Wanted to provide an audio version of the most popular and viewed blog post for this week's podcast. Hope you enjoy it. Have we really taken the time to ensure we're doing the right thing? With just two questions you can get all the intel you need to take the first confident step forward. Listen... Continue Reading →
GTTW Ep. 5: Kondo-ing the Mind (15mins)
Our physical clutter keeps us from really enjoying the few things we should that deserve the most time to bring us joy. This same theory can be applied to our mental spaces as well. We can optimize our best selves daily by decluttering or heads. I spent this past week digging in and learning what... Continue Reading →
Podcast Ep 3: Beyond When and Having a Coach (10min)
I'm back after being unable to do a cast due to Bronchitis. Easing back into it. This is possibly my shortest podcast to date. Thanks for being patient while I get back up and running. Love any feedback you have! Listen to the most recent episode of my podcast: Beyond When and Having a Coach... Continue Reading →
GTTW Podcast Ep. 2 (13min.)
Listen to the most recent episode of my podcast: Leveraging Motivators https://anchor.fm/shawn-ward/episodes/Leveraging-Motivators-e2v7nh To achieve our best chance of overcoming approach avoidance we need to understand striking a healthy balance between intrinsic and extrinsic motivators. Bringing more awareness to our foundational personal values and anchoring into intrinsic motivations that come from those most personal values will... Continue Reading →
Approach Avoidance
It’s hard not to let our minds fear what’s going to happen on the way up that hill or on the other side.We enjoy a dip into the unknown every now and again. Especially when we find ourselves in the midst of a new year. We're wired however with approach avoidance. That reptile like impulse... Continue Reading →
Monkeys
Last post was all about a broader stroke on the topic of motivators. Two kinds to be specific, intrinsic and extrinsic. Intrinsic, the better one to really establish behaviors we want to see or desire in our work/life are the ones we want as our foundation. Placing intrinsic motivators over that of exterior ones are... Continue Reading →
Going to the Well: Episode 1
I just published the first episode of my new podcast! Listen to Going To The Well on Anchor https://anchor.fm/shawn-ward/episodes/Going-To-The-Well-Episode-1---Vision--Purpose--and-My-Main-Thing-e2thao Hello! Super excited about this next platform and learning I'll be on as I tackle podcasting as the next addition to my work here on In-between the Pages. I hope you enjoy it. This first episode... Continue Reading →
This Is Your Motivation
The stick and the carrot game have been around a long time. Finding our carrot isn't always as clear or as easy to picture in today's environments we live and play in. What we think was our motivation we can learn quickly is the wrong self motivation to have. We need to figure out how... Continue Reading →
You Will Fall and Fail, Get Used to It
How can you let yourself off the hook? Reflecting on some of my worst failures I often wonder how I made it through. I've been and still am very hard on myself. How we typically respond will set the stage for how quickly we can learn from the fall as well as determine how soon... Continue Reading →
