The Self Awareness Journey Podcast

theselfawarenessjourney

This little banter is about a ‘car ride’ long and features your hosts JJ Parker and Melissa Albers. JJ owns a tech company and Melissa has been a leadership coach working with Influencers for the last 18 years. Together they share their experiences with self awareness and discuss The Self Awareness Journey Map which Melissa has developed through her coaching experience. read less

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EP179 - Loyalty

EP179 - Loyalty

When is loyalty our greatest strength, and when does it become a liability? Loyalty can be shown to self or other people, ideals, and organizations. Understanding your own emotions can help you understand when it’s time to make an adjustment.

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EP179 - Loyalty

EP179 - Loyalty

When is loyalty our greatest strength, and when does it become a liability? Loyalty can be shown to self or other people, ideals, and organizations. Understanding your own emotions can help you understand when it’s time to make an adjustment.

EP178 - Four Steps to Develop Emotional Competence

EP178 - Four Steps to Develop Emotional Competence

Effective self leadership is impacted by ours and others negative emotions. Our goal is to develop the ability to manage our emotions so they can inform us, instead of define us. How do we do that?

EP177 - Reflections of life before COVID

EP177 - Reflections of life before COVID

Do you have a COVID hangover? For many, life has changed in areas of relationships, work life, routines, schools, finances. What parts of your life have been irrevocably changed, and what things are back exactly as they were?

EP176 - Reframing

EP176 - Reframing

Our thoughts become things, and sometimes they are not the things we actually want. How do we use the art of reframing to keep us on the right track?Help us get to know you better!https://theselfawarenessjourney.com/survey

EP175 - The power of observation

EP175 - The power of observation

Whether using observation to learn about your physical surroundings or be in partnership with people, this life skill holds valuable insight to growth and connection. How observant are you?Help us get to know you better!https://theselfawarenessjourney.com/survey

EP174 - What gives time it's value?

EP174 - What gives time it's value?

Have you ever considered your life’s timeline? It’s easy to put things off whether they be important experiences or mundane tasks. But how much time do we really have?

EP173: 10 Ways to Have a Better Conversation

EP173: 10 Ways to Have a Better Conversation

We love a good TEDTalk, and we love also good list! JJ and Melissa dive into ways to have better conversations even with their own personal struggles to focus!

EP172: Falling Back into Our Calendars

EP172: Falling Back into Our Calendars

It’s that time of year again! The busyness can overwhelm and cause us great stress. How do we notice and care for ourselves?

EP171: 7 Types of Rest

EP171: 7 Types of Rest

There are many ways to find rest, but there’s no single way to feel rested. What rest is the best kind for you?

EP170: Too Much Confidence

EP170: Too Much Confidence

Lack of confidence is a highly experienced feeling, and we strive to feel more confident in a myriad of situations. But what happens if we become too confident? Do we know if and when we are overly confident? How do we find our balance?

EP169: Outdoor Drug Store

EP169: Outdoor Drug Store

We have become comfortable taking advice and pills from the medical community, and we’ve strayed from nature and it’s benefits to make us well. In other countries, spending time outdoors is a treatment plan to many ailments. What makes you feel better?

EP168: Creating Relational Habits with Your Kids

EP168: Creating Relational Habits with Your Kids

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EP167: What Changes as we Age?

EP167: What Changes as we Age?

As we age we experience changes emotionally, spiritually, mentally, and physically. Some of us fight these changes and some of us mellow out, choosing to enjoy life more. Youth is infused with risk, optimism, and inexperience. Age brings more balance, perspective and patience. What has been your biggest change so far?

EP166: Getting Close to Your Goal

EP166: Getting Close to Your Goal

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EP165: How much of Life is Chance?

EP165: How much of Life is Chance?

We engage in activities that are not “sure things." The idea that we might win or get our way is so compelling, we can’t help ourselves. Where in your life do you play the odds?

EP164: What is Your Adult Currency?

EP164: What is Your Adult Currency?

What emotions do you hold dear as you interact with those you love and spend time with? Are they different from when you were a child?

EP163: What was your Kid Currency?

EP163: What was your Kid Currency?

Marbles, lunchboxes, tree forts, skateboards. What things did you hold as high value when you were a kid? What did you trade with your friends, and what things did you covet?

EP162: Triggered by the past

EP162: Triggered by the past

Often we have an over reaction to something in our current reality, based on a trauma or bad experience from our past. It can be bewildering and stressful. Or perhaps we can use the experience to identify what needs to be released.

EP 161: Your Personal Brand

Your personal brand is the energy you use to interact with people around you. It lets people know who you are and what they can expect from you. Are you aware of what your personal brand is?

EP 160: Social Disconnection and Mental Health

EP 160: Social Disconnection and Mental Health

The U.S. Surgeon General has provided some shocking stats that correlate the risk of premature death by social disconnection is equivalent to smoking 15 cigarettes a day. Additional data shows that time spent with friends has rapidly declined over the last 17 years - and these stats are even before COVID. Join JJ and Melissa as they seek to unpack these big ideas.