Change Academy

Monica Reinagel•changeacademypodcast.com

Learn how to cultivate a more productive mindset, form sustainable habits, and create a lifestyle that supports both your goals and your wellbeing with host, Monica Reinagel. Drawing on decades of expertise and experience, Monica provides guidance on navigating the challenging process of behavior change in a fun and accessible way. Learn more and find show notes for every episode at https://changeacademypodcast.com

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You Must Have a Plan

Your plan is your map. Without your map, you may make it to your destination but it will take a long time and you will expend a lot more energy and frustration getting there. Main points in this episode: Bridging the Intention/Behavior Gap (It’s not just you; everybody struggles with this). Action Planning: Anticipating how, when, where you will perform the steps. What do you need to put in place? Coping Planning (just as important but no-one ever talks about it). Anticipating the ways in which ...

Apr 29, 2020•29 min•Ep. 5

The Difference Between Goals and Objectives

Well beyond a number on the scale or an amount in your bank account, your objective keeps you moving forward in your journey of change. Questions we answer during this episode: Why can’t I just have a plan and do it? Why is a goal or objective so important? What is the difference between a goal and an objective? What do I do if I have tried to hit this goal before and failed? How do short term goals help us reach our ultimate objective? Interested in having Monica present at your next live or vi...

Apr 18, 2020•27 min•Ep. 4

The Importance of Curiosity

Both curiosity and openness are essential to creating lasting change. Curiosity goes hand in hand with a willingness and ability to look at thoughts, feelings, actions, outcomes. Key takeaways in this episode: The right answer is only right for you (keep in personal). Don’t get hung up on what you think you should be doing, try stuff. Ask yourself why this happened so you can learn where the process is breaking down. Don’t reject an idea until you have tried it on for size. Interested in having ...

Apr 08, 2020•31 min•Ep. 3

A Compelling Reason to Change

Last episode, we outlined the 8 things we believe to be essential for creating sustainable change and in this episode we’re going to take a closer look at the first one on our list. A Reason. Change is hard and uncomfortable. So, your desire to change yourself has to be greater than your desire to keep things the same. That is where a compelling reason comes in handy. Takeaways: 1. Your desire to change must be more powerful than staying the same 2. Don’t listen to others, get personal. 3. Forgi...

Apr 02, 2020•24 min•Ep. 2

Eight Things to Make Changes that Last

The eight things you need to make any change become lasting and sustainable, in our opinion, are: A reason, Curiosity, An objective, A Plan, Support, Practice, Failure, and Forever. We'll look at each of these in more depth in future episodes but for now, this is what you need to know. 1. A Compelling and Personal Reason - not the what and how but the WHY. 2. Curiosity - in a nutshell, this is the opposite of waiting for someone to tell you what to do. 3. Objectives - beyond a number on the scal...

Mar 30, 2020•28 min•Ep. 1

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