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Defining Life with Nick Boris

by Nick Boris

The creator of the Define My Day Planner and Journal, Nick Boris discusses topics to live a great life. Often messy and never perfect, we explore how to navigate our days with purpose, focus on what matters, and connect today's actions with our goals and dreams. Join us each week as we define our lives to be our most fulfilled future selves.

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  1. Beating Burnout - The Types of Burnout and How to Deal With It

    In this episode, we discuss how to manage burnout. Sometimes, it's just a fact of life. But if we take steps to better manage everything we have to do in a day, including proper rest, we can beat burnout and still be productive.

  2. Harnessing Focus: Strategies for Thriving with ADHD

    This episode is a must-listen for anyone looking to overcome distraction and achieve greater control over their day-to-day activities. Cultivate focus, establish priorities, and create a fulfilling life despite the challenges of ADHD.

  3. Mastering the Basics: The Key to Growth and Improvement

    Consistent effort, embracing failure, and focusing on foundational skills are crucial for improvement in any area of life, from sports to personal development and beyond.

  4. 10 Ways to Show Yourself Some Love

    Don't wait for any special occasion to show yourself some love. Here's 10 ways you can show yourself love on the regular.

  5. Navigating Depression with Purpose

    In this episode of "Defining Life," join me as we delve into the deeply personal journey of navigating life with depression. We explore the challenges of planning and moving through each day when faced with the weight of depression. From the foggy mornings of uncertainty to the quest for purpose...

  6. Create a Sleep Routine That Sets You Up For Success

    In this episode, we discuss the importance of good sleep and how to create a sleep routine that sets you up for success, including examples.

  7. Handling The Holidays - Thanksgiving Facebook Live Session

    Hey everyone, it's Nick from Define Life! Just wanted to drop in quickly this Thanksgiving and say how grateful I am for all of you. Got some cool things to share today: I'm doing a bunch of giveaways, like copper water bottles and pens, and you've still got a chance to win! I'm also super…

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  8. 5 Steps for Overcoming Overwhelm

    Overwhelm is the most common problem I see in the Define My Day user group. In this episode, I talk about how to overcome this common feeling we all have at times and stop it from taking over our lives.

  9. Procrastination - 10 Causes and Tips to Overcome

    We all procrastinate, but sometimes it becomes damaging. In this episode, I give you ten reasons you may be procrastinating and how to overcome them.

  10. Setting Boundaries with Your Parents

    Judgment, criticism, overreach, hostility... sometimes our parents behave badly. Sometimes it's harmful enough that we need to cut them off. Join me as I discuss what setting boundaries with your parents looks like. And if you are the parent being pushed away, how you may want to repair the...

  11. Focusing on Big Things That Matter

    The weeks leading up to Memorial Day were incredibly busy. I had a lot to do to get ready for the long weekend - at the expense of other areas of life. I got what I needed to get done and now I can shift my focus. We also discuss the final seven mental health tips including managing negative...

  12. Understanding the Value of Time

    We explore the awareness of time and the amount of time our tasks take to complete. How to properly estimate the time required and why increasing our awareness enables us to say "no" to less important tasks with confidence. Plus, 7 more tips to improve your mental health.

  13. 7 More Habits to Improve Your Mental Health

    Today we talk about stress, time management, and more!

  14. 7 Habits that Will Improve Your Mental Health

    Nick discusses how sleep, diet, exercise, and more impact your mental health.

  15. BONUS Deep Dive into Attraction

    Taking an 8 minute dive into a discussion about what we bring to an interpersonal situation - including our mindset, expressions, and past events.

  16. Learning to Align Actions with Goals

    Nick discusses how his planner helps with his quest to live a more defined life.

  17. Are You Living Authentically?

    Today, I discuss the journey from living a fraudulent or inauthentic life to one in alignment with who we really are... or want to be. Reading list referenced available at: https://www.definedlife.com/2022/09/24/my-2022-reading-list/

  18. Avoiding Toxic Levels of Work

    We get so caught up in achieving that we feel guilty for taking breaks. It's a terrible way to live. We all deserve to enjoy our days. In this episode, I talk about how to find time to rest and restore, even if it's only a minute per day in the beginning.

  19. Change Your Patterns for Better Results

    In this episode, Nick discusses how we can take steps to stop patterns that negatively impact us.

  20. I'm Back! - 1st Episode in 2 Years!

    Where I've been and where WE are going. Healthier, happier, and more at peace. Join me for a discussion about how we can move forward in 2023 in a healthy way.

  21. Do You Have a Bad Attitude?

    Attitude is everything! Ok, maybe not. But your attitude may be doing you a lot of harm. In today's episode, we discuss how our attitudes hold us back.

  22. Sick Perspective on Personal Growth

    I was out for the count last week. Between sleeping and bingeing on Cougar Town, I got some good perspective on growth and, well, perspective.

  23. Healthy Habits

    Habits lay a solid foundation that helps us acheive more through: - Increasing efficiency of habitual actions by reducing time and energy needed to complete them. - Improving our overall health which helps us think more clearly and have more energy throughout the day - Helping us grow our ability...

  24. We Can Do Hard Things

    In this episode, we talk about upholding our agreements with ourselves, doing hard things, and keep up with the actions that are most healthy.

  25. The Value of Looking Back - Journaling and Review

    In this final part to our live Define My Day walkthrough we discuss why journaling is such an important part of our journey.

  26. Moving From Planning to Action PLUS Using DMD During the Holidays

    This session takes us from the planning phase of Define My Day into taking action. Join us as we discuss good routines and healthy habits.

  27. Monthly Goals - Taking Your Vision and Turning It Into Actions

    In today's live session, we discussed how we develop monthly goals and how they translate into what we do on a day-to-day basis.

  28. Direction and Meaning - How Define My Day helps with Finding Your Purpose

    In today's live learning session, we explore purpose, pain, growth, and how Define My Day is an instrumental tool in your journey toward your ideal self.

  29. Affirmations - How and Why

    Week 1 of our DMD learning series. Why we do affirmations and how. Plus our giveaway winners!

  30. Appreciation During a 2020 Thanksgiving

    How to handle a major holiday during a worsening pandemic. Plus, our free giveaway winners!

  31. Refocusing - Making adjustments in Define My Day

    Beginning each new day, week, month is an opportunity to make adjustments and corrections. In today's live session, we discuss how to learn from our experiences and refine our approach moving forward.

  32. Maintaining Normalcy is Weird Times

    2020 is off it's rocker. So, how do we maintain some semblance of normalcy so that we're working at our best? Join us in this episode to discuss how we can approach our days with stability and normalcy.

  33. Coping with Stress During the Election

    This election season has been exceptionally stressful. A pandemic, the economy, polarizing opinions, and more... it all contributes to an oppressive environment. In this episode, we talk about how to manage the stress on this fall's election.

  34. Authentic Priorities and How They Lead to Happiness

    Your daily priorities must be aligned with what you truly want in life. Your purpose, goals, interests, and what you want out of relationships... it all requires you to be authentic.

  35. What is Your Priority?

    Priorities are daily actions that move us forward. In this episode, we discuss how to find our priorities and how to approach them.

  36. 5 Habits That Improve Your Mental Health

    In honor of World Mental Health Day, we discuss 5 habits that have a huge impact on your mental health.

  37. Go Big! The Greatest Version of Yourself

    In this live episode recording, we discuss what we should do to avoid wasting our days and becoming the greatest version of ourselves.

  38. Focusing on Your One Thing

    In this live session recording, we discuss the book The One Thing by Gary Keller and how it relates to the Define My Day process.

  39. Something is Better Than Nothing

    Stuck and can't get started? The "something is better than nothing" mentality may fix that.

  40. Recovering From a Long Weekend Plus 7 Things to Avoid

    We're back after the Labor Day holiday and WOW was Tuesday a crazy start to a short week.

  41. Don't Overcomplicate It

    So often, we make life a lot harder by complicating it with things that don't matter. Especially when it comes to happiness, we need to understand where we are on the "Happiness Scale" and why. (For the visual presentation, please see our YouTube channel https://youtube.com/definedlife

  42. Self-Care and Your Routine

    In this live session recording, we discuss being intentional about self-care and kickoff a week where we discuss how to layout your Ideal Day in your Define My Day Planner and Journal.

  43. Fix Your Eyebrows! - Entitlement & Aimlessness vs Appreciation & Intention

    I increasingly believe that leading a good life comes down to two key traits... appreciation and intention. Today I discuss the difference between leading a life of entitlement and aimlessness compared to one of appreciation and intention. Plus... why do people hate my eyebrows?

  44. Day 4 of Health Week - Discipline and Mindfulness

    Our daily sessions this week have been awesome! Today we talked about mindfulness and personal discipline. Great conversations! 3 key points: 1. Discipline is doing what you should do and not necessarily what you want to do in the moment. 2. Pick your battles - Don't waste time, energy, and...

  45. Day 3 of Health Week! The Importance of Sleep

    Quality sleep is vitally important to our success. In this session, we discuss why sleep has such a large impact and tips on how to ensure a good night's rest.

  46. Day 2 of Health Week - Diet and Tips to Make it Easier

    Today we discuss how diet can impact our energy and overall results. I also discuss tips I've picked up along the way and how to make it easier.

  47. Health Week - Exercise - How your health impacts your results

    We're back! In today's return episode, we kickoff Health Week and discuss how physical health impacts our Define My Day and overall personal results. Today's specific topic is exercise.

  48. Journaling During a Crisis & 6 Self-Help Things To Do Today

    In today's session, we talk why journaling is so important now. Plus, we go over 6 actions to take today for your health.

  49. Tim Ferriss's "Not To-Do" List

    In today's Good Morning! episode, we discuss Tim Ferriss's Not To-Do list of things to stop doing now.

  50. Time Blocking and How to Handle Crisis that Pulls at Our Attention

    In today's morning session, we discussed the value of time-blocking... even now. Plus, we talked about the impact a crisis can have on us and how to handle it so we're not set off track too much.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

The creator of the Define My Day Planner and Journal, Nick Boris discusses topics to live a great life. Often messy and never perfect, we explore how to navigate our days with purpose, focus on what matters, and connect today's actions with our goals and dreams. Join us each week as we define our lives to be our most fulfilled future selves.

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Produced by Defined Life Inc

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