The No-Code Advantage

Meet Celeste Johnson - a wife, mother, runner and great person!

I had such a great conversation with Celeste and we talked more about running than anyone I've ever had on the show. She definitely shared some great nuggets in this show, such as:

If you'd like to stay in touch with Celeste or follow her journey, you can connect with her on Instagram: @thecompulsiverunner

No matter what you do, no matter what you're trying to accomplish, almost everything in life takes longer, requires more effort, more money and focus to accomplish than you originally planned. It's a simple fact of life. Even the small tasks of your daily commute or doing the dishes, if you think about it, usually take longer than you originally anticipated.

But that is ok! Friction in life creates better results, and in it's own weird way is able to filter out those who are truly committed to something vs. those who are just interested.

So - where in your life are you seeing friction is present and how can you start to deal with it in a more strategic way?

In staying consistent with the theme of this show, "Run Your Day" - let's all agree that you can't possibly be "running your day" when you're stuck on social media all day every day. It just isn't productive, it's a time-suck and it doesn't give you what you want.

The crazy part is that every social network and app out there is literally designed with addiction and constant attention in mind, so it's an uphill battle every single day to fight this.

In the end, take a look in the mirror and ask yourself: Are you addicted to social media? Yes or no?

There is no middle-ground on this - either you are or you aren't. The good thing is that if you are - that's ok and there are resources out there to help you with these things. But if you aren't - that's great too, but keep up the good work and don't let this stuff suck you in!

I believe that the single-biggest thing holding many of us back in life is our willingness to get uncomfortable and just go for things. 

Don't be "that guy" who is all talk and no action. I see you. I know you. I WAS YOU. I STILL AM YOU.

We all do it - we all stay comfortable for one reason or another. And it slowly and surely kills us.

So today - just go for it. Just launch - like I did, when I was scared, uncertain, hesitant and terrified. Just go.

Hey! Be sure to download the BRAND NEW Run Your Day app on the App Store and Google Play - or you can go directly to app.runyourdaypodcast.com to see what it's all about!

In the midst of a presidential election in uncertainty, we can extract a great lesson from this. Every election is essentially a "referendum" on the incumbent - do you want more of the same or change? It truly can be that simple.

So inside of your life, if you were to do a "self-referendum" on the various areas of your life, would you vote for more of the same or would you vote for change? Would you vote to remove the person you've been from office and replace you with someone different, or would you keep doing what you're doing?

It's something kind of deep to think about and despite all the chaos, confusion and anger brought about by this election, I think we could all use a self-referendum of our lives and move forward accordingly.

The more things you do in life, the more you have what I call "split-attention" syndrome, which is a killer in the world of productivity.

You try to do too much, then end up not doing enough, then feel guilty and unaccomplished, then anxiety builds and you feel further behind and you fall further and further behind. It's a viscious spiral.

So how do we escape that? Try meditating on a single question: What is the single thing I need to focus on today?

Allow the answer to rise within you. Don't seek it out. Don't try too hard. Just listen to yourself. Trust yourself. You know you better than anyone, and your Voice will eventually give you the answer you're seeking.

Question: What do you need to do today to simplify, clarify and focus on less in order to get more done?

Meet David Essel - #1 best selling author, life coach and counselor

Dubbed "the new leader of the Positive Thinking Movement" Mr. David Essel shared some surprising things with me.

From being a liar and addicted to drugs, to now helping and coaching people all over the world, the path David has taken in life is nothing short of incredible.

In this episode, we discuss:

Plus: what is our #1 superpower as human beings? The thing we can all tap into at anytime...?

For more on David Essel, head to www.talkdavid.com.

Thank you David for being on the show!

Do you have what it takes to make your dreams a reality? Put simply: are you willing to keep going through adversity and do what it takes, for as long as it takes until you reach your goal?

There's no getting around things, skirting things or taking the shortcut. The work is the work and that is the way it is.

Question: Where in your life do you know that there is simply a level of things you need to go through over and over until your dream comes true?

Here's the deal:

If you're going to start a business or try and do some big shit in life, there is A LOT of boring work involved in that journey. It's just part of it.

The media we consume portrays this sexy and care-free image of entrepreneurs and big businesses, but it's not real. What you don't see is the boring, monotonous, tedium involved in the actual real work of starting and building these things. Yes - there are parts that are exciting - but the bulk of it is annoyingly boring.

So what do you do?

Own it! Embrace that boring work! This gives you an edge. How many people are willing to tolerate that level of boring work? Answer - not many. So start to learn to embrace that boring work, because if you do the boring, repetitive tasks you need to do over and over and over and over again - you will breakthrough that barrier and get to the exciting stuff one day.

Question: Where in your life are you avoiding the "boring work" and you just need to shift and embrace it?!

Each one of us has a whole bunch of "unconscious" directions, patterns and behaviors that we follow throughout the day. It might be your commute to work, your morning routine, tasks at work, the way you answer the phone, etc. Many of these patterns are harmless, but some can cause you to go in an entirely different direction throughout your life.

The best part about realizing what your unconscious patterns and behaviors are, the better chance you have of correcting them - if it is indeed something you want to correct. Through the process of awareness and becoming present to these behaviors, you can consciously act in ways that remedy these behaviors and therefore give yourself different results and a different reality.

Where in your life do you now recognize unconscious patterns and behaviors and what can you start to do to correct them?