Would you like to make an excellent impression within a social setting? How would you like to leave a room and people start talking about you in a way that is not only flattering but where they wished you hadn’t gone? That is how to be unforgettable in a positive way. It’s not as difficult as you think, either. It does take a bit of practice and maybe even a bit of refocusing on your core beliefs. But, it’s possible, and you should get started now. Be punctual Another significant thing to rememb...
Jun 13, 2022•13 min•Season 5Ep. 240
5 Steps to Using Visualization to Get What You Want What do you want out of life? More importantly, how do you intend to go about getting it? We all have so many wants. Some are very simple, such as wanting to lose five pounds in time for swimsuit season. While others, such as changing to a new career, are more complex. What’s interesting is that you can use the very same technique to get precisely what you want, whether your goal is big or small. Visualization is the technique of picturing a go...
Jun 10, 2022•2 min•Season 5Ep. 239
Inner Calm For Internal peace What if someone told you that you could control your brain? Well, the good news is you can. All you need is some practice and a bit of knowledge. Neuroscience isn’t rocket science, and it’s a skill that can be learned with time, practice, and patience. Ready to learn how to be calm under pressure? 1. Understand “Fight or Flight.” You can thank your school teachers for beating this one into your head. If you need a little recap, “fight or flight” describes how the bo...
Jun 06, 2022•4 min•Season 5Ep. 238
Were You Taught the Definition of Insanity When You Were Young? A lot of adults never grasp the true definition of insanity. You might be thinking of some defining terms yourself. While there could be many definitions of that word depending on the situation, there's one that we'd like to talk about. "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over, and expecting different results." That's a pretty simple definition. It's been credited to Albert Einstein, one of the smartest humans ever to walk th...
Jun 04, 2022•3 min•Season 5Ep. 237
The Snowflake Philosophy Generation Snowflake has become the new norm. This article examines the nature of the Snowflake at the end of today’s cultural climate, and it also looks like the overly sensitive Snowflake characters of today. This article concludes by identifying some key characteristics of a Snowflake. The core metaphor is that such people are delicate like snowflakes , easily hurt by the complex realities of life, and think of themselves as unique without realising they are entitled ...
Jun 04, 2022•17 min•Season 5Ep. 236
Why is it important to listen to other’s people views When you disagree with someone, likely, you don’t want to waste your time listening to their views. Although listening to something you disagree with isn’t always fun, it is vital to your future. You, Will, Understand Something New When you take the time to listen to someone else and their perspectives, you are exposed to opinions that don’t exist in your mind and philosophies you may not have considered before. And even though you may not li...
May 25, 2022•3 min•Season 5Ep. 235
Anger Management Information There is plenty of relevant anger management information. First and foremost it is imperative to understand the anger and the consequences of anger. Anger management will not work without knowing what it is an individual is attempting to change or manage. Anger is an emotion and totally normal. It is a reaction to various situations. It is okay to be angry but when this anger becomes intense, frequently, there can be major problems; problems within the family, relati...
May 22, 2022•5 min•Season 5Ep. 234
Consider Using Support Groups for Traumatic Incidents It’s always a good idea to let the past stay in the past. However, a traumatic experience can make this more challenging. Any incidents may affect the abilities of a person both physically and mentally. While time will help to a certain extent, it takes much more to get over something traumatic. trauma There is help available for people going through events like this. A first step may be to get therapy, which often requires months to years of...
May 21, 2022•3 min•Season 5Ep. 233
What Does It Mean to be Innovative? Innovation. We hear that term each time we see a new product come out. It’s easy to think of innovation as creating something never thought of before. That’s not always the case. For example, using a telephone as a video device was built in the 1970s. But we don’t remember that because the timing was wrong. Instead, when Apple brings out their Facetime software, we think it’s an innovation. No. They had the right timing. The market was ready. Innovation keeps ...
May 20, 2022•3 min•Season 5Ep. 232
Are Creativity and Innovation the Same Thing? Creativity and innovation are often used interchangeably. In reality, they are more like two sides of the same coin. When put together, they have different functions that produce new products and ways of thinking. Understanding the difference and how they work together gives you an edge on your business and personal goals. You have to have both to make your mark on the world. How Creativity and Innovation Differ from (and Support) Each Other You migh...
May 20, 2022•3 min•Season 5Ep. 231
How many times have you started something with the best of intentions only to fizzle out before you ever got the idea fully off the ground? Frustrating. This feels especially bad when you quit after making significant inroads into the project. You wouldn’t think you’d leave something hanging like that, but you do. Why? We tend to be bad at reaching our goals. Not because we can’t make a decent goal or even put the work in. It's the follow-through that gets us down, mostly because goals tend to i...
May 20, 2022•11 min•Season 5Ep. 230
The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) says "social isolation and loneliness have a detrimental effect on your health and well-being". Some consider loneliness a primary emotion, on a par with fear and anger. For millions of years, survival relied on being part of a gathering; being isolated from your community was dangerous. But now, a fear of loneliness can keep us in a toxic relationship, unfulfilling jobs, or destructive marriages. Loneliness comes in many guises. It can be temporar...
May 16, 2022•14 min•Season 5Ep. 229
5 Steps to Defeat Perfectionism Once and For All We all have moments where we fall into perfectionism. For some of us, this might happen kind of often. For others, it's reserved for those special occasions where we have a project where we can't rest until we get it right While occasional super-attention-to-detail is okay, it’s when we make perfectionism a way of life that it becomes a problem. Those are the times when we finally need to take charge of our lives and learn how to let go. Try this:...
May 14, 2022•3 min•Season 5Ep. 228
3 Visualizations for a Calmer, Happier You Calm down. Seriously. We all have things that leave us on edge. Sometimes it’s an event or a person (like a visit from your mother-in-law). Sometimes we’re more anxious due to more significant issues, leaving us unsure of our safety and well-being, like when a severe illness is going around. Whatever the case, anxiety is adept at derailing our lives and keeping us from accomplishing what we want and need to. How do you handle this kind of nervous worryi...
May 14, 2022•3 min•Season 5Ep. 227
9 Steps for Creating Powerful Affirmations Using positive affirmations every day is a powerful way of switching up your mindset and setting you on the path to success. More and more people, from sports stars to entrepreneurs, are using affirmations to change their mindsets to concentrate on achieving their goals and creating the life they really want. You’ll be surprised at how easy it is to create your own, powerful, positive affirmations focused on what you want. 1. Take Control with “I Am” St...
May 12, 2022•3 min•Season 5Ep. 226
Learning to Trust Your Emotions We are all born with a certain amount of intuition. From a very young age, the problem is that we are often told to ignore our emotions or that our feelings are just wrong. Much like force-feeding an infant can cause the child to ignore their natural hunger control mechanism, it is the same with emotions. The more we have been taught to push down our feelings, the more likely we are not to trust our innate emotions. You Get a Feeling in Your Gut That Something Is ...
May 08, 2022•5 min•Season 5Ep. 225
Why You Need to Let That Anger Go Many of us have been taught that anger is a bad thing. Your parents, teachers, and other authority figures reminded you to reign in your outbursts. You have probably shared that with your kids or others. Yes, there are times when getting angry helps you. It might spur you on to change. However, holding onto anger can affect you, your relationships, and your health. When you strive to let go of those things that don’t serve you or your goals, letting go of anger ...
May 08, 2022•3 min•Season 5Ep. 224
Are you one hundred per cent satisfied with your life? Do you feel your life is fulfilling and full of meaning? Or are there things you gripe about and think you can’t change? If you feel like you spend your life trying to be happy but never quite getting there, instead of shrugging your shoulders, why not decide to change, right now. Here are four of the most common things people don’t do, that keep them stuck in dissatisfaction. 1. You don’t know your purpose Knowing your purpose is key to liv...
May 07, 2022•2 min•Season 5Ep. 223
How to Let Go of Past Grudges Who hasn’t been hurt by someone? Your spouse cheated on you. Your best friend from high school stole your boyfriend. Maybe you have a co-worker stealing your ideas or a boss who bullies you. Worse, you might have experienced trauma from physical, mental, or other forms of abuse. As time passes, some wounds don’t heal, and when that happens, you may be carrying a grudge. Grudges are those leftover feelings of anger and resentment that prevent you from growing as a pe...
May 07, 2022•3 min•Season 5Ep. 222
Fear-Based Motivation Fear can be an effective catalyst for motivation. For example, if your boss tells you to get your project done on time or you will lose your job, you can be sure you’re going to do everything in your power to get that project done. You may resent your boss for doing this, but you are probably going to do as he or she wishes unless you are looking to get fired. Another situation where fear will motivate you is when something crucial breaks in your home. It could be the furna...
May 04, 2022•3 min•Season 5Ep. 221
Do you ever wake up in the morning, and the last thing you want to do is get out of bed? How about the mornings when you wake up, hop out of bed ready to take on the world? What's the difference between those two scenarios? Motivation. Motivation compels us to set objectives and, more importantly - forces us towards them. If you want to know how to tap into the power of motivation, then listen to the following tips. Know What You Want What is the point of motivation if you don't know what you wa...
May 02, 2022•6 min•Season 5Ep. 220
Fake it 'Til You Make It Right now, I want to talk about the notion of faking it 'til you make it, which is kind of a common term if you read a lot of self-improvement books. The idea is that if you act a certain way, even if you don't feel that way if you act that way long enough you can create the feeling. You can create this new result. Which can work when used properly, but I think it's misunderstood. A lot of people think fake it 'til you make it means you pretend you're successful when you...
May 01, 2022•3 min•Season 5Ep. 219
6 Tips for Making Friends as an Adult Who are your friends? A recent survey has determined you might not have a lot of close relationships in your life. In fact, the number of people who claim to have more than three solid friendships in their lives is only 37% or one-third of the population. Even more discouraging is the idea that fully 27% of adults say they have no close relationships at all. Making friends as an adult is a daunting idea. For one thing, we’re swamped. We get caught up on our ...
May 01, 2022•2 min•Season 5Ep. 218
3 Truths About Reclaiming Confidence You Need to Know Right Now Not everyone is going to get it right. Sadly, there’s always someone quick to point out when you’re getting it wrong. It’s when you come under fire that you lose confidence quickly. To get past this kind of blow to our confidence, you need to understand these simple truths: Not Everyone Has It Right. Not Even You Haters are going to hate. But just because someone comes at you with the most reasonable-sounding explanation in the worl...
Apr 30, 2022•2 min•Season 5Ep. 217
What Happens When You Surround Yourself with the Wrong People? If you read enough self-help books, you will notice the recurring theme of surrounding yourself with the right people. You may have even heard your mom tell you to stop running with the wrong crowd. These are helpful suggestions, but what happens when the wrong type of personality surrounds you? How can the kinds of people affect your success goals? How the Wrong People Affect You You don’t want to eliminate relationships with everyo...
Apr 25, 2022•2 min•Season 5Ep. 216
How A Gratitude Mindset Can Help You Reach your Goals When we have a long-term goal we are working towards, it’s easy to be so focused on it that we start to believe we won’t be happy until we reach it. It’s important to have long-term goals, but not at the expense of your daily life. Staying in a place of gratitude for what you already have and what you’ve already achieved in your life can be a huge benefit in reaching your goals. Gratitude Makes You Happier Neurologists have learned that feeli...
Apr 25, 2022•3 min•Season 5Ep. 215
How Can I Stop Avoiding My Feelings? In this day and age, individuals are usually encouraged to suppress their feelings and emotions for several reasons. Your job wants you to remain professional, and kids are taught that expressing emotions makes you weak. But all this avoidance of feelings can cause them to fester and grow into serious issues such as anxiety and depression. This is why it is time to stop avoiding your feelings. Mindfulness The number one tool you can use to stop avoiding your ...
Apr 19, 2022•2 min•Season 5Ep. 215
Apply These Five Métiers to Make Sure You Stay Motivated You’re midway through the project, and you’re losing appeal. Motivation is about to go out the window, and you feel helpless to keep it. What can you do to stay motivated so that you can stay on track through the remainder of the project? Try these tips: 1. The first thing you need to do is visualize your success. Before you go another step, you need to see yourself at the end of the project with everything accomplished to your satisfactio...
Apr 09, 2022•4 min•Season 5Ep. 214
Does Having Aspirations Matter? As a kid, did you dream about being a police officer, astronaut, or computer game programmer? If so, you had long-term hopes that influenced everything you did, from the television, shows you watched to the classes you took in school. Without those aspirations, you may have felt like you were floundering in the choppy seas called life. Many people go through life without a real feeling of accomplishment or end goals. They graduate high school, maybe go to college,...
Apr 09, 2022•2 min•Season 5Ep. 213
How Aspirations Can Affect Our Relationships When you have dreams, you hope that your loved ones will come alongside you and help you achieve them. This is especially true in a romantic relationship. Sometimes, your aspirations will align, and things will be smooth sailing. Other times, you may feel like you are on opposite ends of the universe with no way to meet in the middle. It is possible to support each other in your respective pursuits. It takes some patience and open communication, but i...
Apr 09, 2022•2 min•Season 5Ep. 211
