The Dream Big Podcast is a family-friendly podcast inspiring kids (and adults!) to pursue their passions in life and take action to make their dreams a reality.
Your hosts Eva Karpman (currently 7-years-old in 2nd grade) and mom Olga Karpman interview world-class performers who do what they love and live their dreams each and every day (think Olympians, celebrity animal trainers grammy-winning musicians, renowned scientists and successful entrepreneurs
Episode One: DB 001: Introduction | What To Expect | Meet your hosts Eva and Olga KarpmanCreated by: Eva Karpman podcast
Started: October 19th, 2016
Status: Active, 426 episodes
Kind: Episodic
Language: English
<a href="https://soundcarrot.com/shows/shows/dream-big/page/18/" title="SoundCarrot.com - Children's podcasts"><img src="https://soundcarrot.com/img/sc-sm.png" alt="Listen On SoundCarrot" style="width: 200px; height: auto" /></a>At a family dinner a few weeks ago, the word NO became a subject of discussion and we were surprised to learn that our kids thought of NO as a “bad word.” I guess that shouldn’t be a huge surprise because kids are taught from a young age not to say no to their parents or their teachers. And of course the word YES often has a positive connotation since we are encouraging our kids to say yes to their dreams, to pushing outside of their comfort zone, to taking on new challenges, etc. We explained to Eva and Sophia that sometimes NO is the best answer you can give. Whether it is saying NO so you can prioritize your dreams (since there are only so many hours in a day) or saying NO to harmful choices like drugs or crimes. Eva wanted to make sure all big dreamers also grasped this idea that NO is often the right answer, so we recorded this episode which we hope you all enjoy! For our show notes, visit DreamBigPodcast.com/291
Love is not an easy emotion to describe. It’s a feeling that you experience when you are giving or receiving love — but certainly not easy to explain to a kid or even an adult. Unconditional love is an even more challenging concept — this idea that you can love someone without conditions, even if that person is misbehaving or treating you unfairly. That’s why Eva decided when she came across an example of unconditional love in her own life, that she would tell the story. Because there’s no better way to explain a concept than with a story that perfectly illustrates it! We hope you enjoy Eva’s example of unconditional love and challenge all you Big Dreamers to show unconditional love in the way Eva describes the next time an opportunity presents itself. For our show notes, visit DreamBigPodcast.com/290
Today’s episode is rare in that Eva is telling the Big Dreamers something that they should NOT do! This is something that many parents (us included) have been guilty of far too often. But it is a really bad habit, and one that becomes harder to break as the years go by. Specifically, Eva discusses the habit of waking up and immediately opening your phone to either check email or to otherwise consume other people’s content (we are leaving out motivational content for purposes of this episode). Eva explains why giving away the precious first 30 minutes of your day to someone else’s priorities is a terrible way to kick off your morning, and shares what she does when she first gets out of bed. We hope that this episode serves as an important reminder to young and older Big Dreamers to prioritize the first moments you are awake as a time to claim the day as your own — which simply cannot be done by looking at your inbox or watching dance challenges on TikTOk! For our show notes, visit DreamBigPodcast.com/289
Have you ever met someone who has far less than you in terms of material wealth but is way, way happier? These people are living proof that you don’t need money to buy happiness. In fact, as Eva explains in today’s episode, you don’t need any reason to be happy. You can just decide to be happy. Eva shares two examples of people who have far “less” than our family — yet are making the decision to be happy. These people have inspired us to proactively work in 2022 on making the decision to be happy more often, and we know that they will inspire you as well! For our show notes, visit DreamBigPodcast.com/288
Gratitude is a recurring topic of discussion on the Dream Big Podcast. Over the years, Eva has shared a ton of ideas on how to practice gratitude, from visualization exercises to gratitude diaries to our family’s daily practice of expressing gratitude at the dinner table. Today however, Eva wanted to share her favorite idea for expressing gratitude, courtesy of Tony and Sage Robbins who recently shared how they create an annual slideshow of all their favorite memories from the year. Not only do they have so much fun selecting the photos and adding their favorite music, but it becomes a slideshow that they can then rewatch whenever they need a good ol’ dose of gratitude. What a great idea, and Eva shares why she is so excited about creating a 2021 highlight reel slideshow for our family, as well as her favorite apps for creating slideshows with minimal effort (other than going through Olga’s thousands of photos to pick out her favorite ones!). For our show notes, visit DreamBigPodcast.com/287
You Gotta Be HUNGRY! This is perhaps personal development legend Les Brown’s most celebrated quote. When we first shared the quote with Eva, who was then probably 7 years old, she was a little confused. My parents are telling me that I have to be hungry? But when we shared a clip of Les explaining that the phrase does not refer to a hunger for food — but rather a hunger to achieve your big dreams — Eva understood the symbolism of the word hunger. Here, Eva shares what Les means by his catchphrase “You Gotta Be Hungry”, how she applies that sentiment to her own life, and why all Big Dreamers need to be hungry to make their dreams come true. For our show notes, visit DreamBigPodcast.com/286
Big Dreamers, young and old, often get overwhelmed with goal setting, especially at the start of the New Year. Too many of us just create one long list of all the goals we want to accomplish. A lengthy single-level list can lead to anxiety, which is the last thing you want when you are setting your goals. So in today’s episode, Eva shares how she categorizes her goals into 3 main buckets: (1) Skills; (2) Health; and (3) Relationships. When you organize your goals in these 3 high-level categories, suddenly the goals seem much more manageable (and therefore more attainable). Eva shares some examples of goals in each of these categories that she has set for 2022, and challenges all Big Dreamers to create a handful of goals in each of these categories as well. Let’s make 2022 our best year yet! For our show notes, visit DreamBigPodcast.com/285
As Big Dreamers, we are so focused on the future. What are we going to do next? What are our goals for the new year? And how are we going to accomplish them? As a result, many of us don’t spend nearly enough time reflecting on the past year, and celebrating what we have accomplished. In this episode, Eva shares the importance of capturing the wins from the past year on paper and feeling gratitude for all the amazing things that happened to you. This exercise will help energize you for the year ahead! A special thank you to Big Dreamer Chloe Chan for writing to Eva with a great question that inspired this episode. We hope that Chloe and all Big Dreamers have a great close to 2021 (which you will if you listen to Eva’s advice in this episode!) and an exciting year of growth and progress ahead in 2022. Finally, be sure to check out the resources section of our show notes, which contain links to 4 past episodes where Eva shares ideas about New Year resolutions. For our show notes, visit DreamBigPodcast.com/284
Created by: Eva Karpman podcast
Started:
October 19th, 2016
Status: Active, 426 episodes
Kind: Episodic
Language: English
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