Jump Start Your Joy

Author: Paula

  • Four Steps to Find Balance in Your Life

    Four Steps to Find Balance in Your Life

    In working with clients, and at retreats, people often ask how they can find balance in their lives. Everyone seems to be more crunched for time, and have more that they want to do than ever before. I find that it’s easier to keep the “walls are closing in around…

  • How to Find and Pack Your Suitcase of Happiness with guest Mark Jaffe

    How to Find and Pack Your Suitcase of Happiness with guest Mark Jaffe

    I’m thrilled to have Mark Jaffe, author of “Suitcase of Happyness,” as my guest. Mark is a former Walt Disney executive, and he has spent a good deal of his life looking at how to cultivate happiness. At a young age he realized that his happiest life was not something out…

  • How to Start a Podcast: Why it’s a Great Fit for Your Blog or Business

    How to Start a Podcast: Why it’s a Great Fit for Your Blog or Business

    I started my podcast in September of 2015, and since that time I’ve gotten many questions around how to start a show. This week, in the “How to Start a Podcast” series, I’m sharing how to start a podcast: why it’s a great fit for your blog or business. A…

  • Daring to be Courageous, Vulnerable, and Human with guest Christy Tending

    Daring to be Courageous, Vulnerable, and Human with guest Christy Tending

    It’s my absolute pleasure to be sharing today’s episode with you! Christy Tending and I are back, talking about daring to be courageous, vulnerable AND human in this discussion that originally was a part of the “Courage in Action” telesummit. Christy has been on the show twice before; she’s a…

  • How To Find Your Inner Calm in the Midst of this Chaotic Presidential Election with host Paula Jenkins

    How To Find Your Inner Calm in the Midst of this Chaotic Presidential Election with host Paula Jenkins

    In this solocast episode, I’m diving head first into how you can find your inner calm in the midst of this chaotic Presidential Election. To set the stage, this episode is focusing on what’s going on behind the emotions and intensity of this election, and what each of us can…

  • How To Connect with Your Muse and Lead a Breakthrough Life with Matt Marr

    How To Connect with Your Muse and Lead a Breakthrough Life with Matt Marr

    Matt Marr and I hit it off right from the start. I feel so lucky to have him on the show to share all about how you can connect with your muse and lead a breakthrough life. Matt is an actor, stand up comedian, host of the Dear Mattie Show, a…

  • Finding Joy in ‘Star Wars in the Yard’ with Russell Hurst

    Finding Joy in ‘Star Wars in the Yard’ with Russell Hurst

    Today I’m excited to have Russell Hurst, of Star Wars in the Yard, on the podcast. Russell is the man behind the ‘Star Wars in the Yard’ Instagram account, which combines his beautiful toy photography and his own creative writing to create new stories based on our favorite Star Wars…

  • How to Create a Homemade BB8 Costume for Your Child

    How to Create a Homemade BB8 Costume for Your Child

    If your child is anything like Zoom, they really love BB8 from the Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Even before the movie came out last year, my son was asking if he could be BB8 for Halloween. This was 6 weeks before the movie was even released and there was…

  • How to Flourish: A look at Positive Psychology with guest Michelle McQuaid

    How to Flourish: A look at Positive Psychology with guest Michelle McQuaid

    I’m so thrilled to have Michelle McQuaid on the show this week! She talks about how to flourish, and we take a look at positive psychology and the impact of mindfully choosing joy on our lives. Michelle is an author, workplace well-being teacher and playful change activator. She and I…