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Blake Miles and Val Hearon Jones
Abundance Coach Blake Miles and Peak Performance Coach Val Hearon Jones share the airwaves with ordinary people doing extraordinary things, who share their top strategies for living your best life!
Things are tough right now, and most of us know that they're going to get TOUGHER.
As we struggle to stay optimistic and open minded, we can start to feel the effects of BURNOUT.
That condition whereby the endless energy that we've been pouring into every aspect of our life finally gives way and just shuts down, leaving us feeling weary, defeated and pessimistic.
This week, Blake and Val present insights and strategies to help you deal with burnout, eliminate it, and avoid letting it into your life in the first place.
Join the casual but impactful conversation...
This week's Ask Me Anything was amazing!
Thank you to everyone who sent in their questions.
Don't forget, Val and I host our A.M.A. every Friday at 12 Noon ET (10 am MT) on Facebook and YouTube.
Bring us your questions - about living abundantly, fulfilling your dreams, achieving peak performance in your everyday goals and tasks, or anything else that's getting in the way of your best life - ,, and we WILL do our very best to provide you with a valuable answer!
Bring your questions to the live show (just fire them into the comments) or post them here and we'll address them on our next broadcast!
**Note to listeners: VISUAL references are made during this program. We apologize for any confusion that may arise from these references, which we usually make an effort to avoid in our show.
Check out the original broadcast at https://www.facebook.com/CoachBlakeMiles, if you want to see what we were talking about.
We all find different things stressful, and each of us manifests that stress uniquely.
One thing we can ALL relate to, especially in trying times such as these, is the concept of OVERWHELM...
...that sense that we have too much coming at us all at once, and that it may soon be more than we can handle.
This week, Blake and Val offer some practical strategies for dealing with overwhelm, both the treatment of its effects and the prevention of its onset.
Join the casual but impactful conversation...
We have all faced more than our fair share of controversy, crisis, and adversity over the past couple of years.
Some of us have been hit harder than others. Some have risen and some have fallen.
It has been very different for all of us, through the health issues, the debates, the atrocities and the injustices.
Only one thing has truly been consistent: EVERYONE has had an opinion about EVERYTHING!
This week, Val and Blake talk about how to rise above the noise.
Not only to shut out some of the nonsense that you have to listen to, but also how to improve your own interaction in these conversations, should you opt to participate.
There's nothing wrong with being interested in something, especially if you're passionate about it, but when we seek an abundant lifestyle, we need to learn how to choose our battles, and fight them properly!
By now, most people have either heard, or come to realize, that the economy is about to take yet another downturn.
Many factors, including world events like war and the pandemic, have contributed to a correction that many are predicting may turn in to an actual recession.
This week, Blake and Val talk about the difference between money and wealth; a distinction that can be very helpful to understand in the midst of uncertain economic times.
If you have a topic you'd like us to discuss on future broadcasts, let us know by leaving a comment.
We are all familiar with the Fear of Failure, but did you know that there is also a Fear of SUCCESS?
It's more common than you might think, and it may very well be exactly what's stopping you from achieving the success you desire in your own life!
This week, we explore the reasons that people suffer from a fear of success, and ways to overcome it, to ensure that we can all enjoy a life of Abundance and Peak Performance!
This week, Blake and Val explore the 3 Ps of failure, and how they feed our fear of this overwhelming menace that plagues so many of us.
Fear is imaginary. We all know that. Yet it's still an insurmountable obstacle in pursuing many of our goals and dreams.
By understanding the 3 "Ps", you can begin to overcome them and the fear that they accompany!
This week, Blake and Val discuss strategies for coping with that very unique and tricky form of stress known as ANXIETY. Like many emotional responses, anxiety is most effectively thwarted by logic, or through the use of other mental tools. Join the conversation, as we explore the most effective ways to "workout" our mental muscle, so we can deal with anxiety before it has the chance to transform into fear.
Are you happy? Do you TRY to be happy? What if we told you to stop trying? This week, we discuss a topic that is bound to raise some controversy! Is happiness an object that can be pursued and obtained, or is it merely a state of mind, that is well within our grasp, and that we have been simply manipulated into pursuing like a prize? Join the casual but impactful conversation!
Do you know anyone who has not suffered a setback in their life?
Bad news, bad luck, bad feelings. We've all endured hardship in our lives.
When we do, it can be helpful to take a lesson from nature.
Every year is comprised of seasons, and each of those seasons brings its own set of challenges and triumphs.
The key to the enduring success of nature, year over year, is that the challenges set the stage for the triumphs. They never interfere with those triumphs - in fact they usually prepare nature to actually achieve them.
Our challenges and hardships are the same. They are the testing ground for our next season of growth.
This week, we explore the potential for using the seasons of hardship in our lives as the training ground for our future growth.
If you've ever endured a hardship, or may even be struggling with a challenge right now, you'll want to tune in to this week's episode...!
We SWEAR this is a coincidence! Well, a small series of coincidences, actually.
Two weeks ago we spoke about Toxic MASCULINITY, amid the whole Will Smith slap scandal.
We thought it was only right that we examine the opposite side of the same coin: Toxic FEMINISM.
Low and behold, what pops up this week, as the media "sound-byte-of-the-moment"? The Johnny Depp/Amber Heard fiasco, which at least one journalist has outright called an example of Toxic Feminism.
So, much as we try to avoid being "on point", here we are.
Join the casual but impactful conversation this week, as we explore the phenomenon of Toxic Feminism and the role it plays in our culture.
It's an understatement to say that the leadership of many countries around the world has been brought under scrutiny over the past 3 years.
Between Covid policies, election disputes and invasive wars, people are really beginning to question the ability of world leaders to function under pressure.
So what constitutes good leadership? What makes someone an effective leader?
This week, Blake and Val are joined by Life and Leadership Coach Beata Seweryn-Reid as they explore the question of what it takes to provide good leadership to a group, a community, or to the world.
How do YOU define Toxic Masculinity? Does it still exist in today's "woke" society? This week, Blake is joined by guest host Patrick Savoury, sitting in for a vacationing Val Jones. Blake and Pat will be exploring the topic of Toxic Masculinity and the role it plays in our culture.
Hey, did you hear about the slap on the Oscars?
If you have somehow been lucky enough to avoid the onslaught of attention being paid to this childish nonsense, well...Congratulations! We envy you!
We TRIED to ignore it. At least, until we started hearing the calls of "Authentic Self" echoing through the halls of the media institutions.
We knew at that moment that it as time to do an episode about GENUINE authenticity. The world is talking more and more about authenticity with every passing second. But in the same instant, there is less and less of it every day!
This week, we examine exactly what it is that constitutes actual, genuine, home-grown, honest to goodness authenticity. Come on out and have your say! But bring your authentic self...!
T.R.A.C.K. is an acronym for creating success in your life. This week, we welcome special guest Chris Dyer, the "Rebel Entrepreneur", to the show. Chris will break down the 5 cornerstones of success, as represented by T.R.A.C.K. and reveal the best strategies for putting them to work in your life. If you are getting ready to take yourself to the next level, in any aspect of your life, then you won't want to miss this episode!
Are you a perfectionist? Do you frequently find yourself putting off a big goal or project because you're waiting for it to be "just right"?
Deep down, you know that you're really just procrastinating. Often, when we claim that something isn't good enough, it's really because we think that WE are not good enough.
It can be really tough to get past the fear that we are going to fail at the thing that we're putting off!
But a lot of the reason for that is because we worry too much about perfection.
This week, Blake and Val explore the source of our obsession with perfection, and why we are so afraid to put ourselves out there unless we've achieved it.
"Why choose the wrench? Because f*** him, that's why" - Goodwill Hunting
This week, we're tackling a tough issue: removing toxic influences from your life, EVEN when they're FAMILY.
Many of us will find the strength to push toxic people out of our life, even at the cost of friendship, job security or love. But even the strongest among us still tend to draw the line when it comes to someone who has a genetic link to us.
"But they're family..." has been the preface statement to some of the greatest trauma and life struggle in the world.
Join us, as we explore the alternatives to putting up with a toxic family member.
What the heck is Lifestyle Shaming?! Have you ever been pursuing a goal or challenge, and had someone tell you that you are LITERALLY doing it wrong?! Have you ever tried to research your goal, only to find that a hundred "experts" have a hundred "perfect" ways of accomplishing it?! Often, this is just hype to sell you a product or service, but sometimes it is a direct attack on our best efforts to achieve our goals! It belittles our self worth and discourages us from giving something our best shot. Worse yet, it can create a false sense of failure in our minds, because we are inundated with claims that our way is no good, and won't work. This week, we discuss the potential effect this can have on our attempts to succeed, as we seek out some effective strategies for defending ourselves against this unique type of criticism.
We constantly hear about GRATITUDE. But some situations just don't inspire us to be grateful. In the midst of turmoil, trauma or chaos, it can be very challenging to find something to be grateful for! This week we're talking about moments like those, and sharing insights and ideas on how to get through them. Sometimes, gratitude lurks in the most unexpected places...
Do you have trouble getting yourself moving toward your goals? Are you constantly trying to draw motivation from other people, only to find that it doesn't actually help? This week, Blake and Val share strategies to help you tap into your motivation, and maintain it consistently enough to push through to those goals!
Episode 1 of LIVE with Blake and Val (Formerly Build a Life That IS a Vacation).
We're baaaack! After putting Covid in its place, we're ready for our triumphant return to the airwaves. And we put our down time to good use. We've totally renovated the show to bring you even more strategies for creating your best life.
This week, we'll be sharing ways to keep your resolution on track. It's that time of year that our new year plans start to falter. Tune in for some great tips on staying the course, and seeing your goals through to the end!