The Paul Taylor Podcast | Expert in Hardiness and Mental Fitness

As a top-level sport psychologist and performance consultant, Dr. Stan Beeham knows what it takes to succeed—on the playing field, in the board room, and in all aspects of life. His award-winning book, Elite minds, takes you inside the minds of major-league athletes, Olympic medal winners, and world-class business leaders to reveal the key motivators and mental processes that drive people to victory. Today, we discuss a range of those processes and how we can apply them to our personal lives to become better versions of ourselves.Here are links to Stan's website and his brilliant book, Elite Minds.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nir Eyal is a behavioural designer who has taught at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and Hasso Plattner Institute of Design. He is the bestselling author of "Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products" and "Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life."His writing on technology, psychology, and business, appears in the Harvard Business Review, The Atlantic, TechCrunch, and Psychology Today and he blogs regularly at NirAndFar.com Today we discuss how you can use his principles to powerfully influence your own behaviour and you'll probably need to listen twice, as there are heaps of valuable nuggets.Here are some links to Nir's work:Indistractable book: http://geni.us/IndistractableIndistractable summary article: https://www.nirandfar.com/skill-of-the-future/Distraction guide here: https://www.nirandfar.com/distractions/Habits vs routines article here: https://www.nirandfar.com/habits/Why schedules are better than to-do lists: https://www.nirandfar.com/todo-vs-schedule-builder/Timeboxing article: https://www.nirandfar.com/timeboxingSchedule maker tool: https://nirandfar.com/schedule-maker/Indistractable Model graphic: https://www.dropbox.com/s/uip4bifw7fll6p4/How%20to%20be%20Indistractable%20%20by%20Nir%20Eyal.png?dl=0See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

My guest today has been variously described as success coach, high performance coach, leadership mentor, talent consultant, trusted advisor, speech writer and confidante. Lisa Stephenson is also a published author and keynote speaker and has worked across a wide range of industries, with a focus on building success for individuals, teams and organisations.Today’s conversation started off on coaching, but quickly morphed into a highly engaging conversation about mindset, dealing with adversity, risk taking, raising kids and wine! I thoroughly enjoyed it and I think you will too.Check out Lisa's links:Lisa's book - Read Me FirstThe Coach Place Global See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode is a podcast share with Craig Harper, host of The You Project Podcast.  In this wide-ranging conversations, Craig and I discuss a wide range of psychological phenomenon, from the placebo effect and how t harness it, to dodgy clinical trials and self-esteem bullshit. Enjoy...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

My guest today is Trudy Boyle, an expert in Japanese Psychology, who specialises in running courses for people with chronic illness. Trudy formerly had cancer and used the techniques from Japanese Psychology to help her get through that period and for the last 11 years, Trudy has run programs on Living well with Cancer at Wellspring Calgary and has now published a book on thesubject.   In the podcast, we discuss the practical application of Japanese Psychology  concepts, including ikigai, arugamama and kaizen. Check out her book, Ikigai and Illness: A Guide to Living Fully with Purpose, Meaning and Joyful Moments. Although the title suggests that it's for people with illness, I think all of us would benefit from the principles and teachings of this book.  Also check out Trudy's website for more information and some excellent resources and if you are living with an illness, check out Trudy's online course in conjunction with the ToDo institute.  The Better You program, click here For those interested in to find out more and access early-bird pricing until July 12th.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today’s interview is with a very special person, who I also have the pleasure of calling a friend. Ron Smith has had a pretty amazing journey, including being an apprentice jockey professional boxer, ultra-endurance athlete and reformed alcoholic, who at 77 years old, inspires many people, young and old, to a journey of lifelong health and fitness.   If you are interested in improving your life with The Better You program, click here for more info. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's wide-ranging interview, I speak to Harvard-educated Elan Divon, an author, speaker, entrepreneur, podcast host and founder of the Divon Academy - an organisation that prepares professionals and students for success in this age of disruption by teaching critical soft skills - more on this at www.divonacademy.com Over the last decade Elan has translated his passion into helping people of all ages develop their potential. He has worked with CEO’s, business leaders, billionaires, as well as the homeless. He directed a peace camp for Palestinian and Israeli teenagers, traveled the world and  co-founded the Einstein Legacy Project; a global initiative that helps find and empower the world’s next generation of creative minds. Elan is a trailblazer in the field of personal and professional development and his unique 'initiation' philosophy combines learning by doing with habit formation strategies and hacking of mental limitations to unlock human potential.In todays's session, we discuss the negative impact of modern life on critical human skills, the importance of initiation, the impact of technological change on the future workplace and what you can do about it all. Elan also talks about the importance of micro-credentials and shares some great tips for dealing with stress and getting your dream job. Enjoy...For those interested the BETTER YOU PROGRAM, delivered by Paul & Carly Taylor, click the link here  for more info.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Its something that we could all use at times - an increase in will-power or self-control. In this episode, I go into some iconic research studies in this area that reveal just how much of an influence that it has on our success in life. Then, more importantly, I go into a number of proven strategies for enhancing our self-control, under the structure of Angela Duckworth and James Gross 'Process model of self-control'.Read more on Roy Baumeister here.Check out the Dundein study that I reference here.Check out the paper by Duckworth and Gross here. Check out this useful article on strategies.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today's episode is a solo one with yours truly, where I dig into the science of how exercise improves our mental health, boosts our cognition and reduces our risk of developing neurodegenerative disorders.There are a few patches of geeky science stuff, but that is balanced out with practical recommendations at the end.Please share with anyone who's interested in good mental and cognitive health.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is the second part of the interview with Lee Ellis.   Lee is a retired United States Air Force Colonel, award-winning author, speaker, and consultant. He was shot down and captured in the Vietnam war and spend 5 ½ years as a POW, including time at the notorious Hanoi Hilton. Lee’s military decorations include a Bronze star, Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal and a Purple Heart.Lee is now an on the subjects of leadership and human performance, organisational integrity, operational effectiveness, and personal accountability.You can check out Lee's website and great books and other products here.international speaker and consultantSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.