Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement

Ellen Bard with Good Life Zen shares 7 tips to embrace your success (and stop feeling like a fraud). This is Part 2 of 2. Episode 905: [Part 2] 7 Tips to Embrace Your Success (& Stop Feeling Like a Fraud) by Ellen Bard - Good Life Zen (Imposter Syndrome). Mary Jaksch is an authorized Zen master (Diamond Sangha lineage), psychotherapist, and author. She has two nationalities,--English and German--a...

Ellen Bard with Good Life Zen shares 7 tips to embrace your success (and stop feeling like a fraud). This is Part 1 of 2. Episode 904: [Part 1] 7 Tips to Embrace Your Success (& Stop Feeling Like a Fraud) by Ellen Bard - Good Life Zen (Happiness & Confidence). Mary Jaksch is an authorized Zen master (Diamond Sangha lineage), psychotherapist, and author. She has two nationalities,--English and Germ...

2 shorter posts from Leo Babauta of Zen Habits with a productivity tip and turning inspiration into action. Episode 903: The Little Productivity Tip of a Zen Teacher & Turn Inspiration Into Action by Leo Babauta of Zen Habits (Build New Habits). 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 c...

Neghar Fonooni on embracing your inner warrior. Episode 902: On Embracing Your Inner Warrior by Neghar Fonooni (Women's Empowerment & Improving Self Esteem & Confidence). Neghar Fonooni is a coach, speaker, and writer, giving women all over the world tools to create a lifestyle that thrills them, free of shame and unworthiness. She helps them give themselves permission to be vulnerable, authentic,...

2 posts from Leon Logothetis on traveling out of your comfort zone and connecting with those around you. Episode 901: Traveling Out of Your Comfort Zone & the Lessons You'll Learn And How to Truly Connect with Those Around You. 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 uninspi...

Cal Newport of the Study Hacks blog shares how it's possible to live & work without email. Episode 900: E-Mail Zero: Imagining Life Without E-Mail by Cal Newport (Improving Productivity Hacks & Simplifying Work & Lifestyle). Cal Newport is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Georgetown University, who specializes in the theory of distributed algorithms. He previously earned his Ph. D. fr...

2 shorter posts from Joshua Fields Millburn of The Minimalists, talking about our relationship with stuff. Episode 899: You Are Not Your Khakis And Shopping or Finding Meaning by Joshua Fields Millburn The Minimalists (Simple Living). Joshua Fields Millburn & Ryan Nicodemus write about living a meaningful life with less stuff for 4 million readers. As featured on: ABC, CBS, NBC, BBC, TODAY, NPR, T...

Roger Lawson of Rog Law Fitness shares his no-excuses guide to getting things done. This is Part 2 of 2. Episode 898: [Part 2] The No Excuses Guide to Getting Things Done by Roger Lawson of Rog Law Fitness (Productivity & Routine). Roger Lawson's goal is simple: To make 100,000 people feel good and look great without turning it into a full-time job, all while having a lot of fun along the way. Rog...

Roger Lawson of Rog Law Fitness shares his no-excuses guide to getting things done. This is Part 1 of 2. Episode 897: [Part 1] The No Excuses Guide to Getting Things Done by Roger Lawson of RogLawFitness.com (Planning & Discipline). Roger Lawson's goal is simple: To make 100,000 people feel good and look great without turning it into a full-time job, all while having a lot of fun along the way. Ro...

Steve Kamb of Nerd Fitness shares the two critical pieces for success. Episode 896: Hope + Action = Win by Steve Kamb of Nerd Fitness (Defining Life Goals & Pursuing Better Habits & Discipline). Steve Kamb started exercising back in high school without really knowing what he was doing. Through high school and college, he made every training mistake known to man and got zero results. It wasn’t unti...

Chris Reining shares 5 techniques to implement today to start getting things done. Episode 895: How to Get S*** Done: 5 Techniques to Implement Today by Chris Reining (Increasing Productivity & Time Management Skills). 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 dow...

Colin Wright of Exile Lifestyle shares why we shouldn't define ourselves by what we're not. Episode 894: On Appreciation by Colin Wright of Exile Lifestyle (Appreciating Experiences in Life & Removing Prejudices for Enjoyment). 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--...

2 shorter, minimalist-related posts from Michelle Schroeder-Gardner of Making Sense of Cents. Episode 893: Minimalism for a Balanced Life And How to Know If You're a Minimalist by Michelle Schroeder-Gardner. Michelle Schroeder-Gardner created Making Sense of Cents in order to help improve her own finances. With diligence, she was able to pay off $38,000 in student debt in 7 months, kept track of p...

Guest author Mike Burns with Becoming Minimalist shares 5 steps to declutter your schedule and live your desired life. Episode 892: 5 Steps to Declutter Your Schedule & Live Your Desired Live by Mike Burns - Becoming Minimalist (Your Tasks & To Do List). 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 bet...

In a sort of continuation from yesterday, Mark Manson shares the importance of being thankful. Episode 891: Shut Up and Be Grateful by Mark Manson (Emotional Freedom Through Gratitude & Being Thankful). 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 fo...

Kayla Albert with Cait Flanders shares how her 3-year-old niece's gratitude practice changed her perspective. Episode 890: Gratitude Lessons From a 3-Year-Old by Kayla Albert with Cait Flanders (Mindfulness & Living in the Present). Cait Flanders started Blonde on a Budget to document her debt repayment journey. After paying it off, she adopted a minimalist lifestyle, tossed 75% of her stuff, and...

Guest author Calista Tee: "You have the time; you just have to see it." Episode 889: You Have the Time. You Just Have to See It by Calista Tee with OLDPodcast (Purposeful Life & Living Without Constraints). Calista Tee flew out of a sunroof once and is still alive! Her experience taught her the importance of questioning our intentions and managing our time & energy. Growing up with her fair share...

Steve Pavlina shares his take on GTD and what he calls dynamic planning. Episode 888: Dynamic Planning by Steve Pavlina (Personal Productivity & Growth Mindset Development with GTD). 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 mo...

2 posts from Marc of Marc & Angel Hack Life, on doing one thing at a time and our stories holding us back. Episode 887: One Thing You Should Remember About Doing One Thing at a Time And When Our Stories Hold Us Back by Marc Chernoff. Marc and Angel Chernoff are professional coaches, full-time students of life, admirers of the human spirit, and have been recognized by Forbes as having “one of the m...

Mr. Money Mustache shares how and why to embrace the nagging voices in your head. Episode 886: Embracing the Nagging Voices of Success by Mr. Money Mustache (How Do I Become More Successful & Happy in Life). Mr. Money Mustache is a thirty-something retiree who now writes about how we can all live a frugal, yet awesome, life of leisure. He and his wife studied engineering and computer science in Ca...

Hilary Barnett with No Sidebar shares a minimalist approach to managing stuff. Episode 885: A Minimalist Approach to Managing Stuff by Hilary Barnett with NoSidebar.com (Minimalism & Simple 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 and at work. They want...

Benjamin Hardy shares how to recognize and create rare opportunities. Episode 884: How to Recognize And Create Rare Opportunities by Benjamin Hardy (Opportunity Knocks & Being Successful). 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, self-directed education,...

Anthony Ongaro of Break the Twitch shares the benefits of doing the same thing every day. Episode 883: Benefits of Doing the Same Thing Every Day by Anthony Ongaro of BreakTheTwitch.com (Self-Discipline & Persistence). 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 tur...

David Cain of Raptitude shares the case for not knowing what time it is. Episode 882: The Case for Not Knowing What Time It Is by David Cain of Raptitude (Simple Living & Mental Freedom). 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 human ex...

2 moving posts from Lori Deschene of Tiny Buddha. Episode 881: It Could Be Far Worse And Stop Doing by Lori Deschene of Tiny Buddha (Becoming Zen & Being Positive). 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: Tiny Buddha's Gratitude Journal, which includes 15 coloring pages,...