Change Wired

What if worry stopped being a wall and became an action signal?  Today we take on the everyday fears that stall big goals and break them down using a simple, repeatable framework that turns anxiety into momentum. Drawing from coaching work and the fear-setting method popularized by Tim Ferriss, we show how to move from vague dread to concrete action without pretending fear disappears.  You’ll leave with a t3-step tool you can use today: define the fear, prevent what you can, repair when needed. Apply it to outreach anxiety, high-stakes presentations, career shifts, or relocations. When the worry voice shows up, you’ll have a script to answer it and a system to keep moving.  If this helped, share it with someone who’s stuck on the edge of a decision, and subscribe to get more practical frameworks for growth. Your next brave step is one question away: what’s the worst that can happen?    Text Me Your Thoughts and IdeasSupport the showBrought to you by Angela Shurina Behavior-First, Executive, Leadership and Optimal Performance Coach 360, Change Leadership & Culture Transformation Consultant

What if follow-through wasn’t a willpower problem but a design problem you can fix?  We unpack a clear, 5-part system to create dependable action for yourself and your team. Drawing from behavioral science and real leadership practice, we show how uncertainty, skill gaps, weak rewards, and hidden blockers quietly kill momentum, not laziness, and how to replace them with simple, repeatable processes that make high performance the default.  By the end, you’ll have a straightforward playbook to design conditions where action is easy, results compound, and performance becomes consistent rather than heroic.  If this resonates, subscribe, share with a friend who leads or is building better habits, and leave a quick review so more people can find the show. Your feedback helps us grow and keeps the conversation moving.  Text Me Your Thoughts and IdeasSupport the showBrought to you by Angela Shurina Behavior-First, Executive, Leadership and Optimal Performance Coach 360, Change Leadership & Culture Transformation Consultant

Waiting for motivation wastes the best hours of your day.We break down a simple, reliable system to create more motivation on demand. We dig into why discipline isn’t about loving hard work; it’s about doing the important thing when desire is missing. You’ll learn how behavioral activation flips your brain from rumination to action, why dopamine rises in response to movement, and how tiny, friction-free starts trigger the energy you thought you needed first. We then share 3 prompts that sharpen your why. The other part of you motivation engine you can control and recalibrate as you need for consistent action, whether you feel like it or not.  Text Me Your Thoughts and IdeasSupport the showBrought to you by Angela Shurina Behavior-First, Executive, Leadership and Optimal Performance Coach 360, Change Leadership & Culture Transformation Consultant

What if consistency were easy?  We pull back the curtain on how long‑term results come from better decision design, not iron will.  After years of yo‑yo attempts, I found three frameworks that made health, work, and daily choices surprisingly easy to sustain—even through parties, vacations, and stressful seasons.  If you are ready to stop white‑knuckling and start designing for habits that stick, this conversation gives you the playbook to build automaticity, instead of training willpower.  Subscribe, share this with a friend who is stuck in “try harder” mode, and leave a quick review to help more people discover decision models that make goals feel almost effortless.  Claim your sample Executive Coaching Session with Angela: https://calendly.com/angelashurina/executive-coaching-360  Text Me Your Thoughts and IdeasSupport the showBrought to you by Angela Shurina Behavior-First, Executive, Leadership and Optimal Performance Coach 360, Change Leadership & Culture Transformation Consultant

Ever notice how easy it is to diagnose everyone else’s mistakes while your own patterns stay stuck on repeat?  We dive into a simple, research-backed tool that cuts through bias fast: self-distancing. By stepping just a little outside your story, you cool emotional heat, spot blind spots, and see the strategic move that’s been hiding in plain sight.  We start with the core problem of the inside view—how ego, fear, and history warp our decisions—and show why clarity comes from changing the frame, not collecting more facts. Then we get practical. You’ll learn the Friend Test for emotional regulation, the New CEO Test to pierce organizational inertia, and how to build an outside view with base rates before your hopeful narrative takes over. These aren’t theories; they’re field-tested habits drawn from leadership research, decision science, and emotional intelligence.  If you want different outcomes in your business, health, or relationships, you don’t need endless motivation—you need a better vantage point. Listen for the prompts, try them this week, and watch how your choices shift from reactive to strategic. If this resonated, subscribe, share with a friend who needs a clearer view, and leave a review to help others find the show.  Text Me Your Thoughts and IdeasSupport the showBrought to you by Angela Shurina Behavior-First, Executive, Leadership and Optimal Performance Coach 360, Change Leadership & Culture Transformation Consultant

What if the real reason your motivation fades isn’t what goals you achieve, but the way you plan your days?  We open up a counterintuitive truth: the way to lasting motivation is understanding that your brain rewards visible progress toward meaningful goals, not big payoffs.  Using the Progress Principle research on 12,000 work diaries, we break down why tracking inputs you control, reps, learnings, foundation work, creates renewable motivation, while fixating on outcomes you can’t control drains it fast.  We get practical and specific.  You’ll hear the exact daily ritual we use with clients to turn motivation into eternal fire that keeps you moving as long as needed. Along the way, we address common pitfalls like bloated to-do lists, optimism bias about timelines, and the quiet shame of missed goals. Instead of judging yourself when results lag, you’ll learn to inspect the system, adjust the channel, refine the offer, and keep stacking reps.  If you’re a founder, builder, or leader searching for a reliable spark, this conversation gives you a simple, science-backed blueprint to keep your internal fire burning. Progress becomes visible, discipline becomes easier, and outcomes become more likely, even if they refuse to happen on your schedule.  Better is always available.  _______THE CHALLENGE:Ready to build systems for health, energy, focus, and consistent productivity? Apply for our free 5-day High-Performing Entrepreneur Reboot.Text Me Your Thoughts and IdeasSupport the showBrought to you by Angela Shurina Behavior-First, Executive, Leadership and Optimal Performance Coach 360, Change Leadership & Culture Transformation Consultant

What if the real problem isn’t your willpower, but your timing?Today we dive into a very practical exploration of how your brain shifts across the day, and how to design a life that cooperates with those shifts instead of fighting them.  From the morning’s high executive function to the evening’s predictable crash, we unpack why your 9 a.m. self feels like a sharp CEO while your 9 p.m. self behaves like a tired intern, and how to use that predictability to your advantage.  We break down the predictability principle and share accessible, battle-tested tools that remove decision friction when you’re depleted. You’ll hear how to apply “system over hope” in real life.  Then we get strategic about the high points. Guard your mornings for high-friction work like writing, strategy, complex learning, difficult conversations, when focus and clarity peak. Shift afternoons to nudge tasks like email, scheduling, and admin, so your best hours serve your most important goals. We also show why coaches wire new habits to early slots for dramatically better odds, and how to run a simple audit: identify where you’re pushing against your biology, realign tasks to your energy, and install one small system tonight to help your future self succeed.  If you’re ready to reduce regret, increase follow-through, and build kinder systems that work even when you’re tired, this conversation is your playbook. Listen, try one tool today, and tell us: which habit are you moving to your morning slot? Subscribe, share with a friend who overplans mornings and underdoes nights, and leave a review with your biggest takeaway.  Text Me Your Thoughts and IdeasSupport the showBrought to you by Angela Shurina Behavior-First, Executive, Leadership and Optimal Performance Coach 360, Change Leadership & Culture Transformation Consultant

If doing the “right thing” still feels like a daily arm wrestle, you don’t need a pep talk - you need better systems.  Today we dig into systems that make good choices easy and consistent, drawing on Angela Duckworth’s research on grit and practical behavior change to show how environment, routines, and scheduling can carry the load so willpower doesn’t have to.  We start with a simple truth: humans, young and old, choose the path of least resistance.  Phones win when they’re within reach. Late nights win when nothing reminds us to stop. Instead of blaming discipline, we rewire the setup. You’ll hear practical examples: a bedtime cue that ends nightly debates, frictionless food prep like pre-boiled eggs and pre-loaded protein shakers, and a weekly shopping and planning loop that removes decision fatigue. These aren’t hacks; they’re scaffolds that keep your values front and center on the busiest days.  Then we zoom out to time and energy.  Most of us hit a predictable early afternoon slump. Rather than fight biology, we protect morning peak hours for deep work and tough thinking, move admin to the dip, and leave room to finish strong later. We also share a simple weekly outcome planning system: define what success looks like by Friday, block it on the calendar, cancel what doesn’t serve the target, and stack those wins week after week.   By the end, you’ll have a blueprint to make progress automatic: design your environment, align your schedule with your rhythms, and let systems do the heavy lifting.  If you’re ready to stop grinding and start gliding, press play. If this resonates, subscribe, share with a friend who needs it, and leave a quick review to help more people find the show.  Text Me Your Thoughts and IdeasSupport the showBrought to you by Angela Shurina Behavior-First, Executive, Leadership and Optimal Performance Coach 360, Change Leadership & Culture Transformation Consultant

The finish line is seductive and often the very thing that stalls progress.  We take you inside a behavior-first approach that replaces outcome anxiety with clear, repeatable actions you can control today.  Speaking from nearly two decades of coaching, we break down why revenue targets, weight goals, and follower counts are lagging indicators that reflect the past, and how leading indicators—your consistent behaviors—are the true drivers of future results.  We map the mindset shift from chasing to creating, showing how to use vision as a compass while building daily momentum with quality reps. Expect practical examples across fitness, writing, and business: from scheduling a 45-minute strength session to publishing one deeply researched article a week to delivering two sharp sales presentations.  You’ll learn the 2-step method—realistic assessment and internal release—that translates big aspirations into scheduled, trackable behaviors, then frees your mind from fixating on the scoreboard.  We also reframe failure as feedback.  When the outcome lags despite solid execution, it’s not a moral verdict—it’s data that your plan needs adjustment. We offer three reflection questions to drive continuous improvement and show how to protect your best energy for your most important reps. If you’re ready to swap magical thinking for a system that compounds, this conversation gives you the tools to define, schedule, and honor the actions that move you forward.  Subscribe for more process-driven strategies, share this with a friend who’s goal-stuck, and leave a review to tell us the one behavior you’re committing to this week.  Your next step is the only one that matters—what will you put on the calendar today?  Text Me Your Thoughts and IdeasSupport the showBrought to you by Angela Shurina Behavior-First, Executive, Leadership and Optimal Performance Coach 360, Change Leadership & Culture Transformation Consultant

What if the best shape of your life has little to do with the willpower problem?  And more with a system design problem.  We break down a practical, science-backed framework that turns cravings from a daily fight into a reliable signal you can trust, that works FOR your health and fitness, not against it.  Drawing on my 10+ years of weight loss and health, coaching and evidence-based nutrition, plus a guided AI co-host experiment, we map out 6 simple, actionable pillars that align biology, behavior, and environment so the right choices feel easy.   We close with a challenge: pick one pillar this week and create a small win that cascades across the rest.  Subscribe, share with a friend who’s tired of white-knuckling cravings, and tell us which pillar you’re choosing so we can celebrate your momentum and keep your accountable!👊  Text Me Your Thoughts and IdeasSupport the showBrought to you by Angela Shurina Behavior-First, Executive, Leadership and Optimal Performance Coach 360, Change Leadership & Culture Transformation Consultant