Wildly Successful Lifestyle

Have you ever heard someone maybe a historian or someone who studies human nature say “the only way to bring the country together is we have to have something big happen like a war” Like when 9/11 happened our country came together in a big way because we realized what’s important, what really matters and for a moment we through away our built in prejudices and just loved. It didn’t matter your po...

Family can be such a source of joy and also a source of pain. Don’t we all know it? Regardless of the size of your family. In the book Ive been reading, Awareness I talked about it in episode 295 but in it the author talks about being so awake and alive that no one has the power to make you feel good or bad, you give no one that power. Your happiness lives and dies with you. Ok, that is very entic...

heididawson.com Book I referenced in show:  Awareness by Anthony Di Mello We all do it. Sometimes it’s worse than other times but we generally have preconceived ideas and lenses from which we view the world and they can be very very hard to overcome if we are living on autopilot especially. So we have this lens and it’s clouding our vision. When we realize this it’s extremely eye opening. If...

Have you ever thought, man, Im not sure how I have made so many mistakes and have managed to stay out of too much trouble, or have managed to not totally derail your entire life? When you’re inspired to do something or you have a strong desire to call someone do it. It may not always turn out the way you want it to but at least you aren’t the reason things aren’t mended. Man, relationships are com...

Lover her or hate her, Taylor Swift has a real talent for creating songs that people connect with very strongly. I love her music, very often I run to it, so it inspires me very much. One of her latest songs that is a viral hit has the chorus that says “It’s me, Hi, Im the problem, it’s me. I hope this does what I think she intended and that is wake a lot of people up to the fact that we create so...

Life is a series of happy times and also not so happy times. It’s that way for everyone. We all have both if we allow it. I say if we allow it because sometimes something happens and we let it suck us into a hole that we just cannot seem to climb out. If you’re stuck in a hole, don’t give up. It's ok to be sad, life can sometimes feel very unfair. Life can sometimes seem almost unbearable, I know....

Having confidence, feeling certain and being decisive are valuable traits and they are learnable. In fact there are ways even just in the way we carry ourselves that add to whether we feel confident or not. So, How about you? If you don’t feel confidence very often, could it be that your mind is telling you things aren’t going to end well so it holds you back from trying new things? Here’s the thi...

If you don’t want to do something. Why are you doing it? I’m asking that because It’s really helpful to know your why. And if you decide to do something you don’t want to do, is there a way you can line up with that decision and actually embrace it and find a way to enjoy it? We live in a world that completely revolves around us. My world revolves around me and your world revolves around you. But...

So my first question to you is this. Do you feel beautiful? Really think about that. Do you think of yourself as beautiful? Because if you don’t then keep listening and if you do also keep listening because you’re going to find new ways to up level and make yourself feel even better. Do you realize that from the moment you get up to the moment you go to bed, everything you think, do or say plays a...

I’ve heard this statement “How we do one thing is how we do most things.” several times in the past year and when I first heard it I wanted to disagree but the more Ive thought about it, it’s true. For example, how the outside of your home looks, is probably pretty indicative of how the inside looks. If someone doesn’t cut their grass or make the outside of their home look beautiful, they are not...

Our emotions are run by our primitive brain and if we are living on autopilot, a lot of our decisions are made from our primitive brain as well. You will know how often you hang out there by the habits in your life. Do you avoid going to the gym when you don’t feel like it? Do you reach for comfort food when you’re sad? Do you hide in your house when you’re feeling anxious? It’s ok if you notice y...

I have noticed a trend in our society, especially in America where some are trying to celebrate an “anything goes” lifestyle. Some people say “you can just show up however you want, wherever you want”. They say “people shouldn’t judge you on how you dress or how you present yourself’. And I gotta tell you, I just don’t buy into that and if you are really honest with yourself you know it’s not true...

Your life is created by the decisions you make every single day. What you eat, what you read, what you watch, who you hang with, and the biggest thing of all is how you decide to manage your thoughts. I say “decided to manage your thoughts” because it truly is a decision. This isn’t something we were taught in school, that we have to manage our thoughts, most of us for most of our life really neve...

There’s a big mind shift between expecting something good to happen verses praying something doesn’t go wrong. There’s a big energy difference between those two and when I say energy what I mean is your attitude and your mindset… from here on out when I say energy that’s what Im talking about your attitude and your mindset. And everyone can feel the difference Do you expect for this new diet to wo...

Have you ever been talking to someone and they say something and you immediately think you know what they mean because you have been through the same thing, or you have experienced something similar only to find out it didn’t mean the same thing to them that it did to you? Or maybe something happens and you jump to conclusions about what it means or what’s going on only to find out you’re wrong? W...

Ok, have you ever started something with the full intent on seeing it through but it quickly was forgotten to a shiny new object? Being able to stick with something is powerful.....but not always easy.. It’s so easy to just eat the cake, to just have the drink, to just skip the workout because it doesn’t seem like that one thing makes a difference but it does. It’s not about that one workout, or t...

We don’t allow ourselves to be bored anymore. Did you know that when you are bored, it allows your brain to actually have the freedom to think and create from your own personal set of life experiences rather than what you are currently reading on social media or watching on Netflix? It also gives your brain a break. I liken it to sitting in a beautiful, minimalistic space that has only natural col...

Maybe we made a big mistake or a few big mistakes and now we are having to deal with the consequences. Ok well…. Welcome to the world of being human. Your past doesn’t have to predict your future unless you live there, unless you dwell on it because it’s happened. It’s done. The only place the past lives is in your mind. And I know some of you will say well it lives in other peoples minds as well…...

When you’re struggling with something, The first think I would want to know is it just your primitive brain trying to keep you in your comfort zone? Be prepared for that, it’s sneaky. If it really is a struggle….is why you’re doing it worth it? Maybe you know it will make you a better mom or wife or it makes you better as a person. That WHY will help you overcome struggle every time if it’s big en...

You’ve had a long day, you deserve that drink Just skip working out today, you’ve got too much going on Don’t apologize in person, just shoot ‘em a text Do you feel like you fight these internal thoughts all day long? So does everyone else. The difference between people who succeed and those who don’t really boils down to how well they manage these “well meaning” thoughts are brain likes to send u...

Are your workouts helping your longevity or just the way you look in your clothes? As we get older, we want them to do both! That requires us being open to learning new things, which means we are constantly having to step up our game. Our life is being created as we grow and pivoting when you learn something new is part of that process, there’s no shame in realizing the course you are on isn’t the...

Have you ever told someone they did a great job, but in the back of your mind, there were some things you could have helped them improve? Most of us want to feel good and we want other people to feel good too. So they will often only give you positive feedback and leave off the things that could make you better.  It makes everyone feel good, but it’s not making you better. That’s why it’s imp...

I love to be inspired. Don’t you? We all like to be inspired.  But have you ever given any thought to the idea that not only can you be inspired, you can also be the source of inspiration for others and probably are. Have you ever thought about the people you inspire? It’s kind of funny to think that way, because most of us don’t think of ourselves as “inspiring”. But what if you are? What co...

Have you ever had a professional tell you something couldn’t be done, and you felt like it should be able to be done, so you were skeptical? How about having someone tell you something isn’t available only to find out that it is in fact available, for whatever reason, they didn’t have the correct information. This happened to me 3 times this week. Just this week! I feel like it’s something that ju...

We beat ourselves up, thinking we have no willpower, when really we just have some emotions we are afraid to feel.  You don’t have a willpower problem, you have a brain that is constantly wanting to protect you with comfort and distraction. Awareness of that fact of your brain is powerful. Because guess who is in charge of that brain as soon as you are aware of what’s going on? You are! So I...