Coming Back to Who You Are with Jayson Gaddis
It takes courage and effort to be who you truly are, but the journey is worth it. In this episode, Jayson Gaddis joins Boomer and John to talk about the work required to embrace your true self, even in the face of relational losses. Jayson also shares the lessons he’s learned about staying present with his family while running a business, and he explains why he hates small talk.
Guest Bio: Jayson Gaddis is a speaker, author, human behavior specialist and relationship expert who has devoted his life to helping people understand each other. He is the creator of Interpersonal Intelligence® and Present Centered Relationship Coaching® and has trained over 200 coaches in 11 countries. His book Getting to Zero: How to work Through Conflict In Your High Stakes Relationships was voted Editors Choice, Best non-fiction, and Best Leadership and Business book in 2021 on Amazon. Jayson is the founder of The Relationship School which aims to evolve culture and enhance communities by helping people become excellent communicators and leaders in their most important high-stakes relationships. He’s also the host of the Relationship School podcast.
Episode Recap:
- How to take conversations to a deeper level (1:13)
- You can’t be fulfilled when you’re being someone you’re not (4:14)
- It takes a journey to come back to who you are (5:57)
- People will sometimes dim or shrink themselves to maintain relationships (8:05)
- Relational loss is a natural part of growth (12:14)
- Staying present with your family while running a business (15:34)
- How to learn more from Jayson (23:37)
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Boomer Alred
As a filmmaker, Boomer has had the opportunity to travel the world and tell compelling stories through the lens. He has won 4 Emmy awards (XGames, World Cup) and the Director Of Photography for two 30 for 30 documentaries for ESPN (Tommy, This Magic Moment). He relishes time with the people he films, the team he works with, and the creativity it provides. Boomer is also a Certified Unbeatable Mind Executive Coach working alongside individuals and companies to create a daily positive mindset through mental toughness and emotional resilience. As well as powerfully influencing his clients, Boomer currently hosts a personal development retreat, Camp Boom. Camp Boom creates the space for participants to learn, share, and grow. He creates a unique perspective on life by combining his 30 years of experience behind the camera and his lifelong passion as a coach. Boomer's purpose is to encourage and inspire others through self-mastery.
Host
John Wiesehan III
John has been a life long entrepreneur - starting businesses, building businesses, running businesses, and selling businesses. It all starts with one for focus and goal in mind for John - building a better life for the people around him, starting with his family. John is the father of two wonderful children, Jack and Caroline, and husband to Catherine. It's become a passion of John's to get better in all areas of his life - and Boomer helps him work towards achieving these goals as his personal development and executive leadership coach. Have we really mastered anything in life? The truth is that we must always be striving to be better at what we do in everything we do. And in everything we do, we must pursue excellence.
