Unexpected change that seems to come out of the blue is an integral part of life. Small crises as well as bigger ones appear out of nowhere, and we're faced with a choice: wait it out until the storm is over or take action. The problem is that waiting it out isn't always the best strategy, because even when one sudden change is finally over the next one is usually on the way. A lot of people spend their whole life "waiting it out".   In this podcast I share two things which are critical to successfully maneuvering through any change. These two techniques foster a growth mindset and help you thrive even when faced with daunting challenges and times of uncertainty. After all, after the crisis is before the crisis.

“You are the average of the five people you choose to associate with the most.”One of the key factors in boosting overall happiness is fostering strong, healthy relationships. I’m talking about the network of people in your life. By network I don’t mean the number of virtual cyber friends – the vast majority you have never met before. This is not an inventory of the people you know. I’m talking about people who are good for you. They believe in you. They have your back. They challenge you because they want the best for you. People you can learn something from.You can’t surround yourself with negative people and expect to have a positive life. Be intentional about how and with whom you spend your time.Why is this so important? A large part of setting yourself up for success is exposing yourself to people whom you deem to be successful. So, if you aren’t intentional about the people you spend your time with, you won’t be able to gain the continuous personal improvement that you’re looking for. This podcast share the five types of people psychologists recommend you have in your life. These five types are critical to your personal and professional growth and development and ultimately to you reaching your goals = success in your life.

How can I …… boost the creativity and innovative thinking in my team?… increase the number of engaged employees in my organization?… decrease the number of disengaged employees?… decrease the number of sick days in my team?… lower the fluctuation in my team? These are a handful of the questions I have received in the last few months as a coach and consultant. In this podcast I will share the foundation or the underlying issue to all of these questions and provide you with 5 very specific things you can do to start tackling these types of issues and get the results you want to have in your life - be it personal or professional.

Psychologists say that the most prevalent disease sweeping across the workplace start with an M: Multi-tasking. A study released by McKinsey showed that jobs that were done by multi-tasking had twice the number of mistakes than those tasks done by single-tasking, and these tasks took on average 30% longer than single-tasking approaches. Further studies show that the people who regularly do things by multi-tasking are impacted health-wise: high blood pressure, headaches, backaches, stomach aches and increases tension and stress. And when we are stressed we literally cannot think clearly. Stress reduces our ability to make clear decisions, because we have adrenaline and cortisol streaming through our body. And when this is the case, our field of vision drops to about 15% – 20%. This impacts not only what we see, but how well we can think and look at options and in the end, make decisions. When we are relaxed and focused on single tasks, our field of vision – how much we can see and how much we can think (creatively) – goes up to 75%.15% or 75%? I’ll take 75% any day. Single-tasking is the antidote to multi-taking.This podcast will provide you with five tips on how to start single-tasking and feel happier, healthier, more creative and focused.

This is the fourth podcast in a series of four in which I'll explore the so-called tipping point in positive psychology. This magical number shows how many positive thoughts, words and emotions you need in comparison to negative ones to tip you and your mindset into an upwards spiral. This positivity is based on the ten forms of positive emotions which we explored in the first three podcasts in this series.When you tip your life into an upwards spiral, you cultivate a new outlook on life, possibilities unfold, you recognize opportunities in the midst of unexpected change and you thrive. In essence, you are mentally healthier, have a stronger immune system and more successful.

You’ve got what it takes to reshape your life and the world around you for the better. It’s already within you. You have that one active ingredient you need to craft a happy life that’s full of growth and creativity and to be incredibly resilient in tough or challenging times. Positivity is the active renewable ingredient that all of us have in us.  There are specific levers you can pull to turn on your positivity. And when you do this you gain control over when and how you feel. You are the driver of your bus.This is the third podcast in a series of four in which I'll explore the ten forms of positive emotions.These ten emotions go beyond happy and good. They are specific and allow you to get into that emotional state. And when you are in that specific state you plant seeds which grow your positivity long-term and sustainably. This boosts your health, your well-being, your creativity and your resiliency. In today's podcast we will explore last three: inspiration, awe and love.

You’ve got what it takes to reshape your life and the world around you for the better. It’s already within you. You have that one active ingredient you need to craft a happy life that’s full of growth and creativity and to be incredibly resilient in tough or challenging times. Positivity is the active renewable ingredient that all of us have in us.  There are specific levers you can pull to turn on your positivity. And when you do this you gain control over when and how you feel. You are the driver of your bus.This is the second podcast in a series of four in which I'll explore the ten forms of positive emotions.These ten emotions go beyond happy and good. They are specific and allow you to get into that emotional state. And when you are in that specific state you plant seeds which grow your positivity long-term and sustainably. This boosts your health, your well-being, your creativity and your resiliency. In today's podcast we will explore next next four: interest, hope, pride and amusement.

You’ve got what it takes to reshape your life and the world around you for the better. It’s already within you. You have that one active ingredient you need to craft a happy life that’s full of growth and creativity and to be incredibly resilient in tough or challenging times. Positivity is the active renewable ingredient that all of us have in us.  There are specific levers you can pull to turn on your positivity. And when you do this you gain control over when and how you feel. You are the driver of your bus.This is the first in a series of four podcasts in which I'll explore the ten forms of positive emotions.These ten emotions go beyond happy and good. They are specific and allow you to get into that emotional state. And when you are in that specific state you plant seeds which grow your positivity long-term and sustainably. This boosts your health, your well-being, your creativity and your resiliency. In today's podcast we start with the first three: joy, gratitude and serenity.

Whitney Breer - Keynote Speaker | High Performance Coach | Organizational Development Top Coach Award 2020 of German "Manager Magazin" Top Speaker Award 2020 of German Magazine "Capital"Winner of Hermann Scherer International Speaker Slam 2019 Top Customer Rating at Proven Expert 2019 and 2020 (4.85* from 5.00)Learn more about me at www.WhitneyBreer.com Or about what I can do with my team for you on topics such as organizational development, leadership development or coaching under www.GoLebenskunst.de -------------------------------------------------------------------Words have immense power, and in this podcast I'll talk about two little words that are commonly used in the English language and how these two words automatically make you a victim of the circumstance or a victim of someone else. These two words empower others to have power over you and put others in the drivers seat of YOUR life. I'll show an alternative to these two words - an alternative that empowers you and puts you back in the driver seat of your life.------------------------------------------------------------------ Competent, humorous and empathetic - I engage, inspire and motivate people to help them make the positive changes changes in their lives which they yearn for. My top goal as a speaker is to make sure that your event will be a success. As a speaker, I combine competencies and experience with humor and good stories and ensure that the audience will leave with more energy than they had coming into your event. As a successful coach and consultant for organizational development, I help you to achieve your goals as a leader or manager as well as with your team successfully and sustainably. I from the United States and have lived in Germany for over 20 years. I have worked with over 90,000 people in 25 countries and have had the honor and privilege of partnering with companies such as Unilever, BASF, Bayer, Beiersdorf, KPMG, Essilor, Lufthansa, Plansee or Hirschvogel for many years and would love to support you and your company in reaching your goals.

Whitney Breer - Keynote Speaker | High Performance Coach | Organizational Development Top Coach Award 2020 of German Manager Magazin Winner of Hermann Scherer Speaker Slam 2019 Top Rating at Proven Expert 2019 and 2020 Learn more about me at www.WhitneyBreer.com Or about what I can do with my team for you on topics such as organizational development, leadership development or coaching under www.GoLebenskunst.de -------------------------------------------------------------------How can you best deal with a person in your team who is a permanent grump? Someone who constantly complains and whines about things. A pessimist with such negative energy that he or she pulls the rest of the team down at the drop of a hat. A person who sucks the energy out of a room as soon as he or she enters it.This podcast examines this problem based on the four core needs we have on the job. When these core needs are met, people are “fulfilled”, which kindles motivation and boosts overall engagement. In this podcast I shed light on these four core needs and provide ideas on how to tackle this issue from two different perspectives.First, from a leadership point of view, what core needs of my team are being met or not met? What support can I provide? How do I sit down and discuss this with someone?Secondly, from a personal perspective, if one or more of your needs are not being met, it means stepping up to bat and taking responsibility for your life and finding solutions that work for you = taking ownership for your life and for your own happiness.------------------------------------------------------------------ Competent, humorous and empathetic - so I pick people up where they stand. I inspire and motivate them to make positive change. My top goal as a speaker is to make sure that your event will be a success. As a speaker, I combine competencies and experience with humour and charm and ensure that the audience will get enthusiastic. As a successful coach and consultant for organizational development, I help you to achieve your goals as a manager personally and with your team successfully and sustainably. I am a native American, have lived in Germany for over 20 years and have inspired 90,000 people in 25 countries and motivated them to take their lives into their own hands. I have been able to globally accompany companies such as Unilever, BASF, Beiersdorf, KPMG, Essilor, Lufthansa, Plansee or Hirschvogel in partnership for years.

Whitney Breer - Keynote Speaker | High Performance Coach | Organizational Development Top Coach Award 2020 of German Manager Magazin Winner of Hermann Scherer Speaker Slam 2019 Top Rating at Proven Expert 2019 and 2020 Learn more about me at www.WhitneyBreer.com Or about what I can do with my team for you on topics such as organizational development, leadership development or coaching under www.GoLebenskunst.de -------------------------------------------------------------------Gratitude is strongly correlated to being an optimist and thriving. Gratitude is one of the ten EMOTIONS which form the foundation of positive mindedness (the other nine are listed in this podcast...). Of these ten emotions, gratitude has been shown to be one of the most important as it has the highest leverage on your internal positivity scale. Positivity is good for your physical and mental well-being (I'll tell you exactly why in this podcast...). So what's the big deal about gratitude? Gratitude is others-directed and acknowledges the fact that we wouldn't be where we are in life or have what we have without the help, support or contribution of someone else (hence, others-directed and not self-directed). Psychologists argue that it is this gratefulness and humbleness which build overall positivity.Gratitude is trainable. It's learnable. It's buildable. It's doable. It's figure-out-able.This podcast shows the traditional way gratitude has been built in the last decade and shows you a new, more effective method revealed in a recent study at the University of California which - if you try it out - will leave you feeling pretty amazing.------------------------------------------------------------------ Competent, humorous and empathetic - so I pick people up where they stand. I inspire and motivate them to make positive change. My top goal as a speaker is to make sure that your event will be a success. As a speaker, I combine competencies and experience with humour and charm and ensure that the audience will get enthusiastic. As a successful coach and consultant for organizational development, I help you to achieve your goals as a manager personally and with your team successfully and sustainably. I am a native American, have lived in Germany for over 20 years and have inspired 90,000 people in 25 countries and motivated them to take their lives into their own hands. I have been able to globally accompany companies such as Unilever, BASF, Beiersdorf, KPMG, Essilor, Lufthansa, Plansee or Hirschvogel in partnership for years.

Whitney Breer - Keynote Speaker | High Performance Coach | Organizational Development Top Coach Award 2020 of German Manager Magazin Winner of Hermann Scherer Speaker Slam 2019 Top Rating at Proven Expert 2019 and 2020 Learn more about me at www.WhitneyBreer.com Or about what I can do with my team for you on topics such as organizational development, leadership development or coaching under www.GoLebenskunst.de -------------------------------------------------------------------Of the 30 million Power Point presentations given each day, studies estimate that only 3% are able to inspire and motivate the audience and get their message across. The remaining 97% fail to do so. To which group do your presentations belong? To the 3% or to the 97%?If you'd like to belong to the 3%, this podcast provides you with four concrete approaches to enable you to appeal to all of your audience members. Biologically speaking, each of us an innate preference for learning and absorbing information. We are born with these preferences and anything else feels weird or off and leaves us demotivated or confused. When a presenter addresses your particular learning preferences, you are easily able to absorb the information and grasp the key learnings and are inspired and motivated. When this doesn't happen, you feel lost, bored, overwhelmed or frustrated (or all of the above).One of the keys to joining the 3% group of presenters is to address all four learning preferences during the course of your presentation. And this podcast will show you exactly how to do that. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Competent, humorous and empathetic - so I pick people up where they stand. I inspire and motivate them to make positive change. My top goal as a speaker is to make sure that your event will be a success. As a speaker, I combine competencies and experience with humour and charm and ensure that the audience will get enthusiastic. As a successful coach and consultant for organizational development, I help you to achieve your goals as a manager personally and with your team successfully and sustainably. I am a native American, have lived in Germany for over 20 years and have inspired 90,000 people in 25 countries and motivated them to take their lives into their own hands. I have been able to globally accompany companies such as Unilever, BASF, Beiersdorf, KPMG, Essilor, Lufthansa, Plansee or Hirschvogel in partnership for years.

Whitney Breer - Keynote Speaker | High Performance Coach | Organizational Development Top Coach Award 2020 of German Manager Magazin Winner of Hermann Scherer Speaker Slam 2019 Top Rating at Proven Expert 2019 and 2020 Learn more about me at www.WhitneyBreer.com Or about what I can do with my team for you on topics such as organizational development, leadership development or coaching under www.GoLebenskunst.de -------------------------------------------------------------------In this podcast you'll learn about the results of Dr. Losada's study of high-performing teams while he was a professor at the University of Michigan. Dr. Losada was able to prove the upwards and downwards spiral in team dynamics AND mathematically calculate the tipping point between these two directions. Like a see-saw on a children's playground, the tipping point determines the exact moment when teamwork goes downhill and sends the team into negative, cynical, back-stabbing and ego-driven behavior. Or the point where it tips upwards, building positive energy and fostering a can-do, supportive environment, which among other things helps teams master challenging, uncertain times together.In this podcast I'll reveal the top two factors of high-performing teams and explain the magical tipping point between high and low performing teams.Teams, by the way, aren't just on the job. Families, spouses, friends and partners are also teams. The results and learnings from his study are applicable to any type of team - on or off the job.------------------------------------------------------------------ Competent, humorous and empathetic - so I pick people up where they stand. I inspire and motivate them to make positive change. My top goal as a speaker is to make sure that your event will be a success. As a speaker, I combine competencies and experience with humour and charm and ensure that the audience will get enthusiastic. As a successful coach and consultant for organizational development, I help you to achieve your goals as a manager personally and with your team successfully and sustainably. I am a native American, have lived in Germany for over 20 years and have inspired 90,000 people in 25 countries and motivated them to take their lives into their own hands. I have been able to globally accompany companies such as Unilever, BASF, Beiersdorf, KPMG, Essilor, Lufthansa, Plansee or Hirschvogel in partnership for years.

Whitney Breer - Keynote Speaker | High Performance Coach | Organizational Development Top Coach Award 2020 of German Manager Magazin Winner of Hermann Scherer Speaker Slam 2019 Top Rating at Proven Expert 2019 and 2020 Learn more about me at www.WhitneyBreer.com Or about what I can do with my team for you on topics such as organizational development, leadership development or coaching under www.GoLebenskunst.de -------------------------------------------------------------------This podcast reveals the results of an intensive, four-year journey Google went on to discover why some teams always seemed to reach their goals, had a low number of sick days, maintained little fluctuation in the team, turned out a higher number of innovative ideas and generally simply had a positive working climate. These were the teams in which employees liked showing up for work and thrived in the environment they were in.Google wondered if it was just luck (right personalities and skills coming together) or was it something that could be duplicated or implemented in lower-performing teams.At the end of its journey, Google revealed the top 5 characteristics of these high-performing teams and how they managed to foster such a positive climate . In this podcast I'll shed light on each factor and provide practical tips to help you implement these changes in your own team. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Competent, humorous and empathetic - so I pick people up where they stand. I inspire and motivate them to make positive change. My top goal as a speaker is to make sure that your event will be a success. As a speaker, I combine competencies and experience with humour and charm and ensure that the audience will get enthusiastic. As a successful coach and consultant for organizational development, I help you to achieve your goals as a manager personally and with your team successfully and sustainably. I am a native American, have lived in Germany for over 20 years and have inspired 90,000 people in 25 countries and motivated them to take their lives into their own hands. I have been able to globally accompany companies such as Unilever, BASF, Beiersdorf, KPMG, Essilor, Lufthansa, Plansee or Hirschvogel in partnership for years.

Whitney Breer - Keynote Speaker | High Performance Coach | Organizational Development Top Coach Award 2020 of German Manager Magazin Winner of Hermann Scherer Speaker Slam 2019 Top Rating at Proven Expert 2019 and 2020 Learn more about me at www.WhitneyBreer.com Or about what I can do with my team for you on topics such as organizational development, leadership development or coaching under www.GoLebenskunst.de -------------------------------------------------------------------What is outside of your comfort zone? Your growth zone! Like rings in a tree trunk, we grow and develop our entire life. Each ring demonstrates the courage to leave a personal comfort zone and choose to enter a new growth zone. Fear, however, is a key factor that prevents many of us from taking that next step and growing personally or professionally. Negative, destructive self-talk such as, "I might embarrass myself", "What if I fail?", "What if they laugh at me?", "It may not be perfect" are lined with fear and self-doubt. A lot of people then choose to wait it out: "I'll start when the fear goes away…." and they blame their procrastination on fear. They make fear the enemy.Fear, however, is not the enemy. You are your own enemy when you allow fear to win. The only anecdote to fear is action. This podcast provides you with practical tips and insights into overcoming personal fears and having the courage to nip those fears in the bud and to take action. Because only then can you leave your comfort zone, enter your growth zone and discover your full potential.------------------------------------------------------------------ Competent, humorous and empathetic - so I pick people up where they stand. I inspire and motivate them to make positive change. My top goal as a speaker is to make sure that your event will be a success. As a speaker, I combine competencies and experience with humour and charm and ensure that the audience will get enthusiastic. As a successful coach and consultant for organizational development, I help you to achieve your goals as a manager personally and with your team successfully and sustainably. I am a native American, have lived in Germany for over 20 years and have inspired 90,000 people in 25 countries and motivated them to take their lives into their own hands. I have been able to globally accompany companies such as Unilever, BASF, Beiersdorf, KPMG, Essilor, Lufthansa, Plansee or Hirschvogel in partnership for years.

Whitney Breer - Keynote Speaker | High Performance Coach | Organizational Development Top Coach Award 2020 of German Manager Magazin Winner of Hermann Scherer Speaker Slam 2019 Top Rating at Proven Expert 2019 and 2020 Learn more about me at www.WhitneyBreer.com Or about what I can do with my team for you on topics such as organizational development, leadership development or coaching under www.GoLebenskunst.de -------------------------------------------------------------------One small belief about yourself can have a ripple effect on your entire life. It is your belief system that sets off a chain of events which determines how and what you think, feel and behave. And at the end of this chain you are left with your results - good or bad.What is meant here by beliefs? Beliefs are things you have chosen to accept as the absolute truth in your life. Some of these beliefs you have taken on consciously (such as spiritual beliefs like "I believe or do not believe in God"), while others have made their way into your life unconsciously (such as things you grew up hearing about yourself and adopted as your own belief, like "I am (not) artistic, athletic, beautiful, loveable…."). Some of these beliefs are good for you, while others get in the way of you reaching your full potential.  All these beliefs - good or bad - eventually lead to the results you get in your life.The magic of it is that each of us can also choose new beliefs and throw out the ones that do us harm - beliefs that help us reach our goals, fulfill our potential and create the changes we want to have in our lives. This podcast shows you the repercussions (good or bad) of your belief system and provides insight into how to choose beliefs that are supportive and beneficial to your personal growth.------------------------------------------------------------------ Competent, humorous and empathetic - so I pick people up where they stand. I inspire and motivate them to make positive change. My top goal as a speaker is to make sure that your event will be a success. As a speaker, I combine competencies and experience with humour and charm and ensure that the audience will get enthusiastic. As a successful coach and consultant for organizational development, I help you to achieve your goals as a manager personally and with your team successfully and sustainably. I am a native American, have lived in Germany for over 20 years and have inspired 90,000 people in 25 countries and motivated them to take their lives into their own hands. I have been able to globally accompany companies such as Unilever, BASF, Beiersdorf, KPMG, Essilor, Lufthansa, Plansee or Hirschvogel in partnership for years.

Whitney Breer - Keynote Speaker | High Performance Coach | Organizational Development Top Coach Award 2020 of German Manager Magazin Winner of Hermann Scherer Speaker Slam 2019 Top Rating at Proven Expert 2019 and 2020 Learn more about me at www.WhitneyBreer.com Or about what I can do with my team for you on topics such as organizational development, leadership development or coaching under www.GoLebenskunst.de -------------------------------------------------------------------This podcast sheds light on communication preferences - preferences that we are BORN with. From day one, we PREFER to send and receive communication from a specific channel. The problem is that there are several channels available and more often than not, we unintentionally and unknowingly choose the wrong channel. This podcast provides practical tips and humorous examples on how to foster communication and make it work for you (and the receiver of your message). By implementing these tips and heightening your awareness of others' needs, you will have better results and be able to reduce misunderstandings, avoid hurt feelings and lower stress. George Bernhard Shaw summed it up best when he said, "The biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has even taken place." This is one of my favorite quotes and is the heart of my first podcast. This podcast addresses questions such as: Why does communication often go awry? Why do sender and receiver often end up frustrated and/or with hurt feelings during conversations? How does miscommunication even happen when the intentions of both parties start out positive? What alternatives do I have? ------------------------------------------------------------------ Competent, humorous and empathetic - so I pick people up where they stand. I inspire and motivate them to make positive change. My top goal as a speaker is to make sure that your event will be a success. As a speaker, I combine competencies and experience with humour and charm and ensure that the audience will get enthusiastic. As a successful coach and consultant for organizational development, I help you to achieve your goals as a manager personally and with your team successfully and sustainably. I am a native American, have lived in Germany for over 20 years and have inspired 90,000 people in 25 countries and motivated them to take their lives into their own hands. I have been able to globally accompany companies such as Unilever, BASF, Beiersdorf, KPMG, Essilor, Lufthansa, Plansee or Hirschvogel in partnership for years.