If you are an Olympic over-thinker, this episode is for you. Give me 19 minutes and I will help you overthink less.
These are 10 antidotes that have helped me as someone whose brain can spiral, analyse, catastrophise, and create five parallel universes before breakfast. In this episode, I share the exact exercises I come back to when I am spiralling, procrastinating, doubting myself, replaying conversations, or creating worst-case scenarios that have not even happened.
In this episode, I talk about:
- The worst case vs best case scenario exercise (and why setting a literal timer changes everything)The limiting belief reframe that exposes the story under the spiralWhy your environment is a cue for your thoughts and how to interrupt the patternSomatic regulation tools like EFT tapping, breathwork and movementWhy doing the one thing you are procrastinating on calms your nervous system instantlyvoice-noting or journalling before sharing with others (yes, I have a 57 minute voice note on my phone)Why getting out of your head and into your body is non-negotiableHow to build a “portfolio of proof” when imposter syndrome hitsWhy almost no decision is irreversibleThe 51 percent rule for making aligned decisions without perfect certainty
Timestamps:
00:02:00 - 1: entertain your overthinking
00:03:00 - radical optimism
00:05:00 - 2: reframing limiting beliefs
00:06:00 - 3: write things down
00:07:00 - 4: the 51% rule
00:07:30 - 5: no decision is irreversible
00:08:30 - 6: collect data on yourself
00:09:20 - 7: don’t rush
00:10:40 - 8: leave your environment
00:12:10 - 9: anxiety is physiological
00:13:30 - 10: create a procrastination list
00:18:30 - 11: acting is not completing
Breathwork episode mentioned : https://youtu.be/RHavhtLMC7c?si=RQwvrxKNprYSKFrv
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