Kathy Howe

Everbetter Ideas

Society EN ↓ 197 episodes

If you are interested in actionable ideas and perspectives on a variety of topics that will help make life better, you have found the right podcast. On the Everbetter Ideas podcast I share ideas coming from my daily reading, observations, ideas & conversations. You can expect to get insight on things like personal & professional development, continuous improvement, eliminating stress, and reducing drama in your life. Leave a message or contact me with feedback, questions or ideas for future episodes! Let’s find ways to make things better.

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Kathy Howe

Episodes

72: Micro Movements 03.09.2019 3:50

Ideas about moving your body in small increments of time. As little as 5 minutes of movement can change how you feel. I like the Nickels & Dimes workout in the link below. https://alexandbooks.com/archive/5-killer-workouts-from-navy-seal-david-goggins

71: What do you smell? 19.08.2019 2:12

One of the benefits of getting outside is the wonderful smells around you. What do you smell when you go outside today?

70: Podcast lessons 16.08.2019 3:35

What I’ve learned about my recent podcast changes.

69: You’re probably not a bad person. 15.08.2019 5:08

Thoughts on being a bad person.

68: What’s your perspective? 14.08.2019 5:06

Ideas on ads, podcast segments, & perspective.

67: Fear, human touch & letting go of your story 02.08.2019 7:50

Ideas after listening to the Rich Roll podcast interview with Dr. Zach Bush.

66: What makes you happy at work 01.08.2019 5:13

Article mentioned in this episode: https://www.inc.com/justin-bariso/in-1-powerful-sentence-mark-cuban-just-gave-every-company-in-america-a-harsh-wake-up-call.html

65: An idea for providing feedback 01.08.2019 6:24

I am fine tuning my approach to providing feedback to others. What’s your approach?

64: Practice taking meeting notes 29.07.2019 10:30

Theee ideas for improving your note taking skills.

63: My goal for the next 7 days 29.06.2019 5:29

Progress doesn’t have to be time consuming or difficult. All progress is good. In this episode I share my 7 day LinkedIn goal. What’s your goal?

62: Stop talking & start doing 28.06.2019 5:13

Are we talking about our ideas or taking action on them?

61: Calculating the wasted time & money in meetings & lengthy email threads 28.06.2019 7:40

In this episode I talk about my email & meeting waste calculator for pointing out the financial impact emails & meetings can have on an organization.

60: How I use index cards to plan workouts, train my dog & more! 24.06.2019 10:11

I am a fairly avid user of index cards. This episode shares some of my most common uses.

59: Using fear & desperation as motivation for positive change. 23.06.2019 5:38

Not an ideal tool for making change but sometimes we have opportunities to react to something bad by doing something good.

58: Are you as safe as you feel? 22.06.2019 8:13

Personal safety is the idea of the day. What’s your idea?

57: You don’t need more tools in the toolbox. 21.06.2019 4:28

This episode uses a toolbox analogy for accomplishing goals.

56: Your recipe card for life 20.06.2019 3:22

Listen to my idea about accomplishing goals & recipe cards.

55: Your ultimate purpose. 19.06.2019 5:02

Listen to this episode to hear our ultimate purpose.  I heard this while participating in an online course through the University of Minnesota's Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality and Healing.  Specifically, on their WellbeingU online training titled Purpose, by Richard Leider. I encourage everyone to take some time to go through the exercises and online courses.  They are quick...

54: My techniques for achieving goals. It looks like discipline but it’s so much more. 18.06.2019 9:52

In this episode I share how I approach accomplishing goals for myself. I touch on motivating teams briefly. How do you achieve your goals?

53: Put it writing. 16.06.2019 4:41

Why putting things in writing matters.

52: Identifying your true strength. 15.06.2019 10:44

I thought I nailed my top strength in a previous episode but I might have been wrong. Listen to this episode to hear me discuss how I made this realization & an example of it in action.

51: The future of work. 14.06.2019 7:25

This episode quickly covers a variety of subjects related to employment. Networking, flexibility, diversity in projects, independence, roadblocks & benefits. What do you think of the future of work?

50: The evolution of resolution. Why I think I’m skilled at solving problems 13.06.2019 7:11

In this episode I share the outcome of some brainstorming I’ve done to help identify & articulate my strengths. I also share on if the key differentiators that helps me stand out from others. I share an example of a tool I have created to help manage resource time (allocation) to projects. Problem solving isn’t one size fits all. The example expands on that. I also mention a favorite book: Strengt...

49: Relearning lessons about myself. 12.06.2019 4:15

Today I had a moment that reminded me of a key characteristic about how I work best. Interestingly, it’s something I’ve known about myself for a long time but kind of forgot about. Listen to this episode to learn more.

48: Two simple ways to reduce waste 11.06.2019 5:05

Little things matter & in this episode I share two easy ways to reduce waste that anyone can do.