This is a very special episode for many reasons but not least because it's the last episode of 9 to 5 with Gavin & Mike!

The title is fitting for so many reasons and within the episode you'll hear:

✅ The 'bad news'.

✅ How this 'bad news' was both delivered and received.

✅ How you can deliver and receive 'bad news' in an empathic way to maintain connection and avoid conflict.

If you receive any value in the content you hear please share with someone you love.

Knowing HOW to NAVIGATE and LEAD difficult conversations is a massively valuable skill.

In this episode, you will learn:

✅ The 3 I’s that Gavin uses to build trust in very challenging interactions and how he used these exact 3 things to turn a friend he resented into one of his best friends

✅ One key principle that Dale Carnegie used to be a masterful connector and communicator in the world-acclaimed “How to Win Friend and Influence People”

✅ The 4 ways of thinking inspired by Marshall Rosenberg’s “Nonviolent Communication”

Be sure to SUBSCRIBE for weekly short, sharp, sweet snippets of insight on your way to work, on your lunch break, or on your way home after a long day’s hustle.

In this short episode, Gavin and Mike share some useful insights about physical space and how to improve productivity in your workspace and living environment. We discuss:

✅ How your space affects your mind

✅ How to keep in control of all your items

✅ How to create a space that brings you joy

🔔 Be sure to SUBSCRIBE for weekly short, sharp, sweet snippets of insight on your way to work, on your lunch break, or on your way home after a long day’s hustle.

If you are like us, looking for fresh ways to optimize your life is a crucial.

This information we are about to share with you may seem unorthodox and strange, yet has been around for centuries.

In this episode, you will learn:

✅ The 1 secret sauce that can help you is accomplishing your goals

✅ The benefits of this secret sauce from our experiences

✅ How you can bring this secret sauce into your life

Be sure to SUBSCRIBE for weekly short, sharp, sweet snippets of insight on your way to work, on your lunch break, or on your way home after a long day’s hustle.

There is a lot of misconceptions about what life coaching is: Do you just give advice to people? What do you know about life? So you think you have all the answers? How old are you?

In this episode, you will:

✅ Learn from Mike the 3 core things that powerful coaches provide

✅ Learn from Gavin the essential coaching fundamentals you will likely find across any successful coach

✅ Have a deeper understanding of what it can be like to work with a coach

🔔 Be sure to SUBSCRIBE for weekly short, sharp, sweet snippets of insight on your way to work, on your lunch break, or on your way home after a long day’s hustle.

Due to the influx of coaches on the scene and how anyone can call themselves a coach nowadays, there are a lot of misconceptions in the air.

In this episode, you will:

✅ Learn two key distinctions that separate coaching from therapy

✅ Learn from two coaches about their experiences coaching and being coached and how it might benefit you

🔔 Be sure to SUBSCRIBE for weekly short, sharp, sweet snippets of insight on your way to work, on your lunch break, or on your way home after a long day’s hustle.

Are you feeling the lows of lockdown due to coronavirus?

Do you sometimes find yourself getting bored, lonely or down?

If so, tune in to this episode and take notes because Gavin and Mike with you 6 things you can start to do today to cultivate a positive attitude during the coronavirus lockdown.

You'll find out:

✅ How Gavin uses GAS to stay positive, and

✅ Mike's simple three F's for having a positive attitude.

If you enjoy this episode, be sure to LIKE, COMMENT and SUBSCRIBE for weekly short, sharp, sweet snippets of insight on your way to work, on your lunch break, or on your way home after a long day’s hustle.

How accountable are you for the important things in your life?

There are people out there who say, “I don’t need accountability.” If that is the case and you are achieving what you set out to do, that is great! However, if you look into your life and notice that there are things you really want to accomplish, but for some reason aren’t completing on your own - this is where a powerful accountability system can greatly benefit you.

In this short snippet of insight Gavin and Mike will share:

✅ Effective ways to create an accountability system with someone that is simple and clear (Gavin)

✅ Effective ways to create an accountability system with someone that is simple and clear (Mike)

✅ 3 useful statements that you can use when designing an accountability system with someone

✅ Useful resources to help you fulfil on your goals

✅ The power of putting your money where your mouth is in a very practical way

✅ What imposed consequences are why they are motivating

✅ The two types of fundamental motivators in anything you do

✅ Why hiring a coach can be much more powerful than working with a motivated friend

✅ The pros and cons of public accountability

✅ What you can do if you don’t have people in your life to effectively hold you accountable for what really matters to you

✅ Using forfeits and dares to move you towards your goals

🔔 Be sure to SUBSCRIBE for weekly short, sharp, sweet snippets of insight on your way to work, on your lunch break, or on your way home after a long day’s hustle.

How accountable are you for the important things in your life?

Accountability is a big topic and it may be the single most important requirement to get the job over the line. In this short snippet of insight Gavin and Mike will share:

✅ What accountability is

✅ Why accountability is useful especially for certain types of people

✅ If your personality is the kind that would benefit from being held accountable

🔔 Be sure to SUBSCRIBE for weekly short, sharp, sweet snippets of insight on your way to work, on your lunch break, or on your way home after a long day’s hustle.

In this special podcast, Gavin and Mike share their perspectives on the coronavirus from their respective parts of the world (LA and London) and what you can do to stay healthy and connected during self-isolation. 

We’ll share:

✅ The CURRENT STATE OF AFFAIRS in LA and London, respectively

✅ 3 WELL-BEING PRACTICES you can do during self-isolation.

✅ 3 WAYS TO STAY CONNECTED despite being physically apart.

🔔 Be sure to SUBSCRIBE for weekly short, sharp, sweet snippets of insight on your way to work, on your lunch break, or on your way home after a long day’s hustle

Have you ever stopped to think about what your weaknesses or areas for growth are?

Oftentimes, it can be difficult to look in the mirror and acknowledge those areas. Yet, as in the the fine words of, Gary Vee - self-awareness is one of your greatest assets. And as much as he talks about doubling down on your strengths, knowing your weaknesses can prove to be extremely beneficial.

In this talk, you will learn:

✅ [1:48] Two ways to approach your weaknesses to benefit your life experience/work

✅ [2:56] How Mike approaches some of his weaknesses to optimize his life, and how you can too

✅ [7:05] A simple analogy to help manage your tasks and priorities

✅ [8:08] A powerful interactive exercise you can do with a partner to help shed light on your behavioral patterns/weaknesses (awareness is a prerequisite for sustainable change)

✅ [9:20] Another exercise to help identify your weaknesses, which you can simply do efficiently with many people at once

🔔 Be sure to SUBSCRIBE for weekly short, sharp, sweet snippets of insight on your way to work, on your lunch break, or on your way home after a long day’s hustle.

In this episode, Gavin and Mike talk about one the most important elements you can use to develop a deep and meaningful connection with anybody!

Tune in and discover how to develop your capacity to connect with others using this simple yet highly effective tool. 

🔔 Be sure to SUBSCRIBE for weekly short, sharp, sweet snippets of insight on your way to work, on your lunch break, or on your way home after a long day’s hustle.

It’s so easy to talk about what your priorities are, but the more you look at how you are spending your time - you might find your priorities are elsewhere.

In this short episode, you will:

✅ Find out how crisis situations are powerful opportunities to focus on what matters.

✅ Learn 1 useful question to keep your priorities in check.

🔔 Be sure to SUBSCRIBE for weekly short, sharp, sweet snippets of insight on your way to work, on your lunch break, or on your way home after a long day’s hustle.

Can you relate to the feeling of being in full service to others at the expense of your own needs? 

In this episode, Gavin and Mike share their thoughts on how to ensure you get the self-care that’s needed to operate optimally.

You’ll discover:

✅ How planning can improve self-care

✅ How habits stabilise self-care

🔔 Be sure to SUBSCRIBE for weekly short, sharp, sweet snippets of insight on your way to work, on your lunch break, or on your way home after a long day’s hustle.

What’s more important to you? The outcome in a situation? Or the process of getting there?

In this episode, Gavin and Mike will share with you:

✅ 1 strategy that you can use to learn to enjoy the process more in whatever you do

✅ 1 powerful question to re-focus you back to the process towards your desired outcome

✅ 1 paradigm-shifting perspective at the end to remind you of your power and the preciousness of life

🔔 Be sure to SUBSCRIBE for weekly short, sharp, sweet snippets of insight on your way to work, on your lunch break, or on your way home after a long day’s hustle.

In this video Gavin and Mike discuss the differences between joy and happiness… 

Is there really a difference? Can the two be separated? 

In this episode, you’ll hear a unique perspective on the differences between joy and happiness to help you think differently about your life experiences, especially during the more challenging times in your life.

🔔 Be sure to SUBSCRIBE for weekly short, sharp, sweet snippets of insight on your way to work, on your lunch break, or on your way home after a long day’s hustle.

Many thought leaders in the personal development community - such as Tony Robbins, Bob Proctor, and Rhonda Byrne - state that your reality is shaped by the words you use on a regular basis.

In this video, you will learn more about: 

✅ How your language shapes your reality

✅ Tips on how to shift your language to upgrade your life experience

🔔 Be sure to SUBSCRIBE for weekly short, sharp, sweet snippets of insight on your way to work, on your lunch break, or on your way home after a long day’s hustle.

If you work a hectic 9 to 5 job, then you’ll most likely relate to this episode. According to Global Analytics firm Gullup, organizations are facing an employee burnout crisis. A recent Gallup study of nearly 7,500 full-time employees found that 23% of employees reported feeling burned out at work very often or always, while an additional 44% reported feeling burned out sometimes. That means about two-thirds of full-time workers experience burnout on the job. [source: gallup.com] 

In this episode, Gavin and Mike, along with a special guest coach will share 

✅ Ways to help you begin to identify early signs of burnout

✅ Tips for avoiding burnout in the first place 

✅ Things you can do once you start to feel burnout 

🔔 Be sure to SUBSCRIBE for weekly short, sharp, sweet snippets of insight on your way to work, on your lunch break, or on your way home after a long day’s hustle.

You have probably experienced burnout at some point during your working career. According to Psychology Today, burnout is defined as a state of emotional, mental, and often physical exhaustion brought on by prolonged or repeated stress. 

In this video, you will learn more about: 

✅ Signs of burnout

✅ Tips on how you can deal with burnout

🔔 Be sure to SUBSCRIBE for weekly short, sharp, sweet snippets of insight on your way to work, on your lunch break, or on your way home after a long day’s hustle.

In this video, you will learn a simple and powerful exercise on how you can hold space for someone to fully express themselves freely and without judgment. 

This exercise will take just a couple minutes and is a way to deeply connect with someone else. You can do it with your partner, colleague, friend, family member or anyone you want to experience a deeper connection with.

🔔 Be sure to SUBSCRIBE for weekly short, sharp, sweet snippets of insight on your way to work, on your lunch break, or on your way home after a long day’s hustle.