Quote: “Stress is a barometer for how much you care.” Dr. Rebecca Heiss
If fear, imposter syndrome, or second-guessing yourself has ever held you back from raising your fees, pitching dream clients, or stepping onto bigger stages, this conversation is an absolute must-listen! In this episode of The Wealthy Speaker Podcast, I’m joined by the brilliant Dr. Rebecca Heiss to explore how our ancestral brains often sabotage our success. Rebecca breaks down the fascinating science behind why we freeze up when taking big leaps in our speaking businesses, offering practical, brain-based strategies to help you reframe stress, quiet self-doubt, and show up with unshakeable confidence.
Rebecca understands the threat of change. As a stress physiologist, Dr. Rebecca Heiss is dedicated to helping us overcome our instinctual limitations – the ancient, often subconscious fears that hold us back from our optimal performance and our happiest lives. Her research has been designated “transformative” by the National Science Foundation, and it is waking up audiences around the world. As the author of two books, Springboard and Instinct, the founder and CEO of the leadership 360-review mobile application, icueity, and a highly sought-after professional speaker, Rebecca has found her calling in helping others recognize the power of transforming stress into fuel that serves us. A former educator, Dr. Heiss spent much of her early career in the classroom at both the high school and college levels and was recruited to serve as a founding member of an innovative charter school focused on entrepreneurial thinking and impact-based learning.
Highlights you won’t want to miss:
- Transform Fear into Fuel [0:00]
- From teaching to speaking [1:00]
- Finding the right formula [6:00]
- The T-minus 3 Technique [9:30]
- Putting T-minus 3 into action [12:00]
- From TED Talk to speaking business [17:00]
- Stressors for speakers [25:00]
- Feedback is a gift [28:00]
- See you next time [33:06]
Today, Rebecca shares her Fear[less] Stress formula to transform fear into fuel from stages around the world as a facilitator of her Fear[less] Masterclass and Fellow at Furman University’s Center for Innovative Leadership. She continues her research on how we can turn trauma into Post-Traumatic Growth (PTG) rather than PTSD. Rebecca’s “Fear[less]” message inspires hope and actionable insights to train our brains to work for us, rather than against us in times of change and uncertainty. With surprising humor and palpable energy, whether she is delivering virtually or on stage, she wins over her audiences with interactive, inspiring, and timely takeaways. Rebecca lives in South Carolina with her spoiled, rotten dogs, Guinness & Murphy, and every day tries to live by her life motto: “Spread Happy.”
If you could use some great ideas on how to transform your fear into fuel and step up your speaking game, you simply can’t afford to miss this episode!
I hope you’ll listen and learn
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