In this solo episode of Linda's Life Lessons, Linda discusses the importance of sleep. How to get enough sleep and getting on a sleep schedule to help support your efforts to get enough rest, so you can perform at your absolute best!   Show Highlights:  How much sleep do you really need? What happens to our body and mind when we don't get enough rest? The 3-2-1 Sleep Schedule  Connect with Linda on Facebook and Instagram ..read more

In this episode of Linda Life's Lesson, Linda shares some truths and stories about what to do when your semester isn't going well. Whether it be in your classes, or your mental or physical health or maybe it's a situation with your friends. She has you covered with ways to get back on track! Some of the episodes mentioned in this show: Studying to Learn Episodes 6, 7 & 8 Anxiety - Episode 18 and Friends - Episode 13 Connect with Linda on Facebook and Instagram ..read more

In this episode of Linda's Life Lessons, Linda carries on the discussion about budgeting and personal finance she started in Getting Started with Budgeting and Personal Finance.  If you haven't listened to that yet and don't have your 30 day diary you can Listen to Getting Started with Budgeting and Personal Finance here.  Linda describes what to do next after you have your 30 days of spending data and how to put together your personal spending plan.  She explains how LIFE gets in the way of a budget and why your spending plan needs to be flexible and revisited as your life ..read more

In this solo episode of the Linda's Life Lessons podcast, Linda is speaking directly to freshmen.  She covers topics such as understanding the big picture at your school, changing your mindset for a better experience with general education classes, making friends and connecting with your guidance counselor.  This episode is filled with great advice and information to make your transition into college as smooth as possible.   Linda has a couple of open spots for one on one coaching, if you are interested you can sign up here!   Connect with Linda: Sign-up for our n ..read more

In this solo episode of Linda's Life Lessons, Linda shares with you some tips she has learned along the way to help with stress and anxiety.  She explains the 4, 5, 6 breathing method and some positive actions you can take to ease anxiety.  Whether it's exam anxiety, friends and family or financial, you will benefit from the methods Linda shares.   Tapping or EFT (emotional freedom techniques) is something Linda practices daily and she details how easy it is to do and how it has helped her.  To find out more visit https://www.thetappingsolution.com/ Linda mentions ..read more

In this solo episode of Linda's Life Lessons, Linda talks sex!  This is not a how to episode but rather a rules of the game discussion.  Linda shares some stories of the difficult situations students have found themselves in and shares some guidance on how they navigated it.   Her rules are designed to protect you so that "the game" is that much more FUN!     Connect with Linda: You can sign-up for one on one coaching sessions with Linda Sign-up for our newsletter with more great tips for college students! Connect with Linda on Facebook and Ins ..read more

  In this episode of the Linda's Life Lessons podcast, Linda dives into college finances, the cost of college and the value of a degree. She explain the difference between student loan debt and consumer debt and how a college degree is another investment you make for your future that does not depreciate over the course of your lifetime!   She shares some great tips on why you should live in the dorm and take a personal finance class if your school offers it.  She weighs in on how many hours you should work during the semester and why she believes student loans are manageabl ..read more

In this solo episode of the Linda's Life Lessons podcast, Linda continues with part two of the discussion on business personalities.  In this episode, Linda covers the four broad categories of communications styles from leadershipiq.com.  You can take that assessment here.  She covers Kurt Lewin's three management styles and you can take that assessment here. And she talks about The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman and how knowing these love languages can help you work better with your colleagues. You can take the Love Languages Quiz here.  Be sure to start with part one ..read more

In this solo episode of Linda's Life Lessons podcast, Linda starts a two-part series on business personalities and the assessments you can take to figure out yours! She explains why it is so important to choose a career or more specifically a job that will be a good fit for your business personality. She covers the basics that define whether you are an extrovert or an introvert or a combination of the two and how that might affect your ability to do or enjoy doing certain aspects of your job. She talks about chronotypes, or sleep cycles and how to use them to organize your day for maximum effi ..read more

In this solo episode of the Linda's Life Lessons podcast, Linda shares the concerns some of her students have about making new friends. Attending college without any of your friends or family close by can be exciting but also terrifying for many students. Linda shares some stories about staying true to yourself, taking the pressure off and starting with small steps to make connections. Some of the Questions Answered: What if I don't want to party every night? Where do I find my people? Are college friendships meant to be forever friendships? Connect with Linda: You can sign-up for one on one c ..read more