141: The ONE Variable That's Keeping YOU From An EXCITING LIFE

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Welcome back to the Earn your happy podcast and it is time for another quickie because there's always time to fit in inspiration and this episode is brought to you by theblisshabit.com that is my 12 week e course where you are going to go through each module where you will learn a different lesson, have some video training, get a meditation and join the most epic tribe on the Internet, if I do say so myself, where you can really, truly join like minded people going through what you're going through. So if you are goal oriented, if you want to bust through some fears, if you have big ideas that you are ready to conquer and grow into the person that you know that you already are, this is the place for you. Whether you want to deepen your gratitude, practice, or you want to feel more abundant, or you want to really work through whatever it is that is blocking you and find people who are all doing the same thing. This is for you. So go to theblisshabit.com and today I want to talk to you guys about experiencing new things. So I want to read you a quote. It is by Christopher McCandless. The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon for each day to have a new and different sun. So if you guys have ever felt like you are living Groundhog's Day over and over and over again, same day, same thing, same people, same problems, same thoughts. That is because we are thinking, I believe it's over, I think it's over 80% or something like that, that we are thinking the same thoughts as we thought yesterday, which is just insane to me because a lot of us want to work through those fears. We want to work through the things that are going on in our life, but we're not doing anything to change our mind, which is where our reality is coming from right. So if we want to change up our Groundhog's Day, we're going to need to first change our thoughts. So how can we do this? This is what I wanted you to really look at, is if you feel like you're living the same day over and over and you need some change in your life, this is what we're going to look at. So how could you think different immediately in the morning? Because that's the thing, is we wake up thinking the same thoughts. I don't wanna do this. I don't wanna go to my job. I don't like this person. What are all these things that I have to do? My to do list is basically the same as it was yesterday. I just added more to it. So right away in the morning, what is something that you could think of that could change how you wake up and think? So this is why Chris and I wake up to a mantra, I'm happier, healthier, wealthier, fit than I was yesterday. Call it corny, call it whatever you want. But that is how I immediately go from thoughts like, I'm going to the gym again today. Oh, I have to do all these things I don't want to do necessarily today to, no, I am happier, healthier, wealthier, more fit than I was yesterday. Yes. And I get to do these things right. I get to show up for people. I get to serve. So the next thing that I do is try different things throughout the day. So Chris and I just switched up the coffee shop that we always go to. And this has been so interesting because even though I love my baristas and I love saying hello to everyone, it's been really cool to kind of get a different perspective, drink some new coffee, try some new things. They have this really cool thing, or they have this really cool oatmeal milk that I've never tried before that I'm like, I had no idea that oatmeal milk existed and that I would be obsessed with it. So I have this new coffee right now that I'm trying. They give you a new mug every single day. And if you don't know, I'm a mug lover. And I just really love taking pictures of these new mugs and feeling it in my hand and trying this new coffee and this new milk. Now, those might be really simple things, but you guys, life and enjoyment of life is made up of the very simple pleasures. So if you can add more of this to your life and you can just take the time to enjoy it, your life is going to always Feel exciting, new, and different. So could you take a different way to work? Could you start looking for things you haven't seen before? Could you ask different questions? This is a big one, you guys. So if you're like, oh, the people at my job suck, or the people in my life suck, well, maybe you're asking, how are you? And you're getting, I'm fine, or this is going on, or, you know, this problem came up again. What if you switch the question now? You might feel kind of annoying asking this question. I don't really care because I do it anyway. What's exciting? What's lighting you up right now? What are you excited about? Right? What's good? So have you ever met those people who are just happy and they're like, what's good? And your mind immediately goes to what's good? Hmm. Well, I tried this new coffee shop. That was exciting. Instead of same old problems, right? Change your questions. Get better questions. You'll get better things out of people. What's good? What's exciting? What do you love about your job? What do you love about today? What was your favorite part of the day? Have you tried any new places lately? What is a place you would love to try? Get better questions, you guys. And you're going to get more out of people. So read a book that you wouldn't typically read. Just give it a try, right? Just see if there's something that maybe, you know, there's someone in your life that you really respect. Look at their book list or ask them for a book list. Try different food at a restaurant. Take a different class. Go to a different movie than you'd normally go to or go to a movie at all. Ask someone to coffee. This is a beautiful way to expand your network, right? And if you're on social media and you're like, man, oh, the people on my social media suck too. Okay, then what you can do is start friending people who are really positive. So start filling your social media reel with really positive people. I did this a while ago. I just started following people who are inspirational. I started following accounts like boss girl in the good quote, quote of the day, things like that. So my reel would just be filled with awesome, epic things every single day. And you know what? You know, there's that little block button where people can. You can hide them from your timeline without them knowing. I do that all the time, you guys, because I only want my brain to be being. Have. Have seeds planted that are going to grow rich beautiful thoughts. I don't want to harvest someone else's crap, you know. So these are some beautiful ways to start thinking different. Otherwise you guys are gonna do Groundhog's Day over and over and over again. Because if we are looking at external ways to change our internal thoughts, it's never gonna happen. We have to start with our brain, right? Our brain is latching onto the same thoughts over and over again. So if you want a different day, you gotta start with different thoughts in the morning and you gotta have different. You are the variable. You are the only thing that can change your outcome. Because if everything else is staying the same and you're showing up the same, you're going to get the same.

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