In this episode, I interview Shadé Zahrai. Shadé is a coach, entrepreneur, keynote speaker and mindset expert. She has the most impressive portfolio: Telstra Women’s Business Award, New York Times, Yahoo Finance, Forbes, Adriana Huffington’s Thrive Global, Westpac, and TED and TEDx presenter. In the previous episode, we explored the PERMA Model, a model for happiness designed by Martin Seligman, the father of positive psychology, and we also spoke about the five inner critics that hold us back and keep us from thriving. In this episode, Shadé gives her antidote to our inner critics, how to consciously break vicious mental cycles and change our thoughts. We also discuss many other topics such as compassion, fear, purpose and meaning, money and work-life balance.
About the speaker
Shadé Zahrai is recognised for her superhuman ability to translate neuroscience and psychology research into practical, actionable strategies to accelerate success. As Principal and Director of her positive-leadership company, Influenceo Global Inc., she consults, trains and coaches leaders and teams from startups to Fortune-500s, breathing life into organisational culture to enhance change-readiness for transformation, increase engagement, support the development of people-centric strategies and boost commercial performance.
Forbes | TEDx Speaker | Mentor of the Year 2019
MBA, LLB (Hons 1), BA-Psych, Dip Pos. Psych, IECL Certified Coach
Key takeaways
What is the narrative of your inner critic, what is it trying to protect you from? and how do you feel physically, physiologically, when listening to this inner critic? Re-phrase your inner narrative, detach from your identification to the critic. Do I need to be protected right now, what is the real danger? Remind yourself of real tangible examples of when you didn’t crumble, when you have done this in the past. Finally speak to your inner critic and come up with a more realistic appraisal of what is happening and what could happen.
The core purpose principles that enable all of us to thrive: your purpose has to be personally meaningful and it has to go beyond the self.
Thoughts are interpretations. Fear is an interpretation. The “Butterflies” you get before going on stage are usually interpreted as fear, but they are in reality the sign of your body preparing you for your performance.
Show notes
- The antidote: the process to consciously break the cycle
- Neuropathways
- Compassion
- Excitement and fear are physiologically identical
- Stage fear and butterflies
- Core purpose principles that enable all of us to thrive
- About your money mindset
- How to manage all different parts of your life
- Shade’s message to the world
In this episode, I interview Shadé Zahrai. Shadé is a coach, entrepreneur, keynote speaker and mindset expert. She has the most impressive portfolio: Telstra Women’s Business Award, New York Times, Yahoo Finance, Forbes, Adriana Huffington’s Thrive Global, Westpac, and TED and TEDx presenter. In the previous episode, we explored the PERMA Model, a model for happiness designed by Martin Seligman, the father of positive psychology, and we also spoke about the five inner critics that hold us back and keep us from thriving. In this episode, Shadé gives her antidote to our inner critics, how to consciously break vicious mental cycles and change our thoughts. We also discuss many other topics such as compassion, fear, purpose and meaning, money and work-life balance.
About the speaker
Shadé Zahrai is recognised for her superhuman ability to translate neuroscience and psychology research into practical, actionable strategies to accelerate success. As Principal and Director of her positive-leadership company, Influenceo Global Inc., she consults, trains and coaches leaders and teams from startups to Fortune-500s, breathing life into organisational culture to enhance change-readiness for transformation, increase engagement, support the development of people-centric strategies and boost commercial performance.
Forbes | TEDx Speaker | Mentor of the Year 2019
MBA, LLB (Hons 1), BA-Psych, Dip Pos. Psych, IECL Certified Coach
Key takeaways
What is the narrative of your inner critic, what is it trying to protect you from? and how do you feel physically, physiologically, when listening to this inner critic? Re-phrase your inner narrative, detach from your identification to the critic. Do I need to be protected right now, what is the real danger? Remind yourself of real tangible examples of when you didn’t crumble, when you have done this in the past. Finally speak to your inner critic and come up with a more realistic appraisal of what is happening and what could happen.
The core purpose principles that enable all of us to thrive: your purpose has to be personally meaningful and it has to go beyond the self.
Thoughts are interpretations. Fear is an interpretation. The “Butterflies” you get before going on stage are usually interpreted as fear, but they are in reality the sign of your body preparing you for your performance.
Show notes
- The antidote: the process to consciously break the cycle
- Neuropathways
- Compassion
- Excitement and fear are physiologically identical
- Stage fear and butterflies
- Core purpose principles that enable all of us to thrive
- About your money mindset
- How to manage all different parts of your life
- Shade’s message to the world
