Cyriel Kortleven is a man who practises what he preaches – a veteran in the world of creativity and innovation, he has developed his impressive skills as a teacher and inspirational speaker by dreaming big and starting with tiny steps.

In 2004, Cyriel started his own company and his mission in life became clear: to boost the creative & entrepreneurial mindset of professionals who are faced with change….which is pretty much everyone in business today.

Cyriel stimulates people to break their fixed-thinking patterns and inspires them to unleash their full potential. For more than 20 years, he has been inspiring organisations like IKEA, NASA and Unilever to approach Change with courage, confidence and enthusiasm. His pragmatic advice has earned him the nickname The Simplifier and he believes that in an increasingly complex world, we need new simple perspectives to enable us to navigate uncertainty and to turn problems into opportunities.

Cyriel has authored a number of books including The Change Mindset, which was launched last week, Yes and…Your Mental Agility, Yes and…Your Business, Yes and…Your Customer Service, Timespiration: a different look at time, less is More.

In today's conversation we will explore:

The importance of Yes And… instead of Yes But… Four steps to changing your state aligned with your purpose and vision The importance of reconnecting with your vision at an emotional level Creating space to be creative The critical importance of nano steps and the three minute rule

Quote

“You are not your emotions, you are not your fear.”

Contact Cyriel

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cyrielkortleven/

Website: https://www.cyrielkortleven.com/

The Idea Killers: https://www.cyrielkortleven.com/cmt-yes-and

Buy Cyriel’s Book: The Change Mindset

Link to book: https://rxe.me/9082935007

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About the Host

Brendan is a global business leader who builds profitable, scalable businesses by delivering on his strong personal belief that anything is possible. Over seventeen years, twelve as CEO of CDE Group, he helped the company achieve 25x revenue growth and become an industry leader. During his time as CEO the company delivered almost £500 million ($750 million) cumulative revenue and £50 million ($75 million) cumulative profit from more than 90 countries. The company also generated considerable cash reserves and became a revered leader in its industry.

Driven by his own desire to inspire, connect and enable ambitious leaders of SMEs to scale with purpose, he co-founded Simple Scaling with Claire Colvin with whom he co-authored Simple Scaling: 10 Proven Principles to 10x your business.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendan-mcgurgan-11854a13/

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