Perspective Maintenance: Recent Episodes
John Chao
Do you often feel stuck, but are not too sure why? Being freed from our mental blocks can be as simple as adjusting our perspectives. You have SO much potential. Let's discover together what is likely holding you back from reaching your potential. Follow John on Instagram @thejohncollective for thought provoking posts. Follow/Subscribe to The Perspective Maintenance Podcast and share the show with someone who needs to hear it. We’re on a mission to help everyone be their healthiest selves and you can help us make that possible.If you would like to provide feedback on this podcast, please visit: https://forms.gle/oeFrYJDSZGkDYBw37As well, if you would like to donate toward this podcast, please visit: thejohncollective.com/donate
Here's my current version of my identity confirmation statements. I listen to this every morning 3 times and hone myself in on who I am working towards being. This helps a lot in the decisions I make throughout the day.
There's nothing more important than being in alignment with ourselves, but we can only do that if we know who we are working towards.
If you're struggling with creating your identity confirmation statements and woud like some support, feel free to reach out.
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In this episode we explore the difference between active and passive identity. Bet you didn't think that there was even such a thing. And because of such unawareness, we easily fall into a victim mentality.
Along with this episode is an exercise for you to come up with identity confirmation statements in the areas of physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual. To give you an idea of what that could look like, I've published a separate episode of my current version of my identity statements.
I'd love to hear your experience of putting together your identity confirmation statements, so please reach out to me!
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Enjoy this poem by masculinity coach, Alan Howard. Music is extended intentionally afterwards for you to sit into refection and meditation on who this new person is and what king energy looks like for you.
The essence of masculinity is simply having the courage to express yourself in full authenticity. It's the hardest thing to do, but if you choose to have the courage, it's an exciting person you'll meet on the other side.
Alan Howard's Instagram: instagram.com/coach_alanhoward
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Welcome back! I stoked to introduce season 4 to you.
In this season, we will cover quite a few aspects related to understanding ourselves from the perspective of our relationship with ourselves and our relationship with other people. Be prepared to see a new perspective and have your thinking messed with quite a bit.
00:00 - Life update
07:02 - Season 4 update
09:40 - Poem - King Energy
How we perceive ourselves can be so tricky. In this episode, Dasha Dare breaks down self image and how to be seen and how to be someone who holds space for others. Once we've reached this place of enoughness, then we can relax into our greatness!
Follow her on Instagram and facebook for more of her amazing content. Check out her website to get in touch with her!
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This podcast would not be possible without a community. There are too many names to say before the music comes on (haha, get it?), but you all know in your hearts that you've contributed heavily to this year of growth for me.
Happy (podcast) birthday to me! What an amazing year it's been and next year is lining up to be even better!
I'm excited to bring you more podcast episodes with even more clarity and value in this next year!
Love you all!
Tired of knowing you can be more, but you're not sure how to? Sandra Hasley shares in this episode concrete steps on how you can tap into your future self today!
She generously shares with us:
- How growth is natural. It’s okay to stand for something and then through your growth, change your perspective
- Why it's important to show up! People are curious and they want to know about you. They want the connection
- What if the best case scenario instead of the worst cast scenario
- Think about who you would be 2 years from now and be that person today. Live like that person today.
Follow her on Instagram and facebook for more of her amazing content. Check out her website to get in touch with her!
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My experience at Joe Dispenza's Week Long Advanced Retreat in Niagara Falls, NY from Sept 5-11, 2022.
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My experience at Joe Dispenza's Week Long Advanced Retreat in Niagara Falls, NY from Sept 5-11, 2022.
For more information about Joe Dispenza, please visit https://drjoedispenza.com/
I hope you've enjoyed this two part episode. It's an episode that's close to my heart because I've had to challenge a lot of norms from the environments that I grew up in and build a whole new future for myself.
Diana gave 3 great steps to challenging norms:
- Identify how the norm is impacting us
- Generate a lot of self compassion, patience and self love
- Visualize what you want your future to look like and move toward it.
If you're looking to learn more about Diana, you can find her IG @toocoolforscooling or her podcast Too Cool for Schooling.
I hope you've enjoyed this two part episode. It's an episode that's close to my heart because I've had to challenge a lot of norms from the environments that I grew up in and build a whole new future for myself.
Diana gave 3 great steps to challenging norms:
- Identify how the norm is impacting us
- Generate a lot of self compassion, patience and self love
- Visualize what you want your future to look like and move toward it.
If you're looking to learn more about Diana, you can find her IG @toocoolforscooling or her podcast Too Cool for Schooling.
I hope you had a chance to enjoy part 1. If you're looking to learn more about Diana, you can find her IG @toocoolforscooling or her podcast Too Cool for Schooling.
I hope you had a chance to enjoy part 1. If you're looking to learn more about Diana, you can find her IG @toocoolforscooling or her podcast Too Cool for Schooling.
This one is an oldie but a goodie. Today we're review Guiding Principle #3 - Assume Nothing by Question norms!
In this mini episode we look at:
- What causes us to make assumptions
- The difference between a fixed mindset vs a growth mindset
- Healthy ways to question norms
The takeaway homework questions were:
- What state are you in when you tend to make assumptions?
- What are the norms that are no longer serving you?
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This one is an oldie but a goodie. Today we're review Guiding Principle #3 - Assume Nothing by Question norms!
In this mini episode we look at:
- What causes us to make assumptions
- The difference between a fixed mindset vs a growth mindset
- Healthy ways to question norms
The takeaway homework questions were:
- What state are you in when you tend to make assumptions?
- What are the norms that are no longer serving you?
Want to discuss the episode you listened to today? Follow me on Instagram @thejohncollective and send me a DM of your thoughts or questions
Toastmasters Speech 2 of the pathways curriculum is a speech with a purpose.
If you have any questions about my experience with Toastmasters or if you have any thoughts and comments on this speech, feel free to reach out @thejohncollective on Instagram or email me at john@thejohncollective.com
Do you feel like you're going through the beginning of the end or is this the beginning of the new adventure?
This week Kim Skermer continues the conversation by telling us how she is able to have the kind of mindset that allows her to view her future with so much hope instead of letting fear hold her back. Follow her on Instagram for more of her amazing content. Check out her website to get in touch with her!
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What's the one thing in your life you want to change right now? I bet this episode will empower you to do that with some solid, practical guidance. What are you waiting for?
This week Kim Skermer breaks down all 10 guiding principles of living an unstuck life. This kind of wisdom does't come often, so we had to break it up into 2 parts. Follow her on Instagram for more of her amazing content. Check out her website to get in touch with her!
Look our for part 2 next wednesday!
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On my path of becoming a world-class speaker, I decided to join Toastmasters and I figured I'd bring you along the journey with me. The Toastmasters program is called Pathways and these are the 11 options:
- Dynamic Leadership
- Effective Coaching
- Engaging Humour
- Innovative planning
- Leadership Development
- Motivational Strategies
- Persuasive Influence
- Strategic Relationships
- Team collaboration
- Visionary Communication
- Presentation Mastery
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The confidence you need to tackle that big thing in front of you is actually right next to you, but it's hard to see. That's why today we're going to talk about:
- How we potentially waste confidence building experiences
- How you have hidden fractionated experience all around you
- How to use the your new found confidence on your own construction site.
You have more experience in you than you realize AND so much more ability to be confident in what you're capable because of that. I want you to do the exercise of writing down all your fractionated experiences and the skillsets you've gain from them. Let's celebrate who you didn't realize you were this whole time!
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The struggle is real. Life isn't giving us any free passes, but sometimes, it gives us people to help us along the way. We can either take the help and be better equipped to handle life or we can try to do things on our own.
This week Karen Pepe joins us to talk about how to be more okay with your by tackling three main topics: positivity, resilience, and confidence. Follow her on Instagram for more of her amazing content.
My top takeaways for today's episode were:
- Positivity is something that we can always work on
- People who are confidence are not always confident
- There is something that only we are meant to do, this is why we need to build the positivity, resiliency, and confidence.
Chat with you next Wednesday
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You're having a hard time letting something go right now. What is it? I know that the main issue isn't that you're not willing to let go. Maybe you are, but you don't know how to.
In this episode, we talked about the importance of letting go and its correlation with unmet expectations. Then we discussed 3 potential steps that might help you finally take off that weight you've been carrying around:
- The need to forgive yourself
- The importance of properly grieve once you feel safe to do so
- Set a deadline of when it's time to let go.
Being someone who carried an emotional burden for 6 years because I couldn't let go, I really resonate with you. Let's figure this out together.
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There's nothing worse than unmet expectations. But why do they happen in the first place? Feeling stuck because of this is one of the worst places to be and I want you to be able to be set free from that.
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This week Alana Gentry joins us to talk about what expectations are, accepting what is by letting go out outcomes and being open to the unexpected because the best is yet to come. Check out her podcast for more inspiring content on how to have a life where the best is yet to come. Follow her on Instagram and Youtube for more of her amazing content.
My top takeaways for today's episode were:
- Rejection is God’s protection
- The importance of feeling our feelings in a healthy way or else it come out in an unhealthy way
- The benefits of writing to integrate our thinking brain and our feeling brain
- The importance of having the right practices or environment for us to be around so we can process things in a healthy way
Chat with you on Sunday!
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Do you feel lonely or more disconnected than you'd like to be? Connection is one of the most fundamental things for us to have a higher quality of life and so we're going to explore more of that today and give you an idea of how to connect with others more.
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This week Jen Nash joins us to talk about the her book, The Big Power of Tiny Connections. I cannot say enough how needed this book is. I think we have all suffered in one way or another from disconnection and we all need some help with tools that can help us become a person who knows how to connect with people more. Check out her website for more information on her book or order the book from your local book store. Follow her on Instagram for more of her amazing content.
My top 3 takeaways for today's episode were:
- Put more of you in what you’re doing - there will never be enough
- Lifting our eyes and being open to connect with others
- Creating your own dream Wishlist of your ideal community and have something to work towards.
Chat with you on Sunday!
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Are you actually living the life you want or are you living a life that was "designed for you"?
So often, without taking the time to consider it, we're not necessarily living in a healthy narrative. The stories that have been told to us and that we now tell ourselves can sometimes not be the most helpful. Let's talk about this together and figure out how we can change our own narrative.
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Burnout. We feel it. We have a hard time avoiding it and it feels like the annoying tagalong little brother that I used to be. Instead of presenting with you solutions to treat burnout, I'd really like to get to the root of it and that's what we're talking about today.
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This week Olivia Heine joins us to talk about the real cause of burnout and what we can do about it. Don't like her youthful looks fool you, she has an incredible about of wisdom here and she's helped a lot of high level women deal with burnout. She has an incredible 8 week course starting on May 24th. Check out her website for more information. Follow her on Instagram and Youtube for more of her amazing content.
My top 3 takeaways for today's episode were:
- Burnout has more to do with understand our narratives than we realize
- If we’re trying, we can’t be receiving
- Life goes on as we go through transformation, so learning how to embrace the suck is really important
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How is that possible? Why do we desire transformation yet not want to change? As a follow up to our incredible episode with Heather I really want to go over today:
Why we desire transformation Why we don’t want to change How to make change possible
As mentioned, I really want you to think about these three questions:
What change do you desire? Where will you declare your intentions? Who is a part of your community
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Does your biggest frenemy, change, haunt you? It seems like it just doesn't seem to want to leave us alone. So, since it's always going to be around, I thought it would be helpful to walk through the stages of change and help you understand change better so that you can make change work for you! Please fill out this questionnaire with your comments and questions by Saturday afternoon for my Sunday solo episode so I can mention you on the show! This week Heather is back and she walks us through her expertise and it's going to blow your mind a little. We're sharing this episosde, so you'll hear the same wonderful conversation on her podcast, Templates For Life. Check out her content for amazing ideas of how to create your best life by finding the best templates for your life! In this episode Heather covers: Transtheoretical Model - Stages of change:
Precontemplation Contemplation Preparation Action Maintenance
Some of my biggest takeaways are:
Think about how change in the past has been positive Being mindful of how we label things. Is it under an negative umbrella, like anxiety, or could it be under a positive umbrella, like excitement
Some actions items for you:
What’s a change needs to happen in your near future? Or What’s a change that you’re foreseeing that will happen? How do you feel about it? How can you prepare for it? Walk through the 5 stages and plan it out.
Chat with you on Sunday!
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There's one massive reason why we hold ourselves back. We all do the same thing. Let me know if you agree with the reasons I laid out here and if you think there's other reasons holding you back!
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Opportunity. Do you make it? Come across it? Manifest it? We all want more opportunities, but often don't have a clear relationships with it. Our guest today will enlighten you with a different perspective on How to get more opportunities. We will be referencing Guiding Principle #6 in this episode. If you haven't listened to it yet, go a take a quick listen first.
We're back for season 3!
We're going to mix it up a little by having guest episodes on Wednesdays and mini-solo episodes from me on Sundays, where I debrief the conversation with the guest and also respond to your comments and questions. Fill out this questionnaire and become a part of the show!
This week we have the incredibly talented and equally hardworking, multitalented, multi-passionate Amanda Weldon. Amanda is also the host of the We Did It podcast and has a binge-worthy YouTube Channel! Follow her on Instagram if you want to be consistently inspired by all things fashion, photography, design, and just life itself.
In this episode Amanda shared with us her secret of:
Just start doing stuff and you’ll figure out if this is for you or not for you Trying something new, starting a little passion project, might turn into something you’ll do everyday! (I.e. blogging for fun turned into her way into journalism. Doing YouTube videos got her discovered for broadcasting.) The importance of not comparing ourselves to others who have had more time working on their own thing Taking the time to grieve when we’re transitioning
Chat with you on Sunday!
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It's incredibly interesting to take a moment and look back at the people who've made you who you are today. Although I've had some amazing experiences with male mentors, I really attribute a lot of who I am to the female leaders and mentors in my life.
Today you get to hear ME be interviewed. I'm so happy to have a chance to share some of my story with you as well as let you have an insight of how I think and what me the person I am today.
I was interviewed by Julie La Barba. Please go follow her on INSTAGRAM as well and listen to her wonderful Podcast, Paging Dr. Mom!
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Do you really know why you do what you do or do you do what you do by default because it's what you've always done? What about your thinking? Have you always thought what you think now? What is your process for rethinking?
Today we are covering Guiding Principle #10 - What we think always trumps what we do
In this mini episode we discussed:
- Why we value actions more than we should
- How our thinking affects what we do
- How to challenge our own thinking
The homework question is:
- Who are the 3 people in your life who have earned the right to be the people who can help challenge your thinking?
As mentioned, I'm giving one listening the chance to record an episode with me on their perspective of one of the guiding principles. Reach out to me on Instagram, details below!
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Being frustrated that our reaction led to a poor outcome is one of the worst places to be. What if I were to tell you that reacting isn't your only option? What if you can be more intention with the way you handle a given situation?
Today we are covering Guiding Principle #9 - Respond instead of react
In this mini episode we discussed:
- Why we react
- How do shift from reacting to responding
- The best way to respond
I'd love for you to think about how you handle a given situation. How often are you able to be intentional in the way you respond or are you a prisoner of your own reactions?
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Without realizing it, we let ourselves get stuck longer than we need to because we're not curating our surroundings. Make these 3 changes and see how radically your life changes!
Today we are covering Guiding Principle #8 - Curate your surroundings
In this mini episode we discussed:
- Curating your space
- Curate the people you're around
- Curate the places you go
The takeaway assignments questions are:
- Assess your space and how you can curate it to make it the most enjoyable space possible.
- Create an inventory of the people in your life and organize, for this season, how much you're going to interact with them.
- List out the places you go that fills your cup and intentionally put them in your calendar so that you make time to be there. Also list out the places that tempts you with unhealthy habits and tell the people who will check you to keep you accountable.
Check out Jay Shetty's podcast episode on The 8 Types of People you need in Your Life
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Finding the courage to do really hard things has been a huge part of my story. Being around the right leadership has also inspired me to decide what kind of leader I am and want to be.
Today you get to hear ME be interviewed. I'm so happy to have a chance to share some of my story with you as well as let you have an insight of how I think and what me the person I am today.
I was interviewed by Alana Mai Mitchel. Please go follow her on INSTAGRAM as well and listen to her wonderful Podcast, The Eastern Influenced Corporate Leader!
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Do you feel like you've been keeping yourself from being your best? These 3 aspects can make all the difference!
Today we are covering Guiding Principle #7 - How you do anything is how you do everything
In this mini episode we look at:
- Being the OTHER exception
- Who we are on and off stage
- When we're tempted to go "blah"
The takeaway questions are:
- Are there inconsistencies between my on and off stage? If so, what are these inconsistencies?
- Who am I around that deserve my best, but I actually go "blah" instead?
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Do you feel like you often have to wait for things to happen to you? For me, there's nothing worse than feeling helpless. But are we really?
Today we are covering Guiding Principle #6 - Always Play Offense
In this mini episode we look at:
- What happens when we're playing defense
- The advantages of playing offense
- How to play offense
The takeaway challenge is:
- The 7 day proactive challenge - Think about all your “if only statements” and see how you can take the initiative and create opportunities for yourself.
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"Excuse me?" We pretend like things don't bother us, but it's often hard to not take things personally. Why is that the case for you?
Today we are covering Guiding Principle #5 -Don't take things personally
In this mini episode we look at:
- What it means when we take things personally
- Why we take things personally
- How to stop taking things personally
The takeaway challenge is:
- The Remember Who You Are Challenge.
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Everyone talks about authenticity as if it's the easiest thing in the world, but we often have hang ups about being authentic. What's your relationship with authenticity?
Today we covering Guiding Principle #4 - Always Choose Authenticity Over Acceptance
In this mini episode we look at:
- What the definition of authenticity is
- The alternative to authenticity - the hustle for acceptance
- How others could potentially feel when we start to choose authenticity
The takeaway homework questions were:
- In which areas of your life are you tempted to choose acceptance?
- What part of authenticity feels the most uncomfortable for you?
- What community are you in where you feel totally loved for who you are?
The featured podcast is AUTHENTiKATE by Kate Godfrey
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Today you get to hear ME be interviewed. I'm so happy to have a chance to share some of my story with you as well as let you have an insight of how I think and what me the person I am today.
I was interviewed by the one any only Heather Sue. Please go follow her on INSTAGRAM as well and listen to her wonderful Podcast, Let's do the daily differently!
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What often gets us stuck without is knowing it is our preconceived notions. What's your relationship with assumptions? Let's find out today.
Today we're covering Guiding Principle #3 - Assume Nothing by Question norms!
In this mini episode we look at:
- What causes us to make assumptions
- The difference between a fixed mindset vs a growth mindset
- Healthy ways to question norms
The takeaway homework questions were:
- What state are you in when you tend to make assumptions?
- What are the norms that are no longer serving you?
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Underestimating this one thing robs you of massive advantages with everything that you do. Have you been seeing preparation all wrong?
Today we covered Guiding Principle #2 - Preparation leads to the best improvisation! We discussed how you can develop a 3 part superpower because preparation gives you:
- Readiness
- Confidence
- Adaptability
Our two takeaway questions are:
- What situations in which you find yourself just showing up to without any preparation?
- What are the things you do on autopilot that you can benefit from more mindfulness?
The featured podcast is: Permission to Change by Jenn Philipps
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There's a superpower that you may not have unlocked yet and it's going to change your life. If you incorporate this one thing in your life, you'll immediate see massive changes.
Today we are covering Guiding Principle #1 - Taking every opportunity to delight! In this episode, you'll learn:
- What it means to delight
- The enormous benefits we experience when we decide to delight others
- The mindset we gain from being someone to "takes opportunity"
10 Part Mini-Series - The 10 Guiding Principles of Living an Unstuck Life!
- Take every opportunity to delight
- Preparation leads to the best improvisation
- Assume nothing by questioning norms
- Always choose authenticity over acceptance
- Don’t take things personally
- Always play offence
- How you do anything is how you do everything
- Curate your surroundings
- Respond instead of react
- What you think always trumps what you do
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Do you find yourself lose yourself when you're around certain people? This week, we're joined by the one and only Emily Kowalik. You can find out more about Emily's stunning hand crafted jewelry and art at emilykowalik.com - also follow her in IG at instagram.com/emilykowalik
We're going to cover:
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What happens when we don't know what we want.
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The importance of setting boundaries
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The results that we see when we set up standards for our own life and how that impacts our relationship with other people
The podcasts that were featured in the intro are:
Rachel Brumberger - UnscRxipted
Gisele Gambi - The Intuitive Pull
Annemarie Ausland-Krifka - Annemarie.life
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This week Masako Kozawa joins us to share so much of her courage. We talked all ways different people and environments tried to put her in a box. She shares about the tough decision she's had to make to get unstuck!
You can find Masako on Instagram @masakozawa_photography and check out her podcast: Why Not Meditate?
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Happy New Year to those who I haven't had a chance to greet yet!
I've been away for a few weeks and wanted to give you an update. As mentioned in the podcast, here's the questionnaire for you to give feedback on this podcast! I'd love to hear from you!
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What we feel like we're "supposed to" do or be can be so crippling. What if our lives were not meant to be limited to that?
In this episode we will cover:
- When "Supposed to's" are helpful for us
- When "Supposed to's" are unhelpful for us
- How we decided which "Supposed to's" fit into our life.
Podcasts featured include:
- Jocey Wiitanen - Make life fun
- Carolyn Hillyer - Chillybakes GF
- Enoch Mulamba - Of course you can
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The worst part of overthinking is not knowing why we overthink or how to stop overthinking. In this episode, we explore this with our guest Heather Sue! You can find her podcast Let’s do the daily differently and also on Instagram
In this episode we will cover:
- What causes overthinking.
- The difference between introspective and overthinking
- How to reduce overthinking
Podcasts featured include:
- Jenn Moss - The Living Joyfully and well Podcast
- Marcie Hirschi - The YOUnicorn Lens
- Dori Roberts Stewart - She Turned Entrepreneur
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Constraint feel like barriers to our best self, but what if they're actually catalysts for us to reach out best selves?
In this episode we talk about:
- Why we hate constraints
- Why constraints are often beneficial
- How to use our constraints to our advantage
The podcasts recommended in the beginning of this episode were:
No Recipe Required - Lesley Taylor
The Estranged Heart - Kreed Revere
Feeling To Healing - Elizabeth Krause
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Most of us are not fans of the unknown and there's good reason. In this episode, we covered:
- Why we prefer the know
- Why we fear the unknown
- How to embrace the unknown.
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After seeing in episode 1, that we are ultimately the reason why we get stuck, it also allows us to see that we are also ultimately capable of getting ourselves unstuck.
A lot of the reasons why we feel stuck is from outside of us, so this week we look at how we let others get us stuck. In this episode, we discuss:
- How we let others influence our decisions
- How we let others dictate our worth
- How we let others decide our happiness.
My hope is that once we see the tendencies and the realities of how we let others get us stuck, we can also make arrangements to change that.
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This week Crystal Kelsey joins us to share so much of her brilliance. We talked all things with self appreciation and she gave us tools to help us decide what kind of day we will have. You can find Crystal on Instagram @crystalrkelsey, where you can find her "Grow Through the Holiday" offer and check out her podcast: The Empowering Mentor.
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I'm sorry to break it to you, but WE are often the reasons why we feel stuck. In this solo episode, we discuss:
- Internal self awareness
- How we lose trust in ourselves,
- How knowing ourselves can help us create a curated plan for our own development.
To access the Wholehearted Inventory assessment, visit: https://brenebrown.com/wholeheartedinventory/
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We perform acts of maintenance on a daily basis, often without even realizing it - brushing our teeth, exercising, cleaning our space (some of these things we do more often than others..). There's one category you're likely not doing as much maintenance on and it's affecting your life in a major way. Find out why maintaining your perspective will be one of the most helpful things you can do for yourself!