Mike Palanski, PhD - He's Fairly Regular (No, not that way). Ep. 13

11/15/22 • 47 min

"So this is why people get a PhD"...that's what ran through my mind as I listened to Mike Palanski's incredible insights in leadership development. He's a professor, speaker, author and coach and one of the nicest guys you'll ever meet!
Mike developed the Me1st Method (and wrote the book) as a step-by-step framework and groundbreaking way for leaders to grow and get ready to face the Next Big Challenge.

The Me1st Method is for motivated leaders who are in new roles and facing big challenges. Whether starting in a new role, career, or organization, leading a major new project, or simply desiring to do something radically different, leaders will find insight and encouragement to develop keen insights and create meaningful change.

Mike also dropped this gem about half way into the conversation: The complexity of the solution should match the complexity of the problem. Far too often we come up super difficult solutions that do nothing except complicate a problem situation further. Don't get cute, don't get fancy - think in terms of practical and effective.
Oh, and you're going to have to listen to the very end of the episode to understand the title.

You can order Mike's book The Me1st Method here: https://www.amazon.com/Me1st-Method-Hands-Leadership-Development-ebook/dp/B0BHZX7VP2
Check out Mike's website: https://me1stmethod.com/
Follow & interact with Mike on LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikepalanski/

Follow me on Instagram @ johnskomski for daily motivation and learn more about Investing Inward at https://jskomski.com/
Music: Hindsight (Instrumental) by Fivefold (used with written permission)

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Previous Episode

Andre Young - Stop Voting in Favor of the 3 Year-Olds. Ep. 12

Today’s guest is a relationship ninja! Parents, spouses and employers alike will all walk away with a toolbox full of tools (you’ll get the reference in a minute) to level up their communication and leadership abilities!
Andre Young is a prolific content creator! Not only is he an author & speaker, but he also hosts a podcast, writes a blog and creates daily motivational videos. His content is practical, simple to understand and easily translates into the real world. Whether you're a manager at your firm or a parent with kids, his content will elevate your ability to lead and communicate.
On the note of parenting: If you are a parent, I promise you this episode will deliver more value than an entire weekend seminar on raising kids. Don't miss what he has to say!
Andre also shares about his time early on as a mental health professional and dealing with some of the worst situations imaginable. We discuss ways to proactively raise kids to hopefully avoid some of those worst case scenarios.

You can order pre-order Andre's newest book The Leader's Toolbox here (12/13/22 release date): https://www.amazon.com/Leaders-Toolbox-EVOLVE-Leadership-leading/dp/1631959239
Check out Andre's website: https://youevolvingnow.com/
You can listen to the You Evolving Now podcast here:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1066093
Follow & interact with Andre on YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn & Facebook:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYOX4qvfAqARfYhoNZzYe1A
https://www.instagram.com/youevolvingnow/?hl=en
https://www.linkedin.com/in/youevolvingnow/
https://www.facebook.com/MenEvolvingNow/

Next Episode

The Solo Files #1 - Who's Talking to Your Kids? Ep. 14

Your kids are listening and absorbing things like sponges. Are you talking to them, or is someone else? Kids crave stability and assurance and if you're not the person speaking that into their lives, someone else will (and it might be a less than positive influence).
Whether we're talking parenting, marriage or career, the people who look to us for guidance need us to be consistently communicating confidence and stability. Even when things aren't going according to plan, they need to know someone's working on it and everything is going to be okay.
It doesn't mean you pretend nothing is wrong. On the contrary, kids' BS meters can spot that a mile away. Be real, let them know the way things are. But then give them hope...let them know there's brighter days ahead and just keep consistently sharing that message with them.
Wait, no guest? That's right...
Get ready...we're introducing a new format into Think.Live.Repeat.. I'm going solo! The interview style has been fantastic and don't worry, that's not going anywhere! HINT: I just recorded a couple heavy hitters over the past few weeks, can't wait to share them with you!
Part of my goal with Investing Inward and the podcast has been to have a platform to share thoughts and lessons from my life in hopes that I will inspire and motivate you to change and grow. From time to time I'll be blending in a shorter episodes like these and I'd love to hear what you think! Hit me up on my socials and share your feedback. And don't forget to leave a 5-star review!