Author: Damianne

  • Celebrate Progress to Build A New Habit

    Celebrate Progress to Build A New Habit

    When was the last time that you celebrated your progress towards your goals? We get into the habit of always moving on to the next thing, but research shows that stopping and celebrating after completing a new action helps train the brain to repeat that action. We repeat actions and create new habits because of…

  • You Can Get What You Want

    You Can Get What You Want

    In this episode of Changes Big and Small, I’m chatting with Cristina Comunian. Cristina works in marketing and communications and lives in Prague. As Cristina has gotten more busy, she’s more extra time for meditation. Listen to this episode to learn how meditation can help you, and why it’s important to make time for it…

  • Be Consistent to build a New Habit

    Be Consistent to build a New Habit

    In this episode of the Changes Big and Small Podcast, host Damianne President shares resources from Joe Dispenza, Daniel Kahneman and James Clear to help you form new habits. You can use this now at the start of 2020, or at any time! Please share if you’ve found any of these resources helpful. Full shownotes:

  • Merry Christmas 2019

    Merry Christmas 2019

    Whether or not you’re celebrating Christmas, you likely have friends or family that do. And in much of the world, people get some time off around Christmas Day. So Happy Christmas or Happy Holidays from Changes BIG and small. Visit the show notes for a transcript and photos – https://changesbigandsmall.com/2019/12/25/merry-christmas-2019/ Join the Changes Big and…

  • You Can Start with One Thing

    You Can Start with One Thing

    This week’s episode of Changes BIG and small is the second in a special 4-episode series. I discuss how you might find one thing to focus on to create joy in your life or someone else’s, and provide some self-care tips for the holidays. Start the new year on the right foot! See the Shownotes…

  • The Two Resources that You Need to Build Self-Awareness

    The Two Resources that You Need to Build Self-Awareness

    This episode of Changes BIG and small is a change. I’m not interviewing anyone, but rather sharing some resources with you to develop self awareness. There are three great resources shared. You won’t want to miss this episode. Please find the full show notes, including links to all the resources mentioned in the show at…

  • How the Ripple Effects of Change Build a New Identity

    How the Ripple Effects of Change Build a New Identity

    Laetitia is a Happiness Engineer at Automattic. It comes up in our conversation, but we spend the bulk of the time discussing macrobiotics and how it’s transformed Laetitia’s life. We also explore the concepts of balance and spontaneity and how to use them together to create a fulfilling life. Get the full show notes at…

  • Use a Growth Mindset to Learn Anything

    Use a Growth Mindset to Learn Anything

    This week’s guest on Changes BIG and small is Praveen Selvasekaran. Praveen and I have a meandering chat, discussing some of the changes he’s made in his life, from moving away from home, to moving to Canada with his wife, where they are building their family. It’s impossible to resist Praveen’s energy, and hard to…

  • Find Something That Makes You Happy

    Find Something That Makes You Happy

    Thank you for listening to Changes BIG and small. This week, I’m speaking with Emily Sliman. Although she’s a teacher like Ryan, who I chatted with last week, their paths have been quite different. Emily started out working as a software engineer before changing to be a pastry chef. She didn’t find the passion that…

  • Say Yes to Finding the Possible

    Say Yes to Finding the Possible

    On this episode of Changes BIG and small, I’m chatting with Ryan Mallonne. Ryan currently works as a classroom teacher at an international school in Prague. He loves teaching Grade 4. Having lived in several countries since his early twenties, Ryan shares some fascinating experiences such as serving in the Peace Corps and his two…

  • Find the Courage to Be Yourself

    Find the Courage to Be Yourself

    This week, Changes BIG and small welcomes Annie Koshy. Annie is an award-winning media professional, a multi-talented media and events personality, a trained elite speaker and emcee. As a model with one of the city’s premier modelling agencies, Annie has garnered mainstream attention through her commercial work. Most recently, she was featured in a lead…

  • How Community Can Support You with Change

    How Community Can Support You with Change

    On this episode of Changes BIG and small, I’m chatting with Rossana Menezes. Rossana is a Happiness Engineer at Automattic. Listen to hear about Rossana’s distributed family, her approach to travel, and how she systematically made two dramatic changes in her life. There is so much that we can learn from Rossana to make changes…