Coffee With Dad

CWD-15 Frame of Reference

What forms our opinion of ourselves? This is a pretty tough question and one we don’t often take the time to consider. It starts with things in-grained deep inside us, the things we tell ourselves and have told ourselves during the course of  our lives. And it shows itself to our friends in how we handle those weaknesses inside us, sometimes with self-deprecating humor which can end up doing more damage than good. So what do we do? We need to realize that we all have the ability to grow- at any time, all the time. Avoid the fixed mindset and embrace the ability we all have to change our lives one good decision at a time.

CWD-14 Value Yourself

Why does it seem that we typically place a higher value on other’s ideas, thoughts and feedback rather than our own? Have you ever had a circumstance where the slight critical opinion from others tends to ruin your day? Why can’t we stand up to derogatory comments from others without having it ruin our day? There are ways that you can. It begins with a look at yourself and understanding that there are things about ourselves that we need to value. It’s a fine line between a healthy self-image and being arrogant but you can walk that line with a few strategies that we talk about today.

CWD-13 Training

Training is what we do to attain the goal that we set in front of us. It requires effort and perseverance, the two main attributes of training. When you think about it, everything you do in life is training for something, at school, at work and in our relationship. What I hope you take away from this episode is that the most important point to training, may not be what you think it is. Thanks for tuning in!

CWD-12 Perspective

Ever wonder why two people can see the same thing or have the same experience and yet it affects them so differently? It all has to do with perspective. When we realize that our perspective on life events is not the same as our sibling, friend, neighbor or spouse we are well on the way to navigating some of the puzzling and frustrating episodes of life. And there’s one important key to doing this well - we talk about that today.

CWD-11 The Law of Marginal Gains

What are the things that move you forward and make you more productive?  It is often small changes, compounded over time that make a huge difference. Perhaps at the top of the list is how you spend your time. Today I’ll tell you about a couple of small things that I have removed from my life that has provided huge gains in other areas that help me move forward.

CWD-10 Not so Social Media

The internet is an awesome thing, except when it isn’t. Social media has changed us as a culture in ways that are sometimes not helpful. Today I’ve got a few ideas that should help you realize what social media does to us and how to avoid these pitfalls.

CWD-09 Juggling

Perhaps one of the most important things I share with my medical students that rotate with me has very little to do with medicine. Instead it has to do with realizing the important things in their lives that support their desire to be successful in the medical field. Life can be a juggling act to try and manage all the things we have to do without "dropping the ball." And what we often don't realize is that those balls we're trying to keep in the air are made of glass, except for one. We'll dive into that today.

CWD-07 Discipline is Freedom

I had a thought as I was driving home from work the other night thinking about my patients. And that was how our health-life balance gets out of whack because of a lack of discipline. We don't often think about the positive effects of discipline when in reality discipline is the root of freedom. I will tell you a story about a jiu-jitsu fighter that knows just how this works.

CWD-06 Inertia

You may remember from your science class the concept of inertia. It's the tendency of an object to remain at rest or remain in motion unless acted upon by an outside force. Today I want to apply that to your everyday life and look at how inertia can prevent us from having the life we truly desire. Inertia can prevent us from changing in the ways we know we need to change. But it takes an outside force and that's what I want to talk you about today.

CWD-05 Harness the Body to Train the Mind

It’s often been said that your mind will quit long before your body will meaning that you are physically capable of more than you think. Another way to look at your abilities is to see what you can do physically and let this drive the positive mental energy to take you to the next level.