I don't know about you, but I like to say yes. I don't want to be the guy that always says no and I don't want to give off the impression that I'm a negative person. So I say yes to a lot of things. Personal life things, work things, you name it...I'm saying yes.

But I kinda hate it. I don't want to say yes to everything. Saying yes is killing me and I need to cut it out. That's why I hit up the anti-guru herself, Sarah Knight. Her latest book, "Fuck No: How to stop saying yes when you can't, you shouldn't, or you just don't want to" has literally changed my life.

This, along with the other books in her No Fucks Given Guides series have really helped me learn what's important to me and how to live a life where I'm not giving so much of myself to other people that I'm miserable.

I spoke with Sarah at the start of 2020, well before the pandemic, and I feel like this is the right time to put this interview back out into the world. I hope you enjoy!

For more on Sarah visit: nofucksgivenguides.com

It's a sad statistic, but it's likely that just about all of us have been impacted by suicide. It's an epidemic in this country, but people are still uncomfortable talking about it. Why? That's a good question.

Jonny Boucher, founder of Hope For The Day, has been working to break that stigma and educate people about suicide. The mission of HFTD is to get the conversation started and to offer resources about suicide prevention and mental health education.

Jonny founded Hope For the Day after losing a close friend and mentor to suicide. The organization has worked to promote proactive prevention to create an environment for conversations to start before it's too late.

I love the work going on with HFTD and it's only going to continue growing. I hope you'll check out more from them.

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We hear it all the time...running is a great way to clear your mind, or it's perfect to settle down after a long day of work. But, what if it isn't? What if running is causing your brain to work overtime and it takes your mind to the negative side of things?

It's called runner's fatigue and a lot of people go through it. Everyone from professional runners to any of us going out for an afternoon run can experience this.

Runner's World Health and Fitness Editor Danielle Zickl opened up about her experience with it for a recent edition of the publication. She talked about constantly comparing herself to coworkers and friends who were seemingly making better gains than she was. Those constant comparisons, and other factors, caused her to abandon running for a while so she could clear her head and find a way back into the sport.

I've been through similar situations over the years, so I was very excited to speak with Danielle about her experience. I hope you're able to pull some inspiration from our conversation to help you battle through the tough days to find better ones.

Read Danielle's article for Runner's World, "Why I Got Burnt Out From running and How I'm Learning to Love It Again."

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How many times have you used the phrase, "There's just not enough time in the day"? What if I told you that there's a lot more time than you think? That's the subject of this week's episode.

Behavioral scientist, and happiness researcher, Ashley Whillans has been studying time, and our use of it, as it relates to our happiness. Her research is fascinating. Thanks to modern technology we actually have more free time on our hands right now than we did in the 1950's. But, also thanks to modern technology, we waste it or find ourselves trapped in time-sucking situations.

Ashley has some advice for us on how we can try to take back control of time and use it to find more happiness in life. I've already started working some of these plans into my daily routine and I do think it's working.

If you want to find out more about Ashley, or her upcoming book, "Time Smart: How To Reclaim Your Time & Live A Happier Life," take a look at her website awhillans.com

You can also find out more about her other works on her faculty page for Harvard Business School.

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I've unknowingly walked myself into a three part series on the show. In our last episode (episode 17) we spoke about how the traditional views of "success" don't necessarily bring us happiness. Maybe it's time to rethink those views of success and find our happiness in other ways. Finding those new versions of success could lead you to make a transition in life.

In this episode we talk about those moments in our lives when we may see an opportunity to make a transition that could change things for the better. Those transitions aren't always easy, and things may get tough before they get better, but it's so important that we keep our eyes and minds open to them.

I had the pleasure of catching up with author Bruce Feiler. He's written 15 books including 'Council of Dads' which was turned into a TV show for NBC. But his latest work is called 'Life Is In The Transitions: Mastering Change At Any Age.'

Bruce spent the last five years working on this book. He interviewed people from all around the country with all kinds of backgrounds. He uses those stories in the book to help illustrate the opportunities that surround us and help us master the skills to manage these transitions.

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What does your definition of success look like? For most people, it's probably a traditional view. High powered job, maybe that corner office on an upper level floor of an office building overlooking the city and lots and lots of money.

While that may sound successful, a lot of people in that position are miserable in life.

Unfortunately, people tend to follow their idea of success as it takes them away from their friends, family, hobbies and favorite activities just so they can make more money. But once they have that money they wonder if it was worth it.

My guest today is J. Douglas Holladay. He's spent many years working with powerful people. As he says in the interview, he likes to think of his life like that song in Hamilton...He was in the room where it happened. He's seen some of the wealthiest people in the world struggling because they have lost happiness in their life during the search for success.

Maybe it's time we rethink the traditional definition of success. That's our topic today.

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One of the biggest things that has changed my life has been ditching dairy and going more plant-based.

I say 'more plant-based' because I'm not perfect. But dairy is no longer a part of my diet. Giving it up has been nothing short of remarkable. My overall health and wellbeing is completely different. But, even though it's been proven time and time again that giving up dairy is good for you, we still have ads on tv and huge campaigns telling us that milk does a body good.

Enter Dotsie Bausch. She founded the organization Switch4Good which aims to educate people on the benefits of ditching dairy. Not only does it have huge health implications, but it also helps the animals and environment as well.

I was so excited to chat with Dotsie and I wish I had another hour to pick her brain. But I appreciate the time I had with her and I hope you do as well.

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It's been a few weeks since I last posted an episode. For those of you who listen each week, I'm sorry about the unexplained absence. Truthfully, I needed a break. But I didn't know I needed that break until I got it. That's why it's taken me a little longer to get back on track.

In this week's episode I discuss the absence and what got me there. I also talk about the things that I've learned over the last few months of getting into Be More Well. And I chat about what the show is going to look like moving forward.

If you have any thoughts on topics or guests you want me to have on the show, please feel free to DM or message me on social media.

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I love a good success story. But I really like the stories where people find themselves at the bottom and claw their way to the top. I came across this week's guest about a year ago right as she and her fiancé sold all of their stuff, bought an Airstream and decided to take off on a journey with no plans for what was next.

Amanda's journey didn't start there. It goes back a few years when family tragedy made her take a deeper look at what her life looked like. That sent her down the path that has found her moving from Baltimore to Austin, starting a coaching business, starting a retreat business and even becoming a best-selling author.

To say that Amanda has an interesting story is an understatement. I'm so thankful that she joined me for this week's episode.

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Walk out your door on any given weekend morning and you're bound to see people running by your house. Running has grown over the last decade to become a very popular activity. The number of 5K's, half-marathons and other running events has increased exponentially.

In Baltimore, you can thank Charm City Run for a lot of that growth. Josh and Kara Levinson founded the first location in Timonium, MD in 2002. What started out as a chance to create a good community of passionate runners has grown into a store that inspires people to hit the pavement every chance they get.

In this episode Josh Levinson shares the story of where the idea for Charm City Run came from, challenges they had while getting started, and what he sees the future looking like.

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