Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement

Kyle Kowalski of Sloww teaches you the best productivity hack for actually doing what you need to get done. Episode 1930: Timeboxing: The #1 Productivity Hack for Actually Doing Your To-Do List by Kyle Kowalski of Sloww.co Kyle Kowalski, the human behind Sloww, is a corporate dropout turned solopreneur who found and created his life purpose after an existential crisis―synthesizing the world’s wisd...

Kino MacGregor of KinoYoga speaks to yogis about discipline. Episode 1929: Yogi Assignment: Discipline by Kino MacGregor of KinoYoga Kino MacGregor is a Miami native who is happiest on the beach with a fresh coconut and a poet at heart who always stops to smell the flowers. She is the founder of Omstars—the world’s first yoga TV network. With over 1 million followers on Instagram and over 500,000...

2 shorter posts from Joshua Fields Millburn of The Minimalists on why his phone is about to die, and why jealousy is a wasted emotion. Episode 1928: Jealousy Is a Wasted Emotion AND Why Is My Phone About to Die by Joshua Fields Millburn of The Minimalists Joshua Fields Millburn & Ryan Nicodemus write about living a meaningful life with less stuff for 4 million readers. As featured on: ABC, CBS, NB...

Joshua Becker of Becoming Minimalist tells you one sentence you can recite each day to set your intention. Episode 1927: The One Sentence You Need Each Day to Set Your Intention by Joshua Becker of Becoming Minimalist 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 imp...

Seth Carter with The Good Life Manifesto talks about stoicism and how to cultivate a simple living mindset. Episode 1926: Stoicism And Cultivating A Simple Living Mindset by Seth Carter with The Good Life Manifesto Ludovic is the visionary and founder of The Good Life Manifesto. The Manifesto has been created over his life so far, from a very early age. Influenced by his life experiences and growi...

Julianna Poplin of The Simplicity Habit teaches you how to build the motivation to declutter. Episode 1925: How to Get Motivated to Declutter by Julianna Poplin of The Simplicity Habit Julianna is a professional declutterer and writer at The Simplicity Habit. She writes to encourage and inspire women who want to simplify their homes and lives The original post is located here: https://www.thesimpl...

David Cain of Raptitude reminds us that moments can't be captured. Episode 1924: Moments Can't Be Captured by David Cain of Raptitude on Living in the Moment & Mindfulness 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 Ra...

Karl Staib of DigToFly encourages us to calm our anxiety through the use of a self-awareness journal. Episode 1923: Calm Your Anxiety with a Self Awareness Journal by Karl Staib of Dig To Fly on Meditation Practices 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 u...

Sid Savara of Marc and Angel reminds us that we have what it takes. Episode 1922: We Have What It Takes by Sid Savara with Marc And Angel on Resiliency & How to Build Confidence 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 personal...

Sarah Moss with No Sidebar tells you why you shouldn't feel like a minimalist imposter. Episode 1921: Why You Shouldn't Feel Like a Minimalist Imposter by Sarah Moss with 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. They want to help you let...

Krista O'Reilly-Davi-Digui of A Life In Progress encourages us to take chances, make mistakes and get messy. Episode 1920: Take Chances, Make Mistakes, Get Messy by Krista O'Reilly-Davi-Digui of A Life In Progress 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 up fully to their impe...

Allison Carmen shares two short posts about slipping out of maybe and the "yes and no paradigm" Episode 1919: Slipping Out of Maybe AND The Yes and No Paradigm by Allison Carmen on How to Deal with Uncertainty 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 suc...

Cylon George of Spiritual Living for Busy People encourages you to reinvent yourself in the direction of your dreams. Episode 1918: Reinvent Yourself in the Direction of Your Dreams 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...

Tyler Tervooren of Riskology.co reminds us to control our choices before they control us. Episode 1917: Control Your Choices Before They Control You by Tyler Tervooren of Riskology on Building New Habits Tyler is a serial entrepreneur, the founder of Riskology, former co-producer of the World Domination Summit – an annual event for free-thinkers and non-conformists, and has completed a marathon on...

Irene Elias of Self Love Junkie talks about how to get rid of self-doubt and be more confident in yourself. Episode 1916: How to Get Rid of Self-Doubt (and Be More Confident in Yourself) by Irene Elias of Self Love Junkie 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...

Guy and Ilan Ferdman of MindBender.co share two short posts covering how to create a daily gratitude practice and the benefits of embracing the strange. Episode 1915: 4 Tips To Create A Daily Gratitude Practice AND Embrace the Strange and You'll Live a Magical Life by Ilan & Guy Ferdman Ilan & Guy Ferdman are the founders of Satori Prime. They happen to be blood brothers and real-life best friends...

Jennifer of Simply Fiercely talks about practical minimalism for busy people. Episode 1914: Practical Minimalism for Busy People by Jennifer of SimplyFiercely on Intentional Shopping & A Simple Life 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 refo...

Mia of She Dreams All Day tells you how to do a weekly review to boost productivity. Episode 1913: How To Do A Weekly Review To Boost Productivity by Mia of She Dreams All Day on Personal Efficiency She Dreams All Day is a personal development and productivity blog designed to help you achieve your biggest goals and your wildest dreams. Created by Mia, a constant creative dreamer, now out to help...

Rachel Shanken of MindBodyWise teaches you how to tap into your secret super power. Episode 1912: How to Tap into your Secret Super Power by Rachel Shanken of MindBodyWise on Emotional Wellbeing 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 w...

Jay Harrington of Life and Whim reminds us that routines are meant to be broken. Episode 1911: Routines are Meant to be Broken by Jay Harrington of Life And Whim on Spontaneity & Freedom 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 the scrip...

Adi Redzic provides 6 ways to let go of mediocrity and pursue greatness. Episode 1910: Six Ways to Let Go of Mediocracy and Pursue Greatness by Adi Redzic on Overcoming Fear 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 chan...

Greg Audino talks about how to pursue goals without becoming addicted to them. Episode 1909: Your Best You: Dedication Without Addiction by Greg Audino on Self-Development Practice 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...

Dr. Kristine Klussman shares two short posts on living your values and the path to self-connection. Episode 1908: Do You Know and Live Your Values AND Self-Connection as the Path to Well-Being by Dr. Kristine Klussman Kristine Klussman specialized in Health Psychology (Behavioral Medicine) at Harvard Medical School, then founded and ran the Health Psychology program and post-doctoral training prog...

Courtney Carver of Be More With Less shares 8 little ways to simplify your life. Episode 1907: 8 Little Ways to Simplify Your Life by Courtney Carver of Be More With Less on Creating A Simple Life 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...

Leo Babauta of Zen Habits shares 12 ideas for establishing a calming routine. Episode 1906: 12 Ideas for Establishing a Calming Routine by Leo Babauta of Zen 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 can focus on what’s important, create something amazing, find happiness. The origi...