The Strong Within Affirmation Podcast

My goals do not focus upon discipline, but rather in choosing what I really want.

We think that to reach a goal in our lives is to express more discipline and self-regulation into our lives.  Those can be great qualities to display, but those qualities focus more on repression rather than focusing on what we truly desire.  Think about a time when you really wanted something—that one thing that was really out of reach, but you chose to find ways to reach for it anyways.  You stuck with the excitement of the pursuit and finally obtained it.  Our goals should be our passions.  When we focus more on what we wish for instead of seeing what we don't want to do, we are then able to see a better picture.  We see a picture that connects us with the way the universe works, not to hold us back but to prove that everything and anything is possible with the correct focus.

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 the master of what I set my mind to.

Go back to psychology 101 in high school or college and you might recall Maslow's hierarchy of needs.  The top segment of his pyramid is self-actualization, or in other words reaching our ultimate potential.  Being a master is not the pursuit of finding our best self to prove to the world how great we are.  Rather, it is in bringing our most beautiful and fullest self to the world because it’s what we are intended to do.  We are what we focus on, so why focus your sights lower on the lies of: “I am not good enough, I could never, or I wasn't made that way?”  You were born with greatness, and you were born with the potential to reach any goal you set your mind to.  Einstein said that anyone can learn anything.  Some people just need a little more time than others.  Give yourself room to grow, find positivity in who you are, and see the best parts of yourself.  The only obstacle in your way is the one you have created.  Are your beliefs holding you down or are they helping you to grow?

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

By sharing my internal wealth with the world, my world naturally becomes brighter.

I’m not Einstein, I’m not Edison, I’m not Abraham Lincoln, I’m not Jesus or even Gandhi, but that doesn’t mean I don’t have amazing things to share with the world.  I have unique experiences that no one else has.  I will find more ways to grow my internal wealth to share with the world.  The more I give, the more I get in return.  But I don’t share to get something, I share to realize my fullest potential and help others realize theirs as well.  There is no better feeling than seeing someone come into their own natural skin.  I am a gardener of potential reaching as many souls as I possibly can.

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 already hold everything I need to succeed… within me.

My boss doesn’t control my success, my parents and the past won’t determine my present, and my demons will not keep hold upon me because I will remember that everything I ever needed to be great is already within me.  Success is not something that is accidental.  There is only one option—my complete unwavering commitment to succeeding.  It is all I know, and I will make it my truth.

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

Happiness is contagious. What I give out, returns back to me.

The greatest thing about giving is that the sender actually becomes the receiver.  I have spent my life seeking how to make myself happier by searching for things outside of myself.  I wasted years going to far off lands in search for new highs, for those untouchable treasures we hear so much about, and always coming up empty handed.  But that’s because I have forgotten the golden rule—treat others how you want to be treated.  I wish to see a world filled with acceptance and love because it’s what I desire so much for myself.  I will share a happiness so great with the world that others will not be able to do anything else, but smile and reflect it back.  The emotions I share, whether good or bad, are contagious, so I will choose powerful emotions of goodness to blanket the world.  When I do this, it will be like a boomerang always bringing it back to me.

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

Relationships are my currency.  I look for better ways to connect.

A good friend of mine, Lisa, taught me this.  I love how simple it is but how powerful it is.  Our real currency is connecting with people.  Life is not about obtaining “things” but rather about connecting deeply with experiences and people.  When we build better relationships, we become wealthy people.  You can’t buy good connections, but you can build them.  Let us look for ways to connect to people and experiences better today.

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 do EVERYTHING with my WHOLE heart today.

Even when I decide to rest I will rest with all my heart.  We waste so much energy never being within the moment.  Over the years I have wasted so much energy TRYING to rest.  Tiring myself out more by feeling guilty thinking I should be doing something else.  When you need to rest—rest purposefully.  When you need to work—put in the effort to create something amazing.  By doing our best, we put value in the moment and we put value into our lives.  Ultimately saying “What I do I will do purposefully because it is a statement of who I am.”  Be the best damn YOU… at EVERY moment!

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 worthy, and my opinion matters.

I don’t have to prove anything to anyone.  I was made for a purpose and I will pay close mind to being the best person I can be at every moment.  I am not meant to be superman, and I am not meant to be a dictator.  I am meant to be me, and I am pretty freaking awesome!!!  When we view ourselves as important, when we know we have a purpose, when we know others are important and have a purpose too then we can find better answers together.  The conflict is not in you are against me or I against you, the conflict is I have been against myself.  When I can let go of the notion to have to be right, then I can create more ways to love myself—to accept myself.  When I don’t HAVE to prove I am right, I can then find—and KNOW—that I have value in wherever I decide 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

I will take an extra moment to listen to my intuition.

My intuition is wise.  It has helped my ancestors survive so I could be in this moment.  We have forgotten what our inner voice sounds like.  We have been conditioned that to find good answers we must go outside ourselves.  Yes, we need to learn from others, but we have great knowledge within ourselves.  When you can hear that voice, the voice that knows things before they happen, that voice that tells us the truth—you will find that the things you have wished for come easier to you.  We make life hard by working opposite of how the universe works.  The universe doesn’t force—it allows.  Find more ways to silence the outer noise, and to be able to hear your true inner voice.  How will you listen a little more to your intuition today, tomorrow, and in the future?

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

Feelings are important so I will choose my feelings wisely today.

My feelings will not get hurt because I will see that those who try to hurt me are only hurting themselves, that those who are trying to hurt me are only hurting inside, and that is the only way they know how to take the focus off their hurt.  I will remember that what others say about me will never determine who I am—I will do that!  I will choose to love myself in each moment.

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