What do you fall back on when life gets tough?

What do you fall back on when life gets tough?

What can you do before you're worn out? Before you're stressed? This is a quick dive into how we can be better prepared for life's craziness.This episode is about building resilience in your daily life when things get tough.Let's dig in.

Courage is Being Afraid But Saddling Up Anyway

At its core, fear is designed to keep us alive and healthy. You can break fear down into two basic categories, instinctual and learned. I want to focus on this second type, learned fears, because what is learned can be unlearned.In this episode, we'll look at public speaking as an example of a step-by-step approach to slapping fear in the face. And how this enables you to live a life by design.Let's dig in.

Afterdark 04 - Living Mindfully: 7 Practices for Being Fully Present

We fall into patterns in our daily that tend to blind us to what's happening. We navigate life on autopilot.In this episode, we talk about situational awareness in the moment and our situation in life. How can we be aware of our environment to make a better life? To build a life with purpose.Let's dig in.7 WAYS TO PRACTICE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS [https://atr-ltd.co.uk/news/everyday-situational-awareness/]

Motivational Speakers: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

How often do you hear the phrase "hustle and grind"? Or something like that. Motivational speaking has become so normalized that we see it everywhere. But how helpful are these ideas without context? Motivation is fleeting, especially without a reason to get up and get things done. In this episode, we discuss all this, what matters more, and The Mandalorian. Let's dig in. Seneca: The Shortness of Life [https://dailystoic.com/on-the-shortness-of-life-seneca/] Why speakers bomb [https://www.idoinspire.com/blog/bid/48637/why-a-motivational-speaker-bombs] Impact Theory [https://impacttheory.com/about/]

Decoding the Mind-Choice Connection

It's tax time! Which means the entire nation is freaking out all at once. This is an excellent chance to discuss how our mindset influences our choices. From being stuck in traffic to beating ourselves over not making better financial decisions, we spend a lot of time telling ourselves we suck. Not only is that not fun, but it also has a massive effect on how we make decisions. Our thoughts become our reality. Let's dig in. ----- Fear of Uncertainty [https://www.entrepreneur.com/leadership/2023-is-the-year-and-a-fear-of-uncertainty-heres-how-to/440922] Thinking Creates Your Reality [https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/living-forward/202009/how-your-thinking-creates-your-reality] Henry Ford [https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/978-whether-you-think-you-can-or-you-think-you-can-t--you-re] Seneca [https://betterhumans.pub/seneca-was-right-we-suffer-more-in-imagination-than-in-reality-67523e5b6502]