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An Incomplete Guide to Personal Growth

Kelly Arrendell and Sydney West

Everyone wants to live a fulfilled life with less stress and more laughter. Join Kelly Arrendell and Sydney West as they explore the wonder, humor, challenges, and sometimes self-inflicted wounds on the journey of personal growth. Our weekly podcast conversations provide tools you can incorporate into your own path of growth. The journey to becoming more fully yourself is lifelong but is something you can start now, wherever you are. Kelly is our resident expert on self-growth and shares her own

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Episode 14- Music and Personal Growth

An Incomplete Guide to Personal Growth ·

2024/04/30

In this episode of An Incomplete Guide to Personal Growth, Sydney and Kelly explore the how music influences our lives. Sydney is really is quite irritated today, but Kelly is in a good mood. We will let music lift her up! You are never to old to learn a new instrument or experience new tunesIf you want to learn, don't just wish it, do itLearning an instrument teaches great life lessons...mistakes are a part of life, getting past mistakes, self-discipline.Play for fun, not performanceSinging

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34:45

Episode 13- Joy

An Incomplete Guide to Personal Growth ·

2024/04/23

In this episode of An Incomplete Guide to Personal Growth, Sydney and Kelly consider the important role that joy plays in our lives. Joy is a choice.Which one of us is a fan of Donny Osmond?What is the difference between happiness and joyHow do we experience in joy? Joy is in the momentJoy and SorrowDoes joy spread?Five ways to find more joyLiving fully!Resources:"The Hidden Power of Joy" by Christine Louise Hohlbaum "What is Joy? And What Does it Say About Us?" by Jamie D. Aten Ph.D."Joy: a review

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40:33

Episode 12- Interview with Lisa Little, Improv and...

An Incomplete Guide to Personal Growth ·

2024/04/16

In this episode of An Incomplete Guide to Personal Growth, Sydney and Kelly talk with Lisa Little, the owner and artistic director of The Little Improv Theater in San Antonio, Texas. We discuss the role improvisation can play a part in personal growth.ComedySportz a world wide interactive improv experienceImprov in truest form is building trustImprov...calculated risk, trust fallLearning everyone is uniquely valuableListening and waiting to respond, not "preloading"What happens when plans

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Episode 11- Laughter Is Important!

An Incomplete Guide to Personal Growth ·

2024/04/09

In this episode of An Incomplete Guide to Personal Growth, Sydney and Kelly consider the importance of humor in personal growth and life in general.Kelly learns how each generation uses emojis differently...Sydney is a great teacherLaughing is good for your healthNot degrading or demeaning laughterBeing able to laugh at yourselfChildren laugh sooo much and adults can't remember the last time they didLaughing unclamps the brainLaughing memoriesLaughing yoga...it's a thingResource: "Laughing Matters"

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Episode 10- Tools, Part 2

An Incomplete Guide to Personal Growth ·

2024/04/02

In this episode of An Incomplete Guide to Personal Growth, Sydney and Kelly expand upon the tools mentioned in episodes 4 through 6. Kelly tells of her encounter with "fringe friends.""Lucky Life" by Gerald SternNot about our circumstances, but our capacity to respondWe have choices in our responsesHonesty with ourselves can feel cold, but cleansing, a place to startEach person's story is theirs to exploreResetting judgementsGratitudeExamen prayerResources"Lucky Life" by Gerald SternLiving From the

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Episode 9- Tools, Part 1

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2024/03/26

In this episode of An Incomplete Guide to Personal Growth, Sydney and Kelly expand upon the tools mentioned in the first three episodes. These include practical ways to grow in self-reflection. How reflection serves usMantrasWays to reflectEmotion Wheel, what is behind the emotionWhat have I done for me?Adding to our own sufferingResources:No Mud, No Lotus by Thich Nhat HanhEmotion Wheel"What Makes a Tree and Tree by Rachel EhrenbergLiving Buddha, Living Christ by Thich Nhat HanhWebsite:

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Episode 8- Interview with Stephanie Allred on Community

An Incomplete Guide to Personal Growth ·

2024/03/19

In this episode of An Incomplete Guide to Personal Growth, Sydney and Kelly interview Sydney's friend from college, Dr. Stephanie Allred regarding the importance of community.Not just a doctor., Stephanie won the gingerbread cookie decorating contest her family held this year.Found family and mentorshipMaintaining friendships Finding people Social support network or CommunityWhat gives you energyWork and play balanceNot keeping scoreWebsite: anincompleteguide.comInstagram: @anincompleteguideYouTube:

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Episode 7- Friendship

An Incomplete Guide to Personal Growth ·

2024/03/12

In this episode of An Incomplete Guide to Personal Growth, Sydney and Kelly explore types of friendship and how important "fringe" friendships are to our mental health. Finding a hair stylist...an important relationshipAcquaintances, social friends, intimate friendships, and epitome friendshipsAre millennials and Gen Zers lonelier than other generations?If so, why?Fringe friendships...those we encounter briefly, yet consistentlyDoes lack of trust affect making new friends?Kelly learns she is using

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Meditation- Loving Kindness

An Incomplete Guide to Personal Growth ·

2024/03/06

This meditation is believed to have originated in India before the time of Buddha. It is a mediation that that cultivates compassion. It is about sending love into the world, even to those difficult places and people that we would rather resist.A meditation of loving kindness. For me this is a powerful meditation that begins very close with my breath and slowly expands.

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Episode 6- Quiet Time

An Incomplete Guide to Personal Growth ·

2024/03/05

In this episode of An Incomplete Guide to Personal Growth, Sydney and Kelly discuss "quiet time" or time set aside to spend with yourself.What counts as quiet time and starting small.Creating space within yourself.Quiet time is the biggest small thing you can do.Stillness.Breath.Befriending yourself, not judging yourself.We learn that Kelly's brain is water...flows everywhere!Build now for later.Reflection: What do I want to hold space for today...peace, hope, someone I, laughter?Resources: I

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Episode 5 - It's the Small Things

An Incomplete Guide to Personal Growth ·

2024/02/27

In this episode of An Incomplete Guide to Personal Growth, Sydney and Kelly use a microscope to take a look at small things. You know that's not it, we just take a look at the role small things play in personal growth.Kelly fesses up to an ethical dilemma that she didn't handle well.What do we mean by small things.Small things can reset us and give us a lift.Small actions build upon other small actions.A pebble in the shoe can bring great discomfort.The messages you give yourself point the

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Episode 4- Being Judgmental

An Incomplete Guide to Personal Growth ·

2024/02/20

In this episode of An Incomplete Guide to Personal Growth, Sydney and Kelly place judgement on judgement...well, not really, but we do explore how we judge ourselves and situations.Controversial candy...what?Difference between objective Judgement and being judgmental Opinions become judgement and then we associate it with factCatching ourselves in the actFear and judgingEmpathySelf judgingReflection: Be aware when the judgements, versus opinions that come up. Give yourself a positive

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Episode 3- What to Do With Mistakes

An Incomplete Guide to Personal Growth ·

2024/02/13

In this episode of An Incomplete Guide to Personal Growth, Sydney and Kelly discuss the usefulness of mistakes and what we can gain from them.Kelly burned Sydney's blouse while ironing and tries to tell Sydney she could learn from it also!Putting mistakes into perspectiveSpiraling after a mistakeComparing ourselves Beginning again--a new momentNo experience is wasted--always something to learnLearn about yourself from mistakesSome are simply more costlyI am not the mistakeOwning itReflection for the

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Episode 2- Getting to Know Yourself

An Incomplete Guide to Personal Growth ·

2024/02/06

In this episode of An Incomplete Guide to Personal Growth, Sydney and Kelly have a conversation regarding self-knowledge...don't we already know ourselves?New Year reading challenge? Is it for you?Last weeks reflection: How we limited ourselves this weekGetting to know yourself...sing along from The King and I...notIgnoring ourselves Self awarenessReflection on events and feelingsCrutchesChange starts from withinBeing with yourselfSelf-CompassionReflection for the week: Create a mantra or shift a

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Episode 1- What Is Personal Growth and Why Should I...

An Incomplete Guide to Personal Growth ·

2024/01/30

In this episode of An Incomplete Guide to Personal Growth, Sydney and Kelly talk about why personal growth matters and how we can be gentle with ourselves in the process.Kelly learns personal growth from an over-reaction this weekAsking the question of why you want to grow"Broaden the Boundaries of my heart"...of meObstacles of personal growthFear of change...even if it is goodNegative messages that stop usPersonal growth is not selfishElements of Personal growth...listeningRipple EffectsReflection

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Episode 0-Meet Your Hosts

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2024/01/23

In this episode of An Incomplete Guide to Personal Growth Sydney and Kelly tell a little bit about themselves. Even though Kelly has know Sydney since she was born, she is still getting to know her! How can this be? Because of constant personal growth of course!What's with the name?What is personal growth?"To Live is to Slowly be Born"Future topicsLet us hear from youwww.anincompleteguide.compatreon.com/AnIncompleteGuidetoPersonalGrowthhttps://youtube.com/@AnIncompleteGuide?si=GAYWVDu68UsZh8VT

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An Incomplete Guide to Personal Growth (TRAILER)

An Incomplete Guide to Personal Growth ·

2024/01/12

Everyone wants to live a fulfilled life with less stress and more laughter. Join Kelly Arrendell and Sydney West as they explore the wonder, humor, challenges, and sometimes self-inflicted wounds on the journey of personal growth. Our weekly podcast conversations provide tools you can incorporate into your own path of growth. The journey to becoming more fully yourself is lifelong but is something you can start now, wherever you are. Kelly is our resident expert on self-growth and shares her own

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