“Do we allow ourselves to be reactionary and just respond to the choices that others are making or are we taking a moment to pause, breathe and look at a situation and decide what is the wisest thing we can do”
What a joy to speak to Bryan Falchuk; executive, coach and author of Do a Day, who has taken his hard-won philosophy of life and turned it into a way of being. We explore how the mind and the power of choice can be used for good in our desire to let go of stress. His vulnerable sharing of his turning point to find his true motivation will have you feeling it truly is worth the level of introspection to change your own life for good.
Inspire yourself with these essential insights from Bryan Falchuk
We spoke about
Emotional distress as a child
Early indicators of the impacts of stress
Changing how we view stress
The choices that we make within ourselves
What it means to be intelligent rational beings
Moving from rumination to a solution
Learn not to be stuck on the stumbles
Tools for staying on path
Bryan’s book Do a Day
Finding your true motivation
Your purpose pointed in a direction
Value Quotes
“It’s not all bad. I certainly gained a number of points of independence through that stress. I grew, I rely on myself really well. I’ve always been able to rely on myself to take care of myself”
“I do feel like if you really look at someone I think you can see that there’s hurt there and you can see that there is stress. It’s ok to open up about that and be vulnerable”
“The way that we feel about things is our own choice”
“Do we take the stress as a signal to us that hang on maybe something is not right?”
“Exercise is a positive stress on your body, you grow from stressing your muscles”
“Most people don’t take the time to get really introspective and learn about themselves in a challenging way”
“Do we allow ourselves to be reactionary and just respond to the choices that others are making or are we taking a moment to pause, breathe and look at a situation and decide what is the wisest thing we can do”
“Instead of taking a tough situation and reframing it we stew on it and we let the negativity of it expand through rumination”
“Instead of beating yourself up for what’s already happened or living in fear of what is to come we focus on just the right now”
“Sometimes when we expose who we are it allows people to have a more human connection with us”
“You must know why you do things”
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Until next time fabulous podcast listener, I’m Bev and I invite you to live the fab life with me now!
Episode Links
You can find Bryan Falchuk at:
Website: http://www.doadaybook.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/doadaybook
Here is Bryan's free exercise to help find your Why: http://www.doadaybook.com/theexercise
