The Joe Martino Show

The wizard of west Michigan drops by for the first time to share her thoughts and wisdom on students and learning. Listen to my wife as she explores her journey and discusses how we learn. Maybe looking their teachers in the eyes doesn't predict learning. Maybe your student's fidgeting is actually helping them learn. We're back from our break and fired up!

Hello, I wanted to let you know that I am taking a few weeks off, and regular episodes will resume on the 14th of September.

Use these four questions to communicate more effectively.

How do we respond when people tell us we are something we're not? How should we present our thoughts to another person when we're the ones with an opinion about who they are? Episode 200 is live. ***There will not be an episode the week of July 4th***

Let's discuss what happens when we realize our goals are no longer serving us? What do we do when it's time to change our objective? Join me and my guest as we talk about the difficulties of rebalancing goals.

No matter what life throws at us, our mindset is the most important tool we have. We will often find what we expect to find, so why not expect to find good things?

Our ability to choose emotions is a fantastic tool to better our life. No matter the circumstances, we can choose how we live in them.

When we don't understand someone, we have a temptation to make them into a villain. Good rhythms of life can help us with this and help us to find deeper, more meaningful connections.

It can be so frustrating trying to get everything done that we need to do on any given day. One great way to overcome that challenge is to look at the rhythms of our lives and build them intentionally.

One of our most powerful tools is the ability to control our emotions. We can both control them and be authentic.

Let's talk about our need to be more selfish. Maybe we just need a balanced self-view.

So often, we tell our kids that big emotions are ok, and when they experience those big emotions, we try to shut them down.

Can affirmation hurt us?

When we are going through difficult times, we will benefit from making a slight pivot shift, asking ourselves, "what can I learn from this?"

Sometimes, people think that intensity is yelling or screaming at your children. While that can be true, it is not complete. The severity of consequences can also be intense, and they often don't work. Listen here for a better strategy.

What does it mean to be Valiant in our day? How do we move and grow? What does a vacuum have to do with it?

Emotional Intelligence has two domains, ourselves and others. Today's episode explores ways that we can better understand others.

We all know we need to continue to grow our emotional intelligence and strength, but how do we do it? Consider these eight habits and behaviors to improve your emotional world.

What could you change if you could pick off small changes at a time? This episode brings an easily followed system to facilitate change in your life.

We don't often think about developing our emotional muscles. When we do, this podcast has some benchmarks that we can shoot for. Number six is, "Embrace Failure." Listen on for the rest of the list.

What happens when you can't find the why? Maybe you can't find why you overreact to something. What do you do? Good news! You don't need insight to change. You need a plan.

We often think about how much money something costs us, but I find that we rarely think about how much of our life something will cost us.

Maybe if we chased meaning, we'd find happiness.

What do we do when? That is the question, perhaps the greatest question.

Now that we've identified our defense mechanisms, cognitive distortions, and schemas what do we do?