I teach teens the recipe for being brave in this episode. You can't face your fears, worries, and anxieties without the confidence that comes from brewing up some bravery! There are four simple ingredients: resilience, purpose, hope, and energy.

There is nothing more free than being emotionally independent. It allows you to manage relationships, make powerful choices, and keep striving for success despite failure. But, how the heck do you become emotionally independent?? Well, let me tell ya...

"I only respect those who respect me!" is a terrible way to view respect. It's a guaranteed way to give your power to other people. Plus, it's a recipe for a world without respect. For me, I live by this secret for an awesome life: "Respect everyone, no matter if they respect me or not."

Just because a thought is true, doesn't mean it's useful to think. How many thoughts are you holding on to because they are "just true" even though they are stopping you from being the person you want to be? Today I talk about the option you didn't know you had to stop thinking true thoughts (and even ones that you think are true but probably aren't). Join me and the other Firmly Founded coaches for our live event Monday, October 10th, 2022 at 6pm Mountain Time "Taming Your Emotional Monsters!" It will help teens and parents better face difficult and unpleasant emotions. Register Here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/2016649315226/WN_ifiQPmJuSMmn5fW-AtY5qQ

We all have anchored biases, or thoughts that we grabbed onto first and have stuck around. Some may be keeping us from getting to the destination we desire. Others may be keeping us safe from the storms out in the sea. Today, I talk about how to identify which is which.

If we mess up in a social situation, our first instinct is to hide our failures from others. Hope nobody saw it. Guess what, they probably did. So, rather than hiding it, I have a better option for you. Put it on display. This is called "Failing BIG!" and it can help eliminate awkward moments and increase your self-confidence.

There is LOADS of power in your brain that you are not using. If you could access it, you could do amazing things. There are 4 levels of metacognition, which level are you??

Sometimes life serves us up some grief gruel. It's not the tastiest thing on the menu, but it's on the table anyway. Someone we love dies, we get broken up with, or we don't get that scholarship we wanted. What can we do? We have to choke it down, right? In this episode I talk with fellow life coach Annabelle Sorensen about some ways we can approach grief that doesn't make it as disgusting to swallow.

If fragile is something that breaks easily under pressure, then what is Antifragile? (Hint: it's NOT simple something that doesn't break easily). I talk about that today and how teens can become antifragile in their lives.

There are performances throughout our lives, whether they are auditioning for the Jazz Band, taking the ACT, or talking to someone we're crushing on. How do you manage the anxiety that comes with it?? I talk to psychologist and performance coach Jon Skidmore about tools that teens can use to take the power away from performance anxiety. Also, get a free gift from Jon! Listen to the episode to see how you can get a free digital copy of his book "Conquer Anxiety."