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In this Motivational Minute, we’ll dive into what True Freedom means.

Thursday’s full-length episode will air on Thursday, October 15th.

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This episode begins with the amazing story of Dr. Viktor Frankl – neurologist, psychiatrist, philosopher, Holocaust survivor, author, and founder of logotherapy (school of psychotherapy that describes a search for a life’s meaning as the central human motivational force).

I also share my own philosophy on making the most out of any circumstances – especially in difficult times. My philosophy is called Blessings and Lessons.

Resources:

Logotherapy article from Simply Psychology: https://www.simplypsychology.org/logotherapy.html 

Wikipedia Viktor Frankl page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viktor_Frankl 

Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl on Bookshop.org: https://bookshop.org/p/books/man-s-search-for-meaning-viktor-e-frankl/f040ee34581bdc92?ean=9780807014271 

Start Letting Stupid People Suffer by ItsSomethingToThinkAbout: https://youtu.be/9nZtJL-ZQvw?si=GVa3BVhA-0S2ucom
12 Things that happen when you say Yes more: https://www.lifehack.org/365343/12-things-that-happen-when-you-say-yes-more 

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In this Motivational Minute, I challenge you to shift your mindset when navigating through difficulty, and arm yourself with an empowering phrase – What will I do next?

Thursday’s full-length episode will air on Thursday, October 8th.

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Episode outline:

• Factors
• Different types of intelligence
• Ways you can strengthen your mind
• Takeaways

Episode page (includes audio version of the episode): https://smashingsuccessstories.com/EPISODE

Resources:

Progress episode: https://smashingsuccessstories.com/episode-04-progress/ 

Get Shit Done episode: https://smashingsuccessstories.com/episode-11-get-shit-done/ 

Additional Factors Influencing Cognitive Decline: https://www.neurotalker.com/post/the-science-of-ageing-how-cognitive-interventions-can-combat-memory-loss 

Science of People – How to Be Smart: https://www.scienceofpeople.com/how-to-be-smart/ 

South African College of Applied Psychology – Types of Intelligence: https://www.sacap.edu.za/blog/applied-psychology/types-of-intelligence/ 

Resource I referenced that I did not go into super deep details, but I did promise to share it: As I was going down this rabbit hole, I found another article that discusses how folks who aren’t blessed with high IQ can still master their skills and become incredibly successful – link: https://www.scienceofpeople.com/secrets-to-success/ 

Simple Ways To Keep Your Mind Sharp by Dr. Edward LeWine, M.D.: https://www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-mood/simple-ways-to-keep-your-mind-sharp 

Cognitive decline prevention: Brain stimulation and lifestyle choices: https://mcpress.mayoclinic.org/healthy-brain/preventing-congnitive-decline-with-brain-exercises/ 

22 Research-backed Ways To Be Smarter: https://www.scienceofpeople.com/how-to-be-smart/  

Are There Things You Can Do to Become More Intelligent? https://www.webmd.com/brain/how-to-become-more-intelligent 

How to Sharpen Your Mind & Boost Your Daily Focus and Brain Power: https://www.wikihow.com/Be-Smart 

18 Habits to Become Smarter & Improve Your Intelligence: https://www.developgoodhabits.com/become-smarter/ 

You Need To Be Bored. Here’s Why: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orQKfIXMiA8 

11 Ways to Improve Sleep Hygiene: https://sleeplay.com/blogs/news/sleep-hygiene?tw_source=bing&tw_campaign=606501162&utm_term=1346904324097263&tw_adid=84181808311305&msclkid=a971df6be8b5177b0567b5dec37979a2&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=SLP_PerformanceMax_US_New_Catalog&utm_content=AssetGroup_01 

My current reading list:

• Junkyard Planet: https://bookshop.org/p/books/junkyard-planet-travels-in-the-billion-dollar-trash-trade-adam-minter/4c022e60c78337c3?ean=9781608197934&bkshp-astro=t
• Nature’s Best Hope: https://bookshop.org/p/books/nature-s-best-hope-a-new-approach-to-conservation-that-starts-in-your-yard-douglas-w-tallamy/34f3dc64275ed6e7?ean=9781604699005&bkshp-astro=t 
• I Eat The Stars: https://bookshop.org/p/books/i-eat-the-stars-how-to-live-fully-and-beautifully-in-a-collapsing-world-sarah-wilson/7aff612cd9283664?ean=9780593994993&bkshp-astro=t 
• Lost and Found: https://bookshop.org/p/books/lost-and-found-a-compassionate-guide-to-homeownership-mercury-stardust/edb8985d7f8cb6c2?ean=9780593847824&bkshp-astro=t 
• Safe and Sound: https://bookshop.org/p/books/safe-sound-a-renter-friendly-guide-to-home-repair-mercury-stardust/8608e25c1165f36c?ean=9780744079074&bkshp-astro=t 
• Troubleshooting and Repairing Major Appliances:  https://bookshop.org/p/books/troubleshooting-and-repairing-major-appliances-eric-kleinert/7f3c7c864572d163?ean=9780071770187&bkshp-astro=t 
• The Alchemist: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-alchemist-a-fable-about-following-your-dream-paulo-coelho/c65eb0a34f62007f?ean=9780062315007&bkshp-astro=t 

Womens Personal Finance: https://womenspersonalfinance.org/ – Sign up for their free newsletter: https://womenspersonalfinance.org/socials/ 

Resources on Smashing Success Stories website: https://smashingsuccessstories.com/Resources/ 

Do math! https://www.wikihow.com/Add-5-Consecutive-Numbers-Quickly 

Neuroscience Research Shows Why Video Games Make People ‘Smarter, Better, And Faster’: https://www.businessinsider.com/how-video-games-make-you-smarter-2012-12?op=1 

Maladaptive daydreaming: https://www.happierhuman.com/maladaptive-daydreaming-ad1/ 

Motivational Minute episodes go live every Monday. Full-length episodes go live every Thursday.

Video episodes are uploaded to YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@smashingsuccessstories    

Support is always appreciated! Likes, comments, and subscriptions are welcome! If you’d like to further support Smashing Success Stories, one-time and/or monthly Ko-Fi donations are available: https://ko-fi.com/smashingsuccessstories 

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This empowering Motivational Minute addresses how to surpass the limitations of your mind to create a life that you deserve.

Thursday’s full-length episode dives deep into Strengthening Your Mind, and that episode will air on Thursday, October 1st.

Support is always appreciated! Likes, comments, and subscriptions are welcome! If you'd like to further support Smashing Success Stories, one-time and/or monthly Ko-Fi donations are available: https://ko-fi.com/smashingsuccessstories 

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As promised, I said I'd do an episode where I share my story when I hit my next milestone in recovery. Today, I celebrate 11 years clean, and this all-access episode is just me, sharing my story. Unedited, unfiltered, raw and honest.

Thanks for letting me share!

Resources discussed:

The Dark Side Of The Light Chasers by Debbie Ford: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dark-side-of-the-light-chasers-debbie-ford/8fc87489ae8180be?ean=9781594485251&next=t 

Mychael Threets: 

https://www.threads.com/@mychal3ts?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3D
https://www.instagram.com/mychal3ts/ 

LG televisions recording when power is off: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vzVX_J3iGmE 

Johnny, V, and Alt meet in Cyberpunk 2077 (reference to AI not understanding human thinking, aka “The Human Factor) – the reference discussed in this episode is at 2:38 in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VzoHp1OOVY 

EDI Questions Human Reactions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4QMBEVNBVA 

The Incompetence Epidemic by According to Nicole on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJnBUlaoU8I 

This AMAZING empowering talk by Carina Cedrechi on Threads: https://www.threads.com/share/_2BTA59_z/ 

Decades (full album) by Motionless in White: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNcIcdsmGq4g&si=kLFoEq6-q-fCrM0d 

Mass Effect: Paragon Lost fan film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKJo9cseXh8&t=27s 

Motivational Minute episodes go live every Monday. Full-length episodes go live every Thursday.

Video episodes are uploaded to YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@smashingsuccessstories    

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This episode addresses how to tackle the things that suppress our humanity, and the first step to do something about it. Thursday’s episode will be a full deep dive into this, and that will air on Thursday, September 24th.

Motivational Minute episodes go live every Monday. Full-length episodes go live every Thursday.

Video episodes are uploaded to YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@smashingsuccessstories    

Support is always appreciated! Likes, comments, and subscriptions are welcome! If you’d like to further support Smashing Success Stories, one-time and/or monthly Ko-Fi donations are available: https://ko-fi.com/smashingsuccessstories 

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This episode is a deep-dive into Awareness, Acceptance and Action. This process can be utilized to embark on an ambitious goal, or even something as simple as taking on a task that may be simple, but the struggle to start or complete the task is real.

References:

Progress episode: https://smashingsuccessstories.com/episode-04-progress/

The Top Five Regrets of the Dying by Bronnie Ware: https://bookshop.org/p/books/top-five-regrets-of-the-dying-a-life-transformed-by-the-dearly-departing-bronnie-ware/766ab90541df9e36?ean=9781401956004 

Dunning–Kruger effect: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning%E2%80%93Kruger_effect 

Fall seven times, stand up eight: https://tenyomi.com/en/glossary/%E4%B8%83%E8%BB%A2%E3%81%B3%E5%85%AB%E8%B5%B7%E3%81%8D-%E3%81%AA%E3%81%AA%E3%81%93%E3%82%8D%E3%81%B3%E3%82%84%E3%81%8A%E3%81%8D 

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-alchemist-a-fable-about-following-your-dream-paulo-coelho/c65eb0a34f62007f?ean=9780062315007&bkshp-astro=t

Motivational Minute episodes go live every Monday. Full-length episodes go live every Thursday.

Video episodes are uploaded to YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@smashingsuccessstories    

Support is always appreciated! Likes, comments, and subscriptions are welcome! If you'd like to further support Smashing Success Stories, one-time and/or monthly Ko-Fi donations are available: https://ko-fi.com/smashingsuccessstories 

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Music credit to Purple Planet Music: www.purple-planet.com 

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We all have to do difficult things. Change your mindset by reminding yourself that you get to do this! Take the power back and remind yourself that you're in charge, and you're making a choice. You want to do this, you are doing this, and you GET to do this!

Now get it done.

Motivational Minute episodes go live every Monday. Full-length episodes go live every Thursday.

Video episodes are uploaded to YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@smashingsuccessstories    

Support is always appreciated! Likes, comments, and subscriptions are welcome! If you’d like to further support Smashing Success Stories, one-time and/or monthly Ko-Fi donations are available: https://ko-fi.com/smashingsuccessstories 

Patrons get exclusive content and credit in videos; Patreon information can be found here: https://www.patreon.com/c/SmashingSuccessStories  

Music credit to Purple Planet Music: www.purple-planet.com