Podcasts about kresimir jug

There is really only one person you need to seeking validation from. That’s not to say other’s opinions don’t matter, some do, but until you have it right for yourself, you will always be chasing the same old thing. More on this episode -Kresimir Jug

There could be many reasons, the most common one I see is you’re not willing to plan your life around what you want, you’re still planning what you want around your life. More on this episode -Kresimir Jug

I was chatting with a pilot friend of mine the other day and he, unknowingly, told me the secret to health, that if more people practiced would be leaner, happier, and more successful. This week’s podcast is all about that secret. -Kresimir Jug

Just a reminder that life is not easy and that’s ok. Sometimes what you need to improve is be ok with, and accept the pain. Sometimes it’s necessary to moving forward -Kresimir Jug

Authenticity is getting a lot of attention and rightfully so. I have been playing guitar for some time and if you know anything about the guitar you’ll know that it’s hard to sound like yourself and stand out. On this podcast, I discuss what I’ve learned, through the guitar, about authenticity. -Kresimir Jug

They don’t really, they are just not good tools to use to make decisions. Emotions are what makes life awesome. Feeling joy, love, pride, self-esteem are all wonderful as feeling depressed, anxious, nervous, or apathetic are important, yet not fun to experience. This does not change what emotions are or how we should use them in our life. -Kresimir Jug

Somedays I’m equally amazed and horrified at the level of social pressure that exists in 2020. As always, it’s a philosophical issue, which I’ll talk about today. I’ll also mention the one person you should not let down. -Kresimir Jug

Do you wake up early or stumble out of bed? Do you spend some time in the morning looking at your day ahead, planning on how you’re going to handle the challenges, or, do you start behind the eight-ball? On this podcast, I chat about the start of my day, why I think it’s important and why you don’t have to do it at the start of your day. -Kresimir Jug

I know I’m not the only that is thinking this. On today’s show, one man’s opinion on one (don’t have time to talk about all) root cause to the sheer insanity we see around us daily. Applying this idea has personally not been easy, but has made all the difference in my life and happiness. -Kresimir Jug

If something isn’t serving you, or if you’ve changed, then you probably need to quit something before you start something new again. There is a stigma with quitting, we think it means you’re a failure. Sometimes that’s true, sometimes it’s not. It all depends on the context. -Kresimir Jug

Your time is limited so don’t waste it living someone else’s life ~ Steve Jobs On this episode, I talk about the structure I use to get the most out of my and get the most amount of things done, while still finding happiness in my life. Hope you find some benefit from this episode -Kresimir Jug

You can’t. And, you wouldn’t want to in my experience. In fact the more ‘convincing’ you try to be, the more most people will turn away and be soured by your attitude. Now, that’s not to say you can’t influence and compel someone, and that’s the topic of today’s podcast. How to ethically introduce and influence someone to your ideas. -Kresimir Jug

One of the great frustrations in life - feeling like you’re doing all the work, yet getting no results. This week, on a seemingly insignificant elevator ride - I was reminded how quickly things can and do change, never to do the same. It’s why concepts like gratitude and joy work. -Kresimir Jug

Now is a great time to start the process of change. Slowly, things are starting to return to normal and I’ve noticed that a lot the ‘normal’ routines I used to have I’ve forgotten or become rusty on. Now is the time to install new patterns. -Kresimir Jug

It’s a stressful, uncertain time. But here’s the thing, life is full of stressful uncertain times. That’s not a prediction for your life, that’s a spoiler. It’s going to come, whether globally or not. You could always lose your job, get injured, lose a loved one, etc. I’m far at an expert at dealing with fear and uncertainty, but I have seen my share, and this week I talk about what has helped me. -Kresimir Jug

Anytime you deny your nature as a human being you are hurting the most important part of yourself; your mind and consciousness. The idea that you shouldn’t compare yourself to others is crazy since your mind depends on comparison to learn and grow, it’s literally how our children learned concepts, by comparing and contrasting. The issue is not the comparison, it’s the standard. Spend more time focusing on the standards you’re using to judge, where you got those standards, whose standards they are, and why you’ve excepted them. -Kresimir Jug

All these are taken from Charles Duhigg’s book The Power of Habit, but here are the 5 things that I’ve learned and that I hope you can apply to your life in order to help you make the changes that you want -Kresimir Jug

In order for anything to grow and develop, you need the proper environment. Tomatoes don't grow in Antarctica, and Maple trees don't grow in the ocean. And, unfortunately, we don't live in an environment that is conducive to the development of genuine mental health for the majority of the human race. Of course, some humans will be able to do it, but for the majority of us, the soil is just not fertile - unless you know how to make it fertile. That’s what this episode is all about -Kresimir Jug

Just a reminder that you’re doing enough. Even if you aren’t, smashing your self-esteem is not going to help you get better. Being conscious and accepting of yourself is the starting point, not anger, frustration, and denial. Just wanted to remind you of that this week -Kresimir Jug

Don’t. It’s ok if exercise is not important to you. If you haven’t figured it out, those who exercise consistently either love exercise, have a will made of steel, or #3 which I recommend you do, help give yourself the best possible chance of working out consistently. That’s the topic for today. -Kresimir Jug

“In here it [Hope] makes the most sense, you need it so you don’t forget” -Andy Dufresne Self-isolation is becoming a very popular term, agree with it or not. But, I believe and hope, that you are also practicing another kind of isolation. -Kresimir Jug

Wow, have things changed since my last episode. Here is the best solution for moving forward with, fear, and anxiety keep increasing. As always, watch what successful people do, not what they say. -Kresimir Jug

My guest this week is the wild and wonderful Dr. Kresimir Jug. He is a Doctor of Chiropractic and the host of the Make Your Monday Awesome podcast. In this episode we discuss how through acknowledging fear and taking responsibility for emotions and actions we have everything we need to be awesome. No really, life becomes awe inspiring when we can know what we value and pursue that in a way that is good for ourselves and benefits the community we are a part of. We have an honest discussion around honesty and masculinity, accepting what is present to transmute fear into something beneficial, so that we do not one day wake up in a life that was constructed through fearful thoughts and reactions. Paradox is one of the few constants in life and in this episode we breakdown the paradox of where awesome and fear intersect. Enjoy the show! Topics Discussed: Kresimir’s personal health journey and his professional background in chiropractic; The idea that our bodies are strong and need to heal; How Kresimir reacted to a cancer diagnosis as a teenager; Acknowledging being afraid, seeking clarity and creating certainty; Story about being OK with being uncomfortable and accepting what is; Difficulties with projecting and taking things personally; Acknowledging and working with fear is a practice, not something one arrives at; Being honest on social media; Kresimir and Shawn on honesty, telling the truth, and keeping things close to the heart; Taking a count of what is present as a means of overcoming and transmuting fear; Taking responsibility of life to overcome chronic fear; Letting go and experiencing a mini ego death during Shawn‘s vision quest; Learning how to experience peace and that it’s possible;  "It’s gonna be OK", holding space rather than false reassurance during uncertainty; Discussing pillars of health; All about defining values first to determine if health is even a goal for you; Spend most your time pursuing things you value; Don’t try to go do something because you think you have to; Waking up to a life that’s not yours; A healthy view on money, and individuation; Make Monday Awesome podcast; Trading security for freedom; Taking individual responsibility to benefit the community and the collective; Poet humanism, respecting the uniqueness of the individual is Kresimir‘s wildest dream for the Earth.< Connect with Kresimir Chiropractic Office Make Monday Awesome Podcast Facebook Instagram Sign up for the Rewild My Bio Newsletter by visiting the website here. Connect with Shawn www.rewildmybio.com Instagram: @rewildmybio Facebook: @rewildmybio Twitter: @shawnslade LinkedIn: @shawnslade Resources: Book: The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz Please subscribe to the show and leave a 5 star rating if you have enjoyed this episode.

Some would say that we are facing a crisis. Whether or not you agree or disagree, most important is how you are handling it. Life will hand you a crisis and, whether they are a pending pandemic, or of a personal nature, they will affect you the same way. I’m far from an expert on how to handle a crisis, I’ve lost my cool and made poor decisions many times in my life, but on today’s podcast, I want to talk about the things that I’ve found helpful when you’re in a crisis. -Kresimir Jug

If you’ve ever been completely determined to do something, you’ll know exactly what I’m talking about. In the past, even still today, I used to have a healthy fear of getting it wrong. I would focus on things that were outside of my control, the result vs. my actions, in order to repeat the success I was having. This was a recipe for disaster. The pressure would build to a point where the only way to release that mental pressure was to, in essence, sabotage myself. Find out what I did to prevent and reverse this mentality and what you can do that might be able to help. -Kresimir Jug

I’ve been having an almost out of body experience lately. I open up the cupboard and I start eating. I’m not really sure why I’ve been doing this although, I can only imagine that I have been doing this for a long time. I have some ideas about what’s happening so I wanted to take this episode and put it out there and see what you think and if you experience similar? -Kresimir Jug

I hate the term “have an open mind.” I hate it because it reminds of a trash can in the sense that when it’s open all things can enter it. Including other people’s bad ideas and poor judgments. I would prefer you to have an active mind, which is the most challenging mind to have. It’s one that requires a lot of work and effort to maintain, yet, will bring you the most success in life. -Kresimir Jug

The official title is the Malevolent Universe Premise and it was something that I believe most of us grow up with, at least if you’re Eastern European. It’s been hard to change, but even the little bit that I’ve managed to distance myself has helped me be a more positive, happy, grateful person. This week’s show is all about how to stop undercutting your happiness and success. -Kresimir Jug

An insight is something that once it happens it can’t unhappen. It’s like that joke that once you’ve seen something (usually gross) you can’t un-see it. But the same thing is true for good things as well. When you can’t un-see a good thing we call that an insight. This week’s episode is the one insight that drastically transformed my health and life. -Kresimir Jug

How do you find out what’s important to you, especially if you’re unclear? A value is something you seek to gain or keep. Whether it’s a relationship, wealth, a job, etc., it’s something that's important to you. It’s also something (values) that guides your life, your choices, your beliefs, and your filter. This was made abundantly clear this past weekend as I watched everyone react to the tragic loss (the fact that I’m using this word should help tip you off to how I feel about it) of Kobe Bryant and his daughter. You can learn a lot about yourself, what you really value, and how it all applies to your life when cultural events like this one occur. -Kresimir Jug

Have you encountered the rolling eyes, sighs or downright snarky comments when you’ve shared your thoughts, feelings, or goals with someone? Believe or not, this is a logical fallacy. It’s intended to make you feel inferior, or less than and to stop your intent, question or goal without a proper answer. On this week’s podcast, I talk about how to understand and dismantle this argument from intimidation and how to not let it stop you from doing what your mind is telling you to do. -Kresimir Jug

Growth happens outside of your comfort zone. We’ve all heard the cliche and, (like all cliches) there is an element of truth to it. In this case, I think it’s all true. I think achievement or at least the feeling of improvement/accomplishment is one of the best feelings of life and something necessary for your self-esteem to flourish. But what are you doing each day to make that happen? -Dr. Kresimir Jug

Why do people suck at sticking to something that they say they want or, they know will make them better? Answer - because they hate doing it. So here is where the problem lies, you have to overcome your hatred of it to get what you want. But how do you overcome your hatred? That’s what today’s episode is all about. -Dr. Kresimir Jug

I know, a controversial opinion on this week’s podcast, but before you cast your judgment on me let me explain before you cast your opinion. Also, I’m taking the next two weeks off to rest and be with my family. So I wanted to wish all of you a Merry Christmas or, Happy Holidays if Christmas isn’t your thing, and a very Happy New Year. See you in 2020. -Dr. Kresimir Jug

I’m grateful that the concept of support is widely preached and practiced today. I’m can’t imagine how challenging life would be if you met opposition and judgment for who you were and/or for everything that you wanted to do. I also believe that you need to have another system in place to achieve the maximum from your life. Support is vital, but it can only get you to neutral, what about the other 50%? That’s what this week’s podcast is all about. -Dr. Kresimir Jug

The time to start thinking about next year is right now, not January 1st. Today’s podcast is all about how to make next year your best year ever. I know you’ve heard that many times before so let me pre-frame this conversation with - this is not an easy process - it will take you a lot of work to get it right. If you’re ok with doing the work I think you might like what I have to say. -Dr. Kresimir Jug

I love the holidays. Especially the food. This is the one time of year when literally all of my favourite treats (not just pretend favourite but actually favourite) are available all the time. Let’s just say I’ve been known to enjoy one or two. On today’s episode - since I have plenty of experience at failing at keeping my nutrition on track during the holidays - I will share what’s worked for me in the past and what I continue to do with good results. -Dr. Kresimir Jug

I got a good wake up call this morning that came by the name Jim Rohn. If you don’t know Jim was Tony Robbin’s mentor and had a large impact on Tony and his development. So what was this huge wake-up? To keep doing the basic fundamentals over and over and over again. It was a wake up because I’m the type of person who loves the new thing, but chasing the new never brings the success I want. More on this episode -Dr. Kresimir Jug

I believe that we each have something inside of us that needs to get out. We all have gifts, abilities, and practices that bring us tremendous happiness and expressing them not only will make us complete and happy but will lift up others around us. The problem is - doing this work is hard, and it takes a lot of years. One of the things that get in the way is our desire to find a quick and easy distraction, most often our phone, but not always. Today’s podcast is the importance of finding this work for yourself. -Dr. Kresimir Jug

What happens when all of your hard work ends up not giving you the result that you’d hoped for? We’ve all been there. Unless you live under a rock, you’ve had to face disappointment in your life. I believe we face more disappointment overall, then we have success. How do you deal with disappointment in a way that is constructive and that gives you feedback to keep improving? That’s the topic of today’s podcast -Dr. Kresimir Jug

Is feeling you’re getting better at something, not one of the best feelings in the world? Maybe it’s just me but I love when days, month and years of hard work finally start to click and you just feel a world of difference. Sadly, I believe that many people, especially today’s young people are not experiencing that self-esteem building, pure joy feeling of getting better at something. And the reason they're not is that we are doing our best to remove one of the most important factors in self-improvement - the standard - which has had disastrous effects on our society. -Dr. Kresimir Jug

Thankfully the concept of self-care is popular and at least widely accepted. Regrettably, the idea of selfishness still isn’t and in my book. Selfishness means thinking about and putting yourself first, which is precisely what you do when you practice self-care. So, why being selfish bad, and why should you care? In this episode, I discuss self-care. What’s worked for me, what hasn’t and why I believe it’s crucial to begin to be ok with being selfish. -Dr. Kresimir Jug

Ever get excited and motivated to create something in your life? Maybe you wanted to lose weight, get healthier, learn a new skill or upgrade your life in some. You start, but things fall apart rather quickly and you’re back to the beginning? I know I’ve been there, especially with diet and exercise. Actually, when I really think about it, I’ve repeated the cycle of, want to make a change, start doing something about it, things fall apart and I’m back to the beginning for many things and I still repeat for some newer things I’m trying. On today’s episode, I will talk about the one idea, a strategy that’s made success much easier for me when trying to change/upgrade my life. Hope it helps. -Dr. Kresimir Jug

Ever have those days when it seems like everything blows up and nothing goes your way? Not sure about you, but it feels like I’ve had months and years of feeling like it hasn’t gone my way. We’ve all been there, so have all of the people who we admire, want to be like, and achieve the same level of success they have. Not sure if I know what they all do, but I know what’s worked for me and what hasn’t worked for me. That’s what this episode is all about. -Dr. Kresimir Jug

Personal boundaries and self imposed rules that limit and create guidelines and methods that other people are allowed to interact and behave towards you. I hope it’s obvious in the definition but, these are good things to have and, thankfully, they are much discussed in culture today. I’m hoping to provide some value on this topic with discussions that boundaries, or lack there of, are symptom of a much bigger problem you are facing. At least that was my personal experience. I’m hoping to help share part of my story and how solving (or at least improving) one major aspect of my life helped me create not only boundaries but other issues as well. -Dr. Kresimir Jug

Well, it’s here… and I personally believe that the kids couldn’t be any happier. They need the routine, consistency, and, it won’t hurt them to learn a thing or two. School and learning is awesome, but it’s still our (parents) responsibility to ensure that our children have everything the need in order to thrive and become the best possible people that they can. On this week’s episode I will be sharing the things that we supplement with for our child. -Dr. Kresimir Jug

Have you ever had a thought, idea or goal that was off the beaten path from others have expected from you? Doing your own thing can be very hard. It can be hard because one of the necessary requirements of doing what you want is you might not have any fans or support. That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t do it, but it might mean that you learn some different ways of seeking joy and satisfaction from what you want to do. This week’s podcast is all about getting approval from the most important person in your life, you. Hope it’s helpful. -Dr. Kresimir Jug

My son taught me something about fear… This past Monday, Ari, my oldest son and I, went to Canada’s Wonderland to spend some time together and go on rides. After going on the ‘cars’ about 4 times I told Ari we were going to go on a roller coaster. I specifically had two rides in mind, one beginner coaster and if he liked that one, another little bit larger one. Even the mention of a roller coaster scared him and he began to verbalize his thoughts. It was interesting to hear all the thoughts and idea’s he had about what was going to happen to him when he went on the coaster. And it taught me something I believe is universal about fear. -Dr. Kresimir Jug

The biggest impact, in recent memory, on my happiness has been discovering and dropping my sense of entitlement. If would you have asked me a few years ago I would have told you that I was grateful and didn’t feel entitled, but that wasn’t true. When I used to think entitled, I would think of a spoiled child, from an extravagant family, not working at all and wanting everything handed to them. Looking back in retrospect, that’s exactly what I was doing, but the degree and the things I was expecting were not ‘Lambos’ and ‘vacations’ but other things and I was working - and hard what I thought - but not hard enough. I’m hoping you find this conversation helpful… -Dr. Kresimir Jug

Are you like me? Do you want to see results yesterday? I’m not sure whether it’s the fact that I’m Eastern European, the fact that both my parents are impatient or that my personality leads me to take action quickly and without much thought, but I want it and I want it now. Worse, in the past, and still now although less often, I can get discouraged, disheartened and feel like a failure if I’m not seeing progress. Which is crazy since I know most progress happens under neath the surface where it’s unnoticeable (just watch a child learning how to swim) and yet sometimes I still can’t help it. I have started doing something that I want to share with you this week that has really helped me love the process and celebrate the improvement - hope it’s helpful. -Dr. Kresimir Jug

Don’t have them. I completely understand and can relate. I know what it feels like when someone posts something completely ridiculous, hateful, rude and just down right wrong. I also know how satisfying it can feel to say what you’re really thinking, it’s a load lifted from your shoulders. So why would I suggest not to have these arguments? For the very simple reason that every second you spend concerning, arguing, checking, and crafting your reply, you are moving away from things in your life that important. For every second arguing you are missing on time with your kids, time with your spouse, exercise, creative time, reflective time, anything that could be getting you closer to the things that are important in your life. I’ve lost many friends throughout the years having social media battles, and I’ve wasted so much of my precious time that I could have used creating and building projects and ideas that would have made my life better and helped me achieve my goals and dreams even faster. Do I still get angry at the stuff I read on social media - you bet, and a lot of the time. But I’ve learned that the price of satisfying that anger is not worth it. -Dr. Kresimir Jug

Are there people in your life that you wish would get their act together or at least try to get their act together? Me too. And despite what I used to think there is absolutely no way to ‘get’ someone to do anything. There are no tricks, no secret formulas and no special incantations that can convince someone and change their their mind. In my experience the harder I push the more people push away. But, that doesn’t mean you can’t inspire someone to change, it doesn’t mean you can be motivating and it doesn’t mean you can’t be inspiring. In this episode I discuss things that I’ve found helpful in motivating/inspiring people which hopefully you can use and apply. -Dr. Kresimir Jug

I used to think productivity meant getting a lot of stuff done. In a way it does but if I can be so bold and insert another word in that definition; productivity means getting a lot of important stuff done. I’ve found that to do truly productive things there are some steps that have to happen before you to actually do the work - if I don’t do these steps I run around like a chicken with it’s head cut off, or I just procrastinate and get nothing done. Today’s episode is all about those steps and how they help you become more productive. -Dr. Kresimir Jug

What do you want your future to look like? What values do you want to have? What are you trying to create? Do you spend anytime thinking about this? I’m listening to Joe Dispenza’s new book, Becoming Super Human, and I like it. It made me think and understand (maybe not fully, but at least a little better) the importance of making space in your mind for thinking. For thinking not only about what’s happening now, but for thinking about the life that you want to create and what it’s going to take to get you there. -Dr. Kresimir Jug

If someone has ever made you feel bad about the decisions that you’ve made, then this episode is for you. Shame is a legitimate emotion. If you were to do something dishonourable - cheat, steal, lie - then feeling shame is an appropriate reaction to that situation. “Shaming” is a verb in which someone tries to make someone else feel shame for various reason. It usually implies outright attacking someone online and more subtle expressions (eye rolling, underhanded comments, or open comments) in person. I don’t think I’ve included everything, but that is the general idea. So what can you do about it? The simple answer is to grow a self esteem that is so high that you don’t care what others think or say. That’s easy to say, and very hard to do. This podcast is geared towards helping you create that self-esteem because, “just don’t care what others think” is great advice but doesn’t teach you how to get into that state. -Dr. Kresimir Jug

Clarity, Clarity, Clarity… The word and concept just keep coming up over and over again. So much so that I just did an episode on the importance of having clarity and how it decreases the amount of anxiety I experience. Today I wanted to revisit this idea and give you some more tangible examples of how this has played on in my life over the last 4 weeks and what I’ve done to get more clarity. I’m hoping you are able to plug this into your life and get similar ideas. -Dr. Kresimir Jug

Have you ever wondered “what’s wrong with the world?” You have? Ok, good, I thought it was just me. When I initially planned this episode I was going to rant for 10 minutes on what, I think, is wrong with the world but then I knew that not be helpful to you, and it might even be a little scary to listen to; I have a habit of yelling. So I thought that something more helpful would be, what am I trying to do about it? The answer to this question comes in many forms - my chosen career and what I advocate are part of the that answer but the other part is what I’m teaching my children and how I’m doing it. I would love to hear your thoughts on this episode - if you disagree - great, just be polite and respectful and we can chat about it, and if you agree let me know it as well. -Dr. Kresimir Jug

Oh anxiety, how I would love to end our relationship all together. For me, there is nothing more frustrating than losing yourself in a cascade of horrible thoughts and scenarios that haven’t even happened yet, and are very unlikely to happen. Yes, anxiety is something that has bothered me my whole life, so I can related very well to it. I know anxiety can be very complicated with many different causes, one of the things that has really helped me has been to look at my level of clarity around the area that has been causing anxiety and if that level of clarity is low, I’ve been very (or at least extra) anxious. When I’ve been able to increase my clarity, my level of anxiety has always decreased. -Dr. Kresimir Jug

I just finished Digital Minimalism and, like I mentioned last week, it gave me a lot to think about and digest. My other big take away was the chapter/lesson on free time and what to do with it. I have been looking online for similar articles to site but with no such luck, all that means is I’m going to be telling you what I took away and how I plan to apply this to my life. Happiness is my currency and the most important thing we hold in life. Newport brings up the point about people who have achieved, as he puts it, FI or financial independence and what those people have been doing with their lives - the short answer is working, or engaging in tasks that could be mistaken for hard work. The reason? Because your mind needs something to do. Yet, when we think about free time we often think about unstructured time doing nothing, which Newport argues, and in retrospect I have experienced, more boredom, more procrastination and more laziness. -Dr. Kresimir Jug

What a time we live in. I will be dating myself here but I remember growing up and watching a cartoon about a futuristic family named the Jetsons. The Jetsons didn’t drive, they flew. George (the dad) had a conveyor belt that he stood on every morning that would shave him and get him dressed and they a robot maid (Rosie) that would take care of their chores. The most amazing thing were their phones. They didn’t just talk, but they could look at the person they were talking to, and I remember thinking how nice that would be because I wanted to see my grandmother who lived in Croatia. That technology - the one to look at people when calling them - now exists along with much more. It truly is an amazing time to be alive, and although it’s not perfect, it’s still pretty amazing. Yet, when we look around are we happier than we were 20 years ago? Is mental health in a better place? Do we feel more connected and alive or more scared and anxious? Happiness, joy, and the emotions we want to experience are not found outside ourselves in a device, relationship, car, job, surgery, younger spouse or anywhere else, they are found inside - the one place that in my opinion too many people are scared to look. -Dr. Kresimir Jug

Early this week a good friend of mine and practice member sent me an article of a man who was diagnosed with vitamin D toxicity resulting in kidney failure. It took the medical team a long time to figure out what had caused the problem and the M.D said something that I think is applicable to every aspect of life – when it doubt, test. This whole thing could have been avoided if this individual had their blood tested to see the levels of their vitamin D. My question to you this week is do you have objective data available for everything that you’re trying to improve in your life? Of course it’s important to know how you feel about it, but do you have numbers around it as well? If not can you get some and can you repeat test on a regular basis? -Dr. Kresimir Jug

Do you spend time facing the things that truly make you uncomfortable in life? Not uneasy, not “I’d rather not.” But truly - I’m scared to do this? 19.5, the last workout of the open, created that sense of dread in me. Feel free to laugh, I can’t see you - other peoples fears are often funny and quirky to us since we don’t see the big deal. I grew up in a very safe place, my parents did everything to protect me and shelter me from stress and pain and this can was more than obvious in the physical realm. Over time I grew to shy away from physical pain and that dark physical place. Enter 19.5 20 minutes, I knew I wasn’t going to finish, of Thrusters and chest to bar pull-ups. It didn’t get more painful than that. And yet, I lived to tell the tale and even grow from the experience. -Dr. Kresimir Jug

Have you ever had one of those days where the wheels just came off? I recently just had one and the most interesting thing about it was when I reflected on the day, nothing ‘bad’ or exceptional happened, but it felt like all the wheels came off. Your day is composed of various chunks and different tasks. You don’t just go to the gym. You wake up, make coffee, go to work, pic up your children, go to the gym, have coffee and a million other smaller chunks through out the day. Also stress and negative emotions can get transferred to the next task. If someone upsets you while you’re at the drive-through those negative emotions can get transferred to your next task creating feelings of stress, anxiety, uneasiness and even anger. This week, and I’ve been applying this with great success so far, I’ve learned that managing the transitions - releasing the tension and setting expectations for the next part - has been a key to help keeping the days together. -Dr. Kresimir Jug

Every once in a while I hear or read something that directly attacks the ego and claims that your ego is the root of all your problems, while simultaneously destroying the world. I disagree, completely. Your ego is you. It’s your consciousness or, if you like, the unique part of you that makes you an individual. Or put another way - it’s your mind. The part of you that values somethings over other things, the part of you that makes judgements, the part that wants to choose and think. It’s not surprising that the ego is vilified, society tells us they celebrate uniqueness and independent thinking but they really don’t. Being different (ie. thinking differently about fundamental values), and I mean truly different, not superficially different is scary and upsetting to most people. This is not to say that different is always better - independent ideas are just as capable of being wrong - but it’s much easier to make you feel guilty for being you - attacking the concept of ego, then you challenging societies beliefs. -Dr. Kresimir Jug

Dan Sullivan of Strategic Coach - you should really look him up if you’re an entrepreneur - has a concept he calls “The Gap” or being in ‘the gap.’ The gap is the mental space you fall into when you have something in mind that you want to achieve yet you’re not there yet. The gap is described as that feeling associated with the frustration of not having achieved your end result while feeling like you’re a failure because there is so much left to go. I was reminded of the gap just yesterday, while doing the thrusters that were programmed for me in my training, how easy it is to feel like you’re not enough and you will never get there. Of course when I turn around and look at all the good things I’ve done since the last open I feel proud of myself, but if you’re not trained to do that, it’s normal to get discouraged and quit. Enjoy -Dr. Kresimir Jug

I love that the idea of self love, self esteem and self care are becoming more and more popular and talked about. I love that people are aware of the mental health struggles that we are having as a society and that they inherently recognize that we need to care for ourselves and that it’s ok to love and value yourself. But how do we do that? On today’s episode I discuss what I did to make the largest leaps in my feelings of self worth and self esteem. Enjoy -Dr. Kresimir Jug

Are you a step ahead or are you step behind? If you’re like me then you are both. Some days I’ve got it figured out and then other days I feel like I want to hop on plane and never come back. One of the things that I’ve noticed has made a huge impact in enjoying my days is my ability to prepare for the day ahead. If I’m able to do that, it makes a massive impact. But how do you that? I know there are various ways, on this episode I’ll share what I do. I hope it can help. Enjoy -Dr. Kresimir Jug

Am I the only person who was the best, most knowledgable parent in the world, before I had kids? It’s funny how experience is a great and humbling teacher. I wanted to share something, a way of thinking, that has been very helpful as a parent and I’m hoping you can take it and use it. The idea is not sacrificing the long term for the short term. What does that mean? For example, my children eat too much junk food for my liking. And every time their grand parents give them junk food I get a visceral reaction to it. I don’t believe my response is correct; I want to tell them (passionately) that it’s unhealthy and they shouldn’t eat it. But then I think, if I do that, what would be the long term affect of that action over time? My answer - probably a negative emotional association to food - A very bad problem to have. My simple point - be conscious of the big things that you want your children to learn from you and don’t let the ‘in the moment things’ get in the way. Enjoy -Dr. Kresimir Jug

Pretend your life is one room with only one door leading in and out. The only way anything - a person, a career choice, a partner - can enter your life is through that one door. Likewise the only way they can exist is through that door. At the door stands a door man carrying a list. On that list is a set of your values and nobody is allowed to get through the door and into your life unless they are on that list, meeting your values. We’ve all had people, or things, in our lives, that we knew at the very beginning we shouldn’t associated with or let into our life. They don’t mesh well with us and they have brought pain an suffering. I’m not saying they are necessarily bad people, just not right for us. The best way to avoid these things happening is to block these people from getting into your life in the first place. Use the door man principle to help. Enjoy -Dr. Kresimir Jug

It’s been a hard week. I had to say goodbye to a close family member. Someone I grew up with, had many experiences with and will miss tremendously. During the whole process I noticed how the grief, trying to come to terms with the situation, and saying good bye, affected me. I was anxious, more judgemental, edgier and would do things - like bicker with my wife - for no good reason. I also notice that when I was alone I would listen to music much more. I would want to hear songs that were familiar to me, that I knew the words to… and then I realize why I was doing this. I was using music as something to ease my pain, to make me forget, to shift my focus, I was using it like a drug to help me cope, and I also realized that I’ve aways used music in that way. Enjoy -Dr. Kresimir Jug

If you’re old enough to remember the classic Seinfeld episode where Jerry Makes a reservation for a car rental you’ll quickly understand the most important point of this video. In the episode Jerry is disappointed because the rental that he made, and was confirmed by the rental company falls through since the car is not there. The classic line was “Your great at taking a reservation, not so much at keeping the reservation.” The same can be said with New Year’s Resolutions; it’s easy to make them, harder to follow through with your New Year’s Resolution, which is the topic of today’s video. Enjoy -Dr. Kresimir Jug

In this episode we discuss: - The importance of breaking your long term vision into 90day periods to create and produce your dreams, and how children are the ultimate productivity tool!  - Why being a habitual learner can fuel your joy and passion  - How focusing on the process of any activity can be more interesting than focusing only on the results Rock Your Life Tip: "Learn to love to lose, since that’s much more fun and inspiring."      ~ Dr. Kresimir Find out more about Rockstar Doctor Moms click here Stay connected with all things Rockstar Doctor Life here Contact Dr. Melissa Longo to find out about mentoring, group programs or just to offer your ideas here Join the Rockstar Doctor Mom community on Facebook here   Other Resources: Episode #14: Aligning Your Business With Your Values     About Our Guest:  Dr. Kresimir Jug is an individual, entrepreneur, husband, father to Aristotle and Vedran and Chiropractor. Cancer started his journey by putting a big obstacle in front of him, and it’s been a interesting (and ever growing joy to keep figuring out how to achieve and pursue all of his values. You can find out more about Dr. Jug and his involvement with Life By Design here. Listen to his new podcast here    

Dr. Rachelle Jug is the passionate owner of Gainsborough Family Chiropractic and takes great pride in working with her husband Dr. Kresimir Jug. She is also a Director at Life By Design for Chiropractors where they work at innovating processes, tools and strategies to help Chiropractors transition and thrive in a 3rd Chiropractic Paradigm Model.  Dr. Rachelle loved Chiropractic, looking after children and families, building life long relationships with people, and building a great practice with her husband, but then when she became a mother, everything changed. She realized she loved looking after her two young boys and watching them grow! Since then Dr. Rachelle has successfully returned to practice while not losing time with her children, and she has a found a new passion talking with woman about how they can also achieve this fulfilling lifestyle. In this conversation with Dr. Melissa Longo How she blocks her time, the rituals that keep her grounded and connected to her family, and how she's adjusted her expectations since becoming a mother. Connect with Dr. Rachelle Jug here Find out more about Life by DesignFind out more about Life Con here Connect with Dr.Melissa Longo and find out more about the Rockstar Doctor Mom community, Fierce Club and other Mentorship programs here Join Our Facebook Community Here