Everyday Better with Leah Smart
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Everyday Better is your essential podcast for leveling up in personal development, life, and career success. Hosted by Leah Smart, an educator in self-improvement and positive psychology, this podcast offers transformative conversations with influential experts sharing real-life success stories, actionable insights, and research-backed tips.Elevate your mindset, gain clarity, and unlock your potential as you journey toward becoming 'Everyday Better.' Whether you're at a crossroads or simply seeking more daily clarity, every episode leaves you inspired, empowered, and ready for more.Find new episodes of Everyday Better, right here, every Tuesday.
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Aug 2, 2022 • 33min
The Wheel of Life: a Tool for Getting What You Want
In the chaos of everyday life, we sometimes forget to stop and take stock of how we’re doing in all facets of our life. Listen in to a real coaching session, as Leah uses the Wheel of Life to help producer Michele O’Brien get clarity on how and where to make a change. Follow Leah and In The Arena on LinkedInCheck out the Wheel of Life HERE
Jul 26, 2022 • 36min
Your Body Is Trying to Tell You Something
We live in a head-based world, where we prioritize the information our brains get – sometimes at the expense of listening to our bodies. So how can we start getting more into all the goodness our bodies have to give us? Join Leah as she talks to Alexander Technique and Somatic Experiencing practitioner Ariel Carson. They dig in to the mind-body connection and work through some simple exercises you can do at home.Check out Ariel’s work at Wave Somatics Follow Leah and In The Arena on LinkedIn
Jul 19, 2022 • 39min
Possibility through Uncertainty
This week, Leah sits down with Nathan and Susannah Furr, co-authors of The Upside of Uncertainty. They discuss what uncertainty is really about, uncover the possibilities that come from embracing it, and how we can better equip ourselves to be resilient in the face of the unknown using their four-armed framework.Follow Nathan on Linkedin and check out Nathan and Susannah’s work at www.uncertaintypossibility.com Follow Leah and In The Arena on LinkedIn
Jul 12, 2022 • 43min
Masters of Scale with Reid Hoffman [Best of In the Arena]
This week, we’re re-airing a favorite episode from the archives: Leah’s LinkedIn Speaker Series interview with Reid Hoffman, LinkedIn founder and author of Masters of Scale and The Startup of You. They dig into the “why” of starting something that matters and how to know when an idea is a good one.Follow Reid on LinkedInFollow Leah and In The Arena on LinkedIn
Jul 5, 2022 • 42min
When Heartbreak Is a Gift
This week, Leah sits down with Amy Chan, author of Breakup Bootcamp: The Science of Rewiring Your Heart and creator of the first weekend retreat for working through heartbreak. They dig into why we get our hearts broken, and the science behind cultivating a healthier relationship with our circumstances, ourselves and other people.Follow Amy on LinkedInFollow Leah and In The Arena on LinkedIn
Jun 28, 2022 • 45min
How to Belong in a World of "Fitting in" with Jonathan Fields
This week in the arena: author, speaker, and founder of Good Life Project, Jonathan Fields. Jonathan and Leah have a wide-ranging conversation about the differences between beliefs and values, the versions of ourselves we present to the world, and their own experiences sharing stories. Follow Jonathan on LinkedIn, and check out his show Sparked on the LinkedIn Podcast NetworkFollow Leah and In The Arena on LinkedIn
Jun 21, 2022 • 14min
Just Like Me: A Guided Meditation
Let Leah guide you through a meditation practice meant to help you tap into radical empathy.Follow Leah and In The Arena on LinkedIn
Jun 14, 2022 • 37min
Finding Flow in the Kitchen with Julia Turshen
This week, acclaimed cookbook author, podcaster, and cooking teacher Julia Turshen joins Leah to talk about how embodied experiences like cooking soothe anxiety, and how food can be a form of caretaking.Follow Julia on InstagramFollow Leah and In The Arena on LinkedIn
Jun 7, 2022 • 30min
Five Principles to Live By with Reggie Fils-Aimé
In the Arena this week: Reggie Fils-Aimé, former COO of Nintendo and author of the book Disrupting the Game: From the Bronx to the Top of Nintendo. Reggie gets into his five life principles – originally delivered as part of a commencement address – and how being methodical helped him in his storied career.Follow Reggie on LinkedInFollow Leah and In The Arena on LinkedIn
May 31, 2022 • 33min
The Non-Meditator’s Guide to Meditation
This week In the Arena: Meditation coach and founder of The Big Quiet, Jesse Israel. He joins Leah to talk about how his highest career high came crashing down, and how meditation has helped him be the person he wants to be in the world.Follow Jesse on LinkedIn and check out The Big QuietFollow Leah and In The Arena on LinkedIn
