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Did you know there are 3 Zones that we commonly live our life in? Are you aware of where you spend most of your time? Are you aware of the consequences of where you spend your time? In today’s episode, we talk about the 3 Zones we spend our time in and how that can act to differentiate our careers and our org’s success. Excited to be here? I certainly am. Let’s walk! To take our assessment go to: http://last8percent.com/quiz You can register for our next Last 8% Academy at: https://last8percent.com/ Join our Facebook Group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thelast8project “One can choose to go back toward safety or forward toward growth. Growth must be chosen again and again; fear must be overcome again and again.”- Abraham Maslow

Feeling stressed or overwhelmed with life? Curious to find a way better deal with the challenges you face? It is not by using mindfulness in the way that most people do: as a breathing exercise to calm the mind. In today’s episode, we go deeper into the practice of mindfulness so that we can use it for the purpose it was created: to learn How To Manage our Mind so that we can transform our lives. Let’s walk! To take our assessment go to: http://last8percent.com/quiz You can register for our next Last 8% Academy at: https://last8percent.com/ Join our Facebook Group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thelast8project Meditation is not evasion; it is a serene encounter with reality. Thích Nhất Hạnh Mindfulness is a way of befriending ourselves and our experience. Jon Kabat-Zinn “Mindfulness isn’t difficult. We just have to remember to do it.” - Sharon Salzberg

You want to build great relationships at work, because you know how important it is to do so. But you face conflict – everyone does, especially when under pressure. And it can get in the way of the health of these important relationships. What to do? In today’s podcast we talk about how we can handle conflict more effectively. I offer you a secret hack that can help you build better relationships and great culture. Let’s walk! To take our assessment go to: http://last8percent.com/quiz You can register for our next Last 8% Academy at: https://last8percent.com/ Join our Facebook Group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thelast8project https://www.flipdapp.co/ This App can help you lock away distracting apps for complete focus. For good ideas and true innovation, you need human interaction, conflict, argument, debate. Margaret Heffernan Conflict is the beginning of consciousness. M. Esther Harding Conflict is drama, and how people deal with conflict shows you the kind of people they are. Stephen Moyer

You need to change the organization because your industry is changing, and you are starting to fall behind. Or there is some other change required to be successful. You have brought lots of heart – empathy and compassion – to your approach but you feel like change is not going as fast as you would like. What to do? In this episode, I introduce you to Edge: that ability to stay resilient and gritty when things get tough and to keep believing in what you are doing, and to push your people to stay on task, and hold them accountable. That’s what we are going to talk about today. Let’s walk! To take our assessment go to: http://last8percent.com/quiz You can register for our next Last 8% Academy at: https://last8percent.com/ Join our Facebook Group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thelast8project “Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They're not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can't do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.” Rob Siltanen

Today we continue with our series on The Science of Change. Many times as you bring change in, you miss that what your people are going through is exactly what you went through when you first heard of or contemplated the change. They are simply behind you in terms of time. Most managers and leaders miss this, however, and endure the consequences. Today, we focus on helping understand and manage the change curve that is a natural part of change Let’s walk! To take our assessment go to: http://last8percent.com/quiz You can register for our next Last 8% Academy at: https://last8percent.com/ Join our Facebook Group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thelast8project People change what they do less because they are given an analysis that shifts their thinking than because they are shown a truth that influences their feelings.” John P. Kotter "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not." Dr. Seuss

Today we continue with our series on The Science of Change. Our focus today is to help you understand the trap that most people miss that can doom their best efforts to change. We don't want it to happen to you. Let’s walk! To take our assessment go to: http://last8percent.com/quiz You can register for our next Last 8% Academy at: https://last8percent.com/ Join our Facebook Group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thelast8project “In human intercourse the tragedy begins, not when there is misunderstanding about words, but when silence is not understood.” Henry David Thoreau “Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.” George Bernard Shaw

Are you going through a big change at work and struggling to help people change? Are you struggling with change yourself? It goes without saying that change is hard but a big reason you struggle is because you are likely missing the most important part of change, something that is invisible to you. In today’s podcast, I look at what you and most people miss when it comes to change and offer some ideas as an antidote. Let’s walk! To take our assessment go to: http://last8percent.com/quiz You can register for our next Last 8% Academy at: https://last8percent.com/ Join our Facebook Group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thelast8project “Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.” Albert Einstein “Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.” Rumi “The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking.” Albert Einstein

Are you struggling to help people change? Whether it is someone you work with or manage or someone at home, are you finding it challenging and frustrating? It goes without saying that change is hard but a big reason most people struggle to help others change is because they do not understand what is going on at the brain level as people try to engage in change. Over the next few episodes, we are going to cover the Science of Change series. In today’s podcast, I look at why change is so hard. Let’s walk! To take our assessment go to: http://last8percent.com/quiz You can register for our next Last 8% Academy at: https://last8percent.com/ Join our Facebook Group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thelast8project https://www.flipdapp.co/ This App can help you lock away distracting apps for complete focus. “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change.” Charles Darwin “Never underestimate the power of a small group of committed people to change the world. In fact, it is the only thing that ever has.” Margaret Mead.

You strive to do well in life. But you hit bad days, bad moments. Challenging conversations that don’t go well. Tough decisions that you struggle with. Or, maybe you are trying to eat more healthy, or exercise regularly and it’s just not happening. What do you do when this happens? This is the topic of this episode. Let’s walk! To take our assessment go to: http://last8percent.com/quiz You can register for our next Last 8% Academy at: https://last8percent.com/ Join our Facebook Group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thelast8project https://www.flipdapp.co/ This App can help you lock away distracting apps for complete focus. “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” Thomas A. Edison “I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six times I’ve been trusted to take the game-winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” Michael Jordan “Courage is not having the strength to go on; it is going on when you don’t have the strength.” Theodore Roosevelt “Life is like riding a bicycle, to keep your balance, you must keep moving.” Albert Einstein “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” C. S. Lewis

You want to build a great team. But you face lots of pressure and stress to deliver on deadlines and to manage change. And it is hard. And people are burning out. What to do? It is in these moments, when we are under pressure, when we need to be especially aware of how we show up. Because it matters. It sets the tone for the teams we are on, it creates the culture, it affects important things like burnout, and whether people stay or leave. In today’s podcast, I discuss the importance knowing how we show up. So glad you are here. Let’s walk! "The words of the tongue should have three gatekeepers: Is it true? Is it kind? Is it necessary?" Arab proverb "A smile or a panic will spread through a group of people far faster than any virus ever could. When you walk into the office or a negotiation, then, wash your bad mood away before you see us. Don't cough on us, don't sneeze on us, sure, but don't bring your grouchiness, your skepticism or your fear in here either. It might spread." Seth Godin To take our assessment go to: http://last8percent.com/quiz You can register for our next Last 8% Academy at: https://last8percent.com/ Join our Facebook Group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thelast8project https://www.flipdapp.co/ This App can help you lock away distracting apps for complete focus.

Feeling stressed by current events? It is not surprising given everything that is going on. Know you are not alone. This is not an easy time. But also know you have a choice in how you respond. In this episode, JP takes you through a walking mindfulness session to help focus you and bring energy and awareness to your day. Enjoy! If you're new to the Last 8% Morning, over the course of 15 minutes we integrate movement, mindfulness, and mental training exercises. Why? So we can build the skills necessary to be our best in our more difficult moments, what we call the Last 8%. What are these skills? These are skills of emotional intelligence. Why? We do this because it is emotion that gets in our way. To take our assessment go to: http://last8percent.com/quiz You can register for our next Last 8% Academy at: https://last8percent.com/ Join our Facebook Group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thelast8project https://www.flipdapp.co/ This App can help you lock away distracting apps for complete focus. As always, the work continues: This is a great article that details the "75 Things White People Can Do For Racial Justice." Reading List: Desmond Cole, The Skin We're In Robyn Maynard, Policing Black Lives Robin DiAngelo, White Fragility Ibram X Kendi's book, How to Be Anti-Racist

You manage a team. Or, you work on a team. And you want the team to do well. You want to manage your people in a way that really engages them. But you face challenges. Sometimes there is tension on the team. Sometimes you don’t get along with people. What to do? What might you be missing that could transform how you manage? This is subject of today’s episode. Let’s walk! To take our assessment go to: http://last8percent.com/quiz You can register for our next Last 8% Academy at: https://last8percent.com/ Join our Facebook Group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thelast8project https://www.flipdapp.co/ This App can help you lock away distracting apps for complete focus. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDDWvj_q-o8 Video: If we could see inside other people’s hearts. “The day the soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you stopped leading them. They have either lost confidence that you can help them or concluded that you do not care. Either case is a failure of leadership.” ― Colin Powell To lead people, walk behind them.” - Lao Tzu