Reset with Liz Tran

The Buddhist belief in Karma states that all good action bears good fruit, and all negative action produces negative fruit, but what do we make of our current world where toxic people like Trump can still succeed?   Why do good things happen to bad people? Why do bad people like Derek Chauvin get away with terrible behavior unpunished? In this episode, we try to make sense of it all by tethering t...

2020 has made it easy to feel hopeless, anxious, fearful and self-critical. In this episode, we talk about strategies for pulling yourself out of Rock Bottom, and why challenges mean that joy is right around the corner. 

If you've been daydreaming about changing your career, then this episode is for you! As someone with her own share of career pivots, and who has coached many people through them, Liz offers her advice and some coaching exercises for anyone who feels unsatisfied with their career, but isn't sure what to do next. 

Reset launched in 2019, and it's been a wild year full of beautiful highs + depressing lows. In this episode, Liz shares all the mistakes she made and what she learned. If you're thinking of starting a company or in the midst of it, tune in! 

Whether career, relationships, or our goals, it hurts when we don't get what we want! And, it can be especially demoralizing when life has felt like a series of disappointments, one after the other. In this episode, we talk about how to make your way through crushing rejection and disappointment, and how to reclaim your feeling of hopefulness! Show Notes: Oprah's Harvard Commencement Spe...

How often have you chased down a relationship, a job, or a goal, only to feel exhausted and no closer to getting what you want? The problem with our culture is that it doesn't value RECEIVING. We are taught to use only determination and hard work to get what we want. In this episode, Liz shares how to let your goals find their way to you by learning to receive. Show Notes: This episode was in...

The theme of 2020 is CHANGE. This year opens a window where we can reinvent ourselves to fit our highest good. So, why are we so afraid of change even when we know that we need it? Why does it feel so unsettling and so hard? Here's how to use the remaining 4 months of 2020 to invite in all the changes you have been putting off. 

We are all so familiar with our inner critic- that voice that constantly points out our missteps, flaws, and mistakes throughout the day. In this episode, we explore how you can free yourself from self-criticism in order to live a richer, happier, more expressive, lives. Learn how to let yourself shine. Show notes: Sharon Salzberg's Dalai Lama story The Art of Being Yourself - Caroline McHugh...

The greatest cause of unhappiness is wishing that life was different than it is. Think about how many times a day you want someone else to behave differently, for the weather to brighten, or for an event to change so it fits what you want. We all have this tendency. We want to shape and control the world around us so we never have to feel discomfort or disappointment. The problem is, we are living...

In 1845, Henry David Thoreau moved to remote Walden pond to live isolated in nature, free from the distraction of social responsibilities. The result, was his book, Walden , a treatise on living according to your own compass. In this week's episode, we talk about how to create your own Walden situation, even if you can't leave your apartment, and why it is important to get away from the...