The Reload with Sean Hansen

In today's discussion performance mindset coach, Sean Hansen, shares a couple quick perspectives on healthy competition. How do you as a leader create a culture of healthy competition that inspires people to surpass their perceived limitations but avoids the unhealthy overcompensation that can lead to backstabbing that erodes organizational effectiveness? Are you an executive, entrepreneur, o...

In today's discussion performance mindset coach, Sean Hansen, addresses something that affects many of his leadership coaching clients -- the lack of positive affirmation as a child and how it negatively impacts performance in leaders as adults. Are you an executive, entrepreneur, or combat veteran looking to overcome subconscious blind spots and limiting messaging to unlock your highest perf...

In today's discussion performance mindset coach, Sean Hansen, mirrors back wisdom that a client shared on a recent coaching call regarding his hesitance to ask for help. Most of Sean's clients struggle with asking for help... despite the tremendous load that is on their shoulders. They have a belief that it's all on them. How can we begin to challenge that belief, and what would the...

In today's discussion performance mindset coach, Sean Hansen, shares a reflection from a client on what it means to show oneself true grace. So many high performers are merciless with themselves. They struggle with two main issues: 1) they don't believe that they deserve grace and 2) they feel like they've never done/contributed/given enough. Know someone like that? Then listen in....

In today's discussion performance mindset coach, Sean Hansen, dives into a conversation on divorce. What really underlies the ending of a marriage? What games do people play in avoiding that final decision to sever the relationship? What causes people to hold on for so long? Are you an executive, entrepreneur, or combat veteran looking to overcome subconscious blind spots and limiting messagi...

In today's discussion performance mindset coach, Sean Hansen, addresses a mentality shift that too few people, teams, and organizations master -- going from a mindset of finding fault to owning responsibility. Are you an executive, entrepreneur, or combat veteran looking to overcome subconscious blind spots and limiting messaging to unlock your highest performance?  Feel free to reach out to...

In today's discussion performance mindset coach, Sean Hansen, tackles a phenomenon that many people unconsciously bring upon themselves. They carry other people's emotional "baggage" as if it were their own. What causes a person to do this? Is it right? What's the cost of this behavior? What can we do about it? Are you an executive, entrepreneur, or combat veteran looking...

In today's discussion performance mindset coach, Sean Hansen, examines a device that all his clients use -- the coping mechanism. Some clients have highly elaborate and built-up coping strategies. Are they necessarily a bad thing? No... buuuttt, in the long run there are key costs associated with coping mechanisms that make things harder for the person using them. Listen in to learn what thos...

In today's discussion performance mindset coach, Sean Hansen, continues looking at some of the lessons coming out of his training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. There is so much complexity in Jiu-Jitsu, as there is in life. It is absolutely inevitable that we will fail at some endeavor, find ourselves on the wrong path, or in some other way recognize that we don't have "it" together....

In today's discussion performance mindset coach, Sean Hansen, discusses the Mirroring Exercise and how you can use it to create better relationships at work and at home. Are you an executive, entrepreneur, or combat veteran looking to overcome subconscious blind spots and limiting messaging to unlock your highest performance?  Feel free to reach out to Sean at Reload Coaching and Consulting ....

In today's discussion performance mindset coach, Sean Hansen, continues looking at some of the lessons coming out of his training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Specifically, we'll take a look at how the people in his academy have adopted a casual attitude toward hardship, even when that hardship involves physical injury. What might the benefits of having this ability? What could you accomplish...

In today's discussion performance mindset coach, Sean Hansen, helps to tease out the critical difference between setting a goal and having expectation. Can it be healthy to have expectations about how one wants to be treated? Absolutely. But when it comes to the forward direction of a team or an organization, there is one critical element that can corrupt the process and make expectation high...

In today's discussion performance mindset coach, Sean Hansen, goes back into his series on lessons learned from jiu-jitsu. To listen to the prior installment, check out episode 157 on sustainable action . In today's conversation, we're taking a look at acceptance without falling into the trap of complacency or fatalism about how our capability changes over time. Are you an executive...

In today's discussion performance mindset coach, Sean Hansen, addresses some common verbiage that he hears from prospective clients when they say that they are not ready for coaching. Why might this be useful for you? Because if you're looking at working with a coach, therapist, healer, etc., but saying that you're not ready, then you are prolonging your suffering and likely negativ...

In today's discussion performance mindset coach, Sean Hansen, dives into how many people, including leaders, treat conflict as a means to assert dominance instead of using conflict as a vehicle to achieve clarity. Are you an executive, entrepreneur, or combat veteran looking to overcome subconscious blind spots and limiting messaging to unlock your highest performance?  Feel free to reach out...

In today's discussion performance mindset coach, Sean Hansen, explores a challenge that many of his leadership clients face - being focused vs. being present. The ability to focus intently on a singular goal offers valuable benefits. But, it can create consequences that busy leaders often fail to identify until it's too late. Listen in to learn how focus and presence can compliment each...

In today's discussion performance mindset coach, Sean Hansen, draws on lessons he's been learning in his jiu-jitsu training to explore the way in which most people in the business world do not act with sustainable action. The cost of not knowing how to modulate output has led to a number of painful circumstances for Sean's clients, including strained marriages and early heart attack...

In today's discussion performance mindset coach, Sean Hansen, explores some of the common themes and potential strategies for dealing with chronic pain or illness. Are you an executive, entrepreneur, or combat veteran looking to overcome subconscious blind spots and limiting messaging to unlock your highest performance?  Feel free to reach out to Sean at Reload Coaching and Consulting .  Reso...

In today's discussion performance mindset coach, Sean Hansen, looks at some of the issues that have been affecting his clients who have been going through a rough time in their relationships and have decided to start working with a couple's counselor. So often couple's counseling or couple's coaching can be a brutal experience, even when it's going well. It's brutal b...

In today's discussion performance mindset coach, Sean Hansen, unpacks how one's relationship with Anger is formed and shapes some of the ineffective ways that you might be living your life. Many people view anger as a collection of separate incidents. This tends to rob people of the opportunity to really understand the deeper threads and patterns that form their relationship with Anger a...

In today's discussion performance mindset coach, Sean Hansen, dives into the seemingly straightforward yet deceptively tricky world of anger. Most of Sean's clients are leaders of organizations or departments within organizations. As such, they often have a lot of pressure on them, both at work and at home. But often, they don't understand where they are putting undue pressure on th...

In today's discussion performance mindset coach, Sean Hansen, reflects on a statement he heard from the Huberman Lab podcast, in which the guest stated that he attempts to be authoritative vs. authoritarian. What does it cost those who try to run their organizations with authoritarian tendencies? How is the authoritarian leader contrasted with the authoritative leader? Join in as Sean shares...

In today's discussion performance mindset coach, Sean Hansen, shares a couple thoughts on Memorial Day. For many combat veterans Memorial Day is a painful day filled with suffering as they remember friends that were lost in combat. For those who have not been in the military, the anniversary date of a loved one's death can inspire similar feelings of loss and suffering. Whatever the reas...

 In today's discussion performance mindset coach, Sean Hansen, reflects on some observations clients have had on the concept of death and how it inspires fear. One client observed, "If it's inevitable, then why fear it?" Why, indeed? Let's take a look at some of the common elements that death represents and what it is that creates our fears so that we can overcome those fe...

In today's discussion performance mindset coach, Sean Hansen, commiserates with those who have ever wondered to themselves -- is this really my life?? Most people, if not everyone, can identify with feeling like they've been working so hard to achieve a given outcome only to have it taste like ashes once it's finally achieved. Moreover, if you've ever dealt with conditions that...