April 23, 2024

Podcast Episode 303 - Discipline - The Key to Unlock Your Goals Part 2 - Use Actions to Get You to the Finish Line

April 23, 2024/ Heather Bunch

In this episode, Heather Bunch discusses the final part of her series about making discipline our best friend and unlocking our goals, dreams, and aspirations in life. The concept focuses on the three-party relationship between thoughts, feelings, and actions. By taking control of our thoughts and feelings, we can create disciplined actions that lead us to our goals.

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When you make a mistake, do you say things like, “dumbing, moron or idiot?

When you’re feeling down, what’s your body doing? Is it full of energy or about to drag you down?

Have you ever felt like when it rains, it pours?

Do you feel like life can be hit or miss? Sometimes, you feel great; others, you feel like you’re in the depths of despair.

Do you know the forces that shape the direction of your life?

Do you feel empowered or disempowered to live an extraordinary life?

Have you ever seen that person know what they want in life and take the bull by the horns and think, “I wish…”

What makes up an extraordinary life? Money, success or meaning?

What is your definition of an extraordinary life? Are you living it?

Do you ever have something amazing happen, and you feel euphoric and then days later or even moments later, all of a sudden, you're feeling negative emotions again?

Do you ever notice there's one emotion that you kind of gravitate towards? Usually, it's a negative one.

Do you ever want to feel better, more alive, and you want to experience more positive emotions on a regular basis? Is that you?

Are you afraid to step out of your comfort zone?

Are there big things you want to do someday, but someday never seems to come?

Do you feel stuck in a life of mediocrity or same-ole-same-ole?

We all face obstacles that try and keep us from our dreams. How do you handle them?

Do you hit them head-on?

Do you hide?

Do you go into fight, flight or freeze mode?

Do you get angry or feel sorry for yourself?

Have you found your thoughts going down a rabbit hole and then struggled to dig yourself out?

Do you know your circumstances could be better if only so-and-so would change?

Have you ever felt trapped in a life that you didn’t sign up for?

Do you ever make a habit, do it one day and then promptly forget about it?

Have you ever decided to turn over a new leaf and made about ten changes but could never keep up with them?

Do you dream about one day doing something, like writing a book or running a marathon, but continually think, I don’t have enough time today to start?

Do you ever struggle to keep your house clean?

What about that promise you made to yourself to lose those 10 pounds?

Do you have a dream that you keep saying, “someday I’ll do such-and-such”?

Do you dream of more?

Growing up, did someone else have a dream for you that wasn’t yours? College, career, family?

Do you have people you can lean on when times are tough?