Episode Details

"Enough was never enough."

Christine Hassler was an over achiever. Each time she'd reach a milestone - she'd hurry off to the next big goal... never taking time to pause, recoup or celebrate. Early in her career, she was a high level producer in Hollywood... and completely unhappy.

Today, she realizes that she was keeping busy and "achieving" in order to not have to truly feel her feelings. To get this sense of clarity, Christine had to have a mighty fall... Embrace the lessons from that fall and then build her new, fulfilling life.

You are going to love the concrete insights and how-to's from Christine Hassler, bestselling author, podcaster, life coach and counselor.

SHOW NOTES

• Choose new thoughts and habits. Use discipline to transform education and awareness into integration in your life. Just having the information is psychological entertainment.
• Numbing out is easier. When you gossip and watch reality TV you can just be entertained. If you listen, engage with content that makes you feel: You have to process your feelings.
• We either control and resist life or we move with it. [Tweet this.]
• 20 something / 20 everything her book for 20-something women thinking: Who am I? What do I want & how do I get it?
• It's important for us to own and have compassion for our journeys.
• Don't chase a feeling, chase a result.
• Without being inspired, enough is never enough.
• Control, achievement, plan. That's what I did; because I thought it would keep me safe. As long as I was doing I didn't have to feel or process what was really driving me.
• I got so much validation for all of my hard. That was my identity. But the problem was enough was never enough.
• A lot of us get stuck in the why: Why did this happen to me? Don't get stuck in the analysis. A better question is: What am I learning?
• "Humans learn through contact. When we go through hard times, it gives us more compassion for others."
• What ultimately led her over-achieving nature and suicidal moment at age 26 was the limiting beliefs she'd bought into as little girl.
• How do you stay in "flow"?
  • Breath of fire for 3 minutes when I wake up. Short fast breath through my nose and into my lower body. This calms my very active mind.
  • Mediate for 10 minutes and journaling, clearing out thoughts and anxiety.
  • Make a to-do list for me and one for what I'd like God to help with.
  • Exercise every day. Yoga or the gym.
  • Turn off devices at least one hour before bed. Write things that happened that day I'm grateful for.
  • Increase your awareness. You have choice. You are not a victim of your life.
• Inspiration pulls us forward.
• When you are going through a hard time, remember: It's not going to last forever. It's happening for you not to you. This could be the biggest catalyst in your life.
• When you have a big disappointment: Leverage the amazing lessons and healing opportunities that come forward in major transitions in you life.
• John joined Christine on her podcast: Over it & On with it on. Listen here.

CHRISTINE HASSLER'S LIVE INSPIRED 7

1. What is the best book you've ever read? Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl: "Between stimulus