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 →
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 →
Your Main Thing, Your Main Thing?
"Long-term success is not an event it is a process that will have peaks and valleys along the way. Falling into a victim trap is in the valley, and remaining in that trap will delay your visit to the peaks." - David Cottrell, Monday Morning MentoringHow's that first week of the New Year been going?... 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 →
Work It!
Yesterday's post (Quote Roulette #8) talked about the power of small habits stacked or chained on top of one another. How they can create over time some incredible changes towards achievements we want. There are systems in use all around us. Ones we can see or feel as well as ones we cannot. Think about... Continue Reading →
Quote Roulette #8
Our choices and actions are keys to whether we will achieve establishing a habit or system that will aide us in achieving the big goal we're going after. This quote comes from Atomic Habits by James Clear. "Habits are like atoms of our lives. Each one is a fundamental unit that contributes to your overall... Continue Reading →
