I was recently interviewed about my new book by Kathryn Thompson, host of Be the Sought After Entrepreneur. We had an exciting conversation about my book, Mouse in the Room, and I went over some key points on being the bad-ass leader people want to follow!

We discuss:

• How to have radical personal transformation.
• The RIGHT way to say what's on your mind so you don't have regrets.
• Your roadmap to truth.
• How to take advantage of the 3D Process.
• Create the space for what's truly meant to come to you.

A request for help!

If it resonates, we would love for you to be part of the mouse naming revolution! Here’s how you can do that:

• Get the book at Mouse in the Room or Amazon.   (Psst! There are some amazing bonuses for you!)
• If you think Mouse in the Room deserves 5 stars, please leave a review on Amazon.
• Post on social media that you got the book. Mouse naming is hard to do in isolation and easier if everyone does it! Let your friends have the opportunity to mouse name as well. We have some awesome promotional content and assets you can use on our site.

Kathryn Thompson is an award-winning marketing and communications expert, and the Founder of Creatively Owned.

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🐭 Become a Better Leader.  Check out my book, Mouse in The Room: http://www.mouseintheroom.com

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I'm excited to announce that my latest project - Mouse in the Room Book - has been funded. My co-author, Shaina List, and I thank you for your support!

Tune in to this special episode of Tough Conversations, where I'm joined by Zach Kellum and Lauren Rayburn. I cover:

• What is a mouse?
• Why naming your mouse (aka feelings) can give you more confidence, connection & leadership.
• Helpful examples, including naming some mice on the call.
• How to inspire people to name a mouse.
• Mirror mice as they relate to the body.
• Importance of self-awareness and how to cultivate it to know what's happening.
• How to build rapport by naming what's happening - super helpful for group rapport!
• Why Zack, Lauren and others backed the book.

I got into coaching by accident. This excerpt from my Vroom Vroom Veer podcast appearance tells my personal story – from getting paid to live and work in another country, to my huge crash and burnout, to my more recent comeback. I’ll even tell you why I left Bali in a hurry.

Listen in for:

• How I traveled for a whole year – loved it!
• Questions – How do I live and work in another country? How do I get a transfer?
• Took a risk – got transferred to New York!
• Climbed the corporate ladder
• How unhappy I was in my marriage
• The judgments I had about people who did self-help, and how those people cracked my cynicism
• How I got into coaching – by accident!
• The marriage I helped save
• The big sacrifice I made to pursue coaching
• Spent years diving into the coaching world
• How I built the world’s largest coaching business
• How I hit rock bottom; my burnout experience
• The golden handcuffs I had built for myself
• “What if I had 6 months to live?”
• What got me to Bali, and the life I built
• Teaching myself a programming language so I could write the Get Real app
• Why I got kicked out of Bali – the scary consequences of something I did there
• What got me back into coaching
• Who I serve now and why I love it, and more!

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What do you do when someone stands you up? Do you address it? Or... Don’t rock the boat. Don’t make waves. Don’t bring up something that might be awkward for both people and could go horribly wrong. Do these seem like familiar strategies? Unfortunately, staying silent can harm the relationship. In this episode, Adam Lewis Walker and I talk about a real life tough conversation I decided to have with him, and what it was like for him to be on the other side of it.

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Derek Loudermilk, host of The Art of Adventure podcast, interviewed me on a book he's writing, and I recorded it for my own records. But as I listened to the playback I realized that there was so much good content in it about what makes a great leader and leadership as a practice, and more, that I couldn't not share it with you. The audio is lower quality, but if you can get past the typing sounds, I think you'll be glad you listened to this one.

We cover:

-How can we develop as leaders given today’s challenges?
-Inside out leadership: to lead others you, first lead yourself
-Why personal growth is crucial
-You’ll be a terrible speaker if who you are is a terrible person
-How speaking is leading
-How to be watchable on stage
-How to lead a team for real
-Why you can’t lead from a manual
-The importance of acknowledging and praising yourself first
-How can you expect your team to do something you won’t do?
-Mastering Tough Conversations is an unconventional path to leadership
-How David’s speaking radically changed, almost overnight.
-Being natural and authentic in front of 1000 people
-How I was able to sell $337,000 worth of product in 15 minutes
-How to begin developing yourself as a leader
-The concept of vulnerability and knowing yourself
-The manager I coached to be able to receive feedback
-Why you should confront your soft spots NOW, before you get into a leadership position
-The Fly on the Wall leadership exercise: you should try it!

What is your biggest takeaway from this conversation on unconventional leadership? Leave a comment below.

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It can be a pretty scary world right now for men with the "Me Too" movement hanging over our heads. And it can be challenging for women to set boundaries and still express all of who they are. Saida and I talk about how we can navigate arousal and the masculine and feminine energies in the workplace with truth, openness and dignity on both sides.

We also talked about:
-Increase safety by INCREASING arousal
-Welcoming your own arousal without requiring reciprocity
-I talk about pain from my youth, feeling excluded from the feminine.
-How a woman can redirect masculine energy from predator to protector
-How men need to speak up and educate their brothers

Dr. Saida Désilets wants to live in a world filled with audacious, sexually sovereign women, living life on their own terms.

Saida is renowned for being the founder of the modern Jade Egg movement and visionary spokesperson for sexual Sovereignty, and has created The Daring Project—assisting women to audaciously move from being a victim to confidently thriving in life.

You can find out more about Dr. Saida Desilets at her website www.DareYourDesire.com.

Take a listen and let me know what you think in the comments.
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This time, we’re talking about “getting on your soapbox”, and giving the phrase a bit of a PR makeover!

We cover:

• How do you want to change the world? What is your mission?
• If you have a job, what’s your secret mission to impact the world, through your job?
• Are you shy about getting on your soapbox?
• How many of us have fallen out of love with our business or jobs
• How to get up on your soapbox!
• Three Practical steps to fall back in love with your business, job or message

Lisa learned that just because something is successful and people like it, doesn’t mean you have to keep doing it. She always knew she had a low tolerance for not being happy (after all she left a “successful” corporate career, with companies like AT&T and Lipton at age 28), but now she knows her mission is to help soulful entrepreneurs GFR so they can get out of their own way, help more people and make more money!

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How can you double your productivity with a few simple steps?
How can you increase your Truth-telling by 30%, and what would happen?
How can you increase your Daring by 30%, and what might happen?
I address these questions in my speech to Ezra Firestone’s mastermind for successful e-commerce entrepreneurs.

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Laurie Lazar , the director of Authentic Relating International, is the reason I’ve been to prison several times to train prison inmates in authentic relating. We cover:

• What to do if you haven’t found your mission yet
• How Laurie discovered her mission
• The scariness, and power, of eye contact
• Teaching the power of vulnerability to prison inmates (who can be beaten or killed if they say the wrong thing)
• Some inmates haven’t looked into the eyes of a woman in years
• The courage to sell yourself (Laurie's experience of cold-calling prisons)
• Laurie and I have a tough conversation right here on the podcast (and I get a little teary)
  
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An HR manager was worried about a potentially nerve-wracking conversation: how to tell her CEO he's abrasive! Listen in to hear:

• The 4 Step CASE model to having a Tough Conversation
• The importance of asking permission to have the conversation - and how!
• A great way to engage someone who could be dismissive
• How to manage the other person's defensiveness

Do you have a boss or authority figure you need to have a Tough Conversation with? What part of this call do you think could be the most impactful for you? Let me know in the comments below!

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I deliberately recorded this episode while very sick in bed; barely moving. Many spiritual paths teach us to practice gratitude and appreciation. My teacher always said “What is the maximum potential of this moment?” Byron Katie might say “Love what is”. Well that seems all fine and dandy for minor annoyances in life, but what about when you’re truly suffering?

Well I hit record and then gave it by best attempt – to truly enjoy my experience of being incredibly sick. How did I do?

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Everyone may have a victimization experience in their life. It’s something you can’t control, is usually scary, but it isn’t the same as victimhood. Dr. Saida Desilets tells her powerful story of not only overcoming a traumatic rape and possible death, but also the power of choosing to not be a victim. How can you apply this to your own life?

We also talked about:
-What are some common ways we show up as victim?
-Do we have a choice to be a victim, or is it choice-less?
-What about in the work environment?
-What are some subtle ways we slip into victim-hood?
-Learn a simple yet powerful way to shift from victim to leader.
-How embodied leadership can change everything for you
-The power of sitting with who you really are

Dr. Saida Désilets wants to live in a world filled with audacious, sexually sovereign women, living life on their own terms.

Saida is renowned for being the founder of the modern Jade Egg movement and visionary spokesperson for sexual Sovereignty, and has created The Daring Project—assisting women to audaciously move from being a victim to confidently thriving in life.

When she’s not dancing with her husband, you can find Saida leading Wilderness Safaris for women in South Africa or writing deliciously sensual poetry.

Take a listen and let me know what you think in the comments.

You can find out more about Dr. Saida Desilets at her website www.DareYourDesire.com.

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If you feel like your anxiety is getting in the way of life, then this podcast episode might be for you.

Join me as I chat with Dr Susan Campbell on a therapy-tested approach that can defuse anger and stress reactions when it comes to dealing with anxiety.

Topics covered include:

• How to get clear on your micro triggers.
• How asking for what you want can create a trigger situation.
• Have you got an unrepaired rupture?
• Do you have a self-protective place?
• The way you deal with your story about reality.
• How to notice the trigger signs.
• The 4 Elements that are present when you are triggered.
• How to handle your triggers.
• Why valuing information can tell you what you care about.
• The exercise you can do to ground your nervous system.
• How to go from triggered to tranquil.

For show notes and past guests, please visit http://focus.ceo/podcast

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This role play may just have saved a marriage. Super tricky conversation where the participant’s husband accuses her of cheating, and she’s worried he’ll ask her to leave. I was surprised by the amount of love and tenderness that emerged in the role play – and the participant seemed to shed quite a few tears.

Outcome? She left with a completely new, and loving, way to approach the conversation. Listen to the end to find out how it actually turned out when she approached her husband.

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David shares a simple, free game you can play with the people you’re on lock-down with. This will help you combat the stir-crazies and get to really know your bunker-mates! 
And - use this game with anyone, anywhere where you'd like to take the conversation a little deeper.

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"Happy Hour” with a glass of wine on zoom just doesn’t cut it. 

It’s good for chit chat, but not for really connecting, and feeling truly seen.

More than ever, we now need connection and grounding - whether it’s with your co-workers, your team, friends, or extended family. 

David Wood shares four simple tips for having a group zoom call with your community feel deeply rewarding, and bringing everyone closer together.

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What are your tough conversations about money? Rennie even got me to set up an automated savings plan, and at the time of writing there’s already $800 in there. 10 years from now I’m going to be super happy I met Rennie.

Rennie is a TEDx speaker and the author of the award winning, best-selling book, Wealth On Any Income. After two divorces and a business failure he was flat broke at age 50 and started all over from scratch. After learning what was NOT taught from all his financial education he became a multi-millionaire in just a few years. He has helped thousands of people avoid the financial downward spiral. Now he donates 100% of his profits to charity. It’s amazing!

In this episode, we talk about:

• Why looking at our finances can be scary
• The tough conversation about debt we avoid
• The tough conversation we need to have about expenses
• The tough conversation about paying yourself first!
• WHY paying yourself is so critical
• How to get your money working for you – while you sleep
• The enormous upside to facing your finances and wealth plan
• The 6 Areas of Support you need (Tip: don’t try this alone)
• How and why 100% of Rennie’s profits go to charity!

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We cover how turning people off can turn you on and explode your profit in this episode. Lisa has been mentoring millionaire entrepreneurs for over 20 years.
This is especially powerful if you run a business or are in charge of a team – if you’re brave enough!

We cover:

• Don’t Worry About Being Normal, Proper, or Polite
• How Turning People Off Will Turn You On (And Explode Your Profit)
• Different ways you might be “unreal” or inauthentic
• How this blocks our forward motion
• Is there a cost to getting truly real? -Is there a limit? When should we NOT?

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Join the free weekly zoom call to role-play your tough conversations at http://playforreal.life/zoomregister

70% of employees are avoiding a tough conversation. Learn about Just-in-Time or Spot Coaching for entire teams and companies to master their tough conversations at http://playforreal.life/teamcoaching

Follow David:

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 LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/toughconversations

If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews! http://playforreal.life/itunes

An attendee of my free weekly Tough Conversations Role Play Zoom call, let’s call her ‘Wonder Woman’, needs to see change, or she may need to quit. We cover:

- How to ask your boss for money or funding
- Why it's crucial to release charge first!
- How to ensure you see real action or change
- How to avoid the "lazy yes"
- How to avoid the "dirty yes" (when someone says yes, but means no)
- How to hold people accountable
- How to make a gentle demand

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For show notes and past guests, please visit http://playforreal.life/podcast

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Join the free weekly zoom call to role-play your tough conversations at http://playforreal.life/zoomregister

70% of employees are avoiding a tough conversation. Learn about Just-in-Time or Spot Coaching for entire teams and companies to master their tough conversations at http://playforreal.life/teamcoaching

Follow David:

Twitter: http://twitter.com/_playforreal

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Facebook: http://facebook.com/toughconversationswithdavidwood

YouTube: http://youtube.com/toughconversationswithdavidwood

LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/toughconversations

If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews! 

http://playforreal.life/podcast : I interview one of my clients, Shanon Muir, VP Warner Bros, to find out why and how independent, self-starting high performers uses coaches. We cover:
- How this podcast episode is for high performers, successful in a number of areas
- How colleagues are useful for advice, coaching brings a different perspective and is also confidential
- Not wanting to reinvent the wheel, and wanting to reach goals faster than she would on her own
- Shannon’s question: “Who AM I, and how does that impact my performance?”
- How a good time to seek a coach is when you feel you’re plateauing. 
- The benefits of getting your company to pay for coaching, but Shannon’s viewpoint on ROI even if you need to pay for coaching yourself

And a LOT more.

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See if you qualify for a free discovery session to explore coaching with David at http://playforreal.life/coaching

Join the free weekly zoom call to role-play your tough conversations at http://playforreal.life/zoomregister

70% of employees are avoiding a tough conversation. Learn about Just-in-Time or Spot Coaching for entire teams and companies to master their tough conversations at http://playforreal.life/teamcoaching

Follow David:

Twitter: http://twitter.com/_playforreal

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Facebook: http://facebook.com/toughconversationswithdavidwood

YouTube: http://youtube.com/toughconversationswithdavidwood

LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/toughconversations

If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews!

What do you do when you feel hurt by a family member?

This is my edgiest episode yet – this one is super personal, because I’M getting coached on a family issue. I’d felt hurt by a family member and rock-star coach Katarina Jones takes me through our Tough Conversations process, and role-plays the tough conversation with me.
Then I play for you the actual video I sent to my family member to start the conversation, and reveal the results.

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For show notes and past guests, please visit http://playforreal.life/podcast

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See if you qualify for a free discovery session to explore coaching with David at http://playforreal.life/coaching

Join the free weekly zoom call to role-play your tough conversations at http://playforreal.life/zoomregister

70% of employees are avoiding a tough conversation. Learn about Just-in-Time or Spot Coaching for entire teams and companies to master their tough conversations at http://playforreal.life/teamcoaching

Follow David:

Twitter: http://twitter.com/_playforreal Instagram: http://instagram.com/_playforreal Facebook: http://facebook.com/toughconversationswithdavidwood YouTube: http://youtube.com/toughconversationswithdavidwood LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/toughconversations

If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews! http://playforreal.life/itunes

I was thrilled when Nancy Moonstarr asked me to talk about man-woman dynamics and gender roles. Talk about some tricky conversations! We cover:

• What do men truly want? What do women truly want?
• How can a man invite a woman to surrender? 
• Is there a place for romantic gender roles in today’s society? 
• How can a couple generate true intimacy?

This is taken from the podcast A Man's Guide to Intimacy. More on Nancy Moonstarr at https://drmoonstarr.com/

*** For show notes and past guests, please visit http://playforreal.life/podcast

Sign up for David’s email newsletter and download the 4-Step Tough Conversations blueprint at http://playforreal.life/blueprint

See if you qualify for a free discovery session to explore coaching with David at http://playforreal.life/coaching

Join the free weekly zoom call to role-play your tough conversations at http://playforreal.life/zoomregister

70% of employees are avoiding a tough conversation. Learn about Just-in-Time or Spot Coaching for entire teams and companies to master their tough conversations at http://playforreal.life/teamcoaching

Follow David: Twitter: http://twitter.com/_playforreal Instagram: http://instagram.com/_playforreal Facebook: http://facebook.com/toughconversationswithdavidwood YouTube: http://youtube.com/toughconversationswithdavidwood LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/toughconversations

If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews! http://playforreal.life/itunes

Want to truly change and grow as a leader? Listen in to hear:

• Who should be listening to this podcast? (Hint: It’s not just for executives)
• Why is leadership so important?
• How important is leadership development in a company?
• You don’t just lead people reporting to you – you can lead your co-workers too!
• How critical it is to manage up.
• What gets in the way of leadership development.
• Are you leading yourself!?
• How to you measure great leadership? Jason explains the value of micro-practices.
• Jason outlines a few of the top micro-practices a leader demonstrates.
• What’s the best way for a manager, exec or even entrepreneur to develop their leadership skills?
• The value of self-assessment.
• The value of group-assessment (360 feedback).
• While 360 feedback is bringing in the big guns, Jason explains how you can elicit feedback as a daily practice.
• How awareness alone can drive change. But Jason has a powerful system to accelerate that change!
• What are some categories that are assessed?
• What happens once the feedback is in? (development plan)
• How do you help ensure the plan is followed? What accountability systems are most effective?

QUOTES:
“When you try and preserve a relationship by avoiding a tough conversation, you can destroy the relationship” – Jason Gore
“Speak to someone ELSE about your difficult conversation first, to release charge. Then the actual conversation will be much smoother” – Jason Gore
“When you get employees talking to each other, everything gets better” – Jason Gore
“When you avoid a tough conversation, you also avoid the likelihood of things getting better” – Jason Gore
“You really get to know who people are by how they navigate conflict with you” – Jason Gore
“Be soft on the person, hard on the problem” – Jason Gore
“Tough Conversations – Missing Ingredient #1: Willingness to Own your world or perceptions” – Jason Gore
“Tough Conversations – Missing Ingredient #2: Willingness to understand the other person’s world” – Jason Gore
“Don’t have tough conversations when you’re upset” – Jason Gore
“We’re talking about the easy stuff; we’re not talking about the harder stuff” – David Wood

BIO:
Jason Gore is an Executive Coach at Neuberg, Gore & Associates specializing in leadership at high-growth startups. For over 20 years, Jason has led leadership programs in over 85 cities across 15 countries for the Fortune 500, The Military, NASA, and even Burning Man.

He has led leadership and change initiatives at Disney, Starbuck’s, ABC, Honda, Bombardier Aerospace, Genentech, GAP, Target, REI, MasterCard, Cisco, and many others.

Jason later taught Negotiations at Harvard Law School as a TA. Jason is also an adventurer. He flies antique, open-cockpit cockpit airplanes, is a professional rafting guide, and spends a lot of time in the mountains of South America. He has made many decisions with life-and-death consequences, and when asked, will share a story from one of his narrow escapes.

www.neuberggore.com – check out the tools section for the Saturn Leadership Index, and the Cube model for Conflict.

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For show notes and past guests, please visit http://playforreal.life/podcast

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Join the free weekly zoom call to role-play your tough conversations at http://playforreal.life/zoomregister

70% of employees are avoiding a tough conversation. Learn about Just-in-Time or Spot Coaching for entire teams and companies to master their tough conversations at http://playforreal.life/teamcoaching

Follow David:

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Facebook: http://facebook.com/toughconversationswithdavidwood

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LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/toughconversations

If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews! 

Jason is the author of Conflict = Energy, and in this episode with Jason, we cover:

• Why this book?
• How does this relate to tough conversations?
• Welcome conflict! It’s a good thing!
• Learn about our values.
• Check-in with self-emotional clarity.
• Curiosity.
• Connection over content.
• Naming what’s happening. 

Jason Digges is the author of the new release Conflict = Energy, The transformative practice of Authentic Relating. Jason is a modern renaissance man: Equal parts artist, philosopher, teacher, and video producer. For the past 4 years, he has been a trainer and facilitator for groups within the authentic relating and circling realm and is obsessed with how humans can live and relate optimally.  You can find out more at: https://authenticrelating.co/

For show notes and past guests, please visit http://focus.ceo/podcast

Download the free 6 min video "How to Double Your Revenue by Focusing on Less" at http://focus.ceo/focusvideo

Take the free 60 min Double Your Revenue training at http://focus.ceo/training

Follow David:
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How many high performers are struggling with serious health issues and symptoms, yet are able to produce amazing results despite their health challenges.

Torah Bontrager, raised traditional Amish, grew up in the US with no electricity and cars and speaks English as a second language. She literally escaped in the middle of the night at age 15, with only what she could carry: the clothes on her back and $170 in her pocket. Today, she's an advocate for Amish children, working to overturn the landmark 1972 Supreme Court case. More on Torah at http://amishheritage.org

Listen in for:

• the effects of trauma on high performers (using Torah and I as examples)
• The extreme symptoms Torah has to cope with: 20 hours a day in bed, eventual PTSD diagnosis, feeling suicidal, putting a gun to her head at age 11, being raped as a child.
• David shares his trauma from early childhood
• The results of her Ketamine exploration
• Psychedelics and plant medicine
• The daily struggle and frustration at not being able to work/produce more
• Feeling that there IS love in the universe
• The enormous mission Torah has taken on, despite her physical challenges
• David reveals his own challenges, and the modalities he’s tried so far
• The difficulty in dealing with an invisible disability
• The facebook group David and Torah have started to support high performers with health challenges

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For show notes and past guests, please visit http://playforreal.life/podcast

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See if you qualify for a free discovery session to explore coaching with David at http://playforreal.life/coaching

Join the free weekly zoom call to role-play your tough conversations at http://playforreal.life/zoomregister

70% of employees are avoiding a tough conversation. Learn about Just-in-Time or Spot Coaching for entire teams and companies to master their tough conversations at http://playforreal.life/teamcoaching

Follow David:

Twitter: http://twitter.com/_playforreal

Instagram: http://instagram.com/_playforreal

Facebook: http://facebook.com/toughconversationswithdavidwood

YouTube: http://youtube.com/toughconversationswithdavidwood

LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/toughconversations

If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews! 

This a case study from free weekly zoom call. You can register for the free calls at http://playforeal.life/zoomregister

In this one, we spend 5 minutes getting clear on the key issues – WHO, HOPE, FEAR, WHAT, REQUEST, STEPPING IN THEIR SHOES. Summary is: John feels mother has hidden agenda when they talk, and he get’s angry. He doesn’t want to come home for Xmas. Let’s join the 5 minute role play, then we’ll debrief afterwards and handle some Q&A.

Listen in to hear:

• How do you ask a parent to change how they communicate with you?
• John’s insight when he realizes he’s doing the exact thing he doesn’t want his mother to do!
• Slowing down: John realizes he can’t work it all out in real-time on the phone, and may need to ask for 30 minute breaks to collect his thoughts.
• It takes ONE to tango: the possibility opens up that his mother may not need to change a thing! John’s the one who can change. What if someone says “no” to having the tough conversation with you?
• How you need to keep your courage alive when they don’t pick up the first time!

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For show notes and past guests, please visit http://playforreal.life/podcast

Sign up for David’s email newsletter and download the 4-Step Tough Conversations blueprint at http://playforreal.life/blueprint

See if you qualify for a free discovery session to explore coaching with David at http://playforreal.life/coaching

Join the free weekly zoom call to role-play your tough conversations at http://playforreal.life/zoomregister

70% of employees are avoiding a tough conversation. Learn about Just-in-Time or Spot Coaching for entire teams and companies to master their tough conversations at http://playforreal.life/teamcoaching

Follow David:

Twitter: http://twitter.com/_playforreal

Instagram: http://instagram.com/_playforreal

Facebook: http://facebook.com/toughconversationswithdavidwood

YouTube: http://youtube.com/toughconversationswithdavidwood

LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/toughconversations

If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews! 

Follow the 5 simple steps in this video to TRIPLE your productivity, avoid distraction, be laser focused, and feel more peace and integrity. Plus – you’ll get those awesome life and business results you’re after!

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See if you qualify for a free discovery session to explore coaching with David at http://playforreal.life/coaching

Join the free weekly zoom call to role-play your tough conversations at http://playforreal.life/zoomregister

70% of employees are avoiding a tough conversation. Learn about Just-in-Time or Spot Coaching for entire teams and companies to master their tough conversations at http://playforreal.life/teamcoaching

Follow David:

Twitter: http://twitter.com/_playforreal

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LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/toughconversations

If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews!

Here we cover true leadership, and you'll get about 10 great quotes from Jason in this interview. Listen in to hear why people aren't talking to each other in families, communities, and corporations - and how to break the cycle!

• Why Jason focuses on startups
• David’s unusual connection with Jason
• Why it’s critical to override our natural instinct – both in life generally and specifically when it comes to tough conversations.
• Pause, make a new choice.
• Why Jason believes humanity is in trouble.
• How Jason makes life and death decisions, and how it helps him not freeze in essential moments.
• No response IS a response.
• How we humans are conflict averse and how it causes us problems.
• Jason’s vision for the world.
• Ninja tip: Speak to someone ELSE about your difficult conversation first, to release charge. Then the actual conversation will be much smoother. Plus, they can listen for clarity and power.
• How Jason’s family stopped talking to each other because they didn’t know how to solve problems. And how this translates to the corporate world.
• Jason and David use a real conflict they’ve had in their relationship as an example.
• When you have an issue, should you bring it up or not?
• An example of how avoiding tough conversations can hurt a team.
• Practice at work and with friends – work up to family, as it’s often the hardest.

QUOTES:
“When you try and preserve a relationship by avoiding a tough conversation, you can destroy the relationship” – Jason Gore
“Speak to someone ELSE about your difficult conversation first, to release charge. Then the actual conversation will be much smoother” – Jason Gore
“When you get employees talking to each other, everything gets better” – Jason Gore
“When you avoid a tough conversation, you also avoid the likelihood of things getting better” – Jason Gore
“You really get to know who people are by how they navigate conflict with you” – Jason Gore
“Be soft on the person, hard on the problem” – Jason Gore
“Tough Conversations – Missing Ingredient #1: Willingness to Own your world or perceptions” – Jason Gore
“Tough Conversations – Missing Ingredient #2: Willingness to understand the other person’s world” – Jason Gore
“Don’t have tough conversations when you’re upset” – Jason Gore
“We’re talking about the easy stuff; we’re not talking about the harder stuff” – David Wood

***

For show notes and past guests, please visit http://playforreal.life/podcast

Sign up for David’s email newsletter and download the 4-Step Tough Conversations blueprint at http://playforreal.life/blueprint

See if you qualify for a free discovery session to explore coaching with David at http://playforreal.life/coaching

Join the free weekly zoom call to role-play your tough conversations at http://playforreal.life/zoomregister

70% of employees are avoiding a tough conversation. Learn about Just-in-Time or Spot Coaching for entire teams and companies to master their tough conversations at http://playforreal.life/teamcoaching

Follow David:

Twitter: http://twitter.com/_playforreal

Instagram: http://instagram.com/_playforreal

Facebook: http://facebook.com/toughconversationswithdavidwood

YouTube: http://youtube.com/toughconversationswithdavidwood

LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/toughconversations

If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews! http://playforreal.life/itunes

Jay Abraham is the highest paid marketing expert in the US. He interviews me in this episode on tough conversations for executives and entrepreneurs. 

Listen in to hear:

• Clues to let you know there’s a tough conversation waiting to happen.
• Some classic examples of tough conversations being avoided by executives and entrepreneurs.
• Two reasons people are tempted to sweep tough conversations under the carpet
• How to handle fear of loss!
• Why your mind hides your tough conversations from you.
• Is the pay-off for tough conversation truly great enough to make it worthwhile?
• The enormous upside that’s possible when you address these issues.
• 5 benefits of having that difficult conversation.
• Some of David’s client’s huge wins and success stories from tough conversations.
• David walks us step by step through an example of a tough conversation with your boss.
• What motivated David to start working with prison inmates.
• “Who’s your ideal client? What type of executive or entrepreneur?”
• How David aims to transform company cultures around the world.
• How un-released negativity hinders our performance, and tough conversations releases this negativity.
• Should we practice in safe harbors first, before you go for the BIG conversations?
• David’s funniest tough conversation (which led to him meeting Australia’s Prime Minister!)
• The saddest conversation he’s helped a client with…
• And the most impactful.

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playforreal.life - We’re switching it up in this episode! I’m the guest this time being interviewed by none other than Jay Abraham. He’s billed as the highest paid marketing expert in the US, if not the world! I’m really excited to share this talk with you.

Listen in to hear:
Clues to let you know there’s a tough conversation waiting to happen.
Some classic examples of tough conversations being avoided by executives and entrepreneurs.
Two reasons people are tempted to sweep tough conversations under the carpet
How to handle fear of loss!
Why your mind hides your tough conversations from you.
Is the pay-off for tough conversation truly great enough to make it worthwhile?
The enormous upside that’s possible when you address these issues.
5 benefits of having that difficult conversation.
Some of David’s client’s huge wins and success stories from tough conversations.
David walks us step by step through an example of a tough conversation with your boss.
What motivated David to start working with prison inmates.
“Who’s your ideal client? What type of executive or entrepreneur?”
How David aims to transform company cultures around the world.
How un-released negativity hinders our performance, and tough conversations releases this negativity.
Should we practice in safe harbors first, before you go for the BIG conversations?
David’s funniest tough conversation (which led to him meeting Australia’s Prime Minister!)
The saddest conversation he’s helped a client with…
And the most impactful.

I'd love to hear your greatest take-away from this interview if you'll share it with me in the comment section below. I look forward to every one of them!

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Join the free weekly zoom call to role-play your tough conversations at http://playforreal.life/zoomregister

70% of employees are avoiding a tough conversation. Learn about Just-in-Time or Spot Coaching for entire teams and companies to master their tough conversations at http://playforreal.life/teamcoaching

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#leadershiptraining #teambuilding #engagement #difficultconversations #crucialconversations #toughconversations #teamcoaching #corporatecoaching #executivecoaching #teamtraining #playforreal

Bill's marriage may need to end, if he doesn't get something BIG from his partner. This is a live role play from our free weekly zoom call, where subscribers get free coaching on their tough conversations.

Listen in to hear:

-The SUPER tough conversation Bill needs to have
-The great outcome he’s really looking forward to, even if nothing gets resolved!
-The need for empathy FIRST
-Why the other person may not be in a space to hear you
-The benefit of roleplaying the Tough Conversation beforehand
-The hard pill Bill realized he has to swallow
-The tough conversation Bill had to have with himself
-How he realized he has more power than he felt he had
-How can he speak up for his own needs when his wife is going through such a difficult time?
-How he came to respect his wife’s agency and the two key realizations he had because of it
-and Bill’s clever disguise to preserve his anonymity!

This is a case study from my free weekly zoom call. You can register for the free calls at http://playforreal.life/zoomregister

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For show notes and past guests, please visit http://playforreal.life/podcast

Sign up for David’s email newsletter and download the 4-Step Tough Conversations blueprint at http://playforreal.life/blueprint

See if you qualify for a free discovery session to explore coaching with David at http://playforreal.life/coaching

Join the free weekly zoom call to role-play your tough conversations at http://playforreal.life/zoomregister

70% of employees are avoiding a tough conversation. Learn about Just-in-Time or Spot Coaching for entire teams and companies to master their tough conversations at http://playforreal.life/teamcoaching

Follow David:
Twitter: twitter.com/_playforreal
Instagram: instagram.com/_playforreal
Facebook: facebook.com/toughconversationswithdavidwood
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LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/toughconversations

If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews!

Martine Rutte has changed the game. By following his conviction that heaven can be experienced right here, right now, he’s managed to play for real almost by default. It’s a great perspective, and one that lines up with my secret mission to get everyone to live a life they enjoy.

Listen in for:

• What Martin’s proud of
• How he responds to “No’s”
• How he shifted his belief about Heaven on Earth
• How he’s playing for real in life
• What might happen if we release the outcomes we obsess over
• The hidden aspects of addiction and the value of investigating them
• What we should do with the ‘hells’ on earth
• The value to be found in complaints
• What Martin says about Truth, Daring and Caring

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Sign up for David’s email newsletter and download the 4-Step Tough Conversations blueprint at http://playforreal.life/blueprint 

See if you qualify for a free discovery session to explore coaching with David at http://playforreal.life/coaching 

Join the free weekly zoom call to role-play your tough conversations at http://playforreal.life/zoomregister 

70% of employees are avoiding a tough conversation. Learn about Just-in-Time or Spot Coaching for entire teams and companies to master their tough conversations at http://playforreal.life/teamcoaching 

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Torah Bontrager tells the amazing story of her escape from Amish-ism in the middle of the night at age 15! 

We learn:
– The classic children’s story that inspired her to escape
– The difficult decision she had to make from the very beginning
– What happened when she put a gun to her head, aged 11
– How many attempts it took to escape
– Her help from the outside world
– Being blindsided by betrayal, and …
– How she’s now challenging the supreme court!

We’re all familiar with the uncomfortable feeling of being stuck. Listen to Torah’s story of desperation and daring and ask yourself: What’s keeping you from playing for real?

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Everyone wants the short route to success, right? In this excerpt from his talk at my live CoachMBA event, Jack Canfield talks about why some people see success and achieve their goals and why others never do.

Jack explains:

• How responsibility can change your life
• How much control you actually have over your outcomes
• Blaming others vs 100% responsibility
• The best formula for achieving success
• What we avoid that makes success improbable – or even impossible!
• The pathway to change
• Victim language vs empowering language

Listen in and tell me: which of these points hit home for you? 

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Could you use more adventure in your life!? In this interview we cover:
- Is Daring the same as living with an adventure mindset?
- Why we avoid adventures and what might stop you having an adventure
- Smaller steps to an adventure and the power of 1% different
- The key to finding adventures
- The internal adventures we can take advantage of
- How we can sometimes end up on accidental adventures
- How to re-frame an uncomfortable situation as an adventure
- The hardest part of starting an adventure
- How the body fights against going on an adventure
- Would you remove any moments from your past, if you had the power!?
- Why Derek believes in only investing in 10 things in life
- The surprising thing he really wants for himself right now
- The value of quests!

How are you living the art of adventure in your everyday life? Challenge yourself to try something 1% different from your normal routine – we talk about it in the video. Let me know using one of the links below how you’re taking the challenge, I’d love to hear it.

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Dr. Benjamin Hardy is an organizational psychologist, successful entrepreneur and bestselling author of Willpower Doesn't Work and Personality Isn't Permanent. His blog is read by millions of people monthly and featured on Forbes, Fortune, and CNBC, and helps people break free from the shackles of their personality.

In this episode we cover 

• How personality is NOT permanent.
• How does our personality limit us.
• How to break free from the shackles.
• Why we need to make decisions based on the preferences of our future self versus the preferences of our current self.

For show notes and past guests, please visit http://focus.ceo/podcast

Download the free 6 min video "How to Double Your Revenue by Focusing on Less" at http://focus.ceo/focusvideo

Take the free 60 min Double Your Revenue training at http://focus.ceo/training

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David interviews Byron Katie on how to keep offering your gifts to world in the face of human doubts. Visit the website to see if you qualify for a free Discovery Session with David: http://playforreal.life

Interview Notes:

What if I’m not good enough to be a coach/expert?

Maybe you’re right!

Importance of coaching yourself first | clearing the field of inauthenticity.

Responsibility to oneself to remain authentic.

Positioning: Equal footing vs guru | Giving up the Guru Position

Can not having your sh*t together be OK?

Do you have doubts getting up on stage? How Katie overcame agoraphobia.

The power of NOTHING | ‘Nothing’ beats ‘façade’

What if they don’t get any value!?

Need for Approval, and Service vs Selling

BYRON KATIE QUOTES

“It’s OK to sell yourself. People have a right to know you’re available.”

“No-one comes to me who isn’t the right one”

"There aren’t many listeners in the world"

“When I listen to me, someone is growing for sure!”

Check out the School for the Work: https://thework.com/school-for-the-work-byron-katie/

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Is life and work a game?

WHY it's better to view life as a game.

Definition: over there is better than over here.

Game requires doubt. If you KNEW how it would turn out….it wouldn’t be interesting anymore.

Make the best moves you can.

The Games I’m Playing:

Money Game –
Purpose/Impact Game
Health Game
Shelter Game
Relationship Game.

It doesn’t feel like a game. It feels serious and Real!

Shit just got real. (Bad Boys II)

That’s how you KNOW it’s a worth-while game.

When you can turn to someone and say Shit Just Got Real – it’s a game worth playing.

TELL US: What games are you playing now, where shit just got real? Comment below video if watching.

The Illusion of Stakes

But what about SERIOUS THINGS?

What about losing a loved one? Losing my house? Losing my health/life? My business failing? That’s not a game!

Life is a game like any others you’ve played on table top, but with higher stakes.

IF Life and Work are games, how do we play the best game?

1) Remember it’s a game

2) Tune in to future podcast episodes.

Expect to hear not only about play, but the three pillars of Play for Real:

Lots of Truth & Authenticity

Daring

Caring – the 3 pillars of play for real.

And - Connection

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The Tough Conversations we avoid tend to take up space and create unnecessary tension in our lives. One of the happiest people David knows, Chris, leads us down the path to happiness beginning with one amazing perspective shift – those tough conversations don’t have to be tough! Join David and Chris in this amazing discussion on the principles of attachment, perception and attention, and how it all applies to life AND business success.

Listen to learn:

– How the toughest conversation he’s ever had was over 44 years ago, and what makes conversations tough
– What Chris learned about growth, and we can too!
– Chris reveals the secret: How to be truly happy
– How he trained himself to look forward to/lean into tough conversations
– Why he began to question his beliefs, and why you need to have growth as your highest value
– Discover the kind of person that leans into tough conversations
– Learn what he found out about ‘doing life’, and the alternative that leads to happiness
– Chris shares the power of your attention
– How to live unafraid and the antidote to fear!
– What Chris realized about suffering and misery
– Watch David’s own Ah-Ha moment as he applies this to his own life.
– Why Chris chooses to look for what makes him uncomfortable
– What clouds your perception and makes you complain about what you have
– How letting go of attachment produces results in the business world!
– Who we admire most

This fascinating talk is chock full of opportunities to lean in and grow. You can find out more about Chris Attwood at thebeyul.co.

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Yanik Silver is Founder and CEO Maverick1000 an invitation-only, global network of industry transforming entrepreneurs connecting in bold new ways to challenge and collectively support each other's biggest business goals, engage in reinvigorating experiences and co-create a worldwide multiplier impact. http://yaniksilver.com

In this interview we cover:

Am I really happy? Will I be happy 10 years from now?

Your ESSENCE stays the same, but the EXPRESSION of it changes

Money is an amplifier of your existing personality

Meet your own needs first; fill your own cup first

Light 1000 suns, and how this ripples out to reach 7 billion people

How can you give, in alignment with your values? As an EXPRESSION of your values?

The profit in giving

Combining head, heart and highest purpose 

Intrepreneur: how you can get your own company involved in a project. How to influence buying decisions, hiring decisions.

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More on Yanik at http://yaniksilver.com

David Wood interviews Martin Rutte from Project Heaven on Earth on how to truly enjoy life. 

INTERVIEW NOTES:

Martin’s credibility...

Blissfully married after 46 years…

Definition of a Game: What is not, is more important than….

Enjoying this, AND looking at what’s next

“Play” = “Heaven on Earth”?

Brutal AND playful?

 More House approach to perfection, leading into how it equates to Heaven on Earth 

Life shouldn’t be this way | This is not heaven – is it true?

Appreciation: a path to Playing for Real

Enjoying the things that don’t seem to be going great?

How Martin is thrilled when he misses his flight 

Skipping the middle-man; how to skip 20 years of struggle.

Visit http://projectheavenonearth.com for Martin's free 7 day online course to create Heaven on Earth right here, right now.

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In this excerpt from Jack's speech at David's live coaching event, Jack speaks about a coaching practice, but this is for anyone with a dream, anyone who needs to market or sell, anyone who gets stopped and doesn’t want to. Entrepreneurs, solopreneurs, go-getters. And anyone who wants to lead, better.

JUST SOME OF THE TOPICS:

How hungry people are for inspiration and leadership.

Why everybody needs a coach

You won’t believe how many times Jack got rejected + What stopped him giving up

Once you give birth to an idea, you’ve got to get out and sell it!

How you can sell naturally and with passion, even when you’re not a salesperson?

Test-driving your product

How Tony Robbins trains his staff in the law of probability: “there’s always a van in New York City!”

The power of positive expectation

Massive action produces Massive results

Being willing to do whatever it takes

Being a Go-Giver, and what’s possible when we make the shift (including in the corporate world) 

More on Jack at http://www.jackcanfield.com

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David Wood interviews Byron Katie on how handle the negative self talk of “I’m a failure”, “I’m going to fail”, and “What if I fail?”. Specifically, she takes David through a situation he’s freaking about: “Jack Canfield is coming to speak at my life event; what if I can’t sell any tickets and Jack turns up to talk to three people?”. Bring your OWN situation and apply The Work to your specific situation.

Byron Katie is an American speaker and author who teaches a method of self-inquiry known as "The Work of Byron Katie" or simply as "The Work": https://thework.com/school-for-the-work-byron-katie/

INTERVIEW NOTES:

Where in your life are you worried about failing?

Where do you feel like you HAVE failed?

Katie dives into the worst situation possible for David, to investigate if it’s true: “I’m a failure”.

What’s the impact of that negative thought? Who would you be without that thought?

How do you treat Jack when you believe this thought?

How can you turn around “I’m a failure”?

BYRON KATIE QUOTES

“I don’t know how it gets any more successful than that”

“It’s a fearless life”

“The worst that can happen, and the best that can happen, are the same event”

“If you have something of value you offer it, and people come or they don’t. But do you show up?”

“Suffering is Optional”

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Our mission is Thriving Companies, Great Leaders.

Avoiding Tough Conversations as leaders keeps us stuck and small, and is horrendously expensive. Our teams and companies are less engaged, experiencing conflict, and sometimes even quitting.

But having Tough Conversations with courage and skill can become the defining moments of our careers, our relationships, and our lives. And employees become happier, thriving contributors who want to stick around because they love their job.

David Wood talks with thought leaders like Byron Katie and Jack Canfield, top CEOs, and even prison inmates, to help you identify your Tough-Conversations Waiting-to-Happen, and to have those conversations with confidence and skill. So instead of the conversations blowing up in your face, you will artfully transform them into landmark events that expand your life, business, career, team and company.

Tough Conversations = Extraordinary Work Results + Life Results. “The gold lies just on the other side of those scary interactions.”

IN THIS EPISODE:

> The Tough Conversations we haven’t had form the boundaries of our world. The Tough Conversations we DO have, become the defining moments of our careers, relationships, and our lives.
> This podcast is for you in your own life and career, and definitely for you if you manage a team or company.
> We'll cover YOUR work and career, teams and companies and transforming cultures, and your LIFE & relationships.
> Expect great guests + truth bombs from me
> My job is to enroll you on how critical and valuable these tough conversations are
> As well as external results, you actually SHIFT your reality, feel Self Expressed, get more connected.
> Examples of Tough Conversations
> How to prep + The 4 step blueprint for having that tough conversation!

Key topics: leadership training, team building, engagement, agency, difficult conversations, crucial conversations, team coaching, corporate coaching, executive coaching, team training.

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http://playforreal.life - In this heart-opening dive into man-woman dynamics, learn why John Gray identifies as an emotional nudist, how his deep love for his wife still carries him today, and how to master tough conversations between the sexes.

Is there someone you need to have a tough conversation with?

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http://playforreal.life - This episode got real. I was being interviewed on the Hungry for Happiness podcast recently, when host Samantha Skelly bravely brought up a very real Tough Conversation she needed to have with someone. I love how sweet and vulnerable she was about the issue. Listen in for:
-Getting clear on the issue
-Identifying her greatest fear and hope for the conversation
-We roleplayed the conversation - I pretended to be Samantha!
-I introduced the Curiosity Game
-How to handle when someone might have charge about you asking for the conversation
-Why I need the worksheet, and why you should get it, and more.

Is there someone you need to have a tough conversation with? Did this demo help you? Let me know in the comments below!

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70% of employees are avoiding a tough conversation. Learn about Just-in-Time or Spot Coaching for entire teams and companies to master their tough conversations at http://playforreal.life/teamcoaching 

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http://playforreal.life - Do you know anyone that’s worked with Sir Elton John or Elon Musk, sent people down to see the wreck of the Titanic on the sea bed or closed museums in Florence for a private dinner party? You do now.

Steve Sims is a best selling Author with "BLUEFISHING - the art of making things happen”, a sought-after coach and a speaker to audiences which include....Harvard and the Pentagon!

We cover:
-Your imperfections ARE your perfections - sounds like a Tough Conversation to have with yourself!
-Asking for 100% of what you want. (the fear of no)
-How to make something extraordinary happen?
-I ask Steve how I could land an interview with Alan Alda, and LOVED his advice.

This episode was jam packed with actionable advice you can implement today! What was your favorite bit? Let me know in the comments!

You can find out more about Steve Sims at http://www.stevedsims.com/

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There's a dark or shadow side to everyone, and often that dark side shows up when we're emotional or have charge with someone. The key is to heal that 'shadow' and communicate with compassion and respect - as difficult as that may be. In this episode, I interview Matthew Mitchell, a transformational speaker and coach I think may be even bolder than I am with speaking his truth. We talk about:

-Shadow sides and what shows up in his shadow
-What is the shadow and who has one
-What made me trust and respect him more
-The dangers of not speaking with compassion
-Why it's important to speak with love
-What I realized was missing from my Tough Conversations model
-How to access love, respect and compassion even when you have charge
-The importance of knowing where your lines are drawn
-The power of modeling behavior
-How not to vilify the other person and more.

Are you able to speak with love and compassion when you're in disagreement with someone? I'd love to hear about a conversation you had with love - or one that you wish you did! Drop it in the comments below!

You can watch Matthew's Provocative Conversations Series here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAQW4pdb-QT8faJF9DkfpaA/featured

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http://playforreal.life - Have you ever considered scoring your own life and career? So you can play it better?
In this episode I show you how I created my own rules of a great life, and TRACK the good and bad practices using a cool new app. I hope this inspires you to create your OWN rules, and give yourself points - and even tangible rewards - for following practices that support your best life!

Listen in to hear:

• The app I've found and set up to gain and lose points for things I'm already doing and want to do less
• Why you should choose your own values
• Setting up your daily practices, habits and vices
• How to set up your rewards and penalties
• How to break large tasks into smaller to-do items - and gain more points!
• Identifying the rules for your game of life
• The assignment I gave to jumpstart your life-game!

How have you gamified your life? Let me know in the comments below!

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70% of employees are avoiding a tough conversation. Learn about Just-in-Time or Spot Coaching for entire teams and companies to master their tough conversations at http://playforreal.life/teamcoaching

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