HOW TO LIFE - Adulting for the 21st Century

This marks the 110th episode of the How To Life podcast!

I just completed the 3rd year of this podcast, and I thought I would give you a 2022 year-in-review.

We had some great interviews about self-care, business, personal development, communication… health. As well as some basic life skills, of course.

So here is a highlight reel of all the past years' podcast episodes. 

It is a sampling in case you are new to this podcast.

Have a listen. 

I am sure you will find something that you needed to hear.

And I hope that it helps you out!

I cannot thank you enough for all the support you have shown How To Life and the How To Life podcast.

It is my great pleasure to offer some guidance and information that may help you out. 

Even if you are just soothed knowing that you are not alone in this crazy journey of adulthood, I am so happy about that.

You are not alone. We’ve got each other.

You Got This!

Show Notes at:

howtolife.com/110

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This one is in a very different direction than the last few.

We are talking about your health today. Particularly your gut health.

And since we are just about through the holiday gorge, you may be remorseful about what you have been eating and are ready to hit the reset button on your eating habits and metabolism.

My guest today is Karin Bangart. After a colon cancer diagnosis and recovery, Karin has taken her health into her own hands and has completely changed her diet and her life.

She is now a certified integrated nutritional health coach specializing in gut health.

She now shares her story and all that she has learned on her website and in her community Health Yeah Life.

Karin is here to share some information with you so that you can prevent injury and disease to your body.

More information can be found at:

howtolife.com/109

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Since the last show was a What Can I Do With My Life episode, I thought I would give you another one since we are kind of on a role with that.

Today’s episode is about what it takes to become a speech therapist, a rewarding and versatile job. And here is talk about that is my guest, certified speech-language pathologist, Rose Griffin, 

Rose has been doing this work for 20 years, mostly in the public school system. For the last 5 years, she had also started her own business called ABA Speech, as well as hosts the podcast, Autism Outreach.

She has great information to help you learn about, and decide if Speech Therapy is a career you may want to pursue. You will find this podcast very informative.

Show notes can be found at:

howtolife.com/108

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#107: This is going to be another segment of the unofficial What Can I Do With My Life series.

I have a few of these where people come on and talk about their jobs; what it entails, how to become it, what it can offer you, etc.

If you are a good writer, this episode may be particularly interesting to you.

I am speaking with Karthik Vijayakumar who is a copywriter. 

He has the great ability to write convincing sales pages for products that get the reader to convert and buy the product. 

He also teaches you how to do this through his online courses.

In a world of cynicism and guardedness, inspiring someone to take action through words is a great skill!

So listen in and see if this could be something that would allow your good writing skills can pay off for you!

Show notes can be found at:

howtolife.com/107

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We are continuing on talking about business. If you have your own business or want to start one, even as a side hustle, everyone could use a little support. 

Today’s topic is about using YouTube for your business. 

So many of us use social media these days -mostly socially. And it seems easy and self-explanatory. Right? Seems like everyone can do it.

If you know, you know. But if you don’t, then this episode may help you out.

I am speaking with Itai Nusbaum, who started a youtube channel called Pocket teacher. He provides educational content to help Israeli students pass their standardized exams. His channel has become so popular that he has reached over 10% of the country. 10% of the country knows who he is and recognizes his face. That is a lot of people!

He has just recently founded a new consulting business called YouTube Tool Kit where he consults and guides businesses on how to utilize YouTube to promote their own businesses.

And he is here to share some tips to help you get started with your own channel or help your existing channel be better.

Show notes can be found at:

howtolife.com/106

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You are about to hear an interview with MV Braverman who is here to talk about how to reach out to someone you don’t know and…ask. You know, “the ask”.

Whether it is a sales call, or you would like to inquire about working for them, or working for their company, making a “cold-call” can be an unpleasant and intimidating situation.

But it is a tactic that is still used today by many companies to try to get leads or sales, so it does still work.

How, though? The key is finding out how to get your foot in the door.

There are things you can do, and steps you can take, to make this process more successful for you and less threatening to the stranger you are trying to engage with.

This is Networking 101 with MV Braverman. You will probably find a little gem in this interview that will help you out.

Shownotes can be found at:

howtolife.com/105

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We are continuing on with the theme of being in business for yourself.

In the last episode, we talked about how to know when it is time to switch jobs. 

If that hit home and you are thinking about trying to create your own online business or your own side hustle, I have some help here for you. 

Trudy Rankin, from Online Business Lift Off, is here to talk about how to get started and how to find the help you need to do it right the first time. 

A lot of people, me included, tend to freeze when starting something new because we don’t know where to start or who to ask for help.

This interview is going to help you.

You can follow this formula and start off correctly, and save yourself a lot of wasted time and energy.

Show Notes at: howtolife.com/104

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How do you know when it is time to switch jobs?

Have you ever asked yourself this question?

Today we are talking about job satisfaction.

Not so long ago, the way people approached their jobs was often... stoically. 

They had a job, it provided sustenance, and that is just what they did every day for 40 years whether they liked it or not.

These days, that attitude has changed. And perhaps it is because it is so much more possible to work for yourself with all that the internet can provide for you. Finding jobs is easier. All sorts of creative jobs are possible.

But even so, there is still the mindset of settling for less than what you want or accepting dissatisfaction because of fear or apathy.

Or confusion; just not knowing how to go about it.

I would like to bring a little clarity about this topic:  How To Know When It Is Time To Switch Jobs.

Today, I am speaking with attorney-turned-career coach, Jeremy Cline.

He is the host of the podcast, Change Work Life, and he coaches clients on how to do just that. 

If you are feeling that it might be time for a change, this episode will help you identify the signs and give you the guidance to do it.

Show Notes are at:

howtolife.com/103

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Today, Tony Bacigalupo is my guest and he and I will be talking about how to make friends and socialize better.

Tony is a master at bringing people together. He started Manhanten's first co-working space and discovered how fun it is to bring people together and watch how friends and relationships are created.

He has been helping people start co-working communities all over the world since 2007.

Do you feel you have sort of lost your groove? You are not alone!

It is true that we have recently emerged from quarantine and for sure there is this thing that some people have called the loneliness epidemic.

And that it is a major problem affecting a lot of people in the world right now.

We feel lonely because we think we don't have friends or a great support group.

So how do we break out of that shadow and start being social? Either again or for the first time?

Tony is here to offer some things that he has learned and done himself, to help kind of break down the barriers that make it difficult for us to find our people.

Show notes can be found at:

howtolife.com/102

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In the last podcast I published, Episode 100, I told you that I would be taking a break. And at the time I said it would be two or three weeks.

Well, that has turned into three months, but I needed it. So this episode, Episode 101 of the HOW TO LIFE podcast is called, It Is Okay To Take A Break. And it is. Sometimes you need it.

What happens if you don't allow yourself that time? Something's going to happen where you will be forced to take a break.

So I want to kind of give you some guidance on how to avoid that, how to get out in front of it, and how to recharge so that you can put your best foot forward in the future.

For me, it was the last three years of taking on too much and pushing a little too hard. It was a good reminder for me and I can now teach you about it.

I'm at a point in my life where I am pretty in tune with my body. I know what works for me. I know what happens if I don't listen to it. 

I want to share with you some signs that it might be time for you to take a break.

I would like to alleviate some of the fears and reasons people give as excuses not to take a break.

We will talk about all the good things that DO happen when you take a break and some ideas to help you maximize your downtime.

 It's not a sign of weakness to take a break. It's actually very smart and it takes strength to do it. And once you start doing it and start recognizing the benefits of it, you will never settle for less again.

Make sure to listen to the entire audio portion on your favorite podcast platform. 

You can watch a bit of the video podcast on YouTube. 

If you would like to watch the entire video podcast, please join my Patreon for this and other goodies!

Show notes: howtolife.com/101

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