September 19, 2023

Episode 59: Coaching from a Place of Love with Mike Lee

Today’s episode of The Future of Teamwork invites Mike Lee to speak about vulnerability, intuition, and several mental wellness practices that affect leaders and organizations. Mike is a keynote speaker and founder of MindShift Labs with a history as a wellness coach for NBA athletes. In this conversation with show host and HUDDL3 CEO Dane Groeneveld, Mike encourages: individuals to understand that their stories matter, connection and belonging, and thoughts on communication strategies like SET.

Guest Bio

Mike Lee is the founder of MindShift Labs and possesses a tremendous background spending time on the court with elite NBA stars such as MVP Steph Curry and All-Star Joel Embiid. He’s blended this experience — helping players use mindset and focus to shift their performance in an ultra-competitive environment — with mindfulness, to level up business performance and personal leadership.

His engaging, inspiring, and interactive programs at companies like Morgan Stanley, Cisco and IBM have earned rave reviews from bold, driven and future-focused leaders.

Through his experience building an international basketball brand from his college apartment, and growing it while battling anxiety and depression, Mike understands the challenges leaders face in this rapidly changing, uncertain and demanding world.

Drawing on the latest research from neuroscience, sports psychology and personal experience, he’s shared stories and practical exercises — across the United States, Europe and Asia — to help people find their own inner power and poise to thrive in business and life.

Mike is also the author of the internationally sold book, UN/TRAIN and the host of The MindShift Lab.

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Recap & Takeaways

Key Takeaways

[01:54 – 06:28] Mike Lee’s background in the NBA, career as a keynote speaker, battling depression and shifting toward meditation
[06:30 – 08:36] Shifting from building basketball players to building people, vulnerability and courage to share
[08:39 – 10:15] Men today are still not generally talking about mental wellness, shame before understanding your story matters
[10:15 – 12:13] Stories create connection, the power of belonging and connection
[12:18 – 14:12] Vulnerability is sharing something in a way that helps move the needle forward, the role of humility
[14:13 – 17:37] Vulnerability to connection, into collaboration, to momentum. Drowning in information, and still trusting your own intuition
[17:38 – 20:54] A balance between diversity of thought and a leader’s intuition, creating a connection with your own higher self and voice
[20:52 – 26:46] Helping clients create an awareness of their higher self — the power of journaling and Mike’s 3-step process for problem-solving
[26:46 – 30:05] Performance hacking — the Nappuccino, yoga nidra, and recovery
[30:06 – 32:13] People don’t give themselves permission for rest and recovery space, trust and autonomy
[32:13 – 35:10] Coaching from a place of love, compassion over empathy
[35:51 – 38:27] Saying “sorry” and the SET communication strategy
[38:31 – 40:13] Truth, little t and big T
[40:12 – 43:07] Mike’s hope for the future of teamwork — a sense of deep trust, being held, and support from others
[43:08 – 45:54] “If we can be at 80%, we’re going to be incredibly successful” — sustainability and preventing burnout
[46:06 – 46:49] Find Mike online, Mind Shift Labs