Hello everyone, I'm Paula Sweet, your guide and friend here at Your Absolute Mind, the only place to be for some real mental wellness and self-improvement.

In today's episode, we're discussing the fascinating inner workings of our minds. And the reason for this is simple.

As you know, I'm a full-time therapist and I run a mental health app, your absolute mind.

And if you haven't yet checked it out, head over to Apple's App Store, Google Play Store,

and join our mission to become mentally healthy together.

Now the vast majority of becoming mentally healthy and feeling in control of our lives

is our ability to set goals and tasks and to work to achieve those

things. And this is a common theme within my practice and with my clients. So I want to show you

the secret engines that drive our focus and learn how to harness them to supercharge your life.

So get comfortable and let's dive into some science

of staying on track with our goals, making it our ultimate superpower. I want you to picture

something. Picture that you're sitting down, ready to start on a new project or a goal. And instead

of feeling an immediate rush of inspiration,

you're met with a flurry of nerves, a touch of restlessness, maybe even a little sprinkle of doubt

kicks him. What you first need to understand is this is not a sign that you're off track in

any way. And quite the opposite, this is your brain revving up like an

engine on a frosty morning. It's warming up before it takes off. This warm up phase is crucial.

It's your brain's way of preparing you to hit the road to success, ensuring that all systems

are go ready for the journey ahead. So stay with the process.

So many of us when we're faced with this situation go into a spiral of negative thinking,

wondering why they're feeling this way, when perhaps they believe that others don't feel that way,

that others can simply sit down with a goal or task ahead and crack on full of inspiration,

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