The Joy Within

7 Keys To Make The Law of Control Work For You

The Law of Control tells us that we tend to feel happy and empowered to the degree to which we feel we are in control of a situation.
 
This means the game of empowerment becomes: how do we stay in control, even when life doesn't go according to plan, or chaos appears everywhere around us?
 
In today's episode, I share the 7 key principles that have helped me to understand and apply this. Through them, I've found that the more I can remain centered where my true point of control really is, the better off I am.

The 5 Negative Thoughts We Hide From Ourselves

I think one of the biggest problems we all face is something I call Unconscious Unhappiness.
 
It's the fact that most of the time we don't even know whether or not are thoughts are negative. We just let them slip by - hiding just beneath our conscious awareness. These thoughts cause us to feel down, or upset, but so long as we aren't aware of them, we can't take action to change.
 
In today's episode I discuss what these 5 main types of thought are, and what we can do about it.

Outrageous Joy Is Waiting...Just Behind Your Thoughts.

There is a secret to outrageous joy. If you can master just this one skill, you will be able to look beyond your thoughts and experience the inner peace and well-being you deserve.

A Simple Practice To Bring Peace Into Your Day

Today I want to share a simple practice I use to cultivate a deep sense of inner peace and well-being, and to be able to bring that sense of peace forward with me into each day.
 
And I say that quite deliberately, because when I was earlier on in my journey, for years, I would often take time to relax, to meditate, and I'd feel peaceful.
 
But it wasn't until I started this simple practice that my peace would stick with me as I went about my day.

The Delicate Dance of Being vs. Becoming Present

One of the challenges I've faced on my journey is knowing I "should" be present...but beating myself up whenever I'm not. Today, I share the mental reframe that solved this problem for me.
It's about thinking of "being present" not as an end goal, but as a dance within ourselves. Rather than feeling self-critical whenever we're out of alignment, we can see not being present as an essential part of the dance. It is an opportunity to become present once more.

The Fine Line Between Excitement and Overwhelm

Have you ever felt excited about something in one moment, only to find that feeling of elation soon crashes down into feeling stressed and overwhelmed?
 
In today's episode, we dive into the fine line between excitement and overwhelm. We'll cover how you can become aware of what this line is, how it feels for you, and then use a few simple strategies to manage it for yourself - so you can stay excited and in the zone, without risking burning out.

Turn Your Weakest Point Into Your Greatest Strength

Today, I want to encourage you to be really vulnerable with yourself. Confront your biggest point of shame, what you think of as your greatest weakness - and then begin to see that "weakness" as your greatest strength, the very seed that empowers you to become a better version of yourself.

Unconditional Praise = Unlimited Happiness. Here's Why.

In today's episode I talk about the remarkable power of praise and how we can use it to lay the foundation for unlimited happiness and success, in pretty much every area of our lives.
 
This is something I believe is incredibly important and yet it’s something we so often neglect - and I actually think we often get it backwards. We'll explore how we can flip our mindset about praise, so we can make praise unconditional, and experience a dramatic boost to our mood when we do.

The High-Leverage Power of Awakening to Peace

Let's face it: some moments are worth more than others.
 
If we know this, we can use those high-leverage moments to activate a deeper sense of peace within us, and make it much, much easier to come back to that peace throughout the day.
 
In today's episode, I share how you can use the first few moments of your day to virtually guarantee you'll have a good day, no matter what.

The Problem With "Positive Thinking" (And How To Fix It)

There's a problem with positive thinking.
It's one of the most powerful tools we have to raise our energy and shift into a better mood...but most of the time, we don't use it correctly.
When we try to think positively, but stay feeling down or upset, positive thinking actually works against us. In today's episode, I talk about how to make this practice work for you by focusing on the little shifts that will lead you into a better mood, quickly and easily.