Podcast No. 141 – Should you allow yourself to be happy?
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NOTES FROM THIS EPISODE:
-People hold back happiness
-They are afraid they will not have motivation if they feel happy
-Separate happiness and joy
-Feelings are different than emotions – there is the key
-Feel happiness along the way
-Allow joy as the reward of achievement
BOOKS MENTIONED IN THIS POST*:
-Live a Happier, Fuller Life by Ben Balden – https://benbalden.com/books/#Live_a_Happier_Fuller_Life
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Podcast No. 139 – INSPIRATIONAL STORY: The Cliff Young Shuffle Legend
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NOTES FROM THIS EPISODE:
-Cliff Young Was a 61 year old potato farmer
-He entered a 875km race against professionals
-The race was 6-7 days long
-He shuffled rather than ran
-His strange shuffle allowed him to maintain his energy and run without rest
-As the others slept, he ran through the night
-He beat everyone else by 10 hours
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Podcast No. 138 – Top 5 Ways to Cultivate Confidence
Confidence is an amazing characteristic that everyone feels drawn to. It makes you feel good, it helps you stay confident and believing, and it motivates action. So, here are 5 things you can do to create the confidence you need.
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NOTES FROM THIS EPISODE:
TOP FIVE CONFIDENCE CULTIVATORS
1. Gather Evidence
2. Track Your Progress
3. Be True to You
4. Improve Your Capabilities
5. Seek Encouragement
Quotes to remember:
“Rock bottom became the solid foundation in which I rebuilt my life.” – J.K. Rowling
“Comparison is the thief of joy.”-Theodore Roosevelt-
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Podcast No. 135 – QUOTE – “Life is ten percent what happens to you and ninety percent how you respond to it.” — Charles Swindoll
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NOTES FROM THIS EPISODE:
4 WAYS HOW YOU SHOULD RESPOND TO WHAT HAPPENS TO YOU:
1. Control the meaning place on what has happened
2. Choose to consistently maintain a positive attitude
3. Respond through taking action to improve your situation
4. Engage your intelligence to change what you can and accept what you can’t
BOOKS MENTIONED IN THIS POST*:
-Live a Happier, Fuller Life by Ben Balden – https://benbalden.com/books/#Live_a_Happier_Fuller_Life
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-Secrets of the Millionaire Mind by T. Harv Eker – http://amzn.to/2xsIzlt
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Podcast No. 135 – QUOTE – “There is something wonderfully bold and liberating about saying yes to our entire imperfect and messy life.” — Tara Brach
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NOTES FROM THIS EPISODE:
QUOTE – “There is something wonderfully bold and liberating about saying yes to our entire imperfect and messy life.” — Tara Brach
5 LESSON FROM THIS QUOTE
1. Self acceptance is liberating (self-love)
2. Life has both good and bad (roller coaster, yin/yang…)
3. You will be off course most of the time
4. You must, by necessity, keep trying
5. Accept and embrace your humanity, and unlock more personal power
BOOKS MENTIONED IN THIS POST*:
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Podcast No. 132 – STORY: Man charges $10,000 to hit a computer with a hammer
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NOTES FROM THIS EPISODE:
Computer expert charges university $10,000 to hit a computer with a hammer. ($20 to hit it and $9,980 to KNOW where to hit it.)
5 Lessons Learned from this story.
1. Knowledge is powerful
2. Knowledge is worth more than labor
3. Knowledge and skill make your work more productive and useful
4. You make yourself more valuable when you obtain knowledge and skill
5. Some problems are not solvable without specific knowledge and skill
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Podcast No. 131 – QUOTE – “Everyone is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” — Anonymous
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NOTES FROM THIS EPISODE:
-Here are 4 lessons we get from this quote:
1. UNIQUE-Everyone is unique and has unique talents and abilities
2. SPECIALTY-There is something in everyone’s world they are good at
3. CONTRIBUTE-Everyone can potentially contribute value to the world
4. COMPASSION-We should withhold judgement
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Podcast No. 130 – QUOTE – “All truly toxic thoughts are expelled while moving. Gotta move to stay alive.” — Toni Sorenson
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NOTES FROM THIS EPISODE:
– All truly toxic thoughts are expelled while moving. Gotta move to stay alive.~Toni Sorenson
– Activity breeds activity
– Lean into it
– Lose yourself in service
– The need for growth and progression
– Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs
– Keep growing, expanding, and progressing
– Where the focus goes the energy flows
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Podcast No. 129 – QUOTE – “Always pass on what you have learned.” — Yoda, Star Wars
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NOTES FROM THIS EPISODE:
-INSPIRATIONAL QUOTE: Always pass on what you have learned.~Yoda, Star Wars
-We don’t live in isolation
-The human family benefits when we help and serve each other
-We gain great joy through serving
-Most successful people are more than eager to share their success
-Walk in the footsteps of those that succeed
-Not copy, but learn
-Share your knowledge and gifts generously to those who follow you
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Podcast No. 126 – This tip from the Monopoly game will help you build wealth
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NOTES FROM THIS EPISODE:
-Financial lessons can be learned from the game Monopoly
-4 houses buys a hotel
-Move your cash into income-producing assets
-Lesson from Rich Dad Poor Dad
-Rules from The Richest Man in Babylon
-Rule 1 – part of what you earn is yours to keep
-Rule 2 – Make your money work for you
-From the book, 4 Laws of Financial Prosperity
-1) Track your expenses
-2) Set a target (a goal)
-3) Trim your expenses
-4) Train yourself through financial education
BOOKS MENTIONED IN THIS POST*:
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Podcast No. 124 – QUOTE – “You don’t have to turn this into something. It doesn’t have to upset you.” — Marcus Aurelius
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NOTES FROM THIS EPISODE:
-Humans naturally assign meaning
-You have control over the meaning
-You can choose no meaning or a supportive meaning
-You must sometimes act counter to your subconscious intentions
BOOKS MENTIONED IN THIS POST*:
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Podcast No. 121 – QUOTE – “Do what you have to do until you can do what you want to do.” — Oprah Winfrey
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NOTES FROM THIS EPISODE:
-Passion brings you excitement and energy
-You can design your life
-You must bridle your passions
-You can grow your desire through focusing on your passions
BOOKS MENTIONED IN THIS POST:*
-Live a Happier, Fuller Life by Ben Balden – https://benbalden.com/books/#Live_a_Happier_Fuller_Life
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Podcast No. 120 – INSPIRATIONAL QUOTE: If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things.~Albert Einstein
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QUOTE-If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things.~Albert Einstein
CONTEXT:
-Most everyone knows Albert Einstein – no introduction needed
-Not sure when he said this quote or to whom
Let’s talk about what it means:
-ASSUMPTION: Goal is to live a happy life
-Progress toward goal -> Progression
-Don’t rely on other people for happiness
-Take control of your own happiness
-Contribution is key
-Seek to accomplish something
TIP: Serve or contribution to others will bring more satisfaction
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Podcast No. 119-Common Limiting Beliefs
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NOTES FROM POST:
-Limiting beliefs are those that hold us back
-Beliefs could be unsupportive, supportive, or neutral
-Beliefs could be false, true, or a bit of both
-That makes 9 different categories of beliefs
-But the most important of these is whether the belief is empowering or limiting
-Furthermore the beliefs can be either conscious or subconscious
-So, what do you do about it?
-Use your intelligence to sort the beliefs out in your mind
-Decipher which are limiting and which are empowering
-Beliefs are just one type of mental block: (1) beliefs, (2) fears, and (3) unmet needs
-Limiting beliefs can fall into one of these categories:
1) General limited beliefs
2) Limits of identity
3) Limits of circumstances
4) Limits of truth
5) Limits of consequences
-So, what do you do to fix them?
1) Identify the limiting belief
2) Seek to understand it
3) Replace it with the truth
#beliefs #limitingbeliefs #personaldevelopment #personalgrowth #mentalblocks #lifeimprovement
Podcast No. 118-Common Limiting Fears
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NOTES FROM POST:
-Fears are one type of subconscious force that can limit your progress
-Fears are designed to protect us, but they can limit us by keeping us from taking supportive actions
LIST OF COMMON LIMITING FEARS:
1. Sick, Broke, Starving Doomsday
2. Physical Harm
3. Overworked, overwhelmed, or exhausted
4. Everything will change
5. Bored to death
6. Fundamentally flawed
7. Different or don’t belong
8. Wanting, never enough, unwinnable
9. Confrontation
10. Rejection, humiliation, locked out
11. Unloved, neglected, and abandoned
12. Betrayal and disloyalty
13. Disloyalty and abandonment
14. Crime of outshining
15. Stuck and stagnant
16. Mediocre
17. Success brings burdens
18. Jealousy
19. Other common fears worth noting
#fears #limitingfears #personaldevelopment #personalgrowth #mentalblocks
Podcast#117-QUOTE-The purpose of our lives is to be happy.~Dalai Lama
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NOTES:
The Dalai Lama says, “The purpose of our lives is to be happy.”
-Happiness comes from progression
-You can design happiness
-Happiness is a feeling
-Happiness is accepting the life you have
-Perhaps the purpose of life is to find meaning
-Meaning in life leads to happiness
Books Mentioned in This Post:
Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl: https://amzn.to/3hRXXLk
Awaken the Giant Within by Tony Robbins: https://amzn.to/2AYQRAN
Maps of Meaning by Jordan B. Peterson: https://amzn.to/3XmV3Db
Podcast#116-19 Unsupportive Beliefs About Money
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THE 19 UNSUPPORTIVE BELIEFS ABOUT MONEY:
1. Impossible for me
2. Scarcity-there’s not enough
3. There must be some poor
4. Blame-I’m a victim
5. Money is not for me
6. I can’t learn about money
7. I can’t manage money
8. Money = life’s unenjoyable
9. All money must be earned
10. Poverty is admirable
11. Money is evil
12. Money corrupts people
13. Having $ = not loved
14. Money requires too much
15. Money makes me a target
16. People will hate me
17. I’m not worthy to be wealthy
18. Having money is just luck
19. I have to always struggle
Podcast#115-12 Supportive and Winning Attitudes You Should Adopt
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HERE ARE THE 12 SUPPORTIVE WINNING ATTITUDES:
1. Gratitude
2. Growth
3. You can change
4. Look for Good
5. Outward thinking
6. See silver linings
7. Figureoutable
8. This shall pass
9. Failure is useful
10. Embrace humanity
11. Laugh at yourself
12. Abundance
Podcast#114-Character Traits
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1. Confident
2. Courageous
3. Endearing
4. Charismatic
5. Resilient
6. Tenacious
7. Stick-With-It-Ness
8. Diligent
9. Appreciates Trials
10. Pure
11. Positive
12. Trustworthy
13. … and more …
Podcast#113 – Inspirational QUOTE-To begin to think with purpose, is to enter the ranks of those strong ones who only recognize failure as one of the pathways to attainment.~James Allen
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The lessons we glean from this quote are:
-Unavoidable failure should be embraced
-Follow successful people
-Begin with purpose
-Adopt this positive mindset
-Be strong
Podcast #111 – QUOTE: As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.~John F. Kennedy
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Express gratitude by action
Podcast #108 – QUOTE: Be yourself because everyone else is already taken.~Oscar Wilde
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Podcast #107 – QUOTE: You cannot feed the poor from empty shelves.~Anonymous
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Podcast #106 – QUOTE: Be tolerant with others and strict with yourself.~Marcus Aurelius
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Podcast #105 – QUOTE: Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work.~Stephen King
Podcast #104 – QUOTE: Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet.~Helen Keller
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