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Have you ever did or said something stupid when you were angry and asked yourself "what was I thinking?" Well, you WEREN'T thinking, which is the point. When you're angry the logical part of your brain shuts off. Learning how anger works is the secret to controlling it. Visit http://www.freedomorbustpodcast.com.

People talk about the need for "work life balance" all the time, but the truth is that it doesn't exist! No one else can tell you how to balance your life. If you are happy being a workaholic or a beach bum, go for it! REAL balance does not mean equivalent or equal; it means setting priorities, valuing your time, and being more deliberate about how you want to live your life. Visit http://www.freedomorbustpodcast.com.

Truth bomb! When you tell yourself that something doesn't work or what you want isn't possible, it might be that you simply aren't doing it right. We know, it can be frustrating when you see other people accomplishing the thing that you are failing at. But, don't give up! Instead, take a self-honesty pill and ask yourself, have you REALLY tried everything? Did you put your all into it? What did THEY do differently? Visit http://www.freedomorbustpodcast.com.

Happiness, purpose, confidence, and other emotional states are not things we either have or don't have, they are something we DO. By thinking about these experiences we desire as a state of action or way of being we can take responsibility for creating them in our lives, right now. Visit http://www.freedomorbustpodcast.com.

Our minds like to fill in the gaps of what we don't know by telling stories. When we meet other people we assume things about them based on the blueprint our mind finds that matches them to other people that we know. We can completely miss who someone really IS, even someone close to us, if we don't step back and question our assumptions. Visit http://www.freedomorbustpodcast.com.

It is not fate or other people or outside circumstances that determines your destiny, it is the decisions you make that create your reality. Whether it is making the hard, life-changing decisions or the small daily ones that most people overlook as "insignificant", the choices you make regarding what you do and how you respond to life will determine your life experience. Visit http://www.freedomorbustpodcast.com.

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The ultimate end result that everyone is looking for is to be happier. But, reaching for happiness is a double edged sword because on the other side of it, when things aren't going the way you want, there is unhappiness. But, when instead we search for MEANING, we can find it in any situation, even the most difficult or challenging. And the meaning we find in our pain often makes us feel more alive than the often empty contentedness of fleeting happiness. Visit http://www.freedomorbustpodcast.com.

Sometimes life hands you a big turd. You don't like it. You don't want it. But it doesn't have to hold you back. Find out the 3 powerful ways you can polish that turd and turn a curse into a blessing or find the greater meaning, purpose, or lesson within the pain. Visit http://www.freedomorbustpodcast.com.