Luci Gabel—On Leadership, Life, Health and Happiness
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Hi! I'm Luci Gabel, leadership development specialist, professor at the GWU School of Medicine graduate program in integrative medicine, and author of Eat to Lead. I talk about leadership, health and happiness and how it all goes together in your life.
Key topics here will be things like motivating yourself and others, being brave enough to be different, having life balance, setting yourself up for longevity and a high quality, happy life —on top of building a career you love. Come in and take a listen!
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Nov 23, 2023
Keeping your mental energy high this holiday season
During the holidays an increased number of responsibilities increases the demands on your brain.
Performing at optimal capacity will become more important, and also more difficult during these next few weeks.
As a leader you want to continue being an outstanding role model to the people you’re leading. You want to keep being competent, confident, reliable, resourceful, creative, energetic and inspiring.
But you’re doing several of the most energy-intensive mental tasks at once when you're dealing with people, whether it's managing family gatherings or leading and influencing your teams. And let's face it, many of us keep the overloaded schedules that we have all year, then just add shopping, cooking more, having and going to parties, less sleep, and more sugar and alcohol. Therefore, your mental energy will be under much greater demand this holiday, and you're more likely to feel exhausted and burnt out after the season is over.
So I've got a few quick points you can use to maintain optimal mental performance through the holiday season.
I’ve used this information myself regularly. It works when I have a heavier, schedule, what seems like insurmountable work, or a big event gets added onto my plate. These are the little things that make a big difference.
Let me know what this subject makes you think about in the comments. If you like this discussion click like. Subscribe, and let me know what you want to talk about next. Also catch me as Luci Gabel on: TikTok Instagram Facebook and linkedIn Book: https://www.EatToLead.com Web: https://www.LuciGabel.com
References:
1: Rock, D. (2009). Your Brain at Work: Strategies for Overcoming Distraction, Regaining Focus, and Working Smarter All Day Long. HarperBusiness.
2: Gabel, L. (2020). Eat to Lead: Gain a High Performance Edge with Healthy Food Habits. Atmosphere Press.
3: GW Integrative Medicine. Sleep Deprivation and Glymphatics. SoundCloud. https://soundcloud.com/user-516347348/sleep-deprivation-and-glymphatics
4: Chamine, S. (2012). Positive Intelligence: Why Only 20% of Teams and Individuals Achieve Their True Potential and How You Can Achieve Yours. Greenleaf Book Group Press.
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Nov 7, 2023
"Everyone Has a Plan Until They're Punched in the Face"
What happens when your plan falls through? Whether it's small or big, when a plan falls apart it can cause significant stress.
Even when it seems like life has metaphorically "punched you in the face" as Mike Tyson says, there are techniques and mental tools you can use to help you ride the difficult waves of life. Over time, these tools will make you more resilient. You get better at staying on track, getting where you want to go, and creating the life you want to have.
Let's talk about mental adaptability during unexpected changes and stress, so you can flexibly respond and handle the waves of unpredictability.
You might even end up with a new vision for your life, or your company, or your business and the people you lead.
Links:
The leadership program: https://www.LuciGabel.com/leadershipprogram
Luci's site: http://www.lucigabel.com
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Oct 17, 2023
How to Avoid Getting Sick During Cold and Flu Season
If you're like me, you're used to powering through life no matter how you feel. You can't afford to have anything slow you down, and there's just no time to get sick.
Over the years I've learned a few lessons about how to avoid getting sick that work much better than powering through it when you feel run down. These practices have helped me perform more optimally than ever before and avoid colds and flu. If I do get sick I'm down for much less time.
Come listen and I'll share them with you. There will be some unconventional advice—but I think you should give it a try.
If you found this information useful, you might also like Episode 4: Your Brain's Optimal Performance: Sleep, Hunger, Work— https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/2i0CkF6j5Db
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Sep 26, 2023
The Edge: what others have lost, you can gain
There’s one strategic advantage that many businesses are forgetting about right now. What that means for you is— there's a big, gaping opportunity to beat your competitors.
The strategic advantage is your customer's emotional connection to you. Fostering a deep emotional connection is becoming a lost art. If you develop it, it will take you far, far beyond your competitors.
In this episode, I share three big lessons I learned about how to make that emotional connection with customers — making raving fans out of them, creating customers that love you and will stand by you even when you make a mistake, and if your business goes through hard times they'll still be there with you.
I'll also give you three important tips to successfully implement these lessons, because they can be difficult.
You might want to take notes!
This is my podcast on leadership, life, health and happiness. How does it all fit together? Listen in and see.
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Sep 6, 2023
To Be a Better Leader: Quiet Your Mind and Reduce Your Stress
Do you have a little voice in your head that says "you’re not good enough," "this is going to fail," "people are going to hate you and your work" or "you can’t trust anyone?"
Everyone has internal saboteurs—even the most the successful people including CEOs in the Fortune 500, & the highest level athletes
They especially show up when we’re about to do something you’re never done before —and people in leadership roles are often in this position.
Shirzad Chamine writes in his book, Positive Intelligence, that only 20% of the population and organizations today reach their full potential, and it’s because of these voices in our head.
Listening to these voices may have gotten you to a certain level today, because of the intensity at which they make you work. But according to Shirzad’s research, you can go exponentially further when you learn how to quiet these voices. Because only when you do, can you bring online the parts of your brain that embody intuition, wisdom and higher-level thinking.
In this episode you’ll find out:
* How your mental saboteurs compromise your leadership performance, even though they may motivate you to work harder
* What we know from cutting-edge health science about how your mental saboteurs degrade your physical health
* What neuroscience tells us about how your brain can be rewired to think and perform differently
* The steps you can take to re-train your brain, reduce your sabotage self-talk, reduce your stress, increase your health, and access your vastly untapped potential.
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Apply to my leadership program at https://www.lucigabel.com/leadershipprogram
Find Shirzad's book Positive Intelligence at https://www.positiveintelligence.com
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Aug 13, 2023
Healthy Conflict?
Is there such a thing as healthy conflict ?
There is. And a healthy conflict culture is where people feel safe to talk about differing thoughts and opinions without punishment.
Being able to express yourself about something you don't agree with or tell someone that you see things differently has a lot greater impact than you might imagine.
In this episode, we'll dive into why healthy conflict is important for work and personal relationships and even entire organizations.
And even though conflict might sound scary, I'll share how you can develop the skill of having healthy conflict in a way that creates positive results, and even helps you and the people involved have a much better relationship as you move forward.
Let me know what you think about this episode, any thoughts or questions, and what you'd like to hear about next.
Related Episodes: Episode #2: SpaceX Historic Launch! Reframing your Fear of Failure & Why Psychological Safety is the Buzzword of Today
References:
1. Harvard Business Review, What Is Psychological Safety? accessed August 10, 2023 https://hbr.org/2023/02/what-is-psychological-safety
2. Google, Guide: Understanding Team Effectiveness, accessed August 10, 2023, https://rework.withgoogle.com/guides/understanding-team-effectiveness/steps/foster-psychological-safety/
3. Gallup How To Create A Culture Of Psychological Safety, August 9, 2023, https://www.gallup.com/workplace/236198/create-culture-psychological-safety.aspx
4. Gallup Employee Engagement Survey, accessed August 10, 2023, https://www.gallup.com/workplace/229424/employee-engagement.aspx
5. Deloitte: Interested in a 5x mROI? Consider Mental Wellness Initiatives, July 1, 2022, accessed August 10, 2023, https://action.deloitte.com/insight/2274/interested-in-a-5x-roi-consider-mental-wellness-initiatives#
6. Deloitte, The ROI in work health programs:Good for people, good for business A blueprint for workplace mental health programs, accessed, Deloitte Development, LLC, 2019, accessed August 10,2023 https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/ca/Documents/about-deloitte/ca-en-about-blueprint-for-workplace-mental-health-final-aoda.pdf
7. Harvard Business Review, Teams Solve Problems Faster When There Is More Cognitive Diversity, accessed August 10, 2023, https://hbr.org/2017/03/teams-solve-problems-faster-when-theyre-more-cognitively-diverse
8. Price Waterhouse Coopers, Investing in a Healthy Workplace, Return on Investment Analysis https://www.pwc.com.au/publications/pdf/beyondblue-workplace-roi-may14.pdf
9. Psychological Safety, A systematic Review of the Literature, Newman, et al., Human Resource Management Review Volume 27, Issue 3, September 2017, Pages 521-535, accessed August 10, 2023, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1053482217300013?via%3Dihub#s0025
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Jul 25, 2023
The Easiest Exercise for the Highest Return on Investment
Good Morning, from Los Angeles!
What's the easiest exercise you can do to improve your health? This has got the highest return for the smallest investment even if you’re already exercising.
It requires no equipment, you take it everywhere and can do it any time. It helps you increase your metabolism, regulate circadian rhythm, improve vitamin D levels and decrease belly fat, among many other things.
Do you have an idea about what it is? Listen for all the details.
Also, I’ve been waiting for the right time to share about how I gained weight and lost it again. This podcast is the right time.
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Jul 8, 2023
How to Give Advice So People want to Listen: Based on Psychology and Neuroscience
How do you give advice? Did you ever wonder what might really work, versus just talking and hoping it lands well?
There's a way to give advice so it's well-recieved and it's based on what we know from neuroscience and psychological research.
In this podcast I share about how and why so many people give advice wrong, and I’ll give you actionable steps to doing it right — if you really want to help someone. These are my top tips based on research, and my own hard-earned lessons.
References to the research in this episode are below.
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1. Tamir andMitchell, Disclosing information about the self is intrinsically rewarding, PNAS, Vol 19 (21), 2012. https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.1202129109
2. https://www.simplypsychology.org/nucleus-accumbens.html
3. Goodman, How to Give Great Advice, Entrepreneur, Aug 26, 2013: https://www.entrepreneur.com/leadership/how-to-give-great-advice/228018
4. Reeshad S. Dalal, Silvia Bonaccio, What types of advice do decision-makers prefer?, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Volume 112, Issue 1, 2010 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0749597809001083
5. David Rock, Quiet Leadership, NY, NY, Harper 2006
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Jun 20, 2023
How to Start Setting Boundaries for Your Health at Work
Today I'm talking about how taking time for food and sleep positively affects your leadership abilities— and what to watch out for if you’re not getting enough.
I also share how you can start making time for eating and resting, even when you think you can’t fit it in.
And how, as a leader, you can be more effective at promoting self-care with the people you lead.
In this episode I’m back in LA, taking another walk on the streets. I won’t be doing this for every episode, but I just wanted to give it a test. Let me know what you think about this podcast style in the comments, and what you'd like to hear about next! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/luci-gabel/message
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Jun 9, 2023
A Trip to Italy: Those Italian Eating Habits, and What I Haven't Said About Intermittent Fasting
I'm in Italy for this one. Join me as I walk on the street and share a little about those Italian eating habits that have been perplexing Americans for decades. People ask me "How can they eat like that and be so healthy?" And I'll share a little about intermittent fasting. I haven't really talked about this subject yet. What does this episode make you think about? Write me in the comments and let me know. Like and share if you know someone who would enjoy this. And of course, subscribe for more.
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May 19, 2023
Difficult Conversations: How to Make them Easier
How do you have conversations that are important, and difficult? There's a lot of theory out there but not enough down to earth, actionable examples of HOW to do it when it needs to be done. It can be hard, and scary. And you can feel alone. There's an old way of doing it, and a new way that's been shown to work in almost all situations. But not many leaders are embracing the new way. Why? Maybe because it's hard to do things differently from what others around you are doing. Or maybe it's because there are just not enough actionable steps and examples out there. Why do you think that is? Let me know in the comments.
Meanwhile, listen for some actionable steps you can take, along with reasons why you want to embrace new leadership today. Let me know what this subject makes you think about in the comments. If you like this discussion click like. Subscribe, and let me know what you want to talk about next. Also catch me as Luci Gabel on: TikTok Instagram Facebook and linkedIn Book: http…
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May 12, 2023
Your Brain's Optimal Performance: Sleep, Hunger and Work
Do you know what it feels like when yours is running optimally? It's worth experimenting with the few things I mention in today's podcast to get to your optimal state of performance.
Also:
Can lack of sleep lead to eating disorders?
How much sleep loss does it take to reduce your mental performance?
How can you make your long days more productive?
Let me know what these topics make you think about, and what you'd like to talk about next.
Find Dr. Jain’s interview here: https://soundcloud.com/user-516347348/sleep-deprivation-and-glymphatics
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May 3, 2023
Chat GPT: Will it take the place of the human brain?
What is ChatGPT?
I’ve heard comments like “It’s like talking to God"… "it’s omniscient and it knows everything," or "THIS will be as game changing as the internet was when it came along.”
Is it the earth-shattering future-changing application that some are saying it is? Or are we just overexcited about something we don’t know much about yet?
In this episode I share thoughts about it as an entrepreneur, an author and a professor, and and an eye-opening experience I had with it recently that you’re going to want to hear.
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May 3, 2023
Reframing your Fear of Failure : Through the Untold Story of SpaceX Historic Launch!
SpaceX had an historic launch on 4.20.23. It was a success for them, but why are people on the news saying it was a failure? This episode is about the "SpaceX" view of this launch, and how their perspective on failure makes them one of the most successful companies in the world. It might be a perspective you want to adapt for yourself, and for the people who follow you.
Also: the popular phrase in business today "Psychological Safety." What is it, and why is it being talked about so much?
Listen in for more details about how you can change your perspective about failure so instead of slowing you down, it can add to your motivation, energy, productivity and success. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/luci-gabel/message
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Apr 18, 2023
What you can expect on this channel: Leadership Health and Happiness
Hi, I'm Luci Gabel, welcome to my channel!
This is my podcast on leadership, life, health and happiness. How does it all fit together and what's my angle on this? Listen in and see.
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