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.

Juggling Plates: How to Say No

It’s human nature for many people to not be overly concerned with others’ problems. The person you’re dealing with isn’t worried about whether something is bad for you; they have their own challenges to consider. What if the best way to say no is flipping the script and not explaining why it’s bad for you, but instead carefully and honestly explaining why the other person’s request will create undesirable outcomes for them?

Image: Weathered hands holding some odd yellow vegetables.

PhD Student to Farmer: Finding Your Calling in Weird Veggies

In what odd places might you find your passion? For former PhD student Arron Choi, it was his family's farm. Discovering a passion for weird veggies, Aaron's story shows that when it comes to finding our calling, we should never count out even the things that first seem odd.

Image: A woman standing among volunteers at a charity foot race, facing away from the camera wearing a red shirt that says "volunteer team".

Cultivate Good Heart, Not Clever Mind

We have enough "clever minds". We need more "good hearts." The latter is more likely to make a lasting change in the world view of the donor that has a ripple effect on both the individual and society. You help because you can. The helping is its own reward. Any expectation detracts from the value of what you do. In this coming year do write out checks to worthy causes. But do, also, personally engage in some act of service. The life you change will be your own. Be a ‘good heart’. Not a ‘clever mind’.

54 min listen

Why it’s Okay to Ask Questions About Our Differences with Dina Zuckerberg (Episode #54)

Today, more than ever, people are celebrating diversity and realizing that we can reach unimaginable heights together when we combine our strengths. The news and social media may seem pretty dark, but experience tells us that just under the surface, a new era is opening for us all, and we will have the opportunity to change division into discovery.

60 min listen

The Glass Half Full: Celebrating What You Have with Jim Lord (Episode #53)

Jim Lord is set on a mission to not only make the world a better place but to help others realize they can do the same, creating a world filled with people who know they’ve made a difference with their lives.

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Understanding Your Current Relationship With Money

If money were a person, what kind of relationship would you have with it? Money EQ is the key to enjoying a happy and healthy relationship with money. So it’s not about how much money you have or how financially savvy you are. It’s about how you relate to it that makes your life meaningful. So, how can you improve your relationship with money?

5 min read

The Power of Asking Better Questions with Dr. Dan Diamond

Well known for his work with corporations around the country, Dr. Dan Diamond equips leaders to make a difference when times are tough. Far from just motivational fluff, his rock-solid experience and trench-tested insights have been forged from the “front lines” of disasters around the globe.

58 min listen

3 Ways to Find Your Purpose with Liesl Ulrich-Verderber (Episode #52)

Purpose is aspirational, it’s always looking forward. Meaning is retrospective, it's something you use to make sense of the past. Liesl Ulrich-Verderber, the CEO of Ever Widening Circles and Founder of the Conspiracy of Goodness Network, is back with us again to help break this down practically.

Urgent vs Important

One of the most important concepts to increase your productivity is understanding the difference between what's urgent and what's important. Everything we do falls into four categories: urgent AND important, urgent but not important, important but not urgent, or not important and not urgent. For those of us who need help prioritizing our tasks, this advice is invaluable.

39 min listen

The 4 Mileposts on a Purpose-Driven Journey with Liesl Ulrich-Verderber (Episode #51)

There is something so powerful and so incredible about people who live with purpose because they are driven to do good in the world. On that note, we have a special guest today - my own daughter!

5 min read

You Can Make Yourself Like Stuff That is Good For You!

Can you like arugula more than chocolate and a ten-mile run more than watching the latest Netflix thriller? There is much in your life that you now like and once hated. Most persons dislike coffee or single malt whiskey the first time they taste it. Ditto cigarettes and dark chocolate and wine. The liking comes later. So, if you want to train yourself to like – or even love – something that you currently don’t, here is how to go about it.

62 min listen

Using Discomfort as a Tool for Change with Tania Carriere (Episode #50)

Living life to the fullest doesn’t have to be an abstract concept, but something that can be obtained if only we would take a 1 degree shift. Tania Carriere is deeply curious about what it means to be living our "best life", so curious in fact that she travels the world curating immersive journeys to explore life’s biggest questions.

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