
Change Wired
Change Wired: Change in days - not in years! Ready to ditch slow change and start thriving sooner?Change Wired is your new favorite podcast for practical, punchy insights into personal growth, productivity, mindset mastery, and creating high-performing, purpose-driven, thriving cultures. Hosted by an Executive & High-Performance Coach with 15 years of global experience (who now runs a culture transformation consulting & coaching firm), each episode breaks down science-backed tools from biology, neuroscience, psychology of change and systems thinking into actionable tips you can start using today. Expect lively solo episodes, inspiring guests, and real-world strategies designed specifically for leaders, entrepreneurs, and growth-focused professionals eager to accelerate their impact—both personally and within their teams & communities. Tune in, wire your brain for change, and get ready to transform in days - not years!
Latest episodes

Dec 11, 2023 • 32min
How to exercise every day: the science of forming a life-long habit. Get off the wagon, and make the most important mindset shift.
TUNE IN TO LEARN: How do people keep exercising every day? For YEARS?!I’ve exercised for more than 23 years now never skipping even a week! And it wasn’t because I’ve always lived by the gym – I lived in 15 countries and moved countless times. And it wasn’t because I always did it first thing in the morning – I went for months, sticking exercise in random places of my day. And it wasn’t because I stuck with the same activity – in fact, the opposite. It was more subtle things that on the surface looked like complete randomness but in fact, THESE were the key factors that kept me going. Key factors, that, it turns out, are based on very good science of how our brain🧠 works and how we form and keep habits. Tune in, get the best tools – and take the 2024 challenge! Keep moving. Are you up for it? My workshops to help you and your team tap into more of YOUR potential: 👉 Assess your health in 4 minutes. 👉 Effective Executive Test Drive. 👉 Effective Team Test Drive. Text Me Your Thoughts and IdeasSupport the showBrought to you by Angela Shurina Behavior-First Change Leadership & Culture Transformation ConsultantEXECUTIVE & OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE COACH

Dec 7, 2023 • 38min
A Practical Guide to Your Full Potential: “Hidden Potential” by Adam Grant, book study.
TUNE IN TO LEARN: Have you ever felt like there’s more in you than the world can see? More than even YOU can see, or showed by now? Have you ever wondered, “How can I tap into more of who I truly am? How can I unlock, find, show in the world more of the mastery I’m capable of?” Then tune in to our podcast where I share book stories that made me cry, stories of people who against all odds became the world's greatest. Not only that, I’ll share practical tools, strategies they used to overcome obstacles within and in the world to get their 💎diamond💎 seen by the whole world. Obviously, pick the book when done listening - maybe a few for all the friends, undiscovered diamonds. Apply what you learn. "Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things" by Adam Grant. And if you are in Capetown join our new book club where we’ll definitely talk about the book in one of our upcoming meetings. My workshops to help you and your team tap into more of YOUR potential: 👉 Assess your health in 4 minutes. 👉 Effective Executive Test Drive. 👉 Effective Team Test Drive. Text Me Your Thoughts and IdeasSupport the showBrought to you by Angela Shurina Behavior-First Change Leadership & Culture Transformation ConsultantEXECUTIVE & OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE COACH

Dec 4, 2023 • 24min
#1 Mistake of ambitious entrepreneurs and my lesson from the ducklings. How to tame entrepreneurial ADD to maximize results.
TUNE IN TO LEARN: Do you ever wonder, “Maybe I’m aiming too high? Maybe it IS impossible for me?” Here’s a practical solution to this dilemma. Don’t aim lower – get smarter about jumping higher. Research discovered: ” These results, published in the journal Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, suggest that serial entrepreneurs possess greater cognitive flexibility, enabling them to alternate effectively between exploration and exploitation, a balance that is crucial to their success.” Don’t lose your ADD (your exploration superpower) – learn to control the switch between explore and focus/exploit.This exercise will help. 👉 Assess your health in 4 minutes. 👉 Effective Executive Test Drive. 👉 Effective Team Test Drive. Text Me Your Thoughts and IdeasSupport the showBrought to you by Angela Shurina Behavior-First Change Leadership & Culture Transformation ConsultantEXECUTIVE & OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE COACH

Dec 2, 2023 • 34min
Work-Life Balance Tracker AKA mathematics of a happy, successful life: how to build a priority-based life you love living.
TUNE IN TO LEARN: If you cringe when you hear the phrase work-life balance – this episode is for you!A driven entrepreneur, professional, a captain of your ship who doesn’t believe in or have time for balance. You’ll learn how to calculate your personalized formula for happiness and success.Yes! There’s such a formula and I teach it to all of my clients. It’s based on the best practices of people who: a) Achieved what they wanted b) Built a happy lifeAnyone can learn it, anyone can do it! Tune in, take notes, build the life you want. 👉TAKE YOUR HEALTH 360 ASSESSMENT Text Me Your Thoughts and IdeasSupport the showBrought to you by Angela Shurina Behavior-First Change Leadership & Culture Transformation ConsultantEXECUTIVE & OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE COACH

Nov 29, 2023 • 26min
4 silent Ss: it’s not food that makes you fat, makes you eat more.
TUNE IN TO LEARN: Have you ever wondered why your 🧠brain🧠 makes you want to get fat? Why are ALL our brains making the whole society obese? Let’s start to dispel the “magic”. Research-based causes of overeating that have nothing to do with food. The latest research found a molecule that activates overeating during stress. Most people use ZERO tools to regulate stress throughout the day – in the environment with food all around, it’s a sure way to get a bit fatter every day. But there’s a quick solution to fix this. and the rest of silent Ss. that make us fat when we do nothing to correct them. 👉TAKE YOUR HEALTH 360 ASSESSMENT Text Me Your Thoughts and IdeasSupport the showBrought to you by Angela Shurina Behavior-First Change Leadership & Culture Transformation ConsultantEXECUTIVE & OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE COACH

Nov 27, 2023 • 27min
Exercise MVP. Entrepreneur, VC, developer? Why you need to exercise each morning and how to accomplish that with ZERO workout time.
TUNE IN TO LEARN: If you ask yourself how you can make your brain work better – make better decisions, come up with innovative solutions, learn and test faster. Or just feel more confident, motivated and driven pitching or closing deals. Exercise is your hack. Short on time? Want to know how to save time, boost your brain and have an awesome bod? Tune in to learn how to: a) get all the brain-body benefits of exercise preventing brain decline and your worse decisions; b) WITHOUT hours of training, in fact, with no gym time at all. Research-based. The 80/20 and MVP of everything you need to know about moving for productivity, innovation and more deals closed. Scientific American: "You don't really need 10 000 daily steps to stay healthy" The Washington Post:"These 2-minute exercise bursts may be better than your regular workout" 👉TAKE YOUR HEALTH 360 ASSESSMENT Text Me Your Thoughts and IdeasSupport the showBrought to you by Angela Shurina Behavior-First Change Leadership & Culture Transformation ConsultantEXECUTIVE & OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE COACH

Nov 25, 2023 • 29min
Rejection can help you succeed. The most effective way to deal with lack of progress, failing your own expectations and getting lots of NO.
TUNE IN TO LEARN: How you think about things changes everything. Getting one rejection after another – adopt “Edison Frame” to fuel your successes with it AND make faster progress. Getting frustrated with not meeting your own expectations? Have you thought about priorities lately? Getting demotivated often? Have you thought about your WHY? (Simon Sinek and Toyota Industries) The way you shape your thinking will define your life journey. Do you have effective thinking models? Learn some! Tune in and SHARE! 👉TAKE YOUR HEALTH 360 ASSESSMENT Text Me Your Thoughts and IdeasSupport the showBrought to you by Angela Shurina Behavior-First Change Leadership & Culture Transformation ConsultantEXECUTIVE & OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE COACH

Nov 22, 2023 • 32min
Get Motivated NOW and Long-Term: research updates and practical self-talk to raise your motivation any time you need it.
TUNE IN TO LEARN: How motivated you feel is a lot about how you think of it! And THAT you can change at any moment. They say 95% of our thoughts are the same every day and YET thoughts are the easiest thing to change in a second when we focus on it. Here’ how to think of your goals and habits, however hard and long, to boost your motivation ANY time to get things done and never quit. We’ll talk about: -Boosting motivation at the beginning of hard goals; -Boosting motivation in the most demotivated time – the messy middle; -Boosting motivation at the end, when you might want to relax (end of year chill anyone?) and screw up the whole progress! Tune in, share, get motivated and get it done! 👉TAKE YOUR HEALTH 360 ASSESSMENT Text Me Your Thoughts and IdeasSupport the showBrought to you by Angela Shurina Behavior-First Change Leadership & Culture Transformation ConsultantEXECUTIVE & OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE COACH

Nov 20, 2023 • 26min
Self-doubt: the no BS way to boost your confidence in less than 3 minutes to make BIG things happen.
TUNE IN TO LEARN: Self-doubts are absolutely natural part of our mindset. In fact, if you have zero self-doubts – you are a psycho. “Am I good enough to pull this off?” (Or I should just let someone smarter do it) “Is my idea good enough?” (Or it is a truly stupid idea that nobody needs) Have you ever had these? Normal! Leaders and entrepreneurs you admire, creatives – they all have self-doubts, they just learn how to take action EVEN when they feel them. It has to do with taking stock and gathering data. It doesn’t have to do with pumping up your ego with affirmations. “Outwork your self-doubt” by Alex Hormozi, adopting a scientist’s mindset from Dr Gena Gorlin and how I used these to moderate my first panel at Africacom Tech Fest last week. You don’t have to be a confident person to make BIG things happen. You just have to have confidence in your abilities to figure it out. Here’s what you do to never allow doubts to stop you. 👉TAKE YOUR HEALTH 360 ASSESSMENT Text Me Your Thoughts and IdeasSupport the showBrought to you by Angela Shurina Behavior-First Change Leadership & Culture Transformation ConsultantEXECUTIVE & OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE COACH

Nov 16, 2023 • 29min
🎤Biohacking Your Public Speaking and Unfair Advantage in Life: best brain foods, breathwork and workout to put your brain into flow state on stage. Becoming unforgettable.
TUNE IN TO LEARN:Do you want to change people’s minds? Do you want to lead? Do you want to be listened to? Communication, speaking in public, leading experiences are what create that unfair advantage that will make your success in life and business inevitable. I’m not yet a top public speaker but I am so far from the way I was – shy, barely able to put a couple of sentences together on stage, actually avoiding the stage, cameras and speaking in front of people at any cost. The biggest change for me happened when I learned how to control my physical state, my emotions and my brain chemistry. Today I’m sharing with you my top brain-body “hacks” to be in the perfect state to deliver excellence. The rest – preparation, presentation and mic not working, handling the audience well – will go a lot easier! YOU are the first “instrument” to master. Tune in to learn how. 👉TAKE YOUR HEALTH 360 ASSESSMENT Text Me Your Thoughts and IdeasSupport the showBrought to you by Angela Shurina Behavior-First Change Leadership & Culture Transformation ConsultantEXECUTIVE & OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE COACH