We sometimes set an Upper Limit on having and creating more fun in our lives without even realizing it.

We view the world around us and we interact with it because of how we see things. By our thoughts. Our beliefs.

I want to share with you seven false beliefs that can limit our ability to create fun and enjoy life. These beliefs can become barriers that hold us back from creating a life we love. In order to create, experience and express more fun and joy in our lives we must learn to overcome these barriers.

Fun is the experience we create for ourselves.

This is done through our thoughts, our feelings and our actions.

For some, the idea of having fun can seem indulgent because it is believed to be something that one must earn.

There is the saying work hard, play hard. Or in other words, work hard and then you can play hard.

However, I believe that fun is essential to life and it is something we want to weave into the everyday of our lives and it doesn’t have to be saved for later.

I am going to share with you 6 reasons why I think it is important to incorporate fun into our lives right now.

In this week’s episode, I am having a conversation with my dear friend and coach colleague, Penny Lobred. This is my first time having someone join me on my podcast and I am excited it is Penny. You will see that she is caring and kind. We discuss how important it is to understand abundance when it comes to navigating our relationships with our teens and adult children. I can’t wait for you to get to know Penny.

One of my most favorite and oft repeated quotes is by President Russell M Nelson, who is the prophet of The Church of Latter-day Saints. He says “the joy we feel has little to do with the circumstances of our lives and everything to do with the focus of our lives.”  When we are focusing on what we don’t have, or I would add not even focusing at all but just going through the motions and getting stuck in the mundane, we can’t experience joy or abundance.  Our brain naturally wants to focus on what we lack and what we don’t want.  Let’s say I tell you to not think of a zebra.  A zebra probably popped into your mind.  If I said, don't think of a red car.  You will probably think about a red car.  This is how the brain works. It works at finding what you are focusing on. The better way is to tell your brain what to focus on.  Then your brain is going to go looking for that. 

Why does this matter?  Because what we focus on is who we will become.  

Who do you want to become?

I invite you consider how your life would be different if you could receive the abundance you already have.  What else could you create from the abundance?  What do you want to focus on?

As humans, our brains want to make it about us.

But the truth is, it really isn't about you.

What if this is true?

How would you feel if you could believe this?

How would you show up in your life?

What would your relationships look like by embracing this belief?

Do you know what else is true? You get to believe whatever you want to believe.

What is the down side to believing that it isn’t about you?

Scarcity keeps us in fight and flight mode. It is restrictive. It prevents us from accessing our prefrontal cortex and this causes us to make errors in judgment. The opposite of this is abundance which is a growth mindset. It is expansive.

I am going to share with you 8 strategies to help you move towards creating more abundance in your life.

The human brain is wired for what scientists call negative bias. This wiring kept our ancestors safe from known and unknown dangers from the beginning of time. This is something we have continued to carry with us. This isn’t a problem, we just need to understand our brain and practice rewriting the stories that are holding us back from creating a more joyful life.

Cleaning out and letting go of your painful stories will actually invite more happiness into your life.

I believe grace is available throughout our stories- in the beginning, the middle and the end of each of our individual stories-our individual becoming.

What many people believe are problems aren’t usually problems at all. Almost all of our problems are due to what we think and believe. Today I want to discuss the main tool I use with all of my clients and myself. Everything I teach ties back to this basic tool. It is called The Model. It was developed by Brooke Castillo, the founder of the Life Coach School where I was certified. This simple but powerful tool is made up of five interrelated components. When you change one component, it affects the others. By understanding and applying this model, you can literally find a solution to any problem by accessing your creativity and wisdom within yourself.

In this week's episode, I talk about the third and final part to the Pause Principle, Pause to Protect. I share with you three steps that can help you as you work on living a more intentional and purposeful life.

1. Look to the future to create more of what you want instead of to the past.

2. Identify those things that you need to start saying "no" to in your life.

3. Identify those things that you need to start saying "yes" to in your life.

You are a creator! As you implement all three parts of The Pause Principle, you will discover that you have the power to create something beautiful!

When I began to ask myself high quality questions, empowering questions, I was able to get creative and inspiring answers. These questions helped my brain begin working on searching for answers.

Our bodies were created to experience all the emotions - positive and negative. Our bodies know exactly what to do with these emotions, if we allow them to do it. But if we don’t allow ourselves to take ownership of what we are feeling and allow ourselves to process them, we actually block ourselves from moving through them so we can find healing and experience joy.

Hello friends! Welcome to the first episode of the Seasons of Joy Podcast. I am so glad you are here!