106: Toby Hansen, Senior Analyst - Leading with Emotional Intelligence

#110: Rachel Miller, CrossFit & Mental Fitness - How to Train Your Mind Like a Muscle

We had the honor of speaking with Rachel Miller on the Acres of Diamonds Podcast. Rachel is a Mental Health nurse, CrossFit athlete and mental fitness coach. Below are some key learnings and questions from our episode together: 1. What is the difference between mental health and mental fitness? 2. How mental fitness applies to our everyday lives. 3. How we can handle hard things better. Thank you, Rachel, for your expertise and guidance on how to better understand how we can improve our thinking to live stronger lives!

109: Kathy Quinlan-Perez, Contributor | Speaker | Leader - Managing our ego's, vulnerability and being enough

A couple weeks ago I was honored to speak with Kathy Quinlan-Perez on the Acres of Diamonds podcast. Kathy is a professional speaker and has over 36 years of experience in helping women in their personal and professional development. Here are 3 key learning from our episode together: 1. Would you rather have an extraordinary marriage or be right? A lesson on managing our ego and being more vulnerable. 2. Who are you if you removed all the results from your life? 3. Are we in pursuit of being enough for others or for ourselves? If you have some time I highly suggest listening to this episode, so many good nuggets of wisdom from Kathy. Thank you, Kathy, for your time and expertise on managing our ego, being vulnerable and being enough!

108: Max Redd, L & D PainTEQ - Actualizing Potential & Meeting People Where They Are

This past week we had Max Redd on the Acres of Diamonds podcast. Max is the Director of Learning & Development for PainTEQ. Here are 3 key learnings from our interview together: 1. Create low pressure ways to play that allow people to find what works for them. 2. Giving people a sense of belonging by creating mutual ownership of outcomes amongst the people and the business. 3. Kindness doesn't have to be a surprise, make it a standard. Thank you, Max, for your time and expertise in the areas of helping people fulfill their potential, emotional resilience, creating a sense of belonging and the power of kindness.

107: Lindsy Bennage, L&D Wegmans - The power of being humble, vulnerable and curious

This past week we had the privilege to speak with not only an Acres of Diamonds client, yet also a personal friend, Lindsy Bennage. On this episode Lindsy talks about the transformation from stress, worry and anxiety to understanding the tools and strategies available to handle these emotions, where to start regarding improving how we handle emotions and the power of being humble, vulnerable and curious. If you want to build a more mentally fit and emotionally intelligent workforce (emotional intelligence is the #1 predictor of life success) then this podcast is for you. Thank you, Lindsy, for not only your expert guidance with mental fitness and also a proven track record of investing in yourself and the people you care about. #podcast #youracresofdiamonds #mental fitness

106: Toby Hansen, Senior Analyst - Leading with Emotional Intelligence

This past week we had the honor of speaking with Toby Hansen who is a Senior Analyst & Program Manager at Citi. On this episode we talked about the importance of forgiveness in leadership and how to lead with emotion from a human need's perspective. If you want to connect deeper with your team or employees, this podcast outlines some key strategies to doing just that. Thank you, Toby, for your time and expertise on emotionally intelligent leadership and the power of forgiveness and developing real relationships with teammates, thank you for having a real heart for people! #podcast #mentalfitness #leadership #youracresofdiamonds #eqleadership