On this New 12 months’s episode of the Being Nicely Podcast, Dr. Rick and Forrest make the case that almost all resolutions fail as a result of they give attention to the incorrect issues: outcomes and behaviors fairly than key values. They discover how we will determine our necessary values, embrace caring about them, and begin to allow them to change our conduct. Forrest talks about how we will differentiate genuine values from “situations of value,” and Dr. Rick shares numerous methods to get extra in contact with what issues to you. Matters embody translating “shoulds” into values, experiencing extra autonomy and company, creating private narratives, and discovering your “stance towards the yr.”
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Key Matters
- 0:00: Intro: values, self-concept, and ranges of motion
- 7:22: Residing from states of getting, doing, and being
- 13:09: Stances towards life primarily based in menace versus alternative; what are you listening to?
- 20:18: Analyzing “shoulds” to search out and outline your genuine values
- 33:30: Emulating the folks you admire and respect most
- 41:55: Methods to determine your root values
- 54:05: Recap
Forrest is now writing on Substack, take a look at his work there.


