Mike Harris on Rediscovering Your Bliss Through New Possibilities

Mike Harris is a personal advisor and coach for high-level executives, entrepreneurs, world-class athletes, and performing artists. He is an expert in high-level complex pattern recognition and finding the small nuances of people’s strengths, weaknesses, and confluences. Mike is passionate about bringing ultra-high performance into every area of his clients’ lives by supporting them in their journey toward excellence. With a diverse background in finance, poker, and billiards, Mike is driven to help others unleash their brilliance, move mountains, and embrace their inner greatness. Mike joins me today to discuss how he rediscovered his bliss by reopening himself to discovery, new possibilities, and new opportunities. He explains how connecting with Earth and nature enabled him to get reacquainted with himself and his personal and professional desires. He explains the importance of “diving in, head first” and taking action on the things you want to achieve and shares his thoughts and advice on navigating risk and uncertainty. He also shares the value of taking the leap to embrace new possibilities, explains his definition of resilience, and why he believes it’s critical to commit to the ‘no matter what’ when embracing new possibilities.   “Trust your resilience. Trust your ability to be resilient.” – Mike Harris   This week on The Virtual Campfire Podcast:

• Opening yourself up to discovery and possibility
• Getting reacquainted with yourself by connecting with nature
• How Mike discovered the world of coaching and what inspired him to become a coach
• The importance of taking action on the things you want and leading your life from a place of curiosity instead of worry and fear
• The value of knowing your ‘rock bottom’ and what you’re willing to accept
• Navigating the waves of uncertainty
• Being committed to making mistakes with an open heart
• How Mike brings nature and an element of ‘amazement’ into his coaching practice
• Mike’s advice for embracing new possibilities
• Mike’s definition of resilience and the importance of committing to the ‘no matter what’

Our Favorite Quotes:

• “So often, we create these things that we really, really want in our lives as conditional.” – Mike Harris
• “Resilience isn’t not feeling the pain. Resilience is experiencing the pain, experiencing the struggle, and showing up and returning and not allowing it to break your spirit.” – Mike Harris
• “Feeling that connection to culture is essential to really have a team that performs well and supports one another.” – Mike Harris
• “Create some clarity for yourself around what you’re committed to and commit to the ‘no matter what’ of that.” – Mike Harris

  Resources Mentioned:

• The Prosperous Coach: Increase Income and Impact for You and Your Clients by Rich Litvin and Steve Chandler
• A Thousand Names for Joy: Living in Harmony with the Way Things Are by Byron Katie

Connect with Mike Harris:

• Website
• Mike Harris on LinkedIn
• Mike Harris on Facebook

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