Teachable LIFE Moments With Keeler Bryson

There is a connection between strangers and success.  Strangers are God's secret stash of supporters that produces success in the lives of those on a mission to do business, until He comes.  It is recorded in the Bible that many people got unexpected blessings because of strangers.  However, many miss the “Good Samaritan Blessing/Stranger Blessing” because they subscribe to the idea of Stranger Danger…..and because they don’t know how to properly welcome and entertain strangers as a solution source. Instead, they're fixated on getting assistance from familiar, unattuned sources of support. 

Today's episode is a reminder that God has appointed strangers to aid in our success.

Life is a journey of discovering and unveiling our true selves. It's a journey of developing courage to free ourselves from becoming hostages to status quos of society, even when it's unpopular to do so.  Life is a journey of making intentional choices to become the full, authentic, God designed version of YOU.  In today's episode, Keeler will discuss her journey to age 50.

Temporary seasons in life are seasons that make you feel like you're stuck, in a ditch and impatiently waiting for a tow truck.    Seasons are how nature cycles from one season to the next.  Just like nature, nothing ever maintains its current state, identity or shape for very long.  Whatever tormenting season you're currently facing, is temporary....not permanent.....something that will last for only a limited period of time...transitory. 

In today's episode, Keeler will discuss how to harmonize our psychology and behaviors with the rhythm of the seasons of transformational cycles, so that we thrive during temporary moments of life.

Are you resilient?  Are you able able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions?  This season of #COVID-19 is definitely testing the resilience of so many.  If we are to overcome this COVID-19 season, we must learn to develop our cognitive flexibility skills.  In today's episode, Keeler will discuss how to master living a resilient life.

We all want to be liked. We want approval, appreciation, and acceptance from others.  Being told, “I don’t like you,” has the power to get a negative response out of many of us. Social media in today’s society only exacerbates these struggles.  Being liked means feeling accepted. When we’re not liked it’s rejection, it’s exclusion and it makes us feel bad. People who suffer with overly needing to be liked, often do so by sacrificing themselves. In today's episode, Keeler will discuss how to unlearn the need to be liked.

Experiencing unfortunate circumstances in life can have a crippling affect on us.  And when that happens, we're not able to move or operate like we use to.  The longer we experience unfavorable circumstances, the harder it is to believe our crippling circumstances will ever get straightened out.  The weight of it can weigh us down mentally, physically and spiritually....until we're existing in a bent over posture.  In today's episode, will discuss 3 things to realize about crippling circumstances.

Memorials are structures established to remind people of a person or event.  They are reminders to reflect, remember and give thanks for how far we've come.  Each of us have personal memorials of past situations we didn't think we'd overcome, but we did!  Today's episode will discuss tips on how to successfully navigate through temporary stressful and miserable circumstances, until they become our memorial.

Who's in the VIP section of your life? This question is extremely important because, not everyone in the front row of your life is a fan.  And access to your VIP section is not a right, but a privilege.  It's a privilege that not everyone deserves.  In today's episode, Keeler will discuss how to guard your VIP section, because next level advancement and success requires it.  It's nothing personal, it's PURPOSEful. 

There is a price to pay for believing life's false evidences, about our circumstances, as being real.  Mental strongholds are formed. We find ourselves in spiritual bondage, as a result of irrational fear.  In the end, we're faithless, hopeless and discouraged.  In today's episode, Keeler will discuss what to do when false evidence appears to be real.

We are responsible for our future. Living sustainably is a new challenge with great opportunities for all of us.  Being future-fit is when we maximize today's tools in order to quickly adopt tomorrow's new innovations.  Are you, your business or the organizations you lead or serve fit for the future or at risk of being left behind?  In today's episode, Keeler will discuss how to become fit for the future.

All of us face experiencing frustration in this life time.  There are so many things that can cause us to be frustrated. Frustration can block us from feeling motivated. It prevents us from trying new things.  It happens when we are unable to accept the problems and outcomes we can't control. Frustration has a cycle.  Once you overcome frustration, you're able to try new things, get out of your comfort zone and grow.  Unsuccessful people quit.  Successful ones persevere no matter what.  In today's episode, Keeler will discuss the cycle of frustration and how to successfully overcome it.  (Scripture used: Luke 5:1-6 KJV)

Have you ever tried to put together a puzzle with hundreds of pieces?

By themselves, the various shapes and colors make it almost impossible to know how they fit together.  Putting together a puzzle you have no idea of what it's supposed to look like can be frustrating, time consuming and exhausting. Life can be like putting a puzzle together. It’s the most difficult puzzle you’ll ever have to do.  

In today's episode, Keeler will share how to utilize Prophetic Puzzling when putting together your Puzzle of Life.

Our thoughts are powerful. They can harm us or do us good.  One study has suggested that an average person has 6,200 thoughts per day. Thousands of thoughts cross our mind through the day. Many people even complain that they can't sleep immediately after going to bed because their brain does not stop thinking.  Often our thoughts are terrifying and terroristic....showing us one horrible scene after scene after another.  This state of mind has many paralyzed in a mental mess.  In today's episode, Keeler will share how to triumph over thoughts that terrify and terrorize.

It's really difficult to achieve anything significant, that your future will thank you for, when you operate from only a position of curiosity.  Being curious keeps you walking in circles around the mountain of comfort zone.  If you're struggling with achieving your desires and goals, feeling stuck in a rut, it's probably because you're just curious and not committed.  In today's episode, Keeler will discuss how to move from being just curious to being committed.

We’ve all come across know-it-alls in life. Those who are closed to a different perspective and they’re not interested in listening to your opinions. They already know have one....their own.  And they believe it's the only right opinion.  In today's episode, Keeler will discuss the differences between a know-it-all and a learn-it-all and why one will result in you being left behind.

Sometimes life can be like living through a movie or reading a book of unending misfortunes and no happily ever afters.  You're confounding and overwhelmed with the plots and twists.  Your emotions are dramatically heightened and the suspense is paralyzing.  However, God is the Author of your life and He always has an element of surprise up His Holy Sleeve.  In today's episode, Keeler will discuss how to consistently experience God's e2lement of surprise in your life. 

Have you been complaining?  Complaining convinces other's you're not in control and that you don't believe God is either.  Complaining is draining and often reveals an ungrateful heart.  Complaining is infectious and has harmful side effects to both the complainer and those listening. In today's episode, Keeler will discuss how to resist the temptation to complain. 

Are you an Adamic Dreamer?  Are you living/eating from the Tree of The Knowledge of Good & Evil or The Tree of Life?

Today's episode will wake up and set free Adamic Dreamers from the enslavements of living under the illusion of opposites AKA: The Tree of The Knowledge of Good & Evil.

Are you an Adamic Dreamer?  Are you living/eating from the Tree of The Knowledge of Good & Evil or The Tree of Life?  

Today's episode will wake up and set free Adamic Dreamers from the enslavements of living under the illusion of opposites AKA: The Tree of The Knowledge of Good & Evil.

Today's, part 2 episode, will continue discussing how to break free from Egypt-like-situations, spiritual slavery, be delivered from bondages and how to build, without having appropriate resources.

Today's episode will discuss how to break free from Egypt-like-situations, spiritual slavery, be delivered from bondages and how to build, without having appropriate resources.

Perfect Happiness is your birth right!  Many desire it, fewer possess it and don't know why.  Perfect happiness includes health, wealth, love and perfect self-expression.  This is The Square of Life, which brings perfect happiness.  In today's episode, Keeler will discuss blocks that prevent one from experiencing perfect happiness.

Perfect Happiness is your birth right!  Many desire it, fewer possess it and don't know why.  Perfect happiness includes health, wealth, love and perfect self-expression.  This is The Square of Life, which brings perfect happiness.  In today's episode, Keeler will discuss blocks that prevent one from experiencing perfect happiness.

The Pandemic has been challenging to us all.   In many ways, we're unable to move and live as we did before.  A LOT has changed.  Structures, Cities, homes, workplaces, etc. have changed.  As a result, many are feeling hopeless, lost and distracted....and don't know what to do next.  In this episode, Keeler shares 5 things you should be doing during the Pandemic.

Limitless living begins with the words we speak.   In this episode, Keeler shares some of her personal limitless living language to assist listeners with setting their daily intentions.

How do you deal with mistakes or admitting you’re wrong?   We all know the uncomfortable feeling of suddenly realizing that mistakes have been made, and the mistakes were our own. You can admit the mistake, take whatever consequences might be forthcoming, or you can try to hide or deny your faults. It usually feels a lot easier to hide the truth. There's something about being human that makes us hesitate to admit fault, even when it's obvious to us and to everyone else that we’re wrong.  Intellectual humility is simply: the recognition that the things you believe in might in fact be wrong.  It’s about entertaining the possibility that you may be wrong.

Admitting we are wrong shows others that we are compassionate, empathetic, sympathetic, and good listeners. It also shows that we are capable of being objective about ourselves and that we not perfect or always right.  Admitting flaws allows others to see our vulnerability. It also opens the door to meaningful conversations and relationship growth.

In today's episode, Keeler will discuss how to admit our mistakes and admit when we're wrong.

Have you ever experienced jealousy? Was someone jealous of you or were you jealous of someone else? How did that feel? What (if anything) did you do to change it?

Many of us are so preoccupied or consumed with the things that other people have until it reaches a point that the spirit of jealousy is activated. I believe at some point in our lives, all of us were faced with the spirit of Jealousy. However, some are mild while others are very extreme.  Jealousy is a sinful act and leads to division, hate, and even murder.

In today's two part episode, Keeler will discuss the dangers of having a spirit of jealousy, how it can hold us back from God's best and how to overcome it.

Have you ever experienced jealousy? Was someone jealous of you or were you jealous of someone else? How did that feel? What (if anything) did you do to change it?

Many of us are so preoccupied or consumed with the things that other people have until it reaches a point that the spirit of jealousy is activated. I believe at some point in our lives, all of us were faced with the spirit of Jealousy. However, some are mild while others are very extreme.  Jealousy is a sinful act and leads to division, hate, and even murder.

In today's two part episode, Keeler will discuss the dangers of having a spirit of jealousy, how it can hold us back from God's best and how to overcome it.

We all take things for granted, especially things that seem everlasting -  our health, our family, and even life in general.

Their presence is usually steady and dependable, and because of this they start to fade into the backdrop of our daily lives. They have been there for a long time, so we assume they will always be there.  When we forget to pay sufficient attention to something, we underestimate its value and forget to be grateful.   And, once they are gone, we can’t help but think of all the time we could have spent paying attention to them and valuing them.

The good news is, there is a way to prevent this.  In today's episode, Keeler will discuss things we need to stop taking for granted.

According to the 2019 Deloitte Millennial Survey, millennials are "disillusioned with traditional institutions.  

49% of millennials will quit their job within the next two years.

Only 28% of respondents said they would remain with their employer for at least five years. The top reasons cited to leave their current job unsurprisingly include unhappiness with compensation, lack of career advancement and lack of professional development opportunities, among others.  Quitting your job is always nerve-racking, especially for millennials.  Today's podcast will provide job quitting tips for millennials to help ease feelings of fear, nervousness and unreasonable guilt. 

Down in the dumps? Got the blues.?  Under the weather?  Not yourself?  These are all phrases that describe those times when we’re not feeling discouraged.

We all need encouragement, but we can’t always rely on the people around us to uplift us when we need it.  It’s wonderful when others are there for you, but we can’t expect others to fill our need for encouragement.   When you’re down or discouraged, do you know how to encourage yourself? In today's episode, Keeler will discuss 8 ways of encouraging yourself.

We all know people who seem to get exactly what they want whenever they ask.  Why is this?  What are they doing that no one else seems to be doing?  How do they ask for what they want and seem to get it every time?

In today's episode, Keeler will be sharing 12 strategies to use so that you get the “Yes” you would like.

Living a life of excuses has lasting consequences.  Excuses prevent us from living our FULL potential.   Not only will excuses prevent you from reaching your full potential, but they will also hold you back from recognizing opportunities, strengths and skills you might have that could help you overcome your life’s problems.

If you don’t challenge yourself to reach new heights, you will never really know what you’re truly capable of.

In this episode, Keeler will discuss how to eliminate living a life full of excuses.

Blessed: divinely or supremely favored; fortunate:  blissfully happy or contented; bringing happiness and thankfulness:

According to the 2019 Insurance Barometer Study (Life Happens/LIMRA), only 57 percent of American households have life insurance – yet 40 percent of those without it say they would immediately struggle to pay living expenses if their primary wage earner died. 70 million U.S. adults have too little life insurance or no life insurance at all.

Are you and your family prepared to protect the wealth that you have?  Are you prepared for retirement? Are you prepared to deal with an income disruption? If the answer is no, you may need life insurance.

If you are interested in purchasing life insurance or would like more information/quote, click the link in the podcast description to schedule a wealth building consultation. I am a licensed agent and would more than happy to assist you with your wealth building.

Whether you are driving change or change is choosing you, change is not always easy or comfortable.  Because of this, we sometimes react and enter it kicking and screaming.  Life is about transformation.  Transformation is the result of change.  

One of the laws of life is: everything is impermanent.  Therefore, we can expect change.  It will happen.  It must happen.  

Are you sinking in your river of change or are you successfully swimming in it?   In today's episode, Keeler will offer 3 tips on how to swim and not sink (or drown), when change is choosing you.

Ask any successful person what the key to their success is most of them will tell you they had great mentors and will attribute significance to those relationships in supporting them obtain their success.  Effective mentoring can be rewarding for both mentees and mentors. Having a mentor is not a sign of weakness; it shows you are smart enough and are driven enough to succeed.

Mentoring has proved so beneficial that 71% of Fortune 500 companies offer mentoring programs to their employees.  While these statistics are encouraging, it’s important to remember that mentoring is not a magic wand that automatically creates success. The truth is that effective mentoring takes effort and creating successful mentoring relationships requires specific skills, sensibilities and structure from both the mentor and the mentee.

In this episode, Keeler  will discuss seven reasons why mentors matter.

In today’s marketplace, winning is not about being bigger, richer or working harder than the competition. Business success today goes to the entrepreneur who can come up with the most creative solutions.   Many markets are becoming more and more saturated with competition.  As a result, it can be challenging for your business to stand out. 

In today's episode, Keeler will share three ways to boost creativity in your business, so that it stands out from the competition, increases revenue and is in  high customer demand.

Prayer is one of the most powerful tools (weapons) God has given us.  Yet, to many people, prayer seems complicated and unnecessary.  For many, knowing how to pray is not always easy, thereby causing them to feel unsuccessful in their prayer life.  

Prayer is an open line of instant, constant communication with God. It is a two-way open line to God. And He wants us to communicate with Him.

Success in prayer in necessary because it enables us to access the mind of God, intelligence of God, wisdom of God, the Power and the Presence of God.   Are you successful in prayer?  Today's episode will discuss how to produce success in prayer. 

Every day in this world is a shaky, uncertain, constantly changing landscape — and that causes us to try to get control.

We create lists, systems, routines, schedules, comfortable environments … we build our whole lives and identities around these comforts and control. We try to control the uncontrollable ever shifting landscape of our lives.    

But it doesn’t always work. You can’t get a firm grasp on the fluidity of life. And so we get stressed, procrastinate, feel hurt, get depressed or anxious, get angry or frustrated, lash out or complain.

In all of this craziness I’d like to suggest the power of surrendering.

Have you ever missed out on a great opportunity because you played it safe?

Most of us have a tendency to play it safe.  Some of us equate playing it safe with being sensible and prudent. But most of the time, it’s something else altogether.   Playing it safe is not about safety at all. The real problem isn’t safety or risk at all. The real problem is fear.   Most of us simply don’t understand fear, where it comes from or the role it plays in what we choose to do or not do.   

In today's episode, Keeler will discuss the five fears that cause us to play it safe and keep us small, thereby preventing us from spreading our wings and living our BEST life.

85 percent of people suffer from low self-confidence.  A lack of confidence affects your ability to reach your full potential. It will keep you in your comfort zone because you that’s where you feel safe with little risk of failure. This prevents you from leaving a bad work situation, seeking stretch assignments, applying for a new position or negotiating a higher salary.  All of these are signs of low self-confidence and can negatively impact your cash.  

The way you view and portray yourself can have a direct impact on how much money you make. When you believe in yourself and realize how much you can achieve, you begin to act in a way that allows you to go after what you want and increase your financial success, because you will make confidence decisions that ultimately increase your cash. 

Habits account for about 40 percent of our behaviors on any given day.  Your life today is essentially the sum of your habits.    

Bad habits interrupt your life and prevent you from accomplishing your goals. They jeopardize your health mentally and physically. And they waste your time and energy.

Have you ever thought: Why is it so hard to break a bad habit?    How do I break a bad habit? 

In this week's episode, Keeler will share six ways to help with breaking bad habits.

 We all have an inner critic.  This little voice can often be more harmful than helpful, particularly when it gets into the realm of excessive negativity. This is known as negative self-talk, and it can really bring us down.  Negative self-talk, or "inner critic," may sound a lot like a critical parent or friend from your past. 

There are different ways to reduce the self-talk in your daily life.

1. Expose Your Critic 

Learn to notice when you're being self-critical so you can begin to stop it.  Notice when you say things to yourself that you wouldn't say to a good friend or a child. 

When you think of your inner critic as a force outside of yourself and even give it a goofy nickname, it's not only more easy to realize that you don't have to agree, but it becomes less threatening and more easy to see how ridiculous some of your critical thoughts can be.

3. Cross-Examine Your Inner Critic

One of the damaging aspects of negative self-talk is that it often goes unchallenged. Catch your negative self-talk and ask yourself how true it is. The vast majority of negative self-talk is an exaggeration and calling yourself on this can help to take away the damaging influence of negative self-talk.

Sometimes looking at things in the long term can help you to realize that you may be placing too great an emphasis on something. For example, you may ask yourself if something you're upset by will really matter in five years or ten. This can often minimize the negativity, fear and urgency in negative self-talk. Reframe with positive self-talk using affirmations. The ThinkUp app is great for affirmations.

If you're looking for a new job, career change, new clients or business sponsors, pitching yourself or your business is a great way to do so.  When it's done right, it should leave recruiters, employers and potential clients wanting to know more.  Today's episode provides the dos and don'ts of developing the perfect elevator pitch.

What To Include When Pitching? 

Your elevator speech should be brief. Restrict the speech to 30-60 seconds — that's the time it takes to ride an elevator, hence the name. You don't need to include your entire work history and career objectives. Your pitch should be a short recap of who you are and what you do.

You need to be persuasive. Even though it's a short pitch, your elevator speech should be compelling enough to spark the listener's interest in your idea, organization or background.

Share your skills. Your elevator pitch should explain who you are and what qualifications and skills you have. Try to focus on assets that add value in many situations. This is your chance to brag a bit — avoid sounding boastful but do share what you bring to the table. 

Practice, practice, practice. The best way to feel comfortable about giving an elevator speech is to practice it until the speed and “pitch” come naturally, without sounding robotic. The more you practice, the easier it will be to deliver it when you’re at a career networking event or job interview.

Try saying your speech out loud to a friend or record it. This will help you know whether you're keeping within the time limit and giving a coherent message. 

Mention your goals. You don't need to get too specific. An overly targeted goal isn't helpful since your pitch will be used in many circumstances and with many different types of people. But do remember to say what you're looking for. For instance, you might say, "a role in accounting" or "an opportunity to help you grow achieve your DEI initiatives.”

Know your audience and speak to them. In some cases, using jargon can be a powerful move — it demonstrates your industry knowledge. But be wary of using jargon during an elevator pitch, particularly if you're speaking to recruiters, who may find the terms unfamiliar and off-putting. Keep it simple and focused.

Have a business card ready. If you have a business card, offer it at the end of the conversation as a way to continue the dialog. If you don’t, you could offer to use your smartphone to share your contact information. A copy of your resume, if you're at a job fair or a professional networking event, will also demonstrate your enthusiasm and preparedness

Do you hate your job? Is your job a major source of stress? 

1. 83% of the US workers are stressed 

2. 43% workers believe that employers don’t care about work-life balance 

3. Around 70% of employees feel that they are overloaded with work 

4. 14% of employees want to hit their colleagues 

5. Stressed workers spend 46% more time on their healthcare 

6. 60% of employees are guilty of presenteeism due to stress 

7. Unclear expectations from supervisors’ is  a stress contributor

8. American rated their average stress level at 4.9 

9. 58% trust strangers than their boss 

10. 79% of people quit their jobs due to Lack of Appreciation 

11. Stress at the Workplace is driven by Politics, A.I. (Artificial Intelligence) and pressure to master new skills 

12. Workplace stress interferes with one's personal life 

13. Less than 40% of employees talk about their stress to their employer 

14. 76% of workers cite work and money a major cause of their stress 

15. An abundance of work stress has caused employees to stay up late at night 

So how can one trade their deadlihood into livelihood and raise their happiness throughout the workday?:

 1. Meditate 

2. Find Something to Look Forward To 

3. Commit Conscious Acts of Kindness 

4. Infuse Positivity Into Your Surroundings 

5. Exercise 

6. Spend Money (but Not on Stuff) 

7. Exercise a Signature Strength