Decide Your Legacy

Life is always going to throw challenges at us, whether we are expecting them or not.  But how we respond to those challenges is going to dictate so much of our personal joy and peace.  On this episode we dive into my favorite activity, the "Daily 5 and 5" and unpack how to use it effectively in your life to grow in gratitude no matter your circumstances.  On this episode we discuss:

• Listener questions!
  • How do I help a struggling co-worker?
  • What advice do you have for dealing with anxiety during COVID-19?
• Why is it so hard to be grateful?
• How the "Daily 5 and 5" works
• The impact of overpowering neural pathways
• 7 reasons to practice the Daily 5 and 5
• 5 keys to being successful at the Daily 5 and 5

Resources:
Life Wheel Gratitude
25 Gratitude Building Questions (Blog)
How to Be Grateful When Life is Hard (Blog)
The Daily 5 & 5 PDF
Hope vs. Fear Cycle (Video)

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The holidays can bring a lot of stress and anxiety, especially if you have strained relationships with friends and family.  But it doesn't have to be that way.  By shifting your perspective you can head into the holidays with a plan to strengthen and repair those relationships.  On this episode we discuss:

• What happens to our anxiety as we approach the holidays
• Why it is important to address the potential harm this anxiety brings
• Specific and actionable strategies to build your relationships
  • Lower expectations
  • Do something new
  • Be generous
  • Ask for help
  • Be curious
  • Open your heart
  • Focus on the positive

Resources:
7 Strategies for Positively Engaging Family Members Over the Holidays (blog)
11 Ice Breakers for Work Meetings and Social Events (blog)
50 Relationship Building Questions (blog)
 

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All of us will go through numerous and significant transitions during our lives.  How we approach these situations can have a dramatic impact on our mental and emotional health.  On this episode we explore actionable strategies to ensure you are able to successfully navigate these life transitions.  On this episode we discuss:

• The Great Equalizer
• Unhealthy coping mechanisms
• How to know if you are triggered?
• The importance of creating space
• Tools to navigate life transition
  • Do not go it alone
  • Seek out healthy perspectives
  • Invest in personal care
• Who inspires me

Resources:
I Have Had Some Dark Days (blog)

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This is one of my favorite topics to talk about.  Setting goals and dreaming about what is possible is when people come alive, especially when done with a vision for living their best life.  On this episode we dive into major excuses and ways we sabotage our goals and how to make more effective goals.  On this episode we discuss:

• Listener questions
• Why is goal setting important?
• The effect of neural pathways on our lives
• 4 excuses we make against setting goals
• 3 steps to set effective goals

Resources:
How to Reach Your Goals (Part 1)
How to Reach Your Goals (Part 2)
How to Reach Your Goals (Part 3)
Goal Reward Ideas
Evaluate Your Goals Worksheet
“Rich Dad Poor Dad” by Robert Kiyosaki
“The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey

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It's easy to find yourself feeling adrift, with a lack of focus or drive.  Taking some time to clarify your personal life purpose can have a profound impact on your outlook for the future.  We dive into the benefits of having a clear life purpose and three steps to help you get there.  On this episode we discuss:

• Listener questions!
• Why people feel stuck in their current situations
• What is a "life purpose"
• Examples of Life Purpose Statements
• The difference between a life purpose and mission
• Three (3) benefits of finding your life purpose
  • Improves mental, emotional and physical health
  • Brings focused and productive living
  • Attracts the right positive relationships into your life
• Three (3) tools to help you find your life purpose
  • Determine your self-concept
  • Identify "on-purpose" situations
  • Help others by serving

Resources:
Designing Your Life by Bill Burnett & Dave Evans (referral link)
48 Days to the Work Your Love by Dan Miller (referral link)
Why You Exist (Life Purpose) Worksheet

My True Value (Self Concept) Worksheet

My Calling Worksheet
Tune Up For Life Course

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Dating has always been difficult but this new age of technology has accelerated the pace of feedback.  This can very easily add a lot of anxiety for single people looking for connection with others.  This week I am joined by a very special guest, Suzanna Mathews (aka "The Date Maven"), to talk about dealing with fear of rejection in relationships and how to have a healthy approach to dating relationships.  On this episode we discuss:

• Listener questions!
• Identifying and dealing with the physical responses to fear
• Being present with others
• Criticism rejection frameworks
• PTSD created from relationships
• How relationships can be part of your healing process
• How to reject someone else with sensitivity
• The collateral damage of ghosting
• Engaging those you know in real-life through dating apps
• Setting healthy expectations for a first date

Resources:
"Rejection Proof" by Jia Jiang (referral link)
"What I Learned from 100 Days of Rejection" (Jia Jiang Ted Talk)
The Date Maven
Contact Suzanna Mathews ([email protected])
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The world is constantly shifting and changing around us and 2020 has been an extreme example of that.  Between the threat of job losses and working remotely from home there is a tremendous shift happening in the workplace.  And with that shift comes the opportunity for additional stress to appear in our lives.  On this week's episode we dive into the keys of maintaining your mental health in the workplace.  These tips are practical and actionable, whether you are trying to help yourself or your team manage difficult times.  On this episode we discuss:

• Listener questions!
  • "I'm afraid of losing my job, even though it's a job I'm not happy in.  What do I do?"
  • "How do I stop listening to the voice of fear and anxiety in my head?"
• How to know if you have a mental health issue
• The costs of poor mental health in the workplace
• Four (4) major mental health issues at work
• Three (3) things you must know about mental health in the workplace
  1. You cannot go it alone
  2. It is essential to get space from your thinking
  3. You must make self-care a priority

Resources:
11 Icebreaker Activities Blog Article
Oak Meditation App
Calm Meditation App
Headspace Meditation App

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The past is a tricky thing.  Sometimes we want to avoid it and pretend like it's not there.  But it is always influencing the way we live .  On this episode we dive into why you should confront your past and how overcoming that history can help you write a better future.  On this episode we discuss:

• Listener questions!
• Why you and others hesitate to talk about their past
• Understanding your emotional triggers
• Incidents that created emotional triggers in my life
• Three (3) reasons to deal with your past
• Five (5) things you must accept about your past
• Three (3) exercises to help you confront your past

Resources:

• Why you should deal with your past (blog)
• 18 Ways to Build Self-Confidence (blog)
• Identifying Limiting Mindsets (Podcast Episode #4)
• Building Authentic Confidence (Podcast Episode #7)

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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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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.

Learning how to process and deal with emotions is a key component of living a full and healthy life.  Avoiding or suppressing them creates tension and pushes you away from the relationships in your life.  Learn the 4 transformational concepts that helped me to understand my emotions as well as 4 tools for dealing with them.  On this episode we discuss:

• The roots of our emotions and how they impact our lives
• 4 transformational concepts for understanding your emotions
  • The compass of our emotions
  • The two choices we have to deal with emotions
  • The hope v. fear cycle
  • How emotions affect our thinking
• 4 tools for processing and embracing your emotions
• Examples from my life and those of my clients on processing emotions.

Episode resources:
Article: How to be emotionally healthy
List of 40 common emotions
The emotions bookmark
Video: The Hope v. Fear Cycle

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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.