Am I Getting Ahead of Myself?: A Simple Antidote for Anxiety
If you're feeling anxious about your future, this episode is for you. We all experience anxiety in different ways, but one thing we all have in common is the fear of the unknown. This fear affects some more than others. Will you be paralyzed by it or center yourself with ease? In this episode, I offer a simple antidote to anxiety, that can instantly shift your perspective in the face of the unknown.
Key Takeaways:
- “Defeat is a state of mind; no one is very defeated until defeat has been accepted as a reality." - Bruce Lee
- The present moment is the convergence point where everything can change. The past is a memory and the future is just speculation.
- Concluding what something will mean is a product of the mind, it is not reality. Things can always change.
- We think bringing closure to reality makes us feel safe through knowing what will be, but the reality is, that it blinds us. The way towards truly knowing is first acknowledging that you don't with full embrace.