In today’s stressful world, burnout, overwhelm and anxiety are at an all-time high. In this episode, REALStrengths expert Rachael Yeaman explains how to banish burnout, reclaim your choices and leverage your innate strengths and abilities to live a life by design on your own terms.

YOU WILL LEARN:

· How to recognize burnout before you flame out.

· How your values are connected to burnout.

· How to use your gifts and strengths to be fired up instead of burned out.

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

Free REALStrengths Assessment

Free business consultation

MasterMind Summit

NOTEWORTHY QUOTES FROM THIS EPISODE:

“Leveraging our innate strengths can be one of the most powerful ways to combat burnout when we're in it – and potentially prevent it in the future.” – Rachael Yeaman

“Our response to what's happening around us is directly connected to our belief in our ability to be able to handle these situations. When we know our strengths, and are directly connected to what makes us uniquely great every day, this creates deep self-belief and resilience.” – Rachael Yeaman

“When we're aware of our strengths and how to put them into action…we can be certain in our ability to tackle every challenge that comes our way.” – Rachael Yeaman

“Do not live with your head buried in burnout. Face it head-on with your strengths by your side.” – Rachael Yeaman

“Just being yourself is good enough to be great.” – Brian Buffini

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Most of us do everything we can to avoid stress. But new research shows that if we learn to accept and even embrace stress, we will be happier and more effective in our lives. In this episode, Brian interviews Dr. Kelly McGonigal, author, health psychologist and lecturer at Stanford University. Dr. McGonigal explains the benefits of stress and outlines how we can all learn and grow from challenging life experiences.

Mentioned in this episode

"The Upside of Stress" by Kelly McGonigal

TED Talk: How to Make Stress Your Friend | Kelly McGonigal

Inspirational quotes from today’s interview:

“Stress isn’t always about attacking it and killing it and winning it.” — Kelly McGonigal

“Your brain and body have different ways of responding to stress that can help you thrive.” — Kelly McGonigal

“Most of us have a story in our head that says “this shouldn’t be stressful” for the very things that are most likely to cause stress.” — Kelly McGonigal

“Stress is something that arises in your mind and your body when something you care about is at stake.” — Kelly McGonigal

“We have stress responses in every relationship that matters to us, every role that matters to us and every goal that matters to us.” — Kelly McGonigal

“Surrender a little bit to the fact that if you went through something very stressful, your brain is going to try to learn from it. Do it intentionally. Sit down, write about it, talk to someone about it and reflect on it. That will help you recover more quickly and also help you learn from the experience so that you are stronger afterwards.” — Kelly McGonigal

“I don’t have to give my best energy towards outrage or fear that I actually can’t have any impact on.” — Kelly McGonigal

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Celebrated athlete Erik Weihenmayer is the first blind person in history to reach the summit of the world’s highest mountain, Mount Everest. In this episode, he tells Brian how he lives a life of meaning and purpose by consistently breaking through barriers and helping others with special challenges to lead active and fulfilling lives.

YOU WILL LEARN:

· Why he never lives on the sidelines.

· How climbing Mount Everest changed him.

· Why he started a nonprofit.

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

erikweihenmayer.com

No Barriers nonprofit

National Federation of the Blind

MasterMind Summit

S1E043, What’s Your Everest?

NOTEWORTHY QUOTES FROM THIS EPISODE:

“When I went totally blind … it was like the gloves were off. I could do anything I wanted now. I was free.” – Erik Weihenmayer

“Wisdom gets beat into most of us, sadly.” – Erik Weihenmayer

“We're always sort of straddling this knife edge between limitation and possibility.” – Erik Weihenmayer

“When you have a really bad day there's nothing better than sleeping and waking up the next morning to say, ‘Today's a new day with new possibilities – I can do better than I did yesterday.’” – Erik Weihenmayer

“It's an ongoing, never-ending commitment to reaching and failing; falling short and bleeding a little bit; and reaching again and getting a little higher each day up the mountain. To me, that's what constitutes a good life.” – Erik Weihenmayer

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