Pursue What Matters

Episode 244: Are you Awake to Life?

Life has challenges, growth opportunities, and trials that will bring you to your knees. But are you awake to all life has to offer? 

 

Join me today as I invite you to abandon numbing, embrace perspective, and be aware of the profound ways life is calling to you. 

 

This podcast will help you:

• Abandon numbing as a way of waking up to life

• Embrace perspective to learn life's most meaningful lessons

• Be aware and mindful to better answer life's call

Episode 243: Book Review - Favorite Reads of 2023

I track my years by the books I read, and so it's the perfect time to share with you some of my favorite 2023 reads. Join me on the podcast as I give you some top picks in literary fiction, health, history, memoir, and self-development. 

 

This podcast will help you: 

• Discover new reading genres and authors

• Develop perspective about life through the eyes of others

• Commit to positive health practices for greater well-being 

Episode 242: Pesky Patterns and Vicious Cycles

It can be so frustrating to discover you're caught in another trap of your own making. Learning to ask the question "Why does this keep happening?" can be the first step to greater self-awareness. Learn to side-step traps and cycles that keep you stuck. 

 

Tune in today to learn how to be awake and alert in your life and decision-making. Don’t let unconscious patterns take you down. 

 

This podcast will help you:

• Identify signs that you might be living life on autopilot 

• Learn how to disrupt ineffective patterns

• Understand unhelpful patterns and vicious cycles

Episode 241: Self-awareness Uncovers the Iceberg

As humans, we have an unconscious life and a conscious life. Think of your conscious life as the top of the iceberg and your unconscious life as the base of the iceberg beneath the surface of the water. 

 

Most of us are clueless about our unconscious life but fail to appreciate how life under the iceberg drives emotions, thoughts, and behavior in powerful ways. It's time to uncover the iceberg through self-awareness. Join me.

 

This podcast will help you:

• Cultivate self-awareness to better understand life under the iceberg 

• Utilize curiosity, compassion, and slowing down for greater consciousness 

• Understand why self-care is often the path that leads to self-awareness 

Episode 240: Are you a Helicopter Parent?

Are you overly protective of your children, constantly fretting about their decisions? Maybe you think this is good, responsible parenting. 

 

Think again. Tune into today's podcast to learn about the dangers of helicopter parenting, how good parents are vulnerable to over-parenting, and why you should give your kids space to fail. 

 

This podcast will help you: 

• Learn what a helicopter parent is

• Identify the dangers of over-parenting 

• Develop perspective about the gifts of failure, figuring things out, and well-being 

Episode 239: Book Review - The Power of Attachment

Did you know that, in addition to self-regulation skills, humans benefit immensely from co-regulating with others? You may have a strong toolbox of self-care activities, and that's great. But did you know secure attachment can make a huge difference in your well-being? 

 

This week on the podcast, I’m making the case for secure attachment and well-being. 

Join me as I review The Power of Attachment by Diane Poole Heller.

 

This podcast will help you: 

• Understand attachment's role in relationships

• Identify your typical attachment style and what you can do to become securely attached 

• Learn how secure relationships help you grow

Episode 238: Don’t Give Up on Reading

Please tell me you are a reader. Reading connects you to humanity. You see what is true for all of us, even though we are so unique; you see that your problems are not new; you see familiar patterns and potential solutions to your challenges. Reading offers perspective. 

 

Join me on this week's podcast to explore the benefits of reading.

 

How reading can help you: 

• Broadens your perspective and connections

• Continuous growth fuels your adaptability

• Boosts knowledge and leadership skills

Episode 237: Never Give Up

Are you able to embrace distress in the face of uncertainty?

 

We often find ourselves seeking quick solutions, numbing our emotions, and avoiding the discomfort that comes with facing our pain. We like to think that we confront our pain head-on and are adept at managing our emotional experiences. 

 

However, when life hits us with distressing emotions, many of us instinctively turn away.

Join me on this week's podcast to discover how you can develop the resilience to tolerate your own distress and why this is vital for unlocking your full potential.

 

This podcast will help you: 

• Learn what it takes to never give up 

• Identify how persistence helps you succeed despite challenges 

• Increase your distress tolerance and resilience 

Episode 236: Operating from Abundance

Do you have a scarcity mindset, where you fear that you aren’t good enough?

 

Or do you approach life from an abundance mindset or the belief that you are enough, that life is good, and that you have what you need to be successful? Do you believe that you can be prosperous and that you have the time you need to take care of the things that matter most?  

 

Mindset can have powerful implications for the way you operate in the world.  

 

This podcast will help you:

• Learn why a scarcity mindset comes from fear while an abundance mindset comes from a belief that you are good enough

• Identify how an abundance mindset can bring hope and trust in life 

• Accelerate growth through abundance 

Episode 235: Invest in Growth

Leaders are not meant to have all the answers, and their ability to approach life humbly can be one of their best qualities for leadership.

 

Asking the question “What can I learn here?” Will not only open you up to growth, learning, and development, but it will make it more likely that others will come to you for guidance and with answers that you need to lead more effectively.  

 

Join me to learn why investing in growth can set you apart from others. 

 

This podcast will help you: 

• Invest in growth as a way of increasing skills

• Ask “what can I learn here” as a way of cultivating humility  

• Be curious about the world around you