Daily Motivations

The Final Episode Sep 04, 2017

This is the final episode of the Daily Motivations Podcast.

177 - Get It Right Sep 01, 2017

Your job isn't to be right, it's to get it right.

176 - Need To Escape? Aug 31, 2017

How are you spending your downtime? Do you feel the need to escape or zone out? What if you used that time to create a reality you don't need to escape from?

175 - Planning Prevents Progress Aug 30, 2017

The value of your plan doesn't come from it's accuracy. The value of your plan exists only in it's ability to encourage you to ACT. We learn from doing. Planning can prevent progress.

174 - What If? Aug 29, 2017

What if instead of seeing a choice or situation as “hard” you started calling it “helpful’?

What if instead of focusing on the difficulty of a choice or situation, you decided to see it as a chance to build confidence or make progress?

What if you completely reframed the idea of hard and only referred to difficulties as opportunities to grow?

173 - The Key To Genius Aug 28, 2017

"Most geniuses – especially those who lead others – prosper not by deconstructing intricate complexities but by exploiting unrecognized simplicities"

172 - Effort Matters Aug 25, 2017

"no matter what your ability is, effort is what ignites that ability and turns it into accomplishment"

171 - Hit Your Fears Harder Aug 24, 2017

Hit your fears harder than they hit you.

170 - Refuse To Create Suffering Aug 23, 2017

I have suffered enough. I have created a backlog of excuses, exceptions & justifications that confined me to a life of fear, hiding, depression and negativity. I’ve left that behind. There are no more excuses, exceptions & justifications. I refuse everything that doesn’t actively support my happiest, fullest and most joyful life.

169 - Make More Magic Aug 22, 2017

Focus on the magic in your life and you'll immediately find more of it!

168 - It's Just A Rumor Aug 21, 2017

You might understand, but you do not know. Knowledge is only a rumor until it lives in your muscle.

167 - Pleasure of Your Senses Aug 18, 2017

There's pleasure of your senses and there's pleasure of your ego. How can you begin to seek out more things that make you feel that pleasure of your ego - proud, confident, joyful, motivated?

166 - Who Is Forcing You To Live This Way? Aug 17, 2017

When you look at what you don't like about your life, career, finances, relationships, health, physique or anything in between, ask yourself, "Who is forcing you to live this way?"

165 - Living In Your Problems Aug 16, 2017

"Before the truth can set you free you need to recognize the lie that is holding you hostage"

164 - You're Overwhelmed Aug 15, 2017

Of course you're overwhelmed. You're focused on way more than you need to be & you're distracting yourself from what you can do today.

163 - Positivity Pledge Aug 14, 2017

Make this positivity pledge to create more happiness & success. Find ways to apply it today with your thoughts & choices.

162 - The Choice Is Yours Aug 11, 2017

Are you happy with the way things are? Is comfortable & easy better than happy & amazing? If not: change. Stop focusing on the obstacles and do the work.

161 - Your Path Or Mine Aug 10, 2017

How you treat me is your path. How I respond is mine.

160 - Unstoppable Aug 09, 2017

You cannot expect to win while you fight harder for the validity of your problems than you do for the validity of your solutions. You must fight harder for your goals & solutions than you do for your problems & obstacles.

159 - Hard Work Pays Off Aug 08, 2017

This episode is explicit.

158 - The Work Aug 07, 2017

The dream isn't enough. It's about the work you put in with your hands & your feet.

157 - Pushing Or Pacing Aug 04, 2017

In this choice you're making, are you pushing or pacing? With your effort, are you pushing or pacing?

156 - Excuses Aug 03, 2017

When was the last time an excuse got you what you really want?

155 - Resisting & Resenting Aug 02, 2017

Why are you resisting and resenting what is hard when that is the very path to what you want?

154 - It's All Invented Aug 01, 2017

If it's all invented, invent a new narrative that serves your goals and use your choices to make it your reality.

153 - Perspective Jul 31, 2017

How could I choose to see this differently?

152 - Easing Off Jul 28, 2017

Easing off does not make your path easier. You might sell yourself that story, but it doesn't make it true.

151 - Create Happy Jul 27, 2017

A client told me she had made great strides in her happiness. I suggested that she write down, for herself, how she did that. She shared her answers with me & I'm sharing them with you.

150 - Imperfect Improvement Jul 26, 2017

"Expecting perfection only leaves you with two options: do everything right on the very first try, or don’t even bother. Which is actually only one option, since 9 times out of 10, human beings don't do things right on the first try."

So, what imperfect improvement can you make today?

149 - Challenges Of Your Present Jul 25, 2017

Do not turn away from the challenges of your present. And don't see them as a burden. They are an opportunity. When you battle with the challenges of your present you win the prizes of your future. (Traveler's Gift)

148 - The Word Water Jul 24, 2017

"The word water will not get you wet"

147 - Loss or Lesson? Jul 21, 2017

If you see it as a loss, you'll probably miss the lesson. My greatest mentor is my own mistakes.

146 - Clinging To Comfort Jul 20, 2017

Where are you choosing to cling to comfort? Where are you refusing to let go of your comfort zone so you can truly make progress?

145 - Sprint of Consistency Jul 19, 2017

Success is actually a short sprint of consistency, powered by discipline, until habit kicks in & takes over.

144 - Change Making Jul 18, 2017

"Changemaking isn’t about clearly outlining the rational benefit of your point of view. Changemaking happens when people fall in love with a different version of the future." ~ Seth Godin

143: Carrying Or Releasing Jul 17, 2017

When we struggle to reach our goals, it's often because we're choosing a perspective that suggests that making progress towards the goal requires carrying a burden.

142 - Choose Your Way Out Jul 14, 2017

If it doesn't feel right, it probably isn't right. Fortunately, we always have the power to choose our way out of those feelings and towards something different.

141 - Never Allow Waiting To Become A Habit Jul 13, 2017

Where have you allowed allowed waiting to become a habit?

140 - How To Improve Your Choices Jul 12, 2017

More often than not, we make choices based on what we want most in a moment. As we consider our options, we’re evaluating what is right in front of us and how we're feeling in that moment.

There is a way to improve choices, reduce frustration & increase consistency.

139 - Do Not Be Overwhelmed Jul 11, 2017

Strive to be "an athlete in the greatest of all contests - the struggle to not be overwhelmed by anything that happens" ~ Marcus Aurelius

138 - Delayed Perfection Jul 10, 2017

Continuous improvement always trumps delayed perfection.

137 - Game Changer Jul 07, 2017

The impossible is usually just the untried. What would happen if you brought a new, unwavering consistency to your goals?

136 - What Discipline Doesn't Mean Jul 06, 2017

Discipline doesn't mean you don't get what you want when you want it. I means you've chosen something you want even more.

135 - Discipline of Patience Jul 05, 2017

We are creatures of urgency. If we want something, we have to react or decide now. If we feel something, we have to speak or act right away. The discipline of patience reminds us that sometimes the best choice is no choice at all.

134 - The Quitting Filter Jul 04, 2017

Is this the right thing to quit? Is this the right time to quit? Is this the right reason to quit?

133 - Insecurity Jul 03, 2017

When you doubt your power, you give power to your doubt. Stop letting your insecurities make decisions for you. Each time you do, you fuel that insecurity and limit your own freedom & happiness.

132 - Best Advice Jun 30, 2017

Nothing beats a failure like a try. You don't have to quit, you just want to. Whatever your favorite piece of advice is, what are you DOING with it, and with what consistency?

131 - AMRAP Mentality Jun 29, 2017

We are usually distracted. While we work on one thing, we're thinking about other things & other situations, at the expense of efficiency & quality. AMRAP mentality can be a powerful way to feel less overwhelmed & more productive.

130 - Keep Coming Back Jun 28, 2017

No matter what happened last, I keep coming back. No matter what, I keep coming back.

129 - Stop Lying To Yourself Jun 27, 2017

Success depends, to a large degree, on how well you communicate with yourself and with others. Results & achievement will benefit from honest, effective & constant communication. Excuses & procrastination often stem from dishonest or incomplete communication with yourself.

You might not think you are lying to yourself, but often times, you are. At best, you’re not telling the whole truth and you’re accepting a story that isn’t the real truth.

128 - Consistency Jun 26, 2017

The missing link is consistency. Stop talking yourself out of what you can do now on the grounds of what you can't do yet.

127 - Don't Turn Away Jun 23, 2017

You cannot avoid the reality of your problems. You have to face whatever it is you don't want to face and face it consistently. Whether that's a number on the scale, the balance of your bank account or a picture of your body - never turn away again.

126 - Calm Mind Jun 22, 2017

“To bear trials with a calm mind robs misfortune of it’s strength and burden” ~ Seneca

125 - Own The Story Jun 21, 2017

"If you own the story, you get to write the ending" ~ Brene Brown

124 - Choose Again Jun 20, 2017

You will make hundreds of choices every single day. They won't all be ideal. Instead of letting a bad choice justify other bad choices and instead of getting emotional about it, simply tell yourself: choose again.

123 - Noticing Your Chains Jun 19, 2017

"Those who don't move don't notice their chains"

122 - Strengthen The Pathway Jun 16, 2017

Every time you redirect your attention from the past or the future into the present moment, you strengthen that pathway. The reverse is just as true.

121 - Easy Choices, Hard Life Jun 15, 2017

Those easy choices seem easy in the moment, but they aren't making your life easier. Easy choices create a hard life while those hard choices create an easier life.

120 - The Hardest Part Jun 14, 2017

The hardest part is at the start, before you've mentally committed & established momentum.

119 - How To Choose Happy Jun 13, 2017

I choose to be happy. I choose to stop complaining, right now, right here, today.

118 - Stuck Jun 12, 2017

Just because you feel lost doesn't mean you are.

117 - The Magic Moment Jun 09, 2017

The exact moment which proves the most difficult to persevere is the same moment you’re given the opportunity to manifest a miracle.

116 - Reaction & Response Jun 08, 2017

You do not need to let your reaction to a situation blend with your response.

115 - The Deliberate Practice of Becoming Jun 07, 2017

You must commit to the deliberate practice of becoming.

114 - Overcoming Overwhelm Jun 06, 2017

If you find yourself getting overwhelmed or frustrated, it's likely because you are mentally taking on more than can be done right now. Focus exclusively on the next step.

113 - Practicing The Problem Jun 05, 2017

It's not just your choices that create habit, it's also your thoughts. When you fixate on what you've done wrong and what's hard, you're actually practicing the problem or rehearsing failure - getting better at what you DON'T want each time!

112 - Average & Excellent Jun 02, 2017

Excellence is born of preparation, dedication, focus and tenacity. Compromise on any of these and you become average. ~ John Chatterton

111 - Let It Go Jun 01, 2017

It happened. It's behind you. It's over. Why are you still thinking about it, complaining about it, talking about it & carrying it with you? Let it go.

110 - Toughen Up May 31, 2017

Stop counting yourself out because of what you can't do. Toughen up and choose what you can do, then go do it!

109 - You Don't HAVE To Stop May 30, 2017

You don't have to stop, you just want to.

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