The Thriveology Podcast For Thrive Nation

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What's The Thriveology Podcast For Thrive Nation about?

Thrive, grow and prosper. A life of thriving and abundance awaits you, Thrive Nation! Join Dr. Lee Baucom as we explore better ways of thriving, growing, succeeding, and prospering in life, career, family, and purpose.

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The Thriveology Podcast For Thrive Nation episodes:

09.06.2022
How to Live a Meaningful Life
Just a little rant here: philosophy classes turn off many college students for a simple reason — they never get around to saying how philosophy can shake your living. Some classes might teach more on “how to think philosophically,” or...
08.29.2022
“Where Have You Been?”
I’ve had a few people who have noticed that the Thriveology Podcast has been on a bit of a hiatus for a couple of months. They asked where I have been. Well, since the question was about my podcast, I thought...
07.05.2022
Your Me Exception
Do you ever do something that breaks a rule (or even a law), thinking to yourself that it doesn’t apply to you? I do. Sometimes, I use that speed limit sign as a suggestion. I’m a good driver, I tell myself. What...
06.27.2022
Is Micro-Quitting Keeping You from Thriving?
Do you micro-quit? I sure do. And I need to quit micro-quitting! Maybe you do, too. It undermines my goals (and likely, your goals too). And it keeps you from thriving. What is micro-quitting? Well, if you quit something (an activity, a...
05.02.2022
Change Your Algorithms
All around the news, we are hearing about algorithms built into our social media. It directs what we see and hear. It is how all social media decides what to feed you next. If you like this video, then you...
04.11.2022
Start Here
"Where should I start?", my client asked. Lots of times, we want to make changes, we want things to be different. And sometimes, we want things to be different before we make any changes. We want a different starting point. If you've ever...
03.22.2022
How Do Others Treat You?
"Why don't they treat me the way I want to be treated?", my client asked me. So, I asked, "Have you taught them how to treat you?" The silence let me know. But after a pause, my client said, "I guess it...
03.14.2022
The Forgive Habit
A few weeks ago, a coaching client noted her resistance to forgiving for fear that she would be vulnerable to being hurt. I told her that was not at all true. In fact, being alive leaves you open to hurt! But...
02.28.2022
Calm in Crazy Times
Have you seen the meme that caught my eye?: I really wish I weren't living through a major historical event right now! I feel that! But here is the thing I am realizing — historic events are happening on a very regular...
02.21.2022
Finding Compassion
Over the past 7 episodes, we have been building our Thrive Code. The code to follow that allows us to thrive, and also the code that runs your system, like computer code. And we are closing in on the finish...
02.14.2022
Seek Clarity
Did you ever have one of those Magic 8-Balls when you were growing up? I never had one, but a friend down the street did. You were supposed to ask Yes/No questions of the ball, then turn it over and...
02.07.2022
Be Curious
As we continue exploring your thrive code, the next topic is… are you curious? OK, that is actually the topic: being curious. I’ve come to regard curiosity as one of the main paths to thriving. In fact, in the absence of curiosity,...
01.31.2022
Create!
I must admit, I have said it myself, “I am just not creative.” But that isn’t true. Not for me, and not for you. Perhaps you had some art teacher tell you that at one point. Or perhaps you were...
01.24.2022
Contribution
When I talk about Thriveology, many people say, “Oh, that is more of that ‘being happy’ stuff, isn’t it?" My response: No. Well, not just that. Sure, being happy is fine. No need to avoid being happy! But that is only...
01.17.2022
Community and Connection
It’s in our DNA. We have a need to connect with others, to have connections and relationships. We express that in close relationships and larger groups. And unfortunately, lately, we have often allowed tribalism into our connections. When we slip into...
01.10.2022
Controlling What You Can
Many people make the Control Error — they attempt to control what they cannot control, while also failing to control what they can. Why? Because they don’t know what they can’t control and they don’t know what they can control. Humans have a...
01.04.2022
It’s A Challenge!
Life is a challenge, isn’t it? I don’t think I am saying anything that is a surprise these days. We’ve been dealing with a pandemic now for over 2 years. For many people, that has led to many challenges throughout...
12.13.2021
Redux: Merry Stressness!
And just like that, the Holiday season is upon us! All the hustle and bustle. All the events. All the demands… in the midst of a time that you want to be enjoyable, meaningful, and manageable! Why the stress? In a repeat...
12.06.2021
Stuck in When/Then?
It's a trap. And we all fall into it. Sadly, we set it up on ourselves, then step right into it. WHACK! We are stuck... waiting. And that's the trap -- the wait. Life can't begin until.... What's the trap? The "When/Then Trap."...
11.29.2021
What Is Stress?
I bet you hear it as much as I do. You may even say it. "I'm so stressed!" The malady of the modern age. Stressed out, exhausted, and frustrated. But what IS stress? As much as we toss that term around, sometimes...
11.23.2021
Does Gratitude Matter?
If you are in the States, we are on the cusp of the Holiday season, kicking off with Thanksgiving in just a few days. For me, the Holidays throughout the year are moments to step into gratitude. Not just in a...
11.08.2021
Correcting Course
"How did I end up here?," my client asked. He told me that for so long, he thought he was headed in the right direction. Now, he thinks maybe it was the entirely wrong direction. I asked him, "Did you course...
10.25.2021
Broken??
Have you seen this picture in your FB feed or on Twitter? It crossed my path a number of times. The first time I saw it, I was immediately uncomfortable. But it took a little time for me to be clear...
10.18.2021
Ego Trips
A couple of episodes back, I discussed some lessons I have learned in my less-than-half a year in jiu jitsu. One of my lessons was about "egoless learning." Several people asked what I meant by my ego being involved. And...
10.11.2021
Are Mis-Wants Keeping You Stuck?
Have you ever wanted something... just knowing that if you had it, you would be... happy? And if you got it, did you find yourself happier? Not just for a few moments or days, but long-term? Sometimes, the "buyer's remorse" sets in...
10.04.2021
Finding Self-Confidence
We all want confidence -- SELF-confidence. We want to be confident before we act. In other words, I want to feel confident of myself before I move toward something. Or maybe that's just me! :-) But I think that comes at it...
09.27.2021
How Fear Keeps You Stuck
It seems to be a specialty of mine... getting people UN-stuck. Which means I spend a fair amount of time noting what gets people stuck in the first place. Makes sense, right? If you want to get un-stuck, you need...
09.20.2021
No-Bull Ways To Change Your Life
My coaching client was wanting to thrive. He told me he was constantly studying about self-growth. But he wanted to really transform his life. And, he told me, so much of what he was reading was, to quote him, "woo-woo...
09.06.2021
Change in the Shadow of Terror
Sometimes, success comes from being at the right place at the right time. Sometimes, tragedy comes from being at the wrong place at the wrong time. But what happens when you are at the right place at the wrong time? For...
08.30.2021
Dealing with Criticism
I don't know anyone who really likes criticism. Well, at least receiving criticism. I do know some people who seem to relish dishing out criticism! You probably know some, too. But criticism can be important feedback. And feedback can help us...
08.02.2021
Responsibility vs. Blame
Blame is rampant in today's world. We all quickly point the finger at someone/something else, proclaiming, "It's not my fault!" Interestingly, I also notice how rampant it is for people to take the credit for successes. They/we claim credit for what goes...
07.26.2021
What’s Your Challenge??
Are you up for a challenge? In the last episode of my podcast, I discussed how to hold on when life is tough. That's when life is challenging you. But what about when life isn't so challenging... where life is copacetic? Just...
07.12.2021
After the Apology
You apologize. Now what? Are you finished? Is it now up to the person to whom you apologized? Nope. That is only one part of the process. Understand that apologies, forgiving, reconciliation, and trust are all separate functions. Each is tied to the...
06.28.2021
Not Winning or Losing, But Learning or Learning
I don't know about you, but I was raised around competition. Not so much from my parents, but from culture. In school, you compete in all sorts of tasks... trying to prove how smart, how good, how talented, how athletic,...
06.21.2021
Departure Conversations
So far, life has a 100% mortality rate. We are not getting out of this alive! You and I, and everyone we know, will face the inevitable moment of losing loved ones, and facing our own death. And yet, we live...
06.14.2021
The SSC Strategy for Changing Your Life
Have you heard of Kaizen? It is the principle of continuous improvement. Continuous improvement is a great model for change. It is based on constant changes toward a better outcome. No need for sudden upheaval or change (although that is sometimes...
05.24.2021
How to Forgive Yourself
Forgiving is an important skill. When we forgive people for hurts and slights in the past, we get to free ourselves from those events. (That skill is so important that I wrote a book about the process I created. That book...
05.17.2021
The 4 “Can’ts”
"You can't. . . ." "I can't. . . ." That pretty much ends the conversation. Which is unfortunate. History is littered with people doing the very things someone else said, "You can't do that." Turns out, you can. And many times,...
05.10.2021
Do You Believe Your Thoughts?
Those thoughts, they get us into trouble, don't they? We keep looking for that thing that will make us happy. We think we know. We think that thing, that person, that place, that paycheck, position, etc., etc., will finally do it. Until...
05.03.2021
When Life Knocks You Down
Life has a way of knocking us down. Every single person. Life hits hard sometimes, and softer sometimes. But life will knock us down. Not once. Not twice. But many times. Many people get stuck trying to figure out what it...
04.26.2021
Does Everything Happen for a Reason?
In recent days, I have been with people in the middle of horrific losses. Inevitably, someone steps up and in an attempt to comfort, says, "Everything happens for a reason." That comment is rarely comforting in the painful moments. But deeper than...
04.19.2021
Growth Mindset In The Pandemic
2020. ¯\_(?)_/¯ Am I right? And we just keep stretching on into 2021. The pandemic isn't over, the virus isn't gone. And here we still are. Thriving? Stuck? Research psychologist, Carol Dweck, says that there are two mindsets we can have: fixed...
04.12.2021
Clean and Dirty Pain
Anyone who tells you that you can go through life without getting hurt and feeling pain is either lying or hiding. Life is rough-and-tumble. Pain is unavoidable. But there is a type of pain that we can leave behind. That is more...
04.05.2021
How to Break Out of a Rut
We all have times in life where we just feel... stuck... in a rut. Life on repeat. Another day, another week, another month, another year clicks by, same ol' same ol'. That is the definition of a rut, just moving forward...
03.29.2021
From “If” to “Is”
At the beginning of my career, I was a hospital chaplain. One of my tasks was to help people accept what was going on... to accept the diagnosis, the outcome of an accident or tragedy, to accept the changes. Interestingly,...
03.22.2021
5 Lessons from 55 Trips Around the Sun
Another year has passed. I added a year to when I answer, "How old are you?" Well, at least in theory. I am an unreliable narrator for reporting my age. By accident. But on a repeated basis. That said, as I...
03.09.2021
What A Year!
What a year! It was one year ago this week that I was on my last business trip. I was at an event with my publisher. Already, we knew COVID was out, and knew it was gaining steam. Other countries...
03.01.2021
How to Be FREE
One day, I was watching some videos (you know how that rabbit hole works) that led me to a video on this interesting sport. I love water sports, and am frequently daydreaming this time of year about being in warm...
02.22.2021
Your Heaven on Earth
It is so easy to get pulled into threats and dangers, mishaps and mistakes. It is wired into our brain to have a focus on the negative. Which is too bad. That means we are more likely to miss the...
02.16.2021
Fears, Thoughts, Beliefs
When we have some fear, it seems to the person having that fear, that the fear makes sense. If you have a fear, it would seem that fear is real and is valid. But often -- if not most of...

What's The Thriveology Podcast For Thrive Nation about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

The Thriveology Podcast For Thrive Nation episodes:

How to Live a Meaningful Life

“Where Have You Been?”

Your Me Exception

Is Micro-Quitting Keeping You from Thriving?

Change Your Algorithms

Start Here

How Do Others Treat You?

The Forgive Habit

Calm in Crazy Times

Finding Compassion

Seek Clarity

Be Curious

Create!

Contribution

Community and Connection

Controlling What You Can

It’s A Challenge!

Redux: Merry Stressness!

Stuck in When/Then?

What Is Stress?

Does Gratitude Matter?

Correcting Course

Broken??

Ego Trips

Are Mis-Wants Keeping You Stuck?

Finding Self-Confidence

How Fear Keeps You Stuck

No-Bull Ways To Change Your Life

Change in the Shadow of Terror

Dealing with Criticism

Responsibility vs. Blame

What’s Your Challenge??

After the Apology

Not Winning or Losing, But Learning or Learning

Departure Conversations

The SSC Strategy for Changing Your Life

How to Forgive Yourself

The 4 “Can’ts”

Do You Believe Your Thoughts?

When Life Knocks You Down

Does Everything Happen for a Reason?

Growth Mindset In The Pandemic

Clean and Dirty Pain

How to Break Out of a Rut

From “If” to “Is”

5 Lessons from 55 Trips Around the Sun

What A Year!

How to Be FREE

Your Heaven on Earth

Fears, Thoughts, Beliefs