How to Take Control of Your Day and Live a More Positive Life
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If you find yourself having bad day after bad, or constantly feeling stressed, anxious, overwhelmed, or upset? In this episode of Embrace Your Real, I discuss how experiencing these feelings are a choice and that there is another choice available to you. It all depends on whether you allow your day to control you, or if you decide to control your day. So tune into the full episode where I empower you on how to take control of your day and live a more positive life!
TRANSCRIPT:
Hey, hey, beautiful human. Can I steal five minutes of your time? I have something super important to share with you, but I promise I'll be really quick. You're listening to my weekly bonus episode of Embrace Your Real with me, Julie Ledbetter. I'm about to give you a quick tip for building your confidence, honoring your body, and unconditionally loving your authentic self. Stay tuned if you're ready to embrace your real. Let's get it. Let's go.
Steve Maraboli said it best, "Incredible change happens in your life when you decide to take control over what you do have power over instead of craving control over what you don't." If you find yourself having bad day after bad day or constantly feeling stress, anxiousness, overwhelmed, or just upset, I got you girl. Today I'm going to dish you a dose of real talk and give you a simple mindset shift that you can make that will drastically change the quality of your day, and overall the way that you live your life. But before I dive in today's episode, it would mean the absolute world to me if you took a moment, press pause, and click subscribe to this podcast. That just shows me that you're loving it and also ensures that you never miss an episode.
Now, when you wake up in the morning, you don't wait to see what kind of day you have. You wake up and you decide what kind of day you're going to have. Ultimately, your attitude is what determines your day. You see, life is 10% what happens to you and 90% of how you react to it. If you think about it, people don't make you angry. You react in a way that allows their actions to make you angry. Circumstances don't upset you. You react in a way that allows the circumstance to upset you. If you decide to control the way that you react, you have control over the quality of your day. Essentially, nothing is good or bad. It's how you react that make things good or bad. If you decide that you're going to react in a positive way, you'll have a more positive day, but it's important to note that reacting positively doesn't mean being happy about something bad that happened. It simply just means that you're controlling the way that you react.
You're remaining calm, you're accepting it for what it is, you're trying to find a solution, you're not taking it personally, and you're practicing patience. In most cases these things we worry or your stress about are things that we don't need to worry or stress about. The toy can be fixed, the tire can be replaced, the coffee can be refilled, the parking ticket can be paid, the keys will be found, and the to-do list will get done. You catching what I'm throwing sister? These things are not really that big of a deal. It's how we react that makes them a big deal. I phrase that I've been reminding myself of every single day for the last couple months has single-handedly changed everything. Everything is figureoutable. Everything is figureoutable. Shout out Marie Forleo. If you haven't already checked out her book, go and do so. It's incredible and it has completely transformed the way that I look and act throughout my days.
The moment that I'm about to get stressed or feel anxious, I stopped and I say out loud, "Everything is figureoutable." It's a choice to worry. It's a choice to get stressed, to criticize, to blame, and to allow anxiousness to fill your mind. It's your choice to complain. But there is also another choice that you can make that does not allow these things to affect you and, instead, it allows you to search for meaning or the lesson that it's supposed to be teaching you.
Your life is actually great. You just have to recognize that. It really is, and once you realize that, the things, the people, the situations, and the circumstances become less stressful and overwhelming. You understand that no matter what problem or thing that you are facing, there is a way out and it will get figured out. The second you wake up tomorrow morning, I want you to decide that you are going to control the way that you react to whatever life is throwing at you.
Actually, scratch that. Whatever life is throwing to you. Because things are not thrown at us. They're only thrown to us and once they're thrown to us, we have the opportunity to figure out what we're going to do with the cards that we've been dealt. Remind yourself that things are only a big deal if you make them a big deal and don't forget, everything is figureoutable.
That is all that I have for today's episode. Be sure to hit subscribe so you never miss a podcast with me. I'm so, so grateful for you and I will see you guys 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 are not already following me on the gram, be sure to do so. Julie A. Leadbetter. 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 your real because you're worth it.