Last 8% Morning

Are you struggling with the amount of change going on in the world? Or in your company or family? Are you starting to see that in order to adapt to this disruptive world, you need to be an aggressive learner? Interested in learning ways how to learn more effectively and efficiently? 

In this first episode of the The Science of Learning Series, which will be a periodic series at the podcast, we look at how we can learn as fast as the world is changing. This episode we focus on reading.

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"A person who does not read good books, has no advantage over a person who cannot read.”
Mark Twain

“Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested.”
Francis Bacon

“Enlightenment is achieved only when, in addition to knowing what an author says, you know what he or she means and why he or she says it.”
Mortimer Adler

"Once you have read a book you care about, some part of it is always with you.”
Louis L’Amour

Ready to start setting more detailed goals? Not sure how to do it or where to start?
In this episode, the 4th of our The Science of Goal Setting to Build a Better Life series, we go deeper into crafting our plan. We move from the work we did on our 3-Year Best Life Story to building our 1-year Plan to our 3-Month Focus to finally what we call our '1-Goals'.

So we move from a wider, longer perspective to a narrow, shorter perspective so that we have a clear understanding of what will guide out activities for our next 3 months.

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“To get The Science of Goal Setting to Build a Better Life Worksheet where you can have full access to all of the questions and exercises found in this series, please go to Last 8% Project Facebook group.

We all die. The goal isn’t to live forever. The goal is to create something that will.
Chuck Palahniuk

Feeling like there is something missing from your life? Feeling like you could benefit from getting clear on what you most want out of life? Not sure where to start?

In this episode, the 3rd in our The Science of Goal Setting to Build a Better Life series, we think 3 years out and craft a plan about what we want our life to look like so that we know what our North Star is and we can build goals that help us take action.

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“To get The Science of Goal Setting to Build a Better Life Worksheet where you can have full access to all of the questions and exercises found in this series, please go to Last 8% Project Facebook group.

The biggest breakthroughs in consciousness occur when things are difficult; when we have a choice to fall to the worst of ourselves or rise to the best of ourselves. Yehuda Berg

 Too many times, the majority of people choose to limit their own power and potential because they have not allowed themselves the opportunity to see the big picture of what can truly be theirs in life.  Mark Eriksson

Have you lost momentum? Not as focused as you want to be? Falling into old habits that are not serving you? Feeling unmotivated and becoming frustrated? Well, you are not alone. It is so common to have moments like this when you feel like you are not living like you want to, not achieve all that you can.

In this episode, the second episode of the The Science of Goal Setting to Build a Better Life series, we continue our journey of creating a plan to start anew, build momentum and create the kind of relationships, life and career we want. In this episode we dig into our story, bringing awareness to key parts of our life to better understand ourselves and set us up for success going forward.

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“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream." - C.S. Lewis

“What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.” - Henry David Thoreau

 
“Some of us have great runways already built for us. If you have one, take off! But if you don’t have one, realize it is your responsibility to grab a shovel and build one for yourself and for those who will follow after you.” - Amelia Earhart

“To get The Science of Goal Setting to Build a Better Life Worksheet where you can have full access to all of the questions and exercises found in this series, please go to Last 8% Project Facebook group.

Are you wanting to be effective, get stuff done, maybe get in shape – take control of your life, but are finding that, instead, it seems you are losing focus, procrastinating, maybe feeling aimless or unmotivated and becoming frustrated? Well, you are not alone. It is so common that we have good intentions to do well, to be productive but fall off the horse, lose focus and have trouble getting going again.

In this opening episode of The Science of Goal Setting to Build a Better Life, we provide you with an approach to start anew, a plan to help you build momentum and create the kind of relationships, life and career you want. We have used this approach with Olympic athletes for over 20 years. But you don’t need to be an athlete to benefit. You just need to be someone who wants to use the challenges they face as an opportunity to create a better version of themselves.
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“To get The Science of Goal Setting to Build a Better Life Worksheet where you can have full access to all of the questions and exercises found in this series, please go to Last 8% Project Facebook group.

Are you feeling exhausted? Not able to feel much joy or pleasure? A bit cynical? If so, these are the telltale signs of burn out and it's no wonder, given the political and economic uncertainty upon us, all in the middle of a pandemic. It can be a lot. But know you can do something about it. In this episode we explore what the four drivers of burn out are and how you can use this insight to manage how you are feeling more effectively. Let's walk!

Are you struggling to have the relationships you want? Or live the life you want? Or have the career you want? First, know you are not alone – many struggle to build these things. But have you ever wondered why that is? Why do we struggle?

In this episode we introduce you to Season 2 of the podcast and we continue our journey of uncovering the insights and skills that we need to get more out of life. To live more courageously, with less regret, and build the best version of ourselves.

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Quotes:
When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive – to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.
Marcus Aurelius

Make each day your masterpiece.
John Wooden

Join us on Facebook in the Last 8% Project, a community offering resources and support in this challenging time, linked here https://www.facebook.com/groups/thelast8project.

Music by @nop on CC Mixter, http://beta.ccmixter.org/people/Lancefield. 

Listen in to learn when Season 2 will launch! So excited to start this season and continue the journey with you of using our Last 8% situations as opportunities to transform ourselves into our best version. Can't wait to get started!

Would you say you are overly hard on yourself? Do you hear that Voice in your Head, that internal critic to the point where it starts to eat away at your confidence? Where it gets in the way of that best version of yourself showing up? In today’s session, we take you through a session of lovingkindness or having tenderness for ourselves. Let’s walk! 

If you're new to the Last 8% Morning, over the course of 15 minutes we integrate movement, mindfulness, and mental training exercises. Why? So we can build the skills necessary to be our best in our more difficult moments, what we call the Last 8%. What are these skills? These are skills of emotional intelligence. Why? We do this because it is emotion that gets in our way.

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Each Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. on the Last 8% Project Facebook group, JP and his business partner Bill Benjamin go live to discuss resources and answer questions from the community. If you want to download the Last 8% Morning worksheet where you can build your Last 8% plan, visit https://www.facebook.com/groups/thelast8project/.

As always, the work continues:
This is a great article that details the "75 Things White People Can Do For Racial Justice."
Reading List:
Desmond Cole, The Skin We're In
Robyn Maynard, Policing Black Lives

Ibram X Kendi's book, How to Be Anti-Racist
Music by @nop on CC Mixter, http://beta.ccmixter.org/people/Lancefield.

Before season two starts up again at the end of this month, we're reissuing our final favourite episodes. Today: How to stop people from treating you poorly.
Do you often find yourself at a loss when someone puts you down, shuts you down or lets you down? Are you often not sure what to say in that moment? If that is the case, then this session is for you. JP outlines a 3-point plan for to help you stop people from treating you poorly.

Join us on Facebook in the Last 8% Project, a community offering resources and support in this challenging time, linked here https://www.facebook.com/groups/thelast8project.

Music by @nop on CC Mixter, http://beta.ccmixter.org/people/Lancefield. 

In a very short time, we are working from home, or we have lost our job, or are home schooling our kids, feeling the effects of isolating alone or possibly being with others in cramped quarters.

If this isn’t bad enough on its own, we are also facing the virus of fear that comes with uncertainty. Are things going to get worse? Are our loved ones going to be OK? Is it OK to end social distancing now? How long can we keep this up? These strong emotions make it difficult to form an effective response when we face the difficult decisions and conversations in front of us.

# Emotional Intelligence 
# Strategies 
# Get Disciplined 
# Get Motivated 
# Mindfulness 
# Self-Help