Stop Doing What You Hate So You Can Be Happy “One Day”

<p>This week’s episode is all about the “doing to get” paradigm: the all-too-common belief that we must forgo our happiness &amp; wellbeing in the present in order to experience happiness at a later point in time (which is never guaranteed).</p> <p>The classic example is someone who works the job they hate for most of their life, with the (illusory) promise of security and freedom after retirement.</p> <p>How can we start to shift out of this pattern and build a life that feels good in the now?</p> <p><strong>In this episode, we discuss:</strong></p> <ul> <li>What is the “doing to get” paradigm?</li> <li>Practical examples in our lives involving exercise and diet.</li> <li>A process to shift out of this old way of thinking and into prioritizing our wellbeing and enjoyment in the now.</li> <li>The importance of envisioning your ideal *state of being* over an ideal physical/material outcome.</li> <li>How to examine and question the beliefs that are holding you back from pursuing this.</li> <li>Taking inventory of where in your life you’re already experiencing your ideal state of being, however small or big those instances may be.</li> <li>Giving yourself radical permission to pour more energy into activities, people, places that pull you into that aligned state of being.</li> <li>An application of this process to Eric’s relationship with music.</li> </ul> <p>If you have any comments, questions, or suggestions for interviews, be sure to email them to <a href="mailto:WhatIsLifeDudeShow@gmail.com">WhatIsLifeDudeShow@gmail.com</a>. Or shoot us a DM on Instagram @WhatIsLifeDude — we'd love to hear from you!</p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/whatislifedude/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/whatislifedude/support</a>