Own Your Truth with Laura T

Goodwin on the Radio - Interview with Glenn Goodwin

In this episode Laura interviews 20-year radio veteran Glen Goodwin to share his experience and advice on all things radio and podcasting.  PLUS insights on artists behaving badly, Dukes of Hazard and True Crime trips.  You want take a listen because this episode is fun!

 

Background - 1:45

Greatest challenge in radio - 7:38

Having FUN on the radio - 10:29

Favorite artist - 12:40

Artists behaving badly - 13:52

From radio to podcasting - 17:24

Let's talk Dukes of Hazard - 22:21

Advice for beginning podcasters - 24:15

Building your podcast fan base - 26:25

Using social media to grow you listener base - 29:01

Creating balance - 31:25

Getting personal - talking hobbies - 34:04

True crime trips - 36:27

Staying in touch with Glenn - 40:59

 

Looking Up

People say “look up” things will get better; it sounds like a cliché, but looking up literally and metaphorically is important because it’s mentally and physically beneficial. In this episode Laura T discusses 3 specific ways looking up can help you. (originally aired prior to the Christmas holiday season; this topic is applicable to ALL holidays and special occasions!)

• Look up during hectic holidays  02:45
• Look up from your device 11:53
• Ideas for encouraging your family to look up 19:22
• Featured music 24:20
• Physical benefits of looking up 30:08
• Q & A 37:30

It's All Things Oscars - Interview with Lifestyle Guru, Penny Lyons

In honor of the Oscars, here is a replay of Laura T's interview in 2020 with lifestyle guru, Penny Lyons.  We are talking style, movies, and more!

• Thoughts on the Red Carpet  03:05
• Fashion mistakes 11:29
• If you were going to the Oscars and had to pick a designer who would it be? and why? 16:00
• What is one question you would like to ask on the red carpet? and to who? 18:18
• What fashion tip/trend from the red carpet would you recommend we apply to our own wardrobes? 21:06
• Music of the week 23:13
• Best outfit of all time 28:00
• How does your general style influence your fashion choices? 31:24
• Style bloopers 35:15
• What do you think it takes to master your own style? 38:42
• If you could give your younger self one piece of style/fashion advice what would it be? 40:15
• Oscar predictions, who are you picks for the top awards? (2020) 44:13

 

We Instead of Me

As an executive coach observing the discourse on social media, the pattern I see is “me” instead of “we” in the way we communicate. The gift of technology is instant contact and immediate gratification, but the cost is the slow erosion of our ability to relate, empathize, and care for each other.

• Mini monologues: The challenges of text messages  01:37
• Are you focused on convincing or understanding? 06:45
• How the brain fills in missing info, and how that creates misunderstandings 12:57

Where's the Tolerance?

We are strongly influenced by the words we think and say, so while we, as a country, continue to talk about zero tolerance we are getting exactly what we ask for…a society with zero tolerance. Meanwhile no one is asking, does zero tolerance language get us to the result we want? 

• Does zero tolerance language get us the result we want? 02:22
• History of zero tolerance policies 03:45
• Do zero tolerance policies actually work? 04:55
• Steps we can take to improve the situation 13:50
• Identifying what we really want 14:55
• The importance of asking questions 20:24

Mindset of Money

In this episode, Laura T. break downs the taboo of money talk and discuss the importance of your mindset and language around money. It’s time to think differently and have serious conversations about money to increase financial literacy.  

• The taboo of talking about money 01:02
• Limiting beliefs about money 02:20
• How the brain works 04:55
• The energy of money 11:45
• The mindset of money 15:30
• The language of money 25:31
• Music of the week 29:14
• Q & A 33:34

Accidental Practice

Most of us are familiar with the term “practice makes perfect” but it’s not true because repeating an action over and over doesn’t make you more skilled at the action, it makes you better at doing it the way you have been doing it.  In this episode, Laura T. will explore some ways we "accidentally" practice and offer questions to help you consider if your current “practice” is intentional or unintentional.

• Practice makes perfect -- or does it? 01:12
• Practice as a means to an end 04:10
• Habits 07:30
• Music of the week 08:27
• Breaking "bad" habits 13:25
• Things we unintentionally practice with our kids 18:15
• How to practice intentional social skills with our kids 21:00
• Practice how we communicate 25:20
• Practice being right 28:14

The Art and Science of Happiness

In this episode, Laura is joined by her daughter Taylor T to talk about the Art of Happiness.   With suicide the second leading cause of deaths among young people, depression among Americans of all ages on the rise, and everything happening in today’s world it’s important to know you have the power to create your own happiness.  

• Discuss what you think makes you happy may not bring you happiness 3:33
• Share simple ways to create happiness  11:47
• Music of the week 19:30
• Look at happiness habits you can apply in your life 24:45
• Teach WOOP an easy tool to help you reach your happiness goals 29:16

Storytelling her way to the top! – Interview with Jessica Pels

In this episode Laura talks with Jessica Pels, editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan. With her fascinating background, amazing resume and the coolest job ever, learn how Jessica has been storytelling her way to the top. 

During our interview Jessica shares:

• What it’s like to be storytelling across platforms;
• Life lessons she’s learned along the way;
• An insider look at how she’s uses data to provide the best content; and,
• Her thoughts on mastery.

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• How Jessica would caption her personal story 3:04
• Looking back--what she wants her story to say about her 5:13
• How to manage your message across multiple platforms 6:07
• How to keep the magazine "vintage cool" and relevant 8:12
• Setting priorities 9:34
• Perfectionism 13:29
• Defining "perfect" 15:58
• How to make the switch from borrowed confidence to truly feeling confident 17:23
• The importance of being in over your head 19:21
• Music of the week 22:23
• The critical role of data and technology 27:28
• Mastery 38:35

 

 

Mind Your Mindset

In this episode, Laura T. discusses how to keep a positive mindset in these changing times because the only thing we have control of is how we think about our current circumstances. (This show originally aired in April 2020 at the start of the COVID pandemic, but this topic is applicable to any changes in your life).

• Intro to topic  00:42
• How people feel 5:00
• Behavior at its extreme 6:55
• What can we do? The 90 second rule 8:29
• The control you have on your own happiness 9:35
• Fear as a motivator 11:42
• Music of the week 20:36
• The effect of language on mindset 24:45
• Live coaching session 31:25

Resources

• Video by neuroscientist Dr. Tali Sharot on ways to motivate yourself to change your behavior. https://youtu.be/xp0O2vi8DX4
• Yale’s The Science of Well Being: https://www.coursera.org/learn/the-science-of-well-being

Books on Mindset

• The How of Happiness - Sonja Lyubomirsky
• Stumbling on Happiness - Daniel Gilbert 
• The Power of the Subconscious Mind - Joseph Murphy 
• Loving What Is - Byron Katie
• Buddha’s Brain - Rick Hanson