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Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement

2621: Making Yourself Proud, Happy and Grateful by Eric Teplitz

Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement

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

4.63.2K Ratings

🗓️ 11 January 2023

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Eric Teplitz talks about how to make yourself proud, happy and grateful Episode 2621: Making Yourself Proud, Happy and Grateful by Eric Teplitz Eric Teplitz has had a lifelong fascination with human motivation, creativity, personal development, and living an inspired, rewarding, and positively impactful life. To this effect, he routinely undertakes challenging endeavors that intrigue him and impel him to grow. He has recorded an album of original songs and started his own record label to put it out into the world; acted onstage in community theater productions; backpacked over 500 miles of the Appalachian Trail; completed numerous half marathons, marathons, century rides, and triathlons (including an Ironman triathlon, after three attempts); volunteered hundreds of hours in a hospital playing music for patients (and their families/visitors/hospital staff); overcome a long-standing aversion to needles to become a regular blood donor (for nearly ten years and counting); and is the author of over 100 posts on Eric’s Inspired Living Blog. He is passionate about helping others open themselves up to a more expansive sense of what is possible; overcome resistance to following their interests, passions, curiosities, and dreams; and achieve a greater sense of meaning, purpose, and life satisfaction. The original post is located here: https://inspiredlivingblog.wordpress.com/2021/12/27/making-yourself-proud-happy-and-grateful/ Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalLivingDaily Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

This is Optimal Living Daily Episode 2621, making yourself proud, happy, and grateful.

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By Eric Teplitz of EricTeplitz.com, and I'm Justin Malik, the guy who reads articles,

0:13.0

book excerpts sometimes, and more to you every day, including all days.

0:17.0

It's always with permission from the authors or websites.

0:19.6

We couldn't do this without them, or without you, so thank you to them and to you for being

0:25.2

here.

0:26.2

And let's get to today's post and start optimizing your life.

0:34.2

Making yourself proud, happy, and grateful by Eric Teplitz of EricTeplitz.com.

0:42.4

There's so much that happens in life that is beyond our control.

0:46.1

I don't think it is much of a revelation to point out that if we focus on the many things

0:50.4

over which we have little to zero control, it's an easy way to feel helpless, powerless,

0:56.8

and even at risk for despair.

0:59.3

And I think most of us can agree that easy as it may be to go that route, it is not particularly

1:04.6

helpful nor desirable.

1:07.4

So I invite you today to reflect on the power you do have and having some say over things,

1:13.5

because I dare say it is more substantial than it may appear.

1:17.6

Take a moment and reflect on some of the many positive things that never would have happened

1:22.5

where not for specific, intentional decisions you made, initiative you took, or opportunities

1:28.8

you seized.

1:30.3

You can ponder this in respect to the past week, month, year, or even the entirety of your

1:36.8

life.

1:38.0

If you spend some time on this, seriously take an hour or so in journal on it.

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