3800: Making Excuses Zaps Your Motivation. So Don’t Do It by Tyler Tervooren of Riskology on Accountability and Action
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Episode 3800:
Tyler Tervooren shares two powerful true stories of individuals who overcame extreme odds by refusing to make excuses, an 11-year-old Ugandan boy who risked everything for an education and a Detroit man who walked 21 miles daily to keep his job. These examples underscore how taking full responsibility, rather than blaming external factors, boosts motivation, resilience, and long-term success.
Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.riskology.co/making-excuses/
Quotes to ponder:
"Making excuses now has a cascading effect on how you behave in the future."
"When you ask yourself those questions, you feel like you’re still in control of your destiny."
"If you focus on the story you can’t control, you’ll spiral towards failure. But if you focus on the story you can, you’ll spiral towards success."
Episode references:
The Journal of Psychology: https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/vjrl20
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3799: Build A Life Based on Your Own Definition of Success, Not Everyone Else’s Definition by Shawna Scafe
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Episode 3799:
Shawna Scafe challenges the conventional, one-size-fits-all idea of success and invites us to redefine it based on what truly fulfills us, not what society expects. By exploring your own gifts, passions, and desires without an audience or external validation, you begin to build a life rooted in authenticity and joy.
Read along with the original article(s) here: https://simpleonpurpose.ca/redefine-life-success/
Quotes to ponder:
"Success implies that we are in a great state of life. Therefore, we ‘ought’ to be happy and well-off."
"We work hard to ‘get’ success, and then work hard to maintain it and then get sick of working hard to live a life that we aren’t all that passionate about."
"Success is a quality of living. And living can only be done well when it is done in the way that fulfills you as an individual."
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3798: The Key to Experiencing Happiness in Life by Brian Gardner of No Sidebar on Letting Go of People-Pleasing
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Episode 3798:
Brian Gardner explores the emotional toll of people-pleasing, revealing how the desire to be liked often masks deeper fears of rejection and abandonment. By confronting these fears and setting healthy boundaries, we can shift from living reactively to living intentionally and authentically
Read along with the original article(s) here: https://nosidebar.com/people-pleasing/
Quotes to ponder:
"People-pleasing isn’t just about being nice, it’s about trying to avoid rejection."
"Many people-pleasers grew up in homes where love was conditional."
"Boundaries are the distance at which I can love you and me simultaneously."
Episode references:
Codependent No More: https://www.amazon.com/Codependent-No-More-Controlling-Yourself/dp/0894864025
The Body Keeps the Score: https://www.amazon.com/Body-Keeps-Score-Healing-Trauma/dp/0143127748
Set Boundaries, Find Peace: https://www.amazon.com/Set-Boundaries-Find-Peace-Reclaiming/dp/0593192095
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3797: Learn To Listen To Yourself by Krista O'Reilly-Davi-Digui of A Life In Progress on Inner Guidance
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Episode 3797:
Krista O'Reilly Davi-Dagui invites us to stop seeking answers outside ourselves and start practicing the radical act of self-attunement. By learning to pause, reflect, and listen inwardly, with curiosity and compassion, we access clarity, courage, and a deeper sense of agency in our lives.
Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.alifeinprogress.ca/learn-to-listen-to-yourself/
Quotes to ponder:
"Do we practice hearing and honoring ourselves first, offering our own person the grace and compassion that we seek from others?"
"We so desperately want to be heard so let us practice hearing ourselves."
"Greater wisdom comes when we first pause, go inward, and learn to listen."
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3796: One Reality You Must Accept Before You Can Live Your Best Life by Marc Chernoff of Marc And Angel
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Episode 3796:
Marc Chernoff explores the profound power of embracing the present moment without needing to capture or share it. By challenging the modern urge to validate experiences through technology and social media, he reminds us that true peace and fulfillment come from recognizing that right now, just as it is, is enough.
Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.marcandangel.com/2016/10/30/one-reality-you-must-accept-before-you-can-live-your-best-life/
Quotes to ponder:
"We’re so used to feeling like the present moment isn’t worthy of our full presence!"
"If you worry too much about what could be, and what might have been, you will ignore and overlook the beauty of what is."
"Let go of everything else, and just remind yourself how fortunate you are to be experiencing this moment right here, right now."
Episode references:
Getting Back to Happy: https://www.amazon.com/Getting-Back-Happy-Change-Habits/dp/0525542744
The Social Dilemma: https://www.netflix.com/title/81254224
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