Don’t Outsource Your Happiness to Others with Jeff Goins

Jeff Goins is a wonderful writer and in this podcast we dive deep into the meaning of life and how our brains work. I think you’ll really enjoy the middle part of this interview because Jeff and I dive deep and really explore what it means to be alive. As you listen to this interview I suggest you tune in when Jeff talks about his mountain climbing experience. He shares his experience that really helped him understand himself better. Here is the highlights from the interview: 0:22 - Introduction to Jeff Goins 1:12 - What he is grateful for. 2:40 - How much feelings reflect the experience of reality. 4:15 - Noticing the desire to feel the way people expect me to feel. 5:01 - Which thoughts are true? 6:09 - Choosing how you want to look at a situation. 8:55 - We often project our own feelings on others. 9:58 - Dwelling on thoughts. 10:08 - Things that we think dictate our feelings and our feelings shape our reality. 10:29 - The power that our mindset has. 12:18 - The process is to become aware. 13:40 - Your body will know what to do. 16:09 - Tuning into your feelings during a workday to learn from them and keep growing. 18:16 - How you do anything is how you do everything. 22:55 - How money shows us what we value. 26:17 - Fable of sour grapes by Aesop and how it relates to our lives. 29:11 - How do you go after what you want? 34:05 - The perspective of stress that we bring to our lives. 37:10 - How we create the stories in our lives that determine our perspective. 38:29 - Outsourcing your happiness to others. 39:08 - You are the creator of your life. 42:29 - Challenging yourself to build your self-awareness. 45:02 - Life is the practice. You can learn more about Jeff Goins over at Goins Writer. He talks about writing and creativity. You can also find him at @jeffgoins on Instagram. And as always if you have any questions or want to submit a guest for the podcast that you think would be amazing just reach out on Dig to Fly and I’ll do my best to get them on.