Weekly Messages from Mike Robbins
By Mike Robbins
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Podcast Description
Mike Robbins is an expert in teamwork, communication, and the power of appreciation and authenticity. He delivers keynote addresses, leads customized seminars, and works one-on-one in a way that empowers people and organizations to work together effectively and be more successful. Mike has inspired tens of thousands of people to reach new levels of awareness and success, both personally and professionally through his talks, seminars, and writing. He teaches people to be more grateful, appreciative, and authentic with others and themselves.
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Are You Addicted to Struggle? | What if we stopped our addiction to struggling and expected things to be easy. | 3/29/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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It's Okay to Disappoint People | What if it was okay to disappoint people? | 3/15/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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It's Okay for Things to Go Well | What if we stopped sabotaging ourselves, our success, and our fulfillment just as we began to experience it or because it got too good for us to handle? | 2/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Benefits of Tears | Using SF 49er Vernon Davis's example, what if we embraced crying a bit more and let go of our negative connotations about doing so? | 1/26/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Let Go of Negative Comparison | When we remember everyone around us are doing the best they can, given the resources they have, we're able to tap into a deeper level of peace, appreciation, and fulfillment. | 11/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Let Go of Negative Comparison | How we can transform our negative comparison process into an experience of growth, connection, and self acceptance, and ultimately let it go. | 10/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Power of Empathy | While it can be challenging, the power of empathy is essential to the health and success of our relationships and lives. | 10/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Will You Still Love Me If... | What if we let go of our conditions and just loved and accepted ourselves and others exactly the way we and they are right now? | 9/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Focus on What Truly Matters | How can you stay connected to the most important things in your life in a real way and on a regular basis? | 9/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Embracing Death, Live Life | Embracing death consciously alters our experience of ourselves, others, and life in a fundamental and transformational way. | 7/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Embracing Change | Here are some helpful tips as you deal with change in your own life – so as to more effectively and peacefully navigate it when it shows up. | 5/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Importance of Live Conversations | Live conversations are always the best way to go, we can save ourselves from needless worry, stress - and also resolve our conflicts much more quickly, easily, and successfully. | 5/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Let Go of Blame | What can you do to let go of blame in a way that will liberate and empower you? | 4/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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You Are Not Alone | We're never truly alone, even when we feel that way. | 3/31/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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There is Good News - If You Look For It | How can you do to start looking for and finding more good news in your life and in the world? | 3/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Live Like You're Going to Die (Because You Are) | How can you start living your life for more conscious of your own death, in a positive and empowering way? | 3/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A Bad Day of the Ego is a Good Day for the Soul | Too often our desire to protect our ego causes us to sell out on ourselves, not go for what we truly want, or hold back in a variety of detrimental ways. | 3/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Power of Acceptance | Acceptance is not resignation, failure, or agreement; it's simply telling the truth and allowing things to be as they are. | 2/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Go For It - The Power of Boldness | Being bold, while scary and challenging for many of us, is essential if we're going to live an authentic, successful, and fulfilling life. | 2/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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How to Appreciate Your Challenges | By learning to appreciate our challenges and see the opportunities in them, we take our power back from the situations and circumstances of our lives. | 2/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Let Go of Worry | If we're able to tell the truth and face our deeper feelings, we won't have to waste our time and energy worrying. | 2/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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It's Okay to Ask for Help | When we remind ourselves that it's not only okay, but essential for us to ask for help - we can create a true sense of support and empowerment in our lives and in our relationships. | 1/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Importance of Flexibility | How can you practice being more flexible in your life right now? | 1/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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New Year, Be You | How can you create empowering support and accountability for your goals and actions in this New Year so that you can manifest what you truly want in 2011? | 1/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Create What You Truly Want in 2011 | How can you accept, appreciate, and simply BE yourself in 2011? | 1/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Complete the Year Consciously | What can you do or say to leave 2010 behind you in a powerful, authentic, and peaceful way? | 1/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Appreciation: The Most Meaningful Gift | Appreciation truly is the best gift we can give to the people in our lives for the holidays and at any time of the year. | 12/27/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Stay Grounded During the Holidays | While there are always things for us to do and much more going on at this time of year, we can choose to have this holiday season be one that is filled with authentic peace, gratitude, and joy. | 12/17/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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How to Have a Great Thanksgiving | Let’s challenge ourselves to make Thanksgiving more than just something we get through or simply a nice holiday. | 12/17/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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When You Fall Down, Get Back Up | Where in your life have you recently fallen down? Have you gotten back up yet? | 12/17/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Step Out of Your Box | What are you willing to do today to step out of your box and go for what you really want in your life? | 11/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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How to Move Through Your Fear | Rather than let fear stop you, you can move through it to get what you want in life. | 11/11/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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What Baseball Can Teach Us About Life | What have you learned from baseball that you can use in life to be more successful and fulfilled? | 11/11/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Let Go of Control | Letting go of control is about loosening our grip, allowing ourselves to be supported, and trusting that things will turn out as they are meant to. | 11/4/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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What We CAN Change | By remembering what we can actually change and how change truly works, we're able to create true miracles in our lives - one-step-at-a-time. | 11/4/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Don't Believe Everything You Think | The more willing we are to challenge our own thoughts and beliefs, the more peace and freedom we can create and experience in our work, our relationships, and our lives. | 11/4/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Lessons in Teamwork from the SF Giants | What can the SF Giants can teach us about teamwork | 11/4/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Importance of Celebrating | Celebrating is not only an after-the-fact phenomenon; it's a way of being and can become a way of life if we choose to live that way. | 11/4/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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It's Okay for Things to Be Easy | Having things be easy is one of the best ways we can show up for those around us - both by our example and with our freed up positive energy. | 11/4/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Why Is This Happening FOR Me? | A willingness to ask ourselves why things are happening FOR us (and not to us) can liberate us from victimhood in a beautiful and powerful way. | 11/4/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Trap of Comparison | The comparison game can have serious consequences on our self esteem, our relationships, our work, and our overall experience of life. | 8/26/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Importance of Unplugging | What if we gave ourselves permission to disconnect from technology and the "important" world of uber-communication? | 8/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Are You Choosing Unhappy Over Uncertain | Despite the economy and other challenging circumstances, our risk-aversion isn't making us happier and more fulfilled, in fact it usually has the opposite effect | 8/12/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Power of Getting Real | When we get real, even if it's scary, awkward, or intense, it has the potential to liberate us, impact those around us, and bring us all together in a beautiful way. | 7/29/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Stop Apologizing for Who You Are | Apologizing authentically is about taking responsibility for our actions, our impact, or our results, not for who we are as a person. | 7/22/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Want What You Have | To create an authentic sense of fulfillment in life, we have to learn how to want what we already have in our lives with gratitude. | 7/15/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Vulnerable Leadership | It's time for those of us who want to inspire, motivate, and lead others to step into our role as a leader with transparency, honesty, and vulnerability | 7/8/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Gratitude and Victimhood Can't Co-Exist | When you take the time to focus on what I appreciate about myself, those around me, etc. - it's almost impossible for to experience victimhood at the same time. | 6/30/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Be Gentle with Yourself | How gentle are you with yourself? What are some things you can do today and the rest of this week to be gentle and kind with yourself? | 6/24/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Trust is Granted Not Earned | How easily do you grant your trust to other people? What factors play into your ability or inability to trust certain individuals around you? What do people need to do to earn your trust? | 6/17/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Are You WIlling to Be Uncomfortable | Is there a direct relationship between our willingness to be uncomfortable and how much excitement, creativity, and abundance we experience in an area of life? | 6/10/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Be Your Own Cheerleader | When we truly love ourselves, most of what we worry about and even much of what we strive for in life becomes meaningless. | 6/3/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Be Flexible | Being flexible is not about being weak, wimpy, or passive, but a conscious choice and a valuable approach to our ever-changing world. | 5/26/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Appreciate the Simple Things | What if we did appreciate the simple things all the time, in a real way? | 5/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Distract Yourself in Healthy Ways | Most of us are going to be distracted on a regular basis, it's important that we take a deeper look at how and why. | 5/13/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Loving Your Ugly | To really love ourselves fully, we must love all of who we are - the good, the bad, and especially the ugly. | 5/5/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Keep Your Head in the Clouds and Your Feet on the Ground | Keeping our head in the clouds and our feet on the ground is a lot easier said than done. However, it can allow us to have what we truly want in life. | 4/29/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Stop and Hear the Music | Do you stop and appreciate beauty in an ordinary environment? | 4/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Power of Desire Without Attachment | Desire often has to do with the attachment to the specific outcome we want, not with desire itself. | 4/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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We Are Not Our Bodies | While there's nothing wrong with wanting to look good and keep our bodies healthy, we often place a disproportionate amount of our self worth (or lack thereof) on our bodies. | 4/7/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Give Yourself More Time and Space | What if we gave more time and space to ourselves, instead of being "victims" of our schedules, our communication devices, our workplace, our families, and other "demands" in our lives. | 3/31/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Act As If | When we choose to live with a strong faith in things not seen, not proven, and not guaranteed - we tap into the power of the possible and we supersede the literal and predicable. | 3/25/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Power of No | Saying "no" is one of the most important aspects of living a life filled with balance, integrity, and authenticity. Our ability and capacity to say "no" with confidence is one of the most important aspects of creating peace and power in our lives. | 3/17/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Art of Allowing | When we're able to allow people, things, and situations to be as they are - without judging them, trying to fix them, or wanting to change them - we begin to tap into the immense power of allowing. | 3/10/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Who Do You Think You Are? | “Who do you think you are?, while often asked in a negative, critical way and something that we allow to stop us from doing, saying, and going for important things in life - is also a very important question for us to ask and answer honestly. | 3/3/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Magic of the Olympics | Watching the Olympics, we not only get to watch extraordinary athletes complete at the highest level – but we get to tap into something profound and magical that can remind us of our true power, passion, and oneness | 2/23/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A Deeper Look at Avatar | Avatar is a bold call for each of us to re-connect with that which is most sacred to us, to focus on what truly matters, and to remember how connected we are to each other and the environment in which we live. | 2/16/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Love Yourself, and the Rest Will Follow | For most of us, loving ourselves is something we may know is important, but often have difficulty actually feeling, expressing, and embodying. | 2/9/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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We Don't Solve Our Problems, We Outgrow Them | As we try to “solve” the biggest problems in our lives – maybe we can stop trying so hard to “fix” these things and look more deeply at the feedback we’re getting and where we can enhance our own growth. | 2/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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It's Not the Circumstances, It's Us | Our experience of life (grateful, worried, peaceful, angry, or anything else) is much more of a reflection of us and what’s going on within us, not a reaction to what’s going on around us. | 1/26/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Triangle of Truth | Every conflict has really three sides to it (like a triangle) – my truth, your truth, and then the higher-level solution. | 1/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Creating the New Year with Intention | If we create New Year's intentions that we are truly after, it can allow us to take the pressure off of ourselves, have more fun, and trust that things will manifest as they are meant to – especially if we open up and let them show up! | 1/5/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Completing the Year with Power | Due to the common mixture of emotions we experience ending the year, especially with 2009, it’s essential that we embrace and practice the art of completion. | 12/30/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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What Would Love Do? | What if we did actually ask ourselves, “What would love do?” in all of the important areas of our lives, especially the most challenging ones? | 12/22/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Our Insatiable Desire for Fame | The driving force behind a desire for “fame” is a fear that who we are and what we're doing isn’t quite good enough. | 12/15/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Best Gift of All | Instead of just giving "stuff" for the holidays this year, what if we gave the people in our life the most meaningful gift of all; our appreciation? | 12/8/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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How to Stay Grounded During the Holidays | This year, especially with all that’s around us in the economy and the world, what if we each made a commitment to appreciate the holiday season and enjoy the whole experience – regardless of any external pressures or circumstances we may feel? | 12/1/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Power of Gratitude | What are you grateful for? How often do you ask yourself and others this powerful question? | 11/24/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Have A Great Thanksgiving | What if we could make this Thanksgiving less stressful, more fun, and actually be able to enjoy ourselves, appreciate our family and friends (even the ones who drive us nuts), and focus on what we’re grateful for in a genuine way? | 11/17/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Worry Never Works | Given that we all know, at least to some degree, that worrying doesn’t really work and actually makes things worse – why do we do it? | 11/11/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Love Your Body, Love Your Life | What if we could truly love, accept, and appreciate our bodies and how we look, right now? Imagine what life would be like? | 11/3/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Go Deep | In order to retrieve your power, you’re going to have to confront and heal your own pain. Everyone has pain; most people simply aren’t willing to deal with it and don’t know how to heal it. | 10/28/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Be a Fan and a Critic | Appreciation and Feedback are essential, not only for the health of a relationship, but for the personal growth and development of each person as well. | 10/20/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Just Be You | What if we lived more of our lives focused on who we are, and not so much on what we do, what we’ve accomplished, what we look like, who we know, what we’re striving for, and more? | 10/13/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Be, Do, Have | What if we remembered that we have the capacity to experience any state of being at any time – not just when things “work out” perfectly or we achieve exactly what we’re after. | 10/7/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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It's Okay to Do It Wrong | We’ve all done lots of things “wrong” in our life and in the process of our mistakes and failures, we’ve learned so many important lessons and been able to gain skill and insight necessary to take us to the next level of development. | 9/29/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Let's Tell the Truth about Lying | While most of us don’t intentionally deceive people, falsify information, or blatantly make up stuff, on a daily basis we say and do things that aren’t 100% honest and we aren’t real with the people around us about some pretty important things | 9/22/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Speak Your Truth | How do we enhance and deepen our capacity to speak our truth with kindness, love, and authenticity? | 9/16/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Magic and Mystery of Death | What if we embraced death, talked about it with the people around us? While this may seem uncomfortable, undesirable, or even a little weird – think how liberating it would be and is when we’re willing to face death directly. | 9/10/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Don't Waste a Good Crisis | Instead of just gutting it out, what if we embraced the crises in our lives and actually utilized them for the incredible growth opportunities that they are. | 9/1/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Let's Get Real About Money | This “financial sobriety” that many of us are going through can be such a blessing in our lives if we’re willing to really embrace it, tell the truth about it, and use it as an opportunity to grow, learn, and transform. | 8/25/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Apologizing Authentically | The main reason that we aren’t often all that good or comfortable with authentic apologies is that we operate from a paradigm of shame instead of remorse. | 8/19/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Power of Not Knowing | While there’s nothing wrong with knowledge, learning, and understanding – our insatiable desire to know and control stuff often gets in our way of trying new things, going for it, and being at peace in life. | 8/4/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Gift of Judgment | Given that we all judge others, what are some of the gifts we can receive from our judgments, in addition to or instead of the pain and damage they can cause? | 7/28/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Life Is Not A Competition | There's nothing wrong with wanting to “win” whatever “games” we play in life, however, often it comes from our own insecurity. | 7/21/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Get Honest Feedback | Think of some of the honest feedback you’ve received in your life and career and how valuable it has been to your growth and evolution. | 7/15/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Elephant in the Room | Living a life of freedom, power, and authenticity is sometimes about doing and saying things that are uncomfortable – i.e. talking about the elephant in the room. | 7/8/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Trust Yourself | Here are a few things you can do to enhance your ability to trust yourself. | 7/1/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Do What Works For You | So often we do things we think we’re “supposed" to do, instead of doing things that really work for us. | 6/24/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Focus on Good News | Think of how much good stuff goes unnoticed, unacknowledged, and un-communicated even in our own personal lives on a regular basis. | 2/3/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Optimism in Action | Being hopeful and positive doesn’t mean we avoid the challenges of our lives or pretend that there aren’t problems around us, it’s that we choose to focus on the good stuff, and trust that things will work out. | 1/20/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Practicing Extreme Self-Care | Taking care of and appreciating ourselves is one of the most important things we can do in life – even if it’s challenging or we feel selfish doing so. | 1/15/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Greatest Gift We Can Give | This year, our holiday gifts can be expressions of true appreciation which will have real impact on our relationships and make our holiday season one to remember. | 12/18/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Appreciating Chaos | Although many of us try to avoid the chaos of life, but there are gifts that can be missed when we are avoiding them all the time. | 12/14/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tell Them the Truth | Giving people honest feedback can be one of the best ways to appreciate them and let them know we that we care about them. | 11/19/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Difference between Opinions and Facts | Sometimes in life, especially these days, we get confused between our opinions and the actual facts about someone or something. | 10/23/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Stay Positive | At this moment, even though it may be difficult, it’s important that we stay positive for the well being of our families, companies, relationships, communities, and especially for our own peace of mind. | 10/15/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Power of Listening | Listening is not only the most important aspect of communication – it can make or break our relationships. | 9/30/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Appreciating Political Differences | We can participate in the political process in a conscious, open way and use it as an opportunity to learn and grow, not just be “right” about our positions and opinions. | 9/26/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Being in the Awe of Life | There is so much for us to be in awe of in life if we stop and pay attention. From the most profound to the mere mundane, life is full of wonder. | 9/16/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Personal Emissions | Personal emissions are what we “emit” personally into our relationships, our work, and the world around us via our thoughts, emotions and actions. | 8/19/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Trust Yourself | Imagine how different your life would be if you fully trusted yourself. | 8/11/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Appreciating Challenges | Appreciating challenges is about finding joy in the chaos of life and remembering that often what stretches us makes us stronger in the end. | 8/4/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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People are More Important than Things | Inspired by one of the many pearls of wisdom shared by our friend Randy Pausch in his inspirational “last lecture,” people are always more important than things. | 7/30/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Effectively Acknowledging Others | Remember the three key elements to effectively acknowledging others - genuine, specific, and personal! | 7/22/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 115 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
Very insightful!
Mike is truely a person of his word and always offers great insight to daily struggles with work, life, and family. I always look forward to this podcast when new episodes come out.
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