Welcome to the Saturday recap. Enjoy!
Personal Development
While the week kicks off with a physical reminder of our goals, the rest of the week is focused on digging into the elements of the hope formula to leverage the ideas as we move into the new year.
Importance of Reminders. The first post of the week provides a perspective on how physical objects can be reminders of our personal missions and goals.
Consider the Goal. This post digs into the goal in the hope formula and suggests that our goals can be flexible and change over time.
Digging into Willpower. Looking at the second dimension of the hope equation, this post highlights some challenges and opportunities in ensuring our willpower is on track.
Digging into Waypower. This third dimension of the hope equation focuses on finding alternative paths when the current one isn’t working. Three areas to help with waypower are introduced.
Understanding Willpower & Waypower. The final post of the week looks at how these two dimensions of the hope formula work together and what happens if each aren’t operating at their optimal state.
PodList
This week, there are five podcasts on the list. I hope you find at least one you connect with.
Cues: Master the Secret Language of Charismatic Communication. 13 minutes. The Next Big Idea Daily. This was a fascinating summary of the cues we use (conscious and unconscious).
Chosen Frozen. 24 minutes. Daily Creative with Todd Henry. This podcast focuses what makes us frozen in decision making and creativity. There are also references to multipassionates and The Dip by Seth Godin.
All Time is Not Equal. 6 minutes. The Habit Coach with Aston Doctor. For those with an interest in time and how we use it, this episode will get you thinking.
Making Peace with Your Midlife, Mid-Career Self. 29 minutes. HBR Ideacast. This is an interview with Chip Conley on his book Learning to Love Midlife. For anyone in their late 40’s and up, I highly recommend taking a listen.
Starting Fresh When You Can’t Start Over. 29 minutes. Lazy Genius Podcast. The title says it all. This episode discusses approaches you can take to re-engage without starting over.