If you’re a news junkie, you may not be aware of the effect of watching the news consistently. You feel like it’s a part of being a good knowledge citizen, but if left uncontrolled it’ll cause stress and anxiety.

Why?

The news understands what gets our attention. It’s the big headlines that shock us. We’re drawn towards that. That’s what sells newspapers and gets us to watch the news.

That negativity sticks with us. If we constantly hear and read about all the bad around us, how will that make us feel? We’re going to worry. We’re not going to feel safe.

It’s not only watching the news that we need to cut back on. It’s social media as well where they buy Instagram views. There are a lot of people on Facebook who love to complain or constantly be negative about everything. That’s not going to help us. Instead it’s going to get us to start thinking like them.

The benefits of a media diet is to feel happier, less stressed, less anxious, and give us more time to focus on information that actually helps us.

After you listen to this episode, I know you will want to go on a media diet.

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If you are going to create the life of your dreams, you have to believe that you are capable of making it happen. You have to believe that you can do it. You have to believe in yourself.

You may have grown up to believe that you weren’t capable of achieving much. You may have had parents, relatives, or friends constantly remind you.

You wouldn’t be reading this right now if you didn’t feel like you were capable of much more in life.

In order to do so, you have to remember the past is the past. You can’t be angry at them for being like that. It’s now up to you to take charge of your own belief.

You must choose to believe that you can do anything you set your mind to.

Listen to this episode to learn how you can start to believe in yourself.

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We all complain about things in our lives. Some complain more than others. But have you ever thought about what you are complaining about? Why you are complaining about it?

Did you know that you don’t complain about circumstances where you believe that a better solution is available?

In this episode, I dive into the topic of complaining.

You will leave with a better understanding of why you complain and what you can do about it.

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Last weekend, I spoke in front of about forty attendees at a conference for solo entrepreneurs. It was my first time speaking in public. Doing anything for the first time isn’t easy and scary.

In today’s episode I talk about the preparation for it and how I faced my fears and overcame them.

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People get caught up in making massive transformations in a short period of time. Soon, however, they give up because they haven’t gotten the results they hoped for. They quit running after a week because they’re still overweight. They stop learning a new skill after three months because they aren’t an expert yet.

What they fail to realize is that working hard for a short period of time isn’t the answer.

The way to get huge rewards is from a series of small, smart choices. Even though the results are massive, the steps, don’t feel that significant. They’re like taking baby steps.

These small changes offer little or no immediate results, no big win, no big payoff right away. So why even bother?

Because it works.

People look for the most complex answer when it comes to making changes in their life. They dig into more books. They seek professional help. They refuse to believe something simple every day, done over an extended period of time, can create massive results.

Today’s episode goes over the power of small and smart choices.

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“How are you feeling today? Are you ready to go and tackle the day? Are you ready to do what you need to get closer to your goals? Are you pumped up? Great then let’s do this!”

This is what motivating people is typically like. It’s getting them in that mood where they’re ready to do anything, even if that means running through brick walls.

When we feel motivated we feel great. We’re able to focus better on our work. We have more energy. We get things done.

Motivation, however, is like a drug high. It only lasts for a short period of time. Then we’re back to being lazy and spend our time searching for that next thing that will motivate us again to take action.

I tried motivating myself to change my life. Each time I’d feel great for a day ready to make the changes I wanted, but the next morning I would wake up back to my old self.

Where I am in life now, is not because I’ve been extremely motivated every day to put in the work. I don’t wake up every morning seeking out inspirational messages, listen to speeches, or finding quotes hoping it’ll motivate me.

Motivation is overrated. If you’re always saying to yourself that you don’t feel motivated to do anything, then this episode will help you out.

Book I recommend for this episode

Mini Habits: Smaller Habits, Bigger Results by Stephen Guise

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When was the last time you set goals? Have you ever tried to set goals only to see them fail?

If you’re not seeing progress in your life, then I would strongly advise setting goals. I never set goals in life, except for the weak attempts at making New Year’s resolutions. In 2010, I needed to try a new strategy to change my life and I incorporated goal setting for the first time.

A year later I had achieved more than I could have imagined.

Setting goals isn’t just thinking about what you want to do and then that’s it. You will get easily distracted because other things will come into your life. You have no plan and no idea if you’re on the right track or not.

Can you imagine driving to a new city and not see any roadsigns? Also you don’t have navigation to guide you. You would get really lost really quick. Not too long after starting, you’ll turn back around and go back the way you came.

The same happens when you have tried to set goals in the past.

After listening to this episode, you will have a better understanding of the right way to set goals that will be more likely to be achieved.

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Business partners Allen and Cathryn both started their careers in the typical fashion. Get a job and start working. However they realized they weren’t meant for a cubicle job. Cathryn even spent seven years studying to be an architect, but once she began work, quickly realized she hated it.

They separately knew they wanted to be entrepreneurs but do what? Through persistence and hard work, they both now running multiple businesses.

Now they’ve created a daily journal and planner  that aims to help structure the day, enjoy life, and reach our goals. It’s called the Self Journal and after seeing the preview and talking with them, I’ve ordered my own copy.

I’m a big fan of journaling to keep track of daily and monthly progress. I hadn’t been able to find a good one for a few years that met my needs.

So I’m excited to have the both of them on the podcast.

The Miracle Morning – the best book on  how to start a morning routine

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Today I have another great question from Nancy, who is a long time listener. Her first question is a question we all have asked ourselves at one point in our lives, but I love how she added the word “within”. She understands that happiness starts with us first.

It doesn’t come from buying stuff. I have a house full of stuff that I bought to try and make me happy and now I’d be happy to just get rid of it.

We would love to make more money, find true love, and get a new job. We incorrectly think that if we can just do that then we’ll be happy.

To truly succeed we have to find happiness within. I go into depth about how to do that.

She also has a question about how to find her next career path and how she can stop feeling sorry for herself.

Listen to today’s episode. It’ll get you to change how you view happiness.

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Ugh…change.

It’s tougher than a lot of things we have to deal with in life. For some, it’s the toughest.

However it can be overcome.

Change is tough because we get set in our old ways. It’s easier. We don’t have to think. However our old ways often lead us in the wrong direction. We’ve become a person that we don’t like. We don’t feel happy. We constantly day dream about things being a lot different.

When we try to change, everything in our mind and body is in for a shock. It’s uncomfortable. It’s not fun.

If we want to change our life, we have to embrace change. We have to understand that it’s not going to be uncomfortable or even fun at times.

But if we push ourselves enough in the right direction for long enough, we get to experience the positive results from it.

Enjoy this episode!