A Decided Difference

The words you choose when you talk about yourself help to shape the person you become and the emotions you experience. In this week's podcast from A Decided Difference, LouAnn Clark offers suggestions for solving specific problems by using specific language.

I am pleased to announce that my book, A Decided Difference: the Secret to Positive Change, is now available on amazon.com. In this week's podcast episode, I share a preview, three excerpts from the book. To purchase, click here: https://smile.amazon.com/Decided-Difference-Secret-Positive-Change-ebook/dp/B08GY695SB/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=decided+difference&qid=1598837950&sr=8-1

How full is your love bucket? A simple idea can illustrate some important concepts, and the love bucket is a concrete way to visualize your feelings. In this week's podcast from A Decided Difference, learn how to fill your own love bucket and patch it when it is leaking.

How do you see yourself in coping with the pandemic? Are you helpless, with no options and no hope? Or are you a tough, creative, resilient person who will come out of this stronger than you went in? You can become stronger through the pandemic, if you decide to be. In this week's podcast from A Decided Difference, learn about five factors that will help you do that.

What do you do when things are too big to think about? Do you choose to avoid thinking through denial, paranoia, anger, or numbing? Or do you find yourself in moods that swing from one extreme to another? In this week's podcast from A Decided Difference, you will find strategies for managing when thinking about topics that feel overwhelming.

Building the habit of joy can protect your happiness when difficult times come—as they always do. Cultivating joy is not selfish, in fact, it is the opposite. In this week's podcast from A Decided Difference, hear suggestions for adding more joy to your life.

If you find yourself with more idle time during the coronavirus pandemic, why not use it to get you know your own Genius? A little personal detective work might be just the ticket to a happier future. Learn more in this week's podcast from A Decided Difference.

Acceptance doesn't mean giving up. It means doing what you can within the parameters that exist in the new normal. If you keep looking back at your life pre-pandemic and focusing on all the things you miss, you will create thoughts of deprivation and loss that will make you feel bad. If you can look at what is going right in the present moment, then you can create thoughts of gratitude and feel much better. In this week's podcast from A Decided Difference, learn how acceptance can help you move forward more happily.

Are you worried about the pandemic, or money, or your children? If the words "What if…" send you into visions of disaster, this week's podcast from A Decided Difference can help you feel better by worrying less.

It can be difficult to move forward when critics are disparaging your every move, and it's doubly hard when the critic is yourself. In this week's podcast from A Decided Difference, learn strategies for dealing with criticism, regardless of where it comes from.