How many times have you said yes when you really wanted to say no? How many times have you had a dinner date that you really didn't want to have? How many times do you say "I don't care" when you really do care.....I have been there too but we should all be the leading lady of our own lives and gumption will get us there.....listen to Episode 358 to find out how.... I love you guys!
Are there things you do in private that you would never do if you knew someone was watching you? I’m not talking about sex or anything like that comes with that, that is meant to be private. I’m talking about things like the way you treat people, the way you eat, the way you carry yourself, the way you care for your home, the things you watch, the way you talk….do you put your grocery cart back? You know the things you do daily. How different are you when you think no one is watching? It’s a fas...
Living beautifully doesn’t mean perfection, it means being intentional in the way you care for your surroundings, your body and your life. When you’re trying to be too perfect in any one of those areas, it feels so forced and difficult because you’re trying to be something you’re not….you’re not perfect and when you try to be, life will show you over and over it’s not possible which will be so frustrating until you realize it’s asking you to embrace your imperfection. But the flip side is when y...
Have you ever started a new thing and at first you were gung-ho, you were all in but after a while, you got a little comfortable and things started slacking a bit. Whether it was a new relationship, a sport, or maybe your nutrition and working out. But after a while, you get comfortable or maybe a little bored and you stop doing the things that you first did. Sometimes it’s so gradual that you don’t even realize it’s happening. People don't don't you...
How many of you are overwhelmed by the amount of information at our fingertips on any given subject? Now nutrition and exercise is something I love to talk about and it seems Im not alone because there are a gazillion podcasts, videos, courses, tv shows about nutrition and fitness. And a lot of the information completely contradicts the other information. It can be maddening to try to decide what’s right and what’s not. There is a way to figure it out...check out episode 354 to find out how!...
I’m not sure how many of you are like me in that if something goes wrong or someone has a problem with you or something you’ve done, you want to fix it immediately. If you’re in an argument or there’s a problem, you want to just stay in it until there’s a resolution. Now on the flip side, how many of you are like my husband Eric who when something goes wrong or there’s an argument he likes to step back and think on it. he likes to evaluate the situation so he’ll sit on it before making a decisio...
I heard a Jim Rohn video on YouTube this week where he said You don’t get in life what you want, you get in life what you are. I had to really think about that statement because it sounded a little off to me but once you think about it a minute it’s totally true. I may WANT to be healthy but if I consistently eat foods that are unhealthy, then I am going to be unhealthy. I may want to be super fit but if I never exercise I’m not going to be super fit. I may WANT to be financially secure but if I...
We are powerful beings. And that power that you have when you follow your own path scares people because they cannot control you. Religion can’t control you. When you dance to the beat of your own drum. Politicians cant control you when you dance to the beat of your own drum. Family can’t control you when you dance to the beat of your own drum. But you know what dancing to the best of your own drum means? It means you have to hear it. It means you have to listen to it. It means you have to follo...
Have you ever been unhappy? OF COURSE YOU HAVE! We are human! But most of the time there is a common thread to our unhappiness. It usually involves focusing on what someone didn't do instead of all the good things they DO do. Our happiness is within more of our control than we have ever been taught...Check out Episode 350 to find out how that is...I love you guys!
Have you ever had a choice to make and your inner guidance system is telling you whats right for you…but maybe someone else wants you to do something different, or maybe it might make someone else uncomfortable if you do it even though it feels right for your life? It seems like this is something that I happen upon fairly frequently. Not all the time but enough to talk about it. It does seem that we make it harder on ourselves than necessary by getting the input of everyone around us about choic...
Sometimes in life we make a big decision and then we want to confirm that we made the right decision so we go to the internet and we google other people who made that same decision just to get support. Now here’s the funny thing. Once we have made a decision, or if we know the decision we really want to make, we generally are going to only search out articles that are favorable to that decision because we want confirmation that we are right. Sometimes we do it so much that we even get to the poi...
Everything we do in life needs refuel in some way or another. Our phones, our watches, our cars. But we often forget that so do we. Don't quit, REST or pivot on pace. I love you guys!
Yes I think the world changed. But I told her there is something that hasn’t changed and will never change. It’s that the people who manage their mindset around whatever is going on will always be ok. the people who think for themselves and manage to break out of the fear, and find a way to get back on track fairly quickly when possible, there will always be those people and those people will always be ok. You see fear is a powerful tool that some will use to gain and hold onto power. But those ...
I love this episode because it gives such beautiful perspective on our life and where we are and how it’s going. It’s not meant to be judgey. It’s meant to be a mirror for all of us. I first considered the title being “Would your partner ask you out today?” But I wanted it to be inclusive to everyone including single people. So it does apply to all of us because we are all working to be the best version of ourselves that’s possible and that of course includes feeling and being attractive. We all...
My beautiful railing lights aren't working and I don't know how to fix them. Things like this used to cause me anxiety, now I know things don't need to be different for me to be at peace. If something is happening in your life and you don’t want that to happen…so you scream and fight and cry because you want it to be the way you want it to be or expected it to be but that’s not how it is. What is is what is. We can’t fight that and win, we can fight it and be in misery. We can fight it and dwell...
Ok, have you ever agonized over a decision to the point of paralyzation? I have an idea that can help you move forward with your decision without freaking out....check out Episode 343! I love you guys! Email me how swayed you are by titles and also if there are specific topics you love to hear. heidi@heididawson.com
Have you ever been totally enjoying your wonderful vanilla ice cream and someone suggest you should try chocolate ice cream because they love it so much surely you would to? But you love your vanilla? This happens all the time with just about every scenario in the world. Religion, exercise, nutrition, careers, movies, so many opinions.......but is what right for you right for everyone? Probably not. Check out episode 342! I love you guys!
Jordan Peterson Book: "The 12 Rules of Life" It’s not too late for you to live the life you want, it could be that you’ve taken a detour and you just need a little sign to get back at it. Like Jeff Foxworthy used to say…Here’s your sign. But really. I think we give up too soon. When you see success stories, most of them have some sort of hardship or detour they had to overcome or find a way around. That’s why we love those movies where someone even though the odds were against them, they succeed...
Have you ever had a situation where you were unsure but someone confidently told you what to do and so now you feel confident too? Confidence is contagious! But we also have to be careful not to follow every confident person we run into, we have to make sure to do a gut check to make sure it feels right. We talk about confidence and gut feelings in this episode and how you can affect change confidently! Love you guys! Heidi
Do you ever feel left out even though you're surrounded by people you love? Do you ever feel lonely even though you have lots of friends? Why is that? We figure it out in this episode so listen in! I love you guys!
We all have things we want that sometimes they don’t work out, right. But why? And how do we make sure we ultimately get the things in life we truly want? That’s what we are going to talk about in this episode…..
We are conditioned to have a certain mindset through all of our experiences and the way we were raised. Changing the outcome of your life involves changing your conditioning. That doesn't happen by chance. If you have a dream that's calling you, what's stopping you? Listen to Episode 337! I love you guys!
Deep down do you KNOW you're meant for more? Do you have this burning feeling that your worthy of so much more? If so, what are you doing to get there? There are things that got you where you are now and things that will get you where you want to be...it's your job to make that happen and I can help. Listen to episode 336! I love you guys!
Are you easily frustrated? Do you NEED certain things or for people to act a certain way for you to be happy? Then your happiness may be on fragile ground...Don't worry! We can fix it...check out Episode 335 to find out how! Love you guys!
Have you ever started the day off on the wrong foot and it just kept getting worse from there? I have! Getting out ahead of the little frustrations helps us be more resilient when the big things happen. I give some tips on how to do just that. Love you guys!
Relationships are a hot topic....WHY? Because we NEED relationships to thrive. But why are they sometimes so hard and is there anything I can do to make them better? They are hard because humans are complicated and YES you can absolutely do things to make them better. (One thing in particular). I hope you enjoy the episode! The book I mentioned is: "Outlive" by Dr. Peter Attia Love you guys...
In a world where we are constantly busy, there are things that are taking up head space that probably shouldn't be. In this episode I talk about a quick technique to lighten your load without sacrificing any "to do's" Love you guys!
We have a home showcase locally called the Vesta home show if you’re local you probably know it, it’s basically a parade of homes where designers and builder get together to showcase their product, A few years ago there was one where there was a designer who was an up and coming designer, whose work I had seen before and LOVED, so I was excited to go to this particular Vesta home show because I am a fan of his design. He was just sort of coming into his own when he did this home show. Anyway, I ...
Supplement from Dr. Andrew Huberman: Inositol One of the biggest things I can tell you that has been so valuable over the years to my making progress is when I’m able to measure. Being able to know where you are and where you want to go. To be able to measure though, you have to have information. Technology is making that so much easier. At the tap of your phone you can know so much about your body. Simply by wearing something on your wrist. A lot of people have all kinds of information through ...
Recommended Book: "The Good Life" by Robert Waldinger and Marc Schultzs There are lots of things I do every single day that make me feel the way I want to feel. Not only on the outside but on the inside too. And when I don’t do them I notice. Someone else may not. But I do. That’s the thing that matters the most. How do I feel about the way I’m going about my day to day life? When we show up in a way that makes us feel beautiful and graceful, when we have thoughts about ourself that are loving a...
