When we are stressed, we aren't really stressed...there is something more that is lurking in the shadows. In this episode I walk you through a quick exercise you can do to help understand what is really causing you stress.

We will all encounter difficult people. People who are angry, mad, passive-aggressive and all sorts of mean and they love throwing it our way. In this episode I highlight 3 strategies you can use to effectively handle difficult people.

I had an event happen to me in college that changed my perspective about how safe I was choosing to play my life. In this episode I outline this event and what it taught me about adventure and risk in correlation to the impact we have with our lives.

I wanted to do a better job of explaining the difference between what Acres of Diamonds believes in and what toxic positivity is. As I learn more about human behavior and emotions, I realize just how painful it can be to be told to "stay positive" when you really need help.

Personal responsibility is something that gets lost in victim hood, we go around blaming others and pointing fingers at people or reasons why we don't have six pack abbs, a mansion, a beautiful and thriving relationship and so much more...whatever happen to personal responsibility? In this episode I breakdown how we are the solution to all of our challenges by taking personal responsibility first.

We often try to control what we can't control and that causes us stress and anxiety. What if in order to control that stress we focused primarily on the things we can control? In this episode I outline what we can control and how to better leverage it in our lives.

If we don't define what we want we may never get it. Human beings operate better with a target and defining what we want is that target. In this episode I outline a simple and effective exercise to help you gain clarity towards what you want.

There is one thing that we all have that we don't want. The interesting part is this one thing we need in order to develop relationships and trust with others.