Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement

Cait Flanders started Blonde on a Budget to document her debt repayment journey. After paying it off, she adopted a minimalist lifestyle, tossed 75% of her stuff, and is currently doing a two-year shopping ban. She shares stories and lessons learned every week. Episode 524: It's Time to Embrace Slow Technology by Cait Flanders (Simple Living & Minimalism). The original post is located here: http://caitflanders.com/2017/05/01/slow-technology-experiment Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts! Take my survey to help me understand who's listening (and to be in more book raffles): OLDPodcast.com/survey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

18 Mai 201712min

Mary Jaksch is an authorized Zen master (Diamond Sangha lineage), psychotherapist, and author. She has two nationalities,--English and German--and lives in New Zealand. She's the mother of a grown-up son and lives happily ever after with her partner David. She's been awarded an MA in Religious Studies, holds a 4th Dan Blackbelt in karate, started professional life as a flautist and loves dancing Argentine tango in skimpy dresses. Episode 523: Do You Struggle to Perform Under Pressure by Alison Breen (Productivity & Success). The original post is located here: http://goodlifezen.com/struggle-perform-pressure Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

17 Mai 20178min

The Gottman Institute understands that the human family is in crisis, and that all individuals are capable of and deserve compassion. It is their mission to reach out to families in order to help create and maintain greater love and health in relationships. They are committed to an ongoing program of research that increases the understanding of relationships and adds to the development of interventions that have been carefully evaluated. It is their goal to make their services accessible to the broadest reach of people across race, religion, class, culture, sexual orientation, and ethnicity. Want to improve your marriage in 60 seconds or less? Over 40 years of research with thousands of couples has proven a simple fact: small things often can create big changes over time. Got a minute? Sign up for The Gottman Institute's Marriage Minute at http://OLDPodcast.com/marriage Episode 522: The Anger Iceberg by Kyle Benson of Gottman.com (Relationships & Compassion). The original post is located here: https://www.gottman.com/blog/the-anger-iceberg Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

16 Mai 201710min

Colin Wright, a professional author and international speaker, co-founded a publishing company, and travels full-time, moving to a new country every four months or so--that country determined by the votes of his readers! He also blogs. Colin's a minimalist in that he owns very few things and is careful in how he consumes. He tends to buy less, but invest in quality when he does, and trends toward the same in relationships, business endeavors, and just about everything else. He's left-handed, blue-eyed, scary good at Tetris, and can’t cook. Episode 521: Sentimentality is the Enemy by Colin Wright of Exile Lifestyle (Letting Go of Sentimental Items - Minimalism). The original post is located here: http://exilelifestyle.com/sentimentality-enemy-evolution Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

15 Mai 20178min

Mr. Money Mustache is a thirty-something retiree who now writes about how we can all live a frugal, yet awesome, life of leisure. He and his wife studied engineering and computer science in Canada, then worked in standard tech-industry cubicle jobs in various locations throughout the late ’90s and early 2000s. Then they retired from real work way back in 2005 in order to start a family. This was achieved not through luck or amazing skill, but simply by living a lifestyle about 50% less expensive than most of their peers and investing the surplus in very boring conservative Vanguard index funds and a rental house or two. Episode 520: Weekend Edition: Happy Mother's Day by Mr. Money Mustache (Mindful Living & Happiness). The original post is located here: http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2011/05/08/weekend-edition-happy-mothers-day Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

14 Mai 201711min

Courtney Carver was stopped in her tracks with a scary MS diagnosis after decades of debt, discontent, and trying to do it all. She had to slow down, prioritize her health, and figure out what was really important in her life. She discovered what mattered most by getting rid of everything that didn’t matter at all. In the end it all came down to love and health. She went from a busy, overwhelmed advertising director to spending 2-3 hours every morning taking care of herself, loving her work, and being present and engaged with the people she loves. Her family changed, too. They moved from wanting bigger closets, nicer furniture, and more stuff to downsizing into a 750 sq. ft apartment with no storage. Courtney has written books, courses, and hundreds of articles to help you simplify your life and work so you can focus on what really matters. Episode 519: How to Encourage Loved Ones to Simplify their Lives And You Have Paid Enough by Courtney Carver of Be More With Less. The original posts are located here: https://bemorewithless.com/encourage-loved-ones https://bemorewithless.com/stop Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

13 Mai 201710min

Marc and Angel Chernoff are professional coaches, full-time students of life, admirers of the human spirit, and have been recognized by Forbes as having “one of the most popular personal development blogs.” Through their blog, book, course and coaching, they’ve spent the past decade writing about and teaching proven strategies for finding lasting happiness, success, love and peace. The site has attracted over 100 million page views and 100 thousand subscribers since its inception in 2006. Their first book, “1,000 Little Things Happy, Successful People Do Differently“ is a focused collection of short, concise tips and reflections on the little things that make a huge difference in our daily lives. It’s available online at: marcandangel.com/book and on Amazon. Episode 518: 5 Core Skills Your Life Depends On by Angel Chernoff of Marc & Angel Hack Life (Lifestyle & Life Design & Personal Growth). The original post is located here: http://www.marcandangel.com/2013/05/02/5-core-skills-your-life-depends-on Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

12 Mai 201710min

Joshua Fields Millburn & Ryan Nicodemus write about living a meaningful life with less stuff for 4 million readers. As featured on: ABC, CBS, NBC, BBC, TODAY, NPR, TIME, Forbes, The Atlantic, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and National Post. They live in Missoula, Montana. Episode 517: An Excerpt from the Passion Chapter of The Minimalists Essential Audiobook (Joshua Fields Millburn & Ryan Nicodemus). The Minimalists' Book "Essential" can be found here: http://www.theminimalists.com/books Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts! Get one of The Minimalists' audiobooks for free (or any audiobook you choose) here: http://OLDPodcast.com/free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

11 Mai 201710min