Health And Wellness In High-Stress Settings with Zahra Karsan

Scaling Up Business Podcast

How can entrepreneurs prioritize self-care and happiness, all without jeopardizing growing their businesses?

In this episode, Bill Gallagher and his guest have a wide-ranging conversation about imposter syndrome, improving workplace culture, reframing negative self-talk, and more.

Today’s guest is Zahra Karsan, a neuroscientist, entrepreneur, author, and mindset coach to global executives and celebrities.

Key topics that Bill and Zahra explore in this episode:

- Zahra’s insights on taking care of oneself for happiness and well-being.

- Zahra’s journey from management consulting to corporate wellness coaching.

- Zara’s book, “6 Weeks to Happy: The Ultimate Roadmap To Retrain Your Brain For Better Health, Greater Abundance, and Long Lasting Happiness.”

- Managing our consumption of news.

- How stress affects productivity and well-being in the workplace.

- Workplace wellness programs that include fitness, nutrition, and education to help employees look after their health.

- How our subconscious beliefs can impact our success and well-being.

- Conscious leadership

- Unconscious belief patterns, such as "I'm not good enough" and "I'm not safe."

- Reframing negative beliefs through affirmations.

- Bill reflects on connection and isolation.

- Bill discusses how he sometimes reminds himself, “I am not alone.”

- Developing self-awareness and trust in relationships to avoid isolation.

- Learning that not everything is actually urgent.

- The importance of work-life balance in terms of productivity.

Thanks to Zahra Karsan for being on the show!

In just 6 weeks, use Zahra’s system to R.E.W.I.R.E. your mind and achieve your goals: http://www.6WeeksToHappy.com/

Take Zahra’s Life Block Quiz for free: https://rewiremindsetsystem.com/quiz/

Connect with Zahra on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zahrakarsan/

Bill Gallagher, Scaling Coach and host of the Scaling Up Business podcast, is an international business coach who works with C-Suite leaders to achieve breakthrough growth.

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Chapters in this episode:

(0:05) Prioritizing self-care.

(7:55) Waking up intentionally.

(11:36) Managing stress and enhancing productivity.

(16:22) Workplace wellness and creativity.

(21:14) Imposter syndrome in the workplace.

(25:41) Subconscious beliefs in the workplace.

(30:31) The power of affirmations.

(35:25) The impact of childhood experiences on beliefs.

(41:28) Work-life balance.

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