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In this episode, Amanda continues looking at strategies that can help us feel a greater sense of stability during crazy seasons of life. Today she’s focusing on finding reason and how we can leverage it to be more purposeful in our actions.

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Life feels really unstable right now – almost like you’re on a ship being tossed around in the storm, just wishing you had something to hold onto. Over the next few episodes, Amanda’s digging into ways we can create that sense of stability we desire. First up? Creating a new rhythm for life. She shares:

• How routines can create consistency
• Why you may want to use realistic daily goals as your foundation
• The benefit of using anchoring activities to guide your day
• The...

Are we living in crazy times right now or what?! In this episode, Amanda is sharing three reflection questions she’s using to process all the feelings. That includes:

• Considering how we can learn something from this (even if we’re not excited about it)
• The importance of creating support networks for hard times
• Developing a practice to shift out of judgement (especially when it’s really easy to be judge-y)

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Winless.

Like “scoreless” in sports, “profitless” in business, “emotionless” in relationships and “directionless” in life.

It’s the feeling, despite planning and goal-setting, that we’re not getting the results we’re looking for, not making progress. It’s the recurring thought, “I’m not accomplishing anything.” Sure, we’re moving through our days. We wake up, drink our coffee, eat breakfast,...

Just like in nature, life and business have seasons. When seasons change, it can be easy to feel overwhelmed by the new dynamics we’re operating within. In this episode, Mark is sharing his approach to managing the overwhelm of seasonal change, including:

• Why Stephen Covey’s advice to “sharpen the saw” continues to ring true
• The power of moving your body when you’re experiencing overwhelm or anxiety
• The importance of surrendering to the things you can’t...

The world has flipped upside down. And, yet, in these times of real uncertainty, we’re being called to leadership – for ourselves, our families, our organizations and our communities. In this week’s episode, Mark Jewell is talking about what we can all do to not just survive but eventually thrive in this new environment. That includes:

• How faith in something greater can help us build the future we want to experience
• Why belief in what’s possible should continue to be...

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be in the room during one of Mark Jewell’s keynote addresses? Now’s your chance! In this week’s episode, you get to go behind the scenes of Mark’s presentation of “Survival is Dead!” to discover:

• What leech trapping taught Mark about “falling” for survival mode
• How our belief systems can often dictate what we think is possible
• What happens when we refuse to settle for the status quo and start to...

If you’ve found yourself browsing leadership or personal development books in the past year or so, you may have noticed some common themes popping up – breaking barriers, overcoming adversity, communicating effectively…and vulnerability. While all of these concepts deserve a deep dive, I’ve found vulnerability to be a particularly interesting topic of conversation – in MJST live events, coaching calls, or even just in my day-to-day conversations with...

Over the last few episodes, we’ve been highlighting different ways to build better relationships with your employees in order to create safer, more trust-filled, more effective workplaces. This episode adds to that series with a “how-to” of sorts. One trap leaders can fall into is assuming and giving direction, rather than asking good questions and uncovering possibility. For today’s discussion, MarkSteven and Amanda sit down to talk about:

• Why it’s so hard to...

There are so many people in the #thrivetoday community that we’re grateful for and there’s no doubt – Nate Fairbanks is one of them. In this episode, MJST coaches Wade Johannes and Jon Anderson sit down with Nate as he shares his personal journey for the first time on a public platform. He opens up about:

• How loss impacted his life in unexpected and challenging ways
• The original strategies he used to cope with that loss – and the consequences of those approaches
• Why...