Which side of the story gap are you living? Some people are banded together fighting big odds and terrible conditions. They are the front line, the essential workers who continue to go to work every day. On the other side of the story gap are the people who are home, often alone. On this side of the gap, there are fewer well-known stories. Where will you find the stories that help you move through this time?

Take 15 minutes to connect, focus and learn. This episode focuses on how surprise, purpose and connection can be used to create the difference that boosts our spirits and our energy.

A rambling 20 minute exploration of the story of Cinderella as a frame for what we need to do while we hope that things will get better. And a study in how framing changes the meaning and impact of information.

You might not feel like your best self today. You might not even be a 7/10.  Maybe you're a three. It's okay. You can work with that. You have to start where you are to make a difference.

Spend less time crafting your message. Focus instead on the result you want and what it will take for someone else to hear you and take action.

What does NLP allow us to see happening at this scary time of year? Look at how Halloween reveals the best way to approach our deep fears and find the resources to deal with them.

Are you scared yet? Whether you call it nerves, frustration, anxiety or fear, you're feeling it. Take 10 minutes to transform that energy so that it can help you and help others.

Less  than 10 minutes to think differently about how to agree instead of disagreeing so that you let difference into your thinking. These are the skills that connect us and let us keep moving in uncertain times.

Here's a quick anchoring exercises that uses NLP to set you up to have conversations when you have a result in mind. Before you can influence, you have to engage in a conversation and this will help you make the right choices so you get what you want more often.

It's the kernel of truth at the core of the law of attraction. Whatever you give your attention becomes more available as a pattern to use while interpreting situations. What you give your attention to will grow. It doesn't mean to expect goals without work. It means you can prime yourself to notice opportunity.