The Modern Young Adult

We have another interview on the podcast. Listen today to my lovely conversation with Zayne Khan as we talk about all things emotions and how he has been able to turn his perceived emotional weakness into one of his greatest strengths. We also dive into our thoughts surrounding body image, how to build healthy consistent habits, and how we have grown in emotional intelligence since getting coached...

Where do you get new thoughts? Well, EVERYWHERE! Today on the podcast, I’m talking about how some of the best thoughts that can redefine how we live our lives are right in front of us. And I’m pointing you to my favorite movies, books, and songs of the summer that might just be the inspiration you need. I’m working on something special for all you parents out there: (CLICK HERE) I’m also working o...

It sucks! There's no other way to think about it right? It's awkward and uncomfortable and really is just another form of grief. Yet is there a better way to go through the experience? In my opinion, absolutely! Today on the podcast, I walk you through how we can embrace the tragedy of a break up by being honest with how we are feeling, let others be uncomfortable with our sadness, and grow our ca...

We all can use some more hype in our lives. To help us do things we don't feel motivated to do, to inspire ourselves when we are down and feel like we are failing and everything is going wrong. And usually, we look to others for that help. The truth is though that hype always comes from the inside. The potential to reach your dreams is entirely within yourself and is accessed only by your belief i...

There’s a distinct feeling in life that comes when you’re thinking, “everything has gone wrong”. Whether your emotions turn to grief, frustration, anger, or the feeling of helplessness, powerlessness, and giving up…it’s all okay. It’s all welcome. Today on the podcast, I dive straight into the emotions we all might be experiencing in light of injustice in the world, uncertainty about our future, a...

The mind is the arena of battle that will determine our destiny. That's the kind of magnitude we are talking about today with my special guest, Dennis Deaton. Dennis is an award-winning author and coach and today shares the 4 laws that govern our mind that we must utilize to create the kind of life we want. But he's also my grandpa! So this is also a fantastic conversation to see how he himself ha...

How do you feel about time? Do you feel like you have enough of it? Or it's always running out? Do you consider yourself a planner? Or a procrastinator? Lazy or too busy? Whatever you're story, it doesn't have to be that way. Because how we deal with time only has to do with how we are thinking about time.  Today on the podcast, I go deep on what time is and how we make it so time controls us...

To kickoff both Pride month and Mental Awareness month, I wanted to do something special. I care about representing everyone on my podcast and letting everyone have a voice. Plus, my guest today offered some of the best insight and advice I have heard on my podcast yet! Join Tanner and me today as we discuss what it means to be prideful in the LBGTQ+ community, how to support what you might now ag...

Dating can be challenging to figure out in our twenties, especially with certain beliefs we may have inherited from the world around us. While I'm no expert, I felt inspired to share my tips that can act as your figurative GPS in navigating the landscape of dating. In today's episode, you'll hear 7 pieces of wisdom from life coaching that you can apply today to your dating relationship and even yo...

I love going on vacation! It's one of my favorite things to do. Yet life is always 50/50 and so when we have negative experiences on vacation, they tend to become even more sour and terrible BECAUSE WE THINK IT SHOUDN'T BE THAT WAY . Today on the podcast, I discuss 5 tips that I learned from my cruise that will help you approach your vacation with a new perspective that will make it so much better...

Three might be a crowd, but it was a freaking delight to have Morgan, Maren, and Sadie, hosts of the Dumb Intellects podcast, on with me. They revealed the life advice that has changed their life the most, covering a wide range of topics like discussing mental health, learning how to become a true listener, and how to overcome any insecurity you might have. And naturally, I have some thoughts to a...

What are you creating for your life? Today on the podcast we are discussing the Law of Creation. How everything that is ever created must originate with a thought. This is how energy transforms to create the reality we are experiencing. And then I ask you: how are you letting your doubt and shame prevent you from the very thing you want for yourself?!  Because your thought work is the best wo...

Fear is something we all experience. Every human being on Earth is guaranteed to be fearful of something. It's a biological response to danger to keep us safe, all because of our capability to think and reason using our brains.  But to be SAFE is to not SUCCEED. Today on the podcast I discuss what the feeling of fear is, what it communicates, and how before every big success that you have in...

This is one of my BEST episodes! Annabelle and I talk about so much on the podcast that it's hard to summarize it all. In our conversation, the things we covered include: Neutralizing our problems Embracing our humanity Learning how to feel grief How to Talk to Yourself And really, if you have any problems in your life, Annabelle shares exactly how to approach them and transform them for your good...

To be successful is to know failure. You might be used to dealing with failure. But how are you using it against yourself? Do you let not reaching your expectations mean that you aren't good enough, that you need to be better, that you must be doing something wrong?  Then you are denying yourself the power of grace and the ability to succeed even more. When we fail, it simply is ONLY because...

It's honestly a struggle to know when you're people-pleasing. The way I see it, it's simply whenever you present yourself in a way that is in fact lying to the people around you about your true feelings. If you're not being honest in the way you feel and being passive-aggressive, it's a good sign that you're a people pleaser. Don't worry, I'm guilty too! Today, I talk about the ways we people plea...

To all you first-time sellers out there: your mind is 100% the only thing that keeps you from reaching your goal.  Therefore, one of the most valuable things you can practice is MENTAL RESILIENCE . Because the amount of success you have in summer sales is in direct correlation with the amount of discomfort you can feel. PERIOD. Today in this bonus episode, I detail what mental resilience trul...

“I'd like to live my life saying, I'm glad I did , not I wish I had ."  Join me and my new friend Jonah Lewis to do a deep dive into what Jonah believes is an important key to success we may be neglecting as young adults: intentional leadership. We discuss concepts about our own desires, how to be an example to others, especially those in our social circles, about integrity. But overall, I wa...

Visualization is the key to beginning your success. If you don't know where you are going, it doesn't matter where you end up. Sometimes., we're scared to throw the dart on the wall and see all the work ahead of us. BUT THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT YOU SIGNED UP FOR!  Getting to the success you want begins with looking and knowing exactly what it's going to feel like and who you become at the end of...

Learn what success is today on the podcast and how to access more of it in your life. Whether you're in finals or you're trying to make money doing door-to-door sales, however, you define success, you can access MORE of it by simply learning how to exercise YOUR MINDSET. Today you'll learn: That your life is easy when you do the hardest work first which is managing your mind. We don't have to only...

Sometimes in our noble quest of helping others, we forget about ourselves. And aren't we supposed to forget about ourselves right? Well, maybe. But I believe the true secret to making our lives instantly better and more, AND to bless other people's lives, begins with loving ourselves. Shamelessly. But our brain gets in the way of this so easily. We think it should be easy and in our nature to love...

Today you have the amazing opportunity to hear from Sheldon McNiven. Through the power of his story of wrestling in high school, you will learn the power of GRIT in your life. Sheldon also expounds on his experience with suicidal thoughts, depression, and how he was able to overcome these things by remembering that he wasn't supposed to live someone else's life. He had to live his own life and dis...

I love getting to do an interview like this. Because this WAS REAL my friends! So raw and vulnerable. I'm so grateful Jd came on to share his experience with anxiety and the kinds of situations it took him into when he dwelt negatively on his thoughts. Fair warning, this could be triggering for some individuals struggling with crippling anxiety or depression, but I feel it shows how serious anxiet...

To show my appreciation for ya'll, here's a BONUS EPISODE!  We all desire success in some form. A successful relationship, marriage, or family. A successful job, education, or place to live. We even want to be successful in fun things like our hobbies, or just be successful in making it from Monday to Friday all in one piece.  So what's the secret to achieving success? It's 100% all of w...

This episode may not be for everyone, but I know someone needs it. So many young people I know struggle with themselves having questions. Usually, we put the blame on the questions themselves for why we feel terrible, but the reason we feel terrible is only because we think we should be having questions, that questions somehow mean we are bad or something’s wrong with us. QUESTIONS ARE QUESTIONS....