Stress Judo Coaching Personal Excellence: Overview of Coaching Program (1 of 14)

This podcast is the 1st of 14 podcasts discussing in detail the training in the Black Belt stress management program. This podcast looks at the martial arts principles and litigation preparation techniques you will learn and how to apply them to transform stressful situations. This training is NOT the “stress management” that martial artists or litigators use. Stress Judo Coaching is ATTACKING stress like a martial artist fights an opponent to a litigator fights for his or her client, to break through to the opportunities that the stress is trying to hide from you.

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Our Community, and 3 exclusive reports (The Truth; The Remedy; The Overview) are yours at http://www.stressjudocoaching.us

We welcome you to the Community.

Personal Excellence Podcast: Situational Leadership and Success Coaching

Leadership is defined as “someone who guides or directs a group.” There are many ways to do this. The most visible and probably the most ineffective is to yell at people until they do something that looks like what you want them to do. That works once. But true situational leadership - that focuses on the group, the conditions, and the goals - is a much more effective and long lasting method of leadership.

This podcast discusses 5 techniques of success coaching that can be applied to situational leadership to achieve success for teams and individuals. 

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We are looking forward to meeting you.

Podcast: A Goal Is To Be Surpassed, Not Just Attained

So many times, a goal is compared to the top of a mountain. But that is wrong. The top of a mountain can be your goal, but a goal is just the point you pass on your journey to somewhere else. Somewhere beyond. This makes the journey exciting and new. So join our Community. We’re expecting you!

Seriously. This is the SJC take on goal setting, which is a module in the training, with the SJC application.

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Podcast: Personal Excellence Relies On Proper Repetitive Practice

Kata in martial arts are used to improve the student’s skills. But these are not simply repeating motions over and over. Proper repetitive practice involves inspection, feedback, and analysis. This practice also improves you in areas not related to what you were practicing; i.e., practicing kata helps you stay focused in boring meetings.

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Podcast: How To Control The Raging Bull of Stress

Trying to manage stress by breathing is like trying to manage the charging bull by thinking happy thoughts. Removing the bull as a stressor would eliminate the need for you to calm yourself internally by deep breathing because there simply won’t be any internal stress to calm. This podcast explains Stress Judo Coaching principles in attacking stressful situations.

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Podcast: Ethics, Conduct and Leadership

What is leadership or management without ethics and character? This podcast discusses the primary role of ethics in leadership. Stress Judo Coaching is based on and inspired by martial arts and its several Codes Of Conduct, and litigation and the Ethical Rules applicable to lawyers.

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The Empty Room And A Lesson In Leadership (I think)

A few weeks ago, I went to the Indianapolis Museum of Art. I actually love this Museum. At the time, the special exhibit was works by Ai Weiwei, the groundbreaking Chinese artist. Now, on this particular day, the special exhibit was spread out in several rooms. One part was a separate room, off the main lobby and away from the special exhibit hall,

So how is this empty room a lesson in leadership?

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The Smartest One In The Room: Leadership Podcast

Leaders have a combination of intelligence, charisma, character and experience. These are very difficult to define and even harder to teach. Which is good, because this podcast is not about any of these characteristics. It is about personal excellence, but that’s at the end.

A leader may be smarter than any one person on the team. Sometimes even smarter than any two people on the team. But that doesn’t make him or her all-knowing.

This podcast is at personal excellence for the rest of this journey.

PODCAST: How Leaders Respond To “We Have A Problem”

Leaders respond to "We have a problem" with "Show me" and not "Let me explain why it's not a problem, okay?" This is because a leader sees his or her role as getting past problems. Not really solving problems. Sometimes that’s your job. But getting the team or the company past a problem is the responsibility of a leader.

This podcast discusses the responsibility of a leader when confronted with "we have a problem."

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Personal Excellence Podcast: The Funnest Thing

Say “the funnest thing” and watch the reactions!  This podcast discusses how to help someone look at a situation or idea in a new and novel way, without offending or being confrontational.

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PODCAST: Personal Excellence: Never Said At A Job Interview

You know that question that’s so popular at job interviews? “Where do you see yourself in 5 years?” What if you gave THIS response?

This podcast discusses a unique and honest answer that is also the beginning of your exploration of your personal excellence.

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Personal Excellence: The Answer Never Given At A Job Interview

A common question at job interviews or job reviews is “Where do you see you in 5 years?” One purpose is for the interviewer to see your plans and ambitions.   To see if you have goals and objective. To see if those goals and objectives are attainable.

I actually had written “realistic” and then I realized that is limiting thinking.  A goal of “I will sell out stadiums worldwide on my music tour” is attainable, but may not be realistic to the naysayers around you. The focus is on working toward your personal excellence as you define that, not as the world defines it.

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PODCAST Leadership needs the balance between the static of what works vs. dynamic creative growth.

Leadership needs the balance between the static of what works vs. dynamic creative growth. This is not a division between conservative or low-risk-takers compared to risk-takers or recklessness.  It is the decision between choosing what must be kept in place - the static - and what must be pushed forward - the dynamic.

This borrows heavily from “Lila” by Robert Pirsig, just for full disclosure.  It is my attempt to apply his "Metaphysics of Quality" to the pursuit of personal excellence.

To see what I borrowed and how it applies, please listen to the podcast at personal excellence and leave a comment here or there. Thank you.

Podcast: The Heart of Leadership

The heart of leadership is not yelling or threatening or screaming at people.  The heart of leadership is creativity and vision.  This podcast discusses this aspect of leadership.

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PODCAST: Found In My Fortune Cookie, A Test Of Personal Excellence.

The saying inside my fortune cookie was more than it seemed.  It was a test – and a statement – of personal excellence. When you hear it, you will see that it matches up quite well with the Stress Judo Coaching approach toward stress and life in general.  This podcast discusses approaching life as a series of tests, and why that is such a positive mindset.

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To Get To Next Level, Put Your Mind There First

To take it to the next level, take your mind to the next level first. Going to the next level with the mindset of the last level holds you back. This is a guaranteed brake on moving forward.

The podcast discusses how this can help you develop your personal excellence.

PODCAST: No One Became A Leader By Submission

It is discouraging to see how many people think that the path to leadership is to submit their thoughts and integrity to the people above them on the organizational chart.  What I call "submitting your way up."  That does not work, for you or for the organization.  Real leaders hold on to their integrity and focus on their personal excellence.  This podcast discusses how you can do this and how Stress Judo Coaching emphasizes this.

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Podcast: Leaders Don't Quote Leaders

Everyone uses motivational quotes from great leaders. But do leaders set out to be quoted? Hos do great leaders use quotes from great leaders? This podcast discusses quotes, saying something worthy of being quoted, and the growth toward your personal excellence.  

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PODCAST: Career Stress Can Be From Being A Sycophant Instead Of An Unservile Leader

Pretty soon, you are facing career stress, because now your actions and maybe even your thoughts are out of sync with your integrity. You have crossed the all too slim line between cooperation and sycophancy. Stay focused on your personal excellence.

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Thank you.