Change Wired

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 Change Leadership & Culture Transformation ConsultantEXECUTIVE & OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE COACH

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 Change Leadership & Culture Transformation ConsultantEXECUTIVE & OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE COACH

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 Change Leadership & Culture Transformation ConsultantEXECUTIVE & OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE COACH

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 Change Leadership & Culture Transformation ConsultantEXECUTIVE & OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE COACH

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 Change Leadership & Culture Transformation ConsultantEXECUTIVE & OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE COACH

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 Change Leadership & Culture Transformation ConsultantEXECUTIVE & OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE COACH

TUNE IN TO LEARN:  Imagine being able to sculpt your life as Michelangelo did with his masterpieces—your dreams and potential are waiting to be revealed.    By treating time like a non-renewable financial asset, you'll learn how to budget your hours wisely, invest in meaningful pursuits, and prevent future regrets, overcommitting, overworking and feeling frustrated with your own life.     Through a powerful thought experiment, you'll reflect on your weekly time spending and make conscious decisions to fill your life with purpose and impact.    Angela introduces strategic time budgeting techniques to bring your true priorities into focus, avoiding the burnout that comes from over-commitment.   Discover how reallocating your time can eliminate the need for late nights and preserve your well-being.    This episode is a roadmap to a proactive approach to time mastery, ensuring not only quality outcomes but a fulfilling life aligned with your aspirations.    Get Your Time-Budgeting Worksheet Here    Text Me Your Thoughts and IdeasSupport the showBrought to you by Angela Shurina Behavior-First Change Leadership & Culture Transformation ConsultantEXECUTIVE & OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE COACH

TUNE IN TO LEARN:  Discover the groundbreaking strategies that challenge the traditional work-rest cycle and instead build your stress resilience to take on greater responsibilities without burning out.    Join Angela Sharina, your Brains Coach, as she shatters the conventional wisdom of simply working less and resting more, and introduces a robust approach to stress management. By incorporating practices like cold showers, high-intensity interval training, and weightlifting, Angela reveals how you can fortify your nervous system and thrive under stress, much like top athletes handle intense physical demands.    In this compelling episode, Angela takes you on a journey through the essential elements of enhancing resilience, balancing the nervous system's "fight or flight" and "rest and digest" states. Learn how these methods, along with crucial breathwork techniques, can optimize your recovery and energy efficiency, allowing you to remain an energetic and resilient leader.    By training our bodies and minds to not just survive, but excel in high-stress environments, we can make a lasting positive impact. This episode is your guide to mastering stress fitness and transforming your leadership capabilities.    Text Me Your Thoughts and IdeasSupport the showBrought to you by Angela Shurina Behavior-First Change Leadership & Culture Transformation ConsultantEXECUTIVE & OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE COACH

TUNE IN TO LEARN:  By recognizing and transferring skills from one successful domain to others, you can enhance various aspects of your life without starting from scratch, without resistance, without self-sabotage.    People (and you) don't change well when you point out what's wrong.  We change a lot faster when we see our strengths and focus on building them up.    From business owners applying their organizational skills to health and wellness, to coaches using their understanding of people across diverse fields, the potential for growth is boundless.    My message is clear: celebrate your bright spots, show others what's right and let's build bright spots into consistent growth in ourselves and the people we lead.  Whether you are working on self-transformation, want to grow and awesome team or raise capable kids - awesome-based coaching is what you are looking for.    Text Me Your Thoughts and IdeasSupport the showBrought to you by Angela Shurina Behavior-First Change Leadership & Culture Transformation ConsultantEXECUTIVE & OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE COACH

TUNE IN TO LEARN:  Navigating the overwhelming world of health and wellness can be daunting, but you're not alone.    We discuss the invaluable role of professional guidance in filtering out the noise, allowing you to focus on what truly matters in self-care for your personal and professional goals.    By embracing concepts like "exercise snacks," you can make minor adjustments to your daily routine AND get most of the benefits.    Consistent habits are key, and they don't need much discipline once you know how change works.     Text Me Your Thoughts and IdeasSupport the showBrought to you by Angela Shurina Behavior-First Change Leadership & Culture Transformation ConsultantEXECUTIVE & OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE COACH