Episode 10: Creating better digital boundaries while building a personal brand with Dr Kristy Goodwin
Welcome to episode #10 of The Thought Leader Show, hosted by Bec Sands and Andrés López-Varela. This ep is available on Spotify, Stitcher and Apple Podcasts, and if you enjoy it, we would love it if you could please subscribe, leave a review, and share it with your friends.
In this ep, we interview Dr Kristy Goodwin, a speaker, author, research and media commentator. Having personally experienced how our always-on digital culture is compromising people’s wellbeing and is counter to optimal and sustainable performance, Dr Kristy is helping to decode the neurobiology of peak performance in the digital age. She is the author of Dear Digital, We need to talk and shares realistic, research-based micro-habits that people can apply to tame their digital habits and thrive in the digital world.
Show Notes
00:07 Introduction to The Thought Leader Show and our guest today, Dr Kristy Goodwin
03:42 How Dr Kristy describes her personal brand after years of refinement
06:34 The ONE huge piece of advice Dr Kristy has for anyone looking to build a personal brand as a thought leader
11:12 Dealing with the ‘infinite scroll’ and the psychology behind why you’re getting sucked into the digital vortex
13:15 How thought leaders can stop being a slave to the screen and make digital work for them, rather than against them
13:57 The new skill of the 21st century that Dr Kristy says trumps IQ and EQ, and is THE skill we all need to cultivate to set ourselves apart – and particularly as thought leaders
15:00 The three categories of chronotypes and why you need to identify this to maximise focus and productivity
17:00 Practical tips to avoiding ‘brain drain’, hone in and create focus time
17:50 The science behind why we want to pick up our phones when we really want to be doing focused work
23:10 How to switch off from email and work after hours, and why we feel we’re missing out if we’re not online 24/7
26:42 The deliberate steps Dr Kristy has taken to build her personal brand as a thought leader, and the strategic investments she’s made
30:40 How Dr Kristy’s personal brand has supported the evolution of her business
34:00 The turning point when Dr Kristy got to the point of quitting her business but decided to use the situation as a catalyst to succeed, and how her business has enabled so much personal growth
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Further resources:
A World Without Email – Cal Newport
Huberman Lab with Andrew Huberman
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