Have you ever felt just completely discouraged before?... I usually get like this whenever I feel as though I'm doing really well, or when I know I'm not doing well enough. I feel as though when we want certain things to change we get tested, a test is a testament to how bad we want things. The universe will give us what we want but will make it worth it by having us work through it. We've got to go through to grow through it. ❤ Don't forget to post this in your stories and tag me so I can personally thank you! Here is a link if you want to dive deeper into some content. Linktr.ee/smartineziv

Why do go backward instead of forward? Why do we continue down the same paths?.. I have a theory and it came to me while watching a Tony Robbins video about raising our standards. He said we act consistently with who we believe we are. So I am going to try and figure out what shoulds I need to turn into musts based on how I see myself as. Raising my standards to mirror the way I view the ways I want to be. If you are in the same struggle please let me know how you're overcoming and if you used this method, how did it happen?.. Also if you would like to be on the show please let me know @sjmartineziv on IG and @smartineziv everywhere else. ❤ Don't forget to post this in your stories and tag me so I can personally thank you! Here is a link if you want to dive deeper into some content. Linktr.ee/smartineziv

HAPPY NEW YEAR! We have all had an extremely hard and stressful year, however it's also been a very eye opening and insightful year as well. One that has not only gives us severe loss, but also extraordinary gain. It depends solely on where our attention lies that we get what we see. I have had many issues this year but I've also come to the realization that it is all necessary for the life we have envisioned for ourselves. We are not perfect, but we can strive for progress each day. Although it may not come at the mercy you, but at the hands of something bigger. Learn to surrender, and let go of the things not serving you. Above all though, remember that what we go through, we grow through. No matter what. GoodVibes and ❤ Don't forget to post this in your stories and tag me so I can personally thank you! Here is a link if you want to dive deeper into some content. Linktr.ee/smartineziv

How many people will show up to our funeral? Have you ever thought of that?.. Acceptance and forgiveness play a huge role in what we're able to truly live with. Do you have solitude in who you are and the abilities you have? .. Create a sustainable foundation built on confidence and effort. How do we also, with that, really find happiness?.. ❤ Don't forget to post this in your stories and tag me so I can personally thank you! Here is a link if you want to dive deeper into some content. Linktr.ee/smartineziv

I set goals everyday but more importantly, I will admit they are not specific. We have to look backwards and so when we realize and target what we want, it helps further us into what we need to do. That can be the hardest part is just being specific about what you want. I hope this episode can help at least one person! ❤ Don't forget to post this in your stories and tag me so I can personally thank you! Here is a link if you want to dive deeper into some content. Linktr.ee/smartineziv

It's the moments of doubt that have us worried about whether or not we do our best versus doing the best to our ability. It's in that flicker of doubt that I think we start to not acknowledge the progress anymore but more so focus on the depths of the sorrow in which what would happen if we do not do our best or if we just start to doubt life in general. Sometimes we need to not judge our ability to do things, but more so just be grateful for who you are and what it is what you want and what we stand for. Be sure of what kind of life you want to live. ❤ Don't forget to post this in your stories and tag me so I can personally thank you! Here is a link if you want to dive deeper into some content. Linktr.ee/smartineziv

I FINALLY got questions!!! From an anonymous listener and I was really excited because now I get to do an episode on each answer, so first question was: What is something that I struggle with daily?.. And so I go into depth with that and so my question to you guys is what is something you guys struggle with daily?... ❤ Don't forget to post this in your stories and tag me so I can personally thank you! Here is a link if you want to dive deeper into some content. Linktr.ee/smartineziv

I think that it is really important to grieve properly and to understand the grieving process, you have to actually go through it. Which is the hardest part I think to do because so many of us are afraid to feel. So many of us are afraid of our emotions because we do not understand them and we do not fully give them the respect that they deserve because we think they are either invalid or that they are a hindrance of some sort. I am here to tell you that they are your greatest strength. Your pain is your purpose and when you can find that, it means and it makes all the difference. ❤ Don't forget to post this in your stories and tag me so I can personally thank you! Here is a link if you want to dive deeper into some content. Linktr.ee/smartineziv

To have that certain level of Patience and presence is hard. Whenever we try to rush things and we try to understand things it doesn't always pan out. We have to actively be tweaking our process so that we can find happiness within the progress of what we do. Most people that attain what they always felt they desired was not by focusing on the end result but by focusing on each step along the way. Are your habits modeled after success for you? Or are they modeled after mediocrity in how we feel entitled to things. Focus on each brush stroke, each second, with intention. ❤ Don't forget to post this in your stories and tag me so I can personally thank you! Here is a link if you want to dive deeper into some content. Linktr.ee/smartineziv

When we tie ourselves to outcome and not the work the process becomes unbearable because you're waiting and wishing for something that may never come. It isn't about the result, it's about the try. That's when we feel like a failure and we feel as though we are not where we want to be. Don't doubt, just act! ❤ Don't forget to post this in your stories and tag me so I can personally thank you! Here is a link if you want to dive deeper into some content. Linktr.ee/smartineziv