Michal and Silvia Podcast

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Grounding Practice

2021-04-0909:58

This quarter I’ll be exploring the practice of grounding myself. Here’s why.

A Moment of Grounding

2021-03-1809:41

Sitting on a rock, barefoot, overlooking the Ocean and connecting.

Decisions, decisions... How do we make them?

2021-02-2719:58

If you're curious how journaling could help you make difficult decisions, check out our comprehensive collection of journaling exercises: https://journalsmarter.com/journaling-exercises-behavior-change/

Choosing Your Practices / Habits for 2021 (Year of Practice)

2020-12-1747:26

Michal and Silvia explore how to choose three practices to focus on in 2021. We talk about the benefits of radical prioritization (and how to select 3 things when there are so many exciting possibilities), goals vs experiments (and why we like experiments more), curiosity-driven personal development, and more… https://yearofpractice.com 🌳

Edinburgh: the City of Transformation

2020-09-2901:09:22

A conversation with Marta Brzosko (founder of http://selfawareness.blog) about the magical city of Edinburgh, becoming aware, finding your true self and accepting death. Links: Before Knowing You I Was Unconscious https://medium.com/@michal.korzonek/before-knowing-you-i-was-unconscious-35d4bb285d2f Between Fire and Water https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVeygd_Skfk

Writing Your Story

2020-08-1845:09

An interview with Silvia about her experience with writing her journal in public. We talk about vulnerability, insights that came up throughout this journey, and the power of writing your own story. Onion Journals: https://onionjournals.substack.com/

Jumping Off Cliffs

2020-08-1419:32

A short conversation on facing the Fear.

Facing the Lows

2020-06-1639:29

Silvia and Michal share their experiences and insights from facing lows in life, as well as two journaling practices that help them go through. The Minimalist Journaling System: https://journalsmarter.com/minimalist-journaling-system/ The Medicine Wheel: https://medium.com/better-humans/journaling-techniques-to-master-balance-and-grow-faster-1c3114485377

On Creative Process, Connecting with the Body and Intuition

2020-06-1035:02

This time Michal talks with a good friend João Moreira—a music producer and composer performing under a stage name “Instil”. We’re diving into the creative process, emotion-based feedback, taking breaks, connecting with the body, and intuition. Here’s João’s new EP called “Wide Spectrum of Beautiful Chaos”: https://instil.bandcamp.com/album/wide-spectrum-of-beautiful-chaos

Building a New Routine From Scratch

2020-06-0315:31

Michal embarks on a quest of building a new routine, and shares his approach and strategy for the upcoming weeks.

All Things Goal Setting

2020-05-2027:27

On setting goals, defining principles, embodying your vision, and keeping it all agile. Michal’s Operating Principles: https://bit.ly/2ZmYy18

Taking a Break from Thinking

2020-05-0228:55

Hear us talking about rest, time off from work, and balancing out work and thinking with movement and mindfulness.

Relationship Retrospective

2020-04-2722:30

A simple practice you can apply to any relationship to make it flourish. Here are our thoughts after doing it for the first time. Inspired by: Running Agile Scrum on our Relationship by Alanna Irving https://medium.com/@alanna.irving/running-agile-scrum-on-our-relationship-9b2085c5d747

Looking for Beauty

2020-04-2617:55

An exercise based on the chapter ‘Bathe in Beauty’ from Ryan Holiday’s book ‘Stillness is the Key’. The goal? To find beauty in everything, big or small, light or dark, and let that shift your perspective and bring you to a space of inner peace.

Heart Over Frameworks and Using Play to Get Unstuck

2020-04-2230:14

What if you create from your heart and not from your mind? How to get out of your own head and connect with the pure intention and the reason why you’re creating in the first place? And how to get unstuck when it seems like there’s no hope?

How To Be Better At Dealing With Uncomfortable Emotions

2020-04-2115:59

Silvia shares some ways to strengthen emotional resilience and be more comfortable in the face of inner challenges.

Looking at the Stars

2020-04-2006:14

Sit next to Michal and gaze at the nighttime skyline in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.

Our Daily Collaborative Meetings

2020-04-1611:58

We’re partners in love and business, which gives us plenty of space to experiment with different approaches to communication. Recently, we’ve been exploring “collaborative meetings” to make our daily walks even more effective (thanks, Alicia Trepat Pont from Ouishare for introducing us to this format). Learn more about Collaborative Meetings: https://bit.ly/3epUYbr

How to Prioritize When You Lack Focus and Clarity

2020-04-1430:06

You have so many choices. How to pick the right one and stay sane in the process? Michal and Silvia share their best practices for effective prioritization.

Start With the Why: Building Unquittable Habits

2020-04-1328:59

170-day habit streaks? Absolutely. In this podcast, Michal and Silvia share some of their findings on building habits that last.

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