Judgment, criticism, overreach, hostility... sometimes our parents behave badly. Sometimes it's harmful enough that we need to cut them off. Join me as I discuss what setting boundaries with your parents looks like. And if you are the parent being pushed away, how you may want to repair the relationship.

Setting Boundaries with Your Parents

The weeks leading up to Memorial Day were incredibly busy. I had a lot to do to get ready for the long weekend - at the expense of other areas of life. I got what I needed to get done and now I can shift my focus. We also discuss the final seven mental health tips including managing negative self-talk and setting realistic expectations.

Focusing on Big Things That Matter

We explore the awareness of time and the amount of time our tasks take to complete. How to properly estimate the time required and why increasing our awareness enables us to say "no" to less important tasks with confidence. Plus, 7 more tips to improve your mental health.

Understanding the Value of Time

Today we talk about stress, time management, and more!

7 More Habits to Improve Your Mental Health

Nick discusses how sleep, diet, exercise, and more impact your mental health.

7 Habits that Will Improve Your Mental Health

Taking an 8 minute dive into a discussion about what we bring to an interpersonal situation - including our mindset, expressions, and past events.

BONUS Deep Dive into Attraction

Nick discusses how his planner helps with his quest to live a more defined life.

Learning to Align Actions with Goals

Today, I discuss the journey from living a fraudulent or inauthentic life to one in alignment with who we really are... or want to be. Reading list referenced available at: https://www.definedlife.com/2022/09/24/my-2022-reading-list/

Today, I discuss the journey from living a fraudulent or inauthentic life to one in alignment with who we really are... or want to be. <br>Reading list referenced available at: <a href="https://www.definedlife.com/2022/09/24/my-2022-reading-list/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.definedlife.com/2022/09/24/my-2022-reading-list/</a>

Are You Living Authentically?

We get so caught up in achieving that we feel guilty for taking breaks. It's a terrible way to live. We all deserve to enjoy our days. In this episode, I talk about how to find time to rest and restore, even if it's only a minute per day in the beginning.

Avoiding Toxic Levels of Work

In this episode, Nick discusses how we can take steps to stop patterns that negatively impact us.

Change Your Patterns for Better Results

The creator of the Define My Day Planner and Journal, Nick Boris discusses topics to live a great life. Often messy and never perfect, we explore how to navigate our days with purpose, focus on what matters, and connect today's actions with our goals and dreams. Join us each week as we define our lives to be our most fulfilled future selves.

I have been using Nick’s products for six months! I’ve watched all his YouTube videos and can tell you that i haven’t had this much control of my life in a very long time. Logical, practical, sensible, and mostly real. Being in better control doesn’t mean my life is perfect, but for the first time in a long time, I am at the helm and thoughtfully choosing where the rest of my life is heading!!!

Getting in Control with Nick

Defining Life with Nick Boris

When you're overwhelmed, how do you figure out what to do first? In this live session, I discuss how to keep things prioritized so that you avoid burnout and make progress in the areas important to you.

Where the Heck Do I Start? (Live Session)

These are emotional times and you may be on a rollercoaster. In this session, we discuss three positive actions you can take to try to keep things a less chaotic.

Flatten the Emotional Curve with Three Positive Actions - Good Morning! 3/23/2020

It's easy to classify people as "good" and "bad" but most of us fall someplace in between. In today's episode we talk about how to avoid being trapped by past mistakes and grow to be the person you want to become.

Is Your Imperfect Story Holding You Back?

Why do we quit on our goals? This week, I give 4 tips to beat and avoid burnout so you can stick with it and keep moving forward.

Avoiding Burnout - 4 Tips to Stick With It

You current relationships have been created based on who you have been. When you attempt personal growth, that can cause some problems with people around you who don't want you to change at all.

People That Resist Our Personal Growth (Live Session Recording)

Growing veggies at home, baking Navajo flatbread, our "quarantine name", and the opportunity to meditate.

Overwhelmed Malibu Chicken and Meditation - Good Morning! 3/24/2020

What can we learn about life and death in the wake of the tragic death of Kobe Bryant?

What I Feel We Can Learn From the Death of Kobe Bryant

In today's session, we talk why journaling is so important now. Plus, we go over 6 actions to take today for your health.

Journaling During a Crisis & 6 Self-Help Things To Do Today

Tim Ferriss

In today's Good Morning! episode, we discuss Tim Ferriss's Not To-Do list of things to stop doing now.

Tim Ferriss's "Not To-Do" List

In today's morning session, we discussed the value of time-blocking... even now. Plus, we talked about the impact a crisis can have on us and how to handle it so we're not set off track too much.

Time Blocking and How to Handle Crisis that Pulls at Our Attention

Live recording of our morning Q&amp;A session - Good Morning! 4/24/2020

Live Q&A - Productivity, Personal Growth, and Define My Day for Kids

My boy woke up with leg pain in the middle of the night. Assuming it's just growing pains, we massaged his legs, got him some Tylenol, and let him stay in our room for the rest of the morning. The next day, armed with the knowledge that the pain was him growing, he ran around the house measuring himself and telling us how big he got.

A Simple Example of Giving Purpose to Pain

Have a vision created a unified direction for any organization. From businesses, to teams, and even families, the clearer the better. Today we discussed the importance of a household vision.

The Importance of a Household Vision

Mark Manson's take on pain in his book Everything is F*cked is eye-opening. Basically, it's the only constant in our lives. How we deal with it has a huge impact on our lives.

The Value of Pain... Don't Run from It. Don't Numb It.

Growth while giving grace is the key. Emerge from this time healthy!

Now is the to Grow in a Healthy Way

Life gave me a small glimpse into an experience that many of us have. That feeling of being in a situation you can't control.

Learned Helplessness and Growing Out of Bad Situations

Discussing priorities and how things are changing.

The People Want to Paint Their Homes! Priorities in the Times of COVID.

Yesterday, we talked about the extremes of productivity and unhealthy behavior. Most of us are someplace in between. Let's discuss how to decide what's best for us.

Mom, Remember When You Promised to Slap Me into Next Year?

Are you giving yourself some grace and moving forward in a healthy way or are you giving up and not taking responsibility for your situation? (Good Morning live session from 4/13/2020)

The Difference Between "Giving Grace" and "Giving Up"

Big talk today... goals, dreams, and the daily actions we take to get there or fool ourselves. (Good Morning live session from 4/13/2020)

There's a Lot of Ham Left in the Building

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The best podcast episodes on Startups. For anyone working in a startup, or anyone interested in the incredible stories behind how people built companies like Instagram, and Facebook. Offering both practical advice and insights, as well as the stories for how many of the biggest startups got to where they are today. Add episodes you're interested into your queue below!