A Work To Do

Do we mistake ease and comfort as our end goal?  A Pursuit of ease and comfort will lead to stagnation, discontent and dissatisfaction.  So what should we pursue instead?

Today we talk about friction - the things that get in our way or slow us down when we are trying to achieve our goals and objectives. 

Would you rather change the past or change the future?  

It is too easy for us to jump to conclusions, make assumptions and try to solve problems before we have given space to allow others to fully express and explain themselves.  This is especially true in our parenting.  Let's talk about it.   Are you ready to stop talking over your children but don't know how to change?  I can help.  Book your appointment today!  A Work To Do

God rejoices when we develop and share our talents.  Yes!  It's true.  

We shouldn't fill someone else's shoes - we need to leave room for our own shoes.  Fill your own shoes.

A lot of people say to fake it until you make it but does that really work?  Today I share a different way to understand how you can show up the way you want to be.

James Clear asked this question in a recent newsletter:  If you wait, will it get easier or will you just be older? Let's talk about that.

We all fail.  We either fail while we are trying or we fail because we don't try at all.  Which failure are you familiar with?

Our bodies are made out of what we consume:  the food we eat, the liquids we drink and the air we breathe.  Who we become, our thoughts, beliefs, our character, is also made from what we consume:  the books we read, the music, the people, the podcasts, we listen to you, the movies and videos we watch.   What we allow into our brains controls what we do and who we become.   Daughter of the King Amazon Music Playlist Daughter of the King Spotify Playlist

Today we are talking about how we need to balance stability and adventure in our marriage relationship.  Stability without adventure can lead to stagnation but adventure without stability leads to insecurity.

Choices.  Decisions.  Do you ever find yourself felling stuck making a choice?  Are you ever overwhelmed in your decision making?  Today I offer a perspective that can help you.

Today I am sharing some things I have learned about depresssion.   Here is the book I recommend:  Feeling Good by Dr. David Burns

What is in a name?  Names can speak to who we are.  Let's talk about it.

Remember what I taught in episode 138 - Change happens in the positive.  I listened to another podcast this week that helped me see how to apply this to our relationships.

Today I share the power of the Streak!  And how a streak freeze can help us stick to our goals and establish our habits.

Here is another tip for you to help you with your goals.  Consistancy is what gets us our results.  So what will you count as part of your consistant effort?

When you are struggling with your goals or trying to establish new habits, what can help?  Today we are talking about the power of positivity and what that looks like. I recommend two books during this episode:  The High 5 Habit by Mel Robbins Tiny Habits by BJ Fogg

How are you doing with your new year's resolutions and goals?  Today I am sharing 2 tricks that can really make a difference and help you stay on track.

One of the best ways to be successful at anything is to keep things simple - uncomplicated and straightforward.  Setting new goals, establishing new habits may be simple, but that doesn't always mean it is easy.  Understanding that can help us do those small, simple things.

What is hope?  How do we cultivate hope?  How does hope guide us and help us?  And what is the difference between hope and optimism?

Last week we talked about preparing to set goals.  Listen to that episode first before you listen to today's (Episode 133).   The next step is evaluating our thoughts, actions, behaviors and habits you currently have and to decide what your target is. What good things would you like to happen in the New year?  What would you like to learn?  How would you like to feel physically, emotionally and spiritually?  In a year from now, what would you like to say is going well in your life?

Does New Year take you by surprise?  Do you want to set meaningful New Years Resolutions but when Jan 1 comes, you haven't even had time to think about it yet?  This episode is to helps us with that problem.  Today we are going to get started with the preparations we need to do to set our goals.    In this episode I invite you to think about these questions: What is going well in your life right now and why?  What good things would you like to happen in the New year?  What would you like to learn?  How would you like to feel physically, emotionally and spiritually?  In a year from now, what would you like to say is going well in your life? 

How do you win a game if you don't know the rules?  This life has rules. How do we get what we want out of life if we don't know the rules?

How to be grateful when it is hard - 3 tips!

When you read, hear or listen to something on the internet, are you learning the facts or just a story?  How can we distinguish between the two?

Today I share a frame work we can use to understand the changes in our lives.

I missed an oppurtunity the other day.  Why?  Because I wasn't prepared.  Let's talk about it.

We need to find a way to balance between present and future.  How do we do that?  Listen and I will tell you how.

Joy and comfort are not the same thing and what we choose to focus makes a huge difference.

Quantity or Quality?  What should we focus on?  What helps us get what we actually want?

We often only identify with the good people in a story, the heros.  Today I want us to examine how we are like each of the characters in the story of the good samaritan.

Have you ever found out that your assumptions and conclusions about another person were wrong?  Me too.  People are like icebergs - we see only 10%.  There is 90% more to another person that is unseen.

What is most important to you?  Why do other people not see things the way you do?  Today we talk about how our values inform our perseptions, our decisions and what we believe to be good or bad, right or wrong.

Emotions, all of them, positive and negative, are part of life.  Yet most of us are not taught how to deal with or process our emotions in a healthy way.  Today, that is what I am talking about.

We each have a desire to make an impact on the world.  Today we talk about how to do so positively and why some choose to do so negatively.

Do you enjoy being around your children?  Today, I share 3 rules or ideas that we can implement to help us as parents raise our children to be enjoyable.

Today I talk about another amazing way we can help with the connection between our bodies and our emotions - The Emotion Code.  The Emotion Code uses muscles testing to find and release trapped emotions in our bodies.  It is amazing! Want to experience it for yourself?  Book a Session Today  

Today I share with you 2 more practices that help us turn on our parasympathetic nervous system:  Grounding and Gratitude.

Today we are talking about yoga.  Have you done it?  You should try it.  Here are some of my favorite videos: Anything by Sarah Beth Yoga.  She has a lot of varity and for all levels - beginer to advanced.  Sarah Beth Yoga  Here is one of my favorites from her:  15 minute Morning Yoga Flow I loved the show Inhale with Steve Ross.  One of the best things about his show was the different people he had in the studio with him.  There were people at all levels of flexibility.  And he doesn't use traditional yoga music.  Super fun!  These videos are about 45 minutes.  Here is a play list: Inhale Play List

Our emotions are expressed through our bodies as physical sensations.  Today I talk about that connection and how emotions can affect our bodies.  I also talk about one way we can help calm our bodies through our breath. Here are a couple of breath work exercises that you can try: Box Breathing Breath with Tone Cues 478 Breathing with Visual and Tone Cues

Accidents - the unexpected - happen to us all.  We can be doing everything right, and an accident can still happen.  What do you make it mean?  How can you react in a healthy way to the unexpected?

"If ye are prepared, ye shall not fear."  Doctrine and Covenants 38:30 How do we prepare for the unexpected?  How do we prepare physically, emotionally and mentally?  Today we are going to talk about just that.

What do you do when you fail?  It's all about the story you tell about it!

I came across a quote on Pinterest the other day that hit hard:  If you don't sacrifice for what you want, what you want becomes the sacrifice.  Let's talk about it!

Comfort vs Challenge - Lower Brain vs Higher Brain.  What should we choose?  

Failure - what do you think off and how do you feel when you hear that word?  What is failure wasn't a bad thing?  Let's talk about it. You will want to make sure you have listened to episode #108 To Leap before you listen to this one.

Today I am sharing what I learned but jumping off a 40 foot pole into the air!  It was amazing.  Take a listen.

How would you describe learning?  Today I am quoting characters from Orson Scott Card's book Visitors to talk about what it means to learn.

What if I told you that the most successful people, the people doing extraordinary things, are just ordinary people?  That they are the same as you and me - ordinary.  That's what we are talking about today.