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Seishindo Life Tools

by Charlie Badenhop

Our bi-weekly podcasts provide you with straightforward, actionable solutions for the challenges life brings your way. Based on the concepts of NLP, Aikido, and Seishindo, our podcasts will empower you to construct the solutions and strategies that help you build better relationships and enhance the overall quality of your life.

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Episodes

  1. Positive Intention - Part 1: Introduction

    This podcast introduces the Seishindo view about positive intention and how it can help people live more fulfilling lives. Positive Intention will be a key and fundamental tool we will use in future podcasts.

  2. Positive Intention - Part 2: With Others

    This podcast explores how we can have better relationships with others by assuming that they have positive intentions - in other words, by assuming each person really does want to be engaged in relationships that serve all parties involved.

  3. Positive Intention - Part 3: With Yourself

    This podcast explores how we can have a better relationship with ourselves, and in the process, wind up having better relationships with others by leveraging the concept of positive intention.

  4. Creating and achieving the goals you desire

    We will teach you how to create positively-oriented, clearly defined goals, and how to use those goals to achieve the results you desire. You will come away from this podcast feeling a good deal more confident about your ability to get done whatever it is you need to get done.

  5. Reframing your relationship to change

    We look at how to reframe our relationship to change and engage our challenges from a positive, self-empowering perspective. Due to the nature of the topic, this is one of our longer episodes, so we recommend you listen to this a few times in order to fully absorb and understand each step.

  6. What to do when facing failure

    We discuss the many benefits of failing, and then provide you with a 4-step tool to help turn a failure into a success.

  7. Building better relationships through the perspectives of others

    This 6-step tool will help you learn how to build better relationships by learning how to understand and appreciate the perspectives of others.

  8. Overcoming procrastination

    We discuss the typical reasons for procrastinating and how you can overcome inertia, stay on course, and accomplish the tasks that are important to you.

  9. Defusing Potential Conflict - Part 1: Setting the stage for collaboration

    We teach you how to change the way you engage in relationships by becoming more open and forthcoming with your counterpart.

  10. Defusing Potential Conflict - Part 2: Strengthening your appreciation for your counterpart

    We discuss how you can further defuse potential conflict with someone by appreciating that their model of the world is different than yours and by developing a sense of “we-dentity”.

  11. Say Yes to Success: Live Demonstration of Seishindo Life Tools in Action

    This podcast features a live demonstration of Charlie working with a person during a teleclass. It shows how to implement the tools of Positive Intention, Goal Setting, and “I am” statements. Charlie also expresses his ideas about what it really means to be successful.

  12. Everyday Anger Management

    We describe a 5-step tool for effectively dealing with “everyday anger” and the Seishindo theory behind what causes most people to get angry.

  13. Tapping into the benefits of stress

    Stress can actually be beneficial for you if you learn to think about and respond to it differently. By doing so, you can then use the signs of stress that show up in your daily life as a way to help you become healthier and happier.

  14. Brainstorming new ideas and solving problems using the Walt Disney Creativity model

    Walt Disney discovered that creativity on its own was not enough to be successful. He pioneered a multi-faceted method of teamwork and synergy that led to his phenomenal success, which we present in this podcast.

  15. Appreciating people who are different than you to create stronger relationships

    When someone behaves differently than our normal behavior we often wind up judging them rather than appreciating the value to the relationship. This tool will help you assess another person in a positively-oriented manner while maintaining faith in all they are capable of. And you might also…

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  16. How to forgive someone

    We talk about how to forgive someone who has wronged you in the past. Moreover, we will talk about how to use Positive Intention to understand the potential reasons why this person did what they did, and how to use this understanding to let go of your resentment towards that other person. In the...

  17. How to know if you are on the right career path

    Are you feeling stuck in your career? Do you want to know if it is time to change careers? This podcast is for you! We discuss 5 questions that can help you decide if you should change careers.

  18. How to change careers – interview with Nick Corcodilos from asktheheadhunter.com

    Do you want to change careers? If so, this podcast can help you get started. We interview Nick Corcodilos, a professional career coach and author of the book “How Can I Change Careers - Answer Kit", about the best strategies and methods for changing careers, including an interesting technique...

  19. How to respond to criticism

    Have you ever received criticism and was not sure about what to do with it? Did you just get upset and shoot back an unpleasant response? This tool will give you an alternative way to respond to criticism which can lead to better relationships and self-improvement.

  20. How to create high quality relationships by modeling excellence

    Do you find it challenging to create and maintain high quality relationships? Are you wondering how others have an easier time in doing so? We give you insights into creating better relationships by asking 9 questions.

  21. Resolve your inner conflicts to more effectively achieve your goals

    Do you ever feel like you are competing with yourself? For example, one part of you wants to lose weight but the another part of you wants to eat ice cream. Or, there’s a part of you that wants to get in shape but another part of you wants to watch TV. In this episode, we describe a tool which…

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  22. Learn from your past rather than being defeated by it

    Do you find yourself living in the past and trying to understand why you did something, rather than learning from what took place? One thing is clear in regard to most highly successful people: They failed once, twice, or even many times three before finally hitting upon a plan that worked. What...

  23. How to gain rapport with others by starting with yourself

    When we bond with another person we establish a relationship with them based on shared feelings, interests, or experiences, and in Seishindo we believe that bonding with other individuals is a crucial element in being emotionally healthy and feeling a sense of belonging in the world. And perhaps...

  24. Creating rapport when meeting someone for the first time

    Most of us tend to feel a bit awkward or uncomfortable when meeting someone for the first time. In this episode, we give you a 7 step tool to help make that first meeting go smoothly and increase the chance of creating a good relationship. When talking about how to gain rapport with someone, we…

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  25. Regaining rapport with someone who is upset with you

    Even in the best relationships your counterpart will likely become upset with you from time to time. This tool will help you to successfully resolve such situations and rebuild the relationship. You might even find that successfully dealing with the situation will make the relationship even...

  26. Reduce stress in 15 minutes using the Japanese martial arts technique “Mushin Breathing”

    How would you like to be able to reduce your stress in less than 15 minutes? Mushin Breathing is here to help! Mushin Breathing is an exercise based on the Japanese concept of Mushin. When you experience mushin, you are centered and calm, yet active. At such times your thinking mind and your body...

  27. Overcoming occasional insomnia

    Who doesn’t like a nice night’s sleep? Almost everyone, right? Unfortunately, having a restful night’s sleep can be a challenge for many people from time to time. In this episode, we discuss why people don’t sleep well and offer an exercise that can support you in getting a good night’s rest.

  28. Interview with Stephen Gilligan – Part 1

    We interview Stephen Gilligan, Ph.D, a leader in the field of generative psychology, and learn his thoughts on how we can live a life that is less stressful and thus more emotionally fulfilling. Due to the length of the interview, we split our talk into two parts. This is Part 1 and we finish our...

  29. Interview with Stephen Gilligan – Part 2

    We finish our interview Stephen Gilligan, Ph.D, a leader in the field of generative psychology, and learn his thoughts on how we can live a life that is less stressful and thus more emotionally fulfilling. Due to the length of the interview, we split our talk into two parts. This is Part 2.

  30. Wake up feeling refreshed and energized

    Waking up feeling ready for the day ahead is one of the most important activities you can engage in. In this podcast, we teach you how to wake up feeling rested and energized by focusing on the positive aspects and relationships in your life.

  31. Attune to your Ultradian Rhythms and maximize your potential

    When you attune to your Ultradian Rhythms you learn how to go with the flow of energy your body produces over the course of every day. This will enable you to work smarter, without needing to work harder. This will be the last podcast for a while for Seishindo. We may come back in the future if...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Our bi-weekly podcasts provide you with straightforward, actionable solutions for the challenges life brings your way. Based on the concepts of NLP, Aikido, and Seishindo, our podcasts will empower you to construct the solutions and strategies that help you build better relationships and enhance the overall quality of your life.

HOSTED BY

Charlie Badenhop

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Our bi-weekly podcasts provide you with straightforward, actionable solutions for the challenges life brings your way. Based on the concepts of NLP, Aikido, and Seishindo, our podcasts will empower you to construct the solutions and strategies that help you build better relationships and enhance...

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Seishindo Life Tools is created and hosted by Charlie Badenhop.
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