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Let's Talk Finishing Strong with Learning Expert Dr. Deena Kara Shaffer

Season 6, Ep. 75
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Gina chats with best selling author and learning expert Dr. Deena Kara Shaffer about approaching the end of The Program and finishing strong. You can find the full video hosted at:


https://www.facebook.com/groups/livymethodfall2023


Topics covered:

  • Introducing Dr. Deena Kara Shaffer @ Intro
  • Addressing motivation and how it’s not enough on its own 0:59
  • Digging into the funk so many of us are feeling @ 1:30
  • Setting real expectations around motivation @ 2:08
  • Micro accomplishments lead to more accomplishments and the importance of celebrating even the smallest wins @ 3:00
  • Understanding negativity biases and taking stock of the tiny wins each day @ 3:42 
  • Dr Deena’s insight around imposter syndrome and belief in whether we can succeed or not @ 6:14
  • Measuring the daily tiny wins may not be motivating but reflecting back at the trends over the whole show us what we’ve really accomplished @ 7:18
  • Balancing the day by day approach in the Program with looking back over the bigger picture of what’s been accomplished over time @ 9:07
  • Acknowledging non scale victories even when they’re not new to us right now @ 10:48
  • Recognizing and understanding our needs @ 11:40
  • Program fatigue, when we get bored and leaning in @ 13:40
  • What is the invitation for what we need when we’re in a funk @ 15:14
  • Digging in to what your expectations of this Program really are @ 15:48
  • How can you get what you need from this Program and how to get the other things you need elsewhere @ 16:48
  • There is not one prescription for what will work for each person @ 17:54
  • The goal is for YOU to be in tune with what you need @ 18:50
  • We don’t need to ‘think’ our way through this Program, it’s really about ‘feeling’ our way through. It’s about waking up to the signals our bodies are giving us @ 20:58
  • At 8 weeks in, how do we stop and assess our success @ 22:48
  • Stopping to ask yourself, how am I going to know what success feels like? @ 23:33
  • Sometimes it’s not the right time, it’s not about grit at all costs @ 25:43
  • If you stop now and start again in January, does it help or does it harm? Would it take you further away from your goals? @ 26:33
  • The benefit of taking a step back to pause rather than stopping @ 28:06
  • Pausing to take stock is important and sometimes surviving is enough. It’s ok to not be thriving everyday @ 29:32
  • Microvisioning, projecting a month forward, what is the choice you wish for yourself today? @ 30:10
  • From go go go to stopping and taking a minute to contemplate @ 31:50
  • Where is our down time? Where is our time for fun? And the effects of phones and screens on us @ 34:09
  • How to nourish yourself with true joy, true breaks @ 37:57
  • Strategies from Dr Deena Kara Shaffer for the next 31 days and how to end the Program strong @ 38:35
  • Basing our goals on how we’re going to feel rather than measurable metrics @ 40:25
  • How to scaffold hope with plans because hope alone is not a strong enough bridge to stand on @ 43:42
  • Listen to all of this again and find the glimmers for yourself @ 46:53
  • Dr Shaffer’s book and where to find her @ 48:22


To learn more about the Livy Method, visit www.ginalivy.com.

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