43 episodes

The Best of Ourselves is a weekly coaching show that explores how to be less reactive and more mindful in our day-to-day lives. Host Marcia Hyatt is a certified leadership and life coach. She tells stories and shares the latest research on topics include behavior change, effective communications, resilience, teams, growing, leadership and organizations.

Best of Ourselves Marcia Hyatt, PCC: Leadership and Life Coach

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The Best of Ourselves is a weekly coaching show that explores how to be less reactive and more mindful in our day-to-day lives. Host Marcia Hyatt is a certified leadership and life coach. She tells stories and shares the latest research on topics include behavior change, effective communications, resilience, teams, growing, leadership and organizations.

    BOO373 – Grounded Presence

    BOO373 – Grounded Presence

    It’s human to want to be in control, seek approval or try to look good.  We can get beyond these ego needs access a more grounded presence.  From this place we are more able to discern right action.







    Resources







    What Is OK To Be Podcast







    Finding Awe







    Working With Our Own Compost

    • 5 min
    BOO372 – Encore- What is OK to Be?

    BOO372 – Encore- What is OK to Be?

    We learn early in life what is OK to be and what is not Ok to be.  It frames our choices and limits us from accepting the whole of ourselves.







    Resources







    Old Patterns Podcast







    Cleaning Out Our Thinking

    • 5 min
    BOO371 – Finding Awe

    BOO371 – Finding Awe

    Awe is an emotion we feel when we encounter something big, a mystery that we don’t understand. Awe evokes wonder.   Experiencing just 2 minutes of awe a day has amazing health and collective benefits.  Finding awe is not hard, we just have to pay attention.







    Resources







    Overview of Awe







    The New Science of Awe interview







    Awe Walks

    • 5 min
    BOO370- Encore – Who Was Most Influential In Your Life?

    BOO370- Encore – Who Was Most Influential In Your Life?

    Who was MOST influential in your life?  It was a hard question.  After considering many lessons from my parents, family, friends and teachers, I choose Uncle Bob.  Reflecting on why,  was a valuable exercise.







    Resources







    Uncle Bob’s Obituary







    One Small Step – the conversation that inspired this reflection

    • 5 min
    BOO369 – Encore- Freeing Ourselves From Our Stories

    BOO369 – Encore- Freeing Ourselves From Our Stories

    Once we have a story about what is going on, we are not very opening to other ways of thinking.  It’s human to make up stories. It is human to avoid the discomfort of disconfirming data. And it greatly limits our ability to grow and change.







    Resources







    It’s Not Personal Podcast







    Avoidance Podcast

    • 5 min
    BOO368 – Retreating from “Shoulds”

    BOO368 – Retreating from “Shoulds”

    Taking time for a solo retreat is precious. It is a time to reflect more deeply.  This time my challenge was to have a “should-free” retreat.  My inner critic didn’t agree.







    Resources







    What is the Inner Critic







    Identifying the Inner Critic







    Working with the Inner Critic







    Listening to the Inner Voice

    • 5 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
10 Ratings

10 Ratings

Slim2k16 ,

Beautiful podcast

So insightful, so calming. My favorite podcast.

tommymerle ,

helpful

I enjoy these podcasts every week.

jeff_wandering ,

Packed full of wisdom and insight in just 5 minutes

I look forward to these 5 minutes of wisdom and wisdom each week from Marcia. She has a wonderfully calm and pleasant speaking voice and is able to fill 5 short minutes with more value than most can with much more.

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