New Podcast!

My friend Zach Cohen who runs a Junkluggers franchise in Manhattan and has over 100 employees started a podcast recently.  He interviewed me – and here is the episode!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSz3RKUcTpk

Scarcity conciousness

Scarcity consciousness is thinking that there isn’t enough to go around; that more for them is less for me.

It’s believing in lack, versus abundance.

Scarcity consciousness breeds envy, jealousy, and thoughts of unfairness and injustice.  Often it can be used, consciously or unconsciously, as an excuse for not doing what it takes to share in the abundance that is out there.

The reality is there is plenty to go around. 

See it. 

Move on it as you wish – and as you are willing.

Victim Thinking

There seems to be a lot of this going around today – “I am a victim”.

Are there real “victims” in the world – yes.  But what many point to in order to prove it is just an excuse or failure to take responsibility.

Declaring you’re a victim of some overarching conspiracy and believing it can be self debilitating – especially when you can’t change what you are pointing to as your oppressor/aggresor.  If you believe it, you begin to live like a victim and take your own power away.

Are there people who don’t share your views and goals?  Of course, just as you don’t understand so many others.

Is life hard at times?  Of course.  But “hard” is relative.  Life, on the whole, is very easy by historical standards.

I refuse to be a victim.  I’m going to take advantage of this opportunity.

How about you?

Limitation thinking

Here’s the thing about people – we created our own limits.

We’re like the elephant tied to a stake who can just pull it out if we knew we could.  But we don’t really know we can – until we do it.

Never having done something before is no indication that you can’t do it.

What false box have you created for yourself?

Courage drives growth

Being scared and acting anyway means you are about to grow.

It’s a sign that your progress is about to accelerate.

You will have a breakthrough, or learn something, or lose the fear that’s been holding you back.

Just because you are afraid, doesn’t mean you shouldn’t do it.

Health is a vehicle not a destination

Being healthy is like having the vehicle to do everything else you want to do while you are here.

If you lose the vehicle, then you aren’t going to do much.

The time to think about that is now and always.

Life is a temporary experience

In 100 years all of us here today will be gone.

Treat your life like the precious and limited opportunity that it is.

Don't feel like it?

Do it and you will.

You can’t run your life based on what you feel like doing.

Feelings – behaviors – Identity.  That won’t get you good results.

Run it from identity.  I am _______.  I see myself as________.

Identity – behaviors – feelings.

Hard days, easy life

Easy days, hard life. 

Hard days, easy life.

Take your pick.

Don't take it personal.

If someone is putting you down it has to do with them, not you.

People who are in pain, cause pain.

In most cases, it’s probably best and easiest for you to let it go.