The Adulting Starts Here Podcast
By Donald Williams Jr.
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The Adulting Starts Here PodcastSep 16, 2020
EP_024: The Good, The Bad, The Growth of My 1st Year of Grad School
COVID, Full-time job, and full-time graduate student. Hear about the good, the bad, and the growth that Donald experienced during his 1st year of graduate school.
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EP_023: Life Update
The first semester of graduate school is finished and more!
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EP_022: Studying Smarter Not Harder
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EP_021: Systems over Goals: Sustainable Habit Building
Systems are instrumental in developing those things important to changing and progressing in our lives. If we want to develop better habits, improve our consistency, and have more diligence in what we do and strive for, maybe think about how we can create systems to help keep on the right track.
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EP_020: Dealing W/ Burnout and Academic Motivation Loss
Burnout and motivation loss are things that eventually hit us all. It's only become harder to manage and avoid in this COVID era. Donald talks about his experience going through it and offers some steps that help manage burnout and motivation loss.
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EP_019: Seeking More Failure in 2021
As a young adult and as a full-fledged adult, it can be difficult to step out of our comfort zones. It can be even more difficult, if not downright scary, to openly try things that we have a high risk of failure at. Donald, speaks on his fear and realization in this area and shares his hopes for 2021.
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EP_018: Saving Money and Spending Effectively in 2021
In 2020 we were reminded of how important it is to manage our money well. Now, in 2021 it is even more important to take action from that lesson. In the first episode of Season 2, Donald will be talking about his game plan for saving money and spending more effectively in 2021.
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EP_017: 6 Steps You Can Take Right Now To Find A Mentor
In the last, episode of Season 1, Donald talks about 6 things you can do to start your search for a mentor off right. Mentors can be defining people in our career, especially the early career years.
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EP_016: The Importance of Mentors and Sponsors in Career and Life w/ Tim Behling
Have you tried to find a mentor or heard that you should? Well, this is the episode to hear more about it! Donald talks with Tim Behling, founder of SUCCESSTEAM about the importance of finding a mentor and sponsor early on.
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EP_015: 23 Things I Learned by 23
It's birthday episode time! I am now 23, so in the spirit of this number I am sharing 23 things that I have learned over the years.
EP_014: Short Monologue: Don't fear change. It isn't holding you back
A talk about the importance of change and it's unique offering to the young and advantageous.
EP_013: Lessons That Have Changed My Life
Donald discusses the lessons that has changed his life and helped him navigate this transition into adulthood.
EP_012: A Talk About Career and Life As A Young Person w/ Hugh Hunter
On today's episode, Donald talks with Hugh Hunter about career philosophy, knowing when to leave, and finding your why.
EP_011: 15 Tips for Studying Abroad from a Study Abroad Advisor
What are the most important things to remember when studying abroad? Hear from a special guest and myself on what we believe everyone should know about going abroad.
EP_010: How to Study Abroad for Little to No Cost to You
Studying abroad can be very expensive, but that does not mean you have to pay for it all yourself. This episode dives into how you can find funding to help you go abroad for little to no cost to you.
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EP_009: How Study Abroad Changed My Life
Studying abroad really changed the trajectory of my life. Find out how. A special thanks to the Gilman Scholar program and the Fund for Education Abroad program. Without your support, none of this would have been possible.
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EP_008: Tips to Stop Impulse Buying
In this episode, I will give a few tips on controlling impulse buying that I have found success with. This topic is particularly important, because the area of personal finance and how we manage our budget is a key factor in building our prime balanced Life and Lifestyle. Without the discipline and determination to live within our means we are putting our future selves in further monetary chains, because our future self must quite literally pay for that lack of discipline and determination. Let me say that again. Our lack of financial discipline today literally costs us disposable income in the future. Impulse buying is one such act that can destroy your budget and have future you bleeding money.
EP_007: Overall Productivity Hacks to Boost Your Day
This is the follow-up episode to Morning Productivity Hacks to Boost your day. If you haven't yet listened to that one be sure to check it out as well. In that episode I talk about some great steps that you can begin to implement in your life to boost your morning productivity in an effort to take more control of your time so you better focus your energy on the things most important to you. Now, in this episode, I will be discussing overall productivity hacks that have helped me do more in the same amount of time.
EP_006: Morning Productivity Hacks to Boost Your Day
I've been getting a lot of questions about productivity and potential ways to get yourself going. So I've decided to create two separate episodes, one focused on morning productivity and the other just on productivity overall. In this episode, you will hear me focus on Morning productivity hacks to boost your day. Improved productivity can give us our time back and give us a better return on our investment by completing more things in the same timeframe. Morning productivity is especially important because it sets the tone for the rest of the day. If you get up ready to go, you are going to have a different mentality and probably success rate than if you wake up in a more reactive state and less intentional.
EP_005: Active v Passive Income
Understanding this difference and how to make both work for you is a definite game-changer for how you are going to build your life and lifestyle.
EP_004: Income Streams: The More, The Wealthier
The saying goes "the more the merrier" so why not put that same mentality to use with your income? In this episode, I talk about some of the main sources of income that you can use to start building a wealthier life.
EP_003: Asset Accumulation: The Key to your Future Financial Success
One of the biggest questions we face as a young person is "What should I be focusing on Financially?"; This episode aims to help answer that.
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EP_002: College: Financing the Total Experience
College is a big part of most of our lives, especially when it comes to student debt and the types of jobs we must take when we graduate. The financial decisions we make about college directly affect our life and our lifestyle for at least the next decade. This episode will detail 5 tips that you can potentially pursue to finance your college career and help you enter post-grad debt free, giving you more freedom to pursue the life and lifestyle you really want.
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EP_001: The Prelude: Your Life, Your Lifestyle
This is where it all begins... and I am so excited to begin this journey with you. This episode explains the idea of Life v Lifestyle and what I hope to give to you as this podcast ages. It's information sharing for the transition phases. Don't know what that means? Give the episode a listen.
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Trailer: Welcome to Life v Lifestyle!
Welcome to Life v Lifestyle and thanks for listening! For those of you new to the show my name is Donald and I am your host. Life v Lifestyle is a podcast for us coming of age Gen Zers and busy Millennials. This podcast was created after the realization that we spend most of our time trying to maximize essentially two things: our lives and our lifestyles. However, in pursuit of making the most of both we sometimes end up not making the most of either. Life v Lifestyle has been created to help you solve that problem and let you know that you are not alone. You will here me dive into the themes of life and lifestyle talking with guests on topics like work-life balance, personal development, personal financing, focusing on your health and so much more. Thanks again for listening! Be sure to follow, like, subscribe, and share to stay tuned for everything Life v Lifestyle.