3 Important Questions to Ask Yourself Regularly
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We focus way too much on the health, happiness, and wellbeing of others, and rarely – if EVER – do we focus on our OWN health, happiness, and wellbeing. That’s why in this episode of Embrace Your Real, I encourage you to check in with yourself about how you feel and how you’re living your life. I give you three important questions for you to ask yourself regularly to help you do so!
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Episode 101: 3 Things to Stop Doing to Live a Happier Life
Our ultimate goal in life is to feel happy, to feel fulfilled, right? But I think sometimes we go about finding happiness in the wrong way, or we do things that cause us to work against ourselves when trying to be that happier person or live that happier, more fulfilled life. That's why in this episode, I share three things that you need to stop doing now if you want to live a happier, more fulfilled life.
TRANSCRIPT:
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Hello and welcome to another bonus episode of the Embrace Your Real Podcast. I believe that we focus way too much on the health, happiness and wellbeing of others, and rarely if ever, do we focus on our own health, our own happiness and our own wellbeing. That's why in this episode of Embrace Your Real I want to encourage you to check in with yourself about how you feel and how you're living by asking these three important questions. But before I do, I have to share the super sweet reviews comes from two homegirl. She says the calm I receive, I don't remember how I came along this podcast, but every day I'm so grateful for finding you, Julie, not only do you help with the health and fitness journey, you're truly such a calm to me with my mindset and how I take on life. When listening to you, I am always shaking my head or saying, yep, you're right. I have not listened to all of your episodes yet, but I know that they are there for when I need some Julie time. Keep up the great work that you do for everyone. You are a blessing to so many. Thank you for being you. Thank you so much for the review.
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All right. So let's dive into the three important questions that you need to ask yourself. Number one, are you doing the things that you love? I think so many of us live our lives day in and day out, and we never do the things that we actually love doing. We have a long list of things we say we want to do, but we never actually do them. I don't know about you, but every single month I always say, how is it already a new month? I literally, the other day said, how is it mid June already of 2021? I feel like I'm still stuck in 2019. I don't know about you, but 2020 was a blur and the fact that we are already halfway through 2021 is so crazy. I'm always so surprised at how fast time flies. Life is meant for us to live it. Life is more than just going to and from work. Life is more than carpooling. Life is more than just trying to lose weight. Life is more than just trying to make other people happy. And life is more than saying, I'll do it tomorrow or I'll do it next month or I'll do it next year. I think we forgotten that our life is our life. And with that, we should be doing the things that we actually love.
Josh and I actually just got back from a trip. We went up to Buena Vista, which for those of you who don't know, we live in Colorado, which is hands down one of the most beautiful states. And I'm always reminded of that, especially in the summertime, I love it in the winter. I'm not a huge snowboarder, but I am getting better after my accident about a decade ago, I got on a snowboard for the first time last year. And then I went again early this year, but in the summertime, there is something about the Rocky Mountains that is just breathtaking. I am so, so grateful for the place that I live and I never ever, ever take it for granted simply because I am biased, I know, but it truly is one of the most magical places on the face of the planet. And the fact that I get to call it home is incredible. But we actually got to go razoring through Buena Vista, kind of the back mountain side of Buena Vista. And oh my goodness, it was beautiful. We got up to 10,000 feet and it was so stinking amazing.
And it just reminded me like, man, we plan this trip a few months ago and I've been looking forward to it. And it just reminded me, like I have to do stuff that really makes my soul happy every week. It doesn't have to be this trip that we planned months and months in advance. But it reminded me that being in nature and being with those who I love and making memories and having experiences. We got to go with my stepdad and my mom and those memories, those you're irreplaceable. That's what life is truly about. And then afterwards, we got to go hiking in Breckenridge and we stayed overnight and we just had the best time. And it just reminds me like, yes, I am an advocate for working hard and reaching your goals and having an amazing routine that makes you thrive.
But I am also a huge advocate for going out and adventuring and making experiences and doing the thing, even when it might be inconvenient, or even when you might think like, man, that's going to mess up my routine. I can tell you that when you are around people that you love doing things that make your soul happy, it actually makes you a better person. It makes you a better person at your job in the various different roles that you play because you are allowing yourself to thrive in a new environment. So just remember that, I have to remind you to constantly check in with yourself and ask yourself, are you truly doing the things that you love regularly?
Number two, do you actually not have time or are you prioritizing the wrong things so that you don't have time for what you should be prioritizing? Oftentimes when we say I don't have time, it really means I'm choosing my time to prioritize something else. Let that sink in. You need to switch your thought process from, I don't have time to where can I make time? Because at the end of the day your issue is not about not having time. It's about not using that time wisely. So I have to remind you to write out a list. So I want to encourage you to write out a list of what you do on a typical day, and then ask yourself what on this list isn't actually a priority for you. What can you start saying no to? Can someone else do something for you? What doesn't have to be done right now and does anything on your list showcase someone not respecting your time? I need you to start delegating, start outsourcing, start asking for help or start saying no and setting boundaries. When you do, you will actually realize that you do have time.
And number three, ask yourself, how are you doing? How are you really doing? When was the last time you asked yourself that question, wait, have you ever asked yourself that question? It's so important for us to check in on ourselves as much as we check in on the ones that we love. Are you feeling energized or are you feeling overwhelmed and stressed? Are your habits fueling you or are they depleting you? Are you truly happy? We need to stop normalizing feeling tired, feeling burnt out and feeling, run down. What we need to do is start normalizing actually feeling good. And it all begins with us asking ourselves how we are really doing. And being honest with that question. When we ask ourselves that, remember at the end of the day, you are going to show up as your best self if you first prioritize yourself and your emotions and you are self aware enough to know what is stressing you out or what's truly making you happy, what is depleting your energy or what is fueling your fire.
Okay. So I'm going to recap those three questions. I highly suggest that you jot them down in your notes section of your phone so you can come back to these questions daily or at minimum weekly. Number one, are you doing the things that you love? Try to do one thing out of the ordinary every week. I know that that sounds like a stretch. It can even be a small thing, but really be intentional about that. Number two, do you actually have time or are you prioritizing the wrong things so that you don't have time for what you actually should be prioritizing? And number three, ask yourself, how are you doing? Like really, how are you doing?
If you love this episode I know you will also love episode 101, Three Things to Stop Doing to Live a Happier Life. our ultimate goal in life is to feel happy and feel fulfilled, right? But I think sometimes that we go about finding happiness in the wrong way, or we do things that cause us to work against ourselves when trying to be that happy person or live that happier, more fulfilled life. That's why in this episode, I share three things that you need to stop doing if you want to start living a happier and more fulfilled life. I will go ahead and link that in the show notes. Again, it is episode 101, Three Things to Stop Doing to Live a Happier Life.
I hope that you enjoyed this episode. I hope that you found it helpful. If you have someone in your life that you feel like would really benefit from this quick bonus episode, and you just want to remind them, hey, these are really important to me. And I know that these will help you out. I know for me, me and my girlfriends we're always trying to help each other out and just remind each other what is most important in this life. So you can go ahead and copy this link. You can just send it to them in a text message. You can also screenshot this, post it up on your story. Be sure to tag me, tag Embrace Your Real. We love connecting faces to names and I always love seeing your aha moments. I appreciate you so much for tuning in and I'll talk to you in the next episode.
All right sister, that's all I got for you today. But I have two things that I need you to do. First thing, if you're not already following me on the gram, be sure to do so, Julie A Ledbetter. Yes, it's with an A in the middle for that daily post workout real talk, healthy tips and tricks and honest accountability to keep your mind and heart in check. The second thing, be sure to subscribe to Apple Podcasts to never miss an episode. Thank you so much for joining me, it means the absolute world. And I'm going to leave you with one last thought. The most beautiful women that I have met in my life are the ones who are completely confident and secure in being authentically themselves. Remember that beauty goes so much deeper than the surface, so go out there and embrace her real because you're worth it.