23 episodes

My overall mission is to help people evolve their thinking to achieve extraordinary results and I aspire to do this by drawing leadership lessons from high level achievers - athletes, coaches, businessmen and women, in their domains. I am interested in exploring the traits, habits or behaviours that have contributed to the success of high performers.

I explore and share leadership lessons about grit, perseverance, vision, goal-setting, teamwork, and character, for example, as lived out in real-life by elite performers. By doing so, I help people get promoted, get faster, and get better.

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Darwin's Theories of Awesomeness Darwin Li

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    • 5.0 • 3 Ratings

My overall mission is to help people evolve their thinking to achieve extraordinary results and I aspire to do this by drawing leadership lessons from high level achievers - athletes, coaches, businessmen and women, in their domains. I am interested in exploring the traits, habits or behaviours that have contributed to the success of high performers.

I explore and share leadership lessons about grit, perseverance, vision, goal-setting, teamwork, and character, for example, as lived out in real-life by elite performers. By doing so, I help people get promoted, get faster, and get better.

Leadership Resources: www.evolutionofleaders.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/darwinli25/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/darwinevolutionofleaders
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/darwin-li-5697581/

    How to Rise Above Chaos - Speaker & Author Erick Rheam

    How to Rise Above Chaos - Speaker & Author Erick Rheam

    Meet Erick Rheam, one of the top speakers in the world.
     
    Erick served in Bosnia as platoon leader of the Second Military Police Platoon, the Wolfpack Platoon, of the 536th Military Police Company. While on deployment there, he witnessed untold horrors at a World War II  level of genocide.
     
    Upon his return to the US, he failed his wife, rejected his daughter, threw out his father, and was suspended from work.
     
    Through it all, he learned valuable lessons about how to "Rise Above Chaos", which is the title of his book. 
     
    Along the way he learned about purpose, taming the beast inside all of us, and how to create our own perfect day.
     
    I am privileged to have had this opportunity to interview him.
     
    Website - www.erickrheam.com
    Rise Above Chaos - https://www.amazon.com/Rise-above-Chaos-Principles-Significance/dp/1544528205/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=rise+above+chaos+by+erik+rheam&qid=1658367828&sprefix=rise+above+chaos+%2Caps%2C159&sr=8-1



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    • 53 min
    The Power of Confidence - 100 m Olympic Champion and Former World Record Holder Donovan Bailey

    The Power of Confidence - 100 m Olympic Champion and Former World Record Holder Donovan Bailey

    An interview with 2x Olympic Champion and 2x World Record Holder Donovan Bailey!
    Donovan talks about his amazing Olympics experience and how he overcame a bad start in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, filtered out the distractions around him, and became the Olympic Champion.
    His mindset was clearly different from others: "I had to change the mindset, and the attitude of all of those guys, and frankly the entire track team." Donovan was extremely competitive, promising to fight his teammates on the track once if they lost.
    Although known as a fierce competitor, he was also a great teammate and recalls the times he helped his teammates through difficult circumstances.
     
    You can find Donovan here!
    https://www.donovanbailey.com/ https://www.facebook.com/donovanbaileyofficial/
     
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    Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/evolution-of-leaders/id1533928112
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    • 55 min
    Olympic Champion Glenroy Gilbert - From Disappointment to Triumph

    Olympic Champion Glenroy Gilbert - From Disappointment to Triumph

    An interview with '96 Olympian 4x100m World Champion and Olympic Gold Medallist Glenroy Gilbert! He's now Head Coach of Athletics Canada.
    Glenroy talks about his amazing run in the 4x100m Olympic Final and how he entered the zone.
     
    Hear how me overcome personal disappointment in his 100m event, nearly left the Olympics, but had a transformative realization in his hotel room that prompted him to stay for the relay Final.
     
    He's translated these lessons very well as he is regarded as one of the top track coaches in the world. You can find Glenroy here!
     
    https://twitter.com/glenroygilbert?lang=en https://www.instagram.com/glenroygilbert/?hl=en
     
    I would love if it you engaged with me on social media! Website: https://www.EvolutionOfLeaders.com/ YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChXe7AGqkLRzpvm1yblIvjw Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/evolution-of-leaders/id1533928112 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/darwinevolutionofleaders Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/darwinli25/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/darwin-li-5697581/

    • 1 hr 12 min
    "Plan, Purpose and Passion" - 4x100m Olympic Gold Medallist Robert Esmie

    "Plan, Purpose and Passion" - 4x100m Olympic Gold Medallist Robert Esmie

    An interview with the passionate - and hilarious! - Robert Esmie, a Gold Medallist and World Champion at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. He ran the first leg and raced with Glenroy Gilbert, Bruny Surin, and Donovan Bailey.
    "I'm on top of Carl Lewis I head off him right. 80 meter! I say I feel his long legs start coming through my sideview mirrors right. And then boom, crossed the line. I went 10:23. He goes Who are you? I said THE FLASH. He said this is the fastest and hardest I've ever run in a quarter."
    "With the lessons, and I've always said, no matter what I do in life, job, sports, whatever, everything that I do, everything that happens, must have a purpose must have a meaning."
    "And that's part of the haircut. Because I know when they can see the haircut, I know they're gonna laugh. I know Donovan (Bailey) is gonna call me a clown and slap me as usual. Although he may do that, on my mind, is where I wanted him. Because I saw the fun piece. And the relaxed piece that I'm looking for. "
    "Everybody sees Robert as a clown and someone that idiot because he's the kid. I'm the youngest of the team. So he's the kid, but they don't see the logical side of my planning process as a child coming all the way through everything that I'm doing. there's a there's a plan and process for success. Right. And it's a great thing is when I'm working with these young athletes, and that's why I always say let's train the mind first before the body."
     
    Website: https://www.EvolutionOfLeaders.com/
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    Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/evolution-of-leaders/id1533928112
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    You can reach Robert here:
    https://twitter.com/speeddoctor96?lang=en
    www.Airblastoff.com
    https://www.instagram.com/speeddoctor96/
     

    • 1 hr 13 min
    Overcoming Pain Through Planning - World Class Triathlete & Olympian TYLER MISLAWCHUK Interview

    Overcoming Pain Through Planning - World Class Triathlete & Olympian TYLER MISLAWCHUK Interview

    "If I can race on a broken hip, I can put up with a lot of pain ... I can get through a lot. It's really nothing in the grand scheme of things."
    At the Rio Olympics, Tyler Mislawchuk completed the race on a broken hip. He has persevered through broken ribs, jaw, and leg as well. This is one tough dude. He was the youngest competitor at the 2016 Rio Olympics and is one of the top triathletes in the world, with wins at:
    - World Triathlon Olympic Test Event in Tokyo
    - Huatulco
    - Mooloolaba, and several podium finishes.
    Website: https://www.EvolutionOfLeaders.com/
    YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChXe7AGqkLRzpvm1yblIvjw
    Apple Podcasts:  https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/evolution-of-leaders/id1533928112
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    You can reach Tyler here!
    https://twitter.com/mislawchuk
    https://www.instagram.com/therealmislawchuk/
    https://www.facebook.com/tyler.mislawchuk
     

    • 59 min
    "Focus Is On The Process Every Day" - Olympian & ITU World Triathlon Champion Katie Zaferes

    "Focus Is On The Process Every Day" - Olympian & ITU World Triathlon Champion Katie Zaferes

    An interview with 2019 ITU World Triathlon Champion Katie Zaferes!
    Katie went on a meteoric rise from 2015 finishing 5th, then each year climbing a spot - 4th, 3rd, 2nd, World Champion, and will be competing at the Tokyo Olympics. She is also a staggering 23-time ITU World Triathlon Series medalist !
    She has an amazingly strong mind and a great attitude. She has fascinating thoughts about "process" and has learned with adversity about getting over obstacles.
    Website: https://www.EvolutionOfLeaders.com/ YouTube
    Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChXe7AGqkLRzpvm1yblIvjw
    Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/evolution-of-leaders/id1533928112
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    Instagram:
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    How to reach Katie!
    https://www.instagram.com/kzaferes6/?hl=en
    http://www.katiezaferes.com/
     

    • 48 min

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