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Adopting Joy

by Colleen Seward Ryan

The Adopting Joy podcast was created to help you overcome adversity, follow your fate, and find joy, so you can create your best life. Join Colleen Seward Ryan as she shares inspirational insights and actionable tips, tools, and techniques on topics like dealing with difficult people, how to get and stay motivated, transforming your past into your purpose, inspiring dog stories, and more. An international speaker and author, Colleen has entertained thousands with her energetic and inspirational keynotes in 48 states and six countries. She loves helping others overcome adversity, deal with difficult people and elevate their confidence. Colleen has made it her mission to inspire others to transform their struggles into successes

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Episodes

  1. 27. Tips for Stress Management, Energy, and Encouragement

    🧠 First things first: think about what you're thinking about. 01:12 🌞 Three things that may help you refresh your spirit. 03:32 😇 Pressure and lack of self respect: be friend to yourself. 06:46 👉 The productivity killer is indifference, but there is burnout as well. 07:58 ❗ Feelings are not...

  2. 26. Public Speaking Tips in a Virtual Environment

    🤓 Preparing and practicing for meetings or presentations: This really works! 01:11 🖥️ You can’t control technology 100% of the time. 02:58 ⚡ You will need a lot of energy for a quality presentation in the virtual form. 06:09 😉 Know your technology 100% and keep your audience engaged. 07:34 😇...

  3. 25. 15 Strategies for Overcoming Burnout

    😫 Burning out can easily sneak up on you like a slow burn. 01:12 ✍️ Why it is important to write down the takeaways and goals. 02:17 🔙 When to take a step back even if you love what you’re doing. 03:05 ❗ You are not alone. 04:44 🚦 The signs of burnout. 06:03 🌀 The challenging aspect of…

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  4. 24. The Top Leadership Traits for Your Professional and Personal Life, Part 2

    ✨ A short recap of leadership characteristics we discussed in part one. 02:31 🤗 Without honesty, other traits don’t matter. 03:55 🦅 Colleen has presented in 48 states. Find out why leadership is all about perception. 04:22 📋 The list of other important common threads shared by successful...

  5. 23. The Top Leadership Traits for Your Professional and Personal Life, Part 1

    👍 Excellent leadership traits can and should apply to anyone and anywhere. 01:12 😷 Even COVID affected the way we work, people still want to see these traits in leaders. 05:05 🤓 Why integrity is so important? 07:04 👂 Listen to understand, not to respond. 08:26 ❗ You never know what someone is...

  6. 22. What is a Successful Mindset?

    🔎 What is your definition of success? 01:12 🤔 What is a successful mindset? 01:53 😇 Learning about yourself and your limits. 02:41 🌎 Toastmasters International is a worldwide group. 03:32 🫂 Surround yourself with supportive people. 05:21 🤩 The conversation between lifelong learners is...

  7. 21. An Inspirational True Story – Don’t Quit Before the Miracle!

    This is a story about my beloved cat, kittens from the shelter, staying patient for something better and not quitting before the miracle. Enjoy this upbeat story about signs, synchronicities, and going with your gut.

  8. 20. Easy Communication Tips in 4 Minutes

    Are you or your emails getting misconstrued? Recognizing how we communicate with others, we can take steps to improve our communication skills. Here is a 3R method that will help you with building your communication skills because “The art of communication is the language of leadership.

  9. 19. Coronavirus Pandemic: Dealing with Uncertainty

    How to stay calm during the Coronavirus pandemic?

  10. 18. Improving Productivity

    About the strategies that can help us to manage our time more effectively in order to become more productive.

  11. 17. What Bosses Want

    What bosses don't like to see in their teams? What are soft skills? How to survive your teammates and how to help them? What characteristics employers like and so much more...

  12. 16. Improving Public Speaking Skills

    Tips on how to face a fear of public speaking and improve your skills. Remember: the importance of practice in order to perform better is essential.

  13. 15. Building Confidence

    About finding your self-esteem and feeling good about yourself. You will hear in what ways you can strengthen and build confidence.

  14. 14. Joy in Managing Change

    Tips on dealing with changes in life, and how to focus on finding solutions while going through times of uncertainty.

  15. 12. Positive Daily Habits

    Learn how adopting positive daily habits can improve your quality of life.

  16. 11. Overcoming Procrastination and Eliminating Overwhelm: Nine Simple Steps

    A useful, actionable, easy tips on personal accountability, overcoming procrastination and eliminating overwhelm.

  17. 09. How to Deal with Difficult People

    Tips on how to deal with difficult people. We all can be difficult sometimes as well. How to recognize difficult people and protect your self. Easy tips and tools for everyone.

  18. 07. How You Can Get Motivated and Stay Motivated!

    How to make the most of your days. 1:12 How to practice patient persistence. 3:01 Why there is no perfect time. 6:54 The importance of failing forward. 9:03 Why you need to get up 30 minutes earlier on your busiest days. 10:34 Why you need to take a break before you can have a breakthrough. 13:46...

  19. 06. Is Comparison Stealing Your Contentment

    🤳 How social media amplifies our comparison tendencies. 1:12 😟 Why we compare our worst with others’ best. 3:11 💌 Why we need to focus on adding value to others, not on our competition. 5:54 😶 How comparison erodes our confidence. 7:55 🎨 Choosing to be inspired by others. 9:20 💪 Why we…

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  20. 05. Interview With Filmmaker Caden Butera on Going For Your Dream

    🎙️ Introducing Caden Butera. 1:12 ⏲️ Why you don’t need to wait for the “right time” to pursue your dream. 2:23 🖇️ Why connections are huge… but they aren’t everything. 5:07 How to transform discouragement into the determination to succeed. 7:29 🏘️ The power of surrounding yourself with people...

  21. 04. How to Overcome Procrastination: 5 Easy Tips

    How to Overcome Procrastination: Five Easy Tips 🏼 Answering a frequent question: how to overcome procrastination. 1:12 🗣️ A lesson from the haters: the only one standing in your way is you. 2:16 Action produces transaction: never wait until you “feel like it.” 8:35 Why you should always do your...

  22. 03. No Coincidences

    How Joy taught me to pay attention to the synchronicities in life. 1:12 🖼️ 📷A snapshot of Joy and my life with her. 3:31 The sign I received after posting a picture of Joy on Instagram. 6:21 The meaning of my experiences and why I share my messages. 10:14 What story can you share that would…

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  23. 02. A Story about Hope, Happiness and Healing

    🏖️ My reflections from Cannon Beach, the Disneyland for dogs. 0:00 The story behind Adopting Joy. 3:40 How fate brought Joy into my life. 7:26 Why I embrace the unexpected. 11:50 Key Takeaways: 🤲 We get what we need, not necessarily what we think we want. 🕯️ Look for the light in every dark...

  24. 01. My Personal Story On How to Deal with a Chronically Difficult Person

    My personal story of how to deal with difficult people, and how to turn that struggle into success. 0.00 🏜️ What I learned speaking on emotional intelligence at a leadership event in the Grand Canyon. 1:30 Learning to be the “bigger person” and the story behind changing my last name. 5:04 The...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

The Adopting Joy podcast was created to help you overcome adversity, follow your fate, and find joy, so you can create your best life. Join Colleen Seward Ryan as she shares inspirational insights and actionable tips, tools, and techniques on topics like dealing with difficult people, how to get and stay motivated, transforming your past into your purpose, inspiring dog stories, and more. An international speaker and author, Colleen has entertained thousands with her energetic and inspirational keynotes in 48 states and six countries. She loves helping others overcome adversity, deal with difficult people and elevate their confidence. Colleen has made it her mission to inspire others to transform their struggles into successes

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The Adopting Joy podcast was created to help you overcome adversity, follow your fate, and find joy, so you can create your best life. Join Colleen Seward Ryan as she shares inspirational insights and actionable tips, tools, and techniques on topics like dealing with difficult people, how to get...

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