The Power of a Pause: Do This When Life Disappoints You

The Mel Robbins Podcast

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Society & Culture, Self-improvement, Education, Mental Health, Relationships, Health & Fitness

4.6 • 15.3K Ratings

🗓️ 7 November 2022

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

This is the inspiration and wisdom you need to hear today. It’s been quite a week and it’s only Monday. I woke up yesterday and was so sick, I had to cancel some really important work and personal commitments. Cue: the disappointment, the anxiety of upsetting others, and my own sadness that life was not going as I had planned. This is one of those episodes that I recorded for myself and for you. Even when things are really upsetting, you still have the power to face them and take control. Join me in learning one simple, powerful tool. I’ll not only explain it – I’ll also have you practice it with me. I already feel better, and so will you. Xo Mel

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Mel and you're listening to the Mel Robbins podcast.
0:07.0	As you can probably tell, I don't sound like myself today.
0:16.4	I wish I could tell you that my voice is an active lower because I've been out having
0:22.4	an amazing time all night, but that is not the case.
0:26.4	I am actually pretty sick.
0:29.4	I'm going to be fine.
0:30.4	I'll be over this in a couple days, but I woke up Sunday and I felt like a pack of elephants
0:35.6	had walked across my chest.
0:38.7	And here's the thing.
0:39.9	I promise to take you into my life on the Mel Robbins podcast in real time.
0:45.2	And sometimes life imitates art and sometimes life is honestly a gigantic pain in the ass.
0:52.2	And this week happens to be one of those weeks where life is a gigantic pain in the ass.
0:59.2	But one of the things that I've learned is that whenever something doesn't meet your
1:05.3	expectations, instead of getting all twisted around the axle about it, just stop, put yourself
1:11.4	and pause and ask yourself, what is this moment trying to teach you?
1:17.6	I mean, I didn't mean to get sick.
1:19.9	So now that I am sick and now that I've had to not only cancel a podcast recording, but
1:26.2	cancel an entire week of travel for work.
1:29.6	And I was supposed to do a big photo shoot for a project that I have with Audible that
1:35.0	is releasing in January.
1:36.5	So there are going to be 35 people at a warehouse in New York.
1:42.0	What is this moment trying to teach me?
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