Episode 32 - How to Choose Happiness feat. Beth Walko

What a great conversation with Beth Walko, wife, mentor and tech exec.

Join us to hear the conversation and learn about her:

·       Cup of tea to inspire her day hand delivered by her husband, John.

·       Aha moment that led to change her own negativity!

·       Path to changing how she was living her life: not letting work dictate her way of being.

·       Injury and pain led her down the path to choose happiness.

·       Positive peeps that keep her grounded in her happiness and the tips they shared.

·       Sharing of her story of chronic back pain has led to a purpose to help others.

·       Mindset shift to focusing on the good things in life and not dwell on pain.

·       Practice of prayer that her grandmother instilled.

·       Self-expectations kept her stressed and her journey to shift those with boundary setting made all the difference.

·       Guidance to others on how to choose happiness.·        

·       Amazing husband’s support and partnership on her journey!

Beth offers such vulnerable insight into her journey and very personal insights into how she has and continues to overcome her situation through choice. She offers suggestions, tips and what she has learned along the way. 

The conversation is important as suffering in the world is at an all time high in our lifetime and as we can support each other to reduce suffering by choosing something else like happiness or contentment can make such a difference. 

 Recommendations from Beth:

Personal LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethwalko/

Company LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/partner-one-it-information-technology/

Company website: https://partneroneit.com/about/

Podcasts (in addition to yours of course!): 

-   Tyler Meckes, The 20% Podcast -  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-20-podcast-with-tyler-meckes/id1528398541 

-   Happier with Gretchen Rubin -  https://gretchenrubin.com/podcasts/

Books that have helped in her career and personal life: 

-   The Energy Bus by Jon Gordon

-   The Secret Power of Speaking God’s word by Joyce Meyer

-   A Game Plan for Life by John Wooden and Don Yaeger

-   The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey

-   Ten Things I wish I’d Known Before I Went Out into the Real World by Maria Shriver

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