next round begins Thursday, May 2, 2024

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 "I used to think being my best self was only when everything was working. It’s not. Now I see that even when the world is falling apart, I’m fine. Work and life can be stressful and hard. I remain neutral by not allowing thoughts through every space. When I recognize the thoughts, I can step out of it all with a clear mind. I get to the root cause of it all, and then be done with it and move on to the next thing. Doing this work is not at the expense of productivity, it enhances productivity because you’re able to get more done and at a higher quality with a clear mind.

You can’t control the world around you. As leaders we try to control and conquer it all. At the end of the day, you can put all the policies and procedures in place but what really matters is are you being kind, compassionate, and teaching? Or are you being hard and damaging relationships? When you learn how to clear your mind, you get to choose.

Working with Tracey has put me in a spot where my mind is clear enough to see that. I’m less reactive. I’m less emotionally invested. I have found my peaceful place and with practice it gets easier and easier to live from that space. This process works."

-Benjamin Goodstein, VP Operations Dayton Children's Hospital

Week #1 - OPTIMIZE YOUR SLEEP AND ESTABLISH A MORNING ROUTINE

Using the Neuroscience of Sleep Cycles, learn how to plan your sleep and train your body to get a full night's rest and wake up feeling rejuvinated. Use the morning as your time to re-set and start each day at your best. Use neuroscience-proven techniques to establish and maintain new habits.

Week #2 - QUIETING YOUR MIND

Learn how to meditate and access your quiet mind. If you have tried meditating before and found it didn't work for you, learn how to try it again with this new approach. Become familiar with the experience of quieting your mind and accessing your calm and peaceful center. You will also receive a short meditation audio recording to incorporate into your morning routine.

Week #3 - WISDOM, SILENCE, & CREATIVITY

From the space of your calm and peaceful center, discover a new way to access your creavitity and ability to solve novel problems. Move beyond cyclical analytical thinking and learn how to create mental space for more lightbulb and 'A-ha!' moments with ease and clarity. Deepen your understanding of your thinking mind and the space of presence that emerges as you quiet your thoughts.

Week #4 - TRIGGERS & HOW TO DE-ESCALATE EMOTIONAL RESPONSES

Learn the neurscience behind triggering situations and why certain people or circumstances can make you feel like flying off the handle. Use neuroscience tools to re-wire your response to triggering situations. Use signs of stress as a reminder to return to your calm and peaceful center and then re-evaluate any situation you're facing with clarity. 

Week #5 - DEEP LISTENING & MOODS

Learn how to enhance your deep listening skills by listening from a space of presence. Learn how to quiet your mind to be more attentive in listening and more intentional and authentic in responding in conversation. Use the understanding of deep listening to reflect on moods. As human beings we all fluctuate through high moods and low moods. Learn the tools to recognize your next low mood and move through it with ease.

Week #6 - RELATIONSHIPS AT WORK AND AT HOME

Learn to apply this understanding to relationships with colleagues and deepen your understanding of how to move through conflict with ease. Learn how to re-evaluate your relationships at home with your spouse, children, grandchildren and extended family from a new lens of presence, peace, and contentment. Learn how to be  more understanding and empathetic.

 "The biggest learning for me is to see how to be less anxious and understand my reactions to certain situations, whatever the environment is. I can now understand how I react and how it’s impacted me personally and my ability to be a leader has been huge. 

From a work perspective, I do have a relatively high stress role. For me stress has always been something that I’ve really felt a lot, but this has given me a different perspective, a way to manage it in an environment where I’m able to observe my stress levels and how I’m doing and not let it bleed into my leadership and work style, and work through work problems in a different manner. 

At home, my wife has commented on how much I have shifted. I have been less anxious and stressed at home, and now it’s impacted me so that I’ve been able to interact with my wife, kids, extended family, parents, and brother and sister in a different way. From a home life perspective, it’s allowed me to manage life differently. I can see there’s different triggers and by identifying them, I can choose my reactions and what happens after the triggers."

-George Papuga, Senior Director, TT Electronics

1. The program will be on the Zoom platform via video calls.
2. Weekly calls will be recorded and available for replay if you're unable to attend live. Attending live is highly encouraged for asking questions and participation.
3. Each group call will be one hour every week for a total of 6 weeks.
4. You will receive weekly notes and a short homework assignment to implement what you have learned each week.
5. Space is limited to allow for learning within the group members.

Weekly Calls will take place:

#1 - Thursday, May 2nd at 11am PST / 1pm CST / 2pm EST

#2 - Thursday, May 9th at 11am PST / 1pm CST / 2pm EST

#3 - Thursday, May 16th at 11am PST / 1pm CST / 2pm EST

#4 - Thursday, May 23rd at 11am PST / 1pm CST / 2pm EST

#5 - Thursday, May 30th at 11am PST / 1pm CST / 2pm EST

#6 - Thursday, June 6th at 11am PST / 1pm CST / 2pm EST

The financial investment for the program is $650 USD.

To register yourself, ask questions about the program, or inquire about enrolling your team in a group training, please email Tracey at t@traceygazel.com or fill out the contact form at the bottom of this page.

• An ability to settle down and quiet your mind

• Feel calmer

• Move through stress and overwhelm without needing to wait for your circumstances to change

• Quiet mental chatter and negative self talk

• Deepen listening skills

• Feel more rested and rejuvinated from implementing a new sleep schedule

• Start each day with an elevated mood and a consistent morning routine

• Enhance relationships at work with peers and reporting staff

• An ability to de-escalate your emotional response to triggering situations and find clarity

• A deeper understanding of your relationships with your family and how to be your best self at home

• The tools to be present and turn work 'off' at the end of the day

• A sense of ownership in feeling calm, content, and peaceful in any situation

 “Working with Tracey, the biggest realization I have had is 1, my thoughts are my thoughts, and 2, I control how I react to those thoughts which makes a difference in every other facet of my professional and my private life. 

At work, it’s enabled me to de-stress, especially prior to presentations or meetings. It’s enabled me to not get so ramped up and not get overly anxious about meetings and engagements. 

At home, I’m more cognizant of reactions and their impact. I’m able to take a step back before reacting. 

Since starting to work with you I have lost a lot of weight, I am much more physically active, and much more careful of what foods I consume. I have a desire to be my fittest self. 

My team has benefited from me working with you. I have a greater appreciation and more empathy for others."

-Brian Rety, CFO