Pathological Positivity

In this episode of Live on Purpose Radio, Dr. Paul Jenkins shares a poem by Joseph Malins written over 100 years ago – this underscores the value of prevention. Today’s episode is sponsored by NOVA Principles Foundation (Dr. Paul’s non-profit organization that focuses on principle based decision making for kids). http://novaprinciples.com

In this episode of Live On Purpose Radio, Dr. Paul Jenkins reviews five powerful strategies for effective communication and then gets clear about one particular time when we should break the rules – when we talk to ourselves. He then gives five practical phrases we can use when we interrupt our own thinking. Get your free communication cheat sheet HERE.

Larada Horner-Miller joins Dr. Paul Jenkins for this episode of Live On Purpose Radio. Larada considered the spiritual, emotional, and psychological effect of the coronavirus pandemic in writing her newest book, Coronavirus Reflections: Bitter or Better? We all have the choice to let our circumstances make us bitter or better. Which will it be for you? Would you like a little help in the process? When you’re ready for your next steps come on over to Live On Purpose Central so you can be in the room where it happens!

In this episode of Live On Purpose Radio, Dr. Paul Jenkins acknowledges that we all have an inner critic. Jim Kwik suggested in his brilliant book “Limitless” that this inner critic is the enemy. Let’s get clear about who the enemy actually is – and it isn’t you! Wendy Watson Nelson advises in her book, “Questions: Change Your Questions, Change Your Life” that we can practice discernment to identify the source of these inner critical thoughts – which agenda does this support? Ready for more help? Visit https://liveonpurposeradio.com/help

In this episode of Live On Purpose Radio, Dr. Paul discusses the difference between being committed versus interested. We often have a fear of failure or a fear of commitment – because then we are “locked in”. Two documents reveal whether we are actually committed or not – the calendar and the checkbook. If you are looking for some real help, go to https://liveonpurposeradio.com/help

Attitude is one of those misunderstood concepts in psychology. In this episode of Live On Purpose Radio, Dr Paul Jenkins explains three concepts that help us understand attitude better. From the world of aviation we learn that attitude is position. Second, we are free to choose our paradigm. Third, attitude is compared to a thermostat, whereas what we feel is more of the thermometer. You can get a visual copy of the model DrPaul refers to here: https://liveonpurposeradio.com/themodel

In this episode of Live On Purpose Radio, Dr. Paul shares how taking control of our calendar and our budget puts us back in the driver’s seat. You actually get to boss around both your time and your money. They work for you, not the other way around. For the control and maturity model DrPaul mentions in the podcast, please visit https://liveonpurposeradio.com/stages and you can get a free PDF sent right to your inbox.

Mark Wilhelmsson joins Dr. Paul Jenkins for this episode of Live On Purpose Radio. Mark has personally experienced the confusion and fear of seeing one of his children in a life-threatening situation, and what it feels like to panic and not know how to save them when they need you the most. He has also experienced the calm and empowering confidence of having the life-saving skills to help save another one of his children in a similar situation. These experiences taught Mark an important lesson every parent should know:  We only panic when we don’t have the skills to solve the problem.  Get your free PDF copy of The Babysitter’s Checklist HERE.

In this episode of Live On Purpose Radio, Dr. Paul explains “The Dr. Paul Difference”. Even as a professional psychologist, DrPaul does not practice therapy or offer it to his clients. But unlike a lot of life coaches, DrPaul has a Ph.D. in clinical psychology. He explains the unique hybrid of service that he has developed, along with a five-part process by which principles can change all of life’s outcomes. You can get a free copy of DrPaul’s mini-book, Portable Positivity here: https://liveonpurposeradio.com/portable.

Personal development is the genre that DrPaul enjoys both reading and writing. In this episode of Live On Purpose Radio, Dr. Paul Jenkins shares his current top ten list of personal development books and why he likes each one. You can get a PDF copy of his list at http://LiveOnPurposeRadio.com/BestBooks