Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement

Jennifer of Simply Fiercely shares 5 ways to use your journal for self care.  Episode 1380: 5 Ways to Use Your Journal For Self Care by Jennifer of SimplyFiercely on Best Personal Development Practices  Jennifer is a traveller, minimalist and dream chaser. She grew up near Baltimore, Maryland but she caught a bad case of wanderlust at an early age and it has taken her all over the world. She is a...

Krista O'Reilly-Davi-Digui of A Life In Progress shares how a few thoughts that will help you do hard things.  Episode 1379: Do Hard Things. These Thoughts Will Help by Krista O'Reilly-Davi-Digui on Self-Growth & Challenging Yourself  Krista O'Reilly-Davi-Digui's mission as a Joyful Living Educator is to help messy humans like herself quiet the noise of perfectionism, comparison and fear to show u...

Allison Carmen shares her thoughts on finding a new way to react to problems.  Episode 1378: Finding A New Way To React To Problems by Allison Carmen on Compassion & Dealing with Anger and Emotion  Allison Carmen holds a B.A. in accounting, a J.D. of Law, and a Master’s of Law in taxation. After working for a large law firm in Manhattan, Allison founded her own law firm and built a successful prac...

Michael Blankenship of Get Your Gusto Back shares the real reason that you're always tired.   Episode 1377: The Real Reason That You're Always Tired by Michael Blankenship of Get Your Gusto Back on How to Have More Energy  Michael Blankenship wants you to know that he gets it if you're tired, you're burnt out and you're sick of doing the same thing every day, quickly marching toward a grave stone...

An excerpt from the book The Power of Vital Force: Fuel Your Energy, Purpose, and Performance with Ancient Secrets of Breath by Rajshree Patel  Episode 1376: An Excerpt from The Power of Vital Force: Fuel Your Energy, Purpose, and Performance by Rajshree Patel  Rajshree Patel is a mind and meditation expert and an international self-awareness coach, trainer, and speaker. Over the last 30 years, sh...

Katie Ping of More Of What Matters Blog shares 8 lessons to remember when traveling.   Episode 1375: 8 Lessons to Remember When Traveling by Katie Ping of More Of What Matters Blog on How To Have Inspired Travel  Katie Ping is a small-town writer, yogi, and mama who values simplicity. She spent decades of her life people-pleasing and drowning in guilt and shame over parts of her that she thought w...

Tynan shares his thoughts on brain training.  Episode 1374: Brain Training by Tynan  Tynan was named as one of the top 25 best bloggers in 2013 by Time Magazine. He believes in making deliberate decisions and breaking away from the herd mentality. He likes learning new things, building habits, exposing the world, connecting with awesome people, and creating good work. The New York Times Bestseller...

Cylon George of Spiritual Living for Busy People shares how he disappoints people and how you can too.  Episode 1373: How I Disappoint People (And How You Can Too) by Cylon George of Spiritual Living For Busy People  Cylon George is a spiritual chaplain, musician, devoted husband, and busy dad of six. He loves listening to people’s stories and helping them gain perspective on life’s opportunities...

Leo Babauta of Zen Habits shares his thoughts on how to deal with major disruptions to your routine.  Episode 1372: How to Deal With Major Disruptions to Your Routine by Leo Babauta of Zen Habits on New Habit Formation  Leo Babauta created Zen Habits, which is about finding simplicity and mindfulness in the daily chaos of our lives. It’s about clearing the clutter so we can focus on what’s importa...

Heather Aardema with No Sidebar shares five ways to transform your stress into something better.  Episode 1371: Five Ways to Transform Your Stress Into Something Better by Heather Aardema with No Sidebar on Healthy Living No Sidebar was created by Brian Gardner and is all about designing a simpler life. He and the contributing authors want to help you figure out what's getting in your way, at home...

Jay and Heather Harrington of Life and Whim share their thoughts on slowing down your life through the magic of first moments.   Episode 1370: Slow Down Your Life Through the Magic of First Moments by Jay & Heather Harrington of LifeAndWhim  Jay and Heather Harrington are the husband and wife team behind Life and Whim. They started Life and Whim after moving their family to Traverse City, a small...

Steve Pavlina shares his thoughts on having a cup of tea with the grim reaper.  Episode 1369: A Cup of Tea With the Grim Reaper by Steve Pavlina on How To Live A Life of Greatness & Achieve Your Potential  Steve Pavlina is widely recognized as one of the most successful personal development bloggers on the Internet, with his work attracting more than 100 million visits to his website, StevePavlina...

Mark Manson shares 3 important life skils nobody ever taught you. This is part 2 of 2.   Episode 1368: [Part 2] 3 Important Life Skills Nobody Ever Taught You by Mark Manson on How To Make A Decision  Mark Manson was a full-time professional dating coach for men from 2008 until 2011. Sick of the industry, he wrote his first book, Models: Attract Women Through Honesty, and changed the name and focu...

Mark Manson shares 3 important life skills nobody ever taught you. This is part 1 of 2.  Episode 1367: [Part 1] 3 Important Life Skills Nobody Ever Taught You by Mark Manson on How To Stop Taking Things Personally  Mark Manson was a full-time professional dating coach for men from 2008 until 2011. Sick of the industry, he wrote his first book, Models: Attract Women Through Honesty, and changed the...

Rachel Shanken of MindBodyWise shares how to break the cycle of self-criticism.  Episode 1366: How to Break the Cycle of Self-Criticism by Rachel Shanken of MindBodyWise on How To Improve Self Worth  Rachel Shanken is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Yoga Instructor, and now a Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy Practitioner. Her philosophy is simple: what you seek is already within you. In the busy li...

Greg Audino shares his thoughts on making intentional mistakes.  Episode 1365: On Making Intentional Mistakes by Greg Audino with OLD Podcast on How To Take Action In Your Life  Greg Audino is both a certified life coach and an actor. He combines his passions to create short and digestible videos which shine new light on the turbulent areas of life that many of us already have our minds made up ab...

Marc Chernoff of Marc and Angel Hack Life shares 4 reasons you need to keep doing hard things to be happy, healthy and successful.  Episode 1364: 4 Reasons You Need to Keep Doing Hard Things to Be Happy, Healthy and Successful by Marc Chernoff of Marc & Angel  Marc and Angel Chernoff are New York Times bestselling authors, professional coaches, full-time students of life, admirers of the human spi...

Kacie Main shares her thoughts on the healing process.  Episode 1363: The Ruse by Kacie Main on How To Heal Ourselves & The Healing Process  Kacie Main's affinity for writing started as a child, writing arguably overly emotional letters to family, friends, and boyfriends, and even an anonymous poem to a widowed neighbor. The first paper she wrote in college was nominated for a first-year writing a...

Calista Tee with OLD Podcast on creating fulfilling opportunities.  Episode 1362: Creating Fulfilling Opportunities by Calista Tee with OLD Podcast on Creativity & Accountability  Calista Tee is a digital marketer and a lifestyle blogger. Having survived an accident, she brings awareness to the importance of taking an active approach to changing your outcome. In addition to writing, she has a pass...

Aileen Xu of Lavendaire shares her thoughts on living for yourself and not others.  Episode 1361: Living For Yourself & Not Others by Aileen Xu of Lavendaire on Self Help & Being True to Yourself  Aileen Xu is a content creator, entrepreneur and artist of life. She is the founder of Lavendaire, a resource for lifestyle design and personal growth.  You can find out more about Aileen via her podcast...

Cait Flanders shares other ways she's decluttering her life and mind.  Episode 1360: Other Ways I'm Decluttering My Life (and Mind) by Cait Flanders on Minimalism & Simple Living with Less  Cait Flanders is an author, podcaster, and traveller from a beautiful island in British Columbia, Canada. For the past eight years, you could say she's been on a journey of less. Less debt. Less clutter. Less c...

Colin Wright of Exile Lifestyle shares his history of stalking.  Episode 1359: My History of Stalking by Colin Wright of Exile Lifestyle on Social Networking Advantages & Issues  Colin Wright is a professional author and international speaker who co-founded a publishing company and travels full-time, moving to a new country every four months or so--that country determined by the votes of his reade...

Ira Israel shares his thoughts on inspiration for a better life.  Episode 1358: You Will Die Momentarily by Ira Israel on Inspiration for A Better Life & Gratitude & Gratefulness Since 2011, Ira Israel has been working in private practice as a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC #31) and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT #50646), teaching sold-out transformational workshops,...

Joshua Becker of Becoming Minimalist shares 7 things that shouldn't impress us anymore.   Episode 1357: 7 Things That Shouldn't Impress Us Anymore by Joshua Becker of Becoming Minimalist on Minimalism & Simple Living Joshua Becker and his family decided to live with fewer possessions after a conversation with his neighbor in 2008. As a result, they found a better way to live, centered on more impo...

Jennifer of Simply Fiercely shares how to consume social media mindfully.  Episode 1356: How to Consume Social Media Mindfully by Jennifer of Simply Fiercely on Facebook & Instagram Addiction  Jennifer is a traveller, minimalist and dream chaser. She grew up near Baltimore, Maryland but she caught a bad case of wanderlust at an early age and it has taken her all over the world. She is a reformed s...