Achieve a State of Flow to Increase Productivity with Omer Aziz

In this episode, Roxanne Derhodge and Omer Aziz delve into the concept of 'flow', its personal factors and how it boosts productivity. They discuss the role of engagement, emotional highs and addressing your inner critic. They also explore bad flow, the importance of using the right talent and the role of habituation in maintaining flow.

Quote: “The fundamental building block of Flow is this idea of an emotional high.” Omer Aziz

What is Flow, why do we need it and how do we achieve it? A Flow State, also known as being in the zone, is the mental state in which a person performing an activity is fully immersed in a feeling of energized focus, full involvement, and enjoyment in the process of the activity. On this episode of Authentic Living with Roxanne, we welcome Omer Aziz to discuss how to increase productivity by achieving a state of Flow.

Omer is a strengths-based coach who uses an engineering approach. He has a background in Engineering and HR both in education and experience. He obtained his Masters in Engineering from Carleton University and certificates in HR Management from the University of Toronto and the University of Michigan. He has over 30 years of experience working for Canadian telecommunications and hi-tech companies.

Authentic Touch Points:

What is Flow? 2:15 Is Flow quantifiable? 5:45 How to track and build Flow. 11:00 Silencing your inner critic. 14:30 How to trigger your Flow. 19:45 hat can restrict Flow? 24:00 Flow is contagious. 28:30 The research of Flow. 31:30
Omer has presented at various conferences including TEDx (Thunder Bay), DisruptHR (Ottawa and Niagara region) and HR Redefined (NYC). He also achieved his coaching certification with the Flow Genome Project, and he currently consults with companies and individuals on achieving the state of peak performance called Flow.

With many of us working from home and feeling the pressure of the pandemic, I encourage you to reach out with thoughts or questions about your own self-awareness and creating a healthier mindset through connection.

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Stay Authentic,

Roxanne

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Omer’s email: [email protected]
Connect with Omer by email to receive your free gifts Omer’s website: https://peakperformance.engineering/ Roxanne’s LinkedIn profile:https://www.linkedin.com/in/roxannederhodge/ Roxanne’s email: [email protected] Chat with Roxanne: https://roxannederhodge.com/chat/ Roxanne’s previous podcasts: https://roxannederhodge.com/blog/

(0:00) Introduction and guest Omer Aziz's background (1:58) Understanding the concept of flow and its personal factors (5:43) The business case for flow: Productivity and performance increase (7:25) Presenteism, engagement and emotional highs in maintaining flow (13:57) Addressing the inner critic as a flow blocker (29:00) Recognizing emotional highs and noting achievements for better flow (33:53) Understanding bad flow, using the right talent and the role of habituation (38:29) The concept of a talent-based power hour and the contagious nature of flow