In today’s episode, my colleague, Dr. Yashar Khosroshahi, ND from the Entrepology Performance Labs is joining me today! We’re going to be talking about the benefits of self-compassion, what it actually means, and how to truly begin to engage in it.
So many of us have this dialogue in our heads that self-compassion is something that will slow us down. If any part of you feels like, “Ugh, I don’t have time to go there,” or, “It’s not for me,” when I mention self-compassion — let me tell you this: this podcast has been created entirely for you. The thing about self-compassion is that it’s an act of leadership — not only to yourself; but towards your team, your family, and all those you influence. In fact, moving to that next level of your life will require that how you engage in self-compassion starts to change.
Self-compassion is not pouring a glass of wine at the end of the day, self-compassion is not (necessarily) having a bubble bath or getting your nails done; self-compassion is about the way that you speak to yourself. And I cannot think of anyone better than Dr. Yashar Khosroshahi to take us through the neuroscience of self-compassion today!
Key Takeaways:
[1:30] About today’s episode with my colleague, Dr. K.
[4:42] Welcoming Dr. K. to the podcast!
[5:35] Yashar gives some context about why he is particularly passionate about this topic.
[9:02] What does self-compassion actually mean?
[11:02] How to start getting into the mindset of self-compassion, and the three pillars of self-compassion.
[14:54] How Dr. K. helps interrupt the limiting beliefs in those who feel like they don’t have enough time for self-compassion.
[21:22] How to start facilitating a culture of self-compassion in a leadership role.
[24:29] Dr. K. dives into the three systems of managing our emotions in the brain and their importance in helping us renew our minds so we can execute at our highest level.
[32:00] How we can start to move forward with engaging in self-compassion.
[41:00] Dr. K.’s question for listeners.
[43:55] About our masterclass and where to register!
[47:30] Dr. K.’s key performance indicators.
[50:13] Where to find Dr. K. online!
Mentioned in This Episode:
The Neuroscience of Compassion Masterclass with Dr. K – * Date changed to June 4th, 2019
Dr. Yashar Khosroshahi’s TEDx Talk (Video)
Broken Brain Podcast with Dr. K
More About Dr. Yashar Khosroshahi
Dr. Yashar Khosroshahi, ND, ACC is a Naturopathic Doctor, a Certified Brain-Based Executive Coach, and co-founder of MINDSHIFT NINJA. Dr. K., as he is commonly referred to, graduated from the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine (CCNM) and applies his training from the NeuroLeadership Institute and the Institute of HeartMath to help individuals optimize mind-body performance for business, sport, relationships, and personal health and well-being.
Dr. K. continues to enjoy teaching Health Psychology at CCNM, is a drummer in a rock band, and is madly in love with his family.
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CALL TO ACTION
Dr. K. challenges you to think about the one area in your life where you feel you have some form of expertise around. Ask yourself, “How good was I the day I started?” The only reason why you are where you are today is that you kept showing up through the challenges and stayed connected to the reasons why you wanted to do the work. Building mindset muscles is the same thing — we all have to start somewhere. Let us know how you are starting today and follow up on The Entrepology Podcast Facebook page — because when you are accountable, you are helpable!
Tweetables:
“Self-compassion is a state of thinking and feeling that prepares the individual to take positive, empowered, and deliberate action.” — Dr. Yashar Khosroshahi
“Self-compassion requires us to tap into a source of courage. … We have to be willing to create a relationship with the parts of ourselves that are suffering … so that we can work through it.” — Dr. Yashar Khosroshahi
“The number one … idea around [self-compassion] is that we have to have a desire and an intention to create a self-to-self … relationship — to be able to enter this version of ourselves … that’s willing to pay witness and awareness to our suffering.”[Text Wrapping Break]— Dr. Yashar Khosroshahi
“When we have the ability to recognize stress for what it is … then our … emotional system is ready to click on … to the things that matter and then we can give all ourselves to it.” — Dr. Yashar Khosroshahi
“Think of the area in your life that you feel that you have some form of expertise around. … Ask yourself: how good were you the day you started? … The only reason you are where you are … is because you kept showing up.” — Dr. Yashar Khosroshahi