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  • 27. Harnessing Humility in Our Lives

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    Humility is that key ingredient to being open to what others have to share, contribute, and give to us. By being more humble, we often find ourselves more readily learning from others which in turn makes us better at being us.

    In today’s episode, host Jason Ramsden talks about the power of humility, tips that you can use to become more humble in your life, and examines how humility can actually make us a better person.

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    Leading With Humility by Liz Oliver (medium.com)
    Humility’s Strength: 4 Signs of a Humble Leader by Ashley Wilson (virtuesforlife.com)

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    Chatter;The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It
    EP11: Give and Take by Adam Grant
    EP04:
    The 5 Second Rule: Transform your Life, Work, and Confidence with Everyday Courage by Mel Robbins
    EP02:
    Find Your Why by Simon Sinek (audio version)

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    15 min
  • 26. Opening the Door to Vulnerability

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    Vulnerability -- definitely a word that makes people cringe with fear. And yet, vulnerability is the single most important way for you to grow as a person.

    In today’s episode, host Jason Ramsden shares insights on what he needs to do to be more vulnerable and how that might help you be more vulnerable in your own life. 

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    Brene Brown: How Vulnerability Can Make Our Lives Better by Dan Schawbel (forbes.com)
    How to Embrace Vulnerability As Your Greatest Strength by Tony Fahkry (medium.com)

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    EP19:
    Chatter; The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It
    EP04: The 5 Second Rule: Transform your Life, Work, and Confidence with Everyday Courage by Mel Robbins
    EP02:
    Find Your Why by Simon Sinek (audio version)

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    18 min
  • 25. Confidence, Faith & the Person in the Mirror

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    When was the last time you took a look in the mirror and said to yourself, “I am amazing and am capable of doing amazing things!”? Perhaps not recently? Perhaps you are feeling less than confident in your ability to believe in yourself?

    In today’s episode, host Jason Ramsden shares a recent coaching session with his own coach, Kimberly DuBrul, around the words confidence and faith as well as insights into how you can improve your own self-confidence leading to better self-efficacy and faith in yourself.

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    12 Tips for Building Self-Confidence and Self-Beliefby Courtney E. Ackerman, MA. (positivepsychology.com)
    How to Believe in Yourself (SoulSalt.com)
    Kimberly DuBrul Coaching (Jay’s Coach)
    Authentic Happiness @ UPenn - Via Character Strengths
    VIA Institute on Character
    Strengths Finder 2.0

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    EP19:
    Chatter; The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It
    EP04: The 5 Second Rule: Transform your Life, Work, and Confidence with Everyday Courage by Mel Robbins
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    18 min
  • 24. LEAP: Leveraging Emotions Actively Through Positivity

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    When we are faced with a challenge or change in our life we are often told to just leap -- take a chance. This can be harder than it sounds because of fear and anxiety. What if we looked at LEAP as leveraging emotions actively through positivity.

    In today’s episode, host Jason Ramsden shares why positive thinking is important, how you can use positive thinking to overcome negative thoughts and emotions and shares from his own life how he is working on becoming a more positive person himself. Why not LEAP with him today!

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    How to Leverage the Power of Positive Thinkingby Health Coach Institute (healthcoachinstitute.com)

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    EP19:
    Chatter;The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It
    EP11: Give and Take by Adam Grant
    EP04:
    The 5 Second Rule: Transform your Life, Work, and Confidence with Everyday Courage by Mel Robbins
    EP02:
    Find Your Why by Simon Sinek (audio version)

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    21 min
  • 23. Overcoming Body Image

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    With 70% of adults feeling either anxiety or depression about body image and others not willing to share their stories about pain, growth, and moving forward, today’s episode is one you do not want to miss.

    In today’s episode, host Jason Ramsden talks about his own struggle with body image, the journey he has been on to try and move forward with a more positive mindset about body image while peeling back layers of himself from his childhood and young adult life. He also offers 7 tips for helping us gain better control over our thoughts about ourselves.

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    7 Tips for Building a Better Body Image as an Adult by Cleveland Clinic (clevelandclinic.org)

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    EP19:
    Chatter;The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It
    EP11: Give and Take by Adam Grant
    EP04:
    The 5 Second Rule: Transform your Life, Work, and Confidence with Everyday Courage by Mel Robbins
    EP02:
    Find Your Why by Simon Sinek (audio version)

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    22 min
  • 22. Journeys Take Courage

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    The first step of any journey is difficult and it can also be the most powerful. Sometimes, though, the journey of a thousand miles begins with the COURAGE to take the first step. Change is hard, regardless if the choice is about something easy or difficult, and change takes courage.

    In today’s episode, host Jason Ramsden talks about 15 strategies for finding courage. Whether you need the courage to move forward, the courage to change, the courage to let something or someone go, today’s episode will offer insights on how you can remove fear and allow courage to find you in your life.

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    15 Strategies For Finding Courage When Facing Life’s Challenges by Forbes Coaches Council (forbes.com)

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    EP19:
    Chatter;The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It
    EP11: Give and Take by Adam Grant
    EP04:
    The 5 Second Rule: Transform your Life, Work, and Confidence with Everyday Courage by Mel Robbins
    EP02:
    Find Your Why by Simon Sinek (audio version)

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    23 min
  • 21. Benefitting from Doubt

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    We all struggle with doubt especially when interacting with others. What was their intention? Did they really mean what they said? Why did they act that way today? Can I trust them?

    In today’s episode, host Jason Ramsden explores how giving others the benefit of the doubt can improve relationships and also help you become a better person in the process. In sharing a story from his own life, some tips for confronting doubt of others, and what the meaning of a trust loop is, today’s show is focused on making us a better person.

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    3 Reasons to Give People the Benefit of the Doubt by Steven Handel (theemotionmachine.com)

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    EP19:
    Chatter;The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It
    EP11: Give and Take by Adam Grant
    EP04:
    The 5 Second Rule: Transform your Life, Work, and Confidence with Everyday Courage by Mel Robbins
    EP02:
    Find Your Why by Simon Sinek (audio version)

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    19 min
  • 20. Letting Go and Moving On

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    We all struggle with knowing whether or not it is time to let go and move on from a relationship. Whether that relationship is work related, a friendship or a romantic one, the anxiety, fear and doubt about how to move forward can often be crippling because we often do not recognize the signs.

    In today’s episode, host Jason Ramsden explores the behaviors and signs in our lives that signal it is time to let go and move on and also shares some tips around mindfulness and meditation that can help you be the best you possible.

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    It’s Time to Let Go and Move On When You Experience These 21 Things by Royale Scuderi (lifehack.org)

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    EP19:
    Chatter;The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It
    EP11: Give and Take by Adam Grant
    EP04:
    The 5 Second Rule: Transform your Life, Work, and Confidence with Everyday Courage by Mel Robbins
    EP02:
    Find Your Why by Simon Sinek (audio version)

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    21 min
  • 19. Harness Your Inner Voice

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    We all have an inner voice. Whether it is our inner critic or our inner coach our own self-talk can play a large role in our lives including tanking our health, wrecking our moods, straining our relationships, and even causing us to fold under pressure. And it can also be our greatest asset.

    In today’s episode, host Jason Ramsden shares his experience with the book Chatter:The Voice in Our Head, Why it Matters, and How to Harness It and the profound effect it has had on his life in recent weeks.

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    EP19:
    Chatter;The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It
    EP11: Give and Take by Adam Grant
    EP04:
    The 5 Second Rule: Transform your Life, Work, and Confidence with Everyday Courage by Mel Robbins
    EP02:
    Find Your Why by Simon Sinek (audio version)

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    18 min
  • 18. Are You Future Focused?

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    Our past defines who we are today. What we do today, defines who we will be tomorrow. Are you ready for change in your life? Are you ready to focus on the future? Are you stuck and not sure how to move forward with a plan?

    In today’s episode, host Jason Ramsden explores what is means to be future focused, the mindset we need to make this a reality and some planning tips from his own life that just might work in your life to bring the success you have been searching for in your future.

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    How to Maintain a Future Focus by Kevin Eikenberry (kevineikenberry.com)
    Three Simple Questions that Future Focused Leaders MUST Get Right by Chris Groscurth, Ph.D. (medium.com)

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    EP11:
    Give and Take by Adam Grant
    EP04:
    The 5 Second Rule: Transform your Life, Work, and Confidence with Everyday Courage by Mel Robbins
    EP02:
    Find Your Why by Simon Sinek (audio version)

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    19 min

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