Strategies for Overcoming Career Based Adrenaline Addiction
By Clark Souers- Founder + CEO - EXPERT EFFECT
Are you ACHIEVEMENT DRIVEN or know someone who is? With maybe an ADRENALINE ADDICTION that accompanies this drive like our CEO/Clark had for over 20 years of his career?? With the awful downsides of being perpetually trapped in the stress response.
Then check out this video he curated while on a vacation to COSTA RICA (the epicenter of adrenaline producing activities).
The Power of Perception
By Dr. Melinda Houston- Performance Psychology Expert
Discover the transformative power of perception by shifting how we perceive demands. Rather than allowing our demands to dictate our response, if we insert perception between our demands and responses, we can experience a powerful shift in the way that we manage stress.
Viloma Breathing Brings Simultaneous Peace & Exhilaration
Our Founder/CEO came across VILOMA BREATHING (aka "Stop-Action Breathing") in his quest to support high performers with stress-resiliency?!?
Much appreciation to KINSHIP STUDIOS in Highland Park for the intro via their amazing “YOGA IN CONCERT” Session!
Listen in to this video for step by step instructions on how to nail the technique - which can result in a one of a kind outcome that will flood you with PEACE & EXHILARATION simultaneously!
#stressmangement #stressresiliency #breathingtechnique #yoga #exercise #wellness
Customized Auto Responder Trick for Text Messages
Our CEO/Founder discovered a trick for enabling a CUSTOMIZED AUTO RESPONDER on iPhone for TEXT MESSAGE!! So that he could gloriously unplug from not just email but texts while on a special European Family Vacation.
This video was recorded at LONDON HEATHROW AIRPORT before closing out the trip - with DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS for creating your own auto responder.
Our team of Stress-Resiliency Experts at Expert Effect have determined that text messaging is one of the most significant causes of DECREASED STRESS RESILIENCY. With us living in a culture where others demand quick replies while we simultaneously fear missing something important if we put our phone aside.
And wait for it near the end of the video - a BONUS TIP for when you need to reply to a slew of texts - that maintains the resiliency of YOUR BODY to stress.
Pay Attention to your Stress State Signals during the Workday
Our CEO/Founder Clark came across an exciting development in the STRESS-RESILIENCY SPACE while on our European Family Vacation:
“At the Mobiliar Lab for Analytics at ETH Zurich, an interdisciplinary team is working to pre-empt states of [WORKPLACE] EXHAUSTION by developing a DIGITAL EARLY WARNING SYSTEM that uses machine learning to detect stress in the workplace in real time.”
Clark encourages you to simply pay more attention to your PERSONAL TELL-TALE INDICATORS of being in a stress state throughout the workday.
Trust Your Long-Term Ability to Overcome Life Challenges
Our CEO/Founder, Clark, shares a STRESS-RESILIENCY INSIGHT after navigating a run along a rocky beach in one of his favorite spots - MALIBU!
We can show up in life with more enjoyment if we focus LESS ATTENTION & ENERGY on various CHALLENGES that pop up during each week. Knowing that our mind and body can overcome for the long term if we have taken preventive steps to become more resilient to #stress.
Being in NATURE for just a short amount of time is proven to REDUCE CORTISOL LEVELS!
As our CEO/Founder Clark describes in this video, our STRESS-RESILIENCY EXPERIENCES provide HIGH PERFORMERS with a reprieve from the intensity of the day-to-day with the following results:
• Off the Chart Knowledge Acquisition & Retention
• Heightened Motivation for Behavioral Change
Our CEO/Founder Clark checking off his first ever BUCKET LIST EXPERIENCE: HELI-SKIING! Sharing 4 INSIGHTS on how approaching a BUCKET LIST in specific ways can actually make you MORE RESILIENT TO STRESS.
An insight from Clark (our CEO/Founder) for those of you who are feeling the INTENSITY of being an ENTREPRENEUR or SENIOR LEADER.
Coming out of his reflections during a retreat with some fellow Executive Coaches in OREGON.
Our CEO/Founder Clark was in awe of the HOT SPRINGS PARADISE at the Tabacon Grand Spa Thermal Resort. But just like the volcanic activity that is going on beneath the surface of the warm pools and rivers, sometimes an employee says or does something to a coworker that sets off an intense eruption of emotions. With this in mind, here's an EXPERT EFFECT IDEA THAT MIGHT BE A FIRST IN THE MODERN BIZ ERA: What if a company makes it the norm for every employee to transparently share their TRUE EMOTIONAL TRIGGERS with their coworkers?!?
Our CEO/Founder Clark sharing 2 solutions for overcoming the PARENTAL STRESS-RESPONSE (while taking a break from being a counselor at his son's summer camp)
Our CEO/Founder Clark shares STRATEGIES FOR TRANSFORMING EMPLOYEES INTO FANS before going live for his workshop at the Society for Human Resources Management Conference.
Our CEO/Founder shares his struggles with UNPLUGGING WHILE ON VACATION plus
3 strategies curated by him and our Team of Stress-Resiliency Experts that could support you with a joyous time of unplugging on your next vacation.
Do you want to reduce the INTENSITY OF LIFE? Then here’s a video our CEO/Founder Clark captured on the ski slopes of Lake Tahoe that might be helpful!
We can increase our RESILIENCY to stress by going after activities that SIMULTANEOUSLY BRING PEACE & EXHILARATION. Resulting in a lasting mental reset!
Tired of feeling OVERWHELMED? And how it affects your ability to be mentally resilient to STRESS?
Then check out these highlights from our CEO/Founder Clark's appearance with the renowned David Meltzer
Are you in a WORK ENVIRONMENT that can get INTENSE??
ROCK CLIMBERS pick the LINE that is ideal for the MOMENT. We can do the same at work as our CEO/Founder Clark shares in this video.
To be intentional around the timing of when to push through on PROJECT COMPLETION to reduce your MENTAL LOAD.
Fritz Coleman (NBC News LA) interviewing Clark Souers (Owner - EXPERT EFFECT).
Some spot on advice from EXPERT EFFECT’s Nancy Moricette on how COMPANIES can play a pivotal role in bringing calm to the RACIAL TENSION that is rocking our entire nation.
“Make this moment not about the moment but about the movement…how are we going to move these conversations around social injustice towards long-term systemic change within ourselves and within our respective organizations…”
Doing what our owner, Clark Souers, feels like he was DESIGNED TO DO with his friends at DRIVE: Speaking on the topic of STRESS-RESILIENCY!
Leadership Strategies For Transforming Our Employees Into Fans - a DisruptHR talk by Clark Souers - Human Resources Consultant at Expert Effect DisruptHR Los Angeles 6.0 - October 3, 2019 in Los Angeles, CA.
How are DEER, LIONS & SHARKS different than HUMANS?? They don’t have the ability to change how they show up in life!
Here is our Owner’s REFLECTIONS after encountering deer during his hike at Huddart Park during a visit to Northern Cal.
Recent Oxford/Yale study finds: "EXERCISE is more important to HAPPINESS than money." Check out our Owner's reflections after a fabulous surf session in Malibu, CA.
An impactful and strategic tip from our Owner for HIGH PERFORMING KID & TEEN ACTORS, ATHLETES and MUSICIANS.
HIGH PERFORMERS in business, sports and the performing arts can become much more resilient to STRESS if they avoid this COMMON TRAP!