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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069: Cultivating Inspiration

Sep 12 2018 24 mins  
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 – to inspire. What can we do to help us breathe into a crisis? Exhale, (wh

068: Getting to Certain in Uncertain Times

Sep 11 2017 22 mins  
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 this podcast on leading chaos - and I know for certain that isn't easy. :) Life thoug

067: Perfect Transitions

Apr 25 2016 23 mins  
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.

066- Red Canoe

Mar 18 2016 20 mins  
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 just kidding around and doing a little ditty with us kids at the time. But that just goes

065: New York State Of Mind

Feb 15 2016 18 mins  
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 step when you start hearing that song. Such songs do that to us and when the song isn't t

064- Can't Get My Goat

Jan 28 2016 21 mins  
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 us lose ourself when triggered... or give away our Goat. Baaahaaaa We are back on track

063: Anniversaries Suck

Jan 14 2016 13 mins  
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 importantly with birthdays you know what you are celebrating. It the day you were born

062: Zen of Poppins

Dec 30 2015 29 mins  
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 episode is taking time to do one of my favorite stress relaxation exercises and sharin

Good Tidiings Mr Grinch

Dec 16 2015 21 mins  
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, throughout my childhood, but that just goes to show you that sometimes the most obvi

PT37 Yoda Effect

Dec 02 2015 20 mins  
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 with me, Please Thank you George Lucas for helping me define a skill that is so helpfu