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Dopamine detox or dopamine fast is a trendy tendency! Everywhere, we seem to read about the importance of dopamine detoxing. What is it really all about and does it work? The concept of dopamine detoxing is to reduce the number of stimuli in one or several areas for a given amount of time. The idea is that by reducing it, we become less dependent or addicted to this behaviour. The term dopamine detox is misleading as it suggests that it reduces our dopamine levels. In fact, it does not impact our dopamine but rather gives us the opportunity to be more mindful about the way we engage in these activities. By taking a conscious break from addictive behaviours (such as phone, emotional eating etc.), allows becoming aware of what triggers these behaviours and how we can change them. In this sense, dopamine detox does ‘work’ as it helps us to rewire our behaviours, be more mindful and give ourselves a break from unhelpful habits. The term is misleading but the actions (or breaks) are helpful! To take a dopamine detox: simply take one or several days, during which you don’t indulge in the behaviour you want to change (phone/social media/ internet/ etc.). After your detox, observe how it has changed you and continue to be mindful about your behaviour. The benefits of awareness and mindfulness are tremendous. Yet the term ‘dopamine detox’ sounds more elaborate. The idea stays the same: increase our awareness about our behavioural patterns so that we don’t indulge in an automatic/habitual way but are more mindful about how we spend our time and energy!VIDEO of this episode:YouTube VideoABOUT Katie Stoddart:Katie Stoddart is an award-winning, international, high-performance coach. Katie started her career as a hydrographic engineer working at sea and she now supports founders and executives to thrive in their life & business.As a keynote speaker, Katie frequently speaks at summits, conferences & podcasts. For her weekly podcast ‘The Focus Bee Show’, Katie interviews thought leaders in peak performance.Katie works primarily with entrepreneurs & executives through 1-1 coaching & corporate workshops on Focus, Leadership & Performance.  CONNECT with Katie Stoddart, aka 'the focus bee': PODCASTLINKEDINTWITTERFACEBOOKBLOGINSTAGRAM

Max Frenzel, co-author of the bestselling book Time Off, explains why rest is a prerequisite to well-being and how we can build a rest ethic. So many key insights in this conversation!Some of the magic:The journey that enabled Max to discover the power of time offHow to implement rest to prevent overwhelm and burnoutSome key reflections to shed the light on the right balanceYudemon: use of HRV to reduce anxietyAnd so much more! ABOUT Max Frenzel Max Frenzel is the co-author of the international bestseller Time Off A Practical Guide to Building Your Rest Ethic and Finding Success Without the Stress. His ideas have been featured in Fast Company, Financial Times, Thrive Global, Entrepreneur Magazine, and other publications. After receiving his PhD in Quantum Information Theory from Imperial College London and working as a postdoctoral research fellow at Tokyo University, Max has been involved in several tech startups, focusing on the intersection of AI research and product design. Most recently he has been interested in the applications of AI and deep learning to creativity, design, and music, particularly in the context of wellbeing and performance optimization. Some of the AI-art Max has been involved in was exhibited at places like the Barbican Centre in London, and he is a regular public speaker on topics such as AI, creativity, and the future of work. As a consultant, Max has helped companies like Deloitte, Gitlab, and Amdocs build their rest ethic. In his time off, Max enjoys good coffee, tries to perfect his bread baking skills, and produces electronic music and performs around Tokyo. You can find him online at www.maxfrenzel.com.CONNECT with Max FrenzelInstagram LinkedIn Website  VIDEO of this episode:YouTube VideoABOUT Katie Stoddart:Katie Stoddart is an award-winning, international, high-performance coach. Katie started her career as a hydrographic engineer working at sea and she now supports founders and executives to thrive in their life & business.As a keynote speaker, Katie frequently speaks at summits, conferences & podcasts. For her weekly podcast ‘The Focus Bee Show’, Katie interviews thought leaders, speakers and authors. Katie works primarily with entrepreneurs & executives through 1-1 coaching & corporate workshops on Focus, Leadership & Performance.  CONNECT with Katie Stoddart, aka 'the focus bee': PODCASTLINKEDINTWITTERFACEBOOKBLOGINSTAGRAM

Be proactive is the first habit of the seven habits of highly effective people (Stephen Covey) and there is a reason for this! Being proactive can transform your life! By taking full responsibility for your actions, you can no longer blame external circumstances for your situation. This empowers you to take control and action to change/ improve your life. Being proactive comes down to taking aligned action: not taking any action but being aligned with what matters to you most and then having the courage and discipline to follow through with it. The 5 seconds by Mel Robbins is a tangible way to live proactively. Every time you hesitate to take aligned action, you count to five and then do it! By taking full responsibility and living proactively, it can have huge transformational impact on your life and work. My coaching career began thanks to this. I remember taking one specific action (signed up to coaching training) and from then on, my entire life pivoted. It was as if I was taking back control of my life and future, and no longer drifting with the current. This is why I so strongly believe in the impact of being proactiveMentioned in this episode:The seven habits of highly effective people, Stephen Covey The five seconds rule, Mel RobbinsVIDEO of this episode:YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/3oIplNDay9cABOUT Katie Stoddart:Katie Stoddart is an award-winning, international, high-performance coach. Katie started her career as a hydrographic engineer working at sea and she now supports founders and executives to thrive in their life & business.As a keynote speaker, Katie frequently speaks at summits, conferences & podcasts. For her weekly podcast ‘The Focus Bee Show’, Katie interviews thought leaders in peak performance.Katie works primarily with entrepreneurs & executives through 1-1 coaching & corporate workshops on: Focus, Leadership & Performance.  CONNECT with Katie Stoddart, aka 'the focus bee': PODCAST: https://thefocusbeeshow.buzzsprout.com/LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katiestoddartINSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/thefocusbee/TWITTER: https://twitter.com/TheFocusBeeFACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/thefocusbeeBLOG: https://thefocusbee.com/blog/

Luisa Ferrario, is a rebel transformative leader who mentors conscious business owners who are wiling to become inspiring, impactful transformative leaders.  Pure magic is shared in this episode!Some of the magic:The rebel & transformative approach Luisa has to leadershipEnergy tools to facilitate transformationEFT Techniques and the impact they had on her lifeHow to strengthen our intuitionAnd so much more! ABOUT Luisa Ferrario Rebel Transformative Leader, Luisa Ferrario mentors conscious business owners willing tobecome inspiring and impactful transformative leaders too. She is the founder and CEO of Elle Effe Consulting, a ground-breaking organization  which specializes in unmasking the hidden forces leading teams and organizations, and removing the last obstacles that prevent you from going to the next level of fulfillment and profitability. Leadership mentor & advisor to Boards, she has been chosen for over fifteen years by Fortune 500 Companies and World Leading Organizations, start-ups and scale-ups from 20+ Countries to step into the future, stand out on the market, and feel joy again as business leaders.Luisa is not only an empowering and deliberate leadership mentor, she is also a hidden leading force Ninja. She owns the astounding power to get the unspoken heard, the hidden revealed, and the unfelt perceived, to activate people-centric transformation that exponentializes the impact of your business.As a result of working with her, you will master the art of activating and driving impactful, engaging, and lasting human-centered transformations to unleash the potency of your people, profit, and purpose.As a published author, she loves to write and speak on international platforms about the power of choosing consciously, personal mastery, kind and authentic leadership approaches, humancentered business models, joy in business, dynamic transformation, and hidden leading forces.Born and raised in Italy, Luisa lives in Europe. You can find her online at www.luisaferrario.com, hugging a tree in a forest, or in Milan visiting her gorgeous daughter, who proudly states she grew up on ‘bread and leadership’.CONNECT with Luisa FerrarioWebsite: www.luisaferrario.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/luisa-ferrario-20a35021/ VIDEO of this episode:YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/_koCHCY_7kwABOUT Katie Stoddart:Katie Stoddart is an award-winning, international, high-performance coach. Katie started her career as a hydrographic engineer working at sea and she now supports founders and executives to thrive in their life & business.As a keynote speaker, Katie frequently speaks at summits, conferences & podcasts. For her weekly podcast ‘The Focus Bee Show’, Katie interviews thought leaders, speakers and authors. Katie works primarily with entrepreneurs & executives through 1-1 coaching & corporate workshops on: Focus, Leadership & Performance.  CONNECT with Katie Stoddart, aka 'the focus bee': PODCAST: https://thefocusbeeshow.buzzsprout.com/LINKEDIN: https://www.l&

Stoicism is booming right now and this is mainly because of how practical and effective it is. Unlike other philosophical movements, stoicism is based on action and can be ‘lived’ every day. • The four virtues of stoicism are courage, temperance, wisdom and justice.• Temperance is directly related to self-control. The idea is to keep everything in balance so that you are on neither extremes. The virtue of temperance can be applied to your work, your nutrition, your exercise – everything in moderation. • Wisdom comes not only from experience but also from applying philosophy in action. Using concepts such as the four virtues to lead our lives in a wise way. • Courage comes from leaving your comfort zone, from being able to stand up for yourself and your principles. • Justice relates to ‘sympatheia’ – the idea that ‘what hurts the hive, hurts the bee.’ Being aware of how our own actions impact others around us. The more I read about Stoicism, the more fascinating I find it. There is always more to discover and applying the principles of stoicism is life-changing. The four virtues are wonderful guidelines that can help us lead a more fulfilling life.  VIDEO of this episode:YouTube VideoABOUT Katie Stoddart:Katie Stoddart is an award-winning, international, high-performance coach. Katie started her career as a hydrographic engineer working at sea and she now supports founders and executives to thrive in their life & business.As a keynote speaker, Katie frequently speaks at summits, conferences & podcasts. For her weekly podcast ‘The Focus Bee Show’, Katie interviews thought leaders in peak performance.Katie works primarily with entrepreneurs & executives through 1-1 coaching & corporate workshops on Focus, Leadership & Performance. CONNECT with Katie Stoddart, aka 'the focus bee': PODCASTLINKEDINTWITTERFACEBOOKBLOGINSTAGRAM

Perttu Polonen, futurist, innovator, keynote speaker and author share his wisdom on the importance of fundamental skills and what can help us lead a fulfilled life. Some of what we cover:• Importance of daily courage• How to develop an exponential mindset• The origin of purpose and motivation• Fulfilment vs happinessAnd so much more! ABOUT Perttu Polonen Perttu Pölönen has been given many titles, such as inventor, author, composer, keynote speaker, futurist and visionary. In Finnish media, Perttu has been called a gentle highbrow and a fearless inventor. Perttu himself still prefers not to use titles at all –it’s difficult to put him into any known box. Perttu is a classically trained composer by education but became an entrepreneur at a young age. Perttu has studied at Singularity University, a think tank located at the NASA Ames Research Center in California. While in California, he co-founded a non-profit, 360ed, that develops AR apps for the education sector in developing countries–the company is run and operated in Myanmar. Perttu’s own invention, MusiClock, is an example of how a personal challenge can be turned into an internationally awarded and patented invention. It won the biggest science fair in Europe, the European Union's Competition for Young Scientists. The MusiClock mobile app became the #1 music app in over 10 countries. In 2014, Perttu was given the “Most Creative Finn” Award at Slush and in 2018 MIT Tech Review honoured him among 35 Innovators Under 35 in Europe. Perttu has written two books: Future Skills (2020) and Future Identities (2021). Perttu is known as an inspiring thinker who believes that human skills and values will be crucially important in the future, to balance technological advancements. CONNECT with Perttu PolonenWebsiteLinkedInInstagramFacebookTwitterVIDEO of this episode:YouTube VideoABOUT Katie Stoddart:Katie Stoddart is an award-winning, international, high-performance coach. Katie started her career as a hydrographic engineer working at sea and she now supports founders and executives to thrive in their life & business.As a keynote speaker, Katie frequently speaks at summits, conferences & podcasts. For her weekly podcast ‘The Focus Bee Show’, Katie interviews thought leaders, speakers and authors. Katie works primarily with entrepreneurs & executives through 1-1 coaching & corporate workshops on Focus, Leadership & Performance.  CONNECT with Katie Stoddart, aka 'the focus bee': PODCASTLINKEDINTWITTERFACEBOOKBLOGINSTAGRAM

The planning fallacy – when you underestimate how long an activity or task will take – can be detrimental to both your productivity and your wellbeing. It can cause you to feel stressed as tasks pile up and are behind in your work. The number one way to avoid the planning fallacy and that almost all leaders do is to track how long you spend on different tasks. This will help you to gain clarity on how long these tasks actually take and help you to plan more accurately.Anticipate both the best and the worse type scenario – allow some room in your schedule if the task takes longer than you hope it will. Ask an external person to give you their input on your schedule – this will help you to see if it is realistic or if you have drastically underestimated how long it will take. Talking about it out loud can also be useful. The planning fallacy only occurs because we are overly optimistic, and we don’t use previous data to help us schedule in a more realistic way. By regularly tracking and reviewing your activities, will make a great impact on your scheduling and planning! VIDEO of this episode:YouTube VideoABOUT Katie Stoddart:Katie Stoddart is an award-winning, international, high-performance coach. Katie started her career as a hydrographic engineer working at sea and she now supports founders and executives to thrive in their life & business.As a keynote speaker, Katie frequently speaks at summits, conferences & podcasts. For her weekly podcast ‘The Focus Bee Show’, Katie interviews thought leaders in peak performance.Katie works primarily with entrepreneurs & executives through 1-1 coaching & corporate workshops on Focus, Leadership & Performance.  CONNECT with Katie Stoddart, aka 'the focus bee': PODCASTLINKEDINTWITTERFACEBOOKBLOGINSTAGRAM

Laura, a high energy brand manager, reveals her journey from Yang Productivity to a more Yin approach of self-compassionSome of what we cover:Yang productivity and its effectThe transition of a journey from efficiency to self-compassionRituals to nurture ourselvesImportance of flexibilityAnd so much more! ABOUT Laura Petrauskaite A bubbly character who turns ideas into action always with a positive attitude and high energy!Internationally experienced brand manager, Coaching practitioner, Relocation enthusiast who has lived in 7 different countries in the past 10 years. Passionate about Progress, Well-being and the World!CONNECT with Laura PetrauskaiteLinkedInVIDEO of this episode:YouTube VideoABOUT Katie Stoddart:Katie Stoddart is an award-winning, international, high-performance coach. Katie started her career as a hydrographic engineer working at sea and she now supports founders and executives to thrive in their life & business.As a keynote speaker, Katie frequently speaks at summits, conferences & podcasts. For her weekly podcast ‘The Focus Bee Show’, Katie interviews thought leaders, speakers and authors. Katie works primarily with entrepreneurs & executives through 1-1 coaching & corporate workshops on Focus, Leadership & Performance.  CONNECT with Katie Stoddart, aka 'the focus bee': PODCASTLINKEDINTWITTERFACEBOOKBLOGINSTAGRAM

Meditation has been such a powerful and transformative experience for me, that I feel it is essential to share it with you! So many incredible benefits come from having a regular meditation practice! The greatest benefit is the extra mental space you obtain. Thanks to this extra mental space, you can better manage your emotions, improve your relationships, and be more focused and efficient! By bringing your awareness back to your breath, you improve your meta-attention: the awareness you have about how you pay attention. This meta-attention is a superpower! Thanks to it, you can better understand your own patterns of thought, emotions and behaviour. To build a meditation practice, you only need to find a good time slot (even of 5 minutes to begin with!) and spend that time focusing on your breath. Every time you have a thought, you come back to your breath. Meditation is simple but not easy. You can do this with/without music/app. Having meditated for years, I can honestly say that it has been the most transformational tool in my life. It has helped me through challenging emotional times, to manage my business, to better understand others and my clients, to understand my own triggers etc. The list goes on! I have seen similar results with all the people I know who regularly meditate! I wish you a wonderful journey with your own meditation practice! Mentioned in this episode:Insight TimerVIDEO of this episode:YouTube VideoABOUT Katie Stoddart:Katie Stoddart is an award-winning, international, high-performance coach. Katie started her career as a hydrographic engineer working at sea and she now supports founders and executives to thrive in their life & business.As a keynote speaker, Katie frequently speaks at summits, conferences & podcasts. For her weekly podcast ‘The Focus Bee Show’, Katie interviews thought leaders in peak performance.Katie works primarily with entrepreneurs & executives through 1-1 coaching & corporate workshops on Focus, Leadership & Performance.  CONNECT with Katie Stoddart, aka 'the focus bee': PODCASTLINKEDINTWITTERFACEBOOKBLOGINSTAGRAM

Anna Liebel, a mind shifter that helps leaders tap into their genius, shares her knowledge and gold on how we can shift our perceptions, become a greater leaders and learn to love ourselves. Some of what we cover:The origin of mind-shifting Reducing perfectionism and impostor syndromeKey practices for self-love and compassionInner compass for genius leadershipAnd so much more! ABOUT Anna Liebel As a Mindshifter, Anna helps male leaders in tech get out of the firefighter mode, become the proactive Leaders they want to be, and enjoy the ride as they go. Anna’s background is in engineering and project management, and back in the corporate days, she met too many brilliant humans who acted as stressed, overwhelmed managers-firefighters. She is committed to shifting the workplace practices to empower these brilliant humans to become the Genius Leaders they can be.CONNECT with Anna Liebel Linkedin TwitterInstagramVIDEO of this episode:YouTube VideoABOUT Katie Stoddart:Katie Stoddart is an award-winning, international, high-performance coach. Katie started her career as a hydrographic engineer working at sea and she now supports founders and executives to thrive in their life & business.As a keynote speaker, Katie frequently speaks at summits, conferences & podcasts. For her weekly podcast ‘The Focus Bee Show’, Katie interviews thought leaders, speakers and authors. Katie works primarily with entrepreneurs & executives through 1-1 coaching & corporate workshops on Focus, Leadership & Performance.  CONNECT with Katie Stoddart, aka 'the focus bee': PODCASTLINKEDINTWITTERFACEBOOKBLOGINSTAGRAM