In this episode, we interview psychologist and host of the Potential Psychology podcast, Ellen Jackson.

About Ellen Jackson

Ellen Jackson is a psychologist, host of the Potential Psychology Podcast, internationally published writer, speaker, coach and consultant to organisations Australia-wide.

Ellen has a personal passion for self-care and individual wellbeing to beat stress and help you to live your best life. Her work includes one-on-one coaching, and everything she teaches is supported by scientific research so we know it works.

Ellen's 6 Word Purpose Statement is: Help others live, learn and flourish.

What we talk about

During the interview, we chat with Ellen about:

• how the arrival of children intensifies the life admin load
• managing your mindset to let go of control and allow others to contribute and solve problems
• letting go of unnecessary standards or preferences when sharing the load
• training your children to be grown-ups
• how feeling calm and having peace of mind is important to her
• the big five personality traits and the impact this has on how you might approach life admin
• how being aware of your personality traits can help you understand how best to approach life admin
• playing to your strengths 
• understanding that your standards and rules are usually self-imposed and you can let them go
• valuing your time to help make decisions around outsourcing
• motivation and how rewards and punishment don’t work in the long run (for our kids or for ourselves)
• the three key elements to motivation (autonomy, relatedness, competence)

RESOURCES

• Potential Psychology Podcast

• Potential Psychology Episode  - Why Everything You Know About Motivation Is Wron‪g‬

• Potential.com.au

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