Why "New Year New You" Is Keeping You Stuck | Recovery
Often in life, we can get too comfortable. Even when things are difficult, it can feel easier to continue on your current path than to make the necessary changes to improve your life. Let’s move beyond the idea of setting a singular resolution every new year. Let’s challenge ourselves to find ways to consistently take small steps towards improving our lives. Most importantly, let’s embrace the notion that our self-worth shouldn’t be dependent on whether or not our goals and resolutions pan out the way we want. (4:15) - Everyone is guilty of getting too comfortable. It’s easy to continue on the path you’ve been on, even when it’s hard. (4:44) - Adi tells the story of working with a couple who had gotten too comfortable in their negative patterns (6:39) - We all have to decide how motivated we are to take the next step and make a difference in our lives when we are so used to living in this discomfort. (7:57) - It’s never too late to make changes in your life (8:59) - It takes time and effort to change your perception of yourself when you’ve spent years looking at yourself in a negative way (9:43) - Why Adi loves IGNTD groups. We’re so tethered to our own version of the world that we hold it as truth. Hearing other people’s perspectives cracks open a window for us. (11:35) - Forget your resolution. You should constantly be exploring ways in which you can improve yourself, and your self-worth shouldn't be dependent on whether you attain a single resolution (14:37)- Adi talks about the concept of a “honeymoon phase” and how we can react when things start to go wrong (16:57) - Learning to separate the things that go wrong from your self worth as a person Mentioned in the Episode: IGNTD Hero Recovery Program
