Iky Chan's story is one of triumph over immense challenges. In this episode, Adam Hill sits down with Iky who talks about her journey from facing high expectations as a child in Hong Kong to achieving success beyond what was imagined for her in America.

Hear how Iky developed a solution-focused mindset that allowed her to empower her team and achieve her own goals. Discover her coaching techniques for getting unstuck and fulfilling your potential, even in the face of adversity. Listen and learn from Iky's experience turning challenges into opportunities for growth and finding your dreams!

Here are some power takeaways from today’s conversation:

• Developing a growth mindset through facing challenges

• Overcoming obstacles with relentless goal pursuit and resilience

• Achieving beyond expectations by empowering others

• Fulfilling your potential through brain-based coaching techniques

• Shifting your mindset from victim to solutions-focused

Episode Highlights:

[02:28] Iky's future goals were enforced by her parents early on

Iky's parents forced her future by telling the six-year-old Iky she would go to college in the US, become successful, get a good job, and support the family.

[08:15] Iky's upbringing shaped her relentless growth mindset

The immense pressure and expectations placed on Iky from a young age to succeed in the United States shaped her mindset to relentlessly pursue her goals through resilience and overcoming challenges.

[14:11] Being resourceful propelled Iky forward

Iky's resourcefulness shone through in her ability to creatively find solutions and opportunities despite facing obstacles like lack of money, language barriers, and health issues.

[25:25] It’s important not just to be heard, but to be understood

Iky emphasizes the important distinction between simply hearing words and truly taking the time to understand others.

[30:52] How Iky transformed the worst team into the best

Iky turned the worst performing team into the best by seeing potential in each individual, creating processes to highlight strengths, and reliably delivering high quality work.

[38:01] It’s important for both mind and body to align

Iky believes her health scare occurred because her head and heart didn’t align – and over time, it took a toll on her body.

[45:29] Iky's deliberate pathway to becoming an effective brain-based coach

After leaving her successful career, Iky deliberately built coaching skills so that upon exiting corporate, whatever she did would effectively help many people through brain-based coaching.

Resources Mentioned:

www.ikychan.com

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Join host Adam Hill as he sits down with ultra-endurance cyclist and mindfulness expert Michael O'Brien. After surviving a horrific near-death accident, Michael battled back through grit and mindfulness practices to not only recover, but thrive - conquering multi-day bike races and rising to the C-suite of a major company.

Tune in and be inspired by Michael's awe-inspiring journey of crushing challenges, achieving epic feats, and helping others discover their greatness. Learn how he overcame immense adversity and pain to transform struggle into strength and success. Michael also offers valuable lessons on incorporating mindfulness into daily life to rise above fear and accomplish hard things.

Here are some power takeaways from today’s conversation:

• Overcome any obstacle through perseverance and an unbreakable mindset

• Transform struggle into strength by shifting your perspective

• Use mindfulness practices like meditation to overcome fear and anxiety

• Visualization is a key tool to help you achieve big goals and complete challenges

• Leading with wisdom and compassion will help you guide others to greatness

Episode Highlights:

[08:38] Michael survived the impossible

Michael was hit head-on by a car going 40 mph while cycling in New Mexico, suffering horrific injuries including shattered legs and blood loss that nearly killed him.

[18:45] When you're in pain, sometimes you're just not ready to hear some things.

Everything that happens is neutral until we decide to label it. Don’t be too quick to label things as good or bad – try to have a change of perspective.

[20:58] Michael calls his accident day his "last bad day"

He made a commitment to not label subsequent days as entirely bad, as long as he had loved ones in his life, since each day contained both good and bad.

[21:15] You have the power to choose your response

While we will all experience difficulties represented by "first arrows" from external sources, we have the power to choose our internal response and whether we want to increase our suffering by firing "second arrows" of negative emotions at ourselves.

[24:48] Expand your awareness within

Mindfulness practice can expand one's emotional range and awareness, allowing one to truly be present with what the body and mind are experiencing rather than living unconsciously.

[34:01] Seek to understand others before judging them

Michael emphasizes slowing down to have conversations rather than immediately judging others based on outward appearances.

[43:12] Pause, Breathe, Reflect

Michael created the Pause, Breathe, Reflect meditation and gratitude app to help teach people how to adopt simple yet powerful mindfulness practices like pausing, connecting with one's breath, and taking time for reflection in order to weave these skills into daily life and create meaningful change.

[46:41] The power of visualization

Michael emphasizes the power of visualization for achieving goals like completing difficult endurance events, having used it himself when cycling across America.

Resources Mentioned:

Pause, Breathe, Reflect Meditation and Gratitude App

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Want to take your family business to the next level?

In this episode, Adam Hill dives into the heart of what really drives long-term success – love, legacy and lifestyle. Beyond profits and numbers, he shares why making decisions from a place of care, creating a sustainable future for generations to come, and crafting the life you want are equally important.

Walk away with tangible tips like using a "love vs fear" framework, developing a statement to enrich relationships, and periodically checking on non-financial progress. Discover a fresh perspective that may unlock the next stage of growth for your business and family. Listen now to learn how focusing on these core human values can fuel your legacy for years to come.

Here are some power takeaways from today’s conversation:

• How family business can shift perspectives from passion to practicality

• Making decisions from a place of love over fear

• The business as a sum of daily decisions

• How to make decisions out of love

• A legacy is not self-serving, but selfless

Episode Highlights:

[04:09] Some family businesses shift from passion to practicality over the years

Later generations in a family business may lose sight of the founders' goals of building love, legacy and lifestyle. Instead, they only see the business as a means of security or wealth for themselves.

[05:13] Before you join the family business, examine your motives through the lens of love, legacy and lifestyle

Carefully evaluate your reasons through a framework of prioritizing love for others, building a sustainable legacy, and creating an enriching lifestyle rather than just personal gain or security.

[08:22] A business is the sum of its daily decisions

A business is fundamentally a series of daily decisions that collectively steer its overall direction over time.

[09:45] How to make decisions out of love

Look at the greater good. Remove negative emotions from the process. Act with care and compassion. Consider how the choice can connect with and spread love within the organization.

[12:16] A legacy is not self-serving, but selfless

A legacy should be focused not on yourself but on empowering future generations to survive and prosper over the long run.

[13:01] Let go and let your kids make it their own.

Loosen your grip on legacy ideas and realize that kids will make the family business their own as times change, not just copying what was done.

Resources Mentioned:

Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS)

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