*This podcast has been renamed to The Conditioning Culprit! Just an FYI that the intro reflects the previous name.

Have you ever expressed a desire for more from life, only to be shot down (by yourself or others) because you should be grateful for what you have? If so, this episode is for you. 

Gratitude is a powerful practice that can do wonders for your mental and emotional state. It can snap you out doom spirals of negative thought and rebalance your outlook so that you're able to see what's going right for you, even if there are things that could be better. However, misuse of gratitude can keep you in a state of resignation, stuck where you are rather than following your inner fire to elevate your experience. It can keep you in a place of comparison, where because you have more than others, it makes you feel wrong or guilty for wanting more than you already have. When you use gratitude to anesthetize yourself into being "fine" with where you are, that's dangerous to your well-being.

The practice of gratitude is a perfect example of how our conditioning can cut both ways. It can be highly supportive when used in an aligned way, and momentum-killing when used in a misaligned way. It also reveals the power of societal conditioning, where shame and guilt can be used to keep people small when your personal ambition is triggering to those around you. 

If you'd like more content just like this, check out my book, The High Achiever's Guide.

Special note - thank you in advance for your patience as I get this content out into the world with more focus on content than perfection! I will continue to refine sound quality going forward and am so happy you're here for the message.