Why Pursuing Pleasure Will Not Get You Joy

Knowing how to distinguish between pleasure, happiness and joy makes the difference between a life filled with regrets and one that leaves you truly satisfied in the end. How you relate and get access to each of these says everything about the kind of life you are living. Caught your interest? Tune in.

This podcast includes:

- understanding pleasure

- defining happiness

- breaking down joy

- the dangerous relationship betweenb pleasure, projection and addiction

- strategies and tips for developing healthy relationships with pleasure, happiness and joy

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You Can Manage Your Stress

Pandemics, recessions, and wars... breakups, deadlines, and traffic: Figuring out how to react and cope with stress when it strikes — whether it be huge or something small — can be hard. But is all stress bad? And can we really manage the way it affects us? In today's podcast, I’m taking you back stage to learn how you can manage stress like a pro. You'll get everything you need to know about stress, how to deal with it, and even how to come out of it stronger, more positive, and balanced. There couldn't be a more relevant time to have these skills, so buckle up for the ride and lets get moving!

This podcast includes:

- understanding stress, both acute and chronic

- my own examples of stress in my life and how I've managed it poorly and well

- assessing your own level of stress

- distinguishing between the good zone and the terror zone in stress

- 5 best practices for managing stress before it happens

- 2 best practices for managing stress in the moment it happens

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Your Perfectionism is Stopping You from Actually Improving

Perfectionism is a seductive narrative that can easily convince us that if we only reach or become X, Y or Z, we will then finally be happy, successful, and satisfied. Unfortunately, not only will being perfect acquire you none of those things, but the path to perfection can even lead to disastrous failure. In this podcast, I'll break down the manipulative appeal of perfectionism and explain how 3 words can lead to more fulfilment, productivity and happiness in your life. Let's dive in.

This podcast includes:

- the 3 words that will change your relationship to perfectionism

- understanding what is perfectionism and it's impact on real performance

- distinguishing between perfectionism and shame, judgment and confidence

- identifying the saboteurs underneath your perfectionism

- my own stories and struggles with perfectionism

- the link between perfectionism and a growth mindset

- 3 critical mindset shifts necessary to overcome perfectionism

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How to Deal With Motivation Swings and Get Your Goals and Projects Back on Track

Ever felt like your motivation is all over the place? Like sometimes you're super pumped and motivated to work on your goal or project, and other times you just can't get yourself to do anything? Well, I have good news for you. In this podcast, I'll help you understand what's going on with your motivation and how it works in 3 swings. Once you understand the difference between each you'll know how to ride those swings to get unstuck. Sounds too good to be true? Keep listening and you'll know how too.

This podcast includes:

- how motivation works and why it varies

- the nature of high motivation when learning something new

- the energy dip that occurs when you lose motivation

- my own story around losing motivation during my coaching certification journey

- how to use alternative methods to enter into the second swing of motivation

- how to then use your learning journey to enter into the third swing and integrate your new habits, goals or projects into daily life

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How to Turn Other’s Criticism and Judgments into Gold

Criticism and judgment--whether it's about your hair, your work, or your life--can be downright awful when you are on the receiving end of it. But here's the thing: criticism only hurts if we let it and don't learn from it. If we learn how to use it for our self-development, then we can benefit from it more than those criticizing you will ever want you to. Want to know how? Tune in.

This podcast includes:

- understand your response to someone's judgment of you

- dig into the impact that someone's judgment has on you

- learn how to face people's criticism head-on

- decide what to do if you secretly agree with someone's criticism

- know what to do if you don't agree with someone's criticism but are still bothered by it

- my personal story of starting a new business and being judged and criticized for it

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How to Make Any Dream Come True - The Real Art and Science of Manifestation

When it comes to making your wishes come true, how does manifestation actually work? And what are the biggest pitfalls between you and your dreams? Tune into this podcast to learn the 4 most important tips and obstacles to you being able to make your wishes and goals come true. 

This podcast includes:

- what is manifestation

- the 4 steps to manifesting your dreams

- tips and tricks from my own manifesting experiences and examples

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Why You Should Stop Reaching For Your Potential

The idea of reaching your potential is not only unhelpful but points you in the wrong direction for where to find it. If you really want to reach your potential, you need to stop reaching and start digging. In this episode, I'll share with you the best tips and tools for how to step into your greatest future self.  

This podcast includes:

- what is potential

- how do you reach your full potential and where should you look for it

- how to unlearn limiting beliefs and habits

- understand why you aren't using your full potential

- define the difference between digging and reaching for your potential

- explain the fear of being great

- 5 tools for how to start truly accessing your potential

- my own examples and stories on my journey to understanding my potential

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Boundaries Are Your Best Friends:

Burnout seems to be the illness of our times. But what is burnout, really? How is it different than stress and how can boundaries improve our ability to connect with self and others? Find out all of this and more in this podcast on why boundaries are your best friends.

This podcast includes:

- understand the connection between boundaries and burnout

- know the 12 stages of burnout

- recognize the difference between burnout and stress

- learn from my own story around burnout

- distinguish the connection between boundaries and empathy for others

- hear how boundaries are an essential part of my work as a coach

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Why Boundaries Matter:

Boundaries are key to establishing healthy relationships with self and others. But what are boundaries, how do you establish healthy ones, and what do you do if your boundaries get crossed or ignored by others? This episode explores all of this and more so have a listen and get one step closer to living your best life!

This podcast includes:

- what are boundaries

- what's the consequence of setting too few or too many boundaries

- what do healthy and healthy boundaries look like

- what's the connection between boundaries, well-being, health and happiness

- my own stories and examples around boundary setting, socializing, and work

- tips for how you can start to use boundaries to improve the quality of your life

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Your Triggers Are Your friends!

What triggers you is a fantastic opportunity for growth and self-development. But triggers can also be painful, annoying and evasive. Want to learn how to better predict them, manage them, and benefit from them? Tune into this first You Are What You Think podcast where everything you need to know about triggers unpacked, explored and distilled for you.

This podcast includes:

- what is a trigger

- how do my triggers differ from yours

- what's the impact that triggers have on our brain, thoughts, feelings, and behaviors

- how can you better predict when you will be triggered

- why you need to use triggers to foster your self-development

- how to manage your triggers before they even stress you out

- my own stories and examples of getting triggered

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