Hi, it's Rachel Hollis, and this is the Start Today podcast. The Start Today community are people

from every walk of life all around the world, but we all have one important thing in common.

We're all trying to become a better version of ourself.

This is a community of dreamers and doers. This is a cohort of learners and leaders.

This is a space where we celebrate trying again, learning from failure, and rooting each other on.

We believe that when you start each day with gratitude and intention,

you can produce incredible results.

This is start today on the Rachel Hollis Podcast.

Hi guys, I'm Rachel and if this is the first time we're hanging out, it's nice to meet you.

I'm glad that you're here. I am a podcaster and an author and I have spent the last 10 years writing about and speaking about things that have helped me in my life. things that have helped to make my life better.

I am not an expert by any stretch of the imagination, but I've got some ideas and I hope that these

ideas will be helpful for you because today we're asking a big question.

We're asking, can life actually get better?

Can life really improve? I got this question because I wanted to talk about my

journey to a better life.

And I should really quickly just add,

the idea of a better life I think can be,

can throw people off, because it sounds like I'm about to tell you the way to live or the right way to live or the best way to live.

That's not my intention at all.

I think each and every one of us has a life that would be ideal for us.

So my hope is that by telling you the story of how I have tried to make my life better

through therapy and faith, spirituality, learning to walk, learning to run,

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