Episodes

May 29, 2019

You Don't Need To Know All The Details (STYBY 157)

You don't need the full checklist for most things people will do for you, and you should not have to present a full checklist to offer people for what you are going to do for them.
May 22, 2019

The People Of Influence You Want To Meet Are Not The Ones You Want To Have A Beer With (STYBY 156)

People have a false belief that those they aspire to be like can offer them the advice they need within a random casual conversation. Find more at http://yourbetteryou.info/podcasts
May 15, 2019

You Have To Build The House Before You Can Live in It (STYBY 155)

Having a complete set of blueprints for your dream house does you no good if there is no house built to give you shelter from an upcoming storm. Having a general idea of how to put a plan in place for any goal you would like to achieve is just as useless.
May 8, 2019

It’s Time To Declutter Your Desk (STYBY 154)

Clutter is extremely stress-inducing and extremely hard to battle for most of too busy focused on the day to day battle of getting through life. The step in the right direction is not a deep cleaning of your entire space, but just taking time to...
May 1, 2019

The Best Way To Learn Is To Teach Others (STYBY 153)

Acquired knowledge needs to be shared, and the best way to test the mastery of your acquired knowledge is to test your ability to teach it to others.
April 24, 2019

Wisdom And Maturity Should Go Up With Age (STYBY 152)

Your body is built to survive for a set amount of time. It knows how to progress from progression to maturity, and then toward decline at the end of its intended usefulness. We may be able to slow down the process, but the process of eventual declaim...
April 17, 2019

Being Tired Doesn’t Excuse You From Having To Continue Your Fight (STYBY 151)

Being low on fuel in your vehicle does no negate your need to reach your destination. Being low on physical or mental energy does not negate your need to keep pushing toward your goal.
April 10, 2019

Celebrating Episode #150 By Celebrating You (STYBY 150)

We've finally reached the milestone of 150 consecutive weeks of publishing 'Steps To Your Better You.' And we're going to celebrate that achievement . . . later. Today, its all about celebrating you, the listeners and subscribers to the podcast.
April 3, 2019

You Are The Ultimate Arbiter Of Your Own Success (STYBY 149)

Milestones are arbitrarily and sometimes artificial determiners of success. Sometimes just living to fight another day is the best gauge of success. Luckily, you are the one who gets to determine whether or not your efforts are a true success.
March 27, 2019

Complaining Is A Waste Of Time (STYBY 148)

Complaints never bring resolutions to a problem by themselves, but sometimes a problem you have in not necessarily a problem for you to fix. How you properly deal with a problem is often complicated, but complaining never helps.
March 20, 2019

Say You’re Sorry, Then Move On (STYBY 147)

In reality, getting past real or perceived wrongs is not a matter of short term memory. It is just a matter of not getting sucked into dwelling on the past situation.
March 13, 2019

To Whom Much Is Given, Much Is Expected In Return (STYBY 146)

The classic statement from Luke 12:48 gets lorded over people for various reasons. But there is a fundamental truth that many fail to understand as they try to live a life of neutrality. There is a real impact of winning or losing the birth lottery.
March 6, 2019

If It Ain’t Hurting No Body, Why Do You Care? (STYBY 145)

If someone isn’t living up to your perceived level of their standard, but they are not a burden to anyone, why do you have a problem? If someone else isn’t happy with you not living up to their perceived level of standard for you, and you are not a...
Feb. 27, 2019

Your Why Is Your Why (STYBY 144)

Your reasoning behind your actions doesn’t have to be a good one and doesn’t have to be a reason anyone else would agree with. But you know what your reasoning is. This is the why that motivates you, and if it does not match up with the image you say...
Feb. 20, 2019

Seriously, Avoid Being A Jerk And Contributing To The Jerk Factor (STYBY 143)

You may not be a famous person known for being a jerk to your fans, but you may be known as being a jerk to your friends and co-workers. Don’t be.
Feb. 13, 2019

Keep Your Focus On The Finish Line (STYBY 142)

Why has it been such a personal struggle to get from Episode #140 to Episode #150? Because of a lack of focus on the real target, and too much distraction on what comes next and what else we could be doing now.
Feb. 6, 2019

Take Good Notes So That You Can Refer Back To Them If Necessary (STYBY 141)

People tend to believe I know everything, but even I am not arrogant enough to think I can remember everything. But I can fake it by taking great notes and keeping them well organized.
Jan. 30, 2019

Even The Fun Stuff Gets Tiring (STYBY 140)

Whatever you love will at some point become a pain to cont inue as it is. Take a break so that you can learn to love it again from a fresh perspective.
Jan. 23, 2019

Transparency Sucks, But Be Transparent Anyway (STYBY 139)

You don't want to air all dirty laundry. You do want to let people know what is real and what is not about your life.
Jan. 16, 2019

Do You Choose Company Where You Agree To Disagree? (STYBY 138)

Having a sphere of influence where the ideas are totally homogeneous gets pretty dull pretty quickly.
Jan. 9, 2019

There Is Still Very Little New Under The Sun (STYBY 137)

Technology is offering newly refreshed experiences for old formats, but most of these experiences aren’t exactly new.
Jan. 2, 2019

Who Are You A Liability To? (STYBY 136)

Even with the best of intentions, we all offer a net-negative to the hard work of someone out there. You should find out who that person is, and determine if it should be your role to fix it.
Dec. 26, 2018

Let The Process Work Itself Out (STYBY 135)

At 135 episode, I am able to quickly take an idea and turning it around into an audio file waiting for release as a podcast. But it took all the work from the trials of episode #0 to the review of episode #134 to make the process of producing 135 seem...
Dec. 19, 2018

The Symbols Are Just Symbols (STYBY 134)

You may want to collect trophies and memorabilia to help you remember key victories and moments. But those physical things contain no magic from the even they memorialize.