There are times in our lives when we meet individuals who just make everything and everyone around them better. In this episode of Recounting Life Lessons, Sione talks about some of the lessons that he's learned from his late grandmother about being the kind of person who's presence is a gift that we could all emulate to make the world around us a better place.

In this special anniversary episode, Sione and Alana sit down to recount a few of their favorite life lessons. Of all the lessons they've shared on their YouTube channel, here on the podcast, and in their weekly emails, these are the 3 that have been the most impactful and reaffirming in their life. To become a Sione and Alana Insider, subscribe at sioneandalana.com/insider

Sione and Alana talk with Leialoha Humpherys, author of Aloha State of Mind to discuss what it means to create paradise wherever you are. They discuss Hawaiian values like ho'ohana (to do meaningful work), ohana (love of family), aloha (living with love), and laulima (many hands) and how these values can help us to make the most of our circumstances. Connect with Leialoha on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/ladyleialoha/ or on her website https://naturallyaloha.com/ Aloha State of Mind is available on Amazon at: here

Our beliefs can empower us or they can hold us back and even cause us to self-sabotage our efforts made toward success. So how do we know if our beliefs are helping us or holding us back? In this episode of Recounting Life Lessons, Sione shares a few experiences that helped him identify a limiting belief. He also shares why we hold all the power in being able to reframe those beliefs that are holding us back. Want to continue the conversation? Visit us at sioneandalana.com or send us an email or message. Connect with us via email at [email protected] or on Instagram @sioneandalana

If we aren't paying attention, we'll miss out on the pearls of wisdom that show up in our lives and they can easily slip through our fingers. In this solo episode, Alana shares about an experience that helped her realize how easy it is to miss out on the lessons that life is eager to teach us. She also shares what we can do to take care in collecting the lessons and things that we want more of in our lives. Connect with Sione and Alana on Instagram @sioneandalana or on their website https://sioneandalana.com Have an experience and life lesson that you'd like to share with Sione and Alana on the podcast? Contact us at https://sioneandalana.com/sharealesson/  

Do you ever find yourself wanting to feel more fulfilled and happy with where you are in your life and with what you have? Between unexpected setbacks, feeling like we aren't where we thought we would have been by now, or being surrounded by others who seem to be getting and doing what we haven't been able to do just yet, there are so many things that we can become disappointed with. How do we prevent these disappointments from robbing us of our joy? In this episode, Sione and Alana discuss the 5 things that they've discovered help them love where they are, both physically as well as in their goals and circumstances; especially when they aren't where they would have anticipated being. This episode isn't meant to give you all the answers, to help you achieve your goals faster, or solve the problems that you are currently facing. It's also not meant to eliminate the presence of disappointment in your life. And while the exact examples and tips shared may not work for everyone, the principles behind each of these tips can inspire you to come up with things that you can do to add joy and fulfillment to the setbacks and disappointments that come during any growth journey. Want to become email pen pals with Sione and Alana? Become a Sione and Alana insider: https://sioneandalana.com/insider

In this episode, Sione interviews Alana on one of her favorite lessons, "It's better to focus on progress over done". Eliminate the stress, overwhelm, and constant feelings of being behind by shifting your focus from the end results to the opportunities to make progress. Add more joy back into the journey and create a greater potential for increasing your confidence as well.

In this episode, Sione and Alana share the benefits of taking action and it's ability to increase confidence and clarity. They also talk about: How to overcome analysis paralysis Setting helpful expectations How to better figure out what you want How to make better use of your time if you haven’t started yet They are recounting life lesson 19, "Clarity intensifies with action" which they originally shared in their YouTube video of the same title.  

Fear can be debilitating at times and even prevents us from having, sharing, and doing the things that we love. In this episode, Sione and Alana are sharing what they've done to go from being too fearful to do what they love and wanted to do, to getting to have, share, and do that thing more often. They also share the 5 things you can do to stop fears from disempowering you so that you can have, share, and get more of what you love in your life as well.

If you look at life through a lens of scarcity there will never be enough, but if you can look at it through a lens of abundance, you will see that in actuality, there is more than enough good to go around. But how do we remove those blinders and get better at seeing the good? How do we live with an abundance mentality? And is it really worth the effort? That's what Sione and Alana are discussing in this episode as they recount life lesson 17: There's more than enough good to go around.