#29 Accelerate Your Career With Neuroscience

07/29/24 • 49 min

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Accelerate Your Career With Neuroscience -Blaz Marolt
Blaz Marolt is a leadership coach specializing in integrating neuroscience into leadership development. He has a diverse background, including a degree from the US Military Academy at West Point, an MBA from the University of Ljubljana, and extensive experience in corporate leadership and coaching.
Personal Story:
Blaz shares his journey from military and corporate leadership to becoming a neuroscience-based leadership coach.
He discusses his significant career achievements, such as being a regional director for Glovo, managing operations across eight countries, and his eventual burnout, which led him to coaching.
His transition to coaching was driven by a desire to help others and his fascination with neuroscience.
Questions Asked:
What led you to integrate neuroscience into your coaching?
How can young leaders apply neuroscience to accelerate their careers?
What are the main components of your coaching framework?
How can managers use neuroscience to improve their leadership styles?
What are the biggest lessons you've learned from coaching?
Guest Framework:
Blaz's coaching framework involves understanding one's personal experiences, environment, and genetics to align leadership styles with authentic self.
He emphasizes the head, heart, and gut connection to determine leadership instincts and reactions.
The framework includes assessing the primal, limbic, and thinking brain functions to understand leadership behaviors and reactions.
Key Takeaways:
Understanding oneself is crucial for effective leadership.
Neuroscience helps in identifying and aligning authentic leadership styles.
Authentic leadership attracts the right team members and clients.
Applying neuroscience in leadership can improve decision-making, team dynamics, and personal well-being.
Conclusion:
Blaz Marolt emphasizes the importance of self-awareness and understanding neuroscience in leadership. He believes that by aligning leadership styles with one's authentic self, leaders can achieve greater success and satisfaction. His final message: "Trust in yourself and never give up, even when faced with challenges."
Quotes:
"To be an authentic leader, you need to understand who you are as a person."
"Aligning your head, heart, and gut is essential for determining your leadership instincts."
"Failing is part of the journey; every failure brings you closer to success."
Leadership coaching,
Neuroscience in leadership,
Authentic leadership,
Corporate leadership,
Career acceleration,
Leadership development,
#LeadershipCoaching
#Neuroscience
#AuthenticLeadership
#CareerGrowth
#LeadershipDevelopment
Connect with Blaz.
blazmarolt.com
www.linkedin.com/in/blazmarolt
Show Notes:
0:01 - Introduction
0:51 - Blaz’s journey into neuroscience and leadership coaching
2:02 - Overview of Blaz’s coaching approach
3:15 - Blaz’s background and key influences
4:22 - The role of the subconscious in leadership decisions
5:37 - Applying neuroscience to young leaders and coaches
6:13 - Understanding personal leadership style through neuroscience
7:28 - The importance of authentic leadership
8:03 - Evaluating different leadership styles
9:11 - The head, heart, and gut connection in leadership
10:16 - Aligning personal values with leadership style
11:25 - Adapting leadership style for different situations
12:00 - Deeper insights into personal leadership through neuroscience
13:12 - Importance of understanding team dynamics
14:14 - Strategies for middle managers to accelerate

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#28 Prosilience : Building Resilience Before You Need It

Prosilience : Building Resilience Before You Need It With Jenn Fredericks
Jenn Fredericks emphasizes that resilience is about building a reservoir of well-being to support oneself during challenges. Her approach combines self-regulation, energy management, strategic choice, and resilience-building exercises to help individuals and caregivers thrive despite adversity. Jenny's story and methods provide a framework for living a fulfilling life even in the face of chronic illness or caregiving responsibilities.
About the Speaker
As a Prosilience Coach and Personal Resilience Practitioner, Jenn guides her clients towards a new perspective on life. Her approach of cultivating self-awareness while honoring both the struggles and triumphs of the human experience builds a foundation to create renewed vitality, inner calm, and joy in life.
Request a call with Frederick.
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Personal Story:
Jenny's journey began in her teenage years when she was diagnosed with chronic kidney disease due to an untreated case of strep throat.
She underwent dialysis for three months and received her first kidney transplant from her father at age 15, and her second in her 30s.
Jenny's daughter was diagnosed with a low-grade brain tumor, which motivated Jenny to support other caregivers and patients through her coaching.
Some of the Questions Asked:
What attracted Jenny to the concept of prosilience?
How did Jenny develop her approach to resilience and caregiving?
What are the four building blocks of resilience in the prosilience framework?
How has Jenny’s personal experience shaped her professional approach?
The Prosilience Framework:
Self-Regulation: Techniques to calm oneself and access inner wisdom, such as box breathing to engage the parasympathetic nervous system.
Managing Energy: Focusing on physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual energy to support resilience.
Choosing a Strategy: Deciding how to meet challenges – through reframing, changing, or accepting and adapting.
Engaging Resilience Muscles: Developing the seven resilience characteristics: positivity, confidence, priorities, creativity, connection, structure, and experimenting.
Clients report feeling more in control of their circumstances and having more tools to manage challenges.
Caregivers of children with brain cancer found new ways to support themselves and their children.
Individual clients discovered new strengths in their resilience, particularly in spiritual energy, which helped them continue caregiving without losing themselves.
Other ways to Connect with Jenn Fredericks
Website: https://www.prosiliencecoach.com/
LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennfredericks/
IG: https://www.instagram.com/jfredwi/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/JennFredericksProsilienceCoach
Quotes:
"We don't have to wait until things are all better to live better."
"How do we hold both the beautiful and the brutal at the same time?"
"Recognizing micro-challenges primes us for larger challenges."
Resilience,
Prosilience,
Chronic Illness,
Caregiving,
Life Coaching,
Personal Growth,
Jenny Fred,
Self-Regulation,
Energy Management,
Positive Thinking,
#Resilience
#Prosilience
#LifeCoaching
#ChronicIllness
#Caregiving
#PersonalGrowth
#JennyFred
#MindsetMatters
#OvercomingAdversity
#positivethinking

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#30 Turning Your Pain Into Power

Turning Your Pain Into Power
Angelina Huff is a trauma healer who has spent 37 years of her life dealing with personal trauma before finding a path to healing. She now helps women connect with their inner selves to heal from trauma, conquer negative self-talk, and live authentically.
Connect with Angella Huff
facebook.com/freyjalifecoaching
Instagram.com/freyjalifecoaching
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100091871033986&mibextid=LQQJ4d
Personal Story:
Angelina shares her journey from childhood trauma, including multiple instances of molestation and rape, to a spiritual awakening that transformed her life.
Significant moments in her story include her mother's suicide attempt before her birth, her experiences with abuse, and the trauma of witnessing her second husband’s suicide.
Despite these challenges, Angelina pursued a degree in Psychology and became a therapist, eventually using her experiences to help others heal.
Questions Asked:
What is trauma, and how can it manifest in ways we might not recognize?
How did your personal journey lead to a spiritual awakening?
Can you explain the steps you took to heal your trauma and how others can follow a similar path?
What are the biggest lessons you’ve learned from your journey and from helping others?
Guest Framework:
Angelina’s healing process involves a six-step Warrior Goddess Methodology:
Connecting with Spirituality: Moving from logical thinking to connecting with the heart.
Conquering the Past: Accepting what happened and not letting it define the present.
Conquering Negative Self-Talk: Using affirmations to replace negative thoughts.
Loving Yourself: Practicing self-care and self-love.
Loving Others: Setting boundaries and stopping people-pleasing behavior.
Living Authentically: Finding your tribe and living true to yourself.
Key Takeaways:
Trauma doesn’t always stem from overtly dramatic events; it can result from repetitive negative experiences.
Healing begins with gratitude and acceptance.
Spirituality plays a crucial role in connecting with oneself and facilitating healing.
Authenticity and setting boundaries are essential for personal growth and healthy relationships.
Angelina emphasizes the importance of connecting with oneself and finding a community that supports growth and healing. Her final message: "You are strong, beautiful, and resilient. You've made it this far; you can keep pushing forward."
Quotes:
"Trauma is anything that your brain can't understand or process."
"The only things you have control over in life are your pain, fear, and doubt."
"You attract what you focus on; shifting to a mindset of gratitude can transform your life."
Trauma healing,
Spiritual awakening,
Warrior Goddess Method,
Inner child healing,
Self-love,
Authentic living,
#TraumaHealing
#SpiritualAwakening
#SelfLove
#AuthenticLiving
#warriorgoddess
"Discover the Warrior Goddess Method for healing"
"Transform your life from trauma to triumph"
"Embrace your true self with Angelina Huff"
"Steps to overcome trauma and live authentically"
"Practical tips for trauma healing and personal growth"