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February 15, 2021
JumpStart – Lessons from Ted p1 – “Oklahoma”
Podcast We’re launching a new series based on what I consider to be the best show on TV right now — “Ted Lasso.” Ted’s a minor league football coach hired to coach major league British soccer and he knows nothing about the game but his blinding optimism and friendliness make others want to win at […]
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February 14, 2021
JumpStart – Responding vs Reacting
Podcast What we’re going to discuss today is something that, honestly, I’ve struggled with my entire life; although I’ve made some BIG gains in the last 10 years. It’s learning to respond to things rather than to react and, as usual, it comes down to our own inner dialogue; discover.. How “Oh yea??” is the […]
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February 11, 2021
JumpStart – Resiliency
Podcast “RESILIENCY” ‘Sounds cool, right? Well, it’s not what you think. Let me tell you what we can let from resiliency experts about * Creating plans * Hiring someone else to worry for us * The one question that kills life energy and how to avoid it Resiliency doesn’t come from bouncing back, it comes […]
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February 10, 2021
Become a Happiness Hero 4: “Take Over the Starring Role”
Podcast After about a 10 day hiatus, I woke up this morning in a really good mood. I realized it before going to bed last night I was going to do three things: Have my morning planned with healthy activities Put myself in a good mood within the first five minutes of waking Focus be […]
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February 9, 2021
Become a Happiness Hero 3: “Hire a Better Cast”
Podcast Have you ever watched a movie that seems really great but it was one person who just didn’t seem to fit in the cast? That one person throws off the whole production. As important as the script is, it’s the cast that brings it to life. We need to remember that: We are the […]
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February 4, 2021
Become a Happiness Hero 3: “Rewrite the Script”
Podcast Have you ever read a movie script? You’d think there’d be lots of stage direction in a script such as “our hero Malcolm stands on the bow of a ship shrouded in the inky darkness of a moonless night and then says….” Nahhh… a script is just dialogue. A script is written by a […]
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February 3, 2021
Become a Happiness Hero 1: “Recast Yourself as the Hero”
Podcast What kind of hero are you? Before writing “Star Wars”, George Lucas studied hero archetypes for 2 years looking for patterns in ancient stories. He then created one of the greatest movie franchises ever by applying a formula. In this JumpStart, learn… * The common traits all heroes have * Why a hero must […]
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February 2, 2021
Obstacles to Happiness 4: “The Anti-Social Media”
Podcast It sounds perfect, right? The ability to view and share anything and everything with everyone around the world as it’s happening in real-time…wow! BUT social media actually… * Uses algorithms to polarize people * Increases feelings of inferiority * Leads to decreased happiness If you want to be happy, you need to curb or […]
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February 1, 2021
Obstacles to Happiness 3: “Negativity Bias”
Podcast Ever seen someone (maybe it was you) in the middle of a wonderful experience like a tropical vacation and yet all they focus on is the few things they think are “wrong”? Rather than savoring the sunset over the ocean they complain about the one cloud in the sky….sound familiar? Well, before you judge […]
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January 29, 2021
Obstacles to Happiness 2: “Sacred Clowns”
Podcast Can you relate to this? “My life would be so much better if only _________person______ would get their s*^@t together and stop driving me crazy!” Of course, we all feel this way about some people but instead of removing challenging folks from our life, we need to learn to reframe them. Discover: How an […]
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