It's easy to get overwhelmed when considering our progress. We can underestimate ourselves and fail to act because we lose faith, or we can overestimate and get into trouble. In this episode, Tali and Cody bring some strategies for self-awareness, so we can realistically and effectively Start Where We're At!
00:00 Intro and Icebreaker
05:06 Start Where You're At: You can't get ready to get ready. You have to just start.
08:06 Find the right dose, effective but not deadly
10:34 Starting where you're at with the proper dose is an act of love for your self. When you assume you "should" be further ahead, it just opens you up to more self-criticism and discouragement.
13:23 Humility leads to confidence in this case
14:53 Because "knowing" and "experiencing" are two different things, if you want to have the type of confidence that drives you forward, you must act rather than prepare.
15:38 The Immortality Key: The Secret History of the Religion with No Name by Brian C. Muraresku, preface by Graham Hancock
21:41 Time + Worry = Fear... Action cures fear, and consistent practice makes it easier as you go
24:55 Some strategies for approaching difficult conversations (but first, don't avoid it, go in with action as soon as possible)
26:28 Fit at 42, tripped up, re-start where you're at now! (This requires self examination, self knowledge, presence, awareness.
32:19 Power Monkey, David and Sadie Durante
32:51 Phase 6
38:24 The frustration of re-starting after down-time. You can't pick up where you left off, you have to start where you're at, but where you're at is still ahead of where you started the first time because you now have experience, knowledge, and perspective from the past and now you other experiences that might carryover to your new approach. Starting where you're at requires honesty and shows self-respect.
47:04 A flip side: Meeting other people where they're at.
51:56 Starting where you're at is only possible if you take enough action to assess the reality of where you're at (you can't think your way to knowing) You can reduce your risk of disappointment and injury with self-knowledge. You can also increase effectiveness by not underestimating yourself.
53:54 Some lessons on essentialism - do less but better. Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown
58:21 Meeting other's where they're at makes you a better communicator and leader.
1:03:53 There's only two reps that matter - the one you're doing, and the next one. Same with your actions for improvement. Be real with what you have (now is all you have).
1:05:39 Hard to start? Just focus on the next step, take immediate action - even if it's small, practice gratitude, go into it with curiosity instead of getting hung up on the results. Treat your new improvement actions as an experiment. Instead of getting attached to a label of "success or fail", be confident that by taking action, you will have learned something.
1:09:00 Another way to avoid procrastination; Set the bar so low that you trip over it.
1:13:50 You cannot change without action. You just can't, you can't feel qualified by doing more research and more planning and more goal setting or talking to people about it. Only action will change that, but it can change it really fast. Sometimes a very small action towards something helps you feel more qualified to be able to take it on.
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