Ep 52: What would YOU tell you to do?

Ep 52: What would YOU tell you to do?

This episode is for you if you're stuck on a decision.

This is simple. This is basic. But next time you're spinning out on making a decision (any decision), ask yourself:

What would YOU tell you to do?

This little exercise can bring immediate clarity when we're lost in a sea of Pro/Con lists and justifications.

On this episode, I'm sharing how this has applied to my own life, especially when I lost myself for a bit in my mid-thirties.

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Ep 50: Who were you 10 years ago?

Ep 50: Who were you 10 years ago?

This episode is for you if you forgot to self reflect about the new decade on New Years Eve. 

Happy first birthday to 10 Things To Tell You! 🎉

We're celebrating one year of good questions and solid conversations. In the beginning of this episode, I share some of the best episodes of the past year (both statistically and personally) and reflect on making these first 50+ episodes. 

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Ep 49: Where are your bandaids?

Ep 49: Where are your bandaids?

This episode is for you if you're using a flimsy bandaid over something that needs stitches. Metaphorically.

On this episode I'm sharing three ways in which I have used a bandaid to cover up something that really needed more attention: a medical problem, a relationship strain, and a frustration in the house.

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BONUS: Intentions, Affirmations, and Vision Boards, Oh my!

BONUS: Intentions, Affirmations, and Vision Boards, Oh my!

This episode is for you if you’re thinking about setting intentions, starting affirmations, and creating a vision board for the new year.

On this episode, I’m sharing my (relatively recent) experience with setting intentions, writing down affirmations, and creating a vision board.

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Ep 44: What are you doing well?

Ep 44: What are you doing well?

This episode is for you if you need a little encouragement for a busy season.

On this episode, I'm sharing two things I'm doing well right now and two things I'm letting go of for the holiday season. But the real key to this prompt is using it to start a conversation with a friend or a group of friends. 

After listening, shoot a text to someone and ask, "Hey, where are you killing it these days?"because when people pause and reflect on this just for a minute, it shifts your mindset. We're all doing okay. 

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Ep 43: 2 Tips for social anxiety + Ask Me Anything

Ep 43: 2 Tips for social anxiety + Ask Me Anything

This episode is for you if all the social events of the holiday season are giving you anxiety.

On this mish mash of an episode, I offer two tips for handling social anxiety AND I answer a few listener questions. There’s also a little housekeeping at the beginning of the show, with some updates and reminders about recent episodes.

In the Ask Me Anything section, I talk about how the book writing is going, my long ago jobs in reality television, and the one habit I started tracking that gave me immediate progress in working from home.

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Ep 39: What needs a lighter hand?

Ep 39: What needs a lighter hand?

This episode is for you if there's an area in your life you suspect you might be a little heavy-handed. 

If we're heavy handed about something it's usually because we care about that thing. But often this is less effective than we intended. On this episode we're talking about everything from makeup, to relationships, to posting on social media. 

What in your life could use a lighter touch?

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Ep 35: Ask me in 3 months

Ep 35: Ask me in 3 months

This episode is for you if there is something you want to get done before the end of the year. 

Today's prompt came from the original 10 Things To Tell You social media challenge. 

We all have something that we just keep procrastinating. Let's commit to completing this task between now and January 1. I'm sharing two of the things that I really want to sit down and finish (both on my To Do list for literally years) and a few ideas for things you might want to be held accountable to in the next three months. 

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Ep 34: The Robbery. (One year later)

Ep 34: The Robbery. (One year later)

This episode is for you if you’ve ever experienced something that could have been worse.

Last September, our home was robbed while I sat outside in the backyard. Today I’m sharing that story in its entirety, and what followed.

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Ep 33: Recent Revelations

Ep 33: Recent Revelations

This episode is for you if you’ve had any recent revelations you want to share.

Revelations. I’ve had a few. If you’re a regular listener to this show, you probably are the type of person who is striving for growth, who aims to be self-aware, and who is paying attention. And if you’re paying attention, you’re learning. Always.

So this week I'm sharing with you a few of my own personal recent revelations (some shallow, some deeper), and I am actively encouraging you to share your own. Not only privately or in your journal, this time I’m challenging you to share on social media.

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Ep 32: What is it about pets?

Ep 32: What is it about pets?

This episode is for you if you love your pet.

Listen, this is seriously not something I EVER thought I would want to talk about. But it’s true that our dog Kona Rocket has bonded our family in a way I thought was silly until it happened to us.

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Ep 30: Pay attention to what you skip

Ep 30: Pay attention to what you skip

This episode is for you if you're interested in general mindfulness for personal growth. 

The things we avoid are the things that can be teaching us something. I'm talking about the topics and people who give me a little twinge that I should pay attention to, both in real life and on social media.

Mentioned in this episode:

Tools of Titans by Tim Ferriss

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Ep 29: What are your intentions?

Ep 29: What are your intentions?

This episode is for your if you’re curious about how setting intentions works.

If you’ve heard the phrase “setting intentions” and thought it was just a bunch of vague feel-good language, think again. In this episode, I’m sharing how setting intentions can lead to getting the most out of your day, your experiences, and your interactions with others.

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Ep 23: What are you measuring?

Ep 23: What are you measuring?

We’re all measuring something, but are we using the right metric? Are we measuring time or result? Are we measuring our waist or our health? We can measure our social media or our water intake, but if we’re not setting ourselves up for success, then we’ll fail emotionally every time.

In this episode, I’m musing over some measurements that caught me off guard, and how I’m shifting my perspective on some of the things I'm measuring.

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