Life Lessons with Linda

In this solo episode of Linda's Life Lessons, Linda guides you through the first steps to making a plan for your spending, also known as a budget.  The first step is tracking what you spend and to get started, you can download Linda's daily spending tracker here or use one of the apps she mentions in the podcast.  

Money is the root cause of a lot of stress and anxiety for students and having a spending plan puts you back in control.  Take 30 days and track everything and then check back here on the podcast for future episodes where Linda will talk more about spending plans and money mindsets.  

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In this solo episode of Linda's Life Lessons, Linda shares with you some tips she has learned along the way to help with stress and anxiety.  She explains the 4, 5, 6 breathing method and some positive actions you can take to ease anxiety.  Whether it's exam anxiety, friends and family or financial, you will benefit from the methods Linda shares.  

Tapping or EFT (emotional freedom techniques) is something Linda practices daily and she details how easy it is to do and how it has helped her.  To find out more visit https://www.thetappingsolution.com/

Linda mentions having a study plan to ease anxiety and mentions these episodes to help with that:

Studying to Learn    Steps to Learning     Study Plan for Learning       Working Your Study Plan

She also mentions  the episode on  Gratitude and Affirmations  

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In this solo episode of Linda's Life Lessons, Linda talks sex!  This is not a how to episode but rather a rules of the game discussion.  Linda shares some stories of the difficult situations students have found themselves in and shares some guidance on how they navigated it.   Her rules are designed to protect you so that "the game" is that much more FUN!  

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In this episode of the Linda's Life Lessons podcast, Linda dives into college finances, the cost of college and the value of a degree. She explain the difference between student loan debt and consumer debt and how a college degree is another investment you make for your future that does not depreciate over the course of your lifetime!  

She shares some great tips on why you should live in the dorm and take a personal finance class if your school offers it.  She weighs in on how many hours you should work during the semester and why she believes student loans are manageable.  

She confesses her bias about advocating for investing in a college degree but surprisingly, it has nothing to do with her being a college professor! She wants to reshape your thinking and determination to graduate with zero student loans to consider that it might lead to a lower quality of life and lower grades.

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In this solo episode of the Linda's Life Lessons podcast, Linda continues with part two of the discussion on business personalities. 

In this episode, Linda covers the four broad categories of communications styles from leadershipiq.com.  You can take that assessment here. 

She covers Kurt Lewin's three management styles and you can take that assessment here.

And she talks about The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman and how knowing these love languages can help you work better with your colleagues. You can take the Love Languages Quiz here. 

Be sure to start with part one where she identifies introvert and extrovert qualities and chronotypes for when you work best.  You can take your own chronotype assessment at thepowerofwhenquiz.com. 

You can listen to part one here.   

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In this solo episode of Linda's Life Lessons podcast, Linda starts a two-part series on business personalities and the assessments you can take to figure out yours! She explains why it is so important to choose a career or more specifically a job that will be a good fit for your business personality.

She covers the basics that define whether you are an extrovert or an introvert or a combination of the two and how that might affect your ability to do or enjoy doing certain aspects of your job.

She talks about chronotypes, or sleep cycles and how to use them to organize your day for maximum efficiency.  You can take your own chronotype assessment at thepowerofwhenquiz.com.  

For more info and assessments, stay tuned for part two next Wednesday!

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In this solo episode of the Linda's Life Lessons podcast, Linda shares the concerns some of her students have about making new friends. Attending college without any of your friends or family close by can be exciting but also terrifying for many students. Linda shares some stories about staying true to yourself, taking the pressure off and starting with small steps to make connections.

Some of the Questions Answered:

What if I don't want to party every night?

Where do I find my people?

Are college friendships meant to be forever friendships?

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In this solo episode of Linda's Life Lessons, Linda gives details on all the ways we can advocate for ourselves in our professional and personal lives.  She has some stories about the times she did and did not advocate for herself and some surprising outcomes.  She talks about why it is important to tell the stories of your missteps and what you learned when advocating for yourself in a job interview.  She also talks about the times when you should have someone with you because you may not be able to advocate for yourself.  

If you haven't listened to Keeping a Story Document to Prepare for Your Career you can listen here

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In this solo episode of Linda's Life Lessons podcast, Linda talks about how keeping a daily journal of gratitude and affirmations gradually changed her life in big and small ways.

Linda shares journaling with her students and the people she coaches and she shares some of their comments on the changes they saw in their lives. Better sleep, a sense of calm and improved relationships were all mentioned plus quite a few more.

If you are interested in learning more about gratitude and affirmations, Linda has put together some great articles here.

If you would like to have Linda's affirmations and journal, you can visit her Etsy store here. 

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In this solo episode of Linda's Life Lessons, Linda goes over the six dimensions of professional behavior so you know what is expected of you and she adds in her own guidance with some very helpful tips! 

1. Courtesy and Respect

2. Appearance and Appeal

3. Tolerance and Tact

4. Honesty and Ethics

5. Reliability and Responsibility

6. Diligence and Collegiality

After that, it's on to the unprofessional and some stories that illustrate bullying and harassment in the work place.  She gets you prepared for inappropriate behaviors that can happen in the work place.  She gives you some ways to deal with it that did and did not help and urges you to come up with a plan of your own in case this ever happens to you or someone important to you.  

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