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Big Happy Life

Learning about the habits and skills necessary for better mental health and a happier life.

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Ep. 21 The Power of Keystone Habits (Part 4 of 6 in...

Big Happy Life ·

2019/01/24

This episode explores the link between habits and identity and shows you how to use habits to shape the way you see yourself. Visit the show notes page to leave a comment or question.

23:31

Ep. 20 Introduction to Habits - How and why do they...

Big Happy Life ·

2019/01/17

Why do we have habits and what is happening in our brains when we perform habitual acts? This episode answers these questions and explains why these things matter when it comes to changing an old habit or starting a new one. Click here to access the show notes page.

20:27

Ep. 19 Understanding your Core Values (Episode 2 in...

Big Happy Life ·

2019/01/10

This forms Episode 2 of 6 in the Goals and Habits Series. "If the ladder is not leaning agains the right wall, every step we take just gets us to the wrong place faster" - Stephen Covey Understanding your values ensures you have your ladder against the correct wall - and that you have the motivation, focus and commitment to climb it. This episode explores the difference between Aspirational Core Values and Actual Core Values and offers a series of exercises to help you uncover both. It also looks at

13:28

Ep 18. Goal Setting (Part 1 of 6 in the "Goals and...

Big Happy Life ·

2019/01/04

Have you set big goals for 2019? Is this the year you're going to break through and change your life? The lessons in this episode can help. As the first in a 6 part series, this episode applies lessons from sports psychology to business and life goals, encouraging additional focus on skill levels and practice opportunities in pursuit of your goals. This episode looks at setting goals on 3 levels to maximise the chances of success. 1. Outcome 2. Performance 3. Process

11:33

Ep 17. Decision Fatigue - Why discipline is easier...

Big Happy Life ·

2018/12/24

Decision making is difficult mental work. If we're to have the mental capacity we need to focus on our big goals, we have to keep our brains strong. This episode explores the effect of decision fatigue on our choices and behaviour and illustrates why discipline is less mentally taxing than relying on willpower. This is the final episode of 2018. If you'd like to leave feedback, please email bighappylife6@gmail.com As a new podcast, we'd welcome your reviews as these help new listeners find

05:29

Ep. 16 Team You - Why it's important to know yourself

Big Happy Life ·

2018/12/20

If you've ever set goals and had to fight yourself every step of the way, it's likely there is some disconnect between your conscious mind, subconscious mind and body. This episode opens the discussion about the implications of the disconnect. We'll explore this topic in greater detail in upcoming episodes.

05:55

Bonus Episode - The Crux of Big Happy Life

Big Happy Life ·

2018/12/18

An epiphany! Your habits shape the tides of your life - they either flow towards your goals or away from them. If you've ever tried to start a new habit or stop a bad habit but fought yourself every step of the way, this episode will help you consider what was going on. If you'd like to know more, click here to register for the January Webinar.

17:09

Ep. 14 Gaining value from your Experiences

Big Happy Life ·

2018/12/13

Big decisions are rarely big decisions. They're a series of micro-decisions leading you towards a big one, followed by a series of micro-decisions leading you to achieve the goal associated with the 'big' decision. Every time you make a micro-decision and take the actions associated with it, something happens and every time something happens, you get more information. Learning how to use that information to make future decisions easier is a great way to move towards creating your 'big happy life' In

12:49

Ep. 13 Planning for Success

Big Happy Life ·

2018/12/06

Have you ever made a decision or set yourself a goal only to fall at the first hurdle? Have you ever decided to make a change in your life and then just felt too tired to put in the effort to make it happen? In this episode, I explore Decision Fatigue and the effect of your Environment on your actions. Planning helps avoid decision fatigue and allows you to shape your environment so that some of your choices become easier to make and some of your actions become easier to take. Visit the show notes

11:22

Ep. 12 How your motivation determines your actions

Big Happy Life ·

2018/11/29

Have you ever made a decision and then found yourself floundering, experiencing doubt and taking actions that ultimately lead you in the opposite direction? This might be why. Visit the show notes page, here to leave comments or questions.

11:07

Ep. 11 Are there good and bad decisions?

Big Happy Life ·

2018/11/22

When faced with big decisions, many of us feel overwhelmed. This week, I explore ways to help you move past that overwhelm by helping you reframe how you think about decisions. Visit the show notes page here.

04:15

Ep. 10 Are your weaknesses really strengths?

Big Happy Life ·

2018/11/15

In this episode, I explore the theory that many of our weaknesses are simply strengths we overplay or strengths we play in situations where they don't fit. For more information and a chance to leave a comment or question, visit the show notes page here.

10:10

Ep. 9 Putting Praise and Criticism in their Place

Big Happy Life ·

2018/11/08

Does the promise of praise drive you forward? Or the fear of criticism hold you back? This week I talk about the 5 lessons I've learned about using feedback to add value in your life rather than having it shape your life. Visit the show notes page here for additional information and to leave comments and questions.

12:25

Negative Emotions - Are you Image Driven or Reality...

Big Happy Life ·

2018/11/01

In his book, "Change your Beliefs, Change your Life", Dr Nick Hall explains how our reactions are not reactions to reality but rather to our perception of reality. This episode looks at how you can determine what's shaping your reactions, particularly when you experience 'negative' emotions. Visit the show notes page here.

06:24

How to challenge a belief

Big Happy Life ·

2018/10/25

Sometimes our beliefs don't serve us well. We end up avoiding things we should be embracing and embracing things we should be avoiding. We end up more stressed and "less us". When that happens, it's worth examining and challenging our beliefs. Here is one way to do that. Visit the show notes page here.

07:06

Where do beliefs come from?

Big Happy Life ·

2018/10/17

Our beliefs play a part in every aspect of our lives - every thought, every action, every aspiration. Yet many of us don't completely know what we believe and most of us haven't stopped to think about where our beliefs came from. This episode looks at some of the sources of beliefs. Visit the shownotes page here

07:52

What's REALLY stopping you changing a behaviour?

Big Happy Life ·

2018/10/11

Changing behaviour is HARD! Most of us know what to do but knowing it and doing it are not the same thing. Why? This week I'm joined by Dr Despina Learmonth, a Counselling and Health Psychologist to help answer this question. Visit the show notes page here to leave a comment.

04:36

Ep 4. We know what to do so why don't we do it?

Big Happy Life ·

2018/10/05

It's easy to learn the theory of what will make us happy but difficult to put it into practice. This week's episode examines Jonathan Haidt's metaphor of the Rider and the Elephant when describing the logical and emotional parts of our minds. Visit the show notes page here

03:47

Ep. 3 Your two selves: The experiencing self and the...

Big Happy Life ·

2018/09/29

Are our memories accurate and how do they shape our choices? Answering these questions might help us shape our lives in ways that lead to greater happiness. Resources: Daniel Kahneman's TED talk

07:21

Ep. 2 What is happiness and how do we get more of it?

Big Happy Life ·

2018/09/26

This week's episode looks at the Hedonic and Eudaimonic approaches to happiness. Which is most likely to lead to greater happiness and why? Visit the show notes page here

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