Are you tired of that same old rehashed personal growth advice that all seems to boil down to?

Think positively and all your problems will go away.

If affirmations feel like lies and positive thinking feels like denial,

then I want you to get ready.

The overwhelmed brain is here to help you create the life you want now. Hello this is Paul Coliani the host for the overwhelmed brain the personal growth show for the critical thinker. the and your relationships. We'll talk about why we do the things we do, what we can do to reach

higher levels of happiness and lower levels of stress and overwhelm, and other cool things that

create positive changes in your world. Today is all about learning what motivates you

and why you make the decisions you do. In other words, when you make a decision, you're

motivated by something to make that decision, whether that's something happening in your life, in your environment, your relationships, or other internal or external factors.

By the time this episode is over, you'll know... or external factors.

By the time this episode is over, you'll know why you're motivated the way you are and

where your motivation comes from.

You'll learn to see what drives other people's behavior too.

If you wonder why someone acts the way they do,

this episode will help you get to the bottom of it.

Knowing what motivates you

will help you gain clarity in what your needs are.

And when you can meet your basic needs, you can focus on higher level needs to help make you whole

and reach your full potential. When you aren't meeting your basic needs,

you'll always be skirting the edge of survival.

If you need to find food every day,

your motivation will be to stay in basic survival mode and it will be a challenge to get away from that until you find a way to meet that need on a regular basis

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