If you’ve you ever thought you heard one thing but ended up being wrong you'll enjoy this episode. Communication can be tricky. Misunderstandings happen despite having more ways of communication available than ever in the history of the world. We all still see things from our own perspective which makes effective communication and understanding challenging. Saying "you're wrong" or “stop thinking that way” to someone you disagree with is the antithesis of looking outward and instead is a reflection of a selfish desire to control another person by demanding that they accept your perception and reject their own feelings and experience.

Play of the Week: When you're not understanding or seeing another person’s truth, try to imagine standing in their shoes, or to say it another way, try looking outward, beyond your own perception and accept what their perception is, even if you don’t agree with it.

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Acceptance is necessary before we can build anything. But acceptance can be hard. There are some things we really struggle to accept, like other's opinions and perceptions. What if there was a script to help you develop more acceptance in relationships and conversations? You're in luck cause Tony Overbay, a certified Marriage Family Therapist and host of The Virtual Couch Podcast and Waking Up to Narcissism Podcast, has come up with The Four Pillars of a Connected Conversation which we will break down in more detail in this episode.

Play of the Week: Use the 4 pillars of a connected conversation to strengthen a relationship in your life. Here they are again. And if all else fails use the shortcut script of "Yes, and.."

  1. Assume the other’s good intentions.
  2. Accept the other’s perception as their truth.
  3. Ask questions before commenting.
  4. Don’t go into victim mode.

Tony Overbay, Learn How to Be a Better You

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We are in for a real treat today! This has been a long time coming, but our dear friend, Tony Overbay has come onto the show and shared so much value. And it was such an honor and a privilege to have him join us. So I cannot wait for you to dive into the mind of the one and only Tony Overbay and bask in his wisdom and all of his positivity. He is our MVP for team happiness.

BIO: Tony is a licensed marriage and family therapist, a certified mindful habit coach. A popular motivational speaker and the host and creator of the virtual couch podcast. Tony has created so many resources and programs to help others including the Magnetic Marriage program, The Path Back (pornography addiction recovery), The 3 Keys To Positive Parenting, and MORE. He is an author, speaker, master of happiness, and most of all…a dear friend that we are delighted to have on the show.

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PLAY OF THE WEEK: 

  1. Do mindful exercise: breathe in through nose (count to 1) breathe out through mouth (count to 2) and continue and see how high you can get to.
  2. When experiencing difficult emotions, step into “observer” mode

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Hello Team Happiness! And HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! I missed you during our break but it was really nice to be with family and recharge. With 2021 officially behind us I want to reflect with you today and share something VERY exciting that we’ve prepared for you. 2021 was a challenging year for many of us, and with those challenges came lots of growth. Today we have a JAM PACKED episode full of tangible actions you can take to start the year off right and apply PLAY THEORY principles in your life in an accessible way. Let’s jump in!

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PLAY OF THE WEEK: 

Download the “Power Plays of 2021” PDF we made just for YOU!

Come join the conversation and play with us!

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