Podcast #479

HOW TO STOP SETTLING

 

In this episode of The Confidence Podcast, we're talking about.

* How to know if you are settling or putting up with less than you deserve* The 4 reasons we settle: fear of failure, fear of disappointment, fear of unworthiness, fear of embarrassment* 2 sets of things to start + stop + keep to help you stop settling* What to do to start creating change

 

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HOW TO KNOW IF YOU ARE SETTLING:

Here's how to know whether you're putting up with less than you deserve: 

* When you have to work yourself into a state of excitement rather than naturally experiencing joy and passion, you're probably settling. * When you bargain with yourself about what you can do without rather than feeling gratitude for what you already have, you're probably settling. * When your focus is on the time and energy you've invested in an endeavor rather than the love, joy and gratification you've gained, you're probably settling. * When you're making excuses about why you should stay put rather than going for what you truly want, you're probably settling. * When you spend more time complaining about what you have than appreciating it, you're definitely settling. 

 

WHY WE SETTLE:

We settle because we don't think we deserve anything better.

Fundamentally, we settle because we don't trust that God has something better for us.

We settle because we have lost our imagination

We got too focused on what is "realistic".

We settle because we are afraid of being disappointed.

It depends upon your reasons and your goals

We settle because we refuse to fail.

 

QUOTES ON COURAGE: COURAGE IS THE ANTIDOTE TO THE SPIRIT OF SETTLING

Courage is the commitment to begin without any guarantee of success.

-Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Success is not final, failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue that counts.

-Winston Churchill

Courage is the most important of all virtue because without courage, you can't practice any other virtue consistently.