I’m having a fan-girl moment! Dr. Jody Carrington, child psychologist and connection maven, is joining me to chat all about why creating connection in a disconnected world helps build confidence. She’s challenging expectations and taking us along with her.
Read MoreDo you ever get stuck in the comparison game? Looking around at everyone else’s success and getting pulled into the mental loop of self-doubt and feeling like you should be doing it better? You’re not alone!
Read MoreYour negative self-talk is normal, but you don’t have to empower it. Jessica Gershman joins me to chat about the power of yoga in helping us to slow down in order to speed up. Listen as she shares practical strategies for training your brain to slow down.
Read MoreMultitasking is usually not a good thing. Rather than being more productive, you end up exhausted and making mistakes when you try to multitask. But… when I posted about this subject a few weeks ago on social media, a colleague made a really good point.
Read MoreIn past episodes, we’ve chatted about how stress sometimes gets a bad rap. It’s not always a bad thing. In fact, sometimes stress helps us become more productive when necessary.
Read MoreI don’t know about you, but when I was a little girl I dreamed of being a professional dancer. Obviously that didn’t pan out, but for Kelli Youngman it did. Kelli started dancing at the age of three and never quit. Listen as she shares her story of building confidence and learning to believe in herself.
Read MoreI can’t believe we did it, 100 episodes! To celebrate I’m revisiting one of my most popular topics on the show. What is that topic you ask? Procrastination.
Read MoreI recently got asked by a listener whether consistency or flexibility is more important when you’re trying to be productive. For instance, if she’s having an important conversation with a family member but her schedule says it’s time to do something else, should she stop? Or can she be less rigid with her time?
Read MoreA few years back I found myself working all the time. I’d work in the office then come home and work all night. I was burned out and stressed and when I finally started to correct my habits, I crashed.
Read MoreHave you ever heard someone mention that we all have the same 24hrs in a day? It’s true. But when we look at social media feeds or Hollywood versions of successful people, we get the impression that we should be able to “do it all” on our own. That magically everything on our to-do list should fit in those 24 hours. And if we feel stretched thin, then we’re not measuring up.
Read MoreThis past summer I locked myself in a stairwell, not once, but twice. Why? Because rather than focusing on what I was doing, my brain was focused on a million other things! I was thinking about my business, the pandemic, what to eat that night, everything but making sure I could get into my building.
Read MoreBelieve it or not, every single task on your to-do list is not urgent. In fact, when you make every task a priority you increase your stress response and make your perfectionistic tendencies worse. Listen in to hear my tips on how to properly prioritize and organize your to-do list.
Read MoreIf you’ve been listening to this podcast for a while, you know that I’m pretty clumsy. If I’m not slipping and falling, then I’m dropping things. Until recently however, those clumsy moments made my perfectionism spiral out of control.
Read MoreHave you ever caught yourself in a cycle of procrastination? You keep putting things off until you’re stressed and worried trying to figure out how to get everything done?
Read MoreMost people make new year's resolutions or at least goals for 2022. We start the year motivated and committed, ready to make massive changes in our lives. Then by February it all goes down the drain and we’re back to the status quo.
Read MoreWhen was the last time you sat and did nothing? I don’t mean scrolling on social media or mindlessly watching Netflix. When was the last time you sat and focused on nothing at all for any amount of time?
Read MoreWe live in a world with a zero-sum mentality. There are only winners and losers and nothing in between. Could this be the reason so many of us succumb to perfectionism? Listen as Dr. Adia Gooden and I chat about cultivating your unconditional self-worth and silencing your inner critic while battling back perfectionistic tendencies.
Read MoreI don’t know about you, but one of my biggest dreams is to one day have a library in my house. I read all kinds of books because I love getting lost in a great story. Today I’m sharing my top 3 books to tame that inner perfectionist.
Read MoreEver joined a challenge and/or bootcamp, because you were fired up to make a change in your life? I see you raising your hand! Were you successful in making that change? If your answer is no, listen in as Monica Reinagel and I talk about the psychology behind why challenges and bootcamps work, and don’t.
Read MoreWe are bold and driven and sometimes we simply need to let go. Kierra Asnauskas is The Productivity Boss and she’s sharing the perfectionist’s guide to delegating. Listen as we chat about her definition of productivity, why we need to spend more time on the scary tasks, and ways to better manage all the buckets in our lives.
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