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Days have a rhythm. All day long, it is a huge inhale, trying to get that energy in you and into your efforts.
But at the end of the day, it is a big exhale, a moment of relaxing and calming.
Or more accurately, it should be.
In our natural rhythm, evenings are a time to wind-down, calm down, and move toward rest.
In fact, our ancestors had no choice but to do that. No lights to keep on. No screens to watch or video games to play. No social media to post to. Just a quiet time to move toward sleep.
Experts tell us that our society is sleep deprived. And researchers are clear that this impacts work performance, relationships, happiness, health, moods, and a myriad of other factors.
To put it simply, if you are not getting adequate rest, you will struggle to thrive! Your body, psyche, and relationships will pay the price.
In this podcast, I cover 4 areas of your life that you can shift, so that you have the best chance for getting the best rest.
Join me to end your day on a high note, and start your night ready for rest.
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Podcast on Starting Your Day Right
Have you heard of Kaizen? It is the principle of continuous improvement.
Continuous improvement is a great model for change. It is based on constant changes toward a better outcome. No need for sudden upheaval or change (although that is sometimes necessary). Instead, course corrections are made along the way, nudging something toward improvement.
That “something”? It might be a product (like Japanese automobiles, where Kaizen became the method of them becoming excellent automobiles), companies, or even individuals.
But how, you might wonder, do you actually DO that continuous improvement?
Let me offer a super-simple tool that you can apply to your own life, to your company or workplace, or even to a relationship or organization.
SSC – Start, Stop, ContinueThree benchmarks: What do you need to Start? What do you need to Stop? What do you need to Continue?
In this week’s episode, I discuss how to apply SSC to your own life… and to other areas in your life.
Listen in for a new tool.
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Here we go! The old year has passed, and the new year stretches before us… full of possibility and potential. Let’s talk about how to Thrive in ’25!
In this episode, I’ll tell you where I have been, and where the podcast is headed. I’ve got lots of great stuff coming your way, and am excited to share it with you.
Also in this episode, I tell you the 3 A’s of what you can control, so you can start applying that RIGHT NOW.
Stay tuned for future episodes!
And listen to this episode below.
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Thanksgiving, the holiday, is often lost in food and family. What is lost? Our opportunity to experience gratitude. The chance to really give thanks. Many times, it can feel like an obligation. Instead, I suggest we see it as an opportunity. Even in tough moments (actually, especially in tough moments), we can make a shift […]
It’s in our DNA. We have a need to connect with others, to have connections and relationships. We express that in close relationships and larger groups. And unfortunately, lately, we have often allowed tribalism into our connections. When we slip into our tribal thinking, we work from a place of exclusion. This leads to a […]
We all want confidence — SELF-confidence. We want to be confident before we act. In other words, I want to feel confident of myself before I move toward something. Or maybe that’s just me! 🙂 But I think that comes at it from the wrong direction. FEAR seems to be between us and action. Mostly […]
Are you up for a challenge? In the last episode of my podcast, I discussed how to hold on when life is tough. That’s when life is challenging you. But what about when life isn’t so challenging… where life is copacetic? Just cruising. It’s my observation that we work hard to keep life flat. We […]
One day, I was watching some videos (you know how that rabbit hole works) that led me to a video on this interesting sport. I love water sports, and am frequently daydreaming this time of year about being in warm water. I have no idea how that led to this video, but it was a […]
Where does hope come from? Does it come upon us? Do we discover it? Or do we build it? I believe that hope is an important ingredient in thriving. If you have no hope, it is tough to thrive. Finding hope often helps us find thriving. Oh, and thriving is not about having an easy […]
My client was telling me about lots of struggles, difficult times, and a few positive moments. I noted, as I have many times with many clients, “It sounds like your present is perfect.” She went silent. I was silent. But I could see her processing and struggling with my words. I sat quietly. She finally […]
Sometimes, it seems that any change in life has to be a 180° turn… starting or stopping something you were not doing or doing. And sometimes, that is important. You might stop smoking, start exercising, or make some other major shift in life. But in reality, more of growth in life is really about continued […]
When I was a kid, I hit this point when I was growing fast. So fast that my limbs hurt, I constantly tripped, and knocked everthing over as my hand got there before I expected. Growth was a challenge. Generally, though, it works the other way. When we are challenged (and take it on), we […]
It’s highly contagious. You can catch it from a single interaction with one person. You can catch it much faster in a crowd. You can pass it on to someone else in an instant. You can also catch it from just reading, watching, or listening to something. In 39 milliseconds, you have it… and you […]