Ever find yourself laying in bed, staring at your ceiling, and you just can’t seem to shut your brain off?
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It’s okay to not feel happy all the time.
You probably know this, but do you really believe it’s true? It’s easy to fall into the trap of thinking that we should never feel sad or angry or cranky, but that’s just not true.
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My preschooler is obsessed with Encanto as of this recording. Because I spend a lot of time listening to the soundtrack, I started paying attention to the lyrics.
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Do you feel selfish when you rest or take a break?
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Want to hear my superpower? Planning deadlines for myself so I don’t get stuck procrastinating. It doesn’t sound glamorous, but I know this superpower is one thing that has made me most successful in my career.
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This might sound crazy, but one of my favorite shows right now is Naked and Afraid. Have you heard of it? The premise of the show is that they take expert survivalists, dump them in a remote location with minimal supplies, and they have to survive for up to 40 days.
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“My to-do list is a mile long and I never have enough time to do it all.”
“No matter how hard I work, I never seem to get everything done, and then I feel guilty that I’m not working hard enough.”
“I keep getting distracted by things that aren’t on my to-do list, and then rushing to catch up.”
I’m having a fan-girl moment! Dr. Jody Carrington, child psychologist and connection maven, is joining me to chat all about why creating connection in a disconnected world helps build confidence. She’s challenging expectations and taking us along with her.
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Do you ever get stuck in the comparison game? Looking around at everyone else’s success and getting pulled into the mental loop of self-doubt and feeling like you should be doing it better? You’re not alone!
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Your negative self-talk is normal, but you don’t have to empower it. Jessica Gershman joins me to chat about the power of yoga in helping us to slow down in order to speed up. Listen as she shares practical strategies for training your brain to slow down.
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Multitasking is usually not a good thing. Rather than being more productive, you end up exhausted and making mistakes when you try to multitask. But… when I posted about this subject a few weeks ago on social media, a colleague made a really good point.
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In past episodes, we’ve chatted about how stress sometimes gets a bad rap. It’s not always a bad thing. In fact, sometimes stress helps us become more productive when necessary.
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I don’t know about you, but when I was a little girl I dreamed of being a professional dancer. Obviously that didn’t pan out, but for Kelli Youngman it did. Kelli started dancing at the age of three and never quit. Listen as she shares her story of building confidence and learning to believe in herself.
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I can’t believe we did it, 100 episodes! To celebrate I’m revisiting one of my most popular topics on the show. What is that topic you ask? Procrastination.
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I recently got asked by a listener whether consistency or flexibility is more important when you’re trying to be productive. For instance, if she’s having an important conversation with a family member but her schedule says it’s time to do something else, should she stop? Or can she be less rigid with her time?
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A few years back I found myself working all the time. I’d work in the office then come home and work all night. I was burned out and stressed and when I finally started to correct my habits, I crashed.
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Have you ever heard someone mention that we all have the same 24hrs in a day? It’s true. But when we look at social media feeds or Hollywood versions of successful people, we get the impression that we should be able to “do it all” on our own. That magically everything on our to-do list should fit in those 24 hours. And if we feel stretched thin, then we’re not measuring up.
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This past summer I locked myself in a stairwell, not once, but twice. Why? Because rather than focusing on what I was doing, my brain was focused on a million other things! I was thinking about my business, the pandemic, what to eat that night, everything but making sure I could get into my building.
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Believe it or not, every single task on your to-do list is not urgent. In fact, when you make every task a priority you increase your stress response and make your perfectionistic tendencies worse. Listen in to hear my tips on how to properly prioritize and organize your to-do list.
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If you’ve been listening to this podcast for a while, you know that I’m pretty clumsy. If I’m not slipping and falling, then I’m dropping things. Until recently however, those clumsy moments made my perfectionism spiral out of control.
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