How many times have I heard "Oh, I couldn't do that"; "I could never say that"; "What would people think of me if I actually did that?"Basically, we all think that "Little Old Me" is not up to it. And, if we think that, we'd be right - on a variety of fronts.First of all, if you think that something is unrealistic it is! If you think you can't, you won't.More importantly, regardless of what you think "Little Old You" cannot and will not change your life or any aspect of it. "Little Old You" is designed to maintain the status quo.On top of all that, if all that weren't bad enough, "Little Old You" is old indeed - decades old. "Little Old You" comes from a foreign land... the dim and distant past."Little Old You" has no place in your life here today because "Little Old You" is not you, not who you really are, not by a million miles.
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You Need to Step Out of Your Comfort Zone
Are you in a comfort zone? How comfortable is your comfort zone? How uncomfortable would you feel if you had to step out of your comfort zone to do something - that you probably know you need to do - that, you think, requires a little but of courage?The normal mind is stuck in an all too uncomfortable place which it thinks is OK because most people are in the same boat! That's why so many people tell me that they feel stuck... they are.Or they think that they are - it's only our thoughts that tie us up and gag us, our thoughts that lock us in a place that, in reality, doesn't even exist.So, in this episode, we're talking about the one and only step that you need to take to step out of your comfort zone into a world that the thinking mind wouldn't recognise.It's called The Real World and, not only is it where the action really is, it's where you'll discover who you really are and experience the kind of life that could only be described as ideal.And, another important point... we actually explore what I describe as "The Circle of Encouragement" in this episode. Worth a listen.
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Yes You Can
First of all, a heads up - this Episode coincides with the launch of a series of Free Online Events that I'm hosting, starting Monday September 8th.Sign up is now open - you can do that in the link in your podcast player.And, if you're listening after the 8th., the whole series of events, video-based, live Zooms (available on playback) and downloads will be available online until September 18th.OK - why is this week's Episode called Yes You Can? Because most people are constantly telling themselves... No You Can't!You can achieve anything to which you set yout mind - this episode explains how to go about that - the whole "process" is summarised in this episode.It starts with letting go of your "mental presets" - the stuff that tells you "No You Can't" - explains how to detach from everything that you thought you knew about yourself and how the world works.When you do that, you let yourself loose. And, when that happens, the sky is no longer the limit!Worth a listen and a sign up.
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Do You Need to Have a Plan?
The short answer to the question posed in the title of this week's episode is... "No"! But, like everything else in life, there's a longer answer - a longer one but a simple one.This episode explores how to get what's best for you in life, starting right away - not what you want, not what you think you want, not what you've been struggling to achieve or do in or with your life... what's best for you.And there's a world of difference. As we explore here, we're leaving the world of self-defeating thought behind: no more "unreasonable", "unrealistic", "undeserving", "unworthy". No more holding yourself back.You must remember that your mind or, more precisely, your brain, was designed to actually hold you back. Now, you're going to let go.Why do you think this Podcast is called "To Succeed... Just Let Go".
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Your Checklist for Your Ideal Life
Yes, this episode hasn't just got a checklist - it has an ideal checklist for your ideal life. A shopping list, if you will!But that's not what this episode is about!! We're going back to basics to remind ourselves of the importance, primary importance of what we all must do everyday so that everything on the checklist "falls into our lap".What's that? Meditate. I know, you may be sick hearing it and you will be sick if you don't do it! Here, I am emphasising the compelling reasons why we meditate and what happens if we don't - they are, literally, worlds apart.Which world do you choose to live in? Buried in your own head or free-flowing in a world where all ideal things come to those who turn up?
I’m Willie Horton and I’m a psychologist - from Dublin Ireland, living in the French Alps - each week we explore how to change the way you think and... change your life.
Cognitive psychology and neuroscience provide the evidence that anyone - that means you! - can take charge of how the mind works, restructure the brain's key components and... change your life.
The really cool news is: what you need to do to change your life is breathtakingly simple and you'll find your health, wealth, fitness, wellbeing, happiness and peace of mind simply flow when you're flowing in the moment.
And you can get involved too - we can start talking in my private Facebook Group called… To Succeed… Just Let Go - just let go here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/100414346687833
To find out more about me go to: https://www.willie-horton.com
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