While there may not be an instruction manual for life as a whole, Cyndie Spiegel's new book, Microjoys: Finding Hope (Especially) When Life Is Not Okay, has hope covered. The storyteller, writer, TEDx speaker, meditation teacher, former fashion executive and professor has experienced her fair share of overwhelming darkness and has used it to fuel her mission of inspiring hope in others. Cyndie recently sat down with me to discuss her trying journey, the lessons... read more ›
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Timothy Goodman has been around the creative block. An award-winning artist, graphic designer, author and public speaker, his work has been featured in the New York Times, Fast Company and Wall Street Journal. He has designed for names like Nike, Samsung, Yves Saint Laurent, MoMA and Netflix to Tiffany & Co., Uniqlo, Target Apple, Google, and The New Yorker. In 2021, Goodman made his debut as a solo gallery artist with I’m Too Young To... read more ›
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Chase Jarvis and productivity expert Chris Bailey explore the power of calm in an anxious world in this thought-provoking podcast. From the impact of digital worlds on our anxiety levels to the dangers of overstimulation, Chris shares his personal journey through burnout and anxiety and offers practical strategies for finding peace and productivity. Chris, the bestselling author of "Hyperfocus" and "The Productivity Project," is a sought-after speaker on the subject of productivity, and has written... read more ›
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Today' on the show I'm answering your questions. The first question I don't get asked enough, but I've certainly thought a lot about: how do balance career, exercise, and creative time. While this can be different for everyone, I've found ways to protect the habits that are necessary for my own mental health. Listen to the Podcast Re-thinking Recovery Days Taking care of your health while working hard in other areas is a constant challenge... read more ›
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Throughout the course of my career, I've seen how critical mentorship (both 1 on 1 and at scale) is in helping others navigate unfamiliar waters. Sure, experiential learning tends to give the best results, but having benefitted immensely from advice I've received from role models and mentors over the years, I'm always keen to respond to thoughtful and honest questions from you all. If you're creatively stuck, making a difficult business decision or just want... read more ›
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We spend over a third of our lives speaking to ourselves internally. And unsurprisingly, that internal voice isn’t always nice. Self-talk can take a positive or negative spiral depending on your control of the brain. Negative self-talk gets you spinning around your worry, hindering productive energy. Positive self-talk creates confidence and motivation, especially during a challenge. Dr. Ethan Kross has been researching how to manage emotions for more than two decades. As one of the... read more ›
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One of the most essential functions for health and wellbeing of a human is just breathing. Breathing air. In and out. In fact, we do this 25,000 times a day. Yet, as today's guest James Nestor will share, a wide majority of us have lost the ability to breathe correctly wreaking havoc on our health. But all is not lost. Modern science agrees, that even the smallest adjustments in the way we inhale and exhale... read more ›
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Adam Gazzaley is a neuroscientist, speaker, entrepreneur, photographer, author… He’s a hyphen through and through. But what he’s obsessed with these days is using technology to retrain and improve the use of our human brains, using it even to treat ADHD and other mental conditions. Now more than ever before the world is moving at a pace faster than our 2 million year old brains can catch up. Adam says that as a species our... read more ›
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