Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement

Carl Pullein fills us in on how to prioritize effectively Episode 2080: How To Prioritize Effectively by Carl Pullein on Starting At The Top When Prioritizing Carl has written three books on productivity and time management and coaches companies and individuals around the world through his Time and Life Mastery and Your Digital Life courses.  His passion and dedication to helping people become bet...

Isaac Morehouse implores us to grow up slowly Episode 2079: Grow Up Slowly by Isaac Morehouse on Personal Development & Simple Living 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 always experimenting with s...

Rachel Shanken of MindBodyWise shares 8 tools to get control of your anxiety Episode 2078: 8 Tools to Get Control of your Anxiety by Rachel Shanken of Mind Body Wise on Self-Help 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 lives we lead, it's som...

Helene Massicotte of Free To Pursue talks about being alive and living your best life Episode 2077: Don't Be a Flatliner by Helene Massicotte of Free To Pursue on Feeling Alive and Living Our Best Life Helene Massicotte blogs about living life on your terms and experiencing true personal freedom. She describes herself as a person in search of all that life has to offer and who has built a life tha...

Dr. Jenny Brockis talks about why it pays to be more grateful, and how to show it Episode 2076: Why It Pays To Be More Grateful and How To Show It by Dr. Jenny Brockis on Building Resilience with Gratitude  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 t...

Emma McLaren with GetMyrth offers 3 questions we can ask for long term success and happiness within digital minimalism Episode 2075: Digital Minimalism - 3 Questions for Long Term Success and Happiness by Emma McLaren of Get Myrth After nearly a decade of globetrotting as a sustainable seafood consultant and ocean conservation warrior, Emma is planting roots. She’s lived, worked or explored in ove...

Adi Redzic shares his thoughts on why you should change. Episode 2074: Why Should You Change? by Adi Redzic on Personal Transformation & How to Accept Change in Life 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 g...

Melissa of Simple Lion Heart Life offers 13 strategies you can implement to reduce and manage mental clutter. This is part 2 of 2. Episode 2073: [Part 2] Mental Clutter: 13 Ways to Reduce and Better Manage It by Melissa of Simple Lion Heart Life At Simple Lion Heart Life you’ll find inspiration, encouragement and practical advice to simplify and declutter your home and life to embrace minimalism....

Melissa of Simple Lion Heart Life offers 13 strategies you can implement to reduce and manage mental clutter. This is part 1 of 2. Episode 2072: [Part 1] Mental Clutter: 13 Ways to Reduce and Better Manage It by Melissa of Simple Lion Heart Life At Simple Lion Heart Life you’ll find inspiration, encouragement and practical advice to simplify and declutter your home and life to embrace minimalism....

Julia Goodfellow-Smith shares an excerpt from her book, Live Your Bucket List Episode 2071: An Excerpt from the book Live Your Bucket List by Julia Goodfellow-Smith on Facing Your Fears What’s on your bucket list? Do you think about how extraordinary your life would be if you fulfilled those dreams? What have you always wanted to achieve but kept saying, ‘I’d love to do that… one day.’  It’s time...

Lisa Avellan with No Sidebar gives you 8 edits you can make for a simpler life Episode 2070: 8 Edits For a Simpler Better Life by Lisa Avellan of No Sidebar on 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 to help you...

Colin Wright of Exile Lifestyle talks about comparative value Episode 2069: Comparative Value by Colin Wright of Exile Lifestyle on Taking Responsibility For Your Choices 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 readers! He a...

Courtney Carver of Be More With Less shares her guide to simple travel Episode 2068: The Be More with Less Guide to Simple Travel by Courtney Carver of Be More With Less on No Stress Traveling 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 was really imp...

Genevieve Douglass with Woopaah shares 7 things inspired people do differently. Episode 2067: 7 Things Inspired People Do Differently by Genevieve Douglass with Woopaah on Inspiration & Motivation Stella Grizont works with over achievers who are seeking deeper career fulfillment and with organizations who are dedicated to elevating the well-being of their employees. She studied Economics at Columb...

Catherine of Common Sense Living tells you how to build your boundaries Episode 2066: Build Your Boundaries by Catherine of Common Sense Living on Learning to Lean Into The Discomfort Catherine is a blogger and founder of Common Sense Living. She enjoys cooking, reading and has recently rediscovered a love for writing which inspired her to start Common Sense Living as well as an Instagram account...

Rebecca Crespo of Minimalism Made Simple shares 10 steps you can take to help you not get bothered by things. Episode 2065: How to Not Let Things Bother You: 10 Steps To Take by Rebecca Crespo of Minimalism Made Easy on Simple Living Rebecca is a New York native living in Spain. She started her journey of minimal living 3 years ago, when she decided to leave the soul-sucking corporate world and fi...

Brian Tracy explains to us the power of the subconscious mind. Episode 2064: Subconscious Mind Power Explained by Brian Tracy on Mental Health & Happiness Brian Tracy's goal is to help you achieve your personal and business goals faster and easier than you ever imagined. BrianTracy has consulted for more than 1,000 companies and addressed more than 5,000,000 people in 5,000 talks and seminars thro...

Today we look at two short posts from Live Happy - one about anxiety detoxing, and the other about friends with benefits. Episode 2063: Do the Anxiety Detox by Karen Cassiday AND Friends With Benefits by Meredith Knight with Live Happy 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...

Melissa Camara Wilkins of Becoming Minimalist shares 10 things that minimalists don't do. Episode 2062: 10 Things Minimalists Don't Do by Melissa Camara Wilkins with Becoming Minimalist on Living Freely 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 important pursuits...

Leo Babauta of Mnmlist offers us two short articles about how to let go of possessions and why we should stop complicating things. Episode 2061: How To Let Go of Possessions AND Stop Making It Complicated by Leo Babauta of Mnm List 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 wh...

Joshua Fields Millburn of The Minimalists shares why he doesn't own a TV. Episode 2060: Reasons I Don't Own a TV by Joshua Fields Millburn of The Minimalists on Minimalism & Creative Pursuits 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, TIME, Forbes, The Atlantic, New York Times,...

Jennifer of Simply Fiercely talks about finding the balance between rest and hustle Episode 2059: Finding the Balance Between Rest and Hustle by Jennifer of Simply Fiercely on Achieving Work Life Balance 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...

Shirley Huang of Daring Living shares her discoveries from a 3-month social media detox Episode 2058: What I Learned from a 3 Month Social Media Detox by Shirley of Daring Living on Personal Growth Shirley is a Certified Life Coach who helps driven women create joy and success through brain-based coaching, self compassion, and emotional resilience. The original post is located here: https://daring...

Karl Staib of DigToFly discusses the necessity of giving gratitude at work Episode 2057: The Necessity of Giving Gratitude at Work by Karl Staib of Dig to Fly on Being Grateful Karl Staib is an author that seeks out growth at every turn. It's why he writes. He wants to process his thoughts and emotions, learn from them and share them with the world. He grew up in a little town in Pennsylvania call...

Carl Pullein fills us in on the four levels of personal productivity and how to master it. Episode 2056: The Four Levels Of Personal Productivity by Carl Pullein on Steps Towards Mastering Productivity Carl has written three books on productivity and time management and coaches companies and individuals around the world through his Time and Life Mastery and Your Digital Life courses.  His passion...