Imagine Yourself Podcast
179 episodes - English - Latest episode: 9 days ago - ★★★★★ - 39 ratingsImagine your next chapter of life with grace, gratitude, courage & faith! Looking for something positive and uplifting? With real talk, Lanee Blaise and Sandy Kovach try to help you through life's many challenges. In each episode, we will Imagine Ourselves rising above life’s bumps and bruises, taking on a specific challenge, and strategizing our way to peace and contentment. Along with expert guests from the mental health, faith, wellness arenas and more, we give you ideas and actionable steps to help you live your best life! More info at ImagineYourselfpodcast.com
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Self-Discipline 101: Doing What You Know You Should Do
September 16, 2019 15:00 - 27 minutes - 19.1 MBIs there a difference between where you are now and where you’d like to see yourself? You might already know what steps you need to take to get there. Sometimes, it’s just a matter of making a plan and sticking to it. Other times, there’s a little more to it. Either way, we’re here to help with an episode packed full of tips to help you get to your finish line. For more inspiration, go to ImagineYourselfPodcast.com Join the conversation on our FACEBOOK, TWITTER or INSTAGRAM pages For m...
Pulling the Plug on Procrastination
September 09, 2019 23:00 - 29 minutes - 20.5 MBIf you’ve been waiting for the perfect time to part ways with procrastination, then wait no more—right now is the perfect time to stop procrastinating! We use this episode to provide tips, highlight benefits, and prove to you that life is better when things are on time. For more inspiration, go to ImagineYourselfPodcast.com Join the conversation on our FACEBOOK, TWITTER or INSTAGRAM pages For more info on IMAGINE YOURSELF with Lanée Blaise and Sandy Kovach or to contact us, visit imag...
The Right Way to Be Your Own Cheerleader (w/ Personal Brand Strategist & Author, Isha Cogborn)
August 26, 2019 20:00 - 31 minutes - 21.7 MBWhat will it take to boost you to the next level of success? Having the confidence to stand in the spotlight and get the word out about the exceptional things that you have to offer is key. We’ve invited Isha Cogborn, Personal Brand Strategist and author of the new book On Purpose: Practical Strategies to Live Your Best Life, to discuss the best ways to differentiate yourself, manage your personal brand, and cheerfully lead yourself to V-I-C-T-O-R-Y! For more inspiration, go to ImagineYou...
The Rewards of Relaxation are Real
August 19, 2019 14:00 - 28 minutes - 19.7 MBImagine Yourself Recharged What would your life look like with a little less stress in it? What would it take to convince you that your physical, mental, and emotional well-being could all be improved by carving out a few minutes each week to focus on self-care? What if you could actually get your work done faster and better by adding healthy doses of relaxation to your day? What if you took a minute to listen to this episode and find out? For more inspiration, go to ImagineYourselfPodc...
Leaving Loneliness Behind w/ Counselor, Matt Lawson
August 05, 2019 21:00 - 25 minutes - 17.7 MBPeople need people. Loneliness can affect anyone, even someone in a room full of laughter and loved ones. It can be even more potent when we’ve lost a loved one, moved to a new area, or become isolated. However, being alone and lonely are not necessarily that same thing. What’s the difference between enjoying a little me time and lacking the necessary connection to others? How can we make sure that we and those around us have the connections we crave? Our guest, Matt Lawson, Licensed Profess...
Savoring All the Seasons of Your Life
July 29, 2019 16:00 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MBEveryone knows that time flies when you’re having fun, so we want to do our part and savor every bit of life that we have the privilege of living. You may have heard the quote from C.S. Lewis, “You’re never too old to set another goal or dream a new dream.” From childhood through our senior years, there is life to be lived and memories to be made for us and those around us. We’re using this episode to intentionally, introspectively savor the seasons of life. Just like we can enjoy the disti...
Adding Spontaneity to Your Life
July 22, 2019 22:00 - 23 minutes - 15.9 MBImagine Yourself Improvising - Adding Spontaneity to Your Life! Add a pinch of spontaneous spice to your life, shake things up vigorously, and watch the levels of joy and creativity rise to the surface. That’s our recipe for inviting some spontaneity into your life. We understand the need for structure, but we want to balance that out with some revitalizing, unstructured, unplanned fun! For more inspiration, go to ImagineYourselfPodcast.com Join the conversation on our FACEBOOK, TWITTE...
Forgiving Others and Yourself (Even When It's Hard)
July 15, 2019 15:00 - 26 minutes - 18.6 MBWhenever a wrong is committed, there’s a choice to be made: whether to forgive or not. Choosing to forgive is a personal decision that can be very difficult but also incredibly freeing. We’re zooming in from many different angles to weigh the benefits and the costs of fully forgiving ourselves and others. For more inspiration, go to ImagineYourselfPodcast.com Join the conversation on our FACEBOOK, TWITTER or INSTAGRAM pages For more info on IMAGINE YOURSELF with Lanée Blaise and Sandy...
Making Those Dreams Happen w/Author Bianca Sloane
July 01, 2019 16:00 - 31 minutes - 21.7 MBSometimes the first step is the hardest one of all. We want to inspire you to take inventory of your dreams and your potential and Just. Get. Started. This episode features a guest who turned her writing talent into a dynasty! The road wasn't always easy for thriller/suspense novelist, Bianca Sloane; but she made it happen and learned so much on her journey! Now she wants to share that with you! If you’ve been sleeping on your own special talent and you’re ready to show it off to the world,...
Creating the Ultimate Life Plan - With Author, Craig Sroda
June 24, 2019 14:00 - 17 minutes - 12.3 MBHow do we find our purpose? By searching for it! Life can get so busy that we might find ourselves in a pattern of wake up, rush around, do work, go to sleep. There might be seasons in our life when that’s all we have time for. But when you finally find the time to begin the pursuit of your purpose, it opens doors to a whole new world and a whole new you! Our guest Craig Sroda, author of The Ultimate Manual to Living a Meaningful Life, shares a way for us to nail down our purpose and live wi...
Resisting the Urge for More, More, More (Part 2 of 2)
June 17, 2019 15:00 - 25 minutes - 17.7 MBAdmit it, lots of us are out here striving to be more, do more, live more when all we really want is to reach that sweet spot where we savor and appreciate who and what we already are. Who are we trying to impress anyway? We get the gift of living out this one life, and we certainly hope that no one misses out on the best parts because they’re so busy out there looking for more, more, more! For more inspiration, go to ImagineYourselfPodcast.com Join the conversation on our FACEBOOK, TWI...
Resisting the Urge for More, More, More (Part 1 of 2)
June 10, 2019 14:00 - 20 minutes - 14.2 MBAre you satisfied with what you have in your life? If not, are you craving MORE material things to fill a void or an unreachable standard that will never really be enough? Let’s take a good, hard look at social pressures to buy more, consume more, and obtain more, more, more. Once you decide to live by your own standards, you might realize that what you already have is Just Right! For more inspiration, go to ImagineYourselfPodcast.com Join the conversation on our FACEBOOK, TWITTER or IN...
Embracing Self Love (w/Author Sherry Duquet)
June 03, 2019 19:00 - 27 minutes - 18.9 MBRaise your hand if you think we could use a little more love in our world, within our homes, within our…selves! Loving ourselves is not always promoted, but today, we have a guest who teaches us to celebrate self-love, self-esteem, and self-confidence. Listen in as Author Sherry Duquet (who's work includes the best-selling children's book Violet The Hugging Octopus) shares the healthy benefits of lovingly embracing yourself. For more inspiration, go to ImagineYourselfPodcast.com Join the ...
Why Mornings Matter the Most
May 27, 2019 18:00 - 27 minutes - 18.7 MB“Good Morning” is a popular greeting, and we want to give our mornings a good start! We set our clocks, we set our coffee makers, maybe we should set the tone of our day too. We can’t control what’s going to happen on any given day, but we can equip ourselves to be better prepared for anything the day throws our way. Let’s take a look at your morning routine and see how to set the tone of your day in a beautiful way! For more inspiration, go to ImagineYourselfPodcast.com Join the conversa...
Understanding Your Why: Discovering What Truly Motivates You!
May 20, 2019 17:00 - 25 minutes - 17.4 MBThis episode has us searching for our WHY in life. What’s the why behind all of your actions, choices, goals? Why haven’t we reached our pinnacle yet? Why don’t we realize that one of the most overlooked aspects of getting to our desired destination is to understand why that’s our desired destination? We’ll have you asking and finding your own personal why! For more inspiration, go to ImagineYourselfPodcast.com Join the conversation on our FACEBOOK, TWITTER or INSTAGRAM pages For more i...
A Balancing Act for Your Life
May 13, 2019 17:00 - 27 minutes - 18.9 MBImagine Yourself Beautifully Balanced (Checks & Balances for Your Life) Please raise your hand if you’re searching for ways to get your life in balance! We are digging into areas of life that need balance and discovering ways to accomplish that beautiful (not perfect) sense of balance in our homes, careers, families, and relationships. The solutions we’ve come up with might be different than what you’d expect! For more inspiration, go to ImagineYourselfPodcast.com Join the conversation ...
Living Fearlessly w/ Guest TV & Radio Host, Kim Adams
May 06, 2019 17:00 - 34 minutes - 23.4 MBLife brings the unexpected—some great things, some not so great, and some things that have us quaking in our boots with…fear! You don’t have to live the rest of your life completely fearless; but once you hear the inspiring stories from our guest, radio and TV personality Kim Adams, who has triumphed in the midst of cancer, a hurricane and heart-wrenching family and career crises, you will be ready to face those menacing fears... and eject them from your life! For more inspiration, go to ...
Overcoming Rejection w/ Author, Thamar Blaise
April 29, 2019 13:00 - 22 minutes - 15.4 MBWith Author of the Book "From Reject to Greatness", Thamar Blaise The sting of rejection can affect us whether we are dealing with it in the schoolyard, the workplace, our family setting, or our relationships. And, it can run very deep and be very painful. It can linger on until our 40's, 60, 80's and beyond if we never gain the tools to overcome the rejection, rekindle self-worth and strive to find our own personal greatness! For more inspiration, go to ImagineYourselfPodcast.com Join ...
Finding Gratitude in Everyday Life
April 23, 2019 00:00 - 23 minutes - 16.3 MBDo you have anything to be grateful for? Let’s sit for a moment and think about the many people and things that make this life beautiful. Whether it’s the beauty found in nature, family, friends, art, or even a good cup of coffee, we definitely have things to be thankful for. We’re spending this episode focusing on gratitude. Tonight, we hope you’ll be in bed counting blessings instead of counting sheep! For more inspiration, go to ImagineYourselfPodcast.com Join the conversation on our F...
Do You Really Have to Love Your Neighbor?
April 15, 2019 20:00 - 22 minutes - 15.8 MBBut, Oh, How I Love Me Some Me! How can I love my neighbor when I can barely take the time to love myself? This world could use more love and more helpful “neighbors”. We want to show that it is possible and even beneficial to balance work, life, family and friends with designated “me” time while still taking a few minutes to pull up beside a “neighbor” and show them some love! For more inspiration, go to ImagineYourselfPodcast.com Join the conversation on our FACEBOOK, TWITTER or INSTA...
Do You Really Have to Love Your Neighbor?
April 15, 2019 20:00 - 22 minutes - 15.8 MBBut, Oh, How I Love Me Some Me! How can I love my neighbor when I can barely take the time to love myself? This world could use more love and more helpful “neighbors”. We want to show that it is possible and even beneficial to balance work, life, family and friends with designated “me” time while still taking a few minutes to pull up beside a “neighbor” and show them some love! For more inspiration, go to ImagineYourselfPodcast.com Join the conversation on our FACEBOOK, TWITTER or INSTA...
Pushing Past Perfectionism
April 08, 2019 20:00 - 22 minutes - 15.8 MBSpoiler Alert: Perfect Isn’t Perfect! Life was designed for growth and development, exploration and mistakes. As we live, we learn. So, why do many of us expect perfection and carry it around as a burden? We can miss out on life’s gifts if we focus on all of our own and others’ imperfections. Give yourself a break and honor the successes and the slipups in life while ditching the perfectionism! For more inspiration, go to ImagineYourselfPodcast.com Join the conversation on our FACEBOO...
Staying in Your Own Lane
April 01, 2019 19:00 - 25 minutes - 17.5 MBSometimes we humans get so excited and so focused on what everyone else is doing that we end up failing at what we were supposed to get done for ourselves! One way to avoid that from happening is to concentrate on your own tasks and know when to stay in your lane. Swimmers know that they’ll get disqualified for veering into other people’s lanes. We’re giving a friendly reminder to make sure this doesn’t happen to you. For more inspiration, go to ImagineYourselfPodcast.com Join the convers...
Accepting a Little Criticism with a lot of Class
March 25, 2019 19:00 - 29 minutes - 20.4 MBHow to Do a Better Job of Handling People Telling You How You Can Do a Better Job! A critic’s job is to criticize, and it’s our job to realize…we are all a work in progress! If your defenses go UP when you receive a little criticism, then you might want to listen UP and learn how to wade through the criticisms without losing your cool. Constructive criticism can be a catalyst for growth, and destructive criticism can be tossed out and forgotten, like last week’s old trash! In this episode...
Loving What You Do Every Day
March 11, 2019 18:00 - 17 minutes - 12.3 MBIt takes courage and confidence, patience and perseverance to land the career of your dreams. Sometimes we just need good timing and a blessing from above. Here’s the thing: we might be just one footstep away from professional satisfaction. Are you ready to put your foot out there? Get more inspiration at ImagineYourselfPodcast.com
Loving What You Do Every Day (w/ Guest Dr. Viva Braynen)
March 11, 2019 18:00 - 17 minutes - 12.3 MBWith Guest Dr. Viva Braynen, Executive & Leadership Coach/Consultant, Braynen Global, Inc It takes courage and confidence, patience and perseverance to land the career of your dreams. Sometimes we just need good timing and a blessing from above. Here’s the thing: we might be just one footstep away from professional satisfaction. Are you ready to put your foot out there? For more inspiration, go to ImagineYourselfPodcast.com Join the conversation on our FACEBOOK, TWITTER or INSTAGRAM pag...
Don't Be a "Judgy McJudger"
March 04, 2019 20:00 - 28 minutes - 19.7 MBMany times we're judgmental even when we're not aware we're doing it! Please understand that this is a heavy topic, and we don’t have the game mastered yet, but we promise complete transparency, and we have lots of examples and strategies and tips on how to do a better job of enjoying life, others, and yourself while ditching most of the negative, judgy thoughts and behaviors. For more inspiration, go to ImagineYourselfPodcast.com Join the conversation on our FACEBOOK, TWITTER or INSTAGR...
Embracing Change Like a Champ
March 01, 2019 19:00 - 24 minutes - 17 MBWhether we like it or not, change is happening all around us and hopefully within us too. In this episode, we’ll share our own personal adventures navigating through change. Our challenge: Ask yourself if you are going to fear change or use it to your advantage? The next time CHANGE comes knocking at your door, go ahead and invite it into your life willingly! For more inspiration, go to ImagineYourselfPodcast.com Join the conversation on our FACEBOOK, TWITTER or INSTAGRAM pages For more ...
Embracing Change Like a Champ
March 01, 2019 19:00 - 24 minutes - 17 MBWhether we like it or not, change is happening all around us and hopefully within us too. In this episode, we’ll share our own personal adventures navigating through change. Our challenge: Ask yourself if you are going to fear change or use it to your advantage? The next time CHANGE comes knocking at your door, go ahead and invite it into your life willingly! For more inspiration, go to ImagineYourselfPodcast.com Join the conversation on our FACEBOOK, TWITTER or INSTAGRAM pages