The Chris Voss Show Podcast – Marla Bace: Mastering Emotional Intelligence for Effective Leadership and Self-Awareness

Nature, Design, and Health: Explorations of a Landscape Architect by David Kamp https://amzn.to/3KzabbW The internationally renowned landscape architect David Kamp, FASLA, has written a personal narrative of his innovative and influential landscape design philosophy and practice in Nature, Design, and Health. He traces the first stirrings of his interest in nature and design to his childhood in rural North Carolina. Kamp maintained his passion for landscape through his architectural studies at the University of Virginia, and these in turn helped prepare him for his first design project, the landscape for Australia’s grand new Parliament House complex in Canberra (1980–1988). In the mid-1990s, at a pivotal time in his personal life, Kamp volunteered to design one of the first gardens created specifically for individuals with HIV/AIDS, the Joel Schnaper Memorial Garden at the Terence Cardinal Cooke Health Care Center in East Harlem. The experience proved life-altering, and Kamp resolved to dedicate his practice to exploring the intimate web of relationships connecting design, nature, and modern healthcare. Throughout his career, Kamp has sought to put people of all ages in touch with nature, regardless of their capabilities―from children with autism spectrum disorder to elders with cognitive and physical challenges. He has also explored these ideas in the larger realm, where his plans have revitalized schools, parks, and urban waterfronts. By putting personal health on a continuum with environmental health, Kamp demonstrates that design partnering with nature can lead to more vibrant, resilient, and equitable communities.

11 Aug 202318min

Allison Graham, Speaker, Keynote Speaker, Coaching, Training, Author of Take Back Your Weekends: Stress Less. Do More. Be Happier Allisongraham.com/voss https://amzn.to/3ORUWNN Working for the weekend? Don’t remember what a restful weekend feels like? When plugging away 24/7 is your reality and burnout looms – it’s time to Take Back Your Weekends! Can you relate to my clients’ stories? “I’m scared that I’m missing my kids’ childhood. I work every Saturday and Sunday. It’s still not enough.” “I feel guilty when I work because I’m not spending time with my family and vice versa. The work doesn’t stop.” “I didn’t enjoy my holidays because I worried about the office, the team and an upcoming project.” If these stories resonate, then this book is for you! Typical productivity hacks will not free days each month. The solution is found much deeper. In this short, power-packed book, I share… how to find a feeling of control during uncertain times how to leverage good stress for optimal performance how to problem-solve effectively to amplify your capacity how to recognize and troubleshoot barriers to performance how to emotionally detach from the to-do list ✓ You deserve time to recharge and relax ✓ Your family deserves more of your attention ✓ Your work life deserves focus Take Back Your Weekends. Take Back Your Power. Take Back Your Life.

11 Aug 202352min

Braeden Rhys, CMO/Founder of AXIS Global & Sweet Release Agency on Digital Marketing, Media, Public Relations and Strategy Axisglobal.co Sweetrelease.agency

10 Aug 202339min

Alex Mont-Ros, Co-Founder of The Step Up Method, Helping Families Excel through High Performance Mindset Coaching and Systems Stepupmethod.com Familymeetingplanner.com Biography Alex Mont-Ros is a highly driven and accomplished individual who has made a significant impact in both his personal and professional life. As a mindset coach and the co-founder of The Step Up Method with his wife, he helps men and women achieve their full potential and become the best versions of themselves. In addition to his professional achievements, Alex is a serial entrepreneur who successfully bootstrapped and sold in 2021 their first 7+ figure business founded by him and his wife. He is also the author of the “Family Meeting Planner,” which helps parents lead their families effectively with intention and purpose.

9 Aug 202351min

Ian Clark, Founder and CEO of Activation Products, on How To Live Longer and Health Supplements That Can Help You Do It Shop.activationproducts.com Ian Clark (father) When Ian was just 46 years old, a number of life-threatening health issues hit him all at once. He was forced to start searching for solutions. Refusing to accept a negative outcome, he chose a natural path to fixing his health. Ian traveled the globe and uncovering potent remedies with powerful natural health benefits. After years of intense research and learning what it takes to support the body’s natural ability to heal itself, Activation Products was born… and quickly grew to help tens of thousands of people take control of their own health every day.

8 Aug 202356min

The Men Can’t Be Saved: A Novel by Ben Purkert https://amzn.to/47l2ekq A knockout debut novel that tackles a haunting question: What do our jobs do to our souls? Seth is a junior copywriter whose latest tagline just went viral. He’s the agency’s hottest new star, or at least he wants his coworker crush to think so. But while he’s busy drooling over his future corner office, the walls crumble around him. When his job lets him go, he can’t let go of his job. Unfortunately, one former colleague can’t let him go either: Robert “Moon” McCloone, a skeezy on-the-rise exec better suited to a frat house than a boardroom. Seth tries to forget Moon and rediscover his spiritual self; he studies Kabbalah with an Orthodox rabbi by day while popping illegal prescription pills by night. But with each misstep, Seth strays farther from salvation—though he might get there, if he could only get out of his own way. In his debut novel, Purkert incisively peels back the layers of the male ego, revealing what’s rotten and what might be redeemed. Brimming with wit, irreverence, and soul-searching, The Men Can’t Be Saved is a startlingly original examination of work, sex, addiction, religion, branding, and ourselves.

8 Aug 202320min

The Perfection Trap: Embracing the Power of Good Enough by Thomas Curran https://amzn.to/3YrwV3j In the bestselling tradition of Brené Brown’s The Gifts of Imperfection, this illuminating book by an acclaimed professor at the London School of Economics explores how the pursuit of perfection can become a dangerous obsession that leads to burnout and depression—keeping us from achieving our goals. Today, burnout and depression are at record levels, driven by a combination of intense workplace competition, oppressively ubiquitous social media encouraging comparisons with others, the quest for elite credentials, and helicopter parenting. Society continually broadcasts the need to want more, and to be perfect. Gathering a wide range of contemporary evidence, Curran calls for both introspection and broader, societal change. He shows what we can do as individuals to resist the modern-day pressure to be perfect, and in so doing, win for ourselves a more purposeful and contented life. The Perfection Trap is for anyone who has ever felt overwhelmed by the soul-crushing need to not just compete but compete to a level beyond reason. In place of an ever-moving treadmill, it offers the relief of letting go to focus on what matters most. About the Author Thomas Curran is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychological and Behavioural Science at the London School of Economics. He is a world leading expert on perfectionism. He has written for the Harvard Business Review, was featured in the New Scientist, and his work has been covered by publications including the Guardian, Telegraph, Wall Street Journal, and Ariana Huffington’s ‘Thrive Global’ campaign. In 2018, he gave a TEDMED talk entitled ‘Our Dangerous Obsession with Perfectionism is Getting Worse’.

7 Aug 202348min

MoneyZen: The Secret to Finding Your “Enough” by Manisha Thakor https://amzn.to/45jlzkm A leading financial expert breaks down the personal, cultural, and societal forces that have led us to falsely believe we can never have, do, or be enough, and shows us a fresh new path toward “MoneyZen”—her joy-based approach to living a life rich in financial health and emotional wealth. For anyone who has ever felt that they can never measure up, MoneyZen is your cure. No matter your age, income, or profession, it’s all too easy to fall prey to the false belief that the amount of money you earn, or accomplishments you achieve, or praise you receive is just Never Enough. In MoneyZen, financial industry veteran Manisha Thakor candidly shares how she overcame toxic behaviors around work, money, and prestige that had threatened her relationships, her health, and her career, told alongside the inspiring stories of individuals from all walks of life who reveal their own struggles with “Never Enough.” Through Thakor’s interviews with a wide range of interdisciplinary experts, you’ll learn how personal traumas, cultural influences, societal pressures, and even our own biology have conspired to make us believe that “more” is the answer to all our problems. And you’ll discover a unique way to reclaim your life using a formula that’s ultimately rooted in less: Financial Health + Emotional Wealth = MoneyZen. The result is a powerful, research-based framework for getting off the hamster wheel of 24/7 striving so you can start to live a life fueled by authentic joy, connection, and meaning.

7 Aug 202357min