
Dr. Julie Gurner - How to unlock your peak performance to achieve success!
The Undefeated Underdogs
Finding True Calling in Coaching
Dr. Julie Gurner shares how she stumbled upon coaching and redirected her career towards helping others. She discusses her preference for working in the tech industry and the importance of staying updated with trends. The chapter explores the pressures faced by VC funded founders and the fear of failure that comes with being a founder.
๐๐ผ About the Guest:
Julie Gurner (seen in WSJ, Forbes, Vox, and more) is a doctor of psychology and executive performance coach with nearly a decade of experience working with some of the nation's top tech and finance executives and teams.
๐๐ผ About the Host:
Sharath is a founder, creator, and community builder. He is also a serial maker who built and shipped 15+ projects using no-code tools. His SaaS product Shoutout generates $30k ARR which was sold to a UK-based product studio. Prev, Sharath worked for world-changing startups like Product Hunt and On Deck, where he helped build and nurture communities. He also grew his audience on Twitter from 200 to 20,000 using give-first principles and creating high-value content. Currently, he is the Head of Community at Threado and runs a newsletter called Sharath's CliffNotes alongside hosting this podcast.
๐๐ผ Description:
Tune in as Sharath and Dr. Gurner discuss the habits, frameworks, and thought patterns that help founders and startup employees reach their peak performance points!
Timestamps:
- 0:00 | Episode highlight
- 1:42 | Intro to Dr. Julie Gurner
- 2:52 | What does peak performance mean?
- 4:05 | What does being an executive performance coach mean?
- 5:43 | Dr. Gurner's recommended frameworks to create urgency in anything you do
- 8:20 | Dr. Gurner's entry into the executive coaching world
- 11:05 | How Dr. Gurner picked her niche in tech and finance
- 14:50 | The struggles of VC founders and why they face difficulties
- 17:48 | Founder struggles: money, thought patterns, and more
- 19:30 | Why founders fear failure
- 21:47 | Why founders hire executive coaches
- 25:50 | The founder-coach relationship
- 28:46 | First habits to be fixed as founders
- 32:39 | Best work time to reach max capacity
- 35:28 | Habits to implement and ones to avoid
- 40:16 | Balancing positive and negative motivation as a founder
- 42:30 | Dr. Gurner's #1 Framework
- 45:30 | How to define and measure peak success
- 47:56 | Questions to ask yourself to know your goals
- 52:00 | Role of AI in coaching
- 55:30 | Maintaining consistent confidence and conviction as a founder
- 59:15 | Setting expectations in Startups
- 1:03:10 | RapidFire 5: From worst founder habit to the best meal and more!
- 1:06:39 | Closing thoughts
๐๐ผ Resources:
- Oprah Winfrey's Stanford Business School Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DlrqeWrczs
- Tom House, coach to Tom Brady: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_House
๐๐ผ Where to find Dr. Julie Gurner:
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/drgurner
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drgurner/
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-julie-gurner/
- Quora: https://www.quora.com/profile/Julie-Gurner
- Website: https://www.drgurner.com/
- Ultra Successful Newsletter: https://drgurner.substack.com/
๐๐ผ Where to find Sharath:
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/5harath
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@5harath
- Website: https://5harath.com/
- Newsletter: https://5harath.substack.com/