Our Brains & Our Dreams
Yesterday, I watched Steven Bartlett's Diary of a CEO podcast interview with Dr. Tara Swart on YouTube, called No.1 Neuroscientist: Stress Leaks Through Skin, is Contagious & Gives you Belly Fat!
Their interview is fire!! It 100% confirms and affirms for me the choice I made in 2018 to leave my “prestigious” career; and the choice I made again, in 2019, to step out of another new career path. I wish I could say it's been smooth sailing ever since but I'd be lying. Life continues to throw curve balls (and tbh sucker punches), but the life I'm building now is one I enjoy infinitely more than what I had before. Even with all the stressors that come with entrepreneurship, the lifestyle I have now is worth it.
Dr. Swart's final words really stood out to me, because her advice is exactly what I did yesterday morning on my own, 9 hours before hearing and watching her interview.
Coincidence? Perhaps, but I don't believe in coincidences. I believe in synchronicity and that God guides us whenever we're open to feeling the nudge, “hearing” the whisper, and then following the guidance - by faith - to wherever it may lead.
I know I was led me to watch Steven and Dr. Swart’s thought-provoking interview at just the right moment. Something told me to watch it yesterday. And something told me to put it in my “Watch Later” queue weeks ago when YouTube's algorithm first suggested it to me.
This year has been yet another epic year of devastating news (personally and globally). But, if this year's done anything, it's made me even more committed to live out my purpose and create a life I love to wake up to every single day.
Here are some of Dr. Tara Swart's final words from this incredible podcast interview with Steven Bartlett:
“For me, my intention with every sentence that I've said to you is that people should realize how much potential they have in their brains. Like how capable they are of having an even more amazing life than they have already.”
“So, if I could give people [who want to pursue their dreams and become the person they want to become] a takeaway to start with that's really simple, but it doesn't mean there isn't a lot of hard work at the other end of it. It would be – be very clear on what it is that you want....Spend 5 minutes sitting down and visualizing those things being true. And then give gratitude for that. That would be my first step. [Give gratitude for] those things being true. Just 5 minutes....See it. Feel it in your body. Taste it in your mouth. Hear it in your ears. Completely immerse yourself in that for 5 minutes, longer if you can, and then just be so grateful for all of that. Essentially what you're doing is moving your brain from a fear state to a trust state. And that is the gateway to making these changes [to become the person you want to become and pursue your dreams].”
That immersive visualizing and gratitude practice she describes is exactly what I did (unknowingly) yesterday morning prior to hearing her advice. Motivated after watching her interview, I did it again this morning. And I intend to do it every day moving forward.
Let's do this practice together. Let’s believe in the potential we have in our brains. Let us all lead amazing lives and change the world for the better.
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