About this podcast
“What’s On Your Bookshelf” is a personal and professional growth podcast exploring the intersections of passion, potential, and purpose - featuring multi-certified coach and leadership development consultant Denise R. Russo alongside Sam Powell, Zach Elliott, Tom Schweizer, Dennis LaRue, and Michelle King.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 161 episodes
- 153 Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess: Sixty-Three Days To Rewire Your Mind · 32 min · Season 4 Episode 153We unpack why true change takes 63 days, how short daily steps become automatic habits, and where brain science meets identity-based practice. Benchmarks, accountability, and…
- 152 Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess: Direct Your Brain For Change · 37 min · Season 4 Episode 152We unpack six neuroplasticity practices from Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess and show how to move from reacting to responding. We share tools for self-regulation, visualization, and…
- 151 Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess: Halfway To A Clearer Mind · 37 min · Season 4 Episode 151We reach the practical heart of Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess and unpack the five-step Neurocycle that turns insight into change over 63 days. Simple on paper, hard in practice…
- 150 Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess: Mind Over Matter, Without The Woo · 34 min · Season 4 Episode 150We dig into the difference between mind and brain, map the four levels of mind, and show how thoughts shape the body through neuroplasticity and epigenetics. Using tree and…
- 149 Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess: Mind Management For Real-Life Peace · 31 min · Season 4 Episode 149We unpack how toxic thinking shows up in the body and how a practical, five-step mind management process can turn awareness into lasting change. Real stories meet research on…
- 148 Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess: Proof In The Brain: Why Mind Management Works · 31 min · Season 4 Episode 148We dig into the research-heavy chapter that proves mind management isn’t fluff and outline how awareness and autonomy work together to reduce toxic stress and build resilience…
- 147 Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess: Mind Management, Real Results · 34 min · Season 4 Episode 147We trace why mind management matters now, how the Neurocycle works, and what the research says about stress, habits, and biological aging. Heavy science meets practical steps…
- 146 Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess: Mind Management Explained · 29 min · Season 4 Episode 146We dig into Chapter Two of Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess by Dr. Caroline Leaf and explain why mind management is the lever for change. We separate mind from brain, outline a…
- 145 Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess: Mental Clarity Starts Here · 29 min · Season 4 Episode 145We kick off a new year and series with Dr. Caroline Leaf’s Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess, linking emotional warning signals to health, performance, and leadership. We share why…
- 144 Year Four Intro, New Theme · 33 min · Season 4 Episode 144We map out a year to declutter life and leadership, moving from neuroscience-backed habit change to practical workplace cleanup, stronger boundaries, and a disciplined pursuit of…
- 143 The Four Agreements: Conclusion, Heaven On Earth, By Choice · 28 min · Season 3 Episode 143We close the year with The Four Agreements’ final chapter and explore how a “new dream” becomes real through imagination, love, and steady action. From Bob Ross to Figment to…
- 142 The Four Agreements: Breaking Old Agreements For A New Year · 31 min · Season 3 Episode 142We close out the year by applying The Four Agreements to real life, focusing on how to break old agreements and act like a warrior who refrains rather than represses. The theme…
- 141 The Four Agreements: Do Your Best, Today · 35 min · Season 3 Episode 141We explore the Fourth Agreement—always do your best—and how it unlocks the other three. Through stories on careers, caregiving, and community, we trade perfectionism for presence…
- 140 The Four Agreements: Assumptions Unraveled · 33 min · Season 3 Episode 140We explore the Third Agreement—don’t make assumptions—through real stories at work and home, and connect it to impeccable words and not taking things personally. Curiosity, clear…
- 139 The Four Agreements: Own Your Reactions, Find Your Freedom · 37 min · Season 3 Episode 139We explore the second agreement from The Four Agreements and show how not taking things personally creates real freedom. Personal stories, practical tools, and a clear path to…
- 138 The Four Agreements: The Power Of Impeccable Words · 39 min · Season 3 Episode 138We unpack the first of The Four Agreements—be impeccable with your word—and show how language can free you from despair, gossip, and self-betrayal. Through stories, studies, and…
- 137 The Four Agreements: Waking Up From The Dream Of Society · 33 min · Season 3 Episode 137We question the dream of society, how attention is trained by repetition, and why most of our beliefs were never chosen by us. We map the Judge and the Victim, explore fear…
- 136 The Four Agreements: Opening The Door To Personal Freedom · 26 min · Season 3 Episode 136We open a new arc with The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz, shifting from a year of habits and happiness into a practice of inner freedom rooted in Toltec wisdom. The smoky…
- 135 Next Up: The Space Between Books · 28 min · Season 3 Episode 135We pause between books to invite you to read with us and announce The Four Agreements as our next deep dive into practical personal freedom for work and life. We share why slow…
- SP6 Special Edition Agile Brain: Climbing The Pyramid Of Human Needs · 50 min · Season 1 Episode 6We map a four-sided pyramid of human needs—self, social, material, spiritual—and explore how foundations enable higher aims like purpose and transcendence. Research, culture, and…
