#64. Emily Esfahani Smith - A Meaningful Life

10/27/17 • 44 min

Here to Thrive ® | Self Help & Personal Development

Emily Esfahani Smith is an expert on the meaningful life. Here we're talking through how how meaningful life doesn't have to be an extraordinary life. As she asserts, most of us will live a fairly ordinary lives but there is still huge amounts of meaning to be found in the everyday experiences of being human.

Emily is author of the book - The Power of Meaning.

She is also a speaker, and has an incredibly moving and popular TED talk - There is More to Life than Being Happy

In this episode we cover:

The difference between a happy life and a meaningful life
Why pursuing happiness doesn't appear to be enough
The 4 Pillars of meaning that she uncovered while researching her book
How you can apply these pillars to your own life and mine it for meaning
The influence that the stories we tell ourselves about our pasts can have on us
and the impact of a Contamination story vs. a Redemptive story

To learn more about Emily you can head to her website, www.emilyesfahanismith.com

To learn more about the host, Kate Snowise head to: www.thrive.how

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Emily is author of the book - The Power of Meaning.

She is also a speaker, and has an incredibly moving and popular TED talk - There is More to Life than Being Happy

In this episode we cover:

The difference between a happy life and a meaningful life
Why pursuing happiness doesn't appear to be enough
The 4 Pillars of meaning that she uncovered while researching her book
How you can apply these pillars to your own life and mine it for meaning
The influence that the stories we tell ourselves about our pasts can have on us
and the impact of a Contamination story vs. a Redemptive story

To learn more about Emily you can head to her website, www.emilyesfahanismith.com

To learn more about the host, Kate Snowise head to: www.thrive.how

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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#63. The Power of Possible

This ep, I'm diving into possibility, and how powerful a concept this can be in anyone's life. Possibility is the the thing that drives a spark within us, that ultimately leads us towards action. It is the beginning of momentum that is crucial if we are going to achieve anything, or change anything. It is the starting point.

Specifically in this episode I talk through:

Why believing in what is possible for yourself is SO important
The 3-Point chain reaction that possibility can set off within you
2 meaningful ways you can help to foster a sense of possibility within yourself

The book I reference in the podcast is The Power of Habit

To learn more about me, the host Kate Snowise, head to my website: www.thrive.how

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#65. Why Do My Clients Come to Life Coaching?

In this episode I'm pulling back the curtain and letting you know what I talk to my clients about.

I looked back at my clients over the last 12 months and tried to summarize what they came to me seeking help with. I was actually surprised to see 3 themes emerge quite rapidly.

In this episode, I'm talking through those 3 themes, or 3 driving reasons that my clients tend to reach out to me and seek Life Coaching.

My hope is that this episode will help you understand more, through example, what Life Coaching is, and how it helps people navigate their lives.

To learn more about me, you can head to my website: www.thrive.how

I also mention in passing in this episode, Elaine Aron's book - The Highly Sensitive Person (I'm one of those if you're wondering).

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