Listen in as the host Kim Martin talks with Julie Gray about this weeks, weekly winning word, sharpen.

To sharpen means to improve. How are you improving your skills, tools, and resources? What you do on a regular basis is either sharpening you and making you stronger or dulling you and weakening your abilities. Your daily habits can become so ritual that you don’t even recognize them as bad or good, you just do them without even thinking. This is a serious issue that plagues our society because habits determine outcome. There are personal habits that will dull your skills and those that will sharpen your skills. Being intentional about what you choose to do will help you be your best self and increase your odds of achieving your goals and dreams. Take time to improve yourself!

Listen in as the host Andy Thornton talks with Kim Martin about this weeks, weekly winning word, heedful!

When you think of being heedful, what does it bring to your mind? You may think of being considerate, thoughtful, careful, or cautious. All of these are practices that would definitely describe being heedful. When you are giving your full attention to something, or being heedful, you are more focused and more capable of staying on track. Ideas and opportunities can come on very quickly, and you must pay close attention to recognize them. Heedful people are more successful than those who aren’t because of this. They are fully engaged allowing them to make the most of every experience and to be clear about what they should and shouldn’t do.

Tune in now to listen to our host Kim Martin, Founder of I’ve Decided and her guest Bobby Taylor, Owner of Mid-Illinois Companies as they discuss why we lose faith in humanity, what happens when we do, and how to restore it.

It seems the phrase, “I’m losing faith in humanity”, is being heard more and more these days. Why do you suppose that is? Human beings and our human nature verses nurture is so complicated, it’s hard to pinpoint just one answer. The truth is, it’s a complicated mix of all sorts of things. However, there are a couple of factors that are clear about why someone would lose faith in humanity. One is, so much negativity happening in the world at once, and the other is personal experience and interactions with individuals who are feeling the same. You might say, “It’s a vicious cycle.”

Even with all that is happening, we shouldn’t give up hope on ourselves or others. We must take responsibility for our own self-improvement and development and take responsibility for helping the people in our sphere of influence as well. While this may seem like a task too difficult to accomplish, it is possible.

When you think of the word expansive, you may get a vision of the ocean, the sky, or an open range expanding as far as the eye can see. Expansive is deep and wide and it has the capacity to grow even more. Have you ever thought of yourself on an expansive level? What does that look like? For starters, if you are a person on an expansive level, you have a vast scope of knowledge and you seek to know even more. Secondly, you are certain there is no limit to how much you can learn and no cap on your capacity for growth. In other words, you are ever seeking to expand from where you are today.

Tune in now to listen to our host Kim Martin, Founder of I’ve Decided and her guest Jeannie Quick Founder of Dream Outside the Lines as they talk about the weekly winning word expansive.

Living a life decided is all about being lucid. Simply stated, it’s knowing what you want and making decisions each day that align with that. When you are a lucid person, you are clearly expressing the things you desire, and more so, you are crystal clear about your goals and dreams. It’s important that you are able to translate the things you want quickly and in a way that others can easily comprehend. To do this, you have to be clear about what success means to you. This week is all about making sure you know exactly what you want and that you are able to clearly express it.

Listen in as the host Andy Thornton talks with Molly Crusen Bishop about this weeks, weekly winning word, lucid!

You were born with a purpose in mind and you possess everything you need to see it through to completion. We are speaking of your natural gifts and talents. Talents are things you already have. They have been ingrained in you since birth. These innate abilities are what most people refer to as potential. When you tap into this potential and focus on growing your strengths, you will gain a higher level of success.

Tune in now to listen to our host Kim Martin, Founder of I’ve Decided and her guest Jennifer Haney, Clifton Strengths Coach as they talk about the weekly winning word innate.

It’s no secret the choices you make today will determine the outcome you see tomorrow. Every single choice you make has a consequence. We learn this from a very early age. If you touch a hot stove, you will get burned. If you break the rules, you will find yourself in trouble. We know this. At some point in our lives, each of us have experienced a negative outcome because of a bad choice, and we have experienced a positive outcome because of a good choice. It’s the law of attraction; you get what you give.

Tune in now to listen to our host Kim Martin, Founder of I’ve Decided and her guest Sam Miller, Dreaming Made Simple as they talk about the weekly winning word choice.

It is no secret that we live in the age of technology and information. Albeit there are many pros about having this data at our fingertips, there are also many cons. One major downside to “news at the click of a button” is our human brain is not equipped to absorb and successfully process at the levels we are exposed to. Facts and opinions start to intermingle and suddenly, we don’t even know what is true or what to believe anymore. This situation breeds low morale, zaps our energy, and causes even the most positive people to be more negative. This is a serious issue because the world does not need more negative things or negative people. The world needs more ebullient people to make a positive impact.

Tune in now to listen to our host Andy Thornton, CEO of the Greater Peoria Family YMCA and his guest Ben Watt, Founder of Next Step as they talk about the weekly winning word ebullient.

Gallant is a great word! If you are gallant, you are courageous and brave! Fear can steal your goals and dreams right from you because it creeps in and causes you to doubt your abilities. The more gallant you are, the less likely this will happen to you. Your success is counting on you to be brave. It takes guts to share your dreams with the world and even more courage to take action on them.

Tune in now to listen to our host Kim Martin, Founder of I’ve Decided and her guest Greg Eberle, Manger of Hopedale Wellness Center and trainer for the Special Olympics as they talk about the weekly winning word gallant.

How Imaginative are you? Imagination matters when it comes to success. To the extent your imaginative skills will take you, truly does decide how far you can go and what you can accomplish. The ability to use your imagination and think of new ideas will help you along your journey to achieving the goals and dreams you desire. When you allow your mind to imagine the endless possibilities, there is no limit to what you can do.

Tune in now to listen to our host Kim Martin, Founder of I’ve Decided and her guest Kayla Miller, Owner of KM Jewelry Design as they talk about the weekly winning word imaginative.