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DB 145: The Water Bottle Agreement - Let It Go So You Can Grow! Jul 08, 2019

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If you are a long-time listener, you know that Eva has a little sister named Sophia. Sophia recently turned 4. She brings so much joy into our lives with her hilarious personality -- but she can be a handful at times (to say the least). Especially when she gets tired, and manages to stay up past her bedtime. Eva was on the receiving end of a sucker punch to the face a few weeks ago on an evening that Sophia was up too late, and Eva was understandably upset at Sophia for hitting her. Usually, Eva is able to release the anger rather quickly and forgive her sister -- but we noticed the feelings continued to linger for a few days. In this episode, Eva shares an experiment that she did with her dad involving a Water Bottle -- and how that experiment helped her understand why it was time to release the negative feelings towards Sophia and move on. It is an experiment you can try at your home as well -- all it takes is a water bottle and a few minutes! Enjoy the episode :) For our show notes, visit DreamBigPodcast.com/145

DB 144: Cal Newport On The Power Of Focus And Digital Minimalism Jul 01, 2019

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Cal Newport is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Georgetown University. In addition to researching cutting edge technology, he also writes about the impact of these innovations on society. Newport is the author of six books, including the New York Times bestseller, Digital Minimalism, which argues that we should be much more selective about the technologies we adopt in our personal lives, and Deep Work, which argues that focus is the new I.Q. in the modern workplace. Social media is a hot topic, especially with parents who are concerned how damaging and addictive it can be for our kids. Cal is super thoughtful and Eva was genuinely interested in his tips and strategies on ensuring that technology is a positive - rather than a negative -- force in her life. We hope your young Big Dreamers enjoy this powerful interview. For our show notes, visit DreamBigPodcast.com/144

DB 143: Facing My Fears: My School Talent Show and My 1st Keynote! Jun 24, 2019

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In this episode, Eva shares two recent experiences: performing a complicated rap at her school talent show, and delivering a 20 minutes keynote in front of a live audience. Many people assume that as the host of the podcast, Eva is super confident and has no fear of public speaking. But the podcast is recorded at our home with a microphone. Eva does many episodes in her pajamas! Performing and speaking in front of a live audience is a completely different skill set -- and Eva had to push way outside of her comfort zone. Both experiences went incredibly well -- and in this episode Eva shares the two strategies that she believes were the primary reason for this success. For our show notes, visit DreamBigPodcast.com/143

DB 142: Elena Favilli on Empowering Rebel Girls One Good Night Story at a Time Jun 17, 2019

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Elena Favilli is an Italian writer and serial entrepreneur. She's the co-creator of the Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls series, which has broken records on the crowdfunding website Kickstarter for literary publications. Eva's wonderfully generous Aunt Ilene backed the Kickstarter campaign and gave the Rebel Girls series to Eva, who absolutely adores the books, artwork, and the amazing women featured in the books. We were beyond thrilled when Elena agreed to be a guest on the show, and share how she took her big dream of empowering young girls to believe in their ability to accomplish extraordinary things, and turned it into reality with the Rebel Girls series. For our show notes, visit DreamBigPodcast.com/142

DB 141: Stop & Smell The Roses: The Joshua Bell Rush Hour Experiment Jun 10, 2019

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What do you think would happen if one of the world's best violinists – Joshua Bell -- performed in a busy Washington DC metro station during rush hour? Here's the catch --- no announcement was made. There was no promotion. Instead, Joshua Bell played incognito in a baseball cap and lay out his violin case to collect donations – as street musicians often do. In this episode, Eva asks you to guess how many of the 1097 people who passed by stopped to listen, reveals the shocking results of the experiment, and shares important lessons for all our Big Dreamers. For our show notes, visit DreamBigPodcast.com/141

DB 140: Kyle Maynard On The "No Excuses" Mentality & Living Without Limits Jun 03, 2019

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Kyle Maynard is a motivational speaker, bestselling author, entrepreneur, and ESPY award-winning mixed martial arts athlete, known for becoming the first quadruple amputee to reach the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Aconcagua without the aid of prosthetics. Kyle shares his "No Excuses" mentality and the deeply emotional and rewarding experience of summiting Mount Kilimanjaro. For our show notes, visit DreamBigPodcast.com/140

DB 139: Treat Your Body Like A Million Dollar Racehorse May 27, 2019

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You've probably heard Eva share on previous episodes how much she loves horses. Horses are beautiful animals and we're lucky enough to have a stable about 20 minutes from our house. Eva occasionally take group classes and one of the things she has noticed is just how well horse owners take care of their horses, especially the horses that are participating in competition. What if we started to treat our bodies like a million dollar racehorse? In this episode, Eva shares why it is so important to take care of our bodies and gives her best tips on fitness (hint, get out and sweat!), drinking plenty of water, and eating your veggies. Parents: Eva maks a very compelling case for why kids should care about what they put into their bodies and we encourage you to have your kids listen to this one especially if you are struggling with their fitness and eating habits. For our show notes, visit DreamBigPodcast.com/139

DB 138 - Evanna Lynch on Harry Potter, Veganism, Animal Rights, And So Much More! May 20, 2019

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This week's episode is truly special. Eva gets excited for all of her interviews, but the truth is that she is usually not very familiar with our typical guest's career when we start the process of preparing for an interview. Eva is curious by nature, so she becomes more and more interested in the guest as we do our research. But in this instance, Eva actually requested that we reach out to Evanna Lynch, one of her favorite actresses from the Harry Potter films, to see if she would be our guest. When we got confirmation from Evanna's lovely assistant Lucy that Evanna would love to be on the Dream Big Podcast, Eva was beyond thrilled. She actually jumped for joy. It is moments like that -- when we see Eva's pure excitement in getting to talk one-on-one with someone she truly admires like Evanna Lynch -- when we realize how truly amazing this experience has been for Eva to host the Dream Big Podcast. For our show notes, visit DreamBigPodcast.com/138

DB 137: How Humans Are Like Power Plants! A POWERful episode :) May 13, 2019

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One of the most motivational mentors in the world right now is Brendon Burchard. Recently, we stumbled across a video of Brendon comparing people to power plants. Brendon explained that when a power plant is first built - it alone does not have any energy. The power plant takes energy from a source -- whether that's the sun or wind, and then transforms the energy into a usable energy that can be sent to your home. In other words, the power plant does not have energy -- it generates energy. Likewise, we don't have gratitude or happiness, we generate it. By the same token, we don't have sadness or negativity, we generate it. We take in energy from the outside world -- and we decide (yes it is a DECISION) -- how to transform and transmit that energy to the world. In this episode, Eva explores this analogy in great detail, applies the analogy to the incredible life of Kyle Maynard (who will be our guest in an upcoming June episode!), and then shares her wish for all Big Dreamers. This is a short, but powerful episode about Power Plants and what we can learn from Brendon's thoughtful analogy. For our show notes, visit DreamBigPodcast.com/137

DBP 136: Champion Climber Sasha DiGiulian On Reaching New Heights In Life And For Female Athletes May 06, 2019

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Sasha DiGiulian first began climbing at 6 years old, in 1998. She has won the World Championships for Female Overall, and has placed Silver in the Bouldering World Championships, as well as Bronze in the Duel. Sasha has been the undefeated panAmerican Champion 2004 to the present, and she is a three-time US National Champion. In this episode, Eva focuses on the mindset required to successfully ascend steep cliffs -- and how Sasha has worked on both her body and mind to become a champion climber. For our show notes, visit DreamBigPodcast.com/136

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