Personal Growth

Improving ourselves improves the world around us. Looking for inspiration? From curated TED Talks to stories of thought leaders providing actionable advice, there’s no better place to start your personal growth journey than right here.

Image: A man leaning against a counter, looking down at his phone. Telemarketer and me.

The Telemarketer and Me – A Valuable Lesson

How many people do we run across that we cavalierly ignore? Janitors? Waitresses? Cab drivers? Bell hops? Lawn care workers? Each of these is a human being with their own cares and dreams. So, what happened with this particular telemarketer, and what do we have to learn from it?

54 min listen

Trusting Opportunity Over Fear with John Hagel (Episode #76)

When you operate with an opportunity-based narrative over a fear-based one, you can move beyond fear to instead view new things with hope and excitement. This is the message of John Hagel, a Silicon Valley management consultant, entrepreneur, speaker, and author who for 40 years has been driven by a desire to help people and organizations around the world take advantage of new possibilities in this rapidly changing world. Listen in to take a journey beyond fear and change your mindset about new situations you face.

5 min read

Image: A woman in bed on her phone, revenge bedtime procrastination.

Revenge Bedtime Procrastination: Are You Doing It Too?

Have you ever worked so much during the day that you delay your bedtime? Instead of sleeping, you binge on the movies you’ve missed on Netflix, scroll through your social media, or catch up with people you haven’t talked to in a while? Well, there’s a name for that. And it’s called revenge bedtime procrastination. Are you doing it too?

Kindness: Forget The Golden Rule with Annemarie Shrouder

Look out Golden Rule, the Platinum Rule is here! Check out our conversation with Annemarie Shrouder about considering kindness with diversity and inclusion in mind. How do we reach out in ways that resonate with the folx we want to impact positively?

59 min listen

Train Your Reckless Brain with These Helpful Mind Hacks with Kimberly Quinn (Episode #75)

If our brains are like toddlers running with scissors, how can we keep them in check? Dr. Kimberly Quinn, teacher of Positive Psychology, Mindcraft, and Cognitive Psychology at Champlain College in Burlington, VT, can help you do just that. This episode is packed with tips and tricks to help you train your brain and work towards a more positive way of thinking.

The Body Armor We No Longer Need

When the body armor that was once crucial for our protection starts to weigh us down, what do we do? How do we ensure that we no longer carry the weight of a battle we're no longer fighting? Here's Bob Glazer's advice on how we can simultaneously grow and let things go.

Image: A young man staring out a window at his own reflection, a metaphor for how external change does not bring internal change.

You Cannot Solve an Internal Problem with External Action!

We try to do it again and again, but you cannot solve an internal problem with an external action. So how can we learn to make peace with our circumstances and change our own lives?

How to Make 2022 Your Kindest Year with Donna Cameron

In this practical workshop, Donna shares the benefits of kindness (health, business success, relationships, personal satisfaction…), the barriers to kindness (what sometimes makes it difficult for us to give and receive kindness), and the skills of kindness (most are simple, but not necessarily easy). As she reveals both the why and how of choosing kindness, she teaches us how to claim this life-changing—and world-changing—power.