The Strong Within Affirmation Podcast

When I speak, I am saying what I already know; when I listen, I am looking to find great wisdom.

I know sometimes I speak to get people on my side, to agree with me, or to tell me how great I am.  That is the boastful side of the ego speaking though.  It will say, “Let me show you how amazing I am.”  However when I listen, I allow myself to hear the wisdom of others.  I think it’s a great mission to silence the mouth and open the ears more.  People have experiences and ideas that help us to grow when we take time to learn from them.  When we listen we ultimately are saying I care about what you think and what you want to tell me.  Pause from wanting to open your mouth at every chance, and take a deliberate effort to hear people more--to let them speak a little longer.

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 confident in myself, for I have amazing power already within me.

A huge mistake we make in our lives is forgetting how good we are at what we do.  We go towards a speech thinking we will mess up and look foolish, we go towards a test expecting to not do great at it, and we go into our boss’ office timid when asking for a raise because we have forgotten how awesome we are.  When we look at our faults or what could go wrong, we weaken ourselves and ultimately bring our energy down.  Confidence is a valuable commodity!  When we look at how great we are and what we want for our lives, we can then make our dreams more of a reality.  Be confident even when you are afraid, allow your great potential out instead of bottling it up.

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

Whatever happens today, I will find joy and purpose in continuing to make my life what I want it to be.

Whatever happens will never determine the direction of your life.  Your attitude and behaviors will.  It’s easy to say things aren’t going my way.  It’s easy to find negativity in the situation. It’s easy to give up.  Winners will fall down, but they find ways to see the best parts and to find the mistakes not to dwell on, but to become better at.  Life will throw curve balls not to strike you out, but to make you aware of how much more there is out there for you.

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

If life is a rollercoaster, then I AM going to enjoy it.

I’ve forgotten that life is meant to be fun.  I got caught up in the pursuit of things.  The things that I thought would make me happy, that I thought would make people look up to me, or the things that kept me busy and not productive.  We get caught in the things that we have to do, to pay our mortgage, to feed our families, to have the newest electronic thing that marketing tells us that we are incomplete without.  But today, I will remember to raise my hands and enjoy my life.  To let go of the things I have held onto so tightly out of fear, and to let the wind of life rush through my soul.  As I remember life can be fun at every moment.  When I enjoy what I’m doing, I’m better at it.  Today I let go just a little bit more of my stresses, but I hold on a little more tightly to the things that truly matter in my life, and I continually remind myself why it was important to me in the first place.

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 see beauty in every part of my life.

Even when everyone seems against me, even when I’m blind and cannot see the greatness I contribute into the world, or even when I am lost and no one’s there to comfort me…I will continue to keep finding beauty in every part of my life.  Those who doubt us or try to tear us apart with their cynicism are only broken on the inside, and trying to hold it together themselves.  While you may doubt yourself every day, that is just the fear speaking, that is just the inner voice asking are you going to take a chance and see the real you?  Darkness breeds more darkness, doubt breeds more doubt, and happiness and beauty will attract the weak who try to pry it from you because they secretly desire it in their lives.  You are beautiful not because of your physical attributes or your talents, but because you decide to live higher and breathe beauty in your every breath.  You decide to see something more.  We will not belittle those who try to tear us down.  We will remember they have forgotten that beauty comes from being purposeful to see it, and a beautiful life doesn’t just happen, it’s happening and we only have to wake up to take part.

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 courage does not solely come from what I’ve done, but more in who I know I want to be.

Strength is not outside of you—it has, and always will be within you.  You are the one deciding whether to access it and see the true amazing you.  Our thoughts will not determine who we are, our actions will.  Yes, we need to have a good attitude and positive thinking to help us see the best parts of ourselves.  However, we also need to have good actions aligned with that good attitude and positive thinking.  We need to have consistency in the things we think, say, and do every day.  We say that structure and being organized is boring.  It can seem like we are doing the same thing each day when we get into a fixed routine.  It takes courage to stick to a plan and to stay organized, and courage comes from the consistency to keep looking towards what we want and finding more ways to keep moving towards it.  The first steps are the hardest, but the more we do it the easier it gets.   

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

The risks I take are purposeful and great because I'm creating an awesome life.

Take chances on your best self!  We let fear dictate our actions and we lead duller lives.  I saw a quote the other day that said boring people are people who are bored.  Every moment is the “opportunity” to take another chance on our life—to find meaning in each moment.  There will always be events that will be similar to yesterday, but we do not have to process it as an ordinary event.  Ordinary people let the event dictate their moods.  Choose to be excited about the moment and take another chance on being your best self.  What can you do differently today to make yourself not only a better person but also to make your moments amazing ones?

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

There is no bad event. There is only the way I CHOOSE to experience it.

Life will give us events and experiences and WE decide how we want to process that event.  We decide to categorize each event as a good or a bad event.  The more “happenings” we categorize as bad, or as things that we wish didn’t happen to us, the more we will stagnate and the less we will grow.  Every event is another chance to CHOOSE to find value and worth in it.  Worth brings purpose to our lives, and each event is the chance to find more purpose and strength in helping us to become the people we wish to be.

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

When I am afraid and uncertain, I will not be afraid to ask for help.

We’ll all get stuck at times, and we let our pride or our fear get in the way of making ourselves better.  No one has all the answers, and YES, that includes you!  We are not self-made people.  We are people who have had the help of others to make ourselves better.  We have this false notion that to be successful you have to be self-made.  However, the truly successful aren’t the ones standing alone at the top—they are the ones who learned to ask for help and utilize people better. They are the ones that took people with them. They are the ones who saw the vision a little more clearly and said I am going to take this idea a little further than others before me.  Find those people you can build with and enlist together with them.  Ask for help to be at your best.

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 a great connection today.

The reason we have is not because we have gotten; the reason we have is because we have given.  The more we put out there of ourselves the bigger our lives will be.  We become better, fuller, more experienced people by helping others grow.  There is a statement that I’ve heard in my inner circles many times—the more people you help get to their dreams the closer you get to your dream.  Be a better connection! You are like an electrical outlet, you have great amazing energy and potential, but you can’t share that awesomeness unless you plug into someone or something else.

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