Living The Sweet Life
by TJ Sweet
Welcome to "Living the Sweet Life," the podcast that empowers you to live with intention, embrace gratitude, and transform your mindset for a truly fulfilling existence. Join us on a journey of self-discovery as we delve into the profound impact of intentional living, igniting your appreciation for life's smallest joys and guiding you to find purpose in every single moment. Through captivating discussions and insights from experts, we unveil practical strategies that will help you infuse gratitude into your daily life, conquer challenges, and unlock your true potential.
Episodes
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He Almost Walked Away... And It Would Have Changed Everything
You can have a vision. But if nobody else can see it, so what? This week I sat down with Todd Cherches, author of Visual Leadership, CEO of BigBlueGumball, and a leadership professor at NYU and Columbia. Todd believes everyone is a leader, even if the only life you are leading is your own. And he...
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The Hidden Cost of Always Trying to Be Perfect
We don't fix. We work with what we have. That is the line that changed everything for this week's guest, Dr. Lamia Katbi, a pediatrician, TEDx speaker, and bestselling author who spent almost 30 years in medicine before burnout forced her to rebuild her life from the inside out. In this episode…
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You've Been Living in Survival Mode So Long It Feels Normal
Happy Mindset Monday! What if you have more capacity, agency and possibility than you’ve allowed yourself to believe? Dr. Stephanie Rimka joins me for a conversation about the nervous system, identity, belonging, anxiety, human connection and what it means to feel fully alive. I also share part…
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Most Arguments Aren't Really About What You Think
Happy Mindset Monday! You can have the best intentions in the world and still create an impact you never meant to have. That is not an indictment of your character. It is part of being human. The question is whether we are willing to become aware of it. Charlotte Brenner and I went deep into that...
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The Hardest Thing to Let Go of Is Who You Used to Be
Sometimes the things we believe are protecting us are actually the things keeping us stuck. That is one of the ideas that stayed with me after my conversation with Corey Schonhorst. Corey and I met about a year ago in St. Louis, and from the beginning there was one of those connections that did…
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Before You Set Another Goal, Ask Yourself This...
Happy Mindset Monday! Jobert Abueva says January 1st might be the worst time to become a new person. We've stripped the reflection out of the new year and replaced it with resolutions that fail by February. Jobert is a global marketing executive, TEDx speaker, and author of The Janus Plan, named...
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The Best Salespeople Don't Try to Sell You
Happy Mindset Monday! Have you ever had somebody try so hard to sell you something that you stopped listening before they were even finished? Most of us have. That is part of what Cam Tolman and I talk about in this episode of Living The Sweet Life. Cam is the founder of PitchDown and calls…
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He Wasn't Supposed to Survive... But He Did
Happy Mindset Monday! What do you do when life changes in a way you never could have prepared for? That is the question underneath this conversation with Wes Bruns. On Christmas Day in 1992, Wes survived a carbon monoxide poisoning that took the lives of his mother, stepfather, and two older...
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A Life Well-Lived: High Performance Without Losing Yourself with Benjamin Smith
What if you accomplish everything you are working for and lose yourself getting there? That is not meant to make you afraid of success. I want you to be successful. I want you to achieve the things that matter to you. I want you to perform at your highest level. I just do not believe you should...
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Discipline Will Take You Further Than Talent Ever Will
What if social media worked better when we stopped treating people like prospects and started treating them like people? That's where my friendship with Michelle Berman-Mikel began. Michelle initially reached out to me from a business perspective. But the message didn't feel cold. It didn't feel...
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Stop Asking "Why Me?" and Ask Yourself This Instead
What is your highest value? Not ten things you care about. The one thing that should become your true north when life gets difficult and decisions become complicated. My conversation with Assaf Raz made me ask myself that question differently. Assaf is an entrepreneur, author and devoted father...
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The Story You Tell Yourself Is Shaping Your Life
What story are you still living, even though that chapter of your life is already over? Amanda Johnson, known as The Story Oracle, joined me for a conversation that started with storytelling and writing books and became something much deeper. We talked about the stories we inherit. The ones other...
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Doing Everything Right But Still Feel Stuck? Midlife Health, Peptides & Feeling Like Yourself Again | Jennifer Woodward
What happens when you're doing everything "right" but still don't feel like yourself? Jennifer Woodward joins me for an honest conversation about peptides, GLP-1s, hormones, midlife health and something much bigger than weight loss: feeling at home in your own body again. Jennifer is a Functional...
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You're Not Stuck. You're Running Old Code
Happy Mindset Monday! Jerrid Sebesta told me something I can't stop thinking about. Most people who feel stuck try to fix it with more. More hustle. More discipline. Another goal. Another strategy. He says the problem is usually four layers down. Jerrid is a keynote speaker, Amazon bestselling...
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The Hard Truth About Becoming Your Real Self
Happy Mindset Monday! Who are you beyond your job title, achievements, relationships, responsibilities, and the expectations other people placed on you? In this episode of Living The Sweet Life, TJ Sweet sits down with author, speaker, podcast host, coach, and corporate leader Tetika Buchheit for...
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Why Everyone Hates the Sound of Their Own Voice
Happy Mindset Monday! Your voice is shaping every relationship you have. It affects how people experience your confidence, credibility, warmth, and intention. Yet most of us have never taken the time to listen to our own voice or understand how it is being received. In this episode of Living The...
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The Story You're Afraid to Tell Might Change Someone's Life
At 18, I went back to a learning center to learn how to read. Books terrified me. Becoming an author was never in the stars. Then I wrote Grateful Leadership with these two. Alex Demczak and Will Severns met as summer camp counselors and built ShareYourStory.com, a story-to-stage pipeline that's...
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The Health Mistake Almost Everyone Is Making
Happy Mindset Monday! This episode is about what happens when health becomes more than a diet. I sat down with Samantha Lander, founder of See Fit Living, Functional Diagnostic Nutritionist, recovery advocate, DJ, community builder, and someone who knows what it means to rebuild from the inside...
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Your Body Remembers What Your Mind Tries to Forget
Happy Mindset Monday! I thought my heart was open. Five days with Pearly Montague taught me it wasn't. Pearly is a TEDx speaker and healer who works with people around the world. After a near-death experience, she developed what she describes as a rare form of synesthesia, the ability to see…
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I Waited 30 Years to Face My Father...
Happy Mindset Monday! Some stories don’t just inspire you. They challenge you to look at what you’re still carrying. In this episode of Living The Sweet Life, I sit down with Quincy Moore, also known as Mr. Resilience, for a conversation about fatherlessness, forgiveness, faith, and the kind of...
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The Reason Most People Never Start
Happy Mindset Monday! This is the second time Deb Drummond and I recorded this episode. The first time, the tech failed. Deb just said: "It wasn't meant to be out then. This one is." That's who Deb is. She's built seven international companies. Spoken to audiences of 20,000. Worked with over…
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I Walked Away From a Six-Figure Career to Start Over
Happy Mindset Monday! High achievement can look successful and still feel empty. In this episode, I sit down with Angelica Ventrice, TEDx speaker and high performance coach, to talk about what really happens when your worth gets attached to productivity, and why reinvention is often the price of...
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Why Nobody Feels Seen Anymore
Happy Mindset Monday! In this episode of Living The Sweet Life, TJ Sweet sits down with repeat guest Jeff Robbins to unpack the experience economy and why loyalty is built through presence, not just performance. Jeff shares a simple but powerful framework through coffee: commodity, product,...
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What If You Don’t Have Anything to Prove?
Happy Mindset Monday! Success that looks good on paper isn’t enough. It has to feel fulfilling. In this episode of Living The Sweet Life, TJ Sweet sits down with executive coach and keynote speaker Jeff Koziatek to unpack what really drives high performers: worth, identity, and the pressure to...
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The High Achiever Trap Nobody Talks About
Happy Mindset Monday! Dr. Mamta Bhatt changed how I think about joy. She was a Harvard-trained scientist living the high-flying life. Private planes. Boardrooms with Rockefellers. The youngest person in the room. Then one day, she couldn't get up from bed. That's how debilitating the fatigue...
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You Are Allowed: The So Muchness with Kim Becking
Happy Mindset Monday! Kim Becking changed my life. She talks about the so muchness. That overwhelmed, exhausted, can't catch your breath feeling. The 247 world we're in where our bodies and brains aren't made for it. And you are allowed. Permission to feel both sides. Frustrated and grateful....
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Your Thoughts Are Making You Sick (And You Don’t Realize It)
Happy Mindset Monday! This conversation changed how I think about my body. This conversation is about Conscious Wellness™️ The Dance between Scientific Medicine & Spiritual Medicine™️ Lea Llovio is known as the "doc whisperer." She's a conscious wellness thought leader who helps high achievers...
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Why Discipline Matters More Than Motivation (Real Talk)
Happy Mindset Monday!This conversation is raw.Jonathan Berryhill grew up in a mobile home with holes in the floor. On his own at 15. Now he's a multi-business owner with three real estate brokerages, government contracting, healthcare, and a farm with quarter horses.But he didn't skip the middle...
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You Don’t Know Yourself As Well As You Think
Happy Mindset Monday! This conversation stopped me. Jamie Lerner said: "If it's a negative thought, it's not your inner voice." Jamie helps people reframe what they're feeling, reconnect with themselves, and shift out of the stories that keep them stuck. We talked about the stories we tell...
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Accessing Your Human Potential
Happy Mindset Monday! Melanie Curtis is a professional skydiver with 12,000+ skydives and 30+ years in the sport. She's a world record holder. One of 80 women jumping out of five aircraft, going upside down at 200 mph. But this episode isn't about skydiving. It's about what Melanie learned in the...
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I Did Everything Right… So Why Did I Still Feel Empty?
Happy Mindset Monday! Jack Wagoner is 19 years old. At 17, he was standing in front of a mirror in France, completely burned out after achieving everything he set out to do. And he still didn't have enough. That's when he realized: He'd sacrificed the thing he wanted for the thing that was…
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Turn What Happens To You Into What Helps You
Happy Mindset Monday! This is part 2 of my conversation with Bryon Sweno. And this one goes deeper. I share what it's been like moving back to St. Louis after 24 years and learning how to be a son, a brother, and an uncle again. Bryon shares the story of being replaced on his high school relay…
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I Quit the Safe Path to Build My Own Life (Here’s What Happened)
Happy Mindset Monday! This one's different. This is Brian Sweno. He produces this podcast every week. He's seen the full journey. We talk about what it actually looks like to go full-time with the thing you love. The real version. Not the highlight reel. I share what the first 90 days of leaving...
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Why We Hide Our Insecurities (And How It Hurts Our Relationships) with Tyler Dickerhoof
Happy Mindset Monday! Your insecurities aren't the problem.Hiding them is. In this powerful conversation, I sit down with Tyler Dickerhoof, leadership mentor, founder of the Impact Driven Leader, and author of "The Things We Hide." Tyler introduces the Four Walls framework: inactivity,...
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The Truth About Success Nobody Talks About
Happy Mindset Monday! Success is powerful… but it’s not always peaceful. In this solo episode of Living The Sweet Life, I talk about the side of success most people don’t mention—the pressure, the identity shifts, the relationship changes, and the emotional weight that can come with “making it.”...
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Pressure Doesn’t Change You, It Reveals You
Happy Mindset Monday! Pressure doesn’t change you. It reveals you. In this solo episode of Living The Sweet Life, I unpack what pressure exposes—your habits, your identity, your self-talk, and what you truly believe when the stakes are high. Most people try to escape pressure. But pressure is...
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Maybe the “New You” Is the Real You
Happy Mindset Monday! The hardest part of growth isn’t starting. It’s staying committed to the new version of you when the old version feels safer. In this solo episode of Living The Sweet Life, TJ Sweet explores the identity shift that happens when you outgrow old habits, old patterns, and old...
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Stop Letting Your Feelings Ruin Your Life
Happy Mindset Monday! Your feelings are real. They matter. But they aren’t always reliable. In this solo episode of Living The Sweet Life, TJ Sweet shares a powerful perspective on emotional self-leadership—how to honor your emotions without allowing them to control your actions, decisions, and...
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I Should Have Died...and It Changed How I Live
Happy Mindset Monday! Some moments wake you up. In this solo Mindset Monday episode of Living The Sweet Life, I share a personal story about a moment I shouldn’t have survived—and how that experience reshaped his gratitude, purpose, and the way I live. This isn’t just a story. It’s an invitation…
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Overthinking Is Not Preparation (It’s Fear)
Happy Mindset Monday! Overthinking feels like you’re being responsible. But most of the time, it’s fear keeping you stuck. In this solo episode of Living The Sweet Life, TJ Sweet breaks down why overthinking isn’t preparation, it’s protection. It’s the mind’s way of avoiding risk, judgment, and...
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Why Loneliness Feels Different Today Than It Used To...
Loneliness has changed. Not because humans have changed— but because the way we connect has changed. In this solo episode of Living The Sweet Life, TJ Sweet explores why loneliness feels different today than it used to—why you can be “connected” 24/7 and still feel unseen, unknown, and…
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Burnout Isn’t About Work, It’s About This...
Burnout isn’t always a workload problem. Sometimes it’s an alignment problem. In this solo episode of Living The Sweet Life, I share my perspective on the real reasons burnout happens—especially for people who care deeply, lead others, and carry a lot behind the scenes. This isn’t just about…
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Why You Keep Quitting on Yourself
Mindset Monday podcast is live! If you’ve been quitting on yourself lately, I want you to hear this: you’re not broken. You’re learning. In this solo episode of Living The Sweet Life, I break down why so many of us start strong and then fade — why we stop following through, even on the things we...
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Why Your New Year Habits Don’t Stick (And How To Fix It)
Happy Mindset Monday! If your New Year habits don’t stick, it doesn’t mean you failed. It means the approach needs to change. In this solo episode of Living The Sweet Life, I break down why most habits fall apart after the initial motivation fades—and what actually helps habits last. This episode...
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What to Do When You Feel Completely Stuck in Life
Happy Mindset Monday! Feeling stuck doesn’t mean you’ve failed. It means you’re in a moment that’s asking for honesty, patience, and intention. In this solo episode of Living The Sweet Life, I share my perspective on what it really means to feel stuck — and what to do when motivation is low,...
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Stop Comparing Yourself — You Are Not Behind
Happy Mindset Monday! Comparison is quiet — but it’s powerful. And if left unchecked, it can convince you that you’re falling behind even when you’re growing. In this solo episode of Living The Sweet Life, I unpack why comparison drains confidence, steals joy, and disconnects us from our own...
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Why Complaining Feels Safe (And Gratitude Feels Hard)
Happy Mindset Monday! Complaining feels natural. Gratitude feels intentional. In this solo episode of Living The Sweet Life, I explore why complaining is emotionally comfortable — and why gratitude, while harder, is the path to real growth, leadership, and fulfillment. This episode isn’t about...
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Why Successful People Treat Their Mornings Differently
Happy Mindset Monday! Successful people don’t magically wake up disciplined. They wake up deciding who they’re going to be today. In this Mindset Monday episode, I break down the real reason high performers protect their mornings — not for productivity, but for presence, clarity, and alignment.…
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If You’re Tired of Starting Over… Watch This
If you’re tired of starting over, you’re not alone — but you may be relying on the wrong thing. Motivation feels good, but it’s temporary. Discipline is what carries you when motivation disappears. In this solo episode of Living The Sweet Life, I dive into the mindset shift that changes…
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Progress Over Perfection: The Lesson That Changed My Life
Happy Mindset Monday! Perfection is stopping too many people from living the life they want. Not because they don’t have the talent — but because they’re waiting for the perfect moment that never comes. In this solo episode, I break down why imperfect action is the key to momentum, clarity, and...
About this show
Welcome to "Living the Sweet Life," the podcast that empowers you to live with intention, embrace gratitude, and transform your mindset for a truly fulfilling existence. Join us on a journey of self-discovery as we delve into the profound impact of intentional living, igniting your appreciation for life's smallest joys and guiding you to find purpose in every single moment. Through captivating discussions and insights from experts, we unveil practical strategies that will help you infuse gratitude into your daily life, conquer challenges, and unlock your true potential.
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