How To Be Awesome At Everything

In this episode, Lindsay shares everything she's learned about how to stay calm when things go wrong, analyze the problem, figure out the best solution, and execute!

Life is designed to constantly throw problems our way. Problems that we have to deal with! And we have to meet these problems with a reaction, or choose not to react which is actually a reaction in itself.

Are you tackling your problems as they happen and working towards a solution? Or are you procrastinating, distracting and avoiding them? (Often times making them much much worse than they started out to be)

Lindsay is sharing hacks she's learned for tackling problems (even when it's the last thing you feel like doing)… not loosing your cool, not blaming or complaining… just acknowledging the problem, figuring out the best possible outcome and working backwards to get there.

We can't always control what happens to us, or the problems that we face, but we can control our reaction to them and the meaning we give to them.

Her goal in this episode is to help you solve your problems. Fun little hacks for solving small problems that often happen in chaotic moments, and actual strategies that will help you be honest about your problems, not avoid them, and solve them. It's 40 minutes of positivity around something we all have - problems! But we promise it will be a fun time!

Motorhome trips can be the best adventures. In this episode, Lindsay goes through all the steps in booking a motorhome camping trip. She covers what type of motorhome or trailer to rent if you need to, what to prep ahead of time, what to pack, how to pick the right spot… and why she thinks you'll love it. All the best hacks and tips for your summer trip on the road!

Here are a few links to help!

Favorite SoCal camping spot:

Newport Dunes

RV rental- they will drop it off and pick it up for you!

They rent large RVs

https://www.sharemycoach.com

For more basic rentals

https://www.elmonterv.com

Or Craigslist! People rent out their motors homes too!

Happy Camping!!!

Our ancestors dealt with so much. The Black Plague, Slavery, the Holocaust, kids being sent to fight in war through a draft… the list is endless.

YES we have lots of messed up stuff in our society and in our government … but this podcast is to make you step a back and look at the big picture and realize- we have it SO great. On our worst day, we have it 200 million times better than our ancestors.

Lindsay says she is in no way minimizing the terrible things happening in the world. Completely the opposite. She's going to approach it from a different way, a way of empowerment.

Lindsay shares some very practical ways to change the conversation in your head when it's going down a negative spiral:

The goal today is to realize that we can do so much more each day if we wake up thinking…"HELL YA! I'm alive today and the sun is shining and let's go do stuff!"… rather than all the things that aren't fair in the world.

The opportunity is so ridiculous.

We just need to figure out what we are going to do with it.

Today's podcast is all about dating your spouse! Not letting yourself get so into the routine of life, that you aren't making time to nurture your relationship… and connect and have FUN!!

Lindsay is talking about being intentional about planning date nights- together and with friends. And communication and how important it is to say how you feel and what you need and to HEAR what your spouse tells you. We're talking about being creative and making plans and how the best times don't have to be super complicated or expensive.

Here are some of the highlights:

❤️PLAN for date nights

❤️And make time no matter what!

❤️COMMUNICATE - say what you want and what you want to do

❤️Pick the right conversation for the right time- no fighting on dates!

❤️Don't stare at your phones

❤️A movie isn't your date night

❤️Have something interesting to SAY!!! Don't talk only about work or kids

❤️GET CREATIVE!! Even if you don't have a babysitter- you can still setup a dinner outside

❤️LOOK good - more for you than for him - but for him too!!

❤️DO something for your spouse everyday that you weren't going to do

❤️Get out of the idea that it has to be expensive

❤️GET ACTIVE together

❤️Take trips!! You have to - small or big- solo time! No kids, no work, very little phones - get away to connect.

We really hope this podcast really inspires you to think outside the box and plan for date nights. It's good for you, it's good for your spouse, it's good for your relationship and it's good for your family!

So cheers, to date nights!!

As parents, there is so much we are always doing for our kids… helping them with schoolwork, racing them around, teaching them things… but when it really comes down to it… more than anything else… don't we want our kids to feel completely loved?

Unconditional love. Love for who they are and what they want to be. Love for their strengths and their weaknesses. All of it!

Today, we're talking about all the ways Lindsay has learned to show her kids just how very loved they are. Talking about how to make them feel so special on their birthdays and what kind of energy you have when they walk into the room.

Lindsay is sharing a few things her fam does before bed most days to really end the day on a high note. And allow time for reflection on the day and to talk about anything that's going on.

This one is all about showing our kids all our love.

Here are a few links to things mentioned:

Toy Story Banner

Ping Lindsay at @LindsaysCloud on Instagram and tell her what you thought and ask any questions you have!

Cheers… to LOVE!

Today we are talking about How To Be Awesome At Having Lots of Energy!

One of the questions I get asked the most is… how do you have so much energy and do you sleep?

So today, that's what I'm tackling! There are so many things I do in my day… and at certain times during the day to prime myself to have lots of energy. To wake up full of life and ready for the day… to not crash in the afternoons and to prime my mind so I have mental energy.

That way, I have nice full days. Whether it's being productive with work or things that need to be done on the house… or having energy and the excitement to do something fun with my husband or go on an adventure with my kids.

To me, life in an energy game. So in this episode, I'm sharing all the hacks and everything I've learned for setting yourself up to have LOTS. OF. ENERGY. everyday!

Let's go!

In this episode Lindsay shares all the ways she's incorporated kind acts into her kids lives to create a routine of it, so it's part of their world and their everyday thinking. And in a way that's genuine and not forced.

She believes that kindness is one of the most important things that we can teach our kids. So today, we are going to talk about real ways we can exercise kindness all the time so it becomes second nature for our kids.

How to raise kids who have empathy and not just think about themselves.

We have to be intentional about raising kind kids.

ASK yourself - when you go to bed- if my kid modeled my behavior or repeated my words.. would I be happy with that?

Consider teaching your kids to look at the color of people's eyes who are talking to you. Smile often. Be grateful to your teachers and show your appreciation. Volunteer and spend time doing non-profit work. Make handmade cards. And so many other ideas of how to incorporate kindness into your kids everyday lives.

Kindness is contagious. And it's so important for all of our kids to grow up being kind. This episode helps us all focus on kindness and being intentional about how it plays out in our lives and our kids lives. We can't think of much that's more awesome than that.

This podcast is about letting loose and having fun this summer, not always be in getting things done mode, or self conscious about how you look in a bathing suit or how you will look after you get off of the waterslide.

It's about letting go of those things… so you go on vacation or out by a pool this summer… and you're not constantly grabbing for your cover up… or you don't actually swim with your kids.

Special guest… Lindsay's 8 year-old daughter Presley! They take about how cool it is when Mom joins in on the fun and about the lake trip they just got back from. Talking about body image and raising kids with positive body image.

They are talking about pool parties and family vacations and how to let go of the issues in your head and have fun. Take your cover-up off and get your hair wet!

Lindsay talks about how at 38 years old... she's just now figured this out!

Here's the question…. Will you miss out on some of the most fun parts of summer because of these issues? Are you not even going to a friends pool party because you don't want to be in a bathing suit?

Now this podcast is not doing to solve every body issue we've worked up to our whole lives.. but we really hope it opens your eyes to what you're missing. And what you could regret later.

Lindsay says:

"I'm 38 years old and I've JUST NOW figured this out. Now I've had times when I've been better at it, and worse at it… but I'm telling you, at this point in my life, I've finally reached a point to where my body is what it is that day. Even if im hormonal and bloated- I can't change it in that moment.

But I can decide what I'm going to do and how I'm going to make the most out of the day."

This project might feel SO BIG that you just don't ever start on it.

In this episode, Lindsay is going to give you a step-by-step plan for organizing your photos and getting them scanned digitally!

Start with scanning old photos and collecting up VHS tapes and DVDs… anything that you have loose that you want digital, round it up!!

Lindsay shares the company she uses for scanning photos, Smooth Photo Scanning. Here is the representative that Lindsay works with directly!

Brandon Harris

Smooth Photo Scanning

(973)-510-0818

smoothphotoscanning.com

[email protected]

Use code AWESOME15 for 15% off you order with Smooth Photo Scanning!

Lindsay researched this for awhile because it's sort of a big deal to send in every childhood photo you have to someone. She loves that they have been doing business for so long and they take such a person approach to your project. They send you a drive and a link with all of your photos.

This is really the only way to be sure that your photos are safe - and something like water damage or a file can't destroy them. Make sure you have a back-up of a back-up.

Send them all in and make sure you do it all at one time! Saves you time and money!

Then, Lindsay goes through all the ways that she organizes her photos on her phone and laptop. SO many great hacks and tips here. Make sure to listen all the way to the end!

We hope this episode inspired you to do a deep dive into your loose photos and your digital photos and get them all scanned and organized up! It's painful at first, but totally worth it!

Ping Lindsay on IG at @LindsaysCloud and let her know what you want to hear more of on this topic!

Thanks for listening! Have fun photo organizing!

When you lay your head down on your pillow at night… how often are you saying to yourself, "now that was an awesome day!"

If it's not at least half of the days… we have some work to do!

Today, Lindsay is asking you to get out a piece of paper and do a brain dumb. Write down everything that comes to mind when you think of your most awesome day.

Lindsay thinks that one reason why we don't have more awesome days is because we have never outlined for ourselves… what is an awesome day to us?

Not like a singular day- like your wedding day. Not a DAY but a life and a lifestyle.

What does it look like and what does it FEEL like? We have to know what we want our life to look and feel like!

Instead of starting with what you have to DO, think about how you want to FEEL.

Lindsay talks about her research in trying to figure out… what do most people actually want in their day?

For a lot of people it's to…

*create something

*or contribute something

*or have an experience with someone - your kids or friends

*or people say they just want to connect

that feeling of connection and that relationship with someone makes them feel ALIVE for that day.

Maybe it's spending a day with your favorite person- eating and drinking and talking….or hiking or painting some big piece of art with your kids.

WRITE DOWN what this is for YOU!!

And if you can't do your ideal things everyday, let's figure out how you can do mini things to mockup that similar day

Could you create this day more often than you are now? First, we have to figure out what this day is.

And if you're thinking, I can't do that…I challenge you- are you putting up your own roadblocks that don't necessary exist?

Lindsay talks about how you can totally design your days!

The majority of your days should be about what YOU want to be like in your ideal day?

Brain dump #2!

What is your character like?

Are you open minded and excited and enthusiastic?

WRITE IT DOWN!

This is WHO I would be on my ideal day!

Here is how I treat people...

Here is how I feel...

Are you grumpy? Are you jealous of other people on social media? Are you walking around being negative and feeling like poor me? Would you be weak and fearful on your most awesome day? Are you supporting other people?

WRITE IT DOWN- here is who i will BE on my ideal day! Here is the energy I give off!

We can have SO MANY MORE awesome days!! We show up who we want to be!

When you start your day, you have to own your morning!!

You have to be proactive about your day.

What do I want to learn today?

You have to have an aim to have an awesome day.

Don't wake up and check your email and social and let that sort of guide your day. Be intentionally with it.

Lindsay talks about how she goes to bed knowing what she wants to accomplish the next day.

Even if you are dealing with struggle and hardship… you are dealing with it in your best way.

On a continual basis, you are you are proud of who you were when the day is done.

You are the person you want to be- you are proud of how you dealt with that struggle.

You are living the way you want to be on your most awesome day and even if you're not at Disneyland … you're still in the mindset to have an awesome day.

Suddenly you'll wake up one day and you'll think… that was an amazing week, an amazing week, an amazing month.