The Better Every Day Podcast

Hey, what’s up, everyone! Welcome back to another exciting episode of the Daily New Year’s podcast. I’m so excited today because I’m featuring one of my self-published classmates from Chandler Bolt’s Self-Publishing School.

Joining us today is Jennifer Teske. I was on the launch team for Jennifer’s book Live, Love, and Hack Life: A Fresh Look at Understanding Law of Attraction. When I read it, I knew I just had to have her on the podcast.

I used to have serious doubts about the Law of Attraction and overcoming Self-Limiting Beliefs through the power of self-affirmations—until I read this book. Whether you’re totally new to Law of Attraction, or you have doubts of your own, this episode of the podcast is for you. Tune in, check it out, and be sure to grab a copy of Jen’s book.

Let’s go!

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For the full show notes, links, and resources, visit https://www.austinbollinger.com/podcast/038-a-fresh-take-on-the-law-of-attraction-with-jennifer-teske/

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Show Notes

 — A High Level Look at Law of Attraction – [03:50]

 — When is Law of Attraction Happening? – [06:03]

 — We Don’t Attract Everything into our Lives – [07:42]

 — Law of Attraction is a lot Like Gravity – [10:20]

 — What are Manifestations and How are they Connected to Law of Attraction? – [12:23]

 — Law of Attraction and Self-Fulfilling Prophecies – [16:43]

 — The Three Categories of Law of Attraction: All, Some, or None – [20:07]

 — Making Decisions and Being Decisive – [24:52]

 — Dealing with Disappointment by Realigning Expectations – [27:11]

 — Focus, Clarity, and Knowing What You Want – [30:20]

 — Law of Attraction is Always Working – [32:26]

 — How Beliefs are Formed and How They Influence Attraction – [33:48]

 — Using Self-Affirmations to Overcome Self-Limiting Beliefs – [38:32]

 — Converting Self-Limiting Beliefs into Power Statements – [39:54]

 — Low of Attraction is About How You Define Yourself – [44:39]

 — With Law of Attraction, You Have to Press the Gas and Take Action – [47:57]

 — Accept the Unexpected; You Never Know What is Coming – [50:08]

 — Connecting with Jennifer and Grabbing the Book – [51:41]

Hey, what’s going on everyone? Today’s episode of the podcast is an exciting one! We’re about to dive into a ton of content that, before today, I had heard almost nothing about.

Genomics, Epigenetics, Biological Age vs. Chronological Age: we’re going to cover a ton of interesting stuff with Health Optimizer and Performance Coach, Julian Hayes II, and I’m confident that you’re going to learn a ton of cool stuff. I know I did!

If you want to feel better, think better, and optimize your health and performance for this thing called life, buckle up because this episode is going to be a wild ride.

Here we go!

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For the full show notes, links, and resources, visit https://www.austinbollinger.com/podcast/037-exploring-epigenetics-fitness-mindset-and-more-with-julian-hayes-ii/

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Show Notes

 — Getting to Know Julian and his Origin Story – [02:07]

—Deciding to Go to (and Drop Out of) Medical School – [03:47]

—Overcoming the Safety of School and Following Dreams – [05:54]

—Using the Fear of Future Regret to Find Courage – [07:07]

—Samari’s Meditate on Death. Travel to the Future. – [08:24]

—How Julian Started his Art of Fitness and Life Firm – [09:21]

—Our Genes are not Necessarily our Destiny. Explaining Epigenetics – [11:03]

—We’re All Uniquely Us; There’s No One Way to Do Things – [13:21]

—How Do You Know What’s Best for You? – [15:12]

—Why is Health Optimization So Important – [18:43]

—Preconception Epigenetics. Optimizing Your Health for Your Kids – [20:37]

—Epigenetics and Generational Impact – [21:43]

—Instant Gratification vs Long Term Health – [23:29]

—Tips and Tricks for Getting Started with Epigenetics – [24:50]

—Changing 30% of Your Genes in 30 Minutes – [26:54]

—Combatting Bad Sleep Habits & Stress and Their Impact on Our Health – [27:24]

—Sleep Deprivation and the Effects on the Brain. Logic vs. Emotion – [29:44]

—Sleep Deprivation and Weight Gain – [31:19]

—Tips and Tricks for Fixing Bad Sleep Habits – [32:55]

—Brendan Burchard’s 3-2-1 Rule for Sleep – [36:18]

—Blue Light Glasses and Apps for Better Sleep – [37:00]

—Apps and Online Services for Testing Your Biological Age – [37:52]

—Reduce Your Biological Age, Even Lower than Your Chronological Age – [39:33]

—The Biggest Improvements can Be in the Area of Stress and Mindset – [42:06]

—You Have More Control than Your Realize – [42:59]

—The Major Difference Between Health Span and Life Span – [43:39]

—Finding a Workout Style that Keeps You Excited – [44:20]

Hey, what’s up, everyone! Welcome back to another info-packed episode of the Daily New Year’s podcast. If you’re new to the show, we cover all things goal setting, personal development, mentorship, mindset, productivity & organization, and leadership.

Joining us today is Adam Sinkus, and he is bringing us a wealth of knowledge around the topic of Culture-Driven Leadership. Good culture and excellent leadership in the workplace is very near and dear to my heart because we spend a huge percentage of our lives at work, and if the culture is bad, then life can be truly miserable.

Culture means a lot of different things to a lot of different people, but today, Adam is going to demystify what it means to have good culture. He’s also going to explain what culture is NOT, how to go about building an amazing culture, and so much more.

If you’re a leader at any level (and I believe everyone is), then this episode is absolutely for you!

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For the full show notes, links, and resources, visit https://www.austinbollinger.com/podcast/036-building-phenomenal-culture-in-business-with-adam-sinkus/

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Show Notes

 — Getting to Know Adam—How He Became a Culture Expert – [02:26]

 — What Does “Culture” Really Mean? – [07:09]

 — Is a “Family Culture” a Real Thing? Is It Good? – [09:32]

 — Scaling Beyond the Small, Family Culture – [11:07]

 — What is the Difference Between a Boss and a Leader? – [14:12]

 — How do Organizational and Individual Goals Play a Role in Culture? – [16:27]

 — Adam Sinkus’s ACES Leadership Model – [18:22]

 —  — Acknowledge – [19:05]

 —  — Cultivate – [19:57]

 —  — Empower – [20:41]

 —  — Strengthen – [21:31]

 — Accessing Success and Failures. After Action Reports – [22:29]

 — Positivity Breeds Positivity: Talking About Success in a Meaningful Way – [23:57]

 — Culture is More than Nap Pods and Free Lunches – [25:11]

 — Common Pitfalls to Avoid in Building Great Culture – [29:08]

 — Organize a Cohesive Culture Message Throughout the Organization – [30:34]

 — Develop a Culture Leader; a Chief Culture Officer – [31:12]

 — Maslow’s Heirarchy of Human Needs’ Role in Culture – [34:11]

 — Servant Leadership in Culture – [39:07]

 — The Most Dangerous Types of Companies for Building Culture – [42:16]

 — Adam’s Book on His ACES Leadership Model, Coming Soon – [44:07]

Real talk: goal setting can be a real pain sometimes.

Yes, goal setting is a powerful, life-changing tool that can help us achieve our dreams, but it's not always sunshine and rainbows.

Sometimes we set ourselves up for failure, sometimes there are motivation issues, and sometimes, frankly, life just gets in the way. The road to success is riddled with potholes, setbacks, obstacles, and disappointment. There's nothing we can do about that.

We can, however, learn how to overcome those setbacks and obstacles. In fact, how we deal with disappointment is one of the biggest predictors of our ability to achieve success.

That's why this episode of the Daily New Years Podcast provides 5 simple strategies for overcoming setbacks and obstacles. It's a short episode, but it packs a punch.

Are you going to succumb to the setbacks and throw in the towel, or are you going to keep Crushing Your Goals?

Dive in today!

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For the full show notes, links, and resources, visit https://www.austinbollinger.com/podcast/035-5-simple-steps-for-overcoming-obstacles-setbacks/

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Show Notes

— A Personal Story About Overcoming Setbacks – [00:54]

— 1. Obstacles are Only Failures if They Cause You to Quit – [04:26]

— 2. Plan for the Worst. Hope for the Best – [05:52]

— 3. Limit Your Disappointment – [07:52]

— 4. If at First You Don’t Succeed… – [10:57]

— 5. Goals Aren’t About Being Perfect – [12:30]

— Become an Overcomer – [14:40]

Hey, what’s going on, everyone!

You may have noticed, but the Daily New Year’s podcast disappeared unexpectedly last July. Sorry to leave you hanging!

Last year I decided to write my first ever book, Crush Your Goals!, and to do that, I decided to put the blog and podcast on hold. You can read a little bit about my adventures since then in this blog post. The whole process was only supposed to take about 90 days, but I put so much effort into this book that it took far longer.

Anyway, I’m back now, and I’m reviving the podcast. I was digging through my files and realized that I had recorded an episode with my good friend and mastermind group member, Stephen Schott, last year right before putting everything on hold.

So, I wanted to publish that post. Stephen and I both enjoy reading about personal development, psychology, health, and mindset (among dozens of other things), so this is a wide-ranging conversation with a little something for everyone.

Enjoy! I’ll see you on the inside.

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For the full show notes, links, and resources, visit https://www.austinbollinger.com/podcast/034-stephen-schott/

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Show Notes

 — Getting to know Stephen Schott – [03:31]

 — Stephen’s, Quick Quotes on Snapchat – [06:20]

 — Stephen’s Journey: Financial Advising, Bar Fights, and Low Points – [08:10]

 — Struggles are the Things that Make You Great – [10:06]

 — Personal Development: Taking Action on What You Learn – [11:53]

 — Are You Stuck Being Who You Are After Turning 25? – [12:46]

 --- Self-Limiting Beliefs and Learned Helplessness

 — Mastering Your Thoughts and the Way You Think – [16:55]

 — Talking to Yourself in a Different Way – [17:56]

 --- Self Affirmations, Positive Self-Talk, and More

 — Getting Up Early and Building Confidence – [20:04]

 — David Goggins’ 40% Rule – [21:27]

 — Intentionally Doing Things You Don’t Want to Do – [22:22]

 — Mel Robbins, the Reticular Activating System, and Focusing on Your Goals – [26:56]

 — Setting Your Goals too Low – [27:52]

 — Grant Cardone’s 10X Rule – [30:20]

 — Converting “I can’t” to “How can I?” – [31:52]

 — Wants, Desires, Self-Actualization, and Discovering Your True Potential – [32:59]

 — Living Life by Default or By Design. Gratitude vs. Being Content. – [36:06]

 — What is Dureable Fullfillment? Happiness, Success, & Freedom – [37:22]

 — Aspiring to New Levels in Life – [38:44]

 — Is Growing More or Needing More Important to You? – [40:06]

 --- What would you do if you had unlimited money?

 — Self-Limiting Beliefs and Self-Fulfilling Prophecies – [43:06]

 — Goals with a Deeper Purpose Lead to Passion and Drive – [44:26]

 — Final Thoughts and Connecting with Stephen – [45:47]

Have you ever got a free annual credit report on your own?

If you’re like most people, you don’t think about your credit score very often, let alone think about getting a free annual credit report. Heck, I used to only think about mine when I was about to apply for an auto loan or a mortgage.

If you don’t know your credit score, you’re not alone. In fact, many people I know don’t know their current credit score, and some have never checked their credit score. According to a post on Lexington Law, 54% of Americans say they never check their credit scores.

Many people think that you only need a good credit score if you’re looking to get a loan or a credit card. But if you dive into this episode of the podcast, you’ll see there are several reasons you need a good credit report.

Let’s go!!

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For the full show notes, links, and resources, visit https://www.austinbollinger.com/podcast/033-crush-your-financial-goals-with-a-free-credit-report/

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Show Notes

— Credit Report vs. Credit Score – [03:19]

— Hard Checks vs. Soft Checks – [04:16 ]

— Top 5 Reasons to get a Free Annual Credit Report – [05:06]

— 1. Saving Money – [05:41]

— 2. Save More Money by Getting Better Insurance Rates – [06:51]

— 3. Rebuild Bad Credit or Fix Credit Errors – [08:34]

— 4. Spot Identity Theft – [10:42]

— 5. Keep Your Score Healthy – [13:12]

— BONUS. It’s Free, so Why Not? – [15:41]

— How often should you run a report? – [17:53]

There are a number of prerequisites to success in life, but Action is, by far, the most important one.

Apart from goal setting, Action is probably the thing I talk about most here on Daily New Years. Why? Because without Action, we cannot achieve success in anything. No matter how much we know or learn and no matter how much we dream, success isn’t possible unless we take Action.

You might know all about business, but you can’t be a successful business owner unless you take the first step and open your business, right? You can’t successfully run a marathon if you don’t take the first step and run your first mile.

See what I mean? Action is a prerequisite to success, and that’s what we’re talking about here on the podcast today.

So, what do you say? Are you going to take action and click play?

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For the full show notes, links, and resources, visit https://www.austinbollinger.com/podcast/032-heres-why-action-is-ultimate-prerequisite-to-success/

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Show Notes

— Learning + Action = Success – [04:24]

— A Chain Reaction of Opportunity – [07:04

— The Butterfly Effect – [08:45]

— Facing Your Fear of Failure – [12:11]

— Failure as a Learning Opportunity – [13:35]

— Silencing Your Self-Limiting Beliefs – [15:30]

— No More Waiting! Take Action! – [18:57]

What do you get when you put two personal development junkies in a room together with a microphone? The short answer: Massive amounts of valuable and useful info, that's what!

Today on the show I’m talking with Dr. Greg Pursley. Greg and I are in a mastermind group together, and week after week, he brings massive value. He’s a wealth of knowledge, and he’s sharing just a little bit of that knowledge today.

If you’re ready to hear about taking massive action, developing a growth mindset, setting goals, how to find a personal development guru that resonates with you, and so much more—then dive on into the episode.

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For the full show notes, links, and resources, visit https://www.austinbollinger.com/podcast/031-overcoming-fear-taking-massive-action-with-dr-greg-pursley/

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Show Notes

— A Note on Adding Value – [02:38]

— Why Do People Postpone Self-Improvement? – [3:44]

— F.E.A.R. False Evidence Appearing Real – [05:02]

— What would I have to believe for that to be true? – [5:36]

— The Power of a Weekly or Daily Routine – [06:59]

— Giving Up Something to Get Something Better – [08:13]

— The Myth of the Morning Person – [10:05]

— Learning isn’t Enough—Take Action! – [12:54]

— Taking Action and Overcoming Objections – [13:30]

— Taking Action and Building Momentum – [14:27]

— Celebrate Your Wins – [16:05]

— If You’re Not Growing, You’re Dying – [16:36]

— Overcoming the Fears of Goal Setting – [18:07]

— Choose a Perspective that’s Right for You – [19:59]

— Avoid Comparing Yourself to Others – [20:46]

— Success is Your Duty – [21:21]

— Be Responsible for Your Actions – [22:12]

— Adding Value to the Universe – [22:37]

— Personal Development and Expanding Your Mind – [23:45]

— Focus = Feeling = Action – [24:57]

— Finding a Personal Development Guru that Resonates – [26:28]

— How to Feel in Control of Your Life  – [30:10]

— Achieving Emotional Mastery – [31:00]

— Challenge Your B.S. (Belief Systems) – [32:18]

— Examining New Perspectives Without Accepting Them – [37:05]

— Capitalize on N.E.T. Time (No Extra Time) – [40:51]

— Wasting Time vs. Resting and Recharging – [41:53]

— Striving Through Hard Times – [46:25]

— Picking Up New Things from Repeat Content – [48:13]

— Writing Things Down and Nerding Out on Notebooks – [49:40]

— Quarterly and Annual Reviews – [51:04]

— Setting Goals! Not New Year’s Resolutions – [52:10]

— S.M.A.R.T. Goals – [54:17]

— Connecting with Dr. Greg Pursley – [57:21]

Do you know which of your goals are your top priority? Or do you find yourself working on ten different goals with little to no progress?

One of the things I see all of the time is that people make very little progress on any given goal because of all the other goals they have.

Maybe you have one goal that’s taking up all your time, but it’s the wrong goal. Or maybe you’re working on the least important goal out of all the goals you have. Perhaps you just have too many goals!

How can we prioritize our goals in the proper order and achieve our essential goals more quickly?

If you’re trying to chip away at ten different goals, it’s going to seem like you’re not getting anything done, right? I mean, this happens to me all the time.

This is an easy trap to fall into when you’re ambitious and you’ve got a thousand things that you want to do.

That’s why I want to talk about three strategies that I use to prioritize my goals and keep myself on track. I think you’re going to find them super useful!

Here we go!

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For the full show notes, links, and resources, visit https://www.austinbollinger.com/podcast/030-crush-your-goals-with-these-3-prioritization-strategies/

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Show Notes

— Pareto’s Principle, a.k.a. the 80/20 Rule – [03:50]

— The 80/20 Rule in Everyday Productivity – [05:42]

— The 80/20 Rule and Time Blocking – [07:26]

— The Eisenhower Matrix – [09:00]

— The Difference Between Urgent and Important – [09:23]

— How to Sketch the Eisenhower Matrix – [10:29]

— How to Fill in the Matrix – [11:20]

— Apply the Four D’s to the Matrix – [12:33]

— The ABCDE Method of Prioritization – [16:09]

Isn’t it super frustrating when you want to learn new things but can’t seem to find the time?

Whether it’s a new language or how to earn passive income, there is so much to learn and so little precious time. But what if you could learn new things without dedicating any additional time throughout your day?

Yes, please!

Call it a life hack, productivity hack, or whatever, over the past few years, I’ve discovered several different times throughout my day that have been perfect for audio learning.

In this episode, I’m sharing my top four ways to learn on the go and the top nine times when I do it. These aren’t the only ones, so tune in, learn the strategies, and then look for more ways to use audio learning in your own life.

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For the full show notes, links, and resources, visit https://www.austinbollinger.com/podcast/029-how-to-learn-new-things-when-you-dont-have-the-time/

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Let’s dive on in!

— Example Times to Use Audio Learning – [02:02]

— Multitasking is Real!! – [06:20]

— 1. Learn a New Language – [07:48]

— 2. Listen to Books Monthly on Audible – [09:56]

— 3. Subscribe to Podcasts and Listen Daily – [13:36]

— 4. Listen to Ted Talks and Educational YouTube Videos – [16:05]

— Active Listening and Audio Learning – [18:44]