Hiking to Ourselves

Today on the pod, you'll hear from Michela Andreolli. One thing that stood out to me, among others, was the idea that "the detour is part of the tour." It's about the power of showing up and trusting that the path we're on will bring us where we want to go.

Today on the pod, you'll hear from Jana, founder and CEO of LeanOnMe, an AI-powered mental health platform that supports Gen Z in their daily struggles. Jana and I covered a lot of ground but a central theme has been imposter syndrome, which tends to be quite common among gen-z.

Brené Brown: The Call to Courage remember, vulnerability is not a weakness.

this episode builds on the first of this miniseries about time "building a better relationship with time." here I share reflections on tools we can use to redefine our relationship with time.

in this episode, we're going to debunk some myths about time and build the foundation to learn how to stop ourselves from feeling like we're time-starved. this is the first episode of a two-part series about the concept of time.

all the work involved in planning a year of your life can feel overwhelming. in this episode, I will go through ways to make it less so.

here is the book "Atomic Habits" by James Clear, and here a quick summary :) enjoy the episode!

introducing novelty can have a powerful effect in your life, and that's what we're talking about in this episode, have fun listening!

here is the link to the TEDx episode that I mentioned: https://youtu.be/P8B5RvuKlg4?feature=shared enjoy the episode!

in this episode we’re going to talk about long-distance friendships with a special guest. you’ll hear about the good and the bad parts and we’re going to give some advice for all of you who are maintaining these kind of friendships!

here's the link to the article about the benefits of gratitude: https://www.helpguide.org/articles/mental-health/gratitude.htm keep this in mind, being grateful does not mean settling with the life you have now, it just means cherishing who you have become and what brought you to where you are now, while still working for your biggest and wildest goals.

if you're reading this description before listening to this episode, keep in mind this sentence: "people won't know that you need water if you don't tell them that you're thirsty." here's the link to the HBR article that I mentioned: https://hbr.org/2022/04/a-guide-to-setting-better-boundaries#:~:text=Boundaries%20are%20limits%20we%20identify,secure%20and%20healthy%2C...

this third episode revolves around the idea of doing things that bring us peace, something that, in the end, leads to balance. one of the key points of the episode is “follow your own idea of balance, something that you achieve by striving for peace”.

in this second episode, we’re talking about values. we’ll go over what values are, why they’re important, how to lead our lives through our values, and, finally, how to identify them. here’s a list of values you can use for the exercise we talked about in the episode: https://scottjeffrey.com/core-values-list/ I hope you’ll enjoy the episode and that you’ll find some food for thought!

today, in the inaugural episode of Hiking to Ourselves, we talk about goals. There is a main difference between what I call “primary” goals and “accessory goals,” and this difference is what we’ll explore in the episode. I will also talk about how to identify the goals we are pursuing and a strategy that might help when we decide which goals to pursue. the idea behind all this is not to have stati...