Get Happy with These Immediate Habits! | Gretchen Rubin

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Education, Society & Culture, Mental Health, Relationships, Health & Fitness

4.7 • 657 Ratings

🗓️ 2 September 2024

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Welcome back to another inspiring episode of "Women of Impact"! Today, our incredible host, Lisa Bilyeu, sits down with the brilliant and insightful Gretchen Rubin, best-selling author and happiness expert. Together, they explore the fascinating world of personal tendencies and how they shape our ability to meet expectations and form lasting habits. Gretchen delves into her "Four Tendencies" framework—obligers, questioners, upholders, and rebels—offering invaluable insights on how to leverage these traits to achieve personal success and happiness. In this episode, you'll discover the powerful role that outer accountability, self-awareness, and embracing individual differences play in our emotional well-being. Lisa and Gretchen highlight the importance of enjoying the journey rather than just the outcome, the impact of sleep, diet, and exercise on our moods, and the transformative effects of focusing on relationships and connecting through our senses. Gretchen also shares her wisdom from her latest book, "Life in Five Senses," and offers practical tips for using music, taste, and even scent to enhance our emotional states and deepen our relationships. Whether you're a rebel resisting the norm or an obliger thriving with accountability, this conversation will provide you with the tools and perspectives needed to craft your unique path to happiness. Tune in and get ready to be inspired! SHOWNOTES 00:00 Seek new experiences, address loneliness, take action. 05:27 Focus on actionable steps, not just outcomes. 08:44 Questioning traps, obstacles, and external validation in happiness. 13:40 Meditation didn't work, that's okay, I'm different. 15:54 Four tendencies framework identifies individual personality types. 18:47 Obligers need outer accountability for inner expectations. 22:55 Questioners seek thorough understanding before taking action. 26:36 Sweetheart not ideal as accountability partner. 28:01 Empowerment through understanding habits and choices. 34:29 Strong relationships, support crucial for happiness. 36:26 Five senses are key to happiness and wellness. 39:37 Lost memory leads to new taste experiences. 45:19 Indulging senses can uplift and energize. 46:14 Effusive praise for genius scent and yearning. 49:28 Encouraging self-improvement through subscription and following. CHECK OUT OUR SPONSORS Shopify: Sign up for a $1/month trial period at https://impacttheory.co/shopifyWOIsept Tabu: Go to https://www.heytabu.com/discount/LISA15 and use code LISA15 to save 15% off your order FOLLOW LISA: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lisabilyeu/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/lisabilyeu YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/womenofimpact Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lisa_bilyeu?lang=en LISTEN AD FREE + BONUS EPISODES on APPLE PODCASTS: apple.co/womenofimpact Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:59.1	Now, as always, we're just going to get real with each other, right?
1:02.0	So I'm going to ask you a question.
1:03.6	Have you ever wondered why sticking to a new habit actually feels like freaking pushing a bulldozer uphill on one leg with one hand.
1:11.4	And why some people manage to crush their goals and others freaking struggle.
1:16.5	I don't know about you, but I've actually seen that.
1:18.3	I see someone else look actually flawless in achieving their goals.
1:20.9	And yet, for me, it feels like I'm the person pushing the bulldozer uphill.
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