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Finding the right balance between having a powerful and demanding career and a great private or personal life is challenging on different fronts. Sabrina Runbeck works with professionals with demanding careers like healthcare to overcome stress and feel powerful and passionate again. In this episode, she discusses with Patrick Veroneau the effects of the pandemic and working from home in both our performance at work and at home. Sabrina also touches on what it’s like to be a Millennial and clears up the misconception that most have towards them regarding how they view their respective professions. Listen in for some great tips and strategies on developing habits and learn all about the key components of life.

Asking questions is a natural part of life and learning, and in this episode, Mark Victor Hansen and Crystal Dwyer Hansen explains why this is the key to success. They discuss their new book, Ask! The Bridge from Your Dreams to Your Destiny, to raise awareness about the power of asking, especially during this pandemic. They also talk about the ripple effect a question has on people’s lives, especially with the learning aspect. Learn how answering questions honestly can show you the inner strength that will change your life. They also give an overview of the roadblocks of asking and how practicing gratitude daily can show you the things you’ve been missing that’s just in front of you.

Leadership is about inspiring, empowering, and guiding people. In this episode, Jim Bouchard, founder of The Sensei Leader Movement, joins Patrick Veroneau as they talk about reimagining leadership through a black belt’s approach. Jim shares his journey throughout the years and the lessons he learned in the school of hard knocks that transformed him from loser to leader. Jim and Patrick discuss the knocks that most entrepreneurs endure and the importance of resiliency that superstars in the space possess. Learn how Jim trained himself to be grateful and share his struggles to help his clients absorb what he went through and be inspired by his failures.

It’s often frightening to show people your vulnerable side because of the lack of trust or a traumatic experience. Tommy Dahlborg, the host of Stronger Thru Vulnerability, believes that you can become stronger by being vulnerable. In this episode, he talks about being vulnerable around the people you can trust, and you’re sure loves you. Tommy goes into the details of the impact having someone actually listen to you can have and ultimately give you a sense of belongingness. Learn and understand as he explains why you don’t need to don a mask just to feel like you belong.

This episode, Patrick Veroneau talks about his insights on why he thinks that more employees will quit during and after the pandemic than before and not in a conventional way. He explains why and how the pandemic can cause people to be disengaged from their work and the role that leaders and organizations’ behaviors play in it. Patrick emphasizes the dangers of having disengaged employees and provides strategies for avoiding it by being ahead of the curve in developing better behaviors. Learn and understand why you need to start identifying the challenges involved in the current work setting and provide ample care your people need.

As the old saying goes, “respect is earned, not given.” This adage is especially true for leaders in business. In this episode, Patrick Veroneau chats with Tom Renehan about the value of respect in leadership. Tom is a Certified Professional Coach who specializes in leadership and has helped many mid- and senior-level managers improve their skills as leaders. They drill down on the true meaning of respect and other important attributes of being a respected leader. Tune in and reflect on whether you have what it takes to be a leader with respect and how you can do better.

How can we do better for each other? In this episode, Olga Kovtun and Olga Schmidt, volunteers from ALLATRA International Public Movement, join Patrick Veroneau as they talk about making an impact globally by creating a better global creative society. Get to know their organization and the opportunity its movement presents that aligns with what the global environment needs. They discuss global consumerism and what it actually takes to do more and help your society. With a global reach having volunteers from all over the world, learn how their members create an impact to affect global change, and figure out how people want to live in the future. Tune in and know how you can get involved in the movement.

A lot of people claim that they know the secrets to success, but Justin Breen, the founder and CEO of BrEpic Communications LLC has experienced it firsthand and used these secrets to create an epic business. Now, he wants to share what he learned with the world and help you create your own epic business. In this episode, he talks with Patrick Veroneau about what it really takes to achieve the American Dream. He emphasizes the need for a healthy and strong mindset in the entrepreneurial world, not only to succeed but to be able to survive the industry. He goes back to the basics and explains why you need to build a network of peers with an abundant mentality. Listen in and understand the reality of the entrepreneurial industry as Justin talks about what most people don’t want to hear.

Whatever area you’re in, leaders, more or less, have the same responsibilities and obligations. In Cutler Dawson’s book, From the Sea to the C-Suite, he shares a model he developed for leading, and in this episode, he breaks down what leadership should be. As a retired President and CEO of an 85-year-old company, he shares the experiences he amassed and the practices he was able to carry over from the Navy to the corporate world. Understand what loyalty should be like and what truly shapes a leader. Listen in as Cutler explains the importance of listening and the difference between listening to hear and listening to understand.

Our emotions can often get the best of us. That is why we have to be smart with it. In today’s conversation, Patrick Veroneau talks about doubling down on emotional intelligence and the need to control emotions. He discusses how these impact the decisions we make, how we behave, and how we perform. Going deeper, Patrick touches on the ways we show up to others, the difference between being assertive and collaborative, and how we can better take hold of our emotions so we can be the best for others.

Navigating through a crisis takes skill and a good foundation. In this episode, Patrick Veroneau discusses the seven behaviors needed to lead through a crisis and the importance of stepping up as the leader of the pack. Reimagining leadership involves a constant pursuit of continuous learning. Patrick talks about the void that continues to widen ineffective leadership, and the lack of equipment leaders possess before taking the position. Tune in as Patrick explores the different leadership behaviors you will need to get through the hard times.

Your habits are mostly the foundations of your achievements and success, and courage is one of the best traits to have. Laura Khalil, a speaker and trainer at Brave by Design, joins Patrick Veroneau to talk about mindset techniques. She dives into different scenarios and situations that will make you think as she helps you change your perception and mindset. Learn all about negativity bias, how it’s built into us, and how it’s affecting our daily lives. Understand where the best place is to start your personal growth and break the notion of being self-made in a society where we all rely on others. Also, know how to live in the moment and appreciate what you have attained as you set time to have your own moment of gratitude.

The founder and host of Screw The Naysayers Podcast, Tim Alison, joins Patrick Veroneau in this episode to share his life’s story and talk about his legacy project. As he aged, Tim realized the most important things in life, and he talks about them in detail here. Learn why it’s important to have the courage to live the life you want and have no regrets in your later years. Know the signals you need to watch out for that triggers opportunities for you to make significant changes in your life. He also gives a reminder on how to use your time wisely in figuring out what’s important to you and gives some amazing life tips on what to expect when you put in the time and effort with good intent.

More than we gave them credit for, our emotions guide the decisions we make, the behaviors that we demonstrate, and our ability to perform. Yet, not many of us are aware of how they impact our day-to-day lives. Patrick Veroneau continues the series on doubling down on emotional intelligence by discussing the need for self-awareness. He shares some exercises that will help develop the level of self-awareness that can best serve us and those around us.

The ability to identify and develop emotionally intelligent behaviors is key for personal and organizational success. In this episode, Patrick Veroneau talks about the origins of emotional intelligence and the behaviors that develop emotionally intelligent responses. With anxiety, fear, frustration, and anger rampant during a time of disruption, finding ways to manage these things is key as you enter a new type of normalcy. Get to know these need to have skills you have to develop to help yourself and everyone around you. Tune in as Patrick takes a deep dive into EQ and the ways it can be improved.

The pandemic has surprisingly become an accelerator for many of us. It has unexpectedly taken away jobs and forced us to finally confront that impending career change we have so wanted to make. Now that we’ve found ourselves in this situation, where do we begin? In this episode, Patrick Veroneau imparts his advice to help us turn this crisis into an opportunity to make a career change and take our next move.

Employees are the first customers of every organization. And how you treat them is automatically reflective of your company and determines how loyal they are going to be. Heather Younger, the CEO and founder of Employee Fanatix, has been an advocate for the importance of creating engaging environments for employees in relation to organizational success. In this conversation with Patrick Veroneau, she shares a glimpse of what you can learn from her book, Seven Intuitive Laws Of Employee Loyalty. Tune in and learn more on how to become an effective leader for your organization.

Stress is different from encountering challenges because we need challenges to be better. How do we recognize stress? How do we navigate it? Most importantly, how do we leverage it? Patrick Veroneau talks about identifying our ability to leverage stress that is very critical to where we end up with this recent pandemic crisis. This episode will provide deep and valuable insights into the origin of stress and the activities to gain strength from our experiences.

Oftentimes, though we may fail to see it, it’s ourselves that actually holds us back from reaching our goals. Trash thoughts have been lingering in our heads and subconsciously hinders you from achieving anything. This episode, Noah St. John shares his personal story and why, at a young age, he started to question what the secret to success is. He then goes on to talk about what the first step of transforming yourself is and explains the importance of believing in what you say. He gives some tips he’s learned through experience on how to spot false mentors and coaches that will only waste your time. Listen in and learn all about the system of success and understand how it all starts inside your head.

The pandemic has caused so much panic to many of us but what is even more threatening than the virus is the fear and irrationality that come out of it. As we live through unprecedented times, it helps to take a step back on how we behave in the midst of this crisis and get a hold of ourselves to see the better course of action to take. Patrick Veroneau dedicates this episode to behaviors that will help us deal with the pandemic as well as the behaviors that will undermine our ability to come through this crisis stronger than we are now. Join him to find out!