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307. How To Be Awesome At Creating A Special Connection With Each Child

How To Be Awesome At Everything Podcast

Release Date: 11/17/2024

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How To Be Awesome At Everything Podcast

I feel like there is this shift in what used to be the habits and routines of “extreme biohackers” or “health gurus” and now those same things have become part of a lifestyle that people are adapting to make it their new healthy normal.    What we eat, how we move, what we focus on, how we approach health & supplements & body recovery, having a low stress lifestyle - all of it.    This is - my opinion - the best ever cultural shift… because it makes us all healthier, happier in our day to day because we feel great and we will live longer and age better....

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How To Be Awesome At Everything Podcast

If you spend 18 minutes a day — focused on learning or practicing a skill, you will become better than 95% of the population at that skill.   That’s the 100 hour rule.  It’s about consistency and this concept of small daily progress that compounds over time.   Jesse Itzler popularized this concept and it shows that you can become great at anything you’re willing to put 100 hours towards.     You don’t need more time. You need more intention.   In this episode I’m pulling out so many of the highlighted sections from...

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How To Be Awesome At Everything Podcast

We took Parker and the girls and a few buddies to Dave and Busters a few weeks ago and there was this small thing that happened that has been a huge perspective shift in my life. it's worth a podcast episode.   I was telling Craig on the way there that I've kept all our past Dave and Buster's card organized in the Ziploc baggie in my purse so we have so many cards we have endless game credits we won't have to buy any cards it's literally gonna be the easiest trip to Dave & Buster's ever. So we get there and we're at that scanning machine and one by one each of the 10 cards I had been...

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326. How To Be Awesome At Recognizing Aging VS. Neglect show art 326. How To Be Awesome At Recognizing Aging VS. Neglect

How To Be Awesome At Everything Podcast

The craziest thing that I’ve learned over the last year of reading and re-reading aging and longevity books is that much of what we think is natural aging is actually neglect.     My goal in this episode is to reframe what we assume or are told is “natural aging” or “just getting older” and show all the small things that we might be neglecting over time.   This whole concept is so empowering!!  Rather than feeling like we aren’t in control of how we age, we realize that we are actually in control of so much of it.    Focusing on all the tiny things we...

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325. How To Be Awesome At Low Cost & High Impact Party Ideas show art 325. How To Be Awesome At Low Cost & High Impact Party Ideas

How To Be Awesome At Everything Podcast

In this episode, I’m sharing the best tips for maximizing your budget when it comes to party planning - especially kids parties.   I have this way of doing it that’s efficient and organized and easy to decide what’s worth paying for and what’s better to do yourself.    I’m sharing specific examples from the Party I just threw for Parker because I think it will give you lots and lots of ideas for the parties you plan in the future.   This one was a baseball and ice cream theme so I definitely needed ice cream cones.  I got two quotes for companies to scoop...

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Over the years, I’ve spent lots of time in hospitals as we navigate keeping Craig healthy despite his genetic heart issues. This past week was another week spent in the hospital for us and even though we’ve done this so many more times than we would like… Every time I come out with a new perspective in someway or a new thoughts on really how to keep your health as the highest priority in life and what I think is the best way to keep all your records and information organized and how to advocate for yourself.   One of my favorite things about podcasting and connecting with friends is...

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Quick story to explain this - I was testing out a new business and I was talking to my husband about this product and the cost of goods and profits and the industry and I was explaining about the strong positioning I’ll have in the marketplace and he was like many sold last month and what was the net profit?  And when I told him - he’s like your time is worth more- that’s not big enough - and I’m like totally - but I haven’t even gotten started.  He’s like but you have sales-  I was like I know, but I’m in the pre-game like I haven’t even gotten started....

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This episode is all about The Vacation Reset.  How to come home, take a fresh look at your routine, and use everything you felt and experienced on your trip to make your everyday more fulfilling. So rather than having post-vacation blues you have this fresh perspective on everything - what you’re eating, what you’re spending your free time doing, and what makes you feel the most alive.  It a post-vacation breakthrough podcast.     1. Why Vacation Is Such a Powerful Reset You break your routines naturally — new places, new foods, new experiences. You slow down...

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Here are some key strategies to help you plan ahead, manage stress, and respond with patience instead of snapping at your loved ones: Why We Get Snippy & How to Prevent It Lack of Time = Lack of Patience – When we’re rushed, our tolerance drops. Planning ahead creates space for calmer interactions. Stress & Overload – When our mental/emotional load is too heavy, small things set us off. Managing stress proactively prevents snippy reactions. Not Meeting Our Own Needs – When we’re tired, hungry, or overstimulated, we’re more likely to react negatively. ...

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This episode is all about documents your highs in life, so you can create more of them. As a person who’s thought a lot about joy and happiness and fulfillment - if we just try to simplify all of that - I really think it comes down to stringing as many awesome days together as you can. Identifying what made you feel the happiest, the strongest, the most fulfilled… all of it. You probably know I’m obsessed with designing our days rather than letting our days just happen and all of that starts with first figuring out what we actually love, have the most fun doing and what and who makes...

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Whether you have one kid or 5 kids or you don’t have kids but plan to one day… this podcast episode is filled with ideas for you to really connect with each child - starting at any age. 
 
Life is busy and the months go by quickly.  I’ve learned just how important it is to slow down and be mindful of the relationship and connection that you have with each child and how it changes as they get older.
 
My goal in this episode is to give you lots of ideas of ways to really connect and stay connected with your child.  Ideas that will really get you thinking about how you can insert the best ideas for you, into your daily lives. 
 
I believe so much that an extra ordinary life comes largely from taking ordinary moments and making them extra ordinary and this episode is filled with so many ways to do just that with your babies. 
 
**Lots of ideas… 
1:1 time consistently 
Leave out something to do together (book or football etc)
Do what they are interested in 
Ask questions that are open ended and curious 
Show your love in the way that resonates most with them 
Celebrate tiny wins- things you wouldn’t normally celebrate 
Learn a new skill together 
Share a hobby 
Create traditions with each child (ex: Sunday am pancakes) 
Work together on a charity project 
Frame pictures of them that represent special accomplishments or moments 
Projects that live on like a time capsule (digital or actual) 
Dream day together - make a list, look forward to it, do all of the things on the list 
Plan dream playdate together for their friends 
Plan their birthday parties together 
Start a small business, podcast or blog together 
Go on walks after dinner - low pressure environment 
Make a seasonal bucket list (summer bucket list to go zip lining etc) 
LAUGH! 
Plan vacations / adventures 
 
 
**With each kid have a…
TRADITION once a week or once a year  
SONG that is theirs/yours
THING that is yours (star, magic, champion etc)
OUTING to look forward to

 
**Things to avoid… 
Always solving everything for them 
Dividing your time with technology 
Be curious and not judgmental 
Allow them space to fully be who they are 
 
 
**How we can use what we know about habits to make this all happen! 
Anchor to exiting (after brushing your teeth..)
Start tiny - 2 minutes of something 
Focus on behavior, not outcomes 
Be flexible - helps you be consistent 
Change your physical space 
Just start- build on small wins - momentum 
Focus on doing, not perfection 
 
 
CHEERS to having the most awesome connections with your awesome kids!