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You still have to do the work – Protecting your kids from dysfunction – The chain of thoughts

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You still have to do the work – Protecting your kids from dysfunction – The chain of thoughts
You still have to do the work – Protecting your kids from dysfunction – The chain of thoughts
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You still have to do the work – Protecting your kids from dysfunction – The chain of thoughts

All this personal growth work is great and all, but you have to actually do the work in order for your life to get better.

The main reason for that is because you need feedback from your environment. You test, observe, test again, then take action. You learn through your results.

And in order to change your results, your desire has to overcome the results you’re getting now. If that happens, your life will change a lot easier.

Also in this episode, I read a letter from a mom who feels paralyzed by dysfunctional family members and is scared her child is going to pick up or become dysfunctional because of their bad behavior.

Family can sometimes be toxic, especially around children. Children know right from wrong, even when they’re exposed to toxic stuff, but as long as they have a healthy role model, sometimes the toxicity from others doesn’t rub off on them.

Be the best role model you can be and your child will do much better because of it.

In the last segment, I talk about how a subtle change in your thought can lead to a good outcome or a bad one.

Filed Under: Behavior, Family, Human Potential, Negative Emotions, Podcast Episode, Relationships, Thinking Tagged With: Doing the work to make life better, How to protect your kids from dysfunction, Why you're thinking of that right now

The Fish Who Taught Compassion

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Since I moved in with my girlfriend in 2015, I’ve been feeding our fish, Flash, every morning. She says I feed him too much which is why he is so much larger than when I first moved in. I say he got larger because we got a bigger tank.

This debate may go on for years!

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Filed Under: Behavior, Beliefs, Compassion, Healthy Thinking, Human Potential, Thinking Tagged With: Compassion for all living things, do animals have emotions?, Fish have emotions too

What’s Missing In My Life?

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If you don’t know what’s missing in your life, then you’ve been asking yourself the wrong question.

Perhaps you should ask “What’s present in my life that’s preventing me from getting what’s missing in my life?”

It may sound like an odd way to ask the question but the way you phrase questions to yourself will dictate how you think about everything. And if you change the way you think, you can change your results.

When you don’t know what’s missing, you don’t know what to focus on to obtain what’s missing. So maybe it’s time to change the questions you ask yourself.

“What’s missing in my life?”

No… How about: “What is in my life right now that, if it were missing, would help me get what I need to feel happy?”

How your phrase your language changes how you think about a problem.

The above question sounds weird on purpose. And in order to understand it, you need to reach inside yourself a little deeper than you normally would. This will help you access your innermost resources that will help you come up with a solution.

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Filed Under: Behavior, Beliefs, Career, Communication, Decisions, Depression, Desires, Fears, Human Potential, Identity, Motivation, Negative Emotions, Passion, People Pleaser, Podcast Episode, Self-Esteem, Self-Worth, Thinking, Values Tagged With: finding your passion, I am unsatisfied in life, meaning of life, what's missing in my life?, What's the purpose of my life?

Setting Goals for People who Hate Setting Goals

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I hate setting goals, so I had to figure out how I could get what I want in life without following the standard goal-setting steps we’re always taught.

Just writing down a goal makes me cringe. But why?

Perhaps it’s because I’m not one of those highly organized people full of energy, That could be half of it, but it’s certainly not the whole picture.

In this article, I’m going to share with you how to get what you want without setting goals. If you hate setting goals like I do, I think this post will give you a lot of relief.

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Filed Under: Career, Finances, Human Potential, Overwhelm, Resources, Thinking, Values Tagged With: I never achieve my goals, I never follow through on the goals I set for myself, Why is setting goals so hard

Reducing Negative Self-Talk

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stress overwhelm anxiety depression If the voices in your head are saying anything but positive messages to you, then this is the show for you.

Negative inner dialogue can prevent you from almost everything you want to do in life. So many opportunities will be missed, all because you listened to a voice that is likely misleading you to believing you are something less than you are.

It’s time to switch around those inner voices so that they support you, and maybe even make you laugh. [Read more…]

Filed Under: anger, Behavior, Deception, Human Potential, Negative Emotions, Obsession, Podcast Episode, Self-Esteem, Self-Worth, Thinking Tagged With: inner dialogue, internal dialogue, self-talk

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