Podcast appearances and mentions of kirsten jones

Kirsten Jones - the Best Selling Author of RAISING EMPOWERED ATHLETES - is back on Wednesday Wisdom with some timely tips for ADs, Coaches, and for Parents about how to best utilize the upcoming Summer Months, both for short term and long term gains! THIS is a MUST Listen and you have it on the Educational AD Podcast!

Hi! Jess here. As an author and host of this podcast, I hear “I have a great idea for a book!” a lot, and while I believe everyone has a story to tell, I've only been knocked over by these book pitches twice. The first was the idea for the book Raising Empowered Athletes: A Youth Sports Parenting Guide for Raising Happy, Brave, and Resilient Kids by Kirsten Jones (pitched to me at speaking event in 2015, published in 2023) and the second was last week, in a conversation with this week's guest, Dr. Megan.I'm SO excited to introduce you to our new series, “From Soup to Nuts,” and its subject, Dr. Megan. She's a therapist, speaker, and hopeful author who presented me with that aforementioned great idea for a book and a hook for a speaking career. She's the right person to write this book, there's a hole in the market for it, and it's timely.So….now what?Over the next weeks and months, I will be mentoring Dr. Megan through her proposal, querying an agent, and planning ahead for a potential speaking career whether or not she sells the book. This week, we talk through the preliminary process of getting to a book's why and wherefores while crafting the introductory section of the book proposal (see resources below) and researching potential agents. This first episode is for all subscribers, but the rest of this series will be available to supporters only. Please consider supporting the podcast so you can follow along (and learn from) Dr. Megan's planning and writing process. Resources we mention:While I am not an Author Accelerator book coach, I do find Jennie Nash's book, Blueprint for a Nonfiction Book incredibly useful and asked Dr. Megan to read it. We will be referring to it from time to time throughout this series. Introductory section of a book proposal. Since we will be referring to the proposal for The Addiction Inoculation as a reference, I thought it would be helpful to make that available to #AmWriting Podcast listeners. Click through to Jess' website to download. Jess's episode: What is a “Comp”?Dr. Megan's assignment: write the introductory section of her book proposal, identify and research potential agents, and compile a list of agents she would like to query.Geeky footnote: “From soup to nuts” means “from beginning to end” and refers back to the practice of serving soup at the very beginning of a formal Western meal and nuts at the end. As a former Latin teacher, I prefer the saying “ab uvo usque ad mala” or “from the egg to the apples” in the tradition of Roman meals, but regardless, this series will cover everything from the beginning to the end of Dr. Megan's book process.Additional links from the Pod:Jean Hanff Korelitz, The Plot & The SequelVicki Hoefle, Duct Tape ParentingOp Ed ProjectNadine Burke Harris, The Deepest WellNed Johnson, The Self-Driven ChildDaniel J. Siegel, BrainstormAnna Lembke, Dopamine NationICYMI: Sarina's latest thriller is out in the world!Rowan Gallagher is a devoted single mother and a talented architect with a high-profile commission restoring an historic mansion for the most powerful family in Maine. But inside, she's a mess. She knows that stalking her ex's avatar all over Portland on her phone isn't the healthiest way to heal from their breakup. But she's out of ice cream and she's sick of romcoms.Watching his every move is both fascinating and infuriating. He's dining out while she's wallowing on the couch. The last straw comes when he parks in their favorite spot on the waterfront. In a weak moment, she leashes the dog and sets off to see who else is in his car.Instead of catching her ex in a kiss, Rowan becomes the first witness to his murder—and the primary suspect.Digital books at: Amazon | Nook | Apple Books | Kobo | Google Play | AudiblePhysical books at: Bookshop.org | Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Indigo | More paperback links here!New! Transcript below!EPISODE 451 - TRANSCRIPTKJ Dell'AntoniaListeners who I know are also readers. Have I got a summer book for you, if you haven't yet ordered Dying to Meet You, Sarina Bowen's latest thriller with just enough romance you have to, so, let me lay this out for you. Rowan Gallagher is a devoted single mother and a talented architect with a high-profile commission restoring a historic mansion for the most powerful family in Maine, but inside, she's a mess. She knows stalking her ex's avatar all over Portland on her phone isn't the healthiest way to heal from their breakup, but she's out of ice cream and she's sick of rom coms. Watching his every move is both fascinating and infuriating. He's dining out while she's wallowing on the couch. The last straw comes when he parks in their favorite spot on the waterfront. In a weak moment, she leashes the dog and sets off to see who else is in his car. But instead of catching her ex in a kiss, Rowan becomes the first witness to his murder and the primary suspect. But Rowan isn't the only one keeping secrets as she digs for the truth. She discovers that the dead man was stalking her too, gathering intimate details about her job and her past, struggling to clear her name, Rowan finds herself spiraling into the shadowy plot that killed him. Will she be the next to die? You're going to love this. I've had a sneak preview, and I think we all know that The Five Year Lie was among the very best reads and listens of last summer, Dying to Meet You is available in every format and anywhere that you buy books and you could grab your copy, and you absolutely should right now.Multiple Speakers:Is it recording? Now it's recording, yay. Go ahead. This is the part where I stare blankly at the microphone. I don't remember what I'm supposed to be doing. All right, let's start over. Awkward pause. I'm going to rustle some papers. Okay, now one, two, three.Jess LaheyHey, this is Jess Lahey, and this is the Hashtag AmWriting podcast. Hashtag AmWriting is the podcast about writing all the things, short things, long things, poetry, nonfiction, fiction, book proposals, queries. It's about the publishing industry. This is the podcast about getting the work done. I'm your host today, this week. My name is Jess Leahy. I am the author of The Gift of Failure, how the best parents learn to let go so their children can succeed, and The Addiction Inoculation, Raising Healthy Kids in a Culture of Dependence. I had a column at the New York Times for three years called the parent teacher conference, and I've written for The Atlantic and The Washington Post and numerous other outlets. Okay, today we are going to be talking with someone I am identifying for now as Dr. Megan. We're going to decide later on whether or not we get into her full name and all that stuff. But she is being super brave by coming on this podcast, because this podcast is going to be this episode of the podcast is going to be the first in a series. I met Dr Megan, I've been on the lookout for someone like her with a book idea like hers, with an aim towards, you know, an idea of wanting to be a speaker like her, and I just am really excited to mentor her through the process of hopefully getting an agent, hopefully getting a book deal and hopefully becoming a speaker, and we're just going to work our way through it. I also have been looking for someone like Dr. Megan, because I really wanted to pick someone for you so that we can mentor, someone who is dedicated to the process, interested in doing all the homework and is not going to, like, give up halfway through, and this is someone who's really dedicated to this series. I'm hoping you can learn as much as possible. As always, this podcast is about flattening the learning curve for other writers. So that's what Dr. Megan has offered to do with us... again, super brave, like the people who do the First Page's Booklab and submit their work. This is a really vulnerable position to be put in. And so, over the next hour, however many months this takes, we're going to be following her trajectory as an author slash speaker and see how it all goes. This first episode is going to be free for all subscribers to the Hashtag AmWriting podcast. And after that, we're going to be putting it under the umbrella of supporter podcasts. So, if you would like to follow along and learn from Megan's journey, go ahead and hit the support button and figure out a way to support the podcast, because we're you know, we're here because of you, and we're here and grateful for your support. So, with that, I'm going to introduce you to Dr. Megan, she is a therapist, she is a speaker, she is a wannabe author. She's someone who has a lot of experience in her field. She wants to write a book that is squarely in her field, related to her life, related to the life of her patients, her clients, and she is exactly the right person to write it. And it is a book that is needed right now. And so, with that, let's get started. As I promised. I have a hopeful, potential, exciting phase. new author here with me today. One of the reasons that I wanted to do this sort of it's not really book coaching, because that's not my domain. I'm not a Author Accelerator book coach. I also, but I get asked to do this a lot, and I get asked specifically about the speaking piece of it. So, I wanted to get our listeners started with how we met. I would love for you to explain how we met, and you don't have to get specific about places, but how we ended up in the same place together, because there's a reason I decided to work with you, and a reason that I thought that your potential book idea has a lot of a promise. And so anyway, could you tell our listeners how we met?Dr. MeganAll right, this is a good question. Let's see. So, we met before you knew me. I met you via the Hashtag AmWriting podcast.Jess LaheyOkay.Dr. MeganAnd then when I was... I think it was just after finishing my doctorate, I found your book The Gift of Failure. So, then I met you there. But then, since I moved about almost three years ago now, and as part of my move, I thought, oh, I'm going to career shift. I've been working as a therapist for about 17 years with kids and families. And I love doing speaking, I love disseminating information. And I've been sort of marinating on this idea of a book... I don't know, probably five years and anyways, and I started emailing some people, and the majority of people actually don't answer said email. So I went to the librarian, and I was trying to get the scoop on those people at the library, and they're like, Oh yeah, yeah, Jess Lahey? She's super nice. She totally answered. Like, okay, I'm just going to cold turkey email her from the website, like she probably won't respond, but I just thought it was sort of a fate moment that you even we lived in this same small town, so it just all kind of perfectly collided.Jess LaheyYeah, and I think your approach was really interesting, because you came at it from the perspective of someone who has done a lot of work to learn stuff in the first place, and you, when we got together, the book that you told me about, just hit all of the it, my alarm bells went off this, the like, oh my gosh, this needs to be a thing. And the last time this happened was when I met Kirsten Jones, who wrote Raising Empowered Athletes. So, I met her. She came to one of my book talks in California. Right after The Gift of Failure came out and she started, she met me by saying, you know, I want to write something like The Gift of Failure, but for parents of athletes, which I was like, oh my gosh, yes, you have to write that book. And when you told me about the book that you want to write, I immediately thought, this book has to happen. Now, here's the tough part. As anyone who is thinking about writing a book knows you can't just throw your idea out there, let alone the title, which you have. And the title, essentially was what sort of struck me in the first place, but we can't give away the title. We can't give away the main idea. So, listeners, I want you to think about when KJ and I originally talked about the book The Plot. There's a book by... it's a book called The Plot. And the essential idea behind this book, and there has now been a follow up called The Sequel, both of them really brilliant. The idea behind The Plot was, student comes to a teacher with a plot that is so good it can't fail. And the idea is that, like, well, it doesn't matter. No matter what I do, this is going to just be a thing and it leads to murder, but I do promise not to murder you in order to take your book idea and publish it for myself in that book, though the author correlates is her last name, manages to not talk about the plot while talking about the plot, which is the unfortunate place we're in where we have to talk about this really good idea that I think is there's a hole in the market, which we'll get to later. We're going to talk about market analysis later, it's as someone who's been in this speaking in this area and writing this area for a while, there is a place for this book, and this book really needs to happen. And I think, but what I think is fairly irrelevant here, because this has to be about what you think. I think you are the perfect person to write this book. So, with that I decided this would be a great way to teach to do, almost like a mentoring series for listeners who would really like to just not just write a book, but also build a speaking career around that book, which you very much want to do. So, we're going to do today a sort of get to know you, get to know what you've done, and why I thought you were sort of prepared to start this process. Because KJ and Sarina and Jennie were like, but is this person ready? Like, are they going to do the things? Are they ready? Is this going to be like a one off, and then she'll disappear into the night? Has she done the work? Is she prepared? So could you talk a little bit about some of the work you've done, like, you know, you talk about the fact that you have done the professional work, and that this book is going to be very much tied to your professional work, but in terms of writing, which is a very different thing, and then speaking, which is, on top of that, a very different thing, sort of why do you think that it's the right time for you to write this book?Dr. MeganWell, I feel like all of the pieces have sort of fallen a little bit into place lately, because I thought the right time to write this book was actually two and a half years ago.Jess LaheyOh, that's always the right time with any book which is always the case. But I will tell you, from experience that I think that when you're doing the searching and when you're doing the research and when you're doing the pondering, the book happens at the right time. I happen to think that which is another way of saying you can procrastinate. But it's not that. It's, you know, it's the processing part.Dr. MeganYeah, and I feel like the process keeps aligning for me with this book, because I had this idea and I thought, Oh, I'll move and here I will sit in my new home writing a book, because now I don't have a bunch of clients, and I'm not as busy once everything is perfect, once everything is right, exactly, yes. So, so it turns out that's not a thing.Jess LaheyRight.Dr. MeganAnd so, I was really sort of dragging my feet. And so, I, as part of my licensing requirements as a therapist, I had to take some classes. So, one of the classes I took was “Writing a book for therapist”. And so, I did that, and I thought, Oh, that's really interesting. So, then I reached out to the person who taught the class, and they said, what else do you do?Jess LaheyRight. Now was that a full on, full length, like...?Dr. MeganThat class was just kind of a short, like, two hour continuing education.Jess LaheyBut you had to do writing prompts. You had to do the work; you had to do the writing...Dr. MeganYeah, I had some low... yeah, like, low level prompts, okay, just like, sort of marinate, get your idea going, kind of prompts. And so, I thought, oh, that was really helpful. It made me realize that the missing element for me as a creative is, I need structure.Jess LaheyRight.Dr. MeganAnd so, we, when we met, I was like, oh, homework, bring it on. Because I actually, I love homework, because I think it gives you some structure around the creativity and gets things flowing. So anyway, so I reached out, and then she said, Oh, I have this class, and it is once a week for eight weeks, and every week you turned in different things, and it sort of ranged an arc from solidifying your idea writing your introduction, but also like making a faux book cover, or making a faux blurbs, or thinking about, how do you use something like Amazon to look at what categories might your work be in which I think is a beautiful gateway over to the Blueprint Book.Jess LaheyRight. So, I gave you a copy of Jennie Nash's Blueprint for a Nonfiction Book. All of the books are great, but I think, and I'm, again, not a Author Accelerator book coach, but I thought it was really good starting place for the process of thinking about the like, why me? What is my book? What is my purpose? Who is my audience? You know, who's my ideal reader, all that kind of stuff. So, having looked at blueprint for a nonfiction book, what parts for you have sort of resonated either because they were overlooked in other classes or other preparation that you've done, or you think actually will hit at what you need to work on for this??Dr. MeganI like it because, I think it's really useful in the learning process to keep asking same questions in different ways. So, every time it kind of elicits a new response, a new thing to think about, a new way to connect it. And so, you know, I originally had this book idea, and I wrote down, I think several years ago, 10 chapters...Jess LaheyRight.Dr. MeganAnd then through the class, I was like, oh, wait, no, no, there's a narrative quality. It needs to be in parts.Jess LaheyRight.Dr. MeganHow does the parts become within one thing? And so, but then in doing this book and looking at it, I feel like the most valuable piece was also the why. Like, why me? Like, really? Because I think to be an author feels vulnerable. To be a therapist is sort of vulnerable, but not really, because you're not, actually, you're encouraged not to share as much about yourself. And so...Jess LaheyOh! That's interesting I hadn't thought that.Dr. MeganYou know...Jess LaheyBut that's a really important part of this process.Dr. MeganYeah, and it got me really looking at and comparing, do I really love this thing? Okay, if you thought of your book with other writers in the same category as sort of a conversation, not like as competition, but as collaboration, like, where do you sit with that?Jess LaheyRight.Dr. MeganAnd to me, that kind of prompt is very helpful because then I, even, you know, as an artsy person, was like, Oh, how do I, like, imagine yourself, like, if you sat at your Knights of the Round Table, who are your people? Like, who would you want there? How would that go?Jess LaheyAnd that gets at when you're thinking about, obviously, we're going to have to talk about, you know, market analysis and comp titles and things like that. That also helps you realize, because you're going to have to write this section, which is like, what's out there, and why is my book going to be different or and also thinking, and I've talked about this before in other episodes, in another episode, and I'll link in the show notes to that one, not just the books that have been successful in this area, and how your book will be different from those. But also, you have to think about like, which books didn't work, and you have to explain why your book is not that.Dr. MeganYes, yeah, without yeah, without being like a show and fraud, right kind of person. But also Yeah, because there's a million people that I think are super brilliant that have written parenting books, but either they sound like too therapist-y or like, are there a little, like light on the actually, how does this work kind of thing, and also accepting you can't be all things to all people.Jess LaheyRight, right.Dr. MeganSo, the part about who's your audience, I thought, but, but I think the really golden nugget in that first part too, is the why, and so I even did that writing exercise, like, why this book? Why me? Why now? Kind of questioning. And I thought that was really helpful, because I wrote that more in, like a talking way, because I think some of those same things filter into an introduction for a book, but by writing it in an unpolished way, I feel like I reignited sort of the passion for the subject.Jess LaheyRight. Oh, that's so good.Dr. MeganSo, I feel like it's missing...Jess LaheyAnd a lot of that's going to happen during the book proposal process as well. I mean, when you first were full disclosure, we're recording this at my house, because it's just easier to have two people in one space, and we're in my office, and I showed you all of the bookshelves that are filled with the books for the book for the book proposals that I've written and decided that I don't want to write right now, because I think that's really, really helpful. And as onerous as the book proposal process is, it's incredibly revealing. It helps you see what's working, what's not working, what you want to write, and what you don't want to write. So, I'm really excited for you to get really immersed in that process. Okay, so your why coming into this like, given that you're going to have to have a bit of an elevator pitch for people, what is your WHY for this book?Dr. MeganI thought about this in different ways. Okay I was a sort of neurodiverse kid—dyslexic, ADD—and therapy was super helpful to me as a child. And as a, you know, what Elaine Aron might call a highly sensitive person, I just think there's all these... I was so lucky, because I had a school for dyslexia, and I had all these opportunities in my childhood and as a therapist, I found myself working a lot with these kids that you might be like oh, ADHD learning like that's not normal but it's actually very normal. And within that there's just such a wide way people can be. And I just sometimes think as a culture a society we get so binary, and I just feel like that gets people really locked into either "oh no big deal" or "ooh super problematic thinking". And my big why is, there are easy solutions to helping understand your child. So, my really, my, why is I feel like there's, there's answers out there, and it drives me bananas, if you're like, oh, I don't know what to do, or there's just nothing. So, I feel compelled to do that.Jess LaheySo the nice thing about that answer is and I tend to bring... because it's my experience the so when I was thinking about The Gift of Failure, the big why was because I want kids to be able to learn to the best their ability to be engaged, to be motivated, all those sorts of things, but also that they're having conversations with their parents about what really matters to them and all that sort of stuff. So for me, there was no one writing at that intersection of parenting and education in this particular way, and because you have cred, not just as someone who grew up neurodiverse and as someone who works with neurodiverse kids, you have that sort of both sides of the table thing going on, which I think is a really, really, not just a great why, but a really great answer to why me.Dr. MeganYes.Jess LaheyYeah, yeah, to the why me question we're going to be talking about in future episodes, and about owning your expertise. So, I want to give you some homework.Dr. MeganOkay.Jess LaheyTo think about, things and, oh, and I have a I even brought, I have a little notebook for you I get, I got you a little notebook. So, okay, so when it comes to your why, it sounds like you have a sort of a really good hold... a handle on that, but you're going to be asked definitely, during blueprint for a nonfiction book, and during our conversation to be re-articulating that lots and lots of times, people are going to be asking you about what you're working on, and that can be a really, really great opportunity. It's sort of like when, when you have to do interviews about your book, you're not going to want to go like, let's assume all of this goes well, and you're going to get to start doing interviews about your book. You need for now to be the time that you're articulating those really good answers, like, who is this book for? Why? I mean, the question I get in every interview is, give me a bit of your background and why you decided to write these books. And you want that answer to be great. You want that answer to be concise. You want that answer to not be rambling. And that's sort of your, you know, your elevator pitch sort of thing. The other thing that we talk a lot about, KJ and I, have talked about this a lot, is I like to have a stack of books that are the “voice I'm aiming for. So, I've had, there was a book called Duct Tape Parenting when I first wrote The Gift of Failure, and she just was really brave. The author of that book was, like, really not concerned with people yelling at her and saying, you're wrong, and she would just have this brave voice. And that was my brave voice book. And then I had another book that was like my owning your expert voice book, and so that they gave me a sense of on the days when I really needed them and I needed... because one of the hardest things for first time authors to do is to own their expertise. This is also something that comes up a lot in The OpEd Project, a group that I have worked with and mentored with for a while, where they help people who wouldn't normally get the chance to write op eds, to write op eds. And Katie Orenstein, the founder of that, said, a big part of that is helping you own your expertise. Like, yeah, why do I deserve to be the person talking about this? And I think, especially, as you said before a therapist and not having the opportunity to sort of talk about you, that's going to be incredibly important. So having a book for that, and sometimes we refer to them as, like our dissection books. So, here's the thing, you want, a great book that helps with the, no, I have the right to say these things, and I'm correct. And then the owning is sort of, and it could be the same thing owning your expertise book. And then you need to find a book whose format is really great for this topic. So, like, and it doesn't have to be exactly modeled. Your book doesn't have to be exactly modeled on that. But find a book that you feel like, really, if you want to integrate narrative arc, if you want to have it be straight up research, if you want this research and the narrative arc to come together, if you want to do storytelling, find the book that you think is like, yeah, this is what I'm aiming for in my book. Find one of those books, because being able to dissect how that person does that. Sarina does it sometimes, like when she switched over to thrillers from romance, she needed to be able to say, okay, well, how long are how many pages are we spending on exposition? How many pages are we spending on research? And for me, I found a couple of books that I thought just did a really good job of organizing in the way I wanted to organize it. So having a stack of those books as well is going to be really important.Dr. MeganTo my book stack...Jess LaheyOkay, yeah, yeah.Dr. MeganIn my kitchen. Okay, good, because that's...I have three kids, and by about 9:30 most people are asleep, and no one can, you know, trouble me for a glass of water, et cetera,Jess LaheyRight.Dr. MeganSo, I have, like, a big stack, and that is what I think has been really interesting. When I first got here and thought, oh, I want to write, and I was just really feeling blocked and unclear. My other passion is painting. And so, I got really into painting and studying art. And how did people craft things, you know, like, studied with other artists, looked at things, and I realized in this writing process how similar it is to the painting process. And in a painting, often I'll do an under painting of a color that might be radically different from the rest of the painting, but I feel like it sets the tone. And what I felt like was really useful in working on the writing has been like, oh, permission to be creative about it and to look at other things. So, I literally very neurotic...I counted like, number of words per page, and then would like, multiply them, and then I made a list, like, in a chart, like, how many pages are each of these books in this category?Jess LaheyOh my gosh.Dr. MeganJust to kind of get the structure in, very much a similar process in artists, where you're like, oh, how does this person use light in a painting?Jess LaheyRight.Dr. MeganAnd I think that's where I feel like, by putting creativity, like, using those same dynamics has been really empowering, because it's that same sort of thing for me, just finding, yeah, so the more, the more I do that, the better it becomes, because it invites a whole new structure you might not have thought of, or...Jess LaheyOkay, whatever. So, and we'll talk about this eventually, but at a certain point, all of the charts and the graphs and stuff are going to have to give way to this, like really big, creative and word output. So, we'll cross that bridge when we come to it. Right now, we're in the planning stage, and then the last thing I need you to think about is, and I don't think it's too early to start thinking about this, is, you know, how is this going to translate into speaking, and how we're going to do an entire podcast just on the planning? You know, obviously, you don't even have a book yet. You don't even have an agent yet, any... all of this stuff.Dr. MeganYeah.Jess LaheyBut, but... and we're going to talk about all this stuff, but in order to really be able to pitch yourself as a speaker, because I think there's even the possibility the speaker thing could happen without the book thing. It's going to happen most effectively, obviously, with the book thing. But it's since that's what you really want, we're going to start planning for that speaking career while the book is also happening. Right?Dr. MeganI'm in.Jess LaheyOkay, all right, so you've already done what I was going to give you homework about. So, I think, I think what you need to start thinking about is...I have given Megan a copy of The Addiction Inoculation book proposal, right?Dr. MeganUh-huh.Jess LaheyOkay, so the reason it's not that I think that my book proposal is all that, but my agent...Dr. MeganBut it is.Jess LaheyLaurie Abkemeier, just is amazing, and she helped shape that. So, I think it's a really good starting place. And I think the first section, the introductory section, I think would be a really great place for you to start. Unless you have anything, you think would be another great place for you to start. I want to take your input into this as well.Dr. MeganNo, that seems good. Yeah. Because in this class I did, we had to write the intro and the first thing, but then when I read what you had, I was like, whoa, there's so much more.Jess LaheyYeah.Dr. MeganThere's so much more.Jess LaheyAnd all of the things we've talked about go into that introductory section, like, why me? Why this? Why now? And I think the why now when it comes to your plot, and I'm sorry again, listeners that we have to be a bit vague, but I think why now, with your title and your subject matter, I think it's a really great time for this book as well and it and without linking it into, you know, popular culture references and stuff like that, I think it's really important to help basically, I like to think of this section as the section that the editor, potential editor will have to go to the group at her publishing house to pitch to say, can I buy this book... and for how much... that section really is, here's why this author is the right time, why it's the right time, why this is the right author, why there's a there, this book needs to be written, what the hole is in the market. And I think that's going to be a really important part of that for you.Dr. MeganYeah, and that's where it felt like, oh, now this doctoral thing that I did 10 years ago is coming into play, because they'd always be like, what are your gaps in the literature? And you have to get really granular about it. And so...Jess LaheyOh, over and over again, I've been like, oh, wait, I can go back to that other thing I wrote in order to pull some of the pieces from that. So, this is very helpful. Okay, so for just the two of us, that's going to be the first thing I would love to see from you is that introductory section, sure, and then we're going... this podcast is going to be from here on out. This introductory level is going to be for everyone from here on out. This is going to be for supporters. But if you want to follow along on the journey, we're going to remain vague, like I said about the topic, simply because we don't want anyone to take it. And we are going to keep things a little bit vague on some fronts, but for the most part, we're going to get really specific, like I'm going to we're going to be talking about querying agents. We're going to be talking about the what the query format is like and finding an agent. I mean, that's the first place we have to start for you, and I have some ideas, but I'm going to give you some homework around that as well, which is, and I think you may have heard this before on our podcast, because we've talked about it, but look at the books that you really, really admire in your genre, and then look at the acknowledgement section, because people thank their agents, right? So, for example, if I am looking at a stack of books, I recommend a lot. So, for example, I really love, you know, like Nadine Burke Harris's The Deepest Well, and Ned Johnson's The Self-Driven Child, and uh, Dan Siegel's Brainstorm, and Anna Lembke's Dopamine Nation, those books sort of hit the tone and the topic that I would be writing about. So, who are their agents? Because those agents are clearly open to topics that are similar. Now, you don't want to go for someone who's written, who's published, or, you know, sold, the exact same thing, but you want someone who's hitting the spirit of the and is someone that is reputable and that you're also going to find by looking at who authors you respect thank in their acknowledgements. So that's a good starting place. So that's your other assignment.Dr. MeganOkay.Jess LaheyYou can go to the library and do that. You can go clearly you have stacks of books at your house. You can borrow any of my books you would like. But let's start looking for potential agents to pitch this idea to, because a query is like, almost like a mini it's like a super mini version of your idea, and if they like it, they're going to ask for more. So, we need to have that more ready for when you query. Nonfiction is a little different from fiction, and for those of you have been listening for a long time, you know that if you're going to query a fiction agent, that agent is going to ask for a full manuscript, which so you better have finished it if you're going to pitch a fiction agent. It's not always the case, but mostly the case. But with nonfiction, the idea is you sell the book with a proposal. So, an agent in this arena is going to be expecting that maybe you have chapter summaries, maybe you have a sample chapter. So those are going to be our early goals for this sort of thing. But I think baseline introductory section is going to be the best place to start, and getting an idea of potential agents is the other great place to start. So how does that sound for you?Dr. MeganSuper exciting, slightly intimidating.Jess LaheyOkay.Dr. MeganBecause what if...I'm like, oh no, what if they love it, and now I've got to, like, crank out this whole book. Like, oh my gosh!Jess LaheyYeah. Oh, it's scary. Like, The Gift of Failure stuff happened really fast. I got my dream agent who had been chasing, I don't know if you know this story, but I chased her for 10 years. I knew she was the right agent for me, but I kept sending her projects that weren't quite right, and The Gift of Failure happened to be right, but everything happened really fast after that. So, I've done like a crash proposal and agent acquisition, but I've also done, you know, the slower version, The Addiction Inoculation version. So, I totally get that each piece of this can be really scary, especially when it needs to happen fast and there isn't any urgency. It's not like you know, but we're also going to talk about articles that you could start writing for the media that will start being test balloons for this idea, because it helps if you have an article that does well on the topic that you're addressing.Dr. Megan Yes, and that would be maybe a whole umbrella conversation, but, yeah, I actually was wondering about that, because...Jess LaheyAnd that could be a whole episode.Dr. MeganOf all these links to the amazing articles. And I'm like, oh no, you haven't done any of that, like, you know, sort of, but not really.Jess LaheyWe'll do a whole episode on that, and especially on how to pitch those, how to think about those. And yeah, we'll be doing a whole entire episode on pitching articles that are in line with what you would like to write for next book. There are lots and lots of authors who do send up these test balloons to see what sticks. I know lots of them that do that, and there's a balance to me made between including content for the potential book and still sending up that test balloon. So, we'll talk about all of that in a separate episode, but for now, looking for potential agents writing that introductory thing, and then we're going to get together in like two weeks or so, and we'll start, and we'll start talking about actual... we'll actually do stuff.Dr. MeganAmazing, yes!Jess LaheyBecause this book needs to happen, I'm really excited about it. I know you're excited about it, and I'm really just honored to be a part of helping in any way.Dr. Megan Mutual and likewise, and this is super exciting.Jess LaheyAnd the dogs have pretty much behaved themselves today, so hopefully they'll continue to behave themselves. All right, if you want to get the rest of this series, and I think, I think I'm going to call it something like, I have an idea now what? That kind of idea, but if you want to be a part and listen to the rest of this series, you're going to have to become a supporter of the podcast. Becoming a supporter of the podcast gets you other stuff too, like First Pages, the Booklab thing that we just recorded a bunch of episodes. I don't know if you've ever listened to Booklab, but we get submissions from very brave listeners who give us their first pages, and then we talk about whether or not we turn the page, and we critique them, and it's really fun. And then you get other bonus materials as well. So, think about becoming a supporter, and I'm really excited about this new series. So, thank you for being a guinea pig, because it takes a lot of bravery to do that.Dr. MeganWell. Thank you. I'm super excited and nervous and excited.Jess LaheyAll right, until next week, and this is for you specifically, keep your butt in the chair and your head in the game. The Hashtag AmWriting podcast is produced by Andrew Perella. Our intro music, aptly titled Unemployed Monday, was written and played by Max Cohen. Andrew and Max were paid for their time and their creative output, because everyone deserves to be paid for their work. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit amwriting.substack.com/subscribe

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This week, we are happy to welcome author, podcaster and motivational speaker Kirsten Jones to The Hamilton Review Podcast! In this conversation, Kirsten shares a lot of valuable information from her book, "Raising Empowered Athletes" including helping our kids move through discomfort, leaning into the things that we value as parents and helping them get to the other side.    Kirsten and Dr. Bob also talk about youth sports, burn out and more.   Parents, this is a must listen conversation!   Kirsten Jones is a motivational speaker, author, podcaster and Peak Performance Coach. Along with Susie Walton (mother of former NBA player and coach, Luke Walton, and three other peak-performing sons), she is the co-host of the popular #RaisingAthletes Podcast, based in Los Angeles.   Jones is an empowered, successful athlete herself: she played Division I volleyball and is a member of the William and Mary Athletics Hall of Fame. She was a fifteen year executive at NIKE in both Europe and the U.S.   Ten years ago, Kirsten was certified through a Tony Robbins life-coaching program, Strategic Intervention. She started life coaching, doing motivational speaking, coaching youth sports teams and writing a monthly blog. Sports have been a constant in her life- whether player herself, coaching her children, or working with athletes and their parents as a Peak Performance coach.   Over the last five years, Kirsten has spoken to thousands of middle school, high school, and college athletes: parents; coaches; and sports administrators about the increasing pressure to compete both on and off the court-- and how to thrive as both an athlete and a human being while effectively coping with all that pressure.   She is the mother of three athletes. One played Division I basketball at Boston University and is now playing for DIII at Claremont Graduate University while getting his MBA; a second son, also a Division I basketball player, is a sophomore at Colgate University; and a daughter who just finished high school and played club volleyball throughout, is now a freshmen at Loyola Marymount University Film School. Kirsten's super power is helping people get out of their heads and into their bodies so they can feel their best and perform beyond what even they dreamed possible.      How to contact Kirsten Jones: Kirsten Jones Website   Kirsten Jones on Instagram   Raising Athletes Podcast   Raising Empowered Athletes Book   How to contact Dr. Bob: Dr. Bob on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChztMVtPCLJkiXvv7H5tpDQ Dr. Bob on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drroberthamilton/ Dr. Bob on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bob.hamilton.1656 Dr. Bob's Seven Secrets Of The Newborn website: https://7secretsofthenewborn.com/ Dr. Bob's website: https://roberthamiltonmd.com/ Pacific Ocean Pediatrics: http://www.pacificoceanpediatrics.com/  

Visit thecheercollection.com for all your gift-giving needs! Apolla Socks are changing the cheer game, two feet at a time! Visit apollaperformance.com and use CHEERMOM2024 for 10% off! Connect with Kirsten Jones: https://www.kirstenjonesinc.com/podcast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9IHuebGsZY https://www.amazon.com/Raising-Empowered-Athletes-Parenting-Resilient/dp/1637272812   Here are some highlights from this episode: Parents often project their dreams onto their children. Empower kids to advocate for themselves. Creating is as important as consuming. We only get 18 summers with our kids. Adversity in sports teaches valuable lessons. Check in with kids about their dreams regularly. Model self-care and self-respect for your children. Every child is different; tailor your approach. Help kids set the table but don't feed them. Involvement is key for kids to own their process. Athletics should be a passion, not just a job. Burnout is a significant issue in youth sports. Lifelong athleticism is more important than competition. Success in sports can be defined in many ways. Parents should focus on the joy of sports, not just outcomes.

Kirsten Jones is the Author of Raising Empowered Athletes and she is an In Demand Speaker, a host of her own Podcast and today she joins the Wednesday Wisdom Team with some BEST PRACTICES in the area of Recruiting! THIS is The Educational AD Podcast! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/educational-ad-podcast/support

Our good friend Kirsten Jones is back on Super Tuesday and today she shares the story behind her Best Selling Book - Raising Empowered Athletes. Kirsten is a coach, consultant, and speaker on a National Level and today she shares some BEST PRACTICES on The Educational AD Podcast! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/educational-ad-podcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/educational-ad-podcast/support

In today's episode, Jonathan is joined by Kirsten Jones, author of Raising Empowered Athletes. You'll hear them discuss the complexities of youth sports, its ties to the pandemic, and strategies to encourage outdoor play and enrich young athletes' experiences. Their conversation also addresses the challenges of hyper-competitiveness and pay-to-play culture in sports. Even if you don't have kids, this one is still worth a listen, as it draws parallels between sports, parenting, effective management, and leadership skills applicable in various life aspects. Key insights include creating environments for success, developing individuals without micromanagement, challenging them appropriately, and managing personal anxieties.    About Kirsten: Kirsten is a Hall of Fame Division 1 volleyball player, a 14-year NIKE executive, a motivational speaker, peak performance coach and the author of Raising Empowered Athletes: A Youth Sports Parenting Guide for Raising Happy, Brave and Resilient Kids. As a coach, she works with athletes, entrepreneurs and leaders, where she helps them learn how to reach their goals by releasing their limitations.  Kirsten's super power is helping people get out of their heads and into their bodies so they can feel their best and perform beyond what even they dreamed possible.  She is the co-host of the #RaisingAthletes Podcast with Susie Walton, where they interview coaches, athletes, trainers and industry experts about everything youth sports. Kirsten and her husband, Evan, are currently raising three teenage/young adult athletes (ages 23, 20, 18) in Los Angeles. Connect with Kirsten: kirstenjonesinc.com   Continue the conversation with Jonathan: Website: ⁠⁠⁠www.jonathanraymond.com⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Try Refound's AI Coaching Platform: ⁠⁠refound.com⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanrefound⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/jonathanrefound⁠

To kick off Women's History Month, Kirsten and Susie are back to help guide you through the DOs and DON'Ts of sports parenting. No, it's not episode 99 (we're only on 95 ladies!) but they talk about how close we are to 100 (and we have a very special guest lined up for that!). Kirsten and Susie share stories from the sidelines as they our out there as parents and grandparents EVERY WEEKEND. Parents – listen up and help us all change how our kids experience youth sports. And remember, “I Love to Watch You Play” Susie and Kirsten are so excited that so many kids are playing sports as there is no better teacher of life, than life itself! So, let them live, lose, and learn. National Women's History Month 2024 celebrates the theme of “Women Who Advocate for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion.” That's our Susie and Kirsten! Our DOs and DON'Ts cheat sheet can be found on KirstenJonesInc.com Show notes: www.indigovillage.com ⁠Raising Empowered Athletes by Kirsten Jones⁠ ⁠Key to Personal Freedom: How Myths Affect Our Family Lives by Susie Walton⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kirsten-jones0/support

To kick off Women's History Month, Kirsten and Susie are back to help guide you through the DOs and DON'Ts of sports parenting. In this clip, Kirsten and Susie break down meeting kids where they are at! Let them play multiple sports. Let them try multiple things. Let them slow it down or speed it up on their timeline. Check in with your kids. Success will find them if you let them find their own path. Give them the chance to find their passion. FULL EPISODE DROPS ON MONDAY --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kirsten-jones0/support

Dive into an enlightening conversation with Kirsten Jones, renowned peak performance and sports parenting coach, as she shares her expertise on raising empowered athletes. Key Takeaways: Emphasizing fun, friends, and fundamentals in youth sports. The role of sports in teaching valuable life skills beyond physical abilities. Strategies for parents to balance competition with enjoyment. How sports can serve as a tool for personal growth and development. Why Listen? Discover how to nurture your child's athletic journey with a focus on personal growth, lifelong activity, and the joy of sports. Whether your kids want to start playing a sport, are in competitive leagues, or play for fun, this episode offers practical advice for fostering a healthy, balanced approach to sports parenting. Kirsten is the author of ⁠Raising Empowered Athletes⁠ and the co-host of the ⁠Raising Athletes Podcast⁠.

Best Selling Author and Popular Podcast Host, Kirsten Jones joins the SUPER TUESDAY TEAM and shares some great observations on Parent Expectations and Communication for ADs and Coaches. THIS is The Educational AD Podcast! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/educational-ad-podcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/educational-ad-podcast/support

Children nowadays have the luxury of being able to choose from a wide range of athletic activities. Though this is fantastic for their long-term development, youth sports have become more intense and competitive than ever before, which can pose a risk to our kids' mental health and overall well-being. So, how can we raise happy, healthy athletes while nurturing them into kind, compassionate, confident, and well-focused young adults who are empowered to passionately pursue their goals? Introducing Kirsten Jones, Peak Performance and Sports Parenting Coach and author of ‘Raising Empowered Athletes'. Packed with actionable advice, this episode is the ultimate roadmap if you're a parent trying to navigate the challenges, decisions, and pressures of youth sports! Listen and Learn:  What are the advantages of our kids engaging in sports? What are the biggest pitfalls of our modern-day youth sports culture? How can we support instead of pressure our athletes? Ways to help increase internal motivation in your kids How to identify if your child is participating in sports solely just to please you?  Resources:  Kirsten's book, Raising Empowered Athletes: A Youth Sports Parenting Guide for Raising Happy, Brave, and Resilient Kids Please sign up to receive updates, hear the podcast, or schedule a call at kirstenjonesinc.com @kirstenjonesinc (Facebook and X) @kirstenjonescoach (Instagram and LinkedIn) About Kirsten Jones Kirsten Jones, Peak Performance and Sports Parenting Coach, is a co-host of the #RaisingAthletes Podcast (with Susie Walton) and a motivational speaker. Her first parenting book, Raising Empowered Athletes, launched August 8, 2023 from Triumph Books. Kirsten, a Hall of Fame DI volleyball player from William and Mary and fifteen year NIKE executive, clients include teen athletes (and their parents), where she helps them learn how to reach their goals by releasing their limitations. Kirsten and her husband are raising three athletes themselves (ages 23, 20, & 17) in Los Angeles. Her boys are both DI basketball players and her daughter plays high school volleyball. Kirsten also coaches club volleyball and enjoys traveling anytime she gets the chance. Related Episodes:  324. Toxic Achievement Culture with Jennifer Wallace 328. How to Navigate Change with Brad Stulberg 293. Quit with Annie Duke 205. Thrivers with Michele Borba 194. How to Be (and Raise) an Adult with Julie Lythcott-Haims 161. The Gift of Failure with Jessica Lahey 17. Sports Psychology with Elizabeth Boyer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tonya Johnston, Mental Skills Coach speaks with peak performance and sport parenting coach Kirsten Jones, who is the author of the recently released book "Raising Empowered Athletes". Tonya and Kirsten discuss tools for all athletes to be their best as well as best practices for supporting your kids or friends as they pursue their riding aspirations. Tonya also shares a strategy called "riding with bookends" that helps strengthen your pre-ride routine and your focus in the moment. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services.  Host: Tonya Johnston, Visit her Website, Facebook and buy her book Inside Your Ride Guest:  Kirsten Jones, Peak Performance and Sports Parenting Coach, is a co-host of the #RaisingAthletes Podcast (with Susie Walton) and a motivational speaker. Her first parenting book, Raising Empowered Athletes, launched on August 8, 2023 from Triumph Books. Kirsten is a Hall of Fame Division 1 volleyball player from William and Mary and a 15 year Nike executive. Her clients include teen athletes and their parents, and Kirsten helps them to learn how to reach their goals by releasing their limitations. Title Sponsor: Taylor, Harris Insurance ServicesSubscribe To: The Plaid Horse MagazineSponsors: American Stalls, Purina Animal Nutrition, Wordley Martin Premium Equestrian Surfaces, America Cryo, LAURACEA, BoneKare, Show Strides Book Series, With Purpose: The Balmoral Standard, Good Boy, Eddie and World Equestrian Center

Join us on this enlightening Wellness Pro podcast episode that promises to enrich your understanding of the intricate dynamics that define success in the coaching sphere. Dive deep into the inner workings of coaching programs as Cate Stillman engages in a profound conversation with Kirsten Jones, a pivotal member of a coaching community. Uncover the nuances, triumphs, and hurdles within the realm of coaching programs, gaining valuable insights that cater to coaches, support team members, and those stepping into the world of wellness coaching. What You'll Get Out of Tuning In Gain insights into the dynamics of coaching programs. Understand the critical role of support teams in successful coaching. Learn about the mentorship relationship between coaches and community managers. Discover valuable metrics for measuring community and challenge performance. Explore the unique challenges and successes of short-term coaching challenges versus year-long programs. Highlights Dynamics of coaching programs and support teams. Importance of community managers knowing the coach's content. Mentorship dynamics and trust in coaching programs. Setting and measuring metrics for individual roles and community. Balancing short-term challenges and year-long programs. Integrating challenges with annual memberships for enhanced growth. Quotes "You need somebody willing to dive into your philosophy as a coach and to immerse themselves in an academic way in your philosophy." "By the time we've gotten to this point, Ben's energy as the coach needs to be fully invested in creating the content and doing the research to support what we're doing." "Recognizing that the engagement has to be consistent for the challenge group. If you're running a six-week challenge, you've got to be dialed into those members for the six weeks." Links Get access to Uplevel Your Life here. Use promo code: UPLEVEL37 Get access to Lead Your Club here. Use promo code: LEAD37 Watch the Fireside chat with Cate Stillman Explore the intricate world of coaching programs with Kirsten's deep insights and experiences. Whether you're a coach, part of a support team, or navigating wellness coaching, this episode provides a roadmap for success. Gain valuable perspectives on building trust, managing challenges, and fostering community engagement. Tune in for an enriching exploration into the dynamics of coaching programs.

According to the American Association of Pediatrics, about 70% of kids drop out of youth sports by 13. Here to discuss the factors that have gone into the “professionalization” of youth sports and how to raise truly empowered athletes on all levels is Kirsten Jones, former D1 athlete, performance coach, and author of “Raising Empowered Athletes."Show Notes:Get 25% off your first order of Phyla, when you visit PhylaBiotics.com and use the code PUBERTY at checkout!Order our book This Is So AwkwardCheck out all of our speaking and consulting work at www.Orderofmagnitude.co and all our super comfy products at www.myOOMLA.comTo bring us to your school or community email communications@orderofmagnitude.coTo submit listener questions email thepubertypodcast@gmail.comWatch the full episode on Youtube!Produced by Peoples MediaTranscript Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kirsten Jones and Susie Walton are back together to ring in 2024 and celebrate their 5th year together! They preview their new episode, "Getting Out of FEAR & Getting What YOU Want" So fun to have them back together! Here's to this energy on our shoulder for all of 2024. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kirsten-jones0/support

The pressures placed on young athletes and their parents have never been greater. Peak performance and sports parenting coach Kirsten Jones explains how best to navigate these turbulent youth sports waters. This is a must listen episode for those with kids playing sports. Plus, don't you want to know how Kirsten wins over the Russian Red Army at age 24? Enjoy sports fans! Time-Stamped Show Notes1:30      -    Young Kirsten2:37      -    College Recruiting Saga5:51      -    William & Mary's Debbie Hill8:33      -    The Tide Turns10:39    -    Baseball Buddies: Eli & Dan11:15    -    Fun, Friends & Fundamentals14:22    -    A Good Word Goes a Long Way15:44    -    Coach Baseball16:42    -    Never Too Late17:27    -    Pyramid Scheme19:39    -    It Ain't Easy20:26    -    Mom? Dad?21:42    -    Make it or Break it22:15    -    Flip the Fries!24:34    -    Give me a Break28:20    -    Just Do It29:39    -    Moscow Madness34:32    -    Lightning RoundRaising Empowered Athletes: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/raising-empowered-athletes-kirsten-jones/1143087145?ean=9781637276167Kirsten Jones Inc: https://www.kirstenjonesinc.com/#RaisingAthletes Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/raisingathletes/id1340521140Kirsten Jones LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirsten-jones-coach/Listeners, please subscribe to Heavy Hitter Sports wherever you listen to podcasts so that you don't miss any future episodes. And if you are so inclined, please rate and review the show. And share this episode with a coworker, friend or family member who it might benefit. Many thanks. 

You've probably noticed it—whether or not your child is an athlete. You've heard the stories. Athletes burning the candle at both ends, playing multiple sports at high levels, trying to balance school and sports for hours each day while sacrificing sleep, eating well, and blowing off stress in productive ways. Parents, with their hearts in the right places, pushing their kids to edge up—work harder, get in front of the right people, get more practice, get the right positions, get more playing time—only to burn their children out, blow their bodies out, obliterate their interest in the very activities they once loved. But how could they now try? Their kid is so talented- they seem to adore it—it's not work, it's fun…until it's not. You know what I'm talking about, don't you? Let's discuss it today with Kirsten Jones. The post How to Raise Empowered Athletes and Resilient Kids with Kirsten Jones appeared first on Dr Drobyn Silverman.

Kirsten Jones was a D-I Athlete who then worked for Nike - both internationally and here in the US - she also started a family and then took her experience and knowledge and became a Coach for Athletes, ADs, and Parents along with writing Raising Empowered Athletes, a best selling book that she talks about today on The Educational AD Podcast! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/educational-ad-podcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/educational-ad-podcast/support

Have you ever been so angry at a sports coach, program, or situation that you couldn't wait for a season to be over with…or you wondered how the heck you could have so much anger in your humanly heart about a situation? Or have you ever wondered how/why the “big business” of sport has trickled down all the way to youth athletics? Or have you ever heard the “psycho parent” who is just lighting-up the referee or coach to the point where YOU are actually embarrassed? (please don't tell me YOU are that parent. ☹). Haha.    You are in for a real treat today. Not only do I address some of these questions (and then some…), I have a fun, nostalgic conversation with Kirsten Jones, a fellow William & Mary alum and Hall-of-Fame volleyball player at the “College of Knowledge” on a topic both near and dear to our hearts today…sports & athletics. And the awesome thing is that Kirsten is not just a Mom of 3 athletes, she's a best-selling author on the topic, a speaker on the topic of “Empowering Youth Athletes,” and she has a podcast called “Raising Athletes” today. To say she is qualified to speak on the topic is an understatement. And her latest book, “Raising Empowered Athletes—A Youth Sports Parenting Guide for Raising Happy, Brave, and Resilient Kids” might just be her most prolific work yet.   Here are a few of the things Kirsten and I discuss on Ep. 324 of the IMPACT SHOW podcast: We take a trip down memory lane and look back at the good ole days at W&M. The '80s & 90's were a different ball game in youth & college sports. So I ask Kirsten to paint a picture of how we've moved from seasonal sports and backyard fun to a whopping $20 billion industry that's predicated on $$$, pressure, and stress? How did we get here? What do the “best” coaches do? What do the “worst” coaches do? I bring up the notion of the “NIL” era and the implications, good & bad.  I discuss and riff on “Is what Deion Sanders doing and saying a good thing for college sports?” Hmmmm….(more to come on this…) I ask her the question about if and when she believes kids should “specialize” in sports. We talk about the crucial “3 F's” of youth sports. Kirsten talks about what an 'empowered athlete' looks like and why it's so important to raise not just strong athletes, but extraordinary individuals… and how to do that. We talk about why she is the one carrying this torch. What's her story, and why did it have to be her who wrote this game-changing book? How parents can be “crazy” and actually rob kids of the joy of sport and ultimately burn-them-out and make them want to quit their sport at young ages.  Is “failure” in sport good or bad? How and why are these cheating scandals happening in HS & college sports. What's next for Kristen as an advocate for “Raising Empowered Athletes” at ALL levels and what she's doing to promote this to parents, coaches, and kids.   Enjoy the episode. I feel like I could do a very deep series on this topic as I'm passionate about it. If you are a parent, coach (at any level), trainer or performance coach, or athlete, I believe you will find great value in this episode. If so, please be sure to share this episode. Additionally, please snap a photo of the episode and tag me and Kirsten Jones.    IG: @ToddDurkin @kirstenjonescoach @raisingathletespodcast #ToddDurkin #ToddDurkinIMPACTShow #Ep324 #RaisingEmpoweredAthletes #Podcast #IMPACT   Get Kirsten's new book, "Raising Empowered Athletes."  Listen to her #RaisingAthletes podcast:  HERE   HIRE TODD to speak at your next event or business meeting. 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Her clients include teen athletes (and their parents), where she helps them learn how to reach their goals and release their limitations. She co-hosts the #RaisingAthletes Podcast with Susie Walton on iTunes, Spotify and anywhere you get your podcasts. Her new book, (Raising Empowered Athletes: A Youth Sports Parenting Guide for Raising Happy, Brave, and Resilient Kids) helps parents navigate the difficult decisions and extraordinary pressures of today's youth sports world, and raise young athletes who are confident, resilient, and as successful off the field and in life as they are on the field.    Please sign up to receive updates & hear the podcast at www.kirstenjonesinc.com, @kirstenjonesinc (Facebook and Twitter), or @kirstenjonescoach (Instagram and LinkedIn). ABOUT Todd Durkin (HOST): Todd Durkin is one of the world's leading coaches, trainers, and motivators. It's no secret why some of the world's top athletes have trained with him for nearly two decades. 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Montana is on the road at UC Davis for a game that carries an early-season playoff feel for both squads, and Colter Nuanez catches up with Aggies O-line coach Mike Cody to get the view from the other sideline. Plus: Bozeman High receiver Rocky Lencioni is making waves on the recruiting trail, and author and Missoula Sentinel alum Kirsten Jones joins the show to talk making good choices in this overwhelming era of youth sports.

Kirsten Jones, author of Raising Empowered Athletes, joins The Learner-Centered Collaborative Podcast to share her perspective on how youth sports culture has changed over time and what parents can do to ensure their young athletes can develop lifelong knowledge and skills on the field, while avoiding burnout and remembering we play sports because it's fun. She emphasizes moving away from the constant drive to win, instead focusing on progress, effort, and enjoyment. The conversation covers tips for parenting in a way that empowers kids through autonomy, struggle, and a growth mindset. The goal is developing happy, confident kids who can thrive on and off the field.

In our FIRST collaboration with the Nutrition Pearls podcast from the Council for Pediatric Nutrition Professionals (CPNP), hosts  Dr. Peter Lu and dietitian Jennifer Smith talk to our guests Dr. Bruno Chumpitazi and dietitian Kirsten Jones about dietary treatment of children with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) -- specifically about using the low-FODMAP diet in children.Dr. Chumpitazi is a pediatric neurogastroenterologist who recently completed being the inaugural director of the Neurogastroenterology and Motility Program at Texas Children's Hospital and who is now Professor and Division Chief of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition at Duke University. Kirsten Jones, RD, CSP, LD, is a registered dietitian who specializes in caring for children with disorders of gut-brain interaction and use of the low-FODMAP diet at Nationwide Children's Hospital. This episode is eligible for CME credit!  Once you have listened to the episode, click this link to claim your credit.  Credit is available to NASPGHAN members (if you are not a member, you should probably sign up).  And thank you to the NASPGHAN Professional Education Committee for their review!Learning Objectives:Understand the indications and potential contraindications to using the low-FODMAP diet for a child with IBS.Understand the rationale and structure of the low-FODMAP diet.Recognize modifications to the low-FODMAP diet that can make therapy more feasible for children.Support the showAs always, the discussion, views, and recommendations in this podcast are the sole responsibility of the hosts and guests and are subject to change over time with advances in the field.Follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for all the latest news and upcoming episodes!

In our FIRST collaboration with the NASPGHAN Bowel Sounds podcast, hosts  Dr. Peter Lu and dietitian Jen Smith talk to our guests Dr. Bruno Chumpitazi and dietitian Kirsten Jones about dietary treatment of children with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) -- specifically about using the low-FODMAP diet in children.Dr. Chumpitazi is a pediatric neurogastroenterologist who recently completed being the inaugural director of the Neurogastroenterology and Motility Program at Texas Children's Hospital and who is now Professor and Division Chief of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition at Duke University. Kirsten Jones, RD, CSP, LD, is a registered dietitian who specializes in caring for children with disorders of gut-brain interaction and use of the low-FODMAP diet at Nationwide Children's Hospital. 

Wouldn't it be phenomenal if you could decipher the world of youth sports? Our distinguished guest, Kirsten Jones, is a hall of fame NCAA D1 volleyball player, amazing book author,  a peak performance coach ,and a motivational speaker. As parents of collegiate athletes, we address the complex landscape of youth sports, a massive $20 billion industry, & explore the interplay between an athlete's dreams & a parent's aspirations.Join us as we delve into and passionately co-create an engaging four part discussion on the delicate equilibrium between an athlete's drive and the pressures they face. We examine :(1) the role of parents   -in helping kids' interests align - exposing kids to multiple sports and why - preventing burnout and actionable insights - kindle passion, focus on nutrition and offering support(2) role of coaches- transactional vs transformative coaching- establishing basics, efficacy of rituals - cultivating an athlete's mindset and steering it thereof- nurturing talent and facilitating overall player journey(3) role of athletes- System overall and overuse- Affirmations for betterment of outcomes- Focus on mental health- Athletes taking a "We" vs "I" approach- Being a team player and fostering camaraderie-Handling the recruitment side for college sports, transfers after(4) Sustainability in athletic journey-Contributing to team rapport -Team bonding activities, societal causes-How better people can make for a better planetKirsten lends her perspective on the importance of genuine passion and enjoyment in sports, contrasting it with the destructive effects of forced participation. With her wealth of experience, she helps us navigate these subjects brilliantly, offering invaluable insights to parents, athletes, and coaches. Tune in, take advantage of Kirsten's generous offer at the very end of this chat. This episode is not just about sports, but it's about empowering our youth, so let's make it a win-win !!!Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEInstacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Enjoy PIOR Living products Enjoy PIOR Living products at a 20% discount and free shipping on orders over $75Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showFollow host Vai on Instagram , twitter for interesting thought leadership, digital content. Head to my website for enlightening blogs & service offerings.This podcast comes to you from Listen Ponder Change LLC, founded by Vai Kumar.Every one time support the show contribution is much appreciated !!Or even better, subscribe https://www.buzzsprout.com/1436179/support and help us amplify our voice and reach!Video shorts available on YouTube @freshleafforever channel and larger videos on @vaipkumar - coming shortly.

Hi all! Jess here! Welcome to a new season!We are back with our usual #AmWriting content and I'm incredibly excited about this episode. Seven years ago, I was speaking in the school library of a small elementary school in California - the entire event was a favor for a friend - and met a reader named Kirsten Jones. I love small events because I get to spend so much time talking with the audience members at the book signing. One of the last people to get her book signed was Kirsten, a former NCAA athlete and aspiring writer. She had this idea, she said, a Gift of Failure but for the parents of athletes. YES, I said. Write the book. We need this book. Please let me know how I can be of help to you so this book can be in the world. Seven years later, here we are. Raising Empowered Athletes was born August 8, 2023. In this episode, Jess and Kirsten talk about the journey from a beautiful, scary, secret idea whispered to another writer at a book event to publication day and everything in between. Links: Kirsten's website Raising Empowered Athletes at Bookshop.orgIf your fall could use a little witchy reading fun, you should hop online or over to your favorite bookstore and order a copy of KJ's latest, Playing the Witch Card. Think grown-up Gilmore Girls meets Practical Magic, with a family deck of troublesome Tarot cards stalking a new generation. You've listened to KJ talk about getting the work done—now go check out the result, and pick up a copy for a friend, too. Guaranteed fall vibe, no pumpkin spice necessary.Fiction writers! If you've set a goal of finishing a publishable draft in a year's time, and are looking for an in-depth resource to help you through each step of the writing and publishing process, Author Accelerator certified book coach Susan DeFreitas has an exciting new offering you don't want to miss.Workshops Against Empire includes five courses on story structure, crafting scene, mastering POV, querying and pitching, and more, with the goal of helping you reach YOUR goal with confidence. It's an immersive program that's available in a variety of formats and price points, including a self-paced DIY course bundle.To learn more about the course - and the year-long group coaching program coming next year for fiction writers - visit bookcoaches.com/podcasts to sign up for a free sneak peek with Susan DeFreitas and Author Accelerator CEO Jennie Nash that promises to include tips you can use now to finally finish that work in progress.Want to know more about what Jess is up to? Check out her IG (and cute doggo pics for an easy cheer-me-up!) This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit amwriting.substack.com/subscribe

Raising Empowered Athletes author Kirsten Jones talks about her membership in the William & Mary Athletics Hall of Fame alongside Michael ‘Pinball' Clemons, shares stories from 15 years on the global footwear team at Nike under founder Phil Knight, parses the real from the fictional in Matt Damon/Ben Affleck's Nike movie AIR, draws lessons from [in]famous athlete/parent combos including Tiger/Earl Woods, Bronny/LeBron James & Lonzo-LiAngelo-LeMelo/LaVar Ball, transferring her experiences as a peak performance & sports parenting coach to writing a book, why sleep/nutrition/hydration are all superpowers, how sports experiences translate into building LIFE skills, the inherent dangers of the professionalization of youth sports, why you must recognize that you only get 18 summers to enjoy with your child, and why the ONLY six words a parent should ever say to their child athlete are I LOVE TO WATCH YOU PLAY! Raising Empowered Athletes: A Youth Sports Parenting Guide for Raising Happy, Brave, and Resilient Kids is available NOW wherever you get your books! For everything Kirsten Jones, please visit www.KirstenJonesInc.com TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at andrew.applebaum@gmail.com All episodes available 24/7/365 at www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Back to School Means Back to Sports! When a woman gets pregnant, someone hands her a copy of “What to Expect When You're Expecting” the guide for understanding how to care for your unborn child. This is the book you'll need to guide you once your kids start playing sports! Follow this "Woman We Love" on social media: @KirstenJonesCoach

On this episode: Zak and Jamilah go over their week in triumphs, fails, solo parenting, and solo travel. Then we talk youth sports before hearing an interview between Elizabeth and Kirsten Jones, nationally recognized performance coach, former athlete, and author of Raising Empowered Athletes. Then, on Slate Plus: what if friendship, not marriage, was the center of our adult social lives? Join us on Facebook and email us at momanddad@slate.com to ask us new questions, tell us what you thought of today's show, and give us ideas about what we should talk about in future episodes. You can also call our phone line: (646) 357-9318.  If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get an ad-free experience across the network and exclusive content on many shows—you'll also be supporting the work we do here on Mom and Dad are Fighting. Sign up now at slate.com/momanddadplus to help support our work. Podcast produced by Rosemary Belson and Maura Currie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode: Zak and Jamilah go over their week in triumphs, fails, solo parenting, and solo travel. Then we talk youth sports before hearing an interview between Elizabeth and Kirsten Jones, nationally recognized performance coach, former athlete, and author of Raising Empowered Athletes. Then, on Slate Plus: what if friendship, not marriage, was the center of our adult social lives? Join us on Facebook and email us at momanddad@slate.com to ask us new questions, tell us what you thought of today's show, and give us ideas about what we should talk about in future episodes. You can also call our phone line: (646) 357-9318.  If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get an ad-free experience across the network and exclusive content on many shows—you'll also be supporting the work we do here on Mom and Dad are Fighting. Sign up now at slate.com/momanddadplus to help support our work. Podcast produced by Rosemary Belson and Maura Currie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode: Zak and Jamilah go over their week in triumphs, fails, solo parenting, and solo travel. Then we talk youth sports before hearing an interview between Elizabeth and Kirsten Jones, nationally recognized performance coach, former athlete, and author of Raising Empowered Athletes. Then, on Slate Plus: what if friendship, not marriage, was the center of our adult social lives? Join us on Facebook and email us at momanddad@slate.com to ask us new questions, tell us what you thought of today's show, and give us ideas about what we should talk about in future episodes. You can also call our phone line: (646) 357-9318.  If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get an ad-free experience across the network and exclusive content on many shows—you'll also be supporting the work we do here on Mom and Dad are Fighting. Sign up now at slate.com/momanddadplus to help support our work. Podcast produced by Rosemary Belson and Maura Currie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode: Zak and Jamilah go over their week in triumphs, fails, solo parenting, and solo travel. Then we talk youth sports before hearing an interview between Elizabeth and Kirsten Jones, nationally recognized performance coach, former athlete, and author of Raising Empowered Athletes. Then, on Slate Plus: what if friendship, not marriage, was the center of our adult social lives? Join us on Facebook and email us at momanddad@slate.com to ask us new questions, tell us what you thought of today's show, and give us ideas about what we should talk about in future episodes. You can also call our phone line: (646) 357-9318.  If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get an ad-free experience across the network and exclusive content on many shows—you'll also be supporting the work we do here on Mom and Dad are Fighting. Sign up now at slate.com/momanddadplus to help support our work. Podcast produced by Rosemary Belson and Maura Currie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kirsten Jones is a former Division I volleyball player and esteemed member of The College of William and Mary's Hall of Fame, recognized for her outstanding athletic achievements. With a remarkable career at NIKE spanning over fourteen years, she served as a footwear executive across Europe and at the company's headquarters in Portland, Oregon. Currently, Kirsten has embarked on a new path as a motivational speaker, writer, and Peak Performance Coach, specializing in guiding and inspiring teen and professional athletes, entrepreneurs, and business leaders. As a co-host of the #RaisingAthletes Podcast and a contributing author to "Winning Mindset: Elite Strategies for Peak Performance," she shares her expertise in youth sports and peak performance. Kirsten's forthcoming book, "Raising Empowered Athletes," is set to be published in August 2023 by Triumph Books. Passionate about empowering young athletes, she contributes her insights as a guest expert to various websites, including GrownandFlown.com and ILOVETOWATCHYOUPLAY.com. Kirsten and her husband, Evan, are nurturing three teenage/young adult athletes in Los Angeles, where she continues to make a significant impact on the world of sports and personal development.Connect with Kirsten on Instagram.You can explore more of Hernan's work on his website, https://www.hernanchousa.com/.The music enriching our show is the creative work of Sebastian Klauer. You can reach him at klauersebas@gmail.com.

In this podcast we have the pleasure of being joined by former D1 athlete Kirsten Jones. Kirsten played volleyball and transferred colleges before the portal was a thing. She also had both of her sons attend prep schools. She shares the process for finding the right school for each son, and then the steps taken to choose the right college. Her oldest son is currently in the transfer portal and she talks about the challenges with that. Her biggest piece of advice is to do your due diligence. Kirsten also has a book coming out in August called "Raising Empowered Athletes." I will definitely be buying this. She shared some thoughts on this as well. This was such an informative episode. Connect w/ Kirsten: Website: https://www.kirstenjonesinc.com/ Twitter | https://twitter.com/kirstenjonesinc Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/p/CsUdUjQR_4j/Connect with Cory: Website | https://www.prepathletics.com Twitter | https://twitter.com/PREP_Athletics Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/prep_athletics/ Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/PrepAthletics Email | coryheitz@gmail.com Phone | 859-317-1166 Subscribe to the PREP Athletics Podcast: iTunes | https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/prep-athletics-podcast/id1546265809?uo=4 Spotify | https://open.spotify.com/show/6CAKbXFiIOhoHinzsReYbJ Amazon | https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/3c37179d-3371-47f9-9d97-fd569e8802a7/prep-athletics-basketball-podcast #AmazonMusic Google Podcasts | https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy80M2YwZTZkMC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw About Me Cory Heitz is the Founder and President of PREP Athletics. He has been helping place players into the right fitting prep schools since 2008. Cory completed a post grad year himself before...

In today's episode, we are joined by Kirsten Jones. Among other things, Kirsten is a parent to a collegiate athlete, podcast host, former collegiate volleyball player, volleyball coach, author, and she is also a certified Peak Performance and Sports Parenting Coach. The topic of today's conversation is all about how we, as parents, coaches, and teachers, can better prepare our young athletes for their journey ahead. If you are a parent, teacher, coach, or mentor to young people, this episode is for you. But athletes, don't skip this episode. There is plenty of actionable advice for you too, on how to take ownership of your athletic career, and how to develop important life skills such as resilience, grit, and the ability to pivot when things don't go your way! Topics covered in today's conversation: - Fixed vs Growth Mindset. - Envisioning long-term goals. - Growth mindset and effort. - Building grit through competencies. - Supporting young athletes emotionally. - Finding the right fit. - Parent and Coach Relationships. - Empowering young athletes. - Youth sports and societal pressure. - Athletic recruiting and transfers. - Lessons from when things don't go our way. - Finding your passion. - Worst advice given. - Valuing individual levels in coaching. - Fostering independence in children. More information about today's guest: Kirsten Jones, Peak Performance & Sports Parenting Coach. Her new Book -Raising Empowered Athletes: A Youth Sports Parenting Guide for Raising Happy, Brave, and Resilient Kids Get your copy on Amazon, or anywhere that you buy books:  https://a.co/d/aS7h4ZS Kirsten's Podcast - #RaisingAthletes can be found on the website: ww.KirstenJonesinc.com  Thank you for tuning in! If you are listening on Apple or Spotify, please leave a rating or a review to help us have conversations with impactful guests like this! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brett-sikora-downtheline/message

This week on Where Parents Talk radio on 105.9 The Region, host Lianne Castelino speaks to Kirsten Jones, performance coach, motivational speaker, author and mom about the decline in youth sports participation and the role and impact of parents.

Parenting is one thing, but parenting in the area of the sports world is another! Whether you have a little leaguer or a Division 1 Champion, you want to hear this conversation. We have a very inspirational chat with the amazing Kirsten Jones. She is a motivational speaker, writer, and a Peak Performance coach.  She is also the co-host of a very popular podcast called “Raising Athletes.”  Join us while we take a deep dive into this topic, what are we doing right as parents of athletes, and more importantly what are we doing wrong.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Last episode when I talked about manifestation through sexual energy, I mentioned the incredible feminine embodiment coach, Kirsten Jones. In this episode I interview her to dive deeper into what sexual energy really is and how to embody your feminine. She also takes us through a beautiful chakra breathwork practice which was absolutely divine! Tune in to this episode to discover more in this juicy conversation. Join the Be Think Do Tribe: https://tribe.bethinkdocoaching.com/join Free support and resources in my Facebook Group: www.facebook.com/groups/wonderwomendo More info on my website: www.bethinkdocoaching.com DM me on facebook or insta @bethinkdocoaching Follow Kirsten Jones: @kirsten.jones.awakened

Today's interview is with Terry Gautreaux and Kirsten Jones.  Not only is Terry the 1992 bronze medal Olympian in the sport of TaeKwonDo, but she was also my primary martial arts instructor.  Terry and her husband, Oren, are not only decorated martial artist but also business partners.  Terry is now an avid runner, having completed numerous marathons.  However, her current goal includes being able to walk again after recovering from surgery to repair her hip.  Kirsten is now an EMT and was a member of the same competition team I was on coached by Terry in the past.  Terry's story and insight are sure to motivate you to reach for your highest potential.

What it takes to make things happen in life begins with just showing up for what you say you want. Then, being continuously in action, in motion, towards that vision is the key, even if it's in the wrong direction and there are failures along the way. Kirsten Jones is a former Hall of Fame Division-I volleyball player and fourteen-year NIKE executive, now a motivational speaker, author, and Peak Performance Coach to parents and athletes, from high-school to the NFL. She is a master at helping others see where they want to go and gaining the mind-set to make it happen. Her style is witty, a little in your face, and the simplicity is astonishing. You're going to love this interview! (Note: This podcast was recorded using Zoom, there are a couple of strange audio issues at the beginning of the podcast (minor) but they resolve shortly. Keep listening, it's worth it!)

PHYSICAL WELLNESS: When we think of health and wellness, we usually start with looking at our physical wellness. In today's episode, we talk to Kirsten Jones aka The Body Stylist about how she went from a life of dieting and to starting her own business as a personal trainer. We love how Kirsten takes us on a journey of how she learnt to recognise that working on her physical wellness was only one part of the puzzle. We also gain some gold nuggets of wisdom on life and entrepreneurship as Kirsten celebrates 5 years of running her own business. If you'd like more information about Kirsten and how to work with her, visit www.kirstenjones.com.au For more behind the scenes content and bonuses, visit www.instagram.com/livelifewell_thepodcast

Get ready to learn some great secrets on how to enhance your personal performance and how to reach your goals with Peak Performance Coach Kirsten Jones. Connect with Kirsten: https://www.kirstenjonesinc.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirsten-jones-1704805/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- Get A Podcast Listening Journal Today: https://amzn.to/2TBNKu4 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Learn about the book "From The Inse Out: Therapists´Confessions of Corage, Strenth and Hope" from Jaqueline: https://amzn.to/319Bmkf --------------------------------------------------------------------- Learn more about the song "Be There Always" by C-RHO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxCPIMr14xw https://open.spotify.com/track/6Y4Co79epsaUQKeNtWdfuZ --------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for listening! Please subscribe.  

Do you find yourself over-indulging and letting all your good intentions to stay in shape go while on holiday? Or do you find yourself trying to keep to a restrictive regimented diet and s exercise regime while you are away and feel a sense of frustration that you can't enjoy a break? Either extreme is unnecessary to getting and staying in shape. In this episode Kirsten and Miranda expand on a few of their tips and strategies for enjoying a healthy and balanced break.This concludes the last of the Lean for Life podcast series. Stay tuned as we get set to launch an exciting new podcast telling the inspiring and vulnerable stories of people who have transformed their lives despite the challenges life has thrown them. If you would like to be the first to hear about the next series please message us and we will let you know when it's coming your way!Join our free community group on facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/leanforlifepodcast/Contact us and find out more on our website:http://www.leanforlifepodcast.com.au Find out more about Miranda Marriott: https://www.pliable.com.auFind out more about Kirsten Jones: https://www.kirstenjones.com.au

What you focus on is what you get! A focus on our weight, our ill health, our problematic eating, our laziness, our lack of motivation to train, how stuck we are, that there is something wrong with us, that change is impossible for us… often leads to getting more of that. And feelings of defeat, depletion, exhaustion, apathy and loss of motivation ensue, and we find ourselves heading away from healthy choices and results we really want.On the other hand, if we focus on the women we want to become, the health we want to have, the healthy behaviours that we want to nourish ourselves with, how change is possible for us when we have the right tools, then we will create more health in our lives. In this episode, Kirsten and Miranda look into the importance of what you are focussing on and how this is what changes your energy, emotions, behaviours and results!Join our free community group on facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/leanforlifepodcast/Contact us and find out more on our website:http://www.leanforlifepodcast.com.au Find out more about Miranda Marriott: https://www.pliable.com.auFind out more about Kirsten Jones: https://www.kirstenjones.com.au

Apart from the genetic hand we are dealt, accident, and the influence of our environment, a number of the health outcomes we experience come back up the consequence of multiple micro moment decisions. Decisions that cause better or worse health outcomes, decisions that either lead us way off track and heading towards where we want to be. Life often comes down to the decisions we make and if we change our decisions in the moment, we begin to change everything.Join us in this episode where we uncover the way you can begin to take your first steps in the journey of 1,000 miles back to better health, energy, vitality and confidence. Learn how you can take some practical and transformative small steps to harness the power of the present moment and your choices.Join our free community group on facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/leanforlifepodcast/Contact us and find out more on our website:http://www.leanforlifepodcast.com.au Find out more about Miranda Marriott: https://www.pliable.com.auFind out more about Kirsten Jones: https://www.kirstenjones.com.au

Drew and Steff sit down for a chat with comedy actors and writers, Boyd Clack and Kirsten Jones, most notable for their cult Welsh sitcoms, Satellite City and High Hopes.

In recent years there has been a huge shift in the way women see strength training. Once associated with getting bulky we are better educated now to appreciate the benefits of strength training to shed fat, feel great, improve our mental health and well-being, reduce our risk of chronic conditions and disease and live a longer stronger life! In this episode Miranda and Kirsten discuss the many wonderful benefits of having a 2 day a week resistance training program as the cornerstone of your self-care regime.Join our free community group on facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/leanforlifepodcast/Contact us and find out more on our website:http://www.leanforlifepodcast.com.au Find out more about Miranda Marriott: https://www.pliable.com.auFind out more about Kirsten Jones: https://www.kirstenjones.com.au

Busy busy busy! Go go go! Not enough hours in the day. Stressed. Overwhelmed. Anxious. Depressed. Not to mention that a lack of rest and constant stress is one of the most underrated contributions to weight gain!In this episode Miranda and Kirsten discuss the powerful benefits of physical and emotional rest in combination with adequate nutrition and training to shed fat, raise energy levels and get the most out of life with a happier, healthier body and mind.Join our free community group on facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/leanforlifepodcast/Contact us and find out more on our website:http://www.leanforlifepodcast.com.au Find out more about Miranda Marriott: https://www.pliable.com.auFind out more about Kirsten Jones: https://www.kirstenjones.com.au

Many of us can battle with the same problem’s month after month and year after year, without seeing much change in our lives. That’s how it was for Kirsten and Miranda for over 20 years! You may be experiencing repeating problems with your body, your thinking, your emotions, your eating, your exercise habits, your relationships or another area of your life that you’d like to improve, but you simply don’t know why you can’t seem to get out of the situation you continue to find yourself in.In order to jump off the hamster wheel of our reoccurring issues we need to come to a point where enough is enough. Out of desperation or inspiration, we need to make a decision to invest all of the required energy, time and resources into finding real and lasting solutions to our problems, instead of trying to pursue ‘quick fixes’ that end up taking us on a long detour straight back into our struggle again. Join us in this episode as we explore the ingredients that are vital for real change and transformation if you are ready for it.Join our free community group on facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/leanforlifepodcast/Contact us and find out more on our website:http://www.leanforlifepodcast.com.au Find out more about Miranda Marriott: https://www.pliable.com.auFind out more about Kirsten Jones: https://www.kirstenjones.com.au

With all the quick fix diets that restrict food to our bodies, people commenting on portion size control (and yet we still feel hungry) or feeling that a sense of loss of control around some foods, or association with weight gain, it’s understandable that so many people fear eating and fear food! In this episode we discuss these common fears with food and explore how we can flip fear to empowerment when we know how to make food work for us, how to be in control most of the time, and create exactly the outcomes we desire in our health, mindset and physique.Join our free community group on facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/leanforlifepodcast/Contact us and find out more on our website:http://www.leanforlifepodcast.com.au Find out more about Miranda Marriott: https://www.pliable.com.auFind out more about Kirsten Jones: https://www.kirstenjones.com.au

More and more research is illustrating how the emotions and stress that we hold onto can have a direct impact on the body’s production and retention of fat cells. Our emotions don’t just influence our behaviours, like emotional eating and our exercise routines, but they are also one of the key influencers to gaining or losing weight that we so often don’t think about. Join Kirsten and Miranda as they explore the power of your emotions, how to have a healthy relationship with our emotions and a healthy mind and body as a result!Join our free community group on facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/leanforlifepodcast/Contact us and find out more on our website:http://www.leanforlifepodcast.com.au Find out more about Miranda Marriott: https://www.pliable.com.auFind out more about Kirsten Jones: https://www.kirstenjones.com.au

You’re throwing every strategy you’ve ever known at your body to try to get it to change, but despite your efforts it seems to be stubbornly resisting and getting worse! We’re often told that it’s all downhill for our bodies after we have children or once we’re over a certain age, so maybe you just think your time of struggle has come. In this episode we talk about when your body seems to turn against you and what you can do to turn that around and enjoy the best shape of your life, both physically and mentally.Join our free community group on facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/leanforlifepodcast/Contact us and find out more on our website:http://www.leanforlifepodcast.com.au Find out more about Miranda Marriott: https://www.pliable.com.auFind out more about Kirsten Jones: https://www.kirstenjones.com.au

Whether you think you can or you think you can't, you're right - Henry Ford. Our self-belief or lack thereof has a significant impact on our emotions, our actions and our results or non-results. If we don't think we can lose weight, improve our eating or any other health behaviour we'd like to adopt, then these beliefs will erode our ability to achieve what we really desire. Join us in this episode as we explore the importance of our beliefs, what you current limiting beliefs may be and how you can begin to change them if they are not working for you right now.Join our free community group on facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/leanforlifepodcast/Contact us and find out more on our website:http://www.leanforlifepodcast.com.au Find out more about Miranda Marriott: https://www.pliable.com.auFind out more about Kirsten Jones: https://www.kirstenjones.com.au

There are many reasons why the scales are a terrible tool for weight loss and can actually lead you to give up and turn away from your goals! In this episode Miranda and Kirsten discuss why a focus on the numbers may actually misrepresent the very real but maybe invisible progress you are making. Join us as we explore the elements you want to focus on and measure, all that is within your power to influence and change!Contact us and find out more on our website:http://www.leanforlifepodcast.com.au Join our free community group on facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/leanforlifepodcast/Find out more about Miranda Marriott: https://www.pliable.com.auFind out more about Kirsten Jones: https://www.kirstenjones.com.au

With busy and demanding days and responsibilities it can be super easy to get caught up in a cycle of excusing ourselves from looking after ourselves, eating well and making the time to exercise. Our work, partners, children, friends and family members can demand more and more from us, to the point that we feel like little energy and time is left over for our health. It doesn't have to be this way. We can actually gain more time and more energy by working smarter and not harder when it comes to our health and fitness by applying the principles and strategies that Kirsten and Miranda explore in this episode.Contact us and find out more on our website:http://www.leanforlifepodcast.com.au Join our free community group on facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/leanforlifepodcast/Find out more about Miranda Marriott: https://www.pliable.com.auFind out more about Kirsten Jones: https://www.kirstenjones.com.au

The human brain and body are both highly motivated to avoid pain. Or default is to avoid, deny, numb the pain, and this is so often why we eat emotionally and stay stuck in the habits and the body that we’d like to change.Join us in this episode as we explore the common ways that we respond to pain and how it is keeping us stuck where we are. They also provide key strategies to help us use pain to our advantage so that it gets us to the place of a deep desire and motivation for change.Contact us and find out more on our website:http://www.leanforlifepodcast.com.au Join our free community group on facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/leanforlifepodcast/Find out more about Miranda Marriott: https://www.pliable.com.auFind out more about Kirsten Jones: https://www.kirstenjones.com.au

Exercise, what will give me the best results? How much, how often and how long should I train for? What’s your history around exercise, the story you’ve created. Why do you it, or not? What if you don’t like exercise? Miranda and Kirsten share the highs and lows of their ‘exercise’ stories and give their thoughts on what they’ve discovered works for them and has been getting their clients tremendous results.Contact us and find out more on our website:http://www.leanforlifepodcast.com.au Join our free community group on facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/leanforlifepodcast/Find out more about Miranda Marriott: https://www.pliable.com.auFind out more about Kirsten Jones: https://www.kirstenjones.com.au

We are all creatures of habit. Up to 90% of our behaviours are said to be habitual and automatic. The way we eat, the way we exercise, the way we feel about our bodies, think about them and look are mostly a result of our daily habits. If we want to change any pattern, result, behaviour, emotion or thought in our lives then it’s crucial that we understand our habits and how they can be changed. In this episode we look at the way we form habits and strategies to help you know how to break old ones and create new ones that will lead you right to your goal!Contact us and find out more on our website:http://www.leanforlifepodcast.com.au Join our free community group on facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/leanforlifepodcast/Find out more about Miranda Marriott: https://www.pliable.com.auFind out more about Kirsten Jones: https://www.kirstenjones.com.au

Enough’s enough! You’ve decided things MUST change! Normally you change everything at once, pick a diet, go to the gym 5 days a week. But you’ve been down that path before and know that you didn’t sustain either regime for too long. Rest assured, it’s not just you! This happens to everyone! You may want to get out of your current situation as quickly as possible, but the only way to do it and sustain the results is one small change at time. Research shows this approach is the best way to permanent change and getting Lean for Life! Join us in this episode where we uncover the power of taking small steps each and everyday and how you can access the results that you have been after for so long by following these practical tips.Contact us and find out more on our website:http://www.leanforlifepodcast.com.au Join our free community group on facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/leanforlifepodcast/Find out more about Miranda Marriott: https://www.pliable.com.auFind out more about Kirsten Jones: https://www.kirstenjones.com.au

Women seem to have an innate ability to nurture. We feed, nourish, protect, support, encourage, develop, promote, educate, build up and bring up others. We love and care for our partner, family, friends, co-workers, students, clients and customers, but so often neglect to give ourselves the nurturing that we need.In this episode, we explore how this pattern often leads to the current health, weight and eating problems that we are going through. We discuss why we can become stuck in this issue of putting ourselves last and never having enough time, energy or other resources to spend on caring for and developing ourselves. We provide the practical strategies that will help you care for yourself, go after your goals and continue to nurture others at the same time. “Rest and self-care are so important. When you take time to replenish your spirit, it allows you to serve others from the overflow. You cannot serve from an empty vessel.” Eleanor BrownnContact us and find out more on our website:http://www.leanforlifepodcast.com.au Join our free community group on facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/leanforlifepodcast/Find out more about Miranda Marriott:https://www.pliable.com.auFind out more about Kirsten Jones:https://www.kirstenjones.com.au

We can become disillusioned, frustrated, disheartened, hopeless and defeated when we believe we are doing all that we can towards our health and fitness goals, but we don’t seem to be changing. You are eating healthily, training regularly and it just doesn’t seem to make a difference and so you start to think ‘Why bother?’, ‘What’s the point’, and feel like giving up. In this episode, we discuss the key solutions to dealing with a plateau or delayed results, including adjusting our expectations and beliefs, plus the key actions we can take that can make all the difference.Contact us and find out more on our website:http://www.leanforlifepodcast.com.au Join our free community group on facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/leanforlifepodcast/Find out more about Miranda Marriott: https://www.pliable.com.auFind out more about Kirsten Jones: https://www.kirstenjones.com.au

Have you got a compelling reason to change? We all suffer with lack of motivation from time to time, and in fact for many it’s the number one reason why they say they can’t get into the health and fitness that they desire. You lose your way when you lose your why. We all have great intentions to get into shape but to get to our goal we all need a compelling reason to get us there. The right carrot will pull us forward so that rather than feeling like it’s a lot of hard work, we’ll happily do the work to get there. In this episode, we explore the importance of having a deep big why, how you can begin to uncover it and use it to sustain your motivation and perseverance toward your goal.Contact us and find out more on our website:http://www.leanforlifepodcast.com.au Join our free community group on facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/leanforlifepodcast/Find out more about Miranda Marriott: https://www.pliable.com.auFind out more about Kirsten Jones: https://www.kirstenjones.com.au

You’ve probably heard that we are the product of the 5 people that we hang out with the most. When it comes to getting in shape, mentally and physically who we surround ourselves with is key, as well as getting the support of those closest to us. Join us in this episode where we discuss the different members who can make up your support network and how to work with them to help you get your best results.Contact us and find out more on our website:http://www.leanforlifepodcast.com.au Join our free community group on facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/leanforlifepodcast/Find out more about Miranda Marriott: https://www.pliable.com.auFind out more about Kirsten Jones: https://www.kirstenjones.com.au

We become what we believe about ourselves. There are so many stories that we tell ourselves, that hold us back from getting what we want. We may say ‘we’re too old’, ‘lazy’, busy’ or ‘unwanted’. We may believe we are ‘unattractive’, ‘not sporty enough’, ‘we never get what we want,’ or ‘it’s too hard’. These thoughts get in the way of living in a healthy way and from getting the health results that we are after. In this episode we explore the power of our beliefs, how we can identify limiting stories that are holding us back and replace them with empowering ones that can help us move forward.Contact us and find out more on our website:http://www.leanforlifepodcast.com.au Join our free community group on facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/leanforlifepodcast/Find out more about Miranda Marriott: https://www.pliable.com.auFind out more about Kirsten Jones: https://www.kirstenjones.com.au

Fluctuating motivation is a common problem for most of us. On Monday we wake up with the strong resolve to be healthy, and by morning tea time, when the birthday cake at the office party and cheese comes along, our old motivation goes out the window! Do you find that your motivation fluctuates all the time between resolve and can’t be bothered? Maybe just in the space of one day, or maybe over weeks or months. Our challenges can be from motivating ourselves to exercise, to procrastination, to trying to be more patient, or whatever it may be, we could all benefit from improving our understanding of motivation. In this episode we delve into the idea of motivation, how to find it, build it, maintain it and what else we may be able to rely on, so we don’t need to put so much emphasis on motivation and willpower all of the time!Contact us and find out more on our website:http://www.leanforlifepodcast.com.au Join our free community group on facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/leanforlifepodcast/Find out more about Miranda Marriott: https://www.pliable.com.auFind out more about Kirsten Jones: https://www.kirstenjones.com.au

Stress is our brain and body’s natural response to threat. We all experience it, and there are good types of stress but too much stress can wreak havoc on our health wellbeing, work and relationships. In this episode we shed some light on the topic of stress, what it is and how to manage it better to feel more on top of yourself and all that life throws at you. Stress doesn’t need to hurt you or your life by leading you to over-eat, having no time for exercise, gaining weight and increasing mental/physical health problems like it so often causes in our lives. If you apply these tools to better understand and manage your stress then you can maintain calmness, balance, stay aligned to your values and achieve your health goals.Contact us and find out more on our website:http://www.leanforlifepodcast.com.au Join our free community group on facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/leanforlifepodcast/Find out more about Miranda Marriott: https://www.pliable.com.auFind out more about Kirsten Jones: https://www.kirstenjones.com.au

Self-sabotage is one of the biggest hurdles we face in attempting to achieve our goals and creating the life that we want for ourselves. Have you found yourself stuck on the hamster wheel of committing to a course of action, to eating healthier, to exercising more regularly, to putting an end to comfort eating, to losing weight and maintaining that shape but never getting anywhere? Perhaps you’ve recognised a pattern of getting in your own way, interfering with your progress and backtracking. It is like one part of you wants to move forward and another part wants to stay right where you are. In this episode we discuss this harmful and often infuriating issue of self-sabotage. We explore some crucial steps that you can take to move you from sabotaging yourself to advancing in your health and your life goals.Contact us and find out more on our website:http://www.leanforlifepodcast.com.au Join our free community group on facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/leanforlifepodcast/Find out more about Miranda Marriott: https://www.pliable.com.auFind out more about Kirsten Jones: https://www.kirstenjones.com.au

There are so many diets and a new one seems to appear every other week. You’ve decided that enough is enough and it’s time to shape up. In this episode we look at how you tell the difference between a bad diet and a good plan to get the results you want and keep them. We explore the importance of an eating plan that is sustainable, simple and flexible and we also begin to look at mindful intuitive eating!Contact us and find out more on our website: http://www.leanforlifepodcast.com.auJoin our community group on facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/leanforlifepodcast/Discover more about Miranda Marriott: https://www.pliable.com.auDiscover more about Kirsten Jones: https://www.kirstenjones.com.au

Many women don’t like the way that they look and feel like they’re not good enough. Often, we believe that accepting ourselves in the shape that we have right now will lead us to become indulgent, complacent and stuck with unwanted weight. In this episode, we discuss how crucial self-compassion is to obtain and maintain our best health, both in body and mind. We look at the importance of mindfulness and kindness towards ourselves and how this is the key to unlocking our potential.Contact us to get access to your free Love Your Body into Your Best Shape Guide by visiting: http://www.leanforlifepodcast.com.auJoin our community group on facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/leanforlifepodcast/Discover more about Miranda Marriott: https://www.pliable.com.auDiscover more about Kirsten Jones: https://www.kirstenjones.com.au

Our metabolism determines how we look, how we feel and how we function. There is so much confusion and fear around our metabolism and whether we have damaged it and slowed it down because we seem to put on weight by just looking at a cupcake. In this episode, we explain what your metabolism is and how to work with it to create the body and health of your dreams, including practical ways you can apply straight away to your eating, training and mindset.Contact us and find out more on our website: http://www.leanforlifepodcast.com.auJoin our community group on facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/leanforlifepodcast/Discover more about Miranda Marriott: https://www.pliable.com.auDiscover more about Kirsten Jones: https://www.kirstenjones.com.au

Emotional eating, whether it involves non-hungry eating, habitual eating, comfort eating or binge eating can wreak havoc on ourselves, our bodies, our minds and our lives. In this episode, we explore what exactly emotional eating is, how we can regain control of our eating and the benefits of nourishing yourself physically to be able to break free from the clutches of emotional eating.Contact us to get access to your free Break Free from Emotional Eating Guide and find out more on our website: http://www.leanforlifepodcast.com.auJoin our community group on facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/leanforlifepodcast/Discover more about Miranda Marriott: https://www.pliable.com.auDiscover more about Kirsten Jones: https://www.kirstenjones.com.au

So many of us take an all or nothing approach when it comes to our diet and exercise regimes. The effect of this leads us to a continual cycle of quitting when things get “too hard”. In this episode we discuss how diets have a high fail rate when it comes to keeping the weight off and the importance of having realistic sustainable guidelines, planning and prepping, as well as fuelling yourself adequately to be able to achieve your goals.Contact us and find out more on our website: http://www.leanforlifepodcast.com.auJoin our community group on facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/leanforlifepodcast/Discover more about Miranda Marriott: https://www.pliable.com.auDiscover more about Kirsten Jones: https://www.kirstenjones.com.au

We can feel incredibly frustrated when we seem to work so hard, follow our diet and can’t seem to attain or maintain our ideal weight / shape. In this episode, we talk about the main reasons why this restrictive approach sets us up for failure. We share about how a lack of self-awareness, triggering our body’s survival mechanisms can cause many of these issues.Contact us and find out more on our website: http://www.leanforlifepodcast.com.auJoin our community group on facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/leanforlifepodcast/Discover more about Miranda Marriott: https://www.pliable.com.auDiscover more about Kirsten Jones: https://www.kirstenjones.com.au

We can feel like we’ve tried everything, from joining the gym, getting a Personal Trainer, starting a new diet, reading a book, trying an online program, seeing a counsellor or a myriad of other health professionals and still find ourselves stuck in the same problem that we’ve had for years. In this episode, we look at some key ideas that helped us and our clients break the cycle, including the importance of committing to a process, following through with incremental changes and embracing ourselves as we are right now.Contact us and find out more on our website: http://www.leanforlifepodcast.com.auJoin our community group on facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/leanforlifepodcast/Discover more about Miranda Marriott: https://www.pliable.com.auDiscover more about Kirsten Jones: https://www.kirstenjones.com.au

The journey of transforming your body and mind involves more than following the next craze or simply trying harder. In this episode, we share how we work with our clients to create deep and lasting change.Contact us and find out more on our website: http://www.leanforlifepodcast.com.auJoin our community group on facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/leanforlifepodcast/Discover more about Miranda Marriott: https://www.pliable.com.auDiscover more about Kirsten Jones: https://www.kirstenjones.com.au

So many of us (Kirsten and Miranda included), feel stuck in a body we don’t like, which impacts our health and wellbeing, our relationships and our work. We can feel desperate for change but no matter what we try we can’t seem to get out of the whole that we find ourselves in. In this episode, we discuss our journey and how we moved from our individual crisis points towards true transformation of body and mind.Contact us and find out more on our website: http://www.leanforlifepodcast.com.auJoin our community group on facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/leanforlifepodcast/Discover more about Miranda Marriott: https://www.pliable.com.auDiscover more about Kirsten Jones: https://www.kirstenjones.com.au

So many times as parents we get caught in our ego about what level my kid should be or how good they are, what team they're on, and 'if they're on this team, it must mean I'm a good parent.' It has nothing to do with your parenting skills!-Kirsten Jones In this episode of the podcast, I'm talking with Kirsten Jones, co-host (with Susie Walton) of the #RaisingAthletes Podcast. Kirsten is a former college and professional volleyball player. In addition to providing life coaching to athletes and parents, Kirsten is also raising three athletes of her own, including a son who plans to play college basketball. We talk about some of the biggest challenges for parents raising athletes including parental expectations based on early athletic achievements, keeping sports in perspective, intrinsic motivation, the "sweet spot" for sports participation, and what to do when your kid wants to quit their sport.   Quotes from Kirsten "If your kid gets chosen for the 'B' team and they're ten, ask them some good questions. A lot of times, we decide whether that means success or failure for them...Parents project out their kid's whole life plan based on whether they made the 'A' team at ten!" "The self-talk that we're doing is so powerful." "We sometimes as parents have decided for them who we want them to become. And then things start not aligning. Or they don't make the team." "Really it's not about sports. It's about how we show up in life." "It's really about helping them create the life of their dreams." "That's how she got to be so good, because she had zero ego about asking for help." "So many times as parents we get caught in our ego about what level my kid should be or how good they are, what team they're on, and 'if they're on this team, it must mean I'm a good parent.' It has nothing to do with your parenting skills!" "We all need a break. You need to go hard. Your sleeping and your recovery are as important, if not more important, than when you're in work mode." "I think 80% of the game is the mental part." "Be creative. Be curious." Here's the video Kirsten talked about, of the little girl attempting to jump on the stool and persevering despite falls and setbacks: Resources/Related Kirsten Jones, Inc. (website) #Raising Athletes Podcast: "Why Your Athlete Should go to a Sleepaway Camp This Summer." (This is my interview with Kirsten on the #RaisingAthletes Podcast!) Jessica Lahey's Website (mentioned in this episode) Ep. 43: The Gift of Failure with Jessica Lahey Is Your Child's Sport Their Passion or Yours? Ep. 25: Sports Camps and Competitive Athletics 5 Tips to Start Running (my sport)

This week on #Raising Athletes, Kirsten Jones & Susie Walton discuss the power of intrinsically driven athletes and share three tips to help your athlete hardwire his/her intuition.As parents, when we allow our children to grow their own intuition, their intrinsic awareness, competence and confidence grows over time. The more adept we as parents get at letting go of trying to control the outcome of each situation, and agree to just "lean back" and be supportive, the more our athletes are able to grow their resilience, grit, and overcome set-backs.

Kirsten Jones is a former 14+ year Nike executive-turned-peak performance coach. We discuss: -What is peak performance -How to self motivate when you don’t feel like doing what you need to do in business or life -Hobby vs business -Creating everyday rituals -Tips for shifting how you show up in the world -“Priming the pump” to live on purpose -How to hang on and take notes because it’ll be fine-- the biggest lessons you’ll draw on as you mature and evolve Kirsten's podcast, #RaisingAthletes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/raisingathletes-podcast/id1340521140?mt=2 Morning Ritual download: https://kirstenjonescoaching.lpages.co/morning-ritual-download/ Get your ticket to Weekend to Launch - LIVE: https://www.weekendtolaunch.com/sales-pageSupport the show (http://paypal.me/kathyhaan)

In today's episode, Kirsten Jones and Susie Walton discuss why most of us have already broken our New Year's resolutions and how we can help our teens build keystone habits.

If you're a B2B growth marketer looking to generate leads on Linkedin marketing strategy, this podcast is for you.   You're going to get tangible, applied Linkedin marketing tips and learn Linkedin marketing strategy from the company's own developer advocate Kirsten Jones (@synedra), API Evangelist at Akamai Technologies who blogs at Princess Polymath. In this… The post B2B Growth Marketing and Lead Generation on Linkedin appeared first on Eric Schwartzman.

What an action-packed show today, featuring live performances by Catherine MacLellan and a chat with her and her chauffeur, Del Barber! We also heard some great new music, as well as some tales from the road.

What an action-packed show today, featuring live performances by Catherine MacLellan and a chat with her and her chauffeur, Del Barber! We also heard some great new music, as well as some tales from the road.

FTB podcast #109 features the new album by MALCOLM HOLCOMBE entitled To Drink the Rain.  Also new music from HAYES CARLL, SUSAN JAMES and 6 DAY BENDER.  The full playlist is posted below.  Check the artist's websites and order their CD's or downloads and tell 'em you heard the songs on the FTB podcast.  Please email me with any questions or suggestions for the podcasts.  Here's the iTunes link to subscribe to the FTB podcasts.  Here's the direct link to listen now!  And this is the RSS feed for non-iTunes listeners: http://ftbpodcasts.libsyn.com/rss Show #109 MALCOLM HOLCOMB - Behind the Number One (To Drink The Rain)SUSAN JAMES - Airstream Girl (Highways, Ghosts, Hearts & Home)D.B. RIELLY - One of These Days (You're Gonna Realize) (Love Potions and Snake Oil)NEIL GETZ - Bad Case Of Passion (Factory Second)(mic break)HAYES CARLL - Hard Out Here (KMAG YOYO (& other American stories))SEAN ASHBY - Shoulder Wide (24 Hours of Daylight)JOHANNA DIVINE - The Big Grab (Mile-High Rodeo)MALCOLM HOLCOMBE - Those Who Wander (To Drink The Rain)(mic break)KIRSTEN JONES - I Don't Wanna Live Like This (The Mad Mile)KENNY OWENS - Sparks Still Fly (Walking In St. James)ABBY OWENS - Rise and Shine (Indiantown)6 DAY BENDER - Good Girl Blues (E'ville Fuzz)(mic break)MALCOLM HOLCOMBE - One Leg at a Time (To Drink The Rain) (March 5th, 2011)Bill FraterFreight Train BoogieAmericana Boogie