Ep. 024 - The Challenge of Leading Yourself - Conversation with Miles Welch of Northstar Training Solutions

On this episode of the Nutritional Therapy and Wellness Podcast, host Jamie Belz talks with Miles Welch, Founder and CEO of North Star Training Solutions, about the importance and difficulties of being a good leader - for ourselves.

Miles is a leadership expert who is passionate about helping business owners build their leadership bench and develop their leadership potential.

He has impacted thousands of executives, entrepreneurs, and business owners through his speaking and coaching, as well as the industry-leading developmental programming he has designed.

Miles's varied leadership assignments include serving as a Platoon Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps, pastoring one of the largest churches in the United States, serving as the Executive Director of the John Maxwell Leadership Center, and launching two successful businesses.

Miles and his family live in the Atlanta area.

During their conversation, Jamie and Miles cover many topics in relation to building resilience and having the discipline to level-up and ultimately succeed in all areas of life.

04:07 Entropy

06:25 Busyness

07:12 Resilience and the difference between pressure and stress

10:53 The shame of not "succeeding"

14:56 The key to high performance

15:14 Midlife Crisis

16:25 Doing a life audit and recalibration

21:18 Tips on resilience and holding yourself accountable

22:28 Staying up late versus getting up early

23:12 Stream of consciousness writing

25:09 Television detox

26:36 Journaling, reading (growing/learning) and Miles's morning routine

29:44 The reshaping of friendships as life gets busy - kids' activities and youth sports

33:12 Miles's evening routing

34:10 Quit eating earlier in the evening - the blood sugar rollercoaster - craving carbs at night - blood sugar's impact on sleep - waking up in the night

36:46 The upward or downward spiral of wellness and healthy versus unhealthy habits

37:26 Having accountability partners

37:45 Miles's primary core values #1

38:54 Hiding things in life - vulnerability - talking with others - working with a counselor

40:36 Life hack for "receiving counseling from Brene Brown and other high-level professionals"

42:05 The three-pronged system for working through being "stuck" in life

44:30 Wisdom and the benefit of having mentors

45:53 Miles's primary core values #2

46:47 Miles's primary core values #3

46:58 Having a life that is integrated - having a surrendered relationship with the truth

47:39 Miles's primary core values #4

49:42 The hardest challenge in leading yourself

51:08 The lie we tell ourselves about "the season coming" when everything will be different or easier - not living in the now

53:43 Don't squander another minute, hour, day, week, month, year, decade…

54:18 The upward spiral or the downward spiral

54:36 The best pre-workout

55:48 Being kind to yourself

57:24 Getting better at failing

58:37 Bounce-back rate - falling off the wagon - small vices

59:54 Miles's favorite self-improvement resources

 

Email Miles Welch: [e-mail]

Website: https://northstartraining.com/

Socials:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/themileswelch/

https://www.instagram.com/themileswelch/

Books mentioned:

Developing the Leader Within You - John Maxwell

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