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In the fast-paced digital age we live in, our ability to stay present and focused has become increasingly challenging. A simple way to create a healthy space in the mind which allows you to relax and always see the bigger picture is attention training. With distractions at every turn, it's essential to explore how we can regain control of our attention and foster meaningful human interactions. 

In this episode, we are thrilled to have Dr. Mary Meduna-Gross, an esteemed expert in the field of focus and success, returning as our special guest. Dr. Meduna-Gross introduces us to an innovative approach called "The Open Focus Approach," which offers powerful insights into how to transform our mindset and tap into our full potential, and the four styles of attention.

Join us as we explore the principles of this approach and discover how it can unlock new possibilities for success.

 

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Unlocking Your Potential: The Open Focus Approach to Success with Dr. Mary Meduna-Gross

Welcome to Action’s Antidotes, your antidote to the mindset that keeps you settling for less. Obviously, one really important aspect of anything that we engage in is what kind of mindset we bring in to something. There's a big difference between coming to an event where you're interacting with people but you're constantly pulling out your phone or pulling out your laptop or even getting distracted by every little thing that you see around you or have something prominent on your mind, something you're mad about, something you're really anxious about, versus being truly present somewhere. Today, I bring back to the program the second time, Dr. Mary Meduna-Gross, who you probably remember from a previous conversation, we talked a lot about having the mindset for success and what kind of thoughts we're putting through our head. Today, we're going to talk about a different new approach to how we're actually focusing.

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Mary, welcome to the program.

 

Oh, thank you. So good to be with you again.

 

It's always wonderful to talk to you, it's always wonderful to hear about all the different things that you're doing because you have a podcast of your own. 

 

Right. 

 

And the magazine that really is helping bring people of this type of mindset, of building something new, building something better together.

 

Exactly. The magazine, The ConsciousPreneur Magazine, is really all about conscious entrepreneurship. Validating these values of the conscious entrepreneur, you can build a successful business on them, that how do we do that, so lots of information on how to do that with some inspiration. The podcast I have now is Fully Alive and we dive specifically into mindset for leadership.

 

I know that this episode is mostly going to cover this open focus technique, as promised, but one thing I'm wondering as we're talking about conscious entrepreneurship and I've read conscious capitalism and some other similar books is is there still a lot of resistance to the idea that you can, through business, make an impact while also earning your money and everything else? Is there still a lot of people saying no from either one end saying, “No, business has to be business and being nice and being philanthropy, whatever, has to be separate,” or, “Your business has to focus only on it, you can’t consider all those shareholders,” is that still fully alive, not to use your podcast title, but is that still fully there, fully present in our society?

 

I think so. In fact, I had some conversations recently with some marketers. He was talking about the challenges that he was having in terms of shifting beliefs of his prospects and shift that one belief that I can have purpose or I can have profit but I can't do both.

 

Yeah. You said it so much better than I did.

 

Well, we got to the same point. Again, one of the reasons why I created this magazine was because I think there are a lot of us wh...

In any business, organization, or educational institution, there are core values that guide its operations. These values are crucial not only for establishing a sense of purpose and direction but also for aligning everyone's mindset towards a common goal. But in reality, many organizations simply stick to the script instead of actively following their values. How can we define our vision, mission, and core values and guide our employees and the whole organization to success?

Today, I am thrilled to have Brenda Boyle, the founder of Fireheart Coaching, as our guest. We will be diving deep into the importance of core values for organizations, how they can be identified and defined, and how they can be used to drive success. With her Master’s Degree in Organizational Leadership, Brenda’s expertise lies in creating value-based leadership that is ideal for the rest of your team.  

Whether you're an entrepreneur, business leader, or simply interested in organizational leadership, this episode is for you!

 

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The Importance of Core Values for Organizational Success with Brenda Boyle

Welcome to Action’s Antidotes, your antidote to the mindset that keeps you settling for less. We’ve all found ourselves in this situation, maybe you’re in an organization at a job and that organization will express a certain set of values that they live by and they love to put it on their website, they love to show it off whenever they can, but then when you actually do the day-to-day job, when you enter a situation where those values are put to the test, well, what actually happens doesn’t always match those values and it can be a little bit frustrating when you say to your employer or wherever you are, “Well, you say that you value people first,” or whatever the common phrase is but then when the situation actually went down, the way you were treated, the way that people responded, the decisions that were made did not seem to actually match those values. My guest today, Brenda Boyle, is all about helping organizations live up to those values with her company, Fireheart Coaching. 

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Brenda, welcome to the program.

 

Thanks so much, Stephen. Appreciate being here and excited to connect with you all today for this conversation.

 

Yeah, it’s a wonderful conversation to be had because I think we’ve all experienced this or --- well, I’ll just rephrase it that if anyone out there listening has not experienced this, then you’re a really lucky person, but a company, I think the most common thing is, “We value innovation,” but then when you come with a new idea, they say, “No, just stick to the script or stick to the process and procedures manual,” or whatever it is. I know this takes on a lot of different forms. So, my first question would be why do you think that is? Why do you think so many organizations don’t live up to their values? Say something and then do something else?

 

Short answer, it’s hard. Two-word answer. I think it takes a lot of intention, strategy, communication, and perseverance/consistency in communicating those but it doesn’t necessarily often trickle down or throughout the rest of the organization, particularly if the team is growing really big or going through a rapid period of scale, hiring, transitions. The values might start with one particular leader or leadership team but how does it grow from there? And then when things change, like a global pandemic, what do your values, your company values look like throughout that time of change? I think those are two distinct but really hard questions to answer and we’re not necessarily taught that in school or taught that in other places.

 

No. In school, you’re mostly taught how to get the answer right.

 

Exactly. 

 

Like from memory, which seems weirder and weirder in an era where everyone has a device where they can easily just look up something. We’re not taught how to like, first of all,

To live a fulfilling life requires bravery and a willingness to make choices and embrace the changes that may come with them, such as starting a new job, changing careers, moving to a new location, or making relationships. How can we have the confidence to make these decisions and believe that they are achievable?

In this episode, we are joined by Janet Langmeier, the founder of Phoenix Soaring International. Janet shares her incredible story and the philosophy she lives by that everyone is worthy of the life they desire. With over four decades of experience, Janet has helped countless people overcome their limitations and achieve remarkable success.

Join us as we learn from her wisdom and discover how we too can believe in ourselves and create the life we truly deserve.

 

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Believing in Yourself and Achieve the Life You Want with Janet Langmeier

Welcome to Action’s Antidotes, your antidote to the mindset that keeps you settling for less, and one of the key themes of pretty much every episode of this podcast and how it all comes together, it’s all about the mindset. In order to achieve the life that you truly want, what you really desire, a truly joyous life, to quote my guest today, you need to believe it’s possible. You need to think it’s possible, you need to have the right self-talk, and you need to think about the right things. My guest today, Janet Langmeier, is the founder of Phoenix Soaring Intl and a facilitator of the Mastery Mindset Coaching Services. 

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Welcome, Janet, to the program.

 

Thank you, Stephen. Thank you for having me. I’m glad to be here.

 

Oh, yeah, thank you for coming on my podcast and for the workshop in which we met at a few weeks ago at the Mind Body and Spirit Expo. So, Janet, let’s start a little bit about your story because you’re all about what your self-talk is, what you’re thinking about, and what you really believe is possible and making it possible through your thoughts. Is there a background you come from that led you to investigate all these things and want to facilitate it for others?

 

That’s a loaded question, Stephen.

 

I know, I know. I was like ---

 

Of course, the answer is yes but it’s not that simple. 

 

Oh, yeah, of course. If it was just yes, this wouldn’t be a podcast.

 

Well, studying what we what might have been in my day considered esoteric things. I’ve always been interested in what drives us, what’s going on inside. The inside of life has always been very, very interesting to me from the time I was very young. And so reading things that a lot of other people didn’t read back when I was a kid opened my mind to think differently, I guess. I did a lot of the normal eight-to-five and what other people expect for a long period of my life, for enough decades that got that down, got that down really, really ---

 

So you know what that’s about, fully know what the eight-to-five is about.

 

Yeah, and I had a lot of success but I worked really hard and I made some choices that were not easy because I was raising children at the same time and I was working and I look at the younger people today and the choices that they make and I just applaud how so often they know how to make choices that support their life as opposed to I felt like I had to do that, I had to do this, there was no other choice for me. And yet that didn’t align with the things I studied and the things I believed in. And, one day, you know, we all have our one day, right? 

 

Yep. 

 

Well, the one day that I really, really knew that something had to change, I was driving to a job that I was very good at and I liked and everything, I was on the Boulder turnpike, as a matter of fact, and I had my daughter in my ear, I was listening to her talking to me, and I get to the exit to go to my job and I started having a panic attack. 

 

Oh my.

 

And my daughter could hear it and she’s like,

Self-sabotage is a common behavior that involves sabotaging our own goals and desires. At its core, it involves engaging in actions and behaviors that directly or indirectly sabotage our progress toward our goals and desires. How can we shift our self-talk in a way that leads us to the life that we want?

In this episode, I sit down with Teri Karjala, a Life Transformational Strategist, Speaker, and Author. We delve into the various forms of self-sabotage, examine why we engage in this behavior, and explore strategies for overcoming it. With over 20 years of counseling background, Teri shares her insights and expertise that help us unlock the potential within ourselves.

Join us as we explore and learn how to overcome self-sabotaging and achieve our goals.

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Overcoming Self-Sabotage and Unlocking Your Potential with Teri Karjala

Welcome to Actions Antidotes, your antidote to the mindset that keeps you settling for less. Today I want to talk to you about a term that you probably have already heard called self-sabotage. Self-sabotage is something that I think a lot of people didn't hear about 15, 20 years ago. At least, I don't remember hearing about that. But nowadays it's kind of a common vernacular. It's what our thoughts are doing to our life's outcome. And I think we've all heard some version of the phrase, "Thoughts create form. Your thoughts are what your life is going to become." Unfortunately, some studies have shown that up to 80% of all human thoughts can be negative.  

My guest today, Teri Karjala — who is the coordinator of Talking with Teri — she has coaching events, as well as a podcast of her own about the subject of how we can reframe our talk, our self-talk, in a way that's going to lead us to the life that we really want.

 

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Teri, welcome to the program.

 

Thank you. It's so great to be here with you.

 

It's wonderful to have you. Can you start by telling us a little bit about Talking with Teri, what you're all about summarized at a really high level? In essence, what is it?

 

Yeah, so, it was really an evolution. I used to be a therapist. I was a therapist for 26 years. I built a very successful business. It went owner-independent about nine years ago. And so, back in about 2010 I — actually, even before that, it was really interesting. Because I was telling my social media person at the time. She goes, "What's your retirement plan?" I was just word vomited on her. I said I'm going to be traveling around the world. I'm going to be sleeping. I'm going to be doing this. It will be called Talking with Teri. She goes, "Oh, my gosh. I love it. You should buy the domains." I knew I wasn't ready for it. It was funny, because when I told her that, I was absolutely terrified of public speaking.

 

Oh, wow. Okay.

 

That's how you and I met. I was speaking at an event. So, I've come a long way. But it was so funny because, again, I think that the counseling — you have a master's degree in counseling and have tons and tons of certifications, and things of that nature. That then created the foundation. As I was counseling, I realized that there were faster, easier ways. I started studying with brain researchers and people that talked about how our brain is formed, but also how our thoughts, our behaviors, our habits all get connected inside of our brain. And what is that programming? And so, really looking at how our brains get programmed based on these previous belief systems.

 

And so, what I've found over the time of working in my therapy practice is that there was faster wait. I mean, I had a client one time. I was her 19th therapist. She's been in therapy for 32 years. I told the person who referred her to — she's like, "Well, Teri does things differently." And so, she referred to me, and she started with like, "I want to tell you, my story." I said, "Well, you know what? Let's not start there." She looked at me, like, "What?

Our life and success as a person have relied on our ability to form relationships with others. The most valuable lessons, chances, and blessings in life come from our interactions with others. However, how can we establish meaningful connections that bring out the best in ourselves and the people around us?

In this episode, Work Happiness Project Founder Nini Fritz joins us to talk about genuine connection. She offers valuable insights on how to cultivate genuine, meaningful connections and emphasizes the importance of choosing people who uplift you and enrich your life.

If you're looking to deepen your relationships and connections, this conversation is for you. Tune in now to gain valuable insights on fostering genuine connections that bring joy and fulfillment to your life.

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Building Genuine Deep Connections with Nini Fritz

Welcome to Action’s Antidotes, your antidote to the mindset that keeps you settling for less, and, today, I want to talk to you about a really important topic and that is building genuine deep connections. Looks like an entire culture, a lot of people are suffering from the consequences of not building as deep of connections as we once did. We see a lot of problems with the loneliness epidemic and people that feel like they just really don’t fit in. My guest today, Nini Fritz, is the founder of The Work Happiness Project as well as The Digital Detox Connections Stronger than Wi Fi Program, sharing one of my great passions about getting people off the internet and into real life, connecting with real people and connecting with the real world.

 

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Nini, welcome to the program.

 

Thank you so much. Lovely introduction.

 

I’m glad. I usually try to think through these introductions a little bit. 

 

You did well.

 

All right, well, let’s start with talking about what you’re observing and what we all are observing in the world around us today. We just went through the pandemic but even before the pandemic, there were people increasingly moving their lives online and people becoming increasingly disconnected from one another in the world.

 

Yeah, that’s correct and, well, I think we live in this time age of this loneliness paradox. It’s pretty much a connection paradox. I think that is actually like an even better description. It’s statistically proven that we are like the most connected generation ever existed when you look at all like the online connections we have, but we’re also proven to be the loneliest generation in history. And, yeah, I think that’s very shocking, fun fact that we all have to accept. There’s misconception of having thousands of LinkedIn followers, millions of YouTube subscribers, a few hundred Instagram followers, Facebook friends, whatever it is, but when it comes down to needing someone to call or like a shoulder to lean on, we look at all these connections we have and then we realize the people we can actually go to, if we’re lucky, is like a handful of quality connections. And I think this gap between the perceived connection and the actual connections we have makes us feel much lonelier. When you feel like you share your meal on social media, post a picture of your pizza, but you don’t have anyone to share your meal with, that makes us feel like this is hyper — yeah, this pathetic connection pretty much and that is very dangerous, actually, for human connection to think we have that but we actually don’t have it and then it makes us feel much lonelier and much more disconnected.

 

Now, just to preserve my own innocence, I just looked this up now. My LinkedIn profile only has 960 connections so I’m not guilty of this thousands of connections thing quite yet. So, what do you think is creating these weaker connections? Because it seems like, in the past, we’d have fewer total connections but the connections we had were more likely to be deeper. Is it kind of this whole idea of I just posted,

Finding a connection between what you are doing and what you want has somehow been encountered in our life. What makes it more difficult to transition from point A to point B is that they are not much related to each other. However, if we can overcome this barrier, it can lead to a deeper understanding of our desired path, ultimately resulting in a more meaningful life.

In this episode, Kaitlin Borncamp takes us through her remarkable journey of transformation from a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) to a Wellness Advisor. Kaitlin shares her insights on how the principles of financial accounting can be applied to health and wellness, and provides valuable advice on overcoming the obstacles that often prevent people from making significant career transitions.

Tune in to this inspiring episode to learn from Kaitlin's experiences and gain valuable insights.

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Making Connection Between Financial Accounting and Health with Kaitlin Borncamp

Welcome to Action’s Antidotes, your antidote to the mindset that keeps you settling for less. Oftentimes in life, we want to make some sort of change, some kind of a transition, and we have a limited mindset with regards to the stories that we tell ourselves about what is possible, what is related. We oftentimes hear something along the lines of, “Find your transferable skills,” which, for some people, only means the obvious, and for some people, only means that you can only make small changes, say, from software engineer to data scientist or something that’s quite a bit related. However, my guest today, Kaitlin Borncamp, who is the founder of Feel Great with Kait, made the transition from accountant to nutritional wellness coach, if I’m saying that right.

 

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Kaitlin, welcome to the program.

 

Thanks, Stephen. Thanks for having me. 

 

And is that right? Nutritional wellness coach? 

 

Yeah, I like to go by wellness advisor because there’s so much more to nutrition --- or so much more to wellness than just nutrition.

 

Oh, yeah, for sure. I mean, that’s like one aspect of what you put into your body but there’s like do you move your body, do you get sunlight, do you put yourself under stress, all those things, you probably have a more comprehensive list than I do. 

 

Exactly, exactly. 

 

So the first thing I want to ask is that there’s probably a lot of people listening and also a lot of people out there in the world that are doing something that they’re not so thrilled with at this point in time, looking to get something different in their lives, looking to make a change, and not seeing maybe even a connection between what they’re doing and what they want. Now, accounting to wellness advising, to nutritional type of thing, does not sound obvious to most people. What is the connection and what makes them in your view related to one another?

 

Yeah, I love this question and I actually get this response a lot when people kind of hear my background and things. So, I would say a few ways that financial reporting accounting are related to health and wellness and one of them has to do with how it impacts us personally. So, when we think of something like accounting and finance, like an organization, the health of an organization, there’s so many different things going on and, most oftentimes, most people in the organization, they don’t really want to know what the accountants are doing. They’re like, “Yeah, you guys got it covered. We appreciate you. We know we need you,” but most people in an organization are like, “You guys got it, you know, I don’t really want to know.”

 

Yeah.

 

It’s a very complex system. There’s a lot of different points of information, data, as we call it in financial systems today, coming from a lot of different parts of the organization. In fact, all parts of the organization, right? They need to be rolled up, they need to be consolidated,

Being ready for unexpected situations can make the difference between life and death. Our world is full of potential crises, from natural disasters to catastrophic accidents. Ignoring these risks and hoping for the best is not a viable strategy. However, by prioritizing emergency preparedness, you can reap numerous benefits and increase your chances of survival in a crisis.

In this episode, Golden Hour Preparedness CEO & Founder Emily Jane Zahreddine joins us to talk about emergency preparedness. We dive deep into the importance of emergency preparedness and crisis management, not just from a physical standpoint but also for mental health. EmilyJane shares valuable insights and practical tips on how to respond and keep yourself and your family safe in the face of disasters.

Listen to this episode to understand the significance of emergency preparedness and help us share this episode with friends and family.

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Emergency Preparedness and Crisis Management with EmilyJane Zahreddine

Welcome to Action’s Antidotes, your antidote to the mindset that keeps you settling for less. Today, we’re going to talk about emergency preparedness and this is something that a lot of people, especially if you’re really excited about your idea, you’re really excited about what you’re pursuing, don’t necessarily want to talk about, don’t want to think about but it is something that’s really important because it can make the difference between something that becomes a minor hiccup and something that kind of ruins you. There are times when we have to cover our bases and sometimes we have to cover what happens when something unfavorable happens in so many aspects of our lives, businesses and all of our pursuits. My guest today, EmilyJane Zahreddine, is the founder of Golden Hour Preparedness, an emergency preparedness company.

 

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Emily, welcome to the program.

 

Hi, thanks so much for having me. I appreciate it.

 

Let’s start by talking about emergency preparedness. What does it mean? If someone hears the phrase “emergency preparedness,” a lot of times you’ll think about, if you live in California, an earthquake, if you live in St. Louis, a tornado, if you live in New York, a hurricane, but there’s probably a lot more to it than just that natural disaster that’s most prevalent in your region.

 

Absolutely. So, I like to think of a really close to home example. So I’m married and I have an eight-month-old son so if my son had a medical emergency and needed to go to the hospital and be there for several days and be treated, my life would change dramatically from the way that it is today. I would take time off of work, I would cancel my dog grooming appointment and cancel my nail appointment, make sure only essential things that I need to keep myself, my husband, and my son going are happening and that’s what emergency preparedness is. It’s making sure you know what those things are so you can keep going and keep focusing just on the essentials when things get tough. When you don’t have all of your normal bandwidth and you’ve got to reduce what you’re able to do because an emergency or disaster takes up some of your capability, you need to have a plan, a strategy to fall back on that makes sense for you and your lifestyle for you and your family, for you and your business, that makes sense for you to implement and execute so you can keep things rolling in the way they need to to stay in business, to keep your family together, to support people who are going through a hard time in your life. 

 

So it sounds like it’s less about even identifying a list of these are the possible emergencies and this is the relative likelihood of it happening and more about understanding what those essentials are.

 

Absolutely. So, every individual has different essentials and FEMA is coming out, the Federal Emergency Management Agency is coming out with a new way to define emergency preparedne...

Before the pandemic, remote work only made up 5% of total workdays. However, it has now become widespread for workers across all levels, ranging from entry-level employees to CEOs, to work from home for at least some part of the week. Given the absence of a shared physical workspace, what strategies can be used to effectively discover, encourage, and cultivate a productive work environment?

In this episode, our guest Irina Bgatova shares valuable insights on the current state of work culture and offers practical tips for enhancing engagement, fostering collaboration, and preventing burnout in the workplace, particularly for remote teams. She also sheds light on the innovative platform called Weljo, which provides a unique solution for remote teams to build and maintain strong bonds. 

Join us as we delve into the world of remote work and explore ways to create a healthy and productive work environment.

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Building a Thriving Remote Work Culture with Irina Bgatova

Welcome to Action’s Antidotes, your antidote to the mindset that keeps you settling for less. We’re at an interesting cultural moment, especially with respect to our work culture right now. People have put in most of the pandemic or the fear related to the pandemic behind them and now we’re trying to decide what to make of our work culture given that a lot of people have gotten used to remote work, some people have even moved to other cities or other places to work remotely, yet there are some leaders of organizations that are concerned about how to foster the team camaraderie and some are calling for bringing people back to the office or some kind of a hybrid type of schedule where we can still have that camaraderie. It is a challenge that a lot of us are trying to solve and how do you really still feel close and still feel connected to your teammates. My guest today, Irina Bgatova, is a product manager with Weljo, a platform that helps these remote organizations find ways to foster better work environments as well as bring your co-workers together. This represents one of the possible solutions that we may have in this particular cultural moment.

 

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Irina, welcome to the program.

 

Oh, thank you very much, Stephen. Thanks for having me. Yeah, I’m excited. 

 

That is awesome, and so, first, let’s start, tell us a little bit about Weljo, about what your product does.

 

Yes, of course. Weljo, it’s a platform for remote teams that helps with engagement, collaboration, and avoiding burnout. And, actually, it’s like challenges, it’s team challenges that every week, for example, a team can make meditations, workouts, or collaboration challenges that every day, they have short meetings for 15 minutes where they exchange their ideas, learn something new about each other.

We believe this kind of solution can help people to just improve their team bonding during remote work because remote work, we understand that it has some disadvantages and we want to help with it.

 

What do you think are like the key advantages and disadvantages of that, you know, working remotely, whether it be from home or whether it be some of these nomads that we see that have a job and then just kind of move around?

 

Yes, of course. We’ve done a lot of research on this topic and I can say that people usually mention that the main advantage of remote work is that you work flexible. Sometimes, you can not only work but, I don’t know, wash your clothes in washing machine or just do something else. You can go outside to walk. You can, I don’t know, cook your food for your lunch. And it’s all advantages. But, disadvantages, that you’re in your home, sometimes, your family can be at home at the same time and they just can distract you. Or if you’re working in the kitchen, once I heard, the girl said that you’re working in kitchen and you’re sitting near the fridge and it’s very difficult to when you’re nervous don’t eat so...

Were you aware that astrology is an age-old system that provided assistance to people in numerous ways? In the past, individuals used to regulate their everyday life from sunrise to sunset based on the positions of the celestial bodies, the moon and stars. While horoscopes and birth charts are just a small part of astrology, it's evident that many people are fascinated by what the planets and stars can reveal.

In this episode, we are excited to have Luana Bossetti back as our guest. Join us as we explore the fascinating history of astrology and how it has been used in the past to guide daily life and predict the future. Luana also covers how astrology complements various faiths and belief systems, as well as the interpretation of zodiac signs.

Tune in to gain a deeper understanding of astrology and its impact on our lives.

 

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Astrology: How Birth Charts and Zodiac Signs Influence Our Connections with Luana Bossetti

Welcome to Action’s Antidotes, your antidote to the mindset that keeps you settling for less. Us humans have a natural inclination to try to predict the future or speculate about what the future could possibly hold. It’s something we’ve been doing for probably longer than historic records have shown but we can see plenty of examples of it going all the way back to, in the case of Western culture, thinking about Ancient Greece and some of the measurements made by thinkers like Aristotle that kind of speculate about this so none of this is really new. Today, I want to talk to you about astrology because we’re recording on March 1, 2023, which is the start of a really major month in the astrological calendar as far as changes ahead, some things that we could possibly be seeing to change the direction that humanity is going to head. As you all know, we all do have free will and so, as a result, nothing’s set in stone but it’s good to start these conversations and talk about what we need to think about and prepare for. So, today is my first repeat guest on this podcast, Luana Bossetti, who has her own podcast as well. It’s changed names a few times so you have to tell us what it’s being called now. I’ve been a guest on her podcast. She’s also recently studied the field of astrology.

 

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Luana, welcome to the program. 

 

Yeah, thank you so much for having me again and, yeah, my podcast now, it’s The Lost & Found Millennial. 

 

Okay. I was speculating about whether you had another name change after that but, yeah.

 

No, I think it’s quite because it’s broad, like Lost and Found, it’s like travel as well, you will get lost in your life and then you get found as well, I think.

 

Yeah.

 

Now we stay like that for a while. 

 

Most of us, at some point, have found ourselves lost or out of balance in some way and said, “Okay, I need to make an adjustment in my life of some kind.”

 

Yes, yes. And, well, if we want to see it from the astrological point of view, my career line, to make it simple, it’s in Gemini and Gemini, we know it’s a sign that changes minds so many times. 

 

Oh, yeah. 

 

So, for me, it’s normal to approach so many projects and then change and change name and since ideas so that’s in line with my astrology, let’s say.

 

My sun sign is a Sagittarius. Is that consistent with me keeping the same name and approaching 100 episodes or is there something that I’m out of line with? 

 

No, it’s consistent. It’s not the word for Sagittarius but because you are exploring so different topics and you have people on your podcast that talk about different topics, exactly, so it’s really in alignment, because Sagittarius wants to know everything and explore different things and explore the archetype of the explorer so the seeker of different adventures. I think that throughout your podcast, you go to different adventures, like talking to people from all over the world. So, it’s definitely in alignment.

Our lives have been impacted by many innovative technologies, but we often struggle to find the time to incorporate them into our routines. Although it may seem counterintuitive, working around the clock does not necessarily lead to increased productivity. In fact, it can lead to stress and burnout, which can have a negative impact on the health of a business and yourself.

In this episode, Brie Z Operations Founder Brie DeLisi Zoller shares her insights on time management in both the workplace and personal life. She highlights the significance of recognizing tasks that are beneficial to our work and discarding those that are not. Brie also stresses the importance of taking breaks, including spending time outdoors activities and daylight hours.

Tune in to learn from Brie's expertise in time management and how it can improve your productivity and well-being.

 

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Maximizing Productivity and Achieving Work-Life Balance with Brie DeLisi Zoller

Welcome to Action’s Antidotes, your antidote to the mindset that keeps you settling for less. We’ve had a lot of disruptive technology come into our lives in recent times and we also have a lot of expectations placed upon ourselves and one of the things that I’ve heard quite frequently is, “I don’t have time for this,” and sometimes that’s a proxy for, “I don’t have energy for this.” My guest today, Brie Zoller of Brie Z Operations, helps people prioritize what’s really meaningful, what you should be doing with your time, and maybe get rid of some of the things that just really aren’t delivering value.

 

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Brie, welcome to the program.

 

Thank you. 

 

So what are you observing with people’s time management skills in the setting of 2020s Western culture?

 

And I could be speaking about this particularly as a woman and working mostly with women is that fill ourselves to the max. If I see a possible free half hour in my schedule and somebody asks for that half hour, I’m going to give it to them. I have several peers and clients who do the same exact thing. We just are an on-demand society. We need to meet with people, we need to meet with them now, we need to give them that conversation, we need to just kind of overload ourselves. And then not only that but just outside of how we’re actually managing our time, on the flip side of that, we then fill our time because we think we have to. So, even if we don’t actually have anything we need to do with that free half hour block, we’re going to find something to do with that half hour, if that means scrolling on our phone or doing extra work instead of just giving that time back to ourselves. 

 

Now, is this playing to this idea of productivity guilt? 

 

Oh. I love — that’s such a great term because of fighting that for myself personally right now. I think absolutely there’s — if you have the time, you should be using it. That’s this whole thing that we’ve built for ourselves if you need to be working this at a minimum 40-hour workweek and that’s if you’re lucky with a lot of folks. There are other folks who got the 60-, 70-hour weeks that are almost glorified, like you are working at this top huge firm and, “How many hours did you work last week?” “Well, I got 60.” “Oh, well, I got 65.” It’s almost glorified that you should be so then when you’re not, there’s this whole mindset of like, “I’m doing something wrong.” And I experienced that when I was starting my business as well. I would talk to fellow small business owners who would be saying like, “Oh, man, I did 50 hours last week, 30 of them were business development hours,” and I’m looking at my own schedule and going like, “Oh, man, I only did 10 hours of business development last week, I must be doing something wrong.” 

 

And that’s something I observed in what I refer to as the 20th century or old school work culture where there seems to be a strong connection with number of hours.