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Are You Relentlessly Resilient?
by Kathryn Severns Avery
Life knocks us down. Resilience is what gets us back up. When you are relentlessly resilient, it doesn't matter what life throws at you, you know you will be triumphant.
Episodes
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Overcoming the Ouch!
Life is going to give us ouches. Pain is part of life, but suffering is chosen. Pain often makes others uncomfortable. They feel for us and want to take away the pain. Or it makes them uncomfortable so they do anything and everything to shift the conversation, or the focus on your pain to…
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Things That Make Me Laugh Out Loud
I saw a Facebook Reel today that made me laugh out loud so hard I was thankful I wasn't drinking coffee. It would have come out of my nose. It is riddled with foul language, and talks about the frustration of dreams taking too long to manifest. We've all been there, frustrated with life…
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Practice, Do It, Let Go
There is a rhythm to accomplishment. You practice, do it, and let go of the outcome. Preparation is key to whatever it is that you want to do. We all know the heart palpitations and embarrassment of being unprepared. Then you do it - give a presentation, make a cold call, or lead a meeting or...
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What's Next?
I've been on hiatus for a couple of weeks. Lots of enormous life changes, doors closing, friendships changing or ending, and LOTS of uncertainty. I'm figuring out what's next, and for months the path forward has been fuzzy. Now, things are slotting into place. Like a jigsaw puzzle the picture of...
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The Low Blows of Life
Sometimes life delivers a low blow we are not expecting. And when it does, we have a choice - become a victim or victor. Choosing your reaction is crucial. I will NOT be a victim and claiming my power and agency and not giving into self pity and helplessness gives me a sense of empowerment and...
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Give Yourself a Break
High standards are a sign of excellent self-esteem. But sometimes our standards are so high they are unattainable or unsustainable. Insisting on perfection or using perfectionism as a way to control life, our actions, or the actions of others, is counterproductive. Sometimes we need to give...
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Extra Effort
Today I had an extraordinary experience. I got to see Big Boy, the world's largest steam locomotive as it traveled from Denver to Greeley - part of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the USA. When I heard the train was going to pass through Denver, I knew I wanted to see it. I invited a...
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Get 'Er Done!
Yesterday (Friday) was a particularly busy day for me. When I woke up this morning, I realized I hadn't created a podcast and I'm committed to getting them out on Wednesdays and Fridays. Rather than beat myself up about not following through, I chose to get 'er done. Far too often we let our need...
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Best Birthday Gift Ever!
Yes, today is my birthday. My best birthday gift today? The gift of being consistently consistent. It's obviously a gift I'm giving to myself, like the gift of keeping my promises to myself and fearlessly embracing the challenge of change. I can't imagine spending my life committed to maintaining...
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You Have Permission
Are you waiting for permission to do something? What would happen if you gave yourself that permission? This week I stepped waaaaayyyyyyyy out of my comfort zone and did two powerful things. I gave myself permission to ask for help and I gave myself permission to share with a respected friend a...
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Who's Filling Your Cup?
Sometimes we don't recognize our cup is empty. I was fortunate recently to take a trip to Montana to visit friends. Only then, when surrounded by people who love me and support me through thick and thin, did I realize how empty I was. A recent full parole board hearing for one of my husband's...
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Next Steps
You're making changes and things are going well, until they're not. Understanding the process of change means embracing setbacks and reframing them as setups for success. If you're like me, you think you have to have everything thought through and planned for every possible contingency before you...
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Embrace the Suck
I recently read a blog post by my friend Gregory Russel Benedict about not being willing to suck at something new. The article really resonated with me because we almost always suck when we do something for the first time. The key is to be willing to be bad before you can be good. When I taught...
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Embracing the Challenge of Change
I'm doing a deep dive on change and the challenges it presents. I'm writing a book about it! "Launch Your New Life - Embracing the Challenge of Change will be finished by August and available in September. We resist change, even though it's inevitable. There is a biological reason for this. Our...
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Preparation is Everything
Ready for a change? To increase your odds of success, prepare. Making a change obviously requires us to change. But most people secretly want to stay the same, but have the outcome that change brings. Lose 20 pounds but still eat anything you want. Save more money but keep your current spending...
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Discomfort Means You're Growing!
Listeners know I am a student of change and resilience. When our efforts begin to pay off, are we ready for the change that success brings? I am starting to see things I've been working on for years start to come to fruition. It's exciting. It's terrifying at the same time. Why? Because in order…
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Life's Fractures
Fractures in our lives are not failures. They are the cracks through which wisdom can appear. I live at the top of a mountain and can see where a tiny pine tree seed found a spot of dirt in a crack in a rock and decided to grow. Were the conditions ideal? Of course not. Did that stop the seed…
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Reclaiming My Magic
Every great story of overcoming features a Dark Night of the Soul, a descent into the Underworld, a reckoning with our shadow side and a re-emergence. When we are in the darkness, we can't see what's happening. We feel lost, vulnerable, and defeated believing this is our lot in life and it will…
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Dealing with Disappointment
This week was a tough week for me. I had a big disappointment which you'll hear about in the podcast. It was an opportunity to feel the disappointment and the anger, acknowledge it, and move on. Wallowing in disappointment wastes time and energy. Feel it, experience it, but don't get stuck in it....
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Your Ringside Seat to The Fight of the Century!!!!
If you're like me, there are times in life when I fight harder for my limitations than I do for my strengths. The transition I'm experiencing in my life right now, is HARD. And my internal dialog blindside me and deliver a TKO I didn't even see coming. That's why paying attention to what we're...
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It's a Matter of Perspective
Is something that happens to you good or bad? It depends on your perspective. Hard things that happen may lead us to one of our biggest breakthroughs. When we honestly examine how we react or respond to something, we find that we have the ability to react differently. But our brains are designed…
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Navigating the Unknown
Why do we expect ourselves to be experts at things we've never done before? I wish I knew. Yet so many of us hold us to a standard when doing or trying something new that we would never hold for someone else. Several friends have children who are graduating from high school this month. Navigating...
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The Season of Growth and Growing
When life changes are accelerating, we can feel completely overwhelmed. But living life by design instead of default, provides a clear direction. Yet we often feel like we have no control over what happens. That's a lie. We always have a choice (although we may not like the choice.) For those of…
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The Purpose of Pain
What is the purpose of pain? Pain lets us know that something is wrong or out of alignment. When we avoid pain, we actually prolong it. Of course experiencing pain is unpleasant but the only way out is to go through it. The biggest lie about pain is we believe it will go on forever and we may…
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Endings and Beginnings
Endings and beginnings are part of life. We can look forward to beginning something new - a job, a relationship, an adventure. But each beginning also means something is ending. And endings can be painful. We often try to avoid the grief that comes with endings. But you can't. It catches up with...
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The Challenge of Change
Is it just me, or is the world changing faster than ever? Yes, change is accelerating and it's dis-regulating our nervous systems and increasing stress. Why? We are hard wired to fear change. Our brain sees all change as a possible threat to our survival and so it kicks into high gear to protect...
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Signs Are All Around Us
I asked Google for a definition of the word "sign". This is what it said: A sign is a gesture, action, mark, or object that conveys meaning, represents an idea, or indicates the presence of something else. I found the last six words intriguing "indicates the presence of something else." I see…
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Things Are Just Things
What things matter to you? Your jewelry, your clothes, your photographs? A wildfire last week near where I live had my property and those close by under pre-evacuation orders. Making decisions about what would stay and what should go was surprisingly easy. - because we are not our things. We give...
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To See a Rainbow You Have to Look Through the Rain
The power and truth of this statement shook me this morning. It was the mantra that got my father through the hardest years of his life. In this episode, I'll share the story of the rainbow and why it meant so much to my Dad and now means so much to me.
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Happy Anniversary!
Can you believe it's been a year since I started this podcast? Life has had its ups and downs, all documented here. I'm proud that I haven't given up, that I have expanded my vision of what is possible, and have been relentlessly resilient in the pursuit of my dreams. I hope this podcast inspired...
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Shedding a Skin and Being Vulnerable
There are millions of things I like to do in life. Being vulnerable is not one of them. I remember when the leader of a discussion group I was in told me I was most approachable when I was being vulnerable. What he didn't realize was when I feel vulnerable my mind tells me I'm unsafe and unable…
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Couldn't, Shouldn't, Wouldn't
Who is living inside your head? What voices are telling you that you shouldn't, you couldn't, or that they wouldn't do what you're thinking about doing? The overarching theme of the "Are You Relentlessly Resilient?" podcast is this - change may be hard, but staying the same is harder. Too many...
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Why is Change So Hard?
We often want the results of change, but don't want to do the work required. Why, when we know that the change we want to make will improve our life, do we refuse to change or sabotage our efforts? We are biologically hardwired to resist change. Change is a potential threat, and until we know the...
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Sometimes It Is What It Is...
I recorded this podcast earlier this week and went to upload it on Wednesday. Mother Nature had other plans. High winds knocked out power where I live and I've been without power (except for a short window) since. Today the winds are even more fierce with 100 mph gusts on the mountain top where I...
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I Believe in Miracles!
Today is a very different episode of Are You Relentlessly Resilient? I've uploaded a video recorded today after a parole hearing for the driver of the getaway vehicle during a robbery in which my husband, Chris, was killed. The 5th anniversary of this event is tomorrow, December 4th. Chris'…
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In All Things, Give Thanks
Tomorrow in America we celebrate Thanksgiving. It's my very favorite holiday and one that often gets trampled on the way To Christmas. Gratitude helps things grow - people, opportunities, blessings. Taking time to give thanks for our blessings reminds of the how lucky we are and how many things…
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The Little Things/Being True to Yourself
Little things can add joy to our life. They can also turn into big things if we ignore them. In this podcast I talk about how ignoring the little things can change your life focus and trajectory. Being true to yourself leads to being your best self. Listen and learn why.
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Don't Just Go Through It, GROW Through It!
Fall is one of my favorite seasons. Everything is bright and beautiful, a swan song before the onset of winter's barrenness. With new moon tomorrow, this episode examines setting intentions that will manifest weeks, even months from now. I'm back in touch with my intuitive, natural, sensual self...
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It's All In Your Head!
Want to know your future? Look at your thoughts. If you're thinking about lack, expect it to show up. If you're catastrophizing a situation, expect it to turn out terribly. If you're focusing on what's not working, expect more of the same. Our thoughts are soooooo powerful! They are the gateway…
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Blissfully Uncomfortable
An oxymoron? No. It's what's required to prepare for the next level. We have to lean into the discomfort and build our resilience muscles to move forward and succeed. Are there days I want to give up? Yes. I'm human. But being relentlessly resilient means getting up one more time than you're...
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Celebrate Before You Raise the Bar
You work like crazy to accomplish a goal, complete it, and it isn't as fulfilling as you thought. You berate yourself because it's not enough and then set the bar higher. Sound familiar? Welcome to the formula for burnout, depression, and dissatisfaction. If we forget to celebrate, we don't get…
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Small Steps or Big Bold Actions? They Both Get You There
There is value in taking small steps towards a goal. They just mean it takes longer to get there. Big bold actions can be a catalyst. What works for you?
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Go Ahead, Give Up
It's human nature when faced with insurmountable obstacles to want to give up. We believe we are incapable of the task or of solving the problem we face. That's B.S. - your belief system. In this episode, I encourage you to give up - but not in the way you may think. Enjoy.
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The Company You Keep
Who do you spend the most time with? And are they a positive or negative influence on you and your life? We often go along with the crowd, preferring to fit in rather than stay true to ourselves and our goals. Let's talk about the company you keep and whether they support your goals and dreams or...
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Which Came First?!?!?
You're probably thinking "The chicken or the egg." Nope! Which came first - the thought or the emotion. The two are inexorably linked. Thoughts lead to emotions. And emotions lead to thoughts. What is exciting is you have control over both once you understand the link between them.
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Get Back UP!
I'll be honest, last week kicked my butt. Crazy busy. Flat tire in the middle of nowhere (and my hybrid doesn't have a spare). A 3 a.m. trip to the ER because of a freak mishap. Felt hopeless behind on everything. I was down and it felt like life was kicking me. Until, I realized everything that...
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Why Not?
A beloved extended family member who has since passed on used to answer questions with "Why not?" Whether it was in response to an offer of a piece of cake or an invitation to an outing or excursion, his "Why not?" response always brought a smile to the faces of those around him. John's joy and...
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The Cycle of Self-Sabotage
When life gets good, why do we sabotage the efforts we work so hard at? Welcome to the cycle of self-sabotage. It's our psyche's way of regulating emotions with an unhealthy pattern we have learned to distract ourselves from our imposter syndrome, anxiety, loneliness, or fear. Now, we can see…
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Unexpected, Delightful, Surprises.
Is being relentlessly resilient turning into a grind? It's time to call in some unexpected, delightful, surprises. As we bounce back from life's challenges and choose to be relentlessly, resilient, you may feel like it's too much, too hard, to continue. We've all been there at some point . This...
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Yoda Was Right!
How often do we delude ourselves by saying "I tried." In a conversation with Luke Skywalker in one of the Star Wars movies Yoda said: "Do or do not. There is no try." Yoda was right. You either do something or you don't. You either commit to something and see it through, or you don't. Try to move…
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Life knocks us down. Resilience is what gets us back up. When you are relentlessly resilient, it doesn't matter what life throws at you, you know you will be triumphant.
HOSTED BY
Kathryn Severns Avery
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