Solicited Advice to Live Your Best Life

How to maintain focus when your mind starts to wander - Ep13

It happens to the best of us. You sit down to work with the best of intentions but find your mind starts churning like a hamster on a wheel and suddenly you’re way behind the schedule you set for yourself. Maybe you sit down to a challenging project, and quickly find your mind is focused on anything but that project? Or perhaps there are a few projects and tasks you consistently struggle to focus on.
It’s natural for the mind to wander. Especially when you become overwhelmed, your mind has a tendency to retreat into “safer” areas – things like day dreams, to-do lists, and what you’re making for dinner.
But it can also be incredibly frustrating and prevent you from taking care of important tasks and achieving your goals. In today's episode we cover tools and techniques to help you stay focused. This is the second half of a two-part series - check last week's episode to learn some of my favorite techniques for time management (hint - they aren't the everyday productivity techniques).
And get the Cheat Sheet for this episode PLUS the individual audio files for the two guided visualizations featured in this episode at: https://nourishnestbreathe.com/p13
Resources Mentioned in this episode:
Listen to the first half of this discussion: https://nourishnestbreathe.com/p12
Learn how to use the Breath of Joy for an energizing boost: https://nourishnestbreathe.com/breath-of-joy/
Get started Taming Your To-Do List: https://nourishnestbreathe.com/p6
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Remarkable Tools for Time Management - Episode 12

If you feel like there's never enough time no matter how hard you try, and you're pretty sure you just need to discover the time management tool that helps other people stay on top of everything, this episode is for you!  Today we're going beyond the standard time management techniques to get to the root of your time management problems.
For many years I thought I just needed to learn the right time management technique, and I'd be able to breeze through my to-do list each day. But the truth was I was simply adding too many things to my to-do list and no matter how efficient I was, it just wasn’t humanly possible to do them all in the time I’d allotted. Today I'm sharing some of what I've learned in my own life and from working with clients to help you start feeling like you've got a handle on time management - and spoiler alert - it's not another productivity technique!
Get the worksheet for this episode: https://nourishnestbreathe.com/p12
Resources Mentioned in this episode:
Discover who and what you're actually responsible for: https://nourishnestbreathe.com/p5
Learn more about Productive Procrastination: https://nourishnestbreathe.com/productive-procrastination/
How to conduct a Personal Energy Audit: https://nourishnestbreathe.com/personal-energy-audit/
Schedule a Discovery Session with me: https://calendly.com/nourishnestbreathe/coaching-session
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How to Control Your Emotions - Ep 11

If you feel like your emotions tend to run the show, and you're just along for the ride - like a small child holding the end of the leash for an excited and powerful dog - this episode is for you!  Learning to control your emotions isn't about banishing anything you don't want to feel.  Rather, it's about discovering how to step into the driver's seat so you can experience emotions without allowing them to sweep you away.
In today's episode I'm covering several different tools and techniques you can use to take back control - but don't worry about taking notes - I've created a Checklist for you to use as reference - get your copy at: https://nourishnestbreathe.com/p11
Resources Mentioned in this episode:
Get the Free Self-Care Toolkit
Listen to Podcast Episode 7 - The Science Behind Your Intuition: https://nourishnestbreathe.com/p7
Intuition 101 Course: https://nourishnestbreathe.com/intuition-101/ - SAVE 25% with code PODCAST
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Magical Methods to Make Even Your Chores Enjoyable! - Ep10

Let's be honest for a minute.  Sometimes, no matter how much work we do to fill our lives with things we love, there will still be things we have to do, or experience, which we might otherwise wish to avoid.  But that doesn't mean we can't still find a way to make those things enjoyable!
In today's episode I cover several different methods to help make even your chores enjoyable!  And we dive into the research behind why the way you approach these tasks makes a BIG difference.
Resources Mentioned in this episode:
Listen to Podcast Episode #9 (How to Shift Your Life When Everything Feels Like a Chore)
Listen to Podcast Episode #4 (What Might Be Wrong with Your Self-Care Routine)
Get the Free Self-Care Toolkit
Listen to Podcast Episode#2 (The Fastest Way to Reach Your Goals - Discovering Your Why)
Submit your question to be featured on a future episode.
 
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How to Shift Your Life When Everything Feels Like a Chore - Ep 9

It’s a terrible feeling when you wake up knowing the only thing ahead of you is chores you need to struggle your way through until you fall back into bed at the end of the day.  In today's episode we're discussing the different reasons why you might be feeling like this and the steps you can start taking to change it!
I’ve created a checklist to go along with this episode, it covers several different questions you can ask yourself to help determine why everything in your life feels like a chore.  You can get your copy at https://nourishnestbreathe.com/p9.
 
Resources Mentioned in this episode:
Get the Checklist for this episode: https://nourishnestbreathe.com/p9
Check out the Personal Energy Audit
Listen to Podcast Episode #4 (What Might Be Wrong with Your Self-Care Routine) & Episode #6 (Taming Your To-Do List)
Submit your question to be featured on a future episode.
 
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The insidious impact of stress on your clear thinking! - Ep8

For so many years I thought stress was what motivated me and kept me going.  And while stress was helping my already overtaxed adrenal system keep me functioning in a somewhat normal manner, it was a short term solution that if I hadn't changed course could have only lead to adrenal fatigue (or worse).
But even if stress is getting you moving, it isn’t sharpening your mind.  It’s doing the exact opposite.  Today we talk about the problem with stress.  If there is a good form of stress.  And how to actually sharpen your mind for your clearest and most creative thinking!
Resources Mentioned in this episode:
Get this week's worksheet on the difference between Eustress & Stress: https://nourishnestbreathe.com/p8
Get the guided audio for the Audible Exhale & Sama Vritti: https://nourishnestbreathe.com/p8
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The non-woo-woo reasons to trust your intuition - Ep7

It's so easy to dismiss our intuition when we can't find a logical reason to follow it.  And yet, if you take a few moments to Monday morning quarterback those decisions, you might start to realize your intuition actually was guiding you in the right direction.
You know I'm big on the WHY behind the mental and emotional hygiene tools and techniques I share.  And following my intuition is a BIG tool in my toolkit.  So today, let’s dive into the science behind your intuition.
Resources Mentioned in this episode:
Get Intuition 101 at 25% off with code: PODCAST
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Get ready to tame your to-do list! - Ep6

Do you feel overwhelmed by your to-do list?  Does it seem to only grow longer - not shorter?  Do you wake up in the morning feeling a sense of anxiety, dread, or resentment at everything on your list?
If you answered yes to any of those questions - today's episode is for you!  We talk about how to tame your to-do list - and I offer a step-by-step process to turn your to-do list into something you're excited about each day!
 
Resources Mentioned in this episode:
Learn more about your nervous system.
Get the Core Values exercise.
Check out Episode 2 to do a deep dive on focusing on your why.
Get the cheat sheet with all the questions from this episode: nourishnestbreathe.com/p6
Schedule a Discovery Session with me.
Submit your question to be featured on a future episode.
 
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Who, and what, are you responsible for? - Ep5

Do you feel like you're responsible for carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders?  Do you struggle to say no to anyone or anything?  Are you just exhausted by trying to be everything to everyone?  In this episode I offer two powerful mindset shifts to help you begin to draw healthy boundaries and let go of what you are not responsible for.
I’m all too familiar with this journey.  For many years I was the people-pleaser, caretaker, perfectionist who was constantly taking on more and more and more to make sure everyone was taken care of and everything was done perfectly.  And it was EXHAUSTING!  If you're tired of feeling this way, this is a must listen episode!  
Resources Mentioned in this episode:
Get the Boundaries Quick Start Guide.
Take the Quiz to see how strong your boundary muscle is right now and get your custom boundary building plan.
Schedule a Discovery Session with me.
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Where You’re Going Wrong with Your Self-Care Routine - Ep4

If you've tried following one of those "must-do self-care checklists" and found that it just felt like more work than it was worth, chances are you weren't actually doing any true self-care!  When self-care feel like a chore, it can be easy to skip it.  But just like your phone needs to be plugged in to charge, you also need self-care to recharge your mental, physical, and emotional energy reserves.  In this episode we cover what self-care is, what it isn't, where those "must-do" lists get it wrong, and how to customize your self-care so you're actually replenished by it!
Get my free Self-Care Toolkit - a 27 page eBook with everything you need to get started making self-care work for you: https://nourishnestbreathe.com/selfcaretoolkit/
Submit your question to be featured on a future episode.
 
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