Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement

Dominique Alessi eases our perceptions of laziness. Episode 1780: Laziness Is Less Of A Thing Than You Think by Dominique Alessi on Finding Your Values & Living Mindfully Dominique Alessi is a former ballerina, a software project manager, and a wellness coach. Although she was interested in health for a long time, it took years of anxiety and burnout, and a demanding Silicon Valley career, to real...

Adi Redzic shares a birthday lesson. Episode 1779: A Birthday 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. The original post is locate...

Shirley of Daring Living tells us how we can pick ourselves up after a fall. Episode 1778: How to Pick Yourself Back Up After a Fall by Shirley of Daring Living on How To Build Resiliency 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://daringliving.com...

Chris Guillebeau welcomes us to the real world. Episode 1777: Welcome to the Real World by Chris Guillebeau on Challenging Yourself & Pursuing Dreams Chris Guillebeau is a New York Times bestselling author and modern-day explorer. He is the author of 5 books and his daily podcast, Side Hustle School, is downloaded more than 2 million times a month. Every summer in Portland, Oregon, Chris hosts the...

James Altucher introduces us to a rule that helps us say "no" Episode 1776: Using the 5/25 Rule to Learn to Say "No" by James Altucher on How To Focus on The Most Important Things in Life James Altucher is an American hedge fund manager, entrepreneur, bestselling author, and podcaster. He has founded or cofounded more than 20 companies and says he failed at 17 of them. He has published 11 books, a...

Marc Chernoff of Marc and Angel reminds us of one reality that we must accept if we expect to live our best lives. Episode 1775: One Reality You Must Accept Before You Can Live Your Best Life by Marc Chernoff of Marc And Angel 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 F...

Helene Massicotte of Free To Pursue discusses the value of meaningful conversation. Episode 1774: Are We Listening? On Meaningful Conversation by Helene Massicotte of Free To Pursue on Communcation 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 that en...

David Cain of Raptitude talks about how that which is normal quickly becomes invisible. Episode 1773: Whatever Becomes Normal Becomes Invisible by David Cain of Raptitude on Personal Growth Opportunities 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 i...

2 shorter posts from Joshua Fields Millburn of The Minimalists on emailing for minimalists and not being a natural at something. Episode 1772: Email for Minimalists AND Not a Natural by Joshua Fields Millburn of The Minimalists on Productivity 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, TODA...

Rachel Shanken of MindBodyWise encourages us of what to do when life doesn't go as planned. Episode 1771: What to Do when Life Doesn't Go as you Planned by Rachel Shanken of Mind Body Wise on Gratitude 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...

Nir Eyal tells us how we can have fun to minimize distraction. Episode 1770: This is How to be Less Distracted By Having Fun in Tedious Tasks by Nir Eyal on Productivity & Curiosity Nir Eyal writes, consults, and teaches about the intersection of psychology, technology, and business. The M.I.T. Technology Review dubbed Nir, “The Prophet of Habit-Forming Technology.” Nir founded two tech companies...

Bradley Charbonneau of Pass The Sour Cream encourages us to do the last thing on our to-do lists. Episode 1769: Do The Last Thing on Your To Do List by Bradley Charbonneau of Pass The Sour Cream on Productivity Hacks Bradley Charbonneau's dad died in 2015 and it was as if, for the first time, that he realized we were mortal and had only this life to live. Unless you're a cat, but he wasn't a cat a...

Steve Pavlina reflects on the cycles of life. Episode 1768: Cycles of Life by Steve Pavlina on Taking Advantage of Different Seasons of Your Life 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 1300 articles and recorded ma...

Felicia Renee tells us what we can do to create necessary blank space in our lives. Episode 1767: How To Create Blank Space In Your Life by Felicia Renee on Intentional Living for A Simpler Lifestyle Felicia Renee is a self-proclaimed minimalist that is constantly changing the narrative because living an intentional and minimalist lifestyle doesn't have to be boring. Check out her blog where she w...

Margo Aaron of That Seems Important asks us what we'd do if we had all the money in the world. Episode 1766: What Would You Do If You Had All The Money In The World by Margo Aaron of That Seems Important Margo Aaron is a proud graduate of Emory University, Columbia University and altMBA where she won the prestigious Walker Award. In 2017 she founded The Arena, the first virtual coworking space for...

Danae Smith of This Wondrous Life tells us to invest in ourselves by rebuilding our routines. Episode 1765: Invest in Yourself: Rebuilding Your Routine by Danae Smith of This Wondrous Life on How To Build New Habits Danae Smith is East Coast born and raised, but a West Coast girl at heart, She is the founder of This Wondrous Life, a lifestyle blog, rooted in pursuing a life lived simply, slowly, a...

Elana Miller of Zen Psychiatry talks about how to move towards a positive psychiatry. Episode 1764: Moving Toward A Positive Psychiatry: The Zen Psychiatry Manifesto by Dr. Elana Miller of Zen Psychiatry Elana Miller is a psychiatrist based out of Los Angeles, California. She loves to write, read, and make music. Elana received her B.A. in psychology at Harvard University before studying at the Ke...

T.K. Coleman disagrees with the Second Agreement and wants you to take it personally. Episode 1763: I Disagree with the Second Agreement and I Hope You Take It Personally by TK Coleman on Being Open-Minded 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 li...

Krista O'Reilly-Davi-Digui of A Life In Progress encourages us to fake it until we make it. Episode 1762: Fake It Till You Make It: Your Life Matters by Krista O'Reilly-Davi-Digui on 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 imperfect and be...

Melani Schweder of A Brighter Wild gives us two questions we can ask ourselves to help clarify our priorities. Episode 1761: Clarify Your Priorities With These Two Simple Questions by Melani Schweder of A Brighter Wild Melani Schweder is a Certified Health Coach, Reiki Master/Teacher, and guide for those who want to live life in full color, even through hardships like chronic illness, divorce, or...

Steve Glaveski shares an excerpt from his book titled Time Rich: Do Your Best Work, Live Your Best Life Episode 1760: An Excerpt from the Book Time Rich: Do Your Best Work, Live Your Best Life by Steve Glaveski Steve Glaveski's mission is to unlock the latent potential of organisations and people to create more impact for humanity and lead more fulfilling lives. He is CEO and Co-Founder of Collect...

Anthony Ongaro of Break the Twitch tells us what we really miss about the things we let go. Episode 1759: What We Really Miss About The Things We Let Go 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...

Cal Newport of the Study Hacks blog tells us about what he calls "the deep reset". Episode 1758: The Deep Reset by Cal Newport on Humbling Experiences & Authenticity 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. from MIT in 2009 and graduated from Dartmouth College in 2004...

Karl Staib of Bring Gratitude offers us five ways we can conquer our fears. Episode 1757: 5 Ways to Conquer Your Fears by Karl Staib of Bring Gratitude on Overcoming Challenges & Resilience 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 Penn...

Allison Carmen asks us if we're relying on a certain outcome to be happy. Episode 1756: Do You Need a Particular Outcome to Be Happy? by Allison Carmen on Dealing 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 successful practice focusing on r...