Get Better Everyday

Throughout your life, all the people you meet, all the stuff you accumulate, all the situations you’re in, there will be one constant no matter what happens, its you.  You will always have yourself.  So instead of accumulating or enhancing the stuff around you, look inside you. Invest in something that will take you to the next level.

In this episode you'll hear stories from my life, strategies that I've read, and have ways to get started investing more in your future self.

In this episode we'll talk about the importance of creating an external mind, what does that mean, and why does it matter?

This episode comes from a takeaway from listening to David Allen, on the art of manliness podcast episode #543.  He shares "your mind is a bad office, you need to create an external mind".  Immediately after hearing this statement, I went about creating my own external mind that you'll learn more about in this episode.  

Why would you create an external mind?  It allows you to be more in the moment.  Remembering information takes a lot of energy from the brain, it takes that energy from other things that would be much more productive.  

Learn more by listening to the episode!

This episode empathizes with those that fell off of your routine.  Whether it be from a tough situation, busyness, or a bad decision.  This will happen, you must listen to your positive voice that sees the opportunity, sees your foundation, and sees the next step.  The voice of negativity will live in the past, telling you that you've failed, you'll never make it, you're going to continue your downward spiral.  

Which voice will you listen to?  Which voice will win?

What's an insight? 

The technical definition is to gain an accurate and deep understanding.

The application you’ll know is the solution that comes to mind when you’re not thinking about the problem at all.  Maybe you’re on a walk, doing the dishes, or on a long drive.

How do you experience more?

Think back to your own life, when do you have your best ideas?  Pay attention over the next few days and record the activity, location, and environment when this came to mind.

How can you make a positive impact?

Take your next step while you have the energy from the insight.  This could be writing it down, scheduling time later, or taking the next step immediately. 

When's the last time you learned a new skill?  On this episode we'll discuss a methodology for becoming good at any skill in 20 hours, an exercise that will help you identify what to learn next, and a story from my life to show you the journey of learning something new.  

In this episode I'll share an activity popular in cognitive behavioral therapy and self help books, share examples from my life, and leave you with action steps to help you implement this into your day to day.  There's a part of you that wants to experience more joy, it'll benefit you in every aspect of your life, go make it happen!

Do you ever feel the thought of not belonging pop into your head?  Do you allow it to shrink you?  Or do you use is as a learning and growth opportunity to rise?  

In this episode, I'll ask questions about your experience with the thought of not belonging, and share examples in my life where I've pushed past this thought. 

In this episode we discuss how being present is a skill.  I share takeaways from the book Think Like a Monk by Jay Shetty, and examples from my life.  To summarize, we discuss the following...

•  How often are you present with those who matter the most?
• What thoughts bring you to the past/future and how could you change them?
• Being present heals anxiety and fear because they don’t exist in the very moment
• Being present isn’t easy, you have to fight the distractions

We'll discuss questions to get you thinking about your perfect morning and hear examples that helped me improve my life!

If you have a new habit you want to implement or a bad habit you want to break, this episode is for you.

On this episode you'll learn about what a habit is, the process that takes place in your mind, strategies to make/break a habit, and experiences from my life implementing these strategies.  

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This episode is for: 

1. People that don't workout, but want to do something to change their lives 
2. People that workout, but haven't had the confidence to ever post it 
3. People that workout, and post themselves doing so - keep going!!

This episode is on your health and working out, specifically posting your workouts on social media.  This episode covers the outcomes when you post a workout picture, we discuss some mental benefits of working out, and discuss why posting a picture of yourself working out matters.  

If you listen, my challenge to you is to post your workout with the hashtag #GetBetterEveryday this week.  If I don't see it, be sure to shoot me a message to @c___lo on instagram!

0 likes, 0 shares, 0 listens, 0 texts, 0 subscriptions, 0 attendees, 0 support.  When you're creating something or trying something new - this moment is inevitable.  The goal of this episode is to help those who are creating something make it past the moment of 0.  I share stories of my experience and steps that helped me continue on.  

Disclaimer: The goal is not to ask for more support as you'll hear in the episode, I am extremely blessed and thankful for all my supporters.

This episode discusses the snowball effect that anxiety can cause.  One moment everything is great, then a trigger happens, and the next thing you know you're on a downward spiral.  I've been able to minimize the impact of anxiety on my life dramatically over the last few years.  In this episode, I share a story that happens to everyone, my story on how I avoided the snowball of anxiety turning into an avalanche, and share my thought process behind my methodology.  

The fear of failure is often something that stops us from moving forward.  This episode talks about lessons from failure in my life from sports, and sales.  It also shares the lessons from failure from the Wright Brothers creating the first plane to fly.  If you find value, please subscribe and share on your social media platforms!

In this episode I share stories from my life, things I've learned from others, and leave you with references to learn more on how to win the battle with your own mind.  Check it out and please share the episode and share feedback with me as well!  My goal is to get better every episode here, and everyday! 

This episode shares a lesson, stories, and example from Jon Gordon's book the energy bus on how you can move forward by making decisions for yourself.  This gives you examples and a strategy on how to make progress.  Make decisions based on what you'd like to accomplish, move forward, invite people to join, but avoid waging your happiness on the number of people that join.  

This episode encourages listeners to take action toward their goals for this year.  The focus is on making intentional action towards your goals.  This episode also touches on reflection, goal setting, and self doubt.  These topics will be expanded in future episodes!  There's also a blooper that I couldn't figure out how to edit, did you catch it?  If you're listening, you are joining me in my progress to get better everyday.  This podcast is no exception, it's not perfect, I will keep learning and improving each episode!  Don't allow perfection to stop you from progressing!