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A breath of fresh air Podcast

Leadership lessons from the Farm - a little extra love, support and inspiration to start your day. This daily offering written by Executive Coach, author, farmer and former tech COO Michal Berman is intended to do just that. Please subscribe michalberman.substack.com

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2:46

Self imposed pressure

A breath of fresh air Podcast ·

2025/08/28

👋 Hi, it’s Mic. Welcome to my weekly newsletter on creating leadership practices that will accelerate your impact, ensure consistent high performance from your teams and ultimately foster cultures that enable you and your people to thrive!.🧑‍🌾 If you’re looking to transform your impact and build a set of leadership practices for life read on.Self imposed pressure is an influential driver of outcomes and procrastination. Some of the time, self imposed pressure, is very useful and sets us up for

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2:38

Sacred space

A breath of fresh air Podcast ·

2023/06/07

Scaling a business and maintaining your culture is no easy feat. How do they keep all the good parts and demonstrate that some fundamental shifts are required. ‘What got us here won’t get us there’ - to quote Marshall Goldsmith. Your shared mission - making explicit the why that joins you all in the choice to pursue your work, is the foundation to co-creating the processes that will enable you to scale.Does Wren ask the Apple tree for the safe space to build her nest? I believe so, it is a symbiotic

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1:19

Walking in your footsteps

A breath of fresh air Podcast ·

2023/06/06

You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view, until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.” – Atticus Finch in To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper LeeWalking in another’s footsteps is a choice of perspective, empathy, and imagination. Get full access to A breath of fresh air at michalberman.substack.com/subscribe

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1:58

There was only one

A breath of fresh air Podcast ·

2023/06/05

There was only one bumble bee at the autumn olive. One is not enough, and there were no bees. An entrepreneur I am working with has one investor that’s interested, it’s a big investor and right in the space she needs to be. But one is not enough she needs to find a few more to validate what she has, and to validate the deal she might do. Another founder has launched a new service. They have one customer. It’s a good customer and the customer is highly satisfied but it’s only one, they want to get at

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2:41

Let’s go scouting

A breath of fresh air Podcast ·

2023/06/01

Perspective is a powerful tool. What we choose informs how we might act. Our emotions influence our view. Anger, sadness, understanding or empathy. Be mindful of the range we can explore before we take action is critical to effective leadership.How will you make enough room to scout it out? Get full access to A breath of fresh air at michalberman.substack.com/subscribe

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1:41

Just like that

A breath of fresh air Podcast ·

2023/05/31

Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.” ― Lao TzuJust like that the Spring season has started - we’ve waited so long for this to happen. Through a cold winter, a tumultuous time and just like that everything has changed.What’s your ‘just like that?’ Get full access to A breath of fresh air at michalberman.substack.com/subscribe

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1:09

Whisps of Blue

A breath of fresh air Podcast ·

2023/05/29

How are you incorporating rest into your work? In seeing the shore of your mind's eye and struggling with all your might to get there - can you rest for just a moment to regain the energy needed to reach that shore? Get full access to A breath of fresh air at michalberman.substack.com/subscribe

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5:02

One by one in abundance

A breath of fresh air Podcast ·

2023/05/25

What is your mindset? These are difficult times and the perspective we take to our work, the people in our lives and how we approach our own support each day is really important to sustain and face whatever is to come. These are two stories from different clients about their approach to these times. Here is the journal prompt to ponder: What do you stand upon to serve uour actions? Get full access to A breath of fresh air at michalberman.substack.com/subscribe

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1:26

What can you see?

A breath of fresh air Podcast ·

2023/05/24

Feeling lost in the weeds - look up, look around to the big parts that offer clarity, that reground you in the Vision that started you on this quest. Ask - What is clear and unclear to you? then persevere Get full access to A breath of fresh air at michalberman.substack.com/subscribe

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3:13

There was no give

A breath of fresh air Podcast ·

2023/05/23

The ground was frozen solid. Or at least the first few inches. It offered no give and only a crunch - crunching of the grass and weeds under my boots - crunch crunch crunch.A client’s relationship with a peer on the executive team is feeling strained. There’s no ease in it, he’s always on guard. What seems now to have been a critical decision some time back to give over any authority or participation might have been a mistake. Has the power dynamic changed, did he inadvertently give up his seat at

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2:53

What rhythm serves you?

A breath of fresh air Podcast ·

2023/05/19

I watched the first light of day turn the wooden yoke of the yurt’s glass dome from grey/brown to golden yellow. Sharing it’s energy for the day to come, and the call to get up, I felt the excitement build in my body to step out for the morning walk.Many of our clients are anticipating the break to come - an extended break for some, the lightened load for others. Is it the anticipation that supports the drive to finish? One founder said - ‘it’s ok, it’s ok, I know we’re working too hard but I can

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2:03

What can you handle?

A breath of fresh air Podcast ·

2023/05/16

Knowing what I am to own and take responsibility for gives me freedom. Taking responsibility for my life opens up many different options” Henry Cloud, Boundaries: When to Say Yes, How to Say No to Take Control of Your LifeWe only take on what we can handle. Even when it feels like overwhelm, untenable impossible - or the words that say no - it’s an invitation to slow down, take a breath coming back to your practice noticing whatever emotion is here and inviting clarity to move forward. There is

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2:21

Just like that

A breath of fresh air Podcast ·

2023/05/15

Just like that, everything changes - our world can be transformed. We’ve all experienced this over the last few years. It can produce overwhelm, feelings of instability, a scarcity mindset - moving into fear versus joy gratitude or abundance. The invitation is reslienceWhat is your resilience practice? what are the things you do the ‘excercieses’ if you will that create a feeling of readyness? Maybe it’s a literal excercise routine that reminds you of your connection to your body and it’s strength

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2:02

Just for a moment

A breath of fresh air Podcast ·

2023/05/12

To stand in the dawn’s light - just for a moment - soaking in the warmth, feeling and observing the light land on my hands, my torso, my legs, my feet. Being still in the feeling of stillness of quiet of no agenda no demands no anything but light warmth and that feeling. Take a breath. Take another. This moment is yours.As I delighted in a quiet walk this morning watching the sun rise, a client came to mind that is going through a very busy time. She has board meetings, organizational change under

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1:26

Practising

A breath of fresh air Podcast ·

2023/05/11

What is your practice to reground with clarity about who you are and what you need? Get full access to A breath of fresh air at michalberman.substack.com/subscribe

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3:13

Tell me a story

A breath of fresh air Podcast ·

2023/05/10

The water at the largest pond is the lowest its been in years. Not necessarily unusual and certainly stark, unsettling and noticeable.I sat at the north end of the pond awaiting the sunrise, listening and observing. I looked down at the light dusting of snow across the rocky terrain, all the myriad shapes of pebbles larger rocks and sand. The individual grains of ice the made up the snow cover. I listened to crow caw and fly by, maybe noticing me crouched down and still. I looked up to see where the

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3:14

Hold fast

A breath of fresh air Podcast ·

2023/04/23

I stood in the wind feeling my feet in my boots, my boots gripping the earth and the wind blowing me over. First from behind, then from the east and then a lull and just a breeze.We hold fast in faith.We met as a group of founders, formed by a friend in common. We shared a ‘forming story’ from our childhoods. Moments that defined who we later became. These are powerful ways to connect more deeply into a group that has agreed to come together for a purpose. A colleague has built a business on this

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2:45

Float with the wind

A breath of fresh air Podcast ·

2023/04/20

I watched spider float with the wind She clearly had a goal in mind - a place to get to or connect to. Wind came in gusts and so there was a game of letting out the silk and dropping a long way down, then climbing back up to catch the next gust until she landed in the place she wanted to be. I watched a good long while not certain where she was really trying to go because I gave up before she did.Most of us have goals, places we want to get to, things we want to accomplish a piece of the puzzle

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4:58

A symbol of hope

A breath of fresh air Podcast ·

2023/04/18

Mary had come over to visit, she had brought preserves mango salsa and salsa verde as well as home baked lemon blueberry muffins. I had made a farmer’s breakfast - eggs from my new friend Ramona, home-cured bacon and veggies from the Fall harvest. It was a good sharing of food, values and stories, one of my most favourite ways to spend time.It made me the leader I am today she offered Her first ‘real’ job - the one after you’ve graduated and got your first opportunity to take on responsibilities and

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2:07

Get up, get moving and look up!

A breath of fresh air Podcast ·

2023/04/13

Andrew Huberman has a short video about the best way to start your day that I’ve posted in a previous article. I start in a similar way just taking a bit longer to check in before I get up - how am I? How does my body feel? What does wiggling my toes do? Moving my fingers? How does my neck feel? My shoulders? The back of my head, and then I get moving! To walk, and walk with purpose brings so much. Gratitude, focused energy that opens up with each mindful step. Feeling heal first the flat side of

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