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If you are interested in actionable ideas and perspectives on a variety of topics that will help make life better, you have found the right podcast. On the Everbetter Ideas podcast I share ideas coming from my daily reading, observations, ideas & conversations. You can expect to get insight on thi…

Kathy Howe


    • Mar 30, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 6m AVG DURATION
    • 197 EPISODES


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    The podcast returns

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2025 2:09


    After a lengthy unplanned hiatus, the podcast returns.

    196: Opposing views

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2022 4:49


    Views can be different from mine and be delivered in a constructive manner. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/support

    195: Hypocritical core values

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2022 6:40


    When our actions are in conflict with our stated values. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/support

    194: Is it really a mid-life crisis?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2022 1:53


    Mid-life crisis vs moment of clarity, positive change, lessons learned or some other wonderful life edit. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/support

    193: Sitting with your feelings

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2022 7:53


    Sitting with your feelings, substance abuse, food issues & journaling. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/support

    192: Picking up trash

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2022 3:48


    A new analogy for things that low key bother me. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/support

    191: Rocks in pockets

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2022 4:17


    Ideas about when things are just too much. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/support

    190: Earth Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2022 3:27


    Looking for ideas for earth day! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/support

    189: Screaming into the void

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2022 7:30


    Ideas about staying on topic. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/support

    188: Sharing your views with others

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2021 2:52


    Sharing views that others may not agree with. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/support

    187: Changing other people

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2021 3:21


    Ideas on providing feedback to others & the intent to change them. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/support

    186: No

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2021 7:41


    Thoughts on saying no. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/support

    185: Do what was asked.

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2021 6:07


    Not more. Not less. Just do the thing. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/support

    184: Discipline & Discomfort

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2021 5:35


    Reminders if blessings, things to be grateful for & navigating difficult times. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/support

    183: Self talk & sleepless nights

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2021 6:24


    Ideas from the Finding Mastery podcast with Dr. Michael Gervais & his guest, Ethan Kross. Ethan is the author of Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It. This may be the cure for my sleepless nights. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/support

    182: Time, patience & training

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2021 6:54


    Fitness training, dumbbells, learning to walk & training your dog. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/support

    181: Heads & shoulders

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2021 7:38


    Ideas from another podcast: The Weekly Word --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/support

    180: What would you be if you didn’t even try?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2021 3:03


    A lyric from one of my favorite songs. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/support

    179: Giving up control

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2021 6:28


    Shifting my mind away from what I can control to what I can influence. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/support

    178: Self doubt

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2021 4:32


    Pep talks & self doubt. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/support

    177: Failure to meet expectations

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2021 5:19


    My expectations were not met. Who is responsible for meeting my expectations? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/support

    176: Critical plan

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2021 4:29


    My plan for stopping myself from being needlessly critical. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/support

    175: Sound transformations

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2021 8:15


    The sounds around us transform us in unintentional ways. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/support

    174: How taking a breath saved the day

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2021 12:08


    A life moment that could have gone poorly was saved by taking a breath. Literally. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/support

    173: You’re half responsible for effective conversations

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2021 4:54


    Ideas about effective conversations & our individual responsibility to make them happen. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/support

    172: Super Bowl observations

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2021 7:49


    Things I have observed since the Super Bowl. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/support

    171: The haters

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2021 3:07


    Don’t be a hater. Stealing someoneelse enjoyment is a jackhole thing to do. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/support

    170: Questioning beliefs

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2021 6:30


    Questioning what someone says to determine if they are sharing an opinion or information based on science, experience or other proven facts. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/support

    169: Opinion vs. facts

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2021 5:13


    Broccoli is the greatest food ever. Is that a fact? Opinion? Based on research, science & evidence? Based on personal experience? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/support

    168: Knowing vs. doing

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2021 7:38


    Ideas about stopping learning so you can start doing. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/support

    167: Worthlessness & inadequacy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2021 6:25


    Turning a basic fear into a positive by maximizing the strengths of myself & those around me. Also mentioned are the Type 3 Enneagram & StrengthsFinder. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/support

    166: Positivity Playbook

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2021 6:45


    This idea came from a conversation with a coworker. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/support

    165: What is heard, said & felt

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2021 9:17


    What we hear isn’t always in alignment with what was actually said. This episode shared an idea for identifying when that’s happening. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/support

    164: A naughty puppy & toxic people

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2021 7:33


    A story about dog behavior & toxic people. Don’t get nipped on the nose. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/support

    163: What I sense

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2021 5:58


    Sights, sounds, smells. What am I sensing today? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/support

    162: The best response

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2021 7:56


    Choosing how to respond to things that are said to us & things that happen around us can be challenging. This episode shared a story from my life where I realized I had a choice. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/support

    161: Accountability, blame, responsibility

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2021 4:33


    Accountability, blame, responsibility of individuals & groups. Removing labels & responsibility from faceless crowds. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/support

    160: Labels

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2021 4:58


    Determining which labels are useful & which ones are not. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/support

    159: Planning uncertainty

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2020 7:31


    Looking back on my Year Compass for 2019/2020. There was a lot that wasn’t on my radar but I still feel like I accomplished much of what I intended to accomplish. Visit YearCompass.com to plan your 2021 year. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/support

    158: Tackling something difficult

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2020 12:11


    Finding motivation to accomplish a tough challenge or goal. There isn’t one motivator. The tougher the goal, the more motivators I need. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/support

    157: Remembering 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2020 9:01


    Reflecting on a rather bizarre year. Resolutions, New Years, mottos, mantras & Covid, pandemic, coping, silence, peace, determination. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/support

    156: What was relevant then is relevant now

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2020 10:16


    Recapping three of the most listened to podcast episodes. No spend year, daily reminders & cultivating healthy habits. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/support

    155: Ways to deliver messages

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2020 5:38


    How do you decide which method is best for sending a message? Is email better than a phone call? Is texting sufficient? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/support

    154: Are you close?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2020 5:54


    Death, dying, illness, friends, family, cancer, caring, closeness, wellness, grief --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/support

    153: Conversations

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2020 11:05


    Topics for conversations that don’t include topics that are causing fatigue. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/support

    152: Thankful for creative ideas for Thanksgiving

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2020 7:21


    Ideas that I’ve heard from others about how they are spending the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/support

    151: Technology issues

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2020 6:26


    Assuming people are ignoring your messages might be a bad assumption. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/support

    150: The 10 second/ 10 steps rule

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2020 5:03


    Finishing to-do’s, organizing space, eliminating clutter & visual noise. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/support

    149: Fishbowl ideas

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2020 7:47


    Easy things to do that don’t have a huge overhead. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/support

    148: 300 abs

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2020 7:18


    300 ab exercises, mini challenges & cycling --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/support

    147: Answer the question

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2020 4:25


    Why is answering a straightforward question so hard?!?!? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/everbetterideas/support

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