Author, trainer and Certified Life Coach Jenifer Novak Landers has built a successful business helping people create breakthroughs to find the best versions of themselves over the past 15+ years. From artists to executives, she guides her clients through the deep and often challenging work of self-discovery. 

In this engaging interview, Jenifer walks me through her process of challenging the ideas, assumptions and self-talk that often feeds our limiting beliefs rather than open up the limitless variety of possibility that can lead to our own version of happiness. From stepping out of "high performer" mode to becoming a self-care rockstar, we cover it all. If you are ready for asking yourself the tough but necessary questions - you’re ready for this episode. Enjoy! 

Some of what we cover during the interview includes: 

• The High Performer Dilemma: Doing vs. Being
• The journey of self-discovery
• Stepping out of “high performer” mode
• How to trust your intuition
• Understanding your ego
• The power of self-talk and choosing our own stories
• Breaking down High Performance Happiness
• Internal vs. external happiness
• Using humor to open up
• Managing overwhelm with meaning
• Being a self-care rockstar
• Defining happiness for you

GUEST BIO - Jenifer Novak Landers
I love working with individuals, groups and businesses to facilitate personal growth and fulfillment. I  am a certified life coach through JFK University Integrative Coaching  Program.  I launched my coaching practice, "Fully Expressed Potential" in 2005 and have been coaching full-time since then. 

In 2017 I was selected to be a Chopra Center Life Coach.  In this role, I support clients of the Chopra Center to stay on track with personal goals, spiritual growth and finding the joy and purpose of being the greatest version of themselves.   

I wrote two books, "Fully Expressed Living:  50 Perspectives from  Stuck to Fulfilled", and "Guided Meditation Coloring Book".  Both are  available on Amazon.  

I have a passion for working with groups, either  in workshops or as a facilitator. My favorite topics are personal growth, spiritual development, mindfulness, creativity and communication in life/relationships.   My  background includes owning a decorative painting studio,  20 years’ working in sales and business  development, creativity, training/facilitation and leading events and  retreats for business groups and women.

RESOURCES

• Website: https://fullyexpressedpotential.com/ 
• Book: Fully Expressed Living
  Book: Guided Meditation Coloring Book

This week’s interview is with productivity expert, Matthew Gaddy. As a fellow time management nerd, I anticipated (and looked forward to) getting into the weeds on all things productivity - but there was so much more. 

Packed with tons of great tips this conversation also takes some unexpected twists that challenged how I thought about my time. As a husband, dad and entrepreneur, Matthew shares keen insight into common traps we all fall into, but more importantly, simple steps to get out. From managing stress and overwhelm to starting your day and making “me time”, I think you’ll take away some valuable insight from what I hope you will find to be a productive episode. 

Some of what we cover includes:

• Study habits for all of us
• Starting early and making “Me Time”
• Giving yourself grace
• 4 cornerstones of a good morning routine
• Defining productivity and boundaries
• The core principles of productivity
• The most important hour of your day
• Balancing High Performance Happiness
• Being overwhelmed and how to manage it
• The magic of microsteps
• How to define a good week
• Burnout and the importance of self-care

GUEST BIO: Michael Gaddy

Matthew Gaddy has been a student of productivity for over 8 years. His journey started in college with the desire to learn how to study effectively and get good grades. This first venture into learning about effective actions, goal setting and increasing productivity carried over into his first job working for the largest utility in Texas.

In this position, Matthew saw the need for productivity coaching, not as a way to add more to already crammed days, but to teach others how to identify the goals they want to achieve, select and prioritize the steps to achieve them, plan days that supported their productivity, and execute their actions to their best ability.

Matthew is on a mission not only to help engineers become more productive but to also do so in a way that lessens stress and fosters an environment to produce high-quality work. 

RESOURCES

Website: https://matthewgaddy.com 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewgaddy/ 

Nisha Anand (CEO of Dream Corps) burst onto the public scene with her 2020 TEDTalk “The Radical Act of Choosing Common Ground” which now has more than 1 Million views in over 5 languages. Her unique, powerful, and quite timely take on solving some of the world’s biggest problems has shed a spotlight on the way she has lived, led and worked all her life.

In this powerful interview, we shift that spotlight to behind the scenes for an inspiring (and entertaining) story. How does a public CEO, a leader, an activist, a wife and mother balance such important roles in such an intense environment? The answers may just surprise you as we cover everything from stepping into courage and taking on bold challenges to balancing the discomfort of achievement and choosing love for ourselves. Plus a ton of wild and amazing behind-the-scenes stories along the way. 

Sometimes the timing is just right - and it certainly is for this episode. Enjoy!

Some of what we cover during the interview includes: 

• Beginner’s mind
• Leadership lessons & letting others lead
• Taking risks
• Taking on big problems in a bold way
• Growth and getting uncomfortable
• A message or leaders that survived 2020
• Expanding your circle to solve problems
• Fear and finding your purpose
• Stepping into your courage
• Dealing with stress and overwhelm
• Staying calm in the middle of chaos
• Friends, mentors and family
• Staying curious
• Self-talk
• The competitive advantage nobody talks about
• Choosing love

GUEST BIO - Nisha Anand
Nisha Anand is the CEO of Dream Corps, the national nonprofit organization bringing people together across racial, social and partisan lines to create a better future for all. Previously, Nisha served as Chief of Staff to Van Jones, CNN commentator and NY Times Bestselling Author. 

A veteran fundraiser and consultant with decades of experience in nonprofit development and management, Nisha has also served as Director of Development for The Ruckus Society, a national direct action training organization, and for San Francisco Women Against Rape, the city’s rape crisis center. Nisha is a senior trainer and consultant with GIFT, the Grassroots Institute for Fundraising Training. As a certified coach, Nisha is a pioneer in the field of “fundraising coaching”–providing a unique blend of coaching people through their issues around money.

In 1998, Nisha was arrested passing out pro-democracy leaflets in the military dictatorship of Burma and sentenced to five years in jail with 18 other international activists. Her arrest put her on the international stage, delivering speeches at numerous events and conferences and interviewing for TV, radio, and print. In 1999, she received her Masters Degree in International Peace and Conflict Resolution from the American University in Washington, D.C. 

Nisha lives in Berkeley, California with her husband, two teenagers, and their Great Dane.

RESOURCES

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/nishamanand 
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nisha-m-anand/ 
• Website: https://www.thedreamcorps.org/ 
• Personal Blog: http://nishaanand.org/
• TEDTalk: The Radical Act of Choosing Common Ground (Feb 2020)