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November 29, 2022 32 mins

Ken Bechtel is an author, speaker, and podcaster. He is the creator and host of Speaking of Partnership, a podcast with listeners in over 100 countries. In his recent book, Follow Your YES: A Simple Idea to Improve Anyone's Life, Ken shares ideas on building confidence and eliminating overwhelm across the full spectrum of life. He has invested over 20 years into researching and refining what it takes to make people thrive in this busy world and is dedicated to helping people expand into their fullest expression and live fulfilling lives.

Ken joins me today to discuss “following your yes” and how doing so can impact your life. He distinguishes the “internal yes” from the “intellectual yes.” He discusses why a “no” uttered from the deepest convictions is better than a people-pleasing or conflict-avoidant “yes.” He explains how following “maybes” over an internal “yes” makes us overwhelmed and overburdened. Ken also reveals the key to transforming your life and underscores how staying true to your “yes” can become a gift to the people in your life.

“The key to any transformation is not the first commitment that you’re going to transform, it’s re-committing when we fall off the track.” - Ken Bechtel

This week on Mastering Overwhelm:

  • Your “yes” as divine guidance
  • The decision-making process and how to distinguish whether it’s an “internal yes” or an intellectual justification
  • How feelings push us forward and guide us through life
  • The discovery of Only 10s and how to declutter our minds of shiny objects
  • The fear of missing out and how following your “yes” can become a gift to the people in your life
  • “Maybeland” and the importance of letting yourself be a beginner
  • Productivity, overwhelm and following your “yes”
  • How Following Your YES encouraged me to write Rising Leader

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