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Summary of Transcript:
The video discusses how hesitating can trigger a stress response in the brain, preventing you from taking action and making decisions. The speaker, Mel Robbins, also introduces her concept of the “five-second rule,” which involves counting down from five and taking action before the hesitation has a chance to trigger the stress response. She shares her story of hitting rock bottom when her husband’s restaurant business failed and how she had to change her mindset and make decisions to turn her life around. The message is that making positive changes in your life boils down to your choices and taking action to overcome any hesitation or fear.
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Summary of Description:
The article promotes Lisa’s new book Radical Confidence, which teaches 10 No-BS Life Lessons to help individuals become the hero of their own life and achieve their potential. The article also recommends a free workshop to help individuals lacking motivation or clarity achieve their goals. Mel Robbins, an American attorney and motivational speaker, offers tips on overcoming hesitation and taking action to achieve desired results. According to Robbins, confidence is a skill, and anxiety is a habit. She promotes the 5-4-3-2-1 countdown to trick one’s brain into doing what is essential and beating habit loops that sabotage progress. The article ends by providing various links to follow Mel Robbins on social media platforms.
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Mel Robbins: Trick Your Brain to Achieve Success
Introduction:
Mel Robbins is an attorney, motivational speaker, and author who has helped thousands achieve their dreams. In this video, Mel shares her insight on transforming yourself by tricking your brain. If you feel stuck in life, constantly battling your inner thoughts and unable to take action, then Mel Robbins might have the solution for you.
Use This Rule Everyday:
Mel starts by introducing her ‘5-second rule,’ a simple yet effective tool to stop procrastinating and take action. The 5-second window is crucial to kicking into action before the brain sabotages the possibility of change. When your brain comes up with excuses, you can count from 5 to 1 and then do what you’re supposed to do.
Stop Living on Autopilot:
Mel emphasizes the importance of being conscious of the decisions you make every day. The problem is not the lack of motivation but instead living on autopilot. In other words, you are living passively and not making choices for yourself. It’s time to take control of your life by making choices.
Confidence Is A Skill; Anxiety Is A Habit:
Confidence is the ability to move from thought to action, while anxiety is the habit of hesitation. You can build confidence by taking action and succeeding. Anxiety is a habit that can be broken by creating better habit loops.
Don’t Waste Your Life:
Mel stresses that it’s easy to get comfortable and waste your life. If you’re unhappy with your life, it’s not because you have external problems but because you’re not making decisions. It’s not about having a perfect life but about taking action toward a life that will bring you joy and fulfillment.
Master Your Body & Mind:
To perform at your best, you need to prioritize your health. Mel emphasizes the importance of taking care of your body and mind. The food you eat, the quality of sleep, and the thoughts you think all affect your brain chemistry.T
Take Control By Doing This:
Mel explains that most people focus on their weaknesses, which leads to self-doubt and inaction. Instead, focus on your strengths, and build upon them. You can take control of your life by doing something that makes you feel accomplished.
Build Desire & Get Inspired:
Mel continues by talking about the importance of having the desire to change. Knowing what you want is not enough; you need to feel, visualize, and build upon it. She calls jealousy the “insecurity that blocks inspiration.” By recognizing the source of envy, you can use it as motivation to act.
Conclusion:
Mel’s insights on the power of the mind can help you transform your life from hesitation to action. You can start living the life you want by tricking your brain into taking action, focusing on your strengths, prioritizing your health, and building upon your desires. As Mel says, “All change is hard at first, messy in the middle, and gorgeous at the end.”
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Source Description
My amazing and talented wife Lisa released her new book Radical Confidence, which you can order – and get the bonuses she’s created for you – at https://www.radicalconfidence.com. When you read this book, Lisa will teach you 10 No-BS Life Lessons to become the hero of your own life and take MASSIVE bold action to achieve your potential!
Do you feel you lack motivation or are unsure how to achieve your goals? Then head on over to https://unstuck.impacttheory.com. There you can register and get access to a free workshop.
The external expectations involuntarily placed on you amount to pressure and loss of self-identity, values, and beliefs. So it’s safe to assume you likely have logical experience. On the other hand, the internal expectations you willingly place on yourself can put you into a state of anxiety with doubts, disappointment, and indecisiveness.
So take a step back from yourself for a moment and consider the daily decisions you make while living a less-than-fulfilling life.
If you’re unhappy with where you are, how you live, what you do, the money you make (or don’t make), and the success you wish for but never have, it comes down to indecisiveness and lack of action.
Mel Robbins is an American attorney, best-selling author, motivational speaker, and a straight shooter. She’s introduced two of the most straightforward tools anyone can use starting right now to go from autopilot to decision-maker moving towards your dreams.
“I hope you have a massive a-ha moment, but it’s not going to mean shit if you don’t take action and do something about it.” This is Mel’s wish for you today. You can trick your brain into doing anything essential and beat the habit loops that keep sabotaging your daily for you to stop fighting for your excuses. Stop arguing against the dreams you want and wish for, and start making the decisions for better results day by day, hour by hour, and second, by second. It’s as easy as counting down, 5-4-3-2-1, and go!
Trick your brain to do what’s important and beat the habit loops that sabotage you every day
Change yourself and gain the ability to start dealing with the problems you’re experiencing
SHOW NOTES:
0:00 | Introduction to Mel Robbins
0:14 | Use This Rule Everyday
13:16 | Stop Living on Autopilot
25:00 | Confidence Is A Skill; Anxiety Is A Habit
32:18 | Don’t Waste Your Life
48:06 | Master Your Body & Mind
58:47 | Take Control By Doing This
1:12:37 | Build Desire & Get Inspired
QUOTES:
“You can trace every problem or complaint in your life to silence and hesitation. Those are decisions.” [1:33]
“If you’re stuck, that’s the problem. The problem is you’re in your head, you’re thinking. That is the universal problem, and it all starts with the knowledge of what to do, and then you hesitate, and you think about whether or not you feel like doing it.” [10:29]
“You have about a five-second window to move from idea to action before your brain kicks into full gear and sabotages any behavior change.” [15:07]
“Confidence is the ability to move from thought to action because when you’re a confident person, you believe enough in yourself and capabilities that you’re willing to try.” [26:08]
“People are making a fundamental mistake. You are withholding the very support, empowerment, and celebration that you need to change, do the hard work, and face the things that you’re scared of, and that’s why you’re not changing.” [33:07]
“The thing about jealousy is that it’s just your inspiration blocked. Jealousy is sort of the insecurity that you have that blocks this inspiration.” [46:58]
“Most folks know what they dream about and want, yet they spend all their time and energy arguing against what they want.” [1:13:58]
Follow Mel Robbins:
Website: https://melrobbins.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/melrobbins
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/melrobbins/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melrobbins/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/melrobbins
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