Sometimes a new year can almost feel like a new beginning. A clean slate that represents exciting possibilities and strengthened ambition to reach your goals. But for some, the weight of expectation that a new year carries can feel burdensome. Instead of feeling optimistic towards future successes, they may feel dread towards failing. Well, the best thing to move through that dread is resilience and it often shows up in ways that we least expect.

In today's solo episode, I share my new years tradition with you and why it’s important to me, my family, and the history of African Americans. I reflect on how this tradition offers grounding and meaning, and why I look to it as a symbol of resilience. I also invite you to do the same with your own traditions, reflecting on the meaning they hold in your life and the importance of honoring them.

Tune in and listen to the thirty-eighth episode of I Can Do This, Show Me How! to hear how you can step into the new year with hope and encouragement.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• The themes that I’ll be exploring in this podcast for the upcoming year (0:36)
• About my ritual for ringing in the new year and the significance it held for my family and African Americans as a whole (1:27)
• About the important role that food holds in our lives (6:01)
• About another story that’s often told about the history of the black eyed peas in America and how it ties to the meaning of resilience that’s held by the food (10:20)
• What I’m looking to to keep me grounded in 2026 (14:52)
• My new year’s wish for you, the listener (15:48)

Resources

The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell

The Power of Myth by Joseph Campbell and Bill Moyers

Freedom’s Teacher by Katherine Mellen Charron

Let's connect!

• My Email: ldroseconsulting@gmail.com
• Mentor International: www.mentorfoundationusa.org
• Mentor: www.mentoring.org
• Ashoka Changemakers: www.ashoka.org

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I want you to think about your own journey—it can be a journey that you're on now or a journey that you have transitioned from. I also want you to think about what motivated you to pursue your goals and I want you to remember that recognizing the importance of your journey can help you stay focused and determined to stay on that path to achieving your goals.

Today's episode is a re-release of Episode 3, where I’m teach you all about the two dragons that so many of us deal with: procrastination and self-doubt. Taming these dragons made it possible for me to move forward during several periods along my path of transformation from victim to victor. From the beginning of my college education and starting my career as an educator to thriving through the end of three marriages, I had to face these dragons head on.

Tune in and listen to this re-released third episode of I Can Do This Show Me How! and learn the origin of behaviors like procrastination, why you have to recognize the origin of your behavior before you can change it, and hear actual strategies from experts that can help you overcome your procrastination and self-doubting tendencies.

In this episode, you will learn:

• About the transformational journey that so many of us go on (01:34)
• Procrastination and self-doubt are not unique challenges (07:50)
• We CAN our modify damaging behavior (13:03)
• Dreamers struggle with taking the practical steps needed to achieve their goals (23:44)
• A defier procrastinator resists tasks they feel are imposed upon them (32:17)
• Creating a reward system for yourself may help you to complete tasks (38:06)

Resources:

• End Procrastination Now!: Get it Done with a Proven Psychological Approach by William Knaus, EdD
• Beat Procrastination and Make the Grade: A Life-Saving Guide for Students by Dr Linda Sapadin

Let's connect!

• Email: ldroseconsulting@gmail.com

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As the year comes to a close, many of us find ourselves looking back on the path we’ve travelled in the past year. What challenged us? What changed us? And how did we emerge on the other side of it all? Reflection is vital to growth and in the moments when life is telling us to slow down and to notice what’s changing within us and why, we must do so.

In today's Part 4 episode, I continue my conversation with Dr. Yun Kim and we share our experience of traveling to Tibet and exploring the emotional, spiritual, and physical experiences that came along with it. We discuss how transformation unfolds through both adventure and adversity, and the importance of embracing this transformation and stepping into your next chapter with courage, openness, and intention.

Tune in and listen to the thirty-sixth episode of I Can Do This, Show Me How! to witness what reflection looks like in real time.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• How reflective practice can bring meaning and deeper understanding to major life transitions (0:14)
• What called Dr. Kim to travel to China and Tibet (2:46)
• How simple rituals like tea drinking can become practices of awakening (10:25)
• About Dr. Kim’s experience after arriving in Tibet (21:11)
• About the healing power of community and support (55:55)

Resources

The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell

The Power of Myth by Joseph Campbell and Bill Moyers

Freedom’s Teacher by Katherine Mellen Charron

Let's connect!

• My Email: ldroseconsulting@gmail.com
• Mentor International: www.mentorfoundationusa.org
• Mentor: www.mentoring.org
• Ashoka Changemakers: www.ashoka.org

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