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Stop Trying to "Trust Your Gut." Do This Instead. Works Way Better!

2023/5/8
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The Mel Robbins Podcast

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Amy
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Jessie
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Mel Robbins
一位专注于领导力和个人成长的著名_motivational speaker_和播客主持人。
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Oakley
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Mel Robbins: 在做决定时,应该忽略外界的干扰,专注于自身感受,相信自己的直觉,不要让别人的意见影响你的决定。 Oakley: 在做决定时,应该先倾听自己的内心感受,而不是询问他人的意见。“不行”的感觉是缺乏兴趣和热情,感觉封闭;“可以”的感觉是开放的、充满可能性和舒适感。 Amy: 在做重大决定时,不要被周围人的质疑所影响,要相信自己的判断。即使面临质疑,也要坚持自己的目标,最终你会获得成功。 Jessie: 要勇敢地做出改变,即使这需要克服恐惧和挑战。做出改变需要勇气,即使你不知道结果会怎样。 Mel Robbins: 做出正确的决定并不在于“相信直觉”,而在于拥有足够的勇气去按照自己的直觉行动。在做决定时,不要过度依赖他人的意见,要相信自己的判断。在做重大决定时,应该暂时远离外界的干扰,独自思考。 Oakley: 直觉会告诉你什么是对的,什么是错的。“不行”的感觉是缺乏兴趣和热情,感觉封闭;“可以”的感觉是开放的、充满可能性和舒适感。 Amy: 当别人质疑你的决定时,要坚持自己的想法,不要被他们的负面情绪所影响。即使面临质疑,也要坚持自己的目标,最终你会获得成功。 Jessie: 要勇敢地做出改变,即使这需要克服恐惧和挑战。做出改变需要勇气,即使你不知道结果会怎样。

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Mel Robbins shares her experience touring colleges with her son and how it led to a revelation about trusting one's gut in decision-making.
  • Mel's epiphany during a college tour
  • Importance of tuning out external influences
  • Personal story of trusting gut instinct in high school

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Last week, I learned a really cool trick to help you go with your gut.

I guarantee you’ve never heard gut decisions explained this way before. Because I stumbled upon it in a very random way—while touring colleges with our son Oakley!

We hit 5 schools in 4 days, and over the course of that time, it hit me. Holy smokes, that's the perfect hack for making big decisions.

You can use it anytime you feel torn, uncertain, or scared about how people might feel.

What you’re about to learn is so helpful and memorable, you’ll turn to it over and over again.

This is one of my favorite kinds of episodes, because I’m going to put you right at the scene—the moment I had the epiphany. I’ll give you all the hilarious details, and there’s even a part of the story where, I am embarrassed to say, I acted pretty cringe-worthy.

And that’s not all; as I was taping this episode, two friends chimed in with stories of their own.

So I asked them to jump on the mic and share them with you. Two stories about a moment in their lives that’s so relatable—when they ALMOST didn’t go with their gut and looking back, they’re thankful they did.

Because going with your gut always changes the trajectory of your life. It just does.

That’s why I don’t like the term "trust" your gut.

It’s not about trust. You KNOW your gut is right. You’re just scared to go with it.

So join me, Oakley, and two of my friends. I’m taking you on an entertaining and profound tour today.

Xo Mel 

 

In this episode, you’ll learn:

 

  • 3:30: The moment of my junior year in high school that changed my future.
  • 7:00: I am not proud of this mother moment when I lost it.
  • 11:00: The question Oakley asked is what we all do when we give up our power.
  • 14:15: Here’s what a hard no “feels” like for Oakley.
  • 15:45: Do you feel a “yes” in your body like this too?
  • 17:00: What our brilliant tour guide did when he separated parents from students.
  • 20:30: When it comes to big decisions, step away and go on your own tour. 
  • 22:00: Here’s what a “no” and a “yes” usually feels like in your body. 
  • 24:00: You’re going to love Amy’s “next big thing” story and how she just knew.
  • 31:00: We all have an opportunity in our lives to use this powerful tool.
  • 33:00: And if it doesn’t work out the way you thought it would? Listen to this.
  • 33:45: Do you have the courage to do this?
  • 36:30: So what do you do when you hear the NO louder than the YES?
  • 40:30: Jessie literally followed her heart and became her own “tour guide.”
  • 42:30: Stop staying you don't “trust your gut” and start saying this instead.
  • 43:00: Take time to do this EVERY day, but especially when you have a big decision.

 

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