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Progress Brings You Happiness - Alex Harris

“The more you start to realize how you can get outside of your comfort zone and be comfortable being uncomfortable the more you learn about yourself.” ~ Alex Harris
Most of us have dealt with Imposter Syndrome in one way or another, and our guest today has as well. The difference? He has found joy in the simple, intentional improvements of his life.
In this episode we talk about how he uses art and science analytics to increase the user experience of websites and apps, but that this approach has also proven valuable to his own pursuit of continual improvement. Right out of college and into his career, he realized he didn’t really know how to “show up” at work functions, in meetings, etc. And by tackling some of his fears heads on, like public speaking, he found joy is just trying to continually get just a little bit better.
Alex Harris is a conversion-focused web designer, online marketing expert, and best-selling author. Boost E-commerce Sales and Make More Money- Three Hundred Tips to Increase Conversion Rates and Generate leads and Small Business Big Money Online – A Proven System to Optimize eCommerce Websites and Increase Internet Profits. He is also the host of the Happy Progress Growth Podcast. Alex’s goal is to help you maximize the ROI of your life. 
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Podcast: https://happyprogress.com/ 
 
I use art and science analytics to improve the overall user experience of websites and apps. [02:29]
We not try to understand what drives people complete certain goals on the internet then design experiences and test them. [03:07]
The more you start to realize how you can get outside of your comfort zone and be comfortable being uncomfortable the more you learn about yourself. [04:12]
Podcasting was really a way for me to express myself. [06:01]
Podcasting helped me organize my thoughts, speak in comfortable and uncomfortable situations. [06:17]
The things that you think a lot of times are not real, it’s what your perception of yourself is. [11:18]
Commercial Top Dog Learning Group LLC. [12:33]
My goal is to interview entrepreneurs or people who have experience in growth and how to be super successful and what drives their happiness. [15:29]
You have to purposefully go out and seek that knowledge, seek that experience sometimes even when it’s really uncomfortable. [17:37]
When you take people along this journey through your podcast as you are interviewing them what kind of things do, they real do or what kind of stories do you hear from them? [19:56]
People; go getters, are not willing to let life dictate their intentions, they will decide to make a difference and they will change. [21:21]
Start, be intentional about what you want to accomplish. [23:26]
Create big hairy audacious goals for yourself and go after them. [23:49]
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TopDog Learning Group, LLC is a leadership, change management, and diversity and inclusion consulting firm based in Orlando, FL, USA but with “TopDoggers” (aka consultants) throughout North America and beyond.
They focus on training programs (both virtual and face-to-face), keynotes and “lunch and learns,” group and 1:1 coaching, and off-the-shelf solutions.
One such solution is their Masterclass on The Top 3 Strategies to be Resilient in Times of Change.
This thoughtful self-paced online training will guide you through three tactics you can immediately use to—not just survive—but thrive when change comes at you.
Use the code RESIL50OFF for 50% off the program! Just go to https://bit.ly/3a5mIS6 and enter the code RESIL50OFF, in all capitals, to redeem your 50% off coupon. The link and code will be available in our show notes for easy access.
Learn more today at https://topdoglearning.learningworlds.com/
 
 

Don't Stay Small - Vanessa Zamy

“It’s not necessary how you are doing it most of the times it’s what are you doing in the how you are doing it.” ~ Vanessa Zamy
Do you have a side-hustle that you want to make a full-time gig, or have a dream to be your own boss? If so, our guest today can help you navigate the transition from full-time work to full-time entrepreneurship.
Vanessa Zamy is a business expert, keynote speaker, and bestselling author dedicated to helping full-time employees transition to entrepreneurship by building their business while employed. Her consulting company, Your Vision's Catalyst, coaches and advises 9-to-5ers on how to build a profit-producing, purpose-driven business without the overwhelm.
If you’re ready for your next level business success, schedule time to connect with Vanessa for a complimentary Power Check-In - http://power.vzamy.com/
e-Book: FINISH: The Solopreneur’s Guide to Getting Stuff Done
In the Ultimate Productivity Bootcamp, Vanessa Zamy teaches efficient and effective productivity, marketing, sales, and mindset strategies to ambitious, purpose-led entrepreneurs. You can check out more information on the community and business knowledge here: bootcamp.vzamy.com
Website: http://power.vzamy.com/
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It’s not hustling that is bad, it’s how you are hustling that may need a fix. [02:00]
It’s all about how you manage yourself, you can’t control all that is going on around you but you can control yourself and how you are showing up. [04:06]
A purpose driven business is, at the end of the day what I always ask my clients at the beginning, “On a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being the highest, how much do you want this?’ [05:24]
I choose to see the sun other people choose to see the clouds. [07:10]
The Hustle and Breath Accelerator is about hustling and getting you to breath at the same time. Fitting your business into your existing life, getting your life to work with your business. [07:28]
It’s not necessary how you are doing it most of the times it’s what are you doing in the how you are doing it. [09:55]
Change is uncomfortable. When people reach that state of being uncomfortable it’s very easy to turn around. [16:08]
Entrepreneurship is a marathon. You got to decide is this business worth it to continue moving forward when you face things along the way. [16:50]
Commercial Top Dog Learning Group LLC. [20:18]
Do you want to complete the race? Then complete it, complete it the way you can complete it, complete it the way you want to. Keep moving forward. [19:03]
The biggest challenge with entrepreneurs is really keeping your head in the right area. [21:42]
It gets lonely when you don’t have someone in your corner. [22:14]
Entrepreneurship is 80% mindset and 20% actually taking action. [23:07]
With my clients I go through in the beginning and ask them what are their non-negotiables. [24:25]
A lot of people think that they are also going to leave their 9 to 5 job and being an entrepreneur is going to magically give you things. [25:20]
A lot of entrepreneurs are out there with this mindset of get rich quick. [26:22]
Just do it! Go for it and do it. [30:36]
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TopDog Learning Group, LLC is a leadership, change management, and diversity and inclusion consulting firm based in Orlando, FL, USA but with “TopDoggers” (aka consultants) throughout North America and beyond.
They focus on training programs (both virtual and face-to-face), keynotes and “lunch and learns,” group and 1:1 coaching, and off-the-shelf solutions.
One such solution is their Masterclass on The Top 3 Strategies to be Resilient in Times of Change.
This thoughtful self-paced online training will guide you through three tactics you can immediately use to—not just survive—but thrive when change comes at you.
Use the code RESIL50OFF for 50% off the program! Just go to https://bit.ly/3a5mIS6 and enter the code RESIL50OFF, in all capitals, to redeem your 50% off coupon. The link and code will be available in our show notes for easy access.
Learn more today at https://topdoglearning.learningworlds.com/
 

Soul Wounds - Laurie Herbers

“We all come from love, everything we see comes from love.” ~ Laurie Herbers
Anyone who has suffered trauma knows that it can follow you through life and emerges in many ways over time. Our guest today knows that all too personally, and finally found, not only peace, but purpose.
In this episode we talk about the lasting effects of wounds on our souls and the healing property of returning to and revisiting those traumas to replace the horrible memories with pearls of love. Laurie reminds us that every piece of our journeys is beautiful, even the painful ones. She now knows that fear means that something good will come.
Laurie Herbers is an Empowerment Coach and Author. In her youth she struggled in abuse and trauma, carrying the pain forth into adulthood. Hating life was her home and daily struggle until the day she decided to change her thoughts and beliefs and pursued love with a fervor that superseded everything else. Now her mission is to guide over a million individuals into the fullness of love so they can pursue their purpose with passion and love. 
Her recent book is Second Chances: How I Turned Hate into Love and Found My Purpose.
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The heart of a lot of our struggles personally and professionally is some other lingering stuff that affects how we feel. [03:01]
We all come from love, everything we see comes from love. [04:39]
That is what helps people understand is that they can love themselves. Every piece of your journey is beautiful. [05:29]
It’s a twofold, not only to help them understand their own triggers, thought and emotions but to get to that place called the fullness of love. [06:45]
It wasn’t until I embraced all of my journey as beautiful because it got me here. [07:30]
When you get stuck in those feelings of unworthiness it’s hard to step back in. [10:02]
You have to literally consciously choose. [10:35]
Those tiny baby steps are moving you somewhere. [11:06]
You have to understand that you gain strength as you clear and sort. [14:22]
Commercial Top Dog Learning Group LLC. [15:51]
We are talking about diving down into ourselves and understanding some of our traumas. [17:04]
We forget that people’s perceptions aren’t ours. [18:15]
Love is forgiveness and acceptance towards others. [19:24]
Sometimes people do and say things to us that really have nothing to do with what they believe in us, they just do not know how to do different. [21:51]
You do not have to excuse the actions but you can learn to let go of their actions. [23:08]
That symbolic act of saying I choose not to have this be a part of me anymore if you really believe that it could be very powerful. [24:58]
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TopDog Learning Group, LLC is a leadership, change management, and diversity and inclusion consulting firm based in Orlando, FL, USA but with “TopDoggers” (aka consultants) throughout North America and beyond.
They focus on training programs (both virtual and face-to-face), keynotes and “lunch and learns,” group and 1:1 coaching, and off-the-shelf solutions.
One such solution is their Masterclass on The Top 3 Strategies to be Resilient in Times of Change.
This thoughtful self-paced online training will guide you through three tactics you can immediately use to—not just survive—but thrive when change comes at you.
Use the code RESIL50OFF for 50% off the program! Just go to https://bit.ly/3a5mIS6 and enter the code RESIL50OFF, in all capitals, to redeem your 50% off coupon. The link and code will be available in our show notes for easy access.
Learn more today at https://topdoglearning.learningworlds.com/
 
 

Question Your Negative Thoughts - Ora Nadrich

“Your thoughts need to be your cheering squad not your hecklers.” ~ Ora Nadrich 
The moments of our lives are opportunities to learn something valuable about ourselves, although we often take them for granted and waste them on negative, unproductive thoughts. Our guest today offers us another solution, specifically via the medium of mindfulness.
Ora Nadrich is founder and president of the Institute for Transformational Thinking and author of Live True: A Mindfulness Guide to Authenticity. A certified life coach and mindfulness teacher, she specializes in transformational thinking, self-discovery, and mentoring new coaches as they develop their careers.
 
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My work is really essentially about present moment awareness. [04:02]
If we changed our lives one thought at a time imagine the change, we would create in the world. [04:50]
Mindfulness is the practice of being present and awake in the moment which you are in. [08:32]
There is so much power in that, that I can pick and choose. [10:23]
Your thoughts need to be your cheering squad not your hecklers. They need to be helping you. [14:50]
Commercial Top Dog Learning Group LLC. [18:02]
Mindfulness is really the awareness of what can I do right now that is going to help me. [21:41]
When you catch yourself going into the future or lamenting about the past, catch yourself and bring yourself back into the moment and ask yourself what can I do right now that is going to help me. [24:15]
I have found myself many times in the last year quoting the serenity prayer. [25:05]
Self-care also involves sometimes switching off your TV and unplugging from social media at time. [33:50]
Nighttime is a time to start to bring the energy into a much calmer frequency. [35:28]
Start today with an awareness of your inner dialogue. Keep it positive and supportive of your well-being. [36:15]
When a thought comes up and tries to take you out of the moment, gently if you can, bring yourself back into the present moment and tell yourself something positive, loving and nurturing. [36:25]
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TopDog Learning Group, LLC is a leadership, change management, and diversity and inclusion consulting firm based in Orlando, FL, USA but with “TopDoggers” (aka consultants) throughout North America and beyond.
They focus on training programs (both virtual and face-to-face), keynotes and “lunch and learns,” group and 1:1 coaching, and off-the-shelf solutions.
One such solution is their Masterclass on The Top 3 Strategies to be Resilient in Times of Change.
This thoughtful self-paced online training will guide you through three tactics you can immediately use to—not just survive—but thrive when change comes at you.
Use the code RESIL50OFF for 50% off the program! Just go to https://bit.ly/3a5mIS6 and enter the code RESIL50OFF, in all capitals, to redeem your 50% off coupon. The link and code will be available in our show notes for easy access.
Learn more today at https://topdoglearning.learningworlds.com/

Don't Stay Stuck - Joree Rose

“Unless you acknowledge the storm you are in; you are not going to appreciate the rainbow.” ~ Joree Rose
Who would you be if you were not afraid? Whose voice is talking to you, keeping you from being all that you are capable of? Our guest today can help you with these questions and more, and challenges us all to realize that the only way out, is through.
In this episode we talk about showing up as our whole self to others, asking tough questions that lead to deep insight like “Who would you be in you weren’t afraid?” and “Whose voice are you hearing?” We also talk about how strong emotion actually shuts down your executive function, and how that impacts you at all levels.
Joree Rose, MA, LMFT, is a licensed marriage and family therapist, mindfulness and meditation teacher, coach, author, speaker, and she also leads mindfulness retreats around the world. Joree has helped thousands of people to live happier and more fulfilling lives through living with greater awareness and compassion, allowing them to decrease their stress, anxiety and shed unhealthy habits, patterns and mindsets. Joree is host of the podcast ‘Journey Forward® with Joree Rose’ and has authored the newly released A Year of Gratitude, Daily Moments of Reflection, Grace and Thanks as well as 2 mindfulness books, Squirmy Learns to be Mindful and Mindfulness, It’s Elementary.
 
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I am a marriage and family therapist and the focus of my work is mindfulness. [02:45]
Even though I had a life I’ve always wanted, I cultivated the exact life I wanted. [03:27]
I was doing what was next in an effort to create safety and security because I was raised with a lot of family trauma. [04:04]
It wasn’t until mindfulness found me that I learned to slow down, learned to get out of my head, I learned to drop into my body and begin to trust that inner wisdom and my gut. [04:39]
And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was greater that the risk to blossom. [05:06]
You got to Breathe because if you breathe it will calm your brain and your body. [14:23]
How do I accept what I don’t like? Not like it doesn’t make it go away, not liking it only makes your reaction to bigger. [16:17]
The ABCs of mindfulness are Awareness, Breathe and the last one is Choice. [16:43]
Commercial Top Dog Learning Group LLC. [18:25]
When we are in survival mode, we just do what we have to do without even really thinking we doing it. [23:06]
The more we fight it the stronger our reaction will be to it. [24:52]
I like to define compassion as empathy plus action. [25:08]
To have self-compassion and think out of it, is to simply acknowledge to yourself that this is really hard right now. [26:12]
When you can give yourself that moment to pause and consciously inhale and exhale even if you don’t think it’s going to help you, it will calm your mind and help you manage whatever. [31:45]
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TopDog Learning Group, LLC is a leadership, change management, and diversity and inclusion consulting firm based in Orlando, FL, USA but with “TopDoggers” (aka consultants) throughout North America and beyond.
They focus on training programs (both virtual and face-to-face), keynotes and “lunch and learns,” group and 1:1 coaching, and off-the-shelf solutions.
One such solution is their Masterclass on The Top 3 Strategies to be Resilient in Times of Change.
This thoughtful self-paced online training will guide you through three tactics you can immediately use to—not just survive—but thrive when change comes at you.
Use the code RESIL50OFF for 50% off the program! Just go to https://bit.ly/3a5mIS6 and enter the code RESIL50OFF, in all capitals, to redeem your 50% off coupon. The link and code will be available in our show notes for easy access.
Learn more today at https://topdoglearning.learningworlds.com/

Too Blessed To Be Stressed - Joyce Fields

“Think about your blessings, focus on them. Everything old is new again.” – Joyce Fields
Born in Detroit, Michigan, Joyce is a retired Executive Assistant and now resides in Arcadia, California.  She started her career as a stenographer at a major utility company.  Joyce and her husband celebrated 53 years of marriage on June 3, 2020.  They have two grown sons, eight grandchildren, four great-grandchildren.  She and her husband have been together for more than 63 years--since they were both 13 years old.  Joyce is the author of 10 books, mostly non-fiction, and she is also a professional proofreader.  Her mission statement is:  "I write books that inspire people on their journey to make the world a better place." 
Her books are available at GoodShortBooks.com and Amazon.com. 
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I wanted to capture the way our parents raised us. [03:10]
What I remember most was the calmness of our home. [04:13]
The recipes are in there because food had always been a very important part of our family. [05:42]
If somebody did something wrong, we fix it, we talk about it instead of yelling at each other. [12:29]
Both my parents transferred all these virtues to all their children. [15:15]
Commercial Top Dog Learning Group LLC. [16:45]
What advice would you give to people who are struggling, suffering with fear from the pandemic, they ‘ve lost their jobs or they are in high points of stress? [18:45]
It’s not to beat yourself up, it’s to straighten yourself out. [20:51]
There is nothing wrong with making mistakes, what’s wrong is if you don’t own up to them. [20:56]
Integrity; doing the right thing when nobody is looking. [21:13]
Do unto other as you would have them do unto you. [21:33]
The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. [24:23]
My saying is I am too blessed to be stressed. [25:47]
Think about your blessings, focus on them. Everything old is new again. [26:00]
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TopDog Learning Group, LLC is a leadership, change management, and diversity and inclusion consulting firm based in Orlando, FL, USA but with “TopDoggers” (aka consultants) throughout North America and beyond.
They focus on training programs (both virtual and face-to-face), keynotes and “lunch and learns,” group and 1:1 coaching, and off-the-shelf solutions.
One such solution is their Masterclass on The Top 3 Strategies to be Resilient in Times of Change.
This thoughtful self-paced online training will guide you through three tactics you can immediately use to—not just survive—but thrive when change comes at you.
Use the code RESIL50OFF for 50% off the program! Just go to https://bit.ly/3a5mIS6 and enter the code RESIL50OFF, in all capitals, to redeem your 50% off coupon. The link and code will be available in our show notes for easy access.
Learn more today at https://topdoglearning.learningworlds.com/
 
 

Free Spirit Coaching - Traci Moreno

“Don’t ignore reality, deal with what’s there.” ~ Dr. Traci Moreno
It takes courage to ask for help. But when you do, opportunities for healing about. Our guest today knows all about that.
In this episode we talk about the courage to take steps towards personal growth, emotional healing, living in a post-pandemic world, and more. After listening, you will not only want to visit her clinic, but you will also want to find the same peace that she brings to her clients.
Dr. Traci Moreno is a clinical and forensic psychologist with 17 years of experience, and is the owner of Free Spirit Coaching & Psychological Services in Cave Creek, AZ. Her experience includes working as a therapist at inpatient residential facilities for severely mentally ill criminal defendants, as a Senior Psychologist at a maximum-security prison in Los Angelas County, and the Director of Mental Health Services for a community clinic before deciding to slow down her life and bring her passions for spirituality, nature, animals and fitness into her psychology career.
The practice sits on a beautiful 2-acre property with mini donkeys and Zen garden gazebos, which serve as their offices. Dr. Moreno collaborates with other providers and incorporates equine-assisted therapy, spiritual coaching, reiki, sound healing, Thai massage and yoga into her treatment plans. Free Spirit also offered private and customized retreats. 
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I have seen counselors throughout my life and some of them have really nice office but it’s still like walking into an office building. [04:26]
As a society we are using our words better to convey this emotional trauma everybody had been in. [06:58]
Breakdown the stigmas of seeking help and support. [09:53]
You have a number of ways you incorporate animals in your whole experience too. [10:13]
Its sequentially proven that just being in the presence of an animal lowers your heart rate, it releases all happy chemicals in your brain, it calms us down. [10:25]
There is going to be a sense of being afraid to be physically close to people you don’t know or those you do know. [13:59]
That’s how we respond horses and donkeys reflect our behavior that’s why they are used in therapy. [15:48]
Life is filed with a lot of difficult things, we go through so many challenges and struggles in life that this small moment in between where we can celebrate an achievement. [18:15]
Quality of life is just as important as say quantity or our safety. [1903]
Commercial Top Dog Learning Group LLC. [19:20]
This is the perfect opportunity to have more heightened awareness especially for the young people in our lives. [20:41]
My real hope for this month and focus of this podcast is to remind us all that taking good care of ourselves mentally] is something we can and should do. [21:20]
The one question I keep hearing from people over and over is “How do I come back, what if I don’t want to come and work in the office?” [ 23:59]
Don’t ignore reality, deal with what’s there. [27:58]
Getting help from other people is normal. [28:46]
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TopDog Learning Group, LLC is a leadership, change management, and diversity and inclusion consulting firm based in Orlando, FL, USA but with “TopDoggers” (aka consultants) throughout North America and beyond.
They focus on training programs (both virtual and face-to-face), keynotes and “lunch and learns,” group and 1:1 coaching, and off-the-shelf solutions.
One such solution is their Masterclass on The Top 3 Strategies to be Resilient in Times of Change.
This thoughtful self-paced online training will guide you through three tactics you can immediately use to—not just survive—but thrive when change comes at you.
Use the code RESIL50OFF for 50% off the program! Just go to https://bit.ly/3a5mIS6 and enter the code RESIL50OFF, in all capitals, to redeem your 50% off coupon. The link and code will be available in our show notes for easy access.
Learn more today at https://topdoglearning.learningworlds.com/

Increase Your Vibration - Monica Parikh

“The more you work on yourself, the better your life reality becomes.” ~ Monica Parikh
Did you know that you have the power within you to create deep and meaningful relationships, with yourself, with others, and as a positive guide for your children? Our guest today not only knows you can, but also how to help you get there.
In this episode we learn about the catalyst for her own personal journey and how it inspired her to build this business designed to help her clients to transcend grief, shed ineffective behaviors, experience ongoing calm, resolve conflict peacefully, and more.
Monica Parikh is a teacher, writer, lawyer and public speaker. Through her business, School of Love NYC, she teaches love, psychology and higher consciousness. Using psychology, spirituality, non-violent communication and quantum physics, her curriculum gives clients practical skills in emotional intelligence to build healthy relationships.
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Website: https://www.schooloflovenyc.com/
My business is really meant to be disruptive in two realms; the psychological realm, and dating and love relationships. [03:37]
We don’t spend too much time, energy and financial investment in actually learning how to be healthy and whole in relationships. [04:17]
One of the biggest reasons people get divorced is money. [06:55]
I am seeing a younger generation, millennials really looking at marriage and relationships differently than their parents looked at it. [11:35]
Your parent’s relationship and the way they parent you has such a psychological imprint on your ability to attach later in life to other people. [12:07]
Commercial Top Dog Learning Group LLC. [13:49]
I belief that our relationship with God and our relationship with ourselves are the two primary relationships we have to work on. [16:34]
In securing our relationships with ourselves we tend to enter into a lot of insecure relationships. [16:50]
One of the really big things I see happening now is, people talking so openly about their emotional struggles. [20:26]
Social media has built a culture of look how great my life is and you have a real disconnection when your life doesn’t feel that great. [22:36]
When something doesn’t feel good anymore you either change the way you have relationship with it or you opt out. [24:25]
I noticed when I first went off social media how much it had shortened my attention span; how much I had been programmed for some kind of external validation that had to be instantaneous. [28:06]
As opposed to asking for life to change, ask for you to change. [32:17]
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TopDog Learning Group, LLC is a leadership, change management, and diversity and inclusion consulting firm based in Orlando, FL, USA but with “TopDoggers” (aka consultants) throughout North America and beyond.
They focus on training programs (both virtual and face-to-face), keynotes and “lunch and learns,” group and 1:1 coaching, and off-the-shelf solutions.
One such solution is their Masterclass on The Top 3 Strategies to be Resilient in Times of Change.
This thoughtful self-paced online training will guide you through three tactics you can immediately use to—not just survive—but thrive when change comes at you.
Use the code RESIL50OFF for 50% off the program! Just go to https://bit.ly/3a5mIS6 and enter the code RESIL50OFF, in all capitals, to redeem your 50% off coupon. The link and code will be available in our show notes for easy access.
Learn more today at https://topdoglearning.learningworlds.com/
 
 

Fire Needs Oxygen - Dr. Joli Hamilton

“Your relationship is a mirror of what is going on inside of you.” ~ Dr. Joli Hamilton
Do you have areas of your life where you know you are repeating behaviors that hold you back? Our guest today helps us to understand the impact of those behaviors on our success in business as well as our personal lives, and she has strategies for helping us to show up as fully in both as we want to.
In this episode we talk about understanding ourselves better to change patterns that don’t serve us, and we take a deep dive into the complex issues of jealousy and envy. Her insights will help you to make positive changes that produce the oxygen need to fuel the positive fires in your personal and professional lives.
Dr. Joli Hamilton is a research psychologist, best-selling author, TEDx speaker, an AASECT certified sexuality educator, and professor of human sexuality. She holds a doctorate in depth psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute where she studied the impact of jealousy on relationships.
 
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I coach women and those brave guys who want to dig in deep and find out what their actual potential is and how to show up fully in their relationships. [03:26]
So many people that I work with are tangled up and are not bringing their best self to their home life. [04:31]
Sometimes we are really acting out, we are not being mindful, we are not actually being ourselves. [12:41]
People get so caught up in “pointing fingers” at each other that they miss the fact that they have control over themselves. [15:57]
We don’t expect somebody else to fix our business problems, we know we have to get in there and do something differently. [16:04]
Commercial Top Dog Learning Group LLC. [19:09]
Jealousy and envy are super tightly related and yet distinct from each other. [21:14]
It’s not that it destroys your relationship with other people, it destroys your relationship to yourself. [29:24]
Once you get to that spot, the whole world is your opportunity. [32:53]
It’s okay to still be grieving over what was lost over this past year and the lessons learned are still there. [34:21]
Take a moment today and just think about how much acceleration happened this year, while it was painful and challenging it also offered us an opportunity to dig into issues that as individuals, as communities we have needed to look at for so long. So let’s keeps looking! [34:39]
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TopDog Learning Group, LLC is a leadership, change management, and diversity and inclusion consulting firm based in Orlando, FL, USA but with “TopDoggers” (aka consultants) throughout North America and beyond.
They focus on training programs (both virtual and face-to-face), keynotes and “lunch and learns,” group and 1:1 coaching, and off-the-shelf solutions.
One such solution is their Masterclass on The Top 3 Strategies to be Resilient in Times of Change.
This thoughtful self-paced online training will guide you through three tactics you can immediately use to—not just survive—but thrive when change comes at you.
Use the code RESIL50OFF for 50% off the program! Just go to https://bit.ly/3a5mIS6 and enter the code RESIL50OFF, in all capitals, to redeem your 50% off coupon. The link and code will be available in our show notes for easy access.
Learn more today at https://topdoglearning.learningworlds.com/
 
 

Be The Expert Of Your Nervous System - Elisabeth Kristof

“All of our behaviors and outputs are really just our brains best way to try to get us to change our behavior to keep us safe.” ~ Elisabeth Kristof
Did you realize that your body is constantly speaking to you? Or do you sometimes ignore that small pain, that twitch, or ache because you think it isn’t important? Our guest today reminds us that if we ignore what are body is telling us, what it needs to tell us, then it will just send the message louder and louder until you can’t ignore it any longer. In this episode we learn Elisabeth’s story and her own journey toward healing. She helps us understand that if we are in protective mode, we can’t be in performance mode and that our bodies can be trained to re-regulate our nervous system.
Elisabeth Kristof is an expert in using applied neurology to move people out of pain, unwanted behavior, and stress response. She is the founder of Brain-Based Wellness, a revolutionary online platform that trains the nervous system and body to resolve old patterns, improve performance and increase well-being. Elisabeth is a certified applied neurology practitioner who has been in the fitness and movement industry since 2007. She works with entrepreneurs, athletes, leaders and creatives to improve resilience, manage stress and regulate emotions through intentional, science-based brain training. Her research and work with hundreds of clients taught her that healing and change must occur in both the body and the mind, that each body, mind, and nervous system is unique, and most importantly, that with the right tools, we are all capable of healing.
Receive two free weeks of membership of Brain-Based Wellness here: https://brainbased-wellness.com/podcast/
 
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I believe we all do the best we can at the level of our nervous system [03:38]
My whole world was teaching mindful movement and mindfulness but at the same time I was really disconnected from my own body. [04:56]
The very same week I discontinued my business partnership, my romantic partner was diagnosed with a very rare form of cancer. [09:34]
I started to recognize the signals in myself of threat response that I saw in my clients when I was pushing them into threat response and training. [10:28]
My partner also had a background of PTSD. [10:46]
And I began to see myself in the books that I was reading about him. [11:17]
Our body is always giving us these little signals; it speaks quietly at first, if it doesn’t get your attention it has to ramp up the volume and speak louder. [16:03]
Most of us have been in a year at least of chronic stress during year 2020. [17:21]
Too much stress for too long leads to a chronic dysregulated nervous system which causes disease and mental health issues. [20:20]
Trauma is a physical physiological reaction, it not necessary an event. [22:02]
Commercial Top Dog Learning Group LLC. [22:56]
When do people start in that process and how do you help them to begin to unwind through this process? [24:40]
Our brain always needs neural stimulus to keep growing and changing. [30:33]
Visibility is an act of service. [32:19]
Our brains and our nervous systems are super malleable; we are always changing depending on the stimulus that we are giving. [35:43]
Our bodies are always adapting to whatever we are giving it. [35:54]
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TopDog Learning Group, LLC is a leadership, change management, and diversity and inclusion consulting firm based in Orlando, FL, USA but with “TopDoggers” (aka consultants) throughout North America and beyond.
They focus on training programs (both virtual and face-to-face), keynotes and “lunch and learns,” group and 1:1 coaching, and off-the-shelf solutions.
One such solution is their Masterclass on The Top 3 Strategies to be Resilient in Times of Change.
This thoughtful self-paced online training will guide you through three tactics you can immediately use to—not just survive—but thrive when change comes at you.
Use the code RESIL50OFF for 50% off the program! Just go to https://bit.ly/3a5mIS6 and enter the code RESIL50OFF, in all capitals, to redeem your 50% off coupon. The link and code will be available in our show notes for easy access.
Learn more today at https://topdoglearning.learningworlds.com/