Go Help Yourself: A Comedy Self-Help Podcast to Make Life Suck Less

On this edition of the Weekly Beef, Misty & Lisa check in on their homework from The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, and Lisa shares a listener experience from someone who used the official 7 Habits training at their workplace. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

This week we review the mega-popular bestseller The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change by Stephen R. Covey. The 7 Habits was first published in 1989 and has sold over 25 million copies. In 1996, Times magazine named Stephen Covey one of the 25 most influential people. So this is a huge book! Lisa and Misty cover each of the habits in this 7 Habits of Highly Effective People book review: Be Proactive Begin With the End In Mind Put First Things First Think Win-Win Seek First to Understand, Then to be Understood Synergize Sharpen the Saw If you'd like to read it, you can purchase the book here. And check out the author's website here! We also love to follow @jameelajamilofficial and her @i_weigh movement on instagram. According, to Jameela, she started this "for us to feel valuable and see how amazing we are beyond the flesh on our bones." Highly recommend! And don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review Go Help Yourself!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

On this edition of the Weekly Beef, Misty checks in on her homework from Rich Dad, Poor Dad. Plus, we share a listener story and Misty asks a thought-provoking question: how do you turn someone down in a way that makes them feel good?Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

This week Misty and Lisa review the New York Times Bestseller Rich Dad, Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money – That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not! by Robert T. Kiyosaki. Robert Toru Kiyosaki is an American businessman and author. Kiyosaki is the founder of Rich Global LLC and the Rich Dad Company, a private financial education company that provides personal finance and business education to people through books and videos. Kiyosaki is the author of more than 26 books, including the international self-published personal finance Rich Dad Poor Dad series of books which has been translated into 51 languages and sold over 40 million copies worldwide, and has been named as the NYT bestsellers list for over six years. He has been criticized for advocating the practices of debatable legality perceived as "get rich quick" philosophy. Lisa and Misty talk about the Introduction and seven of the nine chapters in the Rich Dad, Poor Dad book review: Lesson 1: The Rich Don’t Work for Money Lesson 2: Why Teach Financial Literacy? Lesson 3: Mind Your Own Business Lesson 4: The History of Taxes and the Power of Corporations Lesson 5: The Rich Invent Money Lesson 6: Work to Learn – Don’t Work for Money Lesson 7: Overcoming Obstacles If you like what you're hearing, you can purchase the book here. You can visit his company’s website here! And beware! Here is an article about his company’s bankruptcy. And don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review Go Help Yourself!   Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Actor and writer Brian Letscher joins us as our very special guest on this edition of the Weekly Beef! Brian is an actor and writer whom you may recognize him from his starring roles on Scandal and Valor. His latest play, SMART LOVE, was just chosen as an LA Times Critic’s Choice and has been extended 3x here in Venice, CA for its West Coast premiere. Get tickets here! Brian also co-founded The Actors Asylum, an acting studio in Burbank. Check it out here! He’s currently working on a screenplay for SMART LOVE and finishing his latest play. You can follow Brian on instagram @BrianLetscher or on Twitter @BLetscher And you can follow us, too! @GoHelpYourselfPodcast on instagram and @GHYPodcast on Twitter.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

This week, we're reviewing the New York Times Bestseller The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness by Dave Ramsey. Dave Ramsey is a personal money-management expert and radio personality. His seven best-selling books—Financial Peace, More Than Enough, The Total Money Makeover, EntreLeadership, Dave Ramsey’s Complete Guide to Money, The Legacy Journey and Smart Money Smart Kids—have sold more than 11 million copies combined. What! We cover main themes from each chapter in this Total Money Makeover book review: 1. The Total Money Makeover Challenge 2. Denial 3. Debt Myths 4. Money Myths 5. Two More Hurdles 6. Save $1,000 Fast 7. The Debt Snowball 8. Finish the Emergency Fund 9. Maximize Retirement Investing 10. College Funding 11. Pay off the Home Mortgage 12. Build Wealth Like Crazy 13. Live Like No One Else If you'd like to read the book, you can purchase it here.  You can follow Dave on Twitter at @DaveRamsey and on the web at daveramsey.com And don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review Go Help Yourself! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Greg Beckett, board certified Motivational Hypnotist, joins us as a special guest on this edition of the Weekly Beef! Misty also checks in on her homework from When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chödrön.  Check out Greg's website here if you'd like to learn more. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

This week Misty and Lisa conclude their review of When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice For Difficult Times by Pema Chödrön. Pema is an American Tibetan Buddhist. She is an ordained nun, acharya and disciple of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche. Chödrön is the principal teacher at Gampo Abbey in Nova Scotia, Canada. Lisa and Misty cover several of the last chapters in this final part of this two-part When Things Fall Apart book review, including: 8. Eight Worldly Dharmas 10. Curious about Existence 13. Widening the Circle of Compassion 16. Servants of Peace 17. Opinions 18. Reversing the Wheel of Samsara A lot of Buddhist information here in this second half! If you like what you're hearing, you can purchase the book here. You can visit the Pema Chödrön Foundation website here! And don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review Go Help Yourself! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Linda Linke, Lisa's Mom, joins us as a very special guest on this episode of the Weekly Beef!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

This week Misty and Lisa review When Things Fall Apart – Heart Advice For Difficult Times by Pema Chödrön. Pema is an American Tibetan Buddhist. She is an ordained nun, acharya and disciple of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche. Chödrön is the principal teacher at Gampo Abbey in Nova Scotia, Canada. Pema is interested in helping establish the monastic tradition in the West, as well in continuing her work with Buddhists of all traditions, sharing ideas and teachings. She has written several books: “The Wisdom of No Escape”, “Start Where You Are”, “When Things Fall Apart”, “The Places that Scare You”, “No Time to Lose” and “Practicing Peace in Times of War”, and most recently, “Smile at Fear”.  Lisa and Misty talk about the first seven chapters in this first part of two-parter When Things Fall Apart book review, including: Introduction Intimacy with Fear When Things Fall Apart This Very Moment Is the Perfect Teacher Relax As It Is It’s Never Too Late Not Causing Harm Hopelessness and Death Real uplifting stuff! If you like what you're hearing, you can purchase the book here. You can visit the Pema Chödrön Foundation website here! And don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review Go Help Yourself! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands