The Reload with Sean Hansen

In today's discussion, performance mindset coach, Sean Hansen, speaks with Coleman Ruiz a former Naval Special Warfare officer turned venture capitalist and business turnaround CEO and president.   Coleman is also co-founder of the Mission Critical Team Institute (MCTI).  MCTI partners with both researchers and practitioners, to develop collaborative applied research focused on helping Missio...

In today's discussion, performance mindset coach, Sean Hansen, sits down with executive and TEDx speaker coach, Sandy Lamb, to get an inside look at the work she does coaching women in leadership.   Sandy takes us through how she coaches women to lead with EQ-Powerment to demonstrate an authentic leadership style that doesn't ask women to conform to methods historically used in good ol&a...

In today's discussion, performance mindset coach, Sean Hansen, dips into the personal finance world to help frame the discussion around strategies for behavior change.  Many people are familiar with the Debt Snowball and Debt Avalanche/Stacking methods for eliminating personal financial debt.  Similarly, when it comes to productivity, people have often heard that they need to "eat that f...

In today's discussion, performance mindset coach, Sean Hansen, engages leadership coach, Dan Luna, in a conversation about leading from within.   As part of that process, we walk through Dan's newly released Leading from Within journal, which he is using with his executive and corporate leadership clients.  Dan also talks us through how a disciplined process of introspection brings leade...

In today's discussion, performance mindset coach, Sean Hansen, explores how our bodies serve as early warning detectors that show us when we're getting off our game.  He also dives into the reasons why growing your internal awareness of your body's subtle stress response cues are helpful to your performance at work and at home, including ways to preemptively mitigate what would othe...

In today's discussion, performance mindset coach, Sean Hansen, engages international speaker and TEDx speaker coach, Alexandria Agresta, in a conversation about harnessing your message.  Looking beyond the technical details of public speaking, Alexandria addresses the inner work that goes into crafting powerful messages and turning your business into a movement. If checking out Alexandria&apo...

In today's discussion, performance mindset coach, Sean Hansen, dives into the pitfalls of leaving a job or relationship on bad terms.  What are some of the key aspects that cause us to leave on bad terms?  Sean discusses this and what we can do differently to avoid operating from a victim mindset even in contentious settings. In case you weren't able to live stream Sean's TEDx talk,...

Just a quick update that TEDx Breckenridge is streaming tomorrow, October 3, 2020, out of Breckenridge, Colorado.  While they are not allowing a live audience due to COVID-19 precautions, the conference will be happening.  A big thank you to all those who have continued to send encouragement throughout the unforeseen event delay that COVID-19 prompted. You can access TEDx Breck's website and...

Join performance mindset coach, Sean Hansen, as he discusses the dynamics that play into mandatory office fun.  As leaders, it's critical that you maintain the health and vitality of your organization.  But, too many leaders are attempting to hold their teams together with the ol' mandatory office fun/happy hour.  Today's discussion dives into some of the reasons why this approach d...

Join performance mindset coach, Sean Hansen, as he discusses how viewing your relationships through the lens of value leads to a distorted view of yourself and creates breaches in alignment with your core values. Instead of value, what if you viewed your relationships and opportunities through the lens of fit?  What would you be able to create in your life if you had a solid grasp of your core val...

Today's discussion was prompted by a concern that one of my clients brought to my attention.  She is concerned that she's a narcissist.  Putting aside the fact that if a person is concerned that they are a narcissist, then they're probably not, we explore the symptoms of narcissism and how it differs from the deeply introspective work that happens in coaching. Reload Coaching &...

In today's episode, performance mindset coach, Sean Hansen is joined by his mentor master coach Chance Taureau.  They say it's lonely at the top, and that has been borne out in numerous settings throughout history. Chance and Sean discuss foundational aspects of leadership and how leaders can better their performance through self awareness.  Listen in as Chance and Sean work through some...

I had a client session recently that prompted a great deal of concern for me.  Moreover, it sparked some real frustration and inspired today's episode in which we dive into how the standard that you (as a leader) live, is the standard that you set. Too many leaders and companies believe that they can have time-off policies, and that they can say it's important to take time off without ac...

In today's episode, performance mindset coach, Sean Hansen discusses how shame and attachment distort deep human connection.  He looks at the elements of shame that limit our sense of worth, even for--and often especially for--the highest performers. Moving from the discussion of shame and the value-less mindset to the concept of attachment, Sean discusses the ways in which we idealize our li...

I often find when I first start working with a client that, despite all their career and monetary success, they are living with true poverty when it comes to deep, intense human connection.  In this episode we explore what it takes to access that deep level of connection and why you will want to make the investment of your time and energy to get to that level. Also, for those of you who are fans o...

In today's episode I dive into the topic of being a problem solver.  So many of my clients put themselves in this identity.  All of them have had great success in their lives by being effective problem solvers...until they reach a place where the overwhelm and burnout is too much. Join me as I unpack some of the hidden motivations that cause people to live in this mindset even when it costs t...

Today, I'm exploring what happens when crisis turns into status quo.  I go through Colonel Boyd's famous OODA loop, a tool used by military leaders to help people adapt to changing conditions more quickly. I also explore the normalizing effect and how to move forward despite the inertia and weight of the new normal.  How can you operate from a place that concurrently accepts that circums...

The cave you fear to enter contains the treasure you seek.  This line has often been attributed to professor Joseph Campbell.  Today we take a look at what holds us back from attaining that which we want.  Namely, why so many executives and leaders refuse to connect to and speak from their hearts. Before the scoffing begins, recognize that too many leaders are limiting their ability to inspire and...

In this installment of the Reload - For Unconventional Leaders, we speak with Nick Norris, a former officer in the US Navy SEAL teams.  Nick has been featured on the Tim Ferris Show and Andy Stumpf's Cleared Hot podcast. In our discussion we dive into some of Nick's experiences in building teams, transitioning to entrepreneurship, and connecting to purpose and love.  Yes, connecting to a...

In today's episode of the Reload - for Unconventional Leaders, we walk through some of the various aspects and characteristics of plant medicine.  The contents of this episode are for ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY and are not to be construed as guidance or instruction. For anyone contemplating using plant medicine, do you own diligence in seeking out safe providers and locations where such acti...

Today we're looking at the negative impacts of compartmentalization.  So many high performing leaders believe that they can compartmentalize their lives so that nothing unwanted bleeds through to their work.  Conversely, that nothing from the office shows up at home. This simply isn't true, and we're going to talk through the negative impacts of believing that we can compartmentaliz...

Today we're looking at absorbing other people's stress.  During the COVID-19 pandemic, we not only have our usual stressors, but we get to add the impact of a global virus and all the consequences that come with that. We discuss common sources of stress and how to master our mindset so that we can continue to perform at a high level. Are you an executive, entrepreneur, or combat veteran...

Welcome to the Reload - for Unconventional Leaders.  In what parts of your life are you compromising on your value and values?  Where do you find yourself in a victim mindset not pursuing the objectives and dreams that most align with what you want out of this life? This is a show for unconventional leaders who are looking to optimize their performance while staying connected to the things that ma...