Pursue What Matters

Episode 224: Self-Leadership and Eating Mindfully

Did you know the quality of your eating can impact your effectiveness at home and work? Perhaps you know it’s important to get something to eat, and you even know that what you eat matters, but did you know that how you eat also makes a big difference?

 

This podcast will help you:

• Learn the signs of unbalanced eating

• Remember the basics of balanced eating

• Identify the benefits of intuitive eating

Episode 223: Self-Leadership and Renewal

What does it mean to truly renew? Does it require two weeks on a deserted island? Well, while that sounds very nice and would indeed be renewing, you don’t need weeks away from your life in order to renew. And in fact, adopting daily practices of renewal can make all the difference in your well-being. 

 

This podcast will help you:

• Learn why renewal is essential to sanity and well-being 

• Improve your sleep

• Prioritize physical, emotional & mental recovery consistently 

Episode 222: Self-Leadership and Learning to Unplug

Are you constantly plugged in? Either with work, email, screens, or multitasking? Maybe it’s time for a pause. I promise that by learning to unplug, even in small amounts, you will experience greater well-being. Join me as we discuss how you can unplug to benefit your life.

 

This podcast will help you:

• Learn how to unplug effectively 

• Overcome the guilt of unplugging by tapping into its benefits

• Identify specific ways to unplug consistently

Episode 221: Book Review - Radical Compassion

Not too long I reviewed a book, Radical Acceptance, which is all about learning to accept rather than resist reality. Well, I’m back this month with that book’s companion, Radical Compassion, by Tara Brach, PhD. It’s so good. Join me to learn more. 

 

This podcast will help you:

• Identify how compassion can help you harness both mindfulness and compassion in moments of distress

• Learn how compassion includes accepting vulnerability

• See how you can nurture yourself with gentle comfort and compassion

Episode 220: Self-Leadership and Creativity

Do you consider yourself a creative, or do you defer to others when it comes to innovation? As humans, we are all creative, and engaging creativity is core to being a human. Join me on the podcast as I discuss why creativity can show up in so many ways, and is really about giving yourself permission to explore and think outside of the box.  

 

This podcast will help you:

• Understand why creativity is essential to a secure foundation of self-care & self-awareness 

• Identify ways you engage creativity at home and work 

• Stop over-scheduling so you can make room for creativity 

Episode 219: Self Leadership and Exercise

In my life as a psychologist and leadership coach, I tell those I work with that there are two no-brainers that everyone should be doing to help themselves, and that they shouldn’t even consider more substantial interventions until they are doing these two things consistently:  

 

1 - Balanced Movement

2 - Mindfulness Practice

 

Join me on the podcast to learn how balanced movement can strengthen your well-being.

 

This podcast will help you:

• Learn why exercise will do more to keep you mentally & physically sharp than almost anything else you can do 

• Identify types of exercise for balanced well-being 

• Understand the many mental & physical benefits of exercise

Episode 218: Self-Leadership and Spirituality

Spirituality cultivates meaning and moves us toward purpose-driven living. The spiritual life can shift us out of our anxious navel-gazing so that we can take in the grandeur of life and relationships. The spiritual life is the path of peace and purpose and makes you a better leader. 

 

Tune into today's podcast with me to learn why you need a spiritual practice to strengthen your leadership. 

 

This podcast will help you:

• Learn how you can build a secure foundation of leadership 

• Understand the definition of spirituality

• Identify how spirituality can strengthen your leadership 

Episode 217: Book Review - Neurodharma

We live in a world designed to distract us from what matters. Mindfulness is an invitation to climb against forces designed to keep you distracted, stressed, and numb to the beauty of life. Join me as I discuss Neurodharma, a new book by Rick Hanson, PhD book. It’s designed to help you bring mindfulness into your life in simple ways and explains the neuroscience of this process.  

 

This podcast will help you:

• Learn seven practices of the highest happiness

• Identify how you get caught in monkey mind

• Understand the importance of mind-body connection

Episode 216: Self-Leadership 101

Self-leadership is a way of life and is all about how you show up to life. It's focused on how you DO life. The way you live your life is your best example and most important legacy.  

 

This podcast will help you:

• Remember that self-leadership is a marathon, not a sprint

• Understand the role of consistency

• Learn why consistency should be flexible, not rigid

Episode 215: Curiosity is Your Secret Weapon

As a leader, you need to be the calm in the storm. You've got to be able to slow yourself down when faced with many stressors, uncertainty, and others looking to you to lead, make decisions, and provide certainty to them. Curiosity helps you overcome primitive hardwiring for extreme reactions in the face of uncertainty and stress. Curiosity allows you to harness the power of presence to respond mindfully rather than impulsively.  

 

This podcast will help you:

• Learn how curiosity helps you harness the power of presence 

• Tell the difference between emotions & feelings 

• Identify the characteristics of curiosity