The Pleasure Project with Dana Skoglund

Do you struggle with getting to bed on time and waking up early? Do you feel like there's not enough time for self-care? Do you want to become a morning person and create a daily routine that makes you feel like a million bucks? Then this episode is for you. In this episode I share how I went from a night owl to a morning person and how you can do the same. I reveal the 3 M's of my magical morning...

Spring is prime time to declutter. If you've been feeling the urge to declutter, this podcast is for you. In this episode I talk about my journey with decluttering - starting with Marie Kondo's book, The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up . I share my process for decluttering(slightly different than hers), and the habits I've adopted over the years to maintain and clear and clutter-free space. Clic...

I just came back from a family vacation where we spent a lot of time relaxing and doing nothing. As lovely as it was, there were many times where I found myself thinking, "I should probably get some work done". If you're a high achiever like me, pleasure and ease can sometimes be uncomfortable. We all have a "Pleasure Ceiling". When we surpass the amount of pleasure we're used to, the voice in our...

Do you have a goal you're working on? Something specific you're trying to manifest in the next 6 months? Listen to this episode to program your subconscious mind for success. Click here to join The Pleasure Project Program

We've been taught that the key to success is trying harder and putting in more time, effort and energy. That strategy will only take you so far. If you've been using that approach and it's not working, in this episode I share a way to create quantum leaps in your life using a different strategy.  I start with a story from the book You2 by Price Pritchett , then go into my 4 step process to he...

Today I'm introducing you to my secret coaching weapon and latest obsession. Your subconscious mind is responsible for 95% of what you believe, think, say and do. Your conscious mind can have a goal, but if your subconscious mind isn't on board, change will be an uphill battle. In this episode I share why I love hypnosis for creating changes fast because it directly affects your subconscious mind....

One of the top mistakes people make when trying to change habits is using willpower. And in case you haven't noticed, willpower is unreliable and not available when you need it the most. Willpower only works when our energy is high and we're well resourced. In this episide you'll learn how to use whypower, a more effective alternative. Here are the 4 steps to using whypower: 1. Interrupt the old h...

Anxiety is an inevitable part of being human. As humans, we’re wired to look for threats. Anxiety serves to prepare us for possible danger. It’s a built-in survival mechanism meant to keep us safe. Thank you, brain. Also, the nature of reality is that we can’t predict the future and we can’t control the world. This fact contributes to all the anxiety-related emotions of fear, worry, nervousness an...

The great paradox we're trying to embrace in this life is that of BEING and BECOMING. Most of us are so overly focused on getting more, achieving more, being better, that we don't spend enough time appreciating what we have and loving who we are right now. I'm reading the book Already Free by Bruce Tift where he poses the question: " What would it be like to be completely committed to this reality...

To celebrate episode 100 I am sharing my WHY. I get a little emotional, ok a LOT emotional, but this is my Truth. It's my honor to share these tools with as many people as possible. These tools have completely changed my life and the lives of my clients.  If you want to learn these life-changing tools, the Pleasure Project Program is open for enrollment for a few more days. Click here for det...

To set goals or not to set goals, that is the question. In this episode I make a case that you are ALREADY goal oriented. However, if you don't do it on purpose, your primitive mind will operate with one goal in mind: Move AWAY from discomfort. The problem? That reactive behavior won't help you evolve or make the positive changes you want. You'll learn how to handle emotions that come up on the wa...

This episode is a live workshop on how to make 2023 a breakthrough year. Over the years of refining, experimenting and testing my goal-setting and achievement process - I’ve learned a thing or 2. If you don't change your beliefs, you won't change your results. It's not just about the actions you take or having a step-by-step plan to follow, it's about who you need to BECOME. If you don't change ho...

In this episode I'm teaching on 2 Yoga Sutras that will help you manifest your goals like a yogi.  The first one, Yoga Sutra 1.12 introduces two essential elements of yogic philosophy: abhyasa (persistent effort) and vairagya (non-attachment to the result). This is about focusing on what you CAN control (showing up consistently and doing your best) and letting go of that you can't (the result...

Today is the day 3 of Goal Week. Every day this week I'm dropping my top tips and mindset shifts to move into 2023 with more intention, clarity and confidence. In this episode I share 6 mindset shifts to achieve your goals with ease. My pleasure project was all about changing how I approached my goals. BEFORE the project I was taking rushed action from a place of scarcity, doubt, stress, anxiety a...

I achieved a huge milestone today - 10,000 downloads! Thank you, dear listener, for being here, subscribing, rating and sharing this podcast. I'm so grateful! Today is the 2nd installment of Goal Week. Every day this week I'm dropping my top tips and mindset shifts to move into 2023 with more intention, clarity and confidence. In this episode I share 6 mistakes to avoid in the goal setting process...

During the 2 weeks before New Years, I spend time reflecting on the past year and setting goals and intentions for the year ahead. I'm bringing my process to the podcast for Goal Week and sharing my top tips, tricks, lessons learned and mindset shifts to help set yourself up for success in 2023.   Every day this week (Dec 26 - 30), you'll receive guidance on how to move into 2023 with more in...

Last week I found myself in a bit of a funk. I was feeling down and took myself through a 3 steps process that allowed me to move through it and come out feeling 100X better. This is a process I've been refining over the last year that has changed the way I deal with the "shitty 50" - the 50% of life that's painful, unpleasant, challenging and uncomfortable. I want to normalize being in a "funk" b...

Have you ever noticed that when you're angry, your brain finds more and more things to be angry about? One of the primary Ayurvedic principles is, like increases like and opposites attract. I was thinking about how this relates to emotions.  The emotional state you're in will create more thoughts to reinforce that emotion . If you don't interrupt it by processing your emotion, you stay "stuck...

Go you struggle with finding motivation to exercise or do other things that feel hard? If so, you're not alone. This is the #1 struggle with so many people. In this episode I share 8 ways to increase motivation so you can do the thing that will create the results you want. Here are the 8: 1. Don't wait for motivation 2. Make it part of your identity 3. Associate the behavior with pleasure and asso...

Your relationship to yourself is the foundation for every other relationship in your life. Your relationship to yourself has 3 parts. Your realtionship to: 1) your past self 2) your present self 3) your future self The quality of your relationships is based on your thoughts. In this episode I share how to increase your self-awareness of how you're thinking in terms of these 3 "selves", so that you...

Tim Ferris said, “ A person's success in life can usually be measured by the number of uncomfortable conversations he or she is willing to have.” When something isn't working in a relationship - whether it's with your partner, friend, kids, boss, it will require having a challenging conversation. Often we approach these conversations focusing on what we will say. In this episode, I share a more po...

I watched the Netfix documentary Stutz , all about the famous therapist Phil Stutz and his "tools" to help people improve their lives. In the movie, he talked about the 3 challenges in life: 1) Pain 2) Uncertainty 3) Constant work I break down each one and give you specific ways to overcome and think about these "necessary evils" of the human experience so you can eliminate any unneccesary sufferi...

In this episode I share a powerful daily practice to tend to the 5 different layers of our being. As humans we are multi-faceted and have different aspects of ourselves that need taking care of: Our physical body Our energy body Our emotional body Our intuitive body Our bliss body Do this meditation daily to cultivate deeper self-love and a nurturing relationship with yourself.  Want to becom...

Are you using your past against you? Are you holding on to painful memories that prevent you from moving forward? The important thing to recognize about your past is that it only affects you now in the way you think about it. If you think about your past in a way that makes you feel like a victim, you will show up in your life NOW as a victim. The story you tell about your past impacts how you sho...

I've been curious about why I went from a 100% commitment to this podcast to a 50-70% commitment. It's so easy to slip inot complacency and excuse-making which leads to sporadic and inconsistent action. I noticed I was falling into all-or-nothing thinking and I don't want those to be the only 2 options I give myself. In this episode I talk about the concept of Flow coined by Mihaly Csikszentmihaly...