4 Important Life Lessons I Learned the Hard Way (So That You Don’t Have To)
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Dec 28, 2023
Discover four crucial life lessons that promise to improve your life dramatically. Learn the importance of slowing down to gain clarity and embracing boundaries over the elusive pursuit of balance. Understand how frustration can signal personal growth and the necessity of setting clear boundaries for fulfillment. Get practical tips for cultivating creativity, determining your biggest life lessons, and making meaningful changes, all designed to empower you to take the next step toward happiness and success.
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Slow Down for Change
Slow down to enjoy and improve your life.
Meaningful changes happen during stillness, not constant motion.
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Slow Down for Creativity
Meaningful changes come from insight and inspiration, often in quiet moments.
Slowing down, like during walks or showers, lets your mind wander and access creativity.
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Drop the Sword
Stop fighting against your own happiness; "drop the sword" of bracing.
Soften your energy, stop complaining, and allow yourself to enjoy life.
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Want to know the 4 important life lessons that can make your life 10X better?
No matter what is happening to you, life is trying to teach you something. In this episode, Mel unpacks the 4 most important lessons life tries to teach everyone, and the sooner you learn them, the faster your life will change for the better.
In this episode, Mel covers:
Why you need to slow down if you want to make your life better.
The only way to make lasting and meaningful change.
How to be more creative and inspired at work.
The 6 questions you must ask yourself before the new year.
How to create opportunities for success in your life.
The one question to ask yourself if you don’t know what to do next.
How to feel more fulfilled without achieving, buying, or earning more.
How to determine the biggest lesson you need to learn from the past year.
Mel’s favorite practical tool for happiness called “drop the sword”.
How “bracing” yourself through life blocks your happiness.
Why seeking balance is not always a good thing.
How to create boundaries you can actually keep.
The boundary Mel set this year that changed her life.
What feeling frustrated actually means.
What to do if you are in a process that isn’t working for you anymore.
Why change takes a FULL year.
This episode comes with a 29-page companion workbook. This workbook is designed using the latest research to help you get clear about what you want and empower you to take the next step forward in your life. And the cool part? It takes less than a minute for you to get your hands on it.
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