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Variety doesn’t have to mean chaos. We pull apart the myth that change derails progress and show how intentional variety—paired with a simple structure—can boost motivation, sharpen your mind, and unlock better results in fitness, nutrition, work, and everyday life. It starts with a small spark: one unexpected reaction to a social post, a new food on your plate, or a single switch in your morning routine. That spark creates momentum because your brain thrives on novelty and your body responds to fresh stimuli.

We walk through practical ways to keep things fresh without losing your footing. In the gym, that looks like alternating movement patterns, training stabilizers as well as prime movers, and cycling intensity to avoid plateaus. In the kitchen, it’s “eat the rainbow,” rotating proteins, and adjusting meal timing to support your goals. On the mindset side, we lean into micro-experiments—brushing with your non-dominant hand, changing your route, or inserting a three-minute breath reset—so your nervous system learns to handle bigger changes with less stress. Structure stays on duty: a steady sleep window, a short daily plan, and a baseline of movement give you an anchor while you explore.

Community supercharges the process. Training with others shows you what’s possible, keeps you honest, and often inspires more consistent solo practice between sessions. We talk about embracing discomfort in small doses—like easing into cold exposure or testing a fasting window—so you can separate true misfit from simple hesitation. Along the way, gratitude reframes “one more problem” into a “high-class problem,” the kind that signals you’re growing. The pattern becomes a loop: awareness leads to a tiny switch, a small win builds confidence, and confidence invites the next challenge.

If you’re ready to trade autopilot for intention, start with one change today and build from there. Subscribe for more practical mindset and performance tools, share this with a friend who needs a reset, and leave a review with the tiny switch you’re trying this week.

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A too‑good‑to‑be‑true interview hit our inbox and set off a quiet alarm: no voice, no video, just a text‑only “Teams chat” with a stranger pushing for speed. That uneasy feeling sparked a candid conversation about intuition—how it speaks through the body, why we miss it, and how to rebuild it so you can spot red flags without living on high alert.

We share the anatomy of a gut check, from the science of the gut‑brain axis and those subtle sensations—tightness, warmth, dropping—to the life noise that drowns them out. Diet, stress, social media, and routine all blunt your inner signal. When you’re overloaded, even obvious cues blur. That’s why we pair real scam tells—shady domains, no face‑to‑face, rushed timelines, awkward language—with a practical reset: slow nasal breathing, short stillness, long walks, and cold exposure to bring the nervous system back to baseline. Clearer body equals clearer choices.

We also zoom out to the spaces we live in. Clutter carries old energy and taxes attention. Cleaning a single room can lower mental load and lift intuition faster than another productivity hack. We talk about possessions that quietly become burdens, the pressure to use what you own, and the freedom that comes with choosing simplicity. From pausing on resume edits until the mind is calm, to insisting on verification before an interview, the throughline is the same: don’t rush the moment your body asks for time.

If you’re navigating job searches, online “opportunities,” or just trying to hear yourself over the noise, this one will help you build discernment without hardening your heart. Listen, share with a friend who needs a gut check, and subscribe so you don’t miss what’s next. If this episode gave you a win, leave a quick review—it helps more people find the show.

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A quiet nudge, a tightness in your stomach, a question you can’t shake—those moments aren’t magic tricks. They’re signals. We explore how intuition actually works, why it often shows up as a bodily sensation before a thought, and how to tell the difference between a clear internal no and plain old fear. Nancy shares a recent “interview” that arrived via chat-only messages and stacked up red flags, and we turn that story into a practical checklist for staying open to opportunity without getting played.

We dig into the gut-brain axis and the role diet and stress have in shaping judgment. When your digestive system is overloaded with processed food and your mind is cluttered with noise, subtle patterns get drowned out. On the flip side, when you simplify inputs—cleaner meals, calmer routines, less visual clutter—discernment gets faster and cleaner. We also talk about the skills we lose to routine and constant stimulation, and how simple practices like slow nasal breathing, short meditations, cold exposure, long walks, and better sleep bring your sixth sense back online.

This conversation is grounded, not mystical. Verify recruiters on LinkedIn. Question chat-only interviews. Tally red flags without assuming bad intent. Declutter one room and notice how your breath changes. Pause before major decisions and act from calm instead of urgency. The throughline is simple: clean your mind, body, and home, and you’ll hear your intuition more clearly—and trust it when it matters.

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Feeling short-tempered, drained, or like your empathy meter is flashing red? We dig into what it means to run on low emotional batteries and how a six-second pause can change the course of your day. From workplace crunch to family friction to those white-knuckle moments in traffic, we show how micro-moves—tiny habits and deliberate pauses—turn reactivity into choice and frustration into clarity.

We start with awareness, because noticing the dimmer lights is the first charge. Then we get practical: count to six before you respond, put your shoes by the door to make movement frictionless, and try a disarming “thank you” instead of a knee-jerk rebuttal. These simple tools reduce emotional spikes, smooth conversations, and free up energy for what matters. Along the way, we talk about year-end pressure, the myth of waiting for a perfect restart, and why consistently inconsistent routines keep the thread alive when life surges.

Under the hood, this is brain science at work. Neuroplasticity favors what you repeat with attention and emotion. Stop walking the old path of snappy comebacks and doom loops, and brush grows back. Walk a new path—pause, breathe, ask one clean question—and it becomes easier to find under stress. We also highlight the global community at Six Seconds, an emotional intelligence network focused on growing empathy, optimism, and trust at scale. Your energy affects rooms you enter; tune it and you’ll feel the shift in yourself and around you.

If this conversation gave you a fresh tool or a gentler lens, share it with a friend who’s running on fumes, hit follow so you never miss an episode, and leave a review telling us where you’ll use your six-second pause next.

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A viral question—Are you Group Seven?—sparked a deeper look at identity, intention, and the stories we tell about ourselves online. We break down the seven archetypes making the rounds—comfort walkers, image seekers, pleasers and fixers, healers, questioners, watchers, and the much-hyped cycle breakers—and ask what they reveal about our real habits, not just our aspirations.

We explore why “cycle breaker” captures so much attention and how the poetic language of resurrection and ancestral healing can hide the tough, daily work of boundaries, therapy, and accountability. From there, we examine the quieter roles: the watcher who protects peace by observing, the pleaser who serves at a personal cost, the questioner who builds a second education outside the family script, and the image seeker who navigates belonging, judgment, and validation in a public digital square. The nuance matters. Chaos and ease are lived along a spectrum, and the same label can mean different things in different homes, jobs, and seasons of life.

Rather than treating labels as destinies, we frame them as lenses for honest inventory. Which role serves you today? Where is the gap between what you intend and what you consistently do? If you claim “cycle breaker,” what pattern ends, what support do you need, and how will you sustain the change when it gets hard? If you lean watcher, when do you step in? If you please, where do you set boundaries? By the end, you’ll have a grounded, practical way to use a trend as a tool for growth—not a cage. If this conversation challenged your assumptions or gave you a new lens, follow the show, share it with a friend, and tell us which label actually fits you right now.

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The day went sideways fast—sore throat, coughing, and even the dogs weren’t cooperating—yet we still showed up. Not to glorify hustle, but to unpack a smarter way to move through messy moments: read your state, respect your limits, and make a clean choice. We explore the tradeoffs between pushing and pausing, why consistency earns you the right to rest, and how to scale your effort without slipping into shame or excuses.

We talk through practical tactics for sick or low-energy days: skip the gym without guilt when symptoms point south, keep hydration and hygiene front and center, and use simple structures—checklists, acronyms, deliberate pacing—to offset cognitive drag. Illness can be a strange teacher; when autopilot fails, attention rises. That discomfort becomes data. Instead of spiraling into why me, we shift to perspective and control: focus on what you can influence today, communicate what others can expect, and let go of the rest.

You’ll hear how habits cushion setbacks so a single bad day doesn’t erase weeks of progress. We share how showing up at 70 percent can still serve your team, why managing expectations speeds recovery, and when a full stop is the wisest move. The thread running through it all is choice: awareness helps you read the moment, acceptance stops the fight, and choice turns insight into action aligned with your values.

If this resonates, follow the show, share it with a friend who needs a reset, and leave a quick review—what helps you most on low-energy days? Your stories shape what we explore next.

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Meral Doe Renée Jones is a multi-faceted leader—author, publisher, conscious business coach and artist —who is committed to co-creating a more peaceful and regenerative world. She serves as CFO of Level Up Cowork & Creation Center in Pueblo, Colorado, where she empowers creators and entrepreneurs with spaces for collaboration, innovation, and healing. She also leads Author Catalyst Academy, helping first-time authors share their voices and transform their stories into published works.

Her books, including The Cosmic Sagas, The Sacred Feminine, and Circle of the One, illuminate themes of self-appreciation, community healing, and mental wellness for both youth and adults. Inspired daily by her husband Garrett and their three children—Leonidas, Zelda, and Archer—Meral carries her passion into every project, weaving together spirituality, creativity, and social impact. Listen to the end for some inspiring spoken word poetry on how to find balance in ourselves in the ever changing world.

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What if you could stay informed without doom-scrolling, bias, or overwhelm? In this episode, we sit down with Kira Shishkin, CEO of informed, a “news concierge” that delivers concise, factual updates via SMS—helping you cut through the noise and reclaim your attention.

Kira shares how growing up across Ukraine, Israel, and the U.S. gave him a unique perspective on how information can be weaponized—and why he’s committed to building a service that strips news down to just the facts. Each morning, informed subscribers receive a 30-second briefing distilled from thousands of sources, free of spin, sensationalism, or hidden agendas.

We dive into:

• Why traditional media feeds anxiety (and how informed flips the script)
• How brevity and neutrality can actually deepen your understanding
• The surprising mental health benefits of a “cleaner” information diet
• Why SMS—not apps or feeds—remains the most intentional channel for news

Whether you want to stay sharp for conversations, reduce information stress, or simply make sense of the world without all the noise, this conversation with Kira will change the way you think about news.

👉 Try informed at https://informed.now
👉 Connect with Kira Shishkin: l.informed.now/kira