Latest Optimist Podcast Episodes
Getting Unstuck, Episode 93, Season 4
Up! Uplifting, Inspiring, Practical - July 02, 2024 15:00 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWhat if there was a way to make change happen more easily in your life? What if you could, just by altering what you use as your reference points for the change you want, get things to happen more successfully for you? In this podcast, find out how to make change something you actually can look ...
S4 E1 Enhancing our ability to work with expertise - with Dr Elizabeth Crosse
The 'Inspire your Life' Podcast with Arthi Rabikrisson - June 28, 2024 09:00 - 32 minutesWelcome to SEASON 4!! It's great to be back and yes, we have returned this season in style with a fabulous guest to kick off! In this first episode, Arthi is joined by Dr. Elizabeth Crosse to discuss enhancing our ability to work with expertise. Elizabeth shares her passion about lifelong lear...
A Matter of Strategy, Episode 92, Season 4
Up! Uplifting, Inspiring, Practical - June 18, 2024 15:00 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingEver wished life were simpler? That whatever you wanted in the realm of improved or better relationships could just happen with a snap of your fingers, as if by magic? Sigh. Unfortunately, wishing doesn’t make it so, but in this podcast, you’ll be introduced to an approach that, when properly im...
Short Term Gain vs Long Term Pain, Episode 91, Season 4
Up! Uplifting, Inspiring, Practical - June 04, 2024 15:10 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn our perpetual pursuit of “do it, have it, get it now,” we often forget to look at the long- term consequences of our instant decisions. In this podcast, you’ll explore how to make choices so you get what you want, but in a way that doesn’t ruin your life. Listen to all Up! Podcasts here....
The Power of Setting Limits, Episode 90, Season 4
Up! Uplifting, Inspiring, Practical - May 21, 2024 15:05 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWhy, when you just want to chill but your partner is demanding, do you just cave into them, shelving your needs, and ending up resentful? In this podcast, discover a way to satisfy your partner’s needs without sacrificing your own. Wouldn’t that be nice! Listen to all Up! Podcasts here.
Put An End to Self-Blame! Episode 89, Season 4
Up! Uplifting, Inspiring, Practical - May 07, 2024 15:00 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingEver notice how when you’ve made a mistake or failed at something, your immediate reaction is to see yourself as dumb, stupid or a complete loser? In this podcast, find out how you can quit hurting yourself with self-blame and deal constructively with the mistakes and failures we all fall into! ...
Redefining Failure, Episode 88, season 4
Up! Uplifting, Inspiring, Practical - April 16, 2024 16:00 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWhat do you do when your life is OK, but you’d really love to have some piece of it be “WOW”? Like climbing a mountain or recording a song or contributing to world peace. But you figure there’s no way you could do any of that, you’d fail at such lofty dreams, so you go back to your OK life, whic...
Ready, Aim, Fire!, Episode 87, Season 4
Up! Uplifting, Inspiring, Practical - April 02, 2024 16:00 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingYou’re ready to stand up for yourself, hurrah! But you can’t figure out quite how to do so effectively: you’re either too shy or too bold in your approach. It’s not working. No worries! In this podcast, you’ll explore an easy three-step process that can lead to you being heard in a constructive,...
The Power Of Words, Episode 86, Season 4
Up! Uplifting, Inspiring, Practical - March 19, 2024 16:18 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThe words you hear from loved ones, friends, bosses and co-workers are powerful, you rely on them. But here’s the thing: are they trustworthy? How do you know if their words are to be believed or not? In this podcast, you can discover how to sort out the words you can trust, and those you’d best...
Fairy Tales Do Come True, Episode 85, Season 4
Up! Uplifting, Inspiring, Practical - March 05, 2024 15:32 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingHow do you go from knowing what you don’t want in your life to knowing what you do want? You’ve been so conditioned by other people’s definitions of what you should want, you’re stuck in the land of ‘nowhere.’ But what if there were an easy way to get yourself going where you want? In this podca...
Panic vs. Problem-Solving, Episode 84, Season 4
Up! Uplifting, Inspiring, Practical - February 20, 2024 15:50 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingDo you ever feel like you’re not in charge of your emotions, that panic is swirling within you, ready to engulf you in a tsunami of dreadful feelings? In this podcast, find out how to differentiate between facts and feelings, such that you can take charge of your emotions and take back your life...
Pearls Before Swine, Episode 83, Season 4
Up! Uplifting, Inspiring, Practical - February 06, 2024 15:47 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingYou give, you give, you give – while others take and take and take. How do you break this vicious cycle without becoming a selfish egomaniacal uncaring individual? In this podcast, you’ll explore how to take charge of your giving, whether that’s of love, of your talents or your time – so that yo...
The Lost Art of Patience, Episode 82, Season 4
Up! Uplifting, Inspiring, Practical - January 16, 2024 15:43 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingPatience may be a virtue, but you have yet to find anything virtuous about what seems to you to just be a monumental waste of time. Be patient for what? Why? With whom? In this podcast, you’ll discover what patience really is, and how it can work for you in your life – without feeling like you’r...
What, No Guarantees? Episode 81, Season 4
Up! Uplifting, Inspiring, Practical - January 02, 2024 15:38 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingEver wished life were simpler, less complicated? What happened to the ‘good old days’ when things were easy and you were just bopping along, happy? In this podcast, you’ll be introduced to a couple of easy techniques so that whatever is going on, you can find a path to the safety and security th...
The Negativity Grinch, Episode 80
Up! Uplifting, Inspiring, Practical - December 19, 2023 15:38 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThere’s a far worse Grinch than the Grinch that stole Christmas, and unfortunately that Grinch, the Negativity Grinch, lives in our own minds much of the time. Yet negativity, in and of itself, doesn’t have to be a Grinch. In this podcast you’ll discover how to use negativity in its right and p...
From Needy to Deserving Episode 79
Up! Uplifting, Inspiring, Practical - December 05, 2023 15:34 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingYou don’t want to be seen as needy or clingy, or – even worse – desperate, yet you want to be loved, appreciated, valued! And yet, you have every right to want what you want to feel good, to be happy. In this podcast you’ll explore in specifics how to turn ‘needy’ into ‘deserving’ – and with tha...
If You Want to Mountain Climb, Episode 78
Up! Uplifting, Inspiring, Practical - November 21, 2023 15:30 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingToo often we don’t stop to consider what we want our lives to look like, much less how to get there. We just go along, hoping to somehow stumble into that perfect job or lover or whatever else it is we desire. What you’ll learn in this podcast is a surprisingly easy way to respect yourself enou...
A Misunderstood Virtue, Episode 77
Up! Uplifting, Inspiring, Practical - November 07, 2023 15:25 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingDo you confuse being modest with failing to acknowledge your own qualities? Too often, we confuse owning our qualities with arrogance, or entitlement, and certainly we don’t want to be indulging in that! In this podcast, you’ll discover how recognizing your qualities is in fact what gives you th...
Mindless Reaction or Mindful Choice?, Episode 76
Up! Uplifting, Inspiring, Practical - October 17, 2023 14:30 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIt’s so easy to have negative knee-jerk reactions to events in our day, which more often than not lead to a generally angry/irritated disposition for the whole day. Who needs that? In this podcast, with hardly any effort at all, you’ll discover how to make mindful choices rather than oblivious ...
The Joy of Meaningfulness, Episode 75
Up! Uplifting, Inspiring, Practical - October 03, 2023 14:30 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingToo often we go about our days by rote, never really looking at the why, as in “what’s it all about and why am I doing this anyway?” which too often lead to a profound sense of uselessness, of meaninglessness. In this podcast you’ll explore in specifics how you might be able to find the value a...
More on The Positive Power of Response, Part 2, Episode 74
Up! Uplifting, Inspiring, Practical - September 19, 2023 14:30 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIt’s amazing just how much time and effort we can put into what someone else is thinking about or why they’re doing what they’re doing. Usually coming up with lots of negative conclusions that do absolutely nothing for our self-esteem. What you’ll learn in this podcast is a surprisingly simple ...
The Positive Power of Response, Part 1, Episode 73
Up! Uplifting, Inspiring, Practical - September 05, 2023 14:47 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIsn’t reacting just part of life? How can you possibly choose something as automatic as your reaction to things? You can’t. But what you can choose is how you respond to whatever it is. In this podcast, you’ll discover how your response is what allows you to operate from choice, your very valuab...
S3 E13 Tasha Ten Spotlight: David McMurtry - Partnerships & Marriage
The 'Inspire your Life' Podcast with Arthi Rabikrisson - August 23, 2023 22:00 - 34 minutesIn episode 13 of Season 3, Arthi is joined by fellow Tasha Ten member David McMurtry with a heart warming discussion about partnerships & marriage. David's greatest accomplishment in life is his marriage to his beautiful wife Allison. He shares how he and his wife met, started dating shortly th...
Quit The “I’m Sorry” Syndrome, Episode 72
Up! Uplifting, Inspiring, Practical - August 15, 2023 14:13 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingDo you find yourself apologizing for other people’s misfortunes or unhappiness? Saying “I’m sorry” because they are suffering however, even when – and most often when – you had nothing to do with their particular unhappiness? In this podcast, you’ll discover what’s behind your “I’m Sorry” syndro...
S3 E12 Tasha Ten Spotlight: Gifford Pinchot- Finding Your Mojo
The 'Inspire your Life' Podcast with Arthi Rabikrisson - August 09, 2023 22:00 - 42 minutesIn episode 12 of Season 3, Arthi is joined by Gifford Pinchot III. Gifford was the obvious choice to discuss the topic " finding your mojo" because of the number of times he has tried something, failed, pivoted, exited, yet still bounced back. Gifford has had an extremely varied background thr...
The Way To Your Heart’s Desire, Episode 71
Up! Uplifting, Inspiring, Practical - August 01, 2023 14:31 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWe are blessed with both a head and a heart. You’d think that would be enough to get us successfully through this adventure called ‘life.’ And yet, too often, we use one to the exclusion of the other, or use them upside down and backwards, as it were. In this podcast you’ll explore in specifics ...
S3 E11 Tasha Ten Spotlight: Al Dea - Speak Up For Yourself
The 'Inspire your Life' Podcast with Arthi Rabikrisson - July 26, 2023 22:00 - 34 minutesIn episode 11 of Season 3, Arthi is joined by Al Dea, one of the newest Tasha10 members. Arthi and Al discuss finding your voice and learning how to use it to speak up for yourself. Al shares how early in his career he received a surprisingly less-than-positive performance review, even though h...
Try A Different Approach, Episode 70
Up! Uplifting, Inspiring, Practical - July 18, 2023 14:31 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingEver wonder why no matter how much you browbeat yourself for doing something wrong or never getting ‘it,’ you just can’t seem to do better? Are you that incompetent? Heck, no! But It’s often how you approach something that keeps you stuck. In this podcast, you’ll learn a surprisingly simple appr...
S3 E10 Tasha Ten Spotlight: Susanne Mus - Developing Your Support Ecosystem
The 'Inspire your Life' Podcast with Arthi Rabikrisson - July 12, 2023 22:00 - 34 minutesIn Season 3 episode 10, Arthi is joined by Susanne Mus, co-founder and CEO of Awareyess talking about developing support ecosystems. Susanne provides brief insight into her childhood and tells us how the divorce of her parents and subsequently moving to a new neighbourhood was the start of who ...
S3 E10 Susanne Mus: Developing Your Support Ecosystem
The 'Inspire your Life' Podcast with Arthi Rabikrisson - July 12, 2023 22:00 - 34 minutesIn Season 3 episode 10, Arthi is joined by Susanne Mus, co-founder and CEO of Awareyess talking about developing support ecosystems. Susanne provides brief insight into her childhood and tells us how the divorce of her parents and subsequently moving to a new neighbourhood was the start of who ...
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