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When Nio says “silence is valuable” she really captures the essence of this conversation.  Beth and Nio explore both the positive and negative aspects of silence and ultimately determine that in our complex, complicated and noisy world, silence can help us to calm ourselves.  Harnessing silence and creating quiet spaces can help us think, feel and rejuvenate.  We also discuss the negative perceptions of silence.  We are now accustomed to instant gratification, and we sometimes think that if someone does not immediately respond (ghosting or remaining silent) that it is about us and we project what the other could be thinking/feeling.  Many times, we are wrong and they are just busy, focused or choosing to process/take space themselves. We need to give ourselves grace and also others as we all learn the value of silence and make choices to stay out of the noise. Can you create more silence in your world?  We would love to hear how you do and what results. Joy Notes Songs:   My Life by Billy Joel Gratitude Rocks!: Strength Can you create more silence in your world? We'd love to hear how you do it and what changes you notice. Join the conversation and discover more ways to bring joy, gratitude, and intention into everyday life. Hosts: Nio Queiro & Beth Mercurio Follow us: https://www.instagram.com/joyandgratitudepod/ If you'd like to ask any questions or offer up any topics to discuss email us at [email protected] #JoyAndGratitude #PowerOfSilence #Mindfulness

Why is it so hard to make a decision these days?  Nio and Beth talk about how the inundation of information and technology can impact our ability to make decisions.  We need to use discernment to ensure that we have clarity and are open to all voices in the room.  Fear can keep valuable insights from emerging. The loudest voice does not always make for the best decision.  Let’s work to create environments where people can share their thoughts, ask clarifying questions and move us forward in alignment.  This happens in the corporate world but also in our personal lives. How can we teach newer generations to take risks and make choices?  Afterall, not deciding is in itself a choice.  We must make decisions every day.  Let’s lean into ensuring we are making the best decisions possible and get more comfortable owning our choices and voices. Joy Notes Songs:   Free Your Mind by En Vogue Gratitude Rocks!: Mindful Hosts: Nio Queiro & Beth Mercurio Follow us: https://www.instagram.com/joyandgratitudepod/ If you'd like to ask any questions or offer up any topics to discuss email us at [email protected]

Have you ever wondered why some people stay in situations that clearly no longer serve them?  Beth and Nio dive into the topic of intermittent reinforcement and discuss how the occasional reward can keep you attached to situations that the overall pattern is asking you to leave.  Can you notice this behavior in your work or personal life?  What role do you play in perpetuating the pattern?  Let’s choose to use self-inquiry and be brave enough to create boundaries that enable us to shift away from the cycles that do not serve us.  Once you see this at play you cannot unsee it and that is the first step to shifting it. 🎵 Joy Notes: “I Am Mine” by Pearl Jam 🙏 Gratitude Rocks: Flow Join Beth and Nio for a conversation about self-awareness, boundaries, and finding the courage to break cycles that keep us stuck. #JoyAndGratitude #IntermittentReinforcement #SelfAwareness #healthyboundaries  Hosts: Nio Queiro & Beth Mercurio Follow us: https://www.instagram.com/joyandgratitudepod/ If you'd like to ask any questions or offer up any topics to discuss email us at [email protected]

Color can be directly linked to our personal vibrancy.  When we tune into the colors we wear and the colors surrounding us, it can impact how we energetically show up.  Have you ever noticed how people react when you wear bright colors that stand out?  You often get noticed because you are choosing freedom:  the freedom to express yourself; the freedom to break out of the neutral/expected zone; the freedom to feel different and embrace it.  For us, it is fun to play with colors. If you have not done this before and you often default to more subdued and neutral colors, we invite you to experiment and try it.  Get out of your comfort zone - choose your favorite bright color, put it on and own it! In our experience, people comment positively on the colorful and your vibrancy projects confidence.  It can transform your day and your personal power. Joy Note Song: “Vibrant Life” by John Arrowde Albana Gratitude Rock: Breathe Listen, reflect, and find a little more joy and gratitude in your day. Hosts: Nio Queiro & Beth Mercurio Follow us: https://www.instagram.com/joyandgratitudepod/ If you'd like to ask any questions or offer up any topics to discuss email us at [email protected]

What if the person who needs to change is you? In Episode 66 of Joy & Gratitude, Nio and Beth explore what happens when circumstances change—and how we can pause, zoom out, and take ownership of how we show up. Instead of immediately reacting, what if we approached change with openness and curiosity? Self-awareness and personal accountability can create space for different choices, different responses, and ultimately different outcomes. The conversation invites us to look inward, recognize what is within our control, and consider how our own actions and perspectives can influence the situations we want to change. 🎵 Joy Note: “Changes” by David Bowie 🪨 Gratitude Rock: Kind Listen in and ask yourself: What if the change starts with me? #JoyAndGratitude #SelfAwareness #PersonalAccountability #PersonalGrowth #Change #mindset  Hosts: Nio Queiro & Beth Mercurio Follow us: https://www.instagram.com/joyandgratitudepod/ If you'd like to ask any questions or offer up any topics to discuss email us at [email protected]

Beth and Nio talk about their passion for floating - just allowing the stillness to set in and allowing yourself to be held. This is an important and powerful tool in our busy and complex lives.  Can we practice choosing to slow down, pause and just be?  Slack tide is the moment that the current is completely still.  Like slack tide, there is no movement - no before and no after, just the now. When we find time to create slack tide and floating moments we are able to let go, surrender and reconnect to ourselves.  From that place we can show up more choiceful.  Even our pace after can be impacted.  We encourage our listeners to find ways to slow down and create stillness and then notice how you feel and how you show up. Source:  NY Times Newsletter by Melissa Kirsch called “Gravitational Pull” Joy Notes Songs:   Human by Christina Perri Gratitude Rocks!: Beauty Hosts: Nio Queiro & Beth Mercurio Follow us: https://www.instagram.com/joyandgratitudepod/ If you'd like to ask any questions or offer up any topics to discuss email us at [email protected]

In this episode Beth and Nio dive deep into the stories and narratives that can restrict our growth and keep us stuck.  We look at the science behind how our brain can keep us in patterns of behavior that do not serve us. Can we free ourselves from this biased narrator and be present in the moments we are in?  With awareness and intention, we can slow down and choose to “Just Be” instead of spending energy and time creating stories and entering into patterns that bias us before we are even in the current conversation or experience.  Listening and understanding our personal narrator can have long lasting impacts on how we shape ourselves and grow.  The first step is to notice and then choose a different path. You can practice this yourself and start to directly impact your presence and how you show up. This is hard work and a lifelong journey, but owning/reclaiming your narrator is both freeing and energizing.   Joy Notes Songs:   Shake It Out by Florence + The Machine Gratitude Rocks!: Wish Hosts: Nio Queiro & Beth Mercurio Follow us: https://www.instagram.com/joyandgratitudepod/ If you'd like to ask any questions or offer up any topics to discuss email us at [email protected]

A sincere or authentic apology has the power to repair and even build a deeper connection. An inauthentic or insincere apology has the power to further harm and disconnect us.  In this episode, Beth and Nio discuss noticing how an apology lands and using courage and self-leadership to both receive and give apologies from a place of calm and openness. Sometimes space can help us to better identify where the hurt is coming from. Curiosity and inquiry(of ourselves and others) can go a long way in enabling us to apologize with our hearts and work to move forward together. Joy Notes Songs:   Ms Jackson by Outkast  Please Forgive Me by Bryan Adams Gratitude Rocks!: Serenity What makes an apology feel authentic to you? And what helps you truly receive one? #JoyAndGratitude #PowerOfAnApology #Relationships #selfleadership  Hosts: Nio Queiro & Beth Mercurio Follow us: https://www.instagram.com/joyandgratitudepod/ If you'd like to ask any questions or offer up any topics to discuss email us at [email protected]

What if we looked at ourselves first when we ask, “How did we get here?” In this episode of the Joy and Gratitude Podcast, Nio and Beth explore the powerful connection between intention, action, and impact. We cannot expect to create the outcomes we want without being intentional about the actions that drive them. They talk about owning our role in the impact we create, reflecting when we aren't happy with the results, and making adjustments that can move us toward a different outcome. And when things are going well? How can we intentionally recreate those results through repeat actions and positive reinforcement? This conversation is an invitation to pause, get curious about our own role, and recognize that we have more influence than we may realize. Intention + Action = Impact. 🎵 Joy Notes: Trust the Path by Good Vibes Tribe 💪 Gratitude Rocks!: Strength Subscribe for more conversations about joy, gratitude, personal growth, relationships, and the choices that shape how we show up in the world. #JoyAndGratitude #PersonalGrowth #intentionalliving  Hosts: Nio Queiro & Beth Mercurio Follow us: https://www.instagram.com/joyandgratitudepod/ If you'd like to ask any questions or offer up any topics to discuss email us at [email protected]

In this episode we start talking about the simple greeting “Good Morning” and how it can change a person’s day.  This leads us to a much deeper conversation about connection, belonging and being seen.  Something as simple as a gesture or salutation can show acknowledgement and reinforce presence and shared space.  This is our human advantage - we can choose to make people feel seen.  Try it!  Be the human who says hello, gives the peace sign or head nods first and see how it feels.   Joy Notes Songs:   Hello by Adele Gratitude Rocks!: Balance Subscribe to the Joy & Gratitude Podcast for more conversations about connection, personal growth, gratitude, and finding more joy in everyday life. #JoyAndGratitude #TheHumanAdvantage #Connection #BeSeen

Nio shares courageously about how staying “in motion” helped her cope with her husband’s unexpected stroke and the long road to recovery that they are on. You do not get stuck when you are in motion.  We talk about staying present and remembering that we have choices and there are always moves to make.  Nio’s mother says, “If you want to stay alive, keep moving”. Can we embrace this wisdom in order to stay healthy and vibrant? Let’s choose to move towards each other, help each other feel seen, make each other laugh and see possibility in the hardest of moments. Joy Notes Songs:   Album, the Joy of Motion by Animals As Leaders Gratitude Rocks!: Laugh If this conversation resonates with you, like, subscribe, and share it with someone who might need the reminder to keep moving. #JoyAndGratitude #KeepMoving #resilience  Hosts: Nio Queiro & Beth Mercurio Follow us: https://www.instagram.com/joyandgratitudepod/ If you'd like to ask any questions or offer up any topics to discuss email us at [email protected]

It is not always easy to ground ourselves in love and to choose to come from a place of compassion. Empathy is the love connector and there is a strong interrelationship between love and empathy. We need to make a conscious choice to get curious and be open to more love. With empathy and understanding we can find the bridge to more people. Love is different for each person and it is critical to remember that we each give and receive love differently.  Imagine a world where we all want love and work to create a life centered in the flow of love. Joy Notes Songs:   I Release to Return by Good Vibes Tribe Gratitude Rocks!: Trust Join Beth and Nio for a conversation about love, empathy, compassion, relationships, and the choices we can make to create more connection in our lives. #JoyAndGratitude #LoveAndEmpathy #Empathy #personalgrowth  Hosts: Nio Queiro & Beth Mercurio Follow us: https://www.instagram.com/joyandgratitudepod/ If you'd like to ask any questions or offer up any topics to discuss email us at [email protected]

Coaching is a valuable skill that can leave your employee, team, children, spouse and others feeling empowered and position them to grow and learn.  Oftentimes, we find ourselves solving for others and rescuing them without realizing that this may not actually serve them.  Can you ask questions that guide and coach versus solve?  Can you create an environment that fosters creativity and independence by allowing for different possibilities, multiple solutions and potential failure.  Next time someone comes to you for a solution can you guide and coach them versus rescuing them. Joy Notes Songs:   Home by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros  Gratitude Rocks!: Embrace If this conversation resonated with you, please Like, Subscribe, and Share to help others discover the Joy & Gratitude Podcast. #JoyAndGratitudePodcast #Leadership #Coaching Hosts: Nio Queiro & Beth Mercurio Follow us: https://www.instagram.com/joyandgratitudepod/ If you'd like to ask any questions or offer up any topics to discuss email us at [email protected]

Friendship is a true gift! Beth and Nio talk about the importance of communication and commitment in creating and maintaining friendships.  We explore the idea of “seasons” in life and how friendships can blossom during different seasons.  Lifelong friends are unique and something to treasure. Our closest friends truly see us and are there for us in all the moments - pain, joy, sadness.  Friendships are built on trust, respect, openness and compassion and require nurturing and dedication. Recognizing this can go a long way in strengthening and experiencing the gift of friendship. 🎵 Joy Notes Songs: That Is What Friends Are For — Dionne Warwick F**k I Luv My Friends — renforshort I Will Be Your Friend — Sade 🙏 Gratitude Rocks!: Breathe What friendship are you grateful for today? 👍 Like, subscribe, and join the conversation about joy, gratitude, connection, personal growth, and the relationships that shape our lives. #Friendship #JoyAndGratitude #PersonalGrowth #Connection

Beth and Nio share very emotional and personal stories of the impacts of consistent and inconsistent behavior.  Consistency is a key pillar of trust, and it can both build and erode trust.  But it is not that simple. We each have our own personal values and patterns of behavior that impact how we show up.  Understanding our patterns and choosing to change is an important part of personal growth.  This topic took some fun turns as we realized we are both very activated by inconsistency.  Live learning at its best! Joy Notes Songs:   Consistency by Elijah Frazier  Gratitude Rocks!: Mindful Source: The Trust Equation that Beth mentions is introduced in the book The Trusted Advisor by David Maister, Charles Green, and Robert Galford. If this conversation resonates with you, please Like, Subscribe, and Share to help others discover more conversations about joy, gratitude, mindfulness, and living with intention. Hosts: Nio Queiro & Beth Mercurio Follow us: https://www.instagram.com/joyandgratitudepod/ If you'd like to ask any questions or offer up any topics to discuss email us at [email protected] #JoyAndGratitudePodcast #Trust #Consistency #PersonalGrowth #Mindfulness #SelfAwareness #Relationships #EmotionalIntelligence #Gratitude #Podcast