Steps To Your Better You - RETIRE

If you can spare a minute and a half, you can learn a full lesson in personal development. Steps To Your Better You offers tips for improved living that are quick to digest and simple to implement with a runtime of just 90 seconds. New episodes of the podcast released every Wednesdays in your podcast feed or the website yourbetteryou.info.

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Episodes

Fail Faster (STYBY 353)

What was once (and again will be) overused meme advice to hype hustle culture, the mantra of ‘fail faster’ is our lesson in personal development for the week.

Feb 28, 2023•2 min

Drink More Water (STYBY 352)

The always controversial tip is back. Make it simple, and find more ways to drink more actual (or close to actual) water.

Feb 22, 2023•2 min

Exercise First Thing In The Morning (STYBY 351)

Your time is precious, and the most precious time you have is right as you get started for the morning. Because the general public has less chance of interfering with your schedule, consider then the right time to schedule exercise.

Feb 15, 2023•2 min

Ignore (Some) The News (STYBY 350)

Focus on trustworthy news sources that look to update and advance the stories, not just produce endless commentary to keep people hooked like a news addict.

Feb 08, 2023•2 min

Turn Off Alerts, Save Your Sanity (STYBY 349)

Depending on how chatty you choose to be with your phone, you may get notifications for everything from emails to retweets. And they are constant, even in times when you are giving real focus to relaxation. A proper fix is to turn off your alerts and get away from your phone for a while.

Feb 01, 2023•2 min

Know In Real Time When You Are About To Miss A Moment (STYBY 348)

Being present does not involve being physically present for every event and moment. It does involve having the presence of mind to realize when a possible moment is happening and where that particular moment is worth skipping to ensure you can create other moments later.

Jan 25, 2023•2 min

Stop Asking, 'But What If You Fail?' (STYBY 347)

Put all your focus on considering, 'But what if you don't fail?' If you do fail and you don't like it, stop. If you don't fail or fail but still see some fondness in the activity, keep at it.

Jan 18, 2023•2 min

Make It A Habit To Portray Your Best Self (STYBY 346)

Just because you feel gloomy doesn't mean you should use that as a mask to show off to the world. Show the world more of your best self (especially when you are not feeling like your best self) and watch as the world reacts more favorably to you.

Jan 11, 2023•2 min

Reevaluate The Use Of Your 'Down Time' (STYBY 345)

If Saturday is your sleep-in lazy day and you spend all day Sunday in panic in preparation for Monday, you need to rethink how much of an unstructured day you can have on Saturday

Jan 04, 2023•2 min

Don't Blame Your Lack Of Success On Not Having A 'Great' Teacher (STYBY 344)

A good-enough teacher can lead a good-enough student to great things, while a lousy student will flounder regardless of what you think about their instructor.

Dec 28, 2022•2 min

Make Accomplishing Things As Simple As Possible (STYBY 343)

Find the easiest way to start a task that is difficult to do or has a long lead time to success. Success is closer than you think, especially if you deploy the right hacks and take valid shortcuts.

Dec 20, 2022•2 min

The Best Advice Comes From Somebody Who Knows You Well (STYBY 342)

Take broad-spectrum advice like this as needed, but the best way to get help is to ask honest friends who love you.

Dec 13, 2022•2 min

Successful People Get To Tell Their Stories Because They Actually Succeeded (STYBY 341)

Remember that all the people who used the same methods and failed do not get platforms to share their lack of success.

Dec 06, 2022•2 min

You Do Not Need Education Or Permission To Get Started (STYBY 340)

You do not need education or anybody’s permission to achieve your goals. Do not waste time seeking approval or overthinking your mission.

Nov 30, 2022•2 min

Other People’s Opinions Don’t Matter (STYBY 339)

As long as you are taking care of your business without interfering in other people’s business, what other people think of you doesn’t matter.

Nov 23, 2022•2 min

We Are All Going To Have Someone Die On Us, So Prepare For It (STYBY 338)

While you should be working as hard as possible to not bring yourself an early death, be vary aware that you are not going to escape that final fate.

Nov 16, 2022•2 min

Get Dressed Up For Success (STYBY 337)

You have more confidence when you feel good about the way you look and present yourself. It may be cliché to say, but when you think you look good, you always feel better.

Nov 09, 2022•2 min

Create A Smaller Plan To Get Large Things Done…Eventually (STYBY 336)

One of the best ways to shake yourself out of a funk is to get a quick win. One of the ways to get a quick win is to make simple plan that is easy to complete to check off the activities.

Nov 01, 2022•2 min

Save Your Eyes With The 20-20-20 Rule (SYTBY 335)

For every 20 minutes of working in front of a screen, look at a spot 20 feet away for 20 seconds. This program will help you reduce eye strain from long screen exposure and is easy to remember (or at least program reminders to keep you on task).

Oct 26, 2022•2 min

Remember That You Are Dying (STYBY 334)

Life is about developing a legacy that will last beyond your living years, not trying to stretch the living years to an unnatural extension.

Oct 19, 2022•2 min

Don't Confuse ‘Doing A Thing Because I Like It' With ‘Doing A Thing Because I Want To Be Seen As The Sort Of Person Who Does Such Things' (S

Trying to fit a role may mean doing things you would not normally do. Make sure that a part of your motivation is based on your wanting to do the things.

Oct 11, 2022•2 min

Keep Going The Extra Mile (STYBY 332)

You will often find your extra effort for others wasted and not valued or appreciated. Don't expect a magic moment of clarity to spur you one, but don't just stop doing the extra either

Oct 04, 2022•2 min

Start With An Open Mind, But Don't Be Afraid To Shut It Down (STYBY 331)

You have the right to give up on bad books, boring TV shows, dumb ideas, and people who do nothing positive for you.

Sep 27, 2022•2 min

You Can't Always Get Better (Even If Your Work Is Bad) (STYBY 330)

There are some activities you are not meant to improve upon because there are some activities you are not meant to do because they get in the way of the activities you are supposed to work on to improve.

Sep 20, 2022•2 min

You Have Just As Many Good Stories As Anyone Else (STYBY 329)

Regular people think their regular lives do not translate to great stories to tell others. This is never true. The problem is never the story itself. The problem is not taking enough time in the editing process.

Sep 14, 2022•2 min

Take Ownership Of Your Own Problems (STYBY 328)

Chances are, if you had a chance to see the burdens that others you know have to carry in complete pain and detail, you might not feel so bad about your own problems and find the extra motivation to eliminate with as many as possible, once and for all.

Sep 07, 2022•2 min

Get Mentally Tougher (STYBY 327)

There are plenty of people in the world at large looking to leach off your personality and you personally. Even some of the people with good intentions can end up being bad for you mentally. Combat this by getting mentally tougher and making sure to keep your mind right.

Aug 31, 2022•2 min

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