AP 233: Why You Need to Say No to Good Things || with Becky Higgins

About Progress

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Education, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

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🗓️ 15 January 2020

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Hopefully you've been making progress with this month's theme, get started. And maybe your "Do Something Plan" is part of that. You may have felt some discomfort, described in this episode by Becky Higgins, as refining moments. Through her personal experiences you'll see why you need to say no to good things, to choose the better thing. Why You Need to Say No to Good Things Becky Higgins, podcasting friend and master of memory keeping, is candid about things she's had to stop, to get started. From a bold move as a career woman and young mother, to the daily struggle she still faces, Becky is no stranger to making tradeoffs. In fact, after being blindsided by an anxiety attack she describes letting go in major ways that actually allowed for a much needed shift in her life. As you work through your own refining moments, remember you are inherently worthy of living a story that you want to tell. And if you want this episode's Progress Pointers make sure you're subscribed to the Go Getter Newsletter and get them straight to your inbox each Thursday. About a few other things... Join the FREE 5-Day You Can Get Organized Challenge starting January 20th. Learn from me and 5 guest teachers as we address your most urgent organizational needs. Gain clarity and confidence to get organized, with the accountability to keep it up. Ready for an Organization Overhaul? Learn from myself and 11 experts on a wide variety of topics meant to teach you how to take charge of your organization and change your life. Listen to 24 lessons over 12 weeks, receive weekly emails, and tons of support to get your mind, space, and time organized. Podcast listeners get lifetime access for the lower yearly price with code 'PROGRESS' at checkout. Prices go up February 1st, don't miss out! SHOW NOTES Becky's Instagram, Website Get this episode's Progress Pointers Join the FREE 5-Day Organization Challenge Get the Organization Overhaul audio course - use code 'PROGRESS' Get your Monk Manual for 20% with code 'ABOUTPROGRESS' Join the monthly membership group beta Get your first month+ FREE with Libsyn using code MONICA Lend your voice and experience + be featured on the show HERE Join the free and private FB group Join Monica on Facebook and Instagram Songs Credit: DRIVE by Dj Nicolai Heidlas @nicolai-heidlas Music provided by FREE MUSIC FOR VLOGS AND VIDEOS bit.ly/freemusicforvlogs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:00.3	you are listening to about progress. This is episode 233. Why you need to say no to good things with Becky Higgins.
1:11.2	Yes, this month we are focusing about get started. That is our theme for January.
1:16.0	And in this month I want you to feel extra motivated to move that needle forward
1:21.0	and many things that you have been thinking about doing, whether it's a habit
1:25.1	that you know it's time to focus on, or maybe it's that thing that keeps nagging at you.
1:31.4	Maybe it's like I want to write more or I want to learn how to do this skill. I need to
1:35.6	organize that thing. There are going to be a lot of things on our list. But here's something that I think we
1:40.9	often like to pretend doesn't happen and it's trade-offs. I personally do not
1:46.4	think trade-offs are a bad thing. In fact, the older I'm getting and the more that I'm trying
1:51.1	to balance so many things in my life.
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