7EveryMinute podcast

Life after a layoff can look like floundering when it's really healing. One year after being laid off from his last job, Jim Cranston looks back at what letting go taught him about identity, stress, and living by a clear life vision. With some notice, Jim learned that Halloween 2025 would be his last day. He'd been saying for years that he needed to leave that industry, and on November 1, 2025, he...

Staying calm in a stressful world starts with how we choose to react. In this episode, Jim Cranston shares a few gentle, practical steps for facing stress and finding peace, from driving to the evening news. Our senses receive events, but our brain gives them emotion and meaning, which means we always get to choose how we respond. Jim talks about: What your brain counts as a "threat," and why that...

We can view our future however we want, so why not envision the best future possible? This is about learning from the positivity of youth and giving back with the wisdom from life #SupportUkraine

Many times we get so wrapped up in the things around us and all of life's little challenges we may forget to care for ourselves. Or we may get too focused noticing every little fault while forgetting our successes. Some reminders for a calmer life

When life change gives us a new normal, the tendency is often to look backwards. But that is a learned response, here's how to unlearn it and embrace it as a genuine and satisfying normal #SupportUkraine

After a career or life change life can suddenly seem empty, or filled with opportunity. Much of that choice is yours. #SupportUkraine

Whether you intend to or not, you will tend to live the life that you envision, so take control and make it a good one #SupportUkraine

When you describe yourself, remember to talk to what is in your future, not what you think you lost in your past, especially if it's just a career title that went away

Reducing the risk of age-related dementia can be as simple as movement, either as exercise and physical activities, or even just walking with friends 

As the main AI systems become more reliable, it is becoming practical to use them as a personal health assistant. Here we introduce two ways.  #SupportUkraine

AI can be a great research assistant and helper with everyday research, and goes way beyond just a smart search engine. Listen to what's coming (and based upon your requests!)  #SupportUkraine

If you want to just live life as you see fit you may find many opposing voices from online influencers, "experts", friends, social media and elsewhere. I would suggest you may want to ignore most, if not all of them, and follow your heart  #SupportUkraine

If you try living with "good" as "normal", and "perfect" as a treat, then suddenly you can realize many of life's challenges and annoyances are just created by ourselves by not focusing on our real life vision.  #SupportUkraine

I was involved in some house tidying up and was amazed at how a little clutter can often hide far more than we initially suspect.    #SupportUkraine

Most of us never lose our curiosity, but we may hide it because we feel intimidated by all the new things around us. Never fear, here is one way to bring curiosity back even for big topics like AI  #SupportUkraine

  As life changes we may be tempted to think about how good things "could" have been. We all can still change the future, and get control of those negative thoughts  #SupportUkraine

Normal only makes sense when contrasted with abnormal, and when it comes to aging, we often get it backwards. How life used to be isn't any more normal than how it currently is, unless we choose that. Here's how to define our new normal to keep life meaningful 

It may seem more difficult to meet people and make friends as we age, but that is simply because the structure around us has changed. Here's how to get better at it again! 

When we are older we may start to think we don't "fit in" anymore. But that is more a subconscious choice which we can change with only a little effort  #SupportUkraine

Curiosity can be the fix for many things, including feeling bored, meaningless, uninteresting, and more  #SupportUkraine

Curiosity is the engine of hope, and tonight we talk about why and how to remain curious even, and especially, as we age 

As people age society has plenty of ideas of who you should become. I have a different idea. You should just be who you really want to be, the same or different as you used to be. It's your choice 

Although change may be constant throughout life, sometimes a big change or seemingly innocent situation can leave us feeling lost. Some tips to move through that and back to confidence 

Staying in motion and being closer to nature are some simple ways to help our bodies stay healthy and keep our brains happier as well  #SupportUkraine

A quick reminder of why physical health is often the basis of mental health, and why you want to help your body help your brain help you  #SupportUkraine