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According to the 2016 Nielsen Report, the average American spends approximately 65% of waking hours consuming media. This makes it virtually impossible to disconnect. Redefine Boring and start generating innovative solutions to that roadblock.

In This Episode:

It is not about finding something to do when you are bored it is about setting aside time to be bored.

According to the 2016 Nielsen Report, the Average American consumes 10 hours and 39 minutes of technology per day.

Boredom = Sparking Creative Thinking

Use the time when you are bored to reflect on the why you are bored. Opportunities can pass you if you are not aware of what is making you bored in the first place.

Traci DeForge Takeaways:

Redefine Productivity – Accept your limitations on productivity. Embrace what you get done in a day instead of beating yourself up on what you didn’t get done.

You can alter your brain chemistry by repeatedly doing the same sabotaging behaviors but you can create new patterns by starting to do things in a differently. Take a different route to work. Go in late instead of early. Work from a co-working space instead of from home. Try a library. They are free!

Quote:

"Boredom sparks creative thinking. Be bored!"

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Let's Celebrate! Melody Biringer, founder of the Crave Company  has a birthday this week and what better way to honor her than showcasing her #SideHustle episode. Traci and Russ have a blast finding out all about her and the multiple side hustles she has started over the years.

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No matter how much experience you have doing something well... there is always something new for you to learn that can make it better.  

In This Episode:

What does Alpha, Delta, Beta have to do with a-ha moments?

The facts: Your brain isn’t going to carve out new pathways when it isn’t being challenged to do so.

Find out the one thing you must do if you are looking for a breakthrough.

True or False? I think I need more productivity when I am feeling burnt out.

You will never know what works better until you change the way things get done.

You’ll hear where there are 3 situations when breaking a routine is not beneficial.

Traci DeForge Takeaways:

Creative Disruption: Add more de-stress activities to your daily routine in order to get innovative or problem-solving ideas.

R and R – Her is a new definition of R and R…if you remove it you must replace it. It is virtually impossible to be successful in breaking a routine if you do not replace it with another activity.

Resources:

http://lifehacker.com/the-science-of-inspiration-and-how-to-make-it-work-for-1467413542

Quote:

"You will never know what works better until you change the way things get done."

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In This Episode: 

Are you listening and engaging with the other person or are you only waiting for them to finish so you can start talking?

Find out why W.A.I.T can give you an advantage over a more qualified person when interviewing for a job.

Find how to use W.A.I.T as a pause button as a negotiating tool

Find out the motive behind the people behaving like a know it all.

Are you listening and engaging with the other person or are you only waiting for them to finish so you can start talking?

W.A.I.T is an acronym that will... keep you from sounding like a “know it all”, help you to win a negotiation or simply just allow you to be more engaged in a conversation. Try asking yourself, Why am I talking? Before you are talking.

Traci's Takeaways from this show:

The next time you feel like interrupting or finishing someone else’s sentence for them ask yourself, “Why am I talking?”

Resources:

What is the best way to handle a know it all?  https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-couch/201312/what-s-the-best-way-handle-know-it-all

Quote:

Try asking yourself "Why am I talking?" before you start talking.

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Definition of Willpower and Willingness

will·pow·er ˈwilˌpou(ə)r/ noun

1. control exerted to do something or restrain impulses. 2. “most of our bad habits are due to laziness or lack of willpower

will·ing·ness ˈwiliNGnəs/ noun

1. the quality or state of being prepared to do something; readiness. 2. “the ability and willingness of workers to migrate” synonyms: readiness, inclination, will, wish, desire, alacrity “we appreciate your willingness to help”

Willpower vs Willingness: Can you have one without the other?

Is there an unlimited amount of willpower?

If willpower isn't limited why do we feel depleted and how can we tap into that potential endless supply of energy?

Choose your perspective: Research shows you may feel wiped out from a task you perceive as work but if the activity is shifted to a fun activity accomplishing the same goal your energy goes up!

Find out what dancing and willpower have in common.

Recent studies suggest it may be possible to choose how your willpower works for yourself. It is about shifting your idea around the concept in general.

Will I do it?  Or I will do this. Which is your perspective?

Learn the key to creating more intrinsic motivation.

Setting your mind on a goal may be counterproductive. Instead, think of the future as an open question.

An interesting study by Ibrahim Senay of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign lends scientific support to the recovery concepts of surrender and openness. He found that people who kept their minds open (“Will I do this?”) were more goal-directed and more motivated than the people who firmly declared their objective (“I will do this”). Having the freedom of choice seemed to create more intrinsic motivation—

Why do you act differently when you believe willpower is unlimited? You procrastinate less and prepare more efficiently. You’re more likely to view solving a challenging problem as a motivating experience, instead of an exhausting one. If a task goes more smoothly because of better preparation, it’s probably easier to keep that good momentum going.

Michael Inzlicht, a researcher at the University of Toronto, explains that self-control crises happen when two of your goals conflict. Your emotional response determines your choice. It’s not that you’re completely unable to resist the pint of rocky road ice cream in the freezer. It’s more likely that losing 10 pounds by swimsuit season is a less valuable goal to you than a creamy treat right now.

Traci's Takeaways from this show:

Have the willingness to reach out and ask for help when struggling with any addiction. Willpower is not the solution.

Resources:

http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0109950

Infinite willpower? http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0956797610384745

Choose your own self-control  http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0956797610384745

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In This Episode:

This is my Jam! Exchanging profile and profit in order to experience doing things a little differently.

Who is Traci’s secret celebrity crush? Tune in because he is the one that inspired the entire episode.

Find out what you’re good at and do it – even if it is 180 degrees different than what you are doing now.

Turn in your profile and profit and exchange it for positivity over profit.

Learn how to focus on the why and then the how of making a 180 degree shift in your life.

Find out the 3 top reasons people choose to make dramatic life shifts and the one thing that you don’t see coming when you do it.

What is the “plumber pay” philosophy?

Traci's Takeaways from this show:

Find another way to open a conversation! Instead of asking people what they do..ask them are you working on any fun projects? Have you traveled anywhere interesting lately?

Willie Nelson - Willie initially came to fame in the early 1960s as a songwriter rather than as a singer. However he had actually been recording since 1957, with no more than local success at best.

Steve Albani - Steven “Steve” Albini is an American singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, audio engineer and music journalist. He was a member of Big Black, Rapeman and Flour, and is a member of Shellac.

Resources:

Sonic Highways

http://www.hbo.com/foo-fighters-sonic-highways

Foo Fighters founder Dave Grohl directs the series, which taps into the musical heritage and cultural fabric of eight cities: Chicago, Austin, Nashville, Los Angeles, Seattle, New Orleans, Washington D.C. and New York. The band based themselves at a legendary recording studio integral to the unique history and character of each location.

Quote:

"Find people who think like you and stick with them. Make only music you are passionate about. Work only with people you like and trust."

"Exchange profile and profit for positivity over profit."

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In This Episode: 

Welcome our guest Vanessa Lowry, marketing consultant, graphic designer, author and professional doodler.

We discuss the value of collaboration and how our collaboration has elevated both of our successes and created a wonderful friendship.

Hear behind the scenes stories on the development of our clients projects.

Gain Insight on the role collaboration plays when it comes to competition.

Learn the 2 essential things to look for when finding a collaborative partner.

Best way to get ahead of your competition? Collaboration!

Resources:

www.VanessaLowry.com

www.GrannyPearlsKitchen.com Vanessa’s award-winning package design for my client

www.ImagesFromHome.com Vanessa and I collaborated to produce this self published book, Christmas Birds, inspiration for the season and beyond. It won multiple state and national awards.

Quotes: 

“Competition makes us faster collaboration makes us better” – Fyrefly, London, UK

“No matter what accomplishments you make, somebody helped you.” – Althea Gibson

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In This Episode:

The big buzzword ‘catch phrase’ is, “live your truth”. Traci tells her account of how she was presented with here own a-ha on facing your truth in the most uncomfortable way…..

You can’t live your truth if you are disillusioned by it.

Facing facts about yourself is tough but if you are open to hearing it you will be better for it.

When you hear the truth -as tough as it may be to hear- you know it is true. You feel the truth in your gut.

You are not what you do – You are defined by who you are not what you do.

There is the manager side of you and the creative worker side of you. Many have an unawakened manager and a very tired creative worker.

Redefine your definition of solitude and isolation.

Takeaways from this show:

Say it. Write it. Leave it – when things are stressing you out or stuck in a loop in your head… say it to someone outloud. Write it down and then… leave it ALONE.

Systems can be overwhelming take small steps first and a smoother transition will present itself as things settle out.

Resources:

About Warren Buffett

Quote:

"Habits lay on you lightly until they become so heavy you can't break them."

"You must get honest about what you need to improve before you can improve."

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In This Episode: 

Welcome our Guest, Jacquelyn Fletcher.

Jacquelyn has struggled through her entire career to figure out how to direct her business and life by leading with her heart. As a lifelong people pleaser it’s been challenging for her to find her own voice and trust it.

We discuss the challenge of speaking your truth when it contradicts an expert’s or person of authority’s opinion.

Learn 3 actions that will help you become a recovering people pleaser.

Gain Insight on the importance of positive self talk as a way to find your voice and trust it.

Resources:

Jacquelyn B. Fletcher is an award-winning author and speaker. She’s co-creator and host of the Healing Words television show and a founding faculty member of the Creative Writing at the Bedside program, both administered by the Mayo Clinic Dolores Jean Lavins Center for Humanities in Medicine. She serves as Chair of the Board of Directors at the Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis. Her books include Dear Body, Love Me; Dear You: Messages From Your Heart; Dear You: It’s Time for a leap of Faith, and many more. Find out more at JacquelynFletcher.com.

“Dear You…” Jacquelyn Fletcher products JacquelynFletcher.com.

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If you buried a time capsule 10 years ago that contained items of who you were and what you wanted to become and then opened it ….What would it say about the person you are today.

A time capsule is a historic cache of goods or information, usually intended as a method of communication with future people and to help future archaeologists, anthropologists, or historians.

Today’s show layout a sequence of events ranging from Chipolte ads to Fortune Cookies!

The time is below so you can keep track of all the twists and turns!

Friday:  Saw a video of Danielle LaPorte whom I met as she was just getting her start in the “guru space” in 2010, she being interviewed by a “new-gu”. My first response was envy shortly followed up by a flogging session since it was not me interviewing her.

Saturday: I was restless so I went to my Get Your Muse On warehouse to be around some creativity. Instead of painting, I cleaned out my desk drawer and found an article I wrote for a magazine in 2005… It felt like I opened a time capsule and yet it was validating at the same time.

Saturday Evening: I watched the documentary Losing site of the shore. The message from 4 ladies crossing the Pacific by rowing was “Everybody has their own Pacific to cross.”

Sunday: I got a fortune cookie that said “Your original ideas will bring well-deserved recognition…

Monday: I had a big a-ha…. 2005 wasn’t my time. How to create sustainable long-term change and valuing time is still my message but I had to cross my own ‘pacific’ of getting up and getting knocked down again to really have the message translate in my most authentic way.

Now is my time.

Takeaways from this show:

Create a reflection time capsule. Take a moment to sit and write about where you were ten years ago, five years ago, one year ago. Are you on your intended path? Are you staying true to your truth and person you wanted to become?

Willingness is the key to create change. The word yes does not always equate willingness. Say NO to the people, places and things blocking the path to becoming the you you’ve always wanted to be.

Resources:

Chipotle Ad that inspired this episode: https://youtu.be/S1zXGWK_knQ

Time Capsule Article from 1999

Eli Stone: ABC series from 2008-2009 created by Greg Berlanti

Quote:

"What if who you are isn't what you were meant to be."

"Maybe nothing is wrong with me. Maybe something is finally right."

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