Emotional Intelligence for Critical Thinkers
When you are mistreated in some way and made to feel less than dirt, do you accept that you are as you are treated or that you are as you choose to be?
Don’t let other people’s perceptions of you define you. Hold yourself to a certain standard and watch everyone else change or leave. It’s not easy, of course. But it is very useful.
Sometimes becoming happier in life involves taking huge steps that seem so scary when you’re going through them, but come with the reward of increased self-worth and self-esteem. And when you take that leap of faith, a whole lot more good stuff usually comes with it.
It’s important to bounce back from the setbacks and always move forward so that you aren’t drowning in the anger, sadness, or upset from the past.
Sometimes even present circumstances can be enough to stall your forward momentum. This is why it’s vital to make sure you recharge your personal power so that you are no longer a victim to the world and can start taking charge of your life.
If you have ever dealt with body image issues, this is an important episode that addresses the subject of someone who lost over 100 pounds and learned that people treated her much differently afterward,
She was living the life she always wanted until she realized it wasn’t only the pounds she lost. She lost something a lot deeper. And happiness didn’t last.
This is a special episode of The Overwhelmed Brain where I introduce you to an amazing podcast called A Slight Change of Plans. I’m going to play you a segment from one of their episodes that I believe has a powerful life lesson for all of us.
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When the feelings of inadequacy overcome you, do you let them linger in the background? Do you repress them so that they come out in emotionally destructive ways later?
Inadequacy usually has a source. We’ll talk about that and a lot more in this packed episode.
