I Didn't Sign Up For This

A circle of influence can be a positive thing as long as you remember that you are the expert in your life. Your vote is the only one that really matters.

The great debate happens in our heads everyday. We all have an Ego and a Soul voice that prompts our thoughts, our actions and drives our outcomes. Which one do you listen to most?

Integrity matters in every relationship and especially with yourself. Being honest contributes to your happiness at work and home.

Are you a leader or a DIC-tator? Karri and Tim talk about what it takes to be a good leader in the ever changing world of business. 

Believing in yourself is the only way to get to your goals and we all struggle with self confidence. Tim and Karri talk about how we can overcome the Negative Nancy we all have sitting on our shoulders.  

Tim and I talk about the need to have a positive attitude with a few additional points on why it is important to your success. Tim also shares his thoughts on foot fungus. I avoided that topic but threw in a "Turn that smile upside down" reference. This is an interesting one folks. The real key to success is positivity, humanizing ourselves and others and forgiveness.

Having boundries with the people in your life will make you happier, healthier and free. 

Tim and Karri sit down to talk about positive energy and how you can use it get everything you've ever wanted. Attract the right things into your life by increasing your own positive energy flow.

How do you set goals? Do you know what you want, why you want it and how you are going to get there?  If not, you should grab a seat and listen this week. We take a minute to to uncover the "why" behind my mud run I did sign up for. I hope to see y'all at the finish line!

In a time when many are literally wearing masks we consider the masks we wear into the world because we are afraid to show people who we really are. How can we take the masks off and be our authentic selves? That's a funny question and we come up with some funny and hopefully helpful answers.

This is what happens when you get Tim and I in the same room with a microphone and the ability to be dangerous. I hope you laugh as much as we did.

What are you so afraid of? If you don't take a chance you will never have more than what you have right now. Learn from my mistakes in this week's podcast and take a chance. You will always find what you look for, even at Whole Foods in the vegan dip section

Tim and I have a discussion about our feelings and the decision making tools of logic and emotion.  What if I told you we all are emotional? How would that make you feel?

We consider the advantages and the pitfalls of a society evermore increasingly reliant upon social media.

Tim and I will be back next week for season 2 of I Didn't Sign Up for This. We hope you can join us for the next adventure!

I wrote this in my weekly blog and felt that sharing it here would be a good idea. I am saddened by the events in Virginia and had to take a moment to speak up. You can find my blog at karrijmcclure.com.

Understand how to make massive changes in life immediately. 

Understanding the difference between riches and wealth and how to get either or both.

Understand the difference between being an advisor in someone's life and being an authority in their life.  Remember that an authority figure can be friendly but is rarely a friend and that a friend can be authoritative but can not be an authority figure.  When these simple rules are broken it reveals or even creates the dreaded control freak.  Listen and you'll see what we mean. 

How to get out of your own way by changing the way you interpret events in your life.  

How to get past those brick walls instead of hanging art on them.

In order to get what you want you have to know what that is.  Learn a simple strategy for identifying your wants and understanding the costs of those desires.

How to fill the voids in your life and what to fill them with.

We all lie to ourselves and sometimes its a good idea. Learn when and why kidding yourself is the best thing you can do.

Why we work and how we can make work more fulfilling.  How to be a better manage of your work, your direct reports and yourself.

It's good to be positive and it's good to be negative.  In this episode learn which is which and how to know when each is appropriate.

Inspiration and motivation seldom exist without each other.  You must to be aware of the differences in each to continue to find both.      

Smart people choose their battles wisely.  Wise people do this instead.

Is your perception actually your reality?  Absolutely it is and no it is absolutely not.  The answer will surprise you.

Understanding the profound, yet often difficult to recognize, differences between confidence and arrogance.

How to embrace positive change and stop fearing it.  How to let go of the status quo and immediately change for the better.

Winners never quit and quitters never win, unless they quit the right things and quit them in the right way. How to know when you should quit.

Learn how to let go of what might have been and get good with what is and what can be.  

Understand that choosing to forgive is the single biggest favor you can do for yourself.  Here's why. 

See how choosing fear can both help and hurt you and learn how to immediately dismiss fear if its not helping.

Happiness is a choice.  Learn how to gain perspective and simply choose to be happy.

How to handle the detours and how to decide if you should get back on track or forge a new path.

Learn the power of self interest.

How to let go and give in to your own happiness.   Understanding the incredible power of your environment. Learn the difference between surrender and just giving up.