Playing Full Out™ with Rita Hyland

If you are one of the many working from home right now, do you feel that you've become more or less productive during the COVID-era? Are you focused on completing as many tasks as you can every day? If your answer is yes, then you may be approaching productivity completely backwards. In this episode, I'm asking you to re-think productivity, how you approach it and how you can do it better with a f...

Do you feel like you know what's needed to put into motion the changes you want for your work or life, but there are others whose buy-in you need? Are things pretty good but in your sight line you know they could be GREAT if only a few external circumstances could line up? I've seen it a lot with talented, hard working and intelligent leaders who think they need "this before they can do that." Whe...

Maybe you're someone who has created and brought to life a pretty good vision and you wonder how to create another? Or maybe you've created a great one and wonder how you top that? Or maybe you've thought a written vision and goals are great in theory, but haven't gotten them down on paper yet.   Regardless of which scenario you identify with, writing goals that give traction to your vision, sharp...

What if I told you that you already have the number one strategy to go from good to great? And what if I told you that you also have the first step to solve your biggest problem today? In both cases you do. It's true. The research is in. The answer is simple, but don't misinterpret that as insignificant. The simple principle and strategy I am referring to is love.   Bringing love into your leaders...

With all the hope and momentum that comes with the New Year, it's also normal to feel overwhelmed or even anxious as you return to your regular schedule. But just because you are returning to your regular environment doesn't mean you return to being the same person or doing things in the old ways! No, this is the year your most important life-changing, fulfilling work is unleashed! To do that will...

As we embark on a brand new year, people everywhere are taking a break to reset and envision what's to come. It is the perfect time to craft a brand new inspirational vision that will set you up for success in 2021 and beyond.  If you have resistance to getting your vision down, don't worry, I've got you covered! I'm sharing 4 steps to get your vision solidified. When you complete this process, yo...

One of the most incredible parts of my job is that I get to witness the powerful transformation that takes place within my clients. There is a noticeable shift that occurs when they choose to level up how they do things. I recently asked some of my clients what it was that they felt was the biggest differentiator in their transformation, and their answers are in today's episode. I'm sharing the to...

Have you ever gotten so close to getting what you wanted? Or been this close to hitting a goal, but you just couldn't quite get there? If you aren't getting what you want, it has nothing to do with your talent, ability, or circumstances. It has everything to do with your Receiving Factor. Today I'm going to give you the strategy to begin opening yourself to all the happiness, success, and level of...

As we prepare for a new year, the time is now to be fully committed to doing what you know deep down you are capable of. Unfortunately, there are crucial things that ambitious and smart business leaders are still getting backwards year after year. This episode will share 4 insights to get you back on the fast track to happiness and success. Using these insights will shift your thinking and help yo...

You know success leaves clues.  Failure does too.  Both contain gold, but you have to know how to mine for it.  While it can be tempting to leave this past year in the rearview mirror, the smart, self-aware leader, stops to assess what was responsible for what worked this year and for what didn't.  Both can show you EXACTLY what to drop and conversely AMPLIFY, to grow confidently and effortlessly...

This year has not been a problem, it's been a gift. Whether you accept these gifts with open arms, or decline them, will make all the difference in the months to come. I want to help you accelerate the rate of receiving the gift of this year, so you become one of the people who expand during this time. In this episode, we're looking at how to rise above the noise, trust the journey, and  deliberat...

What if I was to tell you that science has shown there is a way you can easily raise your baseline happiness by 25%? Would you want to know how? There's one thing that can do this.  It's gratitude. Gratitude is the FUEL for happiness, yet so many people don't practice it. Why? Because most don't understand how it works. The great news is that brain science and physics back the benefits. Learn why...

If you're feeling unusually uncomfortable, unmotivated or unraveling for reasons you can't totally explain, it's time to flip the script and be grateful for this year of profound disruption. You are not the same person you were at the start of this year. This year uprooted our autopilot and forced adjustments to our ego's priorities, goals and ways of being. As a result we are in transition, adjus...

There is a big mistake that a lot of generous and well-intended individuals often make for the sake of showing they care. That mistake: self-sacrificing. You may overextend yourself because you believe it's helping those around you. The truth is that when you self-sacrifice, you are actually self-sabotaging. Even worse, it's selfish. If you're feeling frustrated because you're giving too much, it'...

​Have you found yourself in a bit of a funk lately? If you have, it's not surprising. You have experienced months and months of stressors, and you're now feeling the reality of that. The first step in overcoming this fatigue of 2020 is to know that it's okay to not feel okay. The way you're feeling right now will not be long term. But in order to continue to lead, you need to reset and recharge be...

Giving your power away is single-handedly responsible for more unfulfilled lives than anything else. It holds back leaders from bringing their unique talents and gifts to others who desperately need what they have to offer. The good news is there are ways to stop leaking your power and reclaim it. This episode shares the specific steps to find out where you are leaking yours and how to recover it...

Our world is full of division, struggle, and chaos right now. It's weighing heavily on our mindset, our emotions, and our performance. Allowing outside circumstances to define us is one of the greatest mistakes talented and smart leaders make during difficult times. Rather than living from the outside in, the answer is leading from the inside out. This episode will show you how to know what your e...

When faced with a challenge, often our first reaction is to solve the problem by adding things. Whether it's hiring new team members, adding to our routine, or buying something new, we believe adding is the panacea to change, problem-solving and growth.  Then we are confused when the addition doesn't provide the solution we thought it would. There is a reason for that.  Expansion in any category i...

Do you know the precursor to those days when you have your highest levels of motivation, performance and engagement? In this interview, New Zealand leadership expert, Bruce Ross, explains why energy is always before productivity, creativity and courage. Ross, reveals practical, actionable strategies to unleash your dormant reserves of energy especially needed when others may be draining yours.   F...

It's not the  quality of your vision that holds you back. It's the  quantity of visions you have that does that. Discover the most common visions distracting and depleting well-intentioned, talented leaders -- and the TWO WORDS you can use to eliminate the noise -- both internal and external.    For full show notes, head to ritahyland.com/podcast. 

As the world has been rearranged many teens today are dealing with additional uncertainty and challenges. In this episode Rita shares an inside interview with a unique young adult. Listen as Kate, a rising senior, shares how she manages her mind when it comes to making decisions, turning challenges into opportunities, transforming self-doubt and negativity and even how to become a better leader.  ...

The critical first step to taking action in line with your values and doing what you want, is and ALWAYS will be to create and maintain a compelling vision of the future. Then why do so many go without one? This episode will show you how to avoid the biggest mistakes when getting your vision down, what you need to get it right, and the three simple steps to write your aspirational vision in the ne...

One of the most immediate ways you can care for and serve in the interaction right in front of you, is to listen. In fact, accurately being heard is one of the greatest gifts you can give another. Unfortunately, the research shows that most of us are not very good at it. We actually only remember 25-50% of what we hear. That may be surprising, but the research shows it's true. We all have a desire...

Our culture teaches us from an early age, that life is hard. Struggle makes you strong, gives you a purpose, something to do.  Yet resisting ease and being attached to struggle causes so many a great deal of stress, worry, and pain. The real problem is you can't have a great life in struggle.  You can build a great business in struggle . What's important to know is that in many cases this difficul...

There's this thing that some leaders do that ultimately prevents them from growing their impact and building something great. They avoid serving more people because they feel they might not be able to handle the increase. It's the mindset of "more clients equals more time and responsibility, which leads to exhaustion".  In short, they worry that expanding their leadership and serving more will dep...