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DeanBokhari.com | EP214. 5 Tips For Avoiding Procrastination

https://getflashnotes.com/tag/author-nassim-nicholas-taleb/ | EP213. Antifragile

https://deanbokhari.com/acton-leads-motivation/ | RE-RUN: EP188. Action Leads to Motivation

The majority of people looking for motivation will wait for something, or someone, to come around and motivate them before they can get up and take action to motivate themselves.

This is the wrong approach.

I operated with this "motivation comes before action" mentality for years before finally realizing that I had it all backwards. I would look for ways to get motivated to workout, to get up early, or to stop procrastinating and do my work. And I'd be motivated about doing these these things for a little while, but shortly thereafter, the motivation would fade and I'd stop taking action.

Then I realized that the lifespan of motivation is a lot like the honeymoon phase of a new relationship—it's really exciting at first, but that feeling doesn't last. A relationship needs to be tended to, with small and thoughtful actions, in order to sustain itself. Motivation works in a similar way. We need to take small and thoughtful actions to keep the motivation train moving along, or else it'll lose steam and come to a screeching halt.

This realization led me to a simple discovery, which I now believe is the most important thing you need to know about getting motivated:

Action leads to motivation.

DeanBokhari.com | EP212. You Are NOT Your Inner Dialogue

Do you have a constant and never-ending mental critic in your head? In this episode, we'll take a look at how to handle and tame this inner dialogue.

'The Untethered Soul' by Michael Singer

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DeanBokhari.com | EP211. Do You Care Too Much About What People Think?

https://MeaningfulHQ.com/5-second-rule.html • RE-RERUN: EP189. The 5 Second Rule

In this episode, you'll learn about a super-practical, super-powerful principle that'll help you blast past procrastination, anxiety, and nervousness instantaneously...

It's called "The 5 Second Rule," and it was created by Mel Robbins, who also wrote a book about how to use it (http://amzn.to/2wBhHM6)

In today's podcast episode, we'll touch on some practical applications of The 5 Second Rule (for even more actionable insights, you can pickup the FlashBooks summary here (https://getflashnotes.com/?s=5+second+rule&cat=22)

DeanBokhari.com | EP210. Be Specific

DeanBokhari.com | EP209. Principles: Life and Work

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In this episode we'll take a look at investor Ray Dalio's 5 principles for success and achievement - as inspired by his book, Principles: Life and Work (see full book summary here.)

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MeaningfulHQ.com/12-rules-for-life.html | RE-RUN: EP200. 12 Rules for Life

In this episode we'll take a look at the first three "rules for life" from Jordan B. Peterson's book, 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos (see full book summary here.)

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https://deanbokhari.com/find-your-why/ | This is a re-run of EP194. "Find Your Why" which originally aired on 11/26/17.

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In this episode, we'll break down the process of how to find your WHY -- the purpose, cause, or belief that inspires you to do what you do.

This is a Big Idea that comes from a book called "Find Your Why" by Simon Sinek, David Mead, and Peter Docker.

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