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“Instead of worrying about being impressive, what are ways I can make a connection?”  The Serendipity Mindset challenges us to learn to create our own good luck.  In his book, Christian Busch talks about a lot of different ways that we can harness and learn to see good luck and serendipity in unexpected situations.  In today’s episode I share a few of the things from this book along with some stories of my own serendipity or some missed serendipitous opportunities as well.  If you are looking for a little more luck in your life, come and listen and find out what The Serendipity Mindset is about.

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 “How can I drink water without ice?”  After having my ice maker go out for a few weeks it really made me think about how much I love ice and really I do.  I decided to then focus an episode on 6 of my favorite things I can’t live without.  I mean I can live without them but I would rather not.  Ice is number one on that list.  Do you have 6 things that you can’t live without?  To find out the other 5 on my list, listen up and maybe we have one in common.

For more info go to www.findingthefloor.com/ep068

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 “Always have something to do when your guests arrive at the party.”  It was fun going down memory lane and remembering some of my favorite birthday parties that I have thrown over the years for my kids.  I really do love a good party!  In this episode I share 5 different birthday parties, the Princess mother-daughter party, the Pokemon party, the Quidditch Party, the Wild Kratt party and the Harry Potter party (which is different from the quidditch party.  Can you tell we love Harry Potter at our house?) I also share a few tips that I learned from the Alison Show to think about when you are planning a party. Come down memory lane with me as I reminisce about my favorite birthday parties. 

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 “Skills? What skills can I put on my resume?”  This is the question I had a few years ago when getting back into the workforce.  And thankfully to my husband who helped me see a lot of the skills I have developed while taking time to be home with them.  And put in the right context and wording these skills can be transferred to your resume as well.  For this episode I share 7 skills that I know I have been developing and I am sure you have too, from raising kids and managing your home and family.  Come listen and see how many more skills you can add to your resume you didn’t know you already had.

For more information visit www.findingthefloor.com/ep066

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"Transition is slow and involves an emotional adjustment, which is internal, invisible, and intangible.”  Change can happen very fast and can be expected or unexpected but we then have to go through a time of transition which is the difficult emotional part as we get used to a new normal after the change. This week I share my thoughts of going through transitions and it is helping me to understand what this uncomfortable feeling I have been dealing with lately.  I share a lot of tips to help you through whatever transition you are going through that I found through a few different sources.  There are a lot of them so pick a few that might help you as you navigate through change. 

For more information and for show notes: www.findingthefloor.com/ep065

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“Unhealthy guilt is disproportionate, misplaced and irrational.”  In this episode I am going to talk about the feeling I have been having lately which is unhealthy guilt.  This bad feeling we can have when we haven’t done anything wrong or broken our standards but are feeling bad.  Most  times this feeling is misplaced.  Some similar feelings like mom guilt and for me it has been a feeling like I need to do more, but do I? So bear with me as I try to explain my thoughts and some solutions on ways to help overcome this easy tendency. 

For more information go to www.findingthefloor.com/ep064

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 “I see you.” After watching the show The Chosen I was struck with a poignant scene between Eden and Jesus.  I share my thoughts on how Christ will ease burdens and tell of some times throughout my life  where He has tried to make things just a little bit easier.  It is a more spiritual episode and hopefully it inspires you to look and see ways that your burdens have been made light.

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To find the 10 ideas of ways to encourage your kids go to www.findingthefloor.com/062

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“Praise the process and embrace challenges.”  I am excited to share what I learned from the book Mindset, the new psychology of success.  How we can learn to fulfill our potential by Carol Dweck in this episode.  I learned so many things about changing your mindset.  From fixed,  this idea that your intelligence or personality or really anything is fixed to growth where with practice, proper methods, feedback, and persistence and guidance you can grow your intelligence or personality or in other ways.  It was eye opening to me to see how I need to be aware of how I praise my children so that I can help them develop their own sense of a growth mindset as well.  So listen and grow with me as we learn together how to develop a growth mindset.

For more info see www.findingthefloor.com/ep062

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 “Is my child going to miss out if I let them give up on soccer or piano?”  These are questions we as parents face sometimes when dealing with helping our kids grow and develop. It is an interesting balance of when to push them to do something or when they are the driving force.  So in this episode I explain and define push and pull motivation and then share some of my experiences with my kids and the factors that can make it harder or easier to help your kids.

For more info:  www.findingthefloor.com/ep061

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“Applaud the effort even if it fails in the end.”  Fall sports and games are full swing.  In this episode I am sharing 8 tips that can help us as parents be  good sportsmen and offer great support and help for our children who are on the field.  Beginning with tips like applauding effort no matter the outcome to remember that kids are just kids and they are learning on the field.  So if you have found yourself, like me, sometimes not behaving or getting too intense in a game.  Take a step back and listen to the ideas to help get you through the season with your kids while supporting them in the stands. 

For more info see www.findingthefloor.com/ep060

I would love to hear from you!  You can reach me at [email protected] or dm @findingthefloor on instagram.  Thanks for listening!!

Thanks to Seth Johnson for my intro and outro original music.  I love it so much!