WALL 13: Not finding work fulfilling? You can change that with Dr. Maike Neuhaus

I’ve heard of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation and didn’t realise there was a third type of motivation until today’s conversation! 

Watch our conversation on YouTube!

In order to be completely mentally healthy, we need a lot more. And basically what we need is something called flourishing. Let’s learn more about it and understand what it means to flourish and thrive so in return, we can live valuable, meaningful lives. We all have the potential to flourish, listen in to hear how.

Dr. Maike Neuhaus a self-proclaimed self-leadership and flourishing fanatic. From a young age, she has been fascinated with the fact that some people seem to thrive in life, while others get in their own way. She studied psychology, did a doctorate specializing in behavior change techniques, and learned what humans need in order to create a life of meaning and long-lasting happiness. 

To date, she has helped thousands of people build healthier and happier habits through her coaching and signature program FRESH START. Maike practices what she preaches by living on her own terms and traveling the world with her husband and two kids.

I met Dr. Maike when we both attended a Team Management Systems (TMS) accreditation program. She walked into class with a leather jacket, a motorbike helmet, and was questioning study validity, and I was like, “Who is this cool person?” We kept in touch over email, Maike and her family moved to Europe but since she’s been back, we’ve been having conversations, like we had today, in person, in cool places, and it’s one of my favorite things to do.

In this conversation, you'll hear Dr. Maike discuss:

• What it means to be mentally healthy
• Why we need to be flourishing and thriving
• How do we take care of our emotional wellbeing
• The role of self-actualization in the social wellbeing
• The difference between surviving and thriving 
• How she woke up and realised her work wasn’t fulfilling her, and how she took the steps to change that
• The power of definitions, particularly related to burnout and languishing
• The three key elements of her self-leadership 2.0 model 
• Integrated motivation (it’s not intrinsic or extrinsic)
• Your purpose and how it doesn’t have to be linked to your job
• What Maike and her family are doing next
• Rapid round

Conversation moments

• (00:00:00) Episode Snippet
• (00:00:30) Introduction
• (00:00:45) About Dr. Maike Neuhaus
• (00:03:53) Welcoming Dr. Maike Neuhaus
• (00:08:40) Employees and Executive Burnouts
• (00:13:50) Are you working just to make money?
• (00:21:00) Pressure after Procrastination
• (00:24:15) Should you say yes to an opportunity even though you're not ready?
• (00:29:15) Why do we wait 'til retirement?
• (00:33:58) Rapid Rounds
• (00:37:20) Aiming for flourishing and thriving

Connect with Dr. Maike Neuhaus

• Dr. Maike’s website
• Dr. Maike on LinkedIn
• Dr. Maike on Instagram
• Dr. Maike on Facebook
• Dr. Maike on TikTok
• Dr. Maike on YouTube

Rapid Round Recommendations:

• 📘 Books: Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
• 🎵 Song: Nujabes playlist
• 🗨️ Quote: “Our approach to mental illness is insane.” by Corey Keyes

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