The Highly Unlikely Podcast with Lavena Perry

Everyone faces challenges.  The way you approach these challenges and your perspective on growth is often the difference between success and failure. You have the power to overcome the limits you have unknowingly set for yourself and take control of your life.  Change is within your grasp!

In today’s episode, we will be talking about the impact that mindset has on your ability to grow and overcome challenges.

Episode Highlights:

• What is mindset? (5:58)
• Understanding mindset (6:29)
• Applying a growth mindset (11:29)
• Lessons learned from applying a growth mindset (14:20)
• Overcoming a fixed mindset (14:59)
• The difference between success and failure (15:45)
• Limiting beliefs and negative thought patterns (16:38)
• Using failures to grow (17:18)
• How to develop a growth mindset (18:18)

Power Quotes:

Struggling does not equal failure.  Struggling equals growth and learning. (15:46)

If you never stop trying, you will succeed. (15:53)

Having a growth mindset is power over your own life (17:15)

Changing your mindset changes your life (21:15) 

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Just as the seasons of the year change, so do the seasons of your life.  Some seasons are prettier and more pleasant than others but are good things to be enjoyed in every season.  Opportunities for growth and change are sometimes packaged in the most difficult seasons of our lives, but it is still possible to choose joy and happiness, even in the hardest times.

In today’s episode, we will be taking a journey into the changing seasons of life and choosing happiness in difficult times.

Episode highlights:

• Do you know what season of life you are in? 2:21
• Changing of seasons 4:19
• Finding joy in your life 5:44
• Lessons from the hard times 9:32
• Preparing for coming seasons 12:36
• There is a new season ahead 18:07

Power Quotes:

You might really be struggling right now, but your season will change.

Allow the dark seasons of your life to be seasons of exponential growth.

Find joy in the season of life you are living now.

No matter how dark it seems, there is beautiful sunshine that will fill your life again.

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Sometimes life takes you in a direction you don’t want to go. Sometimes your choices can lead to embarrassment, anger, or just feeling stuck. The good news is that despite what happens to you or the choices you’ve made in the past, you can move forward and start living the life that you want.

In today’s episode we will be discussing the effects of past decisions, what you can do now, and the steps you should take to start enjoying life and creating a future you can look forward to!

Episode highlights:

• Are you letting past decisions define your present? (1:26)
• How to overcome victimhood (6:54)
• The lesson we can all learn from the bonsai tree (9:05)
• The one tool you need to use every day to change your direction and meet your goals (11:32)
• How to get out of your rut and start living the life you want (12:38)

Power Quotes:

I choose the life that I want, not the one I was given (8:14)

We are not bound by the things that happen to us (9:53)

Your past does not define you. You define your future by the decisions you make today. (16:24)

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In today’s world, women’s lives are busier than ever with family, friends, work, housework, and all the many other responsibilities you have. It can feel like you’re drowning and the most important people in your life get lost in the chaos. 

Today we’ll discuss why it’s time to start choosing your priorities and how to clear up your life, put your priorities first, and start enjoying stronger relationships!

In today’s episode:

• How your personality traits could be affecting how you connect with your children (1:30)
• What you don’t know is hurting your children (7:31)
• The type of conversation that is essential to a healthy relationship with your kids (8:19)
• The biggest challenge women face in relationships and how to overcome it (8:50)
• Why you need to remove roadblocks in your relationships and how to start today (14:35)
• How experiences can change your perspective (18:57)

Power Quotes:

Balance is a lie. (10:34)

You have to choose your priorities (10:41)

You can’t have a good relationship with someone who is miserable because of you (16:36)

Don’t be willing to accept a life of regret (23:44)

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In today’s virtual world, we spend a lot of time interacting with people who we never see face to face. This lack of connection has led to bullying, anger, and an overall lack of kindness on social media platforms. The comfort people feel behind their keyboards can lead to others being hurt and torn down. 

In today’s episode, we discuss the need for grace and kindness and how taking a minute to be kind can affect your whole environment, online and in your community.

• The one virtue you must have to change your environment (1:14)
• How social media is hurting you and your loved ones (1:45)
• The different ways to deal with grief (6:35)
• Coping vs Grief (9:53)
• The only way to move forward after a tragedy (15:40)
• The one thing we can all do to improve our society (16:10)
• How to be emotionally strong (17:06)
• How doing the hard thing can change the world (20:19)

Power Quotes:

We can mitigate the damage to our country by being kind (16:25)

Kindness is the greatest strength you can have (17:12)

Kindness is way more contagious than COVID (21:03)

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When the lockdowns started, there were many people in a panic. Maybe you were one of them. What food did you have? What food did you need? What about toilet paper!? I think we all felt the panic even if we were mostly prepared. 

With more waves of the virus and possibly more lockdowns, it is important to check your level of preparation and make sure that you and your family are prepared for emergencies. 

In today’s episode we will be discussing what it means to be prepared, what you actually need to store, and the best way to store it!

In today’s show:

• The first step you must take to improve your emergency preparedness (9:00)
• Why your failures are crucial to increasing your preparedness (11:22)
• The time frame you must think about to make sure you are prepared (13:03)
• The perfect location for your food storage (16:04)
• What are you storing and will it actually serve your family? (18:03)
• What skills do you have and what skills do you need? (19:28)
• How to store food within your means (21:08)
• Hoarding vs Preparedness (23:40)

Power Quotes:

Intentional actions get you where you want to be (21:16)

Make the plan before you buy (21:14)

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Making money and paying bills can be a big weight to bear. The pandemic has added on more weight than some people feel they can carry. Day after day, week after week, the stress of our finances can keep us from true freedom and happiness.

Today on The Highly Unlikely Podcast, we will be discussing your pocket book, how the pandemic has helped or hindered your finances, and how to bring yourself true peace for your mind and bank account.

•  The lessons we need to take from the pandemic to make lasting change in our lives (1:59)
•  Where is your money coming from? (2:42)
•  What your boss didn’t want you to know before the pandemic (4:18)
• The first thing you must have to work from home (5:00)
• The financial guru that can change your life (9:10)
• How this one crucial thing can feel restrictive but actually allows you more freedom (11:00)
• How to get out of debt quickly (13:37)
• The honest problem in America and why no one is talking about it (16:10)
• The real cost of debt (18:08)
• Where does your peace of mind come from? (19:08)
• How much money you should have in savings and how to put it there (20:39)
• The true financial situation in the U.S. (23:00)
• The nasty trick financial institutions use to take your money (24:50)

Power Quotes:

We have a spending problem, not a money problem- (16:32)

America has a debt problem- (18:19)

You can find real peace of mind when you are debt free- (19:20)

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Welcome to the Highly Unlikely Podcast!

With all the chaos in our world, how are you caring for YOU? Between school, work, and a pandemic, it can be easy to lose yourself in the crazy, but caring for yourself is key to making it through and keeping your sanity!

Join me, Lavena Perry from a Highly Unlikely Life, for a deep discussion about self-care and the tools and tricks I use to make sure your bucket is full so you can more effectively give to the others in your life.

In today's episode:

Why you need your neighbors (3:55)

Do you have a survival plan? (7:15)

How to prepare yourself emotionally for whatever comes your way (9:17)

How this key activity can enhance your self-care routine (10:48)

Getting your hands dirty to care for your soul (17:28)

Power Quotes:

“Give me all the deets!”

“Ask yourself the important questions to find what you love.”

“Gardening is good for my soul.”

Grab your copy of The Ultimate Guide to Crochet For Your Mental Health and tap into the benefits of creativity so that you can become one of the many women who have unlocked the secret to experiencing joy and living an inspired life.