The importance of willpower is evident in various aspects of life, such as academic success, health outcomes, relationships, and resisting temptation. 

In today's podcast, we cover fascinating findings from studies and whether it should be perceived as a finite resource. 

If you blindly believe in willpower depletion, you may experience a more significant decline, whereas those who don't see it as limiting exhibit less depletion.

Studies reveal that those who believe in willpower as limited are more susceptible to ego depletion than those who view it as abundant.

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Maybe life is incredible just the way it is….   

“Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.”
― Marcus Aurelius

Today's podcast kicks off with an introduction to a John Mayer song that speaks to seeing life for the beauty that it holds.   
 
Here is a link to that video (all credits go to the original creator):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1ukeZ5CuUg

Sometimes we need to remember how amazing life is. We had a 1 in 400 trillion chance of ever even being born, according to the calculation of some scientists.  

“Find ecstasy in life; the mere sense of living is joy enough.” 
 ― Emily Dickinson

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Habits are the consistent actions that create the underpinnings of what you do, and they compound to create who you are.  

In today’s podcast, we cover the 21 strategies from Jen Sincero’s book “Badass Habits.” for implementing badass habits.  

Here they are (in my writing, a few words may not be a direct copy):  

1.     Create a positive mantra around the habit 

2.     Modify your environment 

3.     Track progress 

4.     Stack it off of another habit 

5.     Don’t negotiate with yourself, fucking do it 

6.     Anticipate distractions and excuses 

7.     Reward yourself 

8.     People, place, spirit, emotion – enhance all environments 

9.     Have a ritual of appreciation around the habit 

10. Stay focused – linking to big-picture 

11. Chunk it down – one call, one day, 5 minutes of... 

12. Recognize and tame your triggers 

13. Remember your successes 

14. Talk about it, to yourself and others 

15. Build confidence – read about it, get cheerleaders 

16. Book it – schedule, buy something, set the action into motion 

17. Be grateful to stay motivated 

18. Give back and help others with it 

19. Commit, focus, and follow through 

20. Allow the process, let go, meditate, focus, mantra 

21. Celebrate, reward, plan moving forward 

“When it comes to building great habits and ditching lame ones, your commitment to staying focused on who you’re becoming regardless of where you are/who you are right now is the mightiest power you’ve got.”  
― Jen Sincero,

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What level of thinking do you use to address the challenges in your life?  

Problem solving exists below the surface of your conscious mind.  

In today's podcast we cover a process to point you in the right direction of where to find the answers to your minds most complicated riddles.  

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Do you have trouble creating and sticking to new habits?   

Charles Duhigg's famous book - The Power of Habit  leans on research from MIT researchers who discovered a simple neurological loop at the core of every habit. A loop that consists of three parts: A cue, a routine and a reward.   

Today's podcast breaks down a concept called "Habit Stacking." This is a pragmatic way to approach building consistent habits.   

Which is where you take multiple habits and you link them together. Today's podcast elaborates on this concept and how to implement it in your life.    

Today's podcast is based on the following three books:
Power of habit - Charles Duhigg
Atomic Habits - James Clear
Habit Stacking - S.J. Scott

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How many years are you living your life for?   

There are two ancient greek philosophies that apply well to this concept. Epicurean vs. stoicism.   

Epicurean mentality is “eat drink and be merry, for tomorrow we die” it's to engage in pleasure because life is short and the future is not guaranteed. Where as stoicism leans on the concept of delayed gratification and for future gain.   

Tool of the day: 
Spend 5 minutes and go through these five scenarios. Imagine you had x amount of time left to live, what would you do?   

1 day 
1 month 
1 year 
10 years 
Full Life 

Then consider: 
Based on your current life strategy - how many years are you anticipating that you will live?   

“For the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: 'If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today? 'And whenever the answer has been 'No' for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.” - Steve jobs   

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What is leading your actions?   Is it desire, or the feeling that you are suppose to do something?   

Fear and societal expectations lead us to build a life around things that we may not have chosen intentionally. This keeps us in a pattern of doing things we don't want to do, in order to get to the things we actually want to do.   

"If you say that getting the money is the most important thing, you'll spend your life completely wasting your time. You'll be doing things you don't like doing in order to go on living, that is to go on doing thing you don't like doing, which is stupid." 
- Alan Watts   

CLICK HERE for a link to the Rick Rubin Video I referenced.

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When the going gets tough, do you dig in and apply more effort, or quietly sneak away?

Today's shift in perspective may be the difference maker in how effectively you handle adversity in your career, health, relationships, and more.

Often, we overdramatize certain areas of life. Even when we could select a more advantageous mindset for enjoying and appreciating the grind and the struggle.

Instead of taking life so seriously, install the joy of sport and love of the grind into important parts of your life. 

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True adventure and fulfillment exist on the other side of your comfort zone.    

 Today I share where one of my comfort zones exists and a few times that I’ve pushed through to expand my zone.    

 Tool of the day:   

 Grow in your awareness of where your comfort zone exists in an important area of your life. Then take an intentional action that puts you on the edge, and sit with that feeling until it dissipates.    

 In the words of Eleanor Roosevelt, “Do one thing every day that scares you.”   

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As Tony Robbins says, “Repetition is the mother of skill.” But is there more to it than just raw repetitions?   

Getting better faster, is about knowing which actions to repeat and how to repeat them.  

Today's podcast we break down a few fundamentals of skill acquisition and bonus tools after hitting a plateau.   

Here is a summary of the main 5:  

1. Break down all skills needed (soft skills vs. hard skills).  
2. Use your sense of sight and visualization to create the picture in your mind (Engraving and Ignition).  
3. Fail wisely (according to hard or soft skills).  
4. Quality of TIME Over talent (putting quality hours in is more important than raw talent).  
5. Rest and repair (naps, practice before sleep, etc.).  

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