Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement

Victoria Vargas with Rowdy Kittens shares 10 simple strategies for kicking out the blues. This is part 1 of 2. Episode 1205: [Part 1] 10 Simple Strategies for Kicking Out the Blues by Victoria Vargas with Rowdy Kittens on Happiness Tammy Strobel is a photographer, writer, teacher, and founder of RowdyKittens.com. She loves morning views, tiny homes, reading, and everyday adventures. She started Ro...

T.K. Coleman shares why you shouldn't let questions kill your curiosity. Episode 1204: Don't Let Questions Kill Your Curiosity by TK Coleman on Building Relationships & Improving Communication Skills T.K. Coleman is the Co-Founder & Education Director of Praxis. He is a prolific writer and speaker with a singular mission: to awaken people to their own creative power. Sounds cheesy, but TK listens...

Leon Logothetis shares the way of the traveler. Episode 1203: Live. Love. Explore: The Way of the Traveler by Leon Logothetis on Mental Freedom & Happiness Leon Logothetis is a global adventurer, motivational speaker & philanthropist. It wasn't always that way. He used to be a broker in the city of London where he felt uninspired and chronically depressed. He gave it all up for a life on the road....

2 posts from Lori Deschene of Tiny Buddha on the harm of the pursuit of greatness and on forgetting yourself. Episode 1202: When the Pursuit of Greatness Does More Harm Than Good AND Forget Yourself by Lori Deschene of Tiny Buddha Lori Deschene is the founder of Tiny Buddha and Recreate Your Life Story, an online course that helps you let go of the past and live a life you love. Her latest book: T...

Ramit Sethi of I Will Teach You to be Rich shares how top performers use positive psychology even when things are bad. Episode 1201: How Top Performers Use Positive Psychology (Even When Things Are Bad) by Ramit Sethi of I Will Teach You To Be Rich Ramit wants to use money to say YES. He knew there was a better way to live a rich life—if we could use psychology to focus on what actually works. Not...

Shawna Scafe of Simple On Purpose shares her thoughts on hygge vs minimalism. Episode 1200: Hygge vs Minimalism by Shawna Scafe of Simple On Purpose on Simple Living & Intentionality Shawna Scafe is a mom of three small kids who started blogging after her first son was born. She wanted to share her c-section story in order to help herself work through the disappointment she felt about it. She read...

Tynan shares his thoughts on spur of the moment decisions. Episode 1199: Spur of the Moment by Tynan on Quick Decision Making Skills & Enjoying Life 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 aweso...

David Cain of Raptitude shares how to keep emotions from running your life. Episode 1198: How to Keep Emotions From Running Your Life by David Cain of Raptitude on Emotional Freedom & Meditation David Cain is a writer and entrepreneur living in Winnipeg, Canada. On a particular boring day at his office job in 2009, he started Raptitude. His interest has always been human society and the internal h...

Colin Wright of Exile Lifestyle shares his thoughts on planning for the fire. Episode 1197: Planning for the Fire by Colin Wright of Exile Lifestyle on Minimalism & Simple Living 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...

Leo Babauta of Zen Habits shares how to master the art of living. Episode 1196: How to Master the Art of Living by Leo Babauta of Zen Habits on Mindfulness & Letting Go of Expectations 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 important, create something amazing, find...

Steve Pavlina shares how to triple your personal productivity. Episode 1195: Triple Your Personal Productivity by Steve Pavlina on Time Management & Batching for Efficiency 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.com. He has written more than 13...

Benjamin Hardy shares how to go from successful to very successful and why most people can't do it. Episode 1194: How To Go From Successful To Very Successful (and why most people can't do it) by Benjamin Hardy Benjamin Hardy has been the top writer on Medium.com since late 2015. He focuses on self-improvement, motivation, and entrepreneurship. His writing is fueled by his personal experiences, se...

Ali Cornish of Everthrive shares her thoughts on the benefits of choosing experiences over things. Episode 1193: Experiences, Not Things by Ali Cornish with Everthrive on Minimalism Travel & Happiness Ali Cornish created Everthrive as a response to the increasing pace, materialism, and detachment of today's society. Through words and photos, she brings awareness to the importance of living simply,...

Cylon George of Spiritual Living for Busy People shares why underachieving never felt so good. Episode 1192: Underachieving Never Felt So Good. Here's Why by Cylon George of Spiritual Living For Busy People on Happiness 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 opportuniti...

Angelo Poli of MetPro shares the dirty secret behind goal setting. Episode 1191: The Dirty Secret Behind Goal Setting by Angelo Poli of MetPro on Using Values to Set Goals Angelo Poli is an internationally recognized expert in the field of body transformations. He is the founder of MetPro, the world's first algorithm based transformation engine. Poli and his team at MetPro specialize in working wi...

Courtney Carver of Be More With Less shares 10 essential edits to help you get your life back. Episode 1190: 10 Essential Edits to Help You Get Your Life Back by Courtney Carver of Be More With Less on Simple Living Courtney Carver was stopped in her tracks with a scary MS diagnosis after decades of debt, discontent, and trying to do it all. She had to slow down, prioritize her health, and figure...

Jennifer of Simply Fiercely shares 5 steps to letting go of expectations. Episode 1189: 5 Steps to Letting Go of Expectations by Jennifer of Simply Fiercely on Changing Perspectives Jennifer is a traveler, 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 shopaholic tu...

Irene Elias of Self Love Junkie shares the first big step toward loving yourself. Episode 1188: What's The First Big Step Toward Loving Yourself? by Irene Elias of Self Love Junkie on Intentional Thinking Irene Elias is a professional certified life coach, and a co-author in the best selling series, Adventures in Manifesting, Soulful Relationships. Her mission at Self Love Junkie is to help you be...

Two posts from Derek Sivers on personal growth and goal setting. Episode 1187: Moving For Good AND Goals Shape the Present, Not the Future by Derek Sivers on Personal Development Originally a professional musician and circus clown, Derek Sivers created CD Baby in 1998. It became the largest seller of independent music online, with $100M in sales for 150,000 musicians. In 2008, Derek sold CD Baby f...

Marc Chernoff of Marc and Angel Hack Life shares 5 signs it's time to do less. Episode 1186: 5 Signs It's Time to Do Less by Marc Chernoff of Marc And Angel on Minimalism & Slow Living Marc and Angel Chernoff are New York Times bestselling authors, professional coaches, full-time students of life, admirers of the human spirit, and have been recognized by Forbes as having "one of the most popular p...

Mogie Adamchik from Dr. Chris Patti's class at Appalachian State University shares thoughts on daily reminders. Episode 1185: Daily Reminders by Mogie Adamchik of Appalachian State University (Student Essay on Self Help Experiment) The original post is located here: https://oldpodcast.com/daily-reminders Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoic...

Chris Reining shares his thoughts on the clutter epidemic. Episode 1184: The Clutter Epidemic by Chris Reining on Getting Started with Minimalism & Decluttering Chris Reining is a thirty-something guy who provides resources to help manage your money and career to become financially free. His own path to financial freedom has had ups and downs, which is what he writes about on his site. He's been f...

Jay and Heather Harrington share their thoughts on life's headwinds and tailwinds. Episode 1183: Life's Headwinds and Tailwinds by Jay & Heather Harrington of Life & Whim on Gratitude & Meditation 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 town on the shores of Lake Michigan, to break...

Anthony Ongaro of Break the Twitch shares how to build habits like an entrepreneur. Episode 1182: How To Build Habits Like An Entrepreneur by Anthony Ongaro of Break The Twitch on Creating New Habits After years of impulse spending on Amazon and elsewhere, Anthony Ongaro realized that his one-click purchase habits were more of a physical Twitch than an intentional action. It turned out, this Twitc...

Ginna Martineau from Dr. Chris Patti's class at Appalachian State University shares thoughts on doors worth closing. Episode 1181: Doors Worth Closing by Ginna Martineau of Appalachian State University (Student Essay) The original post is located here: https://oldpodcast.com/doors-worth-closing Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices