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Leading Chaos Podcast

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It is always best to lead, than be led. Do it! Choose Safety, Find Clarity, Create Order! Host, Ria Windcaller, is an international consultant in conflict management, CEO and Founder of responsetrainings.com, non-fiction author, Aikido Sensei, and EMT. She is taking chaos head-on to find out what works when leading chaos to safety, sanity, and order. Ria is sharing tips from her crisis intervention curriculum and is interviewing authors, business and community leaders and the unknown heroes who are and have faced chaos successfully. And if that doesn't work, she will throw in jokes and free APP tips to send Chaos off your trail.

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Episodes

  1. 069: Cultivating Inspiration

    The goal of this episode is to affirm our ability to "cultivate inspiration", by looking at what inspires us and what inspire others. This episode #69 and the lesson plan are dedicated to Jeppe de Lange. The word "Inspiration" has its roots in the Latin word inspiratus – meaning to Breathe into –...

  2. 068: Getting to Certain in Uncertain Times

    Certainty and Uncertainty are the yin and yang of life's journey. For the most part we navigate though the unknown door of uncertainty without much fretting, because we humans are the masters of problem solving. Yes, we are! Go ahead give yourself a pat on the back! For goodness sakes, you found...

  3. 067: Perfect Transitions

    The secret to life, is it's all about transitions. So why not do them well! Take hold of 3 key transitional moments that impact everyday of your life.

  4. 066- Red Canoe

    My Uncle Frank's old saying about not getting to heaven in a Red Canoe, if that Red Canoe don't belong to you...has had me thinking for a long, long time. What the heck does that mean? Can't get I'm not sure if Uncle Frank meant to use this saying the way I am in this podcast. I suspect he was…

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  5. 065: New York State Of Mind

    The New York State of Mind.."Start spreading the News...I want to be a part of it - New York, New York!" Yes, Start spreading the news, before there's chaos, get in step with your sense of purpose and professionalism. Be a part of it like ~ New York, New York Who doesn't feel a bounce in their…

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  6. 064- Can't Get My Goat

    Got goat? Those two words keep rolling back to me over and over again as I contemplate exactly what is my trigger point? Or.. what's my goat? In this episode we begin with an Aikido saying from O'Sensei "True Victory is Self Victory" and explore other musings, like exactly what it is that makes…

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  7. 063: Anniversaries Suck

    Anniversaries suck. I'd take a "Happy Birthday" over a "Best Wishes for Your Anniversary" any day. At least with birthday's you get asked, "What are you looking forward to this year?" Unless you have those witty friends who love to tease you about another year older and deeper in debt jokes. Most...

  8. 062: Zen of Poppins

    You might not be able to admit it publicly, but we all know Mary Poppins is the coolest umbrella holding, straw hat lady on the block. So what if at you first thought, "Who is that crazy broad with that umbrella in hand?" We all adore Mary - cuz "When Mary holds your hand you feel so grand!" This...

  9. Good Tidiings Mr Grinch

    We all recall a pivotal moment in life that shines so bright we can not look away. Well that moment happened to me one snowy night while watching the 1966 animated cartoon by based upon Dr Seuss' How the Grinch Who Stole Christmas. Sure, perhaps like you, I had watched that half hour show before,...

  10. PT37 Yoda Effect

    When a medical emergency is taking place the protocol is clear. Grab your jump kit and go. The same tools do not always apply when there is an emotional emergency. So what do we use? I have relied consistently on the power of suggestion or what I call the Yoda Effect. :) Walk with me, Please Walk...

  11. 059: I find strength in flowers

    I find strength in flowers. Where madmen carried guns, the people of Paris carry flowers. I find strength in candles. Where bullets pierced innocents, the people of Paris light candles. The news story shows a young boy of perhaps 4 years of age, with his father kneeling beside him. They were…

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  12. PT 36 Call ME

    Successfully phone counseling a family member, friend, colleague or client in crisis is a smart and useful skill. Call Me and I will answer true to you. Come along for a chat on crisis phone counseling with Leading Chaos Podcast

  13. PT35- Hocus Pocus

    Step right up! See the raging person transformed back to their rational self! Is it hocus pocus or something as simple as the power of suggestion?

  14. PT34 Huffing N Puffing

    Who dat huffing n puffing and blowing the house down? No need to slay the dragon to protect the village. Breathing is an indicator whose day has come. Let's explore how to make it work for you

  15. PT33- Mastering Public Speaking

    Public speaking and crisis intervention are two peas in a pod. No not terrifying. Put the boogieman in the box. Time to master both with 1 single tool. Learn a simple exercise and begin mastering both public speaking and crisis intervention

  16. PT32- Heave Ho

    Got the Heave Ho habit of pushing through crisis? Listen along as we practice mindful breathing and step back from the fire and lead chaos towards order.

  17. 052- Brewing Calm

    Brewing calm chaos may seem like an oxymoron, yet Gary Bogoff President and CEO of Berkshire Brewing Company pulls it off and is sharing his leadership skills in the growing craft beer industry.

  18. PT31 - 10 Lucky Tips

    These 10 Lucky Tips for Redirecting Conflict can help you clear out chaos. Tools needed: Willingness to Try. No leprechaun charm required.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

It is always best to lead, than be led. Do it! Choose Safety, Find Clarity, Create Order! Host, Ria Windcaller, is an international consultant in conflict management, CEO and Founder of responsetrainings.com, non-fiction author, Aikido Sensei, and EMT. She is taking chaos head-on to find out what works when leading chaos to safety, sanity, and order. Ria is sharing tips from her crisis intervention curriculum and is interviewing authors, business and community leaders and the unknown heroes who are and have faced chaos successfully. And if that doesn't work, she will throw in jokes and free APP tips to send Chaos off your trail.

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It is always best to lead, than be led. Do it! Choose Safety, Find Clarity, Create Order! Host, Ria Windcaller, is an international consultant in conflict management, CEO and Founder of responsetrainings.com, non-fiction author, Aikido Sensei, and EMT. She is taking chaos head-on to find out what...

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