The Ripples Pondcast

Befriending Procrastination: Moderinizing Your Mindset for Motivation This is the audio recording of the September Zoomy call with my Patreon Peeps (https://www.patreon.com/RipplesGuy for more info). The notes and links from the session are pasted below. If you'd prefer to watch the video replay, you can catch that here: https://youtu.be/9zqW2JJdA40PEBBLE Reminder Apps (& Just Record)https://www.oberlo.com/blog/reminder-appshttps://apps.apple.com/us/app/just-press-record/id1033342465https://riverside.fm/blog/best-recording-app-for-android BOULDER JAIA JAYA JATA Just As I Am Just As You Are Just as Things Are

This is the audio recording of our monthly Zoomy Zoom with my Patreon Peeps (https://www.patreon.com/RipplesGuy for more info). If you'd prefer to watch the video replay, you can catch that here: https://youtu.be/ui_1TtgRvXc The notes and links from the session are pasted below. PEBBLEApproach life advice not like immutable laws but rather like trying on clothes. Some advice will fit you well and flatter you. Other advice will not. Advice that may work great on one person may work terribly on the next. Pick and choose your advice to suit your personality and the occasion. Feel free to discard old advice any time it stops working for you.-Mark Manson (6/5/23: https://markmanson.net/breakthrough/025-how-to-know-what-works-for-you)BOULDER"Ideas & Snippets" document/folder. The idea is that you have a single document (I use Evernote, but you could use any note taking app or even a word processing app like MS Word, Apple Pages, Google Docs, etc.) to create a single repository of all the links, articles, podcasts, and even random ideas you come up with. And then schedule time on your calendar (once a week? month? quarter?) to review the list and ponder, move info to relevant place, send to others, etc.PONDER1. 7 Things You Need to Do If You Want to Enjoy Life More, by Lori Deschene (6/20/23)https://tinybuddha.com/blog/7-things-you-need-to-do-if-you-want-to-enjoy-life-more/ 2. five steps to RESILIENCE as summarized by Eric Barkerhttps://bakadesuyo.com/2023/04/how-to-be-resilient-2/?ref=refind 3. How to Be Miserable and Ruin Your Life (Mark Manson) (6/1/23)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPQa0Ag85SE 4. Adam Grant says, "Don't TRUST your gut, TEST your gut." (April 1, 2023) 5. 3/14/23: Arthur Brooks Two Choices That Keep a Midlife Crisis at Bay (choose to focus on what age gives you more than what it takes away, choose subtraction not addition) https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2022/05/midlife-crisis-choices-opportunities/638427/

This is the audio recording of our monthly Zoomy Zoom with my Patreon Peeps (https://www.patreon.com/RipplesGuy for more info).This month we shared different content in the two sessions, so this is PART ONE, recorded Tuesday, August 22, 2023 If you'd prefer to watch the video replay, you can catch that here: https://youtu.be/k0tBii20MfYPEBBLE Approach life advice not like immutable laws but rather like trying on clothes. Some advice will fit you well and flatter you. Other advice will not. Advice that may work great on one person may work terribly on the next. Pick and choose your advice to suit your personality and the occasion. Feel free to discard old advice any time it stops working for you. -Mark Manson (6/5/23: https://markmanson.net/breakthrough/025-how-to-know-what-works-for-you) BOULDER "Ideas & Snippets" document/folder. The idea is that you have a single document (I use Evernote, but you could use any note taking app or even a word processing app like MS Word, Apple Pages, Google Docs, etc.) to create a single repository of all the links, articles, podcasts, and even random ideas you come up with. And then schedule time on your calendar (once a week? month? quarter?) to review the list and ponder, move info to relevant place, send to others, etc. PONDER LINKS: 1. 3/15/23: Debbie Ford's 10 Questions when making a choicehttps://theinvisiblementor.com/review-of-the-right-questions-ten-essential-questions-to-guide-you-to-an-extraordinary-life-debbie-ford/ 2. 9 Tips for Brain Healthhttps://hackspirit.com/little-things-to-do-every-day-to-keep-your-brain-healthy-and-sharp/ 3. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/stronger-at-the-broken-places/201501/10-ways-to-overcome-fear-of-missing-out?ref=refind This has an awesome list of ways to get over FOMO (listed in SNIPPETS document under 4/3/23) 4. The question "Who are you, uninterupted?https://www.facebook.com/reel/1012763743219881 5. Deepak Chopra's 4 questions he asks himself each morning (Who am I? What do I want? What's my purpose? What am I grateful for?)  Deepak Chopra, in interview with Jesse Hempelhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hello-monday-with-jessi-hempel/id1453893304?i=1000599289163

This is the audio recording of our monthly Zoomy Zoom with my Patreon Peeps.The notes and links from the session are pasted below.You can also watch the Video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/UvVNrOVCWcg PEBBLE:"I am not the sun at the center of anyone's solar system.If I keep trying to put myself there, insisting that I am special and my life must have some sort of special meaning, I'll die in despair, or in delusion.Once I understand that I'm not the sun, I can get out of the sun's way and stop casting shadows."from On The Brink of Everything: Grace, Gravity, and Getting Old, by Parker PalmerHere's a good podcast interview where Parker Palmer discusses the book:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/chapter-x-with-michael-kay/id1531442570?i=1000533069026BOULDER:How to use your presentation slides as a virtual background in Zoom:https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/360046912351-Sharing-slides-as-a-Virtual-BackgroundPONDER:PDF of Presentation Slides are available herehttps://www.dropbox.com/s/1kaold6t2kpdivv/May2023_Boundaries.pdf?dl=0Paul's Ways To Say No:https://bit.ly/Ways2SayNoAdditional Article Links:Is Therapy-Speak Making Us Selfish? https://www.bustle.com/wellness/is-therapy-speak-making-us-selfish?Your guide to drawing the line and setting boundaries that work https://www.betterup.com/blog/how-to-set-boundaries-at-work?6 Types of Boundaries and How to Set Them https://www.masterclass.com/articles/types-of-boundaries

We had a great time exploring the topic of PASSION, which we defined as:PURPOSE in ACTION taking place in an ENRICHING ENVIRONMENT.The notes and links from the session are pasted below.If you'd prefer to watch the video replay, you can catch that here:https://youtu.be/gBdrs1YDwjA PEBBLE:4,000 Weeks: Time Management for Mortals, by Oliver Burkemanhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54785515-four-thousand-weeksNPR (LifeKit) Interview with Oliver Burkemanhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-rethink-what-you-spend-your-time-and-life-doing/id1461493560?i=1000538533513BOULDER:Daily Photo Cleanup: Open your photo app on your phone or laptop, and from a screen that displays all the photos enter today's date (month and day only: Feb 23) and sift through the photos taken on THIS particular day: reminisce, remove duplicates, and retain the extra precious ones. You'll miss some days, sure, but it's a great habit that will gradually reduce the size of your photo collection, and create a regular habit of gratitude and savoring!PONDERU.S. Surgeon General's Framework for Workplace Well-Beinghttps://www.hhs.gov/surgeongeneral/priorities/workplace-well-being/index.htmlTake a minute to share your feedback, pretty please:https://forms.gle/Q3yy2PGBr8mL5fb4APatreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/RipplesGuyRipples Headquarters: https://UnleashRipples.comQuote Pond: https://2rpl.meDaily Splash: https://DailySplash.meSLIDE DECK:https://www.dropbox.com/s/ewzof45bo5lt6fn/Archeology_of_Passion.pdf?dl=0

This is the audio replay of the monthly Zoomy Zoom I do with my UROCK (Patreon) Peeps; you can also watch the video here.PEBBLE How to do laundry when you're depressed (TEDx Talk by KC Davis BOULDER All the things (2pm reminder that lists all the "yucky things" that sometimes make me uncomfortable) PONDER (Think Better, Feel Better, Do Better) THINK BETTER Mental Meterology 6 Ways You're Thinking Wrong--and What You Can Do About ThemWhat is a Cognitive Bias? FEEL BETTER"You can’t learn to regulate feelings that you don’t allow yourself to have."-Glennon Doyle, while talking to Dr. Becky Kennedy Breaking Cycles & Reparenting Yourself with Dr. Becky Kennedy (episode of "We Can Do Hard" podcast)Tara Brach's RAIN of Self Compassion: Recognize, Allow, Investigate, Nurture Dr Claire Weekes' 6 words: Face, Accept, Float; let time pass A Happiness Hack for Feeling Better in the Moment by Susan Krauss Whitbourne Ph.D. Learn more about Paul's Patreon Peeps.

The awesome folks at Wisconsin SHRM (Society of Human Resource Management) kindly shared an audio of the keynote address I delivered at the close of their annual conference on October 14, 2022 at the Kalahari Resort in Wisconsin Dells. You can view a PDF copy of the slides here.

Blurb for Podcast/Acast September Chat with UROCK Peeps This is the audio replay of the monthly Zoomy Zoom I do with my UROCK (Patreon) Peeps; you can also watch the video here SHOW NOTES:CENTERING Sensory Countdown (5 Sees, 4 Touches, 3 Sounds, 2 Smells, 1 Taste) PEBBLE Hidden Brain Podcast w/Shankar Vedantam: Reframing Your Reality Reframing Your Reality: Part 1 | Hidden Brain Mediahttps://hiddenbrain.org/podcast/reframing-your-reality-part-1/ Reframing Your Reality: Part 2 | Hidden Brain Mediahttps://hiddenbrain.org/podcast/reframing-your-reality-part-2/ BOULDER Conference Wrap up (Project wrap up? Weekly wrap up?) Ponder: What do I want to be thinking about as I leave? Connect: Who do I feel called to connect with to discuss this more? Act: What actions could I take to put some of these ideas into action? Ponder: To me, By me, Thru me, As meResource LinksFour Stages of Spiritual Growth, buy Jenny Dsouze (May 17, 2021)https://lifeism.co/four-stages-of-spiritual-growth(includes a link to a 90 second summary directly from Beckwith himself: https://youtu.be/TAfOGQwFJak )4 Stages of Consciousness, by Gwen Allison (May 14, 2020)https://www.myspiritualbutterfly.com/post/4-stages-of-consciousness(the author of this article also unpacks the 4 stages in this 22 minute video: https://youtu.be/da4y0MH1EMM )Conscious Leadership Groupapplied these 4 stages to leadership and I really like some of what they developed:PDF with overview and chart: https://u.pcloud.link/publink/show?code=LYRctalKThey also have a great 4-minute video summary: https://youtu.be/I2dxdwfZkG4 Paul's Slideshttps://2rpl.me/i/ToMe_ByMe_ThruMe_AsMe_1.jpeghttps://2rpl.me/i/ToMe_ByMe_ThruMe_AsMe_2.jpeg Learn more about Paul's Patreon Peeps: https://Patreon.com/RipplesGuy