Rise From The Ashes
"Burnout to Brilliance: Great CEOs, No Burnout"
Leadership is tough. Burnout makes it tougher.
But it doesn’t have to be that way. Rise From The Ashes is the ultimate podcast for visionary CEOs and executives who refuse to let burnout rob them of their brilliance, legacy, and impact.
Hosted by Baz Porter, this show isn’t just about surviving leadership it’s about transforming it. Each week, we delve deep into the art and science of thriving at the top, combining actionable strategies, spiritual alignment, and raw truths that reignite your purpose and optimize your energy.
Here’s what you’ll get:
- Bold Frameworks: Learn the exact steps to conquer decision fatigue, streamline your mental energy, and reclaim control of your leadership.
- Spiritual Awakenings: Explore the intersection of purpose, alignment, and success to lead with clarity and connection.
- Transformational Insights: Hear unfiltered stories and practical wisdom from world-class leaders who’ve turned their burnout into brilliance.
This isn’t just a podcast it’s a revolution for leaders ready to rise, inspire, and leave a legacy that outlasts them.
Rise From The Ashes
Harnessing Burnout for Brilliance: Catherine Bell’s Leadership Lessons (Part 2)
Burnout isn’t the end it’s the beginning of something greater. In this episode of Rise From the Ashes: Burnout to Brilliance, visionary leader Catherine Bell shares how she transformed personal tragedy into leadership mastery. Her journey reveals the power of mental management, mentorship, and shifting from “how” to “who” in achieving lasting success.
Key Takeaways from Catherine Bell’s Leadership Philosophy:
✔ Mental Mastery Over Emotion: Learn how Catherine harnessed emotional resilience to lead with clarity and purpose.
✔ Mentorship as a Success Multiplier: The right mentors shape your future Catherine shares how to choose wisely.
✔ The “Who, Not How” Paradigm Shift: Instead of asking how to solve a problem, ask who can help solve it.
🔹 What if every encounter you had could leave the world a little brighter?
Catherine’s story isn’t just about overcoming adversity it’s about using it as fuel to elevate others. After the profound loss of her husband, she redefined leadership by embedding love, community, and purposeful action into her daily life. She challenges us all to leave people better than we found them.
🎧 Tune in for an inspiring conversation on how to:
✅ Create a leadership legacy through emotional intelligence and impact.
✅ Shift from self-reliance to collaboration for exponential growth.
✅ Use spiritual alignment to fuel resilience and purpose.
This episode is a call to action—step into your brilliance, embrace support, and lead with heart.
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Friends, as our time together comes to a close, I want to express my deepest gratitude. Thank you for joining me on this bold journey of self-discovery and leadership. My mission is to help you rise from burnout to brilliance, because Great CEOs deserve No Burnout.
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This is Baz Porter, signing off with immense gratitude. Stay bold, stay true, and remember you always have a partner in your corner who knows the weight you carry and the greatness you’re capable of.
Until next time, keep rising.
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to part two Rice from the Ashes. Burnout to Brilliance these are strategies for leadership and overcoming adversity in people's lives. My current guest, catherine Bell, has shared her tragic loss of her husband, but also her resilience and passion for non-profits, hedge funds and inspiring other people through her own journeys in life. Burnout isn't a sign of weakness. It's a sign and a call to rise. Join a movement today. Join courageous leaders such as Catherine, transforming lives and changing them. So subscribe, you're not alone, and welcome to the family, catherine. Welcome back. How are you feeling? You're not alone and welcome to the family, catherine. Welcome back. How are you feeling? You're still good.
Speaker 2:So happy to be here with you. I love these conversations.
Speaker 1:It's a privilege and I mean that with the deepest respect it's a privilege and an honor to have you here. I want to touch on strategic, tactical strategies. I'll kind of bloody say it now. Tactical strategies what are the three game-changing strategies that you had as a leader or CEO in your companies but you had to implement today and then manage the leadership and lead from a very effective place? Bear in mind, you run hedge funds, you've got communities, you're at the head of your game in your industries because you have several. What are the main strategic leadership challenges that you have and how do you employ them for to help you and others around you?
Speaker 2:So the first one is this right here, what's going on in between my ears, like that is the number one thing I have to deal with every day is constantly managing for that. Kick my ass to make sure I am having accurate thinking. That's what it comes down to. That's like number one. And with that comes an enormous amount of like reading and education. And again, whoever I can be mentored by and it doesn't necessarily mean mentored like one-on-one, face-to-face by, and it doesn't necessarily mean mentored like one on one, face to face, like in my mind all of these books that I've read, all these brilliant authors, they've all been a part of mentoring me and who I've become as a woman, right, so that I'm deeply grateful for. So that is number two. It's like the mentors and the people that we surround ourselves by. We become like the five people we spend the most time with. And again, it's the physical, but it's also what are we putting into our minds? What are we watching on TV? What are we listening to? What is it that we're consuming? Because those voices will impact us. So I'm extremely mindful about who I allow to impact me, my mind, my body, my spirit, my heart, like all of it. That's like number two. And then it's making sure. It's one of my favorite books.
Speaker 2:It's who, not how, by Dan Sullivan, that when we, when I stopped being arrogant and asking the question, how do I do this? And I started being more mindful and asking wait a second, who already knows how to do this? That I can just ask them and somehow collaborate so that we can create this together, that's when everything shifted. So I'm I stopped. I just again, I had to like that. Whatever that ego part is that I had to have, I had to know all the hows. That's ridiculous. There's no way in the world. I'm pretty smart, but there's no way in the world I'm going to know how to do everything. But I know a lot of people who know how to do all the things.
Speaker 2:And so that leads to the other piece, which is all about community and making sure that again leave every person, property and community better than I found them, and having people understand that your reputation precedes you, whether you like it or not, and you never know a conversation or an interaction or relationship that you had 20 years ago, how it literally could come full circle and either help you or hinder you based on how you left that person.
Speaker 2:So I challenge everybody what if every single person you interacted with, from the person at Starbucks or the person at the grocery store, the person in the boardroom, or like anybody what if you actually left every single person, better than you found them? What if you did that? Then what would this world look like? Because, again, more times than I can count, I know people who walk into rooms and because they've been so horrible to other people, the doors are immediately shut and then I can walk into the same room and doors are completely opened. Not because of my experience, not because of my resume, anything like that, but it literally has been because of how I've left those people in the past 100 percent and I love what you just said.
Speaker 1:It's the way you make people feel that people remember Not what you did. It doesn't matter what actions you did or anything else. It's the way you make them feel they will always remember. Learning off other people is often a pathway to uber success. But uber success takes a minimum of about 15 years in the making.
Speaker 1:Anybody you see that successful has been on the grind for about 15 years in the making. Anybody you see that successful has been on the grind for about 15 years, probably more so the Gary V's, grant Cardone's, et cetera, et cetera because they've all been in the grind. But they have a component that most people don't know about and it's a spiritual legacy. It's an alignment within them and we touched on this earlier that drives you forward. You mentioned earlier in part one about the vision board and making the dream and the components for that, all these things connecting. But you have a bigger vision for yourself, for your family, but you also have to align your values with it In your world. How do your values and your belief system inspire not just yourself but other people, and how do they drive and rule your life or bring your authentic self forward?
Speaker 2:so it's funny because I actually just did date with destiny. So I've done all of Tony Robbins work, but that was the last one I hadn't done and everybody kept telling me it was the one and that was a game and they weren't wrong. I'm like, oh my.
Speaker 2:God, I go do this and go through the values, and so, for me, my number one is love. It all comes down to love, and I I believe to my core. And I don't know where this comes from. I didn't read it, I didn't like. It's just something inside of me that I believe that every single person on this planet has a purpose to be here.
Speaker 2:And how do you find your purpose? It is that nagging question that is inside of us that we constantly ask quietly when, or who is like, when is somebody going to do something about that? And I believe that question that you ask over and over the when is something that somebody going to do something about that? Because you're the person, it's you. Like when I kept asking when is somebody going to do something about all these adoptable children in the foster care system? And like when? When? Seriously, come on, we have billions of dollars being poured into this, the government's involved. All these people Like when? Oh wait, it was me, little me. I'm nothing special, nothing Like, there's nothing. You know what I mean? I'm just a woman. I'm just a woman who was born in Canada, came to the United States, did all the things. Again, there's nothing inherently magical about me, except for the fact was to the core of my being that nagging keeps me awake at night. So it must be me that I.
Speaker 2:That is my purpose, and I believe everybody has a nagging question like that.
Speaker 2:And if we told ourselves the truth about it and then actually got the courage to do something about it now what would our world look like?
Speaker 2:But how many people have the courage to get quiet enough to hear the question and then to do something about it? And I don't have all the pieces figured out and I had a call this morning with somebody else and we're figuring the pieces out because I don't know the how, I just know the what. And I know, like I know, with 2.1 million families looking to adopt there's more than 350,000 congregations in this country, 350,000 congregations in this country if each church found one family to adopt one child, we could get this done in my lifetime. And I also know, like I know, that those children out there that are praying for families to love them because it isn't their fault that they're in this situation, that what if 1%, just 1% of those kids, that'd be 3,500 kids that grow up and are inspired just like me, that just because they have a family that love them, they decide to go make a difference in the world. I believe that to the core of my being.
Speaker 1:I love what you're saying here and again. If the people who can't see the video I've got a stupid little grin in my face that I look like a five-year-old going to a tweet store. Why I have that is because the passion that Catherine has, it's the belief beyond the belief, it's an internal knowing, it's a compass pointing to the true north. And if there's a friend of mine I know a few people that says why not me? Why not me? And to Catherine's point, if you're asking why not and you have a bigger burning question, the answer to this Catherine's discovering it. She's discovered portions of it and layers to it, but there's always a bigger why.
Speaker 1:Love is a component, the driving force is so many components, but the spiritual side of it and that spiritualism let me just define that isn't just a thing, it's an energy that is driving every single human being on earth. I have a concept called a million dreams, and it's not my a million dreams, it's yours. It's about you providing for other people your deepest, darkest desires. That's what that platform is going to do, but it takes bold action to create it. It takes courage, resilience and learning. And also, to Catherine's point, earlier collaboration. The collaboration part is through podcasts, through conversations, through empathy and understanding. If you were to do it all over again, catherine, and you had to transform, would be anything you would do differently and if so, why?
Speaker 2:I would have trusted myself sooner and dove in sooner.
Speaker 1:And that is an honest answer. And I know that because the amount of time you actually took to pause and think about what you were going to say, you weren't just thinking, you were feeling how to present that answer. What would be the advice you would give to someone going through a challenging time right now?
Speaker 2:To ask the question who has already been through this and reach out and have an honest conversation with them?
Speaker 1:And if someone wanted to reach out to you, catherine, and they're hearing this. How would be the best way to do that?
Speaker 2:So here's what I love you can actually have a conversation with me 24-7, doesn't matter what time of the day or night. Go to CatherineBellai and I am there and she's my clone and she literally answers everything. It's like all of my knowledge and wisdom is there, and all of my friends, family, everybody's having mind-blowing conversations. And there you go, you can have a conversation with her I love that.
Speaker 1:I love it. And someone wants to call you or get hold of your website book. Obviously, the books are going to be underneath. Uh, please go and check them out and have a conversation. Where else could they get hold of you?
Speaker 2:I'm all over social media.
Speaker 1:I'm everywhere, yeah, my website Titan Impact Group.
Speaker 2:But yeah, I'm everywhere. I'm pretty accessible.
Speaker 1:So I know you've got the books coming up. What's the next game for you? What's the next stage? What's the next level? What's the next Catherine Bell level.
Speaker 2:It's continuing to. We have our debt validation fund, so we're raising the $50 million helping these 33,000 families, and so it's for accredited investors only. If you wanna learn about more about that, let me know. It's pretty extraordinary to be able to do good and do well at the same time, so I'm excited about that. That's a really big thing.
Speaker 2:And then, of course, the books, and then, of course, the nonprofit in anybody that wants to be involved, either volunteer or donate or anything to be a part of this mission of getting these 350,000 children adopted and it's not just adopting right. Obviously, we're having to raise the money from donations so that we can pour that into all the nonprofit adoption agencies that are facilitating all of this. But you can become a CASA member, you can become a volunteer to help these families have some reprieve from the kids, and there's just so many different ways that people can actually help. So if you're interested, let me know and I can show you all the ways that you can be a part of the solution. Because, again, no child ever needs to experience black trash bag day ever yeah, I love that.
Speaker 1:And for those people who are skeptical, come and get a conversation with me. I'm fairly accessible as well, and if you have a conversation with me, I'll connect you with katherine very happily for myself. Katherine, you're awesome.
Speaker 2:Thank you very much for joining me again I'm gonna spread this message far and wide for my listeners. Thank you very much for joining me again.
Speaker 1:I'm going to spread this message far and wide for my listeners. Thank you very much for tuning in, sharing the message and listening. Please download it, leave a little review and I'm happy to receive it. And also, I love feedback, because feedback makes the world go around and it makes me bigger. Do better. I want to answer the questions that you're asking. Burnout isn't isn't just burnout. It's stealing your energy and it's stealing your brilliance, your purpose and your legacy. Leadership is too important to let burnout win. So subscribe and join a movement, not just a podcast. The leaders are transforming burnout into brilliance, purpose and generational impact. Ladies and gentlemen, your rise starts today. Thank you very much for another episode of Rise from the Ashes podcast, and thank you very much, catherine, for joining me once again here. Much love, blessings and have an amazing day on purpose. Speak soon.
