I'm back with Thomas Curran in our series on Perfectionism and how we don’t understand what it actually says about us and how it is sabotaging our drive…for the purpose of…getting out of the Perfection Trap. This is part 2 in our series and it’s the What Drives You episode where we go behind the scenes to hear what drives the expert on perfection, in the key areas of life. Thomas again has a PhD in psychology and is a professor in the Department of Psychological and Behavioral Science at the London School of Economics where he studies the personality characteristic of perfectionism, how it develops, and how it impacts our mental health. I encourage you to check out his TED talk on our dangerous obsession with perfectionism that has received more than three million views. Thomas’s new book and our muse for this series is The Perfection Trap: Embracing the Power of Good Enough which you can get. I’m interested in hearing how Thomas deals with perfectionism and good enough in his daily life!

I'm with Thomas Curran to begin a series on Perfectionism and how we don’t understand what it actually says about us and how it is sabotaging our drive…for the purpose of…getting out of the Perfection Trap. Thomas Curran has a PhD in psychology and is a professor in the Department of Psychological and Behavioral Science at the London School of Economics. Thomas studies the personality characteristic of perfectionism, how it develops, and how it impacts our mental health. His TED talk on our dangerous obsession with perfectionism has received more than three million views and his research has been featured in media ranging from the Harvard Business Review to New Scientist to CNN. Thomas’s new book He is the author of The Perfection Trap: Embracing the Power of Good Enough

I wrap up our series on Physical Transformation with my Big ideas, Big Takeaways and Big Actions. I began our series with a conversation with celebrity trainer Don Saladino who regularly trains the likes of Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, and Hcccugh Jackman. Instead of mere tips and tricks and hacks he gave the hardcore lesson on mindset and how it’s more about how we think than merely how we train. I just watched the new Christmas movie starring Ryan Reynolds, Spirited, with my kids and had fun showing off pics of Ryan with Don, and me…with Don. And I’m actually starting Don’s program, The Long Game, to help me get back in shape after 10 weeks out due to injury. You can get 20% off any of Don’s ePrograms at donsaladino.com and use code Drive. In part 3 I continued the conversation on Physical Transformation with my pal, medical doctor and Functional Medicine guru Randy James, and he shared from his perspective on sitting with patients every day, who are looking for physical transformation, though instead of getting shredded to play Deadpool like Ryan, they are mostly trying to alleviate chronic pains and illness and gain back their physical capacity. From these conversations and my own life experience with physical transformations, I’ve pulled out some primary highlights for achievable and sustainable physical transformation.

We continue our series on Physical Transformation. I kicked us off with celebrity coach Don Saladino who is well known as trainer of the biggest names in Hollywood such as Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Emily Blunt, Jake Gyllenhaal, Hugh Jackman and more. I appreciate he gets paid big bucks for results. Period. So he can’t sugarcoat or minimize what it takes to transform a body. Which is…hard, and it takes far more than just giving direction on how to lift weights, run, and eat. So I asked my friend, medical doctor and functional medicine expert, Randy James, to join me in this discussion. He, like Don, is paid out of pocket for transformation. While Don often has people coming to him to change their physical appearance, Randy generally has people coming to him to change how they feel physically. But I think the psychology is the same. It means different goals, different habits, and ultimately different beliefs about yourself.

I’m back with fitness trainer and leader Don Saladino for this series on physical transformation. In our previous episode we dove deep into the myriad of complexities and information overload on diet and nutrition and exercise and what it really takes to transform our physical selves, whether you’re Ryan Reynolds getting shredded to play Deadpool or a civilian like me striving to simply look and feel well. This is my What Drives You episode where we go behind the scenes with Don personally to find out what drives him in the key areas of life…what his values are and how he strives to walk them out day to day. Find Don at donsaladino.com and use code “drive” to get 10% off his e-programs.

We’re talking about physical transformation, and my intent is to sift through the dramatic amount of information and gimmicks and one-size-fits-all information and take it all to task to help us each get some clarity on what it takes to get our physical selves to the place we desire. Most of us come to a time of desiring to transform our bodies. We want to lose weight, gain muscle, trim and firm, or just feel better. But knowing what will really help us is like finding a needle in a haystack. So, I’ve brought on an expert who gets paid for results. Period. Don Saladino is a coach, keynote Speaker, and health entrepreneur that has coached actors, athletes, & musicians for over 20 years. I recently had renowned doctor and strength evangelist Gabrielle Lyon on the show and after our conversation she said I had to have Don on the show because one, he’s such a quality human, and two, he’s a true fitness guru.

I wrap up our series on self-coaching with - The Big Idea, The Big Takeaway & The Big Action episode to distill it all down. Following are the highlights I got from my initial talk with Ajit Nawalkha, co-founder of Mindvalley and founder of Evercoach and the Dharma Coaching Institute, and author of Live Big The Entrepreneurs Guide To Passion, Practicality & Purpose. Then in part three I talked with Dan Miller, author of 48 Days To The Work & Life You Love, and…my father, who has been a coach for 30 years. The punchline of the series is to self coach, and to know what outside coaching you may need, you must first know yourself. The best you can for now. And I end this episode with a list of powerful resources.

We continue our series on self coaching, which I started with Ajit Nawalkha, co-founder of Mindvalley and founder of Evercoach and the Dharma Coaching Institute, and author of Live Big The Entrepreneurs Guide To Passion, Practicality & Purpose. A primary platform of Ajit’s is our need to self coach, and we unpacked this in part 1. This is part 3 where I bring another expert in the field to discuss the issue, and I have with me one of the most prolific business and personal coaches I know. Dan Miller, author of 48 Days To The Work & Life You Love. Find him at 48days.com. Dan has been coaching people, and coaching coaches for as long as I can remember. Which is a long time. As it still surprises people if they don’t put two and two together…yes, he’s my father!

I’m back with super coach Ajit Nawalkha in this series on self-coaching. In our first show together we dug deep into what self coaching is, and some of the major issues around personal transformation. This is part two, my What Drives You episode where I get behind the scenes with Ajit on what truly drives him in the key areas of life, which is where the real self coaching comes in.