How Does This Work for Me?

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"I'm just thinking about so many different things where I kind of think to myself, okay, I want to achieve this or accomplish this or change this," she says. "And then I say, yes, to it, I put it into my calendar and like nine days later, I'm like, nope, not happening becauselike I took something and I never actually said, okay, so how does this work with my life?" She adds that there isn't a one-size-fits-all for people; you've got to know yourself. 'You're going along and when things are routine, you got it. But the less routine your life might be, you've

Jonathan Fields is a father, husband, award-winning author, executive producer, and host of one of the top-ranked podcasts in the world, The Good Life Project. He also speaks globally to groups and organizations and his work has been featured widely in the media including The New York Times, The Washington Post, Oprah Magazine, and many others.

Eric and Jonathan chat about a few different topics relating to how we can bring more meaning and fulfillment into our daily activities that lead to living a good life.

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Jonathan Fields and I Discuss How to Find Meaning and Live a Good Life …

How people can bring more meaning and enjoyment to their day job
The challenges and importance of setting boundaries for work time
Learning to shift focus on how to be more effective rather than putting in more time
The idea of investing in yourself when considering career or other life changes
Jonathan’s “sparketype” framework
Asking the question “How can I be a light in other people’s lives” in both professional and personal lives
The process of change and how we can equip ourselves to handle forced change
Finding the sweet spot of what motivates us and our approach to behavior change based on our personality
How identifying our values can make behavior change more effective and sustainable
Building flexibility and creating tolerance in your goals knowing perfection isn’t possible
Knowing why we want to change is a critical component to making change and understanding
Dealing with low moodspath to personal change
Learning to be happy love yourself in your current state while you can also look to change