Your Motivational High 5

When we try to over-control, we often lose a healthy balance of control. Sometimes giving up control is the thing we need to do to regain it. #YMH5 Reach out to Phil Larson: [email protected] | PhilLarson.net @Phil_Larson | thestoryshop.tv/ymh5 thestoryshop.tv/podcast Facebook.com/YourMotivationalHigh5 Art by: http://bit.ly/ymh5art

Dr. Paul Maxfield of Children of Promise talks about his journey to approaching life with more openness. He has realized the walls he has relied on for years are unsafe as they prevent growth. #YMH5 Children of Promise: Website: echildrenofpromise.org Facebook: facebook.com/ChildrenofPromiseInc Reach out to Phil Larson: [email protected] | PhilLarson.net @Phil_Larson | thestoryshop.tv/ymh5 thestoryshop.tv/podcast Facebook.com/YourMotivationalHigh5 Art by: http://bit.ly/ymh5art

Resentment becomes unhealthy when not addressed. We carry around this weight that begins to cause damage on our mental health. Riding unaddressed resentment takes grieving the loss of this thing that served us. #YMH5 Reach out to Phil Larson: [email protected] | PhilLarson.net @Phil_Larson | thestoryshop.tv/ymh5 thestoryshop.tv/podcast Facebook.com/YourMotivationalHigh5 Art by: http://bit.ly/ymh5art

Trust is slowly built on over time and deserves the weight it has gained through its history of being built, so it does not topple like a Jenga tower. In a sense, trust the trust. #YMH5 Reach out to Phil Larson: [email protected] | PhilLarson.net @Phil_Larson | thestoryshop.tv/ymh5 thestoryshop.tv/podcast Facebook.com/YourMotivationalHigh5 Art by: http://bit.ly/ymh5art

A note about episode replays and why I'm doing them (very rarely). Also, exciting episodes with guests Dr. Paul Maxfield and my wife, Kylee Larson, are on the horizon! Stay tuned! #YMH5 Reach out to Phil Larson: [email protected] | PhilLarson.net @Phil_Larson | thestoryshop.tv/ymh5 thestoryshop.tv/podcast Facebook.com/YourMotivationalHigh5 Art by: http://bit.ly/ymh5art

Sometimes we assume we have the whole story. All we really can have is our own perspective, which often is not the whole story. Allowing for more perspectives enables us to get to the truth. #YMH5 Reach out to Phil Larson: [email protected] | PhilLarson.net @Phil_Larson | thestoryshop.tv/ymh5 thestoryshop.tv/podcast Facebook.com/YourMotivationalHigh5 Art by: http://bit.ly/ymh5art

Cory J. Nichols tells us we are capable of more than we realize. Sometimes what we believe is our limit is the very thing that keeps us from reaching what we are truly capable of. #YMH5 Check out: CoryJNichols.com Reach out to Phil Larson: [email protected] | PhilLarson.net @Phil_Larson | thestoryshop.tv/ymh5 thestoryshop.tv/podcast Facebook.com/YourMotivationalHigh5 Art by: http://bit.ly/ymh5art

Are Spirituality and Religion separate things? Whether and whatever we believe in God or not, can we lean into and have spiritual experiences. I don't know, but here are my thoughts so far. #YMH5 Reach out to Phil Larson: [email protected] | PhilLarson.net @Phil_Larson | thestoryshop.tv/ymh5 thestoryshop.tv/podcast Facebook.com/YourMotivationalHigh5 Art by: http://bit.ly/ymh5art

In this Microsode, I talk about my interview that was just released on the Focus On The Good podcast. Check out FocusOnTheGood.com #YMH5 Direct links to the episode: iTunes/iPhone - bit.ly/ymh5interview Web/Android - bit.ly/YMH5interview Reach out to Phil Larson: [email protected] | PhilLarson.net @Phil_Larson | thestoryshop.tv/ymh5 thestoryshop.tv/podcast Facebook.com/YourMotivationalHigh5 Art by: http://bit.ly/ymh5art

Pain is a teacher. The lessons we learn through our pain can offer healing to others. "Suffering ceases to be suffering the moment it finds some meaning." -Viktor Frankl #YMH5 Reach out to Phil Larson: [email protected] | PhilLarson.net @Phil_Larson | thestoryshop.tv/ymh5 thestoryshop.tv/podcast Facebook.com/YourMotivationalHigh5 Art by: http://bit.ly/ymh5art