Dr. Julie Gurner, a doctor of psychology and executive performance coach, shares her frameworks for creating urgency and reaching peak performance. She discusses her journey into executive coaching and the struggles faced by VC founders. The podcast also explores the science behind top-tier performance, maintaining confidence, and favorite book recommendations.
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Defining Peak Performance
Peak performance is about reaching your full potential, not exceeding a universal standard.
Individuals recognize their own capacity for more, and achieving that is peak performance.
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The Role of a Coach
Coaching focuses on unlocking individual potential by addressing internal obstacles, not just teaching skills.
People often self-sabotage, and a coach helps identify and overcome these blocks.
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Maintaining Urgency for VC Founders
VC-funded founders should reverse-engineer their milestones and maintain a steady pace.
Focus on essential tasks and avoid complacency, especially after raising a round.
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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.
👉🏼 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.
👉🏼 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
👉🏼 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
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