Heart First Leadership

In this episode, I am joined by my 9-year-old son Colton to discuss what happens when we decide to go ALL IN.  We talk about the power of having an "ALL IN" mindset when it comes to sports, school, work, and life in general.  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 VO...

In this episode, Ryan joins fellow IHP Coach Barb Oviatt to discuss the concept of slipping into balance vs. always trying to "find balance" in life. Barb is a champion martial artist turned yogi, coach, and yoga studio owner.   They discuss:  How comfort and discomfort "hard and soft" are both necessary for slipping into balance in yoga, sports, business, and life.  We can lea...

In this episode, Ryan chats with Melanie Sliwka a Functional Nutritionist about the basics of implementing proper nutrition into a busy schedule. Melanie shares examples of the types of challenges with emotional and conditioned eating she sees most often with coaching clients and how you can get started with building greater awareness around nutrition and having healthier eating habits.  About Mel...

Ryan and Ken's friendship and their ongoing mastermind started with the shared question “Is there more?”. This inquiry has led Ken to extensively study nutrition, martial arts, energy medicine, quantum physics, neuroscience, epigenetics, universal law, meditation, breathwork, and more. In this episode: Ken shares his personal journey of building a successful business and coming to the realiza...

There's a popular saying that goes like this... When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.  But are we stopping to appreciate that without the lemons there would be no opportunity to make the best of it? And are we missing the joy in the journey because we are too focused on outcomes and results?  We are taught to play to win. Because of this, we can easily end up missing the GIFT of playing...

In this episode, Ryan breaks down The Cycle of Transformation model from his book Choice Point. What is the Cycle of Transformation model, and why did Ryan create it? How you can better understand where you are in the cycle at any given time. Digging into each phase of the cycle from Choice Point all the way through Integration. Examples of how creating space in your life can facilitate deeper gro...

In this episode, Ryan and his wife Heidi have a conversation about the 5 elements of an environment of growth and how they continue to work toward consistently practicing all five in their own lives.  An environment of growth is defined as a safe space to learn and grow.    All human needs come back down to the basic need for safety and security. The opposite of safety is overwhelm.  When we creat...

In this episode, Ryan gives a 10,000-foot overview of Integrated Performance.  He also discusses:  Understanding our basic human needs- Identity, meaning, purpose in life, and the feeling of making a difference in the world. Most importantly a sense of psychological safety.  When we don't feel our needs are being met, we create narratives that lead to unserving habits and behaviors.  We becom...

Meet your Host, Ryan Sawyer. Founder of IHP Coaching, father, husband, and business owner running multiple companies alongside his wife, Heidi. Ryan found his passion for personal development when he realized that everything he’d been seeking in life externally was to FEEL a sense of accomplishment, worthiness, and completion. Everything he was striving for boiled down to a desire to meet the basi...