The Feeling Forwards Podcast Elizabeth Gould

Get soft to harden your grasp on success!

This episode of The Feeling Forwards Podcast provides practical insights on moving from exhaustion to empowerment by adopting soft focus or soft fascination techniques.
The host, High Performance coach and Certified Master Neuroplastician Elizabeth Gould explores the neuroscience behind how our brains can only handle about four hours of concentrated effort each day before stress and burnout set in. Instead of relentless hard focus characterized by engaging with technology, loud noises, and human made shapes, Elizabeth reveals the practice of soft focus.
Engaging in soft focus helps the brain reset, lowers stress levels, reduces blood pressure, and stimulates dopamine release, leading to renewed motivation, increased mental clarity and high performance.
Learn practical tips on incorporating soft focus into daily life, whether at home, in the office, or outdoors. Improve your brain health, increase your focus, and improve your overall quality of life.

00:00 Welcome to The Feeling Forwards Podcast.
00:20 The Power of Soft Fascination
01:23 Understanding Hard Focus and Its Impact
02:31 Embracing Soft Focus for Brain Health
03:22 Practical Tips for Incorporating Soft Fascination
04:02 Wrapping Up and Next Steps

In this episode of The Feeling Forwards Podcast, Elizabeth Gould interviews bestselling author Dana S. Diaz, who shares her personal journey of surviving narcissistic abuse and offers advice and insights for others in similar situations. Dana's book, 'Gasping for Air: The Stranglehold of Narcissist Abuse,' provides tools and strategies for dealing with narcissistic relationships and aims to empower victims to recognize their situation and find a way forward. Throughout the conversation, various aspects of narcissism, including its spectrum, the impact on victims, and strategies for healing and recovery, are discussed. Dana emphasizes the importance of recognizing narcissistic behaviors, listening to one's gut, and remembering one's worth. The episode also explores the mind-body connection and the impact of stress and abuse on physical health, underscoring the necessity of removing toxic relationships to achieve well-being. Additionally, practical advice is given on setting boundaries and the necessity of cutting ties with abusers to heal. Overall, the episode offers hope, validation, and actionable guidance for those affected by narcissistic abuse.

00:00 Welcome to the Podcast: Unveiling Narcissist Abuse with Dana S Diaz

00:32 Understanding Narcissism: Definitions and Personal Insights

04:56 Dana's Harrowing Journey: From Realization to Recovery

14:57 The Tipping Point: Health Crisis and Choosing Life

19:07 A New Beginning: Healing and Finding True Love

22:40 Harnessing Therapy and Social Interaction for Healing

23:54 The Power of the Mind-Body Connection

24:46 Navigating Relationships with Narcissists

25:37 The Impact of Narcissistic Relationships and Recovery

28:49 Dealing with Narcissists in Family Dynamics

32:06 Identifying Narcissistic Behavior and Protecting Yourself

37:05 Embracing Authenticity for a Happier Life

40:10 Key Takeaways and Final Thoughts

Contact Dana: https://danasdiaz.com/

https://www.instagram.com/danas.diaz/

In this episode, Elizabeth interviews Jenn Drummond, a mother of seven, successful business owner and world record holder as the first woman to climb the second highest summits on each of the seven continents. Jenn shares her inspiring experiences and strategies for achieving life goals. Her book, 'Breakproof: Seven Strategies to Build Resilience and Achieve Your Life Goals' is out now. Jenn reflects on her personal journey to her achievements, highlighting the significance of keeping personal commitment, effective self-talk, and assembling the right team for big goals, her training routine, the challenges, and lessons from her mountaineering expeditions are revealed. Plus Elizabeth reveals three great strategies from Jenn’s story at the end of the episode you can action straight away.

00:17 Introduction to Jenn Drummond
01:00 Jenn's early career in business.
03:06 Surviving a devasting car crash in 2018 and its aftermath.
09:19 How the crash and a book on uphill training led to the decision to climb the Seven Second Summits.
14:34 The mindset adjustments Jenn made to overcome challenges in the early stages.
15:44 The unpredictable journey of the Russian summit and how it was a game changer.
17:34 How Jenn had to learn to adapt, even when she didn’t want to.
18:33 Discovering resilience in unfamiliar and often life threatening situations.
19:11 The idea for ‘Breakproof’ and how it evolved.
20:27 The lessons from the seven summits and how they differed.
25:19 How Jenn combined training with 7 children and made it work.
28:48 Combining gratitude and positive self-talk in everyday moments.
29.30 The 3 strategies from Jenn’s journey to apply to empower you today.

And so much more!
Connect with Jenn at
https://www.amazon.com/BreakProof-Strategies-Build-Resilience-Achieve/dp/1684814359
https://jenndrummond.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenn-drummond/

From Addiction to Empowerment Through Firewalking

Elizabeth hosts an enlightening conversation with Dave Albin, who transformed his life from a troubled childhood engulfed in alcohol and drug addiction to becoming a firewalk captain for renowned life coach Tony Robbins.
The discussion delves into Dave's journey of overcoming addiction and learning to shift his perspective, using challenges as stepping stones to personal growth. After leaving Tony Robbins's company in 2014, Dave has been organizing firewalk events for corporate giants like Google, NASA, and Heineken.
Dave shares strategies to confront fear and sustain personal transformation and also reveals plans for his new non-profit, Operation Do No Harm, aimed at empowering veterans, single mums, bullied children, and first responders. At the end of the episode, Elizabeth shares three life lessons from the episode and how you can apply that to transform your own life.
In this episode,

00:00 Introduction and Overview of the Podcast
01:19 Dave Albin's Early Life and Struggles with Addiction
01:19 Dave's Transformation Journey and Introduction to Personal Development
01:19 Dave's Career with Tony Robbins and Firewalk Experience
01:19 Dave's Post-Firewalk Reflections and Decisions
01:34 Dave's Personal Stories and Lessons from His Past
03:01 Dave's Journey to Sobriety and Personal Growth
05:16 Dave's Experience with Tony Robbins' Personal Power Program
07:11 Dave's First Firewalk Experience and Its Impact
15:12 Dave's Career Transition and Work with Google
17:25 The Magic of Clear Soda
17:43 Early Entrepreneurial Lessons
18:29 The Transformational Power of Firewalking
19:30 The Birth of Firewalk Productions
20:06 The History and Purpose of Firewalking
20:51 Adapting Firewalking for Corporate Events
21:11 The Power of Board Breaking
26:58 The Launch of Operation Do No Harm
30.55 3 Life lessons from transformation through Firewalking.

And so much more!

Learn more about Dave:
https://firewalkadventures.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-albin/

And another episode about powerful questions!

https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/s6-e4-overcoming-adversity-with-quality-questions/id1470547674?i=1000629506816

The guest today is Chair, board director, business advisor and marketing thought leader, Andrew is the Chair of Australian Pork, Deputy Chair of Sydney Symphony Orchestra, and a Non-Executive Director at BirdDog (ASX), Foresters Financial, GrowthOps and Hypetap. He is also a Senior Advisor at BGH Capital and the Adjunct Professor of Marketing at the University of Sydney, and has been the Senior Advisor to KPMG's Customer, Brand and Marketing business. Prior to this he was the CEO of two of the country's largest communications agencies, Publicis, and Ogilvy.
When he was running Ogilvy Australia, Andrew had 17 companies reporting to him, and at Publicis he had 12. He soon realised that to grow each company you needed robust business plans for each, which had to have an easy to understand strategy, and a clear and prioritised set of must-do’s to execute that strategy. In 10 of 11 years as a CEO, this discipline led to top-line revenue growth.
After stepping into a portfolio career in mid-2018, Andrew was approached by a number of companies to cast his eye over their operations as a business planning consultant. He decided that the best way to ensure accountability of his advice, was to develop a business plan framework that leveraged his years of experience. The result was the 24 Hour Business Plan, which Andrew has now run for over 100 companies in the past few years, with much success.
This podcast episode includes:
• Host Elizabeth Gould introduces Andrew Baxter and refers to the key impact of Andrew’s message in the interview and the three practical tools she will share at the end . (0.0)
• Andrew described the early influences on his creativity and how that impacted his career choices. (1:58)
• The creative and often maverick thinking behind Andrew’s advertising campaigns that became household names for brands including Coca Cola and Jim Beam during the 80s and 90s, the "Golden Age" of brand recognition, with innovative campaigns and personal branding becoming increasingly important. (4:41)
• The mindset involved in creating campaigns for clients that may be rejected or not successful, highlighting the difficulty of navigating the industry's deadlines and competition. (10:01)
• Andrew discusses the limitations of AI in creating unique and original content, citing examples of AI-generated art and music that are merely replicas of past works. (12:21)
• The creative thinking behind redesigning the business plan model to create ‘The 24 hour Business Plan’ and how that has been so successful. (17:20)
• How selling hope and future success is important for employees, sharing examples of early-stage companies that have doubled their business in two years and larger companies that have grown by 60% after implementing their plans. (19:45)
• Andrew reveals how the process simplifies complex ideas in marketing, using storytelling and visualization to communicate strategy effectively., suggesting that simplicity and emotional involvement are key to successful implementation.(23:26)
• Elizabeth draws together three key takeaways for entrepreneurs to apply regarding mindset, attitude, and the magic of Andrew’s 60 second bbq rule! 28:25)
• And so much more!

You can out find out more about Andrew’s background and how the 24 Hour Business Plan will deliver success for your business here:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewbaxter3/

https://www.24hourbusinessplan.com.au/

This week I am diving into emerging neuroscience research around mindset and how the exact language in affirmations and how you talk to yourself, will propel you to success or keep you stuck.

In this episode I share:

• The power of self-talk and its impact on your brain development. (0:01)
• The impact of praise on children's mindset when facing challenge. (1:33)
• The effectiveness of nouns compared with verbs in self-talk and affirmations based on extensive neuroscience research. (5:05)
• The transformational impact of using effort-based self-talk for success. (6:52)
• My personal self-talk makeover project, finds it difficult to adopt effort-based statements.
• The self-talk structure that legendary Olympian Kerri Walsh Jennings uses and what role effort takes. (9:38)
• The power of using effort based self-talk to overcome challenges. (9:53)

And so much more!

Material referred to in the episode includes:
Praise for intelligence can undermine children's motivation and performance: https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1998-0...
Why do beliefs about intelligence influence learning success? A social cognitive neuroscience model: https://academic.oup.com/scan/article... Other Resources Dr. Carol Dweck: https://profiles.stanford.edu/carol-d... Dr. Alia Crum: https://profiles.stanford.edu/alia-crum