[Adulting B046] Choose a Health Plan That Won’t Make You Sick with Jennifer Jackson, ADLT 101

12/23/17 • 38 min

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Show Notes

Are you trying to figure out a health plan? During open enrollment, it can be difficult to decide what to pick. After all, there can be a lot of choices. You want to make sure you get the right one for you.

Today we’re joined by Jennifer Jackson from ADLT 101. She talks about the first time she tried to find a health plan. We’ll talk about how to make the most of your company options, and what to watch for the next time the government exchanges are open.

Health insurance is one of those things you need as an adult, whether you think you’ll get sick or not.

Find Jennifer on Twitter and Facebook.

You can always ask us questions in the #Adulting community on Facebook as well.

Watch the video above or listen to the audio podcast below.

Hosted byHarlan L. Landes and Miranda Marquit
Produced byadulting.tv
Edited and mixed bySteve Stewart
Music bybensound.com

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Once in a while, we present Adulting.tv LIVE! Subscribe on YouTube to hear about future events, and share your questions about or suggestions for our next discussions!

Show Notes

Health insurance is one of those things you need as an adult, whether you think you’ll get sick or not.

Find Jennifer on Twitter and Facebook.

You can always ask us questions in the #Adulting community on Facebook as well.

Watch the video above or listen to the audio podcast below.

Hosted byHarlan L. Landes and Miranda Marquit
Produced byadulting.tv
Edited and mixed bySteve Stewart
Music bybensound.com

The post [Adulting B046] Choose a Health Plan That Won’t Make You Sick with Jennifer Jackson, ADLT 101 appeared first on Adulting.

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[Adulting A103] When Your Friends Won’t Visit: Make and Keep Your Home Presentable

Do you wish your friends and family would see you more? Maybe the issue is your living space. Is it comfortable? Is it clean?

If it’s not, that could be the issue. When your place is cluttered and/or dirty, it’s uncomfortable and it’s difficult for people to feel at home, they won’t want to come over. So, what can you do?

We’re going to talk about how you can make your living space into a place others want to be.

Concepts

Why it’s important to clear clutter and clean up.
Overcoming the difficulties of organizing and cleaning when it’s been a long time.
The benefits of a clean and organized living space.
Main issues: disorganization and cleanliness.
Tips for organizing your living space.
Ideas for cleaning your space — and keeping it clean.
Why you should consider reducing what you have.
Tricks for organization when you live in a small space.
How to maintain your organized and clean space once you have it.

For this week’s DO NOWs, we start by looking at the living space and figuring out where to start. Choose one area and tackle that. Then move forward.

Do you wish friends and family would just accept your messiness? They might like YOU, but they might not be comfortable in your home. We talk about reconciling that reality in response to this week’s listener question.

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[Adulting A104] Listen, Really Listen: Grow Your Emotional Intelligence to Make Better Decisions

We hear about IQ all the time — even if it’s controversial. However, book smarts and the ability to pass a test might not help you a lot in your interactions with other people. What you need to develop is emotional intelligence.

The ability connect with others is an important part of life. When you develop emotional intelligence, your relationships with others, from your friends to your coworkers to your kids to your parents to your life partner, improve immensely.

Concepts

What it means to be emotionally intelligent.
How your emotional intelligence helps you interact with others.
Tips for using emotional control to problem-solve.
The importance of being able to understand others.
How to develop an emotionally intelligent approach to life.
Tips for boost your level of emotional intelligence.
Learning to recognize your emotions and others.
How to practice different activities to make you more emotionally intelligent.

Use this week’s DO NOWs to get started with developing your emotional intelligence. Begin recording your feelings in a journal, and practice active listening. You can also begin looking for others’ good qualities and get input from others about your own personality and how you come across.

Having trouble identifying social cues? Our question this week looks at what happens when you struggle in social situations. We talk about developing emotional intelligence and how to improve your skills if needed.

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