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

How To Be Awesome At Everything Podcast

Release Date: 06/10/2025

345. Bloodwork Every 90 Days For Awesome Preventative Health show art 345. Bloodwork Every 90 Days For Awesome Preventative Health

How To Be Awesome At Everything Podcast

I get my blood work done every 90 days and I swear it’s the ultimate tip for health in the short term and in the long term and just feeling your best on he daily. So, today I’m going to try to convince you to do the same. Because there is a huge difference between being “not sick” and being truly healthy and if you aren’t getting your bloodwork done at least once a year, you really don’t know what’s going on. Most people only get blood work done when something is wrong. When they feel bad. When they are exhausted. When a symptom won’t go away. When a doctor orders it because...

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344. How To Be Awesome At Your Last 4 Hours Of Each Day show art 344. How To Be Awesome At Your Last 4 Hours Of Each Day

How To Be Awesome At Everything Podcast

This podcast is all about the last 4 hours of your day, everyday.   There is so much focus on morning routines. What time you wake up, what you drink, what you journal, what workout you do, what affirmation you say.   But the truth is, your day doesn't start in the morning.  Your day starts the night before.   Most of us begin the day with good energy, good intentions, and some level of clarity. But by the end of the day, we are tired. We are mentally full. We have made hundreds of decisions. We don’t have the same motivation, discipline, or emotional capacity.  ...

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343. How To Be Awesome At Operating With A Hospital Bed Perspective show art 343. How To Be Awesome At Operating With A Hospital Bed Perspective

How To Be Awesome At Everything Podcast

The silver lining in spending so much time in hospitals with my husband for his heart condition is that I’ve adapted what I now call… a hospital bed perspective.   It’s basically like this… If I was stuck in a hospital bed today… What would I be dying to do? What would I make time for? Who would I make time for? What would I prioritize?    It’s easy to be in our routine and put things off or not realize that we aren’t prioritizing the things and people that we really enjoy the most...   But all of a sudden, when you can’t do those things, it becomes really...

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342. How To Be Awesome At Building an Unshakeable Self-Story show art 342. How To Be Awesome At Building an Unshakeable Self-Story

How To Be Awesome At Everything Podcast

This podcast episode is about being delusional in the healthiest way possible I really think the worst advice I’ve ever been given is be realistic Because it’s such a dream killer and creates this cycle of limiting beliefs in your mind I just think that too often we put ourselves in a box without realizing it and the moment we break out of that box and realize just how capable we are- we can really accomplish anything we want. if we just keep going, just keep getting back up just never stop I believe so much in thoughts become things and the story you tell yourself becomes the life you...

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341. How To Be Awesome At Chasing Deep Dopamine Over Cheap Dopamine show art 341. How To Be Awesome At Chasing Deep Dopamine Over Cheap Dopamine

How To Be Awesome At Everything Podcast

My goal in this episode is for you to walk away knowing your ideal deep dopamine habits.  Those little things you do that make you feel fulfilled and happy and like you are making progress in the ways that you want to.    You know that feeling after you've been on your phone for 45 minutes scrolling or flipping through tabs and you look up and feel kind of empty? Like your brain is tired but you didn’t actually do anything? That’s cheap dopamine. It’s the quick hit. The fast fix. The thing that feels good in the moment but leaves you drained...

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340. How To Be Awesome At The Best Sleep Of Your Life With 3 Hacks show art 340. How To Be Awesome At The Best Sleep Of Your Life With 3 Hacks

How To Be Awesome At Everything Podcast

Good sleep so complicated. There are endless tips about screens and supplements and gadgets that promise better rest, but most of us aren’t thinking about the three biggest levers that actually move the needle. The quality of your sleep is really a reflection of how you lived your day. When you challenge yourself physically, challenge yourself mentally and clear the things that are weighing on you, your body naturally shifts into deeper, more restorative rest.  Sleep improves when your body is tired in the right ways, your mind has worked enough to want a break and your stress is...

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339. How To Be Awesome At Normalizing What Should Be Normal show art 339. How To Be Awesome At Normalizing What Should Be Normal

How To Be Awesome At Everything Podcast

I have lots of thoughts to share today of things I think we should normalize.    Things that aren’t considered normal in general in the world we live in and I’m going to argue my point of why I think they should be.   For us and for our families and for the people around us.   Because our goal is to always strive for fulfillment and joy and health and longevity and peace of mind and all of these ideas I’m going to present to you today support all of that.   I’m going to get heat for some of these and I love it because its against the grain and thinking for...

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338. 10 Minute A Day Habits That Make Your Life More Awesome show art 338. 10 Minute A Day Habits That Make Your Life More Awesome

How To Be Awesome At Everything Podcast

My goal in this podcast episode is to give you LOTS of ideas of things you can do, that each only take 10 minutes, that will level up your life in some way.  I think most of us feel like we want less time on our phones and more time doing things that make us feel fulfilled or have more energy or stronger relationships or make more money or whatever it is.  But, it’s just so much easier to default to scrolling rather than adding in a consistent 10 minute habit that really stacks up over time.  Well, that’s no longer because I’ve compiled a massive list of 10 minute habit...

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337. How To Be Awesome At Being A Wife Who Says Yes show art 337. How To Be Awesome At Being A Wife Who Says Yes

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I hesitate to give any awesome tips on marriage or parenting because just when I think I have something fully figured out it flips!  But this one is good I promise.    How To Be Awesome At Being A Wife Who Says Yes    Can I go golfing mid day tomorrow?  Yes Can I go to a movie last minute with the boys tonight? Yes    If it’s not potentially dangerous or disrespectful, my answer is yes!       I even say yes if its irritating… and I think you should too. Boys night tonight when you weren’t expecting it and you’re tired and you’ll...

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336. How To Be Awesome When Someone Is A Jerk To You show art 336. How To Be Awesome When Someone Is A Jerk To You

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You’re going to love this podcast episode so much that you’re going to look forward to the next time someone is a jerk to you.    Because we are programming ourselves to be ready for it today!  The next time someone says something rude or belittles you… you’re ready for it with the best ever responses.   Let’s use an example of something that was said to me last weekend… I was at a party and a girl came up to me with the oddest tone and said…  "I like your dress.  My favorite look is a desperate housewife"   Ready for the response?  You...

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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 fresh ice cream and make ice cream sandwiches and both came in around $850. Instead, I bought the mini ice cream cones from Trader Joe’s for $.46 each - brushed them with a little water and dip them in sprinkles and the kids were so happy.  I took what would have been something like $12 per kid and made it $.46 and if they had two cones, I made it one dollar.  And it had the same feeling as doing the expensive vendor, and nobody knew the difference!
 
There are so many ways to plan your parties so you spend the money in the most strategic ways and and figure out ways to keep things low in cost, but have a big impact. 

 

 
Tips! 
 
-spread out your spend 
 
-get multiple quotes 
 
-start early if you can 
 
-set max budgets for some of the creative people 
 
-do half vendor, half yourself (balloons and treats) 
 
-hat vendor - $450 - DIY would have been similar plus helper time to do it 
 
-caricature - $300 for 3 hours - best deal in town 
 
-pizzas & taco guy- sometimes make it pretty and sometimes just to feed people 
 
-snack table is so easy and so useful and ads to decor 
 
-print signs at a store like FEDEX - then I had my sign girl just do 2 main signs 
 
-print tags, papers and “stickers” yourself 
 
-pizza boxes had our logo on it - just paper cut and taped 
 
-Etsy has great resources 
 
-before you rent - see what you would spend buying and do you have a place to store?  This time I spent too much on a wood wall - but I decided I needed it too late 
 
-you either have to spend lots of time or lots of money!  But you dont have to do both 
 
-use the school of YouTube 
 
 
***Here’s the link to my new party book!!***
 
 
CHEERS to your next awesome party!!