Nathan's School of Thought
YOU are the hero of your own story, and the best tool you have is your own thinking. As a Global Performance Coach who has worked on four continents with sales teams, executives, heads of non-profits, military officers, artists, multilevel marketers, religious leaders and tired moms, you can imagine that we won't run out of things to discuss together! We’ll explore ensuring success, reducing stress, impostor syndrome, habits of thinking, lies we tell ourselves, finding our passion, and unleashing our greatest gifts. My mission is to make YOU more powerful, more confident, more effective, and more joyful—all by turning your brain upside down.
Episodes
84 episodes
Episode 84: Curating Photos, and Curating Life - How To Focus On What Matters Most
When I curate photos, as a photographer, I have to decide which ones are relevant, which ones are beautiful, which ones take me back to a time or place or situation, which ones are most likely to be valued by the recipient or by me, and can I g...
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Season 3
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Episode 84
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9:09
Managing Conflicts with The Three R's: Respect, Respond, and Redirect, part 2
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Season 2
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Episode 83
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20:48
Managing Conflicts with The Three R's: Respect, Respond, and Redirect, part 1
In this podcast, Nathan discusses the importance of The Three R's™: Respect, Respond, and Redirect™. Nathan helps us understand and address the underlying emotions driving disruptive behavior to effectively defuse conflicts.Illustrated ...
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Your Life Can Be Better Than You Think
In this episode, I share personal reflections on my 40-year marriage journey with my wife, starting from our humble beginnings with no understanding of how to navigate life together, to celebrating our 40th wedding anniversary. I recount the ch...
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Season 2
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Episode 81
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10:01
The Stories You Tell
This podcast delves into the profound impact stories have on individuals and societies, illustrating through historical and literary examples how narratives can inspire change, dictate perceptions, and influence actions. It discusses the effect...
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Season 2
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Episode 80
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8:51
Streams and Swamps and Human Connection
Revitalizing Relationships: Don't Let Your Bonds Become StagnantIn this heartfelt talk, I share analogies that highlight the importance of keeping relationships fresh, just like spring water. I emphasize the concept of honoring the...
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Season 2
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Episode 79
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12:08
Happiness and Change, No Matter What Others Think
Episode 78Happiness and Change, No Matter What Others Think: Confronting Self-Consciousness & Embracing Your Ability To BecomeIn this reflective talk, Nathan discusses the often subtle insecurities we carry a...
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Season 2
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Episode 78
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14:02
Regret, Loneliness, and Good Things To Come
Podcast 77: Regret, Loneliness, and Good Things To ComeIn this episode, Nathan discusses the experience of regret and provides a deeper exploration of the feelings that arise during the holiday season. He urges the listener to not...
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Season 2
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Episode 77
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8:52
Episode 76: Childhood Trauma, Adult Shame, and Grace
This episode is titled "Podcast 76: Childhood Trauma, Adult Shame, and Grace." It follows Nathan’s personal experience of feeling ashamed and embarrassed after nearly missing a VIP dinner at an event he was invited to. He reflects on the childh...
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Season 2
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Episode 76
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15:11
Gratitude: the Wonder Drug
This episode is podcast 75: Gratitude - the Wonder Drug." In it, Nathan talks about the power and benefits of gratitude. He shares a personal experience from his youth on the farm, where he felt overwhelmed with gratitude for his fa...
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Season 2
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Episode 75
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10:01
Podcast 74- Sharing Pain, Sharing Love
In this episode, Nathan reminisces about his idyllic farm life during his childhood. The narrative takes an emotional turn as he shares the traumatic story of the death of their pet dog while operating farm machinery. This event leads Nathan to...
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Season 2
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Episode 74
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12:16
Labels Are Not Who You Are
In this episode, we examine labels and how they can impact our identity. We'll explore the importance of reframing labels and understanding that we are not defined by them. I'll share some techniques for self-reflection and embracing the true, ...
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Season 2
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Episode 73
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8:48
Anger Stories, Negative Emotions, and Rattlesnakes
Our memories are built on stories. Unfortunately, some of our stories are "anger stories," and in them is a very unhealthy share of negative emotion.If you were unfairly treated by someone else, or bullied or abused--- if they did thing...
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Season 2
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Episode 72
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15:22
Mind Over Mandate: Making People Matter
The world is full of people who will do great things when they feel like they're making a noticeable difference. We can talk about motivation until the cows come home, but nothing is a more predictable impetus for good than someone who...
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Season 2
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Episode 71
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16:19
Changing Anxiety Into Excitement
All of us deal with anxiety or fear of some kind, and to some amount, for some period of time. As I was studying for NLP certification, I came across this: "Based on metaphysical thinking, there is only one real emotion on the planet--- love. A...
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Season 2
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Episode 69
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12:57
Solving Problems the Simple Way
When we try to solve problems of any kind, we usually start by trying to find a solution. When some asks what the problems is, we usually say, "I just need…," and describe the solution to a problem we haven't really articulated.The real...
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Season 2
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Episode 68
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13:32
Truth - the Fairest Gem
Finding truth requires effort, not a patronizing pat on the head. Anything virtuous, lovely, of good report, or praiseworthy leads us toward truth. The opposites of those lead to untruth, to lies. It is a lie that our purpose on earth is to jus...
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Season 2
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Episode 67
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9:22
The Sunk Cost Fallacy, Part 2: Ensuring a Successful Future
A couple of weeks ago we talked about the Sunk Cost fallacy. The more time and energy we put into a failing strategy, the more unwilling we are to give it up. That's the easiest definition.Not long after that podcast aired, I got a ques...
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Season 2
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Episode 66
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11:41
Bad Things, or Good Things? It Will All Work Out
Do you ever feel like your life is just an unbroken string of disasters; of things falling apart, things not working out, and challenges on top of challenges? You are not alone. Most of us suffer similarly, to one degree or another. In ...
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Season 2
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Episode 64
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18:04
The Sunk Cost Fallacy: Sabotaging Your Future by Clinging to the Past
Hello, my friends. Shall we talk about how messed up humans are, including you? Humans are just weird. We have all these weird tricks that our minds play on us, and not one single one of us is ever immune to this kind of stuff. We have little m...
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Season 2
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Episode 63
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22:54
Independence Day, and the Heroes Who Gave It To Us
Happy Independence Day!
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Season 2
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Episode 62
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9:58
True Heroes and Fathers
I can remember being asked, "who are your heroes?" That question always produces some pretty interesting answers and some pretty varied ones.. You'll get all kinds of stuff. You'll get sports heroes. You'll get military heroes. You'll get, char...
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Season 2
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Episode 61
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6:59