Grow With Intention by MuchelleB

Michelle B
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  • SELF-IMPROVEMENT
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A podcast for people who want to create a life that feels good. Grow With Intention explores questions like: ✨ How can you get things done in a way that’s a custom fit for your brain? ✨ How can you react in a more helpful way to your thoughts and feelings? ✨ How can you create habits that you look forward to every day? ✨ How can you change patterns of behaviour in a self-compassionate way? And ultimately: ✨ How can you create a life that feels good?

  1. 2D AGO

    The Power of "Natural Consequences" for Learning

    *Podcast Update*: In case you don't quite get to the end of this video... Last year, I realised I was spreading myself a bit too thin with YouTube, this podcast, the membership, the book and more... and nothing felt like it was getting the attention it deserved.I made a lot of tweaks trying to make it work (that you've witnessed me making!), but I've finally decided it's time to simplify more intentionally and fully focus on just one platform: YouTube. The good news is that I’m still here and uploading every other week! Just over on  @muchelleb  and on Spotify / wherever you get your podcasts. Thanks for being with me on this journey. I appreciate you a bunch.Thanks for being on this journey with me. I appreciate you.💿 *Get my free newsletter with simple ideas to make life easier ⇢*→ Sign up: https://www.muchelleb.com.au/newsletter-signup☁️ *Join the Intention Community (it's replaced the Intention app)! ⇢*→ _Every month, two brand-new tools (meditations, worksheets, videos, etc) drop, usually built around a recent video - so that you can take what you’ve learned and do something with it._→ Join: https://intentioncommunity.circle.so/🪞 *Organise your Life with the Calm Productivity Notion Pack. ⇢*→ _"This notion pack is amazing!! I feel like it’s changing my life already and I’ve never been so impressed by a product." Alice Joyce_→ Get the pack: https://shop.muchelleb.com.au/products/the-calm-productivity-notion-pack💭 *Video timeline ⇢*00:00 Parenting Advice00:34 Natural Consequences Explained02:11 Why It Doesn’t Work02:36 Mindful Awareness Fix04:03 Rewards Must Matter04:52 Self-Criticism Blocks Learning07:03 Podcast Update and Focus08:27 Rex and Mini Move08:44 Mindful Experiment Wrap-Up🔗 *Anything I mentioned ⇢*🔗 The Self-Criticism Cycle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCxuFdIPqJk

    9 min

  2. APR 18

    Self-improvement might be making you miserable (here’s how).

    I mentioned these two videos: 🔗 If you don’t know what you want in 2026, start here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYLk8u8e_UA 🔗 Video on “the self-criticism cycle”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCxuFdIPqJk 💿 *Get my best practical ideas in your inbox (free)⇢* → Sign up: https://www.muchelleb.com.au/newsletter-signup ⛳️ Red Flags of Self-Improvement → Encourages isolating yourself (e.g. go ghost for 6 months, cut off everyone, etc.) → Over-focuses on “having discipline” and “taking action”, while ignoring emotional regulation, difficult days, different brains, flexibility, and letting go of self-criticism → Creates an “us vs them” dynamic that breeds division or superiority (e.g. “people like us vs people like them”) → Pushes rigid formulas, steps, or “right ways” of doing things without encouraging self-reflection or a personalised approach → Turns relationships into hierarchies (e.g. “high-value vs low-value people”) → Encourages self-rejection instead of self-acceptance → Feeds your ego or makes you feel “better than” others (e.g. “when you start healing, you won’t relate to people anymore”) → Encourages shame-based growth rather than curiosity-led growth → Promotes constant optimisation without emphasising space for fun, rest, and relationships → Pushes “more, more, more” instead of focusing on what’s actually effective (which is often less) → Over-identifies you with your problems in an unhelpful way (leans heavily on labels instead of helping you understand and change what’s actually going on) ☁️ *Join the Intention Community (it's replaced the Intention app)! ⇢* →  _Every month, two brand-new tools (meditations, worksheets, videos, etc) drop, usually built around a recent video - so that you can take what you’ve learned and do something with it._ → Join: https://intentioncommunity.circle.so/ 🪞 *Organise your Life with the Calm Productivity Notion Pack. ⇢* → _"This notion pack is amazing!! I feel like it’s changing my life already and I’ve never been so impressed by a product." Alice Joyce_ → Get the pack: https://shop.muchelleb.com.au/products/the-calm-productivity-notion-pack 💛 *If you liked this video, you'll probably like... ⇢* → The Behaviour Change Playlist _(when you want to start a new habit or change)_ : https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLW3yd6NHmEVqXsWO6qv2AytfUtVeVf6f7 🍧 *I post more of this kind of thing on Instagram ⇢* → Follow me: http://instagram.com/muchelleb 🎧 *Prefer chattier deep-dives on productivity and behaviour change? ⇢* → I drop weekly chatty episodes on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2HqznNA2v9McYirvqmUVvO?si=024ac78820b24443 💭 *Video timeline ⇢* 00:00 Everyone is quitting self-improvement 00:33 The first self-improvement trap 02:08 The next trap 03:40 Trap #3 04:56 Self-improvement trap #4 06:50 SOooo... What then?! 07:20 Firstly, definitely stop doing this  08:22 And start doing this 08:54 Please! do this  09:19 How I can be a better creator 10:23 Creating responsibly 12:40 How I want to create going forward 🔗 Anything I mentioned ⇢ 🔗 If you don’t know what you want in 2026, start here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYLk8u8e_UA 🔗 Video on “the self-criticism cycle”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCxuFdIPqJk 🔗 Tim Ferris Blog Post on The Self Help Trap: https://tim.blog/2026/03/04/the-self-help-trap/

    15 min

  3. APR 11

    One Simple Way to Create More Time

    💿 *Get my free newsletter with simple ideas to make life easier ⇢*→ Sign up: https://www.muchelleb.com.au/newsletter-signup☁️ *Join the Intention Community (it's replaced the Intention app)! ⇢*→ _Every month, two brand-new tools (meditations, worksheets, videos, etc) drop, usually built around a recent video - so that you can take what you’ve learned and do something with it._→ Join: https://intentioncommunity.circle.so/🪞 *Organise your Life with the Calm Productivity Notion Pack. ⇢*→ _"This notion pack is amazing!! I feel like it’s changing my life already and I’ve never been so impressed by a product." Alice Joyce_→ Get the pack: https://shop.muchelleb.com.au/products/the-calm-productivity-notion-pack🎧 *Prefer long-form? ⇢*→ I drop weekly episodes on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2HqznNA2v9McYirvqmUVvO?si=024ac78820b24443💭 *Video timeline ⇢*00:00 Hospital Scheduling Crisis00:17 Leave One Room Free01:24 Scarcity to Relief01:46 Your Time Is Overbooked02:49 Plan for Zero Time Tasks03:14 Podcast Purpose and Slack03:30 Schedule Life Admin05:05 Leisure as Productivity06:44 Mini Move for the Week07:09 Rec of the week🔗 *Anything I mentioned ⇢*🔗 Scarcity: The New Science of Having Less and How It Defines Our Lives by Sendhil Mullainathan, Eldar Shafir: https://amzn.to/4snMpTa

    8 min

  4. APR 4

    The One Habit That’s Making Your Life Much Harder ( + How to fix it)

    Some technical difficulties led to this ep being up a little later than usual! I didn't sneak in a "recs of the week" to end this ep, but I have a buunch of recs listed below. 💿 *Get my best practical ideas in your inbox (free)⇢*→ Sign up: https://www.muchelleb.com.au/newsletter-signup☁️ *Join the Intention Community (it's replaced the Intention app)! ⇢*→ _Every month, two brand-new tools (meditations, worksheets, videos, etc) drop, usually built around a recent video - so that you can take what you’ve learned and do something with it._→ Join: https://intentioncommunity.circle.so/🪞 *Organise your Life with the Calm Productivity Notion Pack. ⇢*→ _"This notion pack is amazing!! I feel like it’s changing my life already and I’ve never been so impressed by a product." Alice Joyce_→ Get the pack: https://shop.muchelleb.com.au/products/the-calm-productivity-notion-pack💛 *If you liked this video, you'll probably like... ⇢*→ The Behaviour Change Playlist _(when you want to start a new habit or change)_ : https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLW3yd6NHmEVqXsWO6qv2AytfUtVeVf6f7🍧 *I post more of this kind of thing on Instagram ⇢*→ Follow me: http://instagram.com/muchelleb🎧 *Prefer chattier deep-dives on productivity and behaviour change? ⇢*→ I drop weekly chatty episodes on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2HqznNA2v9McYirvqmUVvO?si=024ac78820b24443 💭 Video timeline ⇢00:00 The Trap So Many Fall Into1:03 What is Self-Discrepancy Theory?02:16 Why we criticise ourselves.04:01 To change and grow, you need surprise.05:52 To experience surprise, you need two things07:02 How to use surprise to stop the cycle.07:49 A hypothetical that can break the cycle.10:55 Replacing criticism13:33 Another way to break the cycle 🔗 Recs of The Week⇢ Want to dive deeper into the topic of today's video? Here are a few resources that you might enjoy... 🔗 Firstly, this paper on negative emotions and procrastination is a really interesting read: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12588926/#:~:text=In%20summary%2C%20most%20of%20existing,positive%20correlation%20between%20the%20two.🔗 Jud Brewer actually wrote a great article on the link between guilt/procrastination loop that I saw after starting to put together this video - great minds - (focused more on the reward of procrastination and body based curiosity) - this article introduced me to the research paper above: https://drjud.com/procrastination/procrastination-guilt/ 🔗 Jud Brewer also wrote Unwinding Anxiety, which goes in-depth on the idea of "mental" habit loops - he talks specifically about anxiety, but I've found myself applying the concepts in this book to much more: https://amzn.to/4tkVa1e 🔗 One of the first people I saw talk about the procrastination/guilt cycle is Dr David Maloney, who wrote a great book called Procrastination Decoded that you might enjoy: https://amzn.to/4tkVa1e 🔗 Michelle Segars book, The Joy Choice, talks about the rewarding experience of curiosity applied to health behaviours and exercise: https://amzn.to/4tkVa1e 🔗 If you're particularly interested in the idea of "prediction errors" triggered by "symptom deprivation" this wonderful book by Bruce Ecker talks in-depth about the process within Coherence Therapy: https://amzn.to/4tkVa1e 🔗 If the idea of surprise being a key driver of learning is of interest to you, give "How We Learn" a read. I really enjoyed this book: https://amzn.to/4vb4jvh 🔗 This book on compassion dives into our brain's threat avoidance system and how it can sometimes create efficiency but leave us unhappier: https://amzn.to/3Q40VlD

    16 min

  5. MAR 28

    Getting Things Done Can be Easy (When You're Honest With Yourself).

    💿 *Get my free newsletter with simple ideas to make life easier ⇢*→ Sign up: https://www.muchelleb.com.au/newsletter-signup☁️ *Join the Intention Community (it's replaced the Intention app)! ⇢*→ _Every month, two brand-new tools (meditations, worksheets, videos, etc) drop, usually built around a recent video - so that you can take what you’ve learned and do something with it._→ Join: https://intentioncommunity.circle.so/🪞 *Organise your Life with the Calm Productivity Notion Pack. ⇢*→ _"This notion pack is amazing!! I feel like it’s changing my life already and I’ve never been so impressed by a product." Alice Joyce_→ Get the pack: https://shop.muchelleb.com.au/products/the-calm-productivity-notion-pack🎧 *Prefer Spotify? ⇢*→ I drop weekly episodes on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2HqznNA2v9McYirvqmUVvO?si=024ac78820b24443💭 *Video timeline ⇢*00:00 The Self Honesty Link00:38 Three Sneaky Scenarios02:41 The Squiggly Stuff04:43 Why We Avoid Reality05:16 Grieving Unmet Wants06:50 Optimism Versus Reality07:12 Stockdale Paradox Lesson10:23 Mini Move and Rec🔗 *Anything I mentioned ⇢*🔗 Jim Collins - Good to Great https://www.amazon.com.au/Good-Great-Some-Companies-Others/dp/0066620996

    11 min

  6. MAR 21

    How to Get Motivated and Excited Again in 6 Steps (for More Energy and Progress)

    💿 *Get my best practical ideas in your inbox (free)⇢*→ Sign up: https://www.muchelleb.com.au/newsletter-signup☁️ *Join the Intention Community (it's replaced the Intention app)! ⇢*→ _Every month, two brand-new tools (meditations, worksheets, videos, etc) drop, usually built around a recent video - so that you can take what you’ve learned and do something with it._→ Join: https://intentioncommunity.circle.so/🪞 *Organise your Life with the Calm Productivity Notion Pack. ⇢*→ _"This notion pack is amazing!! I feel like it’s changing my life already and I’ve never been so impressed by a product." Alice Joyce_→ Get the pack: https://shop.muchelleb.com.au/products/the-calm-productivity-notion-pack💛 *If you liked this video, you'll probably like... ⇢*→ The Behaviour Change Playlist _(when you want to start a new habit or change)_ : https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLW3yd6NHmEVqXsWO6qv2AytfUtVeVf6f7→ The Upgrade Your Life Playlist _(for simple ways to upgrade your life)_ :https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLW3yd6NHmEVp_dlOxoROdW4WB0_eiFRAT→ Design your life for 2026 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnE2AbGax3k&list=PLW3yd6NHmEVqXtwK9kxMPJxw3FLzvRiyd🍧 *I post more of this kind of thing on Instagram ⇢*→ Follow me: http://instagram.com/muchelleb💭 *Video timeline ⇢*00:00 It's not new years anymore bb0:18 Reset your relationship2:06 Bring on the revelationss 2:41 Your elephant and your rider 4:15 Your secret projects that are overtaking your vision board 5:27 The warm up 7:04 The slippery slope effect 8:43 Move to V2🔗 *Anything I mentioned ⇢*🔗 Switch by Chip and Dan Heath: https://www.amazon.com.au/Switch-Chip-Heath/dp/0385528752🔗 Dave* Ramsey Snowball Debt: https://www.ramseysolutions.com/debt/how-the-debt-snowball-method-works

    11 min

  7. MAR 14

    How to Improve Your Daily Life with Self Collaboration

    💿 *Get my free newsletter with simple ideas to make life easier ⇢* → Sign up: https://www.muchelleb.com.au/newsletter-signup ☁️ *Join the Intention Community (it's replaced the Intention app)! ⇢* →  _Every month, two brand-new tools (meditations, worksheets, videos, etc) drop, usually built around a recent video - so that you can take what you’ve learned and do something with it._ → Join: https://intentioncommunity.circle.so/ 🪞 *Organise your Life with the Calm Productivity Notion Pack. ⇢* → _"This notion pack is amazing!! I feel like it’s changing my life already and I’ve never been so impressed by a product." Alice Joyce_ → Get the pack: https://shop.muchelleb.com.au/products/the-calm-productivity-notion-pack 💭 *Video timeline ⇢* 00:00 Self Collaboration Intro 00:14 Resistance Scenarios 01:02 Why It’s Not Laziness 01:49 Resistance As Connection 03:56 Stop Judging Resistance 04:53 Yes But Method 05:54 Real Life Examples 07:23 When It Gets Deeper 07:55 Alternative Prompts 08:41 Mini Move And Wrap Up 🔗 *Anything I mentioned ⇢*🔗 Past podcast episode: The ONE Thing to Do To Make Your Goals 10x More Likely to Happen: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7dlpu6U4nQYaewuaJuOeCk?si=0f8a85f4b7d0452e

    10 min

  8. MAR 7

    The 4 ADHD strategies that actually changed how I think (not just what I do)

    Something I've talked about on my podcast is that a few years ago, I would have described myself as someone who had a pixie brain, that I did a lot to manage! Since then, I've received an ADHD diagnosis. While I don't love a label on a personal level (which is why you don't hear about it too often unless you're really into my content!), I also completely recognise that... I have HUGE portion of my audience with ADHD that find value in the ideas that I share. I also think these ideas are helpful for people who don't have ADHD but sometimes need a little guidance in the productivity / getting things done / feeling good arena, so don't think that you won't benefit if that's you! Please enjoy - appreciate you. 💿 *Get my best practical ideas in your inbox (free)⇢*→ Sign up: https://www.muchelleb.com.au/newsletter-signup☁️ *Join the Intention Community (it's replaced the Intention app)! ⇢*→ _Every month, two brand-new tools (meditations, worksheets, videos, etc) drop, usually built around a recent video - so that you can take what you’ve learned and do something with it._→ Join: https://intentioncommunity.circle.so/🪞 *Organise your Life with the Calm Productivity Notion Pack. ⇢*→ _"This notion pack is amazing!! I feel like it’s changing my life already and I’ve never been so impressed by a product." Alice Joyce_→ Get the pack: https://shop.muchelleb.com.au/products/the-calm-productivity-notion-pack💛 *If you liked this video, you'll probably like... ⇢*→ The Time Management Playlist _(when you want to expand your time)_ : https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLW3yd6NHmEVrxrOSvViA1PcZVh3hhD6cs→ The Upgrade Your Life Playlist _(for simple ways to upgrade your life)_ :https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLW3yd6NHmEVp_dlOxoROdW4WB0_eiFRAT🍧 *I post more of this kind of thing on Instagram ⇢*→ Follow me: http://instagram.com/muchelleb🎧 *I drop weekly content on Spotify: ⇢*→ Grow With Inteniton Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/2HqznNA2v9McYirvqmUVvO?si=024ac78820b24443💭 *Video timeline ⇢*00:00 Intro0:40 Values vs Habits2:53 Theories5:50 Remove what you dislike6:20 Revenge vs control🔗 *Anything I mentioned ⇢*🔗 Roger Martin: https://rogerlmartin.com/archive/medium-posts/-in-thought-pillars,strategy

    10 min
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A podcast for people who want to create a life that feels good. Grow With Intention explores questions like: ✨ How can you get things done in a way that’s a custom fit for your brain? ✨ How can you react in a more helpful way to your thoughts and feelings? ✨ How can you create habits that you look forward to every day? ✨ How can you change patterns of behaviour in a self-compassionate way? And ultimately: ✨ How can you create a life that feels good?

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