Alain Hunkins — Creative Problem Solving, Getting Through Ugly Phase, Success Fundamentals, Leadership Code, Two Minute Journal, and More (#127)

You don’t  need to change the world, you need to change yourself

– Miguel Ruiz

Alain Hunkins helps high achieving people become high achieving leaders.  Over his twenty-year career, Alain has worked with over 2,000 groups of leaders in 25 countries. Clients include Wal-Mart, Pfizer, Citigroup, General Electric, State Farm Insurance, IBM, General Motors, and Microsoft. In addition to being a leadership speaker, consultant, trainer, and coach, Alain is the author of CRACKING THE LEADERSHIP CODE: Three Secrets to Building Strong Leaders (Wiley, March 2020), which was endorsed by leadership luminaries Jim Kouzes, Barry Posner, and Marshall Goldsmith. A faculty member of Duke Corporate Education, Alain’s writing has been featured in Fast Company, Inc., Forbes, Chief Executive, Chief Learning Officer, and Business Insider. 

A sought-after keynote speaker, facilitator and coach, Alain Hunkins is a leadership expert who connects the science of high performance with the performing art of leadership. Leaders trust him to help unlock their potential and expand their influence, leading to superior results, increased engagement, higher levels of retention, and greater organizational and personal satisfaction. He has a gift for translating complex concepts from psychology, neuroscience and organizational behavior into simple, practical tools that can be applied on the job.

Alain has authored over 400 articles, and been published in Fast Company, Forbes, Business Insider, Chief Executive, Chief Learning Officer, The Association for Talent Development, CEO Refresher, and the American Management Association.

Alain‘s book: CRACKING THE LEADERSHIP CODE: Three Secrets to Building Strong Leaders

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Questions I ask:

  • 2 minute Journaling process?,
  • What are the ways to use to solve creative problems?
  • When you are on a walk – do you think about the problem statement or you just try to let it go?
  • How to navigate through the ugly phase in any area and how to deal inner critical voice?
  • What are the questions to ask for self-reflection?
  • and much more!

Books Mentioned:

The Road Less Traveled, Timeless Edition: A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values and Spiritual Growth

Insight: The Surprising Truth About How Others See Us, How We See Ourselves, and Why the Answers Matter More Than We Think

People Mentioned: Daniel H. Pink, Marshall Goldsmith, Tasha Eurich, Scott Peck

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Kelly Boys — The Blind Spot Effect, From Autopilot to a Life of Insights, Developing Intelligence, Stepping out of Lifelong Patterns, and More (#126)

It feels that my whole life feels meditative

– Kelly Boys

Kelly Boys is a trainer with the United Nations Foundation where she co-developed and works to deliver a mindfulness and well-being program called “Peace on Purpose” for UN humanitarian and development workers on the front lines. She has delivered programs with UNDP (UN Development Program), UNICEF, UNFPA (UN Population Fund), UNHCR (UN Refugee Agency), and UNRWA (UN Relief for Palestinian Refugees) from New York to the Middle East to Central Asia. She was the host of the Mindfulness Monthly Program with Sounds True Media Company, which launched February 2017, featuring interviews and fresh content with leading meditation teachers on various themes each month. Her book The Blind Spot Effect was released July, 2018 in English, May, 2019 in Spanish, and September, 2019 in Chinese.

She spent two years volunteering with James Fox of the Prison Yoga Project to create and deliver a weekly trauma-sensitive mindfulness and yoga program at San Quentin State Prison for incarcerated veterans, and has worked extensively in the field of trauma sensitive mindfulness, teaching meditation to US veterans with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injuries (TBI).

Kelly has been mentored for several years by clinical psychologist and founder of iRest Richard Miller, as well as psychotherapist John Prendergast, author of In Touch: How to Tune in to the Inner Guidance of Your Body and Trust Yourself, with whom she teaches retreats. She holds a degree in Intercultural Religious Studies and is a certified iRest® meditation teacher, Search Inside Yourself teacher, and is the founding advisor for the meditation app Simple Habit. She teaches retreats and workshops at spots like the Esalen Institute.

Kelly’s book: The Blind Spot Effect: How to Stop Missing What’s Right in Front of You

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Questions I ask:

  • What kind of questions we can ask in Inner Inquiry?
  • What did Adyashanti tell you about spirituality?
  • You have a degree in intercultural religious studies. What did you learn from religious studies?
  • Did you learn anything special while working in the prisons?
  • What does your meditation practice look like
  • and much more!

Books Mentioned: Falling into Grace: Insights on the End of Suffering. The Deep Heart: Our Portal to Presence

People Mentioned: Adyashanti, David Whyte, Rick Hanson, Richard Miller, John J. Prendergast Ph.D.

The Nishant Garg Show:

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Johnny Crowder — Suicide/Abuse Survivor, Exploring Mental Health, Recovery, Healing Past Trauma, Overcoming Pain, Peer Support in your Pocket (#125)

Johnny Crowder is a suicide/abuse survivor, TEDx speaker, touring musician, recovery advocate, and the Founder & CEO of Cope Notes, a text-based mental health platform that provides daily support to users in nearly 100 countries across the globe. With 10 years of clinical treatment, a psychology degree from UCF, and a full decade of peer support and advocacy through the National Alliance on Mental Illness under his belt, his frank and youthful vigor for the topic of mental health is unmatched. Whether speaking at events or touring with his band, Prison, Johnny’s authentic vulnerability and firsthand experience with multiple mental health diagnoses (ranging from bipolar disorder and OCD to schizophrenia) uniquely equip him to provide realistic, yet hopeful insight into the pains of hardship with levity and wit.

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Questions I ask:

  • How do you explain mental health to your family?
  • How did mental health manifest in your life?
  • You were diagnosed ranging from depression, bipolar disorder, OCD, schizophrenia – when were diagnosed with depression?
  • What was your self-talk when you were in high school, if you remember when you were going through depression and all other illnesses?
  • Do you have other practices in your life now to cultivate more positivity and kindness?
  • and much more!

Books Mentioned: The Power of Positive Thinking

Other links: Band Meshuggah, Austin City Limits

The Nishant Garg Show:

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Kathy Caprino — Finding Brave, The Most Powerful You, Writing Routine, Claiming a Life of Passion (#124)

“Getting to career bliss is an internal journey above all else.”

-Kathy Caprino

Kathy Caprino, M.A. is a career and leadership coach, a Forbes senior contributor, TEDx speaker, LinkedIn influencer, and host of the Finding Brave podcast (which has ranked in Top 100 Apple Career Podcasts in the U.S. and beyond). Her mission is to support the advancement of women in business around the globe. Kathy is a speaker on topics spanning women’s empowerment, overcoming workplace adversity, effective communication, entrepreneurship, personal growth, and navigating change.

Prior to founding her executive coaching and consulting firm, she achieved 18-year corporate career in publishing, direct marketing, and membership services, serving in director and VP roles in marketing, product development, research, and product management, Kathy earned an M.A. in Marriage and Family Therapy from Fairfield University, a B.A. in English Literature from Boston University, and educational certifications and other training from New York University, ,University of London, and the Institute for Life Coaching Training.  

Based in Stamford, CT, Kathy has been featured by top national publications including The Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Washington Times, SELF, Glamour, Oprah Magazine, and national television and radio outlets.

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  • What do you want to let go of in 2021?
  • Did you develop or cultivate the self-awareness after your corporate experience or was it an innate?
  • Could you describe the damaging power gaps?
  • What is your writing routine? How do you schedule time? How do you convert ideas into your writing?
  • and much more!

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Books Mentioned: Man’s Search for Meaning, The Big Leap: Conquer Your Hidden Fear and Take Life to the Next Level

The Nishant Garg Show:

This show is about extracting information on Mindfulness, Personal Development, Spirituality. I am on a mission to spread Mindfulness and I’d love for you to join me in this movement.

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