229: On Dreading vs Dreaming

Published: May 7, 2018, 7 a.m.

If you struggle with chronic worry or anxiety, it is very likely you go through life spending more time dreading what lies ahead than dreaming about the magic you may be about to encounter.\xa0Can you relate?\nAs someone who has made it my lifelong, full-time job to worry about everything (I mean everrrrrything), I can tell you I have wasted a lot of time and energy dreading, well, life.\nAnd it has been a total waste.\nDread doesn\u2019t serve you.\xa0\nAt all.\nDread doesn\u2019t make your outcomes better.\xa0It doesn\u2019t get you to your goals faster.\xa0It doesn\u2019t make anything enjoyable.\nDread makes you feel powerless, exhausted and often defeated \u2013 before you\u2019ve even tried taking action. Like I said \u2013 a TOTAL waste.\nOn the other hand, dreaming is expansive and promising.\xa0It helps you feel optimistic, hopeful, inspired and energized.\nDreaming about your day instead of dreading it can change the way you approach a situation, the way you take action, and the outcomes that you create for yourself.\nSo, how do we go from dreading to dreaming???\nListen in to this episode to learn how to:\n\nChange hopelessness into hopefulness\n\nVisualize a future you\u2019re totally fired up about (whether it\u2019s just getting through today or powering through the next 5 years)\n\nTurn anxiety into action.\n\nThank you to out sponsors:\n\n\nCanvas People: To get a FREE 11x14 canvas print (just pay shipping) of any of your photos, text SHAMELESS to 99000.\n\n\nTula: TULA is the first skincare company to combine probiotics with other key ingredients to address all your skin\u2019s needs. To get 20% off your order go to Tula and use the code SHAMELESS at checkout.\n\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices