How to Make Lasting Changes in Your Life with John Norcross
The One You Feed
Eric Zimmer
4.6 • 2.5K Ratings
🗓️ 13 January 2023
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
In this episode you'll learn:
- Why motivation and will power are overrated when trying to make lasting changes
- Why you must understand the 5 stages behavior change and match your activity to the proper stage
- How slips up are inevitable and are perfect opportunities to learn
- How to use conflicting energy sources -the pushing away from unwanted behavior and pulling toward a desired behavior
- Why self monitoring and tracking progress increases your chances of success
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | In case you're just recently joining us or however long you've been a listener of the show, |
| 0:04.2 | you may not realize we have years and years of incredible episodes in our archive. |
| 0:09.1 | We've had so many wonderful guests that we've decided to handpicked one of our favorites |
| 0:13.6 | that may be new to you, but if not, it is definitely worth another lesson. |
| 0:17.8 | We hope you'll enjoy this episode with John Norcross. |
| 0:21.6 | You know, motivation and willpower obviously are important in getting started. |
| 0:26.6 | One has to be aware of a goal and be committed to it, but once you reach that point, |
| 0:33.2 | willpower is seriously overrated. |
| 0:43.6 | Welcome to the one you feed. |
| 0:45.6 | Throughout time, great thinkers have recognized the importance of the thoughts we have, |
| 0:50.2 | quotes like garbage in, garbage out, or you are what you think, ring true, |
| 0:55.8 | and yet for many of us, our thoughts don't strengthen or empower us. |
| 1:00.0 | We tend toward negativity, self-pity, jealousy, or fear. |
| 1:04.8 | We see what we don't have instead of what we do. |
| 1:07.6 | We think things that hold us back and dampen our spirit. |
| 1:11.1 | But it's not just about thinking. |
| 1:13.1 | Our actions matter. |
| 1:14.6 | It takes conscious, consistent, and creative effort to make a life worth living. |
| 1:19.4 | This podcast is about how other people keep themselves moving in the right direction, |
| 1:23.8 | how they feed their good wolf. |
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