We're back from hiatus with episode 1 of season 2! Today we're talking about critical thinking - what it is and why it's important, even outside of the workplace. Critical thinking is not necessarily disbelieving everything you hear - it's more about forming objective opinions and judgments based on data. So in this podcast, I'm discussing what critical thinking is, and the skills you need to develop in order to grow your critical thinking.

Referenced in this episode:

• Critical Thinking: Not Just Being All Siskel and Ebert (https://coffeegritandinspiration.com/what-is-critical-thinking/)
• Talent vs Effort: Talent is Overrated (https://coffeegritandinspiration.com/talent-vs-effort/)

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Today I'm talking about effort vs talent again, and how important it is to recognize the effort and hard work someone put into something vs their innate talents. Don't dismiss hard work as "talent" - recognize the perseverance, persistence, and effort when those things led to someone's success. Tie success to level of effort, and you'll be teaching kids that effort is what success is dependent on, and not something like "talent" or something they were born with.

Also note that this is the last episode of Season 1! We will be back with new episodes in Season 2 starting on December 11. In the interim, you can still find tasty good content on the blog! Talk to you then!

Referenced in this episode:

• Why Talent is Overrated: Effort is Really Where It's At: https://www.coffeegritandinspiration.com/talent-vs-effort/

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In this episode, I reflect on a Quora question I came across the other day. It made me think about how as individuals, pursuing our passions with intention and effort, and as parents, supporting our kids in doing the same, can make all the difference between having a dream and achieving a goal.

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Sometimes life can be pretty crappy, and it seems like there's so much fear and anxiety about what will happen next. In this episode, I'm talking about something that gives me comfort when I'm freaking out about what will happen next. Whatever happens, I will handle it!

Referenced in this episode: 

• Give Yourself the Gift of "I Will Handle It": https://coffeegritandinspiration.com/i-will-handle-it/
• No More Mr. Nice Guy | Robert Glover: https://amzn.to/30cAJKb [affiliate link]

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Relationships - not necessarily the ones you have with your significant other - are hard! They have a huge influence on our success at work and in life. I try to learn everything I can about how to build stronger, more meaningful relationships from everyone I can, and here are five of the best tips I have. Here's to building stronger relationships!

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Heather joins me this week in 20 Life Lessons We Wish We'd Listened To. Which is, unsurprisingly, about 20 life lessons (10 from each of us) that we wish we could go back and teach our younger selves, if they would even listen (which they probably wouldn't). Maybe one of you will find this useful!

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Self awareness is one of the four pillars of emotional intelligence, along with self-management, relationship management, and social awareness. Journaling can help you build your self awareness through self-reflection and tracking your thoughts, beliefs, and habits. Tune in to hear more!

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Referenced in this episode:

• Emotional Intelligence 2.0 | Travis Bradberry & Jean Graves
• Psychology Today | Dr. Tchiki Davis, Ph.D.: What is Self-Awareness and How Do You Get It?
• Our Pinterest Journaling Board

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Do you, like me, apologize for EVERYTHING? What you might not know is the effects that overapologizing has on the perceptions that the people around you have about you. We apologize for all sorts of things!

If you'd like ideas on how to avoid overapologizing, see the related blog post at https://coffeegritandinspiration.com/how-to-stop-over-apologizing/.

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Thoughts on hard work and how nothing we want that is worth having will necessarily be easy - and we might not value it as much if it was!

The YouTube video mentioned is by Tyler Larson, founder of Music is Win, and you can view it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xt9PQIzZPS8.

The book mentioned is Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth [affiliate link]. You can view my full affiliates disclosure here. 

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In my super-scientific, ultra-analytical Facebook survey, people indicated they had trouble reaching their goals because they didn't know where to start. Here are some quick thoughts on ways you can start brainstorming action plans to realize your goals, even when they seem unachievable.

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Articles referenced in this episode:

• How to Create a Mission Statement (https://www.coffeegritandinspiration.com/mission)
• Goals Workshop (https://www.coffeegritandinspiration/goals)

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