Stuart: Breaking The Cycle Of Negativity

As a promising college student with an apparent bright future ahead of him, Stuart’s life looked great on paper.  But on the inside, Stuart was struggling with lots of negativity, and before he knew it, everything had spiraled out of control.  Negativity can be a vicious seed of self-destruction if left unresolved; it’s like purposely planting weeds in your backyard, only to get angry and wonder how the whole garden got so ugly.  But with Stuart’s story comes a great upside, as you can truly create great change in your life and design your own fate if you’re willing to listen to things that your body and mind are telling you, and embrace the “process” of creating a happy life.

**Please pardon the sound quality here - learning curve!**

  

Some highlights from this episode include:

-How he started having negative thoughts, and the ripple effect it had on it’s life...

-Some of the advice he received about his problem - acknowledgement of struggle vs. “snap out of it” mentality

-Why he specifically chose to NOT give his problem a label, whether it be depression, anxiety, negativity, etc.

-The power of simply deciding to manifest change in your life, and how Stuart went about this

-How Stuart’s second round of battling negativity came back into his life, and how he decided to make some even bigger changes 

-The Blank Page Effect - what is this, and how can you use it to find meaning, excitement, and direction in your life

-The importance of employing the proper mindset during periods of transition and change