Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement 3762: How I’m Getting Past Internal Resistance So I Can Live a Life I Love by Elizabeth McDonnell with Tiny Buddha
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Oct 5, 2025 Elizabeth McDonnell dives into the challenges of internal resistance while navigating life's messy transitions. She emphasizes that even small actions can dissolve fear and create momentum. By shedding past identities, we make space for growth and clarity. Gratitude for struggles can lead us to our true passions, like her journey into visual art. The conversation highlights the importance of engagement and empathy in overcoming resistance, ultimately inspiring listeners to take that first step toward a more fulfilling life.
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The Messy Middle Of Change
- Transitioning to a new life requires peeling back old layers and tolerating confusion and mixed emotions.
- Elizabeth frames this scary, messy stage as necessary space for discovering who you'll become.
From Boredom To A Makeshift Studio
- Elizabeth McDonald describes five years of misalignment working a boring job that dulled her creativity.
- After 18 months of paralysis she suddenly discovered a pull toward visual art and began painting nightly in a makeshift studio.
Clarity Comes From Engagement
- Marie Forleo's idea that "clarity comes from engagement" reframes planning paralysis as avoidance.
- Elizabeth notes that the first action creates momentum and reveals the next steps through doing.