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Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement

1660: 6 Ways to Find Joy When Nothing is Going Right by Michael Blankenship of Get Your Gusto Back on Resiliency

Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement

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Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Self-improvement, Education

4.63.2K Ratings

🗓️ 27 June 2020

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

Michael Blankenship of Get Your Gusto Back shares 6 ways to find joy when nothing is going right. Episode 1660: 6 Ways to Find Joy When Nothing is Going Right by Michael Blankenship of Get Your Gusto Back on Resiliency Michael Blankenship wants you to know that he gets it if you're tired, you're burnt out and you're sick of doing the same thing every day, quickly marching toward a grave stone with nothing interesting written on its face. Michael felt that way once, but one day, everything changed. Once he'd taken back control of his life, he realized that his gusto - that lightly glowing ember inside all of us - was just waiting to be reignited, waiting for torch to touch coals and set it ablaze. He believes the same thing is possible for you, no matter how far gone you are. The original post is located here: https://www.getyourgustoback.com/6-ways-to-find-joy-when-nothing-is-going-right/ Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

This is Optimal Living Daily episode 1660.

0:03.3

Six Ways to Find Joy When Nothing is Going Right

0:06.8

by Michael Blankenship of Get Your Gusto Back.com

0:10.0

and I'm your narrator, Justin Mollick, reading you blogs every single day of the year.

0:14.0

And we have five shows where we cover different topics,

0:16.4

search for Optimal Living Daily wherever you're hearing this to find all five of our shows.

0:20.9

But for now, let's get right to it as we optimize your life.

0:23.6

Six Ways to Find Joy When Nothing is Going Right

0:31.6

by Michael Blankenship of Get Your Gusto Back.com

0:35.9

It's easy to be positive when times are good, but what about when times are bad?

0:40.9

What about when money is tight?

0:42.5

Relationships are shaky, health is questionable, the future is uncertain.

0:47.2

How do you stay positive when you feel out of control?

0:50.6

How do you experience joy when it all seems hopeless?

0:54.0

That's what we're going to talk about.

0:56.0

First, a story. Meet Sydney whose daughter,

0:59.2

Hezekemia. From close to the moment that Harper was born, she was sick.

1:03.8

At first, Sydney, a 21-year-old mom with a love for art and a contagious personality,

1:08.4

chalked it up to normal, off-and-on child illness,

1:11.4

which until one particular night is all it seemed to be.

1:14.7

But when a 10-month-old Harper woke up screaming in pain with a fever of 103,

1:19.1

pale as a ghost, Sydney rushed her to the emergency room.

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