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- I realised I could feel better than 98% of people
I realised I could feel better than 98% of people
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I once woke up one overcast Tuesday and felt like I’d aged six years overnight.
I hadn’t been to war. I hadn’t fought a bear. I even ate something other than pizza the night before.
But there I was, exhausted by 9am. Irritable, drained and dreading the day ahead.
Mornings like these used to confuse me.
But years of learning psychology, emotional freedom and mindfulness helped me see the truth:
I was clinging to a lie.
A lie is merely a thought.
Ephemeral, cloudy and translucent.
But my gosh, does it affect how I feel.
Especially when running the same lies repeatedly (many of us don’t realise we’re doing this for up to hours per day).
I feel it like a heavy weight because I cling like a stubborn fly to that lie.
It’s the obsessive holding on to unhelpful thought patterns that causes the pain.
I juggle one thought from the next, but essentially they’re the same ones:
“I need to be more successful by now.”
Or “I’m never going to have the brains or wit to live a rewarding life.”
Or “Other people are doing better, and it means I’m behind.”
These little thoughts create the heaviness.
They seem small, but they’re leeches and can infect all aspects of life.
I talk to clients now who are doing all the ‘right’ things, such as eating well, exercising regularly, and putting in the effort.
They read the books by David Goggins and Tony Robbins, but still feel anxious and weighed down.
Often tired. Frustrated. Unfulfilled.
Like I was that Tuesday morning.
Here’s what it really comes down to:
They are burning 80% of their mental fuel holding on to thoughts that aren’t true.
The first step to my freedom here was recognising I was even doing this.
And the cool thing is, I didn’t need years of therapy to drop the lies.
I needed to slow down for a moment and catch insights.
I needed to look those sticky little bastards in the eye and dismantle them.
I examined my most pernicious thought patterns and questioned them using the right questions.
When I saw the real truth, these thoughts instantly lost their emotional charge, replaced with a sense of ease and optimism.
I made a course for you that shows you how I did it:
👉 ‘Let Go of the Sh*t That Weakens You.
15 steps to rewire your mind so you care less about what others think’
A no-BS, 15-step self-guided course that gets you back to the real you.
Free from the invisible shackles of trying to be enough for a crowd that’s not even watching.
If you’ve been feeling off, but you know it has something to do with how you compare yourself to others, or worry about what others think, this course is the antidote.
You’ll breathe easier within an hour of starting.
And by the end, you’ll have a clearer brain and a strange sense of lightness.
Grab your copy here:
It might be the most liberating 3-5 hours you’ve spent in years.
Alex