The Veterinary Life Coach® Podcast with Dr. Julie Cappel

On this episode of the podcast Julie talks about how we need to overcome our brain's need to stay comfortable and begin to embrace discomfort. Most of our big goals in life cause some discomfort to us. The need to stay comfortable will hold us back and keep us from reaching our goals and dreams. Stepping out of that comfort zone will allow us to break old habits and create new success.

On this episode of the podcast Julie talks about how we avoid doing the big things in life by distracting ourselves with small unimportant tasks. We fret about housework, laundry, and social media when we should be focusing on the more important goals that we have. Julie teaches you some scheduling tips and tricks for getting more out of each day.

On this episode of the podcast Julie talks about her trip to Orlando to the VMX. Julie spent the week at the Veterinary Meeting and Expo in Orlando Florida, learning about advances in veterinary medicine. This brought up the idea that lifelong learning is important to personal development and also professional development. Providing yourself with opportunities and remaining open minded to learning will keep us moving forward in our life.

On this episode of the podcast Julie talks about the concept of taking baby steps towards any goal. When you commit to small steps in the direction of your goals, you will overcome self-doubt and fear and begin to realize your dreams. Julie mentions Dave Ramsey's "Baby Steps", "The Slight Edge" by Jeff Olson, and "Compound Effect" by Darren Hardy as examples of this baby steps idea and how to use these concepts in your life to create bigger and better goals and dreams.

On this episode of the podcast, Julie talks about the concept of embracing boredom. Most successes start with small tasks that need to be done repeatedly to achieve an ultimate goal. It is in the repetition that we achieve proficiency and excellence. Many times this repetition becomes boring and causes us to want to quit to alleviate the boredom. If we give into boredom and quit, we will never achieve our dream. Julie talks about techniques to expect the boredom and enjoy the journey to our success.

On this episode of the podcast Julie revisits John Maxwell's book "The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth". John Maxwell is a well respected author on leadership and is a favorite of Julie's. In podcast #43 Julie started with three of the 15 laws for personal growth and in this podcast she explores three more.

On this episode of the podcast Julie works through the goal setting process and why we need to set goals for ourselves. Our brains need some guidance and direction. Setting strong goals gives our brain the direction and motivation that we need to move forward in life and accomplish great things.

On this episode of the podcast Julie talks about possibility thinking. Being willing to see possibilities in every situation will help you open your life up to optimistic thinking and increased success. Successful people dream and think bigger than the rest of us. Working to become a possibility thinker will help you to create a bigger more successful life.

On this episode of the podcast Julie and Karlene Belyea talk about the different generations. Understanding the way each generation sees the world will help us to relate to each other with understanding and compassion. Karlene teaches us the basic tendencies of each generation and how we can best understand them.

On this episode of the podcast Julie talks to Karlene Belyea, her friend and the Chief Culture Officer of Mission Veterinary Partners. Karlene teaches you to read others' body language and also use your own, to relate better in business and social situations.