The Self Awareness Journey Podcast

When is loyalty our greatest strength, and when does it become a liability? Loyalty can be shown to self or other people, ideals, and organizations. Understanding your own emotions can help you understand when it's time to make an adjustment.

Effective self leadership is impacted by ours and others negative emotions. Our goal is to develop the ability to manage our emotions so they can inform us, instead of define us. How do we do that?

Do you have a COVID hangover? For many, life has changed in areas of relationships, work life, routines, schools, finances. What parts of your life have been irrevocably changed, and what things are back exactly as they were?

Our thoughts become things, and sometimes they are not the things we actually want. How do we use the art of reframing to keep us on the right track?Help us get to know you better!https://theselfawarenessjourney.com/survey

Whether using observation to learn about your physical surroundings or be in partnership with people, this life skill holds valuable insight to growth and connection. How observant are you?Help us get to know you better!https://theselfawarenessjourney.com/survey

Have you ever considered your life's timeline? It's easy to put things off whether they be important experiences or mundane tasks. But how much time do we really have?

We love a good TEDTalk, and we love also good list! JJ and Melissa dive into ways to have better conversations even with their own personal struggles to focus!

It's that time of year again! The busyness can overwhelm and cause us great stress. How do we notice and care for ourselves?

There are many ways to find rest, but there's no single way to feel rested. What rest is the best kind for you?

Lack of confidence is a highly experienced feeling, and we strive to feel more confident in a myriad of situations. But what happens if we become too confident? Do we know if and when we are overly confident? How do we find our balance?

We have become comfortable taking advice and pills from the medical community, and we've strayed from nature and it's benefits to make us well. In other countries, spending time outdoors is a treatment plan to many ailments. What makes you feel better?

As we age we experience changes emotionally, spiritually, mentally, and physically. Some of us fight these changes and some of us mellow out, choosing to enjoy life more. Youth is infused with risk, optimism, and inexperience. Age brings more balance, perspective and patience. What has been your biggest change so far?

We engage in activities that are not “sure things." The idea that we might win or get our way is so compelling, we can't help ourselves. Where in your life do you play the odds?

What emotions do you hold dear as you interact with those you love and spend time with? Are they different from when you were a child?

Marbles, lunchboxes, tree forts, skateboards. What things did you hold as high value when you were a kid? What did you trade with your friends, and what things did you covet?

Often we have an over reaction to something in our current reality, based on a trauma or bad experience from our past. It can be bewildering and stressful. Or perhaps we can use the experience to identify what needs to be released.

Your personal brand is the energy you use to interact with people around you. It lets people know who you are and what they can expect from you. Are you aware of what your personal brand is?

The U.S. Surgeon General has provided some shocking stats that correlate the risk of premature death by social disconnection is equivalent to smoking 15 cigarettes a day. Additional data shows that time spent with friends has rapidly declined over the last 17 years - and these stats are even before COVID. Join JJ and Melissa as they seek to unpack these big ideas.

physical clutter affects mental and emotional clarity. When's the last time you've checked your space? Maybe it's time to clean!

Our best laid plans go unheeded, and we find ourselves tired and worn out at work. What does it mean to be tired, and it is different than burned out? Here's a quick inventory to help you decide.

Somehow we have begun to use a narrative that our coworkers are our family. While well meaning, this description has blurred the lines and created some strange internal feelings that don't add up sometimes.

There are many ways to treat our chronic feelings of unease that do not include a medication or someone else's intervention. Yet, we don't typically focus on self treatment options, often feeling they aren't good enough or easily sustainable. Choosing simple activities we can do each day can help keep us stay centered and happier.

This generation seldom gets the same press as the ones before or after. Born between the mid 60's and the early 80's, this group had the first job insecurity challenges, massive growth in technology and having younger generations as well as aging parents to care for. How does that impact our population as a whole?

Figuring out what you actually want is considerably harder than getting what you want. We will often dream about what we want, yet seldom take the steps to think through strategies to help us define those desires. Here are some ideas to get you flowing!

Kevin Jansen joins the podcast today to talk about his new book 'It's All Personal: 12 Lessons Learned Through Cancer Survival That Transformed My Career Success.'

Our human brains are riddled with negative and repetitive thoughts, whether we are consciously aware of it or not. Most of these thoughts are simply habits we've created, not true reality. How do we create new, more helpful habits?

You will never outperform your own expectations for yourself. It can't happen. And if you lead and influence others, they will never reach higher levels with you as their lid. How do we raise our expectations?

Sometimes having a 'don't look back' mindset helps us make big decisions and manage risk. But sometimes a 'can't turn back' mentality may be due to fear or the uncertainty of being wrong. Which perspective is right?

There's a lot of conversation about the younger generations and older generations. But there's little discussion about how the fundamental difference of expectations came to be. How can we solve this if we do not seek to understand first?

Often without a word, we make decisions about situations and the people we are in partnership with. Less often do we discuss these decisions, or notice if others are in agreement with our perspectives. This is a natural by-product of internal thinking. How can we become more aware of these thoughts to help create more agreement?

Making a commitment to personal development has many layers. It is not simply memorizing affirmations, or changing simple habit. Personal development must begin with a clear emotional and mental foundation that is ready to sow new seeds. How do we begin? tune in now!

Fly fishing is hard. Melissa's great fishing adventure started strong but didn't quite go as planned. Lots of lessons were learned when she didn't get the outcome she wanted or expected.

Discipline and expectation can help us create well intended habits, and also not so helpful habits. Yet, if the resulting habit doesn't work quite right or ends up being too controlling, how do we decide to try something else or stop completely?

2022 has changed how we think about things, and goal setting is one of them. Long term goals seem especially challenging, as we have seen unexpected change derail our plans. We have a new beginning in 2023, how can we encourage growth in ourselves and others by the goals we set?

Tis the season to reflect on what we have and who we are. Gratitude grows with attention, especially when it's trimmed in Christmas cheer! What positive reflections are in your heart and mind?

Storytelling is as old as time itself. It binds us together, it communicates joy, sadness, humor and suspense. Learning how to tell a good story helps you communicate better with those around you. What's your story?

"Our nervous systems are not designed for this kind of stress," Recently, the Washington Post published an article on our long term response to stress as well as some practical things we can do to combat it.

Let's see a show of hands, how many people are dreading Thanksgiving? One of our hosts finally admits their feelings on the matter, and they aren't great!