Best Jason Birkevold Liem Podcasts (2025)

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The War Within: Turning Off Combat Mode After Military Service with Clay Rojas 57:49

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Get in touch with us! We’d appreciate your feedback and comments. “Combat mode can lead you through war; it cannot lead you through life.” — Clay Rojas U.S. Marine veteran and counsellor Clay Rojas joins me to unpack the hard transition from combat to civilian life—covering post-traumatic stress (drop the “D”), dialling down “combat mode” at home, …

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Seeing Sideways - “Why Don’t They Get It?” Egocentric Bias Explained (and What to Do) 11:00

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Get in touch with us! We’d appreciate your feedback and comments. What changes when you stop assuming people “get it” and start checking what they actually heard? In this chapter of Seeing Sideways, I break down egocentric bias—why we think others see what we see—and show simple ways to improve clarity, perspective-taking, and leadership communicat…

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Resilience Debt: How Borrowing Against Your Well-Being Leads to Burnout & Four Buffers That Protect Your Energy 15:53

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Get in touch with us! We’d appreciate your feedback and comments. “Burnout doesn’t book a slot in your calendar. It just shows up and takes what it’s owed.” Are you living on resilience credit—spending today’s energy while expecting tomorrow’s self to pay the bill? In this solo episode of It’s an Inside Job, I explore the idea of resilience debt—ho…

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Seeing Sideways - Emotional Reasoning: When Feelings Masquerade as Facts 10:28

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Get in touch with us! We’d appreciate your feedback and comments. “Emotional reasoning is the shortcut that convinces us our feelings are facts.” A clear, practical walkthrough of emotional reasoning—the bias that makes feelings feel like facts—and how to separate signal from story. Learn simple tools to build self-awareness, better decisions, and …

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The Power of Reinvention: What Happens When the Role That Defined You Ends 17:48

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Get in touch with us! We’d appreciate your feedback and comments. When the title, team, or role that once defined you falls away—who are you in the silence that’s left, and how do you start to feel solid again without pretending you’ve already “moved on”? In this solo episode, I explore the rarely spoken “middle stretch” of transition—the quiet spa…

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Seeing Sideways - Cognitive Dissonance: Making Peace with Our Contradictions 10:44

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Get in touch with us! We’d appreciate your feedback and comments. “Discomfort doesn’t mean you’re wrong. It means you’re growing.” (08:37) What if the very discomfort you’re trying to escape is actually pointing you toward your greatest growth? In this episode of Seeing Sideways, I explore Cognitive Dissonance—the mental tension we feel when our ac…

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From Pro Athlete to Purpose: Abiola Wabara on Reinvention and Resilience 55:38

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Get in touch with us! We’d appreciate your feedback and comments. “Basketball was something that I did, not who I was.” — Abiola Wabara When your main identity suddenly ends—whether it’s on the court or in the corner office—how do you rediscover purpose and rebuild a sense of self that feels whole again? Former professional basketball player Abiola…

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Seeing Sideways - The Self-Serving Bias: Why We Claim the Wins and Dodge the Blame 10:47

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Get in touch with us! We’d appreciate your feedback and comments. “Growth doesn’t come from protecting the ego. It comes from seeing clearly what you did well, what you missed, and where you could do better.” Do you protect your ego at the cost of your growth? In this episode of Seeing Sideways, I unpack the self-serving bias—our tendency to claim …

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Self-Worth Over Wins: An Athlete’s Guide to Mental Health and Identity with Isaiah Neil 1:01:25

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Get in touch with us! We’d appreciate your feedback and comments. “Mental health often gets worse before it gets better—because you’re having hard conversations and making changes.” - Isaiah Neil How can accepting your vulnerability—and creating a safe space for others to do the same—be the most powerful play you ever make, both in sports and in li…

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Seeing Sideways - The Dunning-Kruger Effect: Why We Think We Know More Than We Do 14:31

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Get in touch with us! We’d appreciate your feedback and comments. “Confidence can signal progress, but unchecked, it can also become a ceiling.” Have you ever felt overly confident about a skill, only to later realize how little you actually knew? Discover the Dunning-Kruger Effect—why the less we know, the more confident we often feel—and learn pr…

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Life After Sport: How Athletes Can Rebuild Identity, Mental Health and Resilience with Emily Huston 52:30

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Get in touch with us! We’d appreciate your feedback and comments. What happens when the role that has defined your identity disappears overnight—and how do you rebuild when the structure, community, and purpose are gone? “Retirement for an athlete isn’t stepping down—it often feels like falling off a cliff.” - Emily Huston Former pro volleyball pla…

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Seeing Sideways - Spotting Patterns vs. Chasing Ghosts (Apophenia): A Guide to Clear Thinking 10:12

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Get in touch with us! We’d appreciate your feedback and comments. “Clarity means letting insight be earned, not assumed.” Have you ever convinced yourself that “this always happens”—only to realise it might just be a coincidence? In this episode of Seeing Sideways, I explore how our brains connect the dots—even when there’s no real picture to see. …

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The False Promise of DEI: When Diversity Divides Instead of Unites 26:30

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Get in touch with us! We’d appreciate your feedback and comments. “DEI isn’t a cure-all and it isn’t a poison. It’s a tool—and it depends how we use it.” Is DEI expanding opportunities—or unintentionally fueling resentment and division? In this solo episode of It’s an Inside Job, I unpack the promise and pitfalls of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion…

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Seeing Sideways - “I Knew It” – The Lie Your Brain Loves to Tell (The Hindsight Bias) 9:31

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Get in touch with us! We’d appreciate your feedback and comments. “Resilience isn’t built on perfect foresight. It’s built on honest hindsight.” In this episode of Seeing Sideways, I explore the Hindsight Bias—how the brain tricks us into thinking we “knew it all along.” I share tools to help you separate real insight from illusion, so you can refl…

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Solving the Right Problem: Design Thinking for Leaders and Resilient Teams with Kat Mather 1:00:10

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Get in touch with us! We’d appreciate your feedback and comments. “Design thinking is conscious decision-making.” - Kat Mather In this episode, I discuss design thinking with Kat Mather from Design Linking, a design professional with over 25 years of experience. We explore how design thinking helps teams address root causes instead of surface-level…

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Seeing Sideways - Wired for Worry: How to Overcome Your Brain's Negativity Bias 9:19

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Get in touch with us! We’d appreciate your feedback and comments. “The negativity bias doesn't just distort your mood—it reshapes your attention.” Why does your mind hold onto criticism more than compliments? In this episode of Seeing Sideways, Jason Birkevold Liem explores The Negativity Bias—your brain’s built-in tendency to focus on what’s wrong…

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Rethinking Technology, Generational Tensions, and Hiring: How Shifting Mindsets Transforms Any Workplace into a Space for Growth and Well-Being 1:03:00

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Get in touch with us! We’d appreciate your feedback and comments. “Generational clashes at work aren’t just inevitable—they’re opportunities to learn new ways of thinking.” - Nick Sheirff In this episode of It’s an Inside Job, I sit down with workplace strategist Nick Sheriff to explore how we can bring together technology, empathy, and generationa…

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Seeing Sideways - How The Anchoring Bias Controls Your Decisions 9:19

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Get in touch with us! We’d appreciate your feedback and comments. “Clarity is resilience. Resilient thinkers don’t lock themselves into a decision just because it was the first one available.” Why do first impressions and initial numbers have such a strong grip on our thinking? In this episode of Seeing Sideways, I unpack The Anchoring Bias—how our…

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Breaking Free from Survival Mode: Mitchell Weisberg on the Mind-Shifting Method 52:38

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Get in touch with us! We’d appreciate your feedback and comments. "Your self-doubt isn’t you. It’s your survival brain talking.” - Mitchell Weisburgh Discover how to break free from survival mode with Mitchell Weisberg, creator of the Mind-Shifting Method. Learn practical tools to quiet self-doubt, reframe stress, and build long-term resilience, cr…

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Seeing Sideways: Is Your Brain Gaslighting You? (The Availability Heuristic Explained) 10:09

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Get in touch with us! We’d appreciate your feedback and comments. “What grabs your attention is not always what deserves it.” Why do we fear shark attacks more than slipping in the bathtub? In this episode of Seeing Sideways, I explore The Availability Heuristic—a cognitive bias that tricks us into overestimating the importance of what’s most vivid…

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Radical Reinvention: Leading with Resilience in the Age of AI and Climate Crisis with Caroline Stokes 1:10:38

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Get in touch with us! We’d appreciate your feedback and comments. “It’s not about adapting to chaos—it’s about reinventing ourselves and our organizations from the ground up.” - Caroline Stokes What if the leadership frameworks you rely on today are the very reason your organization won’t survive the next decade? In this episode, I speak with Carol…

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Seeing Sideways: Your Brain Isn't Broken, It's Just Biased (The Surprising Truth About How We Think) 18:59

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Get in touch with us! We’d appreciate your feedback and comments. “Clarity is resilience. And it doesn’t come from being unshakably sure—it comes from staying grounded while allowing your ideas to evolve.” What if your brain isn’t broken—but brilliantly biased? In this kick-off to the Seeing Sideways series, I explore how cognitive biases shape our…

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The Mask We Wear: Leadership, Identity, and the Emotional Cost of Visibility with Matthew Krayton 1:02:18

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Get in touch with us! We’d appreciate your feedback and comments. “Many leaders aren’t just performing for the public—they’re performing for themselves.” - Matthew Krayton Leadership today is less about perfection and more about presence. In this episode, Matthew Krayton, leadership advisor and co-founder of M2Aspire, shares how leaders can align s…

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The Psychology of Tough Conversations: A Better Way to Handle Conflict 16:06

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Get in touch with us! We’d appreciate your feedback and comments. “Confrontation isn’t inherently bad. In fact, when handled well, it’s an essential tool for building trust.” Learn how to make confrontation less intimidating and more constructive. This episode explores the psychology behind conflict avoidance and offers practical strategies to hand…

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Servant Leadership: Building Influence and Resilience Through Strength, Empathy, and Purpose with Isreal Duran 45:39

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Get in touch with us! We’d appreciate your feedback and comments. “Leadership isn’t about being the loudest voice in the room. It’s about knowing when to lower your voice, to meet others where they are, and to lead from that place of grounded service.” - Isreal Duran Discover how servant leadership can build authentic influence through empathy, str…

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The Power of Willingness: Why Wanting Change Works Better Than Forcing It. 10:40

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Get in touch with us! We’d appreciate your feedback and comments. “Want leads to choice, which leads to commitment. Should leads to decision, which leads to sacrifice.” Discover why lasting change often fails and what truly makes it sustainable. In this episode, we explore the surprising power of willingness over willpower, offering practical langu…

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Lead Through the Breakdown: Turning Team Conflict into Growth and Trust With Susan Asiyanbi & Kim Reynolds-Williams 1:12:22

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Get in touch with us! We’d appreciate your feedback and comments. “Learning is leadership. If we can embrace our collective leadership through the lens of learning, we will go farther together.” - Susan Asiyanbi “If you're not regularly reflecting on your leadership, it's much harder to lead others. Start with self.” – Kim Reynolds-Williams Learn h…

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The Self-Awareness Advantage: The Essential Key to Unlocking Resilience and Well-being. 12:00

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Get in touch with us! We’d appreciate your feedback and comments. "If lessons are repeated until learned, and you can't learn them until you become aware of them, then cultivating awareness is absolutely necessary for any kind of progress on your path, especially towards resilience and well-being." Unlock your inner potential by cultivating self-aw…

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The Brain Never Sleeps: How Dreams Heal, Rewire, and Reveal with Karen van Kampen 1:00:05

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Get in touch with us! We’d appreciate your feedback and comments. “When you rewrite a nightmare’s ending, you’re not avoiding it. You’re transforming it—and that rewiring gives you back control.” - Karen van Kampen Science writer Karen van Kampen explores how dreams help us process emotion, boost creativity, and build resilience—with tools for drea…

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Transform Your Life & Well-being by Mastering Self-Acceptance. 9:10

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Get in touch with us! We’d appreciate your feedback and comments. "Denying your body complete acceptance well it can actually lead to illness whereas practicing self-acceptance well that can contribute to healing disease." Unlock the power of self-acceptance for a happier, healthier life. This episode explores how embracing your body exactly as it …

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Inside Innovation: Psychological Safety, Strategic Timing, and the Power of Simplicity with Jannicke Birkevold 50:17

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Get in touch with us! We’d appreciate your feedback and comments. "Technology isn't the hard part. Getting people to see the value and change behaviour—that’s the challenge." - Jannicke Birkevold In this episode, innovation expert Jannicke Birkevold unpacks how emerging technologies like AI, quantum computing, and digital ID systems are reshaping s…

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Unspoken Rules & Invisible Lines: Why Questioning Assumptions Leads to Success. 10:17

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Get in touch with us! We’d appreciate your feedback and comments. "When we push with purpose, respect, and curiosity, not defiance, we often find those lines aren't lines at all. They're simply assumptions, beliefs, sometimes inherited, sometimes outdated, sometimes just plain wrong." Discover how recognising and respectfully challenging "invisible…

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Rethinking Resilience: How Trauma and Neurodiversity Shape the Way We Work with Natalie Armstrong 1:00:23

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Get in touch with us! We’d appreciate your feedback and comments. “We celebrate people who burn out and call it resilience. But real resilience is knowing when to pause, when to speak up, and when to take care of yourself.” - Natalie Armstrong Nurse and trauma-informed leader Natalie Armstrong shares practical ways to support neurodivergent employe…

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The Contrarian Mindset - Cancelling the Fear of Conflict 14:32

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Get in touch with us! We’d appreciate your feedback and comments. Most people don’t like conflict. But some fear it so much they avoid it entirely—and that avoidance can quietly erode communication, teamwork, and leadership. In this BiteSize Fridays episode of It’s an Inside Job, I unpack the fear of conflict through the experience of Michael, a th…

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Leading Yourself First: Why Recovery Is the Key to Resilience & Sustainable Success with Annicken R Day. 36:51

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Get in touch with us! We’d appreciate your feedback and comments. "We often underestimate how much strength comes from restoration. Performance without pause leads to burnout." - Annicken R Day Norwegian strategist Annicken R. Day returns to explore how intentional pauses and deep conversation help leaders recharge, reflect, and reframe their path …

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The Contrarian Mindset - Attacking the Fear of Accountability 13:59

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Get in touch with us! We’d appreciate your feedback and comments. We often associate accountability with blame, exposure, or failure. But what if accountability isn’t a threat—it’s a gateway? A gateway to clarity, leadership, and personal strength. In this episode of Bite Size Fridays, we explore the fear of accountability through the experience of…

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Leading Through Complexity: Why Strategy, Trust, and Story Matter Most with Marianne B Hagen 1:14:12

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Get in touch with us! We’d appreciate your feedback and comments. "I learned that leadership is about the strategic thinking, you know, more than sitting in an email box or asking questions. So I think the more you understand that leadership is about modelling and forming and shaping more than telling and asking more questions, the more I get peopl…

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(Rerun) Resilience & Self-Leadership: Mastering Emotional Intelligence in Uncertain Times. 50:34

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Get in touch with us! We’d appreciate your feedback and comments. "Emotions are these chemical messengers that communicate from our physiology to our psychology... I think all emotions are important for us. And I think all emotions have positive intent." (11:40) In this episode, we unpack the essentials of resilience, self-leadership, and emotional…

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(Rerun) Master Your Mind: Overcome Overthinking & Negative Thoughts. 32:47

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Get in touch with us! We’d appreciate your feedback and comments. "Ruminating is the inability to shift perspective to see a problem from a different angle." (04:27) Tired of overthinking? This episode provides practical, time-tested strategies to overcome rumination, stop negative thought spirals, and shift from a reactive mindset to a proactive, …

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(Rerun) The Science of Breath: Unlock Calm & Clarity in Any Situation. 22:43

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Get in touch with us! We’d appreciate your feedback and comments. "When we are out of breath, it means we are out of control. When our mind is out of control, well, our breathing typically follows." (02:45) Unlock the power of your breath to manage stress, enhance mental clarity, and build resilience. This episode dives into the science of breathin…

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(Rerun) The Resilient Mind: Cultivating Inner Strength Through Thought Mastery. 28:15

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Get in touch with us! We’d appreciate your feedback and comments. "Recognising that this anxiety is merely a passing state, like a cloud passing by, well, it can significantly alleviate the pressure and help you maintain composure." Uncover how your thoughts shape reality and learn practical strategies to cultivate mental resilience and emotional s…

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The Contrarian Mindset: Jettison the Fear of Judgement 15:20

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Get in touch with us! We’d appreciate your feedback and comments. Have you ever held back in a meeting, hesitated to share an idea, or watered down your voice just to avoid criticism? You’re not alone. The fear of being judged isn’t just uncomfortable—it quietly shapes our choices, silences innovation, and drains confidence from even the most exper…

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The Performance Advantage: Leading with Resilience and Self-Awareness with Agnes Cserhati. 39:51

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Get in touch with us! We’d appreciate your feedback and comments. "High performance is not about perfection or superiority—it’s about reaching your best potential, whatever that may be, and doing it sustainably without sacrificing your health or well-being." - Agnes Cserhati In this episode of It's an Inside Job, I sit down with returning guest and…

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The Contrarian Mindset: Resolving the Fear of Rejection 14:19

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Get in touch with us! We’d appreciate your feedback and comments. In a world that praises visibility, success, and certainty, few things feel as personal—or as painful—as rejection. Whether it’s a job application, a creative project, or simply speaking your truth, rejection can stir up self-doubt, silence our voices, and leave us questioning our wo…

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The Neuroscience of Innovation: Curiosity, Safety, and Leading with Heart with Dr. Chika Stacy Oriuwa. 48:34

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Get in touch with us! We’d appreciate your feedback and comments. "Innovation starts when we get curious about ourselves—then the world." - Dr Chika Oriuwa In this episode, Dr. Chika Stacy Oriuwa unpacks the neuroscience behind resilience, creativity, and compassionate leadership. Discover how to activate curiosity, build high-performing teams, and…

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The Contrarian Mindset: Facing the Fear of Not Keeping Up 12:14

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Get in touch with us! We’d appreciate your feedback and comments. In fast-paced industries—and even faster-paced lives—it’s easy to confuse momentum with meaning. The pressure to stay ahead, stay visible, or stay relevant can quietly push us into a cycle of constant chasing, often leaving us feeling disconnected and empty. But what if real success …

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Building Resilience from the Inside Out with Heart Rate Variability with Dr Torkil Færø. 1:07:59

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Get in touch with us! We’d appreciate your feedback and comments. "We’ve placed too much value on the psychological part of the brain and ignored the physiological foundation beneath it. Real resilience starts with your nervous system." - Dr Torkil Færø In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Torkil Færø—a general practitioner, emergency physician, aw…

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The Contrarian Mindset: Tackling the Fear Of Missing Out (FOMO) 10:46

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Get in touch with us! We’d appreciate your feedback and comments. We live in a world that constantly shows us what we could be doing—careers we didn’t pursue, trips we didn’t take, opportunities we didn’t chase. It's easy to feel like whatever path you're on, it’s somehow not quite enough. That subtle, restless hum? That’s FOMO—the fear of missing …

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The Art of Reinvention: How to Stay Future-Relevant Before You're Forced To with Piers Fallowfield-Cooper. 55:39

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Get in touch with us! We’d appreciate your feedback and comments. “Reinvention isn’t a reaction — it’s a practice. You get ahead by reading the signals in your system before disruption arrives.” Piers Fallowfield-Cooper. Have you ever felt a subtle tug — a whisper from within — telling you that something needs to change? Maybe your current path no …

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The Contrarian Mindset: Deviating from the Known Path 12:05

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Get in touch with us! We’d appreciate your feedback and comments. “This isn’t about abandoning your experience—it’s about shaping it to meet today’s challenges. The road ahead might look different, but the courage to step off the old one is where real growth begins.” Change is the new constant—but it rarely feels that way when you’re the one standi…