“We all get hijacked by those bad moments, and it ruins our day. And it doesn’t have to.” -Michael O’Brien
In this episode, Jay talks with former pharma executive, Michael O’Brien, who after suffering a near-fatal cycling accident now serves as an author, speaker and coach. Michael’s newest book is “My Last Bad Day–Shift” where he focuses on not letting bad moments turn into bad days. Jay asks him about that process during the podcast, as well as: learning to trust the process, playing Superman in your business, how to exercise patience as an entrepreneur, chasing band-aids, not personalizing setbacks, and how Michael responds to bad moments by taking a PBR.
Episode Highlights:
01:48 When Superman Has A Last Bad Day
12:11 Wait Till You’re Ready
21:51 Grab A PBR
27:14 Superman Needs Help
33:03 Make Your Lemons Into Lemonade
43:36 The Moving Culture of Peloton
48:48 Diversity and Role Responsibility
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Resources:
- My Last Bad Day Shift: How to Prevent Bad Moments from Turning into Bad Days by Michael O’Brien Michael’s Who’s In Your Peloton? Worksheet
Connect with Michael:
Website: https://www.michaelobrienshift.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pelotoncoaching
Twitter: https://twitter.com/roadieob
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michaelobrienshift/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelobrienpelotoncoaching
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjoclbzzQzNaxPBugM_hfHA
Email: michael@pelotoncc.net
Inspirational Quotes
- “We all get hijacked by those bad moments, and it ruins our day. And it doesn’t have to.” -Michael O’Brien
- “Allow that bad moment to be there. But again, not give it any more energy than it deserves.” -Michael O’Brien
- “Make the mess your message.” -Michael O’Brien
- “Trying to focus in on how your work can help support others and for me, that was key to making that shift.” -Michael O’Brien
- “When we have clarity, we can take action which is definitely much more purposeful to our mission or to our intentions.” -Michael O’Brien
- “When you change one life anywhere you change lives everywhere. There’s a ripple effect to the work that you do.” -Michael O’Brien