January 21, 2023 • 19 mins
Making positive changes in your life can be challenging, but it is definitely possible. Here are some tips on how you can turn your life around and make positive habits and decisions to drastically improve your life: 1. Set clear and specific goals for yourself. Identify what it is that you want to achieve and create a plan to accomplish those goals. Be sure to set both short-term and long-term goals to keep yourself motivated. 2. Take small steps. It can be overwhelming to try to make drastic changes all at once. Start by making small changes and building on them. This will make it easier to stick to your goals and make it less likely that you'll feel overwhelmed or give up. 3. Surround yourself with positive people. The people you surround yourself with can have a huge impact on your life. Spend time with people who are supportive and encouraging, and avoid those who bring negativity into your life. 4. Practice gratitude. Focusing on the things you are grateful for can help shift your mindset to a more positive one. Keep a gratitude journal or make a habit of listing things you are grateful for each day. 5. Prioritize self-care. Taking care of your physical, emotional, and mental well-being is crucial for making positive changes in your life. Make sure to get enough sleep, eat healthy, exercise regularly, and take time to do things you enjoy. 6. Learn from your mistakes. No one is perfect, and we all make mistakes. Instead of dwelling on your mistakes, learn from them and use them as opportunities for growth. 7. Be open to change. Change can be difficult, but it is often necessary for growth. Be open to new opportunities and be willing to step out of your comfort zone. 8. Take responsibility for your actions. It can be easy to blame others for the things that go wrong in your life, but ultimately you are responsible for your actions and the choices you make. Take responsibility for your actions and learn from them. 9. Learn to let go. Holding onto past hurts, grudges, and regrets can prevent you from moving forward in your life. Learn to let go of these things and focus on the present and the future. 10. Be patient with yourself. Making positive changes in your life takes time and effort, and it's important to be patient with yourself as you work towards your goals. Remember that progress is often slow and that setbacks are a normal part of the process. Remember that change is not easy, and it is not something that happens overnight. It takes time and effort to make positive changes in your life. But with patience, determination, and a willingness to learn from your mistakes, you can turn your life around and create a happier, healthier, and more fulfilling life for yourself.
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(00:11):
Hey guys, and welcome back toanother episode of the OWL Spiritual Podcast.
We're gonna be talking a little bitabout changing our life and turning our lives
around. My name's Christian Britto.I'm a Board certified behavior analyst, and
luckily for me, I've been ableto understand my own behavior in order to
(00:34):
drastically turn my life around. Ifyou looked at my life four or five
years ago, I was in avery different place. Three hundred and seventy
six pounds, size fifty eight waste, going through a separation and then a
divorce, in a state of mentaldepression, and not doing well in pretty
(01:00):
much any area of my life.Mental health, physical health, emotional health,
financial health, my habits, allof these things were not great.
And I can tell you now thatit has been a very long and beautiful
(01:21):
journey to where I am now.I am comfortable in most of these areas
of my life. My physical,mental, emotional, spiritual, and financial
health are all doing pretty well.And I owe it to drastic changes in
my life as well as firm positivedecisions and habits. And so in this
(01:47):
episode, episode three of the OWLSpiritual Podcast, we're going to talk about
doing a Life one eighty A Lifeone eighty. Making positive changes in your
life can be challenging, but it'sdefinitely possible, and so in this podcast,
we're gonna be talking about some tipsthat can turn your life around and
making these positive habits and positive decisionsto drastically improve your life. You know,
(02:17):
a long time before I actually madethe changes in my life, I
listened and read a lot of selfhelp and personal development audios and books,
the Jim Rons, the Tony Robbins, the Gym Quicks, and fortunately for
(02:39):
me, it gave me the mentalfoundation and the understanding of what I needed
to do. But it all camedown to the actual decision to do so.
And so before I get into theseactual staff I want to reiterate something
(03:02):
that I learned a long time ago. True change, truly becoming what we
want to be, happens at themoment of the decision. But it can't
just be any decision. Hey Idecide I want to lose weight. Hey
I decide I want to fix myfinancial health. It comes at the point
(03:24):
of a decision with a hundred percentconviction that this is who I am now
and nothing is going to stop mefrom being that person, a mentality of
I am healthy, a mentality ofI am blank weight. Once you have
(03:44):
that decision, that firm decision ofthis is who I'm going to be and
this is what my life is goingto look like, that's when your life
has truly changed. And I wantyou to understand that you can think about
all these that I'm gonna give you, you can analyze them, you could
start to implement them. But untilyou make a firm decision that you wish
(04:09):
to be fulfilled, that you wishto be happy, that you wish to
be the person that you think youwant to be. Until you make that
firm decision that you are this newperson, it has not happened yet.
And the moment you do make thatdecision, it has already happened. Not
The only thing that you need istime to pass and implement these steps and
(04:30):
habits and decisions, and you'll beon your way. So if you take
away anything at all from this podcast, from this episode, or anything that
I've ever said, understand that ifyou want to change, that change truly
comes at the point of the decision. All right, So let's go ahead
(04:50):
and get into I'm going to breakthis down into ten easy steps that you
guys can remember ten ways that wecan do a life one eighty and make
drastic changes to turn around our lives. Number one is following up on the
last episode, which is setting clearand specific goals for yourself. Identify what
(05:15):
it is that you want to achieve, and create a plan to accomplish these
goals. Now, these can beshort term or long term goals to keep
yourself motivated. But as I've explainedbefore, the person that writes down goals
has a much higher likelihood to achievethem. The person that sets goals has
(05:39):
a much higher likelihood to achieve them. Can't know where you can't hit a
goal, and you can't get toa destination if you don't know where you're
going. So set clear and specificgoals for yourself. Identify what it is
that you want to achieve, andcreate a plan to accomplish those goals.
(06:00):
All right, however it is thatyou want to break it down, Hey,
I have my goals for this year, and then I have a weekly
goal of how I'm going to hitit. That's the way that I like
to break it down, but itcould be different for each person. Hey,
I love using the example of physicalhealth and weight loss because it's so
easy to conceptualize and visualize. I'dsay I need to lose one hundred pounds.
(06:25):
Oh, there's fifty two weeks ina year, so you're about two
pounds a week. So if Iset a goal to lose one hundred pounds
in a year, I could settwo pounds a week goal and I should
hit my goal. And after everyweek and every month, I should be
evaluating, okay, how am Idoing on this goal? And so those
are short term and long term goalsof how to accomplish something. And it
(06:49):
can seem overwhelming, but that myfriend leads me to number two and step
two an idea to and dress changesin your life. It's takes small steps.
We've all heard the adage of romewasn't built in a day, and
we understand that getting ourselves in amessed up position very often didn't happen overnight.
(07:14):
If I looked at my weight fouror five years ago, I understood
that getting to three hundred and seventysix pounds did not happen overnight. I
didn't just go to bed one dayand wake up morbidly obese. It took
time. Lots of time and lotsof years to put on that weight,
And the fact of the matter is, it takes a lot less time to
(07:36):
take off that weight. It tooka lot less time to take off that
way than it put to put onit, But it still took a lot
of time and a lot of effortand a lot of patience because it takes
small steps over a long period oftime. But I will ask you,
do you want to be in thesame place in one year, three years,
(08:00):
five years, ten years that youare now, or do you want
to see small steps turn into ahuge change over that time? So take
small steps. It can be overwhelmingto try to make drastic changes all at
once. Start by making small changesand building on them. This is going
to make it easier to stick toyour goals and make it less likely that
you'll feel overwhelmed or give up.If you're going to go on a diet,
(08:26):
you don't need to crash diet.You know, twelve hundred calories a
day and you know end up failingafter four days and binge eating and undoing
everything you did for those four days. Take small, measurable changes. Start
counting your calories here or there,or you know, increasing your protein,
(08:46):
increasing your fiber, and taking somewalks after work, little measurable changes,
and you'll start to see, Okay, I'm not going to have fast food,
I'm going to cut out the sodas, I'm going to cut down on
the sweets and the processed foods,and you'll see these small changes start to
make a big difference in your life. It's kind of like the concept of
(09:09):
that compound interest, but it's compoundinterest in the habits and decisions in your
life. Now, let's talk alittle bit about step number three that I
think people don't put enough thought into, and that's who we surround ourselves with.
(09:31):
We become the people around us.Very often in our lives. We
become a mold or a mold verysimilar to just the conglomerate and the whole
of all the people that we spendthe time with the most. And so
my suggestion to you is to surroundyourself with positive people. The people you
(09:56):
surround yourself you can have a hugeimpact on your life. So spend time
with people who are supportive and encouragingand avoid those who bring negativity into your
life. If there are particular peoplethat you think do not align with the
goals that you are setting for yourselffor the things that you want to change
about your life. Those are peoplethat maybe we need to take a step
(10:20):
back from because those people do notalign with the future version of ourselves that
we want to be. Or ifthere are particular people that understand the way
that we are trying to go,those are people that we need to spend
more time with. Right If goingback to the same example, the weight
loss example, if I have someonewho is a passionate person about their fitness
(10:45):
and their health and they understand goingin the gym and eating healthy, that
might be someone that I want tospend more time around to get to know
what it is that they do.Go to the gym with them and have
a gym buddy, or understand specificthings that they do, and maybe they
can help guide me since it's somethingthat they're doing for themselves. So that
might be an idea for you isto surround yourselves with not just like minded
(11:09):
people, but people that are positiveabout what it is that we are doing.
Number four here that I want totalk about a little bit. It's
probably my favorite step or tip thatI'm going to give you on this pod,
and that's the practice gratitude. Focusingon the things that you're grateful for
can help shift your mindset to amore positive one. If I sit here
(11:33):
and I think about all the thingsthat I have accomplished and that I'm grateful
for, and things that have comeinto my life that have been beautiful,
it's going to surround myself with thatsame energy. It's going to shift my
mindset to a more positive one.It's going to help me continue on my
(11:54):
path rather than make me feel discouraged. So focusing on things that you're grateful
for can help shift your mindset toa more positive one. Keep a gratitude
journal or make a habit of listingthings you're grateful for each day. Take
two minutes a day at the endof the day and think about things that
make you feel grateful at the endof the day, things that you're thankful
(12:16):
for. Fifth thing that I wantto talk about, Number five is prioritizing
self care. If you really wantto take a bite out of this whole
process and flip your life and doa one eighty, think about taking care
of your physical, emotional, andmental well being. It's crucial for making
(12:39):
positive changes in your life, becauseif you don't feel good physically, you're
not going to have the mindset todo something. If you don't feel good
emotionally, you're not going to havethe mindset to do something in time of
changing your life. And if youdon't feel well mentally, you're definitely not
going to have the mindsets for makingthese crucial positive changes in your life.
So make sure you get enough sleep, eating better, you're exercising, but
(13:03):
you're also taking the time to dosome things that you enjoy. That doesn't
mean we're going to waste all ofour time on habits that have no function
in improving our lives. But it'sokay to do a little bit of meantime,
take a little bit of you timeand understand that this is part of
the process. Block it in,put it into your schedule. Number six,
(13:31):
It's okay to make mistakes, butlearn from your mistakes. No one's
perfect. We all make mistakes.Instead of dwelling on them, learn from
them. All right, get knockeddown six times, get back up seven.
I want you to understand that theseare opportunities to grow, learn from
(13:54):
them and use them as an opportunityfor growth. So learn from those mistakes.
Number seven. I want you tobe open to change. Change can
be difficult, and when we areflipping our lives around and we're trying to
do a one eighty, there's gonnabe drastic changes. And I don't know
if anybody really prepares you for thosethings. They don't tell you how much
(14:20):
change can be difficult, even ifit's good change. We are human beings
that have this internal wiring that tellsus to fear change. Very often,
change can be difficult, but itis often necessary for growth. So be
open to take on new opportunities,be willing to step out of your comfort
(14:41):
zone, and welcome change. Changemeans you're moving, Change means you're evolving.
Change means you're progressing. Change isnot a bad thing. Change is
just change. Everything changes, Everythingmoves, everything shifts, everything expands,
everything involves. Nothing ever stay stillor stays the same. So why are
(15:03):
we so afraid of change? Beopen a change. It's a beautiful thing.
Moving to number eight now, andthat's taking responsibility for your actions now.
It can be easy to blame othersfor the things that go wrong in
your life, but ultimately, you, as an individual, are responsible for
(15:24):
your actions and the choices that youmake. So it's really important to take
responsibility for your actions and learn fromthem. Now, when we understand that
we are in control of our environment, when we are in control of the
things that happen, when we arein control of the things that we create
(15:46):
in our lives, that process atfirst can seem like, man, I'm
taking a lot of responsibility here forthe things that are going on, But
it's extremely freeing to understand and man, I have a lot of control for
the things that are going on aroundme. I have a lot of say
(16:07):
in what is happening to me andwhat is happening for me, And so
taking responsibilities for those actions starts tolead to a positive change in mindset.
And man, I have a lotof control and what happens to me.
Number nine in helping ourselves, reallymaking one eighty on life is learning to
(16:33):
let go. One of the biggestblocks that people have in their lives is
holding on to the past. Pasthurts, past grudges, past regrets,
past things, mistakes that were made. These things that are in the past
can prevent you from moving forward inlife. If you have something that we
(16:59):
have been stuck on for a longlong time becomes a pattern, and then
that pattern becomes a set of thoughtsand behaviors that we begin to identify ourselves
with. We begin to identify ourselvesas that hurt, as that grudge,
as that regret, as that pastmistake. And until we can learn to
(17:22):
let that go, we're going tohave a tough time moving forward. When
we finally are able to let itgo, we're able to create a different
story. We're no longer the hurtperson or the healed person. We're no
longer the person holding on to theregret, where the person creating what we
(17:48):
missed out on. So learn tolet go. And number ten, be
patient with yourself. Taking time tomake changes in and of itself is positive.
However, it takes time to makechanges. It takes time, it
(18:11):
takes effort, It takes a process. Creating habits, creating change does not
happen overnight, but the decision does, and the mindset that this is now
who you are does. So makethese positive changes in your life. It's
gonna take time, it's gonna takeeffort, but be patient with yourself.
(18:32):
Take a little by little baby steps, like we talked about in step two.
Take those small steps. It's importantto remember to be patient with yourself
as you work towards these goals.Remember that progress can be slow at times
and there can be setbacks. Thisis all part of the normal ebb and
flow of transitioning into a new life. Ultimately, remember that change is not
(18:56):
easy and it's not something that happensovernight. It takes time, time,
and effort to make positive changes inyour life. But with patience, determination,
and a willingness to learn from yourmistakes, you can turn your life
around and create a happier, healthier, and more fulfilling life for yourself.
Thank you for staying with me throughthis podcast once again really talking about making
(19:21):
positive changes and flipping your life,giving a one eighty on your life.
If you have any questions, droppingin the comments section below. Make sure
you're subscribed if you're not, becausewe're going to continue this series and continue
this pod on a transformational life.And on that note, thank you for
all you do. Have a blessedday.
Hey guys, and welcome back toanother episode of the OWL Spiritual Podcast.
We're gonna be talking a little bitabout changing our life and turning our lives
around. My name's Christian Britto.I'm a Board certified behavior analyst, and
luckily for me, I've been ableto understand my own behavior in order to
(00:34):
drastically turn my life around. Ifyou looked at my life four or five
years ago, I was in avery different place. Three hundred and seventy
six pounds, size fifty eight waste, going through a separation and then a
divorce, in a state of mentaldepression, and not doing well in pretty
(01:00):
much any area of my life.Mental health, physical health, emotional health,
financial health, my habits, allof these things were not great.
And I can tell you now thatit has been a very long and beautiful
(01:21):
journey to where I am now.I am comfortable in most of these areas
of my life. My physical,mental, emotional, spiritual, and financial
health are all doing pretty well.And I owe it to drastic changes in
my life as well as firm positivedecisions and habits. And so in this
(01:47):
episode, episode three of the OWLSpiritual Podcast, we're going to talk about
doing a Life one eighty A Lifeone eighty. Making positive changes in your
life can be challenging, but it'sdefinitely possible, and so in this podcast,
we're gonna be talking about some tipsthat can turn your life around and
making these positive habits and positive decisionsto drastically improve your life. You know,
(02:17):
a long time before I actually madethe changes in my life, I
listened and read a lot of selfhelp and personal development audios and books,
the Jim Rons, the Tony Robbins, the Gym Quicks, and fortunately for
(02:39):
me, it gave me the mentalfoundation and the understanding of what I needed
to do. But it all camedown to the actual decision to do so.
And so before I get into theseactual staff I want to reiterate something
(03:02):
that I learned a long time ago. True change, truly becoming what we
want to be, happens at themoment of the decision. But it can't
just be any decision. Hey Idecide I want to lose weight. Hey
I decide I want to fix myfinancial health. It comes at the point
(03:24):
of a decision with a hundred percentconviction that this is who I am now
and nothing is going to stop mefrom being that person, a mentality of
I am healthy, a mentality ofI am blank weight. Once you have
(03:44):
that decision, that firm decision ofthis is who I'm going to be and
this is what my life is goingto look like, that's when your life
has truly changed. And I wantyou to understand that you can think about
all these that I'm gonna give you, you can analyze them, you could
start to implement them. But untilyou make a firm decision that you wish
(04:09):
to be fulfilled, that you wishto be happy, that you wish to
be the person that you think youwant to be. Until you make that
firm decision that you are this newperson, it has not happened yet.
And the moment you do make thatdecision, it has already happened. Not
The only thing that you need istime to pass and implement these steps and
(04:30):
habits and decisions, and you'll beon your way. So if you take
away anything at all from this podcast, from this episode, or anything that
I've ever said, understand that ifyou want to change, that change truly
comes at the point of the decision. All right, So let's go ahead
(04:50):
and get into I'm going to breakthis down into ten easy steps that you
guys can remember ten ways that wecan do a life one eighty and make
drastic changes to turn around our lives. Number one is following up on the
last episode, which is setting clearand specific goals for yourself. Identify what
(05:15):
it is that you want to achieve, and create a plan to accomplish these
goals. Now, these can beshort term or long term goals to keep
yourself motivated. But as I've explainedbefore, the person that writes down goals
has a much higher likelihood to achievethem. The person that sets goals has
(05:39):
a much higher likelihood to achieve them. Can't know where you can't hit a
goal, and you can't get toa destination if you don't know where you're
going. So set clear and specificgoals for yourself. Identify what it is
that you want to achieve, andcreate a plan to accomplish those goals.
(06:00):
All right, however it is thatyou want to break it down, Hey,
I have my goals for this year, and then I have a weekly
goal of how I'm going to hitit. That's the way that I like
to break it down, but itcould be different for each person. Hey,
I love using the example of physicalhealth and weight loss because it's so
easy to conceptualize and visualize. I'dsay I need to lose one hundred pounds.
(06:25):
Oh, there's fifty two weeks ina year, so you're about two
pounds a week. So if Iset a goal to lose one hundred pounds
in a year, I could settwo pounds a week goal and I should
hit my goal. And after everyweek and every month, I should be
evaluating, okay, how am Idoing on this goal? And so those
are short term and long term goalsof how to accomplish something. And it
(06:49):
can seem overwhelming, but that myfriend leads me to number two and step
two an idea to and dress changesin your life. It's takes small steps.
We've all heard the adage of romewasn't built in a day, and
we understand that getting ourselves in amessed up position very often didn't happen overnight.
(07:14):
If I looked at my weight fouror five years ago, I understood
that getting to three hundred and seventysix pounds did not happen overnight. I
didn't just go to bed one dayand wake up morbidly obese. It took
time. Lots of time and lotsof years to put on that weight,
And the fact of the matter is, it takes a lot less time to
(07:36):
take off that weight. It tooka lot less time to take off that
way than it put to put onit, But it still took a lot
of time and a lot of effortand a lot of patience because it takes
small steps over a long period oftime. But I will ask you,
do you want to be in thesame place in one year, three years,
(08:00):
five years, ten years that youare now, or do you want
to see small steps turn into ahuge change over that time? So take
small steps. It can be overwhelmingto try to make drastic changes all at
once. Start by making small changesand building on them. This is going
to make it easier to stick toyour goals and make it less likely that
you'll feel overwhelmed or give up.If you're going to go on a diet,
(08:26):
you don't need to crash diet.You know, twelve hundred calories a
day and you know end up failingafter four days and binge eating and undoing
everything you did for those four days. Take small, measurable changes. Start
counting your calories here or there,or you know, increasing your protein,
(08:46):
increasing your fiber, and taking somewalks after work, little measurable changes,
and you'll start to see, Okay, I'm not going to have fast food,
I'm going to cut out the sodas, I'm going to cut down on
the sweets and the processed foods,and you'll see these small changes start to
make a big difference in your life. It's kind of like the concept of
(09:09):
that compound interest, but it's compoundinterest in the habits and decisions in your
life. Now, let's talk alittle bit about step number three that I
think people don't put enough thought into, and that's who we surround ourselves with.
(09:31):
We become the people around us.Very often in our lives. We
become a mold or a mold verysimilar to just the conglomerate and the whole
of all the people that we spendthe time with the most. And so
my suggestion to you is to surroundyourself with positive people. The people you
(09:56):
surround yourself you can have a hugeimpact on your life. So spend time
with people who are supportive and encouragingand avoid those who bring negativity into your
life. If there are particular peoplethat you think do not align with the
goals that you are setting for yourselffor the things that you want to change
about your life. Those are peoplethat maybe we need to take a step
(10:20):
back from because those people do notalign with the future version of ourselves that
we want to be. Or ifthere are particular people that understand the way
that we are trying to go,those are people that we need to spend
more time with. Right If goingback to the same example, the weight
loss example, if I have someonewho is a passionate person about their fitness
(10:45):
and their health and they understand goingin the gym and eating healthy, that
might be someone that I want tospend more time around to get to know
what it is that they do.Go to the gym with them and have
a gym buddy, or understand specificthings that they do, and maybe they
can help guide me since it's somethingthat they're doing for themselves. So that
might be an idea for you isto surround yourselves with not just like minded
(11:09):
people, but people that are positiveabout what it is that we are doing.
Number four here that I want totalk about a little bit. It's
probably my favorite step or tip thatI'm going to give you on this pod,
and that's the practice gratitude. Focusingon the things that you're grateful for
can help shift your mindset to amore positive one. If I sit here
(11:33):
and I think about all the thingsthat I have accomplished and that I'm grateful
for, and things that have comeinto my life that have been beautiful,
it's going to surround myself with thatsame energy. It's going to shift my
mindset to a more positive one.It's going to help me continue on my
(11:54):
path rather than make me feel discouraged. So focusing on things that you're grateful
for can help shift your mindset toa more positive one. Keep a gratitude
journal or make a habit of listingthings you're grateful for each day. Take
two minutes a day at the endof the day and think about things that
make you feel grateful at the endof the day, things that you're thankful
(12:16):
for. Fifth thing that I wantto talk about, Number five is prioritizing
self care. If you really wantto take a bite out of this whole
process and flip your life and doa one eighty, think about taking care
of your physical, emotional, andmental well being. It's crucial for making
(12:39):
positive changes in your life, becauseif you don't feel good physically, you're
not going to have the mindset todo something. If you don't feel good
emotionally, you're not going to havethe mindset to do something in time of
changing your life. And if youdon't feel well mentally, you're definitely not
going to have the mindsets for makingthese crucial positive changes in your life.
So make sure you get enough sleep, eating better, you're exercising, but
(13:03):
you're also taking the time to dosome things that you enjoy. That doesn't
mean we're going to waste all ofour time on habits that have no function
in improving our lives. But it'sokay to do a little bit of meantime,
take a little bit of you timeand understand that this is part of
the process. Block it in,put it into your schedule. Number six,
(13:31):
It's okay to make mistakes, butlearn from your mistakes. No one's
perfect. We all make mistakes.Instead of dwelling on them, learn from
them. All right, get knockeddown six times, get back up seven.
I want you to understand that theseare opportunities to grow, learn from
(13:54):
them and use them as an opportunityfor growth. So learn from those mistakes.
Number seven. I want you tobe open to change. Change can
be difficult, and when we areflipping our lives around and we're trying to
do a one eighty, there's gonnabe drastic changes. And I don't know
if anybody really prepares you for thosethings. They don't tell you how much
(14:20):
change can be difficult, even ifit's good change. We are human beings
that have this internal wiring that tellsus to fear change. Very often,
change can be difficult, but itis often necessary for growth. So be
open to take on new opportunities,be willing to step out of your comfort
(14:41):
zone, and welcome change. Changemeans you're moving, Change means you're evolving.
Change means you're progressing. Change isnot a bad thing. Change is
just change. Everything changes, Everythingmoves, everything shifts, everything expands,
everything involves. Nothing ever stay stillor stays the same. So why are
(15:03):
we so afraid of change? Beopen a change. It's a beautiful thing.
Moving to number eight now, andthat's taking responsibility for your actions now.
It can be easy to blame othersfor the things that go wrong in
your life, but ultimately, you, as an individual, are responsible for
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your actions and the choices that youmake. So it's really important to take
responsibility for your actions and learn fromthem. Now, when we understand that
we are in control of our environment, when we are in control of the
things that happen, when we arein control of the things that we create
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in our lives, that process atfirst can seem like, man, I'm
taking a lot of responsibility here forthe things that are going on, But
it's extremely freeing to understand and man, I have a lot of control for
the things that are going on aroundme. I have a lot of say
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in what is happening to me andwhat is happening for me, And so
taking responsibilities for those actions starts tolead to a positive change in mindset.
And man, I have a lotof control and what happens to me.
Number nine in helping ourselves, reallymaking one eighty on life is learning to
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let go. One of the biggestblocks that people have in their lives is
holding on to the past. Pasthurts, past grudges, past regrets,
past things, mistakes that were made. These things that are in the past
can prevent you from moving forward inlife. If you have something that we
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have been stuck on for a longlong time becomes a pattern, and then
that pattern becomes a set of thoughtsand behaviors that we begin to identify ourselves
with. We begin to identify ourselvesas that hurt, as that grudge,
as that regret, as that pastmistake. And until we can learn to
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let that go, we're going tohave a tough time moving forward. When
we finally are able to let itgo, we're able to create a different
story. We're no longer the hurtperson or the healed person. We're no
longer the person holding on to theregret, where the person creating what we
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missed out on. So learn tolet go. And number ten, be
patient with yourself. Taking time tomake changes in and of itself is positive.
However, it takes time to makechanges. It takes time, it
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takes effort, It takes a process. Creating habits, creating change does not
happen overnight, but the decision does, and the mindset that this is now
who you are does. So makethese positive changes in your life. It's
gonna take time, it's gonna takeeffort, but be patient with yourself.
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Take a little by little baby steps, like we talked about in step two.
Take those small steps. It's importantto remember to be patient with yourself
as you work towards these goals.Remember that progress can be slow at times
and there can be setbacks. Thisis all part of the normal ebb and
flow of transitioning into a new life. Ultimately, remember that change is not
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easy and it's not something that happensovernight. It takes time, time,
and effort to make positive changes inyour life. But with patience, determination,
and a willingness to learn from yourmistakes, you can turn your life
around and create a happier, healthier, and more fulfilling life for yourself.
Thank you for staying with me throughthis podcast once again really talking about making
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positive changes and flipping your life,giving a one eighty on your life.
If you have any questions, droppingin the comments section below. Make sure
you're subscribed if you're not, becausewe're going to continue this series and continue
this pod on a transformational life.And on that note, thank you for
all you do. Have a blessedday.
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