Optimism, Pessimism and Creating the Life You Want

The Overwhelmed Brain

Paul Colaianni: Emotional Abuse and Relationship Expert

Mental Health, Education, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement

4.5 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 10 August 2014

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

It's okay to be pessimistic, especially if months or years of optimism don't work. In this episode, we go over the underlying strategies or "programs" you have deep down that motivate you to move toward things you want and away from things you don't want. Wait, did I say it's okay to be pessimistic? Yup. When what you're doing doesn't work, do something else. Better yet, be "realistic" to create the most change in your life. When you figure out what motivates you in life, you'll figure out how to create the life you want.

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0:00.0	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.
0:13.0	If affirmations feel like lies and positive thinking feels like denial,
0:18.0	then I want you to get ready.
0:20.0	The overwhelmed brain is here to help you create the life you want now. Hello this is Paul Kolyani the host of the Overreelmed Brain, the personal growth show for the critical thinker.
0:45.0	Every week I discuss practical down-to-earth steps to help you improve yourself and your relationships.
0:52.1	We'll talk about why we do the things we do and what we can do to reach higher levels of happiness and lower levels of stress and overwhelm.
1:00.0	I'm here to help you create positive changes in your world.
1:04.0	My goal is to get you to feel empowered with every episode.
1:08.0	And when you break it down to the Bear Essentials,
1:11.0	I'm really here to do whatever it takes to help you discover the resources you need
1:16.8	to create the life you want.
1:19.5	So what are the resources that we have inside of us anyway.
1:23.7	When I say I'm here to help you discover the resources you need
1:26.4	to create the life you want, what I'm really saying
1:28.9	is that you have within you everything
1:31.9	you need to live a happier and more balanced existence.
1:36.0	Depending on what situation you're facing in life,
1:39.0	you're either moving towards something you want or moving away from something you don't want.
1:46.3	A towards strategy is when you're making decisions and moving in a direction towards something you want.
1:54.1	For example, I want to own a house on a lake someday.
1:57.9	So I find myself saving money and making decisions
2:01.0	that bring me closer to that reality.
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