Our whole outer experience of life is determined by the way our brain works. If our lives are experienced through the way our brain perceives it, it might be a good idea to get a better understanding of the rules the brain lives by. Things like sensory stimulation, exploration and exercise play huge roles in feeding the brain what it craves. Exploring daily routines to keep our brain focused will not only benefit our brain but also help increase self-accountability. 

Do we enjoy the our own company? Maybe the idea of being by ourselves stresses us out because of the magnitude of negative thoughts that can creep into our minds. What if we leaned into the power of Solitude and what it could offer us? A moment of reflection and opportunity to slow down the overly stimulated world around us and create our future instead of consume it. 

Social Anxiety is a fear that many people have regarding the opportunity to be judged in a social situation. We start to doubt our abilities, confidence and overall levels of happiness when we become overwhelmed by the anxious feelings social settings cause. These negative emotions hurt our performance and overall potential in every area of life. It's time we shine a light on Social Anxiety and on our self-image to see if we can solve this problem so many of us face.

Over the past year I was fortunate enough to work with many people from individual work to group settings. During this time I was exposed to the topic of mental health and what really stressed us out. Fear of our future and making the right decisions to create the future we want, social anxiety and being worried what others thought of you ranked at the top of this list. I thought to myself what are ways we can solve areas of our life that stress us out? I researched elite individuals and some of their daily strategies and applied them to my life and experienced a new perspective when dealing with stress and anxiety and how to handle it. This inspired me to create the 7 Secrets to Solving Stress program, proven strategies to manage your stress and anxiety. You can opt-in to start the program for FREE here: 7 Secrets to Solving Stress and let me know what you think. 

If I told you I would give you a million dollars but you couldn't wake up the next day would you take it? My guess is no and this idea was brought to me by Brad Lea who painted a beautiful perspective that everyday we wake up it's worth more than a million dollars. Each day is a gift, an opportunity to not only become smarter, stronger and better but to also be grateful for simply waking up and appreciating the things you have instead of focusing on the things you don't.

What is the one thing we all want in life? The answer is happiness, and happiness comes from progress. Libraries represent mental progress, increasing awareness of mental health and becoming smarter. Weight Rooms represent physical progress, increasing awareness of physical health and becoming stronger. Add these areas of progress together and you experience greater levels of happiness while becoming a better human being. Welcome to the Libraries and Weight Rooms Podcast. [Music: Wave Project - Diamonds]