How to Deal With Inauthenticity

In This Episode You Will Learn About:

• Showing up to give rather than receive
• How asking for help creates connection
• Finding contentment versus being restless
• Embracing discomfort
• Getting an objective view of conflict
• Bringing heart into the culture

Resources:

• frustratedfounder.com
• Adriankoehler.com
• instagram.com/adrian.k
• linkedin.com/in/adriankoehler
• twitter.com/adekoehler
• Listen: Raising the Bar
• Listen: Naked Leadership
• Purchase our Holiday Bundle by texting BUNDLE to 310-496-8363

Show Notes:

Let’s talk about solving problems. Adrian Koehler is an expert in conflict resolution, and while he specializes in coaching for business, his tactics can be used in every area of your life. If you become a master of navigating conflict, it’s amazing what you are capable of doing and what opens up;  you’re able to flow through life with a feeling of ease, without getting stuck in the conversations that slow so many of us down.

Question Highlights:

• Who is your free training for and how can it help people?
• What does it mean to hug the cactus?
• What does it mean to get high?
• What is double clicking?
• What is signing your name?
• What is riding the elephant?

Guest Bio:

Adrian Koehler is a leadership engagement expert and senior partner at the executive coaching firm, Take New Ground. He coaches executives and entrepreneurs in the art and science of leadership for themselves, their teams, and clients to create new, unprecedented results and experience fulfillment in their work. 

He is the Founder and Senior Partner at Take New Ground, a leadership coaching, training and consulting firm based in Los Angeles. TNG partners with select executives and organizations to get the results they want by creating the culture they need. He is the co-host of two engaging podcasts: Raising The Bar with Drybar Founder Alli Webb and The Naked Leadership Podcast with TNG Sr Partner Dan Tocchini. 

Drawing on his background in philanthropy, ministry, activism, and medicine, Adrian thrives in the extreme environments and finds comfort in difficult conversations—in fact, his passion for human performance has taken him around the globe, serving people in times of crisis, transformation, and stalemates. Over the last decade, Adrian has trained and developed leaders at NIKE, Virgin Hyperloop One, Jeni’s Ice Cream, Herschel Supply Co., Oprah Winfrey Network, Gavin DeBecker & Associates, Siegel & Gale, UCLA and elsewhere.

Prior to his work as an executive coach, Adrian was the founding executive director of The Cornerstone Project, a grant-giving foundation that supports positive life transformation and spiritual reconciliation for the incarcerated and those with criminal histories. Before moving to Los Angeles in 2005, Adrian worked as a pediatric intensive care specialist at Children’s Memorial Hospital in Chicago. He has also served as a pastor and community organizer at Mosaic LA and founded serveLA, Mosaic’s community dedicated to holistic development for the marginalized and vulnerable in Los Angeles. He received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing while playing football at Millikin University. Adrian resides in the heart of Hollywood, Los Angeles with his two children, Scout and Charli.