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511: Dr. Melanie Watkins | Your Mental Health First May 09, 2016

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Dr. Melanie Watkins (@MWatkinsMD) is a psychiatrist who emphasizes the importance of making mental health a priority by minimizing the mystery -- and sometimes the misery -- of mental illness and addiction treatment. The Cheat Sheet: Maintaining mental health is as serious as maintaining physical health -- and there should be no shame in seeking help for either. What signs commonly signal a need to seek help from a mental health professional? Central nervous system depressants abused as an alternative to mental health maintenance usually exacerbate the symptoms of an illness rather than relieving them. What can we do to destigmatize the very act of seeking help from a mental health professional? What are the first steps we can take toward getting mental health treatment? And so much more... Show notes at http://theartofcharm.com/podcast-episodes/dr-melanie-watkins-mental-health-first-episode-511/ HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! If you dig the show, please subscribe in iTunes and write us a review! This is what helps us stand out from the crowd and help people find the credible advice they need. Review the show in iTunes! We rely on it! http://www.theartofcharm.com/mobilereview Stay Charming!

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Fan Mail Friday #61 | Shocked! May 06, 2016

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Time for Fan Mail Fridays, where we'll be answering your questions and dropping some knowledge and feedback to help you kick the weekend off right. In this episode: How do you deal with success anxiety when you find yourself deviating from an ambitious schedule? A disappointed Christian listener begs to differ with some advice Jordan gave to a curious virgin in Fan Mail Friday #60. Your boss keeps hounding you to take a managerial job you don't really want. The kicker: you're a woman, and you get the impression he doesn't want to hike your wages to match what a male in a similar role at your company makes. What's your next move? As an outsider, how do you know when to engage your significant other's family when they start having a drunken domestic incident? Can you ever fit in with your coworkers when most of them enjoy gossiping and office games while at work, and you're more of the type who prefers to work hard and leave the office when you're done? If you're a woman who's undergone a double mastectomy, how do you tell a guy about it before "surprising" him in the moment? Check out Jordan's latest video about a simple notecard exercise that can help you find a mentor here. Have any questions, comments, or stories you'd like to share with us? Drop us a line at friday@theartofcharm.com! Show notes at http://theartofcharm.com/podcast-episodes/fan-mail-friday-61-shocked/ HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! If you dig the show, please subscribe in iTunes and write us a review! This is what helps us stand out from the crowd and help people find the credible advice they need. Review the show in iTunes! We rely on it! http://www.theartofcharm.com/mobilereview Stay Charming!

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510: AmyK Hutchens | The Secrets Leaders Keep May 04, 2016

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AmyK Hutchens (@AmyKHutchens), author of The Secrets
Leaders Keep: Insightful Stories And Provocative Questions That
Unlock The Hidden Secrets To Winning Big In Business And Life
tells us how we can think more critically, solve our problems more
quickly, build momentum, be more productive, and be more profitable
faster.
The Cheat Sheet:
No matter how accomplished you think you are,
developing critical thinking skills and learning to see the world
with a fresh perspective will help you adapt to whatever new
problems and changes lay ahead.
Inviting participants to create question-based agendas
make professional meetings worth having (instead of wasting
everyone's time).
Learn how to spark engagement and garner buy-in from
others for meaningful interactions.
What are the two most common fears leaders
have?
Ask yourself these two questions that will shift your
perspective every single time you have to make a
decision.
And so much more...
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509: Duana Welch | The Evolution of Love May 02, 2016

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Dr. Duana Welch (@duanawelch), author of Love Factually: 10
Proven Steps from I Wish to I Do, rejoins us to discuss the
evolution of love.
The Cheat Sheet:
What are some of the core differences between men and
women?
Learn how men and women have shaped each other
psychologically and biologically over the course of human
evolution.
What do women and men lie about?
Why do men tend to be more ambitious than
women?
How does jealousy differ between women and
men?
And so much more...
Show notes at
http://theartofcharm.com/podcast-episodes/duana-welch-evolution-love-episode-509/
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Fan Mail Friday #60 | Scent of Single Apr 29, 2016

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Time for Fan Mail Fridays, where we'll be answering your
questions and dropping some knowledge and feedback to help you kick
the weekend off right.
In this episode:
Your overall confidence is low and your desperation
rises as you seek a new job in a new town with no luck yet -- and
any hope of dating seems to be following the same pattern. What do
you do?
You're in your twenties and it's the first long-term
relationship for both of you. Hesitation over a proposal leads to a
breakup, though you stay in touch and hope remains that things
might still work out between you. Is it okay if you don't have
everything figured out yet?
How do you show your older siblings you've come a long
way since you were the "dumb" kid in the family?
You got drunk to counter the anxiety you feel in social
situations and said some things to your friends for which you may
never be forgiven. How do you approach them to express regret and
try to make things right (while cutting back on the drinking so
this doesn't become a common occurance)?
Are women more attracted to guys who are taken? And if
so, why?
How do you decide whether or not the virginity you've
always been proud of maintaining is worth holding until
marriage?
We all process through emotional filters and assign
meaning to things that don't always warrant them. Jordan demonstrates how this works in his latest
video.
Have any questions, comments, or stories you'd like to
share with us? Drop us a line at friday@theartofcharm.com!
Show notes at
http://theartofcharm.com/podcast-episodes/fan-mail-friday-60-scent-of-single/
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508: Dan Millman | The Four Purposes of Life Apr 27, 2016

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Dan Millman (@pwdan) revisits the show to talk about his newly
updated book The Four Purposes of Life: Finding Meaning and
Direction in a Changing World.
The Cheat Sheet:
Earth/life is a school and daily life is your
classroom.
Career and calling are two different things (and don't
necessarily need to be merged).
Learn why we're here to fulfill four fundamental
purposes in life -- and what they are).
Find direction in life when faced with seemingly
difficult challenges.
Clarify your hidden calling with Dan's Life Purpose
Calculator.
And so much more...
Show notes at
http://theartofcharm.com/podcast-episodes/dan-millman-four-purposes-life-episode-508/
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507: Kimberly Seltzer | Body Image and Confidence Apr 25, 2016

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Kimberly Seltzer (@SeltzerKimberly) returns to the show to share her formula for creating and maintaining a confident body image based on the body we have over the body we might wish we had. This pertains to women and men, so there should be something here for everyone!
The Cheat Sheet:
What is the definition of confidence, and why are some of us more confident than others?
Why is it that so many of us don't love our bodies?
Pinpoint your current body type and the options it gives you.
Discover the clothes that flatter your figure and enhance your confidence versus ones that deplete it.
Kimberly shares exercises for shedding old thought processes about body image and confidence and replacing them with newer, healthier ones.
And so much more...
Show notes at http://theartofcharm.com/podcast-episodes/kimberly-seltzer-body-image-confidence-episode-507/
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Fan Mail Friday #59 | The Peer Pressure of Wall Street and Drugs Apr 22, 2016

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Time for Fan Mail Fridays, where we'll be answering your questions and dropping some knowledge and feedback to help you kick the weekend off right.
In this episode:
If you're going through the trouble of enduring so-called "networking events," should you suffer the fools you meet there gladly in hopes their business sense outweighs their social sense?
Is pursuing a career on Wall Street a no-brainer? Come on! All your friends are doing it...
When you're experiencing a new career and the benefit of discretionary income for the first time in your life, how do you handle the divide it's causing between you and your longtime -- but less fortunate -- friends?
Is recreational drug use as a college student a no-brainer? Come on! All your friends are doing it...
Two-time (but not two-timing) AoC guest Duana Welch weighs in on why science tells us men are more emotional than women.
How can people in a long-distance relationship build trust that overrides concern the other party might cheat?
Why is playing Devil's Advocate a bad thing? Jordan talks about how to break this habit in this video.
Have any questions, comments, or stories you'd like to share with us? Drop us a line at friday@theartofcharm.com!
Show notes at http://theartofcharm.com/podcast-episodes/fan-mail-friday-59-the-peer-pressure-of-wall-street-and-drugs/
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506: Neil Pasricha | The Happiness Equation Apr 20, 2016

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Neil Pasricha (@1000Awesome), author of The Happiness Equation, shares counterintuitive and practical happiness hacks to help us elevate ourselves into greater positivity and productivity every day using real action-oriented models and frameworks to think about how we do the things we do. The Cheat Sheet: The happiness model we're taught from a young age is backwards -- we should lead with happiness instead of regarding it as some kind of end-game reward for enduring the burdens of life. Happiness is a learnable, teachable skill -- there are specific exercises you can do in just 20 minutes a day to train your brain to be happy. Keep just three simple goals in mind to ensure happiness. No matter what your pessimistic and optimistic friends tell you, the glass isn't half-empty or half-full -- it's refillable. Don't let comparison kill your joy -- you'll never be number one out of seven billion in the world at anything. Let that be a relief to you! And so much more... Show notes at http://theartofcharm.com/podcast-episodes/neil-pasricha-happiness-equation-episode-506/ HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! If you dig the show, please subscribe in iTunes and write us a review! This is what helps us stand out from the crowd and help people find the credible advice they need. Review the show in iTunes! We rely on it! http://www.theartofcharm.com/mobilereview Stay Charming!

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505: Karen Baetzel | BattleAxe Consulting Apr 18, 2016

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Karen Baetzel (@BattleAxe57) started BattleAxe Consulting to sharpen leaders -- for work and for life -- through experiential and multi-channel training using military aviation principles. She insists they have fun doing it, too!
The Cheat Sheet:
Learn about military aviation culture and what helpful tips it can teach us about attention and respect.
Understand the crucial difference between procedure and technique.
Why are precision language habits necessary?
If you aren't doing your leadership "dirty work," then who is?
Find out what this self-described "battleaxe" wishes civilians knew about leadership and service.
And so much more...
Show notes at http://theartofcharm.com/podcast-episodes/karen-baetzel-battleaxe-consulting-episode-505/
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