Deciding to change begins with dreaming of change, and capturing your dreams can be the first step toward making them reality. This week’s Decided Difference podcast is all about imagining what your life could be if you open yourself to possibilities.

What happens when you embark on the path of “A Decided Difference?” You become who you decide to be. This week’s podcast is the first in a series of five episodes walking you through the process of creating a decided difference in your own life. In this episode, consider how you might get started by deciding who you don’t want to be. This is the link to the video of Elizabeth Smart talking about her ordeal and its aftermath: https://www.goalcast.com/2018/10/08/elizabeth-smart/

How could asking for help be a skill that helps you to be stronger? Far from being a sign of weakness, asking for help might be one of the best skills you can develop. Learn more in this week’s podcast from A Decided Difference.

Forgiveness can help you find freedom from regret, bitterness, and frustration. Forgiveness can set you free and open the door to a brighter future. In this week’s podcast, learn more about the how and why of forgiveness. Link to the Greater Good article: https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/topic/forgiveness/definition Link to Holly Dunn’s book, Sole Survivor: https://www.amazon.com/Sole-Survivor-Inspiring-Infamous-Railroad/dp/1682308146

There is a difference in “positive thinking” and thinking in healthy ways. You can think with a positive slant, while keeping a firm grip on what is real, what is possible, and what is wishful thinking. Find more ideas in this week’s Decided Difference podcast.

Your internal critic can be a formidable foe, carrying vast emotional power. What if you could harness that power to serve you in striving for your goals and seeking happiness? In this week's Decided Difference podcast, learn about making peace with your inner critic.

If pain is inevitable, how do you avoid suffering? You can make the decision to focus on healing and moving forward, rather than looking back or staying mired in misery. Learn more in this week’s Decided Difference podcast.

“One day at a time” is good advice, but you may need to take things a little further. Problems can be more manageable, and joy can be more precious, when we take them one day, one hour, or one moment at a time. Learn more in this week’s podcast from A Decided Difference.

Here are three suggestions to cope with the bad stuff, from the merely annoying to the tragic. The first is to understand how emotional energy works. The second is to describe what is happening in a healthy way, and the third is the time-honored way to learn to do anything well: practice, practice, practice. Details are in this week's podcast from A Decided Difference.

Could this be the first rule of successful living? No matter what is presented to you by life, your job is to say, “yes, and…” What if your job is to add to whatever life has created? In this week's podcast, thoughts on going with the flow to create a better life.