

Change Wired
Angela Shurina
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 and about navigating career, life and business transitions, meaningful productivity, mindset mastery, and creating high-performing, purpose-driven, thriving cultures of growth. Hosted by Angela Shurina, an Executive & High-Performance Coach, Be-Sci Fueled Culture Transformation Strategist with 18 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, systems thinking and behavioral science into actionable tips you can start using today. Expect lively solo episodes, inspiring guests, and real-world strategies designed specifically for change agents, leaders, entrepreneurs, and growth-focused professionals eager to accelerate their evolution and impact beyond oneself - both personally and within their teams & communities. Tune in, wire your brain for change, and get ready to transform in days - not years!
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Feb 10, 2023 • 29min
3 Neuroscience Secrets to Cancel Procrastination Out Of Your Life - Get things done and move your life forward.
TUNE IN TO LEARN:Have you ever wondered why you are totally capable of getting work done that pays your bills and not so much for extra projects like building a side business and starting a cool hobby❓ Starting your brand? Writing your book? Getting your idea out into the world?You are about to find out!To never procrastinate on the things you choose to do and build your dream life. - Get Your Recording HEREProduced by Angela Shurina,CERTIFIED HIGH-PERFORMANCE, HEALTH, NUTRITION COACHChange in days - not in years!"🧠Focus Hacker" - 9-minute video brain training https://BrainBreakthroughCoach.com/newsletterText 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

Feb 8, 2023 • 20min
Staying Productive When Your Schedule Is Overflooding With To-Dos And You Absolutely MUST Make Progress.
TUNE IN TO LEARN:You know those days when you wake up and your schedule is already booked and you find out you have to move apartmentments because of water leakage and then the internet breaks in your new place?Maybe not :) hopefully - but things in life will always break and go unplanned.How we manage those days will define how we'll manage growth in life and business. On this episode I share a framework of handling those days, borrowed and learned from experts and researchers - to stay on track and still make progress even when nothing goes as planned.Produced by Angela Shurina,CERTIFIED HIGH PERFORMANCE, HEALTH, NUTRITION COACHChange in days - not in years!"🧠Focus Hacker" - 9-minute video brain training https://BrainBreakthroughCoach.com/newsletterText 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

Feb 6, 2023 • 53min
Claude Silver CHO at Vayner Media - leading from the ❤️ in practice. Building people-centric culture that drives performance on-site, hybrid and remote, across cultures, time zones, united by our common humanity.
“Your candle can light a thousand candles” - never forget that, we are all leaders.~ Claude SilverTUNE IN TO LEARN:- It’s OK to be a late bloomer - there’s nothing wrong with you. Claude’s personal journey through years, continents to the present moment; - From feeling like you miss a “chip” to finding your calling later in life - it’s OK to take time to figure yourself out; - Negative, self-doubting self-talk - how Claude defeated it - a simple writing exercise you can do now; - How to battle expectations of society about what success should look like - busting imposter syndrome and limiting beliefs; - What to do when you are stuck in your patterns and sick of getting the same results in life and work - how Claude made a switch of careers in her 40s, how she knew when it was the time to do “the jump”; - “Emotional Optimism” means a lot in Claude’s life and work - what is it? How did it come to be? How it helps Claude navigate work and life ... it started with a visit to a shaman; - Claude’s strategy to help people do their best, to “unlock” themselves; - How every leader can become a bit of a Chief ❤️Officer and how to scale it throughout the organization; - The only question that matters to influence people, to lead people to better places; - The first thing you have to figure out to lead your people from the heart; - Culture of Trust: practical texting strategy to start installing trust in the culture, on-site and remotely; - Culture and Performance - Claude’s view on balancing these priorities on a company level to drive success; - How to scale leadership across departments and locations, on-site and remotely; - Is zoom an effective tool to build culture? - Zoom rituals Claude recommends to make culture work remotely across borders and time zones; - How to build deep human, non-work-related connections over zoom - questions, small talk and creating opportunities to connect; - One question to ask yourself every day to become a better leader and build people-centric culture... ... and so much more! Tune in, learn and share - lead and live from the ❤️ with Claude Silver. CONNECT with CLAUDE SILVER:LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/casilverPersonal Website - https://www.claudesilver.comProduced by Angela Shurina,CERTIFIED HIGH-PERFORMANCE, HEALTH, NUTRITION COACHChange in days - not in years!"🧠Focus Hacker" - 9-minute video brain training https://BrainBreakthroughCoach.com/newsletterText 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

Feb 3, 2023 • 33min
Bad sleep often? Racing thoughts? Waking up often? 5 lifestyle factors that break your sleep and how to fix them.
TUNE IN TO LEARN:We aren't curing insomnia here - we are learning foundational practices to create great sleep consistently according to research. If you don't do these - don't bother looking into pills or supplements. Fix the foundation first.Produced by Angela Shurina,CERTIFIED HIGH PERFORMANCE, HEALTH, NUTRITION COACHChange in days - not in years!"🧠Focus Hacker" - 9-minute video brain training https://BrainBreakthroughCoach.com/newsletterText 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

Feb 1, 2023 • 40min
Focused, Happy Brain Nutrition - 9 Brain 🧠 Food Groups ANYONE Has to Eat DAILY!
TUNE IN TO LEARN:I read an article about 7 nutrients any healthy brain needs.I expanded it with specific food and amount recommendations.After the podcast - update your grocery list and reach out for recipes and tips to enjoy these foods in a simple way.Produced by Angela Shurina,CERTIFIED HIGH PERFORMANCE, HEALTH, NUTRITION COACHChange in days - not in years!"🧠Focus Hacker" - 9-minute video brain training https://BrainBreakthroughCoach.com/newsletterText 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

Jan 30, 2023 • 37min
Upgraded Nomad: my TOP nutrition, fitness, sleep and focus hacks to stay productive anywhere you land.
TUNE IN TO LEARN:Why do some nomads gain weight, can't take care of their health, lose sleep and productivity and others don't❓ Able to get work done and travel enjoying the world?Support Systems!The only answer to succee with this lifestyle as a remote professional or a nomadic entrepreneur.Produced by Angela Shurina,CERTIFIED HIGH PERFORMANCE, HEALTH, NUTRITION COACHChange in days - not in years!"🧠Focus Hacker" - 9-minute video brain training https://BrainBreakthroughCoach.com/newsletterText 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

Jan 27, 2023 • 29min
Marrying Emotions and Logic for Long-Term Goals and Good-for-You Habits - 3 most powerful brain-training practices.
TUNE IN TO LEARN:On today's podcast I give away my TOP 3 secrets of coaching to ANY long-term goal, building and breaking habits.Once you start practicing these - there's no goal or habit you'll be procrastinating on.You'll finally feel like you ARE in control of your brain. You are the captain of the ship not a lifeless boat thrown from side to side by the currents and storms of life.Produced by Angela Shurina,CERTIFIED HIGH PERFORMANCE, HEALTH, NUTRITION COACHChange in days - not in years!"🧠Focus Hacker" - 9-minute video brain training https://BrainBreakthroughCoach.com/newsletterText 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

Jan 25, 2023 • 20min
Bust Procrastination with a Simple Dopamine Hack of Your Workflow. Build the life you dream about!
TUNE IN TO LEARN:Angela Duckworth shared this article on procrastination that made me realize why planning your work in a specific way works so well to bust through procrastination and getting done anything on time!Especially importan for non-urgent projects that build the future you dream about. Understand your brain (and dopamine).🧠To work WITH your brain VS against it.Produced by Angela Shurina,CERTIFIED HIGH PERFORMANCE, HEALTH, NUTRITION COACHChange in days - not in years!"🧠Focus Hacker" - 9-minute video brain training https://BrainBreakthroughCoach.com/newsletterText 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

Jan 23, 2023 • 56min
Jesse McGinnis from Shopify - millennial talk about the best practices to build trust and people-first leadership through facilitation of full-human-based connections in the remote world of work.
Intentionality-Focused:“Use the right medium for the thing you are trying to achieve” ~ Jesse McGinnis - From being against remote to being remote work advocate - Jesse’s personal journey to becoming a thought leader in the space of remote-first leadership; - From software development to helping people and teams of engineers realize what they are capable of; - Building a culture of trust and high performance in a remote setting - you have to start with human relationships; - Building layers of intensity and vulnerability through different communication channels to facilitate high performance in a tech environment; - Creating room for small talk through activities that facilitate casual conversations that lead to the depth of connections; - Why so many leaders get in their own way trying to facilitate trust, openness and vulnerability among people - how to avoid it; - 3 layers of building trust and how to make them happen: fun, real talk, full-human connections; - Games and other tools online to facilitate genuine human connection; - Why trust is so crucial for team productivity and there are no high-performing teams without trust; - Why it’s important to know “full human being” to avoid social frictions online; - How getting to know the full person helps leaders to motivate people at a very deep level; - How facilitating “letting the guards down” frees up people’s energy for work (neuroscience of brain energetics and productivity connection); - How remote setting can help to create trust faster by removing power hierarchy; - What they do at Shopify to facilitate a culture of trust, productivity and high performance; - Are they really against meetings at Shopify? - How trust fosters innovation in remote setting or anywhere; - Jesse’s thoughts on better New Year resolutions and so much more!TUNE IN! - learn to build deeper connections with people remotely or in person. Jesse McGinnis BIO:Growing Eng leaders at Shopify. Helping leaders and teams be their best. "I love solving impactful and complex problems and my favorite challenges intersect software, people, and communication." Jesse writes about (https://jcmcginnis.com/blog/) technical leadership on his blog, and authored "Embracing Uncertainty" (https://www.uncertaintybook.ca/), offering practical tips and techniques for building and maintaining high-performing teams. Useful Tools Jesse Recommends: - Ungame - NYT 36 Questions to fall in love - Casual games: Codenames, Drawasaurus, Gartic Phone, Draw Battle, Geoguessr, AmongUs, Haxball. Connect with Jesse: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jcmcginnis/ Twitter: @elsom25 Website: https://jcmcginnis.com/ Email: jesse at jcmcginnis.com Produced by Angela Shurina, CERTIFIED HIGH PERFORMANCE, HEALTH, NUTRITION COACH ChText 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

Jan 20, 2023 • 27min
Eating eggs for high performance and effective recovery. The most effective breathwork for stress management and great sleep.
TUNE IN TO LEARN:Productivity and high performance are all about your ability to recover and switch between ON and OFF states.You can only go as intense as you can recover from.One nutrient and one type of breathing might be the missing pieces to make your recovery rates phenomenal."New Stanford Research Confirms the 1 Style of Breath Work That Is Most Effective at Reducing Stress and Improving MoodThe style of your breathing matters.""The Effects of Dietary Choline Deficiency on Neurologic and System-Wide Health"Produced by Angela Shurina,CERTIFIED HIGH PERFORMANCE, HEALTH, NUTRITION COACHChange in days - not in years!Check out our"🧠Focus Hacker" - 9-minute video brain training https://BrainBreakthroughCoach.com/newsletterText 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


