Unlock Productivity with Play: A Conversation with Jolyn Ledgerwood

Join us on Social Skills Coaching as we delve into an insightful conversation with Jolyn Ledgerwood, a consultant, coach, and founder of Elevate Your Talent. Discover how Jolyn transitioned from corporate training to personal coaching, using innovative methodologies like Lego Serious Play and Clifton Strengths. Learn about the importance of play in the workplace, the value of mental health, and practical tips for personal and professional growth. Tune in for an engaging discussion on how embracing playfulness can make you more productive and fulfilled.

00:00 Introduction and Welcome

00:36 Meet Jolyn Ledgerwood

02:10 Discovering Lego Serious Play

03:33 The Power of Play in the Workplace

05:30 Jolyn's Background and Methodologies

10:24 Advocating for Mental Health

12:50 Connecting and Coaching with Jolyn

14:38 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

Unlocking Deeper Connections & Overcoming Trauma with Sonya Figueiredo

See the full conversation at https://youtu.be/JFLM-8xD07Y

In this insightful episode of The Science of Self, host Russell interviews Sonya Figueiredo, founder of Mindful Transitions. Sonya shares her personal journey that led her to start her coaching business, focusing on professional women in the corporate world. She emphasizes the importance of addressing deeper issues, breaking through personal barriers, and fostering genuine connections in all facets of life. Sonya discusses the difference between coaching and therapy, the significance of understanding one's 'why,' and practical tips for self-improvement and daily routines. Learn how to navigate life's challenges and improve your relationships from the inside out.

00:00 Introduction and Guest Welcome

00:22 Sonya's Journey to Mindful Transitions

02:26 Understanding Trauma and Coaching

04:25 Purpose and Self-Discovery

06:32 Self-Improvement Courses and Techniques

13:20 Daily Routines and Habits

16:13 Final Thoughts and Closing

00:00:25 Welcome to Social Skills Coaching

00:00:37 Our featured book today is Practical Intelligence

00:05:05 Two Systems of Thought

00:08:25 Skepticism and critical thinking

00:16:30 Takeaways

Practical Intelligence: How to Think Critically, Deconstruct Situations, Analyze Deeply, and Never Be Fooled By Patrick King

Hear it Here - https://bit.ly/practicalintelligenceking

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08263KGHK

Neuroscience-proven guidelines to think, act, and become smarter ASAP. It’s not what you know, it’s how you think.

You've been fooled before. You've missed things. You've been slow on the uptake and others have passed you by. Radically transform your thinking for both speed AND accuracy.

Think quickly on your feet to solve problems, overcome obstacles, and win arguments.

Practical Intelligence is not a common “think smarter” book. No, it starts from biological bases of analytical thinking, and how we can re-program ourselves for deep insight. This book provides real, actionable tool after tool, because smart thinking is all about HOW, and not why or what. The bottom line is that you’ll be able to apply this book’s thinking models immediately, until they become habit.

Better decision-making, smarter reasoning, and greater mental clarity.

Patrick King is an internationally bestselling author. He has sold over a million books. His writing draws of a variety of sources, from research, academic experience, coaching, and real life experience.

Learn to ask the intelligent questions, draw insight, and analyze situations.

•How the body and brain must work together for quick thinking.•What it truly means to think deeply and analyze.•How to think about your thinking, and the obstacles that short circuit your good intentions.

Science-based techniques to train your brain for optimal performance.

•Mental models for optimal decision-making.

•How to train your brain for speed.

•Tips for divergent and creative thinking - generating ideas.

Never get fooled again and find the truth in situations quickly.

At first glance, most things seem fine. And maybe ignorance is bliss. But to think clearly, deeply, quickly, and effectively - you’ll discover just how much of your life you have been missing, for better or worse.

This is the fourth book in the “Clear Thinking and Fast Action” series as listed below:1. The Science of Getting Started: How to Beat Procrastination, Summon Productivity, and Stop Self-Sabotage2. The Art of Clear Thinking: Mental Models for Better Reasoning, Judgment, Analysis, and Learning. Upgrade Your Intellectual Toolkit.3. 10-Minute Philosophy: From Buddhism to Stoicism, Confucius and Aristotle - Bite-Sized Wisdom From Some of History’s Greatest Thinkers4. Practical Intelligence: How to Think Critically, Deconstruct Situations, Analyze Deeply, and Never Be Fooled5. Learn To Think Using Thought Experiments: How to Expand Your Mental Horizons, Understand Metacognition, Improve Your Curiosity, and Think Like a Philosopher6. Take Rapid Action: Get Productive, Motivated, & Energized; Stop Overthinking & Procrastinating7. Relentless Focus: 27 Small Tweaks to Beat Procrastination, Skyrocket Productivity, Outsmart Distractions, & Do More in Less Time.