Spring cleaning doesn’t have to be limited to your physical space. Clearing out old thoughts and beliefs that don’t serve you can open space for growth. What do you need to clean out of your house or out of your life this spring? In this week’s podcast from A Decided Difference, LouAnn has ideas for refreshing your home and your outlook.
Dwelling on the past is not the best way to move forward, but thinking about your personal history in the right ways can help make your future better. Remembering joyful times and recognizing how far you have come can both be useful. If you do both with the attitude of gratitude, you will feel happier in the moment and more optimistic about the future. Learn more in this week’s podcast from A Decided Difference.
It’s springtime. If you want to be happier, go outside and play! In this week's podcast from A Decided Difference, LouAnn explores the benefits of play.
Hope can be the basis of an upward spiral that never has to top out, even when the world throws its hardest challenges at us. The skills we have practiced during the pandemic can help us thrive as we move into the future, helping us to be happier than ever before. Learn more in this week’s podcast from A Decided Difference.
The thoughts, attitudes, and actions you tend to are the ones that will flourish. The best way to build good habits may not be the way you learned from family or in school. Treating yourself with understanding and kindness can be far more effective than criticism, judgment, and condemnation. Learn more in this week’s podcast from A Decided Difference.
How can you break the monotony of pandemic life and inject a little more fun into your daily routine? How can you get things done but enjoy the doing more? Make it a game, and the sillier, the better. Learn more in this week’s podcast from A Decided Difference.
It takes courage, and grit, and daring to keep going forward with optimism. It is not easy to try and try again after disappointment or heartbreak. But it is worth the effort to consider how what looks like a setback right now could be a step forward into a happier future. Learn more in this week’s podcast from A Decided Difference.
It is so easy to lose sight of how important small things are. When we think of change, we often focus on the big leaps, the grand gestures, or the earth-shattering events. Meanwhile, it’s the small kindnesses—or the small injuries—that create our daily experiences. They are also mostly responsible for shaping us over the course of a lifetime, whether we are the receiver or the giver. It all matters. In this week’s podcast from A Decided Difference, learn techniques for creating happiness throug...
If you are feeling burned out and overwhelmed after nearly a year of the pandemic experience, you may feel better if you cultivate the joy of doing nothing. And there is no reason to feel guilty while doing nothing! Find ideas for rest and recovery in this week's podcast episode from A Decided Difference.
What would happen if you just decided to give up worrying? Is it possible to do? In this week’s podcast from A Decided Difference, learn how you can stop worrying and why it won't make you into a bad person.
Do you recognize yourself in any of the five worry styles in this week’s podcast? Identifying your style of worrying can help you find ways to reduce your anxiety and increase your enjoyment of life.
Patience may be a virtue, but it is also a skill that can be developed and strengthened through practice. As we continue to slog through the pandemic and its challenges, practicing patience will help us stay the course. Find ideas for developing more patience in this week’s podcast from A Decided Difference.
Taking some time to get quiet can be refreshing in the midst of winter. It may seem like an oxymoron, but planning activities for your downtime can make it more valuable and more enjoyable. Learn more about making the most of the hush of winter in this week's podcast from A Decided Difference.
As we begin a new year, one of the best things we can do is to really and truly let go of the old one. Are there bridges you need to burn behind you? Do it! In this episode of A Decided Difference, LouAnn Clark encourages you to strike that match.
What stops you from making change? Anxiety, fear, feeling overwhelmed? In this week’s podcast, learn a way to counteract these forces and finally make the changes you want. You can create a truly happy new year.
As 2020 draws to a close, the winter season is only beginning. This is not the time to lose hope. This is the time to practice the thinking skills that will help you walk into a brighter future. Draw encouragement from this week's podcast from A Decided Difference.
LouAnn continues her conversation with writer and speaker Debbie Legg. Debbie shares ideas about taking good care of yourself in the ongoing pandemic, through the holidays, and beyond. Reach out to Debbie or find more of her ideas at debbielegg.com.
Self-care isn’t just about getting massages or eating dark chocolate. True self-care is not treating yourself; it’s treating yourself well. In this week’s podcast, LouAnn’s guest is writer and speaker Debbie Legg. She offers ideas for self care in the ongoing pandemic, through the holidays, and beyond. Contact Debbie at debbielegg.com.
There is one month left in 2020. How will you finish this year? Why not start making plans and taking action to start 2021 with renewed energy and greater focus? In this week’s podcast from A Decided Difference, LouAnn Clark shows you how.
To reap a bountiful harvest, you need to plan, plant, and nurture. You have to work with nature and within time. You have to keep the faith, and even then, a bounty is not guaranteed. That’s why gratitude for what we have is so important in staying mentally healthy. Hear more from LouAnn Clark in this week’s episode of A Decided Difference.
Gratitude can relieve depression and anxiety, and it is an easy technique to use. There are pitfalls to avoid when focusing on gratitude, and one of them is guilt. Learn more in this week’s podcast from A Decided Difference.
You can refresh your mind and your mood by doing something completely different from what you’ve done before, even if it is something small. The world is full of bad things we can’t control, but we can create good things and put them out there. Join LouAnn for this week’s podcast from A Decided Difference.
Feelings are not facts. If you feel powerless, it doesn’t mean you are helpless. It may just mean you need to change your thinking. The greatest feeling of power comes from knowing what you can do and what you can’t, and then doing what you can. Hear more in this week’s podcast from A Decided Difference. To purchase LouAnn’s book, A Decided Difference: The Secret to Positive Change, go to https://amzn.to/32k9WLZ. (LouAnn is an Amazon associate and earns a commission and royalties from your purch...
Even if chaos is swirling all around, you can be okay. In this week’s podcast from A Decided Difference, LouAnn shares listeners’ excellent suggestions for finding comfort in the chaos.
What happens when you engage in too much positive thinking? There is a dark side to positive thinking, and it’s made of too much sunshine. In this week’s podcast from A Decided Difference, LouAnn considers “toxic positivity.”
What does it mean to decide? A decision sets your mind into motion, instructing it on what to look for and where you want to go. In this week’s podcast episode, find more ideas for making effective decisions. This the Amazon link to Writing Through Transitions: A Guide for Transforming Life Changes by Leia Francisco. As an Amazon Associate, I do receive a small commission if you buy through this link. Writing Through Transitions: A Guide for Transforming Life Changes And this is the link to my b...
How do you make good decisions in the time of Covid? How can you feel confident you are making the right choices for your future? This week’s podcast from A Decided Difference has ideas you can use, no matter what kind of decision you need to make.
Every society passes beliefs down through the generations, but those ideas can be outdated, if not downright false. In this week’s podcast episode, LouAnn challenges three sets of beliefs that may be causing you pain and shares ideas for feeling much better.
These are the links to books and websites mentioned in podcast #392 on September 21, 2020. I am an Amazon affiliate. If you buy after clicking through these links, I get a small commission, but you pay nothing extra. Thank you for supporting my work at A Decided Difference! Shameless self-promotion: If you buy only one book, make it mine. :) A Decided Difference: The Secret to Positive Change If you are dealing with depression and/or anxiety, I recommend these books by David Burns, M.D. Feeling ...
We all need help in one form or another at various times in our lives. If you hesitate to ask for help, even when you need it, this week’s podcast episode from A Decided Difference can provide the assistance you need.
