. Accountability: helping you to stay accountable for the results you have chosen. In an earlier life, John was the President of the BC Liquor Stores that today does about $3Bn of which about $1Bn is profit. Here are the highlights of this episode: John has shared with us that he has one or two types of ideal clients; professional advisors in a small-ish firms, or someone who has a craft, construction, or trade type of business. This covers all those professionals from those industries and also including business coaches. The common problems they face are around time, team, and money. When they start to tell themselves "I got so much to do and I can't get everything done. If I don't do it, it won't get done", they need to reach out to John. It's about getting the people to work and also getting the culture you want. And money has two dimensions; one side of it is getting proper accounting, metrics, key performance, or indicators so that you can measure results. While the other side of money, would be "I need more money. I need better sales and marketing." These folks may even feel like they're the only air traffic controller at the airport, meaning if they even take a break to the bathroom, they will think that planes will crash. They really felt that it's all on them, the responsibility. John would even ask his clients "If you can start your business from scratch, how many of your present people would you rehire?" and most common answer is only around 50%. So many business owners don't put much effort into recruiting as they would, or they should. Then they ending up recruiting on the side of their desk or just kind of an afterthought. Presently, that system isn't going to work anymore. And most business owners haven't really work with professional CFO's or someone who understand their financial status. Therefore, there's a gap between what they need to what are being offered to them by the accounting professional. John would like to remind us that information is cheap, execution is hard. If giving you the information gives you the tool you need, that's awesome. But a lot of times people needs help on how to implement. Then you can go to www.timewithjohn.com and it will take you to my calendar and let's have a short 15-minute chat to see if I can help you.  John's Valuable Free Action (VFA): If you want to have a help with the free resource I gave, then maybe we should talk.

What You'll Learn From This Episode: Common problems: time, team, and money Why business owners need to make effort in recruiting Knowing the two dimensions of money Related Links and Resources: If they go to www.w5coaching.com/downloads and on the menu item there are 20 FREE tools that I use every day with my clients. And hopefully it can help you. Summary: John Nieuwenburg, is an award-winning Business Coach, who has worked with hundreds of clients. He coaches in 3 primary areas. Business: getting things done using proven tools, strategies and techniques to grow your business. Personal Growth: working with you in areas such as decision making, leadership, delegation and time management. Accountability: helping you to stay accountable for the results you have chosen. In an earlier life, John was the President of the BC Liquor Stores that today does about $3Bn of which about $1Bn is profit. Here are the highlights of this episode: John has shared with us that he has one or two types of ideal clients; professional advisors in a small-ish firms, or someone who has a craft, construction, or trade type of business. This covers all those professionals from those industries and also including business coaches. The common problems they face are around time, team, and money. When they start to tell themselves "I got so much to do and I can't get everything done. If I don't do it, it won't get done", they need to reach out to John. It's about getting the people to work and also getting the culture you want. And money has two dimensions; one side of it is getting proper accounting, metrics, key performance, or indicators so that you can measure results. While the other side of money, would be "I need more money. I need better sales and marketing." These folks may even feel like they're the only air traffic controller at the airport, meaning if they even take a break to the bathroom, they will think that planes will crash. They really felt that it's all on them, the responsibility. John would even ask his clients "If you can start your business from scratch, how many of your present people would you rehire?" and most common answer is only around 50%. So many business owners don't put much effort into recruiting as they would, or they should. Then they ending up recruiting on the side of their desk or just kind of an afterthought. Presently, that system isn't going to work anymore. And most business owners haven't really work with professional CFO's or someone who understand their financial status. Therefore, there's a gap between what they need to what are being offered to them by the accounting professional. John would like to remind us that information is cheap, execution is hard. If giving you the information gives you the tool you need, that's awesome. But a lot of times people needs help on how to implement. Then you can go to www.timewithjohn.com and it will take you to my calendar and let's have a short 15-minute chat to see if I can help you.  John's Valuable Free Action (VFA): If you want to have a help with the free resource I gave, then maybe we should talk.

Welcome to the Suicide Prevention show, we are waking up the world with the power of positivity, making suicide, especially teen suicide a thing of the past. And we're going to go into a very unique perspective on this world. We're going to go on a journey with John Newberg. And as he says, it's what comes after suicide that matters. So please join me John into the studio. The Well Managed Business book (pdf version) https://w5coaching.com/business-coach-ebook 3 steps to a business that runs smoothly, profitably and (mostly) without you ** Jack Canfield Affirmation Exercise https://www.jackcanfield.com/success/op/affirmations-for-success.html ** Benjamin Franklin created a system to develop his character. http://www.thirteenvirtues.com

John Nieuwenburg the Business Coach of W5 Coaching tells you how your results are a perfect reflection of how you spend your time. You can check him out at https://W5Coaching.com/

Not everyone may be aware of it but the importance of business coaching cannot be overstated. Author Andrea Schlapia provided a clear insight into the value business coaches provide when she wrote “business coaches support professionals who desire major and comprehensive improvements in all aspects of their firm. Collaboration with a coach encourages breakthroughs in change, helps manage evolution, and supports the implementation of desired outcomes.” To further explore the key role business coaches play in the success of any business, I talked to my first business coach, John Nieuwenburg. John is an award-winning professional business coach, TEDx speaker, and overall nice guy. John has been a professional business coach since 2004. To date, he has coached hundreds of clients and was awarded Canada’s CEO Trusted Advisor Award by MacKay CEO Forums in 2019. In this episode, John candidly answered some of the questions most people have about entrepreneurship and coaching—how you can hold yourself accountable, his advice for those who want to scale their business, and the common misconceptions people have about delegation. My hope is you’ll get as much value as I have from today’s episode, so please don’t miss it!

 Discover how to grow a practice that is comfortable to manage (mostly without you in it) Learn what's happening in your business, why it's happening, and what you need to do to turn it around Know what the next level looks like for you and your business Resources/Links: Checkout John's The Well-Managed Practice: 5 Steps to a Business That Runs Smoothly, Profitably, and (mostly) Without You :Opt-in here: https://w5coaching.com/the-well-managed-practice/ Summary Are you feeling stressed out and overwhelmed? Do you want to transform your business into something that is both more manageable and valuable? John Nieuwenburg is an award-winning Business Coach, who has worked with hundreds of clients. John coaches in 3 primary areas. Business, Personal Growth, and Accountability. In this episode, John shares how he helps clients grow their business by them spending less time in it through his systematic process that helps them increase profit, remove the stress and chaos from their businesses and get their lives back. Check out these episode highlights: 01:02 – John's ideal client: "People that have a professional advisory practice." 01:33 – Problem John helps solve: "Time, team and money." 02:27 – Typical symptoms that clients do before reaching out to John: "Typically, they're in a rut and don't see a way forward." 03:42 – Common mistakes that people make before they find John's solution: "I have a riddle around that, doing more of what you've done is only going to get you more of what you got. And so, they're stuck in a trap and kind of circular thinking and it has to get pretty uncomfortable before they start to look for different solutions." 04:46 – John's Valuable Free Action(VFA): "They got to learn to use a default diary. A default diary is time blocking. And the essence of it is to create a calendar of how you spend your time so that it matches your priorities." 05:51 – John's Valuable Free Resource (VFR):Checkout John's The Well-Managed Practice: 5 Steps to a Business That Runs Smoothly, Profitably, and (mostly) Without You :Opt-in here: https://w5coaching.com/the-well-managed-practice/ 07:07 – Q: What is the one question I should have asked you but didn't? A: We're so caught up in the love of our craft, the love of our profession, that we often fall in the trap of that's all we want to do. And so, the lesson that's hard for some professional advisors to get is, it's not doing more of what you sell, it's selling more of what you do. And both those parts of your business need to be weighted about equally and the amount of effort and energy you're putting into it. And if all you're doing is focusing on the practice part of it, you're going to suffer from a feast or famine kind of life. Tweetable Takeaways from this Episode: “Do a time inventory.'” -@W5CoachingClick To Tweet Transcript (Note, this was transcribed using a transcription software and may not reflect the exact words used in the podcast) Tom Poland: 0:09 Greetings everyone, and a very warm welcome to another edition of Marketing The Invisible. My name is Tom Poland, joined today by John Nieuwenburg. John, good day sir, a very warm welcome. Where are you hanging out? John Nieuwenburg: 0:20 I'm in Vancouver BC, which is on the west coast of Canada. Tom Poland: 0:23 Yeah, and a beautiful, beautiful city. You can be watching the whales in the morning and skiing in the afternoon there. John Nieuwenburg: 0:29 That's exactly right. Tom Poland: 0:30 John is an award-winning business coach. He's coached and worked with literally hundreds of clients, so we're going to be listening to the voice of experience. And he focuses on three primary capabilities, business growth, personal growth and accountability. Which ties in nicely with our title today, John, which is,

 Discover how to grow a practice that is comfortable to manage (mostly without you in it) Learn what's happening in your business, why it's happening, and what you need to do to turn it around Know what the next level looks like for you and your business Resources/Links: Checkout John's The Well-Managed Practice: 5 Steps to a Business That Runs Smoothly, Profitably, and (mostly) Without You :Opt-in here: https://w5coaching.com/the-well-managed-practice/ Summary Are you feeling stressed out and overwhelmed? Do you want to transform your business into something that is both more manageable and valuable? John Nieuwenburg is an award-winning Business Coach, who has worked with hundreds of clients. John coaches in 3 primary areas. Business, Personal Growth, and Accountability. In this episode, John shares how he helps clients grow their business by them spending less time in it through his systematic process that helps them increase profit, remove the stress and chaos from their businesses and get their lives back. Check out these episode highlights: 01:02 – John's ideal client: "People that have a professional advisory practice." 01:33 – Problem John helps solve: "Time, team and money." 02:27 – Typical symptoms that clients do before reaching out to John: "Typically, they're in a rut and don't see a way forward." 03:42 – Common mistakes that people make before they find John's solution: "I have a riddle around that, doing more of what you've done is only going to get you more of what you got. And so, they're stuck in a trap and kind of circular thinking and it has to get pretty uncomfortable before they start to look for different solutions." 04:46 – John's Valuable Free Action(VFA): "They got to learn to use a default diary. A default diary is time blocking. And the essence of it is to create a calendar of how you spend your time so that it matches your priorities." 05:51 – John's Valuable Free Resource (VFR):Checkout John's The Well-Managed Practice: 5 Steps to a Business That Runs Smoothly, Profitably, and (mostly) Without You :Opt-in here: https://w5coaching.com/the-well-managed-practice/ 07:07 – Q: What is the one question I should have asked you but didn't? A: We're so caught up in the love of our craft, the love of our profession, that we often fall in the trap of that's all we want to do. And so, the lesson that's hard for some professional advisors to get is, it's not doing more of what you sell, it's selling more of what you do. And both those parts of your business need to be weighted about equally and the amount of effort and energy you're putting into it. And if all you're doing is focusing on the practice part of it, you're going to suffer from a feast or famine kind of life. Tweetable Takeaways from this Episode: “Do a time inventory.'” -@W5CoachingClick To Tweet Transcript (Note, this was transcribed using a transcription software and may not reflect the exact words used in the podcast) Tom Poland: 0:09 Greetings everyone, and a very warm welcome to another edition of Marketing The Invisible. My name is Tom Poland, joined today by John Nieuwenburg. John, good day sir, a very warm welcome. Where are you hanging out? John Nieuwenburg: 0:20 I'm in Vancouver BC, which is on the west coast of Canada. Tom Poland: 0:23 Yeah, and a beautiful, beautiful city. You can be watching the whales in the morning and skiing in the afternoon ...

John Nieuwenburg is an award-winning business coach from Canada with a supportive family and wife, but this is only one side of his story. For years, he hid from everyone his feelings of hopelessness, until his depression took its toll and he attempted suicide. In this interview, John told me that when he looks back, it's hard for him to recognize the man from that past, particularly the person who attempted suicide. "The last 5 years have been the best in my life. Off the charts great!" He also talks about the shame he felt for not being happy despite everything he had accomplished, the impact his Ted Talk had on his career and personal life, and his dedication to breaking the silence surrounding mental illness and suicide. Watch his Ted Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STMp6w38k3g For more information on suicide, visit: www.understandsuicide.com This interview can be watched on my YouTube Channel "Understand Suicide." https://youtu.be/Ro3iKJ301Tw --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/paula-fontenelle/message

Where to find John online: https://w5coaching.com/meet-john-nieuwenburg/ https://www.facebook.com/john.nieuwenburg Timestamps: 01:50: Introduction and John's story. 06:00: What John feels may have been contributing factors. 15:00: How to think about money and success. 18:45: Bouts of depression: what to do to combat them. 29:20: Stigma around suicide and depression. 40:20: Why you need a why. 44:20: Where to find John online.

I had the good fortune of interviewing John from both a practitioner and as a client. John is a coach with so much horsepower. I have pretty high expectations and apparently John does too for himself. John was recently selected as the recipient of Canada’s CEO Trusted Advisor Award. I'm not surprised.   Listen to this podcast and find out how business owners can increase their business value, how they can work with coaches, and most importantly, how to determine if the coach is right for them.   ************ For past guests, please visit https://www.defendersofbusinessvalue.com/dbv-podcast/ Sign up for the Legacy Exit newsletter here For show notes, go to: https://www.defendersofbusinessvalue.com/e015/ Follow Ed: Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/edmysogland/ Twitter: twitter.com/edmyso Instagram: instagram.com/defendersofbusinessvalue Facebook: facebook.com/bvdefenders

What are the effects of stigmatizing people with mental illness? Could destigmatizing mental illness help those who suffer? In this interview, we discuss these issues with John Nieuwenburg, who after attempting suicide now courageously shares his story about how he has battled back from depression. What’s inspiring about John’s story? Suicide and Mental Illness are stigmatized and painful for everyone who is affected. Depression is a silent killer. Partly because of the stigma attached to it. Our society will help people with any number of physical ailments. Yet the same people view mental illness with skepticism or suspicion or, uncertainty and distrust. Mental illness should not be a secret. Let’s change how we treat and view people with a mental illness. My hope is that suicide and mental illness are destigmatized and the misery they cause diminished. For John’s Inspirational Quotes and Notes Visit http://getinspiredtalks.org

Even though Simalex, a good old fashioned die casting company, had decent cash flow and customers with brand names, the company had been mismanaged for a number of years was in rough shape when Fred Lynn Jr. took over as CEO. Fred was essentially taking over a start up. Fred is extremely capable and bright. He rolled up his sleeves and got involved in every area of the business including sales. Eventually, Fred hit a wall leaving him with no time for himself or family. After discussing his dilemma with some other business owners, he reached out to business coach John Nieuwenburg to try and find a new path forward.

Even though Simalex, a good old fashioned die casting company, had decent cash flow and customers with brand names, the company had been mismanaged for a number of years was in rough shape when Fred Lynn Jr. took over as CEO. Fred was essentially taking over a start up. Fred is extremely capable and bright. He rolled up his sleeves and got involved in every area of the business including sales. Eventually, Fred hit a wall leaving him with no time for himself or family. After discussing his dilemma with some other business owners, he reached out to business coach John Nieuwenburg to try and find a new path forward.

John Nieuwenburg opens up in a very vulnerable way about his attempted suicide and depression on today's show. John is an award-winning coach and a TedX speaker. He talks on what depression feels like, his recovery after his suicide attempt, and how other people can prevent what John has went through. Do not be afraid to talk about your depression and to seek help. The only way to come out of your darkness is by shining a light on it.   Key Takeaways: [2:55] Who is John Nieuwenburg? [7:55] What was life like for John before the age of 45? [13:40] What makes a great coach? [17:55] What type of work does John do? [23:25] Why did John attempt suicide? [25:45] What does depression feel like? [34:00] We give depression power by not talking about it. Talk about your depression. [39:35] With depression, you feel like you've run out of options. [45:00] Statistics on suicides in Canada says that 3 out of 4 suicides are men. [48:10] What happened after John's suicide attempt? [51:40] Remember, ManTalks is hosting a full one day event on Nov 7th. [55:20] How can you help people who are suffering? [58:10 The only way to come out of the darkness is by shining a light on it. [58:35] Should you take medication? [1:01:50] Should you talk about depression with children? [1:03:40] What does it mean to be a man today? [1:05:50] Do you have a written definition of the best you can be? Affirmations are important. [1:09:00] What is John excited about today?   Mentioned In This Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNScHdMMw8E http://w5coaching.com Darkness Visible by William Styron http://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_on_vulnerability?language=en   Music Credit: Parlange & Latenite Automatic (jesusparlange.com– lateniteautomatic.com)