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- 32. "Learn How To Reverse Engineer Your Life & Set Yourself Up For A Successful 2020"
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Today's podcast is jam packed with VALUE. Both Nina and Brian, this previous weekend with a lot of thought and dedication, "reverse engineered their life and goals." What is Reverse Engineering? This means you will look at the end result, such as your goals and then figure out how you will get there. What you will do is work from that end result backwards until you make it to where you are currently at. Highly realized people learn to think and feel from the end. That is, they experience what they wish to intend before it shows up in material form in their life.
On a basic energetic level, when we want something it all begins with a desire. It begins with liking or admiring something. Over long periods of time it turns into "want", "need," "don't have it yet," etc. The latter is negative energy and blocks your path to achieving or having whatever it is you desire. The universe continuously keeps in a state of "not having it" because that it what you are putting out and saying. All you have to do is stay in the desire, the admiration, the liking phase of something and take calculative, educated, informed ACTIONS towards it. Then it will materialize.
Nina's Tip: When thinking of your goals or attaining something you want, keep it light and airy. Think of it as a crush on someone. When you have a crush on someone you aren't negative, you aren't thinking about the future or the details of if, when or how you will ever be with that person. You just love, and bask in the moment and smile whenever that person is around, or when you think of that person. You are happy, airy and lighthearted about it. That is exactly how you should be when thinking about goals or things you want. Don't let the passage of time, make you bitter, or make you doubt or worst make you realize the goal hasn't been attained or you don't have that shiny new car yet. Instead continue to have a "crush" on your goals/desires AND take methodical, educated ACTION towards them.
Step By Step Reverse Engineering Your Life/Goals: After you heed the advice above take the following steps
- Pick 5 goals. Think about this before you choose. Ideally you want to pick the top 5 that you ABSOLUTELY want to achieve in 2020 Start at the end. What do you want out of life.
- Work backwards filling in the previous step. Now you will see the natural path. You will see whether or not your current actions/decisions/beliefs are aligned with your end goal.
- Keep going with step 3 for each goal till you are at present day Go back and add key points/methods to each step. Be clear and detailed.
- Make adjustments as needed throughout the year. Think of this as a live, living document that you adjust, tweek and change as you follow
Nina's Tips:
- Be prepared to take ACTION
- Be ready, willing and able to CHANGE
- Stay committed and dedicated to this journey
- Become obsessed with bettering your life Stick to this PLAN!
- Nina used a resource called "Strategic Future By Design" by The Skinny Confidential. It's absolutely amazing and so helpful when reverse engineering your goals/life. Go to the link, at the end of this sentence, to download and print the pdf. It's exactly what Nina and Brian used to fill in their goals and reverse engineer their year 2020. https://www.theskinnyconfidential.com/goal-setting-worksheet-free-printable/
BOOKS:
"Reverse Engineer Your Future" by Paul James available on Amazon
Quote: "Do or Do Not; There is No Try"
48 min - 31. "Going Beyond The Box & Happy Holidays"
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Today's episode is packed with "thinking outside the box." Multi-faceted people aren't celebrated as they should be in our society. Nina & Brian dig into why they should be and how anyone can work on themselves and their craft in multiple industry verticals and STILL be successful. A one track mind isn't a once size fits all approach. It works for some but for many it does not. Enjoy!
1 hr 5 min - 30. "Walk into the New Year with Less Baggage"
On this week's episode Nina & Brian continue the theme from last week; be better in 2020. Something we can all use a little bit of help with is forgiveness. A lot of us carry emotions of hate, fear, hurt, resentment etc. for people or events in our lives. Learn how to officially let go of all of this baggage, once and for all, and ring in the New Year with a fresh start!
Connect with Nina on Instagram: @ninapaldixon
Connect with Brian on Instagram: @briandixon06
32 min - 29. "Reflecting Back & Learning From The Highs & Lows to Make an Epic 2020"
Welcome to another brand new episode of this podcast! Today, in honor of this last month of the year, Nina & Brian reflect back on this year. They share the tough moments but also share the positive lessons they have learned and hope to apply in all of 2020. By taking you on their reflective journey they will show you how you too may have had a very successful year in 2019, all it takes a little peek in your rearview mirror to acknowledge just how far you have come. Many of the times success is made up of small insignificant moments, therefore, leaving us feeling like we haven't made strides in our life. This is almost always a lie. We ALL have made progress if we just take the time to look back and appreciate the journey thus-far.
Some hurdles we all may have experienced this year that Nina & Brian discuss are:
Fear, Doubt, Feelings of Unworthiness, Impatience & Insecurity
Some positive lessons your hosts will discuss that they intend on applying in 2020 are:
(1) Dream Big; you will always get what you have the guts to ask for
(2) Take Risks; the right people & resources will appear
(3) The more fearful you are, the more you must do it
(4) Enjoy Life more
(5) You will always receive your heart's truest desires, but not in the way you thought
(6) Become the vibrational match of who or what you want/to become
(7) Put on blinders, ignore the chatter of the world around you
Don't forget to connect with Nina & Brian on Instagram!
@ninapaldixon & @briandixon06
1 hr 1 min - 28. "Religious or Spiritual? Maybe Both?"Get ready for a taboo topic today with your hosts Nina & Brian. Most people fear discussing religion & spirituality but today they not only discuss what makes these two different but also the many a-likes religion & spirituality share.1 hr 4 min
- 27. “No Room For Negativity Around The Holidays" & "Realist or Just Negative?"HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL OF OUR LISTENERS IN THE U.S.! Today's episode is brought to you by a "Deep Thoughts w/the Dixons" podcast listener! Her suggestion sent the hosts, Nina & Brian into a deep discussion about heightened negativity around the holidays. Why does this happen? What can you do to avoid it? In addition to this, they get you thinking about the difference between negative people and those who call themselves realists. Is there a difference? Listen to find out! Enjoy!43 min
- 26. "What Fun is Life If We Can't Question Things?"
This is Brian's dream episode and he was way too excited to record this one. For those of you who know him, he's been obsessed with conspiracy theories and today he comes in hot with all of his viewpoints on major controversial "theories." Nina chimes in with passion when things get a bit political. Don't forget to leave a rating & review on iTunes. Hope you enjoy the show! Thank you for listening.
1 hr 8 min - 25. "Welcome To The Future"
While out to dinner this past weekend Nina & Brian started discussing what the future would be like for the next few generations..... they later came home and decided to record their thoughts on this topic. In this mentally stimulating episode you will hear your hosts discuss what they THINK MIGHT be the future of our people in areas such as education, nutrition, fitness, & careers. Hope you enjoy!
1 hr 13 min - 24. "Our Work Environment is Toxic, But WE MUST BE THE CHANGE"
They are back again this week with a new topic! This particular topic was suggested by a "Deep Thoughts w/the Dixons" listener. A huge thank you to her for taking the time out to reach out to Nina and share her ideas/thoughts about negativity in the workplace. Enjoy!
Books:
1. The 5 languages Of Appreciation In The Workplace by Gary Champan
2. Rising Above a Toxic Workplace by Gary Chapman
Quote: “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.”
50 min - 23. "I Am Done Worrying About You Or Anything Ever Again"
Ever wonder why we worry? Where does worry come from? Anxiety? A neurological disorder? Is it Pessimism? Nina & Brian share some of their research on this topic and explain the human psyche behind worry, why we should stop and how to get rid of it for good.
Does anything good ever come from worrying? Think about this for a second. Why worry? For what? It clouds judgement, it debilitates solutions, causes disdain, depression and mood swings, and then parlays into other areas of your life like a leech…. Is anything really THAT worth it? NO.
Two types of worrying people:
- Always make things up. Believing that something bad will happen, all based on past experience or absorbed from the content they consume so they worry and think the worst; negative Nancys, always quick to stop you from doing something your way.
- Something happens, not as planned, and they project how it negatively affects the next day week and entire year now which throws off everything for them
The Science Behind Worry- The Human Psyche:
- Control: It’s a craving for control. And the more we worry the less able our bodies can deal with something when it doesn't go our way or something happens we didn't expect.
- Programmed hereditary : In doing some research, I learned that worry is a habit of anxious or anxiety disorder. I learned that people who have a parent or parents who constantly worry are more apt to slowly pick up on these behaviors as well, as they get older they tend to fall onto the more serious side of anxiety disorder than their parents who were just chronic worriers. If that doesn't make you want to stop worrying, I don't know what will. How dare we take on the negative traits of our families and live in never ending turmoil?
- Believing in worst as opposed to best; aka pessimist v optimist. Default thinking.
- Confusion between attachment to past and the lesson learned
- Feeling lack as opposed to abundance
- Fear
- You want something or someone out of pressure. External pressure, judgement and/or need of acceptance
4 Ways to Stop/Worry Less:
- Accept it Objectively
- Allow and Be Happy with Uncertainty
- Let Go of Perfectionism
- Externalize the Worry
Books:
- The Worry Cure by Robert Leahy
- Anxious For Nothing by Max Lucado
- How To Stop Worrying And Start Living by Dale Carnegie
Quote: “Our fatigue is not caused by the work but by the worry”
connect with Nina on instagram! @ninapaldixon
connect with Brian on instagram! @briandixon06
59 min - Always make things up. Believing that something bad will happen, all based on past experience or absorbed from the content they consume so they worry and think the worst; negative Nancys, always quick to stop you from doing something your way.
About Deep Thoughts W/The Dixons
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We’re excited you’re here! Deep Thoughts w/The Dixons is hosted by entrepreneurs Nina Pal Dixon and Brian Dixon. On this show, you’ll find entertainment, education, inspiration, motivation, personal…
stories, self development, higher consciousness thinking and more! The conversations are a mix of health and wellness, business advice, relationship insight, life hacks and much more all to help you become the best version of yourself! Our simple goal is to help spread more understanding & love to show you the listeners you are not alone in whatever it is you may be going through.