Hello, hello, is this thing on? Before we begin, I would like to give a most sincere thank you

to Earthworks audio and sending me their new ethos microphone. Design for broadcast and podcasting,

this is the first episode and my using it, and I must say it is simply divine. I hope you agree. If you are a

podcaster or a producer, I highly recommend this ethos microphone. It is quite lovely. Thank you,

Earthworks. Now, on to the show. Two weeks ago, I asked you to let go of all of your New Year's resolutions

and simply just focus on loving yourself. So, just a little checking in here, how is that

going for you? You're probably thinking, okay, all right, give it to me. Give me the pep talk.

Tell me how I can better love myself because I have to be honest, I don't give it to me. Give me the pep talk. Tell me how I can better love myself,

because I have to be honest, I don't know where to begin. I understand. So, are you ready

for the most important pep talk of your life? Here it goes. The best thing you can do

for your future self is to accept yourself for who you are today.

Yep, that's it. And the best thing you can do for your future self is to accept yourself who you are

today. I know, I know you have goals. You want to love yourself, but at the same time, you want to be able to feel accomplished in something.

And you feel like you can't stop right now until you have accomplished those goals. You know, you want to be happier. You want to be more enlightened, more disciplined. I understand it's okay to

have goals, it's healthy even, as we have spoken about before. There's nothing wrong with wanting

to make goals and work towards them. When used in the right way, they can make your life feel

more meaningful, more fulfilling, but I wonder if there's a way to do that while still accepting the

way things are now, the way you are now. Can you meet yourself where you are instead of where

you wish you were? That is the question of the hour.

Can you meet yourself where you are instead of where you wish you were?

I'm Chad Lawson and let's comment down in three, two, one.

They kind of seem like opposing forces, don't they?

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