Life By Design Podcast

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Mon, 25 March 2019

Every once in a while, I read or hear quotes like the following:

"A bad day for your ego is a good day for your soul."

"When ego is lost, limit is lost. You become infinite, kind and beautiful."

I'm not sure if I'm reading or hearing this more often than before, or whether I'm more sensitive to it now than I was in the past, but either way I disagree wholly and entirely with such sentiments.

Your ego is you - the part of you that is unique and distinct from everyone else. The part that reasons, decides, chooses, loves, achieves and thinks. It's the best part of you and denying it - or worse - creating a systematic plan on how to 'conquer it' does not lead to good in your life.

I know this because for the first 20 years of my life I attempted to conquer my ego - it was not pretty and it led to a lot of pain, anxiety, and frustration. It wasn't until I started listening to that part of me that my life turned around dramatically.

The purpose of this podcast is to share my experience of how listening to my ego made my life better.

What I Covered:

Definitions of terms. I know this sounds incredibly boring but knowing precisely what's being talked about and what's not being talked about is the starting point to all knowledge. Is there a difference between ego, soul, consciousness, mind? Or, are all these the same thing?
Is it a wise strategy is disown parts of yourself? Or, would it be better to accept all of your elements and then change those parts that are not serving your goals or purpose?
Why your ego is not the enemy and why it's the potentially the source of the good in your life.
The importance of independent thinking and why being able to think, judge and chose are vital to our human nature.
Why it's essential to nurture and create a healthy ego and how to do that.

Direct download: 316_The_Ego.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:00pm EDT

Mon, 18 March 2019

#315 13 Habits To Raise Healthy Children

Our kids are the most important members of our family.

It's our job as parents to raise them and prepare them for meeting the challenges of the world.

The challenge of raising healthy, well-adapted kids is harder now than it was for our parents. There are more social pressures, larger problems, and a much different society than when we were growing up. Yet, human nature and children's physiological needs have not changed.

How can we as parents still meet the needs of our child in a society more difficult to traverse than ever?

On this week's podcast, we look at an article from The Military Wife And Mom and share our thoughts about the habits to raise healthy children.

What we covered:

Why it's important to have boundaries with your kids and where some of our boundaries are with our children and why we chose them.
The purpose and importance of routines, the benefit of teaching your child a routine and why schools like Montessori implement them really well.
Why sleep is essential to a growing child. It's also marvelous to for adults!
How and why emotional intelligence is necessary for a child's health and development.
The need for human touch and connection.
Why playing with our kids is a great idea, and how we like to do it.
The importance of time spent outdoors.
How to give your kids responsibility around the house.
How to balance and manage screen time.
Why we love to create experiences for our kids vs. giving them only material things.
The power of joy and music.
And anything else we like to do as parents that we believe is essential to our children's growth and development.

Direct download: 315_Habits_For_Healthy_Kids.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:00pm EDT

Mon, 11 March 2019

#314 Best of - The Subtle Art of Not Giving a #$*k

Sorry about the swear word but it’s not us… it’s our guest.

Since the time this original episode aired, Mark Manson's book, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F#*K has gone on to become a New York Times Bestseller.

Congrats to Mark!

We thought it would be fun to go back and listen to what Mark had to say about the principles in his book in this interview with Dr. Kreso.

The book is really about how to live a better life and that something we preach on Life By Design!

Mark is an author, blogger and entrepreneur. Mark writes about personal development and has a lot of people reading his stuff… so check it out.

What we covered:

Why most people seem to be continuously stuck and unhappy.
What you can do to become unstuck and start living a healthier and happier life.
Mark’s book "The Subtle Art of Not Giving a ****" and how it’s different from all of the other stuff that’s out there.

Direct download: 314_Best_Of_-_Mark_Manson.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:00pm EDT

Mon, 4 March 2019

#313 How to Stop Caring What Others Think

We've all been there before. You take out your phone, open your Facebook or Instagram app, start scrolling, start seeing pictures of people on vacation, new homes, new cars, date nights, cute, funny kids, lean trim physiques and you begin to think - wow, what's wrong with me, I don't have any of those things?

If you're lucky, those feelings end there, and you get back to your normal life, but sometimes the envy, jealousy, and resentment are much too intense and you end up becoming miserable and ruining your day.

The purpose of this podcast is to help give you some reasons as to why we behave this way and a practical strategy to implement so it doesn't happen that often.

What we covered:

Comparing is a necessary component of our human nature and part of how we form concepts. We can't and shouldn't get away from using comparisons, instead learn how to compare in a less negative way.
Why and how our cultural upbringing has played a role in making us chronically worried about the 'results' and 'status' or others - while taking our focus away from the only person who is truly responsible for our happiness - us.
Why social media is not a cause to unhappiness or why you compare yourself to others - it's the product of our human nature.
What, in our personal lives and experience, has been the best way of combating these feelings of "others are so successful, and I'm such a loser."

Direct download: 313_How_to_stop_caring_what_others_think.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:00pm EDT