Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement

Chris Lovett of Less Is Progress shares an excerpt from his book Discovery of Less.Episode 1984: An Excerpt From the Book "Discovery of Less" by Chris LovettChris Lovett is a minimalist, life coach, speaker and career mentor but it didn't used to be that way. Quite content drifting through life in the comfort zone, he was collecting stuff, not exactly the stuff he wanted to collect but stuff none the less. Chris had a whole bunch of aspirations but managed to build a prison around them with a stack of unconscious decisions made down the years. His collection included debt, too many clothes, negative self fulfilling prophecies, assumptions, comparisons, unused 'just in case' items and a fixed mindset that kept me at just the right level of safe. He lived month to month but he wasn't really living at all. Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalLivingDaily Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jamie McMahon of If It Brings You Joy tells us how we can easily reduce waste at home.Episode 1983: 10 Simple Ways to Reduce Waste at Home by Jamie McMahon with If it Brings You Joy on Being an Eco Friendly FamilyEllen Burgan is a midlife woman who loves to have fun, yet has a big appreciation for the art of relaxation. She prefers to live spontaneously and go where the wind blows. If It Brings You Joy is a blog that inspires ideas to make life a little better for yourself and others. Ellen has a passion for bringing joy to her life and share her ideas with you.The original post is located here: https://ifitbringsyoujoy.com/10-simple-ways-to-reduce-waste-at-home/ Thank you to ZipRecruiter for sponsoring! Listeners of O.L.D. can post jobs on ZipRecruiter for FREE! Just go to: ZipRecruiter.com/oldPlease Rate & Review the Show!Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and in The O.L.D. Facebook Group Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts and join our online community: OLDPodcast.com/groupInterested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalLivingDaily Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marc Chernoff of Marc and Angel shares 11 things you should leave in the past so you can move forward in life.Episode 1982: 11 Things You Should Leave in the Past by Marc Chernoff of Marc and Angel on How to Move Forward in LifeMarc and Angel Chernoff are New York Times bestselling authors, professional coaches, full-time students of life, admirers of the human spirit, and have been recognized by Forbes as having "one of the most popular personal development blogs." Through their blog, book, course and coaching, they've spent the past decade writing about and teaching proven strategies for finding lasting happiness, success, love and peace.Marc and Angel's New York Times bestselling book, Getting Back to Happy: Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Reality, and Turn Your Trials into Triumphs, is a guide to spark sustainable action - and to return to whenever needed. It's available online at http://www.marcandangel.com/book/ and on Amazon.The original post can be found here: https://www.marcandangel.com/2012/07/23/11-things-you-should-leave-in-the-past/ Go to Headspace.com/OLD for a free one month trial with access to Headspace’s full library of meditations for every situation.Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and in The O.L.D. Facebook Group Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts and join our online community: OLDPodcast.com/group Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalLivingDaily Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Isaac Morehouse discusses the differences between justice and morality.Episode 1981: Justice and Morality by Isaac Morehouse on Understanding the Effects of Our BehaviorIsaac Morehouse is the founder and CEO of Praxis, an awesome startup apprenticeship program making degrees irrelevant for careers. He is dedicated to the relentless pursuit of freedom. He's written some books, done some podcasting, and is always experimenting with self-directed living and learning. When he's not with his wife and kids or building his company, he can be found smoking cigars, playing guitars, singing, reading, writing, getting angry watching sports teams from his home state of Michigan, or enjoying the beach.The original post is located here: https://isaacmorehouse.com/2013/06/21/justice-and-morality/ Thank you to ZipRecruiter for sponsoring! Listeners of O.L.D. can post jobs on ZipRecruiter for FREE! Just go to: ZipRecruiter.com/oldPlease Rate & Review the Show!Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and in The O.L.D. Facebook Group Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts and join our online community: OLDPodcast.com/groupInterested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalLivingDaily Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cylon George of Spiritual Living for Busy People offers 13 rules for you to live by for a life of intention.Episode 1980: 13 Rules to Live By by Cylon George of Spiritual Living For Busy People on Guidelines to Live a Life of IntentionCylon George is a spiritual chaplain, musician, devoted husband, and busy dad of six. He loves listening to people’s stories and helping them gain perspective on life’s opportunities and challenges. The mission of his blog is to help busy people thrive in their spiritual lives so they can live with more joy, peace, purpose, and meaning.The original post is located here: https://www.spirituallivingforbusypeople.com/13-rules-to-live-by Thank you to ZipRecruiter for sponsoring! Listeners of O.L.D. can post jobs on ZipRecruiter for FREE! Just go to: ZipRecruiter.com/oldPlease Rate & Review the Show!Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and in The O.L.D. Facebook Group Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts and join our online community: OLDPodcast.com/groupInterested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalLivingDaily Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg Audino considers the ways in which we all prevent world peace, and why we might not want it as much as we think.Episode 1979: You Don't Want World Peace, Do You by Greg Audino on Human Destructiveness and Accepting Our FlawsGreg Audino is both a certified life coach and an actor. He combines his passions to create short and digestible videos which shine new light on the turbulent areas of life that many of us already have our minds made up about. Constantly seeking to share new insight, Audino uses humor and a variety of PG-13 examples to offer a refreshing and more relatable approach to self-development. TV fanatics can find him with principle roles on shows like Westworld, Now Apocalypse, NCIS:LA, and Jane the Virgin to name a few. Greg's videos, as well as information about becoming a life coaching client of his, can be found at gregaudino.com.The original post is located here: https://medium.com/invisible-illness/you-dont-want-world-peace-do-you-3db723c59b21 Get your SoulCycle at-home bike TODAY by visiting MySoulCycleBike.com/old, and use promo code OLD to get a free pair of at-home select cycling shoes with your purchase.Please Rate & Review the Show!Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and in The O.L.D. Facebook Group Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts and join our online community: OLDPodcast.com/group Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalLivingDaily Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shawn Achor with Live Happy teaches you how to achieve happiness despite everyday challenges.Episode 1978: Achieving Happiness Despite Everyday Challenges by Shawn Achor with Live Happy on Positive Psychology ResearchLive Happy takes you on a journey to find your authentic happiness in life, at work and at home through inspiring stories and hands-on tips rooted in the science of positive psychology.The original post is located here: https://www.livehappy.com//blogs/happiness-advantage/achieving-happiness-despite-everyday-challenges Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.comInterested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalLivingDaily Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Leo Babauta of Mnmlist offers us two short articles about the downsides of minimalism and how important it is to ask yourself the minimalist question.Episode 1977: Downsides of Minimalism AND The Minimalist Question is the Important Thing by Leo Babauta of MnmlistLeo Babauta created Zen Habits, which is about finding simplicity and mindfulness in the daily chaos of our lives. It’s about clearing the clutter so we can focus on what’s important, create something amazing, find happiness.The original posts are located here: https://mnmlist.com/pssh/ & https://mnmlist.com/question/ Whether it’s paying off credit cards, consolidating high-interest debt, or funding personal expenses, over half a million people have used Upstart to get a simple, fixed monthly payment. Lower your monthly payments today at Upstart.com/OLDPlease Rate & Review the Show!Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and in The O.L.D. Facebook Group Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts and join our online community: OLDPodcast.com/groupInterested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalLivingDaily Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sabrina of The Budding Optimist offers five habits that will help you be grateful in hard times. This is part 2 of 2.Episode 1976: [Part 2] How to Be Grateful in Hard Times: Embrace These 5 Habits by Sabrina of The Budding OptimistSabrina is a two-time Leukemia survivor, the recipient of a Bone Marrow Transplant, and a person living with a rare, progressive, and irreversible lung condition called Bronchiolitis Obliterans.But more importantly, she is a Foodie, a Traveller, a Health Enthusiast, and an Aspiring Writer. She is also what she calls a “Budding Optimist”.Her goal is to live a healthy life filled with an abundance of joy and optimism.The original post can be found here: https://buddingoptimist.com/how-to-be-grateful-in-hard-times/ Whether it’s paying off credit cards, consolidating high-interest debt, or funding personal expenses, over half a million people have used Upstart to get a simple, fixed monthly payment. Lower your monthly payments today at Upstart.com/OLDPlease Rate & Review the Show!Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and in The O.L.D. Facebook Group Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts and join our online community: OLDPodcast.com/groupInterested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalLivingDaily Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sabrina of The Budding Optimist offers five habits that will help you be grateful in hard times. This is part 1 of 2.Episode 1975: [Part 1] How to Be Grateful in Hard Times: Embrace These 5 Habits by Sabrina of The Budding OptimistSabrina is a two-time Leukemia survivor, the recipient of a Bone Marrow Transplant, and a person living with a rare, progressive, and irreversible lung condition called Bronchiolitis Obliterans.But more importantly, she is a Foodie, a Traveller, a Health Enthusiast, and an Aspiring Writer. She is also what she calls a “Budding Optimist”.Her goal is to live a healthy life filled with an abundance of joy and optimism.The original post can be found here: https://buddingoptimist.com/how-to-be-grateful-in-hard-times/ Whether it’s paying off credit cards, consolidating high-interest debt, or funding personal expenses, over half a million people have used Upstart to get a simple, fixed monthly payment. Lower your monthly payments today at Upstart.com/OLDPlease Rate & Review the Show!Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and in The O.L.D. Facebook Group Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts and join our online community: OLDPodcast.com/groupInterested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalLivingDaily Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices