Feel Good Thoughts

Feel Good Thoughts

By Joey Toutounji
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Feel Good Thoughts episodes

  • Move Your Body – Feel Good Thoughts Podcast #32

    I finished my early morning workout at the gym this morning and thought I wanted to share with you some ways in which you can feel inspired and motivated to move.

    This morning I woke up 5.30am, turned over and pressed the snooze button (ops!) and then went back to sleep again but lucky I have another alarm set for 5 mins later with the motivational mantra on my phone that says 'Lets do this, time to train!'. After I saw that I thought OK I really need to get up now. Which brings me onto the first of 5 feel good fit inspo which is...

    Tip#1: 

    Motivation on your alarm clock or write a motivational mantra or inspiration on paper and put it next to the bed where you can read it.

    Tip#2:

    Prepare active wear or gym clothes the night before and place them next to your bed where you can see them when you wake up in the morning.

    Tip#3:

    Do exercise that you ENJOY!!!

    If you like to swim – swim

    It you like to surf – surf

    If you enjoy running - run

    Do whatever movement you enjoy, that helps you to feel good.

    Tip#4:

    Keep your exercise fun and interesting with a holistic approach. Have variety, here are some ideas below;

    Walk

    Yoga

    Gym

    Run

    Weights

    Cycle class

    High Intensity Interval Training

    Group fitness

    Just do some sort of movement that helps you feel good.

    Also remember, if your starting a new exercise program to seek professional help before commencing; for instance book in to see a fitness professional who you can do a pre-exercise questionnaire with and they can help you with knowing what exercises you can do when starting out.

    Tip #5:

    Know your WHY?

    Why is it that you want to exercise or move your body. Is it because it helps you to;

    Feel good

    Feel grounded or centred
    Start the day feeling energised
    Lose weight or get more toned or to put on muscle?
    Feel healthier

    Know what is your WHY? Because your WHY is fantastic leverage to help you stay inspired and motivated.

    So there are 5 Feel Good Fit Tips to help motivate you and inspire you to move your body. Click on the play button above to hear the podcast where I share more about each of these feel good fit inspirations.

    Also, if you are on Instagram remember to hashtag #FEELGOODFIT to share your fitness inspiration with others.

    Have a healthy day!

    Joey

     

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    9 min
  • Stop The Stress – Feel Good Thoughts Podcast #31

    Goodafternoon,

    Today's topic is around Stress... Stress is a natural emotion which comes up in life and on today's Feel Good Thoughts #31 I share with you some self love solutions which can help when in stressful situations.

    When stress appears I do some self love solutions including;

    Stop, Step Back and Breathe; If you feel like you are getting stressed or overwhelmed try to stop doing whatever it is that you are doing that's making you feel stressed. Step back or move away from the situation and take some time out to just breathe. Try to fix the focus more on breathing and seeking calmness around the situation.

    Find the calmness in the situation; Once you are able to stop, step away and breathe, it enables you to start to focus more on your breathe which will allow you to seek some calmness.
    Take time out; If you are inside working and feeling overwhelmed then take some time out and go outside, get some fresh air and take some time to breathe, go for a little walk and release the stress.
    Stop speaking and start listening within; If you are in a stressful conversation or situation then try to stop speaking and being seeking for some calmness in this situation. Once you feel calm, then being to find a solution to help overcome the stressful situation.
    Put things in perspective; Step out of the situation and think about putting things in perspective to assist with seeking clarity and calmness.

    'Fix your focus on the solution rather then the stress. Where your focus goes your energy flows. So focus on the solution and calmness'

    Tune into the podcast above where I chat more about seeking solutions in a stressful situation.
    Have a beautiful weekend,
    Joey

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    8 min
  • Heart Of The Sea ft. Damien Rider – Feel Good Thoughts Podcast #30

     

    Welcome to today's Feel Good Thoughts where I share with you a interview with the inspiring Damien Rider.

    Damien undertook a solo paddle of 800km from Gold Coast to Bondi Beach with zero support crew, it was 17 days of the paddle journey with many challenges along the way including crossing shark breeding grounds, limited food and water, fatigue and hunger.

    Growing up Damien had a tough childhood, being a victim of child abuse and was determined to find his peace, and ensure it doesn't happen to another child, so he set off on the solo paddle to help raise awareness against child abuse and also paddle for his foundation PACA - Paddle Against Child Abuse.

    The film displays a story of courage, inspiration and belief that anything is possible.

    Throughout this episode, Damien shares about his experience on the paddle, some challenges he went through, along with what motivated him and inspired him whilst he was on the paddle. Tune into the episode by watching it on the video interview above or click on the play button to listen to it as a podcast.

    Damien's final Feel Good Thought is... 'Be Proud Of Who You Are!'

    Watch the inspiring interview above,

    Joey

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    8 min
  • Look For The Love – Feel Good Thoughts Podcast #29

    Today I want to start the day with this beautiful affirmation which is 'Look for the love and lessons that surround you today".

    Life is constantly presenting to us new experiences and challenges. Imagine if we could look for the love and lesson in the experiences, how would it effect the feeling, emotion and outcome?

    Today think about looking for the love in situations and how can you grow or learn from any challenges or situations that my come your way.

    'Seek the love in the lessons'
    Tune into the short podcast message above to hear more.
    Light and happiness,
    Joey

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    3 min
  • That’s Right ft Andy Dooley – Feel Good Thoughts #28

    Goodmorning,

    Each day we are so bombarded with text messages, social media, deadlines, events, work commitments, social events and family commitments, that our focus can sometimes be going into multiple directions. In today's Feel Good Thoughts Podcast, Andy Dooley shares about how we can really gain more focus.

    Andy shares about how ‘it is all about our thoughts’. He takes me through a valuable tool called ‘That’s Right’ which helps with activating a new positive vibration of attraction especially when it comes to creating something you want. He shares about how you can start rewiring the brain by holding the positive focus.

    Tune into the podcast to hear about how ‘That’s Right’ tool can be implemented in your life.

    For more information about That's Right and Andy Dooley's workshops and programs ensure to check it all out at; www.andydooley.com

    Light and happiness,

    Joey

     

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    13 min
  • Spreading Christmas Cheer – Feel Good Podcast #27

    Goodafternoon,

    With Christmas just around the corner today I want to share with you some ways in which you can bring Christmas cheer to others around you.

    Volunteering – Volunteering is a beautiful gift to give this Christmas, being able to spend some time helping others can help you to help you to feel good, spread happiness and feel happy! Studies have shown that volunteering has the power to reduce anxiety and depression. There are many different organisations at Christmas in which you can help, just do a little Google search online to see what volunteering opportunities are available close to where your live.

    Bake some gingerbread cookies and take them into work and surprise everyone in your team. Or  if you don’t like to bake then maybe you could buy some and share them around. Share Christmas Cheer through surprising others.
    Offer to help someone – If you have a family member or friend who is feeling a little overwhelmed during the lead up to Christmas, then why not ask them if you can help them with anything; such as babysitting the kids or going over to their place and sitting with them to help wrap christmas presents can make all the difference.
    If someone is alone at Christmas time then invite them to your celebrations. This can make all the difference. Ask your friends, work collegues and friends what they are doing at Christmas? Be conscious of including others into your Christmas Cheer celebrations.
    Give back by donating a gift to those in need. Some stores run appeals, such as Kmart where you can get a tag from the Wishing Tree. Using one end of the tag, indicate the age group and gender of who you think might like to receive your gift. All you need to do then is place the gift under the Wishing Tree. Then you are able to take one half of the tag to hang on your tree at home. Share the love and Christmas Cheer this year by buying just one more gift and help someone smile this Christmas.
    Go and EXPLORE – Surprise a loved one with an adventure this Christmas. You can create your own experience such as creating a surprise day out, like going for a hike or if it is hot then visit a new coastline of beaches or stand up paddle boarding or if it is winter you could perhaps go snowboarding. For adventure ideas you could also visit websites like redballoon.com.au which is an awesome platform to choose an experience to buy as a gift voucher. Experiences are always fun because they help create lasting memories.
    Create your own Christmas cards – A fun activity for the holidays (especially for kids and big kids!) is to spread Christmas cheer is through creating your own Christmas cards. Its really easy just grab some different coloured paper or cardboard maybe red and green, some glitter and away you go!Another idea could be to buy some plain white or plain brown wrapping paper and get the kids to create the Christmas wrapping paper by painting or drawing Christmas trees, santa, stars, Happy Christmas anything like that on the paper and then use that as wrapping paper for the Christmas presents.
    Compliment a person each and every day from today till Christmas day and share the Christmas cheer through happiness and compliments. It may be something as simple as letting someone know they are truly appreciated, thanking a collegue or a friend. It is really about taking time to notice something nice about another.

    I hope you have found some of these Christmas Cheer ideas helpful, please SHARE this post to help spread the Christmas Cheer with others.

    Merry Christmas everyone, enjoy your weekend!

    Joey

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    12 min
  • Mindfulness – Feel Good Thoughts Podcast #26

    Goodmorning,

    Today's feel good thought is based around mindfulness, and the affirmation I would like to begin with is 'I honor and allow myself to just be'.

    Isn't that a beautiful affirmation to start the day? The reason why I love this affirmation is that you are able to break down the affirmation and use it in a way like;

    I honor myself the space to practice whatever it is that makes me feel good, like meditation or yoga.
    And I allow myself the time to be mindful in this moment and just be.
    To be mindful to me, means to be in the here and now, right now. It is about dedicating the time to honor myself the space to practice my meditation and during that time just letting thoughts come and go with no judgement. It is really about letting go of what was, surrendering to what is and believing in what will be.
    Taking time out for mindfulness allows me to decrease stress, feel at peace and feel more love, light and happiness.
    Tune into today's Feel Good Thoughts Podcast #26 where I share more about mindfulness and living conciously.

    I would love to know what mindfulness means to you, send me a tweet @feelgoodjoey with what mindfulness means to you and remember to hashtag #feelgoodthoughts so we can share these beautiful feel good thoughts with others.

    Have a great day,

    Joey

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    4 min
  • Courage – Feel Good Thoughts Podcast #25

    Hey there,

    Today I want to share a feel good thought around the word 'courage'.

    To me, courage is caring about what you want and taking the leap to achieve it.

    Look at it like this...there is a bridge, on one side is fear and the other side is your ultimate goal or dream. Courage is simply the steps you take over the bridge to get to where you desire.

    Courage is also understanding you may not win or achieve the outcome you desire but you'll give it a go anyway. It's realising that overcoming your fear and having that self belief to steer toward your goal is more important than holding back and letting fear consume you.

    So next time you feel fear, don't let it hold you back. Instead, get that feel good thought that courage is about caring about what you want, about gaining self belief and realising that it may take a little bit of moving outside your comfort zone but when you strive towards your goal, this is far more important than fear.

    Have the courage to believe in yourself and take the step forward to achieve your goals. You can do this!

    Tune into the podcast by clicking on the play button above to hear more Feel Good Thoughts around Courage.

    Have a beautiful and courageous day.

    Joey

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    4 min
  • Thankfulness Practice – Feel Good Thoughts Podcast #24

    Happy Thanksgiving!

    Today is a great day to think about all that you are thankful for in your life. I am thankful for my family, universal friendships, my team, mother earth, love and connections with loved ones, the ocean, this incredible gift of life and much more.
    To celebrate thanksgiving today I want to share with you a thankfulness practice in which you can do by yourself, with a friend or in a group.
    A few weeks ago while I was in Costa Rica, my friends and I went through this thankfulness practice together. It was a beautiful morning on the beach and we sat legs crossed on the sand, palms up open to receive and closed our eyes. One at a time, each of us would say " I am thankful for..." and then say what we have thankful for. We then would pause, be in the present moment and then the next person would have their turn and share what they are thankful for in their life.
    After going around the circle a few times, my friends expressed such appreciation and gratitude. It was a beautiful way to share the blessings we have in life as well as life experiences and a wonderful way to start the day in a feel good way.
    I have had a few experiences with this practice, and what I found is  once you start reflecting on what your grateful for, you can really keep going and get in a flow. The practice can be done anywhere, at work or at home, perhaps with a group, alone or with a friend.
    But wherever, or however you do the practice, it's a great way to feel good. There are 3 reasons why I absolutely love this activity:

    Goodness and gratitude - You're able to reflect on your day or last few days, months or year and soak up all the goodness as your reflect back on all your positive experiences and blessings in your life. You have more blessings than you realize, when you just stop and think about what you are grateful for in your life.

    It's an energy booster - I notice the more I expressed my gratitude, the more energy I felt from all the positive energy flowing through my body.
    Sense of inner peace - After the practice, I always feel more grounded, full of love, and have a strong sense of inner peace.

    Here's a few things to remember if you plan on trying out the thankfulness practice:

    Choose how long you want to do the practice for - there is no right or wrong length of time. Just sit comfortably, take a few deep breaths and close your eyes and relax. Simply start by saying what you're thankful for in your life and enjoy!

    If you decide to give this practice a go, please let me know how you go @feelgoodjoey, I would love to hear.

    Have a great day!

    Joey

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    8 min
  • Speak Positivity – Feel Good Thoughts Podcast #23

    Hi everyone,

    Today's podcast is about how words carry energy and when we choose to speak positively it can assist with a positive outcome.
    Aldous Huxley says "Words form the thread on which we string our experiences" and I could not agree more. Every word we use carries an energy, which assists with creating our mindset each day.
    Let's think back to the last time you had to motivate yourself. Maybe it was to wake up before work an train, or for a work presentation or perhaps a speaking engagement, whatever it was, what words did you use to motivate yourself?
    Did you have an energetic tone? Was it phrases like 'I can do this!', 'I believe in myself' or 'I am so ready for this' Or did you think more like 'I cannot do this' and 'I don't have the confidence to do this'. Did you notice a lack of motivation if you used more negative phrases?
    Your words are so powerful and can easily shift the energy. Motivating yourself with positive words and phrases can give your more energy and give you a positive mindset, allowing you to achieve your goals. However, using words like 'can't' or 'don't promote doubt and negativity, making your goals more challenging.
    So ask yourself how to be more positive, use your words to create a positive energy that can motivate you to achieve all your goals. Keep your mind on what you want, and by choosing feel good words, you can have a feel good day.
    Make sure to tune into the podcast for more tips on how to create positive energy with your words.
    Joey

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    6 min

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