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🗓️ 17 June 2024
⏱️ 14 minutes
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In this episode, we reveal what’s truly better than motivation. Ever find yourself chasing more, only to feel emptier? The myth that more money, more stuff, more accolades lead to happiness is just that—a myth. Discover how to challenge this illusion and embrace a fulfilling life by finding your "enough."
Some highlights we explore:
The difference between being driven and never being satisfied
How evolutionary instincts impact our happiness
Practical strategies to break the cycle of wanting more
The power of gratitude and mindfulness in finding contentment
Enjoy!
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0:00.0 | Ever find yourself chasing more, right? |
0:08.6 | Just the generic more. |
0:11.4 | And have that generic more only make you feel emptier than before. |
0:16.6 | You know, this is a paradox that many of us experience, right? The more we strive for, the less |
0:22.5 | satisfied we become, or when we reach the thing that we wanted, you know, six days, six weeks, |
0:27.8 | six months ago, the satisfaction lasts a microsecond, right? And ultimately it becomes this sort |
0:35.2 | of a dearth, a lack of a feeling of self-worth. |
0:38.9 | When does what you do and what you have become enough? |
0:43.3 | Many of you know that I put in my email newsletter a test. |
0:47.3 | I'm going to restart coaching one-on-one. |
0:53.1 | The applications are full, so I don't, this is not a request for further inquiry from |
1:00.2 | you all about this, but it's going great. |
1:02.0 | But one of the things I realized is this is so popular. |
1:06.3 | Most people haven't defined what they want in terms of dollars, in terms of friend circles, |
1:12.0 | in terms of the work that they are doing in the world. |
1:14.6 | And they get trapped. |
1:15.9 | It's very common. |
1:16.9 | And I've been there myself in what do you need? |
1:20.7 | What do you want? |
1:21.8 | More. |
1:22.7 | And yet, what if we stopped letting society push us toward this myth, that having more, just more, more, more money, more stuff, more accolades, more whatever, what if we could park the idea that that is the path to success to happiness and fulfillment? |
1:40.2 | Even if you just will suspend disbelief for a moment with me, because the fact is having |
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