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Barbara Gustavson, owner of Discover Next Step, trains and equip others to develop new ways to think, respond, engage and lead so they can unleash their inner bold and create a positive impact. She combines personal growth, leadership, and brain-based techniques so her clients can work more efficiently.

Barbara is a Certified Leadership Trainer and Amen Clinic Brain Health Coach, and author of Permission To Be BOLD, and co-author of Breaking Average. She loves being in nature whenever she can. You can often find her in her kayak or hanging out with her rescue dogs and horse

On this episode:

• Hear the story of Barbara\u2019s career where she started as a financial analyst
• Barbara shares how she discovered her talent in leadership roles
• Barbara talks about cognitive flexibility \u2013 being flexible about change
• Barbara\u2019s insights on why we should focus on mindset, strategies, and taking care of ourselves
• Barbara shares her personal wellness routine during this \u201cworking at home\u201d environment brought by the pandemic

Key Takeaways:

• As leaders, we need to be in tune with the changes that are happening
• Take care of your personal well-being. Give yourselves small moments to be able to maintain and refill yourselves.
• Recognize the importance of managing your and your team\u2019s emotions

Tweetable Quotes:

\u201cIf I wait and do nothing, I\u2019m not meeting the needs and demand out there.\u201d \u2013 Barbara Gustavson

\u201cYou don\u2019t want to wait until there\u2019s nothing left. If we are able to shift our paradigm and able to give ourselves small moments of being able to maintain and refill ourselves. We aren\u2019t left with these completely empty feeling or burned-out state.\u201d \u2013 Barbara Gustavson

Resources Mentioned:

• Micro-Resilience by Bonnie St. John

Learn more about Barbara at https://www.discovernextstep.com/

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