Do you find yourself thinking "it will be better tomorrow", or believing things will improve in a few months' time “when x happens”?

In this quick dip episode, Rachel reveals how waiting for outside events to occur leads to more problems – because even when tomorrow comes, we’re still the same person facing the same challenges as we were yesterday.

This mindset can lead us to looking for partial solutions which ultimately keep us from solving our bigger problems. But by focusing on our zone of power, we can reclaim agency over the things we can change, instead of waiting on events we can’t control.

If we don’t try and take control, we can end up in a continued cycle of waiting for tomorrow to come. This leads to more stress, burnout, and exhaustion becoming the norm. But when we’re in our zone of power, we’ll find it much easier to deal with what today and tomorrow has in store.

Listen to this episode to

1. Challenge your "it’ll be better tomorrow" mindset
2. Learn practical strategies for creating urgency and focusing on your zone of power
3. Know when to wait and see, and when to take action

Episode highlights

• [00:02:18] Making it better now
• [00:03:13] Going down the vortext of busiyness
• [00:04:20] Urgency to change
• [00:05:59] What is the burning platform?
• [00:07:26] Be in your zone of power
• [00:08:25] If I could wave a magic wand
• [00:09:36] Ignore things for a period
• [00:10:38] Watchful waiting
• [00:12:01] Take action

Resources

• THRIVE Weekly Planner
• More episodes of You Are Not a Frog:
• What Happens When We’re Really Listened to – Episode 180, with Tom Dillon
• How to Use Power Language to Keep Your Boundaries Strong – Episode 179

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• Twitter: @DrRachelMorris
• Email: [email protected]

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