Less Stress, More Fun

Everyone has certain feelings that inspire their best selves to show up and play the game of life. What is it for you? Today I’m going to talk about a concept that I bring into coaching on the regular: enthusiasm.

In this episode, I talk about:

• Why I love enthusiasm as a means to having a more playful life
• How enthusiasm can inspire you to protect and connect with your future
• Using an enthusiasm meter to assess current thinking levels
• Practical ways to activate enthusiasm in your own life

Resources mentioned:

• “Lust for Life” (Iggy Pop, YouTube)

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How do you know when you’ve started to block your best work? Our clever minds can design speed bumps and detours when we’re treading into unfamiliar territory. Let’s talk about the super subtle ways your mind tells you “wrong way - let’s detour!”

In this episode, we’ll explore:

• Why your mind would want to detour you on the journey to getting what you want
• Ways to catch your mind’s distractions
• What to do to get rerouted and on your way

Resources mentioned:

• Episode 62. “Prizes & Sacrifices” (Buzzsprout | Podpage | YouTube)
• “Cognitive load is real” (Seth Godin’s blog)
• “Stress-induced reliance on habitual behavior is moderated by cortisol reactivity” (Tilburg University)
• “Cognitive cost as dynamic allocation of energetic resources” (Frontiers in Neuroscience)

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Habits! We all have them. Some we’ve crafted intentionally over time and some habits are just mindless, developed by your mind as an efficient system of getting through life.

In this episode, we discuss:

• The most generous way you can see your habit mind
• A way to assess your habits
• Two methods for addressing habits that you don’t want to keep around in the future

Resources mentioned:

• Mini Habits (Stephen Guise)
• Tiny Habits (BJ Fogg)
• Atomic Habits (James Clear)

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Serendipity. It’s more than a delightful word to say on repeat. Serendipity, serendipity, serendipity. It’s a fun way to think about your life.

In this episode, I’ll share:

• My 2023 goal of “conversationally activated serendipity”
• What I learned about the science of serendipity
• How a serendipity mindset can reduce stress and definitely make life more fun

Resources mentioned:

• “Eh, too many cooks in the kitchen,” Mindy Project S1, Ep12
• “Too Many Cooks” (Adult Swim, YouTube)
• “No regrets: creating meaningful connections in a (dis)connected world” (Christian Busch TEDx on YouTube)
• Dr Christian Busch’s book, Serendipity Mindset, including his interviews 
• Merriam-Webster Dictionary: serendipity

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Springtime in North America is around the corner. Flowers bloom and the trees get their beautiful fresh spring green leaves. What’s blooming in your life? Today we use a fun gardening metaphor to look at what you are planting and harvesting.

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Is your life available for purchase or rent? Today I talk about a fun metaphor to use when considering different relationships in your life, especially as it relates to career and family.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• The differences between an “owner” mindset and a “renter” mindset from the perspective of both parties
• Why it’s important for you to decide if you’re “owned” or “rented” in certain situations
• What happens when we realize we’re all temporary tenets here on this planet, at least in our current mammalian form

Resource(s) mentioned:

• “How the 40-hour work week became the norm” (NPR)
• “Hour-glass ceilings: Work-hour thresholds, gendered health inequities” (Social Science & Medicine, March 2017)

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We are social animals. And, as social creatures, there is value in being cooperative. But things are different in the year 2023 than they were in the year 1023. We’re not cooperating for survival. There’s literally more you can say “yes” to than you have hours in a day to deliver on those promises you made.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• The power of a generous answer
• How saying “no” can be an act of kindness

Resources mentioned:

• “No” (Meghan Trainor, YouTube)
• Patty Azzarello’s book “Rise” (author’s website)

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Do you consider your body brilliant? Do you consider your body beautiful? Why or why not? Today the body is getting some TLC from the Less Stress, More Fun podcast. 

Resources mentioned:

• “The Brain-Gut Connection” (John Hopkins Medicine)
• “The Gut-Brain Connection” (Harvard Health Publishing)
• “Gut-Brain Connection” (Cleveland Clinic)
• “You are an AMAZING habitat!” (my YouTube video)

Thanks for listening!

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How do you like to give and receive love? Each February, reminders of romantic love are everywhere with the pink and red hearts in all the shops. It seemed as playful a time of year as any to talk about the 5 Love Languages framework.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• How the 5 Love Languages framework can reduce stress and add fun to your life
• How not to use the love languages framework
• What happens when you expand your love vocabulary

Resources mentioned:

• 5 Love Languages quiz
• 5 Love Languages (website)
• “Do you know the 5 love languages? Here’s what they are — and how to use them” and “Are All Relationships Messy?” (video) (ideas.TED.com)

Thanks for listening!

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What can you count on in this life? We want change! Success! Love! We want things to change but - to be honest - only in our favor. As people are navigating their commitment to their new year’s goals and dreams…I wanted to deliver a pep talk. 

In this episode you’ll learn:

• How to reassure yourself as you’re traveling this unpredictable life
• How you can connect to the constants in your life when you need motivation

Thanks for listening!

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