3703: Embracing What Is by Eric Teplitz on Shifting our Mindset and Making Thoughtful Choices

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🗓️ 15 August 2025

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3703: Eric Teplitz reminds us that embracing a situation doesn’t mean ignoring discomfort or pretending everything is perfect, it means identifying the opportunities and hidden benefits in what’s already present. Whether stuck in traffic or facing unemployment, we can develop the skill of transforming frustrating moments into meaningful ones by shifting our mindset and making thoughtful choices. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://inspiredlivingblog.wordpress.com/2010/06/15/embracing-what-is/ Quotes to ponder: "We embrace a situation by recognizing and taking advantage of the positive aspects of it and/or the opportunities present within it." "Each time we are successful in embracing what is, we develop this muscle further and become more resourceful." "The 'grass is always greener' mentality is a trap. It ensures that we will feel unhappy with any situation we find ourselves in." Episode references: Groundhog Day: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107048/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is Optimal Living Daily, Embracing What Is, by Eric Teplits of Eric Teplits.com, and I'm JustaMollick.
0:09.5	We're going to get right to today's post as we optimize your life.
0:17.0	Embracing What Is by Eric Tepletz of ericteplits.com
0:21.2	We don't embrace the situation by focusing on every way in which it displeases us, unless doing so
0:28.1	prompts us to take action to change it, and we don't embrace the situation by deluding ourselves
0:33.2	that it is exactly what we want, if in fact it is not. We embrace the situation by
0:39.6	recognizing and taking advantage of the positive aspects of it and or the opportunities present
0:46.2	within it. The two examples. Number one, if you're employed but don't like your job,
0:53.0	you might relish not having to worry about how you
0:55.5	will earn a living this week. You can choose to appreciate the things that your paycheck allows you
1:00.4	to afford, or the fact that without a pressing financial worry, you can devote your energy to other
1:05.9	things. You might decide to take greater advantage of the opportunities for social connection
1:10.7	that your job provides,
1:12.3	or of the professional contacts there that may help you land a better job in the future.
1:17.6	And number two, if you're unemployed and seeking work, and can't bear the thought of spending every waking hour job hunting,
1:24.6	you might devote more time to things that matter to you, such as your
1:28.6	family, hobbies, volunteering, a personal project that you find meaningful, developing new skills,
1:35.5	taking classes and subjects that interest you, reading, exercising, etc. By spending more time
1:41.9	on things that matter to you and nurturing aspects of your life you may have neglected,
1:46.8	you could end up positioning yourself for a satisfying employment situation further down the road.
1:52.4	Either way, you'll reap the benefits of having made good use of your time unemployed.
1:58.2	A common wisdom suggests that if you're unhappy with the situation, you can remedy
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