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active CEO Podcast Leaders Glide To Soar Shane Quinnell

active CEO Podcast #124 Shane Quinnell Leaders Glide To Soar

Posted on August 30, 2020August 30, 2020 by Craig Johns in Podcasts

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Leaders Glide To Soar

On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Shane Quinnell about Leaders Glide To Soar, trekking through Columbia, rafting for 8 days down the Amazon, falling into a death spiral, and inspiring people and sustainability.

We also delve into exploring Africa, not knowing if he could walk again, shifting mindsets, what is success and finding fulfilment.

Shane Quinnell – Leaders Glide To Soar

Shane Quinnell is an explorer, speaker and renewable energy developer who danced with death, and is driven by a passion to improve our society and maintain our environment for today’s generations and more importantly for our children. He is a man who defies gravity, who has a curiosity that spans the horizon and is inspiring people to glide to soar.

He has a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) Mechanical Engineering from the University of Queensland, and has lived the University of Life as he steps outside the bounds of what people consider as living a normal life. A career in mechanical engineering has included roles at Arup, Parsons Brinckerhoff, New Britain Palm Oil Ltd, Sedgman Limited, Windlab, E.ON, WK-Windcurrent and Akuo Energy.

Shane talks about:

Waterskiing in crocodile infested canals
Leaning towards leadership
Impact you have on a group to inspire and achieve
Help inspire people and sustainability
Sending an airport into lockdown as a kid In Richards Bay
Having a fixation about flying, eagles and birds
Deciding to become an engineer
Walk up mountains, take up a paraglider with me fly off the top
Riding 15,000km in South America
Learning to paraglide in Columbia ins Spanish
Moments where I have touched the clouds
Leaders Glide To Soar
Having his paraglider wing implode and going into a death spiral
Intense sensation smashes me like a freight train
Having two broken legs and back
All I wanted at that time was to have a second chance
Being broken to standing on top of Africa’s five highest mountains
There is an exciting world right outside your front door

Tweets

“Really intense discomfort radiating from my back. I knew my body, it was broken and wanting to put it back together. I had a feeling of discomfort that you want to run away from, but couldn’t. My mind was saying don’t move, but body was saying move.” Shane Quinnell talks about leaders glide to soar, on the active CEO Podcast.

Resources Mentioned in this show:

Shane Quinnell www.shanequinnell.com
Shane Quinnell LinkedIn
Shane Quinnell Facebook
Craig Johns www.craigjohns.com.au
Craig Johns craig@nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns LinkedIn

Recommended Reading:

Leader Of The Pack Matt Sweetwood Book

Recent active CEO Podcast Episodes

#124 – Shane Quinnell Leaders Glide To Soar Link
#123 – TEAMS 10 Elements To Lead High Performing Teams Link
#122 – Matt Sweetwood (LUXnow) Reimagining Business Link
#121 – PIONEER Life Is An Experiment Link
#120 – Ron Coury (Tenacity) Tenacious Las Vegas Entrepreneur Link
#119 – PASSION Influence From The Heart Link
#118 – Annie Gibbins (Lipstick Consulting) Biography Of A Curious Woman Link
#117 – PERSONALITY Unlock Your Limiting Beliefs Link
#116 – David Lindsay Knocked Down Snap Into Action Link
#115 – PERFORMANCE Productivity Starts With Happiness Link
#114 – Paul Dunn (B1G1) Moments That Change Lives Link

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active CEO Podcast Matt Sweetwood Reimagining Business

active CEO Podcast #122 Matt Sweetwood Reimagining Business

Posted on August 16, 2020August 17, 2020 by Craig Johns in Podcasts

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Reimagined Business

On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Matt Sweetwood about being an ambitious CEO who reimagined business with Unique Photo, successfully raised five children as a single father why he became CEO of LUXnow and authored Leader Of The Pack.

We also explore why Kodak’s fear of sabotage led to bankruptcy, what’s your next big thing, why failure was not an option, and how the power of action and momentum are crucial to a leader.

Matt Sweetwood – Reimagined Business

Matt Sweetwood is a risk-taker, international speaker, turnaround and growth business consultant, life coach and author of the #1 best seller Leader of the Pack. He is a die-hard NJ Devils’ hockey fan, an advanced auto racer with the BMW Club, a Panasonic Lumix Luminary, created a social media network of over 11 million users, and is a successful single father of five.

He has a BA Mathematics from Rutgers The State University of New Jersey-New Brunswick, and a MA Mathematics from the University of Pennsylvania. His career has included being President & CEO of Unique Photo, US CEO of beBee Inc, contributing writer for Entreprenuer Media, has his own business consulting company and is the CEO of LUXnow.

Matt talks about:

Having self-confidence and be willing to fail.
Reimagined business.
Be willing to do what it takes to keep the business going.
Instagram receiving a 1 billion dollar price tag from Facebook.
Part of being a leader is to know what’s the next thing?
Never satisfied with the level that they are at.
Changing the retail experience with Unique Photo and Unique University.
If you are teaching them something people believe in it.
Single dad of 5 kids 18 months to 18 years old.
Being clueless half of his life.
Failure was not an option, “How badly do you want it?”
Leader Of The Pack and leaders don’t except failure.
We are all human.
Loving the challenge to build something from scratch.
Pass on your character traits to your children.
Having US$800 million assets already listed on the LUXnow app.
Biggest mistakes made as leaders is not acting.
Everything that happens in an election year is related to the election.
When people get tired they make mental mistakes.
Every single day I have momentum and therefore accomplishing things.

Tweets

“Biggest mistake you make as leaders is not acting. You very rarely make a mistake by acting. Not to say that you wont… 9.5 out of the 10 times it’s the should and you do it.” Matt Sweetwood talks about putting the company into slow mode and sending everyone home, on the active CEO Podcast.

Resources Mentioned in this show:

Matt Sweetwood www.msweetwood.com
LUXnow www.luxnow.com
Matt Sweetwood LinkedIn
Matt Sweetwood Twitter
Matt Sweetwood Instagram
Unique Photo www.uniquephoto.com
Craig Johns www.craigjohns.com.au
Craig Johns craig@nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns LinkedIn

Recommended Reading:

Leader Of The Pack Matt Sweetwood Book

Recent active CEO Podcast Episodes

#122 – Matt Sweetwood (LUXnow) Reimagining Business Link
#121 – PIONEER Life Is An Experiment Link
#120 – Ron Coury (Tenacity) Tenacious Las Vegas Entrepreneur Link
#119 – PASSION Influence From The Heart Link
#118 – Annie Gibbins (Lipstick Consulting) Biography Of A Curious Woman Link
#117 – PERSONALITY Unlock Your Limiting Beliefs Link
#116 – David Lindsay Knocked Down Snap Into Action Link
#115 – PERFORMANCE Productivity Starts With Happiness Link
#114 – Paul Dunn (B1G1) Moments That Change Lives Link
#113 – PEOPLE Serve People Who Matter Link
#112 – Karthik Madugula – Ultimate Experiment On Human Behaviour Link

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active CEO Podcast #116 David Lindsay Knocked Down Snap Into Action

Posted on July 16, 2020July 28, 2020 by Craig Johns in Podcasts

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On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with David Lindsay about Getting Knocked Down Snap Into Action, 5 Steps Towards Improved Vitality in the Workplace, transforming people’s lives through Speakers Institute, overcoming adversity and a passion for coaching.

We also delve into creating a mindset shift, resilience of being a professional athlete, leaders step up in crisis and “when I do it I don’t buy drinks”!

David Lindsay – Knocked Down Snap Into Action

David Lindsay is a former cage fighter, creates mindset shifts from ‘boss’ to ‘coach’, and is a keynote speaker on improving workplace vitality. He is a family man from Sydney who taking things to extremes by pushing his body to its limits, is a proud supporter of Fighters Against Child Abuse Australia, and once broke his arm in a professional arm wrestling competition in the USA

David has a Diploma in Fitness, Health & Physical Education/Fitness from Fitness Institute Australia and has been trained by the Speakers Institute. His 5 steps towards improved vitality SNAP, NAP, TAP, CLAP and RECAP have been developed over years and years of trials and tribulations working in sport, fitness and business.

David talks about:

Preparing for his first professional boxing fight.
Transforming lives with Speakers Institute.
Mindset approach on COVID-19
When tough situations come out that’s when the cream rises to the top.
Playing Rugby League for South Sydney Rabbitohs rather than Cronulla.
Overcoming the setback of snapping his arm while Arm Wrestling.
In the real world, no one is going to let you win
There is nowhere to hide in the world. Be ready!
When COVID-19 first hit, I didn’t know what to do, short term it was uncomfortable.
Snap Into Action
When the rock starts to sink the true leaders step up.
How a wrestling coach inspired him to become a coach
Leadership approach of being tough but fair
Creating rituals to snap into action
Nap, knowing how and when to step away from work
Tap and evolve
Clap and celebrate with those around you.
Recap through continuous never ending improvement in everything you do.
I don’t want to live with regrets, so just do it

Active CEO Performance Tip

“With great power comes great responsibility” – As Spiderman once said, while sharing his wisdom. As a leader you not only have a responsibility for yourself, your family and your people, but also for the industry you work in and humankind. We are not leaders if we shy away from inappropriate behaviour and negative decisions. We have a responsibility to ensure that the industry we work in grows in a positive manner as the actions of the negative few can have a harmful effect on everyone. Ask yourself the question, is these actions and behaviour moving the industry forward or taking it backwards? What is the consequence to human beings as a result of these actions and behaviours? How responsible are you as a leader?

Tweets

“Good captains, they don’t go down with the ship, they manage to fix it and sail it into port.” People want to be led with David Lindsay, on the active CEO Podcast.

“You can’t change what you are but you can change what you become.“ David Lindsay talking about making choices, on the active CEO Podcast.

“Need that element of fear if that I don’t perform my position will be taken from me.” Taking yourself out of your comfort zone with David Lindsay, on the active CEO Podcast.

Resources Mentioned in this show:

David Lindsay www.davidlindsay.com.au
David Lindsay LinkedIn
David Lindsay Facebook
David Lindsay Instagram
Craig Johns www.craigjohns.com.au
Craig Johns craig@nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns LinkedIn

Recent active CEO Podcast Episodes

#116 – David Lindsay Knocked Down Snap Into Action Link
#115 – PERFORMANCE Productivity Starts With Happiness Link
#114 – Paul Dunn (B1G1) Moments That Change Lives Link
#113 – PEOPLE Serve People Who Matter Link
#112 – Karthik Madugula – Ultimate Experiment On Human Behaviour Link
#111 – PURPOSE Create A Ripple Effect Link
#110 – Dr Paul White (Workplace Appreciation) 5 Languages Of Workplace Appreciation Link
#109 – 6 Principles To Be A World Class Leader Link
#108 – Fiona Robertson (Entrepreneur) Culture Is The Rules Of Belonging Link
#107 – Create Your OWN MBA Link
#106 – Kathy Robinson (Athena Wellness) The Athena Principles Link

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active CEO Podcast Craig Johns NRG2Perform High Performance Leadership PERFORMANCE Productivity Starts With Happiness

active CEO Podcast #115 PERFORMANCE Productivity Starts With Happiness

Posted on July 13, 2020July 13, 2020 by Craig Johns in Podcasts

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PERFORMANCE Productivity Starts With Happiness

Productivity is not what you produce. Productivity is what you accomplish!

Performance is the state or quality of being productive. It is a state of mind that you consciously choose. The state or quality of being productive is the completion of a task with application of knowledge, skills and abilities. In a workplace it refers to how employees behave and how well they perform their roles and responsibilities. For an employee, performance may refer to work effectiveness, quality and efficiency at the task level.

Charles Duhigg defines productivity as “making certain choices in certain ways” that moves us from being “merely busy” to “genuinely productive”

People have 100% control over personal productivity, our individual output over certain period of time.

We often make the mistake of equating just being busy with being productive, but they aren’t the same thing. We all have 24hrs in a day. It is about how can you make the most of of your hours and create lasting habits of achievement and fulfillment instead of chasing endless lists of tasks. In other words, work smarter, not harder

HAPPINESS

Happiness is those things that make life worth living. It is the greatest recruitment and retention tools in the world. Productivity and performance increases when people feel happy and enjoy what they do. As Sydney J. Harris mentioned, “Happiness is a direction, not a place“.

Have a workplace that encourages happiness is where employees differences are nurtured, there is transparency, value is added to employees rather than taking it away, there is shared meaning and purpose, and it is intrinsically rewarding. Your culture is your brand!

People want to do great work, that matters, make a differences, and magnifies their strengths, not their weaknesses. They want to find meaning in their work. This has been shown to increase motivation, engagement, empowerment, career development, job satisfaction, individual performance and personal fulfillment, and decreases absenteeism and stress.

Leaders can provide an environment where there is work-life flexibility, balance, positive reinforcement, reduced micro-management, employee personal and professional investment, small wins are celebrated with fun and has perks that aren’t payrises.

Where is your ATTENTION and what is your INTENTION?

Want To Learn More?

Check out the newly Breaking The CEO Code whitepaper. It provides an overview of Breaking The CEO Code and showcases the 6 key phases. We also go a little deeper into the 2nd phase PERFORMANCE, where we discuss the 3 P’s of the Leadership Performance Formula.

Breaking The CEO Code Whitepaper Download

Resources Mentioned in this show:

Subscribe to active CEO Podcast on Itunes
Craig Johns Keynote Speaker
active CEO Coaching
active CEO Podcast
Corporate Programs
Sport Performance
NRG2Perform www.nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns craig@nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns LinkedIn

Recent active CEO Podcast Episodes

#115 – PERFORMANCE Productivity Starts With Happiness Link
#114 – Paul Dunn (B1G1) Moments That Change Lives Link
#113 – PEOPLE Serve People Who Matter Link
#112 – Karthik Madugula (Happiness Consultant) Ultimate Experiment On Human Behaviour Link
#111 – PURPOSE Create A Ripple Effect Link
#110 – Dr Paul White (Workplace Appreciation) 5 Languages Of Workplace Appreciation Link
#109 – 6 Principles To Be A World Class Leader Link
#108 – Fiona Robertson (Entrepreneur) Culture Is The Rules Of Belonging Link
#107 – Create Your Own MBA Link
#106 – Kathy Robinson (Athena Wellness) The Athena Principles Link

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active CEO Podcast with Craig Johns Fiona Robertson Culture Is The Rules Of Belonging

active CEO Podcast #108 Fiona Robertson Culture Is The Rules Of Belonging

Posted on June 15, 2020June 23, 2020 by Craig Johns in Podcasts

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On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Fiona Robertson about the rules of belonging, lessons learnt in culture working at Oglivy and IBM, listening with intention, and the Intersection between culture and strategy.

We also delve into living outside your comfort zone, you have to notice before you choose, being a warm authoritative leader, a coach is not a friend and having an obsession with human interaction.

Fiona Robertson – Culture Is The Rules Of Belonging

Fiona Robertson is a culture change expert who has 30 years experience with blue chip corporates around the world. She loves bringing people on the change journey, is a master of managing group dynamics, and genuinely cares about the work that she does, the people she interacts with and the impact it makes on the organisation. Fiona is known as a passionate, caring, deeply committed and relentless leader of change.

Her education included a BA English Literature at Monash University, an Executive MBA from the London Business School, is certified as an Executive Coach from the Institute of Executive Coaching and Leadership, and is a certified Company Director from the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Fiona’s career has included roles in marketing, communications, consulting and human resources at companies such as Ogilvy, Kiboodle, Growth Solutions Group, Right Management and National Australia Bank. She founded Robertson Consulting Services in 2017, to help leaders and business owners create the culture they need to execute strategy.

Fiona talks about:

Experiencing turbulent change when her parents divorced.
Igniting a love of language and fascination with the human condition.
The extraordinary similarities between countries but vast differences in cultures.
We all look at the world through our own unique lens.
Our ability to predict the future is becoming less and less.
If you have a hammer, everything looks like a nail.
What characteristics are needed to be an effective leader of cultural change?
Need to be nimble to respond to the marketplace.
Humans adopt the behaviour that is considered successful in the group that they join.
Our brains are very good at keeping us safe; they believe that to belong is to be safe.
Culture is the rules of belonging.
Leading with core values with a combination of empathy and high expectations.
When you are changing something, tell them the ten things that are not changing.
Pay attention, culture should be continually nudged as strategy changes.
A coach is person who is there to challenge and support you in equal measure.
If you want to change something in life you have to notice what you are doing now.

Active CEO Performance Tip

Own Your OWN FREEDOM – Are you content with how you are living your life or the way that you might be living someone else’s life? Find the passion, happiness & direction in your life. What fuels the fire in your belly? What are you willing to sacrifice to fulfill your passion? What allows you to feel content and fall asleep at ease? What is your purpose and direction in life? Questions to ask yourself – 1. What makes you come alive. 2. What are your innate strengths. 3. Where do you add greatest value

Tweets

“Everyone looks through their own lens at the world. Meet people where they are. Attempt to see the world through their eyes. Listen intently to what is said and not said. Try to imagine yourself dealing with the pressures with who ever you are speaking with is dealing with on a day to day basis, because everybody has them.” Fiona Robertson on the rules of belonging, on the active CEO Podcast.

“Our brains are very good at keeping us safe, they believe that to belong is to be safe. They will resist consciously and unconsciously a change to the rules of belonging.” Discussing how the human brain reacts to change with Fiona Robertson, on the active CEO Podcast.

“Living inside your comfort zone makes you feel safe but prevents you from trying the things that you make you more successful.” Fiona Robertson describing living inside your comfort zone, on the active CEO Podcast.

“People perform best when they know they are fully supported, so any form of failure or mistake is a beautiful learning opportunity.” Being a supportive leader with Fiona Robertson on the active CEO Podcast.

Resources Mentioned in this show:

Fiona Robertson www.fionarobertson.com
Fiona Robertson LinkedIn
Fiona Robertson Twitter
Craig Johns www.craigjohns.com.au
Craig Johns craig@nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns LinkedIn

Recommended Reading:

The Rules Of Belonging Fiona Robertson Book

Fuel Your Body For Leadership Performance Read Article
How Exercise Enhances A Leaders Performance Read Article
Four Basic Fundamentals Of Being A High Performing Leader Read Article
How To Be A High Performing Leader In 2020 Read Article
Four Ways To Overcome CEO Loneliness In 2020 Read Article

Recent active CEO Podcast Episodes

#108 – Fiona Robertson (Coach) Culture Is The Rules Of Belonging Link
#107 – Create Your OWN MBA Link
#106 – Kathy Robinson (Athena Wellness) The Athena Principles Link
#105 – Own Your OWN SPACE Link
#104 – Mark Weatherall (Te Araroa) Leading The Great Outdoors Link
#103 – Be Your OWN CEO Link
#102 – Scott Leggo An Eye For Detail Link
#101 – Own Your OWN VULNERABILITY Link
#100 – Sandhya Shetty Supermodel To Global Influencer Link
#99 – Build Your OWN TRIBE Link
#98 – Shannan Gove (Rosterfy) Building Motivated Workforces Link

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active CEO Podcast #106 Kathy Robinson The Athena Principles

Posted on June 9, 2020June 9, 2020 by Craig Johns in Podcasts

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On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Kathy Robinson about the Athena Principles, how a vacation to Alaska began her wellness quest, having an ultramarathon mentality, the layers of Wall Street and becoming an entrepreneur.

We also delve into the wellness taboo, transitioning out of a career in financial audit and risk, one size fits one, developing a wellness program based on risk principles and why having a life outside of work is so important.

Kathy Robinson – The Athena Principles

Kathy Robinson is a former Fortune 500 corporate disciple who found her inner self through becoming an author, speaker and certified wellness coach with Athena Wellness. She is a passionate wellness coach who has infectious energy, completed her first ultramarathon at age 54, lives by the philosophy “one size fits one” and is the author of The Athena Principles

Her career has involved senior executive roles in Audit at Credit Lyonnais, Citi, Morgan Stanley and ADP, before embarking he an author, speaker and certified wellness coach. As an auditor she assessed the wellness of Fortune 500 corporations, now she assess personal lives as they navigate through personal midlife transitions.

Kathy talks about:

Having an immigrant mentality of a hard work ethic.
Drive to wanting to have a different side of life for herself.
Why she felt she couldn’t make an impact in CITIbank with 340,000 staff.
Ending up burnt out, while loving work at JP Morgan
Making the decision to Investment in herself through health and wellness.
Why she was dying and withering on the vine.
Retiring at age 55 from the corporate world, just before COVID-19.
Why she never really identified with her corporate life.
The Athena Principles.
Wellness is based on risk management principles.
Wellness is the things that you do, the result of how we feel is well-being.
There is nothing that I can tell a client that they already don’t know.
What is One size fits one.
Most important Athena Principle right now is self-compassion.
Sustaining productivity over time requires an Ultramarathon mentality.
What it was like to cross an ultra-marathon finish line at age 54.
Listening to a lot of podcasts and coming up with lots of business ideas

Active CEO Performance Tip

Listening Is The Sound Of Intelligence – Do you find yourself talking more than other people in the room? Listening is the art of understanding and connecting with people. Many people think they need to speak more to be heard and show they either understand a topic or have the answer. Asking a question and intentionally focusing on listening is the art of intelligence. 3 ways to be more intelligent. 1. Ask a question 2. Listen intently 3. Ask another question

Tweets

“We want to lead authentically, but do we bring our whole selves.” Kathy Robinson speaks about being the workplace wellness whisperer, on the active CEO Podcast.

“By taking care of yourselves and taking that investment, you are going to show up in a way that is more to people.” Kathy Robinson speaks about the benefits of the Athena Principles, on the active CEO Podcast.

Resources Mentioned in this show:

Kathy Robinson LinkedIn
Kathy Robinson www.athenawellness.com
The Athena Principles Link
Craig Johns www.craigjohns.com.au
Craig Johns craig@nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns LinkedIn

Recommended Reading:

Book – The Athena Principles Amazon

Recent active CEO Podcast Episodes

#106 – Kathy Robinson (Athena Wellness) The Athena Principles Link
#105 – Own Your OWN SPACE Link
#104 – Mark Weatherall (Te Araroa) Leading The Great Outdoors Link
#103 – Be Your OWN CEO Link
#102 – Scott Leggo An Eye For Detail Link
#101 – Own Your OWN VULNERABILITY Link
#100 – Sandhya Shetty Supermodel To Global Influencer Link
#99 – Build Your OWN TRIBE Link
#98 – Shannan Gove (Rosterfy) Building Motivated Workforces Link
#97 – Own Your OWN GRATITUDE Link
#96 – Christian Boucousis Leading Out Of The Danger Zone Link

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active CEO Podcast Own Your OWN Space Craig Johns High Performance Leadership Expert

active CEO Podcast #105 Own Your OWN SPACE

Posted on June 3, 2020June 7, 2020 by Craig Johns in Podcasts

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By Craig Johns

Own Your OWN SPACE – What is the impact you have on the world through your own unique set of skills and the way you have put them together?

We are all unique and our uniqueness is what allows us to differentiate ourselves and stand out from the crowd. Besides becoming world-class in one skill, talent can come from having a unique stack of skills that no one else has.

Your edge is who you are! What seems normal to you is absolutely amazing to everyone else.

Own Your OWN SPACE

You just need to believe in yourself and have absolute clarity on your vision and then you and your unique set of skills, will become attractive to your target audience.

How can you combine different skills to create value in a way no one else can?

Wouldn’t it be great to become one-of-a-kind in your own league?

Two key aspects that stand out to develop a skill and achieve skill mastery are: you need deliberate and repeatable practice.

7 Steps To Achieve Skill Mastery

Lets look at how you can develop skill mastery.

Focus on the task at hand and remove all distractions.
Break the skill down into simple tasks or movements.
Start out slowly or in slow motion.
Gradually increase speed and quality of repetitions
Frequent repetitions with a lot of breaks
Multiple daily repetitions with limited duration.
Visualise through imagining the task or skill being performed with greatness.

Are you ready to Own Your OWN SPACE?

Want To Learn More?

Breaking The CEO Code WhitepaperDownload

Resources Mentioned in this show:

Recent active CEO Podcast Episodes

#105 – Own Your OWN SPACE Link
#104 – Mark Weatherall (Te Araroa Trust) Leading The Great Outdoors Link
#103 – Be Your OWN CEO Link
#102 – Scott Leggo An Eye For Detail Link
#101 – Own Your OWN VULNERABILITY Link
#100 – Sandhya Shetty (Public Figure) Supermodel To Global Influencer Link
#99 – Build Your OWN TRIBE Link
#98 – Shannan Gove (Rusterfy) Building Motivated Workforces Link
#97 – Own Your OWN GRATITUDE Link
#96 – Christian Boucousis (Afterburner) Leading Out Of The Danger Zone Link
#95 – Live Your OWN STORY Link
#94 – Mike Nishi Chicago Marathon Beyond The Race Link
#93 – OWN Your OWN Freedom Link
#92 – Lisa Tamati (Relentless) Relentless Leadership In Life Link

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active CEO Podcast #104 Mark Weatherall Te Araroa Surf Lifesaving New Zealand

active CEO Podcast #104 Mark Weatherall Leading The Great Outdoors

Posted on May 29, 2020June 7, 2020 by Craig Johns in Podcasts

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active CEO Podcast #104 Mark Weatherall Te Araroa Surf Lifesaving New Zealand Leading The Great Outdoors — *Mark Weatherall – CEO Te Araroa*

On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Mark Weatherall about leading the great outdoors, being a decisive leader, creating a winning environment, managing sports tribunal inquiries and being CEO of Canoe Racing New Zealand.

We also delve into the lessons in leadership growing up in surf lifesaving and being in the great outdoors, the power of values, and why you should walk the Te Araroa trail and see the amazing world of New Zealand.

Mark Weatherall – Leading The Great Outdoors

Mark Weatherall is an enthusiastic and self starting CEO who has overseen the growth of Olympic Programs, serving the community through surf lifesaving and a guardian of the 3,000km Te Araroa trail, which extends the length of New Zealand.

He studied a Bachelor of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management majoring in Sport Management, from Lincoln University. His career has included managerial roles at Surf Lifesaving Otago and Surf Lifesaving New Zealand, and has held CEO roles at Poverty Bay Rugby, Canoe Racing NZ and currently Te Araroa Trust.

In his spare time he is the most successful Team Manager for the Black Fins Surf Lifesaving Team, winning the 2012, 2014 and 2016 World Championship titles. I am excited to bring you high performing leader who is passionate about photography and loves spending time with his children in the great outdoors whether it be fishing, hunting, diving or camping, Mark Weatherall.

Mark talks about:

Being the quiet person who is happy to empower people to step up and get things done.
Sport as an enabler to save lives in surf lifesaving.
Managing the Black Fins Surf Lifesaving New Zealand team to beat Australia
Developing the belief that they could win a World title.
Clarity on values, responsibilities and roles created winners.
Creating better people for being involved in the Black Finz
Leveraging Lisa Carrington’s Olympic Gold medals.
Reconnecting with clubs at Canoe Racing NZ.
Huge challenge to change from an individual to a team focus.
The fastest boat or the four fastest paddlers.
Geoff Barry telling Mark to be more decisive
If I go it wrong, my reputation as a CEO could have been in tatters
People walking the length of the country on the Te Araroa trail.
Parents and the pressure they place on kids and coaches
New Zealand 3,000km walkway, the most diverse walking trail in the world
Managing group of staff to now managing myself

Active CEO Performance Tip

Your Dreams Don’t Stop! Have you felt like the wind has been taken out of your sails and you have taken a step back from your dreams?Your dreams don’t stop because hard work turned up. This is your calling, your time to step up and take ownership of your dreams. Dreams don’t come easy. Embrace the pain, embrace the hardwork and you will be rewarded. Start with 3 steps to reconnect with your dreams. 1. Push reset 2. Reconfirm your dreams 3. Take action

Tweets

“Challenge in balancing your life when working a role like that when you become something to everyone.” Mark Weatherall talks about leading not-for-profit organisation, on the active CEO Podcast.

“Be better tomorrow than what you are today.” Mark Weatherall speaks about creating a winning culture, on the active CEO Podcast.

Resources Mentioned in this show:

Mark Weatherall LinkedIn
Mark Weatherall Facebook
Te Araroa Trail NZ www.teararoa.org.nz
NRG2Perform www.nrg2perform.com
World Sport Coach www.worldsportcoach.com
Craig Johns www.craigjohns.com.au
Craig Johns craig@nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns LinkedIn

Recommended Reading:

Recent active CEO Podcast Episodes

#104 – Mark Weatherall (Te Araroa) Leading The Great Outdoors Link
#103 – Be Your OWN CEO Link
#102 – Scott Leggo An Eye For Detail Link
#101 – Own Your OWN VULNERABILITY Link
#100 – Sandhya Shetty Supermodel To Global Influencer Link
#99 – Build Your OWN TRIBE Link
#98 – Shannan Gove (Rosterfy) Building Motivated Workforces Link
#97 – Own Your OWN GRATITUDE Link
#96 – Christian Boucousis Leading Out Of The Danger Zone Link
#95 – Live Your OWN STORY Link
#94 – Mike Nishi (Chicago Event Management) Chicago Marathon Beyond The Race Link

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active CEO Podcast #99 Build Your OWN TRIBE

Posted on April 18, 2020April 18, 2020 by Craig Johns in Leadership, Podcasts, Wellness

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Build Your OWN TRIBE

BUILD YOUR OWN TRIBE

Build Your OWN TRIBE – who are the mentors, coaches & people in your proximity

The recent events have led to a lot of self reflection, you realise you need to upskill and upgrade, but you don’t feel like you have the right people around you to make the change

We usually surround ourselves with two types of people. First the cheerleaders and like minded-people who give us comfort through telling us what we want to hear and two those who distract us with negativity and lack of hope.

It is important to surround ourselves with people who ask the thought provoking questions, keep us accountable and ensure we stay true to our mission.

BUILD YOUR OWN TRIBE

Who are the mentors, coaches & people in your proximity?

Identify and write down a list of every skill you want to upgrade

Write down a list of people and/or types of people you need in your proximity to upgrade those skills

Write down 3 curious questions that you would like to ask each person and make a phone call or send an email and ask for a virtual coffee

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#98 – Shannan Gove (Rusterfy) Building Motivated Workforces Link
#97 – Own Your OWN GRATITUDE Link
#96 – Christian Boucousis (Afterburner) Leading Out Of The Danger Zone Link
#95 – Live Your OWN STORY Link
#94 – Mike Nishi Chicago Marathon Beyond The Race Link
#93 – OWN Your OWN Freedom Link
#92 – Lisa Tamati (Relentless) Relentless Leadership In Life Link
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#90 – Jason Treu (Unstoppable Workplaces) Building Trust For Transformation Link
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Priority How Do I Choose When Everything Is Important And Urgent?

Posted on April 10, 2020May 9, 2020 by Craig Johns in Article, Leadership

How Do You Choose When Everything Is A Priority?

By Craig Johns

Do you find that you are overwhelmed with a whole lot of ideas and items on your to do list, and you don’t know where to start?

I have found the Priority 2×2 Matrix my best friend when it comes to productivity, performance and effective output.

There are two great Priority 2×2 Matrix that will help you find clarity, speed up the decision making process and manage your time more effectively:

IMPORTANCE vs URGENCY
IMPACT vs EFFORT

IMPORTANCE vs URGENCY

When there is a sense of urgency and overwhelm, I first start with IMPORTANCE vs URGENCY. Start by creating a 2×2 grid (adapted from President Dwight Eisenhower) with IMPORTANCE on the y-axis (vertical) and URGENCY x-axis (horizontal). Then place your ideas or to-do item’s in the grid according to their IMPORTANCE and URGENCY.

High importance, high urgency (Top right box)
High importance, low urgency (Top left box)
Low importance, high urgency (Bottom right box)
Low importance, low urgency (Bottom left box)

Priority How Do I Choose When Everything Is Important And Urgent? Importance and urgency

Choose the top 3 priorities that are positioned in the in the far right and highest point of the top right box (high importance / high urgency), and use these as your three tasks to complete today or first (if they will take longer than one day). After you have completed tasks in box #1, then you will need to determine which tasks in box 2 or 3 are more important. The IMPACT vs EFFORT Priority 2×2 Matrix will assist you in making this decision.

Sometimes it is really challenging to differentiate between the tasks, when they all feel important and urgent. That’s when the IMPACT vs EFFORT Priority 2×2 Matrix, becomes your go to tool to find clarity.

IMPACT vs EFFORT

Create a 2×2 grid (adapted from President Dwight Eisenhower) with IMPACT on the y-axis (vertical) and EFFORT x-axis (horizontal). Then place your ideas or to-do item’s in the grid according to their IMPACT and EFFORT.

High impact, high effort (Top right box)
High impact, low effort (Top left box)
Low impact, high effort (Bottom right box)
Low impact, low effort (Bottom left box)

Priority How Do I Choose When Everything Is Important And Urgent? Impact and effort

Choose the top 3 priorities that are positioned in the far left and at the highest point of the top left box (high impact / low urgency), and use these as your three tasks to complete today or first (if they will take longer than one day). After you have completed tasks in box #2, then you will need to focus on tasks in box 1.

It is really important that you only choose a maximum of 3 tasks to complete each day, no matter whether you use the IMPORTANCE vs URGENCY or IMPACT vs EFFORT Priority 2×2 Matrix.

It’s time for you to find clarity, make a decision and own your time!

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