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Start with Small Steps — 298 episodes
297 - Tools vs. Transformation: The Test I Run on Everything I Use
296 - Nobody Is Guarding Your Time But You
295 - Why Some People’s Lives Keep Getting Better and Others Don’t
294 - Proving vs. Improving: Why They Aren’t the Same Thing
293 - Why “Pretty Darn Good” Beats “Optimized”
292 - What My Childhood Taught My Nervous System
291 - The Habit That Looks Good But Quietly Takes Over
290 - 7 Small Steps to Get Better at Small Talk
289 - Why Neglected Things Don’t Just Stagnate,They Disappear
288 - Stop Sitting on the Floor: The Hidden Cost of Avoidance
287 - Stuck and Can’t Start? SPARK: A Motivation Framework for Brains That Won’t Cooperate
286 - The Difference Between Modest and Invisible at Work
285- Pressure Is a Privilege: Why Resistance Means You’re Moving
284 - The Knight in Shining Armor Is Not Coming
283 - Big Leaps When Small Steps Aren't Enough
282 - Iteration: The Skill That Actually Gets You Unstuck
281 - The Quiet Giving Up (And How to Keep Going)
280 - Every Yes Is a No to Something Else — Learning to Say No With Purpose
279 - What Season of Life Are You Actually In?
278 - Act First, Understand Later — How Real Change Actually Happens
277 - You're Not Failing. You're Building a Toolkit
276 - You're Not Failing on Repeat — You're Iterating
275 - Bouncing Forward: When Everyone Thinks You Failed
274 - 5-Minute Habits That Actually Change Your Life
273 - How to Steer Your Life in a New Direction
272 - Stop Trying to Control the River of Life
271 - Stop Drifting: The Ground Rules That Keep Life on Course
270 - You Don't Have to Be All In on AI — Here's How to Find Your Middle Ground
269 - When Budgeting Isn’t Enough: How to Earn More Without Working Yourself to Death
268 - From Money Panic and Avoidance to Peace and Security
267 - Getting Good With Money: Rewriting the Story We Tell Ourselves About Finances
266 - Why Listening to Hard Stories Makes Us Stronger
265 - The Power of Pretending: How Psychological Halloweenism Can Improve Your Life
264 - Getting to Yes with Yourself: The Art of Inner Negotiation
263 - Start the New Year with Small Steps That Actually Work
262 - How to Stop Blowing Things Out of Proportion
261 - The Doors of Possibility – Living with the Gift of Maybe
260 - The Shadow Isn't the Monster: Embracing the Gift of Maybe
259 - Escaping the Certainty Trap: Revisiting “The Gift of Maybe”
258 - Transforming Your Life One Health Snack at a Time
257 - RESTART: How to Reignite Momentum When You've Lost Your Nerve
256 - Why Rest is Productive
255 - From Chaos to Calm: The Life-Changing Power of Macro Organization
254 - Eliminating Noise: The Most Underrated Superpower
253 - From Debate to Dialogue
252 - The Lost Art of Listening in a World of Endless Noise
251 - Ikigai: Knowing Your Purpose Matters
250 - Is Maturity a Superpower?
249 - The Surprising Truth About Perfectionism and How to Beat It
248 - “You Be You, Boo-Boo” — But Should You?
247 - When Life Isn’t Fair: How to Respond With Strength and Purpose
246 - Finding Your Next Best Step
245 - Get Ready, Live Ready
244 - Gain Confidence By Doing
243 - Guardrails and Bandwidth: Building a Life That Protects You
242 - How a Single Skill Can Transform Everything
241 -Stop Fighting Ghosts and Dragons: How Imaginary Fears Drain Our Lives
240 - The Circle of Help
239 - Productivity for Real People
238 - The Power of Pause: Gaining Clarity in Emotional Moments
237 - Not Everyone Will Like You—And That’s Okay
236 - Be Brave and Find True Belonging
234 - The Secret to Lasting Change: It’s Not Willpower!
233 - Tests to Understand What Makes Us Tick
231 - From Struggle to Strength
230 - Say Yes to Yourself
229 - How We Learn Matters More Than What We Learn
228 - From Dreamer to Doer
227 - Rebuild Real Trust
226 - Can a Christian Be a Stoic?
225 - Ancient Stoics Solve Modern Problems
224 - Moderation In Everything
223 - Advice from Silly Places
223 - Advice from Silly Places
222 - The Two Buckets: A Simple Way to Solve Life’s Problems
221 - Don't Let Anyone Push Your Buttons
220 - Stop Playing It Safe
219 - No Choice Is A Choice
218 - Solve the Right Problem
217 - We’re All Walking Contradictions
216 - Feeling Overwhelmed? Start Small
215 - What Not to Do with ADHD
214 - Unlocking ADHD Superpowers
213 - ADHD Roadmap to Victories
212 - Living with ADHD: My Journey to Understanding
211 - Why Scrooge’s Transformation Resonates Today
210 - Turning Lemons into Success
209 - The Lemonade vs. Lemon Life
208 - Simple Ways to Feel at Home in Any Place
207 - Transforming Overthinking With A New Soundtrack
206 - Meet New People and Build Lasting Friendships
205 - Harnessing Military Brat Lessons
204 - The World Through the Five Senses
203 - Rediscovering Life Through Our Senses
202 - Wear the Six Thinking Hats
201 - Creating Your Own Luck
200 - The MEEPS Method for Problem-Solving
199 - Overcoming Costs and Creating Incentives
198 - Navigating the Challenges of People Pleasing
197 - Seven Key Questions to Be Self-Aware
196 - Your Essential Being
195 - Shortcuts in Achieving Goals
194 - Overcoming Tedious Tasks
193 - Formulas for Life
192 - The Enduring Wisdom of George Washington’s Rules
191 - Don't Join the Cynicism
190 - Hit the Point and Sell it
189 - Be Brief To Get Readers
188 - Sharing Creativity with Others
187 - The Art of Creative Borrowing Inspiration
186 - Embrace Adventure And Live Fully
185 - Unveiling Life's Blueprint Through Scouting
184 - The Power of Curiosity and Connection"
183 - Know Yourself and Stand
182 - Turn Your Ship Around
181 - Get out of the Rut of Overthinking
180 - Great Opportunity in the Cave of Fear
179 - Be Creative to Make A Connection
178 - Feel Their Pain And Connect
177 - Making Weight Loss and Health Easier
176 - Simplify Against the Blissy Food
175 - Igniting Change in Your Life
174 - Small Steps to Big Changes
173 - Trust, Love, and Rebuilding Society in the 80s
172 - Beyond What You Can Prove on 34th Street
171 - Overcoming Limiting Beliefs with Self Therapy
170 - The Importance of Self Therapy and Reflection
169 - The Importance of Intentional Rest
168 - Embracing the Power of Decision-Making
167 - Taking the Extra Step for Excellence
166 - Turning Regrets into Opportunities
165 - How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward
164 - Using the Tools of the Creative
163 -Embracing the Maker Mindset and Unleashing Your Creativity
162 - Mastering Communication in a Distracted World
161 - Improve Problem-Solving Ideas
160 - Generating Fresh Ideas
159 - Essential Framing for Effective Problem-Solving
158 - Finding Your Path Amidst Conflicting Advice
157 - Happy Third Anniversary to Us!
156 - Finding Purpose Beyond the Material
155 - Pursue a More Purposeful Life
154 - Navigating Work in an AI World
153 - Exploring Leadership Through Science Fiction
152 - Challenges of Giving and Receiving Feedback
151 - Embracing Discomfort Can to Improve Health
150 - The Power of Inconvenience
149 - Breaking Out of Our Comfort Zones
148 - Strategies for Taking Control of Procrastination
147 - The Art of Overcoming Procrastination
146 - Exploring Alternative Time Tracking
145 - Reset Your Life and Achieve Your Dreams
144 - Ask For It Already!
143 - Making Happy Memories
142 - Memories to Bring Us Happiness
141 - Identifying Root Problems in Life
140 - Dating Adventures with the Real You
139 - Myths and Tips for Successful Dating and Relationships
138 - Bickering Leaders of Star Wars
137 - What If We Can't Get to Maybe
136 - Open the Door to Possibilities
135 - Why is Certainty So Comfy?
134- Addicted to Certainty?
133 - Steps to Be Funny
132 - Funny in the Workplace
131 - Great Bumpersticker Advice
130 - Lazy Geniuses are Nice to Themselves
129 - Be Lazy with the Right Rules
128 - Be Lazy with Limited Goals and Small Steps
127 - Star Trek Leaders in Tough Times
126 - To Boldly Go with Leadership
125 - Escape Activities that Prevent Weight Loss
124 - Become The Person Who Loses Weight
123 - You Can't Fail With Mini Habits
122 - The One Word is the One Thing
121 - Make Habits Easy With Challenges
120 - Have a Truly Happy New Year's Eve
119 - It is a Wonderful Life
118 - Act for The Next Week You
117 - You Don’t Know the Future You
116 - Follow Your True North
115 - Be Productive with Morning Showers
114 - Fight Back Against Bad Thoughts
113 - Get in the Right Gear
112 - Awkward Awesomeness
111 - Use the BICAT System to Think Better
110 - How Lawyers Think and Decide
109 - Serotonin, Cortisol, and Dopamine
108 – Lose a job? Don’t Panic!
107 - The 1-Page Marketing Strategy
106 – The Culture of Fortitude and the Self
105 - Best Advice of the Last Year
1 - Why Small Steps are Important - Reissue - The Queen inspired me
104 - Get Good Info with CRAAP or TAARP
103 - How to Curate
102 - Learn and Earn and Keep Going
101- Can Generations of Workers Get Along?
100- Be Childlike and See the World in a New Way
99 - The Unconscious Brain and Creativity
98 - Create New Standards for Time and Life
97 – Abandon the Time Traps
96 - Our Damaging Concept of Time
95 - Ending the Lies
94 - The Lies We Tell Ourselves
93 - Make Everyone Happier at Work
92 - Identify Your Work Style
91 - Thrive in the Seasons of Life
90 - Maximize Your Choices and Be Satisfied
89 - Ben Franklin and His Life Improvement Plan
88 - Be Happy Alone or In a Community
87 - Changes That Save Relationships
86 - Take the Key from Drama
85 - Coco and Miguel Shows Us How to Forgive
84 - Find your Fun Magnets
83 - Are You Having Fun?
82 – Gain Everyday Courage
81 - Go! Go Now!
80 - Dopamine Dizziness
79 – Use Objects With All Their Imperfections
78 - Take Five and a Health Snack
77 - Saying "Yes" Gives Life Meaning
76 – Be Negative and Be Prepared
75 - Go For a Walk, Meet a Neighbor and Be Happy
74 - Be a Scientist of Your Own Life
73 - This Episode Correlates with Success
72 - Can We Trust Statistics?
71 - Take On Fear and Pivot
70 -Say YES to yourself
69 - Let the Reticular Activating System Fill Your Thoughts
68 - About Time - Movie Time Travel as Happiness Advice
67 – Follow the Red Nose to Your Dreams
66 - Observe and Deduce
65 - Solve Problems With Sherlock
64 - Geek and Quest Your Goals
63 - Be the GOAT with Neutral Thinking
62 - With Lagom Life is Just Right
61 - Get Cozy in Your Own Chair
60 - Grit or Quit? Be the Best or Rest?
59 - Can Nice People Get Ahead?
58 - Be A Leader With or Without Filters
57 - Do What You and the World Wants
56 - Improv to Improve
55 - Have a Great Day
54 - Best Tomorrow Starts The Night Before
53 - Anniversary Episode With My Best Advice
52 - Grow Your Income with Facts
51 - Savings for Peace and Fun
50 - Budget the Easy Way
49 - Life is a Highway
48 - Cook Your Dreams in the Kitchen of the Mind
47 - Take a Big Leap into Genius!
46 -The Only Thing to Fear is Getting Stuck
45 - Growing from People You Admire
44 - Analyze Geniuses to Change Your Life
43 - Get Ahead with High Performance Habits
42 - Identify Your Core to Gain Presence
41- Be Genuine to Have Presence
40 - Find Friends and New Activities
39 - Good Grief
38 - Let Adversity Make You Awesome
37 - Be Everything at Work by Smooshing
36 - Be Everything
35 - What Do You Notice?
34 - Meeting New Co-Workers but Keep the Old
33 - Look the Part to Feel the Part
32 - Focus on the Right Job
31 - The Future Wants Action
30 - 95% Chance of Better Decisions
29 - Dance a Little and Take a Nap
28 - Is this a good question?
27 – Negotiate the River Of Your Life
26 - Have Insight in Sight
25 - Memories, The Corners of My Mind
24 - Learn More, Work Less
23 - Young Brains
22 - Foverer-ish Young
21 - Once Upon a Time There was a Story
20 - Have Great Conversations
19 - Your Personal Elevator Speech
18 - Happiness is a Butterfly
17 - Stoicism, It's all Greek to Me
16 - Tech Tools to Track Habits and Have Fun
15 - Non-Tech Tools for Tracking Goals and Habits
14 - Look Behind and Look Ahead
13 - Systems not Goals
12 - Stop Perfectionism and Finish
11 - Win Friends and Understanding
10 - Talent is Better Than Passion
9 - Change the Things You Can
8 - Pychological Halloweenism for Goals
7 - Plan Your Possible Lives
6 - Challenge The Rider and The Elephant
5 - Prevent Mistakes and Look Upstream
4 - Use Personality Tests to Achieve Goals
3 - Ruthlessly Eliminate Noise
2 - Where to Change your life
1 - Why Small Steps are Important
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