Episodes

Wednesday Mar 24, 2021
Stop Outsourcing your validation!!
Wednesday Mar 24, 2021
Wednesday Mar 24, 2021
The Mindset Maniac: Episode 5
Stop Outsourcing your validation
On this episode of The Mindset Maniac, host Leslie Crevar talks about the reasons why we seek external validation and how to combat that impulse by modifying your self-talk.
Episode Highlights:
- Leslie introduces the topic of this episode, which is validation.
- She launches into an anecdote about “Lolita” (code name), a second youngest child who sought external validation from her parents.
- Children have a hard time self-validating, but it can become a problem in adulthood if you never develop the skills to self-validate.
- When your only source of validation is external, it can be hard to develop a sense of self other than who you are in relation to other people.
- When you repeat the same thoughts over and over, they inevitably become part of who you are.
- It’s important to become an observer of yourself.
- Be careful to not identify yourself with what you are feeling, because feelings are not permanent.
- Try to look at the facts when seeking external validation; ask yourself if your friends and loved ones like you, if you like you, you think you’re funny, etc.
3 Key Points:
- When your only source of validation is external, it can be hard to develop a sense of self other than who you are in relation to other people.
- It’s important to become an observer of yourself.
- Be careful to not identify yourself with what you are feeling, because feelings are not permanent.
Tweetable Quotes:
- “Relying on external validation can really impact how we experience the world and how the world experiences us.” - Leslie Crevar
Resources Mentioned:
- Leslie Crevar Facebook Instagram
- If you are interested in taking your personal development to the next level check out Leslie's courses and Masterclasses

Wednesday Mar 17, 2021
The Power of 1.... minute/decision/action
Wednesday Mar 17, 2021
Wednesday Mar 17, 2021
The Mindset Maniac: Episode 4
The Power of 1
On this episode of The Mindset Maniac, host Leslie Crevar talks about “the power of one,” and how one decision she and her husband made changed their lives forever.
Episode Highlights:
- Leslie introduces the topic, “the power of one,” as the idea that one small thing can be impactful.
- Leslie talks about being pregnant with her son and making the one decision with her husband to start an organic lawn care business.
- Leslie says it can be really effective to start getting a small task out of the way by doing it for one minute and saying to yourself that you’ll commit to it for one minute and then you’ll stop.
- For longer term goals, like staying fit or getting into better shape, you can commit to it for one month.
- Often, committing to something big or small for one minute, one hour, or one month can lead you to adopt those things for longer than that period of time.
3 Key Points:
- Leslie introduces the topic, “the power of one,” as the idea that one small thing can be impactful.
- Leslie says it can be really effective to start getting a small task out of the way by doing it for one minute and saying to yourself that you’ll commit to it for one minute and then you’ll stop.
- For longer term goals, like staying fit or getting into better shape, you can commit to it for one month.
Tweetable Quotes:
- “Anything that you have to do, just say ‘I’ll do this for one minute.’” - Leslie Crevar
Resources Mentioned:

Wednesday Mar 10, 2021
3 Steps to Stop Racing Thoughts FOR GOOD!
Wednesday Mar 10, 2021
Wednesday Mar 10, 2021
The Mindset Maniac: Episode 3
Stop Racing thoughts!
On this episode of The Mindset Maniac, host Leslie Crevar walks listeners through the TDR method of handling anxious, racing thoughts.
Episode Highlights:
- Leslie introduces the topic of today’s episode, which is how to get rid of your anxious thoughts when your brain gets on a “hamster wheel.”
- Leslie uses the “TDR method” with her clients to help them with this.
- Meditation is important and can help you clear your head.
- TDR stands for timer, deal, and replacement.
- Leslie advises the audience to set a timer for 2 minutes to allow your brain to run wild.
- The deal is that you’re done thinking about this topic after that 2 minutes.
- The replacement is something that your mind is going to go to next, and it is something you can bring up when your brain goes back to those thoughts.
- The more space you create away from the thought you’re obsessing over, the easier it will be to rid your mind of it.
3 Key Points:
- Leslie uses the “TDR method” with her clients to help them get their brains off the “rat wheel.”
- TDR stands for timer, deal, and replacement.
- The more space you create away from the thought you’re obsessing over, the easier it will be to rid your mind of it.
Tweetable Quotes:
- “The longer you can pull yourself away from that one thought you’re obsessing over, the easier it’s going to be to stay off that thought.” - Leslie Crevar
Resources Mentioned:
- Leslie Crevar Facebook Instagram
- If you are interested in taking your personal development to the next level check out Leslie's courses and Masterclasses

Wednesday Mar 03, 2021
Don’t have the life you WANT? Here’s how to CHANGE that!
Wednesday Mar 03, 2021
Wednesday Mar 03, 2021
The Mindset Maniac: Episode 1
2 EASY ways to take control of your life, TODAY
On this episode of The Mindset Maniac, host Leslie Crevar talks about the two step process she has followed to take control of her own life and the importance of personal responsibility.
Episode Highlights:
- Leslie introduces the topic of the episode, which is two ways to take control of your own life.
- The first way is taking personal responsibility for your thoughts.
- Your first thought may not be within your control, but your second thought is.
- You won’t foster relationships with positive people if you are focusing on your negative thoughts.
- She recommends different ways of approaching second thoughts by using the example of waking up in the morning and thinking you’re tired as a first thought, and then replacing that with a positive twist on it.
- Leslie used to say that she had the worst luck, and bad things kept happening to her and it became a self-fulfilling prophecy.
- The next step in this is taking personal responsibility for your actions.
- Leslie used to struggle with road rage and rage in general at anything that felt like it was getting in her way.
- You are in charge of the way you react to the things happening around you.
3 Key Points:
- You won’t foster relationships with positive people if you are focusing on your negative thoughts.
- Your first thought may not be within your control, but your second thought is.
- You are in charge of the way you react to the things happening around you.
Tweetable Quotes:
- “When we shift our awareness to the thought that everything that we do in life is a choice of ours, we become empowered.” - Leslie Crevar
- “The things that we think are true continue to be true.” - Leslie Crevar
- “How we choose to treat people is about us.” - Leslie Crevar
Resources Mentioned:
- Leslie Crevar Facebook Instagram
- If you are interested in taking your personal development to the next level check out Leslie's courses and Masterclasses

Wednesday Mar 03, 2021
Welcome to the Mindset Maniac Podcast
Wednesday Mar 03, 2021
Wednesday Mar 03, 2021
The Mindset Maniac: Episode 0
On this special intro episode of The Mindset Maniac, host Leslie Crevar introduces her vision for the podcast, her educational and work background, and talks about her ‘moments of impact.’
Highlights:
- Leslie sets up the framework of the podcast.
- She is a life coach and is also a licensed mental health counselor.
- Leslie talks about the importance of “moments of impact” in terms of changing the course of your life.
- Leslie describes herself as a “wild child” when she was in high school.
Key Points:
- Leslie’s goal in life is leading other people to understand and create their own moments of impact.
- She shares anecdotes about her own experiences with moments of impact throughout her life.
Tweetable Quotes:
- “We have an opportunity at any point in our lives to make a decision that can change the trajectory of our lives.” - Leslie Crevar
Resources Mentioned:
If you are interested in taking your personal development to the next level check out Leslie's courses and Masterclasses