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The Young and Happy.com

TheYoungandHappy.com podcast is a podcast by me, John Gronau, detailing my journey into becoming a motivational speaker and author. My focus is helping others find happiness, and in this podcast, you will find episodes discussing quotes, books, and teachings on how to live a happy life.

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    Episode 27 - Enjoying the Little Things

    Welcome to Episode 27 of the Young and Happy.com podcast. In today's episode, I go back to the past and discuss how I learn to enjoy the little things.

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    Episode 26 - How to Achieve True Freedom

    Welcome to Episode 26 of the Young and Happy.com podcast. In today's episode, I discuss how I work to achieve freedom in my life.

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    Episode 25 - Our Vices and What Really Matters

    Welcome to Episode 25 of the Young and Happy.com podcast. In today's episode, I discuss vices and how I discover what really matters in life.

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    Episode 24 - Putting Our Happiness In Other People

    Welcome to Episode 24 of the Young and Happy.com podcast. In today's episode, I discussion the problems that occur when we place our happiness in other people.

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    Episode 23 - How Our Past Still Affects Us

    Welcome to Episode 23 of the Young and Happy.com podcast. In today's episode, I travel back to my past and discuss how the past can still affect us.

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    Episode 22 - Happiness vs Attractiveness

    Welcome to Episode 22 of the Young and Happy.com podcast. In today's episode, I discuss what I learned from the book "Pyscho-Cybernetics" by Maxwell Maltz and how his words got me through my Monday.

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    Episode 21 - Do Our Desires Control Us?

    Welcome to Episode 21 of the Young and Happy.com Podcast. In today's episode, I ask the question "Do Our Desires Control Us?"

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    Episode 20 - How to Find What You Love

    Welcome to Episode 20 of the Young and Happy.com podcast. In today's episode, I discuss how I discovered what I love to do in life.

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    Episode 19 - 100 Things

    Welcome to Episode 19 of the Young and Happy.com Podcast. In today's episode, I discuss my recent challenge to come up with 100 things I want to do with my life.

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    Episode 18 - It's a Journey, Not a Destination

    Welcome to Episode 18 of the Young and Happy.com podcast. Today, I talk about a lesson I learned from "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho about how life is about the journey, not the destination.

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    Episode 17 - How Getting Through Tough Times is Hurting Our Future

    Welcome to Episode 17 of the Young and Happy.com podcast. In today's episode, I discuss how our remedy for getting through tough times may be hurting our future.

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    Episode 16 - Happiness is a Job

    Welcome to Episode 16 of the Young and Happy.com podcast. In today's episode, I discuss ideas I learned from Robert Cialdini's book "Pre-Suasion" and how happiness is a full-time job.

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    Episode 15 - It's Not Where We Live

    Welcome to Episode 15 of the Young and Happy.com podcast. In today's episode, I discuss a quote that I've heard more than once about how where we live has no impact on the happiness of our life.

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    Episode 14 - Stepping Stones: An Interview with Ian Doherty

    Welcome to Episode 14 of the Young and Happy.com podcast. In this episode, I interview a good friend of mine: singer, songwriter, and musician Mr. Ian Doherty. You can check out his album here: https://iandoherty.bandcamp.com/

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    Episode 13 - Never Too Old to Stop Worrying

    Welcome to Episode 13 of the Young and Happy.com podcast. In today's episode, I discuss the source of an unlikely lesson about happiness, the book "Pre-Suasion" by Robert Cialdini, when Robert discuss people of old age and how much happier they are then young people.

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    Episode 12 - Our Flaws Make Us Perfect

    Welcome to Episode 12 of the Young and Happy.com podcast. In today's episode, I discuss a quote by Ellen DeGeneres who said "Our flaws are what make us human. If we can accept them as part of who we are, they really don't even have to be an issue."

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    Episode 11 - How I Discovered My Ego

    Welcome to Episode 11 of the Young and Happy.com podcast. In today's episode, I did some self-reflection and realized that, despite what I previously thought, I very much have an ego. Take a listen and learn how I combat against this.

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    Episode 10 - Be Your Own Best Friend

    Welcome to Episode 10 of the Young and Happy.com podcast. In today's episode, I do some soul searching and go through one of my biggest issues: being too hard on myself.

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    Episode 9 - Relationships: The Past is in the Past

    Welcome to Episode 9 of theYoungandHappy.com podcast. In today's episode, I discuss the quote "Being someone's first love may be great, but being their last is beyond perfect."

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    Episode 8 - Relationships: Ask and You Shall Receive

    Welcome to Episode 8 of TheYoungandHappy.com podcast. In today's episode, I start a week long discussion of relationships and explore the phrase: Ask and You Shall Receive.

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    Episode 7 - Do You Love What You Do?

    Welcome to Episode 7 of TheYoungandHappy.com podcast. Do you really love what you do? In today's episode, I discuss the thought that it is really hard to have a happy life if you don't love your job or what you do every day. Rather than offer unsubstantial advice, I try instead to offer some practical knowledge from the book "So Good They Can't Ignore You" by Cal Newport.

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    Episode 6 - Taking the Leap: An Interview with Cara Corasaniti

    Welcome to Episode 6 of TheYoungandHappy.com podcast. In today's episode, I interview a good friend of mine: Cara Corasaniti. As you will soon learn, Cara took a leap of faith a few years ago to step away from the norm and become a traveling physical therapist. For many of us, trusting our intuition and making a change to our life can be difficult, if not impossible. Through Cara, I have learned to step out of my comfort zone and pursue life with a sense of awe and adventure.

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    Episode 5 - Making An Effort For People

    In episode 5, I review the quote "If people don't make an effort to be in your life, don't try so hard to be in theirs...It's NOT worth it".

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    Episode 4 - Who Am I Really?

    In episode 4, I ask the question "Who Am I Really?" and discuss we can use it to increase our happiness.

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    Episode 3 - Changing Your Mindset

    In episode 3, I discuss the book "Mindset" by Carol Dweck and how I've applied her teachings to my life.

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    Episode 2 - Failing vs Being a Failure

    In episode 2, I discuss the difference between failing and being a failure.

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    Episode 1 - What Will It Take For You to Truly Be Happy?

    In my first ever episode, I discuss the question "What Will It Take For You to Truly Be Happy?"

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TheYoungandHappy.com podcast is a podcast by me, John Gronau, detailing my journey into becoming a motivational speaker and author. My focus is helping others find happiness, and in this podcast, you will find episodes discussing quotes, books, and teachings on how to live a happy life.

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TheYoungandHappy.com podcast is a podcast by me, John Gronau, detailing my journey into becoming a motivational speaker and author. My focus is helping others find happiness, and in this podcast, you will find episodes discussing quotes, books, and teachings on how to live a happy life.

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