ATG 79: Unoptional Joy - Why prioritizing your happiness is crucial to your success with Valorie Burton
All It Takes Is A Goal
Jon Acuff
5 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 27 June 2022
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
So many of the messages we receive in the world try to convince us that success is the key to happiness. But what if that's backward? America's Life Coach, Valorie Burton, argues that happiness is actually the key to the success we crave, and she's got the research to back it up.
Valorie is a bestselling author of 13 books, podcast host, and the founder of the Coaching and Positive Psychology Institute (CaPP). She's served clients all over the world through her speaking, coaching, and writing. She joins me for a conversation on prioritizing your happiness, positive psychology, and resilience strategies that will help you achieve your goals. For more from Valorie, check out her latest book, Let Go of the Guilt!
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Authentic Happiness by Martin E. P. Seligman
Learned Optimism by Martin E. P. Seligman
The Five Levels of Leadership by John Maxwell
We Should All Be Millionaires by Rachel Rodgers
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| 0:00.0 | Hey everyone and welcome to the All It Takes is a Gold Podcast, the best place in the |
| 0:07.2 | entire world, including all of Canada, to learn how to build new thoughts, new actions, |
| 0:12.4 | and new results. |
| 0:13.9 | I'm your host John Acuff and today I'm joined by Valerie Burton, who's that I'm so glad |
| 0:29.1 | to ask. |
| 0:30.1 | A best-selling author and founder of the Coaching and Positive Psychology Institute, |
| 0:35.0 | C-A-P-P, Valerie has served clients in over 40 states and 10 countries and written 13 |
| 0:40.2 | books on personal development, including successful women think differently, what's really |
| 0:45.4 | holding you back, it's about time and her latest book Let Go of the Guild. |
| 0:50.2 | I think you're going to love this episode. |
| 0:53.4 | She shares something, it's just a simple word switch, like you switch the word win to |
| 0:58.3 | a while and you'll hear me, I stop in the middle of the interview and I'm like, oh that |
| 1:03.6 | is so good, what she explains, oh it's so good, I can't wait for you to hear it. |
| 1:08.3 | But first, a quick message about the sponsor of today's episode. |
| 1:12.8 | Overthinking isn't a personality trait, it's the sneakiest, greediest form of fear, it |
| 1:17.3 | steals time, creativity, and goals. |
| 1:20.2 | It's the most expensive, least productive thing that individuals and companies invest in |
| 1:25.4 | every year without even knowing. |
| 1:27.2 | That's why I wrote my book Soundtracks. |
| 1:29.0 | In Soundtracks, I map out a proven plan to change your overthinking from a super problem |
| 1:34.5 | into a superpower. |
| 1:35.8 | The secret to beating overthinking will surprise you, but here's what I promise. |
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