Episode 161 First and Equal
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On this episode of Uniquely Brilliant, Diana Bader and Becky Berry discuss putting ourselves first and equal to the needs of others. When we forget to treat our needs as equal to the needs of others in our lives, we become stressed and frustrated. We prioritize their needs over our own and shortchange things like rest and relaxation. We also neglect enforcing our boundaries which puts on the highway to exhaustion. Becky and Diana discuss the tricky areas of honoring our time and our money. Diana reminds us that money is an exchange of energy. And it’s easy to find...
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Episode 160: March Slump
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On today’s episode of Uniquely Brilliant, Diana Bader and Becky Berry discuss the March Slump. Diana begins this episode by reminding us that two years ago at this time the whole world was shut down because of COVID, and our feeling that we’re in a slump could be a trauma response. The pandemic and the response to it are different now, but not completely different. Masks, boosters, quarantines - change constantly. Becky and Diana point out that everyone has a different comfort level with how to approach the world today. While Covid is still a big threat, Diana points...
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Episode 159: Smorgasborde
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In this episode of Uniquely Brilliant, Becky Berry and Diana Bader discuss ways to approach the smorgasbord that is life. Diana starts by discussing her recent experience on a cruise where she learned cruises no longer put out smorgasbords of food like they did before COVID. She draws a parallel between choosing from a smorgasbord and choosing priorities and goals that allow us to enjoy the smorgasbord of life. Becky brings this back to essentialism, since essentialism is about focusing on solely the things that are essential to our lives. Additional episodes...
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Episode 158: Run the Dishwasher Twice
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Diana Bader and Becky Berry discuss examining our assumptions about rules. Their conversation is based on an article Becky read that reminded her to question the rules. In the article a therapist told a client who was struggling with depression and being able to do the things she wanted to get done on a daily basis that she could put her crusty, dirty dishes in the dishwasher and…wait for it…run it twice! Sometimes we assume things are hard and fast rules when they’re not. Running the dishwasher twice is both energy and water efficient, while rinsing and scrubbing them by hand is not....
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Episode 157: Recovery is Hard
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In this episode of Uniquely Brilliant, Diana Bader and Becky Berry talk about the importance of resting, resetting, and recovering. They begin this episode by discussing how many people experienced the beginning of 2022 as a rough start. They talk about their feelings about Omicron, the latest COVID-19 variant, and emphasize the importance of staying in the present moment. One of the ways to cope with our problems and the world at large is to find humor everywhere we can. We can find sistraction in television show or movie that we enjoy. We can also hang out with a friend who...
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Episode 156: Be Uniquely Brilliant
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In this episode of Uniquely Brilliant, Becky Berry and Diana Bader talk about the value of being our uniquely brilliant selves. When we embrace who we really are and how we really think, we embrace our unique brilliance! In their conversation, Diana and Becky recap some of the character differences between extroverts and introverts - including how they process information. Extroverts like Becky frequently process out loud, while introverts like Diana process within their own minds. Becky talks about the importance of working out her thoughts verbally while Diana...
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Episode 155: Word of the Year
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Diana Bader and Becky Berry talk about their words of the year in this podcast episode! They choose words of the year as a means to focus their thoughts around their intentions for the coming year. In past years, Diana has selected bliss, blessed, and extraordinary, to name a few. She’s been doing this for ten years - she even had a word for the decade: impact. The idea for the word of the year came from the book, Lifeword: Discover Your One Word to Leave a Legacy by Jon Gordon. Below is a link to the book. Becky's been doing the word of the year exercise for three years. Her first word of...
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Episode 154: Blow it Up
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In this episode of Uniquely Brilliant, Becky Berry and Diana Bader talk about the value of blowing things up. There is still so much uncertainty in the world during this pandemic. It makes it hard to feel settled. Diana talks about her criteria for an event mask being mask worthy. Becky and Diana talk about how this pandemic differs from the 1920 pandemic. Becky points out that the main difference comes down to 3 words: international air travel. Diana discusses the results of neglecting one of her core values: creativity and shares tips for bringing it back. They also...
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Episode 153: Get Out of Your Comfort Zone
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Episode 153: Get Out of Your Comfort Zone In this episode of Uniquely Brilliant, Becky Berry and Diana Bader discuss the importance of getting out of our comfort zones. We don’t always realize that we’re coasting in our comfort zone, so it can become uncomfortable when we do. For example, it can be our default to stay in a job because it has health benefits even when we don’t like that job. We end up stuck there because we think we can do the job for one more day, then another, and another - and, all of the sudden we’ve been there for years! Luckily, we do not have to leap out of...
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Episode 152: The Missing Step
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The Missing Step? Savoring Our Work On this episode of Uniquely Brilliant, Diana Bader and Becky Berry talk about the missing step in our work and personal lives. Diana begins the episode by talking about a conversation she had with her son about how he was improving his life. She shared his experience of playing a video game where he and a friend came to the conclusion that to get tasks done in life, we must break each part down into little pieces. We should also remember to look at where we came from, and the work we did to get where we are. When we forget to...
info_outlineHow do we know how to get to the next place when we don’t know what the next place is?
Becky Berry and Diana Bader cover this question in this episode of Uniquely Brilliant.
Diana points out one way is to focus on the short term because we must get out of crisis mode and make a plan for the near future.
Becky reminds us that we have to remember things are different and we must just get through things now, while Diana reminds us to let go of how things were before the pandemic.
By letting go of the past we are able to move forwards, which leads to growth. Going backwards keeps us stuck and improves nothing.
Fear and panic will not help us to move forward either.
Becky admits that going with the flow is not her natural mode, but she tells a story about her 85 year old mom going with the flow when the eye doctor told her she couldn't drive anymore.
If you allow change to become an adventure and look at the opportunities presented in the moment, you can do things differently.
Diana hints at a secret project she is involved in all because she was open to change and new opportunities.
You can’t go with the flow if you are weighed down by the past; And, if you fight the flow you’ll eventually be beaten down until you go with the flow or end up stuck where you are.
Diana shares this analogy: When you are on the water, you aren’t in charge of the water, so you just have to go with it.
Expressing agency (Becky’s favorite word) in these situations occurs when you know you are in charge of your actions and you go with the flow by thinking through things (instead of reacting) and trusting yourself and your experience.