Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things

It's the work on me weekend segment and today Keri talks about the difference between being a creator, a manager and a fixer.  Find out which one are you!

In episode 434 of Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things, I am sharing one of my favorite psychology episodes over the years all about resilience! We are back with our Wednesday segment where I chat with psychologists, therapists and other experts on the science of personal growth. The month of April 2019 will focus on Resilience and features medical psychiatrist Dr. Ryan Todd, the CEO of Headversity and performance psychologist who worked as a lead for the Canadian Olympic team, Dr. Karen MacNeill, the Chief Product Officer of Headversity. This episode is about how to build resilience. We talk about why it can be challenging, how to know if you're resilient, and what the six steps are to build resilience from a scientific and practical perspective.

In episode 433, I chat with Flame Schoeder who talks about how she was done doing what she was supposed to do. She started searching for what she was great at and what she really liked to do, how and why she felt stuck, why the people around us influence us for better or worse, how a coach came into her life and began mentoring her, why when we're scared can sometimes mean something is important to us and why it inspired her to become a coach herself.

It's the work on me weekend segment and today Keri talks about why we need to check in with ourselves on a consistent basis and what those questions are.

In episode 431 of Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things, I am sharing one of my favorite psychology episodes over the years all about dreams! We are back with our Wednesday segment where I chat with psychologists and other experts on the science of personal growth. The month of January 2019 will focus on the Steps to Becoming Your True Self and features author and CEO of the Academy of Jungian Spiritual Psychology, Debi Maldonado and her husband the President of the Academy of Jungian Spiritual Psychology and Psychologist, Dr. Rob Maldonado.  This episode talks about how to interpret your dreams & use them to guide your life.  Listen to learn more about why everyone dreams, how to remember them, how reading your dreams can transform your psyche, why your dreams tell you something you don't know yet, what you need to work on in life and more.  Here's the book they refer to in the episode to help interpret your dreams.  

In episode 430, I chat with Kevin St-Fort who talks about his journey of losing weight and finding a love for fitness.  You'll hear him talk about how he's built a career in fitness and why he loves encouraging others.  You'll also hear him talk about what it's like to be a black man in the United States, why black lives matter, his thoughts on why there is racism still in America and how he thinks change could happen on a larger scale.  *It's time we listen to real voices telling their truth instead of only looking at the news or social media.  Take a moment to listen and hear the truth from someone who knows all too well what it's like to experience racism. 

It's the work on me weekend segment and this show is always about highlighting the great people in our every day lives from all backgrounds. But today there is a specific shoutout to why black lives matter, how we are making an effort to include more black voices onto this show and a moment to ask yourself how you can help in your own way.  Join our LIVE interviews on Thursday at 8pm EST on our podcast Facebook page here.

In episode 428, a little something special.  On Wednesdays, every month I feature a new psychologist, therapist, neuroscientist or expert in the field of personal growth to help give you insight into the science behind our mindset and how we can connect better to ourselves and others.  This episode features a little snippet of each expert from the first 6 months of 2020: January - Dr. Sandra Scheinbaum (Ep 363 - How to Calm Down) February - Louisa Nicola (Ep 380 - Improving Memory Function) March - Elisa Monti (Ep 389 How Trauma Affects Your Voice) April - Dr. Gleb Tsipursky (Ep 404 How to Stop making Assumptions and Start Getting Curious) May - Dr. Michele Borba (Ep 413 - 9 Essential Habits That Boost Empathy) June - Maegan Megginson (Ep 417 - How to Protect Your Romantic Relationships) Enjoy, learn and be sure to listen to the previous Wednesday episodes and future ones to learn more about yourself each week!  

In episode 427, I chat with Organizational Psychologist Dr. Benjamin Hardy who is also the best selling author of "WillPower Doesn't Work" and has a new book out called "Personality Isn't Permanent." Listen as he tells the story of why a personality test could have prevented the great relationship he has with his wife and part of what lead him to creating his new book. He talks about why: Personality tests don't tell the full story of who someone is These tests seem to be popular and why they're not psychologically sound and could be harmful We tend to change over time and why we must Labels about ourselves are not always true and how they differ from identity We need to push ourselves to do things that make us uncomfortable to build our confidence People stop learning as adults, but why we must To focus on one major goal that impacts all areas of your life and how he's done it for himself Purchase his book on Amazon or Barnes and Noble.  

It's the work on me weekend segment and today Keri talks about why our life is based on how we think and feel and how to start creating a better life with your mind. Join our LIVE interviews on Thursday at 8pm EST on our podcast Facebook page here.

In episode 425, a little something special.  On Wednesdays, every month I feature a new psychologist, therapist, neuroscientist or expert in the field of personal growth to help give you insight into the science behind our mindset and how we can connect better to ourselves and others.  This episode features a little snippet of each expert from the last 6 months of 2019: July - Luisa Torres (Ep 284 - How to Boost Willpower) August -  Dr. Mitch Abblett (Ep 302 - How to Find Compassionate Clarity to Make Your Relationship Thrive) September - Vincent Infante (Ep 308 - Why Creating Routines Helps Your Mindset) October - Salony Setya (Ep 320 Where Your Identity Comes From) November - Michael Rucker (Ep - 338 How to Have More Fun Each Day) December - Anna Jezuita (Ep 347 - Personal Training for the Mind) Enjoy, learn and be sure to listen to the previous Wednesday episodes and future ones to learn more about yourself each week!  

In episode 424, I chat with Pavel Chaploutskiy and Victor Rakovich who grew up in the Soviet Union and have been friends for over 20 years.  Listen to hear how they built a business together in the contractor space in the US, why their top priority is on treating customers better, how they focused on solving a real problem and doing the work to bring a new concept to the US, learning marketing and how they're constantly trying and testing things to grow their business.   

It's the work on me weekend segment and today Keri talks about why summer is about growth and how to find your summer in your life. Join our LIVE interviews on Thursday at 8pm EST on our podcast Facebook page here.

In episode 422 of Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things, we are back with our Wednesday segment where I chat with psychologists, therapists, neuroscientists and other experts on the science of personal growth. The month of May will focus on why empathetic kids succeed in our all about me world and features educational psychologist, parenting and child expert and the author of "Unselfie", Dr. Michele Borba.  This episode is about why courage is trainable and how to ignite it. She talks about an experiment she conducted on the television show Dateline with kids to showcase how courage can be taught, why emotional literacy, morals and perspective are necessary for courage, why we need to remind kids that it's important to stand up and speak out and not wait for someone else to do it, why introverts and extroverts are courageous, how to use CALM to be courageous and how parents can raise more courageous kids.

In episode 421, I chat with Jaime O'Connor who grew up selling scrunchies in 4th grade.  She talks about her journey into building four businesses, how she worked with the NFL and the sports industry for awhile, which of her companies worked, which didn't and why, how she went to work back at a 9-5 after her third company, why when she couldn't find someone who could handle the operational side and the marketing side she started her 4th business.  Plus she shares her advice on starting another business and how to find your vision of where you want to be.

It's the work on me weekend segment and today Keri talks about how challenging times can lead to great opportunities and emotions.  Listen as she gives some examples and an actionable thing you can do to get into a better perspective today. Join our LIVE interviews on Thursday at 8pm EST on our podcast Facebook page here.

In episode 419 of Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things, we are back with our Wednesday segment where I chat with psychologists, therapists, neuroscientists and other experts on the science of personal growth. The month of May will focus on why empathetic kids succeed in our all about me world and features educational psychologist, parenting and child expert and the author of "Unselfie", Dr. Michele Borba.  This episode is about how to help kids self regulate and why it matters.  She talks about what it means to self regulate, how to teach kids to reduce their stress, the kids who are most successful and happiest in life are the ones who learn how to self regulate early on in life, how to be aware of your own stress signs and your child's stress signs, why taking care of yourself is necessary and how parents and kids can signal this, why a calm down corner can help, why time to be is essential, why it's important to understand what a child's strengths are vs what you want them to have, why your voice be

In episode 418, I chat with Willie Mandrell who grew up watching is grandparents work in real estate.  He grew up with his mom in housing projects and when his father didn't want to take over the real estate business, his grandparents began to educate him on the business.  He talks about his journey into finally deciding to pursue real estate, the advice his grandparents gave him, how he's been able to grow to an almost financially free state, his advice on those interested in getting into real estate, how to move forward from a not so great past and how he's building a community to inspire others to do the same. 

It's the work on me weekend segment and today Keri encourages you to work on us this weekend if you're in a romantic relationship.  This is a special interview that was done as part of our LIVE interview series with Couples and Sex Therapist, Maegan Megginson on how to protect your romantic relationship during challenging times in 3 steps you can take right now.  Join our LIVE interviews on Thursday at 8pm EST on our podcast Facebook page here.

In episode 416 of Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things, we are back with our Wednesday segment where I chat with psychologists, therapists, neuroscientists and other experts on the science of personal growth. The month of May will focus on why empathetic kids succeed in our all about me world and features educational psychologist, parenting and child expert and the author of "Unselfie", Dr. Michele Borba.  This episode is about how to increase emotional literacy.  She talks about why empathy is a verb, how to teach empathy to kids young and old, why teaching to kids will help you improve on empathy as a parent, how a parent can create empathy for a child in as little as 30 seconds, what the three kinds of empathy are (the ABCs) and how you can teach each with an exercise.