Posts tagged Michael Gervais
Krista Stryker on Gratitude, Commitment and Taking Action

Krista Stryker is the founder of 12 Minute Athlete, a leading expert on high-intensity interval training (HIIT) and bodyweight fitness. She is also the author of the new book, The 12-Minute Athlete.

In today's conversation, we don't spend too much time around the working out aspect of Krista's life. Instead of we talk about how we deal with the uncertainty in your life. It's front and center. And we talk about how we deal with uncertainty. How can we learn to focus on things that we can control?

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Terry Rice on Entrepreneurship and Connecting to the Present

Terry Rice is a Business Development Consultant based in Brooklyn. As the founder of Terry Rice Consulting, he helps entrepreneurs monetize their knowledge without sacrificing their health, family or personal interests. His focus is advising professionals on how to launch or scale their knowledge-based businesses which can include consulting, speaking appearances, online courses and associated revenue streams. Terry is also an Adjunct Instructor at NYU where he leads workshops for career-driven individuals. A recognized Digital Marketing expert, his previous experience includes helping clients achieve their business goals while working at Adobe and Facebook.

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Kevin Carroll: The Power of Play and Catalyzing Potential

It's Kevin's job to inspire businesses, organizations, individuals from CEOs, and school children to embrace their spirit of play creativity and maximize their human potential for more meaningful business and personal growth.

Here's a quote on his website where he sums up what he's all about.

“The master in the art of living makes little distinction between his work and his play.” James Michener.

I love this quote because it encapsulates who Kevin is to an insane degree. And in this conversation, you're going to hear the intensity that Kevin brings to the conversation.

And not only that, Kevin turns the tables on me. And in some ways, this conversation is not an interview. It is an active discussion in real-time we're playing in this conversation. And he picked me apart, and he understands what I bring to the table. And I think honestly, that's what this is all about, but we also talk a lot about how we can show up as humans in this crisis in this Great Pause so that we can be better people when we get through this.

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#74 - Wendy Jones: Lessons from an Optimist

In this conversation, we are joined by Wendy Jones. Wendy is the founder of the blog, The Optimists Journal. She uses the power of her own story, which includes surviving divorce, parenting four children, overcoming PTSD after her son's near-drowning almost ten years ago, and parenting a child on the autism spectrum to reflect, heal and thrive. Wendy believes that we all have to choose whether we react to life's circumstances or create them with our mindset, practice, and consistency.

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#73 - How to Train Your Mind: Personal Philosophy

"Your philosophy is the foundation to align your thoughts to who you are, not coupling them to what you do."

The purpose of doing deep work is to align your thoughts, words, and actions. By aligning those three components, it forms the bedrock of how you think. The story that you're telling yourself.

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#47 - 2X Olympian Nicole Davis: Mindset, Learning and Recovery

Nicole Davis a former 2X Olympian and now a mindset coach shares her insight into the psychological frame work of what it means to be a high performer. We cover mindfulness, learning, and many more!

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