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After so many years of hearing it’s okay not to be okay, we’re talking about how it can be okay to be okay.

This idea can be challenging because it flies in the face of what we often hear about self-improvement or career growth as constant pursuits.

We also share insight from Matthew McConaughey's Oscar acceptance speech for Dallas Buyers Club and how the dark side of constantly chasing a better version of ourselves is that, if we’re not careful, we could miss those seasons of life where we’re truly living in flow.

Without the inside work of reflecting, we may even catastrophize and tell ourselves, “If I settle in or enjoy this now, I’ll end up a duller version of myself… like Lebowski Thor on the couch with a case of beer.” And without that reflection, when those relentless work-ethic-style thoughts or stories arise, our response may be to just keep going all the time.

But two things can be true at once here: We can appreciate where we are while hungering for more, and we can be satisfied with a good life while having a long-term vision of something more.

And today on the podcast we share our perspective on how to balance those two ideas so that we no longer feel we have to be amazing at everything, so we trust our natural appetites, so we enjoy the reward phase of our efforts, and so we really can be okay with being okay.

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In Our Conversation Today, We’re Exploring:

• How personal reflection and self-trust can help us to enjoy our accomplishments, navigate the seasons of our lives, and avoid complacency

• Why we might have a hard time being okay when things are okay

• Our new shirt taglines for our forthcoming merch store

• What Matthew McConaughey and Thor have to do with those moments when life is good, and the dark side of constant personal growth

Resources

• Matthew McConaughey’s Acceptance Speech

• Tara McMullin’s work: https://explorewhatworks.com/

• “lebowski” Thor

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