Hey! Don’t know if you guys have heard, but things are kind of weird right now. And when I say “kind of weird,” what I mean is that, if the you of three months ago would have hibernated for 90 days and woke up today, three-months-ago you would feel as out of place as Marty McFly did in 1955. Heavy.

But the cool thing is, despite the weirdness, and in a weird way because of the weirdness, we’re all learning things about what matters, about what grounds us and actually brings us well-being. Sort of like Marty McFly did, but without the burden of having our mom hit on us.

Today, 18 minutes and 30 seconds about Social Connection – one of those things that always matters and makes a difference, especially in the weirdness.

Give it a listen, then get back to your kind of weird life, but hopefully with simple ways that connecting to your tribe helps take the edge off the weird.

Hey, no time for making you read words today, it’s time to MOVE!

Get outside and move around while you listen to these 17 minutes and 17 seconds about tiny ways to make MOVING a part of your daily routine.

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Do yourself a favor. Go over to https://dogoodbekind.life/ right now. It’s the coolest, and you want to be involved. I’ll wait.

Do Good. Be Kind. started as Chris Kurtz’ email signature. In 2017 Co-founder Brittany Kurtz put the phrase on a T-Shirt and the message quickly grew into a movement. The simple invitation is to be a better version of ourselves. Every day, and in every way.

I met Brittany and Chris through mutual friends and super passionate, dramatic Jr High romantic relationships (listen to the episode for more!), I’ve spent time in their home, I’ve seen them in action at their corporate trainings and during their incredible school programs where they create Do Good Crews to create school cultures based on accountability and kindness. And I’m working alongside them to continue to create Workshops that help people become the best versions of themselves.

These guys are the real deal. I love them. I’m so happy to be on their team.

Your Doggy bag is to go to dogoodbekind.life and get involved and also maybe purchase some killer swag and get busy with the whole Do Good. Be Kind. life.

What’s the very number one most important thing in the life of a human being on planet earth?

Smart people at Harvard and Yale have some thoughts about that, and they are thoughts I share with you today.

The very number one most important thing!

And, the way the world is in the moment, you might have a chance to practice some stuff to make this very number one most important thing even better. Listen on!

Here is the link to Yale’s free course on Well-Being

https://www.coursera.org/learn/the-science-of-well-being/home/welcome

Guys! Play. Play is the thing. The more I read, the more I explore and develop these ideas about helping people get upgraded, the more I realize the fundamental importance of PLAY.

This episode, we talk with Danny about the eight PLAY PERSONALITIES.

We also talk about pork.

Look, I know there’s like a zillion things out there that help you categorize yourself, like some kind of Seventeen Magazine Does He Really Like You Quiz, but this Play Personality thing is powerful. It’ll help you play better. And gooder. And who doesn’t want to play better and gooder?

So, download the Doggy Bog, print a few, gather your tribe, and talk about Play, and then go play. Better. And Gooder.

Here’s the Play Personalities Doggy Bag! Do it!

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Walter is the one smack dab in the middle of this group of weirdos. This was taken 2.5 years ago. Photo credit @pepperfoxphoto

So on the day my son found out he wasn’t going to get to go on choir tour to Vegas and LA to see Hamilton, Bright Star, Beatles LOVE and get out of school for a few days, he found himself feeling so blessed, grateful and at peace. I wondered if he had been smoking weed, which he doesn’t. But he was just extraordinarily peaceful, even joyful in a time most would be down. He gives a lot of credit to mindfulness. I want to learn about mindfulness so let’s talk Walter. Enjoy.

Guys we got this. Think. Act. Play. During this time of change and new and uncertainty there are a few things we can do to make sure we are in the right state of mind, acting with intention and selflessness, and playing to stay sane and to grow with our people. PLUS! My amazing husband shares his two cents on why take this seriously. I think you’ll appreciate it. Take care guys!

Below is a link to a worksheet you can fill out and have your people fill out to discover your play style of personality.

http://static1.squarespace.com/static/59c23351197aea69dad89d61/59c234e26fd27c0561d040be/59c234e56fd27c0561d0421f/1505899749497/8-Types-of-Play-Personalities-Worksheet.pdf?format=original

Phil Connors started out miserable in Punxsatawney, PA watching a little fur ball predict the weather. However, he finally figures out he could make something of himself if he took advantage of the moments that happened to him EVERY FREAKING DAY!!!! Well we can too. We might not end up buying a bed n breakfast inn in Punxsutawney, but we will get the life we want if we use our groundhoggy moments.

NEWSFLASH: WOMAN STARTS SUPER AGGRESSIVE, LIFE-TRANSFORMING, INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT EXERCISE PLAN, QUITS AFTER SECOND WORKOUT. WORLD IN SHOCK!!

That’s not about anybody around here, for sure! Because we stick to stuff around here! We are motivated! We have willpower! We are super heroes! AAARRRGGHHHH!!!!

But really, this is everybody around here, and everybody in the whole world, too. You know why? Because motivation isn’t how you set habits. Forcing yourself to do really difficult things every day isn’t how you set habits. It’s got nothing to do with willpower or how tough you are. That’s not how you set habits.

Wanna know how to set habits? Make them easy. Duh.

Want to make a change in your life? Make it easy. Make it tiny. Make it rewarding. Celebrate it.

Listen here for 16 minutes of wonder about how not sticking with P90X doesn’t make you a lazy, disgusting person. It makes you a human.

And also, this can help you, eventually, stick with P90X.

But we gonna start tiny.

Here’s your Doggy Bag for Making It Tiny!

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I, like the vast majority of thinking people on this planet, think of one thing when I hear the word “Celebrate.”

Kool & The Gang is life, the rest is just details.

But today, we are going to talk about a second thing for you to think of when you hear “celebrate,” and it’s something that will impact you even more than the hottest hit of 1980. It’s about how we can celebrate to help us set habits. This is a really unexpected idea to me, and I’m pretty sure it’s not what you think. Give it a listen to see what I mean!

Also, actual lyrics here:

We’re gonna have a good time tonight(Celebration)Let’s celebrate, it’s all rightWe’re gonna have a good time tonight(Celebration)Let’s celebrate, it’s all right

Yahoo!Yahoo!

Celebrate good times, come on!(Let’s celebrate)Celebrate good times, come on!(It’s a celebration)

Repeat ad infinitum.

Let’s celebrate.

And here’s your Doggy Bag! 102 ideas for Celebrations you can use.

Woo!

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