#52: Why Compassion is the Secret to Trust, Love, & Fulfillment

There’s one ingredient missing from many high achievers’ lives that drains all the fulfillment from their success, turns small failures into a life-or-death scenario, and slowly poisons your relationships at home and at work. 

Worst part?

Most high achievers have conditioned themselves into believing that this missing ingredient is a weakness to be snuffed out at each step. So, they trap themselves in a toxic cycle that keeps repeating no matter how many of the variables they try to change. 

The missing ingredient? 

Compassion. 

Not only is compassion not a weakness, but it’s a strength that expresses your maturity. 

In today’s show, I’ll explain why compassion is the missing ingredient to your fulfillment, I’ll share the historical, religious, and evolutionary arguments for compassion, and you’ll discover simple ways to start practicing compassion so your compassion muscle and fulfillment grows. 

Listen now. 

Show Highlights Include:

• How a lack of compassion results in a total lack of fulfillment, even if it doesn’t appear that way on the surface (1:31) 
• The cold, hard truth about why you’re avoiding being compassionate (and the insidious consequences that can arise when you stop yourself from giving compassion to others) (4:34) 
• The evolutionary proof that compassion is necessary for thriving in life (7:10) 
• How compassion glues your different parts together and creates a reliable stream of self-trust and unshakeable confidence (9:05) 
• Here’s why the most insecure people are also the most selfish and self-centered (13:40) 
• Why the fastest way to heal yourself is to heal others (according to the Buddha) (14:30) 
• 3 ways a lack of compassion undermines your leadership, poisons your relationships, and hijacks your inner world (16:39) 
• How to start practicing compassion in your life if you don’t know where to begin (20:46) 

For more about David Tian, go here:

https://www.davidtianphd.com/about/ 

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