This episode is all about operating as our essential self, balanced with our social self. Often we find ourselves caught between what we think we should do and what we actually want to do.
This week, you’re going to learn how to use your two selves to achieve real fulfillment in your life and work. I have prepared two activities to set you on the road to creating the life you really desire for yourself.
This is an idea that was essential to building the life that I have today. This lesson changed me from believing that I had to work for somebody else in a job I trained for, into what I have now, waking up every morning knowing that I’m creating a life that is working for me.
Previously on The Empowered Principal Podcast, we’ve spoken about action and inaction. Today, we’re looking in depth at a big part of that subject: procrastination. Procrastination stops us from getting things done, not least because playing a game on our phones, in the moment, brings us palpable satisfaction.
This week, I was planning on talking about time management, but as I was working on the original topic, today’s episode emerged instead. I felt compelled to share it with you immediately as it is something I am currently experiencing.
In the previous episode, we continued with our exploration of how the STEAR Cycle works and took a look at how our thoughts create our emotions. We used the Cycle to understand how different thoughts about the same situation can create different feelings, and talked about how awareness of our thoughts can help us decide how we want to think and, in turn, feel.
