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This episode is a shorter solo episode, check-in, and plan for the following 12 months. And I’d actually love to listen to from you guys on the finish of this episode within the present notes or on social media, as I plan forward for subsequent 12 months, realizing what a unique world it appears to be now and wanting to essentially double down on the targets of supporting and curating neighborhood, particularly for mothers, which has all the time been the purpose right here. However to begin, I feel we will all agree that this was a loopy 525,600 minutes this previous 12 months. I feel for many people, it’s been a instructor, it’s been a problem, a frustration, and a really, very lengthy 12 months. Talking personally, I don’t suppose I anticipated it to seem like this in January. I actually had different plans than what this 12 months introduced, and there have been quite a lot of ups and downs I feel for many people, each in private life, in work life, in household life. I do know lots of people who’ve been via so much this 12 months. I’m wanting ahead very hopefully to subsequent 12 months. And I’d love to listen to from you guys on this, as nicely. However I needed to simply briefly recap a few of the experiments and plans I had for final 12 months and the way they really turned out this 12 months, those of 2020, and the way a few of them needed to be modified, in addition to issues I’ve discovered this 12 months and issues I’d like to cross on to you guys. After which additionally speak via my upcoming 2021 experiments, methods, and favorites, and get your enter on these as nicely. As a result of I very a lot consider Wellness Mama as a neighborhood. And your perception is admittedly, actually essential to me.

So, to start, the experiments and highlights of 2020. I spend quite a lot of time on the finish of yearly, planning ahead and creating methods for the following 12 months and breaking that into quick, manageable tasks which are deliberate out for these 12 months. I additionally often set challenges and experiments for every month and a few larger ones for the 12 months as an entire. And I did that final 12 months as nicely. I’m gonna undergo a few of these now. And I’m in that course of now for 2021. And I’ll undergo that in a minute. I additionally, as all the time, shall be spending the a minimum of first week of the 12 months, doing a water quick, which I’ll hyperlink to within the present notes for any of you guys who’re about why I do this and what I do. However the quick model is that I discover that’s a really useful psychological and non secular reset as a lot as a bodily one. And I attempt to spend that point with household, attempt to spend it rereading issues like “Man’s Seek for Which means” and “The 4 Agreements,” and actually re-centering my thoughts and preparing for the 12 months forward. I simply actually love that custom of eradicating one thing that’s such a typical a part of life, like meals and utilizing the time and the main focus of that to essentially hone in for the following 12 months.

And so in 2020, a few of the experiments, and highlights, and themes had been, for one, plenty of household time. I feel this was a typical theme for many people, even when it wasn’t one which we deliberate to have in 2020. However actually, with all of the adjustments that occurred final 12 months, many people spent way more time at dwelling than we usually would. And that, in fact, had its ups and downs, I’m certain for all of us as nicely. However I attempted to be current and give attention to the nice issues of that household time and actually spend that point targeted on my children and the entire issues in our life at dwelling that I wouldn’t have usually had fairly as a lot time to give attention to. And a technique that we did this was to essentially curate our dwelling surroundings as a result of we had been spending much more time in it than we usually would have been. And we did this in a number of methods.

We made studying a way more distinguished focus in our precise bodily surroundings. So, anybody who visited my dwelling this 12 months most likely noticed piles of books in every single place. I’ll speak extra about this afterward. However books are the one line merchandise on our funds that doesn’t have a cap. If children wanna learn a e book, I’ll get it for them. I typically myself get books on each Kindle and arduous copy. And I’ll clarify why afterward about that. However I made certain that there have been many books each on their Kindles and in our dwelling, and there have been consistently issues to learn. So after we needed to spend extra time at dwelling, there was all the time type of psychological stimulation simply out there. And it led to much more studying for all of us. And I feel my children, a few of them actually obtained into fiction. One in all my sons learn, in line with his Kindle monitoring, about 4,000 pages on this final month alone of fiction sequence that he’s having fun with. I’ve undoubtedly targeted extra on enterprise and physics was a enjoyable matter for me this 12 months and well being books. However we’ve all learn various things, however making the flexibility to learn and study a distinguished focus.

We additionally tried to curate our dwelling surroundings to suit our life in different methods as nicely. Issues like integrating artwork and health into our dwelling as these issues have modified. Our native artwork courses obtained canceled, gymnastics courses obtained canceled. So, I type of turned our home into an exploratory studio for the entire issues that we love. And that’s issues like, we’ve a gymnastics mat now down our hallway. It’s like a 25-foot gymnastics mat, I feel. And the children don’t ever stroll down the hallway. They both bounce, or handstand stroll, or cartwheel, or handspring. No matter it’s they’re doing, they do it down the hallway. That little change has led to a lot further motion for them. And it’s been wonderful to see how a lot their steadiness and their handstand skill has improved, simply from that. Different issues like we put a climbing hangboard throughout one of many archways in our home, in order that anytime we stroll via that door, we will all simply cling for a second, which previous podcast visitor, Aaron Alexander, stated is a superb factor to do each single day, even for simply three minutes. It’s actually useful to your again and shoulders. In actual fact, I consider he quoted a health care provider of some kind who stated that simply hanging for 3 minutes a day cumulatively, doesn’t even must be uninterrupted, can eliminate most shoulder issues. We even have issues like gymnastics rings now hanging from the ceiling in all of their bedrooms. There’s a handstand stool in our front room, a trampoline within the yard, and a slackline. Simply something we might put that basically result in motion as a result of I’m a agency believer that we’re happier as people after we transfer, not train, which has been one among my classes of this 12 months. And so attempting to place issues in our option to make that simple and enjoyable, versus it being a factor that we had so as to add to our to-do listing. Similar factor with artwork provides, having simply little bins or cups of drawing provides, or ink pens, or no matter it might be, and notebooks all through the home. In order children are sitting, they will simply draw and sketch. And realizing since I’ve had a lot extra time to be current with my children this 12 months, that they hearken to a few of what I say, however they typically emulate way more of what I do. So after I make the time to take a seat down and draw, I typically find yourself with anyplace from three to 6 of the children sitting round me, which is a superb time for dialog. And since we’re all targeted on an exercise and never straight, like, making eye contact, I discover they have a tendency to open up extra in these type of actions. They’ve additionally used this 12 months as an opportunity to get me out of my consolation zone in a few of these areas and on board with the issues they like, whether or not it’s issues like studying to trip a hoverboard or attempting to do handstands, which they’re all nonetheless a lot better at than I’m however I can lastly a minimum of do. So it’s been a enjoyable 12 months of household bonding that approach.

In the identical approach, we’ve actually doubled down on schooling this 12 months. However I feel quite a lot of you might have heard me speak about our various method to schooling. And I take advantage of this 12 months as a time to essentially hone and enhance that as a lot as attainable. We’ve all the time homeschooled however I do know many households are homeschooling or digital education for the primary time this 12 months. And I do know the entire work that goes into that. And my hat’s off utterly to all of you mothers and dads who’re navigating that for the primary time this 12 months. I discussed earlier than that I had designed a curriculum when my oldest was beginning faculty with the concept of going again to the primary ideas and actually breaking down what children should be profitable in life, after which constructing from there. As a result of I actually firmly consider that the outdated script of go to high school and get good grades and also you’ll achieve success in life shouldn’t be solely outdated, it’s simply blatantly not true anymore. And so I had been constructing this right into a curriculum with the concept possibly someday when my children had been all grown, I’d flip it into an precise curriculum for different households, considering that it could be a very long time earlier than digital studying was extensively accepted. And one of many silver linings of this 12 months is that timeline has now sped up. I’ve heard it stated that, in some ways, this 12 months introduced 2030 to 2020. And we noticed some large technological advances and adjustments that may have taken years and years in different circumstances in society. So for all of the issues that it won’t have been, this 12 months has been nice for that. So I constructed the system based mostly on minimizing e book time, maximizing efficient studying, and sustaining creativity as a result of I actually consider children are born with that. And that’s what I’ve been utilizing with my children. And I’m placing the ending touches on with the ability to share that with you guys. And we’ll have extra details about that within the New Yr. However that’s one thing I spent quite a lot of my time in 2020 actually engaged on.

On a private stage, pole vaulting has additionally been a theme of this 12 months for me, and never one which I’d have actually ever anticipated. It’s one thing my children obtained into considerably by chance as a result of it was a straightforward exercise that occurred to be very near our home. They usually all actually liked it and took to it, and nonetheless actually like it. And I, as a byproduct, ended up stepping into it as nicely. And what’s actually enjoyable about it’s there’s so many metaphors for all times that we’ve been in a position to speak via about arduous work and never seeing the change for a extremely very long time, and placing within the effort on the basics, studying the fashions, studying the fundamentals, going again to first ideas, after which seeing these repay. It’s additionally been actually particular to see now that I’ve youngsters, them specializing in their our bodies as this unimaginable device and machine that may do these wonderful issues. And never as a lot the give attention to how they appear or they don’t look, which I want in hindsight that I had had at these ages. And it’s additionally had that impact on me, which was surprising. So, I had for a very long time, I’ve talked about this some, had health as a purpose, primarily for the aesthetic. After all, I needed the well being advantages as nicely. However it was to look a sure approach, not to have the ability to do a sure factor. And for me, this 12 months, I modified that in my mindset and began really viewing it as coaching with precise targets that I used to be working towards. And it completely revolutionized how I noticed my very own physique, and the way I considered myself, and what I assumed was attainable. So many issues I assumed that I couldn’t do or that I had a script in my head that I simply couldn’t do or I wasn’t an athlete, I used to be in a position to accomplish this 12 months. And it actually has been an unimaginable trip for me and actually highlights our household motto that we had been made to do arduous issues. And it’s been actually unimaginable to get to do this alongside my children. Full disclosure, I nonetheless can’t pole vault as excessive as my seven-year-old can however I like that they’ve all taken to it so nicely, and I like that they problem me each single day.

I additionally am an enormous fan of attempting to work in, ideally as soon as a month, however a minimum of a couple of occasions a 12 months, issues which are exterior of a consolation zone or which are huge challenges. And one of many enjoyable ones this 12 months that you just may need seen me speak about was our Lego strolling world report, the place as a gaggle of mothers, we coated a few miles on Legos within the span of an hour. And this was actually as an instance… I’ve all the time believed that mothers are probably the most highly effective power for good on the planet. And I jokingly say that we’ve been coaching for this our complete lives, these of us who’ve children who’ve Legos. And I assumed this might be a type of enjoyable option to illustrate the concept we had been made to do arduous issues and in addition to essentially deliver that focus to simply how unimaginable all of you mothers are. And it was a enjoyable, albeit a bit of bit harder than we anticipated, problem that all of us did and a extremely enjoyable one. And I’ll put that weblog submit within the present notes in the event you wanna learn it.

For me, there have been additionally small victories. So according to the concept of pole vaulting, I was afraid to get the wrong way up. Like, even in a handstand, I didn’t wish to even, like, lean over a bar and cling the wrong way up by my hips. After having children, my vestibular system appeared to have modified. And I actually struggled with being the wrong way up. And that was one other one I used to be in a position to conquer this 12 months, which looks like a small victory, I’d suppose to lots of people. However for me, that basically was an enormous one which opened up an entire lot of recent actions that I can do. I even have talked about my inner journey this previous 12 months and the previous couple of years. I shared, I consider it was Episode 309 of this podcast, about my historical past with trauma, and the way I labored via that, and in addition how that led to fairly large weight reduction. And I’ll put hyperlinks to each of these within the present notes as nicely. However that was very a lot an enormous theme for me this 12 months and what I’m actually, actually grateful to have had the time to essentially give attention to.

A theme yearly, however particularly in 2020, and a spotlight for me has been the concept of neighborhood. And I’ve talked about this so many occasions on the podcast, about how I feel neighborhood is likely one of the most essential issues we will do for our well being, having robust neighborhood and relationships with folks in actual life, not simply on-line. I feel this 12 months, in some ways, made that so much more durable nevertheless it additionally highlighted simply how essential it’s. And so, that’s one among my phrases for the 12 months for 2021 is as soon as once more neighborhood and one which I’m going to be speaking so much about right here and attempting to essentially present assets for as a result of I feel that is vastly, vastly essential for psychological well being. And I feel it’s gonna turn into much more so. I feel many people are seeing the damaging results of isolation for thus lengthy. And I feel we should be actually intentional going ahead about constructing neighborhood regionally as a result of it’s not a factor that occurs inadvertently anymore. It’s one thing we’ve to be intentional about. And so this shall be very a lot a spotlight for me going ahead, each in supporting you all in doing that in your native areas and in addition in my very own space, persevering with to construct a neighborhood. We’ve really been engaged on constructing a neighborhood targeted on entrepreneurs and well being and wellness in our personal space. And in order that’ll catch the attention of me regionally as nicely.

I discussed that health was additionally a spotlight 2020. And till this 12 months, it was a factor I all the time did as a result of I felt like I wanted to do it for well being. And 2020 was the 12 months that it grew to become enjoyable and that I lastly understood why folks like to work out. I began lastly making use of issues that I did in each space of my life, like the concept of 80/20 and creating methods which are repeatable, to health. And I did quite a lot of quick experiments this 12 months associated to this, together with one I’m nonetheless regularly doing and in the course of proper now, of coaching alongside some native athletes who’re in coaching for the Olympics, and studying from them, and following their system with out questioning it. And it’s been unimaginable to see the adjustments in my very own energy and in my physique from doing that, and in addition my very own skill, how way more comfy I really feel in my physique, and the way way more in a position I really feel to do issues, which appears to be more and more essential as my children become older and might all leap larger and run quicker than me. I’m gonna be capable to sustain with them and now I’ve to really prepare for that. So, extra on this in a minute, however I’ve a particular useful resource associated to this that I’ve been serving to work on that I’ll have for you guys quickly.

And I spotted additionally I by no means had closed the loop on this one. I discussed on Instagram, that I had executed one of many extra, I feel I worded it probably the most tough factor I had executed within the title of well being, and I by no means circled again and defined what it was. However search for a podcast on this quickly. It’s a factor known as Kambo, spelled Okay-A-M-B-O, which I had the chance to do considerably unexpectedly this 12 months and that had some fairly profound impacts on me. The quick model is that it’s a protected and authorized in all 50 states approach that they put frog venom into your lymphatic system via the pores and skin. And it results in a really speedy lymphatic detox and another advantages as nicely. There’s quite a lot of peptides current within the frog venom, they usually have a really dramatic impression on the physique, together with short-term vomiting. However quite a lot of stuff past that. So, I’m gonna interview the practitioner who does Kambo, and who I did that with, for lots extra data. I do know that’s a fairly excessive one to simply throw on the market at excessive stage. However I needed to a minimum of point out it in a bit of extra element since I had stated that on social media after which by no means circled again. However that was most likely probably the most excessive factor I attempted within the title of well being this 12 months. And I shall be explaining extra about that quickly.

On this podcast yearly, I additionally love to speak via a few of the issues I’m loving and that I really feel like are well being traits, together with some that I feel are gonna proceed going ahead. This 12 months, nonetheless topping my listing is the sauna. I did a month-long sauna experiment in the course of COVID with a number of different folks in our neighborhood, the place I did lab exams earlier than and after, and tried to essentially take a look at a few of the concepts in these research and meta-analyses about sauna use to see what sort of impact we’d see. And it was actually profound that even within the span of 30 days, we noticed adjustments that had been measurable in our lab measurements from doing what was thought of the medical dose, which was something over 20 minutes at 170 plus levels a minimum of 5 days per week. So, we did that. I’ve written about this some. And that’s very a lot nonetheless a part of my routine. I just lately additionally discovered a sauna known as Creatrix Options, which I’ll hyperlink to within the present notes with an affiliate hyperlink so that you guys can discover that straight. However it’s a a lot inexpensive close to infrared sauna. And the benefit there’s it heats up in a short time. It doesn’t take up as a lot room or require its personal devoted energy provide or particular wiring. And penetrates the physique, so it heats up in a short time, heats up the physique in a short time, and it’s a straightforward to assemble outer cowl that’s each EMF examined and examined for every kind of poisons. So it’s most likely the most secure one I’ve discovered. It additionally occurs to be the least costly one I discovered. So I’ll hyperlink to that within the present notes in the event you guys have an interest. I feel that’s a extremely good choice for lots of people who’ve been unable to essentially attempt sauna earlier than due to budgetary constraints.

In keeping with the sauna use, I’ve additionally consumed an entire lot of LMNT this 12 months. And that’s L-M-N-T, not ingredient written out, which is an electrolyte drink. And one of many traits I feel we’re gonna see an increasing number of in well being and wellness is that this give attention to electrolytes and mineral replenishment. For a very long time, I feel salt was wrongfully vilified. And I feel we’re seeing the analysis to alter that now. Individuals are nonetheless hesitant or don’t actually know learn how to reverse that. And I feel LNMT is a superb sensible product for doing that. And I additionally discover it crucial after sauna use. I’ll put a hyperlink to that within the present notes as nicely. However it’s mainly an electrolyte packet which you could add to water and it’s sugar-free, dye-free, all-natural, and I seen a extremely huge distinction after I eat that often.

One other development for me proper now, personally, I’m within the recipe testing section for the weblog for subsequent 12 months, and I’m mildly obsessive about Korean meals. I supply quite a lot of Korean meals within the New Yr, together with some very easy one-pan meals which are budget-friendly and which are actually, actually flavorful which you could make actually rapidly at dwelling.

One other development I’m seeing and I’m gonna share extra about quickly is, in terms of group and productiveness, utilizing methods and apps. And one which I’m utilizing so much proper now is named Notion. I’ll be sure that’s linked within the present notes as nicely. However I take advantage of it for monitoring issues like my MITs, that are my most essential duties for every day, my long-term methods and targets, any tasks that I’m engaged on. I simply did a podcast that may air quickly about learn how to use Notion, particularly as a mother, for the entire issues that we’ve to maintain up with. And I’ll share a few of the ways in which I do it as nicely. However I discovered {that a} actually, actually useful device.

I’ve been doing quite a lot of analysis as nicely within the space of genetics. And I’ve talked about this on a number of podcasts however I needed to place extra element right here. And we’ll put extra notes on this within the present notes. However I like to recommend Vitamin Genome for genetic testing. For those who haven’t executed it, I’ll put that hyperlink within the present notes. However they provide you an especially complete report of all of the vitamin life-style components associated to your particular genes. And I’ve discovered some actually useful data in there that basically helped my well being, an instance being I’ve quite a lot of genes that depend upon choline. And I want extra choline than the typical individual. But in addition, because of just a few IgG components, I can’t eat eggs very simply. I can generally eat duck eggs, however I can’t eat hen eggs. And so, I’ve a tough time getting dietary choline. Simply including a pair dietary supplements of choline drastically modified my power ranges and the way I felt. So some small suggestions from that basically had a dramatic impression on my life.

I’ve huge been an enormous fan this 12 months, I feel this shall be a seamless well being development, the flexibility to make use of information and quantify ourselves to determine what’s gonna work finest for us. I’ve talked so much about personalization and individualization in terms of well being, and about how on the finish of the day, we’re every our personal major healthcare supplier. And I feel we lastly are beginning to see the entire instruments which are gonna make this extraordinarily simple, and cheap, and inside grasp. So, Vitamin Genome has been an enormous one on that on quantifying for me, so has a tool known as Ranges, which is a steady glucose monitor. And I’ll hyperlink to that within the present notes as nicely. However it’s a monitor you put on for 2 weeks on the again of your arm, and it permits you to see your glucose response to every part you eat and to issues like train, and stress, and sleep. And that was actually, actually useful for me, even simply sporting it for a few weeks of dialing in what meals my physique likes and didn’t like. And I’ll ensure that I hyperlink to the submit about how I take advantage of that as nicely. However that was a extremely useful quantification device for me.

On a product stage, I feel issues which are going to proceed as traits and that I’m personally loving are olive oil. I’m gonna shout out to my buddy Tony Kasandrinos’ firm, Kasandrinos Olive Oil. They’re by far my favourite. They’ve some wonderful reductions, particularly in the event you subscribe, which I do, and I’ll put that hyperlink within the present notes as nicely. However I feel olive oil is likely one of the few meals that just about the entire dietary philosophies agree on. And I discovered personally that I do higher with much less saturated fats. And so I’ve been focusing extra closely on olive oil, and I’ve largely eliminated issues like butter and coconut oil utterly. And I really feel actually, actually good after I do this. Additionally, after I’m not getting sufficient energy, and I have to sustain with my exercises, I’ll add further olive oil for the wholesome fat and really feel actually good from doing that. So I’ll put the hyperlink for the low cost there. I feel olive oil is all the time been common with the concept of the Mediterranean food plan. And I see only a few sources that declare that olive oil shouldn’t be wholesome, however I feel that is one that the majority philosophies agree on and I feel we’re going to see growing consciousness about it.

One other firm I like that I’ll share a reduction for is named Simply Thrive. They usually have two explicit dietary supplements. They’ve so much however the two that I take virtually on a regular basis are their spore-based probiotics and their K2-7. And these are ones that I additionally give to my children. Their probiotics are distinctive as a result of they’re shelf-stable and warmth secure. So you’ll be able to really add them to smoothies, baked items even. I put them in muffins or pancakes so I can get them to my little children. And the concept being if you must refrigerate your probiotics, they’re most likely not gonna survive your abdomen acid or your physique temperature. And I really really feel a distinction in my digestion from their probiotics. And I’ve talked to a number of folks and together with some private associates who noticed actually dramatic enhancements of their intestine well being from these explicit probiotics. In addition they have one known as K2-7, which is a fat-soluble vitamin and one which I take day by day and had been giving my huge children. And I seen quite a lot of profit from that one as nicely. So, I’ll hyperlink to each of these within the present notes.

One other development for me that I’ve been turning to so much, a buddy of ours or our associates really, Chas and Autumn, they personal an organization known as Paleovalley, they usually have naturally fermented beef sticks that as a result of they’re naturally fermented are additionally a supply of probiotics. They usually’re an important supply of fast protein. I’ve talked so much in regards to the significance of protein and the way including extra protein was a key for me in enhancing my well being. And their beef sticks are a go-to, for me, for certain. They’ve a reduction as nicely. So I needed to spherical up a few of these reductions and embody them for you guys within the present notes so you will discover them. And so these will all be at wellnessmama.fm.

One other development I feel we’re gonna proceed to see extra about is nootropics or issues that basically help focus and focus. I’ve been experimenting with quite a lot of these this 12 months. And those I like proper now are ALA or Alpha-lipoic acid, Huperzine-A, Alpha GPC, Rhodiola, Paleovalley Neuro Peak, and some others relying on the day. And I don’t take these day by day. As I discussed, I don’t take something day by day however I are inclined to stack these, particularly on days after I have to work and actually discover clear, focus, and don’t fatigue or get drained after I’m on these. And I feel we’re gonna proceed to see analysis and anecdotal proof about nootropics. Like every part, I feel that is an space we every must experiment as a result of I discovered that most of the generally really helpful ones made me actually jittery. However after I optimize my choline, like I discussed earlier than, and experimented with a few of these particular ones, that I felt actually, actually good. I’ll put hyperlinks to these as a place to begin. I feel it’s very, very individualized however these are some which have been useful for me.

I additionally yearly set the purpose to learn a minimum of 50 books. And I did that this 12 months. And I learn fairly a bit. And I’ll simply spotlight a couple of of those I’d really suggest from the e book listing that I learn this 12 months. I’ll additionally submit the start of my e book listing for subsequent 12 months within the present notes. So, if any of you guys wanna learn alongside with me or in case you have any e book suggestions, I’d love, love, love to listen to the books which have been most impactful for you. And it’s a query I typically ask on this podcast, what e book or variety of books have modified your life and why? And I’d love to listen to your reply to the query. Both message me on social media or attain out within the present notes at wellnessmama.fm, and let me know.

However of the 50 books I learn this 12 months, those that I discovered most fascinating, thought-provoking, or difficult that I’d suggest, not essentially as a result of I agree fully with any of them however as a result of they made me suppose. So, once more, I’m not selling these as I 100% agree with them, simply books that led me to suppose fairly a bit. There’s one known as “The Holographic Universe.” This was really helpful by podcast visitor, Shawn Wells. And I assumed it was a extremely thought-provoking have a look at an entire lot of subjects, however particularly some concepts in regards to the mind. And I’ll depart it at that. I’m curious if any of you’ve gotten learn it, what your take is. I undoubtedly suppose that the writer made some logical jumps. And I don’t agree with all of it nevertheless it did actually assist me have a brand new perspective on a number of issues.

One other e book known as “The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Form Our Future” by Kevin Kelly. For those who aren’t aware of him, he’s fascinating and he has a weblog which you could learn. I’ll hyperlink to that within the present notes as nicely. However I like to recommend this e book as nicely. He goes via key ideas like screening, accessing, filtering, and mainly type of broad concepts and the way they’re shaping and affecting our future. I assumed this was actually thought-provoking, and it modified the best way, as an illustration, I used to be serious about redesigning The Wellness Mama weblog, simply to make it extra user-friendly with the best way that our brains at the moment are processing data. However it additionally was actually thought-provoking as a mum or dad to consider how our children have grown up within the final 10 to 15 years and the way their mind is gonna be really completely different than our mind was as a baby, so how I can finest work together with them and use that to their benefit.

That is what I reread this 12 months, however I extremely suggest, “Poor Charlie’s Almanac.” And I’ve talked about him earlier than. I discussed him in my 400th episode just lately a number of occasions after I talked about my psychological fashions and guidelines for all times, however I’m an enormous fan of quite a lot of his work, and “Poor Charlie’s Almanac” has quite a lot of it in a single place. He has concepts, like in any matter, know the opposite facet higher than they do. So in the event you’re gonna have an opinion, know the opposite facet of that opinion higher than somebody who disagrees with you. Earn the best to have that opinion. He’s additionally huge on issues like checklists and methods, which I very a lot am as nicely, and issues like realizing your circle of competence and staying inside it. And he has easy concepts which are very profound, like individuals are typically extra profitable by merely attempting to keep away from being silly than by attempting to be actually, actually clever. And as an illustration, with circle of competence, realizing what you don’t know is extra helpful than being sensible. So he takes an alternate method to quite a lot of quite common issues. And I discover his writing and his talks very, very thought-provoking.

One other one which was only a enjoyable learn for me and for a few my children is “Certainly You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!” It’s by and a few Nobel Prize-winning physicist, Richard Feynman. And it’s quite a lot of simply humorous tales about his life, nevertheless it actually highlights his mind-set and the way a lot he thought in another way than quite a lot of us. And I discovered it actually simply an enchanting learn. And in addition, I used to be in a position to pull some type of new methods and approaches of considering via issues from that. “The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves” by Matt Ridley, that was a considerably well timed one for this 12 months. And whereas I didn’t agree with all of his factors by any means, I discovered it simply to be actually a thought-provoking learn and a fairly simple learn.

There’s a e book known as “Pores and skin within the Sport: Hidden Asymmetries in Each day Life” by Nassim Taleb, who I hope I’m saying his title proper as a result of I’ve solely learn it, I’ve by no means heard it out loud. However I’m a fan of each e book of his that I’ve learn. And that is what I learn this 12 months. And a few of the core concepts on this e book are issues like, really do issues, don’t speak about them. I like his concept of ditching the golden rule, which I’m certain you understand, however treating others the best way you need them to deal with you and as an alternative, what he calls the silver rule, which is don’t deal with others the best way you don’t need them to deal with you. I assumed that was a extremely fascinating reframe as a result of once you bear in mind individuality and love languages, typically the best way we wanna be handled shouldn’t be the best way that others want or wish to be handled. But when we keep away from treating others the best way we’d not wanna be handled, there appears to be extra universality within the damaging than within the optimistic. So if we will simply keep away from doing issues that, like, are dangerous or damaging towards different folks, that’ll typically get us so much farther than attempting to anticipate and work out how they wanna be handled, which is probably going typically not the best way that we wanna be handled. He additionally has a e book, I didn’t learn it this 12 months, however known as “Fooled by Randomness,” which has some good factors as nicely. I like all of his work. “Fooled by Randomness” talks about issues like how life isn’t honest, which makes the rewards of continued effort disproportionately huge. And this can be a idea that my children hear me lecture about every time they complain that life shouldn’t be honest. And it’s a very good from the philosophy of being a mother. And he additionally talks about issues like, we’d like our rational feelings to have the ability to resolve, however there are methods for making that be just right for you versus in opposition to you, after which learn how to know issues like learn how to use randomness to your benefit. So mainly, learn how to use it for good when it’s innocent, but in addition use stoicism or your personal psychological power to deflect it or not give in to it when it’s dangerous. So, type of books throughout the spectrum there. Would love to listen to any e book suggestions, like I stated, that you just guys have. These had been a few of my favorites for the 12 months. And I can hyperlink to some extra that I learn within the present notes in case you guys have an interest.

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I’m wanting ahead to 2021. So I’ve talked about earlier than, I don’t make resolutions and I don’t even focus fully on targets anymore simply because these are very…I really feel like resolutions are very black and white, and result in that mindset of in the event you deviate or break from it as soon as, it makes it simpler to simply hand over altogether. And I discovered, a minimum of for me, that I’m way more motivated by experiments and methods than by targets and resolutions. In order that’s what I give attention to.

A number of the traits of that that I’m specializing in this 12 months. So, one widespread one for me is to repeatedly query and consider every part I feel I consider, according to Charlie Munger’s concept of incomes the best to have an opinion. So I’ve made my listing of these issues for this 12 months. It appears to in some methods get shorter yearly, however extra refined. And I’ll hyperlink to the precise listing of issues I consider to be true within the present notes as a result of I discussed that that is virtually like a spreadsheet. And it’s one thing I systematically undergo yearly and problem myself on function with the concept if I’m already appropriate and I problem myself, I’ve solely really discovered the opposite individual’s…or the opposite facet higher, which hopefully offers me extra empathy and understanding for that facet. And if I used to be improper, hopefully I determine that out. So I’ll hyperlink to my listing there. However that’s one among my recurring experiments is to problem myself on issues that am comparatively sure I consider to be true.

The rationale I give attention to methods for the remainder of these, as an alternative of targets or resolutions, is type of an concept from Scott Adams, who’s the illustrator-writer of “Dilbert.” And he stated, “Arrange methods and never targets.” And I’d add experiments simply because these are enjoyable. However mainly, I simply type of use that reframe. So, as I’m wanting ahead to the New Yr, on all these completely different ranges, as an alternative of simply setting a purpose of I wish to do no matter this one tangible factor is, establishing methods which are repeatable, that may finally nonetheless result in that very same consequence however then the main focus is on the system, not the purpose, which is a way more optimistic suggestions loop as a result of a system is repeatable, and infrequently a day by day motion, versus a purpose being a factor that occurs solely as soon as.

One factor I feel is essential to notice right here, earlier than you’ll be able to arrange these experiments or methods, you must outline the place you’re going. I discovered that for me for a very long time, and I feel possibly for another folks as nicely, we don’t actually have a clear definition of what happiness is, or success, or love. And so, I feel an essential place to begin is to outline what these issues are, this stuff that we wanna try for, after which outline what they really seem like. Some folks have executed this very succinctly. Naval Ravikant, I consider his says, “A match physique, a peaceful thoughts, and a contented dwelling.” And that’s his concept of happiness and success. I feel it’s a bit of completely different for all of us, however having a transparent, concise concept like that makes it way more attainable. After which we will construct methods and habits round them. This additionally I really feel like helps us to be way more content material and grateful within the second versus striving towards, “I’ll be blissful when…….” which I discussed earlier than, I feel is a lure of the thoughts and infrequently very a lot not true. Naval Ravikant explains his as “Want’s a contract we make with ourselves to be sad till a sure time.” So I discover that having tangible, attainable definitions, after which methods to get there helps guard in opposition to these.

So, all that stated, a few of my experiments and methods for this 12 months. On The Wellness Mama facet, I’m going to lastly be dealing with alone insecurity about being on video and creating extra movies for Wellness Mama that shall be on social media and in addition out there on the web site. I’ve all the time most popular to put in writing and tended extra towards the written phrase however I’ve realized that many individuals desire to study through video. And I had largely been avoiding this, I feel due to my very own insecurity and never desirous to be on digital camera or see myself on digital camera. However in dealing with quite a lot of my previous trauma and doing the internal work, that’s not a factor I’m as insecure about now. And so I’m excited to really delve in and get to transform a few of the content material that I’ve been making for the final 14 years into video. And this, I’ll speak about extra in a minute, but in addition will relate to the curriculum that I’m doing. And I’ll be educating quite a lot of the modules of that through video.

One other widespread theme for me and is gonna be the identical in 2021 is to do experiments which are out of my consolation zone. So, inside the final 12 months, I’ve executed issues like karaoke, like taking voice classes, like studying to be the wrong way up. One of many ones I’m going to be doing in 2021 and that you just’ll hear extra about quickly is stand-up comedy, which is, in quite a lot of methods, one of many extra scary issues I can think about as a result of I don’t contemplate myself naturally humorous. However I’ve discovered that mothers, generally, we’ve many features of our day by day life that lead in naturally to comedy or which are comedic in and of themselves. So, I’ve been working with somebody to study this and I’m gonna be…there’ll be a public-facing approach during which I get to confront this worry. I’ll put it that approach. And I’ll allow you to guys know what it’s. So you’ll be able to watch alongside and hopefully be entertained, or if not, a minimum of heckle me.

I’m excited to announce that someday within the subsequent 12 months I hope to launch my new e book. The working title is “Zen & the Artwork of Soiled Dishes,” which in the event you’re acquainted, it’s a play on the concept of Zen and the Artwork of bike upkeep, which is a e book I loved a very long time in the past. However it’s particularly for mothers and for having methods, reoccurring theme for me, I assume, that lower via the chaos of day by day life in order that we may be more practical, however much less careworn. And I hope to have extra particulars for you guys about that quickly after I’m really executed writing the e book and it’s simply within the means of getting it to you. So, extra to return quickly.

I discussed earlier on this episode the concept of the curriculum I’m utilizing with my children. And like I stated, it wasn’t one thing I deliberate to do for an additional decade. However then when digital schooling grew to become a lot extra distinguished this 12 months, I’ve been scrambling to get it in digital format. And I hope to launch that to you guys in January. So, preserve an eye fixed out. For those who’re not on my e mail listing, you’ll be able to join it at wellnessmama.com to seek out out when that’s gonna launch. However the curriculum is named Unstitute. And the concept is that it turns conventional schooling on its head. So relatively than being targeted on simply e book work and time, and children, like, from a information perspective, it’s a expertise up 80/20 extremely efficient, not even simply environment friendly, however efficient option to study, that additionally makes the educating half a lot simpler. So I stroll you thru constructing a framework for the fundamentals that youngsters really have to know, letting go of the issues they don’t have to know, after which constructing an surroundings that leads itself to creativity and significant considering in areas that they’re enthusiastic about. And as a optimistic of this, a extremely optimistic byproduct is it takes a lot much less hands-on time, and children are happier, dad and mom are happier, and there’s extra time for downtime or for no matter your loved ones needs to do.

I’ve additionally been working with the Olympians I’m coaching with on a health program that I hope to must you in January as nicely. That is what’s helped me personally enhance my very own health drastically this 12 months, to the tune of virtually doubling how robust I used to be on most lifts, and getting a lot, a lot, a lot quicker. However on a sensible stage, that additionally led to taking place a number of sizes and having muscle definition for the primary time. And the fantastic thing about it’s it’s targeted on what’s, once more, environment friendly and efficient, not simply taking time. So it’s nothing in any respect to do with spending an hour on the fitness center. It’s a brief, intense, however doable program that has outcomes rapidly. So, preserve an eye fixed out for extra details about that. However that’s one among my targets for 2021 as a result of I really feel like a lot of the knowledge for lots of years that I used to be seeing about health, particularly for girls, was not useful or simply flat out improper. And once you apply the concepts of issues like 80/20 and minimal efficient dose, you will get a lot extra executed in a lot much less time, which is a big benefit in the event you’re a mother.

As all the time, I’ve a purpose of studying once more subsequent 12 months. I all the time attempt to set a purpose of studying 50 books a 12 months. And I’ll put the listing of those that I’ve on my listing to date within the present notes. I’d love suggestions from you guys. And a observe about this, I’ve a philosophy in terms of studying. Books, generally, are the one limitless merchandise on our funds each month. And I typically will purchase a Kindle model and a tough copy. And if I purchase the Kindle model, I ship it to our complete household on Kindle. Sure, we’ve a household library, so everyone can learn it. And for the children, they get all of the enterprise books and all of the well being books, even when they is probably not , that approach it’s there in the event that they ever wanna learn it. And I typically additionally get a tough copy, simply because I wish to learn arduous copy, I like to put in writing in them. And I discover I’m more practical after I do this. And I make notes and spotlight. After which I’ve talked about earlier than in my eight guidelines for all times, I take advantage of the Feynman approach, which is the concept once you study one thing, in the event you can clarify it to a baby concisely in a approach they perceive, then you definately’ve really discovered it. And I attempt to do that on the again cowl of any e book that I learn. So after I learn a e book, on the again cowl, I’ll spend one web page writing out, drawing out, or no matter, the important thing ideas of the e book. Then virtually all the time, if the e book was good, I cross it on to another person in my household or a buddy, usually to somebody who I feel it will possibly profit probably the most, and hope that, like, my notes and the Feynman approach will assist them have higher recall, and assist them learn it as nicely. After which if I ever wanna learn it once more, I’ve the Kindle to learn or I’ll purchase a tough copy and repeat. However I’m an enormous fan of passing on books and passing on information. And in order that’s what I do with these 50 books. After which I’ve literal stacks of books, anyplace that I’d sit down in my home so I all the time have a spot to learn.

One other one among my targets for 2021 is to be much less scheduled. I, as you may need guessed, am very system-oriented and really scheduled. And I’m attempting to be much less so and to have the ability to be extra spontaneous and current, and to reduce work time as a lot as attainable. It’s tough with as a lot as I’ve on my plate proper now however that’s one among my targets that I’m working towards or not targets however methods for subsequent 12 months, even when, for now, it requires scheduling being unscheduled.

One other focus for me in 2021 is supporting my children’ tasks. It’s been actually enjoyable as they’ve gotten older and thru Unstitute and our give attention to entrepreneurship, they’re rising with all their very own pursuits in issues like enterprise and an entire lot of different issues. So I’m attempting to be out there and current to assist them with this stuff. A number of of them are beginning their very own companies. We’ve got a number of of them very enthusiastic about chess proper now. And so we’re having time to play with them. For those enthusiastic about artwork, with the ability to do artwork with them, persevering with pole vaulting as a household. And I actually have a couple who’re enthusiastic about studying actual property, and so serving to them work out plans and work towards having an actual property portfolio as they become older. However all these issues take time, so attempting to be sure that I’m current to do these issues.

I additionally all the time yearly attempt to outline some new issues that I’m enthusiastic about and that I wish to achieve particular information on. So for final 12 months, I did voice classes. I did languages in some extent. After which I did an entire lot of analysis on genetics. For 2021, I’m going to get again to taking part in piano, once more, with methods. So I’ll have occasions that I do this and methods that I observe for piano, archery, and in addition getting again to portray. I wanna paint one thing for each room in my home. And people shall be enjoyable hobbies which are additionally a break from work for me. And as a household, we’re additionally engaged on ending our tradition wall, which I’ve talked about earlier than. However this can be a wall in our home that has art work devoted to quite a lot of our household mottos and mantras. And I wanna ensure that we get this completed early within the 12 months. However a few of the ones you’ve most likely heard me say earlier than, you had been made to do arduous issues. Happiness is a selection and a talent. Ask higher questions. You may study one thing from everybody. A factor I say to my children on a regular basis, “I like you unconditionally. There’s nothing that you are able to do that may ever lower that or improve that.” Freedom is present in full private accountability. Empathetic listening is a superpower. With nice accountability comes nice energy. You may’t be free with out uncertainty. Perfection is achieved, not when there’s nothing extra so as to add however when there’s nothing left to remove, and go to mattress a bit of smarter than once you wakened. We additionally added this just lately from my good buddy, Tina Anderson, who owns Simply Thrive, the probiotic firm, “Every part will work out completely for me,” which is her motto and we’ve adopted. And from Richard Feynman, “Genius is explaining complicated issues in easy methods.” After which additionally from Naval Ravikant, “All the actual advantages of life come from compound curiosity.” That doesn’t simply apply to cash, as I discussed within the 400th episode, that applies much more to expertise and relationships.

So, that could be a recap of my 12 months in 2020 and what I’m wanting ahead to once more in 2021. And the questions I’ve for you, and I sincerely would love your enter on, whether or not you wanna reply to an e mail that I ship you or let me know within the present notes at wellnessmama.fm, and for the questions I’d love your solutions to, what’s the very best e book you’ve learn just lately? Would you be enthusiastic about doing month-to-month experiments, and methods, and challenges with me on completely different subjects? If that’s the case, let me know sure or no. And in addition, in case you have particular ones that you’d be enthusiastic about discovering out extra about. What’s the greatest and most enjoyable factor you’re tackling this 12 months? And what issues would you most like methods for in your life that I can assist with? I’d be perpetually grateful in the event you guys would reply these questions within the present notes at wellnessmama.fm. And you will discover the entire assets I discussed within the present notes there as nicely. And I do know I say this each time and I imply it each single time, I’m so all the time extremely grateful to you for spending your most beneficial useful resource, your time with me at this time. And each time that you just be part of me on this podcast, I don’t take that flippantly. That’s our most beneficial useful resource, and I’m actually, actually honored that you just share yours with me. And I hope that on this subsequent 12 months and on this subsequent episode, you’ll proceed to hitch me on “The Wellness Mama Podcast.”

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