4 Ways to Stay Positive When You Feel Overwhelmed

The School of Greatness

Lewis Howes

Mindset, Relationships, Entrepreneurship, Mental Health, Education, Greatness, Fitness, Celebrity, Health, Inspiration, Success, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement, Business, Money, Self Care, Celebrity Interview

4.8 • 22K Ratings

🗓️ 16 October 2020

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

“We can’t always give a hundred percent to everything all at once.” On today's 5-Minute Friday, Lewis lays out four techniques that can keep you in a positive mindset even when you feel like you're neck-deep in problems. Life has been particularly overwhelming for a lot of people these days, and that's why we need the tools to deal with stress now more than ever. Mental health resources: www.mentalhealth.gov The Wim Hof Experience: Mindset Training, Power Breathing, and Brotherhood: https://link.chtbl.com/910-pod A Scientific Guide to Living Longer, Feeling Happier & Eating Healthier with Dr. Rhonda Patrick: https://link.chtbl.com/967-pod The Science of Sleep for Ultimate Success with Shawn Stevenson: https://link.chtbl.com/896-pod

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0:00.0	This is 5 Minute Friday!
0:05.4	4 Ways to Stay Positive When You Feel Overwhelmed
0:16.9	I want to start today's podcast with a quote from Timber Hawkeye who said,
0:21.2	You can't calm the storm, so stop trying.
0:25.0	What you can do is calm yourself.
0:27.3	The storm will pass.
0:29.6	Man, isn't that a good reminder for us?
0:32.1	Because there's often a lot on our plates with our career, our businesses, relationships,
0:37.5	our fitness, our family, maybe a side hustle or two.
0:41.2	There's a lot going on, especially with the stress of the world, there can be some overwhelm
0:45.2	sometimes.
0:46.2	And it pulls us in many different directions when we have these different areas of our
0:49.8	life.
0:50.8	You can't always give 100% to everything all at once.
0:55.7	And when we're overwhelmed in the present moment, it seems like it's hard to be optimistic
1:01.0	about the future.
1:02.2	Because you're constantly fixated like, I can't get to all these things.
1:05.7	It's going crazy, there's too much going on.
1:09.0	But with a bit of effort, we can still take control of the situation and stay positive.
1:14.4	So I want to share with you four things you can do to keep your head up while you're
1:18.6	feeling overwhelmed.
1:21.0	And the first thing you can do is take a moment to breathe and smile.
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