Willpower might not be the best tool for personal change. This episode explores more effective approaches that work with our natural mental processes rather than against them—from cybernetic goal-setting and present-moment awareness to finding the real causes behind procrastination. Sometimes the gentlest path forward is also the most powerful.

This episode also appears as an article on Substack. For a link to my Substack newsletter and resources for personal growth, visit gentleshift.org.

Music: Beauty In The Mundane by Bird of Figment, featuring Cody Francis.

For years, I've wanted to contribute something meaningful but didn't know what that could be. Now I realize: I can share what I've learned during my personal growth journey.

This episode also appears as an article on Substack. For a link to my Substack newsletter and resources for personal growth, visit gentleshift.org.

Music: Beauty In The Mundane by Bird of Figment, featuring Cody Francis.