117: Don't Look At The Wall
The Next Right Thing
Emily P. Freeman
4.8 • 5.3K Ratings
🗓️ 3 March 2020
⏱️ 11 minutes
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Summary
Weighing our options is important. But overthinking options and possibilities can keep us from actually making a decision. It's possible to be so distracted looking at the wall that we spend all our time there and we forget where we’re going and why we’re on the road in the first place. Here's a 10 minute reminder to keep your eyes on the road.
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| 0:00.0 | I'm Emily P. Freeman and welcome to the next right thing. |
| 0:03.6 | You're listening to episode 117. |
| 0:08.0 | This is a podcast about making decisions, but also about making a life. |
| 0:13.2 | Many of the decisions we make are second nature. |
| 0:16.0 | I'm here for the ones that aren't. |
| 0:18.4 | In these short episodes, I usually either tell a story, |
| 0:21.6 | share a meaningful quote or offer a simple next right step. |
| 0:25.6 | This time, I'll do all three. |
| 0:28.0 | Sometimes life advice comes from unexpected voices. |
| 0:31.2 | Today, I'll share one such voice with you. |
| 0:34.4 | Listen in. |
| 0:44.8 | The original Cars movie released in 2006, |
| 0:48.0 | which was also the year our son was born. |
| 0:50.8 | At the time, our girls were toddlers, |
| 0:53.6 | and I had three young nephews. |
| 0:55.6 | We watched a lot of Cars, the cartoon version. |
| 0:58.4 | This is what I'm saying with Mader and Doc Hudson and Radiator Springs. |
| 1:02.4 | And of course, lightning McQueen, |
| 1:04.4 | that all the kids called lightning the queen because, of course, they did. |
| 1:08.8 | About a month ago, John and Luke are son and I rewatched that movie. |
| 1:12.8 | And I guess I haven't seen it in a decade or so |
| 1:15.6 | because every single song took me back to when the kids were tiny |
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