Adding is our natural default when it comes to solving problems and striving to improve our lives. We add organizers to manage clutter. We add diet plans to lose weight. We add programs to help struggling students. And we add meetings to implement the programs. What if real empowerment comes not from adding…but from subtracting? Listen in to hear stories, research insights, and practical examples you can try right away to simplify your life at home and work.

Ever feel like you're a puppet and other people are pulling your strings? If you want to feel more in control in your life, to feel more empowered, this episode will teach you where and how to get started. Empowerment (or lack of it) makes a real difference in how you approach your life, the different roles you play, and your relationships, so it’s worth your time to figure out how to have more of it.

In this episode you'll learn a 3-step strategy to calm down, ID solutions, and feel more confident when handling unexpected challenges.

Learn how you can increase your cognitive flexibility to improve your creativity, resilience, problem-solving, and quality of life.

Everyone experiences hard things in life. Listen to learn a strategy to reframe how you think about challenges so they're easier to handle.

We think quick progress is good and slow is bad. Listen for another way to think about slow progress that will motivate you to keep going.