Why Fear, Anxiety, and Negativity are Necessary for a Positive Life
Limitless Life
Melyssa Griffin
4.9 • 824 Ratings
🗓️ 24 July 2017
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
Have you ever felt like your negative emotions are ruining your life? Have anxiety or fear ever held you back? Well, Mark Manson (Author of The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck) actually thinks negativity is a GOOD thing and makes a convincing case for why negative emotions are the key to having a positive life.
In this interview, you'll learn about Mark's "Do Something" principle, the secret to feeling motivated more often, what your negative emotions are telling you to do, and how to know which relationships and friendships are worth sticking around for...and which ones you should let go of.
This interview is packed with wisdom, actionable advice, and a few well-placed curse words.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Pursuit with Purpose. I'm your host, Melissa Griffin, and I know firsthand that it's |
| 0:07.0 | way too easy to slip into the rat race of competition and comparison. This podcast is all about |
| 0:14.0 | meaning and fulfillment and how to bring it to your life today and every day. So let's get into it. |
| 0:24.4 | Before we get started with today's episode, |
| 0:29.1 | I just want to let you know that this one contains a bit more profanity than you'll usually find on this podcast. So if you've got little ones around, you might want to wear headphones. |
| 0:34.6 | Now that's because today's guest is Mark Manson, author of the New York Times |
| 0:39.1 | bestselling book, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck. I was introduced to Mark's work earlier |
| 0:44.5 | this year when a few friends and I formed a book club and decided to read this as our inaugural |
| 0:49.7 | book. And we all loved it. And honestly, it was a pivotal read for me at that time and just really |
| 0:55.9 | solidified a lot of the things that I was feeling about my life and my business. Now, Mark captures |
| 1:01.6 | self-development in a way that is fun, fresh, and extremely insightful. He also authors a blog that's |
| 1:08.1 | read by millions of people every single month covering topics that range from relationships to habits. |
| 1:15.3 | And during today's episode, we talk about things like getting a grip on your negative emotions to have a positive and fulfilling life. |
| 1:23.6 | And why negative emotions are really not all that bad. |
| 1:26.8 | We also talk about the do something |
| 1:28.4 | principle that's the solution to almost any problem and a new kind of business model that Mark |
| 1:34.5 | is using to monetize his blog. Now this episode is packed with life insights and actionable advice |
| 1:41.3 | that I know you'll love. Let's dive in. So you give an example in the book about |
| 1:47.0 | how someone might select a goal of like owning a Bentley. And that's their goal. That's their |
| 1:52.0 | inspiration for why they want to start a business or do something with their life when really they |
| 1:56.4 | should be reframing that and trying to dig deeper into why they're setting the goals that they are and ask |
| 2:01.8 | them something instead like, why do I want to be rich in the first place? And I found that this is |
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