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Women's Dating And Confidence Podcast

Say "Yes" To Challenges

Women's Dating And Confidence Podcast

Amber Grubenmann

Boyfriend, Relationship, Hookup, Mental Health, Relationships, Health & Fitness, Confidence, Women, Sex, Self-improvement, Society & Culture, Marriage, Date, Men, Dating, Education, Conversation, Love

4.8525 Ratings

🗓️ 11 October 2018

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

We want to say yes to all the good stuff, and no to all of the hard, bitter stuff, but they are a package. Yes, I want an amazing life partner, and yes to all of the challenges that come with finding one. Choosing the obstacles, expecting them, and almost inviting them into your life paradoxically makes them less stressful, painful, and damaging. You’re letting go of resistance towards the truth of life: if you have a big goal, there will be obstacles you need to face in order to achieve it. ...

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0:00.0

Hi everybody. Thanks again for tuning into the women's dating and confidence podcast. Today, I want to give you a quick reminder to help you on your journey to gaining full 100% dating confidence.

0:25.7

So whenever we have a big goal, there's something about knowing that you will face challenges

0:33.0

on your journey to reach that goal that makes those challenges seem less daunting.

0:39.2

So when you write down your goal, for example, follow it with a list of obstacles that you

0:45.2

expect to encounter on your way to achieving that goal.

0:49.2

So, for example, if my goal is to find a life partner who is hilarious and thoughtful and intelligent and sexy

0:56.6

and blah blah blah blah then I would also follow that with the obstacles that I expect to face

1:03.7

when trying to find a person like that so one obstacle might be finding the time to meet

1:10.2

many different men or letting go of great guys

1:14.3

that I really do like, but I know that I don't have long-term potential with.

1:18.8

That's always really difficult to do.

1:21.6

Another obstacle is the pain of being rejected by guys that I actually did see potential in.

1:28.9

And also just dealing with my insecurities.

1:32.8

So those are just a few examples of some of the obstacles that you might be facing on your

1:38.4

way to finding a life partner.

1:40.9

But there could be a ton more obstacles that you expect to face on your journey to your

1:47.1

goal. And in addition, there will definitely be obstacles that you didn't expect along the way.

1:53.6

Once you write out the obstacles or just think about all of the obstacles that you could possibly

1:58.6

face on the way to your goal, you now have a choice to

2:02.3

make. And the choice is all or nothing. We want to say yes to all the good stuff and no to all the

2:09.9

hard, bitter stuff, but they're actually a package. So yes, I want the amazing life partner

2:16.5

and yes to all of the challenges that come with finding one.

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