The Thriveology Podcast For Thrive Nation
Thrive, grow and prosper. A life of thriving and abundance awaits you, Thrive Nation! Join Dr. Lee Baucom as we explore better ways of thriving, growing, succeeding, and prospering in life, career, family, and purpose.
Episodes
March 11, 2025 • 24 mins
It's just human nature. We like things finished
And when they're not, they can often tug at us, pulling energy and focus away. When things are left hanging, we feel (oh, by the way, the last word from that first line is "finished") incomplete, unfinished, unsatisfied. Did you feel that sensation when you realized a word was missing… and it bugged you? Unfinished loop.
So, what is a "Loop?" Great question. This one concept, ...
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March 4, 2025 • 36 mins
My coaching client was wanting to thrive. He told me he was constantly studying about self-growth. But he wanted to really transform his life. And, he told me, so much of what he was reading was, to quote him, "woo-woo stuff." He used that term as a reference to ideas he thought were "out there."
So first, let me just say, what is "out there" to one person is commonplace and sensible to another. But I knew what he was saying....
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February 25, 2025 • 26 mins
Are you up for a challenge?
In the last episode of my podcast, I discussed how to hold on when life is tough. That's when life is challenging you.
But what about when life isn't so challenging... where life is copacetic? Just cruising.
It's my observation that we work hard to keep life flat. We work hard to keep things smooth. Is it cold outside? Turn on the heater. Is it hot outside? Turn on the A/C. Keep things even......
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February 18, 2025 • 17 mins
Have you heard of Kaizen? It is the principle of continuous improvement.
Continuous improvement is a great model for change. It is based on constant changes toward a better outcome. No need for sudden upheaval or change (although that is sometimes necessary). Instead, course corrections are made along the way, nudging something toward improvement.
That "something"? It might be a product (like Japanese automobiles, where Kaiz...
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February 18, 2025 • 26 mins
I’m always looking for the life lessons, no matter what I am doing. If things go well, what’s the lesson? If things don’t go so well, what’s the lesson? If something is fun, what’s the lesson? If things are not so fun… well, there is a lesson there, too.
A few years back, I did several podcast episodes about the lessons I learned in jiu jitsu. But since then, for a number of reasons, I hung my gi up and ended by jiu jitsu lif...
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February 11, 2025 • 19 mins
What's your WHY? Your BIG WHY? Why you are here. The WHY that is your life purpose?
I think we all have one... even if we haven't found it yet. It's there. Within us. Your first task is to find it. That's important. But finding it isn't enough. Second, you have to move toward it, work toward it... try to fulfill it. If it is big enough, it may just take you the rest of your life!
But what could get in your way??
The li...
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February 7, 2025 • 21 mins
Life is tough.
Not always. But along the way. And even after you get past one struggle, that doesn't mean there isn't another one up ahead. That's just the nature of life.
It doesn't mean you are doing anything wrong or that the world, God, or the Universe is out to teach you a lesson. It's just the nature of life.
You may notice 2 crowds. First is the "Grind Culture" that just says to suck it up, keep on grinding, and MAKE...
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January 28, 2025 • 26 mins
Blame is rampant in today's world. We all quickly point the finger at someone/something else, proclaiming, "It's not my fault!"
Interestingly, I also notice how rampant it is for people to take the credit for successes.
They/we claim credit for what goes right but refuse blame for anything that goes wrong.
We live in a "culture of blame."
Which is what often keeps us from growing. From changing. From learning from our mistak...
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January 7, 2025 • 12 mins
Maybe it’s just me… but I don’t think so! Sometimes, we get so stuck in win/lose mentality that we defeat ourselves. We struggle, wear ourselves out, and never get to the point of something else.
What else?
Learning. Nelson Mandela said, “I don’t lose. I either win or I learn.” What I have realized is, I either learn or learn. Sure, there may be an outcome… I win the game or lose the game.
But more importantly, did I learn...
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January 1, 2025 • 19 mins
Here we go! The old year has passed, and the new year stretches before us… full of possibility and potential. Let’s talk about how to Thrive in ’25!
In this episode, I’ll tell you where I have been, and where the podcast is headed. I’ve got lots of great stuff coming your way, and am excited to share it with you.
Also in this episode, I tell you the 3 A’s of what you can control, so you can start applying that RIGHT NOW.
Stay...
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September 6, 2022 • 40 mins
Just a little rant here: philosophy classes turn off many college students for a simple reason — they never get around to saying how philosophy can shake your living. Some classes might teach more on “how to think philosophically,” or “here are the old philosophers.” Some may speak to ethics or arguments, logic or some other esoteric area. But how to live, day-to-day? That is often lost to the student.
(By they way, I would o...
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August 29, 2022 • 11 mins
I’ve had a few people who have noticed that the Thriveology Podcast has been on a bit of a hiatus for a couple of months. They asked where I have been.
Well, since the question was about my podcast, I thought I would respond in… my podcast!
So, listen in for what I’ve been up to, where we are headed, and how you can learn more about thriving — along with me!
And we will be back with a great interview in the next episode.
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July 5, 2022 • 19 mins
Do you ever do something that breaks a rule (or even a law), thinking to yourself that it doesn’t apply to you?
I do.
Sometimes, I use that speed limit sign as a suggestion. I’m a good driver, I tell myself. What harm could +5mph do? Except the sign is a law, not a guideline or suggestion.
But I explain it away. I decide it is ok.
I dare to venture that very close to 100% of people do something similar with some rule or law...
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June 27, 2022 • 21 mins
Do you micro-quit? I sure do. And I need to quit micro-quitting! Maybe you do, too.
It undermines my goals (and likely, your goals too). And it keeps you from thriving.
What is micro-quitting? Well, if you quit something (an activity, a job, a sport, a hobby, etc.), you stop doing it. You step away from it.
But when you micro-quit, you don’t follow through on the smaller building blocks of the bigger thing. You don’t quit...
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May 2, 2022 • 47 mins
All around the news, we are hearing about algorithms built into our social media. It directs what we see and hear. It is how all social media decides what to feed you next. If you like this video, then you might like this one. If you know this person, then you may know this person. If you respond to this ad, then you might respond to this one. The task? To keep you on the app or the website. Because that is the thing about s...
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April 11, 2022 • 15 mins
"Where should I start?", my client asked.
Lots of times, we want to make changes, we want things to be different. And sometimes, we want things to be different before we make any changes.
We want a different starting point.
If you've ever been at a park or mall, looking at the map to figure out where to go, you might notice that one very important feature, "You Are Here." It points to the spot where you are now.
Not where you...
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March 22, 2022 • 21 mins
"Why don't they treat me the way I want to be treated?", my client asked me.
So, I asked, "Have you taught them how to treat you?"
The silence let me know. But after a pause, my client said, "I guess it never crossed my mind I needed to do that."
The fact is that people do not know how we want to be treated... unless we are clear about how we are to be treated. Otherwise, we get treated the way THEY want to treat US, and not t...
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March 14, 2022 • 17 mins
A few weeks ago, a coaching client noted her resistance to forgiving for fear that she would be vulnerable to being hurt. I told her that was not at all true. In fact, being alive leaves you open to hurt!
But not forgiving? It offers no protection. It does, however, prolong the pain caused by some person or event.
This client was not the only one who told me about her concern of forgiving. I have heard it over and over throu...
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February 28, 2022 • 26 mins
Have you seen the meme that caught my eye?:
I really wish I weren't living through a major historical event right now!
I feel that! But here is the thing I am realizing — historic events are happening on a very regular basis. We aren’t living through the first pandemic (nor will it be the last). This isn’t the first time we have had political upheaval and polarization (nor will it be the last). This isn’t the first time an unpr...
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February 21, 2022 • 31 mins
Over the past 7 episodes, we have been building our Thrive Code. The code to follow that allows us to thrive, and also the code that runs your system, like computer code. And we are closing in on the finish line!
We bring the series to an end in this episode. The final piece of the Thrive Code is all about how we feel about others. Do we see others as “other” or as connected to us? Do we use compassion or do we objectify?
I h...
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