Episode #45 - Occam's Razor The Simplest Explanation   Occam's razor states the simplest explanation is preferable to one that is more complex. Learning to stop giving away our energy is the simple solution that turns money into career, personal and corporate success. In this feature length episode Arthur Geringas and Phil Johnson apply the philosophy of Occam's razor to the MBL program highlighting how lowering our walls and being unattached to outcome helps us shave away complexity and lead's to the simplest solutions.   You are invited to have a virtual coffee with Phil Johnson ..read more

Episode #44 - Spirituality In Business The Openness Of A Child And The Wisdom Of A Master   The journey to openness, mastery and spirituality requires our ongoing emotional labor.  It is very different from physical or intellectual labor. It requires us to practice moving through our fears rather than being controlled by them.  When we find ourselves looking for a shortcut, an excuse or an easy way out, we are actually being controlled by our fear. You can start your journey by forming an emotional connection to what you want to achieve.  The stronger this connection the mo ..read more

Episode #43 - Habit Development Habits Never Die, MBL   Our habits, whether good or bad, never die.  Our older habits will always stronger than our newer habits.  Even if the new habits work better than the old habits.  Once we stop practicing our new habits, the old habits can quickly resurface.  With consistent practice we can change our behavior and our results by reducing the dominance of our older habits.   The process by which this occurs in our brain is called automaticity.  It is our brain’s way of transforming the actions we repeatedly prac ..read more

Episode #42 - Amygdala Hijack 2023 Cultivating Wisdom, The MBL Program   We don’t know what we don’t know.  Intelligence without wisdom is often quite destructive.  Knowledge is not wisdom.  The first step in cultivating wisdom is acknowledging the magnitude of what we do not know.  The next step is to move out of our “thinking mind,” with its chronic judgments and interpretations, and step into the present moment by learning and practicing the habits needed to lower our walls.   It is there that we connect with a much deeper level of awareness and ..read more

Episode #41: We're Just Getting Started   Organizations are beginning to understand the value and importance of emotional intelligence.  This is due in part due to the challenges they are facing. There is a growing demand throughout the workforce to reduce the level of toxicity within organizations. Increasingly executives are willing to challenge the status quo in order to achieve better results. The ability to unleash the human potential within individuals and organizations is the key to career, corporate and personal success.   LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/philip ..read more

Episode #40: We Need Heroes   It is time for the authentic, emotionally intelligent heroes among us to step forward and make themselves known to those around them through their actions.  We need you to demonstrate the micro skills and habits you have developed that enable you to face anxiety will your walls down.  Show us how we can reduce the increasing drama, chaos and conflict that surrounds us by learning to become less resistive, judgmental and attached to outcome.   Tell us how you were able to awaken to this higher level of consciousness.  Inspire us you want to ..read more

Episode #39: Covid19 - The Learning Experience   We all want to have power and agency over our lives.  Most people know what they would like to change.  The reason they do not make those changes is because they feel that whatever they are doing now is protecting them.  It is their way of coping even if they are miserable within the perceived safety it provides.  They would rather stay in a familiar place even if that place has become increasingly unpleasant. Individual change is hard and organizational change is even harder.  Especially when it involves changes or ..read more

Episode #38: Connecting during Covid-19   United we stand. We are uniting globally to defeat a common enemy.  The lessons learnt and the feelings we are experiencing will remain with us for the rest of our lives.  These challenges are helping us to reconnect with ourselves and each other.  Few of the problems we are facing can be solved by a single nation or government.  Our new normal will require us to reconnect with our authentic selves and develop our emotional intelligence. As we learn to lower our walls we will stand united..   Thanks so much for listening ..read more

Episode #37: COVID-19 Now It’s Someday   When our immune system heats up we may experience this as a fever.  Our body is in the process of building large numbers of antibodies to defend itself again viruses attacking us at a cellular level.    In a similar way we experience anxiety when we feel our energy is being taken or given away. We become resistive, judgmental or attached to outcome as a way of defending ourselves.  This actually makes our challenges more difficult to overcome.  It creates toxic environments filled with drama, chaos and confli ..read more

MBL Minute: Q And A How Do We Identify Our Distinct Value   Episode Notes   In Episode 36 "Signature Strengths," Phil Johnson reflects on the importance of narrowing down one's distinct value.   Thanks so much for listening!  If you like the show please subscribe to Master of Business Leadership and rate and review it wherever you get your podcasts.  It really does help new listeners discover the show.   Program:  http://bit.ly/5-Steps-To-Mastery   iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/master-of-business-leadership-podcast/id1335 ..read more