Do you know what you want to do and who you want to become? While this vision is continually being molded and changed in each of us, there is something we can do to understand and actualize our potential. You are amazing, and the dreams are within you! Let's make them happen. 

Welcome back! In this podcast we talk about approaches to successful goal setting, planning, and dreaming big. Jump in and get geared up for a brand new year!

Do you want a few ideas for how to celebrate Christmas, especially during the coronavirus? Or perhaps you are looking for ways to de-stress and decompose (as our friends would say). Maybe the best help for de-stressing would be knowing that your family situation over the holidays would be stress and expectation free, or at least expectations met... Whatever it looks like for you, this podcast has a few suggestions that might help! Take a quick dive in and find a few solutions you maybe didn't know you were looking for.

Want some good cheer, uplifting wisdom, and guidelines for managing schedules this season? This episode has a taste of it all, and some selective invites to help you prep for a most meaningful Christmas experience. Write and share your own answers to the inspired questions we discuss. 

We are so thankful for you our listeners! Today we discuss the benefits of gratitude- social, physical, psychological, and more. We also chat about ways you can make these positive neuropathways more natural and plentiful in your brain. We leave you with a few challenges you can take home this week, or you might be inspired of other ways you can get grateful. #givethanks

Have you thought about how your current desires and dreams you may have already reached connect with your divine DNA? Today we delve into gratitude, strategies for stress management during the holiday season, and a few happiness principles that you may already be practicing daily. Feel free to share in the feed what your strategies are for cultivating appreciation for the desires you have experienced and the blessings in your life. 

We loved general conference this year and feel continually grateful for the lessons that stood out to us as our spirits were fed. We share a few impactful messages in this podcast and how they applied to our individual lives. We would love to hear how you are acting on what stood out to you in conference this year. 

Have you ever felt like you were in the middle of a storm, or barely keeping your head above water? Maybe it's in your career, or your home managing everyone's different schedules. Maybe it's school and extracurricular involvement, and managing to have time for self-care somewhere between all the classes. Wherever you find yourself, even if you are smooth sailing, we all face moments of storms in our lives - death in the family, physical illness, discouragement, or fatigue. Let's take a look at what keeps us afloat during the storm. 

Have you ever faced dreams that could not be? Maybe you have felt like you could relate to Fantine in Les Miserables who sings "I Dreamed a Dream" as you confronted the dreams that would never happen, or ended sooner than expected, or still haven't happened yet. Maybe it's hopes for marriage, or an eternal family. Maybe it's hopes and dreams that are beyond your control, or that were interrupted by health, finances, and reality. Let's delve into a new focus that can spark the motivation and hope for new dreams, and goals that are within your reach. 

Do you want a few practical things you can do daily to build emotional strength? Because these seven tips are backed by findings from neuropsychologists and child psychologists, listeners can have immediate takeaways to apply immediately. 

Check out the show links mentioned: 

Change Your Brain, Change Your Life, by Dr. Daniel Amen

https://www.amazon.com/Change-Your-Brain-Revised-Expanded-ebook/dp/B01208WMYQ/ref=pd_lpo_14_t_0/132-9559752-3433767?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B01208WMYQ&pd_rd_r=dc575b50-1e8e-48c5-80e2-6a7bb8d514d3&pd_rd_w=Zq75G&pd_rd_wg=F0sJX&pf_rd_p=7b36d496-f366-4631-94d3-61b87b52511b&pf_rd_r=N9S2AD8AC4658WC2HWJT&psc=1&refRID=N9S2AD8AC4658WC2HWJT

The Self-Driven Child, by William Stixrud and Ned Johnson

https://www.amazon.com/Self-Driven-Child-Science-Giving-Control/dp/0735222525/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&gclid=CjwKCAjw5p_8BRBUEiwAPpJO6w1lwHFqvkCzbmk-11fVLYsfRplmybzo1XEaeO6Rvu8Pn9Cb5j5t8RoCBkUQAvD_BwE&hvadid=242174643107&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9051700&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=16879926021895360743&hvtargid=kwd-410859148002&hydadcr=8921_10379058&keywords=the+self-driven+child&qid=1602823169&sr=8-1&tag=googhydr-20

and previously mentioned- "Be Kind to Yourself" by Andrew Peterson