Are you ready to embrace a life filled with more positivity? Then you’ll love today’s conversation with guest Meaghan B. Murphy who believes that you should search for the Yay! every day. Meaghan is a multi-platform media junkie with a 20-plus year magazine career at Teen People, Cosmopolitan, and Self. She is also the current executive editor for Good Housekeeping and is working on her debut novel, The Fully Charged Life, which will make its debut in 2021. We talked about how learning to be grateful, and practice gratitude has changed her life for the better after tragically losing her father to cancer. She shares her practice for being more present and how learning to say “no” has helped her tremendously in her life and career.
What’s In This Episode:
How to look for the good every day
How to get comfortable with saying no to what does not serve you
Learning to trust your gut
The 3 F’s Meaghan uses before making any decisions
Strategies to be more present
Becoming the person you dream of takes a lot of self-reflection and diving into the past to figure out who you wish to be in the future. Your history holds many pearls of wisdom that can help you map out where you want to go and what direction to take. Today I am talking about using your past as a springboard and motivator to help you move forward. I'll be sharing the importance of sitting in discomfort, reflecting on who you've been, and permitting yourself to let go of the past.
What’s In This Episode:
Using your past as a springboard to move forward
Accepting and reframing the way that you look at your past
Reflecting on who you used to be and how you feel about who you want to become
Deciding where you want to be and mapping out the direction you’ll take to get there
With a new year upon us, it’s only natural to be thinking about your goals and what you hope to accomplish. There are so many ways to approach goals, but sometimes looking at them from a new lens can make them feel less daunting and more attainable. As we begin a new season of this podcast, I really want to focus on creating You 2.0 and making small tweaks to get ourselves on track to who we ultimately want to be. That’s why today’s episode is all about goal setting and finding joy in the experience of the journey toward your goals.
What’s In This Episode:
Setting goals to make sure you’re on the path to your ideal life
Paying attention to lessons learned and resources gathered
Focusing less on what you want to do and more on how you want to feel
Using the SMART goal method as a framework to help you achieve what you want
Finding joy in the experience and journey toward the goal
What if I told you that you don't need as much time as you think you do? That you actually have all the time you truly need, right now. Today I am going to be talking about prioritizing you and saying no to others so you can say yes to yourself. We're diving into the 5 ways you can intentionally make time for your goals by rethinking the pockets of time you have, cutting out time-wasters, and letting go of distractions that hinder your success. If you've ever felt like you were in a crunch for time, you'll want to hear today's episode.
What’s In This Episode:
Rethinking what it means to be "busy"
Living by your own rules and not worrying about what other people think
Feeling okay with where you choose to spend your time
Letting go of projects that are potential distractions to your success
5 ways to intentionally make time for your goals