Having It All: Conversations About Living An Abundant Loving Life

What are you grateful for? Answering this simple question [regularly] can have a tremendous impact on your happiness, relationships, wealth and health. On today's episode I'm digging into GRATITUDE in all it's awesomeness! You'll hear why sharing gratitude has such a powerful impact, two simple gratitude practices you can incorporate into your life, tips for making it easier to get started and keep going, and how gratitude is connected with abundance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do you have the habits of an unsuccessful person? You are a compilation of your habits. There are powerful habits that will move you towards success, and less than powerful habits that will take you in the opposite direction. In today's episode I'm sharing 12 habits that unsuccessful people have in common (inspired by an article written by Darius Foroux). Link: Blueprint- http://matthewbivens.com/blueprint Tools- https://www.matthewbivens.com/tools/ Darius's article- https://dariusforoux.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do you feel like you're just surviving, staying stagnant or settling in life? LISTEN UP because there's a reason living life that way feels totally awful! Recently I started reading "You Are A Badass At Making Money" by Jen Sincero, which is full of powerful truth nuggets about authenticity and living a badass life. Today I tell you exactly why your purpose is to be your most badass self and truly have it all. My website: https://www.matthewbivens.com/ Jen's website: https://jensincero.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What if the path to achieving your highest dreams wasn't in the clarity of your vision, but in the standards you hold for yourself? Todays episode explores the idea that, "We become our lowest standard, not our highest dream." I unpack this statement and give you action steps for raising your standards so that you can have it all! *Contact me for individualized help in developing or raising your standards, personal accountability and achieving your goals >> matthew [at] matthewbivens [dot] com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How do you deal with impatience? We all know the feeling of being impatient. We live in a culture today where we expect things to happen fast. But patience is one of those important qualities that has a direct impact on how we experience our work, families, health, and life. Today I answer a listener email about being a more patient person, and I share with you my tricks for becoming more patient in your life. Links: Having It A.L.L. Blueprint Course - https://matthewbivens.com/blueprint Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today’s episode I’m bringing you a great conversation I had with Adam Roa. What I found awesome about Adam was his humility. I think you'll dig this conversation because we were just two guys choppin it about how we can all love ourselves fully and unlock our superpowers. Links: You Are Who You’ve Been Looking For poem - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nt5_3cbo31I Adam’s Website - http://www.adamroa.com/ Adam on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/adam.roa/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How do you currently feel about your ability to juggle multiple priorities and competing responsibilities? It's incredibly easy to feel imbalanced when you feel you have many priorities all of equal importance. That's a recipe for feeling overwhelmed, stressed out and unfulfilled. In today's episode I share with you a simple process for learning how to prioritize your life and create balance amidst all of the things you've got going on. Links: HIA Blueprint - http://matthewbivens.com/blueprint Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What do you do when you find yourself totally out of balance and feeling the stress? Well, after you listen to today's podcast you can add the STOP Method to your toolbox! In today's episode I break down the STOP Method for de-stressing and reclaiming balance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are you feeling like this idea of work/life balance is a pipe dream that you're just never going to achieve? In today's episode I'm covering 6 of the most common mistakes people make when trying to achieve work-life balance. One of the most frustrating things is feeling like you're always out of balance, and I don't want that for you. I'll be doing a whole series on balance over the coming weeks, so get ready to get back into alignment in your life! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How comfortable are you with speaking highly about yourself? For many people, talking highly about themselves (or even speaking kindly about themselves), is an incredibly challenging thing. In this episode I'm here to tell you that there's 100% absolutely nothing wrong with speaking highly of yourself! I talk about why it's important that we be our biggest hype man/woman. And at the end I do something bold that gives you permission to shout from the rooftops how incredible you are! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Who do you have in your corner helping you create your best life? It's a fallacy that we do anything in life alone. All of the greatest achievements -- personal, group, business, etc. -- happened with a team. The same is true for creating your dream life. When you have a team of amazing people around you, you can create and experience your dream life. But how do you go about assembling your Empowerment Team? In today's episode I tell you how you can assemble your own squad of life superheroes! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How do you get yourself out of a funk? In today's episode I'm giving you a very simple and very effective method for getting yourself out of a funk, that you can do anywhere at any time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are you ready for a raw and honest conversation about sexual confidence? Today I'm talking about sexual confidence and male performance anxiety: what it looks like, how it happens, how we feed it, and how we heal it. This episode was inspired by an article in Mens Health by Jason Rogers. In the powerful article, Jason opens up about his challenges with performance anxiety and how it impacted him in the bedroom and on the Olympic stage. Orgasmic Mama: https://www.sarahbivens.com/om Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are you feeling the pains of being a Type A personality? Do you feel like you're great at go, go, go but don't know how to take a break? Are you wondering how to create a business plan to launch your new venture? Or maybe you're in a business currently and want to take it to the next level through content like blogs, podcasts and vlogs? These are the questions I answer in today's episode of the podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What games are you playing in life? Depending on your context around the word "game" you might answer this question in many ways. My response is MANY, because I believe we're all playing many games in our lives.....and we're all WINNING at the games we're playing! In today's bonus episode I'm sharing with you a not-so-secret (yet still super effective) strategy that top performers in all fields use to win at the games they're playing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do you have toxic people in your life? How about in your inner circle? Are there folks in your life who are constantly bringing negativity and noise into your world? And what are the things you should be reviewing and thinking about when preparing for marriage? These are the questions I answer in today's episode of the podcast! The topics today were suggested by YOU and all have to do with OTHERS. Last week I focused on SELF, and today we're focusing on OTHERS (next week is LIFE). I get fiery in this one, so buckle up for some real talk! If you want to share an idea with me, reach out on Instagram @matthew_bivens.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What does it mean to be your authentic self? How do you tackle moving through your biggest fears? What does the phrase "having it all" mean to you personally? Today's episode is a cool one, because I'm answering your questions about authenticity, fear and having it all! Over the next few episodes I'll be addressing questions and topics inspired directly from you, covering the areas of Self, Others and Life. You can learn more about the Blueprint at http://matthewbivens.com/blueprint Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are you familiar with the mind-body connection? It's truly fascinating! Your mind and body are connected, and the former has a huge influence on the health and wellbeing of the latter. In today's episode I talk about the mind-body connection, particularly as it relates to the labels we wear on about ourselves. Chopra Center Article Link: https://chopra.com/articles/mind-body-connection-understanding-the-psycho-emotional-roots-of-disease Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When was the last time you were triggered by someone or something, and felt really uncomfortable? I had 2 conversations in the past few days that brought up some discomfort in me. One had to do with my money and the other had to do with my weight. It got me thinking - what has made you feel uncomfortable recently and are you willing to do something about it? Today I'm sharing the scenarios where I was triggered and I'm issuing a challenge if you're bold enough to do something about your discomfort. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What are you doing that's keeping you stuck, playing small, in your denial or fearful? Yes, every "mistake" can be seen as a lesson which can lead to learning and growth, however if you're unaware of things you're doing which are keeping you in denial or feeding your ego, then the ultimate growth or healing you say you're playing for will not arise. In this episode I'm sharing 7 mistakes that I've made and that I've seen others make as they work to heal, grow, and improve themselves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices