3887: How to Stop Feeling Guilty For Wanting More by Shirley of Daring Living on Releasing Shame

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🗓️ 23 January 2026

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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 3887: Shirley challenges the common guilt tied to ambition, reminding us that wanting more from life doesn't make us ungrateful, it makes us honest. By identifying guilt-based decisions and learning to appreciate without settling, she offers a compassionate roadmap to align your life with your deeper desires. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://daringliving.com/how-to-stop-feeling-guilty-for-wanting-more/ Quotes to ponder: "You might think it’s more responsible to feel guilty about wanting more in your life, but it’s not." "Be honest with yourself. Own the fact that you actually want something different than what you have right now." "This life is yours. And if you’re not satisfied with it, you get to make that decision to change it and take actions from it." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:50.0	optimizing your life.
1:01.2	How to Stop Feeling Guilty for Wanting More by Shirley of daring living.com.
1:05.4	Are you feeling guilty for wanting more out of your life?
1:08.1	This could look like wanting more in a relationship.
1:11.7	Maybe you secretly desire a partner who is more exciting and fun.
1:17.2	Or maybe you want more in your career. Perhaps you actually don't want to be in your current job anymore, but you have an understanding boss and great colleagues so you feel guilty for leaving.
1:23.0	Or the guilt could be because of your family. Perhaps you're in a stable career right now, but you're not
1:29.2	really doing what you love. Yet, you know, your parents have sacrificed a lot in order for you to go
1:34.3	to college and have a stable job. Deep down, you kind of want more. Yet, you feel guilty. You keep
1:42.2	telling yourself that you should just be grateful with what you have. If this is how you feel guilty. You keep telling yourself that you should just be grateful with what you have.
1:46.7	If this is how you feel, here are four key points to remember. Number one, you're taking action out
1:53.5	of guilt, not from your truest desire. You might think it's more responsible to feel guilty about
1:59.4	wanting more in your life, but it's not.
2:02.3	Because the result of feeling guilty is that no party is better off, for you or for others.
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