In this episode I speak with author, speaker and entrepreneur Nick Prefontaine about the S.T.E.P. system he created. Nick is a survivor of a traumatic brain injury and the founder of the 'Common Goal' organization. His story is one of courage, will, and the mission to help others overcome their trauma.

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Find Nick's website here: https://nickprefontaine.com/ Here you will find information about the S.T.E.P. program as well as his Ted Talk.

00:00 Introduction

1:38 The Accident: Nick’s Life Starts

4:24 The Mystery of the Goggles

5:40 Coma, The Diagnosis, and Mom Draws the Line

6:50 Nick wakes up and treats recovery like any another challenge

8:20 The Origins of S.T.E.P. and Common Goal

10:15 You’re Going to Run Out of This Hospital!

10:52 The S.T.E.P. system explained

14:14 Mom and a moment of doubt

16:06 Nick runs out of the hospital

18:11 Support questions

20:39 No shame in asking for help

22:08 Trust Questions, Blind Faith, and Integrity

27:30 James Clear’s Identify and motivation

29:50 Energy Questions: Naturopathy, medication, and mentorship

36:28 My Introduction to stillness was a coma

37:40 Understanding meditation

39:22 Door Knocking and recovery

42:40 The Voice Problem

44:02 7 years of Botox and speech therapy

44:43 What kept you going Nick?

45:41 The voice of wisdom and Nick’s calling

52:42 Develop your inner voice through presence

54:55 combatting doubt

57:44 Nick: Failure doesn’t exist for me

58:25 Prototyping: there’s that word again

59:00 Nick’s next big goal

59:53 What is Nick most proud of?

122:08 Nick’s favorite book

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In Episode 9 of the Happy By Mistake Pod I speak with coach, HR consultant, and author Tania Chomyk. We discuss her 'Be the CEO of Your Life Program', Super Values, the powerful impact of personal clarity on goal achievement, and overcoming grief.

0:00 Introduction

2:00 Tania’s Motivation for the ‘Be the CEO of Your Life’ program

5:08 When you feel stuck in your career

12:05 The impact of toxic leadership

13:22 Super Values

16:51 Super Values & decision-making

17:32 The powerful impact of personal clarity on career and business

22:33 Slowing down to achieve faster

24:25 In business it’s always about the numbers…but be careful how you calculate them

25:55 Your personal board of directors

29:56 Entrepreneurs setting boundaries

31:03 Tania’s grief and her lessons for thriving beyond grief

40:46 The connection between self-compassion and decision-making, and the 5-5-5 rule

47:52 Changing self-limiting beliefs through language, movement, and visualization

52:35 A caution about positive affirmations

55:58 Word association game

Connect with Tania here: https://taniachomyk.com

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In Episode 8 of the Happy By Mistake Pod, I speak with consultant Rene Garcia and his experience working with First Nations communities. Recognizing that we are guests trying to learn from another culture we explore what First Nations communities he has worked with can teach us about thriving in the midst of change and challenge - while acknowledging we are doing this through a distorted lens. We explore concepts of time, consensus, conflict and belonging.

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