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S1 Ep04 - Focus Sessions & Working with Resistance

Zen Habits Podcast

Managing Nervousness and Anxiety

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This chapter explores the physical sensations of nervousness and anxiety, emphasizing the importance of noticing them and using the breath to calm the body. The speakers discuss staying present, working with fear and uncertainty, and cultivating a warm and friendly attitude towards ourselves and our work.

Let's talk about how to take your purpose project and turn it into action with focus sessions ... and how to work with the resistance that comes up.

In this episode, Leo looks at how to set up effective focus sessions, and how to embrace the resistance and fear that inevitably comes with meaningful work.

Topics Covered

The importance of "focus sessions" for our purpose projects
How to set up effective focus sessions & accountability
The most common obstacles that block us during focus sessions
How “passive resistance” works
How to embrace the unknown and fear that comes with meaningful work
The importance of not trying to eliminate fear, but working with it

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Zen Habits Facebook Group

Email leo@zenhabits.net

Resources

The Fearless Living Academy

Credits

Intro music composition: Salem Beladonna & Robrecht Dumarey

Editor: Justin Cruz

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