Heart First Leadership

In this week’s episode, we dive into the topic of letting go in order to discover your true nature and create a different experience of life. Ryan talks about how to let go of thoughts and feelings that make us feel constricted, separate, or not enough. When we are caught in these lower-vibration feelings we must be able to bring our attention to the experience by becoming aware of it, accepting i...

The holiday season can be a busy and stressful time of year but it's also a wonderful time to take inventory and simplify areas of your life that have become cluttered. Removing what is no longer serving you creates what we call “The Void” in the Cycle of Transformation- making space for more intentional shifts to happen. In this episode, we discuss ways you can invite spaciousness into your...

Ryan and Heidi join special guest Stefanie Faye of the Mindset Neuroscience Podcast to discuss the importance of real connection in a high-tech world where social media, text, and email are becoming the most common ways people communicate. Learn about what we are missing and why we need more voice and face-to-face communication as humans.  About Stefanie:  Stefanie is a former researcher and has s...

This week Ryan and Heidi are joined by Andrew Dowler- Exercise Physiologist, Acupuncturist, Yoga, and Qigong teacher to discuss the physical, mental, and emotional healing power of somatic movement.  Want more? Check out Episode #12 Cultivating Energy Through Breathwork with Andrew Dowler Connect with Andrew:  andrewdowler.com Facebook 📲 QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS: SEND US A TEXT OR VOICE MESSAGE Webs...

In this episode, Ryan and Heidi share a raw and real story about a struggle they had in their marriage and how they had both unconsciously been sabotaging their relationship. They uncover how to know when you are sabotaging or "upper limiting" yourself in your marriage, career, business, or any other area of life and what you can do to begin to change your self-concept and core beliefs. ...

Ryan and Heidi discuss the practice of "I SEE YOU" and what it can look like to no longer attach to the thoughts and stories that hold us back from fulfilling our true potential or having the relationships and experience of life we truly desire. Being able to see others through new eyes in each moment is a POWERFUL practice that can transform every single relationship in your life.  When...

Ryan and Heidi discuss the importance of us as parents being able to use the tools of co-regulation and objective noticing to teach self-regulation to our children.  We all what our children to have a competitive edge in life- to be emotionally intelligent, resilient, and confident about taking on any challenge in life In the US culture, we have noticed how many men are raised to suppress their em...

Ryan and Heidi discuss several concepts related to experiencing and overcoming resistance that comes with growth and change.  Ryan shares about his experience attending the Unbeatable Mind Experience with their 9-year-old son.  Experiencing a dip after a big highlight or high in life is completely normal and part of the growth process  The feeling of loss we can have when making changes in life is...

Ryan and Heidi discuss how self-development can often be associated with feeling selfish as parents and how when we work on ourselves in service to others we can make a greater impact on our kids, teams, and communities.   Key points:  Working on yourself is the most impactful way you can help your kids and those you lead is working on yourself.  Ryan shares how there was a time in his life when h...

Ryan and Heidi join special guest Stefanie Faye of the Mindset Neuroscience Podcast to discuss the natural learning process for humans and what that means for us as parents and caretakers.  Key points:  Stefanie shares how she became interested in neuroscience and her deep desire to understand human behavior  What is self-directed neuroplasticity?  Parents and primary caregivers make the greatest...

In this episode, Ryan and Heidi explore the concept of both the victim and creator orientations from David Emerald's book The Power of TED (The Empowerment Dynamic).  Key Points Discussed:  Ryan shares about a time he recognized he was in a victim mindset Learn about the three roles within each of the orientations (Victim or Creator) and how to know where you are on the scale at any given mom...

In this episode, we have a candid conversation about something that has been coming up a lot lately as a question from people signing up for our Integrated Performance For Leaders Program and who want their partners to get on board and join them in doing personal development work.  We discuss:  When we experience the unfolding of new perspectives and growth within ourselves, we naturally want to b...

This week we visited with Ryan's cousin John Wood a father and Chiropractor about how he has continued to give life his all even after losing his youngest son Seth to cancer. John is an inspiration to us and we know you'll find value in what he has to share in this conversation.  We discuss:  John shares how he works with patients in his chiropractic practice to help them reset and balan...

We all have days when we just can't muster up the motivation to stay on track with our goals. Let's face it, you're not going to feel like doing the daily steps to pursue your goals every single day. In this episode, Ryan and Heidi discuss what it's looked like in their own journeys to just "go as far as you can see" and how you can keep up the momentum toward your la...

This week on the podcast we share how we have decided to join forces to rebrand the podcast from Integrated Performance to our new show TOGETHER called Integrated Mindset Podcast. In this episode, we discuss:  The integrated family training we are doing Our core factors of having an integrated Mindset What we're learning from our own experiences and sharing them with you as we lean into livin...

In this episode, Ryan and Heidi have a totally un-scripted and unplanned conversation about this concept of "You vs. You" and what it means to understand your innate value and worthiness but still continue to push yourself to grow and become better every single day.  📲 QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS: SEND US A TEXT OR VOICE MESSAGE Website: CompeteHeartFirst.com Follow Us on Social Instagram @He...

In this episode, my wife Heidi and I discuss what "Don't Tell Them, Show Them" means to us individually as leaders in our families and businesses.  We often tell our children or others we lead to do things a certain way but are we really practicing what we preach?  Humans don't learn well by words alone,  we learn much more effectively by seeing examples and practicing ourselve...

In this episode, I am joined by my 9-year-old son Colton to discuss what happens when we push through moments of discomfort in any life challenge or obstacle.  This was a fun conversation with lots of great nuggets of kid wisdom. Hope you enjoy it and share it with your kids!  📲 QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS: SEND US A TEXT OR VOICE MESSAGE Website: CompeteHeartFirst.com Follow Us on Social Instagram @He...

Ryan talks with Catherine Divine, coach, healer, visionary, and teacher about the internal work it takes to be fully present in your life and relationships. About Catherine: Her work is known as something that is out of this world, powerful and intuitive. She has spent her lifetime developing the ability to create customized healing sessions for individuals and groups. Her trainings are educationa...

In this episode, Ryan goes in-depth about how you can start and or reset your daily routines to maximize your impact and experience of life. How our brains stay in patterns (some that are not serving us) in order to conserve energy If we stay stuck in the old patterns and programming we are always “playing defense” and how to start “calling the shots” by knowing the game you are playing The number...

In this episode, Ryan talks with Mark Divine - Entrepreneur, New York Times best-selling author, philanthropist, and one of the world’s top leadership and coaching experts about the power of being a yoga and meditation practitioner. They discuss:  The powerful and outer results that come from consistently doing the inner work.  Mark shares how as a special operator having a seated meditation pract...

Ryan talks with John Bright a long-time practitioner and expert in the world of meditation and consciousness.   They discuss:  What is consciousness?  What does it mean to transcend?  John noticed consistency among people he'd met who were highly creative. They all practiced meditation in some form in order to access higher consciousness.   John shares about his own personal path to finding T...

If you have ever struggled with low energy, you are going to want to listen to this conversation! Ryan is joined by Andrew Dowler, Exercise Physiologist, Acupuncturist, Yoga, and Qigong teacher to discuss the healing power of breath and movement.  Andrew shares about what led him to suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome and how he searched for a solution in traditional medicine but hit one dead end...

This week on the podcast, Ryan talks with Rev. Dr. Jane Simmons, author about the importance of self-compassion in our growth journeys.  There is evidence in the world today of a collective shadow that can only be healed by the practice of radical self-compassion.  We unconsciously project our own beliefs about being flawed, wrong, or not good enough in some way onto others when we don't firs...

In this episode, Ryan talks with Gary Simmons, TH.D. a renowned peacemaker and spiritual leader. Gary speaks candidly about his personal quest to create a more connected sense of his own well-being and worthiness for himself in his life.  The work is to recognize that whenever we are unhappy with how things are looking around us, it's a reflection that we are actually disconnected from our ow...