Hello, my name is Austin Shadle, and welcome
back to the Life Endurance Podcast, where we
explore methods of unlocking your true potential
in the greatest endurance race we all partake
in, life. There are times where we feel down,
we struggle, we want to feel better, but this
likely isn't how we should think about it. Yes,
we want to feel better, but depending on the
source of our troubles, the objective of wanting
to feel better doesn't actually lead us to improvement.
Consider some examples of what we may feel bad
about. Your grades are low. Your significant
other is mad at you. You didn't perform well
at the game last night. Or you don't like your
body composition. If we consider these situations
and want to feel better, we're only focusing
on our feelings. And if you've spent any time
on self -development, you know that acting based
only on your feelings doesn't solve problems.
Often, the better statement we should tell ourselves...
instead of I want to feel better is I want to
get better. I want to be a better student. I
want to be a better partner. I want to be a better
player. I want to improve my diet and exercise
habits. By focusing on becoming better at the
things you feel bad about, you actually move
towards feeling better. You give yourself reason
to feel better. If you get fixated on simply
feeling better, what's likely to happen? I admit,
for me, if I focus only on feeling better, I
go towards short -term solutions. I find the
comfort food. I binge my favorite TV show. I
avoid what's stressing me out rather than taking
action on the real problem at hand. So here's
today's life endurance takeaway. The next time
you find yourself wishing you felt better, be
honest. Think about what you feel bad about.
Instead of finding distractions and short -term
solutions that make you feel better, identify
what would actually change the situation you
feel bad about. Stop telling yourself you want
to feel better and tell yourself, I want to get
better. I hope today's episode added some value
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