Change Wired

Angela Shurina

Change Wired: change in days - not in years!   If you are the kind of person who wants to explore the edges of your potential, while living your most extraordinary life, feeling, looking, doing your best, driven by impact beyond yourself - you'll love this pod! Change Wired is your new favorite podcast for practical, science-based insights into personal growth and change of behavior, 𝗻𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵, 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿, 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, diving into  tools and strategies for meaningful productivity, mindset mastery, emotional regulation, stress management, sleep optimization and creating high-performing habits to 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹, 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸, 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝗯𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁. 𝗛𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗔𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹𝗮 𝗦𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗮, 𝗮 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵, 𝗘𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲, 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗔𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 & 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵-𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵, 𝗕𝗲-𝗦𝗰𝗶 𝗙𝘂𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝟭𝟴 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 now based in Cape Town, with her company Your Best Coaching.    Each episode breaks down science-backed tools from biology, neuroscience, psychology of change, systems thinking and behavioral science into 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆.   Expect lively solo episodes, inspiring guests, and real-world-applicable strategies designed specifically for business owners, change agents and high performers, strivers and leaders, entrepreneurs, and growth-focused professionals 𝗲𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳. Tune in, wire your brain for change, and get ready to transform in days - not years!

  1. 23h ago

    The Bottleneck of Your Potential is You: how I coached 100+ high achievers to do more in less hours.

    You can have ambition, discipline, and a packed schedule and still feel strangely stuck. That’s usually not a talent problem. It’s a capacity problem, and the hard truth is that the bottleneck is often us. We talk about how leaders hit a ceiling when they keep doing tasks that belonged to an earlier version of their life, and why real growth starts when you stop trying to cram more into the same 24 hours. We dig into the leadership skill that separates the people who keep evolving from the people who plateau: they replace systems that used to work. That often means “firing yourself” from admin, billing, scheduling, routine email, and other low value tasks, even if you’re good at them. I share my own wake up moment with invoices and receipts, why I decided to onboard a virtual assistant, and how that decision protects my energy for the work that actually creates impact AND grows my business. Then we lay out a clear framework for time management, delegation, and sustainable productivity: Dan Martell’s DRIP Matrix from Buy Back Your Time. We break down Delegation, Replacement, Investment, and Production, and why protecting sleep, recovery, learning, and family time is not indulgent, it’s strategic. If you’re an entrepreneur, executive, high achiever, or ambitious parent trying to scale without burnout, you’ll leave with a practical way to decide what to drop, what to document, and what to double down on. If this helps, subscribe, share it with someone drowning in tasks, and leave a review with the one job you’re ready to fire yourself from. MY BLOG ON SUBSTACK: The Bottleneck is You: how I coached 100+ high achievers to do more in less hours Whatsapp up me: DRIP MATRIX Text Me Your Thoughts and Ideas Support the show Brought to you by Angela Shurina   Certified Master Health, Sleep, Recovery, High Performance & Self-Actualization Coach with 18 years of global experience helping striver to make their second chapter the best chapter. Feel well - Think well - Do well - Live well Weekly Newsletter. 4 Tips to Unlock Your Best. Body - Mind - Systems - Why.

  2. 3d ago

    Quiet The Mental Chatter: 4 research-backed practices to manage your head space

    Your mind is loud, your calendar is packed, and your brain keeps replaying the same worries like they’re breaking news. That doesn’t mean you’re broken. It means you’re human. I’m Angela Shurina, and I’m walking you through a mindset skill set that’s simple, research-backed, and built for ambitious, high-achieving people who want results - not more stories in their heads :) We start with a crucial truth: you can’t fully control your thoughts. Even highly trained meditators still have mental chatter. What you *can* do is train attention and learn to manage mental clutter so you’re more effective at work, more present in relationships, and less trapped in the stories your brain spins. Think of your mind like a garden or a radio. The thoughts will keep broadcasting, but you get to choose what you turn up, what you turn down, and where you put your focus next. And these are the tools you will learn on the podcast today are for! If you’ve been searching for stress management, emotional regulation, productivity, mindfulness, or mental clarity strategies that work in real life, these practices are a strong place to start. If this helps, share it with a friend who’s been feeling overwhelmed, and subscribe so you don’t miss what’s next. And if you want support, feel free to book your session and message me on WhatsApp with your biggest takeaway. Text Me Your Thoughts and Ideas Support the show Brought to you by Angela Shurina   Certified Master Health, Sleep, Recovery, High Performance & Self-Actualization Coach with 18 years of global experience helping striver to make their second chapter the best chapter. Feel well - Think well - Do well - Live well Weekly Newsletter. 4 Tips to Unlock Your Best. Body - Mind - Systems - Why.

  3. Oct 20

    The busy mom's guide to making more time: deals closed, kids fed, time for meditation.

    You can’t “hustle” your way into more time, and you definitely can’t steal it from sleep without paying it back with interest. We’re making a different case: time is the ultimate leverage, and the real secret is building simple systems that run for you. When you buy back even 10 minutes a day, you suddenly have room for the habits that actually move the needle - like training your attention, removing inner chatter with meditation, taking care of your body, spending extra minutes with your kids, and making decisions from a calm brain instead of a frantic one. We start with a deceptively small example that turns into a big idea: a multicooker. It’s not about gadgets, it’s about stopping the endless “pot watching” that steals your life in tiny slices. From there, we expand the metaphor into modern productivity systems, including automation and AI tools like Claude for organizing files, searching your digital clutter, and reducing the time sink of inbox triage. Less noise means less mental chatter, and that creates space for focus, meditation, and better thinking. We also talk about decision fatigue and why standardizing basics like breakfast can create a smooth morning flow with better nutrition and fewer choices. And we name a real dynamic we see all the time: women often juggle extra daily decisions that drain thinking power that could fuel career growth and leadership. By the end, you’ll have a clear, practical assignment to identify one “pot” you’re still watching and replace it with a system. If this helps, subscribe, share it with a friend who’s drowning in busywork, and leave a review so more people can buy back their time. Drop me a Whatsapp with one pot you are still watching👇 Drop me a Whatsapp _________________________ 🔔NEWSLETTER RELEASE ALERT: The Thursday Unlock - 4 simple tips to make your life breakthrough - Body Mind Systems Why Text Me Your Thoughts and Ideas Support the show Brought to you by Angela Shurina   Certified Master Health, Sleep, Recovery, High Performance & Self-Actualization Coach with 18 years of global experience helping striver to make their second chapter the best chapter. Feel well - Think well - Do well - Live well Weekly Newsletter. 4 Tips to Unlock Your Best. Body - Mind - Systems - Why.

  4. Oct 14

    Build The 10-Year You: the most lasting approach to achieve all of your goals.

    If you’ve been stuck in a loop of big goals followed by burnout, there’s a good chance the problem isn’t your ambition, it’s the system underneath it. I talk through a simple but confronting idea: your current habits, actions, and mindset are perfectly optimized to produce the results you have right now. Whether you want a healthier body, better sleep, less stress, stronger relationships, more meaningful work, or a deeper sense of purpose, the same personal transformation rule applies. If you want a new outcome, you usually need to become a new kind of person, not just try harder for a few weeks. How do you do THAT?🤔 We dig into a real example, losing 10 kilos, and unpack the identity shift that makes results sustainable: how the “future you” eats, moves, sleeps, prioritizes, and makes trade-offs.  Then I share how I’ve stayed consistent through a decade of podcasting by trusting systems over motivation, with backups that don’t rely on memory. If you’ve been asking what’s possible for you, this is your nudge to think bigger and slower: Who are you in 10 years, and what is one practice you can start today to build that person? Subscribe, share this with a friend, and leave a review if it helped. What’s your one practice? Drop me a Whatsapp with your answer!👇 Drop me a Whatsapp Fix Your Energy Drain Session Text Me Your Thoughts and Ideas Support the show Brought to you by Angela Shurina   Certified Master Health, Sleep, Recovery, High Performance & Self-Actualization Coach with 18 years of global experience helping striver to make their second chapter the best chapter. Feel well - Think well - Do well - Live well Weekly Newsletter. 4 Tips to Unlock Your Best. Body - Mind - Systems - Why.

  5. Oct 7

    Too Big To Start, Too Small To Skip: A Simple System To Stop Procrastinating on Foam-Rolling and Breathwork

    You know the habit is good for you, so why do you keep putting it off? That pattern is not a character flaw. It is usually a design flaw. I break down a simple, research-backed approach to habit formation that works even when you are busy, tired, and not “feeling it,” using a concept I love: the one tooth habit principle. We start with a story about flossing and why tiny habits are the real gateway to consistency. When you shrink the behavior to the smallest possible version, you remove the friction that triggers procrastination. Then you repeat it often enough that it stops being a debate and starts becoming part of your routine. That is how one tooth becomes a full-mouth habit, and how a “too small to matter” action becomes the foundation for real change. Then we apply the same method to recovery practices like foam rolling, stretching, mobility, and breathwork. If you train but skip recovery, you pay later with tightness, injuries, poor sleep, stress, and burnout. I share how to lock in a cue, routine, reward loop by attaching your tiny habit to something that already happens every day, and by adding a quick reward to speed up the wiring in your brain. You will also hear why prevention feels invisible, and why that is exactly why it matters. If you have a habit you keep delaying, pick your one-tooth version and commit for a month. Subscribe, share this with one person who keeps saying “I keep procrastinating,” and leave a review so more people can build habits that protect their energy, health, and pain-free future. Drop me a Whatsapp Fix Your Energy Drain Session Text Me Your Thoughts and Ideas Support the show Brought to you by Angela Shurina   Certified Master Health, Sleep, Recovery, High Performance & Self-Actualization Coach with 18 years of global experience helping striver to make their second chapter the best chapter. Feel well - Think well - Do well - Live well Weekly Newsletter. 4 Tips to Unlock Your Best. Body - Mind - Systems - Why.

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Change Wired: change in days - not in years!   If you are the kind of person who wants to explore the edges of your potential, while living your most extraordinary life, feeling, looking, doing your best, driven by impact beyond yourself - you'll love this pod! Change Wired is your new favorite podcast for practical, science-based insights into personal growth and change of behavior, 𝗻𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵, 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿, 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, diving into  tools and strategies for meaningful productivity, mindset mastery, emotional regulation, stress management, sleep optimization and creating high-performing habits to 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹, 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸, 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝗯𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁. 𝗛𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗔𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹𝗮 𝗦𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗮, 𝗮 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵, 𝗘𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲, 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗔𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 & 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵-𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵, 𝗕𝗲-𝗦𝗰𝗶 𝗙𝘂𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝟭𝟴 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 now based in Cape Town, with her company Your Best Coaching.    Each episode breaks down science-backed tools from biology, neuroscience, psychology of change, systems thinking and behavioral science into 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆.   Expect lively solo episodes, inspiring guests, and real-world-applicable strategies designed specifically for business owners, change agents and high performers, strivers and leaders, entrepreneurs, and growth-focused professionals 𝗲𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳. Tune in, wire your brain for change, and get ready to transform in days - not years!