🎙️ Welcome to Healthy Happy Wise Wealthy (HHWW) Season 2! In this uplifting episode, host Mary Meyer kicks off a new season with guest Lori Rogers of PositiveActivity.net. Together, they dive deep into the science and practice of positive thinking, resilience, and reframing life's challenges. Lori Rogers shares her six guiding principles for living a more optimistic life, actionable tools for shifting mindset, and the remarkable journey of helping her son with autism communicate through the Spelling to Communicate method. If you're interested in learning how to truly change your outlook, honor your emotions, and build greater resilience—in business, family, and personal wellness—this episode is for you.

🌟 Topics Covered:
-Six Guiding Principles of Positive Activity: Mindset, Patience & Expectation, Presence, Doing Your Best, Positive Thinking, and Creativity
-Changing self-talk and subconscious beliefs
-The difference between positive mindset and toxic positivity
-Tools for reframing challenges and processing emotions
-Practices to stay resilient during setbacks
-Spelling to Communicate for non-speaking autistic individuals
-Special needs parenting and advocacy
-Practical resets and alignment in daily life
-Integrating positivity in entrepreneurship and sales
-The power of music, creativity, and reframing happiness

Key takeaways:
-Your subconscious mind listens to your self-talk—reframing negative thoughts transforms beliefs and outcomes.
-Honor all emotions instead of suppressing them; genuine positivity comes from processing and reframing.
-Practice presence: small pauses throughout the day can declutter your mind and help regulate stress.
-Visualizing and aligning with your goals—feeling the emotions of "having it"—accelerates manifestation.
-Never make assumptions; always do your best and approach others with compassion.
-Resilience is built through intentional practices—meditation, kindness, and gratitude—that keep your happiness level high.
-Spelling to Communicate empowers non-speaking autistic individuals to express themselves fully.
-The happiness equation is backwards: happiness and positive energy drive success, not the other way around.

Some questions I ask:
-How did changing your mindset and self-talk impact your life and business?
-What is the difference between positive thinking and toxic positivity?
-How do you honor emotions, especially when facing real-world trauma and setbacks?
-Can you explain "make haste slowly" and the importance of presence during a busy day?
-How do you reframe challenges and see them as happening "for you" instead of "to you"?
-What practical tools do you use for daily resets and maintaining alignment?
-Can you share the story of your son’s journey with autism and the Spelling to Communicate method?
-How does creative thinking and optimism influence problem solving in entrepreneurship?

Connect with out guest
-Website: positiveactivity.net https://positiveactivity.net
-Email: lori@positiveactivity.net (also: camrogers40@yahoo.com

-Phone 225-892-9210

-Lori also recommends reaching out directly if you have questions about Spelling to Communicate

Positive Activity: https://www.positiveactivity.net

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/loriarogerspositiveactivity/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/positiveactivitytm/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100070371891843

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lori-rogers-ma-7a285b5/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6C_rB34QvfPpZkB67fzkqQ

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@positiveactivity

Resources list:
-Positive Activity Downloads/Three Minute Reset: https://positiveactivity.net/free-downloads
-Book: The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz
-TED Talk: Shawn Achor’s "The Happy Secret to Better Work" [12:53 on YouTube]
-Book: Underestimated: An Autism Miracle (Amazon)
-Documentary: "The Spellers" (YouTube/Online Search)
-Book: E Squared by Pam Grout
-Book: Bar Tips: Anything I Needed to Know in Sales I Learned Behind the Bar by Neil Rogers https://positiveactivy.net/bar-tips-book
-Rogers Marketing (Swag business): https://rogersmarketing.com
-Special needs organization: PACE Parents Assisting Special Educators (local)
-Connect with Lori for information about autism, Spelling to Communicate, and Positive Activity tools.

Mary Meyer is the host of Healthy Happy Wise Wealthy, offering media consulting & training, and helping businesses expand their reach through storytelling. Listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major platforms.

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