Ideas, stories, experiences, and other content related to self-esteem, mental health, and happiness. To live and flourish, one must first be convinced that one is worthy of living, worthy of happiness. This is self-esteem, and it is a crucial value we all must earn.
We must sacrifice a lot for love, right? That’s just common knowledge.
Matthew disagrees. He would never sacrifice anything to anyone. And neither should you, he argues. But would he die for that which he loves? Sure. What the wha’???
Continue readingIt’s not about effort. It’s about mindset. We’re already working hard. Our ideas make sense, else we wouldn’t be doing them. What most of us need—and are missing—is a breakthrough in our thinking. Yet that breakthrough at first won’t make sense…
Want to know more? Listen to mindset coach Jarrod Haning, as he and Matthew discuss the following and much more in this interview full of powerful ideas leading toward that breakthrough shift:
-life coach vs. performance coach
-attitude vs. mindset
-music and your brain
-why to-do lists slow you down (“You are the assistant.”)
-How is stage fright related to business success?
-personality tests vs. the MindScan (and how the former are dangerous)
-how to uncover thinking blindspots
-Operating in your “clumsy” vs. your “genius”
-how to arrange your day around your “zone of genius”
-mindset “pushups”
-Thinking Patterns of Success
-Jarrod’s unusual personal accomplishments
Does good etiquette lead to self-esteem? Or is etiquette just a social convention imposed upon us and a show put on for others?
Learn the “meaning behind the manners,” as Nita Patel distinguishes traditional and modern etiquette, defining the latter as “where outer actions and your inner awareness come together to achieve your best self.”
How does voice betray us? What can we tell in a person’s voice? How can we re-connect with ourselves through voice? How can we develop and nurture a more authoritative, assertive, influential voice?
Continue readingHow can you start to love the home you live in? Why is furniture so expensive? How important is color in a room, and how do I discover what colors I like–and where I like them? How about windows, lighting, plants, art? Phew, that’s a lot.
Design is expensive and time consuming, yet our homes exert an influence on us every moment of every day. To do design well, however, if you don’t hire somebody, it takes a lot of strategy.
Continue readingWhy do parents dread the “teen” years? And should they?
Dr. Cam says that if you expect the worst, you get the worst. But instead, if you understand why your teens act the way they do and expect good things, adolescence can actually be an ENJOYABLE experience.
Continue readingHow can you unlock your resilience? How can you unblock your inner limits? How does stress empower your inner saboteur?
Edita Atteck, Breakthrough Specialist, answers all this and much, much more, as she shows Matthew and listeners how to rewire our inner programming, release our limitations, and optimize our mindset.
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Is clutter keeping you from living your optimal life?
Kim Sneath is an expert clutter coach who can help you get back space (inner transformation), get back time (outer transformation), and get back to balance (life transformation).
In this fun and informative interview, Kim teaches Matthew and listeners about the Chaos cycle and how to break it toward achieving Space for Grace. Kim is the real deal who gets results.
Continue readingBeing your own hero means being a role model to yourself and others. It means becoming someone you can look up to, admire, respect. This is self-esteem, and it’s the foundation for happiness.
But it doesn’t require that you achieve superhuman feats or massive achievements in one swoop. Join Matthew as he discusses the daily choices and behaviors that everyone may practice, and how being a hero is attainable for everyone. And necessary for everyone.
Continue readingAre you “just living” or are you fully alive? The latter doesn’t have to mean you’re jumping out of airplanes and swimming with sharks. In this interview, best-selling author and sought-after speaker, Danny Bader, offers a tried and tested system for developing a vision of your best self and creating that reality–today and every day.
Continue readingEither-or thinking is keeping us from making good choices, both in socio-political issues and in our personal lives. In the former, false alternatives are often erected to establish partisan lines which substitutes rationalization for rational thought, keeping us further from solutions. In the latter, a similar method of rationalization (advocating for choices based on emotional considerations) keeps us from making optimal choices by never defining a rational goal.
Continue readingDo you feel frustrated with the changes you haven’t made yet? Do you know what to do, but you’re just not doing it consistently? If you doubt your ability to change, allow Elizabeth Benton to help you change your mindset.
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