"The Kitchen Table" Presented by TPI Canada

We’d love to hear from you please leave a comment In this episode, Gregg and Ron consider how complex problems almost always require incubation. Learn how your journaling practice can be the “laboratory”. We use the Creative Subconscious to come up with “elegant solutions”. Only takes a little time and patience. Join us in the discovery

We’d love to hear from you please leave a comment In this episode, Ron and Gregg explore habits of thought, including how to deal with our own “bias”, our own strong opinions. Be aware to recognize emotional and cognitive highjacking. Take a deep breath. Don’t believe everything you think. How to stay sane in a world that wants to polarize you.

We’d love to hear from you please leave a comment In this episode Gregg interviews Canadian bobsled pilot Nick Poloniato, on his preparation for the most recent Winter Olympics in Korea. In a sport where the margin of victory is often decided by just hundreds of a second, having a mental game is extra important. Listen to Nick talk about what it takes to be world-class. Color-commentary supplied b...

We’d love to hear from you please leave a comment In this episode, Gregg interviews Ron on the practice of journaling - including reflection, goals and affirmations, life discovery, and even exploring journaling's "return-on-investment”. Daily journaling has big benefits. But how do you get started, what do you do, how do you stay with it? The inspiration and the how-to's are here.

We’d love to hear from you please leave a comment In this episode, Gregg and Ron discuss the requirement to know what your values are, while at the same time navigating very disruptive times. Where are our boundaries? What do we have control over and what is out of our control? The answers determine our well-being.

We’d love to hear from you please leave a comment In this episode, Ron and Gregg share what they have been working on and what's exciting about that. Ron walks through TPI's Newest Education and the significance of this new work. Gregg debriefs on his excitement about The Performance Ecosystem and the practical application of it for the performance improvements of TPI's Clients.

We’d love to hear from you please leave a comment In this episode, Gregg and Ron explore the psychology of today’s politics, especially the lack of civility and the prevalence cynicism. How does someone keep their “head above water” when surrounded by a flood of negativity? Keeping the faith includes being an understanding spirit

We’d love to hear from you please leave a comment In this episode, Gregg and Ron react to the Florida shootings, seeing a “silver lining”in the powerful youth responses and connecting the aftermath of the tragedy to the hope of change and 2nd tier leadership. Where there’s passion, there’s truth.

We’d love to hear from you please leave a comment In this episode, Gregg, Peter and Ron discuss the topic of Wellbeing. The task of Positive Psychology is to describe it vs prescribe it. Each individual will have their own meaning of wellbeing. We will explore well being with a specific focus on Dr. Martin Seligman’s 5 areas in which you can work on. 1. Positive Emotion 2. Engagement 3. Relationsh...

We’d love to hear from you please leave a comment In this episode, Gregg, Peter and Ron discuss how the “Eco System”. This comprehensive system is primarily targeted for leaders that are responsible for their teams/organizations performance outcomes. At the core of this system are People. People are a key to Performance- People have more potential than they are using. IF you could tap into that po...

We’d love to hear from you please leave a comment In this episode, Gregg, Peter and Ron discuss the topic of Power and how it can have detrimental “side effects” on one’s character if they aren’t careful. Hubris is defined and discussed. It’s easy to see when others are moving from confidence to arrogance but with that one can become insensitive to others and judgemental. Keeping yourself real, yo...

We’d love to hear from you please leave a comment In this episode Ron, Gregg and Peter discuss the principle of Self Talk and how it impacts your Self Image. They discuss “the NEXT TIME”, and how important replacement pictures are for you and your Self Image. The Resiliency comes from having good tools to use and work with the principles to overcome the day to day and then the Big Setbacks which w...

We’d love to hear from you please leave a comment Asking vs Telling- the art of asking good questions. The Quality of curiosity, it is important for relationships and the quality of your life. This is the way knowledge gets built and relationships get built. From interviewing to having a good discussion over dinner, the Art of asking good questions is something we each should work towards continui...

We’d love to hear from you please leave a comment “Leaders are born, not made?” A very interesting starting premise in which TPI speaks further on the topic of “Self Concept”. Pulling in parts of different people which you really like and could use personally. People develop to become a leader, developing your own authentic leadership style. Don’t just stand in admiration of a person, pull that qu...

We’d love to hear from you please leave a comment Gregg and Ron speak and unpack the book they co-wrote 7 years ago, World Peace, Really. Principles such as Coexistence, blindness, diversity-challenging our comfort zones and embracing our diversity, Normal-It can bias you towards your beliefs. Adventure is our friend. Optimism is a choice. You can start to build a better world from the inside out....

We’d love to hear from you please leave a comment Does your day make a difference? What does your work do for you? Ron and Gregg share the very beginnings of TPI and how TPI education make a difference in the world. They share why they have chosen this meaningful work. Gregg discusses the foundational principle of how your thinking can be a major barrier to maximizing your performance.

We’d love to hear from you please leave a comment In this episode, Gregg, Ron and Peter unravel the topic of “Awe”. Referencing research from Dr. Fredrickson out of the University of North Carolina, they discuss the power of Emotions and how these impacts our lives. Can we use Emotions to drive/change behavior? Do you control your Emotions or do your Emotions control you? How are your Negative Emo...

We’d love to hear from you please leave a comment In this podcast, Gregg and Ron introduce to our listeners Integral theory. Developed by philosopher and author Ken Wilber, Integral Theory is a supertheory or metatheory that attempts to explain how the most time-tested methodologies, and the experiences those methodologies bring forth, fit together in a coherent fashion. Integral Theory’s pragmati...

We’d love to hear from you please leave a comment In this podcast, Gregg and Ron lead this discussion on some of the research they have been involved with in the area of Neuro Science and Neuro Plasticity. They discuss the Thought Process and how the mind functions. What is Plasticity and why is this research important to each of us? They also discuss the importance of Memory and how it works and...

We’d love to hear from you please leave a comment In this podcast, Gregg, Ron and Peter introduce the “Eco System” in the organizations and how critical this Eco System is to the organizations outcomes for performance. Organizational Design, Leadership and Culture all impact the Athletes performance as well as the Organizations performance. Gregg and Peter discuss their diagnosis of how the organi...

We’d love to hear from you please leave a comment In part 1 of High Performance in sports, Gregg, Ron and Peter discuss their past experiences as professional athletes and coaches in football and hockey. Gregg also introduces “The Performance Matrix” and how this tool can be used by the athlete and coach to diagnose their performances and skill sets but more importantly, to increase their performa...

We’d love to hear from you please leave a comment In one of our most powerful topics of Good Mental Health, Gregg, Ron and Peter discuss some of the tools and techniques that can be used to help you move towards a practice for Good Mental Health. Ron and Gregg discuss your starting Premise is and how that can feed into your confirmation bias. Key principle discussed, “You Act in Accordance to Your...

We’d love to hear from you please leave a comment In this podcast Ron, Gregg and Peter ask the question, can you have too much positive thinking. If exclusively positive, are you at risk of creating “blind spots” by not considering other alternatives to your situation?? Ron shares his 10 to 1 ratio as a guideline to manage your positive and negative thinking.

We’d love to hear from you please leave a comment In this episode, Ron, Gregg and Peter discuss Thought Leaders who have contributed research to Positive Deviant Leadership and how the qualities, characteristics, and virtues of an organization’s leaders can positively or negatively impact the company’s profitability and culture. They also discuss Positive Emotions and Behaviors, while obvious, how...

We’d love to hear from you please leave a comment In this episode, Peter Romeo joins the Kitchen Table with Gregg and Ron to discuss Mindset, connecting the dots between Thinking, Beliefs and Performance. This is a great pod cast, if you can use some mental tools to set your mind for high performance and health