Episode 27: Let Things Come to You, Small Wins, and the Art of Competing Against Yourself

In this episode, we get into a variety of topics including delegating energy in the right areas, self love, personal improvement and competing against yourself, as well as active listening. We also get into steps you can take to get out of writers block or when you aren't sure what to journal about. We also talk about what doing good deeds for the right reasons can do for your overall happiness.

Show Description:

4:00-20:00: We discuss what it means to let things come to you and allocate energy in the right areas you can control. Talk about making sure you have good internal love, energy, and respect for yourself before you go out and add value in the world.

**20:00-28:30: **Trying to get on your journaling game but not sure where to start? We discuss how we ourselves have escaped from writers block and how we gather energy from writing about our thoughts and daily activities

28:30-35:00: Reflecting on the Book "Shoe Dog" by Nike founder Phil Knight, we discuss the importance of competing against your old self and forgetting the negative thoughts that swirl in your head before you attempt to accomplish something meaningful

35:00-47:00: Slager discusses a couple book takeaways revolving around interpersonal communication and good deeds. We get into the topic of active listening, and the different nonverbal cues you can give off to someone to know that you are truly interested in what they are saying. We relate this to a couple examples within our jobs, in the sales field and in the rehab office.

47:00: Episode wrap-up and outro