Mar 14Use STRESS to Your Advantage with Barry Shore“STRESS means ‘stomach-turning reality, enabling self-success.’ Choice, not chance, determines your destiny. How you choose to respond to any given situation will help determine it.” — Barry Shore I had the pleasure of speaking with Barry Shore, a mental wellness advocate, philanthropist, multi-patent-holding entrepreneur, speaker, and “Ambassador of JOY.” …Ana Melikian6 min readAna Melikian6 min read
Mar 8Human-Centered Innovation with Sue Bevan Baggott“If you don’t spend enough time having experiences with people in the context of their lives, you don’t get an opportunity to go deeper and understand their true desires, motivations, and values.” — Sue Bevan Baggott I had the chance to sit down with Sue Bevan Baggott, a speaker, strategy…Ana Melikian5 min readAna Melikian5 min read
Feb 28Play the Meta-Game with Steven Feinberg“When confronted by uncertainty, first adapters win not by pushing harder with willpower, but by unlocking the game of patterns.” — Steven Feinberg I had the pleasure of speaking with Steven Feinberg,Ph.D., a NeuroStrategist and executive coach. …Ana Melikian5 min readAna Melikian5 min read
Feb 21Everything Is Connected with Neil Redding“There is a fundamental way in which the world is connected, even if we don’t understand it intuitively.” — Neil Redding I sat down with Neil Redding, speaker, author, and the Founder and CEO of Redding Futures, a boutique consultancy that enables brands and businesses to powerfully engage with the…Ana Melikian5 min readAna Melikian5 min read
Feb 14Get Out of the Roundabouts of Life with Deborah Johnson“You’ve got to be able to do the work, get the perspective you need, understand where your position, perspective, and purpose is.” — Deborah Johnson I spoke with Deborah Johnson, M.A., an international, award-winning musician, author, and keynote speaker. …Ana Melikian5 min readAna Melikian5 min read
Feb 8Redefining Success with Sue Guiher“There’s this definition of success that we feel like we have to live up to, and we forget that we need to live according to what we want and what makes us happy and fulfilled.” — Sue Guiher I had the pleasure of speaking with Sue Guiher, a coach, and…Ana Melikian5 min readAna Melikian5 min read
Jan 31Leap Into Your Best Self with Katie PeuvrelleI had the opportunity to sit down with Katie Peuvrelle, masterful high-performance coach and author of Leap: Own Your Excellence and Engage Your Best Self in Business, Sports, the Arts & Life. Katie is passionate about elevating leaders, founders, and athletes to the next level in their careers and capabilities. …Mindset5 min readMindset5 min read
Jan 24Essentialism and the Power of Prioritization with Greg McKeown“There’s only really two kinds of people. The first type of people are people who are lost, and the second kind of people are the people who know they are lost.” — Greg McKeown I had the opportunity to sit down with Greg McKeown, CEO of McKeown Inc., …High Performance7 min readHigh Performance7 min read
Jan 17The Power of Thinking BIG with Michael Port“Big thoughts will give you that little push, they won’t tell you it’s okay to not pursue your dreams. Those are the ones that you want to listen to.” — Michael Port I had the opportunity to sit down with Michael Port, my mentor and the author of several bestselling…Ana Melikian5 min readAna Melikian5 min read
Jan 11Blind spots, First Impressions, and People Skills with Jordan Harbinger“You can build the communication skills, which will build the personality, which will allow you to create the relationships that will then guide you to success. It’s not about being born into it.” — Jordan Harbinger I had the pleasure of speaking with Jordan Harbinger, social dynamics expert, podcast host…Ana Melikian5 min readAna Melikian5 min read
