The Motivation Mindset with Risa Williams

Welcome to Season 2 of The Motivation Mindset ! The productivity podcast that can help you get stuff done without all the stress. And de-stressing is what this episode is all about! Have you ever gotten to the end of the day and had no idea why you were feeling so stressed out? Here's a tool called The Stress Ruler that can help you figure out why you're getting stressed out and how to c...

On this episode of the show, Risa Williams talks to author and mindset coach, Byron Morrison, about accomplishing goals and where people tend to get stuck.  Byron shares tools from his newest book, "Maybe You Should Give Up: 7 Ways to Get Out of Your Own Way and Take Control of Your Life." They discuss: -Perfectionism -Future  Visualizations -Micro-steps and micro-goals Tools discussed:...

In this MM Podcast segment of "The Brain Boost," Risa Williams and co-host Erica Curtis discuss how important breathing is to regulating our brains and our nervous systems, how we can use deep conscious breathing to regulate our daily stress more intentionally, and what to do when you find yourself struggling to take deep breaths throughout the day. They discuss: -The Polyvagal Vagal The...

In this segment of the show called "The Time Lab - Expert Edition," expert guests return to the show to try out a productivity tool for themselves and report the results. Joining Risa Williams are Trevor Stockwell, leadership coach and author, Ezra Werb, an educational therapist, Erica Curtis, a therapist and author and Tšhegofatšo Ndabane, a writer and PR strategist. They test out &quot...

In this special episode of the show called "The Daily Tune-Up,"guest co-host Stevon Lewis and Risa Williams talk about the subject of "overworking" and how people tend to  beat themselves up with their own unexamined beliefs about what "success" means. They explore: -Examining your definition of "success" and why it feels like you never get stuff done -Chall...

In this episode, Risa Williams discusses burnout with Tšhegofatšo Ndabane, a writer and PR strategist, who shares her own personal experience with navigating burnout. They talk about: -What burnout looks like -What burnout can feel like -How to navigate burnout when you're experiencing it -"Hustle Culture" and how it keeps us feeling "unproductive" a lot of the time -Steps...

In this special episode called  The Time Toolkit, Trevor Stockwell joins Risa Williams to talk about forming new habits in order to achieve goals. The discuss habit stacking, getting intentional about your goals, and establishing daily routines that get you in the flow, as well as how people sometimes get stuck at the starting line with forming new habits. Tools and references discussed: The First...

In this Brain Boost episode of the show, Risa Williams and Erica Curtis talk about spring cleaning and organization. They discuss our relationship to stuff, how we tend to accumulate too much stuff,  creative ways to start to clean and organize in "chunks," and riding out the emotions that sometimes come with letting stuff go.  Risa also announces the winner of the double podcast giveawa...

As part of "Spring Cleaning Month,"  Risa Williams talks to organizational expert Deanna Yates about decluttering our homes and our time. Deanna Yates is the podcast host of Wannabe Minimalist and helps families develop organization systems on her website, Wannabe Clutter Free. They discuss ways to do easy weekly organization that won't cost you a lot of time, but can change the way...

In this episode of the MM Podcast, Risa Williams celebrates the worldwide release of her newest book, The Ultimate Self-Esteem Toolkit, with special guest, Stevon Lewis, and they discuss self-esteem boosting tools. Stevon Lewis is a licensed therapist, the author of "The Acknowledgment Journal" and the podcast host of "How to Talk to High Achievers About Anything." They discuss...

In this special episode of The Motivation Mindset Podcast called The Time Toolkit, Risa Williams shares new tools from her brand new book, The Ultimate Self-Esteem Toolkit: 25 Tools to Boost Confidence, Achieve Goals and Find Happiness, which is in stores this week. She discusses how learning to talk to ourselves in gentle, kinder ways on a daily basis is so important to our brains and bodies to d...

In this episode, Risa Williams talks to Dr. Tarryn MacCarthy, a speaker, podcast host of "The Business of Happiness" and an orthodontist who leads wellness retreats for doctors and dentists, about self-awareness.   They discuss: -How can we become more aware of what we value each day? -How can we become more aware of happy moments as they happen? -And how can we become more aware of stre...

In this special Time Lab episode, listeners of the show test out two tools from Risa's books: The Daily Post-It and The End of Work Alert. Testing out the tools are former aerospace engineer, Finley Woodmansee, actress Anna Booher, graphic designer Dulcie Yamanaka, and archivist Julissa Padilla.  Find out which tool worked out well for them, and which tool they struggled with! Tools discussed...

In this episode of The MM Podcast, Risa Williams talks to classical composer Ian Whitney about perspective-taking tools he uses throughout the day.  Ian Whitney is a composer and the General Manager and Producer of Music in the Regions, which tours classical music throughout New South Wales, Australia. They discuss how to navigate the creative process by getting perspective on why you're doin...

In this "Brain Boost" segment of the MM Podcast, guest co-host Erica Curtis is back to talk with host Risa Williams about music, and how we can use music more deliberately in our everyday lives to help us get stuff done. They review neuroscience studies about music and motivation, and come up with some fun ways that you can use your playlist to help you finish doing everyday tasks that a...

In this episodes, Risa Williams talks to TV actor and director, Miguel Chavez, who you may know as Eduardo from the popular show, AP Bio (NBC/Peacock). Miguel talks about daily practices that can tune up your mindset for the day, how to stay calm in a chaotic industry, and how to talk yourself over to new beliefs, one thought at a time. Miguel also shares some of his favorite self-talk phrases tha...

If you've ever felt stuck starting goals, drifted off in the middle of goals, or not let yourself feel proud of goals you've completed, then check this episode out! In this episode, Risa Williams discusses how setting small weekly goals can be an easier and gentler approach than setting "extreme" New Year's resolutions. She talks about goal-setting tools from her three boo...

In this special episode of The Motivation Mindset, Host Risa Williams shares two of the top tools from her books: The Stress Ruler and The Time Containers. If you feel stressed out from having way too much to do, then you won't want to miss this episode!   The Stress Ruler tool (from The Ultimate Anxiety Toolkit) can help us become more aware of stress as it's rising and can help us figu...

In this episode, Risa Williams interviews Andrew Lawston, an author and translator of multiple books, and they talk about how to increase your productivity by taking scheduled digital breaks, mapping out tasks by the best time to do them, and using timed sprints.  They also discuss how to provide accountability to yourself by tracking your goals each week over a long stretch of time. Tools discuss...

In this special Time Lab episode, listeners of the show test out tools from previous episodes. In this show, listeners Darrell Langolf, a writer from Los Angeles, Dulcie Yamanaka, a graphic designer and editor, and Cara Dolan, a public health administrator, test out two tools from Risa's book (The Ultimate Time Management Toolkit) called: The Task Intensity Meter and Task Rewards.  Find out w...

In this special episode called The Brain Boost, guest co-host Erica Curtis joins host Risa Williams to discuss how to use color more effectively in everyday life to find your focus, get creative, and get more organized. Have you ever wondered about the impact of color on your mood and motivation? Here's what science tell us about accessing color's power to transform our thoughts, feeling...

In this episode, Risa Williams talks to Dr. Tamara Soles about setting time intentions for your to-do list as well as establishing clear boundaries throughout your day. If you've ever wondered about how to be more assertive when you're upholding your time boundaries, Dr. Soles has great tips and advice on how to communicate these needs to others.  Tools discussed in this episode: Timers,...

In this special episode of The MM Podcast called The Time Lab, listeners Dulcie Yamanaka, a copy editor, and Julissa Padilla, an archivist, test out journaling tools discussed in Episode 2. For three days, they test out Morning Pages (from The Artist's Way) in the morning, and The Appreciation Journal (from The Ultimate Anxiety Toolkit) at night. Episodes Referenced: Episode 2, Journaling wit...

Risa Williams talks to educational therapist and book author, Ezra Werb, about rewards and how to use them to motivate yourself and to help you feel proud of tasks that you accomplish in everyday life. Ezra Werb is the book author of "Teach for Attention: A Tool Belt of Strategies for Engaging Students with Attention Challenges" (Free Spirit). Tools discussed: Planning Rewards, Executive...

Risa Williams interviews Erica Curtis, art therapist and book author of "The Innovative Parent" and "Art Therapy Activities for Kids," about how to switch mental gears, what "mind modes" are,  and how to become more mindfully aware of how you're actually spending your time each day. They discuss how to transition from "work mode" to "rest mode,&quo...