Take Back Your Life!
By Jeff Barton
Take Back Your Life!Jan 25, 2019
How To Avoid The Mid-Life Crisis - Tips for those who aren't there yet.
In today's episode, I discuss tips to help you avoid the mid-life crisis. After going through one myself, I learned a few things along the way and I want to share that with you. Take Back Your Life is a podcast about personal growth and regaining control of life.
You Will Die
Death is inevitable. There is no way to prevent your death and it can occur at anytime. The problem is many of us are dying each day in our jobs, our relationships, and in life. It's time to shift our thinking from just existing to actually living. Take Back Your Life is a podcast about personal growth and regaining control of life.
Are You Dreaming Your Life Away?
Today, I discuss how I let my dreams keep me from taking action. I dreamed a good portion of my life away and I don't want you to make the same mistake. Take Back Your Life is a podcast about personal growth and regaining control of life.
Ordinary Is Not Meaningless - The Problem With Self-Help Trends
Today, I discuss how we can get so caught up in trying to achieve what others are achieving that we fail to see the meaning in our lives. There is nothing wrong with being average or ordinary as we are the only ones who can give meaning to our lives. Take Back Your Life is a podcast about personal growth and regaining control of our lives.
Forgive Yourself - The Mistakes We Make
In today's episode, I talk about why it's important to forgive yourself for the mistakes you make. Take Back Your Life is a podcast about personal growth and regaining control of life.
The Only Place You Need To Be.
Today, I discuss the only place you need to be. The present moment is all we have and many of us let our thoughts and worries take us out of that moment. But being present in your life is one of the most important things we can do for ourselves and others. Take Back Your Life is a podcast about personal growth and regaining control of your life.
The profound way Stoicism can impact your life.
Today, I discuss some of the the ancient Stoics including Seneca, Marcus Aurelius, and Jean-Paul Sartre, what they taught, and how much of an impact they have had on my way of thinking and my life. Take Back Your Life is a podcast about personal growth and regaining control of life.
Why you should trust your instincts.
In today's episode, I talk about why you should trust your instincts and the importance of that "gut" feeling you are having. Take Back Your Life is a podcast about personal growth and regaining control of your life.
Experience life through a new lens - Learning to say why not and be open to new experiences.
In today's episode, I discuss why we should step out of our comfort zone and experience life a little differently. Remembering a simple two-word phrase has helped me become more open to life and to those around me. Take Back Your Life is a podcast about personal growth, self-improvement and regaining control of life.
What can you choose to leave behind today? Making the decision to let go of what doesn't serve you.
In today's episode, I discuss how stress can affect our lives and how one simple thing can help you leave behind those things which do not serve you. Take Back Your Life is a podcast about personal growth, mental health, and regaining control of your life.
How to continue on the path to your goals - Lessons from my marathon.
In today's episode, I discuss how we can continue (or even begin) on the path to achieving what we want and how a simple message from my marathon reminded me it's not as difficult as we make it out to be. Take Back Your Life is a podcast about personal growth, self-improvement, and regaining control of your life.
What decisions have you made about yourself? And are they really true?
Today I talk about how we make decisions about ourselves and they become our truth. These decision about how we aren't good enough or how we can't achieve certain things keep us from a life we want. But most of them aren't true, and I want you to think about the decisions you've made about yourself. Take Back Your Life is a podcast about personal growth, self-improvement, and regaining control of life.
You don't need permission to live your life.
Today, I discuss how many of us carry the need to ask for permission from our childhood into being an adult. But you don't need permission to live life how you see fit. It's been granted. Take Back Your Life is a podcast about personal growth, self-improvement, and regaining control of life.
It's time to begin your life - by design, not by default.
In today's episode, I discuss why we should design our life and not let it be determined by default - what other people are doing. It's time to take control of your life and live it the way you want. Take Back Your Life is a podcast about personal growth, self-improvement, and regaining control of life.
You are allowed to be kind to yourself - overcoming self-criticism and negative self-talk.
In today's episode, I discuss how we can start the process of being a little kinder to ourselves and how to begin to overcome the self-criticism and negative self-talk so many of us participate in. Take Back Your Life is a podcast about personal growth, self-improvement, and regaining control of life.
You don't have to explain yourself. The need to justify our choices.
In today's episode, I discuss the need many of us have to explain ourselves and our choices to others, and why you don't need to. Take Back Your Life is a podcast about personal growth, self-improvement, and regaining control of your life.
Overcoming self-doubt and why it keeps you stuck.
In today's episode I discuss how my self-doubt kept me stuck, and how I overcame it. We are all riddled by self-doubt. It keeps us from accomplishing our goals and can lead to a life of misery. To overcome this self-doubt and negative self-talk, we need to focus on four certain areas. Take Back Your Life is a podcast about personal growth, self-improvement, and regaining control of your life.
Beginning to change - Getting completely honest with yourself
In today’s episode, I discuss one of the first steps in starting the process of regaining control over your life, and that is getting completely honest with yourself and your problems. Take Back Your Life is a podcast about personal growth, self-improvement, and regaining control of your life.
On relationships, dating, and vulnerability. Every moment matters.
In today's episode, I discuss how we should allow ourselves a little more vulnerability when it comes to dating and relationships. Take Back Your Life is a podcast about personal growth, mental health, and regaining control of our lives.