Decide Your Legacy

Do you struggle with being critical of yourself and others?  Do you find yourself in a daily battle with negativity?  On this episode we dive into what causes us to be negative and how it impacts our lives.  Then we explore three ways to overcome that negativity to be more fulfilled, engaged and satisfied.  On this episode:

• Adam answers listener questions
• How Adam has struggled with negativity and how it has cost him
• What the ego is doing in causing us to be critical
• Three strategies to overcome negativity
  • Identifying the critical inner voice
  • Achieving relentless optimism
  • Taking action and putting faith in the outcome
• Adam also gives tactical tips for each of these strategies and explains how you can implement Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in your own life.

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The world will always come at us with stressful situations, but it’s the ability to manage and regulate our emotional responses that will allow us to live intentionally.  With these strategies you can improve your emotional reactions and live more intentionally. On this episode we discuss:

• The importance of managing stress well
• How addictive habits form
• How intentional self-regulation can provide confidence
• Increase and focus on the positives
• Prepare in advance
• Grow in your mastery
• Engage your brain to think forward

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Resources:

Episode #52: Pain is the Price of Freedom

Episode #47: Being Assertive with Difficult People / Situations

Dealing with Your Past (article)

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Adam is a life coach and counselor who specializes in helping individuals and organizations find transformational clarity.  He specializes in anxiety, depression, life & career transitions, adolescent challenges, and family counseling.

As we close in on the end of the year, it’s the perfect time to do some self-reflection on what has happened so you can launch into the new year with clarity.  I’m joined by my friends Bryan and Gavin and together we explore some of the reflections they’ve had about their own year. On this episode we discuss:

• Why self-reflection is so valuable
• Ways to have a mini-retreat to facilitate reflection
• Discovering things that surprised you, both successes and challenges
• Identifying things that energize and drain you
• Using your life purpose statement to propel yourself forward
• Maintaining flexibility while you brainstorm

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Resources:

Episode #14: Clarify Your Life Purpose

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Some mental health professionals say you need to "move on" from past pain and trauma.  But I think the only way to experience true freedom in your life is to face this pain, and today we will cover a process to help you through that. On this episode we discuss:

• The trauma I experienced in my own life and the scars I carried
• You need to have the ability to face depression and anxiety in your life
• Beginning with a life timeline
• Write about the details
• Talk with those you can trust
• Move towards acceptance

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Resources:
Why You MUST Deal with Your Past 

Episode #11: Why You Should Deal with Your Past
Episode #27: Dealing with Trauma w/ Jenny Helms
Episode #43: Working Through Grief or Trauma

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Growing up I had a bully that always bothered me.  One day, I found out firsthand how taking decisive and consistent action can be transformational.  And I want you to have that same victory in your life. On this episode we discuss:

• How the act of spitting energized me
• What is that one thing you are procrastinating on?
• Defining the perfection trap
• Getting out of your head
• Focusing on how action will help others
• Identifying how action will benefit yourself
• Eliminating excuses by having an answer for them
• Identifying how you will feel afterward

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Resources:
Take Risks Frequently
Scary Actions You Can Take Today
Episode 50: A Big Mistake Most People Make

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People are always asking me how they can have better, more vibrant relationships.  But often, there is one big mistake that most people make in their relationships.  We're going to dive into that mistake and 10 strategies for countering it. On this episode we discuss:

• The big mistake of invalidating others
• How invalidation drives wedges
• Strategies for being more validating of others
  • Avoid being critical
  • Keep the focus off yourself
  • Use someone's first name
  • Show interest in them and their interests
  • Validate their feelings
  • Apologize with no excuses
  • Name their emotions
  • Ask more questions
  • Love how they want to be loved
  • Paraphrase and summarize

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Resources:
Rekindling Relationships (Episode 49)
How to Be Grateful When Life Is Hard
25 Gratitude Building Questions

My 20 Favorite Questions to Ask Clients 

One Big Relationship Mistake Most People Make

The Daily 5 & 5
Read these articles below about the Daily 5 & 5. How to Be Grateful When Life Is Hard. Start your own Daily 5 & 5 on your phone, in a journal, or using this Daily 5 & 5 Worksheet. After a few days, reflect on how this activity impacts your mindset.

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As we approach the holidays this year you may be thinking about relationships that have gone stale, or people you don't talk to often or have the level of closeness or intimacy you would like to have.  But with the change in schedules you will have the opportunity to use the strategies in this conversation to rekindle and strengthen those connections. On this episode we discuss:

• The value of relationships on our mental health
• What makes someone a true friend
• Loving yourself first
• My 30-day challenge to you
• Valuing honesty, even when it's uncomfortable
• Viewing conflict as an opportunity
• Helping other people succeed
• Share your personal goals with others
• Be more curious
• Be yourself

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Resources:
Getting to Know Yourself (Episode 48)
Repairing Relationships Over the Holidays (Episode 29)
A Transformational Self-Confidence Building Activity

The Daily 5 & 5
Read these articles below about the Daily 5 & 5. How to Be Grateful When Life Is Hard. Start your own Daily 5 & 5 on your phone, in a journal, or using this Daily 5 & 5 Worksheet. After a few days, reflect on how this activity impacts your mindset.

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Adam is a life coach and counselor who specializes in helping individuals and organizations find transformational clarity.  He specializes in anxiety, depression, life & career transitions, adolescent challenges, and family counseling.

Find transformational growth on every episode of the Decide Your Legacy Podcast with Adam Gragg!  Live the life you want, the legacy you decide!

As we deal with the challenges of pleasing others and overcoming past trauma, it can sometimes be hard to know what we truly want in life.  Today we are going to break down some actionable strategies you can use to understand yourself in a deeper and more authentic way. On this episode we discuss:

• Why I invite people to take risks
• Knowing yourself as the key to long-term happiness
• Laughing and having fun
• What codependency does to us
• Journaling regularly to externalize your thoughts
• Creating a plan to overcome negative core beliefs
• Taking emotional risks
• Radical acceptance of reality
• Getting professional help

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Resources:
Being Assertive (Episode 47)
How to Journal for Self-Improvement
50 Best Journaling Prompts
30 Damaging Core Beliefs

What is Acceptance

Acceptance is Not

Take Emotional Risks Frequently!

How to Select a Great Life Coach (or Counselor)

Self-Care Activity
Take the time to get to know yourself. Complete the Know Thyself Worksheet and use those answer to help you complete the Radical Self Care Worksheet.

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The themes in our lives where we avoid confrontation reveal where we give our power away to others.  But to get the best possible outcome we must avoid assuming the end result and become assertive enough to enter those difficult situations.  The result can be life-giving.  On this episode we discuss:

• What it means to give your power away
• How being more assertive can energize your life
• Staying committed and following through
• Taking consistent risks
• The DEAR MAN framework for dealing with difficult situations / people
• Illustrations of how my clients have applied the DEAR MAN framework to their lives
• Taking a reasonable negotiation strategy

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Resources:
Staying Motivated to Reach Your Goals (Episode 46)
Secret Communication Skills (Episode 44)
DEAR MAN Assertiveness Tool (worksheet)

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Adam is a life coach and counselor who specializes in helping individuals and organizations find transformational clarity.  He specializes in anxiety, depression, life & career transitions, adolescent challenges, and family counseling.