Your GPS works when your car is moving. Even if you're moving in the wrong direction, you will be guided.

What does that mean?

Take a step even if it's imperfect and you will be guided.

A closed door does not mean you're failing. A closed door means that path through that door is not your path at this time or maybe never.

Let's use an example of a person who "ghosts" you in a relationship. For those who do not know, "ghosting" is when a person you have some sort of relationship with does not return your calls or texts or just disappears out of your life. Well, ghosting in this example means you are being guided away from that person for now or maybe forever.

Example: I was in the car on my way to a work assignment, I was in the Starbucks drivethru. My GPS was on but it was silent with no instructions. After the car started moving again, the GPS started guiding me. I started moving and I was guided again.

You have to take action and it doesn't need to be big, it can be small and imperfect. You can still see progress and healing and be productive by taking small actions. 

Your assignment: Take acton and know that you are guided. It's simple but it requires effort., Remember you are not failing if you reach a closed door.

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Friends, today I wanna talk about motivation. It's gonna get a bit spicy on today's episode.

My opinion is that you don't need motivation to move forward in life. I'm not motivated to do things, but I am interested in doing many things and realize that to get those things done, I have to do things that are boring and tedious and annoying. You will need to do annoying things to get what you want in life.

Instead of waiting for motivation to appear, ask yourself this question:
What is the next step I need to take to move my life forward in this area?

Example from my life
I want to fit the jeans that I love which are at the moment too tight to button. They are so cute, they have 5 buttons and they give off a retro vibe. I love them and I can't fit them. I'm not motivated to ease up on the sugar, I'm not motivated to get my heart rate up for longer periods during the say. But I want to fit the jeans so I am moving forward to exercise sometimes I achieve what I wanted and have a great workout and sometimes I miss, but I want to wear the jeans and I'm not giving up. I am not waiting for motivation, I am setting my life up to continue taking the next best steps to fit these jeans. 

I found this definition for motivation online. Motivation is the process that initiates, guides, and maintains goal-oriented behaviors. It is what causes you to act, whether it is getting a glass of water to reduce thirst or reading a book to gain knowledge. Motivation involves the biological, emotional, social, and cognitive forces that activate behavior.

Let  me add what I think motivation is. I think it's a feeling that we wait for to take action, it's a desire we wait to feel before we take action on something we're afraid to do, or are not interested in doing.

Motivation isn't required for success. Taking steps and more steps and learning from your mistakes and doing things that you don't feel like it get you where you need to be.

So, take the next best step, and keep taking steps.

You want to start a business, make a list of things you need to learn and start learning them. Don't wait for motivation,  take the next best step.

Also, note I referred to a great podcast episode and I said it was on Lewis Howe's show, but I was wrong. You should definitely listen to Lewis Howes. Pick an episode they are all fire.

However the podcast I referred to was Jay Shetty's On Purpose. It an interview with the Co Founder of Athletic Propulsion Labs (APL)  Adam Goldston.

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For today's meeting  we're talking about the Mel Robbins book The High Five Habit.

I'mreviewing the entire book, I read it once and I also listened to it on audible. I recommend it.

This week we are on Chapter 9: Isn't It Easier If I Say Nothing.

Summary
In her global phenomenon The 5 Second Rule, Mel Robbins taught millions of people around the world the five second secret to motivation. Now she's back with another simple, proven tool you can use to take control of your life: The High 5 Habit.

Don't let the title fool you. This isn't a book about high fiving everyone else in your life. You're already doing that. You're cheering for your favorite teams. You're celebrating your friends. You're Supporting the people you love as they go after what they want in life.

Now it's time to celebrate and support yourself. Today's Chapter helps us to remember that people pleasing is basic and that is just not who you are.

Also, note I referred to a great podcast episode and I said it was on Lewis Howe's show, but I was wrong. You should definitely listen to Lewis Howes. Pick an episode they are all fire.

However the podcast I referred to was Jay Shetty's On Purpose. It an interview with the Co Founder of Athletic Propulsion Labs (APL) 

Let's start the meeting.
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For today's meeting  we're talking about the Mel Robbins book The High Five Habit.

I'll reviewing the entire book, I read it once and I also listened to it on audible. I recommend it.

This week we are on Chapter 8:  Why Is Life So Easy For Them and Not Me?

Summary
In her global phenomenon The 5 Second Rule, Mel Robbins taught millions of people around the world the five second secret to motivation. Now she's back with another simple, proven tool you can use to take control of your life: The High 5 Habit.

Don't let the title fool you. This isn't a book about high fiving everyone else in your life. You're already doing that. You're cheering for your favorite teams. You're celebrating your friends. You're Supporting the people you love as they go after what they want in life.

Now its time to celebrate and support yourself. Today's Chapter helps us to remember that good things can happen for us and to us.

Let's start the meeting. 
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Life gets messy but don't let that keep you from starting something new. There will be challenges and delays and frustrations. Expect it, not because you want to be negative. Expect challenges because life is full of them but you have survived every bad that you've had so far.

I have several messy chapters in my life right now. I recently redecorated my home office/bedroom and it was messy and exhausting and it took longer than I expected. I had to take pain pills after long nights of painting and going up and down a ladder. I painted ceiling. I did all the painting by myself. 

It was messy and it was worth it.

Don't be intimidated out of your dream. Take steps, develop a plan to move forward even if you move slowly. Don't just talk about it. Take action towards it and be willing to deal with the messy parts of life.

Let's start the meeting.  
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This is a replay from Season 1. It is a message that never gets old.

What do we need to do to open ourselves up to good things, to gratitude, to optimism. It's not always a natural way to think. So, I think we can learn a lesson from my 3 year old daughter who's potty training. She has a watch that looks like an Apple Watch with an alarm that goes off every 30 minutes to remind us to go to the potty so we can sing songs and she can try. It's working in case you're wondering.  Stay with me here. What if we could remind ourselves to be optimistic, to be hopeful, or to find something to be grateful for during the day. Instead of going to the potty we could consciously think about good things in our life. Or we can take a few minutes to imagine having our dreams come true.


Let's start the meeting.

Hey did you know we have any Esty Store loaded with products that will help you exercise your courage muscles?

For today's meeting  we're talking about the Mel Robbins book The High Five Habit.

I'll reviewing the entire book, I read it once and I also listened to it on audible. I recommend it.

This week we are on Chapter 6:  Where's All This Negative Crap Coming From? This is part one because it is a long chapter.

Summary
In her global phenomenon The 5 Second Rule, Mel Robbins taught millions of people around the world the five second secret to motivation. Now she's back with another simple, proven tool you can use to take control of your life: The High 5 Habit.

Don't let the title fool you. This isn't a book about high fiving everyone else in your life. You're already doing that. You're cheering for your favorite teams. You're celebrating your friends. You're Supporting the people you love as they go after what they want in life.

This week we are talking about how to retrain your Reticular Activating System (RAS). I think of it as a bouncer in your brain letting important and valued things in. The issue here is that as a bouncer the RAS sometimes gets it wrong and lets things in that should not be in.

This week we have 3 steps to take to start retraining your RAS so it knows what you truly value. It takes work but that's what we do after these meetings right?

WHAT IS THE RETICULAR ACTIVATING SYSTEM?

The Reticular Activating System (RAS) is a bundle of nerves that sits in your brainstem. And its job is to regulate behavioral arousal, consciousness and motivation. What that means is, the RAS is able to control what incoming information (stimulus) you’re aware of, so that you’ll be motivated to behave in a certain way.

But what does that mean? It’s a “guard” that sits between your brain and your senses (sight, hearing, touch etc.) and filters what information gets through and what doesn’t. Bet you didn’t know that your brain is not processing everything that happens around you!

In this book, Mel teaches you how to start high fiving the most important person in your life, the one who is staring back at you in the mirror: YOURSELF.

Also, did you know I have an Etsy Shop. I have products in the shop to help you exercise your courage muscles. 

Let's start the meeting. 

Progress is impossible without change: and those who can not change their minds can not change anything. George Bernard Shaw. 

Faced with the choice between changing one's mind and proving that there is no need to do so, almost everyone gets busy on the proof. John Kenneth Galbraith

There are many examples of leaders from the ancient of times who have changed, evolved and often recreated themselves. There are biblical references of it and even examples from the HBO show the Game of Thrones, remember Jamie Lannister?   

For today's agenda, let's talk about how it it's ok to change how you think about yourself or a topic. I know in my life this has been true. I used to think nothing good would ever happen to me. I was wrong. I use to think I had to work hard and achieve things to show I was worthy of  love and admiration. I was wrong. I used to think I would never find someone who I connected to on a deep level. I'm single but I know I'm not wrong. Let's hope this podcast episode ages well.

What thoughts do you need to change?

Let's start the meeting. 

For today's meeting  we're talking about the Mel Robbins book The High Five Habit.

I'll reviewing the entire book, I read it once and I also listened to it on audible. I recommend it.

This week we are on Chapter 6:  Where's All This Negative Crap Coming From? This is part one because it is a long chapter.

Summary
In her global phenomenon The 5 Second Rule, Mel Robbins taught millions of people around the world the five second secret to motivation. Now she's back with another simple, proven tool you can use to take control of your life: The High 5 Habit.

Don't let the title fool you. This isn't a book about high fiving everyone else in your life. You're already doing that. You're cheering for your favorite teams. You're celebrating your friends. You're Supporting the people you love as they go after what they want in life.

Imagine if you gave that same love and encouragement to yourself. Or even better, you made it a daily habit. You'd be unstoppable.

In this episode we talk about a term most people don't know about. It's the "Reticular Activating System."

WHAT IS THE RETICULAR ACTIVATING SYSTEM?

The Reticular Activating System (RAS) is a bundle of nerves that sits in your brainstem. And its job is to regulate behavioral arousal, consciousness and motivation. What that means is, the RAS is able to control what incoming information (stimulus) you’re aware of, so that you’ll be motivated to behave in a certain way.

But what does that mean? It’s a “guard” that sits between your brain and your senses (sight, hearing, touch etc.) and filters what information gets through and what doesn’t. Bet you didn’t know that your brain is not processing everything that happens around you!

In this book, Mel teaches you how to start high fiving the most important person in your life, the one who is staring back at you in the mirror: YOURSELF.

Also, did you know I have an Etsy Shop. I have products in the shop to help you exercise your courage muscles. 

Let's start the meeting. 

Thank you for supporting The Team Meeting Podcast, we're building a community of people who recognize life is salty and sweet and we can learn to manage all the flavors.

Today let's talk about optimism.  Is it weak to be optimistic? Should you ignore optimism and be a realist? Is being optimistic immature?

Did you know we have a Team Meeting Shop? The shop has products that will help you exercise your courage muscles.  Grab a quote pack to remind yourself daily that you got this, even when you totally feel like you don't. 

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