Being the Best Version of Yourself

When most people think about trying to improve their external appearance, often the main focus is on the specific materials or information needed to make these changes over time. What frequently gets overlooked is that the knowledge is almost useless if you cannot effectively implement and maintain the strategies. For example, if you have acne and you only remember to wash your face and apply serum sporadically a few times over a week, your skin likely will not be as good if you are supposed to be doing these things twice per day. This episode will help you to think about the steps involved in improving your external appearance and use a checklist strategy to implement and maintain necessary tasks sequentially to help you make the changes that you desire.

Positive self talk refers to the idea of having a motto or short phrase that you can use to counteract negative thoughts, anxiety, or other issues. These simple phrases can reduce anxiety, improve confidence, and help increase your success in situations. This episode walks you step-by-step through how to create your own positive self-talk phrases.

Wish things would go better in life? Does it always seem like something interferes with your success or happiness? While mental flexibility and a positive mindset may not stop most roadblocks, they will help them become speed bumps so you can achieve your desired outcome.

Creativity is important for being stimulated, motivated, and getting enjoyment out of life. It is also helpful for brain development and keeping your mind sharp as you age. How are you going to be creative this week?

Making time to do things you enjoy is important for many reasons. Oftentimes, work or other obligations interfere with finding time to incorporate activities of interest into daily life. This episode discusses some ideas for identifying things that you enjoy and working on making them part of your regular routine.

Dr. Heller provides listeners with the concept of picking one item to begin addressing such as sleep, eating, or screen time habits. Then he walks people through how to pick and begin implementing simple strategies that can lead to improvements.

One of the starting points in making improvements is to optimize your productivity. In order to do so, one needs to know what they need to be doing. Keeping organized and planning effectively are the basis of enhanced productivity. Therefore, this episode discusses two basic components of a solid organizational system, suggestions of specific apps, and a few tips for getting started with these items.