Can changing your mindset actually lead to fewer days that suck?

Deborah Mallow, known as "Your Ray of Sunshine," joins Rebecca Greene to share her transformative approach to positive thinking and mindset coaching. As the founder of the Daily Decisions Positive Energy Club and creator of the "6 Steps to Fewer Days that Suck," Deborah reveals practical strategies that can help anyone reduce stress, break negative habits, and find more joy in everyday life.

In this uplifting conversation, Deborah explains how our brains naturally prioritize negative information (the "caveman brain negativity bias") and offers simple but powerful techniques to retrain our thinking. From giving yourself permission to be imperfect to flipping negative self-talk into positive affirmations, Deborah's compassionate approach helps listeners understand why 91% of what we worry about never happens and how we can focus our energy on what truly matters.

Key Takeaways:

→ Give yourself permission to say "I am enough" and "I do my best" instead of being overly self-critical - this simple mindset shift can transform your daily happiness.

→ Our brains seek patterns and tend to prioritize negative information over positive; with practice, we can retrain our minds to focus on positive patterns instead.

→ Taking a pause before reacting to stressful situations helps break the "domino effect" on negative emotions and prevents regret later.

→ Procrastination creates unnecessary stress - breaking tasks into small, manageable steps and celebrating each completion builds momentum and confidence.

→ Instead of being jealous of others' achievements, be curious about what positive changes you can make in your own life and what opportunities might be around the corner.

Quotes from Deborah:

"Comfort zone isn't comfortable. The repetitive patterns we fall into might feel safe, but they're actually keeping us stuck and preventing growth."

"We cause ourselves stress. It becomes a pattern that develops over time, and we need to give ourselves permission to stop it, to take a step back and not go there."

How to Connect with Deborah Mallow:

Website: thedailydecisions.com

Join her Positive Energy Club: thedailydecisions.com/inspire

Book: "6 Steps to Fewer Days that Suck" - Available on Amazon in April

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