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Being Happier with Rob Carpenter
Episode Summary
Learn the secrets of happiness--this elusive thing that we all want. If you’ve been feeling unfulfilled, lost, confused, stuck, or out of control, this conversation is for you.
Episode Notes
Learn the secrets of happiness--this elusive thing that we all want. If you’ve been feeling unfulfilled, lost, confused, stuck, or out of control, this conversation is for you.
Dr. Rob is a transformational author and filmmaker who advises athletes, celebrities, business leaders, and everyday people on how to live their best lives. He is the host of The Dr. Rob Show and the author of The 48 Laws of Happiness: Secrets Revealed For Becoming The Happiest You.
Quotes to remember:
“One of the most difficult things for people to do is to both literally and metaphorically look in the mirror.”
“Become the person that you want everybody to believe that you are.”
“Whatever your mind magnifies becomes real.”
“When we learn to slow down our lives to the speed of enjoyment is when we learn how to become content.”
Takeaways:
- There are health benefits to forgiving others
- Sometimes we have an “aha” moment; other times it is a process
- It is useful to look to the people who are 2 or 5 years ahead of you in how you want to be, for more guidance and strategy
- Experience is not the best teacher--reflected experience is
- When we let go of judgment of our experiences, they become data points
- People can live without a lot of things but people cannot live without hope
- The chase for achievement to make us happy is neverending
- We often don’t fulfill our calling because we don’t give ourselves permission
- Whatever you want to find… you find
- Accepting yourself unconditionally is not based on your circumstances
- The difference between positive and negative people is what they focus on
- Morning is your time to feel in control of the day
What you’ll learn:
- About Dr. Rob’s near-death experience and how it helped him develop into who he is today
- How to use your past experiences, good or bad, to further your own growth
- What our identity is based upon
- Questions to ask yourself in order to manifest your potential and your greatest self
- How Dr. Rob gained his wisdom and how you can too
- An example of living with gratitude versus ingratitude
- About his meditation practice that grounds him every day
- What he has learned from being a filmmaker and director
- A simple way to focus on what matters
- What Destination Disease is
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