Ascend: Recent Episodes

Curtis Vickery

Exploring positive psychology concepts to help all listeners find their path to the positive.

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A couple things I've learned and have been reminded of during this time of year.

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What are you declaring war on?

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Why it is so important

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I share some encouragement from a popular song.

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Will you take a chance?

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What I hope to continue since the Olympics

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What is impacting you and how are you impacting others?

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I share how a child's throw up experience taught me about self-awareness and helping others.

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What if you didn't do anything wrong?

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What's growing in your garden?

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Is knowledge really power?

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Examining an classic Aesop Fable.

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Why is direct communication so important?

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How can I weather chaotic times?

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Are you reflecting on what's next for you?

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How can this shift improve how you attend your work?

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Can you shift your mindset?

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Have you followed a recipe?

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How do you use it? Who do you spend it with?

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Are you a thoughtful gift giver?

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I share an experience with my chicken coop.

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Do you know what it is? How are you doing?

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Are you prepared when your opportunity comes?

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Are you using this knowledge to your advantage?

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What can you learn from "closed doors"?

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What can really impact results?

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Reflecting on a friend's life.

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I share a quote that has been impactful for me.

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What's your focus?

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Is it really what we think it is?

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Do they match?

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A little encouragement as you intentionally grow yourself.

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How do you examine your mistakes?

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How do you prepare for your performance?

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Listen to what my them for the upcoming year is and why.

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I share why boring consistency is so important.

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What I learned from a recent painful experience.

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What can you control? What's your role?

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Keep preparing to win, until the end.

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What a recent funeral reminded me of.

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What missing a post taught me?

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How a recent single impressed me.

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What's your hammer?

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What our language speaks about our mindset.

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How do they go together?

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Taking care of children

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Why do people often not meet our expectations?

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Are you aware of your paradigms?

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How do you view work?

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Do you take time to celebrate?

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Do you need it? Will you ask for it?

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Do you really understand what that means for yourself?

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How healthy are you current relationship boundaries?

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Meaningful guidance from Zig Ziglar in helping us to make change

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Seriously...don't give up!

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What challenges are you pursuing?

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What do you focus on?

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Some tips on how to handle receiving compliments

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We struggle to commit which hurts the real feedback that we want.

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What do you really want to sacrifice for?

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Are you clear in your communication?

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How does modeling allow for accountability?

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Is that where you want to be?

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How can curiosity help you?

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How does our mind impact where our energy goes?

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How a problem helped me understand myself better.

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Why do you need to say "no"?

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Are maps useful if you don't know where you are at?

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What does this really mean?

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What do you do to find peace?

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How can feelings can jeopardize our goals?

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How can a classic education planning phrase be applicable to you?

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How do you warm up to perform at your best?

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How'd we get this far?

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Are you ready to lay it on the line?

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How can a pit stop help you?

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Who helps you with your habits?

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Do you play the "What if...?" game?

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How do you handle hurdles or setbacks?

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How do you adapt?

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Do you make time to invest in to yourself?

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Do you seek other perspectives?

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What are you communicating?

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How do you combat all the noise?

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Do you laugh?

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How focus can change perspective?

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We limit ourselves when we decide what we want to accomplish.

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Benefits of giving

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What happens when you strike out more than you hit home runs?

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Can this be done in a positive way?

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What do you do when barriers come?

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Do you make time to identify what you're grateful for?

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Do you pay attention to your form and it's feedback?

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How do you handle transitions in life?

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What can you learn from an NFL kicker about role execution?

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As you seek to become "great", what are you willing to sacrifice?

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What can we learn from his Olympic experience?

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You want to progress?

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An easy way to bless someone's life.

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When things get overwhelming, what do we do?

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Sharing an important skill

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What I learned from doing a ropes course.

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My interview with Russ Donahoo about success and what it looks like.

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Can adversity be leveraged for good?

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If you try, you'll grow.

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When can you start anew?

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Do you beat yourself before you even start something?

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Do you know who you turn to for support and why?

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Do you build in space to recognize the good and the bad?

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Listen about how to help foster positive family relationships.

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Wait...more mountains?

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Celebration can help us to reflect.

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When the "moments" come, what will you do?

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What are your strengths?

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What can a quote teach us about gradual change?

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How can we give ourselves an emotional reset when we need it?

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Why do we need consequences?

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What's our heroes journey?

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How can we combat doubt?

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Mesopotamia can teach us about the importance of our surroundings.

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My reflection on the Ascend Podcast turning 1 year old!

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Some simple tips on how to connect with others easily.

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How to be weary of the story you tell yourself.

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How do you record your life?

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How do you categorize your life with significant turning points?

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What can a bamboo tree teach you about commitment & exponential growth?

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How can this Roman reminder help you?

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What's your potential?

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What are you passionate enough about to be consistent?

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How do you talk to yourself?

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I discuss how adapting in life can impact us.

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Are you intrinsically motivated? Do you want to be? Find out how.

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I discuss the final three layers in Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs.

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I talk about the lowest levels of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs.

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Are you investing your time and effort into the things you actually have control over?

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Are you getting enough sleep?

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How can reading a book benefit your life?

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What type of climate are you creating to help you be successful?

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Suggestions on how to reflect on the past year. 

https://instituteofyou.org/year-in-review-50-powerful-questions-to-reflect/

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What are my gifts? How I can bless others with them?

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What's the right balance of pushing your kid to succeed?

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Do you take time to celebrate?

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Signs to notice and ways to combat burnout

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I review a study done on the impact that gratitude can have on our life.

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Do you believe in yourself? Others?

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Are you willing to fail?

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Who has impacted your life significantly?

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How can your job, or life experiences, help grow you as a person? 

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A simple way to reframe concerns that come up in life.

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What's your logos for life?

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Do we talk about the "will" to win with a complete perspective?

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How can others understand exactly what we mean?

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How do I make sure I take care of myself? I share 7 tips.

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My experience growing up and living with a speech impediment.

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Wade Leavitt shares some tips for happiness and success in life.

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Do you seek the "easy" path in learning? Find out why there is a better way.

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Learn what Benjamin Franklin's Moral Algebra was all about and how it can help you.

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Learn some self-distancing strategies to cope with struggles you may be having.

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A couple things I learned watching my baby

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What benefits can journaling provide me?

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I talked about a recent experience I had about being present.

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I review Jon Gordon's article titled "How To Be Successful with Zero Talent". (http://jongordon.com/positivetip/zerotalent.html)

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What got you to the peak? What happens when the fog comes?

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What did I learn in the past year?

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What impact does your viewpoint have?

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Short Term vs Long Term Vision

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What do you do to decompress so you are on your game?

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Alex Honnold's example of pushing our personal limits.

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Did he really impact society?

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What core values guide your life?

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When that moment comes, how can I soak it in?

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Digging into why the podcast in titled "Ascend" and what it can mean for you.

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Welcome to the Ascend Podcast! In Episode 1, I give a little background information on who I am and why I'm making a podcast.