Self help and productivity advice focuses a lot on making our thoughts and actions habitual. I have a real issue with the 21-days-to-change-a-habit myth and I talk about that today, along with the first 3 steps to creating resolutions for 2021 that actually work for you, and will help avoid overwhelm and that grand sense of failure around the third week of January. || LINKS MENTIONED|| – How to Use… Read More »Habits are Habitual: What to do for Successful Resolutions | #18

We made it to the second week of December. Well done us. I’m sharing a technique around ‘Narrative Crafting’ as reinvention is often internal, and in hindsight, this is us choosing where we focus our attention, and the impact of doing this on our lives. I also talk about my “yellow moment” exercise and how I had to reinvent my own perspective to use it. Tiffany’s Quote: “The more content,… Read More »Reinventing Your Perspective With Your Focus | #17

With one month left of 2020, and I find myself pondering creativity, resistance, national novel writing month, and my pressure to ‘complete’ achievements. Sorry if you don’t care about creative writing, I talk about it a lot today! Nanowrimo has taught me about resistance every single year. || LINKS MENTIONED|| –Want my free emails on reinventing your 2021? –The War of Art – Steven Pressfield –An Interview with Liz Gilbert… Read More »The Truth about Resistance (NaNoWriMo) | #16

Welcome to today’s episode. How did we even get here? Today I’m discussing how to focus on priorities and choosing between our various responsibilities and obligations, as well as what makes this so difficult to do. || PODCAST SUMMARY || We are told to reinvent ourselves by starting from scratch. But the roots of who you are already wait under the layers of ‘shoulds’ the world has given us. It’s… Read More »On Obligations and Picking Priorities | #15

Welcome to another episode, where we look at fun things like feeling guilty for our very existence! …Yeah, it’s a fun one. || PODCAST SUMMARY || We are told to reinvent ourselves by starting from scratch. But the roots of who you are already wait under the layers of ‘shoulds’ the world has given us. #RambleAlert I’ve gotten good at showing up, playing the part, getting the ‘win’ but it’s hollow… Read More »When your To-Do List Achievements Make you Feel Guilty for Existing | #14

I can’t believe it’s November already.  But here we are. Time for NaNoWriMo, or National Novel Writing Month. || PODCAST SUMMARY || We are told to reinvent ourselves by starting from scratch. But the roots of who you are already wait under the layers of ‘shoulds’ the world has given us. I said I wouldn’t do this to myself again. And yet, I’m doing the 50,000 word challenge for the 11th… Read More »Projects, NaNoWriMo, & Identity | #13

I can’t believe it’s November already.  But here we are, trying to guess how long shit takes and predicting what’s going to happen next. || PODCAST SUMMARY || We are told to reinvent ourselves by starting from scratch. But the roots of who you are already wait under the layers of ‘shoulds’ the world has given us. I hate washing up. But the mental procrastination is actually taking more of my… Read More »Predicting Time: Excuses and Perception | #12

Good Morning, Seekers. Today, I’m sharing a tool to help manage overwhelm that was shared by one of my life coaches, Leonie Dawson. She words it like this: “If ____ was out of the picture, how would you be feeling in your life right now?” I take this a step further and share how I’ve been using the question in traffic jams and after feeling overwhelmed by… what feels like… Read More »Managing Overwhelm: It’s Not Everything At Once | #11

We are ten episodes in. Hai. Double digits. In this week’s episode, I get agitated about how anger is treated… Beginning with a chat about how we are taught not to be angry and the issues with this, and ending with three ‘getting started’ tips for moving anger forward (and out of your body). || PODCAST SUMMARY || We are told to reinvent ourselves by starting from scratch. But the roots… Read More »Feeling Agitated? It’s Okay To Let Your Dragon Out | #10

Happy Tuesday! This month seems to be moving a bit faster forward that September did, but that’s fine with me. Either way, it’s time to share one of my favourite hacks for getting things done. In today’s episode, I began trying to debunk myths about the “right” way to change your habits or improve your life and end up talking about how to half-arse your progress instead of getting caught… Read More »Looking for Mind Hacks? Half-Arse It! | #09