Media Monday (9). I want to change so how do I?
So many people want to change but feel as though they are stuck forever in the same repetitive and destructive cycles. This podcast episode deals with the necessary process to change. Find it here.
Just be kind
What’s even better than changed behavior is not having to put a fire out.
So what’s my wife’s rule? Well, you’ve probably figured it out by now, but just in case you have not, here it is.
Media Monday (8). Generous or Cynical Assumptions
When you hear something, does your mind tend to run to the negative or the positive? This video deals with how you can train yourself to be more free by looking at things with generous assumptions. In the absence of facts to cause you to look elsewhere, consider the benefit of pursuing the most generous…
Grief for People We have Never Met
This past Sunday I was taking my daughter to practice driving. We were driving down the main road here in town and my wife and I were texting (my daughter was driving) and she sent me a text, "Did you hear Kobe Bryant died this morning in a helicopter crash?" At first, I thought maybe…
Media Monday (7). Five questions to ask yourself in order have your best year yet.
Most resolutions die a painful and quick death barely making it two weeks into the new year. This podcast offers you five questions to help you make the best goals possible in order to improve yourself and your world in 2020. Search the Joe Martino Show in your favorite podcast player or listen here. Media…
Please stop telling your kids that you lost your temper because you love them
You’re teaching your kids through your actions, not your words. When you tell them you did whatever poor behavior because you loved them so much, you’re being dishonest to both yourself and them.
Media Monday (6). Three questions to improve every relationship.
If you ask these three questions, you will improve every relationship that you have. Media Monday is a series where I focus on something that I have created in another form of media.
Dear Fellow Dads, you will grieve and it’s ok.
As I prepare for my oldest to transition into her twenties, I imagine I will miss her teenage years. The thing about grief is that it doesn’t mean that you don’t want the next phase to happen. Grief just means that you can recognize how awesome the last phase was and how much you will miss it. Once my son hits the teen stage, the next Martino I snuggle will probably be a grandchild and that won’t be for a while (probably). And it will different.
Media Monday (5). Three steps to Problem Solve
In this video, I discuss three necessary steps for problem solving that all healthy relationships utilize. I blogged about it here for those that prefer reading. Media Monday is a series where I focus on something that I have created in another form of media. It's designed to help cross multiple learning styles.
A simple life-hack to be happier
I live in the North. And it's January. In the North in January, there isn't a lot of sunshine. And a lot of people feel that they are more depressed in the winter at least in part because of that reality. You leave the house and it's dark. You leave work and it's dark. It…