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What’s Your Challenge??

July 26, 2021 by Lee H. Baucom, Ph.D. Leave a Comment

Are you up for a challenge?

In the last episode of my podcast, I discussed how to hold on when life is tough. That’s when life is challenging you.

But what about when life isn’t so challenging… where life is copacetic? Just cruising.

It’s my observation that we work hard to keep life flat. We work hard to keep things smooth. Cold out? Turn on the heater. Hot out? Turn on the A/C. Keep things even… even-keeled. Flat.

We spend LOTS of energy to save the energy of dealing witb challenges, big or small.

But does that help (or harm) us? Does it keep us safe or make us fragile?

What if taking on small challenges actually gets us better prepared for bigger challenges? What if making choices to expand into life helps us deal with life encroaching upon us?

One of my “things” is to find little challenges for myself… new things to try, new activities to do, new tastes or sounds to take in, and new ways to try life.

How about you? What challenges are you taking on right now?

Listen to this episode of the Thriveology Podcast to discover the power of a challenge.

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The Vacation Effect — Even If You Don’t Leave Town!

February 17, 2020 by Lee H. Baucom, Ph.D. Leave a Comment

Have you ever noticed what happens when it is just a few days before you head out for vacation? If you are like most people, you go into “clear the desk” mode. Things get done. You become hyper-efficient.

Why does that happen right before a vacation? Because it HAS to get done. You want to leave with nothing hanging. So, nothing gets in your way.

What if there was a “hack” that could get you that effect the rest of the time? Would that let you work less… and still get the same amount done?

Denise Gosnell is a 3x successful entrepreneur. As a successful attorney and entrepreneur, Denise had met all of her (financial) goals. But when her house went up in flames… she realized that her (life) goals were not where she wanted them. Sure, she had stuff… she had resources. But she didn’t have the life she wanted. In fact, she didn’t have time for it.

Until she made a shift. Using business strategy and planning, productivity hacking, and prioritizing, Denise found she could be MORE successful with LESS time taken up by work.

And now, Denise shares that with others… whether you want more time from work or from home, you can find it, along with more life satisfaction, by tapping into the Vacation Effect.

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The Power of a Challenge

October 7, 2019 by Lee H. Baucom, Ph.D. Leave a Comment

Are you up for a challenge?

In the last episode of my podcast, I discussed how to hold on when life is tough. That’s when life is challenging you.

But what about when life isn’t so challenging… where life is copacetic? Just cruising.

It’s my observation that we work hard to keep life flat. We work hard to keep things smooth. Cold out? Turn on the heater. Hot out? Turn on the A/C. Keep things even… even-keeled. Flat.

We spend LOTS of energy to save the energy of dealing witb challenges, big or small.

But does that help (or harm) us? Does it keep us safe or make us fragile?

What if taking on small challenges actually gets us better prepared for bigger challenges? What if making choices to expand into life helps us deal with life encroaching upon us?

One of my “things” is to find little challenges for myself… new things to try, new activities to do, new tastes or sounds to take in, and new ways to try life.

How about you? What challenges are you taking on right now?

Listen to this episode of the Thriveology Podcast to discover the power of a challenge.

RELATED RESOURCES
Learning and Life
Ways to Expand
Growth Mindset
Lessons in Jiu Jitsu
Book: Thrive Principles

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Make A Mistake!: #15 Thriveology Podcast

February 17, 2014 by Lee H. Baucom, Ph.D. Leave a Comment

“The successful man will profit from his mistakes and
try again in a different way.”
? Dale Carnegie

We all make mistakes. No way around that. But do you try to avoid making mistakes? STOP!

That doesn’t mean you should stop caring, become careless, and try to make mistakes. But perhaps we should all risk making more mistakes.

In this week’s podcast, I examine our fears of making mistakes. . . and why those fears can keep us stuck!

We came into this world, making mistakes repeatedly. That is how we learned to crawl, walk, run, talk, read, and just about every other skill. And we didn’t care back then.

Then one day, most of us adopt the rule, “don’t make a mistake.” Too bad! That usually means we are playing small, missing opportunities, and not likely to grow.

Join me for this podcast, “Make A Mistake!” Then let me know what mistakes you have made, what you learned, and how we can ALL make more productive mistakes! Leave a comment below.

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Anatomy Of An Apology: #13 ThriveNation

February 3, 2014 by Lee H. Baucom, Ph.D. 1 Comment

Have you ever apologized, only to have it backfire on you, the other person even more angry than before? Have you ever had someone apologize to you, but for some reason, it left you feeling more frustrated?

I’ve been there — on both sides! And after watching countless apologies in therapy sessions (some good and some more like a politician’s “apology”), I noted some “rules” to apologies that work. An apology that works is one that a) takes responsibility for actions, and b) leads to reconciliation.

Would you like to know the 4 rules to an effective apology? I cover it in this week’s Thriveology Podcast, the podcast for thrivers.

Take a listen and let me know in the comments area below, what rules did I miss?

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Thriveology Interview with Harrison Klein: Ep. 12, Thriveology Podcast

January 27, 2014 by Lee H. Baucom, Ph.D. 1 Comment

Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing “I AM” philosopher and theorist, Harrison Klein. Mr. Klein is an expert in the Law of Attraction, but goes beyond that in this podcast. We talk about the powerful notion of “I AM.”

Join me in this lively discussion with Harrison Klein as we explore the Law of Attraction and I AM.

You can find more about Harrison Klein at The Masters Gathering.

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Interview with Julie Michaels, Taming the Ego Mind: Episode 10, Thriveology Podcast

January 13, 2014 by Lee H. Baucom, Ph.D. Leave a Comment

Ever notice how your mind can hold you back, keep you from making the changes you “think” you want to make? Your mind is sabotaging your progress, whether you know it or not.

Today, I have the honor of talking with Julie Michaels (DreamWithJulie.com ). Julie is a Master Life Coach, specializing in helping people make permanent shifts to their their dream life — whatever that is!

Julie believes that we all carry an ancient (and yet child-like) mind that is afraid of change. The fear comes from an inability to see and understand the new reality. That part of the mind likes to live in a world of same-ness and “known-ness,” not the world of newness and possibility.

At the same time, there are methods and technologies that can help get you there. Listen in as Julie and I discuss how to make the necessary shift.

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Fear Series, Part 1: Authentic versus Existential Fear — Thriveology Podcast

December 2, 2013 by Lee H. Baucom, Ph.D. Leave a Comment

Fear: it is not just a figment of our imaginations. Sometimes, we need to be afraid.

But the need to be afraid, the reaction to a very real threat, is much less common than when our irrational, existential fears kick in. When that happens, we live small.

In today’s podcast, we take a look at what happens when fear rules our day. We look at the roots of the conflict. Are we predator? Are we prey? Because we are both, we are left with some remnants of fear avoidance.

That little voice whispering for you to play small, to not take action, to not pursue a life you crave? That is fear talking. Fear is pretending to be your friend. But your fear is betraying you and keeping you stuck.

Learn how to identify the fear for what it is and take action to limit fear in your life.

Let me know what you think in the comments area below!

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