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Ready to start setting more detailed goals? Not sure how to do it or where to start? In this episode, the 4th of our The Science of Goal Setting to Build a Better Life series, we go deeper into crafting our plan. We move from the work we did on our 3-Year Best Life Story to building our 1-year Plan to our 3-Month Focus to finally what we call our '1-Goals'. So we move from a wider, longer perspective to a narrow, shorter perspective so that we have a clear understanding of what will guide o...

Have you lost momentum? Not as focused as you want to be? Falling into old habits that are not serving you? Feeling unmotivated and becoming frustrated? Well, you are not alone. It is so common to have moments like this when you feel like you are not living like you want to, not achieve all that you can. In this episode, the second episode of the The Science of Goal Setting to Build a Better Life series, we continue our journey of creating a plan to start anew, build momentum and create the ...

Are you feeling stuck? Is part of the problem that you are feeling overwhelmed with all that you are doing and feeling too busy to look up, take your breath and consider how things are going? A good practice at the end of the year is to look back and reflect on how the year went. This is part of what helps us course correct. But it is important to make sure we focus not just on the negative but also on the positive. Given we are at the end of 2022, in this episode we give you a little exer...

Are you finding you are burning out? Feeling the strain from all the change going on in your organization? Feeling stressed by relationships where there is struggle? Are you worried about how it is affecting your health? Did you know that there is one simple thing you can do that a recent study found will decrease your mortality by 50%? This is the topic of today’s episode. Let’s walk! All truly great thoughts are conceived while walking. Friedrich Nietzsche It is a shame for a man to gro...

Are you struggling in a relationship? Whether it is someone you work with or someone at home, are you finding it challenging right now? It goes without saying that being in relationship is hard, but a big reason people struggle is because of the Big Misconception. The Big what? It is one of the fundamental reasons you struggle in your relationship at work and at home and is what we will be focusing on in today’s podcast. Let’s walk! To take our assessment go to: http://last8percent.com/quiz ...

Did you know there are 3 Zones that we commonly live our life in? Are you aware of where you spend most of your time? Are you aware of the consequences of where you spend your time? In today’s episode, we talk about the 3 Zones we spend our time in and how that can act to differentiate our careers and our org’s success. Excited to be here? I certainly am. Let’s walk! To take our assessment go to: http://last8percent.com/quiz You can register for our next Last 8% Academy at: https://la...

You want to build a great team. But you face lots of pressure and stress to deliver on deadlines and to manage change. And it is hard. And people are burning out. What to do? It is in these moments, when we are under pressure, when we need to be especially aware of how we show up. Because it matters. It sets the tone for the teams we are on, it creates the culture, it affects important things like burnout, and whether people stay or leave. In today’s podcast, I discuss the importance know...

You want to have a positive impact on the young people in your life, whether it is your own children or the young people you influence. So, you worry; you worry about whether they are eating well, exercising enough, growing the right skills, getting into the right schools, being influenced by the right friends, in a relationship with right girlfriend or boyfriend. And on and on... But you are looking in the wrong place. In today’s episode, I look at what has the single greatest effect on o...

We often get caught in our thinking – hooked by the steady stream of emotions we experience and story’s that follow those emotions. Does it matter that we hooked? Beyond the fact that it is does not feel good to experience some of these emotions and thoughts in the moment, and if we are able to not let these emotions and stories seep out to impact others, does it matter that we experience these emotions and thoughts? In today’s episode, we explore the neuroplasticity of thought and why it ...

We are facing the holiday season and we will be spending time with family and friends and others who we don't ordinarily spend time with. And there is a chance, a high probability in fact, that we could become more negative, more triggered, more emotional than we would like to be. What to do? In today’s episode we talk about why our brain is programmed to amplify the negative and what we can do about it. Let’s walk! Interested in finding out what your personality type is when you face a ...

Feeling stressed or overwhelmed with life? Curious to find a way better deal with the challenges you face? It is not by using mindfulness in the way that most people do: as a breathing exercise to calm the mind. In today’s episode, we go deeper into the practice of mindfulness so that we can use it for the purpose it was created: to learn How To Manage our Mind so that we can transform our lives. Let’s walk! To take our assessment go to: http://last8percent.com/quiz You can register for...

You need to change the organization because your industry is changing, and you are starting to fall behind. Or there is some other change required to be successful. You have brought lots of heart – empathy and compassion – to your approach but you feel like change is not going as fast as you would like. What to do? In this episode, I introduce you to Edge: that ability to stay resilient and gritty when things get tough and to keep believing in what you are doing, and to push your people to ...