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    About Progress

    All the self-help extremes out there seem designed for perfect robots. But what if progress doesn’t require perfection? Welcome to your gentle self-development hub: About Progress, a podcast and community devoted to progress made practical. Join host and coach, Monica Packer, and her special guests to get the hug AND kick in the pants you need to do something and grow in ways that stick.

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    AP 246: How to Know When You've Done Enough Each Day || with Ceri Payne Mar 18, 2020
    Show notes

    You may have noticed somewhat of a trend this month as we discuss meaningful productivity - it's priorities! In this episode you'll hear the questions to ask yourself to identify just a few of your top priorities. You will be able to better plan your days, and attain actual balance in your day-to-day life. With a clear idea of these values, you'll understand how to know when you've done enough each day.

    Ceri Payne is a private life coach helping mompreneurs and creatives discover their priorities in life so that they can plan and organize their day and time with purpose and intention. In this interview she gives you tools to narrow down on your priorities, so you can focus on just you. You can stop comparing yourself to others, or even to other versions of you, to live each day intentionally and feel fulfilled.

    Don't let your expectations set you up for failure. Ceri shares exactly what this looked like in her life; including what she actually had to give up to better herself. You can consider your "not priority" list, maybe, to help you gain clarity on where you actually want to focus your precious time.

    About a few other things...

    Enrollment for Podcast U is now open! Save yourself the struggle of getting your podcast off the ground. Learn how to start and grow it in with the 3 month course that's right for you. You'll receive video instruction, a workbook, office hours and support.

    If you want to sample the teaching style of Podcast U, check out these completely free classes: How to START Your Podcast and How to GROW Your Podcast. Stop procrastinating your potential and do something about this goal!

    Make sure you're signed up for the Go Getter Newsletter to get each episode's Progress Pointers straight to your inbox every Thursday.

    SHOW NOTES

    • Ceri's Instagram, Website
    • Monk Manual - 10% off with code 'ABOUTPROGRESS'
    • Enroll in Podcast U
    • Take a free podcasting class
    • Get the Organization Overhaul audio course
    • Join the monthly membership group
    • Get your first month+ FREE with Libsyn using code MONICA
    • Lend your voice and experience + be featured on the show HERE
    • Join Monica on Facebook and Instagram
    • Songs Credit: DRIVE by Dj Nicolai Heidlas @nicolai-heidlas
    • Music provided by FREE MUSIC FOR VLOGS AND VIDEOS bit.ly/freemusicforvlogs

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    AP 245: Do Things You Don't Want To Do || Growth Spurt Mar 13, 2020
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    We can't only do the fun things all the time. You sometimes need to say yes and do things you don't want to do, in order to move our progress needle forward. Think about the rule of law, driving the speed limit for instance. Think about an olympic athlete putting in insane hours of practice that they might not want to, but need to because they do want the outcome.

    For you, what are some of the things you don't like to do but are willing to lean in to? As you develop yourself and step into your true values, you'll see the ultimate benefit of this practice. In this episode I'm sharing ways this has worked in my life, even with things like getting my laundry done.

    I've determined three ways you can move things from the dreaded "should" list, to the "I want to" list. Remember, this month is focused on meaningful productivity so these tips are meant to be simple and doable. I also talk a lot about your values in this episode, so if you haven't taken this quiz yet to narrow those down, start there.

    About a few other things...

    Enrollment for Podcast U is now open! Save yourself the struggle of getting your podcast off the ground. Learn how to start and grow it in with the 3 month course that's right for you. You'll receive video instruction, a workbook, office hours and support.

    If you want to sample the teaching style of Podcast U, check out these completely free classes: How to START Your Podcast and How to GROW Your Podcast. Stop procrastinating your potential and do something about this goal!

    Make sure you're signed up for the Go Getter Newsletter to get each episode's Progress Pointers straight to your inbox every Thursday.

    SHOW NOTES

    • Referenced in the episode: Adam Moore Motivational Styles and Gretchen Rubin Tendencies Quiz
    • Enroll in Podcast U
    • Take a free podcasting class
    • Get the Organization Overhaul audio course
    • Join the monthly membership group
    • Get your first month+ FREE with Libsyn using code MONICA
    • Lend your voice and experience + be featured on the show HERE
    • Join Monica on Facebook and Instagram
    • Songs Credit: DRIVE by Dj Nicolai Heidlas @nicolai-heidlas Music provided by FREE MUSIC FOR VLOGS AND VIDEOS bit.ly/freemusicforvlogs

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    AP 244: How to Dramatically Shift Your Time Management || with Steven Lawson Mar 11, 2020
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    When you finally lay down in bed at night, where is the first place your mind goes? Are you frantically reviewing your half finished to-do list, feeling shame and guilt over it? You're not alone! So many of us do this, then the next day we either over manage our time and become obsessed, or under manage out of fear. It's an exhausting cycle and I, for one, am over it! In today's interview learn how to dramatically shift your time management starting with just 5 minutes a day.

    Steven Lawson won't be a total stranger if you've been a listener for a little while now. He is the founder of Monk Manual, the planner that radically improved my time management and productivity. But don't worry, this is not an episode devoted to using a planner. Steven is giving us his insight and tips that will help anyone looking to put some soul back into their productivity.

    To start, we discuss what you're doing wrong with your time management and learn how to shift your outcome based mindset. Tune in to feel empowered to cut your to-do list in half, respect the season you're in, find your top 5 priorities, time block, and more. With a little bit of planning, in whatever form works best for you, your time can truly be well spent. About a few other things... Enrollment for Podcast U is now open! Save yourself the struggle of getting your podcast off the ground. Learn how to start and grow it in with the 3 month course that's right for you. You'll receive video instruction, a workbook, office hours and support. If you want to sample the teaching style of Podcast U, check out these completely free classes: How to START Your Podcast and How to GROW Your Podcast. Stop procrastinating your potential and do something about this goal! Make sure you're signed up for the Go Getter Newsletter to get each episode's Progress Pointers straight to your inbox every Thursday. SHOW NOTES

    • Steven's Instagram, Monk Manual (10% off with code ABOUTPROGRESS)
    • Enroll in Podcast U
    • Take a free podcasting class
    • Get the Organization Overhaul audio course
    • Join the monthly membership group
    • Get your first month+ FREE with Libsyn using code MONICA
    • Lend your voice and experience + be featured on the show HERE
    • Join Monica on Facebook and Instagram
    • Songs Credit: DRIVE by Dj Nicolai Heidlas @nicolai-heidlas Music provided by FREE MUSIC FOR VLOGS AND VIDEOS bit.ly/freemusicforvlogs

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    AP 243: Meaningful Productivity || March's Theme Mar 04, 2020
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    Do you ever catch yourself staring down a long list of check boxes? Either you're overly eager to zip through them all, or paralyzed by the thought of even starting? Wherever you fall, productivity is one of those things we can all benefit by checking in on. This month I want you to be productive in less time and in ways that really count. We're calling it meaningful productivity.

    Productivity is a strength of mine, but I want to tell you the truth about the weakness I have found in that strength. Full days, with lots of different things to do are exciting to me and always have been. But, what I learned recently is that I sometimes hinge my value off of my outcomes. So then, if I don't fit in and check off absolutely everything, I'm disappointed and unhappy. It isn't a sustainable cycle.

    Facing my day using my 3 step system has really helped me narrow in on the to-do's that matter most, without feeling guilt from the things I don't get to. Tune in for the simple steps you can also follow, along with my personal experiences working on each one to turn my hamster wheel of productivity into something meaningful.

    About a few other things...

    Enrollment for Podcast U is now open! Save yourself the struggle of getting your podcast off the ground. Learn how to start and grow it in with the 3 month course that's right for you. You'll receive video instruction, a workbook, office hours and support.

    If you want to sample the teaching style of Podcast U, check out these completely free classes: How to START Your Podcast and How to GROW Your Podcast. Stop procrastinating your potential and do something about this goal!

    Make sure you're signed up for the Go Getter Newsletter to get each episode's Progress Pointers straight to your inbox every Thursday.

    SHOW NOTES

    • Enroll in Podcast U
    • Take a free podcasting class
    • Get the Organization Overhaul audio course
    • Join the monthly membership group
    • Get your first month+ FREE with Libsyn using code MONICA
    • Lend your voice and experience + be featured on the show HERE
    • Join the free and private FB group
    • Join Monica on Facebook and Instagram
    • Songs Credit: DRIVE by Dj Nicolai Heidlas @nicolai-heidlas Music provided by FREE MUSIC FOR VLOGS AND VIDEOS bit.ly/freemusicforvlogs

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    AP 242: "Dear Progressor," February 2020 Edition Feb 28, 2020
    Show notes

    Have you ever thought to yourself, "I'm living the life I've always wanted...so why am I still so ______________ (insert negative emotion)." I have lived through that and for me it was feeling unhappy, unfulfilled, lost, stuck, even empty. Through a lot of personal development I dug myself out of that hole, and continue to grow in a way that lets me love this life I've always wanted - even when it's sweeping crumbs off the floor.

    I want this change for you, too. Tomorrow is the very last day for enrollment in my small group growth coaching Progress Program. Don't let the opportunity to do something for yourself (and ultimately even for others via trickle-down-effect) pass you by.

    As always, I'm giving my monthly "what's happening" life update in this episode - including a Harry Potter review, the coaching certification program I finally decided on, and a moving update. Then, how I got schooled this month. Including takeaways from each episode and what you all really taught me about self respect.

    Tune in to hear what real women from the About Progress community learned this month. They share what inspired them, how they changed, and ways they will continue to grow. Being able to truly laugh, cry, and come together is the best part of each month, so thank you for your submissions!

    About a few other things...

    Make sure you're signed up for the Go Getter Newsletter to get each episode's Progress Pointers straight to your inbox every Thursday.

    SHOW NOTES

    • Apply for the Progress Program
    • Get the Organization Overhaul audio course
    • Join the monthly membership group beta
    • Get your first month+ FREE with Libsyn using code MONICA
    • Lend your voice and experience + be featured on the show HERE
    • Join the free and private FB group
    • Join Monica on Facebook and Instagram
    • Songs Credit: DRIVE by Dj Nicolai Heidlas @nicolai-heidlas Music provided by FREE MUSIC FOR VLOGS AND VIDEOS bit.ly/freemusicforvlogs

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    AP 241: Drive Your Growth with More Compassion || with Cheryl Cardall Feb 26, 2020
    Show notes

    In this episode we uncover that the anecdote to shame, weakness, and negative self-talk is really compassion. Does showing yourself compassion feel unfamiliar? Maybe it's something you've only considered as an action towards others. If so, then it's time to be your own dear friend, as Cheryl puts it. As you work on your own self respect, you can drive your growth with more compassion.

    Cheryl Cardall is a wife and mother of 5 on a mission to strengthen families, by strengthening mothers. She is an advocate for giving yourself grace and has worked on her own self to be able to focus on the positive. She opens up about her own mental health, and the relief a diagnosis brought her. She also shares tips you can use daily to find compassion for yourself, including an experience with affirmations that changed a lot for her.

    To improve yourself, to grow, to even begin to respect yourself you don't need to do a 180 degree change. In this episode learn how weaknesses, even negativity, can coexist with strength and positivity. You can become your own friend, to find the connection and empathy that lends itself towards real self compassion.

    For those times you need a reminder of everything you've learned, get this episode's Progress Pointers by subscribing to the Go Getter Newsletter and get them straight to your inbox each Thursday.

    About a few other things...

    If this episode struck a chord with you and you know it's time to respect what you really want out of your life, see if the Progress Program is right for you. Through small group coaching I want to help you get unstuck in ways that stick. Doors close 2/28 (or before that if the group reaches capacity - I keep it really small!).

    SHOW NOTES

    • Cheryl's Instagram
    • Apply for the Progress Program
    • Get this episode's Progress Pointers
    • Get the Organization Overhaul audio course
    • Join the monthly membership group beta
    • Get your first month+ FREE with Libsyn using code MONICA
    • Lend your voice and experience + be featured on the show HERE
    • Join the free and private FB group
    • Join Monica on Facebook and Instagram
    • Songs Credit: DRIVE by Dj Nicolai Heidlas @nicolai-heidlas Music provided by FREE MUSIC FOR VLOGS AND VIDEOS bit.ly/freemusicforvlogs

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    AP 240: Guard Your Yes's || Growth Spurt Feb 24, 2020
    Show notes

    One time I almost considered becoming engaged to someone (not my husband!) because I was so scared to say no. My struggle with saying yes and saying no has been a long journey, friends, and it's one I'm still working on. In this episode I want to talk about how to guard your yes's and give you my personal experience with, and guidelines, on how to do that.

    Last year I lived a year of yes (anyone else read Shonda Rimes' book?) and learned a lot about myself, and others, who behave this way. Not only does saying yes, and even saying no, affect you, it affects everyone around you. Maybe that's not surprising. If this is something you struggle with, examine the feelings that come up when you give a mis-intended yes.

    Now let's not go crazy here, I don't like laundry but I still say yes to it, because of my life's priorities. That's the bonus fourth point I share in this episode, along with 3 other rules I follow to guard my yes's.

    If this topic is something you know you need to work on even more, check out Becky Higgins episode "Why You Need to Say No to Good Things".

    About a few other things...

    If this episode struck a chord with you and you know it's time to respect what you really want out of your life, see if the Progress Program is right for you. Through small group coaching I want to help you get unstuck in ways that stick. Doors close 2/28 (or before that if the group reaches capacity - I keep it really small!).

    Not sure if I'm the right coach for you? Find out by attending my bite-sized class (1.5 hours!) on beating the procrastination blues.

    SHOW NOTES

    • Apply for the Progress Program
    • Take the online procrastination class
    • Get the Organization Overhaul audio course
    • Join the monthly membership group
    • Get your first month+ FREE with Libsyn using code MONICA
    • Lend your voice and experience + be featured on the show HERE
    • Join the free and private FB group
    • Join Monica on Facebook and Instagram
    • Songs Credit: DRIVE by Dj Nicolai Heidlas @nicolai-heidlas Music provided by FREE MUSIC FOR VLOGS AND VIDEOS bit.ly/freemusicforvlogs

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    AP 239: How to Get the Life You Want || with Shirin Eskandani Feb 19, 2020
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    In college, a therapist recommended I read "The Secret" to help with visualizing and understanding the influence of thoughts. Have you read it? Heard of it?? It's a little woo-woo for some, but the concepts have stuck with me over the years. So, instead of using manifestation to focus on the materialistic things, in this interview we discuss how to use it to get the life you want.

    Shirin Eskandani, of wholehearted coaching, believes in and teaches manifestation...but almost without calling it that (she explains that!). In this interview she shares how several years ago she was in a really rough patch and took a giant leap of faith on self development for herself. Since then her ideas of manifestation are more focused on dreaming, self work, and overcoming obstacles.

    We break down the beliefs women often have about themselves, as well as manifesting in non-materialistic ways, and how you can get started with this. I also share how manifestation has worked in reverse - meaning how the negative beliefs I had about myself were in fact coming true. Tune in for a lesson on how to get the life you want, while living the life you're in.

    For those times you need a reminder of everything you've learned, get this episode's Progress Pointers by subscribing to the Go Getter Newsletter and get them straight to your inbox each Thursday.

    About a few other things...

    If this episode struck a chord with you and you know it's time to respect what you really want out of your life, see if the Progress Program is right for you. Through small group coaching I want to help you get unstuck in ways that stick. Doors close 2/28 (or before that if the group reaches capacity - I keep it really small!).

    Not sure if I'm the right coach for you? Find out by attending my bite-sized class (1.5 hours!) on beating the procrastination blues. It's going to be offered on 3 dates and we will tackle some of the biggest obstacles that procrastination puts in our way.

    SHOW NOTES

    • Shirin's Instagram, Website
    • Apply for the Progress Program
    • Take the online procrastination class
    • Get this episode's Progress Pointers
    • Get the Organization Overhaul audio course
    • Join the monthly membership group beta
    • Get your first month+ FREE with Libsyn using code MONICA
    • Lend your voice and experience + be featured on the show HERE
    • Join the free and private FB group
    • Join Monica on Facebook and Instagram
    • Songs Credit: DRIVE by Dj Nicolai Heidlas @nicolai-heidlas Music provided by FREE MUSIC FOR VLOGS AND VIDEOS bit.ly/freemusicforvlogs

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    AP 238: A Tribute to Kim White Feb 15, 2020
    Show notes

    Kim White taught us how to fight, feel, and love. She urged us to be grateful for our working lungs and legs, our difficulties with kids, the ups and downs of our marriages.

    In her fight against cancer, she taught us how to live.

    Like you, I have been profoundly influenced by Kim and was so saddened to hear of her passing this early morning. This episode is a tribute to her--to her goodness, her sass, her strength, her realness, and her spirit.

    We love you Kim. We love your husband, child, and family. Thank you for giving us so many gifts and letting us be part of your magnificent life. You will treasured, always.

    Show Notes:

    Kim's Instagram

    Kim's husband--Treagan's--Instagram

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    AP 237: You Can Grow into Who You Were Meant to Become || with Amy Tangerine Feb 12, 2020
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    This is something we often talk about around here, but yet, always worth repeating. Do you ever feel like you're not fulfilled, even though you're living the life you've always wanted? You can replace 'fulfilled' with lots of words, like happy, confident, even yourself. Growing through those feelings, towards finding yourself again is really at the heart of About Progress. Today's interview provides another meaningful look at the situation many of us (myself included) find ourselves in; tune in and know you can grow into who you were meant to become.

    Amy Tangerine is the creative behind her lifestyle brand, which includes a book, podcast, and workshops. But, of course, it isn't all just bright colors and confetti. Her story of running a million-dollar-business around the time of the 2008 economy crash, and how she found her way back to her creative self, shows the real grit to her growth.

    Amy believes in infusing creativity into the everyday, while really nourishing yourself and giving pause where needed. In this episode she even gives you a "permission slip" that you mentally sign, so that you can get started towards who you were always meant to become. And if getting started is really where you're stuck, we spend a lot of time on that, too. If you have to ask yourself "Who's life am I even living?" then this episode is realllly for you.

    For those times you need a reminder of everything you've learned, get this episode's Progress Pointers by subscribing to the Go Getter Newsletter and get them straight to your inbox each Thursday.

    About a few other things...

    If this episode struck a chord with you and you know it's time to respect what you really want out of your life, see if the Progress Program is right for you. Through small group coaching I want to help you get unstuck in ways that stick. Doors close 2/28 (or before that if the group reaches capacity - I keep it really small!).

    Not sure if I'm the right coach for you? Find out by attending my bite-sized class (1.5 hours!) on beating the procrastination blues. It's going to be offered on 3 dates and we will tackle some of the biggest obstacles that procrastination puts in our way.

    SHOW NOTES

    • Amy's Instagram, Website
    • Apply for the Progress Program
    • Take the online procrastination class
    • Get this episode's Progress Pointers
    • Get the Organization Overhaul audio course
    • Join the monthly membership group beta
    • New Podcast: Inner Monkey
    • Get your first month+ FREE with Libsyn using code MONICA
    • Lend your voice and experience + be featured on the show HERE
    • Join the free and private FB group
    • Join Monica on Facebook and Instagram
    • Songs Credit: DRIVE by Dj Nicolai Heidlas @nicolai-heidlas Music provided by FREE MUSIC FOR VLOGS AND VIDEOS bit.ly/freemusicforvlogs

    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices


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