Changes Big and Small

02/08/2024

Friday is a hard working day!

What do you expect of Friday?

Is it just another day to you or a day to let loose and have some fun? Are you waiting for your work day to end so that you can crash on the couch with a book or Netflix?

28/07/2024

🌟 5 Ways to Be A Friend to Yourself 🌟

Slide 1: Embrace Stillness 🧘‍♀️
Take time to be still and present. Practice mindfulness or simply sit quietly, allowing yourself to connect with your inner self without judgment.

Slide 2: Say Yes to Your Desires 💪
Embrace opportunities that align with your true desires, even if they scare you. Saying yes to what you truly want is a powerful act of self-love.

Slide 3: Practice Saying No 🚫
Learn to say no to commitments that don't serve your priorities. Set boundaries and honor your needs and those of your communities.

Slide 4: Celebrate Achievements 🎉
Take a moment to acknowledge and celebrate your accomplishments, no matter how small. You deserve to recognize your hard work and achievements.

Slide 5: Practice This and Keep Practicing 🔄
Being your own best friend is a continuous journey. Keep practicing these steps daily, and over time, you'll build a stronger, more compassionate relationship with yourself.

✨ Being a good friend to yourself means treating yourself with the same kindness, respect, and support you would offer to a dear friend. Start today! ✨

17/07/2024

When was that you savored your time in nature?

You may need to zoom in to see the kangaroos but it was amazing to see them in the wild at Mount Ainslie Nature Reserve! It was definitely one of the most memorable parts of my trip to Australia.

How can you get more experiences in nature if it’s something that delights or relaxes you?

16/07/2024

When's the last time that you did something delightful?

On a recent trip to San Francisco, I kept seeing the Waymo self driving cars around town and had to try them. I was as excited as a child, and savoured every moment of the 9 minutes that I spent on this trip. It was truly delightful, and I realized travel provides me with lots of opportunities for delight.

What kinds of activities delight you?

12/05/2024

How happy are you about your friendship life? Would you use an app to make more friends?

Making friends is hard, but technology can help.

05/03/2024

Discover the heart of self-compassion in episode 152 of the podcast. Being your own best friend means learning to treat yourself with the same kindness and understanding you’d offer to others. 🌼🤗

Leave a comment with one way you can treat yourself with kindness today.

30/11/2023

Wow, Fuji in all glory!

17/11/2023

Have you ever dreamed of traveling on fun exciting group?

If you answered yes, then you won't want to miss the latest episode of Changes BIG and small. I share with you my first epic trip of a lifetime, a journey that I've planned to take me to some of the most amazing destinations in the world.

If you'd like to virtually go on this trip with me, I'll be sharing photos here on my stories and on dpresident.net over the next 6 weeks.

I also share a bit about what's been going on since my last episode in June and explain some changes that I have planned for the podcast.

Leave a comment with a suggestion of something I should do in any of the 6 countries that I will be visiting on this epic trip.

10/11/2023

🚀 Get Ready for an Empowering Journey - New Episodes of Changes Big and Small Drop next week! 🌟"

Do you need help and inspiration to figure out what you want? Listen to the podcast to build the life that you want, one small step at a time. 🌱 With all new episodes from next Wednesday Nov. 15. 🎉 Each week, we'll bring you inspiring stories, actionable advice, and personal invitations to help you craft the life you desire. 🎙️✨

Don’t just dream about change, make it happen! Subscribe now (link in the bio) and use the weekly inspiration to help keep you focused each week! 🌈🛠️

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09/11/2023

Two Keys to Unlocking Your True Desires

🔑 What do you really want? This pivotal question, which Kim Ades asked in episode 16 of season 3, is a question to keep asking to unlock the life you want to live. Your thoughts, and feelings are important; they're clues to your true desires. Swipe through for to get started in finding your answer to this life-changing question. 🌟

👉 Let's engage! When you think about what you really, really want, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Share one thought, one feeling, that comes to your mind when you hear that question.

For a deeper dive into transforming your life, listen to the episode with Kim Ades on the podcast (link in bio).

06/11/2023

How often do you change your mind? And how often do you try to change the mind of someone else?

18:I spent a year learning about a new area of psychology to try and change minds. But am I the as***le? To learn more about intellectual humility, check out...

31/10/2023

How can you heal relationship conflict? Thich Nhat Hanh offers three steps:

"The first thing we can do in these situations is to acknowledge internally that the pictures we have in our head, what we think happened, may not be accurate. Our practice is to breathe and walk until we are more calm and relaxed.

"The second thing we can do, when we are ready, is to tell the people who we think have hurt us that we are suffering and that we know our suffering may have come from our own wrong perception. Instead of coming to the other person or people with an accusation, we can come to them for help and ask them to explain, to help us understand why they have said or done those things.

"There is a third thing we need to do, if we can. The third thing is very hard, perhaps the hardest. We need to listen very carefully to the other person’s response to truly understand and try to correct our perception. With this, we may find that we have been the victim of our wrong perceptions. Most likely the other person has also been a victim of wrong perceptions."

30/10/2023

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29/10/2023

Boundaries are crucial for healthy relationships. This is a great reminder as we enter the holiday season.

Have you ever felt resentful or responded passive-aggressively to a request on your time or energy? That's a sign your boundaries are being crossed – and it might be because you haven't set them clearly. Therapist and author Nedra Glover Tawwab shares advice on how to set boundaries — and stick ...

27/10/2023

How many of the 30 suggestions would you like to try in the next month?

Research shows that we're happier when we're generous. Here's what happened when one writer performed acts of kindness for 30 days. | SUCCESS

26/10/2023

https://www.bluezones.com/2021/08/why-we-need-casual-friendships-too/

Who do you look forward to having casual conversations with?

These ties can cultivate a sense of belonging, provide bursts of positive energy, motivate us to engage in activities, and expose us to new information and opportunities — all without the emotional challenges that often attend close relationships with family and friends.

07/09/2023

Do you identify more with guess culture or ask culture?

What about your closest connections - partner, children, best friend, employees, team members?

How we can reduce ask vs guess culture clashes by creating more shared context, aligning around when to ask for help, and helping guess culture coworkers get clarity on what they want in their careers

04/04/2023

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28/08/2022

In the latest episode of CBaS podcast, shares what you can do in order to thrive after breakup. We also talk about what can make dating fun and how to avoid dating burnout.

02/06/2022

In order to reap the benefits of friendship, you need to have a best friend or close friend. Both making friendships and maintaining them require attention. You need to spend time with people to build close friendships, get to know them, and have them know you.

Dunbar's number says that we can have 5 close relationships at a time. Does that number seem reasonable to you? Who takes up the five closest spots to you?

https://changesbigandsmall.com/109/

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25/05/2022

What your company or other people do is outside of your control. What is inside your control is how YOU show up. Whatever you wish your company was, whether more innovative, more inclusive, or less whatever, how are you showing up in that way? The first invitation is to start being more or less of what you wish from others yourself.

Listen to the full episode for more tips.

https://changesbigandsmall.com/how-to-build-a-thriving-work-culture/

Heather Poliva and Damianne President discuss how to improve relationships and engagement at work to build a thriving work culture.

18/04/2022

Listen to this episode to learn about the different types of relationships, stages of relationships, and why relationships are important in our lives.

https://changesbigandsmall.com/90/

Listen to learn about the different types of relationships, stages of relationships, and why relationships are important in our lives.

06/04/2022

In this mini-series of four episodes, three guests join me to discuss remote work and developing strong relationships at work.

12/01/2022

In this episode, and I discuss the challenge of making friends at work and suggest some strategies that you may choose to try out. Follow the link in the bio to listen to the episode.

This is a must listen if you're working on your work relationships this year.

23/11/2021

Can you approach conversations with 10% willingness to find points of agreement?

https://changesbigandsmall.com/how-to-show-up-with-unconditional-friendship/

Join Sunitha and Damianne in this conversation about unconditional friendship and how to find points of connection and kindness.

08/11/2021

We all carry baggage or a chain of pain. Coaches Jeff & Ellen share strategies to follow your chain of pain to build stronger relationships. You can break the chain of pain to choose how you show up in your relationships, and to build more fulfilling and rewarding relationships.

[01:41] Which relationship creates the initial template for our other relationships
[03:38] What is Attachment Theory
[07:44] One behavior that's crucial in all relationships
[10:56] Relationship Skills are a Journey
[12:44] Listening to the Cues and Clues and Relationships
[16:31] Figuring out your blueprint for conversations
[19:00] What is the chain of pain - First steps
[22:30] What's it like to be in relationship with you?
[30:35] Getting feedback from those that you are in relationship with
[34:43] How do we show up differently in different relationships?
[38:44] Two invitations for building fulfilling relationships

https://changesbigandsmall.com/follow-your-chain-of-pain-to-build-stronger-relationships/

Coaches Jeff and Ellen White share strategies to follow your chain of pain to build stronger relationships. We all carry baggage.[38:44] Two invitations to build fulfilling relationships 


04/11/2021

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29/10/2021

Be the love, share the love, and pass it on. Listen to this episode with Kenny Mammarella-D'Cruz to learn:

- How to build an environment for deep conversations
- Male friendship
- The importance of different types of relationships in our lives
The difference between being a child and an adult
- Why it's important to be your authentic self
- The first rule of relationships
- How to break the addiction to thinking, fixing and second-guessing

The episode ends with three invitations for better relationships.

http://changesbigandsmall.com/be-the-love-share-the-love-and-pass-it-on-with-kenny-mammarella-dcruz/

Kenny Mammarella D'Cruz shares an approach to be the love, share the love and pass it on, in community. You can join a group or create one.

11/10/2021

"living with loneliness is a major risk factor for broad-based morbidity and mortality"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0hxl03JoA0&t=155s

In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TED...

18/09/2021

I will not be trying this radical honesty experiment!

https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a26792/honesty0707/

This story is about something called Radical Honesty. It may change your life. (But honestly, we don't really care.)