If you do not make yourself uncomfortable the universe will do it for you. I heard this saying from a mentor of mine named Brent Kocal who hosts the Everyday Discipline podcast. Discipline is my ultimate favorite skill; it is the key to getting what you want. In this episode I discuss the importance of staying disciplined with deliberate discomfort in your life in order to experience a more comfortable and rewarding journey.

Social Media is a tool. The way we use this tool determines the effect it has on us. The way we are currently using social media is the problem, not social media itself. In this episode I highlight the positives of social media and why it's great and the negatives of social media and why it's bad. After listening ask yourself how do use social media?

Events happen to us in our life, initially we label these events to give them some kind of meaning. You break your leg, that's bad, you get a raise that's good. Yet what if after breaking your leg your doctor discovers a life-threatening disease? What if that raise required more responsibility and work and you ended up regretting taking it? We don't know what is good or what is bad, all we can do is accept the current reality and try our best to discover what gifts and opportunities lie ahead.

We have all heard of New Year's Resolutions, that one thing you want to bring into your life in the new year. Depending upon when you decide what this new goal is there can be some time to when you actually take action towards that goal. Waiting until a new year to do it is not how high achievers operate. In this episode I debunk New Year's Resolutions and hopefully inspire others to start acting on those goals right now.

I was sent a video this week by my sister that displayed an incredible metaphor about life. About two days later I listened to the same lesson randomly on a podcast and thought this is a sign. In this episode I outline this incredible metaphor for life and what areas we should truly focus on.

We interact with people every day. Some people we enjoy the interaction...others not so much. Specific qualities in someone cause them to be a more attractive human being. Whether you are looking for a relationship or a friend we look for specific examples of these qualities in others. Today I breakdown these traits and highlight the 8 most attractive qualities in a human being. 

Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me. We have heard this saying countless times and it refers to the only thing able to hurt us being physical. We live in a time now where every day we are exposed to negative news, social media comparison and numerous emotional avenues that have nothing to do with physical impact yet we feel more anxious, stressed and fearful than ever before. So...maybe words do hurt? In this episode I give a general breakdown to this saying and offer up insight as to why words may hurt us depending upon how much we believe what we read and see.

In this episode I tell the story of the 5 frogs. This story shows the difference between thinking about getting what you want and actually getting it. It teaches us an incredible life lesson that if nothing changes...nothing changes. Action and physical movement aligned with our empowering decisions will get us what we want. You can check out the 5 frogs' video as well.

In order to improve our physical health, we practice physical fitness. Physical fitness is deliberate physical stress we put on our bodies in order to make it more fit. So, what do we do to improve our mental health? We practice mental fitness, which is our ability to handle the unpredictable waves (stress/anxiety/overwhelm) of life with more emotional resilience. In this episode I breakdown this concept of mental fitness, and how you can see where your current level of mental fitness is and how to improve it. See your mental fitness score at www.aodpq.com and if you would like to learn more about our introductory mental fitness program, please email us at [email protected].