Exponentially Empowered

Season 2 podcast reboot! 1% a day = 37% /year. Where will you be in 2030? Will you play the long game? Nothing is particularly hard when broken into small steps. Momentum is key. You can’t watch a flower grow right in front of you. Extract value from metaphors. 1% applies to all areas of … Continue reading Ep. 18 – Podcast Reboot

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Season 1 wraps up! Non-Violent Communication (NVC) trainer Katie Testa joins me to unpack an empowering methodology that tackles an essential question: how do you interact with your every day internal chatter?   Discussed: – What is NVC? Basic framework – Untangling feelings from thoughts – Developing a vocabulary of feelings (which isn’t common in … Continue reading Ep. 17 – Untangle Your Inner Chatter (with Katie Testa)

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  “You are a human with one life and it is up to you to make it the best life you can.” – Dan Howell Discussed:  – Forget anyone else’s expectations  – You are the CEO of Your One Life  – Go sleep (even though most people don’t)  – Go get out of debt (even though … Continue reading Ep. 16 – Forget Everybody Else

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*Thanks for pardoning the echoed sound quality in this episode!*  If you want to do what you love, quit doing what you hate. Discussed: – Throw out your toothbrush – Quit going to lunch with people you don’t like – Decluttering your mind and space (via Getting Things Done and Minimalism) – Surround yourself with … Continue reading Ep. 15 – Eliminate What You Hate

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“Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. Begin it now.”       – Goethe Discussed:  – I almost didn’t record a podcast this week  – Getting the plate spinning is the hardest part  – Inspiration begins while working  – One trick to continue writing … Continue reading Ep. 14 – Action Breeds Motivation

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  Joel just got back from a walk. Now it’s your turn. Discussed: – Stronger legs = sharper brain – How the ‘aha’ moment of inspiration is facilitated – Making deposits in your health and empowerment bank account – Perfect opportunity to implement a new habit – Doing vs. sort of doing – use your … Continue reading Ep. 13 – Why You Need to Walk

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    Praxis Alum Casey McGoff left college for a better route. Now, as Sr. Supply and Chain and Sales professional at the high growth start-up Temperpack, he decides which college grads *not* to hire. Discussed:  – Casey’s story pursuing autonomy, and the day signing his withdraw papers  – What’s the biggest assumption young people have about … Continue reading Ep. 12 – From Horses to Race Cars

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  Happiness is a widely defined word. My thesis? Don’t pursue it directly.   Discussed: – The multiple definitions of happiness – Etymology of the word “happy” – Happiness as a recipe of chili – Happiness as a well-rehearsed orchestra   Mentioned: The Five Minute Journal CNVC.org needs inventory How to Cook Everything by Mark Bittman   … Continue reading Ep. 11 – The (Delicious) Definition of Happiness

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  “So many people feel that external influences on their lives impact them — the opinions of their parents, their friends, women, men — but by seeking to appease these outside forces, they reduce the chance of being happy with themselves. The more you seek to please other people, the less you’re taking your own … Continue reading Ep. 10 – Evan Le – Live Life on Your Own Terms

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  “Everything worthwhile in life is won through surmounting the associated negative experience. Any attempt to escape the negative, to avoid it or quash it or silence it, only backfires.” – Mark Manson Discussed: – What needs are you pursuing in your actions? – What needs are you sacrificing? – The effort of meaningful pursuits … Continue reading Ep. 9 – Meaning vs. Pleasure

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