352. How To Be Awesome At Recentering So You Don't Miss The Good Stuff
I took a little break from podcasting and social media and to sort of recenter. To reorganize, focus on a few priorities without distractions and make sure I wasn’t missing the best parts of life.
There are a zillion podcasts you can listen to, I wanted to share what’s ahead and the value of this podcast and why it’s different than others.
Leaning into how we can continually learn and grow to feel fulfilled, to be healthy, to create the best home environment, to continue to challenge and push ourselves, to be proactive about or healthy and to prioritize longevity… all of it. My favorite thing is to learn how to be more awesome myself, then share all of the best things I’ve learned. I’m so grateful for this platform that gives space for that!
You know when you retreat then sort of come back to your routine, you have all of these new thoughts and ideas that you are super clear on that make your life better.
Like when you go on a nice long vacation except this was like totally the opposite for me… I was far from vacation, I was cleaning out sheds, shelves and my entire garage for weeks. But same same.
Thank you for coming back to this podcast and welcome back - today is about re-centering so you don’t miss the best parts of life.
Let’s dive back into things that seem very true…
Let’s not compromise what we want to appease people socially. Don't think things you don’t want to do.
You have 4,000 weekends… you have to be so aware of how much time you have and not waste it.
Thoughts…
We have far less time than we think.
Four thousand weekends.
That’s roughly what we get.
Every invitation.
Every obligation.
Every Saturday.
It’s spending one of them.
That doesn’t mean become selfish.
It means become intentional.
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Stop saying yes because it makes other people comfortable.
One of the biggest ways we waste life is doing things we secretly don’t want to do.
Going because everyone else is going.
Buying because everyone else bought it.
Living according to everyone else’s expectations.
I don’t want that anymore.
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Build a life you don’t need to escape from.
If you constantly need vacations to recover from your normal life…
Maybe your normal life needs redesigning.
That hit me hard.
Instead of escaping…
What if we simply designed a better everyday life?
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Freedom is the real luxury.
Not bigger houses.
Not nicer cars.
Freedom.
Freedom over your calendar.
Freedom over your mornings.
Freedom over your attention.
Freedom to spend Tuesday afternoon with your kids.
That’s wealth.
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Your environment quietly shapes your future.
The people you’re around.
The conversations you have.
The media you consume.
The clutter in your garage.
The clutter on your phone.
All of it is shaping your thinking.
That’s one reason I cleaned everything.
I wasn’t organizing my garage.
I was organizing my mind.
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The best goals create freedom.
Sometimes we chase goals that only create bigger obligations.
I want goals that create more margin.
More health.
More energy.
More family dinners.
More adventure.
More peace.
If the goal steals your life…
It’s probably the wrong goal.
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You don’t become happier by getting everything.
You become happier by wanting less.
Gratitude isn’t settling.
It’s appreciating what you’ve already built while still growing.
You can be deeply ambitious…
and deeply grateful.
Those two things can absolutely coexist.
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That’s really what this little break reminded me.
Life isn’t asking us to do more.
It’s asking us to become more intentional.
Protect your weekends.
Protect your family.
Protect your health.
Protect your attention.
Protect your peace.
Because the best parts of life aren’t usually found by adding more.
They’re found by clearing away everything that never mattered in the first place.
And that’s exactly what I hope this podcast continues to help all of us do…
Learn together…
Grow together…
And become just a little more awesome at everything.