Learn Speak Teach Episode #63 with Matthew Dicks.
Full Show Notes at: https://realbusinessconnections.com/episode/matthewdicks2/
During this episode, you will learn about:
[03:18] Get to know our guest; Matthew Dicks
[03:38] Learn Speak Teach #4: Matthew Dicks || Why You’re A Bad Storyteller… And What To Do About It: http://bit.ly/3Zlk0Q6
[04:15] Why he wrote his new book – Someday Is Today: 22 Simple, Actionable Ways to Propel
Your Creative Life
[11:11] Productive things you can do within 6 minutes
[15:30] Ways to ensure you remain productive in boring, unproductive meetings which steal your time
[18:52] What to do when you get caught doing something unrelated to an unproductive meeting
[20:07] The ‘I am not gonna do it, and let’s see what happens’ strategy
[22:37] What Matthew has learned from teaching elementary school kids
[25:50] How he motivates his students to improve their performance in mathematics, and what we can learn from that
[32:56] What enables Matthew to remain optimistic during difficult times?
[35:48] How optimism impacts brain health
[44:10] What you can do to find optimism and feel more productive
[49:33] Exercises you can implement to help you live a more fulfilling life
[51:20] Support Matthew: https://www.storyworthymd.com/
[52:00] Join Storyworthy: Storytelling for Business and Professionals: https://www.facebook.com/groups/storyworthybusiness/
Key Takeaways:
When money is limited, the need to save it and do things like coupons increases. However, when you have enough money, it is a terrible decision to make. [09:59]
If you feel like you are doing better than the people around you, that’s a great feeling, and it causes you to want to continue doing that. [17:54]
So many pointless and needless things in our lives can be eliminated by saying let me see what happens if I don’t do it [20:42]
Think positively, and you will have a more optimistic view of life [39:06]
“Happiness is a lot smaller than we often think.” ~Matthew Dicks [42:36]
Don’t look to the moon if all you have to do is take a little jump to feel better because those little jumps are often easier to get to. [45:02]
If you smile even if you are not happy, your brain thinks you are happy and releases the chemicals that will increase your level of happiness [46:03]
Our brains are wired to feel good in nature because that’s where we evolved [47:21]
Pile up enough little tiny things over the course of the day, and you will be happier at the end of the day [47:38]
“There is a future version of you, and that future version of you is a much better decision maker than you are today.”.~Matthew Dicks [50:02]
People Mentioned and Other Resources:
Someday Is Today: 22 Simple, Actionable Ways to Propel Your Creative Life: https://bit.ly/3Jf6ecg
TED Talk- Homework for Life: https://bit.ly/3kQBmW9
Keep In Touch with Matthew Dicks:
Website: https://www.storyworthymd.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/matthewdicks
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/storyworthymd/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-dicks-84a95711/
Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/groups/storyworthybusiness/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@storyworthybymatthewdicks8126
Linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/storyworthymd
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