In order to truly have the life you want; the career, house, family, relationships, car, lifestyle, wealth, freedom, you name it….you must learn what success is and where it comes from, starting with how you think.
Welcome to The Go Reflect Yourself Podcast where we provide 60-second brain-based strategies for your success; in all key areas of your life, including wealth, health, business, relationships, etc.
Go Reflect Yourself was created after years of being a corporate employee as well as an independent business owner. Throughout all of those years, I learned that no matter what level of success people had achieved, and specifically financial success, typically they were still missing something, missing true joy, well-being, and fulfillment. I’ve spent a career helping business owners, leaders and entrepreneurs learn the skills needed to discover their inner brilliance, and that’s how Go Reflect Yourself was born…and my goal is to help as many as possible learn the necessary skills to achieve ultimate fulfillment and wellbeing.
In this episode, I have the pleasure of talking with Barbara Gustavson about her perspective and journey in also helping others live boldly into their true selves.
Barbara is the founder of Discover Next Step, a certified leadership and a brain health coach. She works with purpose-driven teams where she guides them to be more fulfilled in their roles no matter what challenges they are facing. She is the author of “Permission to be BOLD” and co-author of “Breaking Average: The Seven Critical Factors to Team Strong Leadership.”
In this episode of Go Reflect Yourself Barbara dropped some amazing nuggets on how to love yourself and how to give yourself permission to be bold.
A few key takeaways from this talk:
Have a mission in each season of your life. Reflect on the traps we get into and how to ask yourself the tough questions. How badly do you want to live your life? When you have a resistance to journaling, don’t make it a task, do it only when you choose to and it feels right. Start with a question. We all have masks. When we start to recognize them, ask them why they are there. Give them a personality and learn how to let go of expectations for them to disappear entirely. In this process, you will find the masks will come around less and less. Understanding your brain type will help uncover what to focus on and why your behavior is what it is. Make non-negotiable appointments on your calendar for reset and Sanity retreats. This is a recharge time. If you cannot get away, at least get out of your normal environment for a few hours.
Tune in and as you watch or listen to this special episode. Pause every 5-10 minutes and mindfully reflect on what you just heard. Write down your thoughts, then yawn and stretch before proceeding.
A great book to help cope with uncertainty. Welcome To Your Crisis.
https://www.amazon.com/Welcome-Your-Crisis-Power-Create/dp/031616724X
Summary of the book:
We aren’t the same before and after a significant event. Reflect on who was I and who am I now.
2 Minute Strategy: Based upon David Allen’s Getting Things Done
https://gettingthingsdone.com/
Barbara offers a free checklist on her website: 'Give Yourself Permission’ guide for busy supporters and helpers. You can download this guide and it will provide tools for simple things to do to help support you. Download at:
discovernextstep.com
Barbara recommends the Amen Clinic to discover more about brain health.
https://www.amenclinics.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQjws536BRDTARIsANeUZ5-wFJikzouwJqqK57wO-nD7gUZUiyoPJkTaH4bwW3WS9eaBwBa_apwaAi2CEALw_wcB
Final takeaway - Find every moment of Joy you can, no matter how big or small.
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Visit www.goreflectyourself.com/selfreflectionworkbook or heathercrider.com/selfreflectionworkbook
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