How To Be Awesome At Everything

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37. How To Be Awesome at Not Drinking Poison Mar 23, 2020

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In this episode, Lindsay asks you to THINK about how you process things that happen to you. And be intentional about NOT DRINKING POISON when someone tries to hand it to you!!

It's a game changer for your overall happiness!

She calls it poison because it is!!

Lindsay goes through how to deal with this ourselves, and how to teach our kids how to do this too!

This whole thing ALL goes back to what are you letting in your mind.

Together, we are putting ear plugs in when it comes to negativity or dream squashing! Don't let it in!

It saves you so much wasted energy and heartache and time!

Now listen, we all have to been self actualized and not block out something if someone we love is trying to help us and it's something we really need to pay attention to or work on changing or whatever…

But if it honest fall into this category its likely a WASTE of time!!

So that's what we're talking about today… first, realizing that when someone says something negative or hurtful for you… you have a choice with what you're going to do with it. Are you going to digest it or not… and it completely changes the outcome of the interaction.

Thanks for listening!

36. How To Be Awesome At Having Patience With Kids! Mar 21, 2020

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Lindsay summarizes today's episode:

My very first guest today! My 9 year old daughter Stella! I wanted a kids perspective when talking about this!

We're talking about PATIENCE!!

How do you have patience with kids who won't move on to the next step?

This is where I get the most frustrated… get in the car for school… come sit down for dinner… time to brush your teeth…

This is where I have the most frustration… and how I need to tell myself to be patient

I tell myself I WILL NOT LET THIS BREAK ME

I WILL NOT LOSE MY COOL

THIS IS NOT GOING TO BREAK ME DOWN

Sometimes we all need a BRAIN BREAK!

When my kids flip out or loose it or yell or some other response that isn't ideal for the situation… I have them walk around the corner… out of sight… I tell them to take a brain break and come back. Don't come back until you're ready.. until you're in a better state of mind. OR I take a brain break!! I take a deep breath.. or I walk away for a minute! RATHER THAN throwing out consequences that are too harsh and I'm not going to actually execute. And that's the key - we have to stick to what we say. SO … GET NEUTRAL before giving consequences! I also get into how to be a-tune to where your kids are developmentally and how to be realistic. Also… how to deal with babies when they are frustrating! I go through how I've learned to LISTEN! I thought I was in my younger years of being a parent… but then I realized a lot of time I wasn't. I want to know how THEY feel… sometimes I THOUGHT I was being patient but they actually thought I wasn't. Then when I heard their explanation of it- I could totally see your point.

I want to make make sure my kids feel like they are being heard.

I talk about giving my kids choices… and accepting who they are and not trying to control them.

Lots of fun stuff packed in this one… and I hope this podcast helps you take a step back and remember how important it is to be patient with our kids. It's just so important for their happiness and for your relationship… and for the overall feeling in your home. As hard as it can be at times, I think it's one of the most important things we need to work to master as parents.

Cheers to having patience! Even when they won't get in the damn car!

35. How To be Awesome At Being An Overnight Homeschool Parent Mar 20, 2020

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This podcast is probably not what you think it's going to be. Not as much about lists and workbooks and schooling… and more about teaching your kids things that you know… that you think they should know!

So this is our plan… we are going to do the assignments and everything our teachers give us.

Then- we are going to learn different things together.

Teachers are experts at how to do this- and thats what makes them so amazing! So Lindsay thinks we shouldn't put so much pressure on ourselves and try to be.

Most of us aren't trained in this stuff and she's a big fan of doing what you're best at and doing it 110%!

Sidenote:

Now if you're listening to this later and not during Coronavirus craziness… then I still love all of this for normal life. We think about teaching our kids… like it has to come from textbooks… but it totally doesn't!

Here are some podcast highlights:

❤️Don't put so much pressure on yourself or them

❤️Realize their word is turned upside down too

❤️They aren't in school now - so they can't be expected to do as much learning time

❤️Make a list of things you want to teach them!

Here is Lindsay's list: (do one at a time- don't overwhelm)

🌟Order kits online

- My Time Capsule

- Break Open Real Geodes

- Volcano Kit

- Rock Painting Kit

🌟Tie your shoes

🌟Make your bed the right way

🌟Send an email

🌟Create a photo book online

🌟Edit a Youtube video

🌟Write a business plan

🌟Make a 2 tier cake from scratch

🌟Research online and find a place they want to travel

🌟Write and mail a letter

🌟Jump rope

🌟Eye contact

🌟Plans to help others/volunteer once we are able to

🌟Negotiate with me

🌟Learn how to pick out ripe fruit

🌟Test them to find a bright side in a bad situation

Summary:

We hope this session really helped you take a deep breath and realize… we CAN teach our kids SO MUCH while we are home… and it DOESN'T have to come from a textbook!

Think of all the things you know and that you're good at…

And think about each child and what they are interested in and what they would want to learn.

And you know what- maybe this whole experience will be such a great growing and learning experience for us and our kids - in ways we didn't expect!

Thanks for listening! We are in this together friends! Now let's go out and teach our kids some nontraditional things that is going to add to the awesome humans that they are!

34. How To Be Awesome At Looking Good Each Day Mar 17, 2020

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People message me on Instagram pretty often and say… You have three kids and you work how do you look presentable each day??… And first thank you that's so nice and second I think it's one of those things that is just a priority for me. It's on my must do list…

I must get ready each day and feel showered and clean and put together.

Now sometimes that still means wearing yoga pants and a sweatshirt… I'm not talking about getting ready so we're wearing heels every day… I'm talking about getting ready, so you feel good and you're ready for anything that happens that day.

I get ready once in the morning… every single day and then I'm good for the day. If I'm going to a special event or a nice dinner at night, then I will do a touchup… but my touch up never takes me more than 15 minutes or so.

I think that for so many women… myself included… once you start having babies… there's less time… you're more tired… and you don't always feel like putting on makeup and pulling yourself together like you used to. But I think it's so important… and 99% of the importance is for yourself. Yes, it's good to look good for your significant other or your job or whatever it is but this episode is about you it's about looking good, so you feel confident and you're ready for anything that day.

Also important because of your POSTURE!

Your posture affects how you see yourself, as well as how others see you. If you're slumped down and slouching during a job interview, for example, the interviewer will likely see you as less confident, and perhaps will have a neural impulse to judge you as less capable. If you have good posture, with your shoulders back and your body aligned, you can look better in your clothes and will likely receive compliments from loved ones, which will boost your confidence and mood. You could also just love how you look in the mirror, which will make you feel lighter and more positive.

Good posture also pertains to walking. If you walk slumped down and, in a shuffle, you look bedraggled and overwrought, which can make you actually feel bedraggled and overwrought. When you walk uplifted and with confidence, your brain registers "uplifted and with confidence," and pumps out happy hormones to match the message.

**Do the long stuff at night

Wash hair... face masks… shave your legs…

**Do a get ready that makes you feel good, everyday

And figure out what that routine is!

Don't spend your morning minutes on experimentation, especially when you've got to get out the door by a certain time. Experiment at night when it's calm and peaceful — and then figure out how to replicate it in the morning.

**Lay your clothes out the night before

**If you have kids, PLAN in the time - so its before they wake up… and if they wake up early… maybe you streamline it and they watch a cartoon for 12 mins instead of skipping it altogether.

**Do the OTHER STUFF the night before

Make lunches

Respond to emails

Get gas in your car

**Figure out how you like to look without making it take forever - so it's not practical

YOUTUBE is amazing!!

33. What To Do With Your Kids At Home Mar 16, 2020

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Lindsay's Show Notes!

You know I'm going to say that the way this goes is going to be all about your attitude and how you think about it and how you feel about it are totally going to transfer to your kids. So I like to focus on what I CAN do vs. what I CAN'T do. And it really helps you get creative and think outside the box.

Here are links to some of Lindsay's favorite things!

Handwriting without tears

Cursive without tears

ABC mouse

Here are link to some toys your kids will love!

One Step Tie-Dye Kit

Jolly Unicorn Slime Kit

Water Marbles

Hide&Seek Rock Painting Kit

Giant Hatching Unicorn

Ginormous Hatching Eggs

Crack Your Own Geodes

Crystal Growing Discovery Set

Zimbbos!

Paw Patrol Fingers Puppets

Disney Fingers Puppets

Wikki Sticks

Paw Patrol Color Wonder

Paint With Water Farm Animals

Volcano Kit

Lite Brite

Battleship

Break Open Real Geodes

Play-Doh Kitchen

How To Draw Animals

How To Draw Barbara Soloff Levy

Rainbow Scratch Paper Animals

Water Wow!

Fun Foam Foam Clay

32. How To Be Awesome In Times Of Uncertainty Mar 13, 2020

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This podcast is going to be different if you are listening to it weeks or months after it's release date… but really so much of the concepts can apply to other situations.

Uncertainty.. the unknown… the scary parts and the what-if's and the worst case scenario thinking.

Lindsay's tackling the Corona virus… and where we are at and how we can approach it without losing our minds or getting depressed or so much stress from worrying that we can't function!

She reminds you that you can control your emotions, your mood, the way you breathe, how you prepare for things, how you solve things, how you're treating others around you, how you're taking care of your body and putting the health and happiness of yourself and your family at the top of your priority list.

Listen in today as Lindsay shares how she is preparing her home and her pantry for self-quarantine. Lots of talk about healthy foods and boosting your immune system… and so many other things that contribute to your overall health, which is all of our highest priorities at this point.

Let's take a breath, put on some calm music, and make the best decisions we can in this uncertain time.

31. How To Be Awesome At Using Music as Your Mantra Mar 09, 2020

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Today we're talking about finding a song that puts you in the mood that you want to be in. One that pumps you up, or inspires or, or reminds you of what's important to you.

Sometimes I listen to it once a week and other times I listen to it 5 times a day.

When you're picking your song… think about how you want to FEEL… and what message really speaks to you .. that you want to remind yourself of often.

Here are the lyrics to my music mantra song!!

Biscuits by Kacey Musgraves

Taking down your neighbor won't take you any higher

I burned my own damn finger poking someone else's fire

I've never gotten taller making someone else feel small

If you ain't got nothing nice to say, don't say nothing at all

Just hoe your own row and raise your own babies

Smoke your own smoke and grow your own daisies

Mend your own fences and own your own crazy

Mind your own biscuits and life will be gravy

Nobody's perfect, we've all lost and we've all lied

Most of us have cheated, the rest of us have tried

The holiest of holies even slip from time to time

We've all got dirty laundry hanging on the line

So hoe your own row, yeah, and raise your own babies

Smoke your own smoke and grow your own daisies

Mend your own fences and own your own crazy

Mind your own biscuits and life will be gravy

Yeah mind your own biscuits and life will be gravy

Pouring salt in my sugar won't make yours any sweeter

Pissing in my yard ain't gonna make yours any greener

And I wouldn't know about the rocks in your shoes

So I'll just do me and, honey, you can just do you (so low)

So hoe your own row, yeah raise your own babies

Smoke your own smoke and grow your own daisies

Mend your own fences and own your own crazy

Mind your own biscuits and life will be gravy

Maybe you want this song to be your music mantra too! I'm telling you… it's a good one!

Hoping this episode inspired you to find your music mantra. A song that gets you in the frame of mind that you want to be in. Maybe you listen in the morning to get going in the right way… or you listen when you're in a funk or feeling yourself having an off day and you need a little pick me up. Whatever it is… music is powerful and this is such a great way to remind yourself of who you want to be and how you want to feel and the energy that you want to put into the world… and it feels more fun and more natural in the process.

Cheers friends, to whatever mantra speaks to you and to minding your own biscuits and life will be gravy!

30. Awesome Bonus Episode : PEP TALK Mar 08, 2020

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BONUS podcast episode today!! This one is your PEP TALK for whenever you need it! You know when you're just in a funk... or having a bad day or week or month or YEAR! ...and you just need a good pep talk?? Or several of them?? Well this is it! Whatever happened (or didn't happen), whatever is unfair or hurtful or irritating or tough to deal with... this will really help!

29. How To Be Awesome At Functional Medicine Mar 06, 2020

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Like I said this is just the start of this conversation together. I've always said you have to manage your own health and the health of your family and you can't just accept what you are told and you have to be proactive about it.

But it wasn't until the last year that I was proactive about it in THIS way. In the way where I pay attention to my body and how I feel after eating certain foods… or doing certain things.

And really looking at my stress level and diet and nutrition… and my STOOL! OH my gosh… all the things!

What are the root causes of disease?

What are the things that mostly make us sick?

-Stress

-Poor diet

-Allergens

-Toxins

What are the things that humans need to be happy and healthy?

-Right food

-Nutrients

-Balance of hormones

-Air

-Water

-Love

-Meaning

-Connection

-Purpose

Take out the bad stuff and put in the good stuff and miracles happen!

It's just a new way of looking at your life and your health. I hope you got a ton out of this episode. Let me know what you thought!! I'd love to hear from you!

28. How To Be Awesome At Having Contagious Positivity Mar 02, 2020

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Lindsay's introduction to the episode:

This episode is about being so positive and optimistic… that it's contagious to the people around you.

You know when you're around someone with good energy? And it just makes you feel good? I just think life is an energy game.

Get away from negative energy.

I don't know if I'm more passionate about anything else than this. I just think positivity and optimism are what it's all about.

You find what you're looking for. If you're looking for negativity you find it. If you're looking for positivity you find it.

The most important decision you make is the state of mind that you live in. You create your reality.

I was hesitant to tackle this topic for 2 reasons… I didn't want it to sound rah rah cheesy… like YAY! BE HAPPY!… and it's such a big topic to cover… I could talk for 9 hours about it.

But we're just doing to do it. We're going to talk about having a YES mindset and a CAN DO attitude. We're going to talk about being positive… and so positive that it's contagious. Let's go!

Here are some of Lindsay's key points:

✨Positivity is a choice. And it has to be intentional.

✨Life is an energy game- put out good energy and you will attract good energy.

✨Having a positive perspective makes for a much happier life.

✨If you eat foods that make you feel good, all of this is easier.

✨You have to know what makes you happy…. because if you aren't doing what makes you happy… then you're not likely to positive as you go through your day.

✨Our words and our thoughts are just so powerful.

✨Life gets so much better when we stop complaining and start creating solutions

✨Showing your children how to live is the most important thing you can do.

✨If there is negativity in your ear… you have to switch up what you are listening to.

The bottom line is this… The world just reflects your own feelings back at you. Reality is neutral. Reality has no judgment. You are born and you have a set of experiences. And how you choose to interpret that is up to you. Happiness is a choice. And positivity is a choice. We really hope this episode inspires you to go out in the world… and be positive. And do good things and put positive energy in the world. Cause we know… it comes back right back at ya! It makes for such a happier existence for you and the people around you.

Cheers to being positively contagious!

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