Decide Your Legacy: Recent Episodes
Adam Gragg
Are you ready to take the steps necessary to thrive? Join us every episode as host Adam Gragg discusses what is holding us back and how to move forward with purpose, along the way developing healthy relationships and navigating life transitions while overcoming fear, stress and anxiety. Adam is a family therapist, mental health professional and life coach helping individuals and organizations find the transformational clarity that unleashes hope. Live the life you want, the legacy you decide.
What do you do that you know is bad for you? How are these sabotaging the future you are building? Today we are going to give you strategies to have power over the temptations in your life. On this episode we discuss:
- Understand what is holding you back
- You have power over your behaviors
- Using replacement behaviors to create new habits
- You have power over your emotions
- Learning to engage with emotional sobriety
- Recognizing the anxiety and externalizing it
- Stepping back from incorrect thinking
- The role that your phone can play in your thinking
- Using support to move forward from temptation
Resources:
Shatterproof Yourself Video: 7 ACTIONS to START Building Your Legacy
Decide Your Legacy Corporate & Group Workshops
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Adam Gragg is a Legacy Coach, Blogger, Podcaster, Speaker, & Mental Health Professional for nearly 25 years. Adam’s life purpose is helping people & organizations find transformational clarity that propels them forward to face their biggest fears to LIVE & leave their chosen legacy. He’s ultra-practical in his approach, convinced that engaging in self-reflective ACTION & practical tools, practiced consistently, WILL transform your life. He specializes in life transitions, career issues, and helping clients overcome anxiety, depression & trauma. Contact Adam HERE. if you're interested in getting started on deciding YOUR legacy.
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How would you feel if you always took the actions you wanted? Today we’re going to cover some strategies to showing up in a way that allows you to feel great about yourself and the life you are living. On this episode we discuss:
- How do you beat yourself up
- How would you feel if you took the actions you want
- What happens to your inner life when you try to please others
- Be generous - with you treasure, time and talent
- Tell the truth - don’t spin or evade
- Show up for yourself - commit to yourself
- Set guardrails - stay on track
- Move out of the safe harbor - where are you hiding
- Embrace the suck - see it as the process
Resources:
Shatterproof Yourself Video: 7 ACTIONS to START Building Your Legacy
Decide Your Legacy Corporate & Group Workshops
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Adam Gragg is a Legacy Coach, Blogger, Podcaster, Speaker, & Mental Health Professional for nearly 25 years. Adam’s life purpose is helping people & organizations find transformational clarity that propels them forward to face their biggest fears to LIVE & leave their chosen legacy. He’s ultra-practical in his approach, convinced that engaging in self-reflective ACTION & practical tools, practiced consistently, WILL transform your life. He specializes in life transitions, career issues, and helping clients overcome anxiety, depression & trauma. Contact Adam HERE. if you're interested in getting started on deciding YOUR legacy.
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It’s that time of year, many are going back to school. In a few months the holidays will be upon us. These events and situations can often bring social anxiety with them. But today we are going to dive into the strategies you can use to decrease the impact social anxiety has on you. On this episode we discuss:What social situations cause you the most fear?
- Why do they trigger you?
- Ice breakers that can transform your engagement with others
- The four keys to reducing social anxiety
- First get started
- Stay positive, no matter what happens
- Persist, don’t push
- Remember the big picture
Resources:
Power of Forgiveness (Podcast Episode #85)
11 Fun Icebreakers (post) - by Adam Gragg
If - by Rudyard Kipling (read by Sir Michael Caine)
Do it Anyway by Mother Teresa
How Did You Die by Edmund Vance Cooke
Decide Your Legacy Corporate & Group Workshops
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Adam Gragg is a Legacy Coach, Blogger, Podcaster, Speaker, & Mental Health Professional for nearly 25 years. Adam’s life purpose is helping people & organizations find transformational clarity that propels them forward to face their biggest fears to LIVE & leave their chosen legacy. He’s ultra-practical in his approach, convinced that engaging in self-reflective ACTION & practical tools, practiced consistently, WILL transform your life. He specializes in life transitions, career issues, and helping clients overcome anxiety, depression & trauma. Contact Adam HERE. if you're interested in getting started on deciding YOUR legacy.
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Why do some people seem so self-confident? How can you become more self-confident? While you might think that self-confidence is something you develop first, there are actually 5 actions you can take that will bring more energy and self-confidence to your life. On this episode we discuss:
- Where do you lack self-confidence
- The difference between confidence and self-confidence
- How distractions keep us from finding clarity
- How living decided can bring energy
- The role of setting boundaries
- Taking your commitment seriously
- Play the long game
- Create a vision board for your future (and have fun)
- Watching your language
- What do you love about yourself?
- The 5-second rule (no, not that one)
- What would you do if you had 10x the self-confidence
- Tell people how you actually feel
Resources:
If I Had More Confidence Worksheet
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18 Ways to Build Self-Confidence (post) - by Adam Gragg
Decide Your Legacy Corporate & Group Workshops
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Adam Gragg is a Legacy Coach, Blogger, Podcaster, Speaker, & Mental Health Professional for nearly 25 years. Adam’s life purpose is helping people & organizations find transformational clarity that propels them forward to face their biggest fears to LIVE & leave their chosen legacy. He’s ultra-practical in his approach, convinced that engaging in self-reflective ACTION & practical tools, practiced consistently, WILL transform your life. He specializes in life transitions, career issues, and helping clients overcome anxiety, depression & trauma. Contact Adam HERE. if you're interested in getting started on deciding YOUR legacy.
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This week I’m joined by my good friend Rusty. Over the past few months, I’ve noticed a major transformation and shift in his demeanor and perspective, so I wanted him to join me to talk about how forgiveness has transformed his life. On this episode we discuss:
- Rusty’s upbringing, moving from place to place
- The struggle with his father and recognizing the trauma
- Seeing the good and the bad in people
- How forgiveness created a shift
- The shades of forgiveness
- The burden of carrying around a lack of forgiveness
- How trust fits into the equation with forgiveness
- Why Rusty wouldn’t change the past if he could
- Don’t drag your past with you, let it go and forgive
- Why forgiving yourself is so important
- How culture leads to avoidance
Resources:
Carl Jung Quotes
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Adam Gragg is a Legacy Coach, Blogger, Podcaster, Speaker, & Mental Health Professional for nearly 25 years. Adam’s life purpose is helping people & organizations find transformational clarity that propels them forward to face their biggest fears to LIVE & leave their chosen legacy. He’s ultra-practical in his approach, convinced that engaging in self-reflective ACTION & practical tools, practiced consistently, WILL transform your life. He specializes in life transitions, career issues, and helping clients overcome anxiety, depression & trauma. Contact Adam HERE. if you're interested in getting started on deciding YOUR legacy.
Be sure to check out Escape Artists Travel and tell them Decide Your Legacy sent you!
We regularly talk about the basics of communication and how to improve them, but I want to go beyond the basics today. I'm going to share several secret skills that will take your communication to a deeper and stronger level with those around you. On this episode we discuss:
- All the risks I'm taking (I'm doing it a lot lately)
- Problems that can arise from poor communication
- A fly-over of a few of the communication skills we usually talk about
- Never giving your power away
- How to not give up in communication with others
- Sharing your story in a vulnerable way
- How to dig deeper in conversation with others
And click HERE to get my NEW FREE SHATTERPROOF YOURSELF MENTAL HEALTH CHECKLIST!
Resources:
Conflict Resolution (Episode #41)
New Orleans Surprise Prank 2022
If by Rudyard Kipling - Read by Sir Michael Caine
Do it Anyway by Mother Teresa
How Did You Die by Edmund Vance Cooke
My 20 Favorite Questions to Ask Clients
20 Questions to Ignite Meaningful Conversations
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Adam is a life coach and counselor who specializes in helping individuals and organizations find transformational clarity. He specializes in anxiety, depression, life & career transitions, adolescent challenges, and family counseling.
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Our brains are wired against us sometimes. It tries to protect us, but often puts us on the defensive. Today we take back our perspective and build positivity into our lives. On this episode we discuss:
- Confirmation bias and negativity bias
- Looking for evidence that things can go right
- Living in the moment and enjoying it
- What you focus on grows
- Facing the core issues in your life relentlessly
- Engaging in meditative practices to gain clarity
- What might you be avoiding?
- Ask what the opportunities are
Resources:
How to Be Grateful When Life Is Hard (post) by Adam Gragg
25 Gratitude Building Questions (post) by Adam Gragg
30 Happiness Building Actions (post) by Adam Gragg
Decide Your Legacy Corporate & Group Workshops
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Adam Gragg is a Legacy Coach, Blogger, Podcaster, Speaker, & Mental Health Professional for nearly 25 years. Adam’s life purpose is helping people & organizations find transformational clarity that propels them forward to face their biggest fears to LIVE & leave their chosen legacy. He’s ultra-practical in his approach, convinced that engaging in self-reflective ACTION & practical tools, practiced consistently, WILL transform your life. He specializes in life transitions, career issues, and helping clients overcome anxiety, depression & trauma. Contact Adam HERE. if you're interested in getting started on deciding YOUR legacy.
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Often the circumstances in our lives can try to derail us completely. Just a few weeks ago I was involved in a fender bender. No one was hurt, but it could have easily caused me to give my power. Today I want to explore four key facts to ensure that you don’t give power away to your circumstances. On this episode we discuss:
- Who or what do you give your power away to?
- You have power over your thoughts (but not control)
- Staying productively busy
- How neurofeedback works
- You have power over your emotions (but not control)
- Figuring out the root of your emotions
- You have power over your response to others
- Just try your best when you get flustered
- Asking clarifying questions
- Create an intentional or planned response
- You have power over the actions that you take
- Actions are your own responsibility
- The “No Snooze Button” promise
Resources:
Neurofeedback
Mendi
Myndlift
Decide Your Legacy Podcast #81: One Small Massive Radical Change on Apple & Spotify & YouTube (full episode video)
Decide Your Legacy Corporate & Group Workshops
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Adam Gragg is a Legacy Coach, Blogger, Podcaster, Speaker, & Mental Health Professional for nearly 25 years. Adam’s life purpose is helping people & organizations find transformational clarity that propels them forward to face their biggest fears to LIVE & leave their chosen legacy. He’s ultra-practical in his approach, convinced that engaging in self-reflective ACTION & practical tools, practiced consistently, WILL transform your life. He specializes in life transitions, career issues, and helping clients overcome anxiety, depression & trauma. Contact Adam HERE. if you're interested in getting started on deciding YOUR legacy.
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I’m a fan of several sports teams: Oakland A’s and the Oregon Ducks. But I wouldn’t classify myself as a fanatic. Today we are going to dive into one fanatical thing you can do to make a massive impact on your life. On this episode we discuss:
- What is a change you keep putting off
- What do you want the most
- Commit to one small change for 7 straight days
- Create clarity
- How will you feel with this change
- What are your biggest obstacles
- Identify the positive triggers
- The if/then strategy
- Who can support you?
Resources:
Decide Your Legacy Corporate & Group Workshops
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Adam Gragg is a Legacy Coach, Blogger, Podcaster, Speaker, & Mental Health Professional for nearly 25 years. Adam’s life purpose is helping people & organizations find transformational clarity that propels them forward to face their biggest fears to LIVE & leave their chosen legacy. He’s ultra-practical in his approach, convinced that engaging in self-reflective ACTION & practical tools, practiced consistently, WILL transform your life. He specializes in life transitions, career issues, and helping clients overcome anxiety, depression & trauma. Contact Adam HERE. if you're interested in getting started on deciding YOUR legacy.
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Where does your time and talents go? Where we spend these items indicates what we place a priority on. But to remain balanced and healthy you must ensure you regularly make your own self-care a priority. On this episode we discuss:
- What happens when we make our priorities
- Don’t let self-care become urgent and critical
- The danger of tunnel vision
- Confusing selfish v. selfless
- Have faith rather than fear
- Trust your intuition
- Be disciplined
- Create a time budget/diary
- Plan things into your schedule
Resources:
How to Make Good Decisions (post) by Adam Gragg
4 Quadrants Time Management Tool Explained (video) by Adam Graggs
Decide Your Legacy Podcast #22: Trusting Your Intuitiion on Apple on Spotify
Decide Your Legacy Corporate & Group Workshops
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Adam Gragg is a Legacy Coach, Blogger, Podcaster, Speaker, & Mental Health Professional for nearly 25 years. Adam’s life purpose is helping people & organizations find transformational clarity that propels them forward to face their biggest fears to LIVE & leave their chosen legacy. He’s ultra-practical in his approach, convinced that engaging in self-reflective ACTION & practical tools, practiced consistently, WILL transform your life. He specializes in life transitions, career issues, and helping clients overcome anxiety, depression & trauma. Contact Adam HERE. if you're interested in getting started on deciding YOUR legacy.
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Someone once asked me what the best advice I would give on relationships if I only had a minute. And that question was in my head for an entire week. Today I want to share with you my biggest two pieces of advice to mend your closest relationships. On this episode we discuss:
- The damage of avoidance and withdrawal
- Actions v. intentions
- The defensiveness trigger
- What inconvenience communicates
- Blame the right thing (go to the source)
- How is the avoidance connected to the past
- What happens when you believe your assumptions
- Ask for more clarity and be curious
Resources:
Decide Your Legacy Podcast #78: Get You Mind to Shut Up onApple & Spotify & YouTube (full episode video)
Decide Your Legacy Podcast #62: Building Trust with Others on Apple & Spotify
Decide Your Legacy Podcast #50: A Big Mistake Most People Make on Apple on Spotify
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
Decide Your Legacy Corporate & Group Workshops
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Adam Gragg is a Legacy Coach, Blogger, Podcaster, Speaker, & Mental Health Professional for nearly 25 years. Adam’s life purpose is helping people & organizations find transformational clarity that propels them forward to face their biggest fears to LIVE & leave their chosen legacy. He’s ultra-practical in his approach, convinced that engaging in self-reflective ACTION & practical tools, practiced consistently, WILL transform your life. He specializes in life transitions, career issues, and helping clients overcome anxiety, depression & trauma. Contact Adam HERE. if you're interested in getting started on deciding YOUR legacy.
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Whenever something good happens my first reaction is surprise and excitement. But almost immediately after, my inner monologue chimes in and starts spreading lies. It doesn’t have to be that way and today we’ll explore why the voice exists and what you can do to make it shut up. On this episode we discuss:
- The book that I recommend to so many people
- What is something you keep putting off?
- The Inner Roommate
- How the past informs our inner voice
- Why safety is at odds with what’s best for us
- Being response-able
- The four things you can do to shut the voice up
- Increase your awareness
- Turning down the volume
- Call B.S. when necessary
- Being compassionate to yourself
Resources:
Recommended Books
The Untethered Soul by Michael Singer
Soundtracks by Jon Acuff
Feel the Fear & Do It Anyway by Susan Jeffers
The 4:8 Principle by Tommy Newberry
Winning the War in Your Mind by Craig Groeschel
The Magic of Thinking Big by Richard Schwartz
Podcast & More on Journaling
Decide Your Legacy Podcast #56: How to Organize Your Thoughtson Apple on Spotify
100 Journaling Prompts for Reflection & Insight (post) by Adam Gragg
How to Journal for Self-Improvement (post) by Darius Foroux
Decide Your Legacy Corporate & Group Workshops
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Adam Gragg is a Legacy Coach, Blogger, Podcaster, Speaker, & Mental Health Professional for nearly 25 years. Adam’s life purpose is helping people & organizations find transformational clarity that propels them forward to face their biggest fears to LIVE & leave their chosen legacy. He’s ultra-practical in his approach, convinced that engaging in self-reflective ACTION & practical tools, practiced consistently, WILL transform your life. He specializes in life transitions, career issues, and helping clients overcome anxiety, depression & trauma. Contact Adam HERE. if you're interested in getting started on deciding YOUR legacy.
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We just finished mental health month and you might be thinking about some people around you that you know are struggling. Even though we sometimes feel like we can’t do anything, little things can make a big difference and we’re going to talk about how to provide that help. On this episode we discuss:
- Learning to listen and validate others
- Asking open ended questions
- Getting your heart right
- Directly ask how you can help them
- Make an offer
- Find out what they have tried already
- Help them change their perspective
- Support their pursuit of action
Resources:
Getting to Know You Activity
I guarantee there is much you will never learn about those you're close to unless you ask. You WILL be surprised by what you discover from asking some of the questions on this Getting to Know Your Family question list. Start with the questions you're most genuinely curious to learn about the other person. It’s fine if they want to pass or not answer. Consider making an audio or video recording of these interviews for others to enjoy.
A Secret to Overcoming Depression (post) by Adam Gragg
Coping with Anxiety (post) by Adam Gragg
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Adam Gragg is a Legacy Coach, Blogger, Podcaster, Speaker, & Mental Health Professional for nearly 25 years. Adam’s life purpose is helping people & organizations find transformational clarity that propels them forward to face their biggest fears to LIVE & leave their chosen legacy. He’s ultra-practical in his approach, convinced that engaging in self-reflective ACTION & practical tools, practiced consistently, WILL transform your life. He specializes in life transitions, career issues, and helping clients overcome anxiety, depression & trauma. Contact Adam HERE. if you're interested in getting started on deciding YOUR legacy.
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This week Adam is joined by a special guest expert on travel (and his sister), Erica Gragg from Escape to Shape to talk about the three ways that travel can positively transform your life. On this episode we discuss:
- How Erica discovered her passion for travel
- How she approaches travel in her business
- Using travel to creating a shift in perspective
- How fear drives us to pull away from things that are helpful
- Becoming more flexible and open to new experiences
- Travel revealing opportunity for growth
- Getting started with travel through food
See how Erica can help you with your travel needs!
www.escapetoshape.com
www.escapeartiststravel.com
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Resources:
Be More Spontaneous (podcast)
The Travel Book by Lonely Planet
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Adam Gragg is a Legacy Coach, Blogger, Podcaster, Speaker, & Mental Health Professional for nearly 25 years. Adam’s life purpose is helping people & organizations find transformational clarity that propels them forward to face their biggest fears to LIVE & leave their chosen legacy. He’s ultra-practical in his approach, convinced that engaging in self-reflective ACTION & practical tools, practiced consistently, WILL transform your life. He specializes in life transitions, career issues, and helping clients overcome anxiety, depression & trauma. Contact Adam HERE. if you're interested in getting started on deciding YOUR legacy.
Be sure to check out Escape Artists Travel and tell them Decide Your Legacy sent you!
People are always asking me how they can have better, more vibrant relationships. But often, there is one big mistake that most people make in their relationships. We're going to dive into that mistake and 10 strategies for countering it. On this episode we discuss:
- The big mistake of invalidating others
- How invalidation drives wedges
- Strategies for being more validating of others
- Avoid being critical
- Keep the focus off yourself
- Use someone's first name
- Show interest in them and their interests
- Validate their feelings
- Apologize with no excuses
- Name their emotions
- Ask more questions
- Love how they want to be loved
- Paraphrase and summarize
And click HERE to get my NEW FREE SHATTERPROOF YOURSELF MENTAL HEALTH CHECKLIST!
Resources:
Rekindling Relationships (Episode 49)
The Daily 5 & 5
Read these articles below about the Daily 5 & 5. How to Be Grateful When Life Is Hard. Start your own Daily 5 & 5 on your phone, in a journal, or using this Daily 5 & 5 Worksheet. After a few days, reflect on how this activity impacts your mindset.
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Adam is a life coach and counselor who specializes in helping individuals and organizations find transformational clarity. He specializes in anxiety, depression, life & career transitions, adolescent challenges, and family counseling.
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As we approach the holidays this year you may be thinking about relationships that have gone stale, or people you don't talk to often or have the level of closeness or intimacy you would like to have. But with the change in schedules you will have the opportunity to use the strategies in this conversation to rekindle and strengthen those connections. On this episode we discuss:
- The value of relationships on our mental health
- What makes someone a true friend
- Loving yourself first
- My 30-day challenge to you
- Valuing honesty, even when it's uncomfortable
- Viewing conflict as an opportunity
- Helping other people succeed
- Share your personal goals with others
- Be more curious
- Be yourself
And click HERE to get my NEW FREE SHATTERPROOF YOURSELF MENTAL HEALTH CHECKLIST!
Resources:
Getting to Know Yourself (Episode 48)
Repairing Relationships Over the Holidays (Episode 29)
A Transformational Self-Confidence Building Activity
The Daily 5 & 5
Read these articles below about the Daily 5 & 5. How to Be Grateful When Life Is Hard. Start your own Daily 5 & 5 on your phone, in a journal, or using this Daily 5 & 5 Worksheet. After a few days, reflect on how this activity impacts your mindset.
Be sure to follow me on Instagram @adamgragg
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Get personalized coaching from Adam!
Adam is a life coach and counselor who specializes in helping individuals and organizations find transformational clarity. He specializes in anxiety, depression, life & career transitions, adolescent challenges, and family counseling.
Be sure to check out Escape Artists Travel and tell them Decide Your Legacy sent you!
Find transformational growth on every episode of the Decide Your Legacy Podcast with Adam Gragg! Live the life you want, the legacy you decide!
As we deal with the challenges of pleasing others and overcoming past trauma, it can sometimes be hard to know what we truly want in life. Today we are going to break down some actionable strategies you can use to understand yourself in a deeper and more authentic way. On this episode we discuss:
- Why I invite people to take risks
- Knowing yourself as the key to long-term happiness
- Laughing and having fun
- What codependency does to us
- Journaling regularly to externalize your thoughts
- Creating a plan to overcome negative core beliefs
- Taking emotional risks
- Radical acceptance of reality
- Getting professional help
And click HERE to get my NEW FREE SHATTERPROOF YOURSELF MENTAL HEALTH CHECKLIST!
Resources:
Being Assertive (Episode 47)
How to Journal for Self-Improvement
50 Best Journaling Prompts
30 Damaging Core Beliefs
What is Acceptance
Acceptance is Not
Take Emotional Risks Frequently!
How to Select a Great Life Coach (or Counselor)
Self-Care Activity
Take the time to get to know yourself. Complete the Know Thyself Worksheet and use those answer to help you complete the Radical Self Care Worksheet.
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Get personalized coaching from Adam!
Adam is a life coach and counselor who specializes in helping individuals and organizations find transformational clarity. He specializes in anxiety, depression, life & career transitions, adolescent challenges, and family counseling.
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The themes in our lives where we avoid confrontation reveal where we give our power away to others. But to get the best possible outcome we must avoid assuming the end result and become assertive enough to enter those difficult situations. The result can be life-giving. On this episode we discuss:
- What it means to give your power away
- How being more assertive can energize your life
- Staying committed and following through
- Taking consistent risks
- The DEAR MAN framework for dealing with difficult situations / people
- Illustrations of how my clients have applied the DEAR MAN framework to their lives
- Taking a reasonable negotiation strategy
And click HERE to get my NEW FREE SHATTERPROOF YOURSELF MENTAL HEALTH CHECKLIST!
Resources:
Staying Motivated to Reach Your Goals (Episode 46)
Secret Communication Skills (Episode 44)
DEAR MAN Assertiveness Tool (worksheet)
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Get personalized coaching from Adam!
Adam is a life coach and counselor who specializes in helping individuals and organizations find transformational clarity. He specializes in anxiety, depression, life & career transitions, adolescent challenges, and family counseling.
Be sure to check out Escape Artists Travel and tell them Decide Your Legacy sent you!
We know what it feels like to be motivated right after hearing or reading something inspiring. But what happens on day five, or day 50? How do you maintain that energy level to achieve your goals? On this episode we break down several practical strategies you can engage to stay motivated for the long haul. On this episode we discuss:
- Making things stick
- Not moving forward is actually a step back
- Avoiding the leak, writing it down
- Identifying the expected obstacles
- Focusing on a vision
- The biggest obstacle is yourself
- Negativity bias is all about feeding our insecurities
- Focusing on the potential outcomes and opportunity
- Get some accountability and put a little skin in the game
- Measure it to get more of it
- Focus on the intrinsic
And click HERE to get my NEW FREE SHATTERPROOF YOURSELF MENTAL HEALTH CHECKLIST!
Resources:
How to be Happier (Episode 45)
Identifying Core Values (Episode 23)
Perfectionism v. Procrastination Trap (video)
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Get personalized coaching from Adam!
Adam is a life coach and counselor who specializes in helping individuals and organizations find transformational clarity. He specializes in anxiety, depression, life & career transitions, adolescent challenges, and family counseling.
Be sure to check out Escape Artists Travel and tell them Decide Your Legacy sent you!
It's written right there in the Constitution of the United States of America: we have the right to pursue happiness. But what is it that will make us happy? We get down to the practical this week on how you can cultivate happiness in your own life. On this episode we discuss:
- All the risks I'm taking (I'm doing it a lot lately)
- Why happiness is important to us
- Avoiding Facebook happiness
- How I found myself on a beautiful beach, but ultimately was miserable
- The cost of misery in our lives
- Focusing on a clear vision for your future
- Enjoying the journey instead of focusing on the destination
- Do the hard work first
- Reframing the negative experiences in our lives
- Standing up for yourself
- Meaningfully connecting with others.
And click HERE to get my NEW FREE SHATTERPROOF YOURSELF MENTAL HEALTH CHECKLIST!
Resources:
Secret Communication Skills (Episode 44)
Core Beliefs Activity
Most people have 3 - 10 deeply rooted negative core beliefs. Become aware of them and replace them with a healthier perspective so they no longer drive you. Identify your top 3 - 5 negative core beliefs using this30 Damaging Core Beliefs Worksheet. You never know when something might go wrong. Seeing that there are lots of option.. Then complete a Be Truth Oriented Worksheet for each one. Enter the negative core belief in step 1 on the Be Truth Oriented worksheet and follow each step. Save on your desktop, completed, and email the completed worksheets back to me before our next visit. Here's an article article to read that will be helpful How to Change Negative Core Beliefs.
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Get personalized coaching from Adam!
Adam is a life coach and counselor who specializes in helping individuals and organizations find transformational clarity. He specializes in anxiety, depression, life & career transitions, adolescent challenges, and family counseling.
Be sure to check out Escape Artists Travel and tell them Decide Your Legacy sent you!
We regularly talk about the basics of communication and how to improve them, but I want to go beyond the basics today. I'm going to share several secret skills that will take your communication to a deeper and stronger level with those around you. On this episode we discuss:
- All the risks I'm taking (I'm doing it a lot lately)
- Problems that can arise from poor communication
- A fly-over of a few of the communication skills we usually talk about
- Never giving your power away
- How to not give up in communication with others
- Sharing your story in a vulnerable way
- How to dig deeper in conversation with others
And click HERE to get my NEW FREE SHATTERPROOF YOURSELF MENTAL HEALTH CHECKLIST!
Resources:
Conflict Resolution (Episode #41)
New Orleans Surprise Prank 2022
If by Rudyard Kipling - Read by Sir Michael Caine
Do it Anyway by Mother Teresa
How Did You Die by Edmund Vance Cooke
My 20 Favorite Questions to Ask Clients
20 Questions to Ignite Meaningful Conversations
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On this special BONUS episode of the Decide Your Legacy Podcast Adam walks you through a guided serenity mediation exercise. Come back to this episode anytime you need some meditation practice.
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One of the things we most desperately want to avoid is dealing with grief and trauma in our lives. In this episode, we break down the grief process and several actions you can take to help move through it. And don't forget to sign up for Tune Up For Life! On this episode we discuss:
- One of the most procrastinated items is facing grief or trauma
- The 5 stages of grief
- Finding a process for healing
- Feeling your feelings
- The danger of emotional constipation
- Understanding the impact of loss
- Talking about your loss with others
- Facing your trauma
- Creating a dookie list
- Having a bigger purpose
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Resources:
Why You Should Deal with Your Past
Episode 41: Stop Procrastination Now!
How to Fix a Broken Heart: Poop List (TED Talk)
YouTube Short: Plan Exciting Things
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Most people actually have goals and aspirations for their lives. But despite knowing what they want, they find themselves spinning their wheels (present company included) because of procrastination. In this episode we review 9 strategies you can implement now to stop procrastinating! And don't forget to sign up for Tune Up For Life! On this episode we discuss:
- The four (4) risks I took recently
- Why we procrastinate
- The emotional component of procrastination
- How many people can identify their goals
- Delayed gratification
- Harvard goals study and what it says about the influence goals have on our life
- What delegation can do for you
The 10 Strategies:
- Identifying your ideal weekly schedule
- Clarifying the quadrants of important / urgent
- Planning your top tasks regularly
- Creating a written schedule
- Writing down your goals
- Counting the cost of procrastination
- Asking others for help
- Dealing with your perfectionism
- Creating a life purpose statement
And click HERE to get my NEW FREE SHATTERPROOF YOURSELF MENTAL HEALTH CHECKLIST!
Resources:
If by Rudyard Kipling
Stop Procrastinating & Get Things Done
Stephen Covey's Time Management Matrix Explained
3 Ways to Eliminate Mental Clutter
How to Reach Your Goals (Part 1)
How to Reach Your Goals (Part 2)
How to Reach Your Goals (Part 3)
Dealing With Conflict (Episode 41)
Clip: Do the Hardest Thing First
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One of the things holding us back from true connection and intimacy with others is our inability to engage conflict in a healthy way. I ran away from it myself for years. But today I'm going to break down six essentials to engage conflict resolution. And don't forget to sign up for Tune Up For Life! On this episode we discuss:
- The kind of conflict we are talking about
- Why conflict is so important for intimacy
- How fear causes us to be passive and not engage
- Abraham Lincoln's approach to engaging conflict
- Stay away from all-or-nothing thinking
- Following rules or guidelines for conflict
- Don't take the bait!
- The soft startup
- Living in the middle
- Listening and zoning in on others
- Erring on the side of addressing things with others
And click HERE to get my NEW FREE SHATTERPROOF YOURSELF MENTAL HEALTH CHECKLIST!
Resources:
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Dorris Kearns Goodwin
10 Conflict Resolution Rules & Guidelines
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Not long ago I went through a serious struggle with anxiety and depression that left me sleepless for 5 straight nights. I wasn't focusing on the steps I could implement to manage my own stress. Here we break down six different ways you can make yourself shatterproof from the stress that will inevitably come. And don't forget to sign up for Tune Up For Life! On this episode we discuss:
- My struggle with anxiety and depression
- What a lack of sleep did to my perspective
- Engaging positive relationships consistently
- Consistent exercise to move your body
- Rest and relaxation
- Practicing gratitude
- How to write effective affirmations
- Engaging in self-care, finding those things that fill you up and energize you
- Taking risks in your everyday life.
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So many people want to become more confident but they just don't know how. On this episode we break down 5 specific and actionable steps you can take that will start building your self-confidence. And don't forget to sign up for Tune Up For Life! On this episode we discuss:
- The risks I took this past week
- How you can take risks in your life
- Working on communication skills
- Getting curious
- The importance of body language and tone
- Creating a schedule (and sticking to it)
- Identifying that damaging mindsets that are impacting you
- Velcro and Teflon
- Having SMART-C goals
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Resources:
My Easter Prank
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Got a special episode this time as I discuss motivation in the workplace with Nevada Raitt. We discuss building effective teams and creating meaningful connections so that an organization can thrive. And don't forget to sign up for Tune Up For Life! On this episode we discuss:
- Why start a business that focuses on employee wellness
- Learning from failures
- Fostering connection between employees
- Struggling together through adversity
- How remote work is influencing connection in the workplace
- How to build engagement at work
- Giving ownership to others
- Having fun as a team
- Motivation works differently for everyone
- Being available to your team
- Being genuine and consistent over time
- Making conflict safe for employees
- Helping others achieve their dreams
- Staying focused on your goals
- Highlighting the meaning behind everything
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Resources:
3 Tips for Improving Your Work Environment
Episode #6: Developing Deep & Meaningful Friendships
Episode #31: Overcome the Fear of Rejection
11 Fun Ice Breakers for Work Meetings and Social Events
4 Things that Make Work Suck
Skills for Successful Relationships - 10 min Video
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So often, we come incredibly close to having a positive breakthrough in our lives, only to turn around and self-sabotage the good things that are happening. Why do we do that? And what can we do to stop it? We discuss all that today on the podcast. And don't forget to sign up for Tune Up For Life! On this episode we discuss:
- Where does self-sabotage come from?
- Taking big risks
- Intrinsic v. extrensic worth
- The power of the pause
- Taking the opposite action
- Improve your self-worth
- Visualize success
- Work on emotional and mental health
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Resources:
Episode 19: Improving Your Self-Worth
Episode 36: Identifying Healthy vs. Toxic Relationships
A Transformational Self-Confidence Building Activity - Article
4 Tools for Becoming Emotionally Healthy - Article
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Relationships are a key part of all of our lives and have major ramifications on our life satisfaction. But how do we know which ones are good for us? On this episode we explore what healthy v. toxic looks like. And don't forget to sign up for Tune Up For Life! On this episode we discuss:
- The risks I took last week
- Why healthy relationships are so important
- The monkey and his buddy
- 7 things to look for in healthy relationships
- Do they having lasting relationships?
- Do they have a sense of humor?
- Are they easily offended?
- Are they willing to deal with their past?
- Do they have healthy lifestyle habits?
- Do they establish healthy boundaries that are in line with their values?
- Do they have a healthy amount of self-confidence?
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Resources:
Easter Prank 2022
Episode 19: Improving Your Self-Worth
Episode 35: Practices to Overcome Anxiety
The Loony Bin
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On this special BONUS episode of the Decide Your Legacy Podcast Adam walks you through a guided mindfulness mediation exercise to help you become more focused and aware. Come back to this episode anytime you need some practice at mindfulness.
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It's time to get practical on dealing with anxiety. This week we will cover 3 specific practices you can do today to overcome your anxiety, including walking through a mindfulness exercise together. And don't forget to sign up for Tune Up For Life! On this episode we discuss:
- How anxiety is different from fear
- Sympathetic v. parasympathetic
- Taking action to get out from anxiety
- Identifying negative core beliefs
- The value of journaling
- Adding humor to your life
- Practicing mindfulness
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Resources:
How to Change Negative Core Beliefs (Part 1)
How to Change Negative Core Beliefs (Part 2)
Short StoriesThe Essential Earnest Hemingway
Tales from the Klondike: A Treasury of Jack London's Best Short
The Complete Stories by Flannery O'Connor
50 Great Short Stories
Funny Videos (I can watch these over and over)The Farting Old Man
Nobody Messes with my BOY……FRIEND
Ultimate Dog Tease
Gag Gifts (Oh yes, I have these and many more)Remote Controlled Fart Machine
Fake Beer Belly Waist Pack
Yodeling Pickle
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Our world is filled with so many distractions that it is easy to go through the motions. However, by using a process I help every client through can help you to build a life that you love and are passionate about. On this episode we discuss:
- The risk Adam took this week
- When my house was on fire
- A process of transformation through "The Legacy Cycle"
- Starting with a good foundation of beans
- The importance of social skills
- Building your self-concept
- Connecting with your emotions
- Creating the right filters in your life
- How we are giving ourselves ADD
- Creating a balanced lifestyle
- Setting the right goals and their corresponding habits
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Resources:
Creating Your Core Values (podcast)
The Legacy Cycle (guide)
Why I Started Decide Your Legacy (blog)
How to Find Clarity in Your Life (blog)
Clarifying a Vision for your Future (blog)
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This week Adam is joined by a special guest expert on travel (and his sister), Erica Gragg from Escape to Shape to talk about the three ways that travel can positively transform your life. On this episode we discuss:
- How Erica discovered her passion for travel
- How she approaches travel in her business
- Using travel to creating a shift in perspective
- How fear drives us to pull away from things that are helpful
- Becoming more flexible and open to new experiences
- Travel revealing opportunity for growth
- Getting started with travel through food
See how Erica can help you with your travel needs!
www.escapetoshape.com
www.escapeartiststravel.com
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Resources:
Be More Spontaneous (podcast)
The Travel Book by Lonely Planet
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Social skills can be a powerful way to develop the life you've always wanted. In this episode we get down to how you can be more encouraging to those around you and the impact that can have on your life. And don't forget to sign up for Tune Up For Life (and use the code "mylifepurpose" to get $100 off)! On this episode we discuss:
- The risk Adam is taking right now
- Why social skills matter
- Asking questions instead of giving advice
- Letting go of having control
- The best types of open ended questions
- Learning to trust your intuition
- Seeking first to understand and validate
- Expressing appreciation consistently
- How to appreciate in the workplace
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Resources:
Episode 14:Finding Your Life Purpose (podcast)
Episode 3: Asking Great Questions (podcast)
20 Questions to Ignite Meaningful Conversation (article)
Speaker/Listener Bookmark
Emotions Bookmark
5 Languages of Appreciation in The Workplace (book)
9 Key Social Skills
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The most common thing holding us back from the life we want is the fear of rejection. Learn where that fear is coming from and how you can overpower it in your life. And don't forget to sign up for Tune Up For Life (and use the code "mylifepurpose" to get $100 off)! On this episode we discuss:
- The risk Adam is taking right now
- How fear of rejection is holding you back
- Avoiding being excluded from the tribe
- Rejection will not kill you
- The role of confirmation bias
- Knowing your "why"
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Resources:
Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action by Simon Sinek
Start with Why - How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action - Ted Talk by Simon Sinek
Go For the No! Yes is the Destination, No is How You Get There (book)
Top Five Regrets of the Dying. A Life Transformed By the Dearly Departing (book)
What I Learned from 100 Days of Rejection (Ja Jing Ted Talk)
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This is the year to beat back the negativity and build your self-confidence. Adam breaks down three commitments you can make now to start engaging in a way that will build your own self-confidence. And don't forget to sign up for Tune Up For Life! On this episode we discuss:
- Why are we so negative?
- Commitment #1: Stop Avoiding Things
- Counting the cost of procrastination
- The confidence visualization exercise
- Commitment #2: Keep Promises to Yourself
- The dangers of self-sabotage
- Envisioning your ideal day
- Commitment #3: Don't Play It Safe
- Things Adam and his clients have done to step out in courage
Resources:
If I Had More Confidence Worksheet
A Simple & Powerful Stress Coping Tool
Focus on What You Can Influence Worksheet
18 Ways to Build Self Confidence
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The holidays can bring a lot of stress and anxiety, especially if you have strained relationships with friends and family. But it doesn't have to be that way. By shifting your perspective you can head into the holidays with a plan to strengthen and repair those relationships. On this episode we discuss:
- What happens to our anxiety as we approach the holidays
- Why it is important to address the potential harm this anxiety brings
- Specific and actionable strategies to build your relationships
- Lower expectations
- Do something new
- Be generous
- Ask for help
- Be curious
- Open your heart
- Focus on the positive
Resources:
7 Strategies for Positively Engaging Family Members Over the Holidays (blog)
11 Ice Breakers for Work Meetings and Social Events (blog)
50 Relationship Building Questions (blog)
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"Dad, I'd love to see the mountains." It's a simple statement, and one that can be ignored or pushed out into an ambiguous future. Find out what can happen when we intentionally use these promptings to have amazing spontaneous experiences. On this episode we discuss:
- What Adam wants to be when he grows up
- What it means to be spontaneous
- The fun things I like to do in Wichita and how to make your own "fun list"
- Inspiration v. Information
- Avoiding getting stuck on results
- Spontaneity is not an excuse to make bad choices
- The benefits of being flexible
- Making a habit of saying "yes" to the right things
- The three A's of being spontaneous
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It's a heavy and difficult topic, but many of us have past trauma in our lives that needs to be dealt with. On this episode Jenny Helms, a trauma and eating disorder specialist from Soma Therapy, joins Adam as they dive into this incredibly valuable discussion. On this episode we discuss:
- How trauma impacts our lives if not addressed
- The power that denial can have
- The impact parents have on their children, even unintended
- The value of getting to know yourself
- The relationship between addictions and trauma
- The identity of self
- Catching the narrative in your life
- Top-down and bottom-up approaches for dealing with trauma
- Learning from your emotions
- Psychedelics in dealing with trauma
Other resources:
More about Jenny Helms
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Just graduated and starting out? Stuck in a job you don't like but don't know where to go? Having the right career fit can make a massive difference in your life, so today we break down how to point yourself in the right direction! On this episode we discuss:
- Why is a career fit so important?
- What happened when I was unemployed
- Stop trying harder
- The two questions I ask every client
- Three steps to finding your career fit
- Know yourself
- Create and use filters
- Take action regularly
- Get career coaching from Adam and Hunter!
Other resources:
Developing life balance
Clarifying your life purpose
Refining your core values
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Are you ready to punch fear in the face? Adam breaks down simple and tactical steps to get you on the road to overcoming the fear roadblocks that are holding you back. On this episode we discuss:
- How fears can drive us
- Becoming aware of the fears in your life
- Accepting how these fears are influencing you
- Finding action that can be taken
- Tons of strategies and tactical ways to engage in facing your biggest fears
Other resources:
22 Tips for Strengthening Relationships
12 Dating & Marriage Building Activities
18 Ways to Build Self-Confidence
5 Second Rule - Mel Robbins
No More Excuses - Mel Robbins
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It happens every year on January 1st. Millions of people make promises to change and commit to achieving new goals only to find themselves months later wondering what went wrong. Adam is joined on this episode by Hunter LaMunyon to discuss how we can set goals more effectively and focus in such a way to overcome the obstacles that face us. On this episode we discuss:
- Adam and Hunter answer a question from The Legacy Jar
- Setting goals in all life areas to maintain balance
- Three primary steps to get your goals in focus
- Leaning into and accepting fear and rejection
- Setting SMART-C goals
- Habits and strategies for keeping your goals in front of you
- Finding small successes to build momentum
- Celebrating the completion of goals
- Sign up for Tune Up for Life!
Other resources:
Episode 23: Core Values
Clarifying a Vision for your Future
How to Reach Your Goals (Part 1)
How to Reach Your Goals (Part 2)
How to Reach Your Goals (Part 3)
Goals Are a Friend of Marriage
Interested in learning more from Hunter? You can reach him at hunter@decideyourlegacy.com
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You hear the buzzword in businesses everywhere: core values. But what are they? And how can they help you live a more fulfilled and purpose-driven life? On this episode we discuss:
- What are core values?
- The benefit of having a clearly defined set of core values in your life
- The different types of values
- How many core values is too many?
- Figuring out your own core values with the Core Values Worksheet
- Sign up for Tune Up for Life!
Other resources:
Episode 22: Trusting Your Intuition
Radical Self Care
11 Ice Breakers for Work and Family Events
20 Great Questions to Spark Meaningful Conversation
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That feeling in your gut, that small voice in your head, your intuition is always there trying to guide you in the right direction when things are not always obvious. But before you can reap the benefit of a healthy intuition, you have to first train yourself to be aware of it and listen to it. On this episode we will explore how intuition influences our lives and some practical exercises to get more in touch with it. On this episode we discuss:
- What trusting your intuition looks like
- How to define intuition
- The relationship between intuition and mindfulness
- 3 types of intuition connecting activities
- Physically focusing
- Attention focusing
- Breathing
- Guided breathing exercises
- How these exercises connect to your intuition.
Other resources:
Episode 1: Overcoming Anxiety
Episode 5: Addressing Anxiety in the Moment
Episode 11: Why You Should Deal with Your Past
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Perfectionism is that evil that keeps us from making progress in our lives. It shouts out that unless its "perfect" then it's not worth it. You don't have to accept this lie, you can combat it, and in this episode I break down several strategies that can help you overcome this tendency in your life. On this episode we discuss:
- The value in lowering the bar and giving yourself and others grace
- Why people tend towards perfection
- The danger of hyper-vigilance in your life
- How past trauma has affected my life
- 3 strategies to reduce perfection tendencies
- Fix your standard setter
- Choose to get messy
- Figure yourself out
- The two things everyone has to get over
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So often in our lives we believe the lie that we are stuck the way we are. That change is impossible for us. I am here today to tell you that YOU CAN CHANGE! You no longer have to accept the status quo. On this episode I will unpack the three steps I take all my clients through to deliver change in their lives. On this episode we discuss:
- The 5 Days to Overpowering Anxiety Challenge
- How I took a risk (and how it went)
- The first moment that you realize things can be different
- The biggest fears people have
- Being a 7 is enough
- How our expectations are inversely proportional to our joy in life
- The role of anxiety
- How to change
- Focus on the truth
- Get support
- Take action
- The physiological response to fear
- The 7 truth-seeking questions to transform your perspective
- Acting your way out of anxiety
Resources:
15 Ways Adults Can Make Friends
20 Questions to Ignite Meaningful Conversations
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How we view ourselves makes an incredible impact on the decisions and actions we take in our lives. That's why it's important to have a healthy and accurate view of your self-worth. On this episode I dive into I have struggled with my self-concept and three strategies I found that can help me overcome those negative views. On this episode we will discuss:
- Getting a definition for self-worth
- How a negative self-worth becomes destructive
- Why incredibly successful people can struggle with self-worth
- 3 Strategies for improving your self-concept
- Taking bold action to face things that are scary
- Giving back to others authentically
- Learning to accept yourself the way you are
- Developing a self-concept that can't be diminished
- How being extrinsic can add to your anxiety
- The beauty of letting go
Resources:
15 Ways Adults Can Make Friends (article)
4 Positive Intrinsic Traits Worksheet
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Life is always going to throw challenges at us, whether we are expecting them or not. But how we respond to those challenges is going to dictate so much of our personal joy and peace. On this episode we dive into my favorite activity, the "Daily 5 and 5" and unpack how to use it effectively in your life to grow in gratitude no matter your circumstances. On this episode we discuss:
- Listener questions!
- How do I help a struggling co-worker?
- What advice do you have for dealing with anxiety during COVID-19?
- Why is it so hard to be grateful?
- How the "Daily 5 and 5" works
- The impact of overpowering neural pathways
- 7 reasons to practice the Daily 5 and 5
- 5 keys to being successful at the Daily 5 and 5
Resources:
Life Wheel Gratitude
25 Gratitude Building Questions (Blog)
How to Be Grateful When Life is Hard (Blog)
The Daily 5 & 5 PDF
Hope vs. Fear Cycle (Video)
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The holidays can bring a lot of stress and anxiety, especially if you have strained relationships with friends and family. But it doesn't have to be that way. By shifting your perspective you can head into the holidays with a plan to strengthen and repair those relationships. On this episode we discuss:
- What happens to our anxiety as we approach the holidays
- Why it is important to address the potential harm this anxiety brings
- Specific and actionable strategies to build your relationships
- Lower expectations
- Do something new
- Be generous
- Ask for help
- Be curious
- Open your heart
- Focus on the positive
Resources:
7 Strategies for Positively Engaging Family Members Over the Holidays (blog)
11 Ice Breakers for Work Meetings and Social Events (blog)
50 Relationship Building Questions (blog)
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All of us will go through numerous and significant transitions during our lives. How we approach these situations can have a dramatic impact on our mental and emotional health. On this episode we explore actionable strategies to ensure you are able to successfully navigate these life transitions. On this episode we discuss:
- The Great Equalizer
- Unhealthy coping mechanisms
- How to know if you are triggered?
- The importance of creating space
- Tools to navigate life transition
- Do not go it alone
- Seek out healthy perspectives
- Invest in personal care
- Who inspires me
Resources:
I Have Had Some Dark Days (blog)
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This is one of my favorite topics to talk about. Setting goals and dreaming about what is possible is when people come alive, especially when done with a vision for living their best life. On this episode we dive into major excuses and ways we sabotage our goals and how to make more effective goals. On this episode we discuss:
- Listener questions
- Why is goal setting important?
- The effect of neural pathways on our lives
- 4 excuses we make against setting goals
- 3 steps to set effective goals
Resources:
How to Reach Your Goals (Part 1)
How to Reach Your Goals (Part 2)
How to Reach Your Goals (Part 3)
Goal Reward Ideas
Evaluate Your Goals Worksheet
“Rich Dad Poor Dad” by Robert Kiyosaki
“The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey
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It's easy to find yourself feeling adrift, with a lack of focus or drive. Taking some time to clarify your personal life purpose can have a profound impact on your outlook for the future. We dive into the benefits of having a clear life purpose and three steps to help you get there. On this episode we discuss:
- Listener questions!
- Why people feel stuck in their current situations
- What is a "life purpose"
- Examples of Life Purpose Statements
- The difference between a life purpose and mission
- Three (3) benefits of finding your life purpose
- Improves mental, emotional and physical health
- Brings focused and productive living
- Attracts the right positive relationships into your life
- Three (3) tools to help you find your life purpose
- Determine your self-concept
- Identify "on-purpose" situations
- Help others by serving
Resources:
Designing Your Life by Bill Burnett & Dave Evans (referral link)
48 Days to the Work Your Love by Dan Miller (referral link)
Why You Exist (Life Purpose) Worksheet
My True Value (Self Concept) Worksheet
My Calling Worksheet
Tune Up For Life Course
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Dating has always been difficult but this new age of technology has accelerated the pace of feedback. This can very easily add a lot of anxiety for single people looking for connection with others. This week I am joined by a very special guest, Suzanna Mathews (aka "The Date Maven"), to talk about dealing with fear of rejection in relationships and how to have a healthy approach to dating relationships. On this episode we discuss:
- Listener questions!
- Identifying and dealing with the physical responses to fear
- Being present with others
- Criticism rejection frameworks
- PTSD created from relationships
- How relationships can be part of your healing process
- How to reject someone else with sensitivity
- The collateral damage of ghosting
- Engaging those you know in real-life through dating apps
- Setting healthy expectations for a first date
Resources:
"Rejection Proof" by Jia Jiang (referral link)
"What I Learned from 100 Days of Rejection" (Jia Jiang Ted Talk)
The Date Maven
Contact Suzanna Mathews (suzanna@thedatemaven.com)
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The world is constantly shifting and changing around us and 2020 has been an extreme example of that. Between the threat of job losses and working remotely from home there is a tremendous shift happening in the workplace. And with that shift comes the opportunity for additional stress to appear in our lives. On this week's episode we dive into the keys of maintaining your mental health in the workplace. These tips are practical and actionable, whether you are trying to help yourself or your team manage difficult times. On this episode we discuss:
- Listener questions!
- "I'm afraid of losing my job, even though it's a job I'm not happy in. What do I do?"
- "How do I stop listening to the voice of fear and anxiety in my head?"
- How to know if you have a mental health issue
- The costs of poor mental health in the workplace
- Four (4) major mental health issues at work
- Three (3) things you must know about mental health in the workplace
- You cannot go it alone
- It is essential to get space from your thinking
- You must make self-care a priority
Resources:
11 Icebreaker Activities Blog Article
Oak Meditation App
Calm Meditation App
Headspace Meditation App
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The past is a tricky thing. Sometimes we want to avoid it and pretend like it's not there. But it is always influencing the way we live . On this episode we dive into why you should confront your past and how overcoming that history can help you write a better future. On this episode we discuss:
- Listener questions!
- Why you and others hesitate to talk about their past
- Understanding your emotional triggers
- Incidents that created emotional triggers in my life
- Three (3) reasons to deal with your past
- Five (5) things you must accept about your past
- Three (3) exercises to help you confront your past
Resources:
- Why you should deal with your past (blog)
- 18 Ways to Build Self-Confidence (blog)
- Identifying Limiting Mindsets (Podcast Episode #4)
- Building Authentic Confidence (Podcast Episode #7)
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Do you struggle with being critical of yourself and others? Do you find yourself in a daily battle with negativity? On this episode we dive into what causes us to be negative and how it impacts our lives. Then we explore three ways to overcome that negativity to be more fulfilled, engaged and satisfied. On this episode:
- Adam answers listener questions
- How Adam has struggled with negativity and how it has cost him
- What the ego is doing in causing us to be critical
- Three strategies to overcome negativity
- Identifying the critical inner voice
- Achieving relentless optimism
- Taking action and putting faith in the outcome
- Adam also gives tactical tips for each of these strategies and explains how you can implement Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in your own life.
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Learning how to process and deal with emotions is a key component of living a full and healthy life. Avoiding or suppressing them creates tension and pushes you away from the relationships in your life. Learn the 4 transformational concepts that helped me to understand my emotions as well as 4 tools for dealing with them. On this episode we discuss:
- The roots of our emotions and how they impact our lives
- 4 transformational concepts for understanding your emotions
- The compass of our emotions
- The two choices we have to deal with emotions
- The hope v. fear cycle
- How emotions affect our thinking
- 4 tools for processing and embracing your emotions
- Examples from my life and those of my clients on processing emotions.
Episode resources:
Article: How to be emotionally healthy
List of 40 common emotions
The emotions bookmark
Video: The Hope v. Fear Cycle
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Do you often find one area of your life being successful while others fall apart? Life balance is desired but everyone but can be difficult to achieve. In this episode we dive into the 3 focal points that can build balance into our lives. In this episode we discuss:
- Why balance is so critical to our resilience
- The causes of imbalance in our lives
- The 3 focal points of life balance and tactics for accomplishing them
- Slow down and get space
- Assess your life as it truly is
- Actively engage and make changes
- The 7 life areas that need evaluation
Resources:
Life Wheel Assessment
12 Life Balance Tips
Life Balance Tactics
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Whatever you face in life, having confidence is a key ingredient to living the way you desire. But some people just seem born with it while the rest of us struggle to get traction and feel confident about what we are doing and the direction we are heading. On this episode, we will unpack what confidence can do for you and the three essential building blocks to a confident life. On this episode we will discuss:
- How confidence affects both our day-to-day lives but also the trajectory of our life
- How our brains become the enemy by getting in the way
- Three essential ways to build confidence (and a detailed breakdown of each):
- Find clarity
- Find hope
- Take action
- Tactical ways to build self-confidence
- How going skydiving made me more confident
Resources:
18 Ways to Build Self-Confidence
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Deep and true friendships are an incredible key to overcoming difficulties and challenges that you may face in your life. But many adults struggle with how to identify and grow friends beyond a simple surface-level interaction. In this episode we dive into the key anchors to developing deep and trustworthy friendships that have lasting satisfaction. In this episode we will discuss:
- How friends have made an impact on my life
- The 3 Anchors of Friendship
- How and where to find potential friends
- How to overcome personal insecurities when meeting new people
- Key social skills that can help connect with others
Resources
- 15 Ways Adults Can Make Friends
- 9 Key Social Skills
Free Building Relationships Coaching Group7/1 from 9:30AM - 11AM CST
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This week we return to the topic of anxiety in our lives. In our last episode, we discussed a lot about preventative care to avoid anxiety. However, a lot of times anxiety can spring up on us and we have to respond in the moment. In this episode we look at what gives anxiety its power and the strategies to overcome it in the moment. In this episode we will discuss:
- How categories can harm our perspectives and create anxiety
- How intuition can be used powerfully
- The way our brains weight negative and positive thoughts and emotions
- How you respond physically to anxiety
- Three (3) ways that we feed our anxiety without realizing it
- Three (3) ways to directly face anxiety in the moment
Additional resources:
The Daily 5 & 5
Choose Gratitude
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Many times our heads can get filled with limiting mindsets and negative core beliefs. Host Adam Gragg breaks down where these come from and how we can identify them. On this episode we talk about...
- How core beliefs impact our lives
- The sources of our core beliefs
- Different types of limiting mindsets
- Strategies for dealing with and overcoming limiting beliefs
Worksheets:
Be Truth Oriented
Don’t Believe Everything Your Think
Other resources:
How to Change Negative Core Beliefs (Part 1)
How to Change Negative Core Beliefs (Part 2)
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On this episode, Adam takes a step back to talk about the creation of Decide Your Legacy and his core values and beliefs that he operates out of. Then he walks us through a brief overview of his coaching process that he takes every coaching client through. On this episode we talk about...
- Adam's hopes and goals for Decide Your Legacy
- Adam's core values that inspired him to start Decide Your Legacy
- The coffee process illustration
- Get good beans (getting clarity)
- A good filter (vision, core values, core needs, balance, life purpose)
- Good hot cup of coffee (goals, results, mission, transformational habits)
- Tactical tips for each part of the process
- Better beans
- Improving relationships
- Emotional health
- Perspective
- Self-concept
- Better filters
- Projecting each area of the 7 areas of your life
- Developing core values
- Identifying core needs
- Life purpose statements
- Better coffee
- Mission assessments
- Goal identification
- Habit formation
- Better beans
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Adam is a life coach and counselor who specializes in helping individuals and organizations find transformational clarity. He specializes in anxiety, depression, life & career transitions, adolescent challenges, and family counseling.
Do you want to develop deep and profound relationships with others? On this episode Adam breaks down how questions are the key to getting others to open up. And with the right questions, you can unlock deeper bonds and connections to friends, family or colleagues. On this episode we talk about...
- Why questions are so powerful
- Preparing for meeting with someone by thinking of questions
- The characteristics of great questions
- How asking great questions can help you focus on the conversation
- The three levels of conversation
- Find out some of Adam's favorite questions (links to even more below)
- My 10 Favorite Questions to Ask Clients
- 20 Questions to Ignite Meaningful Conversations
- 7 Questions That Can Positively Transform Your Marriage
- 25 Gratitude Building Questions
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Has our uncertain world created more anxiety in your life? Are you struggling to find ways to overcome it? On this inaugural episode of the Decide Your Legacy podcast host Adam Gragg provides strategies and perspective on getting the clarity that allows you to get past the anxiety that can be so paralyzing. On this episode we talk about...
- The three ways we feed out anxiety
- The hope / fear cycle
- Three tools for helping with anxiety
- Seven questions to gain perspective and truth
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