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With some boundaries in place, both your business and your personal life will thrive. The limits help you be clear and present no matter where you are spending your time. And, boundaries ease stress and frustration, making the time we do have more enjoyable. Put some boundaries in place--especially now when so many of us are working at home--and feel your stress level drop and your focus rise. Lea...

There are more than 57 million gig workers in the U.S. alone and the gig economy is taking hold on a global scale. But what does it mean to be a gig worker? And what does it take to sustain and successful gig business that adds to the greater good and your own happiness? You can create a business that offers the income, flexibility, and passion you want, but first, you need to take a minute to ass...

When we lead with curiosity and learn through exploration and experience we also become more resilient, innovative, and creative. In other words, exploratory learning can help us adapt and thrive during times of uncertainty. Here's how to cultivate it in your own life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

G. Brian Benson, creative project coach, actor, and author of Habits for Success – Inspired Ideas to Help You Soar, and other books, is back from his cross-country RV Trip (check out Episode 117) and he is here to tell us what he learned about self-acceptance, creativity, and authentic living when he stepped out of his comfort zone and into the present. Life, he says “is still kind of unfolding” b...

Instead of getting stuck in a daily routine and staying close to the status quo we can change the way we transition from one project to the next and how we navigate from one role to another. By tweaking our speed of engagement we will also improve our moods and productivity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Negative mood patterns can add to stress and conflict and work and home. Research indicates that when we are depressed, angry, or otherwise upset, we are likely to see others in a more negative light and add to our problems. Instead, we can disrupt those negative patterns by learning what the moods have to teach us and then disrupting their hold over our days. In today's episode, Polly Campbell ta...

We all need to network whether we are building our business, marketing a product, raising money for a cause we support, or connecting with other parents at our kid's school. But those group gatherings can be stressful and counterproductive for some of us. If that sounds like you, tune in now. In this episode, we cover strategies introverts and really all of us can use to get ahead. Learn more abou...

"If you are wearing shoes that are comfortable you don't have to think about them you can go about your day. If you wear a pair of shoes that hurt all the time then everything you do is filtered by pain. For people of color, this is how racism pervades everything. It's a never-ending consciousness of your blackness," says author and educator M.J. Fievre. Becoming aware and getting educated about t...

Procrastination. We all experience it. But procrastination is more about mood regulation than a motivation or management problem. When we believe a task will cause anxiety or insecurity, boredom, or even lead us to failure we are much more likely to procrastinate to avoid those heavy feelings. Thing is, procrastination itself leads to distress, anxiety, low self-esteem, and even self-loathing. Now...

When what we do aligns with what we value and the things that feel meaningful we tend to prevail, even during the hard stuff. This kind of intrinsic motivation can help us create the businesses we want, find greater satisfaction at work, accomplish personal and professional goals, and create the lives we want to live. In this episode, Polly Campbell shares some tips on how to create this kind of s...

As the days wind down and 2021 comes to a close, pause and notice what you have done. What have you accomplished? Which goals you have pushed aside? Recognize how you have grown, the fun you've had, and the mistakes you have made. A simple reflection practice, which Polly Campbell explains in this episode, gives you the perspective, clarity, and motivation you'll need to move toward your greatest...

Ideas lead to innovation, practical solutions, and the kind of inspiration that builds our businesses and makes our daily routine a whole lot easier. But how do we find those ideas? How do we come up with things that will attract clients, solve problems, and help us create better outcomes? Author and entrepreneur Samuel Sanders offers his strategies in this episode.  Polly Campbell, Author of You,...

Can you feel it? The stress rising as you rush to finish end-of-the-year work projects. get the shopping done, and take time to celebrate the season with family?. Today Polly Campbell shares a few of her favorite micro-habits that take only seconds a day and can help you diffuse that stress and keep you feeling relaxed, focused, and festive all winter long. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

Kindness can elevate us as much as the people we share it with and it also makes the perfect gift. Author Sherry Richert Belul talks about how simple acts of kindness can breach loneliness, fear, grief and also build connection and joy.  Polly Campbell Find Sherry: https://simplycelebrate.net/  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When you are feeling stressed and anxious, exhausted and overwhelmed it's time for a break. Take a Mental Health Day, like you would take a sick day if you were down with the flu. Here's why I think this is essential to do every once in awhile and how you can plan your own time to nourish your body and brain and come back stronger and healthier. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm...

Do you keep going through tough times or are you more likely to fold up your tent and go home?  Can you bloom anywhere? Today we are talking resilience with author Gwen Moran, host of  https://bloomanywhere.com/ . We'll cover what it means to be resilient and what we can do to develop more in a way that helps us weather the ups and downs in life.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone....

Our relationships with others whether it be family members, spouses, or friends, are the most important things in our lives--but they aren't always easy to navigate. In this episode, Polly offers some research-based tips that anyone can use to create more satisfying connections.  Show notes: Find John Gottman's repair strategies here: https://www.gottman.com/blog/r-is-for-repair/ And go to www. Po...

What are the "Clairs" and how can we use them to gain insights to help our business and our lives? Psychic, intuitive, and the author of Intuition @ Work and other books, Melanie Barnum, http://www.melaniebarnum.com/ tells us how we can combine our innate intuitive and psychic abilities with our rational thoughts to help us in leadership, marketing, hiring, sales decisions and more. Learn more abo...

What does success look like? How do you define it? Turns out people with the money and fancy cars aren't any happier than people without material success. It's how we define our own success and then measure up to that definition that makes all the difference. We talk about how to shape our own success in this episode.  Find Polly Campbell at www. PollyCampbell.com And buy her newest book, You, Rec...

Animal intuitive Lynn McKenzie talks about how animals help elevate and enrich our lives and how we can learn to connect and communicate with our furry friends in a deeper way. www. PollyCampbell.com Lynn McKenzie, www. LynnMcKenzie.com, is the author of Bark, Neigh, Meow: Awaken to the Transformative Wisdom of Your Companion Animal to Activate Your Soul's Highest Calling Learn more about your ad...

Would you like $30 now or $45 in 30 days? How you answer that question can impact your happiness. But we can all learn to "futurecast" and use our thoughts to create a healthier, happier life now and going forward. This episode discusses the research and how we can use the practice to develop healthier habits, greater well-being, and more satisfying lives.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

You don't have to accomplish anything, lose weight, be any different than you are. You are already worthy. When we learn to love ourselves this way--like we love others--we can discover the treasures and abundance, power and peace, in our lives right now. Author of The Self-Love Superpower, Tess Whitehurst, tells us how.  www. PollyCampbell.com www. TessWhitehurst.com Learn more about your ad choi...

The pursuit of happiness may not bring us happiness at all. But a life filled with interesting and diverse experiences and perspectives increases our sense of well-being and that can lead to a good life, and a happy one too. Today, we'll talk about the science behind this happiness theory and discuss how to build a rich and happy life. Connect with Polly at www.pollycampbell.com Connect with Polly...

Reiki uses spiritual energy for health and transformation. Master teacher and practitioner Raven Keyes tells us what Reiki is and how it can help in healing and help us navigate these challenging times. Polly is the author of You, Recharged find out more about her and her books at www. PollyCampbell.com Raven Keys, author of Medical Reikie, www. Ravenkeyesmedicalreiki.com Learn more about your ad...

When it came to my economics class, I crashed and burned, and then, I did it again. Economics wasn't fun. Either was failing. But when we think about failure as productive, as a way to learn and grow, we tend to gather the information we need to create better outcomes next time around. Research shows it's the progress of figuring out what we missed that helps us do better in the long run. Those ki...