Best Michael Wansley Podcasts (2025)

Sometimes, its easy to forget what's really important, so don't. No matter how bad or good things get, be thankful. Some folks don't make it as far as you have, and if they have, they may or may not have what you have. Simply being 'here' is the blessing, so give thanks that you're here.By The Wanz

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Still Out Of Control 16:42

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Control is a test. It's a test of how you manage ‘your-self’. (two words), in a circumstance you don't control in order to regain control over the one thing you have control over and that is, you!!By The Wanz

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Adversity And You! 17:07

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Folks sometimes talk about 'goin through it'. That 'it' is usually adversity. When life becomes more challenging that it seems it should be? I work a three-step process to get through adversity. Let's see how close your process is to mine!!By The Wanz

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Kamala Harris 21:52

29d ago21:52

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In 2019, I had the opportunity to meet and sing a little with Kamala Harris!!! She returned back to Seattle on her book tour, and here's what happened.By The Wanz

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Surrender 18:05

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How long is too long to keep trying to accomplish something? Do you know when to say 'when'? I had that struggle one day and came to accept a certain conclusion. I needed to surrender.By The Wanz

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A Few Words About Process... 19:00

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Anything and everything that has a beginning and an end is a process. Some are small and insignificant, others are large and consequential. We humans are always going through one process or another and sometimes many at one time. It was advised that I try to determine where I am in any given process. Can you identify what processes you're in or hav…

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Time 20:53

2M ago20:53

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Time is the most valuable thing any of us have. You can't replace it and nobody knows how much they have left. When's the last time you considered how you spend your time?By The Wanz

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No, I Won't Back Down 17:23

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If you're feelin a bit run down, a bit defeated, this episode uses a Tom Petty song to show a possible way out of it.By The Wanz

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I Know You're Tired... 19:39

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Some days, we can feel like we can't go on, like the currents in life are just too strong to swim against. I know you're tired. You've come so far though.By The Wanz

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Stopping The Blender 15:51

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When your mind won't stop spinning, like a blender making a smoothie. Take the lid off and you'll see a hole in the center and all of the other ingredients are whizzin' around and around. Wanna stop your inner 'blender'?By The Wanz

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Looking Back To Go Forward 22:33

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The death of Charlie Kirk has exposed something in this country. Something, it seems, many have forgotten. We may have to go back to our past in order to be reminded of the best way to get to our future.By The Wanz

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Living To Work or Working To Live 21:46

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Are you living to work, or working to live? How can you tell the difference? For me, a new job started an amazing list of events leading to one of the biggest phases of my life!! If it can happen to me, well......By The Wanz

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Do It Anyway... 17:40

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Sometimes, finding the motivation to do what's needed or should be done is difficult to muster up. Just a suggestion, do it anyway. ESPECIALLY when it's something you don't want to do, do it anyway.By The Wanz

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Grateful Or Thankful? 16:29

3M ago16:29

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I've always thought being grateful and being thankful were one and the same. I was wrong...By The Wanz

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Sometimes, Ya Just Gotta Laugh 15:26

4M ago15:26

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Sometimes, ya just gotta laugh at the situation you're in, with no real explanation or reason.By The Wanz

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Golf Teaches Us... 19:53

4M ago19:53

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The game of golf can teach a person a lot about themselves. To develop consistency in one's swing is not unlike developing consistency in one's life. With golf, the idea is to complete a course with the lowest amount of swings or strokes. In life, the goal is to complete a measure of time with the least amount of mistakes.…

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R U Feelin A Little Lost? 19:33

4M ago19:33

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Life can be confusing. Have you ever been in a mental space where you have so many things you could do, but you can't decide which thing to do? Maybe start with something small...By The Wanz

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Could Be Worse 15:33

4M ago15:33

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Never forget...as bad as things can be, they could always be worse...By The Wanz

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After The Mistake 18:25

4M ago18:25

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Making mistakes is totally human. What happens after you make a mistake? Let's look into that and see what's possible.By The Wanz

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Are You Sure? 21:18

5M ago21:18

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How does one actually 'know' they are sure of something? We tend to more often than not, make our best educated guess, why is that? How do you become 'sure' of something?By The Wanz

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Find Your Tribe 18:08

5M ago18:08

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Do you have a group or clique you hang out with? A gaming group, book club, perhaps? If you don't have a 'tribe' you hang with, why don't you?By The Wanz

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Independence 19:59

5M ago19:59

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What is independence? Because we can be reliant on so many things, and we should be reliant on some things, but there are other things that we should be independent of. There are some people we should be independent of.By The Wanz

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Who Ya Talkin To? 17:54

5M ago17:54

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Who is that one person you feel you can tell everything to? Don't have someone like that? Why not???By The Wanz

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The Finish Line 20:24

6M ago20:24

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After attending a celebration of life for an old friend, I started thinking of life as a race that he had completed. Then I started thinking about the different 'things' I did in a day. I considered each to be its own race. What happened next?By The Wanz

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Heads Or Tails 15:46

6M ago15:46

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There's a lot going on in America right now. There may come a time where you may face a 'flip of a coin' moment and you'll have to choose heads, or tails. Are you ready?By The Wanz

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F. O. M. O. 24:51

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Fear Of Missing Out is a 'thing'. With the vacation season going into high gear, social media is going to be 'bizzy' showing you in far off places, smiling from ear to ear. It seems simple to remind yourself of how unique you are, but sometimes, that doesn't work.By The Wanz

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Reality is... 17:48

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News Flash!!! Reality is life, life is circumstantial and circumstances are one of the most important things we all experience. Doesn't it always seem like everyone has solved all the life mysteries you seem to never get? Be of good cheer!!! Those 'others' are most than likely only showing you what they 'think' you want to see. The reality is...…

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How much is too much? 17:31

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How much pepper can you take on your pasta? How long can you take driving behind someone going way less than the speed limit? How far will you go to make the point someone has gone too far and hurt your feelings or ticked you off? How do determine your boundaries?By The Wanz

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Decisions And Consequences 18:40

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Ever take notice of how many decisions we make in a short amount of time? Every decision has a consequence. Do you pay attention to the outcome of every single decision? Die and make decisions, those are the only two things we 'have' to do.By The Wanz

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Don't Ice Skate Uphill!! 15:41

7M ago15:41

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Life isn't supposed to be hard. Ever stop to think you might be making it hard? Maybe it's you who's trying to 'ice skate' uphill...By The Wanz

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DE-termination 18:36

7M ago18:36

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We don't realize often enough what it takes to get from then to now, from here to there. Your determination is the key!By The Wanz

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Death And Dying 21:38

8M ago21:38

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I recently went to a good friend's wake. I wanted to share some of my perspectives on death and dying. Doesn't matter if you're religious, spiritual or otherwise, one thing we all have in common, no one gets out of 'this' alive.By The Wanz

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Out Of Control 23:26

8M ago23:26

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With all that goes on in this world, do you ever feel like it's completely overwhelming to exist here? This episode proposes another way of perceiving the world and what you are able to do next.By The Wanz

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Un-Manageable 18:07

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Does life sometimes feel like it's swirling around you with the force of a tornado? You've tried to 'manage' tasks but have been unsuccessful? This episode might give you a tool to help slow if not stop the swirling.By The Wanz

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Being Stressed Out 21:21

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With all that is going on in the world, this country and your life, do you ever feel tense? Overwhelmed? Spun up? Maybe this episode can help you figure out some things.By The Wanz

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Get Outta That Rut! 17:35

9M ago17:35

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Ever felt like everything in your life is against you? Just when you think things couldn't get worse, they do? It can be a bit debilitating. This episode has a couple of suggestions to get you 'outta that rut'!By The Wanz

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Alone vs Feeling Lonely 17:49

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Do you know the difference between feeling alone versus feeling lonely? I woke up this morning with the dilemma of distinguishing one from the other. Once I understood that my loneliness was dependent on someone or something on the outside of myself, my perspective on both changed.By The Wanz

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Inside Job 18:05

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I've said before, life is an 'inside job'. Meaning, one has to understand one's self the best they can in order to realize why they do some of the things they do.By The Wanz

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Trudging... 18:05

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Ever feel like you're walking through a pool of molasses? Life just 'drags' on and on and on? It doesn't feel like you're 'trudging' the happy road of destiny now does it? Here's a tool that may help lighten the load you 'trudge' with...By The Wanz

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Uncertainty 17:35

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Uncertainty. The crossroads of decision. Have you had to make this particular decision before? What were the results of your last decision? Don't get worked up if you feel anxiety from indecision and uncertainty, the odds are very good, you've made a decision about something like 'this' before.By The Wanz

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When Does 'It' End? 15:23

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Ever wonder about 'it'? The 'it' you're doing or have done? What 'it' WILL you be into later??? At any given time in our lives, we are in some type of 'it'. Don't understand? This episode may help you get 'it'.By The Wanz

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Feeling Overwhelmed 21:11

10M ago21:11

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Feeling overwhelmed is nothing more than your brain overloading what it thinks you're capable of. Too many things, not enough time. Too many hands, too many plates to keep in the air. How can you dial back that feeling??By The Wanz

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The Monotony 15:38

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Does it seem like your life isn't going anywhere? Like, all you do is the same things day after day after day? Monotony can sneak into anyone's life. Here's how I recognize and defeat it.By The Wanz

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I Worry About My Country 19:01

11M ago19:01

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With this latest inauguration, there are so many questions I have that have no answers. I just had to vent a little bit about it. If you're not, nor want to be political, pass on this episode.By The Wanz

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What If? 19:56

11M ago19:56

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With so many possibilities, we humans have to decide more things than we realize. I pose the question, "What If?" What If is the gateway to possibility!! There's a cool 'mind experiment' near the end of this episode...a challenge if you will.By The Wanz

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Challenging Your Thinking... 22:12

11M ago22:12

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Ever notice you have a certain situation happen again and again in your life that robs you of your joy or hurts others? When's the last time you challenged what you 'thought' you knew in order to find a new way of thinking?By The Wanz

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F.A.P.T. (Forgiveness, Acceptance, Patience, Tolerance) 18:32

11M ago18:32

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Happy New Year!!! To welcome in 2025, I propose practicing 4 things both with our insides and our outsides to help us get through life a little easier.By The Wanz

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In Between... 20:12

12M ago20:12

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Once you've identified a problem and chosen a path of resolution, what is that space between the action and evaluating the results of that action? In Between. In Between the problem and the solution.By The Wanz

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Down... 20:39

12M ago20:39

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I've starting a journey to find my authentic self, wanna come along?By The Wanz