Vibrant Humans

Don't skip this episode if you think you're "not creative."

This episode —

- will expand our definition of what it means to be creative.

- share the story of how the musical Hamilton was created/inspired

- dispel common myths about generating creative ideas

- explore meaningful ways to help you curate your knowledge and life experiences into useful solutions/insights for others

Question List:

To help you discover your “big idea” ask yourself:

What fires me up?

What bothers me?

What is missing?

What do I keep coming back to?

What is ripe for reinvention?

What is my unique twist on problem X?

Will I want to keep working on this idea in 6 months, a year?

If you feel like you don’t have time to be creative ask yourself:

If I begin to see my attention as a precious resource, how might that change how I choose to spend it?

How can I shift from a manager’s schedule to a maker’s schedule?

What am I currently spending time on that is just not a priority now?

Can I trade a typical morning activity (reading news, answering emails) for time to work on my creative idea?

To help yourself look at the problem you’re looking to solve with fresh perspective, ask yourself:

What would I notice if I were encountering this for the first time?

What if I stood on the deck to look at this from a different angle?

What is in the background?

What would Seinfeld be amused by here?

What would Steve Jobs be frustrated by?

If you’re having trouble getting started or getting momentum with your creative project or idea:

Am I chasing butterflies?

Who can hold me accountable?

Am I rearranging the bookshelves?

How can I lower the bar here?

What if I just begin anywhere (middle, end, in between)?

Can I make a prototype to give some initial form to my idea (outline, rough sketch, mind map, collage)?

Embrace tranquility in the midst of chaos with this special Thanksgiving meditation. Amidst a world grappling with challenges, join me for a brief, powerful guided meditation on gratitude. Explore the transformative energy that gratitude holds, connecting us to shared humanity. Navigate feelings of guilt, find solace, and discover how expressing gratitude can inspire positive shifts. In just a few minutes, center yourself, tap into the collective heartbeat, and cultivate appreciation for life's blessings. This episode offers a serene escape and empowers you to carry the spirit of gratitude into a world seeking solace. Happy Thanksgiving – may this meditation bring peace and reflection.

Continuing our series on the power of well-crafted questions to help us in some of the most important ways in our lives. Inspired by the Book of Beautiful Questions by Warren Berger, today’s episode explores why it is critical to take the time and space to ask ourselves the right questions and being honest with ourselves about the answers before we make high-stakes decisions. I also discuss the integral role of questions to help challenge the fears that so often hold us back from doing something we really want to do but are too scared to do. Questions open us up to new perspectives, challenge our strongly held (but often incomplete) beliefs, and encourage us to consider possibilities for our lives, relationships and purpose/meaning in life — they may even prevent us from the painful regrets of not taking that risk or making the change our soul is craving — which are the most common types of regrets shared by people in their final days. Intentional questions are a superpower in our lives as you will learn all about in this episode!

Last week we talked about the important, learnable skill of curiosity, and why it’s so helpful to bring to almost any situation for fresh perspective and insights. Today I share some thoughts and reflections from a book I’ve been reading about the amazing value of crafting and implementing good questions in our personal and professional lives join me as I talk about why becoming a better questioner can improve your decision making, your relationships, your creativity, and your leadership. If these concepts resonated with you, and you’re interested in the process of creating a life with less drama, exhaustion and chaos, join my private Facebook community to continue conversations with me and other like-minded people who are tired of a constant grind and exhaustion and are curious about what is possible and how life could feel so much better. Head here now to join for free: https://facebook.com/groups/1311265339791366/

We are naturally born curious about ourselves, others, and the world, but so often as we grow up, we find ourselves focused on tasks, troubleshooting, and getting through to the next thing. We may see curiosity as something for children, or something frivolous and unproductive to spend any time or energy on.

But there are two lenses we can use for almost any situation that are essentially opposites of one another-- curiosity or judgment. The vast majority utilize judgment and classification of nearly everything (our own thoughts, feelings, actions, behaviors, patterns; others we encounter or are in relationship with; and situations that arise in our daily lives). We classify everything as either good or bad, right or wrong. While this conserves energy for our brain, it has detrimental consequences for us in our personal growth and development journey. Curiosity is a skill that can be practiced on purpose, cultivated, and used more often. We can apply it to literally any situation and find the benefits. Curious to learn more about why this is the case and how to start practicing being more curious on purpose?! :) Tune in!

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Do you ever wonder what the actual differences are between a therapist and a coach? You have most likely heard of both, but many are left wondering if they are essentially the same or as a coach is really just a less qualified therapist, or any number of other common beliefs and myths out there. In this episode, my goal is to highlight some of the key similarities and differences between coaching and therapy and help you determine which type of professional may be most useful for you in your current season of life and struggles.

Continuing the conversation today with how to make traveling with your family more enjoyable and less stressful. I’ll share lots of tips and strategies for taking road trips with your kids, packing tips, often forgotten items to make sure to throw in, and all things food and snacks strategies!

The holidays are just around the corner, and for many of us that means starting to make or finalize travel plans to get together with family and friends. We have all experienced the chaotic nature and stress of traveling with young children. Today’s episode is packed full of top tips I have accumulated from personal experience or advice from friends and colleagues. I hope they inspire you to book that flight or start planning your family adventuring road trip! Enjoy!

A domino habit is a special kind of habit that sets off a positive or negative chain reaction of other habits.

“You can never change just one behavior. Our behaviors are interconnected, so when you change one behavior, other behaviors also shift.” - Author, Stanford professor BJ Fogg

Hey lovely community!

I wanted to share my interview with Kimberly Roy with you today. She's a wonderful human who has an amazing podcast called "Redefining Anger" - she describes herself as a recovering perfectionist, learning to navigate the broad pendulum of emotions including anger.

We share a desire to feel alive and abundant in our lives. We met in our coaching community for women and stay in touch as accountability partners!

In this conversation, we discuss a ton of my personal journey, including foster care & international adoption, infertility/IVF, raising children with significant trauma, while still LIVING and allowing ourselves to notice and chase our deep desires/longing. I talk about the desire to be in control and how I navigate that with so much out of my control and approaches to raising emotionally in tune children in safe nurturing home where we just want them to feel BELONGING. Isn't that what we all desire at the core?!

I hope you enjoy this vulnerable episode.

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