Ep. 135 - Transform Your Perspective

This week, Barb and Michelle are diving deep into the idea of reframing or shifting our minds from certain negative belief systems. For anyone who is stubborn, a perfectionist, a fixer, a pessimist, an overthinker, or a planner, this episode will especially resonate with you. Through cultivating awareness and transforming our self-talk, we can release our rigid thinking patterns and find joy in new opportunities.

In this episode, Barb and Michelle discuss:

• Being flexible with your plans, ideas, and possibilities while focusing on what you truly value
• Waiting to be flawless to pursue your goals will only postpone progress
• Holding onto always being right, everything being perfect, or things working out exactly as planned is an impossibly heavy burden to carry

Quotes mentioned in this episode:

• “Be serious about the life you want to live, but don’t take yourself so seriously.” - Barb Schmidt

• "Notice how close perfection is to despair.” - Reverend Maurice Boyd 

• “Your brain is like a super-computer, and your self-talk is the program it will run. Speak and behave what you want into existence.” - Jim Kwik

Also, mentioned in this episode:

• What Made Maddy Run: The Secret Struggles and Tragic Death of an All-American Teen, by Kate Fagan

• Jim Kwik 

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