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Preview KEW Episode 85: Journaling and Accountability

Do you journal? Have you ever considered journaling? Does journaling sound like something crazy people do? Has anyone ever suggested to you that you try journaling? Whatever your position on journaling, surely you know that it is a thing. Because now ‘journal’ is a verb and not just a noun, right? Journaling is something therapists, counselors, and coaches will all suggest you do to help you improve your life. But how?? How can just writing…

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KEW Episode 83: Awareness, Attention, and Meditation

Are you self aware? We all think we are. Just like we all think we’re right, as we learned from Paul Gadola in multiple interviews. And, really, if you are taking the time to wonder whether or not you are self aware, you probably are. Our awareness is one of our greatest strengths. It’s a super power. Awareness is how we pay attention to the world around us. It is the currency we use to…

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KEW Episode 82: What Do You Need?

What DO you need? Have you ever really asked yourself this question? And I don’t mean what do you ‘sort of what right now to pacify or distract you’, I mean what do you REALLY need in your life that you don’t have enough of? I, and many of my guests, talk a lot about Values and knowing your ‘Why‘, and knowing what you need is related to those ideas. It amazes me how we…

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How Do You Know You’re OK?

The evidence I was looking for was there all along. Do you ever beat yourself up? Can you be your own worst enemy sometimes? Ever struggle with imposter syndrome? Feeling not good enough? Feeling like there’s something wrong with you. Well, I do those things, too. And during the decade of various therapies I have often been told that I’m ok. But I’ve never FELT like I’m ok. In fact, I have been downright angry…

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KEW Episode 78: Assumptions and Core Principles

Are you an analytical person? Do you think science is a good way of answering questions? Do you also believe there are things science CAN’T answer? Do you struggle from a mix of pragmatic and spiritual beliefs? Do you consider yourself to be pretty smart? Do you have a strong distrust for the status quo? Have you ever felt like a non-conformist, whether by choice or just because? If you answered any of those questions…

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Preview KEW Episode 74: Self-Compassion

I recently arrived at the conclusion that I needed more self-compassion. I had heard this so many times I figured it must be true. Only I didn’t really know what self-compassion meant. So I started studying up on it. See, at first I had self-compassion confused with self-PITY. I didn’t want to sit around feeling sorry for myself all the time. Or, maybe it’s because I DID sit around feeling sorry for myself sometimes and…

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KEW Are vs Should Interview Series: Dalton Johnson

This was a really fun interview. I hesitate to say that, because it implies that not all the interview are fun, but I’m saying it anyway. It’s kind of like when people say, ‘to be honest with you . . . ‘, because that implies they are sometimes dishonest. But just watch Dalton Johnson talk and you’ll see what I mean. His enthusiasm and sense of humor are infectious. And his story is cool. His…

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KEW Episode 72: What is Success?

If you said ‘money’ or ‘power’, you are not alone. Sure, there are lots of different versions of success. Getting a good grade. Getting a raise or a better job. Being invited to a prestigious event. Being revered or treated like a celebrity. But I think we can generally boil down the status quo definition of success to be related to having a lot of money or having a lot of power. Mirriam-Webster tell us:…

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KEW Are vs Should Interview Series: Dawn Bates

I found Dawn Bates on a podcast interview facebook site. She was looking for podcasts to do interviews and promote her story. She is a coach, an author, and a genuine warrior. She is on a mission to help people in as many ways as she can. I reached out to her to discuss the Are vs Should Problem, and she agreed to weigh in on the subject. I intentionally didn’t learn anything about her,…

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FLASHBACK! KEW Episode 50: The Are vs. Should Problem

The beginning of my investigation into the ‘Are vs. Should Problem’, or the struggle many of us experience between the person we ARE and the person we feel like we SHOULD BE. Have you ever experienced this? Most people I ask say, ‘doesn’t everyone?’. But I really don’t know. All I can say is that I, personally, often feel like I have a natural reaction to a given situation or decision that is intimately coupled…

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