The Team Meeting Podcast

This is a previously recorded episode. Let's talk about how we change. Let's talk about what we need to do to allow our lives to change. Change is painful, just talk to the caterpillar who experiences extreme discomfort to become a butterfly.In this episode I talk about a book called Hope for the Flowers.This is a season of newness with graduations for college, middle school, high school and even pre K. Newness is always on the horizon but its highlighted now with the beginning of the summer in the US.Let's talk about the cost of welcoming  changing into our lives. It is worth it, are you ready to pay the price?Let's start the meeting.Thank you for joining----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Hey did you know we have any Esty Store loaded with products that will help you exercise your courage muscles?Join me on Instagram @Tauralynn

I wrote a book. It was or is on Amazon as an ebook and its called Activate Your Inner Superhero. It's still there, I checked.Today, in an episode I previously uploaded I am re sharing the episode where I read a few paragraphs from the book. We entering Superhero movie season, for SpiderMan and Batman and there are probably others so I thought it would fun to talk about superheroes and how they can motivate us.  I also share this because I want to remind you that your pain and your vulnerability is actually a superpower. You can use it for good, for your good and it can actually help others. Don't be afraid to embrace who you are and where you've been.Peace out, from the girl with fake hips. Let's start the meeting.Thank you for joining ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Hey did you know we have any Esty Store loaded with products that will help you exercise your courage muscles?Join me on Instagram @Tauralynn

Previously Recorded Episode.What are you doing to open yourself up to success? Positive thinking is not at all enough, it's a start it makes you show up some days, but it is not enough. You have to change your habits and your thinking to change your life. Let's talk about it. This is an episode I published about a year ago and it's still relevant.Let's start the meeting.Thank you for joining ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Hey did you know we have any Esty Store loaded with products that will help you exercise your courage muscles?Join me on Instagram @Tauralynn

How do you handle rejection? You can see it everywhere, maybe friends go out and they didn't invite you and your family. Maybe a family member didn't choose you to do work for them even though they know you are a business owner. Oh, and relationships single, married or dating you can experience various forms of rejection on a daily basis. I had a recent experience with it and it reminded me of how often we need to talk ourselves through feelings that come with rejection to be sure we are not being seduced by sadness and or depression because we think the rejection means we are not enough.Sometimes rejection can be a protection from someone or something that is just nnot right for you. It can be hard to digest this reality but if you eventually accept it you can be free. Let's start the meeting.And, thank you for listening.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Hey did you know we have any Esty Store loaded with products that will help you exercise your courage muscles?Join me on Instagram @Tauralynn

There are so many things that we have to do that are absolutely boring or terrible or just uncomfortable. Let me list a few of mine:I hate swimming and beaches.I don't like exercising when I'm tired.I don't like drinking this green juice that's supposed to be mixed with water and promises to help your gut.I don't enjoy looking at my bank account balances. I don't like swimming because I don't like water in my eyes, oh I already mentioned the swimming thing.I don't like big crowds so going to Disneyland isn't really my jam.But guess what, I have to do all those things, and many have to be done in the next few weeks. I have a soon to be  5 year old who should see Disneyland. We  also need to go to a pool because she takes swim lessons and she needs to practice swimming. We'll talk about that in today's episode.You probably have some examples too so it's time to discuss.Let's start the meeting.And, thank you for listening.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Hey did you know we have any Esty Store loaded with products that will help you exercise your courage muscles?Join me on Instagram @Tauralynn

Don't hate the things that happened to you. I get it.  Trauma, tragedy are painful and heartbreaking. The pain from it does not disappear.  But let me make a suggestion.Anything that doesn't end your life, gets to fuel your life. If you have someone who you loved that is no longer in your life because of a death or tragedy, this means you get to think of ways they made your life better and you get to honor them. Does this mean it's less painful? Probably not. My dad died 30 plus years ago and I still get angry that he's not here to give me advice, talk to me about books or give me advice about men.I adopted my daughter. However, I spent most of my adult life like 30 plus years thinking I would someday have this wonderful experience as a pregnant woman. I wanted that. I didn't get that. I can be disappointed that it didn't happen while I am also extremely grateful that I adopted my daughter. You probably have tragedy and sadness that you may be angry about and disappointed that it happened. I'm not saying it's wrong to be sad or disappointed that these things have happened. Feel your feelings, don't be a robot. Be a real person. Action: Can you consider being a person who learns to appreciate things that have happened to you, because it is healthier than walking around overtaken by sadness and regret. I want us to exercise our courage muscles and get into this.Let's start the meeting.And, thank you for listening.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Hey did you know we have any Esty Store loaded with products that will help you exercise your courage muscles?Join me on Instagram @Tauralynn

Henry Ford said "Whether you believe, a thing or not, you're right." That quote has haunted me for 20 years.I agree with it and it also makes me angry.Why? Because I want to think there are things stopping me from having what I want in life. That makes the pain easier.  I fully acknowledge trauma, privilege and other horrific circumstances can detour your success and undermine any path to your dreams. But I believe in healing and I have to believe that there is as way out of devastation even if the path is painful.So, back to the quote.In today's episode, I want to ask you a simple question.  What do you believe about your future. Think about one area in your life where you're dissatisfied. What do you expect to happen? Good things, bad things or no things.  Your private answer to yourself will tell you what kind of action you need to take next.Let's start the meeting.And, thank you for listening.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Hey did you know we have any Esty Store loaded with products that will help you exercise your courage muscles?Join me on Instagram @Tauralynn

What we are doing right now in this moment is impacting our future. Are you brushing and flossing your teeth? If yes, then you may not need to wear dentures later, if no, then you, like my dad may have dentures that you put on the kitchen counter. I kid, I kid, maybe you'll take good care of your fake teeth.Apply the same theory to how you eat. I love sugar. However, if I eat sugar today and tomorrow and forever without making any changes, I could be diabetic. That sounds horrible. I don't want that. I don't want the future version of myself to deal with that. I'm being extreme in my examples here because in big ways and small ways we are impacting our future days.What can you do now to support the future version of yourself. Let's talk about a few ways to help ourselves.Let's start the meeting.And, thank you for listening.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Hey did you know we have any Esty Store loaded with products that will help you exercise your courage muscles?Join me on Instagram @Tauralynn

I'm a guest teacher for elementary, middle and high school. I walk into new classrooms weekly and daily. For safety reasons we keep the doors locked. Whenever a student leaves they must knock to re enter. There are two types of students.There are some students who boldly knock when they return and stand super close to the door waiting for it to open.  There are other students who knock and then hide away from the door almost as if they feel like they've inconvenienced the classroom. Those who knock in the second example feel like they are a burden and their body language often gives an apology when they re-enter.   They have no reason to apologize. Let's use this door analogy for opportunities in business, at work or in love, My question for you, is which are you? Do you expect doors to open or do you pause before knocking on a door and hate waiting for someone to come to the door.Let's start the meeting.And, thank you for listening.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Hey did you know we have any Esty Store loaded with products that will help you exercise your courage muscles?Join me on Instagram @Tauralynn

With growth come some pain, that is my opinion. However, let me clarify, I think pain can also be described as discomfort. So, you don't necessarily have to suffer as you grow but you will likely be out of your comfort zone as you grow which may be just as painful. Growing Pains is actually a thing.  Merriam Webster defines it in two ways:1: Pains in the legs of growing children having no demonstrable relation to growth.2: the stresses and strains attending a new project or development. Dictionary.com defines it 3 ways:1; Quasi-rheumatic pains of varying degree in the limbs during childhood and adolescence, often popularly associated with the process of growing. 2: Emotional difficulties experienced during adolescence and pre adulthood. (In my opinion this applies to adults as well, 3; Difficulties attending any new project or any rapid development of an existing project. Let's start the meeting.And, thank you for listening.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Hey did you know we have any Esty Store loaded with products that will help you exercise your courage muscles?Join me on Instagram @Tauralynn

"The past is a place to learn from not live in." UnknownThat isn't my quote but I'm jealous of the person who created it.  It's so good and so relevant to today's podcast episode.Be honest, do you spend more time thinking and being said about your past or do you grieve or learn or think briefly about the past but focus on making your future moments better?Let's start the meeting.And, thank you for listening.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Hey did you know we have any Esty Store loaded with products that will help you exercise your courage muscles?Join me on Instagram @Tauralynn

Today's Meeting Agenda:4 Tips for Getting Out of a Funk (things I do.)Maybe this will help you think of things that work for you.Let's start the meeting.And, thank you for listening.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Hey did you know we have any Esty Store loaded with products that will help you exercise your courage muscles?Join me on Instagram @Tauralynn

It takes effort to develop a better relationship with yourself.  You'll need to confront limiting thinking patterns and habits that you've developed which are making you feel hopeless.  You may need to recognize that there is past trauma or childhood or even recent issues that block you from healing.However, if you want to improve your life you have to do some work.  Everyone does. If you aren't developing skills to help you face your challenges it will be clear from the decisions you make and the circumstances you continue to suffering from. You can heal by taking small steps. I am a big fan of small victories, which lead to bigger victories. This is an example of developing confidence and a better relationship with yourself. Today let's talk about learning from kids who give us an example of how to look for the good in life. If you find good things in your life despite the chaos or sadness or despair that you're facing, then you can face your challenges with more confidence and even have hope that things will work out for you. The site I'm referencing in today's episode is on Instagram Live from Snacktime.Let's start the meeting.And, thank you for listening.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Hey did you know we have any Esty Store loaded with products that will help you exercise your courage muscles?Join me on Instagram @Tauralynn

I filed for bankruptcy.I had a horrible relationship with my body, I actually hated it.I had my hips replaced and thought that was the end of my world.I learned those experiences were chapters in my life, not the final destination. There are better things ahead. Same for you.Let's start the meeting.And, thank you for listening.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Hey did you know we have any Esty Store loaded with products that will help you exercise your courage muscles?Join me on Instagram @Tauralynn

Today's Team Meeting continues the theme of Developing a Better Relationship with Yourself. Today's agenda is about learning lessons from our life challenges. I know easy to say but harder to do. In today's podcast, we're developing a plan to build our courage muscles so we can notice what we are supposed to learn from the things we go through in life.  Ask yourself this question. What am I supposed to be learning from this experience? Don't waste the pain by filling up with regret and sadness. Maybe the lesson is simple. Maybe you end up saying, I will never allow that thing to happen again. Let's start the meeting.And, thank you for listening.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Hey did you know we have any Esty Store loaded with products that will help you exercise your courage muscles?Join me on Instagram @Tauralynn

Today's Team Meeting continues the theme of Developing a Better Relationship with Yourself. Today's agenda is about Building Courage for the Things You Dread Doing. In today's podcast, we're developing a plan to build our courage muscles so we can do things that we don't feel like doing.  For example, maybe you need some courage to have a difficult conversation with a family member. Maybe you need to learn how to set boundaries with your life partner or with someone you work with so that they know how you prefer to be treated.  You may dread dealing with these issues, but things won't get better unless you face them.  We have 4 tips that will hopefully help you think of ways to deal with difficult things. These tips won't make the fear go away, but you may feel less intimidated by the fear.  Let's start the meeting.And, thank you for listening.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Hey did you know we have any Esty Store loaded with products that will help you exercise your courage muscles?Join me on Instagram @Tauralynn

Today's Team Meeting continues the theme of Developing a Better Relationship with Yourself. Today's  agenda is “Everything Doesn't need to be ALLLL right to be all right.” We need to stop thinking our life is a mess when everything isn't working perfectly. Stop the inner critic in your mind from telling you that your life is a mess when things aren't all sorted out and when you don't have all the answers to your life questions. You need to keep going.  Write down your questions,  read books about that thing you're going through to get another perspective,  or talk to friends or join a community of people that has been through what you're going through.  No one has life completely figured out.  Stop being so mean to yourself and silence that inner critic by saying “ I don't have all the answers but I will figure this out.” Repeat it after me. "I don't have all the answers, but I will figure this out."  Then you do the uncomfortable things that come you way because you have to exercise your courage muscles to grow and receive guidance for whatever you're going through. Let's start the meeting.And, thank you for listening.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hey did you know we have any Esty Store loaded with products that will help you exercise your courage muscles?Join me on Instagram @Tauralynn

Is it ok to like yourself? This is not talked about enough and people can easily misunderstand this and think you're saying you're better than someone if you like who you are. Liking yourself does not mean you think you're better than some else. Liking yourself will actually help you be better to everyone else, more honest, more productive in your relationships and maybe even more kind.In today's podcast episode, I talk about liking yourself, do you value your time, do you speak up when someone says something that's unkind or incorrect? Or are you silent because you don't like to cause problems. How you feel about yourself is impacted by absolutely everything you're doing in your life. If you default and say yes of course I like myself, then I challenge you to look closely at your relationships. Are voicing your opinion to those you work with and to your family? Are you accepting love or do you have prison bars up preventing anyone from getting to your heart? Are you used to being disappointed by people around you but you never say anything? Those questions point to boundaries you may need to set so that people around you know what you need. First, you need to get clear on what you need and realize you deserve to have what you need.Let's build our courage muscles and learn how to develop a better relationship with ourselves. I have been working on this for so many years and I've learned some things that I will continue to share with you. See my recent article on medium on this topic.Let's start the meeting.And, thank you for listening.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hey did you know we have any Esty Store loaded with products that will help you exercise your courage muscles?Join me on Instagram @Tauralynn

Let's talk about ways to improve your relationship with yourself. Everything you do, every relationship you have, everything you do is impacting is influenced by the way you feel about yourself.How does this look for you?Here are the tips:Accept your FlawsForgive yourselfKeep the promises you make to yourselfLet's start the meeting.And, thank you for listening.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Hey did you know we have any Esty Store loaded with products that will help you exercise your courage muscles?Join me on Instagram @Tauralynn

Hi Team Meeting podcast friends!We're back right before the end of 2023! I've been busy being a parent and preparing for the holidays, but I made a decision to make sure I published an episode before the end of the year.  I take promises very seriously. I love you guys even if we've never met. The book I'm referencing is "I Really Need This Today" by Hoda KotbThe movie I referenced is "The Devil Wears Prada."Remember we have an Etsy Shop with quotes I created to help be get through tough seasons, minutes and days. I believe those quotes will help you too.Talk to you soon! Happy New Year!

We are almost through the Mel Robbins book The High Five Habit. We are talking about manifesting and I talk about some points she makes in the book in Chapter 14.Manifest: to create something or turn something from an idea into reality, Berkeley Well Being InstituteTruth: I hate the word manifesting. It seems cheesy and annoying arrogant, but that's because so many talk about it without considering some key factors.Today I talk about some of the challenges I've had with manifesting. I don't "hate" it but I know it is something that can easily become a heartbreaking experience if you don't understand or learn some of the lessons I learned the hard way.Let's start the meeting.And, thank you for listening.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Hey did you know we have any Esty Store loaded with products that will help you exercise your courage muscles?Join me on Instagram @Tauralynn

Lets talk about Chapter 13 Can I Actually Handle This from The High Five Habit by Mel Robbins. Can you handle the season of life you're in?The fact that you may ask yourself this question is a sign that you can. Feeling the challenge you're in and realizing that its heavy means you are away that you may be required to develop into a newer version of yourself. You may need to be a version of yourself that will say I can keep it together and not lose it when my air conditioning goes out in the Arizona Heat. Yea, I did that and it was terrible and I did question whether I could handle it and some days I did not handle it well. You can handle this, however you may need to ask for help. You may need to be kinder to yourself. You may need a community of people in similar situations.Be kind to yourself as you navigate through the hard stuff. Look up, look around, look for help. Let's start the meeting.And, thank you for listening.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Hey did you know we have any Esty Store loaded with products that will help you exercise your courage muscles?Join me on Instagram @Tauralynn

Life can be life sometimes, am I right?We have a plan we expect things to do a certain way and then everything falls apart and we end up on our knees suffering.I had this experience in my 20s when I had a car repossessed. My neighbors came running to my door to tell me someone was towing my car. I tried to run outside to stop it from happening, I failed. This is a longer story, and this was a car that I had co signed on it wasn't "my car," This is probably a good topic for a separate podcast. Anyway, life brought me to my knees that day. It took a long time for me to get up again. How else are we brought to our knees? We launch products and crickets are our only customers. We coach a team that loses every game. We're in a relationship that crushes our souls and is embarrassing to talk about.I've been there for all these scenarios. When you get to this point you need to be prepared to have a "workaround"work·a·rounda method for overcoming a problem or limitation in a program or system.A workaround is a mindset that allows us to not be taken out by unexpected obstacles. Instead of seeing an obstacle and allowing it to bring us to our knees and shut us down,  we can still be brought to our knees, but instead we can get back up and figure out our next move. It's ok and necessary to feel the disappointment and sadness of something not working out, but it is also necessary to realize life does not end there. An obstacle is a comma not a period and we get to write the next chapter.Let's start the meeting.And, thank you for listening.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Hey did you know we have any Esty Store loaded with products that will help you exercise your courage muscles?Join me on Instagram @Tauralynn

We've heard it before.The answer no. It can hurt when we're adults and I witness the pain it brings my 4 year old daughter when I say we will not go to Target to walk through the toy aisle for the 3rd time this week.Hearing a no as a response to something you really want or someone you really want hurts bad. Pain.In today's episode, we talk about how we can redefine what a no means to us.Let me be clear. No's still are the worst. But maybe not the worst thing in the world. Let's start the meeting.And, thank you for listening.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Hey did you know we have any Esty Store loaded with products that will help you exercise your courage muscles?Join me on Instagram @Tauralynn

I like the definition of courage from Anne Lamont."courage is fear that has said its prayers"In this episode, I thank you for being a part of The Team Meeting Community. I also talk about how to exercise your courage muscles, which is what we do here. Let those muscles burn baby.If you're growing and learning and healing you will come to seasons in life where you are very uncomfortable. Being uncomfortable does not mean you're off track.You're probably exactly where you need to be.Let's start the meeting.And, thank you for listening.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Hey did you know we have any Esty Store loaded with products that will help you exercise your courage muscles?Join me on Instagram @Tauralynn

For today's meeting  we're talking about the Mel Robbins book The High Five Habit.I'm reviewing the entire book, I read it once and I also listened to it on audible. I recommend it. You'll see all the previous episodes on the chapters from the book.For this episode, we're on Chapter 12: How Come I Screw Everything Up?  Do you ask yourself questions like this? Do you say why can't I get it together? Do you ask yourself why things don't go well for you?This chapter is for you. This chapter is for us.Let me tell you know. This chapter is about realizing things won't  always go well for you. That doesn't mean you're doing something wrong, It means you're living. Keep living. Check out this podcast where Mel talks to Tom Bilyeu about how motivation is garbage. I agree with Mel.  I talk about motivation in this Team Meeting Podcast episode from Season 2.  SummaryIn her global phenomenon The 5 Second Rule, Mel Robbins taught millions of people around the world the five second secret to motivation. Now she's back with another simple, proven tool you can use to take control of your life: The High 5 Habit.Don't let the title fool you. This isn't a book about high fiving everyone else in your life. You're already doing that. You're cheering for your favorite teams. You're celebrating your friends. You're supporting the people you love as they go after what they want in life.Now it's time to celebrate and support yourself. Today's chapter reminds us that we don't need to betray ourselves to be liked in this world. Let's start the meeting.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Hey did you know we have any Esty Store loaded with products that will help you exercise your courage muscles?Join me on Instagram @Tauralynn

For today's meeting  we're talking about the Mel Robbins book The High Five Habit.I'm reviewing the entire book, I read it once and I also listened to it on audible. I recommend it. You'll see all the previous episodes on the chapters of the book. For this episode, we're on Chapter 11: But Do You Like Me? "In a society that profits from your self doubt, liking yourself is a rebellious act." Unknown"Loving yourself starts with liking yourself, which starts with respecting yourself, which starts with thinking of yourself in positive ways." Jerry Corstens authorSummaryIn her global phenomenon The 5 Second Rule, Mel Robbins taught millions of people around the world the five second secret to motivation. Now she's back with another simple, proven tool you can use to take control of your life: The High 5 Habit.Don't let the title fool you. This isn't a book about high fiving everyone else in your life. You're already doing that. You're cheering for your favorite teams. You're celebrating your friends. You're supporting the people you love as they go after what they want in life.Now it's time to celebrate and support yourself. Today's chapter reminds us that we don't need to betray ourselves to be liked in this world.  Let's start the meeting.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Hey did you know we have any Esty Store loaded with products that will help you exercise your courage muscles?Join me on Instagram @Tauralynn

For today's meeting  we're talking about the Mel Robbins book The High Five Habit.I'm reviewing the entire book, I read it once and I also listened to it on audible. I recommend it.For this episode, we are on Chapter 10:  How About I Start....Tomorrow?SummaryIn her global phenomenon The 5 Second Rule, Mel Robbins taught millions of people around the world the five second secret to motivation. Now she's back with another simple, proven tool you can use to take control of your life: The High 5 Habit.Don't let the title fool you. This isn't a book about high fiving everyone else in your life. You're already doing that. You're cheering for your favorite teams. You're celebrating your friends. You're Supporting the people you love as they go after what they want in life.Now it's time to celebrate and support yourself. Today's Chapter helps us to remember that your dreams deserve to be pursued. You don't need to be perfect to make progress.  Let's start the meeting.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Hey did you know we have any Esty Store loaded with products that will help you exercise your courage muscles?Join me on Instagram @Tauralynn

How to feel proud of yourself, that's what we're talking about today.Other than babies, children, and maybe people who are extremely arrogant, I don't think we know how to feel proud of ourselves. I think if we learn how to do this well it can change your life and give you tools to get through hard things in a more powerful way.,Let's start the meeting.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Hey did you know we have any Esty Store loaded with products that will help you exercise your courage muscles?Join me on Instagram @Tauralynn

I don't think there is ever a time when we won't feel fear. I like the definition of courage from Anne Lamont."courage is fear that has said its prayers"Today we talk about how to overcome fears. I give you a few tips I use to help me deal with uncomfortable and unknown situations. If you're growing and learning and healing you will come to seasons in life where you are uncomfortable. Being uncomfortable does not mean you are off track.You are probably exactly where you need to be.Let's start the meeting.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Hey did you know we have any Esty Store loaded with products that will help you exercise your courage muscles?Join me on Instagram @Tauralynn

Your GPS works when your car is moving. Even if you're moving in the wrong direction, you will be guided.What does that mean?Take a step even if it's imperfect and you will be guided.A closed door does not mean you're failing. A closed door means that path through that door is not your path at this time or maybe never.Let's use an example of a person who "ghosts" you in a relationship. For those who do not know, "ghosting" is when a person you have some sort of relationship with does not return your calls or texts or just disappears out of your life. Well, ghosting in this example means you are being guided away from that person for now or maybe forever. Example: I was in the car on my way to a work assignment, I was in the Starbucks drivethru. My GPS was on but it was silent with no instructions. After the car started moving again, the GPS started guiding me. I started moving and I was guided again. You have to take action and it doesn't need to be big, it can be small and imperfect. You can still see progress and healing and be productive by taking small actions. Your assignment: Take acton and know that you are guided. It's simple but it requires effort., Remember you are not failing if you reach a closed door. Let's start the meeting.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Hey did you know we have any Esty Store loaded with products that will help you exercise your courage muscles?Join me on Instagram @Tauralynn

Friends, today I wanna talk about motivation. It's gonna get a bit spicy on today's episode. My opinion is that you don't need motivation to move forward in life. I'm not motivated to do things, but I am interested in doing many things and realize that to get those things done, I have to do things that are boring and tedious and annoying. You will need to do annoying things to get what you want in life. Instead of waiting for motivation to appear, ask yourself this question:What is the next step I need to take to move my life forward in this area?Example from my lifeI want to fit the jeans that I love which are at the moment too tight to button. They are so cute, they have 5 buttons and they give off a retro vibe. I love them and I can't fit them. I'm not motivated to ease up on the sugar, I'm not motivated to get my heart rate up for longer periods during the say. But I want to fit the jeans so I am moving forward to exercise sometimes I achieve what I wanted and have a great workout and sometimes I miss, but I want to wear the jeans and I'm not giving up. I am not waiting for motivation, I am setting my life up to continue taking the next best steps to fit these jeans.  I found this definition for motivation online. Motivation is the process that initiates, guides, and maintains goal-oriented behaviors. It is what causes you to act, whether it is getting a glass of water to reduce thirst or reading a book to gain knowledge. Motivation involves the biological, emotional, social, and cognitive forces that activate behavior.Let  me add what I think motivation is. I think it's a feeling that we wait for to take action, it's a desire we wait to feel before we take action on something we're afraid to do, or are not interested in doing. Motivation isn't required for success. Taking steps and more steps and learning from your mistakes and doing things that you don't feel like it get you where you need to be.So, take the next best step, and keep taking steps. You want to start a business, make a list of things you need to learn and start learning them. Don't wait for motivation,  take the next best step. Also, note I referred to a great podcast episode and I said it was on Lewis Howe's show, but I was wrong. You should definitely listen to Lewis Howes. Pick an episode they are all fire.However the podcast I referred to was Jay Shetty's On Purpose. It an interview with the Co Founder of Athletic Propulsion Labs (APL)  Adam Goldston.Let's start the meeting.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Hey did you know we have any Esty Store loaded with products that will help you exercise your courage muscles?Join me on Instagram @Tauralynn

For today's meeting  we're talking about the Mel Robbins book The High Five Habit.I'mreviewing the entire book, I read it once and I also listened to it on audible. I recommend it.This week we are on Chapter 9: Isn't It Easier If I Say Nothing.SummaryIn her global phenomenon The 5 Second Rule, Mel Robbins taught millions of people around the world the five second secret to motivation. Now she's back with another simple, proven tool you can use to take control of your life: The High 5 Habit.Don't let the title fool you. This isn't a book about high fiving everyone else in your life. You're already doing that. You're cheering for your favorite teams. You're celebrating your friends. You're Supporting the people you love as they go after what they want in life.Now it's time to celebrate and support yourself. Today's Chapter helps us to remember that people pleasing is basic and that is just not who you are.Also, note I referred to a great podcast episode and I said it was on Lewis Howe's show, but I was wrong. You should definitely listen to Lewis Howes. Pick an episode they are all fire. However the podcast I referred to was Jay Shetty's On Purpose. It an interview with the Co Founder of Athletic Propulsion Labs (APL) Let's start the meeting. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Hey did you know we have any Esty Store loaded with products that will help you exercise your courage muscles?Join me on Instagram @Tauralynn

For today's meeting  we're talking about the Mel Robbins book The High Five Habit.I'll reviewing the entire book, I read it once and I also listened to it on audible. I recommend it.This week we are on Chapter 8:  Why Is Life So Easy For Them and Not Me?SummaryIn her global phenomenon The 5 Second Rule, Mel Robbins taught millions of people around the world the five second secret to motivation. Now she's back with another simple, proven tool you can use to take control of your life: The High 5 Habit.Don't let the title fool you. This isn't a book about high fiving everyone else in your life. You're already doing that. You're cheering for your favorite teams. You're celebrating your friends. You're Supporting the people you love as they go after what they want in life.Now its time to celebrate and support yourself. Today's Chapter helps us to remember that good things can happen for us and to us.Let's start the meeting.  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Hey did you know we have any Esty Store loaded with products that will help you exercise your courage muscles?Join me on Instagram @Tauralynn

Life gets messy but don't let that keep you from starting something new. There will be challenges and delays and frustrations. Expect it, not because you want to be negative. Expect challenges because life is full of them but you have survived every bad that you've had so far. I have several messy chapters in my life right now. I recently redecorated my home office/bedroom and it was messy and exhausting and it took longer than I expected. I had to take pain pills after long nights of painting and going up and down a ladder. I painted ceiling. I did all the painting by myself.  It was messy and it was worth it.Don't be intimidated out of your dream. Take steps, develop a plan to move forward even if you move slowly. Don't just talk about it. Take action towards it and be willing to deal with the messy parts of life.Let's start the meeting.  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Hey did you know we have any Esty Store loaded with products that will help you exercise your courage muscles?Join me on Instagram @Tauralynn

This is a replay from Season 1. It is a message that never gets old.What do we need to do to open ourselves up to good things, to gratitude, to optimism. It's not always a natural way to think. So, I think we can learn a lesson from my 3 year old daughter who's potty training. She has a watch that looks like an Apple Watch with an alarm that goes off every 30 minutes to remind us to go to the potty so we can sing songs and she can try. It's working in case you're wondering.  Stay with me here. What if we could remind ourselves to be optimistic, to be hopeful, or to find something to be grateful for during the day. Instead of going to the potty we could consciously think about good things in our life. Or we can take a few minutes to imagine having our dreams come true.Let's start the meeting. Hey did you know we have any Esty Store loaded with products that will help you exercise your courage muscles?

For today's meeting  we're talking about the Mel Robbins book The High Five Habit.I'll reviewing the entire book, I read it once and I also listened to it on audible. I recommend it.This week we are on Chapter 6:  Where's All This Negative Crap Coming From? This is part one because it is a long chapter.SummaryIn her global phenomenon The 5 Second Rule, Mel Robbins taught millions of people around the world the five second secret to motivation. Now she's back with another simple, proven tool you can use to take control of your life: The High 5 Habit.Don't let the title fool you. This isn't a book about high fiving everyone else in your life. You're already doing that. You're cheering for your favorite teams. You're celebrating your friends. You're Supporting the people you love as they go after what they want in life.This week we are talking about how to retrain your Reticular Activating System (RAS). I think of it as a bouncer in your brain letting important and valued things in. The issue here is that as a bouncer the RAS sometimes gets it wrong and lets things in that should not be in.This week we have 3 steps to take to start retraining your RAS so it knows what you truly value. It takes work but that's what we do after these meetings right?WHAT IS THE RETICULAR ACTIVATING SYSTEM?The Reticular Activating System (RAS) is a bundle of nerves that sits in your brainstem. And its job is to regulate behavioral arousal, consciousness and motivation. What that means is, the RAS is able to control what incoming information (stimulus) you're aware of, so that you'll be motivated to behave in a certain way.But what does that mean? It's a “guard” that sits between your brain and your senses (sight, hearing, touch etc.) and filters what information gets through and what doesn't. Bet you didn't know that your brain is not processing everything that happens around you!In this book, Mel teaches you how to start high fiving the most important person in your life, the one who is staring back at you in the mirror: YOURSELF.Also, did you know I have an Etsy Shop. I have products in the shop to help you exercise your courage muscles. Let's start the meeting. 

Progress is impossible without change: and those who can not change their minds can not change anything. George Bernard Shaw. Faced with the choice between changing one's mind and proving that there is no need to do so, almost everyone gets busy on the proof. John Kenneth GalbraithThere are many examples of leaders from the ancient of times who have changed, evolved and often recreated themselves. There are biblical references of it and even examples from the HBO show the Game of Thrones, remember Jamie Lannister?   For today's agenda, let's talk about how it it's ok to change how you think about yourself or a topic. I know in my life this has been true. I used to think nothing good would ever happen to me. I was wrong. I use to think I had to work hard and achieve things to show I was worthy of  love and admiration. I was wrong. I used to think I would never find someone who I connected to on a deep level. I'm single but I know I'm not wrong. Let's hope this podcast episode ages well.What thoughts do you need to change?Let's start the meeting. 

For today's meeting  we're talking about the Mel Robbins book The High Five Habit.I'll reviewing the entire book, I read it once and I also listened to it on audible. I recommend it.This week we are on Chapter 6:  Where's All This Negative Crap Coming From? This is part one because it is a long chapter.SummaryIn her global phenomenon The 5 Second Rule, Mel Robbins taught millions of people around the world the five second secret to motivation. Now she's back with another simple, proven tool you can use to take control of your life: The High 5 Habit.Don't let the title fool you. This isn't a book about high fiving everyone else in your life. You're already doing that. You're cheering for your favorite teams. You're celebrating your friends. You're Supporting the people you love as they go after what they want in life.Imagine if you gave that same love and encouragement to yourself. Or even better, you made it a daily habit. You'd be unstoppable.In this episode we talk about a term most people don't know about. It's the "Reticular Activating System."WHAT IS THE RETICULAR ACTIVATING SYSTEM?The Reticular Activating System (RAS) is a bundle of nerves that sits in your brainstem. And its job is to regulate behavioral arousal, consciousness and motivation. What that means is, the RAS is able to control what incoming information (stimulus) you're aware of, so that you'll be motivated to behave in a certain way.But what does that mean? It's a “guard” that sits between your brain and your senses (sight, hearing, touch etc.) and filters what information gets through and what doesn't. Bet you didn't know that your brain is not processing everything that happens around you!In this book, Mel teaches you how to start high fiving the most important person in your life, the one who is staring back at you in the mirror: YOURSELF.Also, did you know I have an Etsy Shop. I have products in the shop to help you exercise your courage muscles. Let's start the meeting. 

Thank you for supporting The Team Meeting Podcast, we're building a community of people who recognize life is salty and sweet and we can learn to manage all the flavors.Today let's talk about optimism.  Is it weak to be optimistic? Should you ignore optimism and be a realist? Is being optimistic immature?Did you know we have a Team Meeting Shop? The shop has products that will help you exercise your courage muscles.  Grab a quote pack to remind yourself daily that you got this, even when you totally feel like you don't. Let's start the meeting. 

For today's meeting  we're talking about the Mel Robbins book The High Five Habit.I'll reviewing the entire book, I read it once and I also listened to it on audible. I recommend it.This week we are on Chapter 6:  Where's All This Negative Crap Coming From? This is part one because it is a long chapter. SummaryIn her global phenomenon The 5 Second Rule, Mel Robbins taught millions of people around the world the five second secret to motivation. Now she's back with another simple, proven tool you can use to take control of your life: The High 5 Habit.Don't let the title fool you. This isn't a book about high fiving everyone else in your life. You're already doing that. You're cheering for your favorite teams. You're celebrating your friends. You're Supporting the people you love as they go after what they want in life.Imagine if you gave that same love and encouragement to yourself. Or even better, you made it a daily habit. You'd be unstoppable.In this episode we talk about a term most people don't know about. It's the "Reticular Activating System."WHAT IS THE RETICULAR ACTIVATING SYSTEM?The Reticular Activating System (RAS) is a bundle of nerves that sits in your brainstem. And its job is to regulate behavioral arousal, consciousness and motivation. What that means is, the RAS is able to control what incoming information (stimulus) you're aware of, so that you'll be motivated to behave in a certain way.But what does that mean? It's a “guard” that sits between your brain and your senses (sight, hearing, touch etc.) and filters what information gets through and what doesn't. Bet you didn't know that your brain is not processing everything that happens around you!In this book, Mel teaches you how to start high fiving the most important person in your life, the one who is staring back at you in the mirror: YOURSELF.Also, did you know I have an Etsy Shop. I have products in the shop to help you exercise your courage muscles. Let's start the meeting. 

For today's meeting  we're talking about the Mel Robbins book The High Five Habit.I'll reviewing the entire book, I read it once and I also listened to it on audible. I recommend it.This week we are on Chapter 5:  Am I Broken?I know for sure that love saves me and that it is here to save us all. Maya AngelouSummaryIn her global phenomenon The 5 Second Rule, Mel Robbins taught millions of people around the world the five second secret to motivation. Now she's back with another simple, proven tool you can use to take control of your life: The High 5 Habit.Don't let the title fool you. This isn't a book about high fiving everyone else in your life. You're already doing that. Cheering for your favorite teams. Celebrating your friends. Supporting the people you love as they go after what they want in life.Imagine if you gave that same love and encouragement to yourself. Or even better, you made it a daily habit.You'd be unstoppable.In this book, Mel teaches you how to start high fiving the most important person in your life, the one who is staring back at you in the mirror: YOURSELF.Also, did you know I have an Etsy Shop. I have products in the shop to help you exercise your courage muscles. Let's start the meeting. 

For today's meeting  we're talking about the Mel Robbins book The High Five Habit. I'll reviewing the entire book, I read it once and I also listened to it on audible. I recommend it.This week we are on Chapter 4: Why Do I Torture Myself? To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don't need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself. Thich Nhat HanhSummaryIn her global phenomenon The 5 Second Rule, Mel Robbins taught millions of people around the world the five second secret to motivation. Now she's back with another simple, proven tool you can use to take control of your life: The High 5 Habit.Don't let the title fool you. This isn't a book about high fiving everyone else in your life. You're already doing that. Cheering for your favorite teams. Celebrating your friends. Supporting the people you love as they go after what they want in life.Imagine if you gave that same love and encouragement to yourself. Or even better, you made it a daily habit.You'd be unstoppable.In this book, Mel teaches you how to start high fiving the most important person in your life, the one who is staring back at you in the mirror: YOURSELF.Also, did you know I have an Etsy Shop. I have products in the shop to help you exercise your courage muscles. Let's start the meeting. 

“To love without knowing how to love wounds the person we love.”― Thích Nhất Hạnh, How to LoveGary Chapman's book The Five Love Languages is what we're talking about today. This book has been a New York Times Bestseller since 2009.I read this book several years ago and I still refer to it when I'm thinking about relationships. Chapman outlines five general ways that romantic partners express and experience love, which Chapman calls "love languages". The focus is on romantic relationships but there are other versions that he has written for families to learn how love each other and even for parents to understand the personalities and love languages of their children.In this book Chapman outlines 5 languages which include the following:acts of servicegift-givingphysical touchquality time,words of affirmation Take the quiz. Maybe it will give you information about yourself. Of course it's not an exact science but it may help you understand how you receive love and how you're giving love. Interesting fact, we can often give love the way we like to receive it. However, showing love the way we want to rather than the way our partner or family member needs it can hurt your partner.Today lets discuss how learning to love helps us and the people we give the love to.Let's start the meeting.***You know we have a Team Meeting Shop. In the Shop there are resources, greeting cards and quotes that will help you exercise your courage muscles. You can view the products here. 

Friends, I hope your 2020 is not horrible.My first couple of weeks have not been horrible. However, the days have been  full of tough lessons. One lesson I will talk about in another podcast. It involves me walking into a public restroom (you know how they have the one stall restrooms for men and women.)  I didn't knock. Awkward pause here. I walked into the restroom that was occupied by a man. I am traumatized but I have laughed about it and when I feel better I will make more jokes. Wait for it, it will be a good laugh at some point. OMGToday I want to talk about fear, my fear. How I deal with it. I have plenty of fears, that makes me human, it doesn't make me weak. I hope you know that fear does not make you weak, it means you're living life and in many ways your fear is your way of keeping yourself safe.  The problem is that we often allow fear to trick us into believing new experiences or moving out of our comfort zone are unsafe and not worth the effort. That's what I'm talking about in today's episode and I hope hope hope it helps you. If you didn't know, we have Team Meeting products in our Etsy store. I created them to give you words of encouragement and humor to get you through your days. Go over to Etsy and check it out. Let's start today's meeting.

Friends! Thanks for joining today's meeting,. Today's question is "Why Are We So Hard On Ourselves?" I say we, but I mean me.Life is not designed to hand us success or satisfaction, but rather to present us with challenges that make us grow. Terry Laughlin, founder of Total Immersion. This past summer was a major challenge for me and I thought I had become an expert at managing a crisis, with hip replacements, bankruptcy, heartbreak, tragedies, adopting via foster care, I thought I checked a lot of boxes for painful things. However, this summers challenge involved me spending 4 nights in the Intensive Care Unit at a Children's Hospital with my daughter. It was an expected surgery. I knew we would be in the intensive care unit. It was still terrifying. I still remember the beeping sounds.Good news, my daughter is healing and we got through it. We will likely go back for more surgeries but I will address that when the time comes. Here are 4 things I learned about that experience and I hope these things help you with any challenge you're facing now. 1. Give yourself credit for your wins. You have some wins, even if your win is that you're listening to podcasts and seeking information or ways to get better at managing your life.  You have one, so recognize it.2. You can't wait until you have everything figured out to feel confident. You have to do things that are uncomfortable and solve the problems that you need to solve along the way. This is life.  I am swimming in the unknown and I think this is the ocean I will continue to live in and that's ok. 3. You will make mistakes. Solve them, forgive yourself for errors and move forward. Repeat this cycle as needed, especially the forgiving yourself part.4. Don't be so hard on yourself, you're growing. You're a human being that is growing. Let's start today's meeting. 

Hey teamHappiest New Year to you. I'm gonna let you know that the first week of 2022 was not great. I can't even say why, because I don't know, but I think I am dealing with growing pains. I need to do a lot of things that are uncomfortable in order to do what I want in 2022 and it is not feeling good in the moment. For today's meeting  we're still about the Mel Robbins book The High Five Habit.   I'll reviewing the entire book, I read it once and I also listened to it on audible. I recommend it.We are on Chapter 3, I don't think we talk enough about how much we need to support ourselves and stop hating our mistakes, our stomachs, or bad decisions and our imperfections. This is so true for me now because I am always tempted to be very critical of my mistakes and unkind to myself when I haven't met a goal that I've set. However, one of my quotes in the Etsy store is this "Hopelessness is seductive, but you are too good to be in a relationship with it. I made that quote for myself and its still true for me and it's true for you too."Please remember this quote as we move through this year. Be kind to yourself and don't give in to hopelessness when you get frustrated about the virus and how it's impacting your life, don't be hopeless about your money or about your kids and their school. SummaryIn her global phenomenon The 5 Second Rule, Mel Robbins taught millions of people around the world the five second secret to motivation. Now she's back with another simple, proven tool you can use to take control of your life: The High 5 Habit.Don't let the title fool you. This isn't a book about high fiving everyone else in your life. You're already doing that. Cheering for your favorite teams. Celebrating your friends. Supporting the people you love as they go after what they want in life.Imagine if you gave that same love and encouragement to yourself. Or even better, you made it a daily habit.You'd be unstoppable.In this book, Mel teaches you how to start high fiving the most important person in your life, the one who is staring back at you in the mirror: YOURSELF.Also, did you know I have an Etsy Shop. I have products in the shop to help you exercise your courage muscles. Let's start the meeting. 

Hey teamI hope you find peace in the middle of the chaos and shopping and the decisions on which holiday parties are safe to attend. Have fun, but stay safe. I'm uploading this on New Years Eve while I listen to fireworks that sound like gunshots. My dog is going to have a challenging night.For today's meeting  we're talking about the Mel Robbins book The High Five Habit.   I'll reviewing the entire book, I read it once and I also listened to it on audible. I recommend it.We are on Chapter 2, I don't think we talk enough about how much we need to support ourselves and stop hating our mistakes, our stomachs, or bad decisions and our imperfections. Imperfections are fine. Anna Wintour. SummaryIn her global phenomenon The 5 Second Rule, Mel Robbins taught millions of people around the world the five second secret to motivation. Now she's back with another simple, proven tool you can use to take control of your life: The High 5 Habit.Don't let the title fool you. This isn't a book about high fiving everyone else in your life. You're already doing that. Cheering for your favorite teams. Celebrating your friends. Supporting the people you love as they go after what they want in life.Imagine if you gave that same love and encouragement to yourself. Or even better, you made it a daily habit.You'd be unstoppable.In this book, Mel teaches you how to start high fiving the most important person in your life, the one who is staring back at you in the mirror: YOURSELF.Also, did you know I have an Etsy Shop. I have products in the shop to help you exercise your courage muscles. Let's start the meeting. 

Hey teamI hope your holiday season is merry and bright!I hope you find peace in the middle of the chaos and shopping and the decisions on which holiday parties are safe to attend. Have fun, but stay safe.For today's meeting  we're talking about the Mel Robbins book The High Five Habit. I'll reviewing the entire book, I read it once and I also listened to it on audible. I recommend it.SummaryIn her global phenomenon The 5 Second Rule, Mel Robbins taught millions of people around the world the five second secret to motivation. Now she's back with another simple, proven tool you can use to take control of your life: The High 5 Habit.Don't let the title fool you. This isn't a book about high fiving everyone else in your life. You're already doing that. Cheering for your favorite teams. Celebrating your friends. Supporting the people you love as they go after what they want in life.Imagine if you gave that same love and encouragement to yourself. Or even better, you made it a daily habit.You'd be unstoppable.In this book, Mel teaches you how to start high fiving the most important person in your life, the one who is staring back at you in the mirror: YOURSELF.Also, did you know I have an Etsy Shop. I have products in the shop to help you exercise your courage muscles. Let's start the meeting. 

Today I'm doubling up on hope. I talk about hope a lot because there was a time when I was so hopeless the dark thoughts I was thinking almost took over. I know what its like to feel like you have nothing to look forward to. So, I will for the rest of my life tell you that you have so much good coming your way and you are not alone. So,  I'm referring you back to Episode 3 from this season, Season 2 and I'm talking about hope and giving an update on my experience working on puzzles which I hate. These next few months will test our hope because we may feel like we're on a hamster wheel going no where. 2022 may feel similar to 2021 and there may be a temptation to be a cynic about what 2022 will bring.  I assure you though there is a different way to think about what's happening to you, if you're wiling to hear me I have some tips.Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.  Thich Nhat HanhHope is not a dirty word.  Let's start today's meeting.Also, if you haven't been to the Etsy store, go go go. I have products that will help you feel hopeful and exercise your courage muscles. You can use the cards I've created to set the tone for your day, you can choose one of the 30 quote cards and mediate on it to change your thinking. Go here 

Do you think good thoughts about your life or do you constantly think about not being good enough, strong enough, sexy enough, or wealthy enough?Today I am offering up an episode from a few months ago, because I still feel like it can help.Being a bully to yourself is a betrayal that you don't need to continue.First, recognize that you're doing it.Second, disrupt it and find resources, meditations, kind people, communities or even therapy that can help you get to the root cause so you can stop it.You're here, you're listening to this podcast so you are stronger than you think. You are literally seeking opportunities to learn.Let's talk about ways to think differently about your life.Let's start the meeting,.Also, if you don't know I have an Etsy Shop that's loaded with products to help inspire you to take action. I know what its like feel stalled, paralyzed by fear and afraid to make a mistake. These products will help you to be kind while you take inspired action. These products will help you to know your action does not need to be perfect and an imperfect action can still help you move forward. Go to the Team Meeting Shop