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I'm Dr. Jon Finn, best-selling author of 'The Habit Mechanic' (https://geni.us/TheHabitMechanic) and founder the award-winning Tougher Minds consultancy (https://www.tougherminds.co.uk) and the Habit Mechanic University app (https://www.tougherminds.co.uk/habit-mechanic-app/). I have three psychology related degrees and have worked in performance psychology for over 20 years. I started in elite sport (working with world-class athletes and coaches). I now also work with some of the biggest businesses in the world. In this podcast, I share my expertise about how you and your team can use insights from cutting-edge science and elite sport to fulfil your potential in our challenging world. I provide simple and practical tips, tools and techniques to help you develop Resilience, become an outstanding Leader, and create World-Class teams. If you ever have any questions just drop me an email here: jonfinn@tougherminds.co.uk

The Habit Mechanic - Fine-Tune your Brain & Supercharge how you Live, Work, & Lead Dr. Jon Finn

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I'm Dr. Jon Finn, best-selling author of 'The Habit Mechanic' (https://geni.us/TheHabitMechanic) and founder the award-winning Tougher Minds consultancy (https://www.tougherminds.co.uk) and the Habit Mechanic University app (https://www.tougherminds.co.uk/habit-mechanic-app/). I have three psychology related degrees and have worked in performance psychology for over 20 years. I started in elite sport (working with world-class athletes and coaches). I now also work with some of the biggest businesses in the world. In this podcast, I share my expertise about how you and your team can use insights from cutting-edge science and elite sport to fulfil your potential in our challenging world. I provide simple and practical tips, tools and techniques to help you develop Resilience, become an outstanding Leader, and create World-Class teams. If you ever have any questions just drop me an email here: jonfinn@tougherminds.co.uk

    [Refreshed] Quick Hit 21 - How to beat cancer by doing 100 push-ups per day

    [Refreshed] Quick Hit 21 - How to beat cancer by doing 100 push-ups per day

    In this shorter Habit Mechanic podcast, Dr Jon Finn is aiming to help anyone considering taking part in Cancer Research UK's 100 press-up Challenges.

    Dr Jon  explains how we can use the Habit Mechanic approach and shares practical insights about how to build NEW beneficial habits, and accomplish significant challenges in our lives and work.


    To  find out more about Cancer Research UK's 100 press-up Challenges, click here.

    • 34 min
    [Refreshed] Quick Hit 20 - 7 practical ways to BOOST your MOTIVATION

    [Refreshed] Quick Hit 20 - 7 practical ways to BOOST your MOTIVATION

    In this shorter Habit Mechanic podcast, Dr Jon Finn shares 7 practical ways for firing up and boosting your motivation, so you can stay on track and achieve long-term goals.

    The podcast is based on Chapter 16 of The Habit Mechanic which gives more details of the 'Future Ambitious Meaningful  Story' and also daily, weekly and monthly reflection exercises. 

    • 18 min
    [Refreshed] Quick Hit 19 - can you analyse your habits so you achieve long-term goals and objectives?

    [Refreshed] Quick Hit 19 - can you analyse your habits so you achieve long-term goals and objectives?

    In this next short Habit Mechanic Talk podcast, Dr Jon Finn discusses Chapter 17 of The Habit Mechanic.

    He also gives a practical explanation of how to analyse our habits, so we identify the new HELPFUL habits we need to build.

    And he also explains why it's vital to understand the connection between our daily habits and achieving our long-term goals.

    • 34 min
    [Refreshed] Quick Hit 18 - Reprogram your brain to do MORE HIGH-IMPACT work every day (and overcome STRESS)

    [Refreshed] Quick Hit 18 - Reprogram your brain to do MORE HIGH-IMPACT work every day (and overcome STRESS)

    In this next short Habit Mechanic podcast, Dr Jon Finn continues to offer solutions for the highly-challenging and mega stressful world we live and work in.

    He reveals how we are ALL capable of reprogramming our brains, so we can do more high-impact work every day,  every week and every month. 

    He also explains how this could add up, and help us achieve major, strategic objectives and accomplishments - professionally and personally.

    • 36 min
    [Refreshed] Quick Hit 17 - practical techniques to STOP STRESS in its tracks (Part 2)

    [Refreshed] Quick Hit 17 - practical techniques to STOP STRESS in its tracks (Part 2)

    Here's your chance to catch-up with our Quick Hit podcasts.

    This is the second part of this short podcast about successfully managing stress.

    Dr Jon Finn begins this section by explaining to his colleague, Andrew Whitelam, how we can use simple and practical techniques to help us eliminate stress and our unhelpful thoughts.

    He also explains how stress can have a damaging impact on our sleep; and how and why we should 'process out' stress before we go to bed.

    • 16 min
    [Refreshed] Quick Hit 16 - practical techniques to STOP STRESS in its tracks (Part 1)

    [Refreshed] Quick Hit 16 - practical techniques to STOP STRESS in its tracks (Part 1)

    Here's your chance to catch up with our Quick Hit podcasts.

    This short, two-part podcast is an extract from one of Dr Jon Finn's recent live Habit Mechanic University Masterclasses. It focuses on how we can successfully manage our stress.

    Dr Jon starts by explaining what happens in our brains when we experience stress.

    He also shares the valuable story of how heptathlete, Jessica Ennis-Hill, missed the 2008 Beijing Olympics due to injury and how she coped with this major disappointment and challenging time.

    • 16 min

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