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Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement
Join award-winning audiobook narrator Justin Malik in this personal growth accelerator, delivering bite-sized episodes each day that are rich with wisdom and practical advice. Optimal Living Daily features a carefully selected mix of articles from some of the most influential voices in self-help, covering topics like minimalism, productivity, mental health, and personal development. Each episode is thoughtfully narrated to not only inform but also inspire you to make meaningful changes in your…
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Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement469: Why I Quit My Job & Took a $50,000 Pay Cut by Scott Alan Turner - The Scott Alan Turner Show
Scott Alan Turner shares why he quit his job and took a $50,000 pay cut. Episode 469: Why I Quit My Job & Took a $50,000 Pay Cut by Scott Alan Turner - The…
Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement468: Treating Yourself Is Not the Answer by Cait Flanders
Cait Flanders started Blonde on a Budget to document her debt repayment journey. After paying it off, she adopted a minimalist lifestyle, tossed 75% of her…
Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement467: Boost Self-Confidence: 5 Critical Skills You Must Know by Barrie Davenport
Mary Jaksch is an authorized Zen master (Diamond Sangha lineage), psychotherapist, and author. She has two nationalities,--English and German--and lives in New…
Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement466: Curate Your Life, and the Rest Will Follow by Paula Pant of Afford Anything
Paula Pant is the founder of the award-winning website AffordAnything.com and a writer and speaker specializing in money, business, and real estate investing…
Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement465: How to Live the Paperless Life by Courtney Carver of Be More With Less
Courtney Carver was stopped in her tracks with a scary MS diagnosis after decades of debt, discontent, and trying to do it all. She had to slow down…
Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement464: How to Clear Your To-Do List Today (Without Overwhelming Yourself) by Kalen Bruce of Money Mini Blog
Kalen Bruce is the founder of MoneyMiniBlog. His story is simple… he and his wife were $24,000 in debt and became a student of finances to get out. They are…
Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement463: Why I'm Always in a Hurry & What I'm Doing About It by Leo Babauta of Zen Habits
Leo Babauta created Zen Habits, which is about finding simplicity and mindfulness in the daily chaos of our lives. It’s about clearing the clutter so we can…
Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement462: Measure Yourself Using the Same Techniques the Fortune 500 Uses by Ramit Sethi of I Will Teach You To Be Rich
Ramit Sethi wants to use money to say YES. He knew there was a better way to live a rich life—if we could use psychology to focus on what actually works. Not…
Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement461: How to Find a Company with Great Work-Life Balance by Emily Guy Birken with PT Money
PTMoney.com is about helping you make extra money, save more money, and spend your money wisely--all in an effort to help you fix your finances so you can…
Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement460: An Excerpt from I Am Keats by Tom Asacker
Tom Asacker represents a new and dynamic voice in the world of business. His inspiring combination of down-to-earth philosophy and intellectual reasoning has…
Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement459: Think of Your Choices as Effects, Not Causes by David Cain of Raptitude
David Cain is a writer and entrepreneur living in Winnipeg, Canada. On a particular boring day at his office job in 2009, he started Raptitude. His interest…
Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement458: Get More From Your Day by Counting the Seconds by Mr. Money Mustache
Mr. Money Mustache is a thirty-something retiree who now writes about how we can all live a frugal, yet awesome, life of leisure. He and his wife studied…
Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement457: How to Cure Deep Procrastination by Cal Newport of The Study Hacks Blog
Cal Newport is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Georgetown University, who specializes in the theory of distributed algorithms. He previously…
Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement456: The Procrastinating Caveman: What Human Evolution Teaches Us About Why We Put Off Work & How to Stop by Cal Newport
Cal Newport is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Georgetown University, who specializes in the theory of distributed algorithms. He previously…
Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement455: Do You Need a Bigger Home by Scott Alan Turner
Scott Alan Turner presents the question: Do you need a bigger home? Episode 455: Do You Need a Bigger Home by Scott Alan Turner (Mindful Living & Simplicity)…
Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement454: How to Achieve Your Dreams by Tammy Strobel of Rowdy Kittens
Tammy Strobel is a photographer, writer, teacher, and founder of RowdyKittens.com. She loves morning views, tiny homes, reading, and everyday adventures. She…
Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement453: What are the Habits of Wealthy People by James Altucher
James Altucher is an American hedge fund manager, entrepreneur, bestselling author, and podcaster. He has founded or cofounded more than 20 companies and says…
Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement452: Make People Feel Good by Steve Pavlina
Steve Pavlina is widely recognized as one of the most successful personal development bloggers on the Internet, with his work attracting more than 100 million…
Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement451: Why Kids Need Minimalism by Denaye Barahona with Becoming Minimalist
Joshua Becker and his family decided to live with fewer possessions after a conversation with his neighbor in 2008. As a result, they found a better way to…
Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement450: 10 Types of Friends Worth Fighting For - Part 2 by Marc Chernoff of Marc And Angel Hack Life
Marc and Angel Chernoff are professional coaches, full-time students of life, admirers of the human spirit, and have been recognized by Forbes as having “one…
Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement449: 10 Types of Friends Worth Fighting For - Part 1 by Marc Chernoff of MarcAndAngel
Marc and Angel Chernoff are professional coaches, full-time students of life, admirers of the human spirit, and have been recognized by Forbes as having “one…
Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement448: Be Careful What You Wish For by Leon Logothetis of The Kindness Diaries Netflix Documentary Series
Our first post ever from Leon Logothetis, the creator of The Kindness Diaries documentary on Netflix. Episode 448: Be Careful What You Wish For by Leon…
Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement447: 4 Life Hacks to Gain an Extra Hour of Your Life Back Each Week by Scott Alan Turner
Scott Alan Turner shares 4 life hacks that will help you save an hour each week. Episode 447: 4 Life Hacks to Gain an Extra Hour of Your Life Back Each Week by…
Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement446: Life's Most Dangerous Question, What Is Your Mission, & Too Much Branding These Days by The Minimalists
Joshua Fields Millburn & Ryan Nicodemus write about living a meaningful life with less stuff for 4 million readers. As featured on: ABC, CBS, NBC, BBC, TODAY…
Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement445: 5 Ways to be Gloriously Present in the Moments of Your Precious Life by Gail Brenner with Good Life Zen
Mary Jaksch is an authorized Zen master (Diamond Sangha lineage), psychotherapist, and author. She has two nationalities,--English and German--and lives in New…
Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement444: Everything I Own: My 288 Things by Joshua Fields Millburn of The Minimalists
Joshua Fields Millburn & Ryan Nicodemus write about living a meaningful life with less stuff for 4 million readers. As featured on: ABC, CBS, NBC, BBC, TODAY…
Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement443: Confessions of an Aspiring Minimalist by Courtney Carver of Be More With Less
Courtney Carver was stopped in her tracks with a scary MS diagnosis after decades of debt, discontent, and trying to do it all. She had to slow down…
Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement442: The Face Everything Technique: Why Avoiding Difficulties Doesn't Work by Leo Babauta of Zen Habits
Leo Babauta created Zen Habits, which is about finding simplicity and mindfulness in the daily chaos of our lives. It’s about clearing the clutter so we can…
Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement441: On Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport of the Study Hacks Blog
Cal Newport is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Georgetown University, who specializes in the theory of distributed algorithms. He previously…
Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement440: Make Your Life Better by Saying Thank You in These 7 Situations by James Clear
James Clear is an author and photographer. He writes about behavioral psychology, habit formation, and performance improvement. His work has been covered by…
Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement439: Add the Best; Drop the Worst by Steve Pavlina
Steve Pavlina is widely recognized as one of the most successful personal development bloggers on the Internet, with his work attracting more than 100 million…
Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement438: Why We Get Stuck in Ruts (and How to Break Out of Them) - Part 2 by Kristin Wong
Kristin Wong of TheWildWong.com was laid off in 2013. She took on some freelancing gigs to earn extra cash while she searched for a new, full-time job and over…
Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement437: Why We Get Stuck in Ruts (and How to Break Out of Them) - Part 1 by Kristin Wong
Kristin Wong of TheWildWong.com was laid off in 2013. She took on some freelancing gigs to earn extra cash while she searched for a new, full-time job and over…
Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement436: How to Feel Better About Not Being as Good as You Should Be by Marc Chernoff of MarcAndAngel
Marc and Angel Chernoff are professional coaches, full-time students of life, admirers of the human spirit, and have been recognized by Forbes as having “one…
Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement435: Why Window Shopping Will Actually Make You Happier by Emily Guy Birken with PT Money
PTMoney.com is about helping you make extra money, save more money, and spend your money wisely--all in an effort to help you fix your finances so you can…
Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement434: A Guide to Recognizing More Moments That Matter by Erica Layne with Becoming Minimalist
Joshua Becker and his family decided to live with fewer possessions after a conversation with his neighbor in 2008. As a result, they found a better way to…
Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement433: What's on Your Bucket List by Ramit Sethi of I Will Teach You To Be Rich
Ramit wants to use money to say YES. He knew there was a better way to live a rich life—if we could use psychology to focus on what actually works. Not just…
Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement432: Want to Improve Your Relationships? Listen Up by Gail Brenner with Good Life Zen
Mary Jaksch is an authorized Zen master (Diamond Sangha lineage), psychotherapist, and author. She has two nationalities,--English and German--and lives in New…
Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement431: 11 Habits That Will Give You a Complete and Successful Life by Pete Zafra with Money Mini Blog
Kalen Bruce is the founder of MoneyMiniBlog. His story is simple… he and his wife were $24,000 in debt and became a student of finances to get out. They are…
Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement430: How to Let Go of Your Books by Courtney Carver of Be More With Less
Courtney Carver was stopped in her tracks with a scary MS diagnosis after decades of debt, discontent, and trying to do it all. She had to slow down…
Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement429: Top 20 Motivation Tips - Part 2 by Leo Babauta of Zen Habits
Leo Babauta created Zen Habits, which is about finding simplicity and mindfulness in the daily chaos of our lives. It’s about clearing the clutter so we can…
Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement428: Top 20 Motivation Tips - Part 1 by Leo Babauta of Zen Habits
Leo Babauta created Zen Habits, which is about finding simplicity and mindfulness in the daily chaos of our lives. It’s about clearing the clutter so we can…
Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement427: Skepticism May Be Harmful or Fatal if Swallowed by Steve Pavlina
Steve Pavlina is widely recognized as one of the most successful personal development bloggers on the Internet, with his work attracting more than 100 million…
Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement426: Luck is Not the Opposite of Hard Work by Kristin Wong of The Wild Wong
Kristin Wong of TheWildWong.com was laid off in 2013. She took on some freelancing gigs to earn extra cash while she searched for a new, full-time job and over…
Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement425: The Well Life: How to Use Structure, Sweetness & Space to Create Balance, Happiness & Peace by Briana & Dr. Peter Borten
Briana and Dr. Peter Borten have made it their mission to create a more peaceful world by helping individuals reestablish a sense of inner peace and balance…
Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement424: Manifesting Made Easy by Jen Mazer
Jen Mazer Is the Queen of Manifestation. She’s always been able to dream up outrageous adventures and actually live them out – from rubbing elbows at a small…
Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement423: Inbox Minimalism by Ethan Waldman with The Minimalists
Joshua Fields Millburn & Ryan Nicodemus write about living a meaningful life with less stuff for 4 million readers. As featured on: ABC, CBS, NBC, BBC, TODAY…
Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement422: Ellipses by Colin Wright of Exile Lifestyle and The Minimalists' Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things
Colin Wright, a professional author and international speaker, co-founded a publishing company, and travels full-time, moving to a new country every four…
Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement421: 5 Things to Remember When Someone You Love Loses Someone They Love - Part 2 by Marc Chernoff of Marc & Angel
Marc and Angel Chernoff are professional coaches, full-time students of life, admirers of the human spirit, and have been recognized by Forbes as having “one…
Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement420: 5 Things to Remember When Someone You Love Loses Someone They Love - Part 1 by Marc Chernoff of Marc & Angel
Marc and Angel Chernoff are professional coaches, full-time students of life, admirers of the human spirit, and have been recognized by Forbes as having “one…
Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement419: How to Lose Your Mind Responsibly by David Cain of Raptitude
David Cain is a writer and entrepreneur living in Winnipeg, Canada. On a particular boring day at his office job in 2009, he started Raptitude. His interest…
Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement418: To Declutter Any Room, Ask These Two Questions by Joshua Becker of Becoming Minimalist
Joshua Becker and his family decided to live with fewer possessions after a conversation with his neighbor in 2008. As a result, they found a better way to…
Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement417: How to Find Compassion in Your Most Difficult Moments by Elana Miller with Good Life Zen
Mary Jaksch is an authorized Zen master (Diamond Sangha lineage), psychotherapist, and author. She has two nationalities,--English and German--and lives in New…
Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement416: How to Master the Art of Slowing Down by Courtney Carver of Be More With Less
Courtney Carver was stopped in her tracks with a scary MS diagnosis after decades of debt, discontent, and trying to do it all. She had to slow down…
Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement415: Do You Really Have to Practice New Habits Every Day for Them to Stick by Kalen Bruce of Money Mini Blog
Kalen Bruce is the founder of MoneyMiniBlog. His story is simple… he and his wife were $24,000 in debt and became a student of finances to get out. They are…
Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement414: Dropping the Struggle: Seven Ways to Love the Life You Have by Roger Housden
Roger Housden's work has been featured many times in The Oprah Magazine, The New York Times, and the Los Angeles Times. His first book was published in the…
Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement413: Why We Have Regret by Leo Babauta of Zen Habits
Leo Babauta created Zen Habits, which is about finding simplicity and mindfulness in the daily chaos of our lives. It’s about clearing the clutter so we can…
Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement412: Why You Must be Patient with Self-Conditioning - Part 2 by Steve Pavlina
Steve Pavlina is widely recognized as one of the most successful personal development bloggers on the Internet, with his work attracting more than 100 million…
Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement411: Why You Must be Patient with Self-Conditioning - Part 1 by Steve Pavlina
Steve Pavlina is widely recognized as one of the most successful personal development bloggers on the Internet, with his work attracting more than 100 million…
Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement410: I'm a Man of Many Experiments by Colin Wright of Exile Lifestyle
Colin Wright, a professional author and international speaker, co-founded a publishing company, and travels full-time, moving to a new country every four…