Habit stacking, habit tracking, gamification, and other popular strategies to help us build and optimize our habits—what’s wrong with every single one of these strategies and why do they often lead us astray? It’s easy to get so caught up optimizing our habits, we forget the point of developing habits—to live better and achieve the life we want. We dive into all these and more as we explore all things habits in today’s episode of No Clear Answers!
Join executive leadership & career coach Rikki Goldenberg, conscious leadership & executive coach Justin Mulvaney, and licensed clinical psychologist turned creator coach Corey Wilks as we discuss all that and more.
0:00 Episode Preview
1:04 Choosing Today’s Topic: Habits
2:57 Show Intro
3:22 Share the love!
5:05 How habits come up in coaching
10:40 What are habits and what happens when we forget that?
15:03 Gamifying habits vs. doing what’s effective
21:32 Why are we so obsessed with habits?
26:07 When are habits helpful and when are they not helpful?
36:48 Writing, Creativity, and Habits
46:17 If not habits, then what?
55:21 What are habits that we actually encourage?
59:59 Wrapup
1:00:57 Post-Credits
Learn more about the hosts:
https://rikkigoldenberg.com/
https://justinmulvaney.com/
https://coreywilkspsyd.com/
Intro Music:
http://www.aaronwaltersmusic.com/
#noclearanswers #selfimprovement #personaldevelopment #leadershipdevelopment #habits
Failure is inevitable, but it doesn’t have to be final. How can we learn to allow, accept, and even love the experience of failure? How can we renegotiate our relationship with failure so we can harness it to propel us forward instead of holding us back? We dive into all these questions and more on this episode of No Clear Answers!
Join executive leadership & career coach Rikki Goldenberg, conscious leadership & executive coach Justin Mulvaney, and licensed clinical psychologist turned creator coach Corey Wilks as we discuss all that and more.
0:00 Episode Preview
1:09 Show Intro
1:41 Today’s Topic: Failure
3:35 What is failure, actually?
7:06 Why you will/should be “failing” sometimes
8:26 Typical relationships to failure
19:50 What happens when failure isn’t an option
27:15 Considering success and failure across your life
28:43 What are the toxic mindsets that make failure feel so awful?
31:46 Failure isn’t Final
33:15 What actually happens when you fail
34:27 The consequences of society “packaging” failure
36:31 Sharing while in the mess of failure
38:35 People appreciate war stories
41:35 Failure and the Reality that you can’t control everything
46:36 A healthy relationship to failure requires you feel heartbreak
48:03 How can you separate a specific failure from being a failure?
55:26 Tactics for having a healthy relationship with failure
1:03:03 Final thoughts on Failure
1:04:06 Post-Credits
Learn more about the hosts:
https://rikkigoldenberg.com/
https://justinmulvaney.com/
https://coreywilkspsyd.com/
Intro Music:
http://www.aaronwaltersmusic.com/
What causes us to procrastinate? Why is procrastination so common in our lives? Can procrastination ever be helpful, or is it always an obstacle to the life we want? Is procrastination just a mental weakness or character flaw? What are the most powerful strategies to help you overcome procrastination in your own life? We dive into all these issues and more on this episode of No Clear Answers!
Join executive leadership & career coach Rikki Goldenberg, conscious leadership & executive coach Justin Mulvaney, and licensed clinical psychologist turned creator coach Corey Wilks as we discuss all that and more.
0:00 Episode Preview
1:04 Show Intro
2:21 Today’s Topic: Procrastination
4:20 What makes us struggle with procrastination?
7:08 When is procrastination avoidance vs information?
16:22 How pervasive is procrastination?
24:20 What does clinical psychology have to say about procrastination?
30:10 How does procrastination impact people in transition?
35:19 How long it takes to do meaningful things
37:47 Procrastination and emotional avoidance
40:18 Things that we’re avoiding
53:26 How do you work with procrastination?
1:04:48 Final thoughts on Procrastination
1:06:49 Post-Credits
Learn more about the hosts:
https://rikkigoldenberg.com/
https://justinmulvaney.com/
https://coreywilkspsyd.com/
Intro Music:
http://www.aaronwaltersmusic.com/
#noclearanswers #selfimprovement #personaldevelopment #leadershipdevelopment #procrastination
Why do so many entrepreneurs struggle with Shiny Object Syndrome? How can entrepreneurs overcome Shiny Object Syndrome and stay focused on what matters? Is it possible to turn Shiny Object Syndrome into an asset instead of a liability? In this episode of No Clear Answers, we dive into all these and more!
Join executive leadership & career coach Rikki Goldenberg, conscious leadership & executive coach Justin Mulvaney, and licensed clinical psychologist turned creator coach Corey Wilks as we discuss all that and more.
0:00 Cold Open
1:39 Show Intro
1:57 Give us feedback!
3:40 Today's Topic: Shiny Object Syndrome
4:34 What is Shiny Object Syndrome?
12:25 Why is SOS so common?
22:17 Why is it common for some people and not others?
27:05 How does SOS hold you back?
52:47 What is the medicine for someone struggling with SOS?
1:09:07 How can you level SOS to be an asset?
1:27:46 Final Thoughts
1:28:35 Wrapup
Learn more about the hosts:
https://rikkigoldenberg.com/
https://justinmulvaney.com/
https://coreywilkspsyd.com/
Intro Music:
http://www.aaronwaltersmusic.com/
How do our identities develop? What causes an identity crisis and how do we navigate one? How can we build identities that empower us to reach our potential instead of imprison us in misery and mediocrity? In today’s episode of No Clear Answers, we dive into all these and more!
Join executive leadership & career coach Rikki Goldenberg, conscious leadership & executive coach Justin Mulvaney, and licensed clinical psychologist turned creator coach Corey Wilks as we discuss all that and more.
Chapters
0:00 Cold Open
1:03 Show intro & today’s topic: Identity
1:36 Defining identity and how changeable is it
8:48 How does identity influence how we show up?
25:17 How identity can be an obstacle
36:02 What happens when life strips you of your identity
38:42 The 4 Horsemen of Fear and identity
45:10 Identities that form from rejection
47:35 What do people get wrong about identity
57:49 Determining what identities mean to you
1:02:11 How do identities develop
1:16:52 Spicy takes on Identity
1:26:09 How to cultivate identities that empower you
1:44:58 Final Points
Learn more about the hosts:
https://www.rikkigoldenberg.com/
https://justinmulvaney.com/
https://coreywilkspsyd.com/
Intro Music:
http://www.aaronwaltersmusic.com/
How do you set healthy boundaries? Why do we struggle to set boundaries? What are the consequences of not setting boundaries? In today’s episode of No Clear Answers, we dive into ways to navigate setting better boundaries to build a better life, healthier relationships, and a more productive work environment!
Join executive leadership & career coach Rikki Goldenberg, conscious leadership & executive coach Justin Mulvaney, and licensed clinical psychologist turned creator coach Corey Wilks as we discuss all that and more.
0:00 Cold open - Rate the show!
1:30 Show intro
2:28 Introducing today’s topic: Boundaries
3:36 How do we define boundaries?
5:37 Why are boundaries important and what do good boundaries achieve?
16:24 How are we bad at boundaries?
29:23 Who benefits when you do or don’t set boundaries?
34:38 Boundaries with and without shame
36:50 How do you set boundaries when there are power differentials?
46:21 What is the link between boundaries and anger and how does that inform how we set them?
56:25 How can you set boundaries in a way that makes things better?
1:18:30 Final thoughts on boundaries
1:24:55 Wrapup
Learn more about the hosts:
https://www.rikkigoldenberg.com/
https://justinmulvaney.com/
https://coreywilkspsyd.com/
Intro Music:
http://www.aaronwaltersmusic.com/
Miscommunication is the leading cause of conflict in relationships in our personal and professional lives. So how do we communicate effectively to get our message across to the other person without miscommunication or misunderstanding? In today’s episode of No Clear Answers, we dive into all this and more, to help you build effective communication skills in your personal and professional life!
Join executive leadership & career coach Rikki Goldenberg, conscious leadership & executive coach Justin Mulvaney, and licensed clinical psychologist turned creator coach Corey Wilks as we discuss all that and more.
0:00 Cold Open
0:32 Show Intro
1:08 Today’s Topic: Communication
2:35 What do we get wrong around communication?
13:26 What do we get wrong about listening?
24:50 Expectations and communication
27:42 Understanding who you’re communication with
30:18 Listening and coaching
31:58 Communicating when you’re unavailable for communication
38:23 Communicating uncomfortable things
45:19 Get on the same page
48:31 Staying attuned while communicating & listening
51:08 Tips for improving communication
1:05:22 Parting Words
Learn more about the hosts:
https://www.rikkigoldenberg.com/
https://justinmulvaney.com/
https://coreywilkspsyd.com/
Intro Music:
http://www.aaronwaltersmusic.com/
We are back with a Round 2 of personality assessments! This time we are, much to Justin's surprise, diving deep into Enneagram. We explore how it's structured and the types of our lovely gang of co-hosts. Even if you're not into enneagram, this episode has so much to provide on how to think about inner work and exploration. Enjoy!
Join executive leadership & career coach Rikki Goldenberg, conscious leadership & executive coach Justin Mulvaney, and licensed clinical psychologist turned creator coach Corey Wilks as we discuss all that and more.
0:00 Cold Open
1:30 Show Intro
2:31 Why we’re exploring Enneagram
3:58 Enneagram Overview
5:20 Justin’s Enneagram Type: 3
6:18 Enneagram is built on Worldview and Motivation
6:44 Enneagram 3 (E3) Worldview
9:16 E3 Listening Filters
11:42 Rikki & Corey reflect to Justin
15:50 Enneagram feels critical & growth-oriented
16:15 How Justin’s E3 shows up in the show
19:15 The Enneagram is about Limitations & Freedom
19:57 E3 Vice & Path to Virtue
23:37 E3 Defense Mechanism
26:38 E3 Soul Child / Disowned Parts
28:41 Final Reflections on Justin’s Overview & Type
31:42 Exploring Corey’s Type: 5 - Worldview
36:40 E5 Listening Filters
38:14 Corey tries on E5
42:45 E5 Vice & Path to Virtue
46:44 Does Enneagram shift over time?
48:06 E5 Defense Mechanisms
50:36 E5 Soul Child / Disowned Parts
51:53 Strategies for Working with Disowned Patterns/Parts
55:20 How different types work together well and poorly
1:03:05 Typing Rikki Live
1:09:48 Exploring Rikki’s Listening Filters
1:14:38 E6 Vice & Path to Virtue and Rikki’s story
1:20:13 E6 Defense Mechanism
1:22:57 E6 Soul Child / Disowned Parts
1:25:43 Final Thoughts on Exploring Enneagram
Learn more about the hosts:
https://www.rikkigoldenberg.com/
https://justinmulvaney.com/
https://coreywilkspsyd.com/
Intro Music:
http://www.aaronwaltersmusic.com/
Personality tests are fun and all, but are they actually useful? In today's episode, we dive deep into personality assessments and takedown one of the most popular assessment's in western culture: The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator.
Join executive leadership & career coach Rikki Goldenberg, conscious leadership & executive coach Justin Mulvaney, and licensed clinical psychologist turned creator coach Corey Wilks as we discuss all that and more.
0:00 Cold Open - Rikki’s Baby
0:55 Show Intro and A New Milestone!
3:03 Today’s Topic - Personality Tests and Myers-Briggs
7:05 Experiences with MBTI
11:01 The History of Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
14:24 Personality Assessments in General
14:57 What we like about MBTI and Assessments in General
21:44 What we don’t like about MBTI
38:53 The Traps and Uses of Personality Assessments
46:52 Diagnostic Tools we like and How to use them
1:02:05 How to get Enneagram typed
1:04:50 Final Comments on MBTI and Personality Assessments
Learn more about the hosts:
https://www.rikkigoldenberg.com/
https://justinmulvaney.com/
https://coreywilkspsyd.com/
Intro Music:
http://www.aaronwaltersmusic.com/
EMBRACE THE GRIND! That statement probably spiked your blood pressure - in a very good or a very bad way. Hustle culture is a polarizing topic these days. You either love it or you hate it. In today’s episode, we deconstruct hustle culture and explore the good and the bad. What are the toxic elements of hustle culture to avoid? What are the good and empowering bits to take away and integrate? The end result: an entirely new way to think about hustle culture.
Join executive leadership & career coach Rikki Goldenberg, conscious leadership & executive coach Justin Mulvaney, and licensed clinical psychologist turned creator coach Corey Wilks as we discuss all that and more.
0:00 Cold Open
0:58 Show Intro
1:39 Today’s Topic: The Grind / Hustle Culture
10:01 Opening thoughts on Hustle Culture
14:26 How did we get to the toxic hustle culture that exists today?
36:05 Why do we like hustle culture less as we get older?
51:45 How can we embrace the grind without glorifying it?
1:09:10 Final thoughts on The Grind & Hustle Culture
Learn more about the hosts:
https://www.rikkigoldenberg.com/
https://justinmulvaney.com/
https://coreywilkspsyd.com/
Intro Music:
http://www.aaronwaltersmusic.com/
Struggle with stress? You’re not alone. Stress is a constant in life; you could argue that stress management is the most important skill to have in our modern world. In today’s episode, we walk everything stress. What is it? Where does it comes from? What are the different kinds of stress, and how can you manage it to live your fullest life?
Join executive leadership & career coach Rikki Goldenberg, conscious leadership & executive coach Justin Mulvaney, and licensed clinical psychologist turned creator coach Corey Wilks as we discuss all that and more.
0:00 Cold Open
1:15 Show Intro
1:33 Today’s Topic: Stress
1:57 What is Stress?
5:38 Managing the Two Types of Stress: Eustress & Distress
13:31 Are you stressed or are you pushing an edge?
17:12 Stress & the Optimal Level of Arousal
26:25 What are the main sources of distress?
44:12 What are the most common symptoms of stress?
54:03 How do people try to deal with stress that doesn’t work?
1:05:40 What are effective stress management strategies?
1:23:34 Final perspectives on stress
Learn more about the hosts:
https://www.rikkigoldenberg.com/
https://justinmulvaney.com/
https://coreywilkspsyd.com/
Intro Music:
http://www.aaronwaltersmusic.com/
What’s the common thread linking all of the places that you’re stuck in life? If I had to bet, I’d bet that it was fear. In this episode of No Clear Answers, we discuss everything fear. What is fear? Why are we so constantly stuck by it? How can we have a productive relationship with it? And of course, practical tactical tips to experiment with.
Join executive leadership & career coach Rikki Goldenberg, conscious leadership & executive coach Justin Mulvaney, and licensed clinical psychologist turned creator coach Corey Wilks as we discuss all that and more.
0:00 Cold Open
2:35 Show Intro
4:18 Today’s Topic - Fear
5:24 What is fear?
14:32 How we get stuck with fear
26:27 How to have a productive relationship with fear
38:07 Practical, Tactical, Actions to work with Fear
1:02:33 You can’t kill your fear
1:03:28 Corey’s controversial takes
1:10:15 Wrapup
Learn more about the hosts:
https://www.rikkigoldenberg.com/
https://justinmulvaney.com/
https://coreywilkspsyd.com/
Intro Music:
http://www.aaronwaltersmusic.com/
We all want more confidence. But do you actually need it? Is confidence as important as we collectively make it out to be? How is it and how isn't it? In today's episode, we talk confidence: how we overindex on appearing confident and what you can do to build genuine confidence for the long-haul.
Join executive leadership & career coach Rikki Goldenberg, conscious leadership & executive coach Justin Mulvaney, and licensed clinical psychologist turned creator coach Corey Wilks as we discuss all that and more.
0:00 Cold Open
1:11 Show Intro & Today’s Topic: Confidence
2:17 What is Confidence?
13:22 Why does it feel like some people have confidence and others don’t?
18:23 The Limitations of focusing on Confidence
22:41 The Wisdom and Normality of lacking Confidence
28:10 The value of appearing confident (or admitting a lack of confidence)
39:49 What to do when you’re overly focused on your Lack of Confidence
47:16 How to Build Confidence
58:26 Final Thoughts
Learn more about the hosts:
https://www.rikkigoldenberg.com/
https://justinmulvaney.com/
https://coreywilkspsyd.com/
Intro Music:
http://www.aaronwaltersmusic.com/
Nowadays, it's easy to feel like we live in a never-ending cycle of burnout. While there's a lot of advice on how to recover from burnout (up your self-care game), it is woefully inadequate when it comes to addressing the root causes of burnout. In today's episode, we talk about how to escape the cycle of burnout once and for all.
Join executive leadership & career coach Rikki Goldenberg, conscious leadership & executive coach Justin Mulvaney, and licensed clinical psychologist turned creator coach Corey Wilks as we discuss all that and more.
0:00 Cold Open
0:55 Show Intro and Today’s Topic: Burnout
3:26 How do we think about Burnout?
24:13 The Six Causes of Burnout
30:34 How do you know that you’re Burning out?
36:04 How we create Burnout in our life
43:53 What do I do when I’m burning out?
1:00:26 Why Self-Care isn’t the cure for Burnout
1:05:20 Wrapup
Learn more about the hosts:
https://www.rikkigoldenberg.com/
https://justinmulvaney.com/
https://coreywilkspsyd.com/
Intro Music:
http://www.aaronwaltersmusic.com/
Most of us have a sense that, in some way, we’re blocking ourselves from the very things that we want. We self-sabotage. One of the most common ways we do that is through limiting beliefs: beliefs we hold about ourselves, others, and the world, that limit what we believe is possible. In today’s episode, we explore common limiting beliefs and how to break them.
Join executive leadership & career coach Rikki Goldenberg, conscious leadership & executive coach Justin Mulvaney, and licensed clinical psychologist turned creator coach Corey Wilks as we discuss all that and more.
0:00 Cold Open
0:48 Show Intro
1:09 What are Limiting Beliefs?
16:22 What are the most common limiting beliefs?
41:31 What are the signs of limiting beliefs?
53:32 How do you deal with limiting beliefs?
1:03:20 Wrapup
Learn more about the hosts:
https://www.rikkigoldenberg.com/
https://justinmulvaney.com/
https://coreywilkspsyd.com/
Intro Music:
http://www.aaronwaltersmusic.com/
Emotional intelligence. You hear about it everywhere. But what the heck do we mean when we say it? What is emotional intelligence really and how do we build it? In this episode, we discuss what emotional intelligence is, what it looks like, and how to become a more emotionally intelligent, person, creator, and leader.
Join executive leadership & career coach Rikki Goldenberg, conscious leadership & executive coach Justin Mulvaney, and licensed clinical psychologist turned creator coach Corey Wilks as we discuss all that and more.
0:00 Cold Open
0:43 Show Intro
2:15 What is Emotional Intelligence?
20:15 What does emotional intelligence or the absence of it look like?
54:04 Can you be too emotionally intelligent?
55:57 How do you build more emotional intelligence?
59:49 Wrapup
Learn more about the hosts:
https://www.rikkigoldenberg.com/
https://justinmulvaney.com/
https://coreywilkspsyd.com/
Intro Music:
http://www.aaronwaltersmusic.com/
SMART Goals, BHAG goals, visionary goals, achievable goals. We are awash in framework and ways that we are “supposed” to set goals. So why is it so often the case that we set goals that don’t light us up and then fail to achieve them?
In today’s episode, we discuss everything goals. Why are we so obsessed with the “right” way to set goals? What do we get wrong? When we fail to achieve them, why? And how can we set them to give us the best chance at achieving them?
Join executive leadership & career coach Rikki Goldenberg, conscious leadership & executive coach Justin Mulvaney, and licensed clinical psychologist turned creator coach Corey Wilks as we discuss all that and more.
0:00 Cold Open
1:25 Show Intro
1:56 Today’s Topic: Goals
4:05 Why are we so obsessed with goals and goal-setting frameworks?
14:44 What do we get wrong when we set goals?
41:49 Why do we fail to achieve our goals?
53:40 How you can create and achieve your goals
1:08:22 Wrapup
Learn more about the hosts:
https://www.rikkigoldenberg.com/
https://justinmulvaney.com/
https://coreywilkspsyd.com/
Intro Music:
http://www.aaronwaltersmusic.com/
Struggle with perfectionism? Don’t we all. It’s so easy to get caught up seeking perfection and wreak havoc on our health, productivity, and relationships. In this episode, we discuss perfectionism, where it comes from, why we do it, and how to escape it.
Join executive leadership & career coach Rikki Goldenberg, conscious leadership & executive coach Justin Mulvaney, and licensed clinical psychologist turned creator coach Corey Wilks as we discuss all that and more.
0:00 Cold Open
1:15 Show Intro
1:39 Today’s Topic - Perfectionism
3:25 Defining Perfectionism
6:15 Why is perfectionism so hot?
10:00 Where does perfectionism come from?
24:00 How does perfectionism commonly show up for people?
32:00 What do we do when we’re struggling with perfectionism?
52:04 Why Perfectionism is Bullshi*t
54:49 Wrapup
Learn more about the hosts:
https://www.rikkigoldenberg.com/
https://justinmulvaney.com/
https://coreywilkspsyd.com/
Intro Music:
http://www.aaronwaltersmusic.com/
Happy Holidays! This holiday season we wanted to talk everything new year's rituals. What are our thoughts on annual reviews? How do we reflect and set intentions as the new year comes around? What resources do we recommend?
Join executive leadership & career coach Rikki Goldenberg, conscious leadership & executive coach Justin Mulvaney, and licensed clinical psychologist turned creator coach Corey Wilks as we discuss all that and more.
Resources from Today's Episode
• Justin and Rikki's Annual Leadership Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQFdczvcju4
• Corey's Review Questions: https://coreywilkspsyd.com/how-to-set-yourself-up-for-success-in-the-next-chapter-of-life/
• How Failure Leads to Success: https://coreywilkspsyd.com/the-counterintuitive-reason-why-failing-leads-to-success/
0:00 Cold Open
0:51 Show Intro
3:02 Annual Reviews & End of Year Reflection
35:12 New Year’s Resolutions
1:01:29 Our Intentions for 2024
1:26:25 Wrapup
Learn more about the hosts:
https://www.rikkigoldenberg.com/
https://justinmulvaney.com/
https://coreywilkspsyd.com/
Intro Music: http://www.aaronwaltersmusic.com/
We live in an epidemic of inner sabotage via inner criticism. Today, we discuss everything inner critic: What do we mean when we say inner critic? Where do our inner critics come from? How do they serve us and what do they cost us? How can we lay down our arms and end the war?
Join executive leadership & career coach Rikki Goldenberg, conscious leadership & executive coach Justin Mulvaney, and licensed clinical psychologist turned creator coach Corey Wilks as we discuss all that and more.
0:00 Cold Open
1:33 Show Intro
2:23 Introducing the theme: Our Inner Critic
3:15 What do each of us mean when we say Inner Critic?
9:23 Signs you’re struggling with an Inner Critic
16:44 Where does our Inner Critic come from?
27:39 The Pros & Cons of Inner Criticism
35:51 Ending the War with our Inner Critic & Ourselves
58:47 Wrapup
Learn more about the hosts:
https://www.rikkigoldenberg.com/
https://justinmulvaney.com/
https://coreywilkspsyd.com/
Intro Music:
http://www.aaronwaltersmusic.com/