The Real Reason You’re Making Things Harder than They Actually Are (+ What to Do Instead)

Earn Your Happy

Lori Harder

Business, Entrepreneurship

4.6 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 18 March 2025

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

How often do you avoid doing something not because it’s hard, but because the thought of doing it feels overwhelming? Chris and I dive into how resistance keeps you stuck, delays success, and creates unnecessary stress in your life and business. Chris shares how he almost talked himself out of a simple trip to visit his mom because of the anticipation of discomfort and how it turned out to be so much easier than expected. We also break down what science says about why our brains exaggerate discomfort before it happens and the mindset shift that will help you stop wasting energy on stress and start moving forward faster. Check out our Sponsors: LinkedIn Talent Solutions - The hiring partner that makes it easy to post jobs for free, share with your network, and attract qualified candidates all in one place. Find your next great hire by posting your job for FREE at linkedin.com/qualified Shopify - Try the ecommerce platform I trust for Glōci, Sign up for your $1/month trial period at Shopify.com/happy Saily - Get an exclusive 15% discount on Saily eSIM data plans! Go to https://saily.com/EARNHAPPY download the Saily app and use code 'EARNHAPPY' at checkout Open Phone - Stop juggling all your customer calls and texts from your personal phone. Save 20% off your first 6 months when you go to openphone.com/earn L’Nutra/ProlonLife - Get 15% off sitewide plus a $40 bonus gift with a subscription to the 5-Day Nutrition Program! Claim your offer now at ProlonLife.com/HAPPY. HIGHLIGHTS The 90-day business plan that will eliminate resistance in your business. How your brain tricks you into thinking something will be harder than it is. The real reason you procrastinate (and how to stop). Chris’s wake-up call about why he almost skipped a meaningful family trip. Mindset shifts to instantly lower stress and make decisions easier. RESOURCES Check out our FREE 90-Day Business Blueprint HERE! Listen to my free SECRET PODCASTS SERIES - Operation: Rekindle This B*tch Get glōci HERE Use code: HAPPY at checkout for 25% off! FOLLOW Follow me: @loriharder Follow glōci: @getgloci

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1:29.2	In my life, one of the things I'm trying to practice every single day, the second I open
1:33.9	my eyes, is non-resistance because of how much pain we cause ourselves by thinking of the pain
1:40.9	in the future. It's like future forecasting for pain. And when you do that,
1:45.7	you're robbing that moment of whatever greatness is there, whatever joy, whatever piece that you
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