Agile Self-Development

They say it takes a minimum of 21 days to form a habit with a commitment. So, if you’re ready to commit to a daily gratitude practice and want to make a habit of it to see if all the hype rings true for you, then join us here each morning for 21 days. I’ll be sharing gratitude prompts to help inspire you which will be available through the show notes on the website at www.agileselfdevelopment.com. 

Day 2 - What technology are you most grateful for?
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Visit http://www.agileselfdevelopment.com for your free guide to creating your personal vision statement which sets you up to achieve the best version of yourself and your life by providing your north star for the life you live and decisions you make.

Interested in starting your own podcast? ​Take a Podcasting Course from Wit & Wire  like I did!

Please note the podcasting course is an affiliate link. If you make a purchase, I may receive a small commission at no additional cost to you.

They say it takes a minimum of 21 days to form a habit with a commitment. So, if you’re ready to commit to a daily gratitude practice and want to make a habit of it to see if all the hype rings true for you, then join us here each morning for 21 days. I’ll be sharing gratitude prompts to help inspire you which will be available through the show notes on the website at www.agileselfdevelopment.com. 

Day 1 - What are you most grateful for today?
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Visit http://www.agileselfdevelopment.com for your free guide to creating your personal vision statement which sets you up to achieve the best version of yourself and your life by providing your north star for the life you live and decisions you make.

Interested in starting your own podcast? ​Take a Podcasting Course from Wit & Wire  like I did!

Please note the podcasting course is an affiliate link. If you make a purchase, I may receive a small commission at no additional cost to you.

In today's episode, we talk about what it means to set an intention, why it's a good idea to do so, and how to go about it.

Show Notes:

1. Setting an intention is simply bringing your attention to a quality that you would like to emulate or cultivate.
   
   
2. Differences between an intention and a goal: 
   • A goal is about what you want to achieve, while intention is about a quality to personify
   • A goal focuses on outcomes, while intention guides your actions or qualities
   • A goal is future-focused, intention present-focused
   • A goal centers on an external achievement while intention centers around your relationships with yourself and others
3. Intentions help you achieve your goals by focusing your energy towards the qualities and actions needed to achieve them. It activates receptivity and manifestation by putting power behind it with all your actions.
   
   
4. Here are some ways you can use intentions: 
   • Raise your vibration
   • Get out of your head
   • Bring alignment between your beliefs, emotions, and actions with your core values
   • Support your goals
5. How to set intentions: 
   1. Gain clarity on what you want to focus on
   2. Set intention for the day first thing in the morning
   3. Remind yourself and connect with it throughout the day
   4. Commit and recommit to living that intention
   5. Celebrate when you notice you're acting on your intention
   6. Try a 30-day intention setting challenge to create momentum and flow, and make it a habit.
6. You'll soon notice with continued awareness on your intentions, you will start to manifest them and your goals much more quickly.

Visit http://www.agileselfdevelopment.com for your free guide to creating your personal vision statement which sets you up to achieve the best version of yourself and your life by providing your north star for the life you live and decisions you make.

Interested in starting your own podcast? ​Take a Podcasting Course from Wit & Wire  like I did!

Please note the podcasting course is an affiliate link. If you make a purchase, I may receive a small commission at no additional cost to you.

Visit us at http://www.agileselfdevelopment.com!

Clarity is a big buzzword these days. There are businesses and influencers out there offering programs and courses and articles on how to gain clarity. It can mean different things to different people. Clarity in communication, clarity about your life’s purpose, clarity of your vision and goals.

In today’s episode, we talk about clarity - what it really means, why it’s so important, and how to get it.

Show Notes:

1. The dictionary defines clarity as “the quality of being certain or definite” or "the quality of being coherent and intelligible." Both of these are going to be crucial for you to be successful in achieving your goals.
   
   
2. Clarity is important because:
   • It replaces stress with confidence and peace of mind
   • Guides you in making decisions
   • Motivates you to reach and achieve goals
3. Clarity is an ongoing practice, the more you learn, the more information you have to become even more clear.
   
   
4. To help gain clarity:
   • Find a quiet private space to focus on what you'd like to gain clarity on
   • Eliminate clutter and distractions - phones, computers, music, TVs, people
   • Get quiet, close your eyes, and meditate for five minutes, or try deep breathing exercises
   • Write/journal about what you're looking for clarity on. If you're working on something big like you're life's purpose, try writing about something that lights you up and energizes you, or motivates or inspires you. Skip worrying about spelling, grammar, or anyone reading it. 
   • Ask questions, lots of what, why, how, when to come to your version of clarity. Now if you told someone else, would they know exactly what you expected as an outcome? 
   • Be prepared to be 100% honest with yourself. Ditch the fear and find absolute certainty. This is clarity. 

Visit http://www.agileselfdevelopment.com and click "Free Guide" in the top menu to start creating your own personal vision statement.

Interested in starting your own podcast? ​Take a Podcasting Course from Wit & Wire  like I did!

Please note the podcasting course is an affiliate link. If you make a purchase, I may receive a small commission at no additional cost to you.

Visit us at http://www.agileselfdevelopment.com!

Self development can mean different things to different people. Generally, it’s about taking steps to better yourself such as learning new skills, overcoming bad habits, developing capabilities, or making efforts towards self-fulfillment either through formal or informal studies. 

In today's episode, you'll meet Rachel who’s on the path of self-development through her studies to become a Certified Professional Midwife.

Show Notes:

1. Your goals should be in alignment with your Personal Vision - your long term vision of your best self and life.
2. Break down epic-sized goals into milestones, to help create your roadmap to achieving it incrementally over time.
3. As you start working towards achieving earlier milestones, you will learn more and get feedback to help refine that roadmap to keep moving forward.
4. Let go of being a perfectionist, it's better to make progress than get frozen waiting for things to be perfect. They never will be.

Visit http://www.agileselfdevelopment.com and click "Free Guide" in the top menu to start creating your own personal vision statement.

Interested in starting your own podcast? ​Take a Podcasting Course from Wit & Wire  like I did!

Please note the podcasting course is an affiliate link. If you make a purchase, I may receive a small commission at no additional cost to you.


You can also visit Rachel's Etsy store where she offers homemade herbal products to promote well-being: https://www.etsy.com/shop/StitchandWitchHerbs

Visit us at http://www.agileselfdevelopment.com!

In today's episode, we talk about what a roadmap is and how it helps you turn epic-sized goals into epic-sized success.

Visit http://www.agileselfdevelopment.com for your free guide to creating your personal vision statement which sets you up to achieve the best version of yourself and your life by providing your north star for the life you live and decisions you make.

Interested in starting your own podcast? ​Take a Podcasting Course from Wit & Wire  like I did!

Please note the podcasting course is an affiliate link. If you make a purchase, I may receive a small commission at no additional cost to you.

Visit us at http://www.agileselfdevelopment.com!

To achieve the life we want and be fully committed to the process, we need a clear vision of who we want to become and what we want our life to look like. 

Writing prompts to help generate a personal vision:

1. Who am I? 
2. What is my purpose or passion? 
3. What do you wish you had more of in life? 
4. What kinds of people do you want to be surrounded by? 
5. What inspires you ? 
6. What are you better at than most people? 
7. What’s your superpower? 
8. What would you like to contribute to the world to be more content? 
9. What would you like to be known for?  
10. Visualize yourself five years from now on a particular day, what are you doing?

Categories to focus on what's most important to you:
Fitness, family, relationships, career, finances, leisure time, travel, accomplishments, experiences, spirituality, health, parenting, etc.

Visit http://www.agileselfdevelopment.com for your free guide to creating your personal vision statement.

Interested in starting your own podcast? ​Take a Podcasting Course from Wit & Wire  like I did! 

Please note the podcasting course is an affiliate link. If you make a purchase, I may receive a small commission at no additional cost to you.

Visit us at http://www.agileselfdevelopment.com!

Have you ever set a goal or made a new year’s resolution only to abandon it within days? Me too. In today’s pilot episode, I’ll tell you what it’s all about, where the concept came from, and how you can use this framework to start reaching your goals fasterwithout stressing out.


Show Notes

Why Agile Self-Development

If you want continuous personal growth and improvement, you’ll need to continuously work on self-development and the agile approach keeps you focused on your highest priorities, lets you gather feedback and learn along the way, and adapt as needed. And the best part about it is that you will see progress and accomplishment much more frequently and quickly.

The Basics:

1. Personal vision
2. Roadmap to achievement
3. Goals broken down to bite-sized chunks
4. Prioritized backlog of the bite-sized goals
5. Daily check-ins
6. Sprint reviews (sprints are timeboxed period for accomplishing a group of these smaller goals, generally a week or two)
7. Planning for your upcoming sprint
8. Ongoing reviews and updates to your overall backlog

Visit http://www.agileselfdevelopment.com for your free guide to creating your personal vision statement.

Interested in starting your own podcast? ​Take a Podcasting Course from Wit & Wire  like I did!

Please note the podcasting course is an affiliate link. If you make a purchase, I may receive a small commission at no additional cost to you.

Visit us at http://www.agileselfdevelopment.com!

Get ready for this new podcast helping you achieve your goals without getting overwhelmed or stressing out. Check out the trailer to see what's in store for you!

Visit us at http://www.agileselfdevelopment.com!