This generation seldom gets the same press as the ones before or after. Born between the mid 60’s and the early 80’s, this group had the first job insecurity challenges, massive growth in technology and having younger generations as well as aging parents to care for. How does that impact our population as a whole?

Figuring out what you actually want is considerably harder than getting what you want. We will often dream about what we want, yet seldom take the steps to think through strategies to help us define those desires. Here are some ideas to get you flowing!

When we have an expectation that isn’t met in the way we think it should be, with the conditions and circumstances we’ve created - it can create a lot of negative emotion. How do we neutralize ourselves before we go straight to anger?

Kevin Jansen joins the podcast today to talk about his new book 'It's All Personal: 12 Lessons Learned Through Cancer Survival That Transformed My Career Success.'

While there are many articles, classes, and books that offer processes to feel better, they all require a commitment of energy or time that we may not have right now. Here are 8 easy guidelines offering specific tactics to soothe your emotions. 

Our human brains are riddled with negative and repetitive thoughts, whether we are consciously aware of it or not. Most of these thoughts are simply habits we've created, not true reality. How do we create new, more helpful habits?

You will never outperform your own expectations for yourself. It can't happen. And if you lead and influence others, they will never reach higher levels with you as their lid. How do we raise our expectations?

Sometimes having a 'don't look back' mindset helps us make big decisions and manage risk. But sometimes a 'can't turn back' mentality may be due to fear or the uncertainty of being wrong. Which perspective is right?

There's a lot of conversation about the younger generations and older generations. But there's little discussion about how the fundamental difference of expectations came to be. How can we solve this if we do not seek to understand first?

Often without a word, we make decisions about situations and the people we are in partnership with. Less often do we discuss these decisions, or notice if others are in agreement with our perspectives. This is a natural by-product of internal thinking. How can we become more aware of these thoughts to help create more agreement?