The Strong Within Affirmation Podcast

The only way for me to love others is to love myself fully first.

I will embrace the best me possible.  When we don’t love ourselves then we cannot be at our best.  It’s like the preflight demonstrations given by the flight attendants.  When that oxygen mask comes down, you should put yours on first before taking care of another.  It’s such a simple principle, but we don’t apply it enough into our own lives.  Put yourself first, not selfishly, but in what you want and need.  You will find it to be much easier to give your whole effort in everything you set your mind to.  You won’t be bogged down by resenting something because you helped out of obligation, but you will find elation and energy as you helped out of pure want because you are “fulfilled.”  You are complete by taking care of your needs.

Thanks for listening.  I'm sending great energy your way as we become Strong Within together,
Chris O'Hearn

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Music by: Basematic-Zest

I will be loving towards myself today, as I remember that each mistake is a chance to find my best self.

In every moment, with the right outlook on life, we will see that it is the chance to find the best of not only the situation, but of ourselves within that situation.  A mistake is never a mistake when we learn from it.  If we look at the word mistake a little closer this is how I see it,  Mis-Take: to “take” action but “miss” the chance at the moment.  When stepping back and seeing the bigger picture we will see that it wasn’t fully missed, but we got something so much better—the chance to learn from the opportunity by taking action.  A mistake is not an error it is a process of doing something to find an answer.  Be deliberate with your actions and know you will make mistakes, it’s only natural, but don’t be ok with deliberately making mistakes.

Thanks for listening.  I'm sending great energy your way as we become Strong Within together,
Chris O'Hearn

Contact info- email: [email protected]  phone:865-219-3247

Music by: Basematic-Zest

I don’t have to work harder for the answers because they are already within me.

There is a saying that “the purpose of ‘time’ is so everything doesn’t happen at once.”  We are meant to experience things, learn from them, and grow.  We were created with a great power already within us.  We have forgotten that when we can silence all the noise outside of us, when we can let go of what we should be doing, when we can let go of what we think the world expects from us and share what we wish to share we can then hear the amazing truth that we were born with.  How many times have you been stumped by a question only to have an answer come to you while driving to work, or being in the shower, or right after you wake up in the morning?  You are an amazing creation with great power of figuring things out.  Silence the noise of trying to force answers out, and allow them to find their way to you naturally.  You already have the answers; are you listening hard and long enough?

Thanks for listening.  I'm sending great energy your way as we become Strong Within together,
Chris O'Hearn

Contact info- email: [email protected]  phone:865-219-3247

Music by: Basematic-Zest

Today it is my greatest intent to find beauty, cooperation, and faith in the people I come in contact with.

Every moment is a gift.  Every chance is one more chance to find the beauty in everything.  It’s easy to say I can’t have what I want, but that is the lazy way out.  That is the focus upon finding the negative in the situation and it’s untruthful to say that this day is ordinary.  When we connect with people and see the greatest good in all, then we find an amazing place to be in in our lives.

Thanks for listening.  I'm sending great energy your way as we become Strong Within together,
Chris O'Hearn

Contact info- email: [email protected]  phone:865-219-3247

Music by: Basematic-Zest

Today I release all the pain and hurt I have held onto.

There is an old military saying that pain is just weakness leaving the body.  Why do we continue to hold onto pain?  We connect with pain. It is a way for us to remember what happened; to hold on and wish for it to be different.  What if you were to let go of the negative things holding you back?  What if you were to see pain for what it is: a lesson to make sure we don’t come back to that place, and a way of helping us sever the cord with things that no longer work for us?  Today you have the choice to hold onto things that aren’t working and that are holding you back, or you have the choice to love, to be happy, to be free from hurt, and to partake in your awesome life.  The choice is ALWAYS yours.  Today I release all the pain and hurt I’ve held onto, as I create a new story of hope, humor, gratitude, and appreciation.

Thanks for listening.  I'm sending great energy your way as we become Strong Within together,
Chris O'Hearn

Contact info- email: [email protected]  phone:865-219-3247

Music by: Basematic-Zest

I have faith that I am moving in the right direction.

I may not be able to see the purpose at the moment, but I will have faith that there is a reason for me being here.  All I have to do is look at the past and see that everything that has brought me to this point was asking me, “if I was going to learn my lesson or stay stuck in my rut.”  When I have faith, knowing that it is all for a purpose, I can focus less on what is going wrong and look at what is going right.  And when I do this, my life gets monumentally better.

Thanks for listening.  I'm sending great energy your way as we become Strong Within together,
Chris O'Hearn

Contact info- email: [email protected]  phone:865-219-3247

Music by: Basematic-Zest

I am strong because I visualize what I truly want to happen.

I give multiple presentations and talks each year, and I will be honest with you, they scare the hell out of me every time.  2 weeks before I start planning and prepping. I will spend countless hours just rolling ideas around in my head of what to talk about and what not to talk about.  I will endless practice the phrases I want to say, the major ideas I need to research more of, and incessantly worry about how to put it altogether.  There are so many directions I can go and I think I get into the paralysis of analysis.  When I get ready to give the speech, I get so nervous right before I get on stage thinking I will forget how to start, that most times I do forget due to the anxiety I place on myself.  But when I stop focusing on forgetting, and I place my attention towards bringing a great energy—my whole presentation changes.  I stop focusing on what can go wrong, and I start seeing how I can connect better with audience members.  I come back to what I always knew—that it’s not about memorizing every detail but more in making an impact in the audience’s minds and lives.  When we pivot our focus from what can go wrong, and remember to focus our energy on the impact we want to make instead we then create great things.

Thanks for listening.  I'm sending great energy your way as we become Strong Within together,
Chris O'Hearn

Contact info- email: [email protected]  phone:865-219-3247

Music by: Basematic-Zest

My life is amazing, and I will go towards it enthusiastically.

It can be easy to forget that life is not a burden but a blessing.  We think we were thrust upon this world unwillingly, forced to be here.  We have chosen to be here.  We have chosen to experience the pains, the pleasures, to experience the good and the bad.  It’s good to remind ourselves that we chose to be a part of this life, to be the people that we are, that we wanted to partake in the physical realm from our spiritual self.  Every moment is amazing!  You may think you aren’t where you want to be in life, but the reason you are where you are is because you have chosen to be there.  To change positions you have to find enthusiasm where you are first, and then choose the next place you would like to be.  Find happiness wherever you are…every moment; even during the good and bad.  It’s all beautiful, and it’s all your choice on how you want to experience it.

Thanks for listening.  I'm sending great energy your way as we become Strong Within together,
Chris O'Hearn

Contact info- email: [email protected]  phone:865-219-3247

Music by: Basematic-Zest

I will be silent more, and hear the wisdom of the world around me.

We THINK we have to have noise around us all the time.  We are afraid that the silence will bring the voices of the things we do not want to hear.  “I am not good enough, I am not happy, things aren’t as they seem…”  The wisest people I have come to know speak less and listen more.  It’s not that they can’t bestow their wisdom on us, but they choose to have the attitude of lifelong learning instead of life long telling.  A red flag in my mind raises when I hear people say things like, “I already know that” or “there is nothing you can teach me.”  We are continually learning or remembering the lessons we have forgotten.  Find the wisdom around you today and be silent just a little longer.  Even in a breeze there is a whisper so silent letting you know the secrets of this world.

Thanks for listening.  I'm sending great energy your way as we become Strong Within together,
Chris O'Hearn

Contact info- email: [email protected]  phone:865-219-3247

Music by: Basematic-Zest

Growth comes from stepping outside my comfort zone.

It’s easy to wish for it to be different, to wish for the things we want to come easily to us.  However, anything that I’ve had to work for, or anything that I’ve had to step out of my comfort zone to attain was so much more satisfying.  We have trouble seeing how awesome we are because we are looking at our faults first; we are looking at how we aren’t “there” yet.  The reason we aren’t “there” yet (that proverbial place we wish to be) is because we haven’t stepped out of our comfort zones ready to make mistakes.  Life should be like playing a sport.  You practice to make mistakes and get better.  The person who is willing to step out of their comfort zone continuously will never make a mistake because it is not a mistake when you are CHOOSING to learn to be better.  Be better today; you are worth it to seek your highest best self.

Thanks for listening.  I'm sending great energy your way as we become Strong Within together,
Chris O'Hearn

Contact info- email: [email protected]  phone:865-219-3247

Music by: Basematic-Zest