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The magic starts to happen outside your comfort zone. Being comfortable with the uncomfortable allows you to find unexpected solutions to your problems, unlock a better idea flow, and unleash the best version of yourself. Our guest today is Jeremy Utley, Stanford Adjunct, Keynote Speaker, and Co-Author of "Ideaflow: The Only Business Metric That Matters". In this episode, he opens up about his journey of seeing various perspectives in life, talks about exclusive sneak peeks of his book, and di…

The Executive Edge Podcast: Inspired Purpose and Navigating Change

How to Navigate through Change

Tony is a leadership coach, entrepreneur, idea generator, and a curious adventurer. He brings his experience and formal training together to help elevate and equip leaders with the tools to navigate through change. 

Tony’s mission through his website Inspired Purpose Coaching is to guide leaders who want to have a meaningful impact. He wants to help them lead with purpose and feel fulfilled.

So…

"Every time I'm tempted to complain about the difficulty and unfairness of life, I remind myself that I knew it was going to be hard before I left home and that there is no victory without struggle." – Josh Kaufman

Do you ever feel like you are fighting a Hydra? For a bit of background, the Hydra comes to us from an ancient Greek legend, and it refers to a gigantic mystical water serpent-like monster with multiple heads. Anyone attempting to behead the Hydra found that as soon as one head was c…

"In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you." – Deepak Chopra

On a scale of 1-10, how would you rate your ability to be "the calm in the storm"?

Being calm in chaos is a defining factor of being a great leader. Ironically, the calmer you are, the faster you can move and the more decisive you can be. I think of it like riding a 10-speed bike. Most people are riding in either 1st or 2nd gear, pedaling furiously yet moving slowly. However, the few people in 7th or 8th gear a…

Finding your authentic self is something that everyone struggles with. We all have preconceived notions of who we are and what we should be, and yet sometimes we just don't feel like ourselves or even like our "true" selves.Peggy Van de Plassche, mental health champion and personal growth enthusiast, knows this feeling all too well. In this episode, she discusses the flashpoints in her life where she learned about herself as a person and how these moments have shaped her sense of purpose in li…

Thinking Like a Bank Podcast: Reaching Your Ultimate Goals with Tony Martignetti

 Tony Martignetti is a trusted advisor, coach, experience creator, author, podcast host, and speaker. He brings together over 25 years of business and management experience, formal training, and extreme curiosity to elevate leaders and equip them with the tools to navigate through change and unlock their true potential.

Before becoming the founder and chief inspiration officer of Inspired Purpose Coaching, he was …

"Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards." – Soren Kierkegaard

Before we leap into the new year, I hope you will join me in reflecting on 2022. Have you taken time to look back? If you have not, let's hit the pause button and take a mental rewind to uncover your greatest hits (and misses) of 2022. It is time to create your own Personal Top 10 List for the past year. As you prepare your Top 10 List, keep these questions in mind:

• What were your highlights? Moments …

Putting your creative mind into work is one way to effectively find your purpose in life. Embracing your creativity and imagination helps you open yourself to what you really love. And for our guest today, art is what makes her truly at home. Diana Stelin is the Principal CEO of Gallerista Fashion and the Founder of The Flow Method. Join Tony Martignetti as he talks to Diana about the true meaning of art and fashion to her. Learn how to balance what you love with the money you earn. Find out how…

"Destroying rainforest for economic gain is like burning a Renaissance painting to cook a meal." – E. O. Wilson

I am fascinated by the Amazon! No, not the company, the rainforest! It has intrigued and enticed adventurers for centuries due to its expansiveness, and it still holds many mysteries waiting to be revealed. Here are just a few reasons why it is truly amazing:

• The Amazon rainforest produces more than 20% of the world's oxygen.
• 25% of all pharmaceuticals come from rainforest-based i…

"Nothing in life is more exciting and rewarding than the sudden flash of insight that leaves you a changed person." – Arthur Gordon Webster

Have you ever noticed how one thing can change everything?

Four thousand years ago, in ancient Mesopotamia, a group of people started to experiment by adding heat to sand, soda, and lime, and they created glass for the first time. Today that one thing has allowed us to invent microscopes that see down to the building blocks of life and telescopes allowing …