What if the biggest difference you make today comes from something so small and simple that you usually skip it? In this Gentle Nudge episode, It’s so easy to do, it’s easy NOT to do, Dr. Harry Cohen and Connie Fontaine explore how tiny choices - kind or salty - shape your day, your relationships, and your impact far more than you think.

Here’s what you’ll hear:

• The “chapter 31” idea Harry wishes he had squeezed into Be the Sun, Not the Salt and why the book still keeps growing in relevance years later.
• The paradox that being kind, thoughtful, and present is genuinely easy, and so is being snarky, short, or dismissive.
• How quick jokes, subtle digs, or “just being funny” can quietly wear on people, especially when they pile up.
• Real stories of catching salty habits in marriage, meetings, and casual conversations, and what it feels like to simply not say the thing.
• Gentle prompts to notice recent moments when you missed a chance to be a little sunnier or to clean something up with a simple, “I’m sorry, I do know your name.”
• A 1% approach to both sides: being a bit kinder and a bit less salty, in ways so small they are actually sustainable.
• How this all connects to James Clear’s habit idea that for anything to stick, it has to be easy, and how to make “tiny sun moments” the easiest option in your day.

If you’re looking for a light but meaningful reset, this episode offers a warm reminder that knowing is not doing, and that the smallest moves can turn you into more of a positive energizer and less of a “negatoid.”

To explore the book, or for more episodes, information, tips and tools to live a more heliotropic life, visit us at bethesunnotthesalt.com and find us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and TikTok.

What if becoming more trustworthy started with something as small as keeping one tiny promise today? In this final guest episode of Be the Sun, Not the Salt, Dr. Harry Cohen and Connie Fontaine sit down with trust expert David Horsager to explore why trust is the ultimate competitive advantage and how “little things, done consistently over time” can transform teams, relationships, and entire organizations.

What you’ll hear

• Why trust is not a “soft skill,” but the root cause underneath leadership issues, engagement problems, sales slumps, innovation blocks, and culture breakdowns.
• The eight pillars of trust and how they give you a practical framework, not just a motivational poster.
• How David’s “how, how, how” process helped leaders triple sales, transform health goals, and even save marriages by getting to one clear, doable next step.
• Why gratitude shows up as the most magnetic trait in the research and how it quietly erases entitlement, selfishness, and negativity.
• Real stories of trust being rebuilt after big mistakes, from everyday workplace missteps to public leadership blunders and even political reconciliations.
• A simple but demanding truth: trust is only rebuilt when you make and keep a new commitment, not just a great apology.
• Concrete ways to apply this work at home, in friendships, and with colleagues, not just in the C-suite.

If you’re thinking about who you want to be in the new year, as a leader, partner, friend, or teammate, this conversation gives you both the inspiration and the tools to start building (or rebuilding) trust in small, meaningful ways.

Useful Links

• David’s book The Trust Edge
• David’s book Trust Matters More Than Ever (40 practical tools for building trust)
• David’s book Trust at a Distance: Six Strategies for Building Trust Remotely
• Trust Edge Leadership Institute and The Trust Outlook annual study on trust (free access for listeners mentioned in the episode)
• Atomic Habits by James Clear
• Be the Sun, Not the Salt by Dr. Harry Cohen

To explore the book, or for more episodes, information, tips and tools to live a more heliotropic life, visit us at bethesunnotthesalt.com and find us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and TikTok.

What if the most powerful thing you did today was simply not say the snarky comment in your head? In this “How Do I…” episode of Be the Sun, Not the Salt, Dr. Harry Cohen and Connie Fontaine zoom in on the often-overlooked half of the heliotropic equation: learning how not to be the salt in big moments and tiny, everyday interactions.

Here’s what you’ll hear:

• Why even one sarcastic eye-roll or extra “unnecessary sentence” can hit five times harder than a kind word.
• How noticing what you don’t say or do can quietly transform your relationships at home and at work.
• A simple 1% mindset that makes “being less salty” feel doable instead of daunting.
• How tiny choices (biting your tongue, skipping gossip, resisting that jab) compound over time like behavioral interest.
• The ripple effect of snark, gossip, and subtle disrespect when other people are watching and absorbing your energy.
• Encouragement to apologize when needed, but to need those apologies less often as you practice.

If you want to lower the emotional “toxicity level” you bring into rooms, conversations, and relationships, this episode offers clear, concrete nudges to help you be just a little less salty and a lot more intentional.

To explore the book, or for more episodes, information, tips and tools to live a more heliotropic life, visit us at bethesunnotthesalt.com and find us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and TikTok.