What is one trick that can help you be more successful with your New Year's Resolutions this year than any other year? The decision to start today, rather than waiting until New Year's will increase your success rate as well as the longevity of your results. 

 

Why is this though? Two of the biggest setbacks that prevent people from achieving their goals, let alone start working towards their goals, are time based and circumstantial. In this week's episode, Genevieve explains the power in getting started today and how to take away the focus from our excuses. She also shares tips you can use right now to get started and how to be consistent in your goals so you feel confident in your newly developed habits and lifestyle come the New Year. 

 

This year, welcome 2022 by showing up courageously with a strong mindset, well-developed habits, and a clear vision of what you want to manifest in whatever phase of life you are energetically stepping into.

It's a double duo of...SQUIRREL...energy this week on the podcast as Gen is joined by her husband, Luke, and they strive to stay on track with this week's conversation, growth as individuals and in relationships. And they're not just talking intimate relationships either, but any relationship in your life. Family, friends, coworkers. You name it. 

Something Genevieve's found to be more true this year than any other year before, is that relationships take work. Full-time, consistent effort and action. She thought a long distance relationship across the globe was difficult, but the last couple of years have really opened her eyes to navigating just how important it is to be fully present and intentional in strengthening relationships with friends, family, co-workers, and her partner. 

 

But growth within relationships can’t happen without growth within ourselves first.

 

Luke and Gen chat about the importance of a growth mindset, and what it is. They also share experiences that have challenged them to grow the most individually, and as a couple. And in the spirit of giving thanks, share what challenging experience has provided them the most gratitude this year. 

 

And you wouldn’t expect anything other than the two of them getting a little side tracked (SHINY THING) with some subject topics that, well, are bound to bring out a little laughter.

 

At Your Zest Life, we wish you a safe, happy start to your holiday season. We are grateful you are here and hope this week’s episode inspires you to find gratitude in your personal growth as well.

Did you know your self-worth is not only your personal evaluation of your own worth, but also directly influences your decisions and lifestyle? When you invest in yourself, you’re investing in your quality of life, relationships, career, health, and goals.

This week, Genevieve talks about the importance of investing in our self-worth as you would a health savings account and how to increase the appreciation of your self-worth overtime. 

She answers the question of “Did the chicken come before the egg?” in relation to “Do we have self-worth before we practice self-care?”, and shares how to invest in our self-worth through:

How we show up for ourselves.

How we allow others to treat us.

And how we operate our businesses and careers.

 

The episode has something for everybody and is guaranteed to leave you fired up about creating your zest life by investing in your highest priority, you.

We are living in an age where there is an abundance of opportunities all around us. The world is moving more quickly, technology is evolving faster than we can keep up with it, our commitments have made us wonder if there actually is a way to create more time, and our attention span has dwindled because of it. What does all of this lead us to? Living a life of overstimulation. 

 

Do you find yourself feeling overstimulated in your day to day life? That feeling where you can’t quite sit still, your breathing is rapid, it’s a challenge to focus, and no matter what you do, your to do list gets longer rather than shorter.

 

This week on Your Zest life, Lauren Lee from Inner Rebel is back to talk us through finding joy & inspiration in a world of overstimulation. Starting with the basics in understanding, “How do we know if we are overstimulated?” And breaking it down from there as she answers the questions: 

 

How do we destimulate ourselves in a world of overstimulation? 

How can meditation, being present, and the origins of Buda help us to find peace? 

Can hope & heaviness coexist in each other’s presence? 

And what exactly does it mean to have an “original thought”?

 

We need not live each day wearing the heaviness of the world and feeling overstimulated in our day to day lives. This episode is guaranteed to give you some tips and ideas on how to create more joy, inspiration, and tranquility instead.

There is much to be gained in taking the time to be present with yourself. 

This is one of the many valuable messages shared by this week’s guest, Erika Deltoro.

Erika is a 10 year Angelino,  Wanderluster, tree hugger, animal advocate, constant learner and grower, lover, gardener and creative.  Originally from Idaho, she now resides in California, and has worked on the set of many television and film productions. 

Her passions in life include advocating and helping animals and most of her down time is spent moving her body any way she feels fit, working in the garden, traveling, volunteer services, beach cleanups, meditating, and anything introspective to keep herself growing in all ways. 

And growth is a common theme you’ll find in her messages she shares on this week’s episode. Including how this last year has changed her perspective on life, challenged her to reevaluate her priorities, and how being present has helped her deepen her connection with self. Genevieve & Erika dive into the realness of depression, self-worth, mental health, navigating changes in life, and taking ownership of living our life fully.

Erika ends with sharing a glimpse of a  recent movie she got invited to be a part of, directed by Steven Spielberg, and what it was like to be on set with one of the top figures in Hollywood. 

Erika is an authentic beam of light and someone who brings joy & sunshine with her everywhere she goes.  Genevieve hopes you walk about from this week’s episode finding value in your own self-worth as well. Enjoy, Life Zesters!

The transition of summer to fall is undoubtedly a beautiful time of year with the array of various colored autumn leaves. But as the leaves start to fall and we transition closer to winter, this change of season can become a more challenging time of year.

 

It gets darker earlier, the nights are longer, and the weather gets a lot colder. And with all of this change, our bodies and minds start to feel a shift with the change of seasons. 

 

This week on your zest life, we talk about the change of seasons beginning from chapter 1 with the role of the solar system in seasons. Get ready to geek out a bit with Gen on this one!

 

We take a deeper look at the impact of seasonal changes on our bodies, minds, lifestyles, and ladies, even our menstrual cycles. 

 

As always, Gen doesn’t just leave you hanging with without adding in some nuggets of knowledge to takeaway and implement in your life. She shares tips on how to go with the flow of transitioning into cooler months including foods & supplements to incorporate into your diet, lifestyle tips, ingredients to look for and avoid when aiming to increase hair & skin hydration in the winter, and how to create joy amidst changes in colder seasons — even if you’re a sunshine & warm vibes lover like she.

 

This season, together we’ll embrace the change and explore ways to strengthen our ability to adapt along the way.

 

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What is your identity? If someone were to ask you who are you are and what you stand for, would you be able to answer with confidence?

 

Identity is one of the biggest influences in the success of a relationship, and could arguably be rooted in the success of many things in our lives. Our jobs, our outlook & perspective, and our overall quality of life, to name a few. Knowing who we are and want we want is one of the most powerful tools we can carry.

 

And while identity is something that is formed internally, we seek so much of our personal validation of self-identity from our external environment.

 

Genevieve discusses this and more with her husband Luke as he joins her on this week’s episode of Your Zest Life. They share an in-depth conversation about how identities are formed, the identity of ourselves & our relationships, when their identities have been challenged, and how to develop and maintain identity in relationships — both platonically and romantically.

 

Kick back, relax. Silence all your notifications, get your comfies on, eliminate all distractions and allow yourself to be present with this week’s episode of Your Zest Life.

What exactly is Imposter Syndrome? Does it affect everyone? How do I cope with Imposter Syndrome?

If you’ve found yourself asking any of these questions, this week’s episode is for you!

Not only do we talking about the origins of Imposter Syndrome and who experiences it. Genevieve also shares tips and tools for how to create a habit of working in harmony with Imposter Syndrome to not just feel confident in our lives, but more competent in our relationships, careers, health, and achievements. 

In this episode, Genevieve also  shares more about this phenomenon and the specifics of how Imposter Syndrome can effect minorities & marginalized groups because of the effects of systemic racism, xenophobia, classism, and other biases.

Because this week Mercury is in retrograde, Genevieve dabbles in discussing a little more about what that actually means and why this is a great time to develop new perspectives and see things in a different light. Such as seeing how Imposter Syndrome can strengthen our ability to see the value in ourselves and take ownership of our abilities. 

As always, we hope you enjoy this week’s episodes of Your Zest Life and thank you so much for listening.

We as individuals become a powerful force when we learn how to work alongside each other with the goal of authentic collaboration over competition. Which is exactly what Genevieve and the host of the Boise Bubble Podcast, Natalie, discuss in this week’s episode. As the creator behind Hello Meridian, a business focused on bringing community together, Natalie knows more than a thing or two about what it means to lift others up and how to show up authentically in a vibrant and growing community. Awarded  "Small Business of the year" for 2020 from the City of Meridian, Natalie shares her take on the value of kindness in today’s modern world, how to be open to different ideas and perspectives, the importance of boundaries & priorities, the realness behind burnout, and how to identify relationships that no longer serve (and how to respectfully and considerately move forward from them).

Natalie also opens up about what what it's like to work in social media right now, being a highly recognized influencer, and the one thing she wishes our community would practice more often. 

Genevieve & Natalie also engage in a lightening round of “Zest or Zat” where Natalie opens up about her travel experiences including living in the Middle East, sleeping on the streets of Italy, and the one culture she would love to experience the most. 

For the prequel to this conversation, make sure you check out Natalie & Genevieve’s conversation about  the importance of women empowering one another on the Boise Bubble Podcast.

How often do you find yourself experiencing the Sunday scariest? Or counting down the days to the weekend?What about the dreading of particular days because they are packed with time draining meeting? Or feeling like you can never quite get ahead of all the work piled on your plate?

Burnout is real with 94% of service professionals in the U.S. spending over 50 hours working per week, while many of these people work on the weekends. It’s no wonder we struggle to find a work-life balance, even though 72% of people consider work-life balance a top priority when job-searching.

So what if you could create a work week that was actually enjoyable? And you showed up on Monday feeling recharged and refreshed? Sounds like a dream right?

In this week’s episode, Genevieve shares some of the tips & systems she implements when health coaching companies and teams. 

The importance of setting personal boundaries (and how to do so), systems to prepare us for the unexpected, how to create a realistic (and productive) to-do list, and how to get the most value out of our weekends — all this more is packed into this week's episode. 

Grab a pen and paper, and don't forget to share how you're working towards your goals and "zest life" by creating a better work life balance.