Flow Under Five | Nature's Flow Triggers
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FlowCast #66 | Creating Flow With Music with Josh Cook
Josh Cook @_joshthemusician is an entrepreneur who composes, produces, and teaches music. He’s also a fellow infinite learner and in this conversation we talk about flow states in music, bringing others along for the ride, zen stoicism, and applying creativity and flow to stock trading.
1:30 - Who is Josh Cook?
2:00 - Musical background
4:15 - Building passive and digital income sources during COVID-19
6:45 - Josh’s online music courses
8:30 - Flow and music
9:45 - Snapping back into flow*
11:00 - What type of music does Josh find most flowy
13:30 - Magic and creating awe
16:00 - Teaching and passing on the craft with music
17:15 - Tricking students into flow
20:30 - Fixed versus growth mindset
23:00 - What is Josh pushing himself for growth with right now?
25:45 - What trading stocks has to do with learning piano
29:00 - Remembering what’s under our control *
32:00 - Practicing mindfulness with patience *
38:00 - What is Josh reading right now?
42:00 - Disaster proofing Flow Spa
49:30 - What is RJ using at Flow Spa more than he expected?
52:30 - The Neurochemicals responses of floating and cold plunges
56:00 - What’s RJ reading right now?
1:00:30 - The big FlowCast reveal - new intro song.
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FlowCast #61 | What Can We Learn and Apply To Our Lives From Silent Meditation Retreats?
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Flow Under Five | What Is Flow?
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Speaking With Authority and Gravitas | FlowCast #59 with Sylvie Lui Strycharczuk
Sylvie Lui Strycharczuk is a Vocal Coach based in London, UK. Her business SLVC Voice Training works with corporate clients on finding their voice to develop and express authority and gravitas.
2:00 - How Sylvie got started in vocal coaching.
4:30 - Offering voice training webinars during the lockdown.
5:45 - Going into the corporate route on vocal coaching.
6:30 - Subtle differences that are important between vocal coaching and public speaking seminars.*
8:45 - The challenge of presenting your voice in multiple ways for different purposes.
10:45 - The type of energy doesn't leave you - carve your own path*
12:00 - Influencers and vocal coaching
13:45 - Where's the line between vocal coaching and personal development?*
18:15 - The holistic aspect of vocal training.
19:30 - The breath is the power source of voice*
20:30 - Corporate training of voice
24:45 - What to focus on when presenting through digital media
30:00 - Sylvie's flow
33:45 - Group flow is where it's at
41:00 - Tips and tricks for voiceover quality
44:00 - Hydration and importance for the voice
46:00 - Tony Robbins' voice changing over time
51:15 - How's life in London during COVID-19?
Resources:
Find Sylvie Online
https://www.voicetraininginlondon.co.uk
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sylvieluivoicecoach
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChtbxd1OZ4-Eg_DKtz-tpLw
Twitter: https://twitter.com/sylvieluivc
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/strictlyspeakingvc/
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The FlowCast is brought to you by Flow Spa. Flow Spa is Peterborough’s float therapy and sports recovery centre, dedicated to providing the ultimate relaxation experience. Whether you need physical relief from pain or a deep state of mental relaxation and calm or the best methods of recovery from athletic training, Flow Spa is where you can Find Your Flow.
Heroic Humility with Dan Growden | FlowCast #46
Show Notes
Dan Growden is our guest on this week's FlowCast. Dan is an incredible athlete who's endurance is only outmatched by his humility. It takes a lot to get Dan to talk himself up despite reaching the level of training camp in the NHL and competing at an Olympic qualifier for speed skating.
In this conversation, we discuss the unique sport of speed skating, flow on ice, and Dan's new mission as a family man.
February 15 marks International Angelman Day. Please listen to the last 10 minutes of this podcast to learn more about Angelman Syndrome and visit cureangelman.ca
1:00 - Our current meditation practices
3:45- What is TM?
7:30 - Welcome to the show Dan Growden
8:45 - Where ice sports started for Dan
10:15 - Unlimited energy plus cardio genes
11:00 - Functioning on little sleep
11:40 - Dan's hockey career
13:00 - Switching to speed skating
15:00 - Training for speed skating
20:00 - What life's like for Olympic athletes
20:45 - Losing the internal drive due to bureaucracy
22:00 - Dan's retirement from speed skating
23:15 - Time spent in flow
24:00 - The risk of speed skating
25:30 - The interesting science of speed skating blades
27:30 - There's no balance in top-level sports
28:30 - Skating flow*
29:15 - Easy speed *
30:00 - Time spent in flow across sports
32:00 - What does Dan do now to reclaim flow?
35:15 - Where did Dan's positivity come from?
37:15 - Controlling your energy
38:15 - Making competitions with yourself for fun*
39:45 - Where does the competitive drive come from?
44:00 - A new life mission - Angelman syndrome
52:00 - Why Dan isn't allowed to drink orange juice
Resources
Try the Waking Up App for Free for 1 Month
FAST - Foundation for Angelman Syndrome Therapeutics cureangelman.ca
International Angelman Day - February 15
Quiet - Susan Cain
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Just Be You | FlowCast #44 with Grace Reynolds
This week on the FlowCast we had a lot of fun talking to Grace Reynolds. Grace runs her own business as a mortgage broker in Peterborough while balancing family life, her passion for outdoor sports, and leading several networking groups in the area.
In this conversation, we talk about how Grace balances her work with the rest of her full schedule, how to build a growth mindset, and getting out to shred the hills on her snowboard.
1:30 - Welcome Grace to the show
1:45 - The BNI in Peterborough
3:45 - Moving to Peterborough
5:30 - How Grace got into finance
6:30 - What does a day look like for Grace?
10:15 - Young Gun and Best New Agent awards
12:30 - What makes Grace stand out?
14:15 - Do a good job but don't need to dress to the nines *
18:30 - What does self-care look like for Grace?* Bell Let's Talk Day
21:00 - Schedule the things you care about *
22:45 - Grace's flow state
28:00 - Business goals
29:15 - Fixed vs. growth mindset?*
33:00 - How to keep it going when working on your own?
36:30 - Leading the Women's Business Network this year
41:30 - Being visible as a business person
42:30 - Be You
45:00 - Digital vs. analog
47:30 - Deep values
Resources
Orangetheory Peterborough - https://peterborough.orangetheoryfitness.com
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The FlowCast is brought to you by Flow Spa. Flow Spa is Peterborough’s float therapy and sports recovery centre, dedicated to providing the ultimate relaxation experience. Whether you need physical relief from pain or a deep state of mental relaxation and calm or the best methods of recovery from athletic training, Flow Spa is where you can Find Your Flow.
Sweet Simple Nutrition
Carly Eagles is the founder of Sweet Simple Nutrition, a holistic nutrition coaching company based in Peterborough. I had a lot of fun recording this podcast episode with Carly while Telsi was away doing her Pilates certification. Carly and I have a shared passion for food and nutrition and so this episode goes deep into some very helpful advice for anyone to apply towards improving their nutrition. We also got back to the roots of the FlowCast and talked flow specifics in Carly's life. Let's dive in!
1:00 - Carly Eagles on the show
2:00 - Carly's origins in fitness and nutrition
4:30 - The journey to starting Sweet Simple Nutrition
7:00 - The first year of business
9:30 - Finding funding as a new business
10:30 - Passion as an entrepreneur
11:15 - Feeling someone's authenticity - like what you're doing
12:00 - Developing grit *
13:15 - Fear in new businesses *
15:30 - Being awkward in front of camera
16:30 - Introverted success on social media
19:30 - Marketing is not the pushy short term sales tactics
20:30 - Precision Nutrition - diet agnostic and Carly's approach
22:00 - Current fad diets
23:15 - Holistic nutrition
25:30 -Differentiating what the brain and body wants
28:00 - The calorie debate*
29:45 - Behaviour goals versus outcome goals
30:30 - What's sustainable with nutrition? *
35:30 - Getting rid of guilt works the same in nutrition and business*
37:00 - The culinary nutrition program
40:30 - Cooking workshops with Carly in 2020
42:00 - What's Carly's flow?
47:15 - Everything in life feeling in flow and falling in place.
49:00 - Where to find Carly
Resources
Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook - Gary Vaynerchuk
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FlowCast #26 | Jordan Porter
What a great podcast this was with Jordan Porter!
Recounting tales of the intense flow of extreme sports when your life is teetering on a slab of wood and debating the concept of achieving mastery in one field versus becoming a skilled jack-of-all-trades.
There were many laughs to be had during this conversation but Jordan also has a deep understanding of his own experience of flow both in physical and creative realms as he’s been an adrenaline junkie his whole life and has been honing the craft of writing since elementary school.
It’s always a fascinating journey to find the similarities and differences between these flow-inducing activities and Jordan delivered across the board while also giving great advice to anyone looking to start their own business.
Let’s Dive In!
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Show Notes:
3:15 - Who is Jordan Porter and what is Nufás Media?
5:15 - Monsters, If Not Human - Jordan’s writing journey
8:00 - What does Jordan’s flow state look like with writing and research?
10:00 - What’s in Jordan’s EDC?
11:30 - Jordan’s Longboarding Story and how it relates to flow
14:15 - Jordan’s flow experience
15:15 - The White Dragon Jordan is chasing.
17:45 - Jordan’s Radio show on Trent Radio
23:45 - Nufás Media - new business media brokerage
26:10 - What does Nufás mean?
27:30 - What challenges is Jordan facing with a new business?
28:30 - Mastery vs. Jack-of-all-trades
38:30 - Defining Mastery
41:30 - The success of true masters
42:15 - The evolution of master rock climbers - proto-monkey humans
43:30 - The toolkit of masters is often masked under the masterpiece.
44:30 - The value of a business partner
47:00 - Actionable business advice from Jordan
50:15 - The Art of Wilkins - hometown example of perseverance
54:00 - Side hustles and breaking through entropy
The Flow of Fighting | FlowCast #22 with Mike Doherty
In this week’s FlowCast episode we dive into the flow of fighting with Mike Doherty. Mike is the owner of Dohjo Muay Thai gym and is fresh off of an IKF Worlds tournament win.
We talk about the recent fights him and his teammates won as well as get into some past stories about how Mike used his mastery of his emotions to beat a fighter in Thailand at his own mental game. I love this story and think that level of awareness in such a high-stakes environment shows an exceptional level of self-awareness and flow.
We also got into how Mike balances his emotional states and the challenges of running a business with being a world-class fighter.
You will not want to miss this episode, so let’s dive right in!
Show Notes:
1:30 - Fresh off of an IKF World’s win
3:20 - Growth opportunity from a loss and how the growth mindset spreads
6:00 - Motives for fighting - Mike’s philosophy
6:30 - How Mike defines self-mastery
10:00 - Daily journal practice used for separating different parts of life.
12:30 - Stoic philosophy - what it means to Mike
15:20 - Dealing with performance anxiety
17:55 - Why Mike became a fighter
19:50 - The story of how he beat a Thai fighter at his own mental game
22:55 - The Flow of Fighting
23:15 - Key components of Flow Mike identifies with in fights
25:25 - How long in his fight career did it take him to recognize the flow state
29:30 - Fight rituals or superstitions
31:45 - Ultimate end-goal with fighting
32:50 - How to perform at such a high level in fighting while also running a business?
36:50 - Best ways to overcome anxiety?
41:15 - Thoughts on social media and how to handle it as a business
47:00 - Mike’s time tracking method for productivity.
FlowCast #20 | Time Management Success for Flow States and Deep Work
Topics from the Show Notes:
Tackling Your Resistance - The Amateur vs. Professional Mindset
SMART Goals and Goal Setting
Making Physical Activity Work For You
Circadian Timing for Tasks
Lists and Compartmentalizing different jobs
Chunking Down Your Goals
Just In Time vs. Just In Case Knowledge
Additional Resources:
Alice’s Theme - Danny Elfman
Impact Theory Podcast - Tom Bilyeu
Books:
4-hour Work Week - Tim Ferriss
Deep Work - Cal Newport
The War of Art - Steven Pressfield
Smarter, Faster, Better - Charles Duhigg
When - Daniel Pink
FlowCast #19 | The Questions You Ask Are The Life You Live
This was an intermediate podcast episode this week as Telsi was away and I wanted to talk a bit about questions because they structure the life around us.
The questions you ask are the reality you live. If you always ask questions from a negative tilt, you’re going to have to constantly battle that negativity.
Rephrasing questions and being precise in your language can lead to a massive shift in your perspective and outcome.
FlowCast #17 | This Breath Technique Can Induce Flow and Creativity
In this podcast episode we recap RJ’s strongman competition from last weekend and then dive right into specific breath techniques that can be used to get you into a deep state of creativity and flow.
Don’t just take our word for it; listen to this podcast episode and then try it out for yourself.
Show Notes
2:00 - strongman competition highlights and getting into flow in competition.
4:00 - what’s so magical about Wim Hof method?
5:00 - Wim Hof method and breathing techniques prior to big lifts.
10:00 - Animal Flow Announcement from Telsi
13:30 - technique for integrating both hemispheres of the brain (you’ll want to watch this on video)
16:30 - Wim Hof Fundamentals course and who is the Iceman?
21:45 - Breathwork and fat loss
24:30 - Getting started with Wim Hof Method
28:24 - Wim Hof method for creativity
35:00 - Can video games help to mitigate the effects of PTSD?
43:00 - Don’t need drugs to have a good trip
45:00 - Immune system and Wim Hof Method
49:00 Breathing and Endurance
55:00 - Maintaining an alkaline state during endurance exercise
FlowCast # 14 | Favourite Recovery Methods
Show Notes:
2:45 - Telsi’s 2 favourite steps to recovery
3:40 - What recovery methods do researchers recommend?
5:30 - How much sleep do NBA players get? (Including Lebron’s typical daily sleep time)
6:00 - Professional athletes sleep before important games and competitions
8:30 - Nutrition the day of versus the day before a game or competition
11:45 - Book recommendation - Good To Go
21:20 - Is Animal Flow good for recovery?
26:00 - Recovery of the mind
30:20 - Sleep before competitions revisited
34:20 - Counter-intuitive effects of recovery for sports like powerlifting
35:10 - Busy Mind = Busy Body
37:40 - Nature for de-stressing.
Books mentioned in this episode:
FlowCast #13 | Digital Minimalism
This episode is a BIG DEAL.
Technology is taking control of our lives and leaving us feeling exhausted and lacking control due to its addictive nature and the issues with compulsive use.
In this episode we breakdown:
what is digital minimalism
how compulsive technology use is leading us to feel more lonely and anxious
what impact technology and social media has on flow
how to create a philosophy of technology use
how to be a digital minimalist while running a business
what the heck are EMFs and why should we care?
Additional Resources from this Podcast:
Digital Minimalism - Cal Newport
Reclaiming Conversation - Sherry Turkle
Growing Up Tethered - Sherry Turkle
The Four-Hour Workweek - Tim Ferriss
Forest App - available on Android and iOS
How To Configure Your iPhone To Work For You, Not Against You - This comprehensive guide is fantastic for implementing digital minimalism on an iPhone. It’ll take you over an hour to read through so you know it’s the real deal.
FlowCast #12 | Q&A - Float Tanks and the Darkside of Flow States
You’ve Got Questions, We’ve Got Answers
Show Notes (and rough time stamps):
5:00 - How long is a float?
6:50 - Are you in the float tank the whole time?
7:20 - What do you do in the float tank?
11:30 - Boredom and the cure for boredom
15:30 - Expectations of a float
16:10 - What if you can’t float?
18:00 - What if you get stuck in the float tank - addressing claustrophobia
20:45 - Floating when you can’t relax
20:20 - Suggested places to start before floating
28:15 - The downsides of flow
36:12 - Flow takes grit
39:00 - What you resist persists
FlowCast #10 | Building Integrity
How do you build integrity?
This episode tackles a challenging question and for some, it may seem like a dose of tough love. It’s packed full of good advice though so I hope you enjoy it!
What is integrity and how do you define your limits in order to live with more integrity in your life?
Some of the points we tackle throughout this episode include:
• How does becoming more self aware lead to integrity?
• What does Seneca have to do with integrity and self-awareness?
• Why Yoda is the embodiment of our integrity episode.
• How our problem with being constantly tethered is leading to a lack of self-awareness.
• What do your emotions and vulnerability have to say about integrity?
• How to bounce back from failure.
• How does integrity lead to flow?
• Being precise with your language and using affirmations.
Books Mentioned in this Episode:
Letters from a Stoic - Senca
Grit - Angela Duckworth
Mindset - Carol Dweck
The Obstacle Is The Way - Ryan Holiday
How To Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big - Scott Adams
FlowCast #9 | Spring Cleaning and Declutter Your Mind
On this episode we talk:
• Spring cleaning tips and the one and only Marie Kondo
• Why cleaning is messy
• Decluttering your life for more flow and creativity
• What are micro-meditations and how just one breath can change your day.
Be sure to share this episode with friends and family who are currently going through spring cleaning!
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