Win the now

Keywords

Resilience – Failure – Time blocking – Reflection – Intentionality - Self-care – Win the Now

In this episode of Resilience Unravelled Dr Eric Recker a dentist and speaker, emphasises self-care and living in the moment to overcome past traumas. Eric suggests time-blocking, reflection, and journaling to enhance well-being and prevent overwhelm and also advocates prioritising self-care and strategic planning with intentionalit to inspire individuals to appreciate each moment on the journey towards resilience and personal growth.

Main topics

• Learning to live in the present moment to combat a false sense of urgency.

• The importance of conscious reflection and of finding wins in daily moments.

• Setting aside time for planning and long-term goals and emphasising the value of time blocking.

• Focusing on what a win looks like in short time intervals, such as 15 minutes, to stay present.

• Implementable strategies to live and lead at optimal levels.

• Realising important life lessons to help live in the moment.

Timestamps

1: Introduction to Eric's Work (00:02 - 02:15)
2: Overcoming Challenges and Finding Joy (02:41 - 06:58)
3: Finding Wins in Daily Life (12:38 - 15:30)
4: Techniques for Living in the Present (20:21 - 22:15)
5: Balancing Present Moment with Planning (23:01 - 24:08)
6: Eric's Work and Resources (24:32 - 26:41)

Action items

You can find out more about Eric at www.ericrecker.com where you can try the free five day Knock Back Burnout Challenge
Eric’s book is "The False Sense of Urgency: How to Win the Now"

  You can listen to the podcast in full and find out further information here. Our upcoming guest list is also available along with our previous blogs.
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Be inspired by success ... and failure

Keywords

Resilience – Success – Failure – Vision - Goals

In this episode of Resilience Unravelled, Dr Russell Thackeray talks to Jim Harshaw, a personal performance coach and host of the Success Through Failure podcast. Despite humble beginnings as the son of a construction worker and secretary, Jim became an NCAA Division I All-American wrestler and later the youngest Division I head coach in the country.

Jim initially struggled to achieve his goal of becoming an All-American wrestler but on the eve of his last season as a senior wrestler, he gave up on obsessing over the outcome and instead focused solely on putting in his best effort without worrying about whether it would lead to achieving his goal or not. This mindset shift allowed him to perform at his best and enjoy competing more than ever before.

Now as president of The Harshaw Group, his performance coaching firm, he has helped CEOs, entrepreneurs, Fortune 500 leaders, and athletes from the NFL, UFC, NCAA, and Olympics maximize their potential, build high- performing teams, and increase resilience by leveraging failure for successim. Jim emphasises that while having a vision and goals are important for success, it's equally crucial to let go of any fear or fixation on outcomes so that you can focus fully on performing your best in each moment without being held back by anxiety or pressure.

Main topics

• The elements of the four-part framework for success

• The importance of mental focus, hard work, and inspired action.

• The importance of focusing on the process rather than the outcome.

• How creating a vision in all areas of life (relationships, self, health, and wealth) is critical for setting goals that align with one's purpose

• The importance of failure in personal growth

• The need for infrastructure to support resilience in real-world situations

• The difference between hard work and inspired action and the significance of having both in alignment with one's vision.

• The importance of having a clear vision and values to create an environment of excellence.

• Why having goals, micro-goals, coaches, and people around you is essential for achieving success consistently.

Timestamps

1: Introduction to Resilience Unravelled - 00:00-00:33
2: Four-part framework for success - 05:35-11:11
3. Applying the framework - 11:11- 17:57
4: Mindset and Performance Psychology - 18:22-22:43
5: Learning and Growth - 25:17-26:32
6: Conclusion and Call to Action - 27:39- 34

Action items

Visit Jim’s website, jimharshawjr.com/resilience to schedule a 30-minute conversation about how the framework applies to your life, or to listen to some episodes and access the action plans from those episodes.

 You can listen to the podcast in full and find out further information here. Our upcoming guest list is also available along with our previous blogs.
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The five rules of failure

Andrew Thorp King is an executive fintech banker, spy novelist, speaker, punk rocker, podcaster, ex-bodybuilder, cigar lover, and serial entrepreneur. He founded two independent record labels, Thorp Records and Sailor’s Grave Records, and has invested in many spaces, including online lending, fitness, lead generation, and independent music.

He is also a serial failure. Many people see failure as a single cataclysmic event but the definition of failure is a lack of success. It doesn't meet you’re finished forever it just means that whatever you've done hasn't been successful. There is a lot of drama about failure but it's really the best chance we have in our lives to learn.

Andrew thinks that failure sucks but that after that it rules. It’s something we want to void but if its unavoidable and part of the parcel of doing something that is difficult you need to predmeditively think about how you handle, leverage and optimise failure when it occurs. In his book Andrew outlines his five failure rules.

1. When failure happens it can purify and in that empty space its burns off something that needed to die, an old way of thinking, being or doing. The phoenix can emerge. Handled correctly you can become an objective observer of the failure and then take the experiences and gain from it – you’re not just resilient but more than resilient.

2. Nothing is safe. The impediment to living a bold courageous life in line with our true calling is clinging to safety. This doesn't mean taking unnecessary risks but placing safety first means it is probably something that will inhibit you from doing what you should be doing.

3. Money is spiritual. Used properly money is a tool. If you avoid greed and envy it can be a measurement of your usefulness in the world and also how you measure your thankfulness to others.

4. Build thing 1 and thing 2 dependency. This is the scaffolding, stable structure or platform that enables you to get where you want to be. You can’t just go head on with your dreams, you need structure to get there.

5. You are not your failure. You need to remove failure from yourself as failure is often something we cannot control.

Failure and success can be defined in many ways. We are all constantly evolving and failure is part of the journey. People often don't even know what success looks like for them because it is different for everyone. There is more than one indicator of success and Andrew defines success as finding a way to join yourself with your calling, by identifying and using your talents to their highest impact not necessarily monetary.

Many people feel a unique calling means you need to be an entrepreneur but that's not necessarily the case. Not everyone is cut out to be an entrepreneur and we need to understand our success to know our limitations. The challenge is the comparative aspect.

You can find out more about Andrew at https://www.andrewthorpking.com/

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