Stress-Less Living: Stop living life on Hard Mode

Discover how mental rehearsal can transform your life by unlocking your brain’s potential. Learn about the science behind visualization, drawing from the success of athletes. Picture yourself exceeding limits as you practice physical flexibility. Plus, explore emotional well-being techniques through repeated mental imagery. At its core, this discussion reveals how to deliberately create positive changes, making life feel less challenging and more fulfilling.

Inner conflict can cause chaos in our lives, leading to emotional disharmony and self-sabotage. When competing desires pull us in different directions, it can hinder decision-making and relationships. The conversation emphasizes the importance of self-awareness and offers concrete strategies for recognizing and resolving these conflicts. By understanding the roots of inner turmoil, listeners can learn to achieve personal harmony and progress. A handy 3-step process is shared to help navigate these turbulent waters!

So what do you do when you find yourself in a crisis? A moment in your life where everything around you is collapsing and the walls feel like their caving in… Or maybe it’s just a mini-crisis. Everything  isn’t necessarily falling apart but you’ve found yourself in a tricky spot and you don’t know what to do. What’s the best course of action? Panic? Freak out? No. You want to use the ADEP model. It'll help you get some distance and get insights into where you need to head next. And in the episode, we'll be digging into this model. So grab a cuppa, or whatever you do when you’re listening to your podcasts and let’s get started.   SHOW NOTES: Books Mentioned: Flow: The Psychology of Happiness by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi   Free Stuff: Would you like to take the Full Life Audit? Download it for free here   Follow me on Instagram Check out MindSchool on Instagram here

Fear of the unknown can escalate during times of upheaval. The discussion highlights practical strategies to regain control and reduce anxiety. A captivating tiger magic act metaphor illustrates the importance of distinguishing between what we can influence and what we cannot. Personal anecdotes, like dealing with unexpected home damage, show how perspective can transform stress into opportunity. Finally, listeners gain essential strategies to cultivate hope and take actionable steps when facing uncertainty.

Discover how Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) can change your life for the better. Learn practical tools to overcome anxiety and boost self-esteem. Dive into the journey of using NLP for instant confidence transformation. Explore the concept of a life audit to achieve a healthier work-life balance. Uncover the significance of positive intentions behind behaviors, promoting personal growth and inner harmony. This guide to NLP emphasizes rapid personal change and accessing your inner resources for a fulfilling life.

Spirituality is one of these subjects that can create polarised responses. Some people totally freak out and think you're going to talk about God, crystals, and angels, whereas others are totally into it. But what is spirituality really? Is there a more practical way to look at it? And is it worth adding spiritual elements into your life? Well, in this episode we'll be digging right into it. I'll be taking a practical look at spirituality and outlining 3 things you can do to start seeing the world through a more spiritual lens. So grab a cuppa, or whatever you do when you listen to your podcasts and let's get started!   SHOW NOTES Freebies: Would you like to take the Full Life Audit? Download it for free here   Books Mentioned in the Episode: The Hero's Journey by Robert Dilts & Stephen Gilligan  

What if there was a simple technique you could use to create an (almost) instant feeling of calm and serenity? Something that brings you into the present moment and helps you become more mindful and connected with experience? Well, actually...there is. Say hello to the Peripheral Vision Technique. It's a simple but effective way to use your vision to reduce stress, counteract the fight or flight response, and automatically trigger feelings of calm and serenity. And in this episode, we're going to digging into it. We'll look at what it is, the science behind it, and how to start integrating it into your life. So grab a cuppa or do whatever you do when you're listening to your podcasts and let's dig in.   SHOW NOTES: Freebies: Would you like to take the Full Life Audit? Download it for free here  

Why is it that some people can overcome massive adversity whereas others melt faster than a blancmange in a microwave at the first sign of challenge? Well, the answer, according to psychologist Angela Duckworth, is GRIT. GRIT is the ability to have both passion, resilience, and perseverance. Three essential qualities when it comes to achieving success of any kind of note. And in this episode, I'll be putting her book through the paces and outlining 4 BIG takeaways I got from it. Is GRIT all it's cracked up to be? Well, grab a cuppa, or whatever you do when you're listening to podcasts, and let's get find out!   SHOW NOTES Books Mentioned: GRIT by Angela Duckworth   Freebies: Would you like to take the Full Life Audit? Download it for free here  

These days, many people seem to view stress as an occupational hazard. Like it's an everyday part of life that we just have to put up with. But what if there were certain practices you could put in place to prevent the bulk of the stress that you experience? That rather than fire-fighting all the time, you could actually be more preventive in how you approach stress... Well, that's what this episode is all about! I'll be outlining 4 tactics you can use to not only combat stress but to minimise the amount of times you enter the state in the first place. So grab a cuppa, or whatever you do when you're listening to podcasts, and let's dig in.   SHOW NOTES: Books worth checking out: Essentialism by Grieg McKeown   Stress Less Living Podcast episodes mentioned: Episode 15: Let's talk Mindfulness: How to be more in the Present moment. Episode 1: How to do Power Rituals to Level up your life. Episode 4: How to do a Stress Detox.   Freebies: Would you like to take the Full Life Audit? Download it for free here  

It's the time of the year where most people make plans for the year and set the intention of making some positive changes. BUT (frustratingly) many people struggle to make good on these intentions and, by mid-Jan, they're often confined to the bin alongside the left-over turkey. In fact one study showed that 23% of people give up within just one week and 55% give up in 6 months. Not good! So in this episode, we're going to be fixing that. We're going to take a look at 4 strategies you can use to ensure that your new year's resolutions (this year) actually stand the test of time.   SHOW NOTES Freebies: Would you like to take the Full Life Audit? Download it for free here   Books Mentioned: Atomic Habits by James Clear   Other Mentions: Self-Efficacy Theory by Albert Bandura