Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement

Adi Redzic shares a birthday lesson. Episode 2130: Cheese, Birthdays, and A Life-Defining Lesson by Adi Redzic on How To Be Courageous & Be Your Authentic Self Adi Redzic is an award-winning life, business, and leadership coach, entrepreneur, author of two books, and motivational speaker. From a war-torn childhood to meetings at The White House, Adi has proven the possibility of change and growth....

Brian Tracy talks about 10 habits holding you back from success Episode 2129: 10 Habits Holding You Back From Success by Brian Tracy on Mimicking Habits of a Successful Person Brian Tracy's goal is to help you achieve your personal and business goals faster and easier than you ever imagined. Brian Tracy has consulted for more than 1,000 companies and addressed more than 5,000,000 people in 5,000 t...

Julie Morgenstern shares what presence feels like Episode 2128: What Presence Feels Like by Julie Morgenstern on How to Know When You're In the Moment Julie Morgenstern is an organizing & productivity consultant, New York Times best-selling author, and speaker. For over 30 years, Julie has been teaching people all around the world and at all stages of life how to overcome disorganization to achiev...

Matthew Kelly shares an excerpt from his book Life is Messy Episode 2127: An Excerpt From the Book Life is Messy by Matthew Kelly on Putting Your Life Back Together This book is about putting our lives back together, and allowing ourselves to be put back together, when life doesn’t turn out as we expected it to. Based on his own heart-wrenching personal journals, Matthew Kelly shares how the worst...

Shirley Huang of Daring Living talks about how to use the habit stacking technique to create habits that stick Episode 2126: What is Habit Stacking and How to Create Habits That Stick by Shirley of Daring Living on Latest Habit Research Shirley is a Certified Life Coach who helps driven women create joy and success through brain-based coaching, self compassion, and emotional resilience. The origin...

Ingrid Y. Helander shares 4 new ways to convert worry to confidence Episode 2125: Four New Ways to Convert Worry to Confidence by Ingrid Y. Helander on Accessing Your Calm and Confident Self Ingrid began her career in Marriage and Family Therapy after she had her three children. After her youngest son was diagnosed with a chronic illness, she decided that she wanted to train to work alongside peop...

Anthony Ongaro of Break the Twitch talks about how minimalism builds consistency Episode 2124: How Minimalism Builds Consistency for Personal Growth by Anthony Ongaro of Break the Twitch 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 Twitch wasn’t just...

Greg Audino talks about the problems that come when you chase your dreams Episode 2123: The Problem With Chasing Your Dreams by Greg Audino on Personal Development Greg Audino of gregaudino.com has an extensive background in both the personal development industry as well as the film industry. He is a certified life coach, an advice columnist, and hosts and produces shows with Optimal Living Daily....

Dr. Jenny Brockis tells you the best way to think more clearly Episode 2122: The Best Way To Think More Clearly by Dr. Jenny Brockis on Mental Benefits of Staying Active  Dr Jenny Brockis is a medical practitioner and board-certified lifestyle medicine physician, keynote speaker and best-selling author based out of Perth, Western Australia. She is an expert in the science of high-performance think...

Emma Scheib of Simple Slow Lovely helps you to be content when all you want is more Episode 2121: How To Be Content (When All You Want is More) by Emma Scheib of Simple Slow Lovely on Finding Daily Gratitude Emma is a self-confessed introvert who craves the simple and slow things in life. She loves to run, read, and write. She is blessed to be wife to a wonderful husband, mum to two amazing and vi...

Cheryl Smith with No Sidebar talks about how rolling with life's punches contributes to a simple life Episode 2120: How Rolling with Life’s Punches Contributes to A Simple Life by Cheryl Smith of No Sidebar 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. T...

Jennifer of Simply Fiercely offers 7 journal prompts to inspire simplicity Episode 2119: 7 Journal Prompts to Inspire Simplicity by Jennifer of Simply Fiercely on Questions to Ask For a Better Routine 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 re...

Michael Mehlberg talks about the unsexy way to make progress toward your goals Episode 2118: The Unsexy Way to Make Massive Progress Toward Your Goals by Michael Mehlberg on The Importance of Small Wins Michael Mehlberg is an entrepreneur and certified agile project manager who specializes in productivity and organization systems. His blog has been called "The Owners Manual to an Awesome Life" and...

Courtney Carver of Be More With Less encourages you to give away 50% of your stuff Episode 2117: Why You Should Give Away 50% of Your Stuff by Courtney Carver of Be More With Less on Benefits of Minimalism 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 out what w...

Renee Benes of The Fun Sized Life warns you of 10 signs that you are burnt out and need to recharge. This is part 2 of 2. Episode 2116: [Part 2] 10 Signs That You Are Burnt Out and Need to Recharge by Renee Benes of The Fun Sized Life Renee is a minimalist mom, blogger, & coach. She and her husband downsized their house, paid off debt, started making money online, and now travel part-time with the...

Renee Benes of The Fun Sized Life warns you of 10 signs that you are burnt out and need to recharge. This is part 1 of 2. Episode 2115: [Part 1] 10 Signs That You Are Burnt Out and Need to Recharge by Renee Benes of The Fun Sized Life Renee is a minimalist mom, blogger, & coach. She and her husband downsized their house, paid off debt, started making money online, and now travel part-time with the...

Isaac Morehouse shares how to make better decisions. Episode 2114: Want to Make Better Decisions? Get Some Skin in the Game by Isaac Morehouse on Personal Growth Isaac Morehouse is the founder and CEO of Praxis, an awesome startup apprenticeship program making degrees irrelevant for careers. He is dedicated to the relentless pursuit of freedom. He's written some books, done some podcasting, and is...

Ellen Burgan of If It Brings You Joy tells you how to free yourself from the bad habit of negative self-talk Episode 2113: How to Free Yourself From the Bad Habit of Negative Self-Talk by Ellen Burgan of If It Brings You Joy Ellen Burgan is a midlife woman who loves to have fun, yet has a big appreciation for the art of relaxation. She prefers to live spontaneously and go where the wind blows. If...

Colin Wright of Exile Lifestyle talks about outdated limitations and how to define your own limits Episode 2112: Outdated Limitations by Colin Wright of Exile Lifestyle on Defining Your Own Limits 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...

Brian Tracy explains 5 reasons why you're not achieving success, and how to overcome them Episode 2111: 5 Reasons Why You’re Not Achieving Success (& How To Overcome Them) by Brian Tracy on Setting Smart Goals Brian Tracy's goal is to help you achieve your personal and business goals faster and easier than you ever imagined. Brian Tracy has consulted for more than 1,000 companies and addressed mor...

Rachel Jones of Nourishing Minimalism tells us 8 habits to keep paper clutter to a minimum Episode 2110: 8 Habits To Keep Paper Clutter To A Minimum by Rachel Jones of Nourishing Minimalism on Getting Rid of Extra Paper Rachel started her journey to minimalism in 2008, struggling with depression and horribly embarrassed by the messy state of her home. Her goal for pursuing minimalism was to find c...

Briana Harry of YeMash shares her thoughts on dealing with sadness.  Episode 2109: Retrograde by Briana Harry of YeMash on Dealing with Depression & Mindfulness Personal Growth YeMash is a private publishing group; currently in its early stages. At the core of all content published, shared, and promoted by YeMash are the principles of expressing truth, exuding positive energy, and living as your h...

Paula Davis-Laack with Live Happy shares 5 expert tips for avoiding burnout at work Episode 2108: 5 Expert Tips for Avoiding Burnout at Work by Paula Davis-Laack of Live Happy on Having a Better Work Life Live Happy takes you on a journey to find your authentic happiness in life, at work and at home through inspiring stories and hands-on tips rooted in the science of positive psychology. The origi...

David Cain of Raptitude talks why busyness is a kind of debt Episode 2107: Busyness is a Kind of Debt by David Cain of Raptitude on How and Where to Spend Your Attention 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 experience, and Rapt...

Richard Paterson of Think Less and Grow Rich talks about why you don't need a peaceful mind to experience peace Episode 2106: Why You Don’t Need A Peaceful Mind To Experience Peace by Richard Paterson of Think Less and Grow Rich Richard is an ex-monk, meditation teacher, transformational coach and author of two books, “Kick The Thinking Habit” and “Awaken The Happy You.” After almost four decades...