The Zen Professional Moment

Website: www.jeffgoins.substack.com *** Bio: Jeff Goins is a bestselling author, podcaster, blogger, marketer, speaker, and a few other things. But above all that, he's a creator. Jeff helps creative people succeed. Through his bestselling books, courses, coaching, and speeches, he shares his ongoing journey of transformation, inspiring creators like you to discover your voice and share it with the world. Jeff is the founder of Fresh Complaint, a bespoke creative agency that helps thought leaders turn good ideas into big ideas. Jeff and his team do this through the powerful medium of books: from proposals to editing to full-on ghostwriting,  Located just outside of Nashville, Jeff can be found making a midday omelette for a friend, hiking with his kids, or editing his latest poem.   *** Favorite Quotes: "What would happen if we didn't do a million things? We would be forced to feel the discomfort of ourselves." "[Our] external reality. . .is a projection of that internal state. It's kind of a magnification of it, right?" "The pace at which I was traveling through life became, at some point, unsustainable." "It's a rare thing these days to find someone who is present with you. . .and I don't need another bullshit conversation on the sidelines of a football game." "It's interesting to me how much we're moving, but we're not really going anywhere." "[Social Media] is our generation's smoking." " 'No' has to be a safe space for those who are overoccupied." *** Are you looking for a calmer, more tranquil day-to-day existence so you can enjoy your life both inside and outside the workplace? Check out The Zen Professional: How to Reduce Stress and Avoid Burnout in a Full-Speed World. This book has actionable, practical strategies for improving your well-being and cultivating a more mindful, peaceful life. Grab your copy here: https://amzn.to/47DlBW6

Are you looking for a calmer, more tranquil day-to-day existence so you can enjoy your life both inside and outside the workplace? Introducing The Zen Professional: How to Reduce Stress and Avoid Burnout in a Full-Speed World. This book has actionable, practical strategies for improving your well-being and cultivating a more mindful, peaceful. Grab your copy here: https://amzn.to/47DlBW6

Website: www.mindbodyjulia.com *** Bio: Julia is a life coach and yoga instructor, with a mission to empower others to heal and grow so that they can start thriving. After her anxiety worsened in early 2021, Julia found out that she has complex PTSD, and started diving even deeper into understanding how to heal from trauma and to not be defined by a diagnosis. Her inspiration behind everything she does comes from her twin brother Michael, who has Down Syndrome. He taught her so much about kindness, unconditionally loving others (including yourself), having patience, and embracing new perspectives. She uses this background to create a safe, supportive space for her clients during their sessions together. Julia helps anxious and ambitious achievers break through the barriers that are preventing them from reaching their greatest heights.    *** Favorite Quote: "Your trauma doesn't define you." *** Are you looking for a calmer, more tranquil day-to-day existence so you can enjoy your life both inside and outside the workplace? Introducing The Zen Professional: How to Reduce Stress and Avoid Burnout in a Full-Speed World. This book has actionable, practical strategies for improving your well-being and cultivating a more mindful, peaceful. Grab your copy here: https://amzn.to/47DlBW6

Solo Episode Topic: Why Are Soft Skills So Important? *** Thank you for listening to THE ZEN PROFESSIONAL MOMENT  If your school or business wants to make sure their employees are reducing stress, embracing self-care, and avoiding burnout, I would be thrilled to bring my Zen Teacher or Zen Professional workshop to you. Just look for the contact forms at www.thezenprofessional.com for corporate and www.thezenteacher.com for education, and I’ll be happy to send you information on rates and availability. Thanks again for being here. . . Take care. Dan 

Website: SproutHR.co Bio: Ashley Cox is the Founder and CEO of SproutHR, a boutique HR consulting firm that advises women-owned businesses in how to hire and lead profitable, sustainable, and impactful teams with confidence, ease, and fun. With over 16 years of experience as a certified HR professional, Ashley is also a subject matter expert, speaker, podcast host of The Impact Ripple, and author of the book, Transform Your Stories. Favorite Quotes: “It’s not your job to know [how to solve the problem]. It’s MY job to know. . .I know the questions [you] need to be asking.” “Are you working 14 hours a day? Let’s maybe stop that.” “What are your values? You don’t know that? Great. Let’s work on that first.” *** Thanks for listening to The Zen Professional Moment, with your host Dan Tricarico. The podcast that shows you how to maximize your performance without sacrificing yourself. Be sure to check out my online course called INSTANT ZEN: 5 SIMPLE STEPS FOR RECLAIMING YOUR FOCUS, ENERGY, AND PEACE. Just go to www.zenprocourses.com and scroll down until you see INSTANT ZEN. Take care of yourself. Peace and love, Dan

Episode Guests: Sara Anderson Website: saraanderson.coach Free Master Class: burnoutfreelife.com Bio: Sara is a neuroscience-backed high-performance Flow coach and psychotherapist. She has over 20 years of expertise in neuroscience, mindfulness, stress reduction, burnout recovery, peak performance, humanistic and positive psychology, and self-compassion. She has also helped many hundreds of women leaders break free from the depleting cycle of overwork, overload, and overwhelm and embody the art of flow while protecting themselves from burnout, so they can live a beautifully balanced and fulfilled life they enjoy and love. Favorite Concepts in this Episode: The Two Types of Stress Particular to Women: 1. The Second Shift 2. Cognitive Load  The Six Types of Stress  1. Lack of control; no autonomy 2. Value Conflict 3. Insufficient Rewards 4. Work Overload  5. Unfairness 6. Breakdown of Communication *** Thanks for listening to The Zen Professional Moment, with your host Dan Tricarico. The podcast that shows you how to maximize your performance without sacrificing yourself. Be sure to check out my online course called INSTANT ZEN: 5 SIMPLE STEPS FOR RECLAIMING YOUR FOCUS, ENERGY, AND PEACE. Just go to www.zenprocourses.com and scroll down until you see INSTANT ZEN. Take care of yourself. Peace and love, Dan

Solo Episode Topic: Quiet Quitting *** Thank you for listening to THE ZEN PROFESSIONAL MOMENT  If your school or business wants to make sure their employees are reducing stress, embracing self-care, and avoiding burnout, I would be thrilled to bring my Zen Teacher or Zen Professional workshop to you. Just look for the contact forms at www.thezenprofessional.com for corporate and www.thezenteacher.com for education, and I’ll be happy to send you information on rates and availability. Thanks again for being here. . . Take care. Dan 

Thanks for listening to The Zen Professional Moment, with your host Dan Tricarico. The podcast that shows you how to maximize your performance without sacrificing yourself. Be sure to check out my online course called INSTANT ZEN: 5 SIMPLE STEPS FOR RECLAIMING YOUR FOCUS, ENERGY, AND PEACE. (Just go to www.zenprocourses.com and scroll down until you see INSTANT ZEN). Take care of yourself. Peace and love, Dan

Episode Guests: Brook and Bekah  Website: https://inthismomentbox.com/ Bio: Brook and Bekah are both licensed therapists and owners of In This Moment. Brook is a licensed marriage and family therapist and a graduate of Edgewood college. Bekah is a licensed clinical social worker and a graduate of University of Wisconsin-Madison. Both have specialized in working with high-risk individuals in a forensic setting, where they began to implement mindfulness into their practice and their own lives. After seeing the benefits of mindfulness professionally and personally, they felt the need to be proactive in helping children learn these skills as early in their life as possible. In This Moment is a subscription business that makes craftivity boxes promoting mindfulness and social and emotional learning! The instructions and prompts are carefully crafted by Brook and Bekah, and will help the whole family learn how to integrate mindfulness into their daily lives. Favorite quotes: “Research shows that when we’re in the present moment is when we’re the happiest.” “A lot of times people don’t really realize when they’re being Mindful.” “How can we expect kids to cope with things and regulate their emotions when they’re never taught about what their emotions are and how to cope with them and how to regulate them.” “Asking ‘why am I doing what I’m doing?’ That’s what helped me.” Mindfulness helped me realize that’s there’s still some work to do and that’s okay.” *** Thanks for listening to The Zen Professional Moment, with your host Dan Tricarico. The podcast that shows you how to maximize your performance without sacrificing yourself. Be sure to check out my online course called INSTANT ZEN: 5 SIMPLE STEPS FOR RECLAIMING YOUR FOCUS, ENERGY, AND PEACE. Just go to www.zenprocourses.com and scroll down until you see INSTANT ZEN. Take care of yourself. Peace and love, Dan

Episode guest: Mark Perna  Mark's website: www.markcperna.com *** Mark's bio: Mark C. Perna is the founder and CEO of TFS Results, a full-service strategic communications and consulting firm at the forefront of the national paradigm shift in education and workforce development. As an international generational expert, Mark has devoted his career to empowering educators and employers to unleash the tremendous potential of today’s young people. His work has helped countless parents, schools, districts, businesses, and state organizations across North America to engage with the younger generation more effectively. He delivers more than 70 virtual and in-person keynote speeches annually at national and statewide events and spoke at Harvard University by special invitation. Mark is a weekly contributor at Forbes.com and hosts the 90-second micro-podcast The Perna Syndicate. He has published many articles in national publications and is author of the award-winning best seller Answering Why: Unleashing Passion, Purpose, and Performance in Younger Generations. Mark is the father of two successful millennials and resides in Cleveland, Ohio. *** Favorite Quotes: “There’s no bandwidth left to do what really teaching is meant to do. . .[Which is. . .] to be a human connection built between teacher and learner taking that human connection and through the conduit of that human connection and doing something extraordinary with it.” “A great teacher tends to inspire someone to become a great teacher and I think that’s happening less today.” “. . .it goes so far beyond just paying teachers more. . .” Regarding taking stuff off teachers' plates: “. . .We’ve got to free people up to create this human connection with kids.” “Many kids today think that education is just another problem they have. . .Education is going to have to pivot. We cannot continue to do things the way we’ve always done it.” Most people do not recognize how difficult teaching is at the tactical level.” You have to decide what the “Mission Critical” things are. . .At the end of the day, what are we trying to get to?” “What are we trying to accomplish in the incredible amount of work we are doing?” “. . .And we’ve complicated EVERYTHING.” Re our current students: "We’ve got to help them see the end of the tunnel. We’ve got to help them take that step.” *** Thanks for listening to The Zen Professional Moment, with your host Dan Tricarico. The podcast that shows you how to maximize your performance without sacrificing yourself. Be sure to check out my online course called INSTANT ZEN: 5 SIMPLE STEPS FOR RECLAIMING YOUR FOCUS, ENERGY, AND PEACE. Just go to www.zenprocourses.com and scroll down until you see INSTANT ZEN. Take care of yourself. Peace

Episode guest: LaVonna Roth  Lavonna's website: https://www.igniteyourshine.com/ ***  LaVonna's bio: An engaging and interactive keynote speaker, consultant, educator, and mom, LaVonna Roth bridges her passion for how the brain learns with identifying how every individual S.H.I.N.E.s with their mindset and social-emotional well-being. She leads a small business where her and her team boost schools in embodying a Human-Focused Culture. LaVonna has 3 degrees, is the author of 8 books, and has worked with organizations in the U.S./Canada, Europe, South America, and the Middle East. She is the creator and founder of the Ignite Your S.H.I.N.E.® framework. *** Favorite Quotes: S.H.I.N.E:  S - Self H - Heart I - Inspire N - Navigate E - Exceptional "The bottom line is this affects our children, our future, our students."  "What you tell your brain, your brain believes." "Some level of stress is good. It can motivate you."  "What can I control? And what can I try?"  "My friend said, "'What does it look like when you get out of the tunnel?' And I thought, "that's interesting because I'm trying to figure out what to do while I'm IN the tunnel."  Re: Living in a Pre-Pandemic world: "What did you love about that "normal" and can you embed that into what you do today? . . .And start to transition that part over. . ."  *** Thanks for listening to The Zen Professional Moment, with your host Dan Tricarico. The podcast that shows you how to maximize your performance without sacrificing yourself. Be sure to check out my online course called INSTANT ZEN: 5 SIMPLE STEPS FOR RECLAIMING YOUR FOCUS, ENERGY, AND PEACE. Just go to www.zenprocourses.com and scroll down until you see INSTANT ZEN. Take care of yourself. Peace

Episode Theme: Kindness  In this episode, I talk to Tamara Letter. We chat all about kindness and how to implement it, even if it's not a holiday season.  Kindness can be year Round.  *** Tamara's Website:  https://www.tamaraletter.com/ Tamara's Bio:  Tamara Letter is a passionate educator from Mechanicsville, Virginia with 25 years of experience as an elementary teacher, differentiation specialist, technology integrator, and instructional coach. She received the 2018 R.E.B. Award for Teaching Excellence and is the author of A Passion for Kindness: Making the World a Better Place to Lead, Love, and Learn. She's also a mom of three and strives each day to make the world a better place. *** Danny's Favorite Quotes from the show: "Kindness isn't just a day. It's a mindset. It's not just an action. It's a way you live your life." "What kind of world do you want to live in and how can you take a little bit of responsibility to put good back into the world so that it reflects the world you want to live in."  *** Thanks for listening to The Zen Professional Moment, with your host Dan Tricarico. The podcast that shows you how to maximize your performance without sacrificing yourself. Be sure to check out my online course called INSTANT ZEN: 5 SIMPLE STEPS FOR RECLAIMING YOUR FOCUS, ENERGY, AND PEACE. Just go to www.zenprocourses.com and scroll down until you see INSTANT ZEN. Take care of yourself. Peace and love, Dan

Thanks for listening to The Zen Professional Moment, with your host Dan Tricarico. The podcast that shows you how to maximize your performance without sacrificing yourself. Be sure to check out my online course called INSTANT ZEN: 5 SIMPLE STEPS FOR RECLAIMING YOUR FOCUS, ENERGY, AND PEACE. (Just go to www.zenprocourses.com and scroll down until you see INSTANT ZEN). Take care of yourself. Peace and love, Dan

Website: https://www.burnedinteacher.com/ Bio: Amber Harper is a long-time educator, author, speaker, and podcaster. She’s the founder of www.burnedinteacher.com and author of Hacking Teacher Burnout which gives struggling teachers a path to follow as they navigate their way out of burnout. Amber is a Teacher Burnout Coach here to help educators grow through their burnout and take their next, best steps toward what they want from their career in education and in life. Favorite quotes: “It takes a village to support teachers.” “When we are caring for others. . .there tends to be a high rate of burnout because we are givers. We want to help everybody the best we possibly can and sometimes because of that we don’t know when to say “enough”. . .or to set certain boundaries.” “Be honest. What DO you want?” *** Thanks for listening to The Zen Professional Moment, with your host Dan Tricarico. The podcast that shows you how to maximize your performance without sacrificing yourself. Be sure to check out my online course called INSTANT ZEN: 5 SIMPLE STEPS FOR RECLAIMING YOUR FOCUS, ENERGY, AND PEACE. Just go to www.zenprocourses.com and scroll down until you see INSTANT ZEN. Take care of yourself. Peace and love, Dan

Website: https://www.resonanceed.com/ Bio: Krista Leh, the founder of Resonance Educational Consulting, and began her career 23 years ago as a high school social studies teacher and curriculum coach. In 2012, she was one of 26 educators in the country selected as an ASCD Emerging Leader. Over the past 10 years, Krista has worked with educators in more than 25 states on creating sustainable, scalable SEL systems and learning communities. In 2021, she will earn her doctorate in educational leadership from Lehigh University. Favorite quotes: “All learning is social emotional.” “There’s a way to have respectful conflict and grow from it.” “What do you AFTER?” (If something doesn’t go perfectly for you. . .) Before asking students or others to practice SEL, leaders need to “model it and be working on developing those environments. . .so that students [and others] become a 'community of connected learners'.” *** Thanks for listening to The Zen Professional Moment, with your host Dan Tricarico. The podcast that shows you how to maximize your performance without sacrificing yourself. Be sure to check out my online course called INSTANT ZEN: 5 SIMPLE STEPS FOR RECLAIMING YOUR FOCUS, ENERGY, AND PEACE. Just go to www.zenprocourses.com and scroll down until you see INSTANT ZEN. Take care of yourself. Peace and love, Dan

Website: https://liftwellnessconsulting.com/ Bio: Dr. Kate Steiner, is a Burnout Recovery Coach, and founder of LIFT Wellness Consulting. She supports professional women who are burdened by burnout to recovery through a guided reflection process. Holding A Master’s of Counseling and a Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision, her practice is grounded in the research-based Steiner Self-Reflective Sustainability and Wellness (SSRSW) model, published in the Oracle Research Journal. She has been a researcher in wellness and burnout for over 15 years. Dr. Steiner is the author of "Burnout: A Guide for Every Professional to Identify, Prepare, and Recover their Joy." Her mission is to end the burnout cycle for professionals, so they are living happier, healthier lives. Favorite quote: “First, we get them out of that burnout state--which is a high stress state--and then we focus on what the plan is for the next time that a similar event is going to occur in their life, so they can prepare and recover.” *** Thanks for listening to The Zen Professional Moment, with your host Dan Tricarico. The podcast that shows you how to maximize your performance without sacrificing yourself. Be sure to check out my online course called INSTANT ZEN: 5 SIMPLE STEPS FOR RECLAIMING YOUR FOCUS, ENERGY, AND PEACE. Just go to www.zenprocourses.com and scroll down until you see INSTANT ZEN. Take care of yourself. Peace and love, Dan

Website: https://georgecouros.ca/blog/ Bio: George Couros is currently an Innovative Teaching, Learning, and Leadership Consultant and speaker and the author of “The Innovator’s Mindset” and “Innovate Inside the Box”. He is also co-owner of IMPress Books. Furthermore, he has worked at all school levels, from K-12 as a teacher, technology facilitator, and school and district administrator, and currently works as an Adjunct Instructor with the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania. On his website, he says that he is not focused solely on preparing students for the “real world” but wants them to make the real world better. Favorite quotes from this episode: “Innovation just means new and better ways of learning. . .It’s how we do new and better things. . . And tech can be part of it, but it’s not necessary.” “’Traditional’ doesn’t [necessarily] mean bad and ‘Innovation’ doesn’t [necessarily] mean good.” “Innovation starts with what people’s gifts are already.” “When you take care of people, they do better stuff.” *** Thanks for listening to The Zen Professional Moment, with your host Dan Tricarico. The podcast that shows you how to maximize your performance without sacrificing yourself. Be sure to check out my online course called INSTANT ZEN: 5 SIMPLE STEPS FOR RECLAIMING YOUR FOCUS, ENERGY, AND PEACE. Just go to www.zenprocourses.com and scroll down until you see INSTANT ZEN. Take care of yourself. Peace and love, Dan

Website: https://www.thejoyousparent.com/ Bio: Sivanne is a parent coach, progressive educator, mama, and early childhood specialist. But most of all, she is a PLAY enabler. Following nearly two decades in the classroom, she now supports children through her work as The Joyous Parent. Sivanne guides parents to be confident so that they are raising creative, resilient LIFE ready kids...through the art of play! Get ready to join the play revolution! Favorite quotes: “The only reason we “grow out of [play]” is because we’re taught to.” “[Self-care] is a beautiful thing to model to our children. . .If they don’t witness us doing that, they’re never going to learn it. It’s nourishing for the whole family.” *** Thanks for listening to The Zen Professional Moment, with your host Dan Tricarico. The podcast that shows you how to maximize your performance without sacrificing yourself. Be sure to check out my online course called INSTANT ZEN: 5 SIMPLE STEPS FOR RECLAIMING YOUR FOCUS, ENERGY, AND PEACE. Just go to www.zenprocourses.com and scroll down until you see INSTANT ZEN. Take care of yourself. Peace and love, Dan

Thanks for listening to The Zen Professional Moment, with your host Dan Tricarico. The podcast that shows you how to maximize your performance without sacrificing yourself. Be sure to check out my online course called INSTANT ZEN: 5 SIMPLE STEPS FOR RECLAIMING YOUR FOCUS, ENERGY, AND PEACE. (Just go to www.zenprocourses.com and scroll down until you see INSTANT ZEN). Take care of yourself. Peace and love, Dan

Thanks for listening to The Zen Professional Moment, with your host Dan Tricarico. The podcast that shows you how to maximize your performance without sacrificing yourself. Be sure to check out my online course called INSTANT ZEN: 5 SIMPLE STEPS FOR RECLAIMING YOUR FOCUS, ENERGY, AND PEACE. (Just go to www.zenprocourses.com and scroll down until you see INSTANT ZEN). Take care of yourself. Peace and love, Dan