Podcast - Rich Bracken

Chances are, you’ve spent time singing, rapping, or lip synching along with your favorite songs at some point this week.

For one amazing person, it has become not only a brand identifier, but also a means of managing her journey.

I had the opportunity to talk with social media influencer and hip hop lip synch queen, Kyla Janell, about her meteoric online presence through the power of music.

In this episode, we talk about how music bonds us all, provides a creative outlet, and how it helped her through her breast cancer journey.

If you heard your friend or loved one say “I’m just not good enough” to anything, what would you do?

Chances are, assuming you’re a good friend, you’d say “That’s not true, you should be kinder to yourself!”

Yet, how many times do you say or think limiting statements like this?

More often than any of us would like to admit.

In this episode I break down where self-limiting beliefs come from, how to identify them, and how to begin to rid yourself of them one by one.

I got to thinking about some of the greatest bands and musicians in history (at least the ones in my humble opinion). I got to wondering “What makes them so great?”

They did it differently.

Prince, Nirvana, P!nk, Madonna, Metallica, Basement Jaxx, Michael Jackson….the list goes on and on.

They took what they knew and put their own unique, one of a kind spin on it and did something no one saw coming.

In this episode, recorded on a livestream, I talk about how you can take a unique, creative approach to your business, social media content, and more to stand out from the rest in a world that’s so crowded with noise.

This approach will bring you more happiness no matter what the end result is.

Recently, I was watching a comedy special featuring Matt Rife and he had this to say about social media:

"Your social media is your art. 

You can create and share whatever you want to share.

I post every f’ing day because it feels right to me.

All I can ever hope to ever come from that is that it makes other people smile and makes them happy."

This is what social media should be.

In this episode I share how this message from Matt changed my views on my own content and how we can all take some peace of mind back from the world wide web through a simple mindset shift when posting or engaging content.

Far too often, we don’t believe in ourselves nearly as much as we should in any given situation, personally or professionally.

In fact, studies show that 85% of people globally have low self-esteem.

This impacts our success, happiness, relationships, communication, and overall quality of life.

So, what do we do about this?

In this episode, I will discuss:

Common reasons that we have a problem with self-belief

How you can halt the pattern of self-criticism

Several methods to boost your confidence every single day

When was the last time you went into an activity, a project, or workout and expected to fail?

You may be playing it too safe with your potential if you can’t remember.

In this episode, I share how my Peloton workout this morning opened my eyes to the ability that we have to be even better versions of ourselves through failing, learning, and trying again. This allows us to continue to raise our level of performance and achievement.

Welcome to a very unique episode of the EnRich Your Soul Podcast.

No talking from me this time as I have rediscovered what we all should feel: our calling.

For over 25 years, I have been able to express myself as a DJ and performer and recently I have re-engaged this side of me as it truly is my artistic expression.

As I’ve been collecting new music for some upcoming performances, I noticed this great theme about how house music expresses different positive emotions.

I’ve brought those emotions together in a 90 minute mix that will have you smiling, singing, head nodding, and dancing through your positive feels.

Enjoy!

In my world, I get to meet some absolutely dynamic people and I’m honored to connect and support them.

These two amazing women are up at the top of my list.

Lisa Walden and Hannah Ubl are the duo known as Good Company Consulting and they are on a mission, in their words, to help “people create workplaces that don’t suck.”

A-freaking-men to that!!!

As speakers, consultants, and now authors, they bring a refreshing view to corporate culture that everyone needs to hear, implement and benefit from.

In this episode, I have the distinct pleasure of talking with these two about their individual journeys, the creation and path of Good Company Consulting, and their exciting new book “The Future of Work is Human” an engaging way to create a “humans-first” culture at your company.

Questions

Why did you decide to go this route of consulting companies about their cultures?

What does a human first culture look like?

How would you define the culture of Good Company Consulting?

What truly makes a great company culture (not just lip service)?

How would you define psychological safety and how can companies embrace it?

As you’re consulting and speaking all over the place, what are the top 2 concerns for:

-       Leaders

-       Employees

-       How do you fix these problems?

What do you recommend to someone who may be listening who feels “Stuck?”

With a dynamic, and sometimes polarizing, conversation going on around back to office policies, how should companies approach this?

Outside of the book becoming a #1 best seller, what’s your brave prediction for the next year?

Check them out at goodcompanyconsulting.com

Every so often, I start a post or videos with “I don’t know who needs to hear this, but…”

Well, this is a bit different. I know exactly who needs to hear this because they asked me to talk about it.

Now, this will likely appeal to more than just this one person, so if this episode benefits you, all the better.

You see, we have times in our lives where our inner view is dark and our head is low because we’re struggling. I’ve been there too many times and I think we all can admit that we’ve faced this battle in our lives at some point.

But when we lift our heads, we see a brighter view and we also see those who are around us to support us.

In this episode, I just speak from the heart about lessons I’ve learned when pulling myself out of a negative mentality and the help that I will be forever grateful for.

My words are just those of support to you in this time and the encouragement that there is a lighter, brighter road ahead. ❤️

Ever get to a point in your day when everything seems like it weighs a ton on your mind? Maybe you’re making things too granular and deep in the weeds?

I had that happen the other day (amongst many) and was brought back to the reality of what I should be doing….by my 6 year old.

“Dad, you should create a habit of happy.”

This sparked a conversation about just being intentionally happy, finding it in myself to pause and be thankful, enjoy life for what it is, and smile on purpose.

Seems so simplistic, yet so overlooked.

In this episode, not only do I dive into how this interaction with my son helped me consciously create my own “Habit of Happy” but how you can do the same in just 5 intentional minutes a day.