Secrets for an Awesome Life

Teens are always concerned about "fitting in" but that can be hard when you feel you are so different. How can you still be you yet adapt to the situation? You become, what I call, authentically adaptable. It's helped me navigate social scenarios pretty much my whole life. I've been sick this week, so this is an encore of one of my favorite past episodes! Enjoy! -- My new gamified mindset training...

October is National Bullying Prevention month and I do it a little bit differently. Most schools and organizations try to prevent bullying amongst teens by changing the bully or inspiring a bystander. However, I think there is a third, more effective method to preventing bullying: strengthen the target. I talk about the benefits of becoming bullyproof and how it's the only guaranteed way to end bu...

Being a middle or high school student with ADHD can be tough. The growth you experience can seem soooo slow. But what if you had a new formula to follow? A new approach to create growth? That's what my guest, ADHD Coach Michael McLeod, has to offer. I interview him about his new approach to helping teens with ADHD and the powerful change it can make in their lives. -- Visit Michael's website at ht...

In the past few episodes, I've talked about what it takes for teens to create talent, to get better at anything. According to Daniel Coyle's "The Talent Code," we just need to develop thicker myelin around our neural pathways. To do that, we just need to engage in "deep practice." But... how do you keep doing that? Deep practice is hard. According to Coyle, and I agree, you need ignition. In this...

Last week, we talked about how talent can be created by strengthening the myelin in your brain. This week, I go more into detail about what Deep Practice, according to Daniel Coyle, author of the Talent Code, looks like for teens. -- My new gamified mindset training app for teens, Sidekick to Hero, is available on desktop now! Go to www.sidekicktohero.com on a laptop or computer to sign up now (it...

You don't have to be born with talent. You can create it. I summarize some key concepts from Daniel Coyle's book,  The Talent Code,  and talk about how teens can use "science and faith" to develop habits of deep practice to increase their talent in any area of their life. -- Get my FREE Live Your Own Life Challenge, a short, high-energy video designed to motivate teens to put down their screens an...

This was one of my favorite episodes from a few years ago. The idea that there is an elixir, or formula, that teens can use to become a type of "Super" man has always fascinated me. About 100 years ago someone figured out what it was. Spoiler alert: it's owning your own mind. If a teen can do that, then they will be unstoppable, a Super Man or Woman. -- Want affordable, private coaching for your t...

Teens can use artificial intelligence to help them rock their homework. AI shouldn't be something parents and teachers are afraid of, and I have a great conversation with Transformative Principal Jethro Jones on how teens to can use AI to TERMINATE their homework! And by terminate, I mean complete it. Obviously. -- See what Jethro is up to at www.jethrojones.com -- Register for my new Drop-In Coac...

I have a special guest on today, so the episode is longer than usual. But it's all so good! Starting with a great story about a teen who is nervous about a big speech coming up. Then, Dr. Dudek-Brannan and I talk about what executive functioning is and tools you can use to perform better in your life. -- Adults and educators! Listen to Dr. Karen Dudek-Brannan's podcast, De Facto Leaders  https://d...

Summer is coming to an end and teens across the country are all mourning the loss of their "free time." But, teens might have said goodbye to their freedom long ago if they were missing responsibility. Free time isn't freedom FROM responsibility, it's actually freedom BECAUSE OF responsibility. I talk about two type of responsibility that teens need to have in order to truly be free. Without them,...

If you don't know what type of game you're playing, you can get discouraged and lose your faith and focus in your goals. But the truth is, most everything we want in life is part of an infinite game. A game that never ends. You don't just win the trophy for being happy. Or cross the finish line of confidence. Congrats, you've made it! The game of success, relationships, achievements, just doesn't...

Sometimes things just suck. No amount of changing your thoughts is going to help it not to suck. So, what do you do? You suck it up! No, I'm not saying to "get over it," that's not helpful. I'm saying to suck up the suck, or in other words, choose an empowering attitude toward your unavoidable sufferings that will allow you to choose who this trials makes you become. -- I'll pay teens $25 to atten...

Want to connect with important people? We all do! That's why we spend time following social media influencers, watching YouTube stars, and playing video games where the main character is the most important person in the story. But there is just one problem... we're connecting with the wrong people!! The real important people are the real life people right around us. Family, friends, peers, and oth...

Doing something worthwhile is key to living a happy, successful, and fulfilled life. But teens often spend their time doing something worth-less. Something that wastes time. Wasting time isn't always bad, but when done too much it can lead teens to feeling down, disconnected, and always looking for distractions. Doing something worthwhile first can help avoid that. -- My new gamified mindset train...

Finding meaning in our lives is awesome! It helps us avoid loneliness, depression, lack of motivation, procrastination, and more. It gives us purpose. But, what do we do when someone poops on our purpose? It can ruin everything!! But it doesn't have to. -- My new gamified mindset training app for teens, Sidekick to Hero, is available now! Go to www.sidekicktohero.com on a desktop computer to sign...

I have a conversation with Leslie Josel who coaches families of children and teens with ADD and we talk about how to create some order out of the chaos that ADD/ADHD brings. Check out Leslie's company at https://www.orderoochaos.com/ -- My new gamified mindset training app for teens, Sidekick to Hero, is available now! Go to app.sidekicktohero.com on a desktop computer to sign up now (it’s not liv...

A cross-posting of a guest appearance I did on Pivot Parenting with Heather Frazier. "In today's episode, I chat with teen coach, Joey Mascio about how we can help our teens succeed. We talk about apathy, encouraging our kids, and heros vs. villains when it comes to our parental approach. Joey shares the four distinct arenas that our kids can conquer in their lives, headspace, emotions, relationsh...

Sometimes we feel empty. We're not motivated or excited for things. When this happens, there is nothing wrong with us. We have just entered a vacuum where we can't answer the question, "What is the point?" There's three things you can do to get yourself out of that vacuum of emptiness. -- My new gamified mindset training app for teens, Sidekick to Hero, is available now! Go to app.sidekicktohero.c...

Why do we do what we do?? Sometimes it's for pleasure, sometimes it's for power, but the best times are when it's for something meaningful. Knowing this allows us to choose to find meaningful meaning and purpose and reason in the things that we do. It helps us get motivated, get through tough times, and enjoy life more. -- My new gamified mindset training app for teens, Sidekick to Hero, is launch...

Getting rejected is a part of life. But it really sucks sometimes and it would be awesome if everyone knew how to handle it better. In today's episode, I help teens understand why rejection hurts so bad and how to make it hurt a little less. -- My new gamified mindset training app for teens, Sidekick to Hero, is launching to the public soon. Get on the interest list for discounts and updates at ww...

Social media is a circus. Teens are expected to jump through hoops and look a certain way to get the applaus and admiration from others. That's crap! In this episode Stephanie Valdez from Empowerful Girls and I talk about how influencers and brands are making us jump through hoops so they can make money and how that needs to stop. And it can stop with you. Listen to Stephanie's podcast Ten for Tee...

This month I am talking about how teens can make money. I've mentioned how you can make money as a teen entrepreneur so I figured I might as well bring one on the show to talk about how he did it and how you can do it, too. Evan Paventy joins me on this episode to talk about how he started his own business as a teen. -- My new gamified mindset training app for teens, Sidekick to Hero, is launching...

Teens, there is PLENTY of money out there for you to get. You just have to believe it's there for you to find. This is called having an abundant mindset. Most teens have a scarcity mindset, which is the opposite. Money is hard. It's not easy to get. That mindset will keep you from finding the stacks of cash that are out there for you to earn. -- My app for teens is coming out soon! Go to www.sidek...

Teen Entrepreneurs make more money than teen employees. That's a fact. Why? Because entrepreneur's get a bigger slice of the pie! Creating your own business is totally doable as a teen, it's also more fun and builds resilience and experience that will help you run your own business one day as an adult. -- Check out my new gamified mindset training app for teens, Sidekick to Hero! It's launching to...

Procrastination is the WORST! And don't give me that "I work better under pressure" nonsense, I use that excuse to avoid doing stuff, too. Once teens understand WHY you procrastinate, you can take counter measurements to help you stop. -- Check out my new YouTube channel with my Message 4 Monday, series. It's a useful message four teens in four minutes or less! It covers all the same topics I cove...