How many of you have thought of mindfulness? Meditation, yoga — all of those core buzzwords — as not just acts of relaxation, but acts of leadership. This is the stance of my guest today, Paula Pyne. Paula is a consultant in the mindfulness space and her stance on the matter is that all of these elements — all of these things that cause us to focus on ourselves and who we are and to slow down — are not just tools to help accelerate the success of teams and new startups but are also acts of personal leadership.
I thoroughly enjoyed this interview with Paula because it took an entirely new position on this notion of mindfulness. If you’re the person who rolls their eyes at yoga and are really challenged to slow down in your busy life — then this interview is for you!
Key Takeaways:
[3:57] What a mindful leadership coach is and the journey that led Paula to this position.
[6:38] What is integral theory?
[8:09] The new leadership paradigm.
[10:33] Are we all born with the capacity to be leaders or is there an intuitive capacity or skill set that positions people to be more natural leaders than others?
[13:24] What do we need to tap into efficiently as individual leaders to combat a style of leadership that is focused on bullying and posturing of power?
[15:57] How the platform of leadership is shifting and what we need to do, as women, to help step into it.
[17:26] How do we gather the courage to start making change in our lives and take action?
[21:20] The challenge as a leader of creating an environment that respects patients while also remaining amply competitive in the business space.
[26:47] Paula’s advice to the young, bold, ambitious individuals that need to work on their leadership development before diving head-first into a project or career.
[28:09] What it’s like working in the discipline of positive psychology, and what Paula teaches in terms of self-care.
[30:36] Achieving health optimization through biohacking?
[31:18] How Paula defines mindfulness.
[32:50] Paula walks us through a beginner’s mindfulness exercise!
[40:43] What came up in Meghan’s heart during Paula’s mindfulness exercise.
[41:45] How Paula defines health.
[43:24] Paula’s key performance indicators!
[47:18] Where to find more about what Paula is up to.
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More About Paula Pyne
At Uplift Consulting, Paula serves a diverse array of coaching and organizational clients. Whether in Transition, or as a leader investing in their Workplace, each develops greater clarity, better tools for performance, resilience and a sense of deepened awareness for sustainable change. Outside of Uplift, Paula is an associate and member of the Telfer Executive Programs, Community of Practice, where she teaches her signature workshop, Wellbeing for Leadership Resilience. She’s a member of the facilitation team, with Wilfred Laurier’s Positive Psychology Certificate Program, where she teaches Self Care. She also shares her wisdom and compassionate spirit online as part of the Huffington Post community and teaches yoga and meditation in her community in Ottawa, Canada.
Connect with my Guest:
Website: UpliftConsulting.com
Email: Info@UpliftConsulting.com or Paula.Pyne@gmail.com
Social Links: Twitter and Facebook
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CALL TO ACTION
This week, I want to challenge you to incorporate a daily mindful practice into your routine for the next 7 days. This could be journaling, starting a gratitude practice or meditation. Whatever it is, share it with our Entrepology Podcast Facebook page. Because when you are accountable, you are helpable.
Today was so much fun! I had the pleasure of sitting down with Abigail Hopkins. Abigail is the Co-Founder of That Clean Life — an online, meal-planning platform for both consumers and healthcare practitioners. Abigail’s goal for That Clean Life is to make healthy eating as simple and fun as possible. She wants everyone to feel incredible in their body, once and for all.
This was such a perfect interview for me because it not only gave me the opportunity to explore health, meal-planning, and spiraling up in terms of how you are feeling — but also to explore the notion of being a woman and an entrepreneur in technology. Whether you are interested in health, entrepreneurship, or how to trailblaze — this interview has it all!
Key Takeaways:
[1:47] Introduction to the guest for today — Abigail Hopkins!
[3:12] Abigail takes us through her journey of creating That Clean Life.
[10:17] What Abigail’s journey has been like as a female tech Founder.
[12:27] Abigail’s engagement in the health and wellness and entrepreneurial communities in Toronto.
[15:45] Tips and tricks to start integrating meal-planning into your everyday life.
[18:06] That Clean Life’s platform, on both the individual and practitioner side.
[20:18] The most common diets people often gravitate towards on That Clean Life.
[22:35] What Abigail wants to bring to light to other wellness professionals.
[24:49] Abigail’s basic principles of nutrition that she wishes everyone would include in their diet.
[26:58] Some key components in Abigail’s health that require more upkeep.
[29:19] Where Abigail sees the health landscape shifting over the next 5-10 years, in terms of health technology and food trends.
[31:33] The trend Abigail is most excited for right now: eating for your microbiome.
[33:33] Trends Abigail sees coming our way with respect to health technology and consumer access.
[34:58] Apps and technology Abigail uses in her everyday life that help her sustain her health goals.
[36:22] When did Abigail know she was an entrepreneur?
[39:43] What it is like working with your spouse in your business.
[41:59] What Abigail would like her legacy to be.
[42:21] How Abigail defines health.
[44:33] Abigail’s KPIs!
[50:33] Where to find more about what Abigail is up to.
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More About Abigail Hopkins
Abigail Hopkins is the co-founder of That Clean Life, a meal planning platform that helps both individuals to meal plan for themselves and wellness professionals to meal plan for their clients. Abigail is a Registered Nurse and a Culinary Nutrition Expert who is on a serious mission to teach the world that eating healthy can be simple and fun.
Connect with my Guest:
Website: That Clean Life
Email: abigail@thatcleanlife.com
Social Media: Twitter and Instagram
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CALL TO ACTION
This week’s call to action is to create a meal plan for the week. Food plays a fundamental role in how well you perform so it’s time to empower yourself in the kitchen. Keep it simple and make sure it is something that you can realistically accomplish. It may seem like another task to add to your long list of to-dos but I promise it will save you time and energy in the long run and fuel you for success. Share your commitment, recipes, tips and tricks in our Entrepology Podcast Facebook Group. Because when you are accountable, you are helpable.
Description:
I am so honored to have all of you here and to have had this podcast as an outlet over the past year. So, for this 50th episode, I’m going to explore some of the ideas and themes that have percolated to the surface as a result of some of these incredible conversations that we’ve had together with my guests and patients over the last 50 episodes.
In today’s episode, I go over the top five lessons that have become both important and intrinsic to me this year, as a result of these conversations. I take a moment to reflect on some of the lessons that have surfaced during the duration of my podcast and really direct it back to you — to really figure out which pieces of information are going to be most valuable for someone on a mission, that values their health.
Key Takeaways:
[1:24] Celebrating our 50th episode!
[3:22] Top five lessons that I’ve learned over the last year’s worth of episodes.
[4:11] Realization #1 What you do daily matters.
[6:02] Realization #2 Health is a means to an end, not an ends to a mean.
[8:10] Realization #3: You deserve individualized medicine.
[10:30] Realization #4: Doctors of any persuasion do not get the final say in your health.
[13:25] Realization #5: Your actions inspire people every single day.
[16:17] Looking at my own Key Performance Indicators!
[23:40] Thank you for all of your support!
“Episode 001: Welcome to The Entrepology Podcast”
Giftology: The Art and Science of Using Gifts to Cut Through the Noise, Increase Referrals, and Strengthen Retention, by John Ruhlin
Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House, by Michael Wolff
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MONTHLY QUIZ
See where you stack up and take this month’s quiz right here!
Part of improving your health and performance as an entrepreneur requires that you take inventory of your current state of health. To this end, we have prepared a monthly quiz related to the health and performance of entrepreneurs and go-getters.
CALL TO ACTION
It’s time to tackle the daily habits that are holding you back from greatness. What is one thing you do every single day that may not be serving you in the most optimal way? Whether you hack your daily coffee routine or start going to be 30 minutes earlier, share your commitment to improving your habits in our Entrepology Podcast Facebook Page. Because when you are accountable, you are helpable.