Change Wired

TUNE IN TO LEARN:  Overwhelmed by choices in your daily life?   Lost business focus?    You're not alone.  Welcome to the world of too much and limitless opportunity.    Join me, Angela Shurina, as I share a personal story about the broader challenge we all face in today's world overflooded with information and options.    Discover why strategic curation is not just a skill but a superpower, and how focusing on what truly matters can transform your personal and business life.     Fewer strokes - More impact.    Whether it's picking the right supplements or making pivotal decisions in life and business, learn how a streamlined approach can lead to extraordinary outcomes.    This episode is packed with insights on how to optimize resources and hone in on key strategies to get maximum ROI to get into the best fitness and business shape of your life.    Tune in and unlock the secrets to maximizing your potential with minimal fuss.    Great daily ready to shape up your strategic thinking:  📚80/20 Daily: Your Day-by-Day Guide to Happier, Healthier, and More Successful Living Using the 8020 Principle    Text Me Your Thoughts and IdeasSupport the showBrought to you by Angela Shurina Behavior-First, Executive and Optimal Performance Coach 360, Change Leadership & Culture Transformation Consultant

TUNE IN TO LEARN:  What if you had to maintain your current pace for the next decade? Could you do it without burning out?    A lively discussion we had at the Africa Tech Fest that uncovers my 2-step framework to achieve work-life harmony and align ambitions with a fulfilling life.     We'll cover insights on becoming a strategic long-term thinker, a guide for entrepreneurs who are committed to success without sacrificing their health or happiness.    Tune in to discover Angela's powerful two-point framework designed to help you achieve your goals sustainably. This episode is packed with actionable advice on how to maintain a sustainable rhythm in your life, ensuring that you keep moving forward with joy and balance.    Whether you're building a business or simply aiming to enhance your life experience, you'll find practical steps to thrive over the long haul. Prepare to rethink your approach to success and find inspiration to create a life experience you truly love living.    Text Me Your Thoughts and IdeasSupport the showBrought to you by Angela Shurina Behavior-First, Executive and Optimal Performance Coach 360, Change Leadership & Culture Transformation Consultant

TUNE IN TO LEARN:What could your future hold if you asked yourself the right questions every day?     Join me to learn how questions can boost your motivation and shape your strategic thinking to make success most likely.  These questions might even help you make a million bucks next year.    We'll also talk about decision-making tips for a fulfilling life from high achievers in investment banking.    Thanks for being with me on this journey.  Let's go for a win this week!    "Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work"    Text Me Your Thoughts and IdeasSupport the showBrought to you by Angela Shurina Behavior-First, Executive and Optimal Performance Coach 360, Change Leadership & Culture Transformation Consultant

TUNE IN TO LEARN:  Could you be mistaking busyness for true productivity?    Let's talk about the strategic choices that can turn your chaotic schedule into a purposeful path towards your dreams.    Drawing inspiration from my own experiences—and a few insights from Seth Godin—I explore the insidious trap of urgent yet unimportant tasks that derail us from our long-term goals.    Hear how I grappled with the dilemma of saying 'no' to certain engagements, like some speaking gigs and networking events, and how those decisions have helped redirect my focus toward my larger aspirations.    With only eight weeks left in the year, it's time to shift gears from simply hoping for luck to actively creating it.    This episode is a call to action: let's commit to investing our time and resources wisely, making each day count in our personal and professional lives.      Text Me Your Thoughts and IdeasSupport the showBrought to you by Angela Shurina Behavior-First, Executive and Optimal Performance Coach 360, Change Leadership & Culture Transformation Consultant

TUNE IN TO LEARN:  Often clients ask me, if I were to choose 3 most effective things to take care of my brain, what would they be?    Here's your research-based answer.    Learn how to optimize your metabolic health without the need for gadgets or supplements, starting with the most crucial elements.  Stay happy and focused now and cognitively sharp as you age.Your mind defines the quality of your life. This is how you keep it in shape!  Revolutionize your daily routines with these 3 for a longer, healthier life, more vibrant life where you don't lose your mind the longer you live!    BONUS: research-backed strategies to harness your prefrontal cortex to power through short-term doubts and short-term thinking for lasting improvements.      Text Me Your Thoughts and IdeasSupport the showBrought to you by Angela Shurina Behavior-First, Executive and Optimal Performance Coach 360, Change Leadership & Culture Transformation Consultant

TUNE IN TO LEARN:  Unlock the secrets to unleashing your brain's true potential with neuroscientist Dr. Mithu Storoni.    Discover groundbreaking insights from Mithu's book "Hyper-Efficient: Simple Methods to Optimize Your Brain and Transform the Way You Work."    Together, we'll dive into the mysteries of your brain's inner workings, focusing on the pivotal role of the locus coeruleus, the key to regulating adrenaline and supercharging your cognitive power for work or rest.    Imagine aligning your daily tasks with your brain's natural circadian rhythms to supercharge your focus, creativity and rest—this episode promises to equip you with the strategies to do just that.    Forget fatigue and burnout - your brain can deliver more WITHOUT crashing.    Prepare to be enlightened with practical tips on optimizing your brain's performance throughout the day.    From the ideal times for sparking creativity, to maximizing focus you'll walk through a neuroscience-backed roadmap to peak efficiency.    Whether an early bird or a night owl, you'll walk away with a toolkit to master your mental state and elevate your work efficiency to unparalleled heights.      📚"Hyperefficient: Simple Methods to Optimise your Brain and Transform the Way you Work"    Circadian Rhythm for Creative and Focused Work    Beautiful Ai - Podcast Made Visual    Text Me Your Thoughts and IdeasSupport the showBrought to you by Angela Shurina Behavior-First, Executive and Optimal Performance Coach 360, Change Leadership & Culture Transformation Consultant

TUNE IN TO LEARN:  How-to to navigating career and life transitions with purpose and intention.    We'll explore the essential questions you need to ask yourself when facing new career or business transitions and challenges.    Learn how to achieve work-life integration while making critical career or business decisions. We'll examine whether your career aligns with your vision of a fulfilling life and how to balance professional responsibilities with personal goals.     Join me on this enlightening journey to finding purpose and making smart career, business and life choices.    Text Me Your Thoughts and IdeasSupport the showBrought to you by Angela Shurina Behavior-First, Executive and Optimal Performance Coach 360, Change Leadership & Culture Transformation Consultant

TUNE IN TO LEARN:  What if the key to navigating your career and personal life transitions lies in saying NO a lot more?    Join me, Angela Shurina, in this episode as we unlock the transformative power of setting clear, specific goals for success. Hear firsthand insights from a session with a senior executive client facing a challenging career shift, and discover how having a precise destination is crucial for crafting an effective strategy.    We'll discuss the significant role of vision boards and filtering questions in helping you prioritize actions that resonate with your ultimate vision of success.    Reflecting on the power of specificity, I challenge you to consider your own life experiences.    Have your most memorable moments occurred in broad, buffet-style scenarios, or during focused, intimate settings that allowed for meaningful connection and growth?    This weekend, I encourage you to evaluate your priorities—decide what to say no to and make deliberate choices that foster personal success story.     Text Me Your Thoughts and IdeasSupport the showBrought to you by Angela Shurina Behavior-First, Executive and Optimal Performance Coach 360, Change Leadership & Culture Transformation Consultant

TUNE IN TO LEARN:  Ever felt stuck at a crossroads, literally or figuratively, and didn't know how to move forward❓    Or felt completely useless with helping someone you care about change their mind and stop making their situation worse?    Join me, Angela Shurina, as I unravel the magic of Socratic Questioning through a personal tale of getting stuck on a mountain trail—a perfect metaphor for life's mental roadblocks.    Promise yourself a richer understanding of how to navigate life's complexities by mastering this questioning technique, a cornerstone of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), to unlock new perspectives and solutions.    Whether you're confronting personal hurdles or aiming to assist others in breaking free from their mental loops, this episode is your guide to broadened horizons and enriched decision-making.    Embrace the art of asking questions, not giving answers, as we explore how this approach can inspire change within ourselves and ripple out to those around us. Discover the power of nurturing positive transformations, starting with personal growth and extending to uplifting your community.    This episode encourages you to keep questioning and keep growing, setting off a chain reaction of growth and transformation. Let's make a difference, one question at a time.     Socratic Questioning on Positive Psychology Website    Text Me Your Thoughts and IdeasSupport the showBrought to you by Angela Shurina Behavior-First, Executive and Optimal Performance Coach 360, Change Leadership & Culture Transformation Consultant

TUNE IN TO LEARN:  Ever felt like you're on the brink of obsolescence in a rapidly evolving world? 😱    I found myself amidst some of the sharpest minds at the Singularity University Innovation Summit in South Africa, grappling with the relentless pace of technological change and its ramifications on our very existence.    Join me, Angela Shurina, your Brains Coach, as I share my personal journey of navigating this technological whirlwind and the insecurities, feeling of inadequacy it surfaced in my thoughts and emotions.    Ever felt like you can become irrelevant?    Or out of place?  Like WHAT AM I doing speaking at the innovation summit being a coach barely understanding any of what speakers talked about?    Together, we'll tackle questions of relevance and survival in a world dominated by AI, robotics, and more, all while focusing on the "human stuff"—our thoughts, emotions, and actions that steer the course of technology.    In this episode, I delve into my Singularity University Summit experience and reveal how embracing the discomfort of change can fuel creativity and innovation.    Embrace the human side of tech transformation, and let's create a future where we shape technology, that shapes us and the better world around us.  Tune in!  Let's grow and change the world together! 🌱😃    Text Me Your Thoughts and IdeasSupport the showBrought to you by Angela Shurina Behavior-First, Executive and Optimal Performance Coach 360, Change Leadership & Culture Transformation Consultant