3 Questions to Stop Living for Approval and Take Your Next Right Step

Laura Mangum Broome welcomes listeners to the Flourishing After Adversity podcast and introduces a free guide, “Reframe the Spiral,” for coping with negative thoughts after setbacks. She discusses how fear of judgment and living for others’ approval can keep people stuck, using a scene from The Notebook to illustrate the struggle of choosing between personal desires and others’ expectations. 

Emphasizing that you are accountable for your own life, she offers three practical questions to gain clarity when wanting change: What are your passions, what are your strengths, and what resources do you have to take the first step. She encourages asking what you’d choose without others’ opinions, considering the cost of staying the same, and completing a 10-minute exercise to identify one next right step.

00:00 Fear of Judgment
00:20 Podcast Welcome
00:45 Free Reframe Guide
01:07 Living for Approval
02:21 Three Clarity Questions
02:46 Question One Passions
03:55 Question Two Strengths
04:57 Question Three Resources
06:03 When Fear Gets Loud
06:53 10 Minute Exercise
07:37 Recap and Next Step
08:32 Closing and Resources

• Free Resource: Reframe the Spiral: 5 Quick Coping Strategies to Shift Negative Thoughts and Reclaim Your Day: https://www.icope2hope.com/reframe
• iCope2Hope 3-Step Resilience Framework: https://bit.ly/FrameworkRoadmap
• Website: iCope2Hope: From Hardship to Hope: https://www.icope2hope.com
• Move Beyond Adversity Blog: https://www.icope2hope.com/blog
• Free Newsletter: Wednesday’s Resilient Recharge: https://www.icope2hope.com/newsletter

Schedule a free 15-minute Clarity Call with Laura: https://bit.ly/15mincallLMB