Let the Adventure Begin with Chris Denker

I saw a reel on Instagram recently and it resonated with me so much that I decided to do an episode about it. It is based on the acronym FIRE: F - Faith First I - Intentional Training R - Real Food E - Elevate Others I'm really excited to share how I'm using it my life and how you can as well. Happy listening! As always, thanks for listening to the podcast. If you've been here awhi

I'm not talking about spring cleaning in the traditional sense. Instead, I was inspired by Ryan Holiday's article, How I'm Decluttering My Life This Spring. In this episode I share some of what Ryan talks about and then I offer what I'm doing to spring clean in my own life. Give the article a read for additional ideas. Specifically, I discuss cleaning up your information diet, dest

I almost missed the winter edition of This & That. This is an episode each season that I devote to what I've been watching, reading, listening to, and doing. The intent is to give listeners some fresh ideas, and I'm also all ears about getting ideas from you. :) In this episode I refer to the books, Summer Skies by Jenny Colgan, Blue Zones by Dan Buettner, and Friendly Reminder

As I come out of hibernation here in the Northern Hemisphere with Spring right around the corner, I had a humbling experience that told me it's time to start walking the walk. Remember, we are in control of how we react to situations and we what we do in the wake of them. I know that it's time for me to start walking the walk. In this episode I refer to Episode 129 (why I didn't ma

We often try to play to the crowds and let them dictate our success. The problem is we can't control if they are going to like something that we do. In this episode, I invite you to get back to the basics of doing things for an audience of one: YOU! In this episode, I refer to the following: *An Audience of One by Srinivas Rao (e-book) *Is It Worth It? by Chris Denker (article) As

We've all been there when we have had proverbial, "It's been a day." And when we have those days we need to give ourselves the chance to process and debrief. In this episode, I share five ways to do just that: deep breaths, listening to music, taking a walk, doing mundane chores, and venting to a trusted person. As always, thanks for listening to the podcast. If you've been here aw

About a month ago, I started on a quest to hold myself accountable to doing something to help someone else each day. I started a note on my phone with the question, "What did I do to help others today?" Before I go to sleep each night, I type in something I did and then I put the next day's date so I'm ready to go for the next day. This episode gives examples of what I've done as a

Is your spending aligned with your values? How do you know? In this episode, I tackle the topic of spending to align with your values. It has to do with how we spend our money and whose pockets we are lining by doing so. What kind of a world are we voting for with our money? I chat about the importance of a plan and then following it so that we don't get overwhelmed. At the end, I

Hey, since it's the week to celebrate school counselors and all that we do, I thought I would give you a peek at what I do as a middle school counselor. In this episode, I talk about what a school counselor is (which is what I am!), our purpose in the school setting, a "typical" day, and what I do that maybe most people don't realize or understand about school counseling. As always

I'm in my slow living era, and I was inspired to talk about financial freedom after reading Rosa Diaz-Casal's article, Attaining Financial Freedom through Slow Living. Finances have always been tough for me. When I was a kid, if I had money it burned a hole in my pocket. I spent it as fast as I got it. That didn't change into adulthood, but I'm starting to really thinking about how