This episode’s Action Points:

The “Shame List” — Make a list of everything you are holding inside you that you are ashamed of. Own it, so it’s not hiding from you anymore. Then burn it.

Expose Yourself — Next time you feel vulnerable or find yourself confronting one of your faults, try admitting it to those around you. It takes courage, but helps remove self-hiding tendencies.

Rite(s) of Passage — Create a large or small rite of passage for yourself. It might be a camping overnight, a day of meditation, or just calling someone you know you should call. These rites build rooted strength.

Create a “Rooted Strength” Tribe — Share the concept of rooted strength, and then create a tribe of folks who can help each other develop it!

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This episode’s Action Points:

Cultivate Mindfulness and Meditation — Mindfulness changes EVERYTHING in your life! And in this case, it helps us to see when our mind latches onto a certain perception that might not be “real”.

Explore the Other Side of an Argument — Great for reducing one’s ego, plus we learn more about life and develop listening skills! Next time you feel ready to argue, stop and see if you can make a genuine attempt to see the other person’s side of things.

Practice Validation — Validation is magical. When we validate someone, we automatically go into “listening mode”, and that builds bridges rather than fosters arguments.

The Power of Validation: Arming Your Child Against Bullying, Peer Pressure, Addiction, Self-Harm, and Out-of-Control Emotions by Karyn D. Hall and Melissa Cook is a great place to get acquainted with the principles of validation!

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This episodes’ Action Points:

Identify and Utilize Your Resources– Often we don’t even know what resources we have available to help ourselves or others. By stopping to consciously note our resources, we can find ways to utilize them more creatively.

Nurture Yourself– Take some time to really give yourself the things that heal you, nourish you, and bring you happiness and peace of mind.

Learn From Your Experiences– Our “mistakes” and past experiences are ripe with lessons and life wisdom. Let’s learn from them!

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Action Points for this episode:

Consume Consciously — As we choose what media to intake, we’ll usually end up partaking in media that ranges from extremely nurturing to also bringing in some “junk food” once in a while. The beginning step in transforming media in our lives is not so much what we choose, but that we make our choices consciously.

Choose Challenging Media — Challenging media can be, well, challenging. But it’s also enriching, and the more we intake it, the more we’ll come to appreciate its complexity, its ability to help us examine our paradigms, and the mental/emotional “nutrition” it can provide.

Try a Media Fast — There is nothing like a fast to really understand the part that media plays in our lives. Try at least three days without media (more if you are up to the challenge) and let us know what you experience!

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Action Points for this episode:

Add in the “Open Files” Concept — Open files are places in our lives where we leave something hanging, not communicating about a problem because we hope it will go away or that we can just deal with it. These open files add up, making a mess in our mental and emotional lives. Close those files, and everything feels more clear.

Set a Time for Conscious Communication — Often we can be tempted to have “important talks” right when we’re in the heat of an argument. NOT a good time to talk constructively, because we are in our sympathetic mode, and our minds aren’t capable of rational, creative thinking. Instead, we can set a future time to sit down, when emotions have settled, and discuss the issue then.

Embrace Validation — Validation is an immensely powerful tool for any relationship. By validating another’s feelings, we build bridges and open new doors of communication. 

The book The Power of Validation: Arming Your Child Against Bullying, Peer Pressure, Addiction, Self-Harm, and Out-of-Control Emotions by Karyn Hall and Melissa Cook is a great place to start learning about validation, especially with children (although the concepts can be extrapolated to adults as well)!

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Action Points for this episode:

Take a Safe Risk — You know those things you are afraid of, but aren’t really that risky, like saying “hi” to a stranger? Give it a shot! It will get you used to exploring your self-imposed “lines”.

Take a Good Hard Look at a Risk You’re Already Taking — Maybe it’s eating fast food. Maybe it’s one too many drinks a night. What are the risks you are taking right now but not willing to look at? Choose one and research the actual risks, then weigh the benefits you’re getting. Is it worth it?

Consider a BIG Risk — Many of us have dreams or passions we’ve stuffed into small, dark boxes. Time to open a box and take one out! What would happen if you really did go for it?

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Here are this episode’s Action Points:

Partner Up — Find someone who you can team up with to “call each other out” when you see each other storytelling. But take care! It’s easy for this to turn into arguments, so make sure you do it lovingly!

Rubber Band Marker — Choose a “marker” to alert yourself to when you’re storytelling. For instance, a rubber band on your wrist that you snap lightly when you catch yourself. This can “snap” your mind into launching into your touchstone.

Positive Storytelling — Learn to use storytelling positively with tools such as mana gardening.

Links:

Mana Gardening: A fabulous book to deepen your positive storytelling!

Videos mentioned in this cast:

https://youtu.be/iQBla-bbxJ8https://youtu.be/XpeQLPHcplY

Here are this episode’s Action Points:

Choose a moment of service — Next time you’re going to get a Starbuck’s, make a conscious decision to put that time/energy/money toward something else that is of service to others. Afterwards, notice how you feel!

Try a day of living in the Attitude of Giving — Wake up in the morning and say, “this is a giving day”. Try to live all day in service to others, bringing as much light and joy into others’ lives as you can.

Accept from others — Giving feels great, but to allow others that feeling of giving, we have to be open to receiving. For some of us, it’s easier to give than receive. Do your best to receive with graciousness! =)

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Action points for this episode:

Set Alarms — Instead of constantly watching the numbers on the clock, utilize the power of (nice sounding) alarms. Different alarms can be set to notify you of when to get ready for something, when to start driving to an appointment, etc. And in the meantime, you are time-free!

Create “Time Free Zones” — Choose a few hours in the evening or weekend when you don’t have anything time-sensitive happening, and turn off all your clocks. These time-free spaces can become immensely beneficial as we discover the benefits of spending time “outside the numbers”.

When Hungry, Eat . . . — Too often, we allow the numbers to decide when we eat, when we sleep, etc., instead of listening to our bodies. Try a day of listening to your inner wisdom, and “when hungry, eat, when tired, sleep.”

Below is a video we did recently on the same subject ! =)

https://youtu.be/nlqZ2t7Wt84

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