Episode 53

53 - Anniversary Episode With My Best Advice

53 - Anniversary Episode With My Best Advice

Welcome to the first anniversary episode of the podcast, where I share our best advice with you. Today, we discuss important life lessons such as not being in a cult, not believing you can change others, and not being selfish or self-centered. We also emphasize the importance of enhancing your strengths, living an experimental life, and learning from everywhere. Remember to have perspective, get help when needed, and improve a little every day. Lastly, we discuss the importance of being a role model, balancing everything, and allowing for failure and forgiveness. Thank you for listening to the podcast, and I look forward to sharing more advice with you.

Don’t Be In a Cult

Don’t Be a Mind Reader

Don’t Believe You Can Change Others

Don’t Be Lazy

Don’t Do Everything

Don’t Be Selfish

Don’t Be Self-Centered

Don’t Ignore The Future You

Don’t Cross Fences Without Knowing About It

How You Do One Thing Is How You Do Everything

The Serenity Prayer

Focus on Enhancing Your Strengths

Live the Experimental life

Bikes Only Go When You Pedal

Have Bandwidth

Do the Next Logical Step

Have Perspective

Get Help

Improve A Little Every Day

Learn From Everywhere

Look At Everything Like a Newcomer

Over Communicate

Keep Learning and Then Teach

Allow for Failure and Forgiveness

Be a Role Model

Be Balanced in Everything

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Jill McKinley

I’m Jill from the Northwoods. Professionally, I work in Health IT, where I untangle complex systems and help people use technology more effectively. But at heart, I’m a curious lifelong learner—always exploring how things work, why people grow the way they do, and how even the smallest steps can spark real transformation. That curiosity fuels everything I do, from problem-solving at work to sharing insights through my creative projects.

My journey wasn’t always easy. Growing up, I faced a rough childhood, and books became my lifeline. They introduced me to voices of ancient wisdom, modern psychology, and the natural world around me. Those pages taught me resilience, gave me perspective, and helped me see that wisdom is everywhere—waiting to be noticed, gathered, and shared.