Welcome to the show that's all about getting the most out of your life. If you are in-process of changing your life - and you’re seeking a community of like-minded people, looking for tips and strategies to make your new life ‘stick’ - then this is the show to follow. Join David Guggenheim and Dave…
We are back! After a much earned hiatus we're back creating the show that helps you make the most out of your life. The two Davids discuss what they have been up to over the break and how all the tips and tricks have been holding up under the pressures of COVID-19. We also discuss the book, F**k Feelings by co-authors Michael and Sarah Bennett. Is this a strategy to beat them all? We shall see.
Word of the Week: Inspire! Topic of the week: Quarantine edition communication series: Setting positive boundaries for yourself Video of the week: Boundaries - The R Spot - Season 3 - Episode 9 - by Iyanla Vanzant https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bM8I1_u2lOk A boundary is a demonstration of self respect and respect for others. It’s a structure or expectionation you put in place to define or limit behavior, people or experiences that are not in line with who you are and what you need or want and what you expect. They keep us safe from internal and external intrusion. They keep us aware of how far we can go, how much we can do with others, for others, and makes others aware of what we expect and we will accept. - Boundaries are not walls to keep people away, they are parameters that keep us safe - You can’t control how people treat you, but you can communicate what you will tolerate. If they can’t respect those boundaries then you can’t have them in your life because they don’t respect you. - Think about what you need to feel and how you need to be and what you want from others in order to experience honor and respect. - Announce your boundaries. They must be announced once they’ve been defined. - Remember when you are first starting out you have to be patient and flexible with yourself and with others. Boundaries are more than likely be violated in the beginning even when they are aware and consciously trying to honor your boundaries. When this happens just remind them of the new boundary and what’s acceptable. And honor and acknowledge those who do respect your boundaries. And if there are those who won’t honor these boundaries then you should remove them from your life if possible. Please share any tips or suggestions you have that may help us get through this crisis and let us know what you thought of this episode. Join us next week, when we continue our Living it under quarantine edition. AS ALWAYS Remember to SUBSCRIBE and SHARE Join us on our Live It or Waste It Facebook page - just search Live It Or Waste It NOW AND we’re on Instagram - so please check out all the memes you can handle over there. For those of you who would like to financially support this podcast, we ask you to go to: www.patreon.com/LiveIt DG: www.SomeoneTalkedMedia.com DW: www.weindesigns.com Now stay inside and live it! Don’t waste it! Peace and love!
instead of giving you yet another "check-in" show we decided to do something a little out there, a little exciting and maybe even be a little dangerous. We decided to be real. Really, real and let out our inner-most strengths and weaknesses. How did we do this? We took a personality test and are sharing the best and worst aspects of our personality. It was also a lot of fun - take it yourself and share the results with us on the Facebook Page. https://www.16personalities.com Word of the Week: Quiet! Please share any tips or suggestions you have that may help us get through this crisis and let us know what you thought of this episode. Join us next week, when we continue our Living it under quarantine edition communication series, where we talk more about healthy ways to ask for what we want through setting boundaries. AS ALWAYS Remember to SUBSCRIBE and SHARE Join us on our Live It or Waste It Facebook page - just search Live It Or Waste It NOW AND we’re on Instagram - so please check out all the memes you can handle over there. For those of you who would like to financially support this podcast, we ask you to go to: www.patreon.com/LiveIt DG: www.SomeoneTalkedMedia.com DW: www.weindesigns.com Now stay inside and live it! Don’t waste it! Peace and love!
Word of the Week: Self-Love! Topic of the Week: Quarantine edition - Communication series Video of the week:10 ways to have a better conversation | Celeste Headlee https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1vskiVDwl4&t=308s Her lecture begins with her making the point that research has shown that we don’t listen to each other. We base our decisions strictly on what we already believe and now more than even less open to different points or compromise. Celeste had 10 ways to have a better conversation. Things we’ve been taught like Looking people in the eye, show you’re paying attention, think of things to say before hand, etc are all crap. 1) Be present. 2) Don’t pontificate. 3) Use open ended questions. 4) Go with the flow. 5) Don’t equate their experience with yours. 6) Conversations are not an NOT opportunity to promote yourself. 7) Don’t repeat yourself or rephrase the same thing over and over. 8) Stay out of the weeds. 9) Listen. 10) Be brief. Please share any tips or suggestions you have that may help us get through this crisis and let us know what you thought of this episode. Join us next week, when we continue our Living it under quarantine edition communication series, where we talk more about healthy ways to ask for what we want. AS ALWAYS Remember to SUBSCRIBE and SHARE Join us on our Live It or Waste It Facebook page - just search Live It Or Waste It NOW AND we’re on Instagram - so please check out all the memes you can handle over there. For those of you who would like to financially support this podcast, we ask you to go to: www.patreon.com/LiveIt DG: www.SomeoneTalkedMedia.com DW: www.weindesigns.com Now stay inside and live it! Don’t waste it! Peace and love!
You can't live it if you can't breathe. We dedicate this very special edition of Live It or Waste It to the memory and movement spawned after Mr. George Floyd. Please share any tips or suggestions you have that may help us get through this crisis and let us know what you thought of this episode. Join us next week, when we continue our Living it under quarantine Inner self series, where we talk more about self awareness and how changing your point of view can change your reality. AS ALWAYS Remember to SUBSCRIBE and SHARE Join us on our Live It or Waste It Facebook page - just search Live It Or Waste It NOW AND we’re on Instagram - so please check out all the memes you can handle over there. For those of you who would like to financially support this podcast, we ask you to go to: www.patreon.com/LiveIt DG: www.SomeoneTalkedMedia.com DW: www.weindesigns.com Now stay inside and live it! Don’t waste it! Peace and love!
It's been a long quarantine and it doesn't look like normalcy is returning any time soon. Under these circumstances what are the tips and techniques we've been using and have they been working? Word of the Week:Therapy! We're mixing things up a little bit. Our video of the week has to do with our word of the week. Video of the week:5 Signs that You Need Therapy! | Kati Morton https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqnGLiWt_34 Please share any tips or suggestions you have that may help us get through this crisis and let us know what you thought of this episode. Join us next week, when we continue our Living it under quarantine Inner self series, where we talk more about self awareness and how changing your point of view can change your reality. AS ALWAYS Remember to SUBSCRIBE and SHARE Join us on our Live It or Waste It Facebook page - just search Live It Or Waste It NOW AND we’re on Instagram - so please check out all the memes you can handle over there. For those of you who would like to financially support this podcast, we ask you to go to: www.patreon.com/LiveIt DG: www.SomeoneTalkedMedia.com DW: www.weindesigns.com Now stay inside and live it! Don’t waste it! Peace and love!
Word of the Week: Balance! Topic of the Week: Quarantine Edition Inner Self Series: Self Awareness - Own Your Communication Video of the Week: Own Your Behaviours, Master Your Communication, Determine Your Success | Louise Evans | TEDxGenova https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BZuWrdC-9Q Louise Evans work is about researching the questions, What behaviors and attitudes do we bring into the world? On the stage with Louise are 5 chairs. Each a different color and each chair represents a reaction the people have to situations and the idea is to help us slow down how we are behaving and to analyze our behaviors. 1) On the red chair is a picture of a jackal which represents attack 2) The yellow chair is the hedgehog chair. We curl up and protect ourselves from the big bad world by harshly judging ourselves and play the victim. 3) The green chair is the meer cat chair. This is when we are mindful, thoughtful, curious, we take a breath before making a decision. 4) The blue chair, the dolphin chair represents Detect. We become detective of ourselves. 5) The purple chair, the giraffe chair which represents connect. This is where we put our egos on the back-burner and we show empathy, compassion, understanding, we listen to people. The next time you’re presented with a challenge, you are about to snap at your partner, or kids, which chair will you sit in? And if you find yourself in the red chair can you at least acknowledge it, be aware that it wasn’t the right choice and say “i’m sorry”. Because then you can free yourself of that and recognize there’s a better way. Please share any tips or suggestions you have that may help us get through this crisis and let us know what you thought of this episode. Join us next week, when we continue our Living it under quarantine Inner self series, where we talk more about self awareness and how changing your point of view can change your reality. AS ALWAYS Remember to SUBSCRIBE and SHARE Join us on our Live It or Waste It Facebook page - just search Live It Or Waste It NOW AND we’re on Instagram - so please check out all the memes you can handle over there. For those of you who would like to financially support this podcast, we ask you to go to: www.patreon.com/LiveIt DG: www.SomeoneTalkedMedia.com DW: www.weindesigns.com Now stay inside and live it! Don’t waste it! Peace and love!
As we continue to live under quarantine we also continue to get used to this new normal. But of course as with many things the more things change, the more they stay the same. As such we continue to refine ourselves and do whatever we can to be healthy, productive members of society. And we continue to wear our masks!!!! Word of the Week: What! Topic of the Week: Quarantine Edition Inner Self Series: Self Awareness and Emotional Intelligence Video of the week: Self Awareness Activities Top 5: Emotional Intelligence #3 by Steve Faulkner https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97_XdspcUaM&t=552s Faulkner talks about 5 daily activities you can do to practice self awareness. 1) Daily reflection 2) Keep a journal 3) Get feedback 4) Analysis tools 5) Existing models Please share any tips or suggestions you have that may help us get through this crisis and let us know what you thought of this episode. Join us next week, when we continue our Living it under quarantine Inner self series where we talk more about self awareness and owning our behaviors and mastering communication. AS ALWAYS Remember to SUBSCRIBE and SHARE Join us on our Live It or Waste It Facebook page - just search Live It Or Waste It NOW AND we’re on Instagram - so please check out all the memes you can handle over there. For those of you who would like to financially support this podcast, we ask you to go to: www.patreon.com/LiveIt DG: www.SomeoneTalkedMedia.com DW: www.weindesigns.com Now stay inside and live it! Don’t waste it! Peace and love!
Word of the WEEK: Mask! Topic of the Week: Quarantine Edition: Self Awareness Video of the week: Increase your Self-Awareness with One Simple Fix | Tasha Eurich | TEDxMileHigh Tedx Talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGdsOXZpyWE&feature=youtu.be Please share any tips or suggestions you have that may help us get through this crisis and let us know what you thought of this episode. Join us next week, when we continue our Living it under quarantine where we continue our discussion about self awareness and also get into emotional intelligence. AS ALWAYS Remember to SUBSCRIBE and SHARE Join us on our Live It or Waste It Facebook page - just search Live It Or Waste It NOW AND we’re on Instagram - so please check out all the memes you can handle over there. For those of you who would like to financially support this podcast, we ask you to go to: www.patreon.com/LiveIt DG: www.SomeoneTalkedMedia.com DW: www.weindesigns.com Now stay inside and live it! Don’t waste it! Peace and love!
Well, we're all still Living It inside our homes. While we're thankful for our health and we mourn those who have passed we're determined to make the most of this challenging situation. This week we're focused on all things relationships, with our significant others, our parents, siblings, and those who might not be relatives but are important to us. We're even focused on those relationships that could use a little work. This week we learn a whole lot about energy. The energy out in the ether as well as the energy we absorb and give out. Could this understanding lead to a breakthrough in your personal journey? Tune in this week to find out. Word of the Week: Family Topic of the Week: Quarantine Edition: Relationships Under Lockdown This week we're joined by an amazing person and a spectacular guest. Guest of the Week: Kate Yurenda Kate is the founder of Dream Bold Network, where she interviews creative and innovative people around the world. She also teaches the art of manifesting and Qigong (pronounced: Chee Gong) which is a meditation that uses movement. She’s also the author of “Good Guy Great Game”, “Spiritual Foreplay” and “The Rule Breaker.” And she’s also a documentarian and she just recently finished producing a film called “Searching for Superhumans”. We brought her here today to talk to us about the importance of using ancient practices like energy healing, power of the mind and energy cultivation. You can find all the videos we referenced and learn more about Qigong at Kate's website www.DreamBoldNetwork.com Some of the experts in energy mentioned in this podcast. Dr. Joe Dispenza, Dr. Bruce Lipton and Gregg Braden. You can also find her on... YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWBNKIp_maXz7iiCp6T9xmg Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dreamboldnetwork/ Please share any tips or suggestions you have that may help us get through this crisis and let us know what you thought of our guest and this episode. Join us next week, when we continue our Living it under quarantine series when we talk about self awareness. AS ALWAYS Remember to SUBSCRIBE and SHARE Join us on our Live It or Waste It Facebook page - just search Live It Or Waste It NOW AND we’re on Instagram - so please check out all the memes you can handle over there. For those of you who would like to financially support this podcast, we ask you to go to: www.patreon.com/LiveIt Once again we would like to thank our guest Kate for joining us. DG: www.SomeoneTalkedMedia.com DW: www.weindesigns.com Now stay inside and live it! Don’t waste it!
We discuss how we've been holding up during the quarantine and how different states and localities are handling the quarantine. Such times can easily spark fear. How do we acknowledge the real issues out there while not allowing fear to overwhelm. We're still getting used to living with this Coronavirus and Covid-19. A FRESH weekly affirmation people! Word of the Week: HEAL! Topic of the WEEK: Quarantine Edition: Concern vs. Fear This week we have our very first guest: Marizta Torres. Maritza is a Reiki Master and hypnotherapist in Los Angeles where she’s had her own practice for 5 years. We describe Reiki which is a form of energy manipulation that comes from Japan. We discuss how being aware of our energy we can allay fears and turn it into concern which is more manageable. If you would like to contact Maritza you can reach her on Instagram @ Maritza217 Please share any tips or suggestions you have that may help us get through this crisis and let us know what you thought of our guest and this episode. Join us next week, when we have another guest here to talk about other ways of healing during the quarantine. AS ALWAYS Remember to SUBSCRIBE and SHARE Join us on our Live It or Waste It Facebook page - just search Live It or Waste It NOW AND we’re on Instagram - so please check out all the memes you can handle over there. For those of you who would like to financially support this podcast, we ask you to go to: www.patreon.com/LiveIt Once again we would like to thank our guest Maritza for joining us. DG: www.SomeoneTalkedMedia.com DW: www.weindesigns.com Now stay inside and live it! Don’t waste it! Peace and love!
Word of the Week: Community! Topic of the week: Living It Under Quarantine: Getting Stronger Video of the week: Tom Bilyeu on Keys to Enjoying Quarantine - by Lisa and Tom Bilyeu https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZw5oipg2U8 Mindset - be excited, find the opportunity. Silver Lining! Figure out why this is an amazing opportunity David have you gotten to this point and if so what’s your silver lining Fun stuff - take time to really do fun stuff. Don't forget the importance of selfish time - schedule time to do things for yourself. To improve yourself, relax yourself, something that’s fulfilling to your soul. Especially for those sharing a space, this is especially important. And it needs to be uninterrupted time. Plan that time with your spouse or roommate that you don’t want to be interrupted. And no judgement of what they want selfish time to be. Please share any tips or suggestions you have that may help us get through this crisis and let us know what you thought of this episode. Join us next week, when we continue to talk about living it under quarantine. AND Remember to SUBSCRIBE and SHARE Join us on our Live It or Waste It Facebook page - just search Live It Or Waste It NOW - to find us! And we're now on Instagram! Find us @ Live_It_or_Waste_It DG: www.SomeoneTalkedMedia.com DW: www.weindesigns.com Now stay inside and live it! Don’t waste it! Peace and love!
Word of the Week: CONNECT! Now that we've all gone through the stages of grief (to a greater or lesser degree), because that is what we are feeling is grief, we can talk about our expectations. We have lost our way of life. It hasn’t just been turned upside down, it’s changed for good. It wont stay this way, but even when the quarantine is lifted we won’t be going back to the way things we did a few weeks ago. So we are dealing with the fact that our old way of living is over. It’s dead. And we must grieve whether we want to or not. These are the stages to grieving: SHOCK & DENIAL PAIN & GUILT ANGER & BARGAINING "DEPRESSION", REFLECTION, LONELINESS THE UPWARD TURN RECONSTRUCTION & WORKING THROUGH ACCEPTANCE & HOPE If you look back at how you’ve reacted to this over that past few weeks you’ll see that you’ve had some if not all the negative emotions. We doubt anyone is at the point where we feel optimistic and hopeful and ready to start accepting and adapting. But of course that’s where we want to be because until then we can’t move forward and get back to living it. And it’s ok. That’s what this show is about this week. Our expectations at this point. Please share any tips or suggestions you have that may help us get through this crisis and let us know what you thought of this episode. Join us next week, when we continue to talk about living it under quarantine. AND Remember to SUBSCRIBE and SHARE Join us on our Live It or Waste It Facebook page - just search Live It Or Waste It NOW - to find us! DG: www.SomeoneTalkedMedia.com DW: www.weindesigns.com Now stay inside and live it! Don't Waste It!
We're mixing up the show to help you start living it while being quarantined in your house because of the Coronavirus and Covid-19. Word of the WEEK: Change! Topic of the Week: Living it Under quarantine Video of the week:Having trouble sleeping? Me too - Mel Robbins youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFbo5F1mt50 Suggestions for getting back on a better sleep schedule. - Cut out the caffeine after 3pm - Shut off the phones and tablets two hours before you go to bed - Begin a nightly ritual/routine that will calm your central nervous system - Read before bed Suggestions for getting back to sleep if you wake up in the middle of the night: Use the 5 second rule. Don’t just lay there with your thoughts. Count backwards from 5, it draws the focus to the prefrontal cortex which gives you immediate control of what to think of next. Picture in your mind the place you are most excited to go when this coronavirus crisis is over. Visualize it, imagine being there, feeling, smelling, hearing the sounds. Try to transport yourself there. You will feel your anxiety start to lessen and your mind will begin to quiet down. Live It or Waste It suggestions: - Be mindful of your thoughts - Make sure your expectations of this situation are realistic - . - Prepare your mind for a long quarantine, then prepare your life for a long quarantine. Even if it isn’t - BUT DON’T HOARD - Plan accordingly. Have a plan for what you are going to do during and after the quarantine. - Create new routines! - Reach out to others. See if they are ok. Ask for help if you are struggling. Please share any tips or suggestions you have that may help us get through this crisis and let us know what you thought of this episode. Join us next week, when we continue to talk about living it under quarantine. Remember to SUBSCRIBE and SHARE Join us on our Live It or Waste It Facebook page and our Facebook group - just search Live It Or Waste It NOW - to find us! DG: www.SomeoneTalkedMedia.com DW: www.weindesigns.com Now go out there and live it! Don’t waste it!
Word of the WEEK - Forgive! Topic of the WEEK - Inner Self Series - Anxiety - What is it, what can we do about it! Videos of the week: Anxiety: A Cancer of the Mind | Aneysha Bhat | TEDx https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85QY_d-8J2M The 5 Morning Habits That Keep Me Anxiety Free by the Anxiety Guy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4BbDW0_AOo 40 million Americans suffer from anxiety. ? the population. 35-50 percent go undiagnosed. Constant anxiety is cancer of the mind. And if you allow it to go untreated it will eventually do serious harm. Anxiety is something every person deals with at some point. We are all susceptible to stress, usually on a daily basis so this is important for everyone to know, not just people with serious anxiety disorders. This video is a good reminder for us to be self aware of our anxiety and notice if we are displaying any of the symptoms we mention on a regular basis. If you are, then our next video will hopefully help you with that. The 5 Morning Habits That Keep Me Anxiety Free by the Anxiety Guy Tip 1, First thing when you wake up, engage in thinking that will help me through the day. Ask two questions, how am I going to prove my old self, schmitty wrong? The second is, think about what am I excited about doing that day? Tip 2, give back to your body. Drink water. Spend the morning hydrating your lymphatic system to prevent adrenal fatigue and boost your immune system. Tip 3, do some mindful meditation. Cycle through images (8-12) images that are in line with what you want to create in your life. Tip 4 energizing stretch. You do yoga or just stretch by listening to your body, go with the way your body wants to go, in whatever way it wants to stretch Last tip Engage in your senses. Really be aware of what you are touching, tasting, smelling etc... Please share any tips or suggestions you have that may help us deal with anxiety and let us know what you thought of this episode. Join us next week, when we continue our Inner self series and talk about inner demons. Remember to SUBSCRIBE and SHARE Join us on our Live It or Waste It Facebook page and our facebook group - just search Live It Or Waste It NOW - to find us! DG: www.SomeoneTalkedMedia.com DW: www.weindesigns.com Now go out there and live it! Don’t waste it!
Word of the WEEK -Enjoy! this week we check in with David Guggenheim and see how he's feeling and how his life is. Please share any tips or suggestions you have that may help and let us know what you thought of this episode. Join us next week, when we start our Inner self series and talk about the stigmas of mental illness and discuss other pitfalls our mind creates that stop us from achieving our dreams. Remember to SUBSCRIBE and SHARE Join us on our Live It or Waste It Facebook page and our facebook group - just search Live It Or Waste It NOW - to find us! DG: www.SomeoneTalkedMedia.com DW: www.weindesigns.com Now go out there and live it! Don’t waste it!
Word of the WEEK - Growth! Topic of the week: Checking in with the Davids! In Part I of this two parter we check in with David Wein. What new tips and strategies have we implemented. What’s working? What are we struggling with? Solutions Things to work on/try The evolution of the show Please share any tips or suggestions you have that may help us and let us know what you thought of this episode. Join us next week, when we check in with David Guggenheim and see if he's gotten out of his funk. Remember to SUBSCRIBE and SHARE Join us on our Live It or Waste It Facebook page and our facebook group - just search Live It Or Waste It NOW - to find us! DG: www.SomeoneTalkedMedia.com DW: www.weindesigns.com Now go out there and live it! Don’t waste it!
Word of the WEEK - Nature! Topic of the week: Healthy Financial Habits Video of the week: 12 Ways to be better with money by The Financial Diet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sygf_q6WELE&feature=youtu.be We have 12 tips for you this week breaking down some do-able and not-so-painless ways to get your financial habits in check. 1) Use a budget app like Mint or you excel spreadsheet 2) Automate your savings. Have money go directly into your savings every month 3) Credit rehab - one way you can build your credit is by paying your bills on a credit card and then set up your checking account to pay off credit card every month. If you can do this you will improve your credit and also get points or miles on the card. Advice from 7 money experts Dan Levine Entrepreneur & Business Owner 4) Know your credit score- Most of us will seek a bank loan at some point so its important to know your credit score and research ways of improving it. J Money - Founder of Rockstar Finance 5) Track your net worth. This may be hard to see your assets and debts but remember, we aren’t doing this to shame ourselves, this is to get a clear picture of our financial situation so we can improve it. And we can’t improve it if we don’t know what to improve. Allison Elkund, Financial Advisor 6) Make sure that you are adding to your retirement fund. Remember that when you add to that, that money gets tax breaks. Bridget Eastgaard founder of Money after Graduation & an MBA in Finance 7) Put at least 10 dollars toward your debt or savings every month Jane Hwangbo - Investment analyst 8) Forgo one thing a day that you planned on buying and feel good about it. And make it a habit. Jaclyn Gallo - writer and ad tech analyst in NYC has 3 tips 9) Open second checking account incase of the first being 10) Sort debts high to lowest so that you can plan how to pay them off. 11) Plan and buy most groceries at once so that you’re like to not over buy and spend Sarah Noelle - blog The Yatchless 12) Open an acorn account Which tips are David and Dave going to implement? Which tips are you going to implement?! Please share with us and also some of your own financial tips for that worked for you. Join us next week, when we check in with the Davids once again! Our monthly check in. Remember to SUBSCRIBE and SHARE Join us on our live it or waste it Facebook page and our Facebook group - just search Live It Or Waste It NOW - to find us! DG: www.SomeoneTalkedMedia.com DW: www.weindesigns.com Now go out there and live it! Don’t waste it!
Word of the WEEK - Reality! Topic of the Week: Atomic Habits part 2 Systems over goals Video of the week: Success Habits: The Proven Way to Achieve Your Dreams with James Clear and Lewis Howes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRse5I_p7tA In James Clear’s book he says, you do not rise to the level of your goals but fall to the level of your systems. The goal is your desired outcome, the system the collection of daily habits that will get you to your goal. If there’s a gap between your goal and your system, if there’s a gap between your desired outcome and your habits, your habits will win. Your results in life are often a lagging measure of your habits. You savings is a measure of your financial habits, your physical fitness level is a measure of your habits of eating and exercising, etc The system delivers what ever result occurs. We talked about a system here on live it or waste it way back in the beginning when we did the show on the morning routine. That would be a system of good habits that get your day started in the right direction. Goals are good for setting you on the path, giving you a direction, but your system of getting there is what really matters and determines whether you accomplish your goals. SPORTS ANALOGY - In sports, every team starts the offseason with the goal to win the championship. But only one team achieves that goal every year. There are other factors that play into it that aren’t necessarily in your control, like personell, injuries, schedule, etc… but it’s the system the coach implements, from the way they practice, what they eat, how they bond with one another, these are all things a coach does and they do it the same way every season with a tweak here and there once they see that system leads to an opportunity to win the championship. Now there are some coaches that are stubborn and refuse to change their system or adapt it to changes in the way the game is played and they are successful at achieving the goal of a championship. But the important thing to understand with systems is that they aren’t attached to the outcome of the goal, because the system is to put you in the best possible position to take advantage of the opportunities put in front of you. The system is a series of good habits that create a lifestyle in line with your identity. Kobe identified himself as someone who was going to outwork everyone else, so his habits reflected that with the 50 workouts a day. The championships, the records, the achievements were all just symptoms or a reflection of the system in place. This is where what you identify as, is important. Because identifying yourself as something too specific can cause you to have tunnel vision and limit you. For example, Kobe’s identity was someone who worked hard and was disciplined and focused on the task. If he had just identified himself as a just basketball player he, one, may not have pushed himself as hard, and two, when basketball was over his identity would be gone, then what? But identifying himself as someone who outworked everyone else, someone who learns and grows, embraces fear and failure, he could apply that to anything he was doing. James also discusses the importance of environment and habits. Habits are more likely to form if the cue is obvious. It’s easily visible, easily accessible. The groups you spend your time with. positive habits in a negative environment is only sustainable for a short period of time. A great way to build a good habit is to be around, join a group with mutual habits and interests. With bad habits you would do the opposite. if you’re trying to quit smoking you stop having cigarettes in the house. You don’t hang out with people who love to smoke Stop going places where people smoke James says in his book that research shows that people who appear to have better self control really are just tempted...
Word of the week: Transform! Topic of the week: Healthy habit Series - Atomic Habits with James Clear PART I Video of the week: Success Habits: The Proven Way to Achieve Your Dreams with James Clear and Lewis Howes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRse5I_p7tA James Clear is the author of the book, "Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones" and one of the first things James says in this interview and mentions in his book is that habits are the compound interest of self improvement. The effect of your habits multiply over time so the choices you make, even the small choices accrue over time and impact your way of life. So why do we have so many bad habits if we know it’s going to have a negative effect on our way of life? Habits that are immediately satisfying are more likely to be repeated. Like eating a donut. The long term effects are negative, but we really enjoy the immediate gratification of the taste. Also, we won’t see the negative effects right away. The opposite could be said for exercising. It’s not immediately gratifying, it’s usually grueling and painful, you’re tired and sore after and you don’t see results weeks or months down the line. The interviewer then jokingly presented the idea of eating a donut at the gym so you get that immediate gratification before doing something you wouldn’t get immediate gratification from. That made us think about a psych101 class where we learned about conditioning. Classical and operant conditioning, Pavlov's dog gets a treat when they ring the bell and eventually he would salivate at the sound of the bell. Would you associate the feeling of eating a donut with exercising? Would the sound of weights clanging cause us to salivate? This isn’t a good idea and not something we would recommend. And it leads James to go into his concept of identity based habits which I am really fascinated with. He goes into great depth in his book but we’ll cover as much as we can because we think this is a concept we should all at least consider trying. The ultimate form or immediate satisfaction is through the reinforcement of your desired identity. So your habits would match your identity. So If you identify yourself as a writer then you write everyday. If you identify yourself as a healthy person or a gym rat you would go to the gym and workout everyday. Eating a donut wouldn’t fit into that identity so you would probably have a different reaction to seeing one than someone who doesn’t have that identity. So you get that immediate gratification of being that person. You want reinforcements that align principles and values. Once that happens your perception of things will change. If you identify as a Muslim or Jewish you would look at a honey baked ham differently than someone one who identified as a pork lover? Yes, you would. And once you understand your identity and what habits are in tuned with that identity it’s just a matter of reps. A habit is formed through reps. There’s no magical day, it’s a lifestyle not a finish line. And he talks about how it’s kind of a give and take, the habits reinforce the identity and the identity reinforces the habits. Next week in PART II of this podcast, we will get into his concept of having systems in place are more important than having goals. Please share your experiences with achieving healthy habits and what’s worked for you. Join us next week, when we continue our discussion of James Clear’s video. Remember to SUBSCRIBE and SHARE Join us on our live it or waste it Facebook page and our facebook group - just search Live It Or Waste It NOW - to find us! DG: www.SomeoneTalkedMedia.com DW: www.weindesigns.com Now go out there and live it! Don’t waste it!
Word of the Week - Stretch! Topic of the Week: We are continuing our healthy habit series with a very important and necessary habit, Vulnerability. This week’s topic is Vulnerability and Shame. How to be vulnerable in a world that lacks empathy... Video of the Week: The power of vulnerability - Brene’ Brown https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4Qm9cGRub0&t=125s Vulnerability is being honest, being seen as imperfect, to put yourself out there. Brown describes Vulnerability as emotional risk, exposure, uncertainty. Most people equate vulnerability with weakness - we explain why that is the opposite of the truth. Often people avoid vulnerability because they see it as a weakness yet when we see someone else being vulnerable we see courage. Vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity and change. To create is to make something that never existed before. Nothing more vulnerable than that. The reason we are afraid to be vulnerable is shame. The feeling of not being good enough. Not worthy of empathy. We take a deep dive on that. What Brown's research showed was that the people who had a strong sense of love and belonging were the one's that felt they were worthy of it. They had the courage to be imperfect. They had the compassion to be kind to themselves first and then to others. They had connection as a result of authenticity. They were willing to let go of who they thought they were supposed to be, and allowed themselves to be who they truly were. They embraced vulnerability. To them it was necessary. Her last quote really sums up why vulnerability is important, “if we let ourselves be seen, deeply seen, to love with our whole hearts, to practice gratitude and joy and to believe we are enough, then we will stop screaming and start listening and we will be kinder and gentler to ourselves and to each other.” Please share your experiences with vulnerability and tell us if it’s something you need to work on in your life, and we want to hear about tips and strategies that have worked for you. Join us next week, when we continue our healthy habit series with Atomic Habits with James Clear. Remember to SUBSCRIBE and SHARE DG: www.SomeoneTalkedMedia.com DW: www.weindesigns.com Now go out there and live it! Don’t waste it!
Word of the Week - Patience! This is something Dave W. needed to remind himself of. Having struggled with things not happening fast enough he thinks this is a good reminder for all of us, whatever we are doing, if it’s meaningful, if it’s a large priority, it’s going to take time. Probably more time than you anticipate, expect, or hope for. Have reminders of why you’re doing it, what this means to you. Understand you have no choice but to push through no matter how long it takes. Focus on the journey not the outcome or the finish line. Topic of the week! Checking in with the Davids What’s up with us, what are we using in our daily routines, what’s working, what are we struggling with and what do we want to improve upon? Please share what new tips, habits etc you have implemented and what’s worked for you. Join us next week, when we get back to our healthy habit series and talk about atomic habits and creating a system of success. Remember to SUBSCRIBE and SHARE Join us on our live it or waste it Facebook page and our facebook group - just search Live It Or Waste It NOW - to find us! DG: www.SomeoneTalkedMedia.com DW: www.weindesigns.com Now go out there and live it! Don’t waste it!
Word of the WEEK - Now! It’s been about a week since the tragic death of Kobe Bryant and 8 other beautiful human beings in a helicopter crash. And when something like this happens, if nothing else, it reminds you, all you have is right now. The next moment is not guaranteed to anyone. Not to anyone. Live in the now. What are you going to do with this moment? This gift you have been given. You can’t be focused on the task at hand if your mind isn’t present. Be present. Be alive. Be you! Topic of the week: The Mamba Mentality Video of the week: The Mind of Kobe Bryant - Learning by piotrekz prod https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeJroG3YsZw&t=22s We had to kind of shuffle some things and change our agenda a bit so we could do this tribute show. This week was supposed to be a check in show to see update our progress but I thought it would be a good idea to save that and talk about a man who really set the gold standard for what we call on this show, living it! It’s so wild that Kobe passed on the day we posted episode 24, his number, and the topic was discipline. Because if you look up discipline and hard work in the dictionary and Kobe’s picture is next to it, in the gym working out. He had what he called the mamba mentality which he simply described as being the best version of yourself. Learning and growing. Getting better every day. It’s a constant, infinite quest to get better. Kobe had a curiosity for everything. He was constantly trying to learn everywhere. Always asking questions. Seeking out people who have mastered their craft and even going as far as cold calling people who are leaders in industries and pick their brain. He understood at a very young age what it took to be great and developed a system of success. He said, if you’re always practicing, always working you can’t help but be better than everyone else. He knew that hard work and preparation was key to success. If you’re prepared, if you’re ready, then it’s just a matter of execution. No reason to fear, to doubt, to worry when you’re prepared. He knew he had done everything he could up until that moment so now he just had to let it be. Think about the confidence you would have, stepping on the court knowing that you’ve worked harder than everyone else out here. You’ve gone above and beyond to prepare for this moment. Winning was the goal. But winning isn’t the journey. It’s the indicator of how well your system works. And when he didn’t win, he would ask himself, ok, what do I need to do different next time? We must I improve? There is no end to this. Even when you win, there’s the next season. It’s the journey, the action taken, the system in place. He wasn’t afraid to fail. He wanted the ball with the game on the line because he wasn’t attached to the outcome. Winning is the goal but learning and executing what you learn, putting in the work to be the best is what it’s really about. He knew he had prepared for this moment so why wouldn’t he want the ball? He learned from his mistakes, his losses, his disappointments. He assessed his abilities and worked on his weaknesses until they became a strength. He accepted challenges and embraced fear. When they said he was just a scorer and didn’t play hard on defense, the next year he made all defensive team. He identified himself as a basketball player. He identified as being the best. He identified as a man who was not going to be out worked. And because of this, working out 50 hours a day just seemed logical. It’s what someone who wants to be the best ever does. Join us next week, when we check in with the David’s! What’s going on with us, what’s working, what’s not working. Remember to SUBSCRIBE and SHARE Join us on our live it or waste it Facebook page and our facebook group - just search Live It Or Waste It NOW - to find us! DG: www.SomeoneTalkedMedia.com DW:...
Word of the Week - Volunteer Topic of the Week - Self Discipline. How can we stay on task even when we really, really, really don’t want to?!!! Video of the Week - How to Be More DISCIPLINED - 6 Ways to Master Self Control - By Thomas Frank https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3vRK2P9lSU&t=606s What is self discipline? How does it differ from motivation? Author Samuel Thomas Davies defines it by saying, Self discipline is about leaning into resistance. Taking action in spite of how you feel. Living a life by design, not by default. But most importantly, it’s acting in accordance with your thoughts - not your feelings. 6 important strategies to building self-discipline 1) Focus on the change in identity 2) Create Reminders 3) Embrace discomfort 4) Target the fundamentals 5) Meditation 6) Build new habits Please share your struggles with discipline, what strategies have you tried and what’s worked for you. Join us next week, when we Check in with the Davids! See what’s going on with their new years goals and what we have implemented and how it’s worked or not worked. AND… Remember to SUBSCRIBE and SHARE Join us on our live it or waste it Facebook page and our facebook group - just search Live It Or Waste It NOW - to find us! DG: www.SomeoneTalkedMedia.com DW: www.weindesigns.com Now go out there and live it! Don’t waste it!
We have a new feature to help you get your Monday's off to the right start. Something to get you in a conscious headspace you'll need to activate that self awareness within us so that we can effectively absorb the information and wisdom we are going to embrace this week. Kind of like a pre game pep talk. Get ready to be inspired! Please let us know what you think of our new feature... now on with the show. Word of the WEEK - Perge! Topic of the Week - the second in our healthy habit series - Getting organized! Video of the Week:TOP 20 MARIE KONDO TIPS for Tidying Up and Decluttering | A Small Wardrobe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YQpvlNC59g&t=29s Please share your tips for getting organized and what’s worked for you. Join us next week, when we continue our healthy habit series. Remember to SUBSCRIBE and SHARE Join us on our Live It or Waste It Facebook page and our facebook group - just search Live It Or Waste It NOW - to find us! DG: www.SomeoneTalkedMedia.com DW: www.weindesigns.com Now go out there and live it! Don’t waste it!
Word of the Week: Why BONUS Video of the Week: Simon Sinek - The impact of your why https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSLrhTw2tQA&list=PLgCOAz4cqZMTqDVfY6MtWuupJmFwd1M3D Topic of the Week: Our first habit in our Healthy habit series to start off the new year, Self Care. Self care is something we briefly covered in previous podcasts but we think it’s a subject we should revisit and dedicate an episode to. You are the most important asset to invest in! If we don’t take care of ourselves, mentally, physically, emotionally then all these goals we set, all the tools we acquire and all the time we’ve spent working on ourselves won’t mean anything. All the people who depend on you or need your help won’t get that if you’re not well. And your mood will suffer. Video: A Self-Care Action Plan with/hosted by Hank Green https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0iVTQS8ftg Please share ways you care for yourself, things that have worked for you. Join us next week, when we continue our healthy habits series with getting organized! Remember to SUBSCRIBE and SHARE Join us on our live it or waste it Facebook page and our facebook group - just search Live It Or Waste It NOW - to find us! DG: www.SomeoneTalkedMedia.com DW: www.weindesigns.com Now go out there and live it! Don’t waste it!
WORD OF THE WEEK: Awaken! This episode is going to cover a few things we’ve already discussed but we think it’s good to have a refresher to start off the new year. If you already have goals set, you’re already on the path, then perhaps you don’t need to start new goals but just go back and really reassess the way you’re going about achieving them. VIDEO OF THR WEEK: How to Set Goals for the New Year (+actually ACHIEVE them) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiM97bP8500 - envision your goals - every aspect of your life. Health, family, career, friends, finances, living situation, personal growth, adventure and whatever matters to you. - Be specific about each one. You don’t want to just focus on one goal because then the other goals will drop off. - Make sure that’s it’s realistic. - She talks about prioritizing and planning your goals. Listen to our podcasts on planning to get a good idea on how to organize and plan your goals. - Take action! Get started, get moving, get momentum. - Be disciplined and consistent. - Track your progress. This is where your planner comes in. If not just write out the tasks and cross them off. Keep yourself accountable. Please share your goals for the new year and how you plan on sticking with them. Join us next week, when we start our healthy habit series. We did a series on toxic habits to end the year, now we start the new year with healthy habits to help you get the most out of your life. Remember to SUBSCRIBE and SHARE Join us on our live it or waste it Facebook page and our facebook group - just search Live It Or Waste It NOW - to find us! DG:Online: www.SomeoneTalkedMedia.com DW: www.weindesigns.com Now go out there and live it! Don’t waste it!
Word of the WEEK - Reflect Topic of the week - What have we learned so far? David and Dave’s top 5 tools learned in the past 20 shows. Top five lessons from Dave Wein Therapy works/becoming self aware Cookie Jar Discipline/consistency (slow and steady) Diet and exercise Taking breaks/planning fun David Guggenheim's LIST: Morning routine Self-care before caring for others Planning your day Be comfortable being uncomfortable Afferisms
Word of the WEEK - Meditate Topic of the week - the last of our toxic habit series. Self Sabotage. This week’s video: Self Sabotage: How to Stop Sabotaging Yourself with Lavendaire https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJnikrOgWRM What is self-sabotage? It is when you hurt yourself or hold yourself back from reaching your full potential or reaching the next level of happiness or success that we desire in life. Self sabotage is something we might not be aware of, or it could be something we are aware of but we still do it because the pull is too strong. Schmitty comes with some really good arguments and convinces you to veer off the path to success. Why do we sabotage ourselves? The foundation of why is the idea of comfort. Humans love comfort. We like to stay in this safe zone that we know, that isn’t unpredictable, it’s cozy and it helps us when we feel anxious, angry, overwhelmed, etc.. So you go back to those old bad habits because they comfort you. But this doesn’t allow you to break through to the next level of happiness and success. In our lives we are happiness we are comfortable with and if when we reach a higher level of happiness we become uncomfortable and we sabotage ourselves to go back to the level of happiness we are comfortable. Please share your experiences with self sabotage, did any of these patterns resonate with you or do you have people in your life that constantly sabotage their lives, what are some ways you dealt with it that helped or if you tried any of the tips we shared today. Join us next week when we wrap up the year with our 20th episode. The last of this decade! Where we discuss our top 5 most important things we learned doing this podcast. Remember to SUBSCRIBE and SHARE Join us on our live it or waste it Facebook page and our facebook group - just search Live It Or Waste It NOW - to find us! DG: www.SomeoneTalkedMedia.com DW: www.weindesigns.com
WORD OF THE WEEK: Courtesy Could we not due with a little more courtesy, online and off. It doesn’t take much effort to acknowledge other people. Some out there are almost invisible to many people, whether they are seniors, disabled, homeless or a variety of other people. TOPIC OF THE WEEK: We’re talking about food addiction this week. This is not about shaming people. This is about getting the information out the food industry doesn’t want you to know. We’re asking for open minds people and we expect courtesy from ourselves and others. Food manufacturers do not have your best interests in mind – they just want your money. The effect of some foods created now days is as harmful as illegal drugs or alcohol. And unlike cigarettes, and vaping the government is fine allowing corporations targeting kids with their addictive sugar content. VIDEO OF THE WEEK: Food Addiction – Dr. Mark Hyman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daXkP3bydoQ Sugar’s addictive properties have been compared to cocaine and heroin. These foods are so hard to give up even if they make us feel horrible afterwards. Food addiction works on our dopamine receptors, forcing our brains to seek out more crap. This food cycle of addiction is not on accident. The food companies have an army of chemists working in their employ, designing food to make us obese, and make our organs work harder to process the horrible food we’re all eating. We can’t be healthy when our organs are being overworked. Whole foods are a solution because the cards are stacked against us. We grow up eating this stuff. We see advertising normalizing this type of food. And our peers are enmeshed in this cycle as we see young deaths, and diseases that used to be associated only with old people. We’re dying of what we’re eating here. The first thing we suggest people do is become self-aware of what you are eating. Then we ask folks to think about the WHY you are eating what you are eating. Is it about getting nutrition into our bodies?
Word of the Week: JOY! What a great time to reflect on the year, to enjoy the joy, and be grateful for everything we have. This week’s topic: Toxic Habit Series. We’ll be talking about toxic habits that are holding us back from living it. We’ve all played the pity-party for ourselves but some out there make it a vocation. While we’ve gotten a lot of great feedback on the show we have encountered some folks who are resistant to getting help and making changes that will improve their lives. Dave W. looked into the condition and this is what we found. Habits we part 1 - Professional Victim. What does it mean to be a Professional Victim? How do you recognize this, if this is you? • Do you have a victim mentality when it comes to creating the life you want? • Do you sabotage yourself with victim thinking? • The victim thinking is usually Schmitty’s last resort to breaking through • We are going to discuss what the victim mentality and as signs that you are suffering from it. • The victim mentality and referred to in the Video - Victim Mentality the greatest illusion known to mankind by Doron Geber https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0d2idc_kW6Y&t=446s • Is when it comes to cause and effect, life is on the cause end and you and your experiences are on the effect end. • That life throws things at you. Some good, some bad. • From this you see the world distorted. • The truth is, everyone has a vibration and that vibration is then responded to by the universe with an experience. • LIFE IS ON THE CAUSE END, THE EXPERIENCE IS ON THE EFFECT END • There are things that happen out of our control that we perceive as negative but the experience that comes from that is caused by us. • The DMV story David gave back in episode 13 is a perfect example of that. He could have played the victim and blamed the DMV for being stupid, blamed the car dealer for not doing their job, etc. and created a very negative bubble around himself that he could easily justify, but that would have made the experience awful all the way round.
Today’s topic: How to combat burnout! How to avoid it, how to deal with it when it’s happening and what to do stop it or prevent it. Burnout is more than just being stressed or overwhelmed. Burnout is a serious issue that can lead to things like depression and even suicide if gone unaddressed. One of the main issues that allows for burnout to happen is the fact that people don’t talk about burnout. If it’s you or someone you care about is dealing with the issue its important to seek professional help. Recognize the symptoms and take-action. Video of the week: Dr. Dike Drummond - Physician Burnout Symptoms and Gender Differences https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2dtMJpMp2o&t=19s The warning signs: A) Exhaustion, in a downward spiral, B) Cynicism, sarcasm, compassion fatigue, C) Lack of efficacy. Feeling like you’re not making a difference. The work you’re doing is getting you nowhere. Dave W. went through a lot of these symptoms when going through his divorce. He wasn’t able to give to anyone else because he was so drained. Dave reached out for professional help which helped him turn things around. While its easy to say “get help” it may be difficult for people living with burnout to get help – so maybe you can reach out and help them. BONUS VIDEO 1: How to avoid burnout! Let’s be proactive! Video: Brenden Burchard - How to avoid burnout https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qKLdVTC8JE&t=218s a. Get more sleep. It’s not a priority and it needs to be. b. He says to get 7 to 8 hours a night consistently. It’s been scientifically proven that when you don’t get enough sleep your cognition, mood, energy all suffer. You basically become an a-hole c. Say no first. We tend to over commit ourselves saying yes to things without thinking about it first. d. Look at it like a business decision. Be convinced that this is something you should take on. e. schedule time to do email and texting. Block the time that you deal with texting and emailing instead of being frazzled by your phone all day long. No one needs to hear from you every 5 seconds. Set those boundaries with people so they know you don’t have time to email and text all day. Checking that constantly throughout the day means you’re checking out of whatever task you’re working on. f. And the last thing he suggests is ask for help. We talked about this before and you and I both struggle with this. BONUS VIDEO 2: Work Life Balance for Physicians - 4 Secrets to Saying no https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRq1oLNnZNo
Word of the WEEK – Listening We're preparing for the Holidays people. Whether it be for Thanksgiving, Christmas buffets, or New Years binge eating, we gotta prepare BEFORE we get into the situations we know we're going to get into. Go in with the attitude that this isn’t a time to just let yourself go. This isn’t a time to rebel against your new habits. You can enjoy the holidays without being a glutinous fool. We like to use this time of year as an excuse to treat our bodies like crap, feeding it crap, not exercising, getting stressed over gifts and all the other craziness that comes with the holiday season. Don’t tell yourself you’re just going to start back up on January 1st, that’s BS and you know it. Plan, plan, plan! Plan for as much as you can. Write it all down. Don’t just plan it in your head. Have it all written down in an organized way so you can refer to it quickly.
We've taken you on a journey of planning out into the future, your week, and now we get into how to effectively plan out your day. David G get's a little Schmitty-ish when resisting the daily planner but we learn concrete steps how to take on your day with a plan.
Word of the Week: Forgiveness Forgiveness actually relives the soul of pent-up pressure. It’s not about the person who wronged you – it’s about you, and your healthy mind, body and soul. It’s about healing and achieving our own potential, people! Last week we discussed the brain dump and the life assessment and we were promised by David G. that he would implement these strategies into his life and report back how it changed (or didn’t change) his life and if it’s something that is worth doing. We’re happy to report he actually did what he said he was going to do and so far, it’s been a resounding success. David G’s brain dump was then graded on a 10-point scale (10 being best). What a stress relieving activity to simply write all this stuff down. Dare we say liberating? But you have to start working on that list and getting things done. 07:24 – The next step is… prioritize the list of ‘brain dumped’ items, and then plan your next step VIDEO REFERENCED: Prioritize Like a Genius https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDAYUN92i70&feature=youtu.be 09:08 – Stop prioritizing easy. Start with the hard stuff at the beginning of the day. We talked about quick wins, but don’t make your whole morning or day just doing easy tasks. One quick win to get your blood flowing then do something you’ve put off or gives you anxiety. Get it done first and feel that sense of accomplishment, the weight lifted and feel like you can do anything. 13:58 – Pick three things you need to do that would really move you forward, get you closer to that goal, weighing heavily on your mind. And remember you don’t have to finish the hard tasks today. Just do an hour into a hard project to make progress. Don’t be intimidated by finishing a task – just make progress on it. 18:39 – Stop prioritizing false emergencies. Stop replying to texts or phone calls that don’t need immediate attention. Say no to requests from people. Don’t just commit to something without giving it serious thought. Do you really have time for this? It might be difficult but the best thing you can do for people is live your best self. Except for your family, other people’s problems aren’t your problems. 18:51 – Prioritize freedom. Include down time in your day. Make it a priority to take time out to quiet your mind, step away from whatever you are working on. Take a walk, meditate 19:05 – David G. has an amazing story about the DMV where he embodied what we learned from the “Avoid Meltdowns” Show. Check this bad boy out!
We need to be open to new ideas, new ways of thinking because that’s the way we learn, grow and evolve. And this week we're adding planning into the mix. Word of the Week: Open Minded We’ve built a strong foundation but this is the week we start to build on those foundations. Dave W. has been struggling but as we say, we don’t fail, we learn and boy has he been learning. But now that he has assessed his activities over the past few weeks he is able to even more fully embrace the importance of the morning routine as the bedrock to living it effectively. 05:01 – Don’t underestimate the power of music as a part of the morning routine as a method of energizing us and keeping us on that routine. 05:48 – The cold showers were not doing it for Dave W. as a way to energize him in the morning (although he wasn’t aware of the different ways of approaching the cold shower). 08:32 – Dave W. will post both his music playlist and his updated morning routine on the Facebook page for those who are interested in emulating his process 09:41 – This week we’re getting into the nitty-gritty of how to zero in on changing our lives. The next step is planning, organizing our priorities, assessing our behaviors and creating our goals and doing it with consistency, precision and discipline – that’s what makes successful people. 11:17 – We’re focusing on a couple videos this week. Details and links below… Burchard - Power of Monthly Goals (How to Schedule Your Year) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CH-QcxDsrhM&feature=youtu.be Mel Robbins: How to Plan Your Week (Mel Robbins 2017) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaY7ifBgjyc&feature=youtu.be 14:09 – David G. gives a ton of excuses why he doesn’t want to plan out his day – all of which makes him think he should begin planning his days as Dave W. is suggesting. 16:37 – What you’re struggling with indicates what you need to change. And creating habits around those rough areas is key to creating new outcomes. 19:21 – If you plan ahead, then you don’t need to think about what you need to do next because you’ve already done that mental work. This allows you to stick to the plan and prevent little Schmiddy 23:07 – We discuss how far in advance we should be planning our activities 25:35 – With long-term planning under our belt we now turn to planning our week. Mel Robbins suggests having a family meeting on Sundays or Monday mornings and going through the week – to make sure everybody is on the same page. 28:33 – We should also be doing a ‘brain dump’ to clear our mind and help us prioritize the important things for us to be spending our time on. 30:29 – Doing all this planning in the morning can seem like a ‘waste of time’ for those who want to jump into it and get things done. That’s wrongheaded thinking though, planning keeps us on track with doing the important things and not just the easy, unimportant things we often get mired in. Remember to join our Live It or Waste It Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/Live-It-or-Waste-It-105198597515157/?modal=admin_todo_tour Or reach out directly: David Guggenheim Online: www.SomeoneTalkedMedia.com Dave Wein Online: www.weindesigns.com
In Part II of our meltdown Help! Let’s ask for help, let’s help other folks out. Don’t be afraid of the power of “HELP” For those seeking self-help techniques this is the show for you. Word of the Week: Simplify Simplifying how we do things makes our life easier – so why are we doing it. Let’s get it together people. This harkens back to our self-awareness word – if you are self-aware you’ll be able to identify areas in your life crying out for simplification. 05:17 – Just because you do things one way, doesn’t mean that has to define you or control how you approach life in the future. One way to do this is to take some time out to make a plan. You’ll save hours and perhaps days of frustration. 06:57 – When you are transitioning from one project to the next – take some time in-between to reset and re-focus on the new task at hand. 08:02 – Find your stress relievers. Whether it be exercise or whatever it is. Dave W. highly recommends getting a Foam Roller as a quick way to relax, get the blood circulating, and it takes your mind off the burdens of the day. Take even a couple moments a day to take a deep breath and maybe a quick stretch. 12:32 – It is way too easy to slip into your old habits. It happens so covertly it happens without us even being aware of it. 14:46 – Not only should you be planning ahead, you should plan for the unforeseen to knock you off your game. So, plan for it! If it takes you 5 days to finish a project, tell your client it’ll take you 6. 15:27 – Before saying yes, think about how it will impact your plan. Saying “no” is okay and in some ways the best thing for you. 17:07 – Don’t focus on temporary fixes when long-term solutions are what’s needed. You need a long-term plan to avoid meltdowns. Remember Presentation Guy! Don’t be him. Instead of allowing ourselves to be overwhelmed, plan for these adversities even if you don’t know what they are. Instead of bashing our computer on the floor, pause, focus on a solution in the moment when something doesn’t go the way we want it to. Remember to join our Live It or Waste It Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/Live-It-or-Waste-It-105198597515157/?modal=admin_todo_tour Or reach out directly: David Guggenheim Online: www.SomeoneTalkedMedia.com Dave Wein Online: www.weindesigns.com
Word of the Week: Self-Awareness Are you self-aware? Are you self-aware when you need it most? Are you reflective after those moments where your self-awareness escapes you? You gotta watch this! But we break the audio down the best we can. VIDEO: One of the Best Meltdowns in History !!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sH3jUDLmVlc&feature=youtu.be How do we avoid having meltdowns over things we cannot control? Self-awareness people. This guy is no different than the rest of us. This can happen to any of us if we aren’t self-aware enough to recognize the warning signs. 07:28 – We can all relate to this guy 08:06 – A lot of problems we encounter in life can be dealt with if we planned better 09:13 – Dave W. has been having a time for the past few weeks which has made it hard for him to keep on the morning routine 11:28 – David G has his sleep apnea under control but has been unable to fully re-establish his morning routine the way he’d like to 12:20 – We break down the featured videos this week. Be self-aware of your emotions. When you’re in a bad place, you need to recognize it and be proactive about changing that feeling. You can’t get anything done in that state. Before you deal with any problem you have to be in the right frame of mind. 16:39 – Beware technology, especially first thing in the morning 18:29 – Write everything down that’s bothering you/needs to be done. Empty your brain, get it out of your head and onto paper. From that list, figure out which need to be done now, done by someone else or not done at all and are just there. 22:42 - Planning ahead and sticking to that plan. Use a daily planner. When planning your time for a project, factor in problems and fatigue. Figure in extra time for the bull-crap. Have an efficient way of dealing with deadlines. (This is something we will go into detail next episode) Stick with your routine. Don’t allow your feeling of being overwhelmed take you off your game. Old habits creep in when you feel overwhelmed. Videos featured this week: 4 Steps to Avoiding Overwhelm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDixLnjgRrw&feature=youtu.be How to stop feeling overwhelmed right now | Mel Robbins https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zEBjqhwobA&feature=youtu.be
Word of the Week: Consistency Do what you need to do to get the job done. Slow and steady wins the race. This week Dave Wein talks about how things have been going for him, has he been able to continue to implement the tips and strategies we’ve been discussing for weeks now. The answer is yes, but he has been struggling with… consistency. 04:28 – Dave Wein “lives it” everyday but how it unfurls differs from the way he’s planned it out 06:15 – Do you ever feel like the pressure of the things you have to do is like a boulder sitting on your back? 11:18 – David G is trying to get back on his morning routine now that he has his Sleep Apnea machine – he is even dabbling with exercise! 15:12 – Wein is still in the mode of getting stuff done 16:42 – Get yourself a foam roller 18:25 – When you change your life, prepare for people around you to stay the same 22:43 – Decisions in the moment are so important. When you make different decisions you begin to live your life differently 27:08 – The people around you may make different decisions and you need to respect them for where they are in their journey Referenced on the show: Smash Your Comfort Zone with Cold Showers: How to Boost Your Energy, Defeat Your Anxiety, and Overcome Unwanted Habits by Jesse Harless https://www.amazon.com/Smash-Your-Comfort-Zone-Showers-ebook/dp/B07K2KLC3Y Foam Roller https://www.amazon.com/321-STRONG-Foam-Roller-Myofascial/dp/B01FOS1WJK/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&keywords=foam+roller&qid=1570553654&sr=8-4
So, what does “Living It” actually mean? It isn’t some cookie cutter ideology, or a one size fits all routine. It’s an individual mindset allowing us to see what’s going on in our lives that isn’t what we want, and a systematic approach to understanding that and changing those circumstances. That doesn’t happen overnight, and it isn’t something we solve in one episode. Instead we take several episodes like this one to understand what is amiss and use that knowledge to grow. In this episode David G. takes a deep dive into the roadblocks he is encountering in his life and Dave Wein dishes out some excellent advice on how to combat those troubles. Spoiler alert – it involves a cookie jar. Word of the Week: Understanding 04:39 – We’re putting ourselves on public display trying out these self-help techniques – So, how are we doing? 07:12 – What does “Living It” really mean? 09:28 – Understanding our problems and changing behavior is harder than David G. thought it was going to be 13:01 – Understanding behavior needs to happen on an intellectual level as well as on an emotional level or else changing behavior won’t stick 18:53 – Understanding where anger comes from and how we process it will help us control our worst impulses 22:29 – When you’re angry, do this… go back into your cookie jar
We’re talking about what we’re actually consuming. We have set goals to eat healthier but what we actually eat sometimes doesn’t fit well with our goals (especially when we’re fleeing a hurricane) Word of the Week: Kindness 03:48 – We discuss how our lives have been impacted since starting the show 04:54 – David G. discusses how important it is to recognize one’s own behavior – if you don’t you’ll end up doing things you’ve vowed not to engage in 07:57 – What happens when you’re knocked off your game? How do you get back into your routine when your routine has been disrupted? 10:19 – When we talk about food, we’re not talking about same – we’re talking health & nutrition, and smaller, attainable goals. 14:14 – Dave Wein talks about how to find a diet that actually works for you 15:22 – Give yourself the ability to make good choices for yourself
If you do the things you need to do, you’ll have time to do the things you want to do. And this week we’re focusing on diet and exercise. What we are putting into our bodies is important people! Are you paying attention to what you eat? Are you getting off that couch and doing some form of exercise? Dave Wein is and David isn’t – let’s discuss!!!!! Word of the Week: Discipline This is the show about remaking our lives the way we want. We have a great Facebook group we are inviting our listeners to join. We aren’t experts, we’re going off expert advice and see if its worth its salt. This show isn’t for everybody, if for those of you who have a real determination to live the lives you want, not the one you necessarily have. 04:41 – Dave Wein is concerned about David’s eating habits 06:05 – Why we’re concerned about your eating habits and why it’s important and how you can change them 10:10 – Dave Wein has made nutrition a priority in his life for the last 7 months – this is what he’s learned, David G is more focused on being awareness of his crappy eating habits 12:34 – David G can’t seem to muster up his ability to begin his exercise routine 14:17 – Who is right? Dave who says you gotta exercise or David G who wants to gradually move in the right direction? 17:01 – Gratitude fuels your ability to change. 18:07 – How do you decide what to eat when you decide you want to eat healthy? Follow us on Social Media: Facebook & LinkedIN: David C. Guggenheim and David L. Wein Twitter: @DavidGuggenheim and @DavidWein9 David Guggenheim’s website: www.SomeoneTalkedMedia.com David Wein’s website: www.WeinDesigns.com And please LIKE our Facebook Page
Coming to you from the Podcast Movement 2019 Convention in sweltering hot Orlando, Florida. The biggest podcast convention of them all and we are there. This week we’re talking about goals people. How to make them and hot to hit them and how to get off the sidelines and get into the game. We give our lowdown on all the action at the Convention 02:28 – Our takeaways from PM19 04:56 – LIoWI is here to supercharge your ability to make better choices for yourself 07:19 – Concrete goals need concrete plans to successfully achieve them 11:45 – If you find you aren’t hitting your goals, mindfulness is key to understanding what’s going on 13:43 – Being mindful of what we eat and the sugar we consume is one thing to consider when looking at our diets (are we addicted to it?) 18:40 - When reshaping and reforming our lives we need to understand our needs and desires (and to see what’s a realistic expectation) 23:20 – Changing your actions means physically rewiring how your brain functions 28:32 – We’re looking for feedback people! Has this show resonated with you, if so or if not let us know? 31:44 – Life is like a football game (you gotta hear this important Dave Wein analogy) Follow us on Social Media: Facebook & LinkedIN: David C. Guggenheim and David L. Wein Twitter: @DavidGuggenheim and @DavidWein9 David Guggenheim’s website: www.SomeoneTalkedMedia.com David Wein’s website: www.WeinDesigns.com And please LIKE our Facebook Page
So how are you doing in your process of changing your life? Because we’re struggling. 01:36 – We’ve hit a wall after we got out of our routine 05:33 – When life has you down you need a cookie jar to keep you going (per David Goggins’ teachings) 07:45 – Dave Wein got himself in a similar predicament when he went all-in redoing his office. 11:18 – Even during the hard times, we were able to make it through using the techniques we’ve been learning 12:43 – Sometimes willpower isn’t enough, sometimes we need to consider something medically being amiss – and get that checked out. 15:25 – In the audio production of life – stay out of the red or you’ll end up giving up 18:49 – Be thoughtful before adding a goal or item to your daily routine - you will fail if you give yourself unrealistic goals – this is self-awareness people! 29:18 - We are sharing our highs and our lows folks – not easy to do Follow us on Social Media: LinkedIN: David C. Guggenheim and David L. Wein Twitter: @DavidGuggenheim and @DavidWein9 Or David Guggenheim’s website: www.SomeoneTalkedMedia.com And please LIKE our Facebook Page
The word of the week is: Gratitude This week we focus on healthy habits you may want to adopt to live life to its fullest. We also re-cap some of the work we’ve been doing since we’ve adopted the Live It or Waste It lifestyle. When attempting to change your ingrained habits some things you want to keep in mind: - Start early in the morning - Don’t adopt too many changes too fast Video of the Week: 7 Lifestyle Changes You Need to Adopt to be a Success (Evan Carmichael) 07:21 – Establish a morning routine 08:34 – Create a better environment 12:30 – Accept responsibility for everything 16:51 – Take action! 21:05 – Stop trying to do everything yourself 23:46 – Be consistent 27:47 – Believe in yourself BONUS Healthy Habits: 30:57 – Diet & exercise (watch out for sugar and take-out food) Next week: What do successful people do to be… successful. Follow us on Social Media: LinkedIN: David C. Guggenheim and David L. Wein Twitter: @DavidGuggenheim and @DavidWein9 Or David Guggenheim’s website: www.SomeoneTalkedMedia.com And please LIKE our Facebook Page
What happens when you wake up each morning? What do you do? If you can’t answer those questions it means you don’t have a planned morning routine. And, as the saying goes, if you want to be successful you have to do what successful people do. And those folks plan their mornings. In this episode we share some tips and strategies on planning your morning. Hopefully these ideas connect with you and help you walk the path of the morning routine. David Wein and David Guggenheim also share their morning routines and also discuss the trials and tribulations they’ve experienced in executing their planned mornings. We run down the 7 things Evan Carmichael of the Believe Nation suggest people do to get their morning routine off to the right start. 06:46 - Prepare the night before for the day you know is coming. 08:44 – Have a family moment in the midst of the morning bustle. 10:17 – Turn on some music and see if it doesn’t lighten your mood. 11:50 – Have some tasty lemon water to start your day. 12:55 – Get that morning workout in, get your exercise in and get your energy up. 16:03 – Remember why you are living in an intentional way 17:05 – Do a task that gives you energy, get in a quick win people! We then share our morning routines that we’ve developed to inspire you to plan your mornings. Guggenheim shares his routine which includes getting up at 6am sharp each morning… we’ll see how that ends up in a follow-up episode. They aren’t all successes people! 25:12 – We help YOU begin to organize your day and craft a morning routine. Let us know if you adopt the morning routine idea. Is it working? Is it benefiting your day? Is a miserable failure – we want to know it all! Follow us on Social Media: LinkedIN: David C. Guggenheim and David L. Wein Twitter: @DavidGuggenheim and @DavidWein9 And please LIKE our Facebook Page Videos referenced in this episode: 7 Morning routines for business and personal success Morning MOTIVATION | How to START Your DAY RIGHT! 7 Toxic Habits to AVOID in Life (Do Your Friends Do Them?)
So you want to change? Where do you start? In this digital age, living an authentic life is hard but it is rewarding - how is it even possible to commit to change and make it stick? In this episode we discuss the first things we did to get started on this new path. We have been trying these ideas out for a while now, and now we're reporting back on our mistakes and our successes. 05:04 - How a white board can change your life 12:00 - Become comfortable being uncomfortable 16:05 - Learn to ask for help 18:06 - Take one element of our discussion and do it for a week and see how it impacts your life Leave a review on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts You can reach us on Twitter @DavidGuggenheim and @DavidWein9 Or find us on Facebook at "Live It or Waste It"
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